95: The fourth dragon elephant fights the demon king

Deep in the second layer of Demon Suppression Valley.

Han Li's figure appeared at the entrance to the third layer's passage.

The Formation's light flowed, emitting a powerful aura.

“It should be similar to the arena barrier…”

Looking at the Formation before him, Han Li made a rough judgment in his heart.

Standing still, Han Li's body surged with Qi and blood. Deep within his flesh and blood, three golden Dragon Elephant Primordial Embryos continuously vibrated.

“Om—!”

A layer of golden light appeared, enveloping his entire body. Behind him, a phantom of a Dragon Elephant gradually emerged.

“Dong!”

“Dong!”

“Dong!”

Sounds like war drums beating rang out, and the Dragon Elephant phantom behind him also let out roars.

Muscles tensed, covered in golden light, a powerful current of Qi swirled around him.

“Roar—!”

A roar echoed for ten miles, the air exploded, and in an instant, Han Li unleashed Dragon Elephant Divine Fist, punching towards the passage barrier.

“Crack~!”

His fist struck the barrier, and a powerful wave of force instantly surged out. Rolling Qi waves swept forth, like a hurricane destroying everything. Visible fluctuations erupted, and cracks appeared on the indestructible barrier, spreading continuously.

The Dragon Elephant Primordial Embryos within his body vibrated, concentrating all their power to erupt, and the cracks on the barrier expanded.

“Boom—!”

A tremor sounded. Under the powerful strike, the indestructible barrier finally shattered.

“Whoosh—!”

Han Li's figure moved, and with a single stride, he stepped into it, quickly disappearing from the passage entrance.

The barrier's light waves bloomed, and within a few breaths, it rapidly restored itself.

The surrounding shockwaves also gradually subsided.

Passing through the dark and narrow passage, strands of light appeared in Han Li's eyes.

The view suddenly opened up.

“This… this is the third layer world…”

Stepping out of the passage, Han Li looked at the scene before him, slightly stunned.

An endless Gobi Desert, a hazy sky, everywhere filled with a desolate and ruined landscape.

There was not a single blade of grass or tree, only the boundless desolate Gobi Desert.

The third area was completely different from what he had imagined.

It looked extremely desolate.

On the desolate Gobi Desert, Han Li could even see bones taller than a person.

These were the bones of demons, now almost weathered away.

Han Li quickly regained his senses.

With a flash of light in his hand, Zhan Ling Sword appeared in his grasp.

The air temperature was very low, seemingly similar to Heaven Severing Mountain Range.

However, this slight chill would not affect him in any way.

Even in an extremely cold place, with his Physical Body and Qi and blood, he could easily endure it.

Holding Zhan Ling Sword, Han Li felt a little more at ease. His figure moved, and he headed directly into the depths of the Gobi Desert.

The environment didn't matter to him; what mattered was the Innate Demon King.

The third area was also the most vast area of Demon Suppression Valley.

Ten thousand miles wide.

Whether he could encounter an Innate Demon King still depended on luck.

If he encountered a powerful Innate Demon King, he would have to flee.

With his current strength, he was not yet sufficient to completely dominate the third area.

Who knew if there were even more powerful Demon Kings present… He traveled onward, and the Gobi Desert seemed endless.

Aside from rocks and bones, Han Li saw almost nothing else.

The deeper he went, the more bones he encountered.

Bones of various demons, some of which were even over a zhang tall.

Han Li gripped Zhan Ling Sword, his senses fully open.

He traveled for an hour without encountering a single demon.

Although there was Demonic Qi in the air, these demons seemed to be invisible.

Han Li also raised his guard.

The calmer it was, the more it proved there was danger… Half a day passed, and Han Li's figure appeared in the depths of the Gobi Desert.

Ahead, a great river a hundred zhang wide appeared before him.

And on the opposite bank of the great river were towering mountains and strange Peaks, where flowers, grass, and trees could be seen.

“Whoosh!”

With a movement of his figure, Han Li arrived before this hundred-zhang-wide great river.

The river flowed, its waves surging and churning.

The river water was not clear, but murky.

Standing on the bank, Han Li looked at the great river before him.

Judging by his intuition, there should be demons in this great river.

And the feeling was very strong.

For half a day, he had traversed the Gobi Desert without encountering a single demon.

“There should be quite a few demonic creatures in here.”

Looking at the surging, murky river water, it was impossible to see what was inside.

