Li and Qu Hun hurriedly flew out from Xiao Huan Island, but as soon as they left the small island on their flying artifacts, Han Li suddenly stopped the Divine Wind Boat with a dark expression.
"Don't hide anymore, come out!" Han Li looked ahead, his expression calm.
"Huh!" Someone in the void let out a surprised sound.
Then, with flashes of various lights, seven or eight Foundation Establishment cultivators revealed themselves not far ahead.
"Han Li, you and the cultivator surnamed Qu killed several cultivators, including Senior Brother Mao, under the Island Master of Wei Xing Island, for the Dust Settling Pill. Now we, the law enforcement cultivators, are under Island Master Mu's orders to subdue you and hand you over to Island Master Zhan Tai for punishment. You'd better surrender quickly!" Among them, a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator shouted arrogantly at Han Li as soon as he appeared.
Han Li and Qu Hun had been suppressing their cultivation levels to avoid attracting attention, which led these people to misjudge their strength and act so boldly.
Although they were somewhat surprised that Han Li had discovered their presence in advance, causing the ambush to fail.
With their numbers and cultivation levels, dealing with a Qi Condensation and a Foundation Establishment cultivator should be a piece of cake!
Therefore, they didn't take it too seriously and decided to attack directly.
Han Li calmly examined them before speaking indifferently:
"You cultivators from Kui Xing Island? You say I killed other cultivators, but what evidence do you have?"
Upon hearing this, the white-haired elder who spoke was first stunned, but then sneered.
"What? With Elder Miao of the Six Connected Halls as a witness, you still want to deny it? Don't even think about getting lucky! Island Master Mu has already given orders, you two uncle and nephew are extremely cunning, and upon discovery, your cultivation should be abolished immediately."
Hearing these words, Han Li's expression changed slightly, a layer of coldness covering his face as he said:
"Abolish our cultivation? Doesn't Island Master Mu intend to let us explain even a single sentence?"
"Hehe! You've been hiding for years out of guilt, the evidence is already conclusive, what is there to explain? Everyone, attack, capture these two quickly and bring them back for rewards!" The white-haired elder glared impatiently and turned to order the others.
Immediately, these cultivators attacked without a word, launching numerous various artifacts that flew toward Han Li with overwhelming momentum.
Han Li's eyelids twitched!
This was not the posture of just subduing and abolishing his cultivation. From the fierce light in their eyes, they clearly intended to kill him outright.
Although he didn't know if there were other hidden schemes, Han Li couldn't help but develop killing intent.
"Qu Hun, kill them all! Don't let a single one escape!" Han Li's voice was not loud, but extremely cold.
Qu Hun, who had been standing silently behind him, stepped forward without a sound, and a startling blood-red light erupted from his body. His entire figure instantly transformed into a blindingly bright orb of light.
With a low roar, a yellow flash appeared under Qu Hun's feet. He charged straight into the group of artifacts.
After flickering several times, he actually disappeared into the radiance of the various artifacts, but immediately the blood-red light surged, and all the artifacts were suddenly enveloped within a blood-red light sphere twenty to thirty meters in diameter, their movements becoming sluggish.
Only then did Qu Hun's figure appear at the center of the blood-red light. With an expressionless face, he formed hand seals and uttered the word "Seal."
Instantly, all the artifacts, as if pushed by something, obediently shot to Qu Hun's side. With a wave of his sleeve, they all vanished into thin air, as if collected.
Then, Qu Hun turned his face blankly toward the group of law enforcement cultivators, who were already stunned by the scene before them.
"Core Formation stage! He's a Core Formation cultivator!"
Someone finally realized Qu Hun's true cultivation level with his full power released, and turned pale with fear.
Hearing this, the other cultivators were also extremely panicked. Two quick-witted ones immediately turned around and fled on their artifacts.
The white-haired elder who led them had lost all his arrogance, leaving only a face full of disbelief.
Since Qu Hun had accepted Han Li's order, how could he let these people escape?
His eyes suddenly turned red as fresh blood, and after looking at the two fleeing cultivators without any emotion, he silently raised both hands. Two crimson blood columns shot out from his palms with incredible speed, disappearing in a flash before reaching the backs of the two cultivators who had already fled dozens of meters away.
These two cultivators, one wearing a glittering earth-yellow armor and the other wrapped in a blue light chain that was clearly not ordinary, were only able to slightly delay the blood columns before being immediately obliterated along with their artifacts by the blood light.
Seeing this, the other law enforcement cultivators who also wanted to flee turned pale with fear.
The white-haired elder was especially terrified and hurriedly shouted:
"Senior, misunderstanding! This is all a misunderstanding..."
