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

Chapter 1103: Heavenly Damnation Lightning

Han Li's brows furrowed slightly upon seeing this, and in the next instant, the white light barrier sprang back to its original state, sending him flying back through the air once again.

The giant devilish deity stumbled back close to twenty steps before finally managing to steady itself, and it cast a flabbergasted gaze toward the white light barrier.

In terms of offensive power, the Heavenly Baleful Purgatory Arts ranked at the very top out of all of Han Li's cultivation arts, yet it still wasn't enough to break the light barrier.

Of course, Han Li had some other things that he could try, but judging from the current state of affairs, it was most likely the case that none of his cultivation arts or secret techniques would be able to change the outcome.

All of a sudden, the silver figure on his shoulder let loose a loud cry as it took on its fire raven form again.

Right as the Essence Fire Raven was about to launch itself forward, the nearby mist rippled violently once again with a deep, thunderous rumble.

The white bead flew out of the Essence Fire Raven's body on its own for a second time, and Han Li's expression changed slightly upon seeing this.

Has the final array core been broken as well?

Han Li had already anticipated that this would happen, but not this quickly, and in the wake of this turn of events, he didn't have much time left.

If he couldn't clear the obstruction up ahead in a short time, then things could take a messy turn very soon.

With that in mind, Han Li turned his gaze back to the white light barrier, but to his astonishment, the light barrier suddenly began to flash erratically, and just a few moments later, it disintegrated with a dull thump, dissipating into countless specks of white light that quickly faded away.

Han Li was scarcely able to believe his own eyes.

Could it be that this light barrier is designed to automatically fade away once all five array cores have been broken?

......

At this moment, Lei Yuce and Su Anqian were standing together behind a large rock on a short mountain.

The two of them were enshrouded within a white light barrier with misty, white light flashing over its surface, giving it a rather ethereal appearance.

There was a green palace several dozen kilometers away from the mountain, but it had already collapsed, and at this moment, Lan Yuanzi and Lan Yan were flying out of the rubble.

The streaks of light that they were situated in combined as one, drastically enhancing their speed, and they vanished into the distance in a flash.

Immediately after them came a series of black figures that were giving off tremendous devilish qi, and these devilish beings also quickly flew away into the distance amid a chorus of elated cheers.

Lei Yuce made a hand seal, and the white light barrier around him and Su Anqian faded away, transforming into a white ring that flew up his sleeve.

"Lei Yuce, why did you insist that the two of us stand by and do nothing? We would've had good chances of saving this array core had we tried!" Su Anqian said in an accusatory voice.

"It would've been a futile effort. Lan Yuanzi and Lan Yan are no less powerful to begin with, and with that blue pouch now in their possession, there's no way we would've been able to stop them. If I were here on my own, I would've perhaps taken a risk, but I can't afford to take any risks with you by my side," Lei Yuce sighed.

Su Anqian fell silent as a hint of mixed emotions flashed through her eyes.

"All five of the array cores have been broken now. What do we do?" she asked in a concerned manner after a brief silence.

"Don't worry, the situation is still under control. Let's go and repair the array for now," Lei Yuce said as he set off toward the wreckage of the green palace, followed closely by Su Anqian.

......

At the summit of the giant mountain, Han Li flew out of the sea of white mist, and he was greeted by the sight of a sapphire-blue sky and sparse white clouds.

The golden light that he had seen through the white light barrier was hovering in mid-air above the mountain summit, and within it was a massive palace that was extremely imposing and majestic.

Han Li's eyes lit up slightly as he flew toward the palace, but all of a sudden, the sky began to churn violently as a white cloud with countless bursts of white light flowing through it appeared out of thin air.

All of the world's origin qi in the nearby area surged toward the cloud in a frenzy, causing it to swell rapidly in size, taking up virtually the entire sky in the blink of an eye.

Bursts of thunderous rumbling could be heard within the cloud, accompanied by flashes of white lightning that gave off a burst of tremendous pressure.

Fierce gusts of wind began to sweep over the entire mountain beneath the cloud, violently stirring up the sea of mist while felling trees and disturbing rocks.

Han Li's expression changed slightly upon seeing this, and he was just about to take a closer look at the sky above when a loud commotion suddenly rang out in the white cloud.

Immediately thereafter, the white lightning within the cloud suddenly became a lot more violent, and thick bolts of lightning came crashing down upon all parts of the giant mountain.