Han Li could only make a rough judgment based on his senses.

“Whoosh—”

Suddenly, the river water exploded, and a tentacle, like lightning, struck from the murky river water.

The black tentacle was as thick as an adult's arm.

It had a suction cup, which looked chilling.

“Hiss!”

As the tentacle was about to reach him, Han Li raised his hand and struck with his sword, directly severing the tentacle.

The severed tentacle fell to the ground, and the rest retracted into the river water.

Han Li watched the severed tentacle, which writhed like a large black snake.

With a movement of True Qi, Han Li pulverized the severed tentacle from a distance, leaving a puddle of black blood that covered the stones on the bank, emitting a foul, fishy odor.

And at this moment, with a loud bang from the churning river water, a huge monster appeared in Han Li's sight, emerging from the river surface, its dense Demonic Qi spreading out.

Han Li's gaze instantly fell upon this monster.

It was a gigantic, octopus-like monster, its tentacles writhing, looking very frightening.

However, Han Li had seen many demons and didn't react much.

This octopus monster was merely a Peak monster-level demon.

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!”

At this moment, the octopus monster's tentacles moved, the river water exploded, and several water arrows shot towards Han Li on the bank.

“Whoosh!”

Han Li raised his hand and struck with his sword. Ten Sword Shadows surged out, directly destroying the octopus monster's water arrows, and the remaining Sword Shadows landed on the octopus monster's body.

Instantly, a shrill scream rang out, the sound incredibly piercing.

Han Li, however, did not give it a chance to breathe. He raised his hand and struck with his sword, Sword Qi and Sword Shadow merging, like a materialized divine sword descending. With a 'puchi' sound, it directly severed the octopus monster's tentacles.

An even more piercing sound came. With another sword strike from a distance, fierce Sword Qi penetrated the octopus monster's body, and a blood-red stream of Qi emerged, entering his body and being sealed within the Demon Seed.

With a movement of his True Qi, Han Li rolled up the octopus monster's corpse, which hadn't yet sunk into the river, and slammed it onto the bank.

“Bang!”

The huge corpse crashed to the ground, shaking it.

Looking at the octopus monster's corpse before him, Han Li examined it.

“It's so big, it would probably make good grilled squid.”

Looking at the octopus monster's corpse, the first thought that popped into Han Li's mind was this.

Such a large octopus monster could make a super version of grilled squid.

Severing the huge tentacles, Han Li tidied up and put the separated remains into his cosmos ring.

Having dealt with the octopus monster, Han Li's gaze turned back to the great river before him.

“There should still be quite a few demonic creatures in here.”

His gaze became solemn.

Scanning around, the great river seemed endless. If he were to go around it, it would definitely take more time.

Crossing the great river, there would be more demons on the opposite bank.

“Om—!”

His True Qi surged, and the Zhan Ling Sword in his hand was instantly activated, landing on the river water.

Han Li activated Overlord Body Golden Body, a layer of golden light covering his entire body. The next second, he stepped onto the Zhan Ling Sword on the river surface, True Qi pouring into it, and directly rode the wind and waves towards the other side.

Waves surged. When he reached the middle of the river, from the murky river water, half-human-sized black fish rushed towards him. Dozens of black fish attacked.

But with Overlord Body Golden Body protecting him, all the black fish that came close were shaken off and killed instantly.

Overlord Body Golden Body, though primarily for defense, also possessed a certain counter-killing power.

These monster-level demonic creatures not only couldn't break his defense but were directly counter-killed by the activated Overlord Body golden light.

Streams of blood Qi continuously poured into his body, which Han Li sealed away one by one.

Seeing this, Han Li deliberately slowed down.

“Come, come on, the more the better.”

Han Li's face was beaming with a bright smile. This wave of blood Qi harvesting was a great opportunity.

One by one, ferocious black fish continuously attacked like moths to a flame.

Hitting his Overlord Body golden light, without exception, they were all counter-killed.

Han Li slowed down, advancing leisurely.

The consumption of True Qi was merely a drop in the bucket for him.

This wave was a great opportunity to harvest blood Qi.

Han Li even opened his Demon Seed panel, watching the Demon Seed panel slowly increase… After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Han Li leisurely crossed the great river.

The number of black fish killed by collision numbered over a thousand.

The sealed blood Qi also reached an extremely terrifying speed.

