99: Dragon Lizard Great Harvest

In a mountain hollow within the Monster Forest.

Han Li sat cross-legged under a large tree, a layer of scorching light radiating from his skin.

Inside his body, blood and Qi surged like a mighty river.

His flesh and blood were slowly transforming under a powerful force, and roars echoed from the depths of his mind.

“Pop––”

A faint sound emerged from within his body. The next moment, his Meridians vibrated, and a surge of power coursed through them, causing his Aura to skyrocket instantly.

“Buzz––!”

At the same time, a Dragon Elephant phantom manifested behind him, and a visible wave of Qi spread outwards.

The thunderous sounds within his body grew stronger, and Han Li’s Aura continuously expanded.

His eyes snapped open, and the next moment, Han Li stood up.

His spreading Aura retracted, and everything returned to calm.

“The seventh Dragon Elephant Primordial Embryo!”

Clenching his fist, Han Li’s eyes sparkled like stars as he felt the surging power within his body.

With the help of the blood Qi obtained from slaying the spider demon, Han Li not only Cultivated the seventh Dragon Elephant Primordial Embryo but also successfully opened his tenth Meridian.

Of the twelve Meridians, only two remained before he could reach the Perfection stage of the Vein Opening Realm.

Looking up, through the gaps in the leaves, Han Li could see the azure sky.

In just a few days, he had slain two Elementary Demon Kings—a truly immense harvest.

The Dragon Elephant Overlord Body Art had made significant progress, and his Physical Body had become even more formidable; every inch of his skin contained endless power.

Retracting his gaze, Han Li steadied his mind. With increased strength, advancing through the Monster Forest became safer.

He still needed at least another day to traverse the Monster Forest.

However, Han Li was not in a hurry. Acting alone was advantageous; the only potential trouble was encountering terrifying Demon Kings.

So far, the strongest Demon King he had encountered was the millipede Demon King.

This vast Monster Forest was bound to harbor even more terrifying Demon Kings.

If he couldn’t defeat them, he could only run.

After a moment of thought, Han Li determined his direction and continued deeper into the Monster Forest.

Soon, his figure vanished into the forest... Overturning a hill, a vast open area suddenly appeared before him.

And in this open area, giant eggs, each as large as a person, appeared before his eyes.

Each egg had honeycomb-like holes.

“There should be about a hundred eggs…”

With a glance, Han Li could roughly estimate the number of these giant eggs.

However, he was unsure what kind of creatures they were.

Han Li was also very cautious; he did not easily destroy these giant eggs.

The parents of these giant eggs might be nearby.

With the situation unclear, Han Li would not act rashly.

“Hmm?”

“That is!”

Advancing through the gaps between the giant eggs, Han Li’s gaze suddenly sharpened.

Looking ahead, a blood-colored boulder, over a person’s height, emitted waves of red light.

The red light emitted by the blood-colored boulder seemed to be absorbed by these giant eggs, appearing to be nurturing them.

“This is… a blood essence stone!!”

Looking at the blood-colored stone, which was over a person’s height, a piece of information surfaced in Han Li’s mind.

Heaven and Earth Treasure: blood essence stone!

It is a special stone formed by the Origin Qi of heaven and earth, containing powerful essence power of heaven and earth, and belongs to a heaven and earth gem.

The blood essence stone also possesses the ability to enhance cultivation.

A Martial Artist can absorb the essence power of heaven and earth within the blood essence stone to strengthen themselves.

Not only can it fortify the Physical Body, but the essence power of heaven and earth within it also has the ability to transform one's body, making it a rare heaven and earth gem.

It is priceless.

Such a large piece of blood essence stone was worth far more than ordinary silver.

The essence power of heaven and earth contained within it could be absorbed directly without any refining, which was even better than the enhancement provided by any Spirit Pill or miraculous medicine, and it had no side effects.

“Such a large piece, I’ve struck it rich!”

Han Li’s heart pounded fiercely, and his eyes grew fervent.

He looked around; the surroundings were quiet.

“Whoosh––”

With a swift stride, Han Li instantly arrived before the blood essence stone, which was over a person’s height.

At close range, he could feel the terrifying essence power of heaven and earth contained within the blood essence stone.

It even made his blood feel somewhat boiling, invisibly stirring his blood Qi.

The red light it emitted was absorbed by the giant eggs. One blood essence stone supplied the energy for the nurturing of these hundreds of giant eggs.

The blood essence stone looked like red crystal.

