Chapter 143 Slaying
The big man who had just emerged from the ground and the initial yellow-clothed individual were the duo that had been chasing Han Li from behind all along.
After catching up, fearing that Han Li would continue his journey after recovering some spiritual power, they immediately sneaked up and planned this ambush.
At this moment, Han Li felt a searing pain in his injured thigh, indicating that his recent actions had aggravated the wound.
However, now wasn't the time to dwell on these issues! Because the big man who had just emerged from the soil pulled out a black, sinister-looking long knife from behind and viciously lunged at Han Li.
Han Li observed the opponent's figure. Although fast, the movements were stiff, indicating reliance on boosted spells. Han Li couldn't help but feel relieved; in terms of agility, he was confident the other party couldn't catch up even if they tried!
With this in mind, Han Li no longer paid attention to the threatening big man nearby but focused on the yellow-clothed individual. This person took out a dark green gourd and aimed it at Han Li as if preparing to cast another spell!
"Where are you looking? Die!" The big man had already rushed to Han Li's vicinity, his body emitting a brilliant yellow light as he raised his eerie long knife and fiercely swung it down towards Han Li.
Han Li snorted and dodged out of the way of the blade.
"Kid, you've been fooled!" The big man suddenly burst into laughter.
The long knife in his hand flashed with black light, transforming into a long black cord, resembling a snake, closely following Han Li's figure with the intent to ensnare him without relent!
Han Li was surprised. His figure immediately became blurry and elusive, sometimes left, sometimes right, sometimes forward, sometimes backward, as if there were several Han Lis surrounding the big man and circling him.
Seeing this, the big man was initially startled, but then relied on the "Earth Armor Technique" to protect himself and continued to drive the flexible black cord, relentlessly chasing Han Li's real body.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Han Li flew past the big man, shooting multiple fireballs from his clasped hands at the big man's body. It caused the yellow light on his body to flicker, but unfortunately, it immediately returned to normal.
"The body protection technique this old man has, how can your little fireball technique break through it!" The big man's face was full of arrogance. He continued to manipulate the black cord with swift hand movements, showing no signs of letting up.
Han Li began to feel anxious! Although the big man's black cord was slower than him, it still posed a threat.
He couldn't afford to slow down, or he would surely be ensnared.
Although he didn't know what kind of magical tool this black cord was, it was indeed troublesome!
But he couldn't afford to let it entangle him!
In the midst of his busyness, Han Li stole a glance at the yellow-clothed person and saw his solemn expression. The gourd magical tool in his hand was emitting a faint green light from its mouth, indicating that something was about to emerge from inside?
"No, if this continues, my life is in danger! I have to take some risks!" Han Li thought to himself.
So, while flying at high speed, Han Li took out the diamond talisman he obtained from the Golden Light Elder. This diamond talisman was also a kind of talisman, and Han Li had long learned its incantation from Monk Kusanagi, which finally came in handy.
Han Li murmured a few vague incantations due to his swaying movements, making it somewhat unclear, but the golden characters on the talisman lit up.
When all the characters were fully illuminated, Han Li slapped the talisman on his body, and suddenly, a golden light burst forth, forming a golden shield around him.
However, his figure suddenly slowed down abruptly, and he was ensnared by the black cord chasing from behind.
Using the diamond talisman would slow down his agility, as Han Li had already tried, and he knew it very well.
When he saw that although the black cord entangled him several times, it was all blocked outside the golden light, he felt less panicked!
He knew he had bet right; the golden shield indeed could withstand attacks from magical tools.
However, the big man, upon seeing this, let out a low roar and strode forward, clenching his fists tightly as he charged at Han Li once again. The dazzling yellow light on his body was almost solid, and it seemed like he had invoked some kind of technique again.
After the lesson from last time, Han Li wouldn't let the big man get close to him again. He suddenly squatted down, placed both hands on the ground, and then uttered a low incantation, which emanated from Han Li's mouth. Following that, both hands also emitted a faint yellow light.
The big man was slightly surprised to see this and hurriedly tried to stop, but it was too late. The ground under his feet turned into soft, cotton-like quicksand, burying his feet deep until his thighs, leaving him in a state of panic.
"Attack!" A sharp command rang in Han Li's ears.
Han Li's heart sank as he looked towards the yellow-clothed person.
He saw several black, muddy spheres, the size of eggs, spewing out continuously from the mouth of the dark green gourd, flying straight towards Han Li.
Han Li's face turned ugly, but his hands scattered the yellow light, then rummaged in his bosom and took out a wooden box.
By this time, several of the spheres had reached him, pounding fiercely against his light shield, causing it to continuously deform and fluctuate, as if it could burst at any moment.
Seeing this crisis, Han Li didn't hesitate. He sat cross-legged and placed the wooden box horizontally on his knee, then began to chant an incantation.
Thump! Thump! Thump! The attacks from the spheres became even fiercer, relentlessly bombarding the shield outside, causing the golden light on Han Li's body to gradually dim, as if the shield was on the verge of breaking.
At this moment, Han Li shouted loudly:
"Rise!"
With this shout, a beam of gray light shot out from the wooden box in Han Li's hand. This light, like a dragon emerging from water, circled around and split all the spheres as if encountering a natural enemy, causing them to fall to the ground as dust.
"Magic treasure!" The yellow-clothed person exclaimed as if he had seen a ghost.
Han Li's heart trembled when he heard this.
However, he didn't have time to think too much because the big man, who was closer, had already broken free and rushed out, but when he saw the gray light emanating from Han Li, his face turned pale!
Instead of charging towards Han Li again, he turned and ran away frantically.
But at this moment, Han Li's killing intent had arisen. How could he let this person leave? He pointed his hand at the big man, and the gray light immediately followed, shooting out. In the blink of an eye, it reached behind the big man.
Wrapping around the big man's neck, his head easily rolled off his shoulders, as if his body's yellow light didn't
exist at all and had no effect.
Seeing this scene, the yellow-clothed person didn't dare to linger any longer. He took out a talisman from his body and slapped it on himself. Then, a pair of huge yellow wings sprouted from his back, gently flapping, and he soared into the air, flying away into the distance.
Meanwhile, Han Li commanded the gray light to chase after him, closely following the yellow-clothed person. However, the yellow-clothed person flew faster and faster, and for a moment, the gray light couldn't catch up.
Feeling anxious, Han Li made up his mind and exerted all his spiritual power without reservation. The gray light suddenly accelerated, passing through the yellow-clothed person's chest in an instant, giving him a chilling sensation.
The yellow-clothed person screamed in agony as he fell from the air.
Han Li was overjoyed and recalled the gray light, rushing over, intending to capture him alive and interrogate him thoroughly.
Unfortunately, when Han Li arrived at the spot where the yellow-clothed person fell, he was already dead, killed from the fall! This left Han Li extremely frustrated!
Since there were no living captives, Han Li could only search their bodies to see if he could find any useful clues.
After ruthlessly looting everything from the two, Han Li didn't find anything relevant, but unexpectedly made a fortune! Because there were as many as fifty low-grade spirit stones on the bodies of the two, not to mention some talismans and magical tools!
Although Han Li was puzzled by the inexplicable ambush, and didn't know if it was related to the disappearance of the previous cultivator, he didn't dare to linger here any longer. After taking some pills, he continued on his journey.