A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Immortal Realm

Chapter 1166: Another Reunion

With that in mind, the elderly man seemed to have lost interest in the battle, and he turned to depart.

However, he then suddenly seemed to have recalled something, and he communicated to Qing Dian through voice transmission, "You can kill that human if you want, but do not harm that Heavenly Fox girl."

After receiving an affirmative response from Qing Dian, the elderly man departed.

Emboldened by the elderly man's approval, a sinister grin appeared on Qing Dian's face as a cold gleam flashed over his protruding tusks.

All of a sudden, he let loose a thunderous roar, and a burst of red light erupted out of his mouth before forming a giant, crimson vortex. Nôv(el)B\\jnn

The vortex was giving off bursts of formidable suction force that were acting upon Han Li, who had preemptively channeled his Reversal True Axis ability to get away, having already sensed that something was amiss.

However, as soon as he sprang into action, he immediately felt a numb sensation shoot through his shoulder where it had been wounded by the lava from earlier, and a burst of indescribable power began to rise up from within it, resonating with the suction force surging out of Qing Dian's mouth.

No matter where he went, the burst of strange power followed him, and the more time passed, the stronger the suction force became, attempting to drag Han Li into the crimson vortex.

Finally, the suction force became too much for Han Li to resist, and he was forcibly wrenched into the crimson vortex before vanishing into it.

"Brother Rock!" Liu Le'er exclaimed, but it was already too late.

She turned to Qing Dian with a furious expression, who looked back at her with a nonchalant grin.

The surrounding bystanders had erupted into a frenzy of chatter, while Sang Tu and Yun Bao were staring at each other with horrified expressions.

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Meanwhile, Han Li had entered a strange space, and he was suspended in mid-air, surrounded by a pervasive, nauseating stench.

Up ahead was a waterfall of lava, while down below was a bubbling lake of lava.

Han Li took a moment to compose himself, then looked around to discover that the surrounding space wasn't very large, and there were dark red walls in all four directions with molten lava flowing over them.

He activated his Infernal Devilish Eyes to get a better look at his surroundings, upon which he discovered a system of blood vessels beneath the slightly irregular walls, and there was also immortal spiritual power flowing through them.

Could it be that I'm in his stomach right now? Did he just eat me? Han Li thought to himself as a peculiar look appeared on his face.

Right at this moment, the surrounding walls suddenly began to contract violently while compressing toward Han Li from all directions.

The flow of lava up above also became extremely turbulent, crashing down upon him with tremendous force and heat.

Han Li immediately swept a sleeve through the air, releasing thirty-six Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords, which, in turn, released countless streaks of azure swordlight that erupted in all directions to fill the entire cramped space.

However, the surrounding walls remained completely unmoved, and as they continued to contract, the space around Han Li was shrinking further and further.

The waterfall of lava finally fell upon him from above, and it did so with immense weight, sending him plummeting down into the lava lake below.

His entire body was instantly inundated by scorching lava, striking him with unbearable pain.

He knew that if the surrounding space were to complete close, then he would sealed in this lava lake. Perhaps he would be able to survive in it for a short time, but there was no telling what could happen in the case of prolonged exposure.

With that in mind, his thirty-six Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords combined into one at his behest, then flew out of the lava lake to force open a path through the compressing walls.

Han Li shot out of the lava lake after the combined Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords with his Profound Heavenly Gourd in his hand, and a burst of green light surged out of the gourd to suck in the falling waterfall of lava.

Without the waterfall obstructing his path, Han Li was able to force his way through, and after rising up for roughly a thousand feet, he was finally able to emerge from the compressing walls, following which he flew over to a vacant area, directly in front of which was the falling waterfall of lava.

Under the protection of the Profound Heavenly Gourd, Han Li was able to fly through the waterfall, and he discovered that the area beyond it was even more spacious. There were two white stone pillars standing up ahead, and they seemed to be giving off bursts of restrictive power.