Heaven and Earth Demon Seed (Level 4, 8%)!

Looking at the panel, Han Li's face was beaming with a bright smile.

This wave of blood Qi harvesting was a great harvest.

Although these black fish were only around the Early Stage to Middle Stage of the monster level, there was a huge quantity of them!

“This wave of blood Qi, I wonder if it can allow my fourth Dragon Elephant Primordial Embryo to succeed!”

Han Li stood on the bank, took a deep breath, and the next second, directly released the sealed blood Qi.

“Rumble—!!”

A powerful light of Qi and blood bloomed, scorching Qi and blood illuminating the surroundings, his body burning fiercely like a furnace.

Han Li fully activated Dragon Elephant Overlord Body Art. Under his control, ninety-eight percent of the blood Qi was poured into the fourth Dragon Elephant Embryo.

“Click click click!!!”

His bones emitted a special sound, and his height seemed to have increased slightly.

On his skin, a strong golden light bloomed, like a small human-shaped sun.

On his bones, three-tenths were covered in gold.

In his mind, a huge Dragon Elephant roared in unison, as if the heavens and earth were shaking.

A powerful current of Qi swirled around Han Li's body, his muscles tensed, and his robes were puffed out.

“Roar—!”

With a roar, Dragon Elephants cried out in unison. Deep within his flesh and blood, having received a massive influx of blood Qi, the fourth Embryo expanded at a visible rate.

Blood surged and flowed, like a river rushing.

Another roar of a Dragon Elephant sounded, and the fourth Embryo completely cultivated into a Dragon Elephant Primordial Embryo.

The instant he achieved the Dragon Elephant Primordial Embryo, Han Li's body, flesh, and blood all seemed to be undergoing some kind of transformation.

His flesh, Meridians, bones, internal organs, and even his Dantian all received varying degrees of improvement.

The core of Dragon Elephant Overlord Body Art was to Cultivate the Dragon Elephant Embryo, achieve the Primordial Embryo, and reach the Divine Embryo.

With each stage completed, his Physical Body would receive a tremendous enhancement.

It was even more powerful than a simple increase in blood Qi.

The vigorous flow of Qi and blood was even more abundant than that of a Xiantian martial artist.

With the fourth Dragon Elephant Primordial Embryo Cultivated, he successfully increased his strength by 10,000 jun.

Reaching 44,000 jun of strength!

He had once again taken a huge step forward.

His Qi and blood converged, the golden light disappeared, and Han Li's body became even more burly and robust, with muscles bulging, full of explosive power.

The increase of 10,000 jun of strength made his power even greater.

Before, he didn't have much confidence, but now, his confidence was abundant.

"When it doesn't sing, it's fine; when it sings, it's astonishing!"

"The third layer area is truly a Treasure Trove!"

Looking at the great river, Han Li's eyes shone brightly.

This improvement was completely unexpected.

"I should first look for the Innate Demon King, and when I return, I'll harvest another wave."

Han Li let out a breath, then, holding the Zhan Ling Sword, headed towards the towering Peaks not far away.

He would do another big one on the way back.

There must be many black fish in this great river, a Treasure Trove.

But for now, it wouldn't attract too many for a while; he'd give it some time to breathe, and by the time he returned, enough would have gathered.

Soon, Han Li arrived in the midst of the great mountains.

Peaks stood tall, some reaching a thousand zhang high, piercing straight into the clouds!

Stepping onto the Peaks, Han Li became even more vigilant.

The deeper he went, the greater the possibility of encountering an Innate Demon King... Three days passed, Han Li traversed mountains and ridges, killing more than a dozen Peak-level monstrous demons along the way, but he hadn't encountered a single Innate Demon King.

Standing on a Peak, Han Li gazed at the continuous mountain ranges.

It had been three days.

He hadn't encountered a single Innate Demon King; could it be that he was immune to Demon Kings?

Or was it that all the Innate Demon Kings here had already been killed by True Disciples?

Han Li's brows were tightly furrowed.

He hadn't encountered an Innate Demon King in three days; his luck was a bit bad!

"Let's keep looking; it would be a real pity if I don't kill a Demon King!"

Gritting his teeth, Han Li's gaze was firm, and he shot out like an arrow, instantly disappearing from the Peak.

Hunting Innate Demon Kings and obtaining Qi and blood was one reason.

Secondly, he wanted to test the limits of his own power.