These bolts of white lightning were so bright that all onlookers were forced to avert their eyes, and they contained such tremendous lightning law powers that even Han Li couldn't help but feel alarmed and unsettled.

The lightning law powers within these bolts of lightning were very similar to those of the Heavenly Damnation Lightning that Han Li had seen before, except these bolts of lightning were countless times more powerful.

Han Li was just about to revert back to his human form and rush back in retreat, but it was already too late, and around a dozen thick bolts of lightning came crashing down upon him at once.

It was as if the very heavens were aiming to strike him down, and the will of the heavens was suppressing his will to resist.

Han Li's willpower was suppressed by this aura of heavenly damnation, but in the next instant, his enormous spiritual sense shrugged off these suppressive effects.

However, at this point, the bolts of white lightning were already upon him, and he hurriedly plummeted out of the sky as quickly as he could, attempting to buy himself some time.

At the same time, he launched his fists up at the sky, releasing countless fist projections that hurtled toward the bolts of white lightning crashing down from above.

Every single one of those fist projections was giving off astonishing devilish qi and immense power, leaving trails of visible marks in the space in their wake. The surrounding space warped and trembled violently as countless spatial rifts emerged, but as the fist projections collided with the bolts of lightning, there was no intense explosion or thunderous commotion.

Instead, as soon as the fist projections came into contact with the white lightning, the former instantly melted away into plumes of black smoke.

The bolts of white lightning were able to pierce through the black fist projections with ease before striking the body of the flabbergasted devilish deity below.

Around a dozen massive wounds that were deep enough to expose bone were instantly inflicted upon the devilish deity, and its enormous body crashed down heavily onto a mountain below, creating a massive crater while sending countless rocks flying through the air in all directions.

Bolts of white lightning roamed over the devilish deity's body, instantly eradicating all of the devilish qi that it came into contact with.

With so much devilish qi eradicated in the blink of an eye, Han Li was unable to maintain his devilish deity form and quickly reverted back to his human form.

His face had turned extremely pale, and there his body was riddled with horrific wounds that were bleeding profusely, but thankfully, he was able to reposition himself slightly at the last second to avoid sustaining any injuries to his vital regions.

Hence, despite how horrific the injuries appeared, none of them were actually all that severe.

Han Li hurriedly took a crimson pill, and bursts of crimson light flashed over his wounds as they began to rapidly heal at a rate that was discernible even to the naked eye.

After that round of lightning strikes, the white cloud above and the arcs of lightning within it had thinned out somewhat, but before Han Li even had a chance to catch his breath, another bout of lightning came crashing down.

This time, there were far fewer bolts of lightning than during the previous round of lighting strikes, but the bolts of lightning were no less formidable than before.

At this point, Han Li already knew what to expect, so he was far more calm and composed as arcs of golden lightning appeared over his body, and at the same time, he summoned his Mantra Treasured Axis, which released countless wave of golden ripples to envelop his entire body as well.

He had only been wounded by the first round of lightning strikes as he had been caught off guard. Now that he was fully prepared, he was confident in his own ability to ward off the lightning strikes, even if this bout of lightning were twice as powerful as the previous one.

However, the second round of lightning strikes didn't fall upon Han Li. Instead, they fell upon other parts of the giant mountain, and a string of dull thumps rang out from beneath the sea of mist, accompanied by a chorus of anguished cries.

Could it be that this white lightning only attacks those with devilish qi in their bodies? Now that I think about it, that makes sense. Immortal Lord Tai Sui must've already anticipated that the five array cores would be broken, and in the case of this happening, the white light barrier would transform into a lightning restriction to unleash those bolts of Heavenly Damnation Lightning and eradicate all of the freed devilish beings.

It looks like this white lightning was designed specifically to counteract devilish qi, so it's no wonder that it was so potent against my Heavenly Baleful Purgatory Arts.

By channeling his Heavenly Baleful Purgatory Arts, devilish qi had arisen in Han Li's body, and that was why he was mistakenly targeted as a devilish being by the white lightning.

Now that he had reverted back to his human form, and his aura was concealed by his time and lightning law powers, the white lightning immediately ceased to target him any longer.

With that in mind, Han Li remained still on the spot, deciding that the best course of action was to wait out the storm.

Meanwhile, a third round of lightning strikes had already come crashing down, and once again, there were fewer bolts of lightning than during the second round.

After that came three more rounds of lightning strikes, and only after the sixth round did the white cloud above slowly fade away, having expended all of its power.

The tranquil, blue sky above was revealed once again, and it was as if nothing had happened.