This was a top-grade magical artifact refined from the white phosphorus of the "Mo Jiao"! After all the battles Han Li had fought with it for so long, besides being pierced by that "Blood Spirit Drill" a few days ago, it had rarely suffered any major damage. Yet now, it was destroyed by a monster right before his eyes—Han Li could hardly believe it.
At this moment, relying on the moonlight stone on his head, Han Li faintly made out the monster's shape. It was very peculiar.
It wasn't large, only about ten feet tall. It had a slender neck supporting a small head, but two fist-sized balls of cold green light stared at him without a shred of emotion.
What surprised Han Li most were the two limbs in front of its body, which looked exactly like two dark, cleaver-like blades. This filled him with utter astonishment!
This monster actually used weapons! But what kind of cleaver could be so sharp that it cleaved right through the White Phosphorus Shield?
These thoughts flashed through Han Li's mind in an instant, but his body had already blurred. He shot toward the cave entrance like an arrow.
Was he kidding? In such a confined cave, tangled with such a terrifying monster, he wouldn't have enough lives even if he had several more. Naturally, it would be more advantageous to escape!
However, as soon as Han Li's figure moved, the monster also shot after him soundlessly, its speed shockingly fast as well.
The cave was only so long, and Han Li and the monster burst out one after the other, creating two gusts of strong wind.
The moment he exited the cave, Han Li raised his hand without a second thought. A beam of white light shot from his palm, and the pristine Divine Wind Ship appeared in the air ahead.
He intended to use the Divine Wind Ship to take to the sky!
Since his magical artifacts couldn't withstand the monster's attacks, he'd keep his distance and use his artifacts to smash it to pieces.
But because Han Li hesitated slightly while releasing his artifact, a dark shadow flashed before his eyes. The monster had actually arrived first, positioning itself between Han Li and the Divine Wind Ship. Its two cleaver-like forelimbs scraped together with a few "clink, clink" sounds, and it stared at Han Li with cold, icy eyes.
Seeing this, Han Li's heart went cold.
This monster was not only so powerful, but it also possessed a certain intelligence. This was big trouble!
However, after emerging from the dark cave into the moonlight, Han Li recognized the creature before him—a giant mantis, entirely gray-black, its whole body emanating an eerie gray aura.
Han Li took a light breath, forcing down the unease in his heart. His figure blurred, splitting into five or six identical afterimages that charged straight at the giant mantis. Han Li didn't believe his fully powered Gauze Mist Footwork couldn't break through a monster's obstruction.
The mantis's green eyes flashed. It too split into several blurry shadows, each moving to intercept one of Han Li's afterimages.
Han Li's face changed drastically!
With a series of soft "pfft, pfft" sounds, Han Li's afterimages were broken one by one by the mantis's twin claws. Finally, his real body was forced to block with the remaining turtle shell artifact. The result was that he was knocked flying back to his starting point, and a deep cleave mark appeared on the shell.
Han Li looked palely at the gash on the turtle shell and swallowed dryly. It was obvious this artifact couldn't withstand many more strikes.
But before Han Li could think of a countermeasure, the mantis let out a "zzzz" sound. A pair of gray wings, several feet long, unfolded. Then a humming noise filled the air as the beast gently floated upward, its wings beating rapidly.
Seeing this scene, Han Li cursed inwardly. How had he forgotten that mantises were insects and could fly? In that case, the monster's speed would be even more terrifying.
For the first time, Han Li felt a lack of confidence in his own agility.
Even so, he hurriedly cast various auxiliary spells like the "Lightness Technique" on himself and patted the storage pouch at his waist. Over a dozen streaks of gold, black, and red light shot out all at once.
He wanted to strike first to seize the initiative.
However, the mantis monster didn't wait for Han Li to launch his offensive. Just as it had floated up, its dark shadow flashed, and it vanished from the spot without a trace. The next instant, it materialized directly above Han Li, its blade-like limb hacking viciously at his head with a force that seemed capable of cleaving him in two.
At this moment, Han Li's expression was utterly calm.
He also shrugged his shoulders. After an afterimage appeared, he too vanished from his spot. But the dozen-odd magical artifacts circling beside him—"Golden Mantis Mother-Child Blades," "Dark Dragon Claws," and others—swarmed toward the monster all at once, intending to rend it to pieces.