This massive blood essence stone was directly embedded in the ground.

Han Li placed one hand on a corner of the blood essence stone, and with a slight exertion of force, the blood essence stone instantly vibrated intensely.

“Rumble~”

The ground trembled, and at this moment, Han Li felt a strong Demonic Qi emanating from not far away, getting closer and closer.

“Rise!”

Han Li couldn't care less about anything else. With one hand, he pulled up the blood essence stone, which was over a person's height. With a flash of light, he directly put the blood essence stone into his cosmos ring.

“Roar––”

Just as Han Li put the blood essence stone into his possession, a ferocious roar came from not far away.

A huge figure appeared in his sight, with Demonic Qi soaring into the sky.

It looked like a lizard, but its entire body was covered in golden scales, shimmering brightly under the sunlight.

The golden scales were like Dragon scales.

Its enormous size, five zhang long and nearly three zhang high, made it a true behemoth.

Its sheer size alone exuded a strong sense of oppression.

“Dragon Lizard!”

Han Li’s pupils constricted. He instantly became alert, looking at the colossal lizard before him.

Dragon Lizards are a special type of demon, containing the Bloodline of a true Dragon.

Although this Dragon Lizard was only an Elementary Demon King, its Aura far surpassed that of the spider Demon King.

Even among Elementary Demon Kings, there were differences.

A Dragon Lizard containing the Bloodline of a true Dragon was enough to take on two or three Elementary Demon Kings.

“Roar––!”

And at this moment, from another direction, another Dragon Lizard’s roar came, and another equally huge Dragon Lizard appeared in Han Li’s field of vision.

It was also an Elementary Demon King.

Two Dragon Lizards.

These giant eggs, there was no need to guess, must be Dragon Lizard eggs.

Over a hundred Dragon Lizard eggs.

These two Demon King Dragon Lizards were truly prolific!

“Human, put down this King’s gem, otherwise, you will surely die!”

The Dragon Lizard spoke human words, its gaze fierce.

“These are all your offspring. If you want them to live, get out of the way.”

Han Li spoke.

His expression was calm, but his thoughts were racing like lightning.

Dragon Lizard eggs!

These were all very valuable.

Over a hundred Dragon Lizard eggs, that was an immense fortune.

“Hiss hiss~”

The other Dragon Lizard hissed, and the Dragon Lizard not far away nodded, seemingly communicating.

Han Li’s expression remained normal, but the power within his body was quietly gathering, guarding against any sudden occurrences.

And at this moment, both Dragon Lizards looked at Han Li. One of the Dragon Lizards directly cleared the path, but its fierce eyes remained fixed on Han Li.

“Whoosh––!”

Han Li’s figure was like the wind, with clouds of Qi appearing, instantly vanishing from his original spot.

The next second, he had left the area of the giant eggs.

“Whoosh––”

At this moment, a scorching current of air swept over. Both Demon King Dragon Lizards attacked simultaneously, spitting flames that turned into arrows and rushed towards him.

“Boom!”

Han Li dodged the Demon King Dragon Lizard’s attack with extreme speed, and an explosion rang out.

The ground trembled.

The two Demon King Dragon Lizards had fierce eyes, brimming with Killing Intent, and charged at Han Li simultaneously.

Fire arrows were spat out again. Han Li dodged, and the towering trees behind him were instantly incinerated.

A strong gust of wind pressed against his face as a Dragon Lizard’s tail lashed out like a long whip.

The Zhan Ling Sword in Han Li’s hand moved, and a sharp sword shadow struck out, pushing back the Dragon Lizard’s tail with a clang.

The sharp sword shadow also left clear marks on the Dragon Lizard’s tail.

However, before Han Li could catch his breath, the other Demon King Dragon Lizard attacked.

It roared, and a foul stench assailed him, spitting out a green water arrow that rushed towards Han Li.

Divine Travel Eight Desolations instinctively erupted, and Han Li swiftly dodged with extreme footwork.

“Hiss––!”

A pit appeared on the ground, directly corroded.

“Sizzle sizzle––!”

Silver electric light radiated around Han Li’s body, and behind him, a nearly two-zhang tall Thunder God Avatar appeared.

Lightning coiled around him, a thunderous boom erupted, and lightning transformed into two thunder seals, simultaneously blasting towards the two Demon King Dragon Lizards.

“Boom!!!”

The mountain forest trembled, and shockwaves surged out, instantly destroying hundred-zhang tall trees, with lightning raging.

