At the same time, the golden giant ape roared and spurted a beam of golden light toward the woman in the air, a remarkably thick column of light flashing forth. As the ape rolled over, he transformed into a massive silver phoenix with four wings, its body wrapped in flowing silver arcs. The phoenix merely spread its four wings and dissolved into a thread of pale green and white light, which then emerged as a ripple of waves hundreds of paces away. However, the thread trembled slightly before vanishing once more. Han Li, sensing his current condition was subpar and realizing the woman before him was even more enigmatic, decided without hesitation to immediately take flight. In his transformed form as the four-winged phoenix, his speed of movement was so swift that even the combined efforts of the three blood-light manifestations from before could not catch up, giving him great confidence in his own speed. With a graceful, slender figure floating in the sky, the woman raised her hand, and a dark blade of light descended from the heavens, effortlessly cutting through and shattering the golden light beam that had reached her. But for this brief delay, the Immense Soaring Dragon had already reached a distant horizon, visible only as a faint black dot. "Desire to flee? Since I have seen you, how could I allow you to escape so easily—without drawing your soul and refining it into essence!" The celestial woman glanced once at the receding black dot, her eyes flashing with cold resolve, and spoke with icy clarity. Then, with a single hand gesture downward, the ground beneath erupted in a thunderous roar. Two colossal stone figures surged upward from the earth and, under the prompt of the woman’s spell, soared into the air simultaneously, merging into a single, immense sphere of gray-white light that radiated an intensely brilliant glow. As the woman moved, her form transformed into a swirling mass of black energy and surged directly into the great luminous sphere, vanishing in a single flash. In the blink of an eye, the brilliant radiance subsided, and suddenly, a stone pavilion several dozen zhang high appeared in the midst of the sky. This hall was uniformly gray and white, with several dozen pillars standing straight and rugged, exuding a unique, wild beauty. The woman stood gracefully at the center of the hall, lightly touching the stone platform with her jade feet and uttering a single character—"Chui." Instantly, a soft, milky glow emanated from the platform's surface, trembling and then shooting forth like a cascade of stars in a swift, moon-like pursuit toward Han Li. Though the stone platform appeared clumsy, once it moved, it spanned over a hundred paces in a single leap, its speed matching and even surpassing that of Han Li's four-winged, colossal phoenix, which had been leading the charge. As Han Li, the elder, swiftly advanced, he naturally noticed this remarkable feat, his heart filled with awe. Yet, the more he saw it, the more determined he became to avoid easy engagements with the pursuing forces. Clearly, this opponent was no ordinary magian noble. He did not wish to risk a life-or-death battle while his own condition was suboptimal and the chaotic essence was already within his grasp. Moreover, the aura radiating from the woman not only felt extremely threatening, but also carried a sense of familiarity! Thus, before he had fully clarified the other's origins, Han Li was unwilling to engage in a hasty confrontation. Even though his great phoenix form moved only slightly faster than the other, as time passed, he would inevitably find himself able to completely escape. Though full of questions, Han Li at this moment merely poured all his inner energy into his flight, constantly flapping his four wings to flee forward. With their astonishing speed, within half an hour they had already covered a distance of a million li. At this point, Han Li had already left the rear stone pavilion dozens of li behind. While this distance might seem extremely far to ordinary mortals, for someone like Han Li it was merely a matter of moments to catch up. Nevertheless, no matter what, the distance between them was gradually increasing, and as a result, Han Li felt a sense of relief. In his mind, he then began to ponder the identity of the woman behind him. At the same time, in the stone hall behind, a blue-dressed woman had already seated herself on a stone chair at the center of the hall, her gaze cold and steady, fixed on the direction she was pursuing, her eyelids never fluttering once. "Hmph. That human youth was merely a mere insect in the lower realm back then. Now, after barely a thousand years, he has advanced to mid-merged stage and mastered such an astonishing transformation technique. Indeed, he's no longer something to be underestimated. Yet, truly believe that with these abilities alone, he can escape my notice and slip away? That's quite an ambitious notion." After muttering these words, her expression grew serious, and then suddenly she roared, "Stone Gao—both of you, begin your instant teleportation right away. Over this extended period, you should have already locked onto his precise location." "Understood, Master Yuansha! We will initiate the transmission immediately. However, there may be a slight deviation in our positioning—please kindly keep a close watch on that." A hum suddenly rose from the ceiling of the stone pavilion. The stone plates beneath it rippled and then transformed into a rough, massive face. "At a distance of only a few li, this isn't even a challenge—quite enough to stop this young man. Let's begin the transmission!" The woman showed no concern, giving a decisive command. "Yes!" This time, the giant face said nothing further, simply responding promptly. At that instant, the stone pavilion, which