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

Chapter 1253: Another Replica?

However, right at this moment, the cloud that the dark red hand projection had closed itself around suddenly swelled to over ten times its original size, and a burst of fiery, red light shot out of it, almost tearing the hand projection apart from the inside.

Wyrm 3's expression changed slightly upon seeing this, and she opened her mouth to release a ball of dark red light, which contained close to a hundred reincarnation law threads, all of which fused into the hand projection in a flash.

The projection instantly swelled by around twofold in size, and countless wheel-shaped runes emerged over its surface, while the light emanating from it had also become several times brighter.

A burst of unfathomable spiritual pressure erupted out of the hand projection, causing the space around the altar to ripple and sway violently, and it was able to close itself firmly around the cloud above the altar again.

However, before Wyrm 3 had a chance to celebrate, the cloud suddenly took on five colors at once, and all five types of law powers contained within it began to integrate and resonate with one another.

A resounding boom rang out from within the cloud, and the five-colored light erupting out of it transformed into a miniature, five-colored sun that instantly filled the entire space encompassed within the Profound Heavenly Dark Light Barrier.

The five-colored light began to revolve like a windmill, slicing visible gashes into the surrounding space.

The dark red hand projection was sliced to shreds with ease, and Wu Yang hurriedly called out in alarm, "Get back, Jiuzhen!"

Wyrm 3's expression also changed drastically as she shot back in retreat while sweeping a sleeve through the air, and a small, black flag appeared in her grasp before transforming into a black light barrier in front of her.

These two protective barriers had only just taken shape when the revolving blades of five-colored light descended upon them, and the pair of barriers were able to hold themselves intact for an instant before they were completely torn apart.

Thankfully, by then, Wyrm 3 had already escaped from the opening in the Profound Heavenly Dark Light Barrier.

However, before she had a chance to catch her breath, bursts of five-colored light came crashing into the Profound Heavenly Dark Light Barrier from the inside.

For all its external sturdiness, it appeared that the light barrier was very easy to damage from the inside, and countless cracks instantly appeared over its surface, following which it exploded violently, sending devastating waves of five-colored light flooding through the entire palace.

Shi Kongmo, Daoist Master Chun Jun, Wu Yang, and the others were all swept up by the waves of five-colored light, sending them crashing heavily into the surrounding walls of the palace.

Wyrm 3 was situated closest to the eruption of five-colored light, so she was met with the brunt of the impact, and her entire body was embedded into the wall as blood came gushing out of her mouth.

The woman in the veiled hat was standing further away from the altar, so she was less affected, and even though she had also been sent flying, she was able to quickly steady herself.

However, in the process, a corner of the veil hanging down from her hat was lifted, revealing half of her face.

Outside the palace, Han Li's entire body instantly stiffened as he stared intently at the woman.

The eruption of five-colored light didn't rage on for much longer before fading away, and peace and quiet was restored.

At this point, the entire altar had already completely vanished, leaving only a pile of rubble behind, while the five-colored cloud above the altar had also disappeared.

A loud clang rang out as a small ball of five-colored light fell onto the ground near the entrance of the palace, and it contained a fist-sized, five-colored little vial with some floral patterns etched onto its surface.

An incredulous look appeared on Han Li's face as he discovered that aside from its color, the vial was identical to his Heaven Controlling Vial.

Could it be that this is another replica?

Ma Liang had also had a Heaven Controlling Vial replica in his possession, and given the Nine Origins Temple immense power and resources, it certainly wasn't out of the question for them to create another one.

However, this vial was far more powerful than the Heaven Controlling Vial replica that had been in Ma Liang's possession, and it wasn't even inferior to the actual Heaven Controlling Vial by much.

The woman in the veiled hat just so happened to have been knocked back to near the entrance of the palace, and she immediately pounced at the vial in an ecstatic fashion.

At the same time, she swept a sleeve through the air to release a streak of dark red light that shot forth toward the vial, yet right as she was about to clinch it, an arc of purple lightning and a burst of crimson flames flew in from outside the palace to strike the streak of dark red light in unison.

The woman had clearly failed to anticipate this, and the streak of dark red light that she had released was torn apart with ease.