The thunder seals struck the two Demon King Dragon Lizards, instantly sending them flying.

Scorched marks also appeared on their golden scales, but no significant damage was inflicted.

Compared to ordinary Elementary Demon Kings, the two Demon King Dragon Lizards were even more terrifying.

Although this attack did not critically injure them, it did cause some damage.

However, the two Demon King Dragon Lizards were not deterred. They roared, and golden light erupted from their bodies.

“Roar––!”

With a roar, a visible golden light wave rushed towards Han Li.

The combined attack of the two Elementary Demon Kings also made Han Li feel a certain amount of pressure.

Dragon Elephants roared in unison within his body, a Dragon Elephant phantom manifested behind him, the Thunder God Avatar roared, and Dragon Elephant Divine Fist and Ben Lei Fist erupted simultaneously.

They transformed into thunder seals and Dragon Elephants, rushing towards the two Demon King Dragon Lizards.

“Boom––!!”

A deafening tremor sounded, audible for dozens of miles.

Towering trees were destroyed, revealing a vast open area.

However, the more than one hundred Dragon Lizard eggs in the distance were not significantly affected.

Han Li and the Demon King Dragon Lizards had both deliberately avoided the location of the Dragon Lizard eggs.

Dust flew everywhere, and the two Demon King Dragon Lizards were sent flying, smashing through towering trees, causing the ground to shake violently.

“Clang––!”

A sword cry rang out, and the Zhan Ling Sword unleashed immense spiritual power. With a raised hand, a sword strike, merging with 150 sword shadows, instantly assailed one of the Demon King Dragon Lizards.

A single sword strike to kill, with no escape.

The Demon King Dragon Lizard let out an angry roar and instantly attacked.

But under this sword strike, the Demon King Dragon Lizard’s attack failed to block it. The terrifying sword shadow directly pierced through the Demon King Dragon Lizard’s body.

Even its golden scales couldn't withstand the power of this sword, which directly perforated them.

However, a Demon King was still a Demon King, possessing an extremely abnormal and tenacious life force.

This sword strike only severely wounded it but did not kill it.

And in this single breath, the other Demon King Dragon Lizard launched an enraged attack.

With a roar, a golden light wave rushed towards Han Li.

The Thunder God Avatar roared, and Han Li raised his hand, unleashing a thunder seal.

A shockwave spread.

And at this instant, Han Li’s figure instantly vanished.

“Buzz––!”

The next second, a red spear appeared behind the other Dragon Lizard Demon King, who was severely wounded.

It was a peerless strike, a strike carrying the Peerless Might of Heaven and Earth. The Dragon Lizard Demon King instantly sensed it, but it was already too late.

"Pfft!"

The Fire Tipped Spear instantly pierced through the Dragon Lizard Demon King's head, killing him with one blow.

Even at his Peak, the Dragon Lizard Demon King would have been injured by this Peerless Might of Heaven and Earth attack, let alone when he only had one breath left.

A strong blood Qi emerged, and the demon seed pulsed, instantly sealing it.

"Roar—!"

Sensing the Dragon Lizard Demon King's life force cut off, the other Dragon Lizard Demon King let out an angry roar, like a dragon's cry.

His eyes immediately turned red.

The Aura around him instantly surged to its Peak.

With a movement of his claw, he slashed through the air, transforming into a solid giant claw that attacked.

"Whoosh—!"

Han Li raised his hand and struck out with a sword, the sword shadow directly shattering the giant claw.

The next second, Han Li's figure disappeared from his original spot, quickly arriving in front of the Dragon Lizard Demon King.

Engaging in close combat, activating the Overlord Body Golden Body, Han Li unleashed the Dragon Elephant Divine Fist, striking the Dragon Lizard Demon King's body, sending the massive body flying.

Some of the golden scales were even broken.

The Dragon Lizard Demon King's eyes were red, having reached a state of frenzy. He disregarded everything else, having only one thought: to kill the human in front of him.

"Bang bang bang!!!"

One human and one demon fought in close combat.

With the Overlord Body Golden Body activated, Han Li didn't need any defense at all.

He only needed to attack.

The Dragon Lizard Demon King's Physical Body was also quite powerful, but it couldn't withstand Han Li's Dragon Elephant Divine Fist.

Activating the Dragon Elephant's power, each punch was enough to cause damage.

The ground shook and the mountains swayed.

Dust flew everywhere.

Han Li's figure almost disappeared.

