Chapter 68
Purple Nether Annihilates the Enemy
While the demonized giant was defending against the attack, Li Yunfan pointed at the Crimson Fire Sword from afar, and the sword immediately hovered in mid-air.
He then formed hand seals, and in an instant, the sword grew into a giant sword several meters long. On the surface of the giant sword, a layer of purple flames continuously emitted scorching heat.
This sudden turn of events startled the demonic giant who was defending against the attack. He quickly looked up and, upon seeing the giant sword wreathed in purple flames, a hint of fear flashed in his emerald eyes.
He clearly still remembered how powerful those flames were; even his body, which was immune to attacks from any magical artifact, could not completely block them.
"cut!"
Li Yunfan looked at the demonized giant, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, and gave a low, cold shout.
As soon as he finished speaking, the giant sword slashed fiercely at the demonized giant, its momentum like splitting mountains and cleaving seas, making it difficult to resist.
Knowing he couldn't take the attack head-on, the demonized giant roared and unleashed a burst of murderous aura. With a powerful push of his arms, he deflected all the attacks in front of him. Then, he conjured a blood-red ball of light the size of a human head in each hand and hurled it into the air.
The next moment, the ball of light collided with the giant sword that was slashing down.
However, the greatsword only paused for a moment before cleaving the two crimson orbs in two and continuing to slash downwards.
In that brief moment, a flash of red light appeared on the demonized giant's body, and he sped away like a meteor, covering a distance of nearly a hundred feet in an instant.
"Junior brother, don't let him go!"
Seeing the demonized giant turn and run away, Li Yunfan's expression changed, and he hurriedly shouted loudly.
Upon hearing this, Han Li immediately released the Divine Wind Boat, leaped onto it, and chased after the demonized giant. After shouting, Li Yunfan also piloted the Cloud Piercing Boat, transforming into a streak of white light and giving chase.
The burly man ran faster than a cultivator could fly, and had already caught up with the speed of Han Li's Divine Wind Boat.
"Second brother, let's work together to steer the Cloud Piercing Boat. We absolutely cannot let this beast escape today!" Li Yunfan said to Han Li through telepathy.
His Cloud Piercing Boat is faster than Han Li's Divine Wind Boat. If the two of them work together to drive it, they can unleash its maximum speed, which is definitely much faster than the demonized giant.
Han Li knew that if he continued to chase after them, something unexpected might happen, so without hesitation, he jumped directly onto the Cloud Piercing Boat.
With the boost from Han Li's spiritual power, the speed of the Cloud Piercing Boat indeed increased by a level, closing the distance to the demonized giant by twenty or thirty feet in just a few breaths.
The big man looked back and felt a chill in his heart. He had already run fast enough, but he didn't expect those two to be even faster than him!
He was now filled with despair, never expecting that he would encounter two Foundation Establishment stage cultivators with extraordinary strength just by going on a mission. Not only did they possess strange flames that could injure his demonic body, but they were also faster than him.
Just as Li Yunfan and his companion flew several dozen feet closer, they attacked the demonized giant in front of them almost simultaneously.
Han Li waved his hand and threw out more than a dozen talismans, which turned into countless fireballs that shot forward, while Li Yunfan used the Fire Spirit Technique to condense a firebird with the Purple Nether Heart Fire and shot it toward the demonized giant.
Seeing so many fireballs hurtling towards him, the demonized giant gritted his teeth inwardly. Blood-red light appeared on his body and gathered towards his back. He actually intended to directly withstand the attack from behind.
It's understandable that he would think that way, since there were two of them. If he stopped to defend himself, he would have no chance to escape.
"Boom! Boom!"
As Han Li's fireballs continued to strike the demonized giant's back, a series of explosions rose and fell, but the giant seemed to be unharmed and continued to flee forward at an undiminished speed.
But the next moment, an extremely dangerous feeling suddenly rose in his heart. His demonic body, which was running wildly, was actually forced to shift several feet to one side. However, the feeling in his heart did not decrease but increased.
Just as he began to doubt whether he was imagining things, a clear bird call suddenly came from behind him. When he turned around, his expression changed drastically. He saw a firebird, only a few inches in size and radiating purple flames, spreading its wings and rushing towards him.
The demonized giant twisted his body suddenly, his body radiating a bright crimson light, and two more crimson orbs of light condensed in his hands to block in front of him.
"boom!"
"what!"
With a loud crackling sound of flames, the demonized giant let out a scream.
At this moment, purple flames were rising continuously from his two-zhang-tall body. No matter how he patted them or how much blood light bloomed, he could not extinguish the flames. His body, which was difficult to be harmed by magical artifacts, was also crackling and shattering under the scorching flames.
"Brother, your flames are incredibly powerful! They can even burn through this monster's body!"
Han Li looked at the monstrous, demonic man writhing on the ground in agony, and a look of astonishment flashed in his eyes. He said in surprise.
Upon hearing this, Li Yunfan did not answer directly. Instead, he waved his hand and threw out the Crimson Fire Sword. He then formed hand seals and used the Greatsword Technique. He pointed at the demonized giant man, and the several-foot-long red giant sword immediately emitted a sword cry and slashed straight down at the demonized giant man's neck.
To his surprise, the greatsword encountered no resistance and easily severed the horned head of the demonized giant!
Li Yunfan raised his hand and summoned the Purple Nether Heart Flame that had been attached to the corpse, which then transformed back into a ball of flame and flew back into his palm.
"Second brother, after I refined my Purple Nether Heart Flame, it can even burn away top-tier defensive magic artifacts. Although this demon's body is tough, it is still flesh and blood after all. How could it possibly withstand the pain of being burned by flames?"
Han Li glanced curiously at the purple flame in Li Yunfan's hand, and couldn't help but feel a sense of envy. At the same time, he secretly decided that he would also cultivate a kind of spiritual fire in the future.
At this time, he was unaware that hundreds of years later he would indeed cultivate a spiritual fire with immense supernatural power, but it would not be used to burn enemies; instead, it would freeze them with extreme cold. Furthermore, many years later, he combined several top-tier spiritual fires to create a flame of immense power in the spirit realm and even the immortal realm.
"But this monster is really powerful. It can actually withstand the attack of a top-level magic weapon with its demonized body. If it weren't for the power of my elder brother's flames, the only way to kill it would be to use a talisman."
Han Li glanced at the corpse of the burly man, who still retained his demonic appearance, and couldn't help but sigh.
"Alright, now it's time to go back and properly interrogate that young prince!" Li Yunfan said with a smile, then waved his hand and put the demonized giant's body into his storage bag.
Han Li smiled slightly upon seeing this, not noticing anything amiss. He then jumped off the Cloud Piercing Boat, took out his magical artifact, the Divine Wind Boat, and returned to the Four Friends of Mengshan with Li Yunfan.
"Senior Han, Senior Li! That demon..." The dark-faced old man immediately stepped forward and respectfully inquired upon seeing Li Yunfan and the other person return.
"This scoundrel has been slain by the two of us!" Li Yunfan replied with a smile.
The dark-faced old man's face immediately lit up with joy, and he became even more respectful to the two seniors. The other three also wore expressions of delight, except for the young prince and the crippled steward, who looked on in disbelief.
"Senior brother, let's go! This is not a place to stay for long. If the Black Fiend Sect sends reinforcements, we'll be in trouble!" Han Li glanced at the captured young prince and said in a deep voice.