had been swiftly flying through the air, suddenly halted mid-flight. Then, as two strangely tonal incantations flowed through the pavilion's surface, a cascade of luminous glimmers rippled across it, giving rise to a dense array of five-colored glyphs. These glyphs were remarkably intricate and profound. As the incantations reached their peak brightness, they detached from the pavilion and scattered outward, spinning rapidly before instantly forming a vast, five-colored glyph array around the pavilion. The pavilion, now precisely at the center of this array, vanished in a brilliant display of shimmering light. At the same time, Han Li, whose wings were flapping as he flew, suddenly sensed a ripple of disturbance in the void several hundred paces away. Startled, he turned his head to look. There, at a distance, a vast seal array was silently materializing. A flash of five-colored mist revealed as if a massive object was about to emerge. "Unfortunate!" Han Li, who himself was well-versed in teleportation and seal arts, immediately recognized this as a rare, large-scale transmission seal array. With a long cry, the great phoenix paused its flight, its wings stilled. As a surge of black mist rippled across its brows, a crack appeared along a streak of blood, and suddenly, a black, vertical eye emerged—precisely the Extinction Eye Han Li had nurtured within him for countless years. This feat, once unimaginable when he was still in his earlier stages, now became possible due to his current advancement to the Consolidated Stage. The Extinction Eye, once rotating with an eerie grace atop the phoenix's head, then shot out a strand of black thread. As soon as the black silk was sprayed out, it appeared fine as a hair, but after a slight tremor, it transformed into a thick, dark luminous beam as wide as a bowl, vanishing instantly into the void. "Boom!" The dark beam suddenly appeared mere inches from the seal array and struck it with tremendous force, producing a thunderous explosion. The black glow became dazzling, with swirling hues of five colors interweaving and merging, completely engulfing the entire seal array. After delivering this attack, the great phoenix's eyes of magic flickered and instantly vanished. With a single flap of its four wings, it swiftly surged forward, leaving no trace of intent to remain. Clearly, Han Li understood that the attack aimed at destroying the eyes of magic could not truly harm the opponent, hence his decisive departure. Indeed, this proved to be the case. After the immense luminous glow from the explosion dispersed, a distortion and blur swept through the center of the great symbol array, and the massive stone hall wavered slightly before materializing. However, under the influence of the turbulent spatial forces, the hall could not immediately take flight to pursue the great phoenix; instead, it hovered, rocked by waves of fluctuating energy. "The Method of Annihilation!" The woman seated in the chair within the hall spoke the words one by one, her expression growing increasingly troubled. To the woman's eyes, the great phoenix formed by Han Li flickered several times before vanishing once more into a single black dot, retreating into the distance. "I shall send myself after it immediately!" The woman raised her brows sharply, issuing a firm command. Her sharp voice echoed throughout the entire hall, conveying her growing frustration and impatience. "Your grace, due to the influence of spatial forces, we must make some adjustments before we can once again channel our magical energy," the massive stone face shimmered once more, appearing at the hall's ceiling, and responded with a somewhat apologetic hum. "Hmph. By the time you've stabilized your inner qi, this human youngster will have vanished without a trace. I'll lend you a hand!" The woman sneezed, grasping the smooth handles of the stone throne on either side with both hands. Simultaneously, a layer upon layer of dark magical energy surged from her body, flowing with a lifelike vitality into the handles. "Thank you, Master Yuansha, we can now proceed immediately," the stone-faced figure said, beaming with delight. Almost in the span of a breath, the stone hall shimmered with a radiant white light and then flashed, swiftly vanishing once more. This woman absorbed the failure of the first teleportation, and the destination remained not too close to where Han Li was located, so even though Han Li possessed the method of extinguishing the collapsing vision, he could not inflict any damage upon the teleportation process. This left Han Li deeply frustrated. Although he also had a thunder array capable of teleportation, he simply could not control the destination—teleporting too close risked colliding directly with the pursuing forces, while teleporting too far required prolonged spellcasting, leaving him utterly without time. Moreover, even if he managed to teleport over ten thousand li away, he would still be unable to escape the opponent's mental lock, and would inevitably be pursued again shortly thereafter. The other woman now seemed even more difficult to shake off than the three incarnations of the Bloodlight Patriarch on that day. Thus, as one fled and the other pursued, they continued their journey for nearly half a day. Since Han Li had chosen paths largely unvisited by others, no additional magical forces from the demonic clans intervened along the way. Yet seeing the pursuing forces determined to chase them all the way to the ends of the earth, Han Li's heart sank slightly, and he began to earnestly ponder other means of escape. Naturally, he was unaware that, deep in the stone pavilion some百余 miles behind, a blue-dressed female mage had raised an ancient black mirror and was calmly conversing with another member of the magical race.