But in reality, he was fighting the Dragon Lizard Demon King at an extremely fast speed.

He completely held the upper hand!

..."Boom!"

The Thunder God Avatar roared, the Dragon Elephant charged, activating two ultimate techniques. With the final combined strike, the Dragon Lizard Demon King's scales were directly blown apart, and power pierced through him. His massive body crashed heavily to the ground, completely losing all signs of life.

A strong blood Qi emerged, and Han Li instantly sealed it.

On the ground, blood flowed.

Han Li stood beside the Demon King's corpse, a layer of sweat appearing on his forehead.

Fighting two Dragon Lizard Demon Kings still put some pressure on him, but he ultimately dealt with them.

The Dragon Lizard Demon King's blood Qi was powerful, stronger than that of ordinary Demon Kings.

Han Li quickly extracted the demon core and simultaneously collected the corpses of the two Dragon Lizard Demon Kings.

His figure disappeared from his original spot, and in an instant, he arrived in front of the giant egg.

"Collect!"

With a wave of his large hand, Han Li unceremoniously collected over a hundred Dragon Lizard eggs into his hundred treasure sack.

This harvest was the largest so far.

Two Elementary Demon Kings, a huge blood essence stone, and over a hundred Dragon Lizard eggs.

It was a great harvest.

This trip to the Underground Palace Secret Realm would undoubtedly push his strength to new heights.

After collecting over a hundred giant eggs, Han Li instantly disappeared from his original spot... In a dark cave, Han Li sat cross-legged in the cave, circulating the Dragon Elephant Overlord Body Art, absorbing the Dragon Lizard Demon King's blood Qi.

The two Elementary Demon Kings also successfully allowed him to Cultivate nine Dragon Elephant Primordial Embryos.

His own strength increased to nearly one hundred thousand jun of power.

At the same time, with the help of the two Dragon Lizard Demon Kings' blood Qi, Han Li successfully opened the eleventh Meridian.

His True Qi surged.

Of the twelve Meridians, only the last three jiao Meridians remained unopened.

In a few days, he successively opened several Meridians.

This speed of improvement was truly exceptional.

Killing Intent blood Qi was his fastest path to improvement.

Surging blood Qi flowed.

Inside his body, his bones also reached nine-tenths golden.

Only the last tenth remained before he could completely Cultivate the Vajra Bone.

His Physical Body would also complete the first stage of improvement of the Dragon Elephant Overlord Body Art.

His Physical Body would undergo another transformation.

The Vajra Bone was only the first stage of the Dragon Elephant Overlord Body Art.

Above it was the Glazed Bone.

Bones like glazed glass.

This was the second stage of the Dragon Elephant Overlord Body Art.

It was not just a simple increase in strength, but an overall transformation of the Physical Body.

Opening his eyes, Han Li watched the sky outside gradually darken. Without moving, he took out his Iron Plate and continued to Cultivate... Under the starlit night, in the Underground Palace Secret Realm, within a dilapidated temple, several figures gathered together.

They were the people from the Qingyuan Sect.

However, they hadn't fully gathered.

Only Yun Xi, Zhou Yun, and Elder Bai were present.

Zhang Xuan, Yuan Zong, and Han Li had not appeared.

"Elder Bai, when will they arrive?"

Sitting in front of the bonfire, Zhou Yun looked at Elder Bai, and Yun Xi's gaze also turned to Elder Bai.

"Zhang Xuan and Yuan Zong will be able to rendezvous tomorrow, but Han Li is quite far away. He is still in the Monster Forest and will need some time," Elder Bai said.

"Junior Brother Han, will he encounter danger?" Yun Xi frowned.

Elder Bai shook his head: "No, he is very safe now. I have already communicated with him."

"Then are we just going to wait?"

Zhou Yun asked.

"When Zhang Xuan and Yuan Zong arrive tomorrow, we will continue to explore. I will keep in touch with Han Li and tell him the new location."

Elder Bai said slowly.

Yun Xi and Zhou Yun nodded. They had no objections to this suggestion.

As long as Han Li could be contacted, it was fine, even if it meant meeting up a few days later... At dawn, Han Li opened his eyes and exhaled a mouthful of turbid Qi.

After a night of Cultivation, he had completely stabilized.

Stepping out of the cave, Han Li looked at the morning sun in the sky, then took out a booklet.

Opening the booklet, he looked at one page, which contained a map.

A map of the Underground Palace Secret Realm.