Qu Hun didn't listen to the other's excuses at all, his shoulders twitched as the blood-red light separated from his body and soared into the sky, immediately forming a considerable blood cloud above the crowd of cultivators.
Then, as Qu Hun raised his hand, a purple spell was released, and with a "poof," the blood cloud instantly ignited like oil on fire, turning into a sky-full of purple flames that pressed down overwhelmingly toward the cultivators opposite.
Below, the white-haired elder and the other cultivators showed expressions of despair, reluctantly launching defensive artifacts and begging for mercy.
But under Qu Hun's cold gaze, they only lasted for a moment under the purple demonic flames before being reduced to ashes along with their artifacts.
Then Qu Hun's figure flashed, and he grabbed several storage pouches that had fallen from them.
Han Li had already picked up the storage pouches of the two who were first destroyed by the blood columns from a distance, then flew back to Qu Hun's side on his artifact.
"Let's go! If a Core Formation cultivator comes, it will be trouble!" Han Li looked around and muttered, as if speaking to Qu Hun or perhaps to himself.
Qu Hun silently flashed back onto the Divine Wind Boat, and Han Li immediately activated the artifact, turning into a white light and escaping into the distance.
A quarter of an hour later, one blue and two red rainbows flew swiftly from the direction of Kui Xing Island, arriving in an instant at the place where Qu Hun had killed several law enforcement cultivators.
After the blinding light faded, a cunning-looking old man and a middle-aged man emitting gray qi appeared in mid-air.
"It should be here! The spiritual energy fluctuations in this area haven't dissipated yet, it seems the culprit just left not long ago!" The middle-aged man said gloomily.
Among the law enforcement cultivators on duty at Xiao Huan Island this time, one was actually this middle-aged man's disciple!
Just after this disciple's death, the primordial spirit tablet that the middle-aged man had placed a secret technique on beside him showed anomalies. The middle-aged man immediately knew his disciple had encountered misfortune, and immediately flew over with a good friend who was visiting his cave dwelling, but he was still a step too late.
"Island Master Yuan! I used the 'Floating Cloud Tracking Technique' to check, and the person who acted should have fled in this direction. If we pursue now, there's still a thirty percent chance of intercepting them." The old man pointed in the direction Han Li had fled and said leisurely.
"Good! The two of us will pursue, we must intercept the culprit!" The gray qi on the middle-aged man surged, and his face showed a fierce expression.
"But based on the spiritual energy collision here, the opponent is definitely a Core Formation cultivator. Although only one person acted, who knows if there are other cultivators accompanying them? Fellow Daoist Yuan, are you really willing to conflict with an unknown cultivator of the same level for an ordinary disciple?" The old man suddenly changed his tune, speaking earnestly to persuade the middle-aged man.
Hearing this, the middle-aged man was first stunned, but immediately showed a displeased expression and said:
"Are you saying my disciple died for nothing? If this matter gets out, won't Yuan here gain a reputation for being cowardly and afraid of trouble?"
"Hehe, besides me, who else is here? That culprit is a Core Formation cultivator, and he dared to kill people randomly near Kui Xing Island, so he's definitely not from the southwestern sea area. Naturally, he won't spread this matter everywhere. As for me, I won't gossip about it! In this way, as long as we return and pretend we arrived too late, this matter will naturally be left unresolved. Otherwise, taking the risk to fight an unknown cultivator of the same level for an ordinary disciple is really not worth the冒险!" The old man chuckled smugly, looking unconcerned.
Hearing this, Island Master Yuan's anger gradually faded, revealing a thoughtful expression.
After pondering for a moment, he finally calmed down and bowed to the old man:
"多谢齐道友的提醒，袁某感激不尽。我等这就回去吧！以后多善待这位弟子的族人就是了。"
"That's right! We who pursue the immortal path of longevity are precious! How can we take risks so lightly? Even if we want to take risks, there must be sufficient compensation!" The old man chuckled smugly by his side.
"不过这批执法修士，都是在小寰岛附近监视那座岛上洞府的，怎么会惹得过路的结丹修士大开杀戒呢？不会和被三岛和六连殿同时通缉的两名修士有关吧？" The middle-aged man then wondered.
"Forget it, even if it's related, what does it have to do with us? Island Master Mu has a close relationship with the Six Connected Halls, which is why he's so diligent in investigating those two! We are both just vice island masters, do we need to worry needlessly?" The old man snorted, speaking with a hint of jealousy.
Hearing this, Island Master Yuan smiled slightly.
Then, after chatting in the air for a while, Island Master Yuan and the old man returned along the original path.