Only an Innate Demon King could force out his full combat strength, which also served as a test... Two more days passed.

In the endless mountains, a roar echoed, and the next second, a powerful shockwave swept through, and a thirty-foot-tall figure was sent flying, crashing to the ground, shaking the mountain forest.

Han Li's figure stepped out, and a powerful Sword Qi shot forth, instantly ending the life of this demon.

Blood Qi emerged, and the Demon Seed was sealed.

Han Li looked at the dead demon's corpse, waved his hand, and put the corpse into his cosmos ring.

After killing this demon, Han Li's face showed no joy.

Five days!

In five whole days, he hadn't encountered a single Innate Demon King.

Han Li suspected that these Innate Demon Kings might have all died out?

Otherwise, no matter how bad his luck was, he should have encountered at least one.

"One more day, if not, I'll return." Han Li let out a breath.

There wasn't much time left.

Only ten days remained before the time to go to the Underground Palace Secret Realm.

It was still necessary to get out early and prepare.

Moreover, his return journey also required time; even at full speed, it would take at least one or two days to get out.

Looking at the distant Peak, Han Li's figure moved, instantly disappearing... In the mountains, Han Li's figure appeared in front of a valley.

A strong Demonic Qi permeated the valley.

Han Li didn't hesitate and stepped directly into the valley.

This valley was very large, with winding rivers inside.

Rivers flowed, peach trees bloomed, like a paradise hidden from the world.

Arriving in the valley, looking at this peach garden scenery, Han Li felt the powerful Demonic Qi in the air.

"Roar!"

Just then, a roar came from the depths of the valley.

Four monsters, each over two zhang tall, appeared before his eyes.

Four demonic apes.

Each with fierce eyes.

As they ran, the ground trembled, and they charged directly at Han Li.

Looking at the four attacking demonic apes, Han Li's expression remained unchanged.

"Om--!"

The Zhan Ling Sword in his hand vibrated, and powerful Sword Qi emanated and rose.

"Taiqing Demon Slaying!"

Han Li struck with his sword, directly unleashing the ultimate sword technique of the Taiqing Absolute Shadow Sword.

A hundred sword shadows whistled out, and the four demonic apes roared, all spitting out light from their mouths.

"Puff puff puff!!!"

However, facing Han Li's most powerful attack, the four demonic apes were completely unable to resist and instantly perished.

Having not encountered a Demon King for so long, Han Li was very angry, and his enraged strike instantly killed these four Peak-level monstrous demonic apes.

However, before Han Li could step forward to collect the demonic ape's corpses, a more terrifying roar came from the depths of the valley.

"Dong!"

The entire valley shook, feeling like an earthquake.

Soaring Demonic Qi rolled in, and a golden demonic ape, three zhang tall, appeared before Han Li's eyes.

With its massive size and soaring Demonic Qi, the aura of this golden demonic ape had surpassed that of monstrous demons.

"Innate Demon King!"

Han Li looked at the appearing golden demonic ape, first stunned, then ecstatic.

Good, good, good!!!

Five days! Damn it, he finally encountered one!

At this moment, Han Li's spirit instantly became extremely excited.

At this time, the Demon King that rushed out looked at the demonic ape corpses on the ground, and a pair of huge eyes looked at Han Li.

"Damn human, you're here again, this King will surely kill you."

The demonic ape spoke human words, its voice like thunder.

The next second, the demonic ape raised a hand, terrifying Demonic Qi gathered, compressing the air, forming a golden giant palm visible to the naked eye, which directly slapped towards Han Li.

Looking at the Demon King's attack, Han Li put away his Zhan Ling Sword, his Overlord Body Golden Body glowed, and inside him, the four Dragon Elephant Primordial Embryos roared.

"Kill!"

Unleashing the Dragon Elephant Divine Fist, Han Li punched through the air, directly blasting out a punch from a distance.

Behind him, the Dragon Elephant phantom roared; this punch was as if a true Ancient Dragon Elephant was charging out, and the air exploded.

"Boom--!!!"

The Demon King's attack and Han Li's attack collided, and the surrounding air stirred up powerful Qi waves, rocks exploded, vegetation was destroyed, and the flowing river water was also blasted into the sky, the battle fluctuations reaching ten miles away.

"Haha, comfortable!"

A loud laugh came out, and Han Li's figure appeared, a brilliant smile on his face.