"Elder Bai and their location is here. I estimate that by the time I arrive, they should be at this location..."

Looking at the map in the booklet, Han Li pondered for a moment, then put the booklet away.

"Compared to joint exploration, one person is a bit more dangerous, but the harvest is great. No rush for now..."

Looking at the morning sun, Han Li's thoughts settled, and his figure disappeared from in front of the cave... Traversing mountains and ridges, by dusk, Han Li finally left the Monster Forest.

That day, he didn't encounter any Demon Kings, but he did encounter many monster-level demons. Han Li didn't miss them, killing them all.

After crossing the Monster Forest, Han Li arrived at a vast grassland.

Looking into the distance, a hint of snow-white could vaguely be seen in the depths of the grassland.

That was a snow mountain.

Perennially covered in heavy snow.

It was also one of the dangerous places.

"Let's cross the grassland first..."

With a movement of his figure, Han Li instantly disappeared from his original spot.

The grassland was vast and immense, and at the same time, danger accompanied it.

There were quite a few demons on the grassland.

Han Li traveled all the way, solving any demons he encountered along the way.

Upon reaching the center of the grassland, Han Li saw a temple.

It looked fairly intact.

"It's already dark. Tonight, I'll temporarily rest here."

Scanning the surroundings, Han Li then stepped into the temple.

The temple wasn't large. After investigating the situation, Han Li sat cross-legged in front of a statue to Cultivate... Under the starlit night, with the bright moon shining for a thousand li.

The pure white moonlight illuminated the vast grassland.

Inside the temple, Han Li, who was Cultivating, suddenly opened his eyes.

"Something's happening!"

Looking outside the temple, Han Li put away his Iron Plate, stood up, and went to the temple entrance.

The pure white moonlight illuminated the grassland like daylight.

Not far away, a figure was approaching the temple.

It was a woman.

With the help of the pure white moonlight, Han Li could clearly see the woman's face.

"It's someone from the Golden Spirit Sect!"

Han Li thought for a moment and recognized her identity.

This woman was a Disciple of the Golden Spirit Sect, and also the Golden Spirit Sect's only Disciple in the Innate First Realm.

Soon, the woman arrived in front of the temple and also noticed Han Li.

"You are Han Li of the Qingyuan Sect!"

The woman stopped outside the temple, looking at him.

Han Li nodded.

The woman glanced into the temple and said, "Are you alone?"

"Yes." Han Li nodded.

"It's getting late. Can I rest here?" The woman spoke again.

"You may." Han Li nodded.

The woman smiled, then, holding her Zhan Ling Sword, she stepped into the temple.

Han Li glanced at her, said nothing, and simply returned to his meditation cushion, continuing to sit cross-legged.

The woman entered the temple, found a spot, took out a clean meditation cushion from her hundred treasure sack, and sat down. Looking at Han Li not far away, she said, "Haven't you met up with the other people from your Sect?"

Han Li opened his eyes and looked at her: "Not yet. I'm quite far away."

"I see." The woman nodded, then said, "I haven't met up yet either, but I should be able to tomorrow."

"Then congratulations to you." Han Li said.

"Where did you enter before?" The woman asked, looking at him.

"Yuanmo Gobi Desert." Han Li stated the name.

"Yuanmo Gobi Desert..."

"You crossed the Monster Forest to get here!" The woman looked at him, a hint of surprise in her eyes.

"Yes." Han Li was succinct.

"Amazing."

"Just luck."

Han Li replied... The two chatted intermittently, and Han Li learned her name, Lu Ning.

However, Han Li was unclear about other information and didn't ask much.

In the middle of the night, the two stopped chatting and each Cultivated, maintaining a semi-awake state.

—

The night passed peacefully, and early the next morning, Han Li got up and left the temple.

At the same time, Lu Ning also left the temple.

The two proceeded in the same direction.

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Han Li suddenly stopped, and Lu Ning also stopped.

Both looked in the same direction at the same time.

"Demon Wolves are approaching."

Lu Ning said.

Han Li didn't speak. In his perception, he could sense more than a dozen demonic Auras.

One of the Auras was the strongest.

It was indeed a Demon King-level existence.

Shortly after she spoke, in the grassland, over a dozen Demon Wolves, as large as tigers, appeared.

The leading Demon Wolf was exceptionally large, about twice the size of an ordinary tiger.

His entire body was covered in silver fur, and on his back, there was a row of one-foot-long sharp spines.

His tail also had many sharp spines.