Immediately thereafter, Huo Yuan and Chi Meng appeared.

The arc of purple lightning split up into a pair of purple lightning pythons at his behest, each of which was several dozen feet in length and around the same thickness as a human leg.

One of them pounced at the woman in the veiled hat, while the other wrapped itself around the burst of crimson flames like a constricting serpent.

At the same time, the second lightning python opened its mouth to blast forth an arc of purple lightning at the five-colored vial that had fallen onto the ground.

"How dare you!" Chi Meng yelled in an enraged manner as she opened her mouth to release a burst of crimson flames, which transformed into a fiery, crimson net that encompassed the purple lightning python within.

The purple lightning released by the lightning python was also ensnared by the fiery, crimson net, and the two clashed violently against each other.

At the same time, Chi Meng swept a sleeve through the air to release her Nine Dragon Divine Fire Dome, which came descending directly down upon Huo Yuan.

A dark look appeared on Huo Yuan's face as he slapped a palm to his own forehead, and a complex, purple lightning rune instantly surfaced over his glabella.

Two small balls of purple lightning shot out of the lightning rune, then swelled rapidly to the size of wagon wheels, and as soon as they came into contact with each other, a purple lightning cloud that was hundreds of feet in diameter instantly took shape amid an earth-shattering thunderclap.

Countless arcs of purple lightning were flashing erratically within the cloud, and it was as if a lightning deity had descended.

The purple lightning cloud clashed against the Nine Dragon Divine Fire Dome with a deafening boom, and a stalemate ensued between the two, with neither one able to get the better of the other.

Even though the two of them had traveled here together, it was every man for themselves now that such a precious treasure was on the line.

After evading the oncoming purple lightning python, the woman in the veiled hat summoned her antiquated, dark red mirror again, and a beam of dark red light shot out of its surface before shining down upon the head of the purple lightning python.

The lightning python instantly exploded, while the woman in the veiled hat abruptly vanished from the spot before closing in on the small vial on the ground in a stealthy fashion.

"You're not fooling anyone!" Chi Meng snapped as she made a hand seal, and two of the fiery dragons on her Nine Dragon Divine Fire Dome opened their mouths in unison, releasing two plumes of fire that sped directly toward the woman in the veiled hat, incinerating all of the space in their path.

Huo Yuan also pointed a finger in the woman's direction to send a torrent of purple lightning surging toward her, clearly having also seen through her attempt at self-concealment.

In spite of the formidable attacks directed at her, the woman in the veiled hat was determined not to back, and she sped up en route to the five-colored vial while opening her mouth to release a globule of blood essence that fused into her antiquated mirror in a flash.

The instantly swelled to around twice its original size, and a series of wheel-shaped patterns appeared over its surface before rapidly revolving.

A beam of dark red light that was over ten times brighter than the previous one erupted out of the mirror, encompassing the two plumes of fire and the torrent of purple lightning within it.

The plumes of fire and the torrent of lightning were instantly stopped in their tracks before beginning to dissipate, but they did so very slowly, perhaps because the power they contained was excessively tremendous.

The woman in the veiled hat shuddered slightly, indicating that she was experiencing some type of physical toll, but she then took a deep breath to steady herself before continuing to charge onward, and in the blink of an eye, she was within three feet of the five-colored vial.

An urgent look appeared on Chi Meng's face upon seeing this, and she made a rapid string of hand seals, upon which her Nine Dragon Divine Fire Dome extricated itself from the purple lightning cloud before descending upon the woman in the veiled hat as a streak of crimson light.

The nine fiery dragons on the dome detached themselves before pouncing at the woman, releasing plumes of crimson flames from their mouths to strike the beam of dark red light that had shot out of her antiquated mirror.

The air temperature in the entire palace instantly swelled drastically like the interior of an active volcano, and Huo Yuan also directed his attention to the woman in the veiled hat as the purple lightning cloud descended from above at his behest.

Countless thick bolts of purple lightning came crashing down upon the beam of red light released by the antiquated mirror, and the beam of light quickly disintegrated, while the mirror itself also shattered into two pieces.