Two scarlet points lit up in the shadows. That aged, hoarse voice echoed through the cavern, its icy killing intent so tangible that every hair on Han Li's body stood on end. This pressure far surpassed the Spatial Tempering stage, steeped in the decay and terror of ancient ages. His gravely wounded body could not possibly withstand it.
Run! I have to run now!
Almost the instant he sensed that killing intent, Han Li withdrew and shot backward without hesitation! At the same time, his left hand formed a seal, activating several Primordial Magnetic Bodyguard Talismans and a Void-Breaking Escape Talisman that he had already readied in his sleeve! His right hand slapped the Storage Bag at his waist, pouring all the remaining power of his Primordial Magnetic Tainted-Spirit Shields into the damaged shield before him without reservation. Black light and emerald radiance flickered weakly to life, guarding his back.
"Hmph. An ant, but a quick one."
The aged voice held a trace of surprise, as though it had not expected Han Li to act so decisively. What followed, however, was an even more violent surge of killing intent.
Buzzz!
The shadows deep within the cavern suddenly twisted and swelled. An enormous, horrifying claw, formed entirely from countless contorted roots, branches, and leaves, darkened almost to black as though they had withered for a billion years, reached out from the darkness. Nearly filling half the cavern, it carried terrifying laws of desolation and death that seemed to freeze space itself as it swept down at the retreating Han Li! Before the claw even reached him, its power of law had already made his magic power sluggish, sent his protective spiritual light swaying violently, and pierced his divine soul like needles.
"Break!"
Han Li's eyes nearly split with fury. Throwing caution