I'm in Yellow Maple Valley, and I have one equipment slot!

Han Li hadn't finished processing this thought.

A sudden change has occurred!

The young cultivator wearing the ghost mask (Wang Chan) had appeared not far from Han Li at some point, letting out a contemptuous sneer:

"I didn't expect you to be so cautious at such a young age? Too bad, it's too late!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Wang Chan stomped her foot and a small, jet-black triangular flag appeared in her hand, waving in the wind!

"Buzz—!!"

Centered on the arena, a burst of black light suddenly erupted from the ground within a radius of over a hundred feet!

Countless jet-black runes surged wildly from the ground and from the edge of the arena, instantly weaving together into a huge hemispherical black light curtain.

The entire arena area, along with all the Yue Kingdom cultivators inside, as well as the Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators disguised as Yan family disciples (they seemed to have been prepared, crushing the talismans in their hands the moment the light screen rose, their figures becoming ethereal and merging into the light screen), was completely covered!

Within the light screen, a thick, impenetrable black-red mist instantly filled the space, churning and surging, completely obscuring the view and preventing even a sound from escaping. It was as if everything inside had been swallowed up, creating a terrifyingly deathly silence.

Only the occasional crimson lightning bolts flowing across the surface of the light curtain hinted at the horror unfolding within.

Because Han Li had been on high alert and was positioned on the outermost edge of the crowd, and because he retreated quickly, he narrowly escaped being outside the light barrier at the last moment before it closed!

He could even feel the bone-chilling cold and the thick stench of blood emanating from the light screen behind him.

Cold sweat instantly soaked his back.

"run!"

Without any hesitation, only this one word remained in Han Li's mind.

He slammed his storage bag, and the cyan flying boat he had obtained as a spoil of war shot out. He leaped onto it, pushed his magic power to the limit, and fled for his life in the northeast direction, opposite to Yanling Fortress and the direction with the densest forests!

"Trying to run? Where do you think you're going? Die!"

On the high platform, Wang Chan saw that Han Li had actually escaped the range of the great formation. A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, which then turned into intense killing intent.

He suddenly spun around on the spot, and his body surged with blood-red light!

"Whoosh—!"

A thick, viscous fog, resembling blood and emitting a pungent stench, burst forth from his body, instantly expanding into a massive blood cloud tens of feet high.

The blood cloud let out a mournful howl, and like a living thing, it swept after Han Li in the direction he fled, its speed even faster than Han Li's flying boat!

Blood stained the ground, and murderous intent filled the air!

"Haha! Kid, you don't know this yet! My Blood Spirit Technique's escape technique is incredibly fast; you have no chance of escaping!"

Wang Chan's arrogant laughter clung to Han Li like a leech.

Although he did not turn around, Han Li used his divine sense to clearly perceive that the nauseating bloody smell and the other party's voice were approaching at an alarming speed!

The gap between the two is rapidly narrowing.

"Damn it! That blood escape technique was too fast!"

Han Li was anxious, so he frantically poured his magic power into the flying boat beneath his feet, increasing its speed to the limit, but the churning blood cloud behind him became clearer and clearer.

After barely escaping for another fifty miles, the blood-red clouds behind them had expanded to the point of covering the sky and the sun, and Wang Chan's figure was almost within reach!

"Leave this place!" A gigantic ghostly claw formed from solidified blood suddenly emerged from the front of the blood cloud, carrying a pungent, fishy smell, and viciously grabbed at Han Li's back!

At the critical moment of life and death, a fierce glint flashed in Han Li's eyes. He turned around abruptly and flicked his sleeve!

"Whoosh whoosh-!"

Dozens of talismans of various colors shot out like wasps leaving their nest, most of which were beginner, intermediate and advanced level fireball talismans, ice cone talismans and wind blade talismans.

There were even a few rare Earth Prison Talismans and Golden Prison Talismans mixed in!

These talismans were instantly activated, transforming into a chaotic and dense energy storm.

Heading towards the crimson ghost claws and the blood-red clouds chasing from behind!

"BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM—!!"

Explosions continued incessantly, and flames, ice crystals, wind blades, golden light, and earth and rocks intertwined and bloomed in front of the blood cloud.

These talismans might not be able to truly harm Wang Chan, who was in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, but the unexpected obstruction and chaos they created effectively slowed down the Blood Cloud's pursuit!

"A trivial skill!"