Looking at the smile on Han Li's face, the golden demonic ape's face was stunned, then showed anger, and its huge body instantly rushed towards Han Li.

And seeing the golden demonic ape charging, Han Li did not retreat in the slightest, fully activating his Overlord Body Golden Body, and directly charged forward.

"Boom!"

The collision of a large and a small body instantly shattered the surrounding rocks.

Powerful Qi waves rolled and impacted.

Han Li and the demonic ape each took a step back, but the next second, Han Li and the demonic ape once again fought fiercely.

The Dragon Elephant Divine Fist was activated, the Dragon Elephant Primordial Embryo inside his body vibrated, fully mobilizing all his strength, erupting with ultimate power.

He fought the Demon King in close combat.

Every punch landed!

Wherever the man and the demon went, all vegetation and rocks were utterly destroyed.

If he hadn't Cultivated the fourth Dragon Elephant Primordial Embryo, Han Li would never have been able to engage in close-quarters combat with a Demon King.

But having Cultivated the fourth Dragon Elephant Primordial Embryo, his Physical Body was even stronger, surpassing metal and stone, and his strength had surged.

Even if it couldn't be called an indestructible body, it wasn't far off.

The huge valley became a battlefield.

The valley trembled, and cracks appeared in the surrounding Peaks.

Fighting with pure strength.

The Dragon Elephant Divine Fist was pushed to its absolute Peak by Han Li.

The defense of the Overlord Body Golden Body was almost invincible; even if Han Li took a direct hit from the Demon King, he was still full of vigor.

"Bang bang bang!!!"

Punches swept out like a storm, the combination of strength and speed, the perfect fusion of Winds Arise, Clouds Surge and Dragon Elephant Divine Fist, Han Li even gained the upper hand.

His Overlord Body Golden Body could now sustain longer periods of combat.

The more Dragon Elephant Primordial Embryos he Cultivated, the longer it lasted.

Han Li was completely uninhibited.

The more he fought, the more he felt exhilarated.

However, the Demon King did not possess an Overlord Body Golden Body; although an Innate Demon King's Physical Body could sweep away Martial Artists of the same level, it was not indestructible.

Every one of Han Li's attacks was enough to harm the Innate Demon King.

Dust flew, a scene of chaos, the entire valley trembled.

And just as Han Li and the Demon King were fighting to their heart's content, a figure appeared on a hilltop ten miles away.

A woman in a sky-blue dress stood on the hilltop, gazing into the distance.

"The aura of a Demon King, another Disciple is fighting a Demon King!"

A hint of surprise appeared on the woman's face, then, with a movement of True Qi, the woman in the sky-blue dress directly flew into the air, heading towards the direction of the battle fluctuations.

Arriving in an instant, she landed on a Peak, and the woman looked towards the valley not far away.

Intense battle fluctuations swept through the entire valley, and the huge valley was almost razed to the ground.

"Is this close-quarters combat with a Demon King?!"

The woman's eyes widened, her red lips slightly parted, and extreme disbelief appeared in her bright eyes.

Fighting a Demon King in close combat, wasn't that courting death?

Even with a precious armor, getting close to a Demon King was completely asking to be abused.

"This Demon King is an Earth-Rending Golden Ape; who is so brave?!"

Seeing the huge body of the Demon King, the woman in the sky-blue dress's heart skipped a beat.

The Earth-Rending Golden Ape's Physical Body was even more exceptionally strong.

Its strength and Physical Body were far more powerful than ordinary Demon Kings.

However, the dust stirred up by the battle prevented the woman from seeing who it was.

She could only confirm that it was a man.

"Among the fellow Disciples, it seems no one has such a powerful Physical Body; who exactly is this?" The woman's delicate brows were tightly furrowed, and she watched the battle in the valley, unwilling to tear her eyes away for a moment.

She wanted to see who this divine being was.

"Boom--!"

A loud bang shook the valley, and Han Li and the Demon King's bodies were sent flying and landed.

In this battle, he unleashed all his strength, truly fighting to his heart's content.

With the Overlord Body Golden Body, he completely disregarded defense, only needing to attack with full force.

Blood appeared on the golden demonic ape's body, staining its golden fur red.

Looking at Han Li, the golden demonic ape's eyes showed horror.

Fighting this human, it was actually at a disadvantage, and its proud Physical Body was directly suppressed and beaten by this human.

Who was the demon?!