I've finally found a way out!

An elated look appeared on his face as he stowed his Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords and Profound Heavenly Gourd away, following which he began to observe the pair of white stone pillars with a contemplative expression.

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Meanwhile, Liu Le'er was standing before Qing Dian in front of the city gate outside, and she interrogated, "What did you do with my brother? Why am I unable to sense his aura anymore?"

"He's already entered the space in my stomach, and he'll be reduced to molten lava soon, so of course you can't sense his aura! How about I become your brother instead?" Qing Dian chortled as he looked down at Liu Le'er, who wasn't even half his height.

Instead of displaying any panic upon hearing this, Liu Le'er appeared to be quite relieved, and she lamented, "How unfortunate..."

Qing Dian thought that Liu Le'er was referring to Han Li, but the relieved look on her face left him feeling rather perplexed.

"You're going to regret swallowing Brother Rock," Liu Le'er said with a sympathetic expression. "Well, I suppose it's already too late for you to regret it."

A hint of foreboding instantly welled up in Qing Dian's heart upon hearing this, and in the next instant, a dull thump suddenly rang out from within his oral cavity, following which a burst of black light emerged.

Immediately thereafter, he abruptly lunged forward in an involuntary manner, almost falling flat on his face. Blood began gushing out of his mouth as one of his protruding tusks was snapped into two, then flew through the air like a scimitar before piercing into the city wall.

The burst of black light then flew out of Qing Dian's mouth before rapidly swelling in size, transforming into a devilish deity with three heads and six arms.

With his true spirit bloodlines channeled to the extreme, many of the surrounding bystanders were struck by the urge to bow in reverence to Han Li.

"I knew you'd be fine," Liu Le'er said with a warm smile, in spite of her surprise at Han Li's current form.

Han Li gave Liu Le'er a slight nod, then turned his gaze to Qing Dian, who had almost been driven mad with rage.

His tusks had been refined for countless years using a vast number of precious materials, and they were comparable to sixth tier immortal treasures. They were vital to sealing the space in his body, and now that one of them had been snapped, it was going to be extremely expensive to repair, so how could he not be furious?

A guttural roar of fury erupted out of his mouth as his body swelled rapidly in size, and his height quickly exceeded that of the city wall.

The dark red patterns on his body began to glow brightly, while his pupils turned a crimson color, and tendrils of pink mist began to emanate from his entire body.

Han Li didn't suppress his own aura any longer upon seeing this, channeling both his true spirit bloodlines and his Heavenly Baleful Purgatory Arts with all his might, and his stature also swelled rapidly until it wasn't inferior to Qing Dian's in the slightest.

All of the bystanders knew that the battle was about to reach a climax, and they hurriedly fled even further away.

However, right at this moment, a figure suddenly vaulted over the city wall, then descended out of the sky before landing on Qing Dian's shoulder.

In his enraged state, Qing Dian reflexively lashed out to swat at the figure that had just landed on his shoulder, but as soon as he caught sight of the figure, he immediately withdrew his own hand, then quickly reverted back to his original form.

The figure that had landed on Qing Dian's shoulder was a handsome, white-robed young man with an elegant disposition, and the man turned to Han Li as he greeted, "Long time no see, Fellow Daoist Han."

Han Li didn't recognize the man, but as soon as he detected the man's aura, a look of realization immediately appeared on his face.

As it turned out, the man was none other than Lekima.

All of the bystanders' expressions instantly changed drastically upon seeing this, and everyone, including even Qing Dian and Liu Le'er, hurriedly cupped their fists to extend respectful salutes toward the white-robed young man.

Thinking back to the Featherform Scale, Han Li was instantly able to guess Lekima's identity, and he quickly reverted back to his human form as well.

At this point, all of the rage had already faded from Qing Dian's eyes, and he was looking back and forth between Han Li and Lekima with a puzzled expression.