Wang Chan's angry snort echoed from within the blood-red cloud. The crimson ghost claw trembled amidst the storm of talismans, most of it shattered, its remaining power greatly diminished. The blood-red cloud's pursuit also slowed.

Han Li took the opportunity to widen the distance again, but he felt no relief whatsoever.

He knew this was just a temporary measure; the other party was far stronger than him, and the hope of escaping the entanglement was slim.

As he fled, he quickly devised a plan to escape, keeping several trump cards in hand, ready to fight back at any moment.

"Damn it! You can't escape!"

Wang Chan was clearly enraged by Han Li's extravagant use of talismans to obstruct her.

He let out a low roar, and his body suddenly blazed with crimson light, as if he were on fire!

The already incredibly fast blood cloud increased its speed by several times again, streaking across the sky like a crimson meteor!

In the blink of an eye, the enormous blood cloud had unbelievably passed Han Li and suddenly swirled in front of him.

In the blink of an eye, the enormous blood cloud had unbelievably passed Han Li and suddenly swirled in front of him.

In an instant, it transformed into a blood-red barrier stretching across the sky, blocking the way!

Under Wang Chan's urging, the blood cloud suddenly surged, rolled, and spread like a living thing.

In the blink of an eye, it filled the sky for hundreds of feet in radius, with the power to cover the sky and block out everything!

Immediately afterwards, the speed of the surging blood cloud suddenly increased to the extreme, surging in like a blood-red tide, instantly engulfing Han Li and his magical artifact, trapping him in the churning blood-red ocean in mid-air!

"Once you're in, you're not leaving! Become nourishment for my Blood Spirit Technique!"

Wang Chan's chilling voice echoed within the blood cloud, and countless blood shadows, ghostly claws, and ghostly phantoms began to pounce on Han Li from all directions.

Han Li's face turned ashen. He hurriedly erected several layers of defensive light shields, while simultaneously activating the Golden Cicada Mother-Child Blade and the Black Iron Shield to protect himself. He charged left and right through the blood cloud, but the blood cloud was extremely viscous and had a strong binding force. Countless attacks came at him, leaving him exhausted and in a precarious situation.

Meanwhile.

Below, in an inconspicuous mountain peak and dense forest, Zhou Yuan lurked like a ghost.

He had already been alarmed by the dramatic changes in the sky, and was now observing with sharp eyes the enormous blood cloud that covered half the sky, emanating energy fluctuations and faint shouts from within.

His divine sense was already like the most sophisticated detection tool, repeatedly scanning the area around the blood cloud in an extremely covert manner.

"No...those two powerful auras belonging to Core Formation cultivators..."

Zhou Yuan frowned slightly, quickly analyzing in his mind, "Wang Chan chased Han Li this far, but his two Core Formation bodyguards didn't follow? It seems... the Blood Sacrifice Array can't be left unattended..."

"Especially since we need a powerful expert to oversee the situation in case any Yue Kingdom cultivators attempt a desperate breakthrough... Wang Chan, confident that her cultivation far surpasses Han Li's and possessing the bizarre Blood Spirit Technique, thought capturing and killing a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator like Han Li would be a piece of cake, so she left the Li brothers at Qixia Peak to manage the overall situation!"

This judgment caused a fleeting glint of light to flash in Zhou Yuan's eyes.

opportunity!

An opportunity that was originally just a hypothetical one, but whose risks have suddenly decreased!

Wang Chan is all alone!

In the sky, even more intense energy fluctuations erupted from within the blood cloud, clearly indicating that Han Li was desperately resisting.

Without further hesitation, Zhou Yuan moved like a ghost, silently emerging from his hiding place and, under the cover of the forest, rapidly approached the area below the blood cloud.

He concealed all his presence.

"Bang—!!!"

A terrifying roar, far exceeding any previous one, suddenly erupted from the center of the blood cloud!

Immediately afterwards, the seemingly impenetrable, massive blood cloud was as if it had been struck hard by an invisible giant fist, and suddenly caved inward.

Then, with a deafening roar, a huge gap with a diameter of over ten zhang was blasted open!

Countless streams of blood mist were ejected outwards by the violent airflow, mixed with flashes of lightning and the smell of burning.

A disheveled figure in blue, with tattered clothes, shot out from the gap like a cannonball.

It was Han Li who risked his life to use a treasured "Heavenly Thunder Stone" to blast open the blood cloud's restraints!