Chapter 626

Chapter 626: Human Path Battles the Heavens

“Woo woo woo…” The Red Warrior trapped inside the drum let out cries, ready to break free at any moment.

Li Hui and his fellow practitioners surrounded the giant drum, which grew larger and larger; even with over two hundred people, they could barely hold it. Tianyi and Tian Zhu floated in the air, with drumsticks tied to their ankles, slowly descending toward the center of the drum.

“Boom… Boom!”

As Tianyi and Tian Zhu landed on the drum, ripples spread across its surface, causing the assembled Red Warrior within to be slightly shaken back.

Everyone raised their arms, and Li Hui struck the drum, producing loud beats. The practitioners joined in, creating a continuous rhythm of “Boom, boom, boom.” It seemed there was no deeper echo in the world than this ancient Human Path Drum; its unyielding spirit erupted forth, spreading out with each drumbeat.

“Ah!” Someone in the team shouted, their body flashing with red shadows as they were completely devoured by the Kui Niu Drum, their gaze becoming frenzied with the rhythm, making it hard to imagine there were still remnants of the Red Warrior in the group.

“Boom, boom, boom…” As everyone followed Li Hui’s beat, the sound grew louder, and an overwhelming battle intent filled their eyes, not noticing a legal form appearing behind their leader.

It was a Human Path Legal Form, the weakest among the Six Paths.

Being a Human Path Legal Form, it could accurately capture the aura of the Kui Niu Drum, the battle intent passed down from the human emperor, as if proclaiming to the heavens that humanity would continue to resist and fight, bravely moving forward against the heavens.

Humans are weak!

Yet sometimes, humans can unleash extraordinary fighting spirit. This was the essence of humanity; the human emperor bore the mission of leading the Human Race toward greatness, and regardless of the oppression from the Heavenly Path, Ghost Path, or Immortal Path, humanity would fight against the heavens!

“Strive for self-improvement, fight! Fight! Fight!” Li Hui roared, and the practitioners behind him revealed their legal forms, shouting together: “Fight! Fight! Fight!”

“Boom…” The drum sound shattered the Red Warrior, firmly suppressing it within the Kui Niu Drum, as countless runes spiraled around the drum body, with each drummer bursting forth with battle intent.

“Humanity contends, fights for the earth, fights for the heavens, struggles upwards, passing down the flame, never bowing down!” Li Hui shouted, as the Human Path Legal Form behind him waved its arms, pummeling the Kui Niu Drum!

“Humanity contends… fights for the heavens… never bowing down!”

“Boom, boom, boom…” The drumbeats formed wisps of mist, transforming into symbols, like soldiers marching and battling, setting up formations to charge outward.

Whether the Reversed Demons entering the treasure mansion or the projections battling internally, they felt a sudden emptiness, unable to gather their strength amid the drum sounds.

“Battle the heavens, battle the heavens, fight against the heavens.”

The combat power of over two hundred practitioners invisibly coalesced together; humans, being weak, understood how to fight strong opponents and how to gather strength.

At this moment, the Kui Niu Drum had just suppressed the Red Warrior, but its true power lay in amalgamating the strength of the Red Warrior, erupting with incredible force, further enhanced by the Path of Talismans, making it even more formidable.

“Bang, bang, bang…” The Reversed Demons retreated, regardless of how firmly they steadied themselves; they could not halt their retreat. They were astonished as the Dragon King and Dark Immortals fought farther and farther away.

“Puff…” Jiang Yi, who enjoyed holding a Black Peony, spat purple blood, his eyes wide in shock as he gasped, “This drum sound… it’s impossible!”

“Boom, boom, boom…” The drum sound did not weaken after the first strike; it surged and fell, continuously playing a war song, sometimes dense in beats, sometimes sparse, fueled with intense battle intent.

The runes whirled with the drum sound; whenever the beat shattered a spot within the treasure mansion, it immediately shook and glimmered, compelling treasures to fly toward Li Hui.

“Suppress! Suppress! Suppress! Humanity is immortal; the Path of Talismans endures. This talisman is the path of humanity. If the heavens collapse, we suppress the heavens.”

“Boom, boom, boom…”

“Talisman… suppress… the heavens!”

Once their battle intent erupted, even the old fellows among the Reversed Demons began to bleed; they had never witnessed such a vigorous Human Path aura, nor such a terrifying talisman battle intent.

In their understanding, talismans were minor paths; however, this talisman defied the heavens, seemingly aimed at suppressing all things, surpassing the boundaries of the skies.

Surpassing the boundaries of the heavens is the Dao! Li Hui, having persevered until now, perfectly captured the severe essence of the Human Path; how easy is it for humanity to contend with the heavens? One must tread cautiously like walking on thin ice, yet once it erupts, its momentum is unstoppable.

The Kui Niu Drum had already evolved into a semi-artifact, attracting heavenly tribulation to create a massive sound that shattered the sky, elevating it to the Celestial Talisman Level. However, the drum sound did not cease; it only intensified, the runes becoming more powerful.

Li Hui waited with anticipation, for the Kui Niu Drum was both a drum of the Human Path and a drum of the Path of Talismans; he wondered if it could possibly break through the final restriction and enter the realm of true Great Dao talisman artifacts.

“Boom, boom, boom…” Calamity thunder emerged, shaking the Dragon Palace.

“The tribulation of the heavens has come; face the tribulation with me!” Li Hui roared, as his drumstick struck louder, even overshadowing the thunder’s sound.

“Boom, boom, boom…”

His comrades banged the drum with increasing spirit, the power they had once lost flowing back to them. Not only that, but with the Red Warrior suppressed within the drum, its energy dissipated, temporarily elevating everyone’s cultivation by two tiers.

Li Hui’s understanding of calamity power exceeded that of ordinary people, for calamity is also the Dao.

Forgetting it was a calamity, the vast thunderbolts never struck the Kui Niu Drum directly, as if to forget the very existence of a talisman facing tribulation; every time a gap formed, the calamity power would be drawn away, with Li Hui pounding it against the drum surface.

Soon, Li Hui realized he had been overly cautious; the Kui Niu Drum was not afraid of the tribulation of the heavens, especially when hit by calamity thunder, as it autonomously absorbed the thunder’s power to boost its might.

“Boom, boom, boom…” The drum sound suddenly shifted; it was no longer aggressive but instead grew deep and composed.

“Boom…” With another beat, Li Hui’s Human Path Legal Form trembled slightly, gaining a sense of solemnity as it absorbed rich Dragon Energy from all directions, swiftly refining the legal form.

A feeling emerged within him: “The Son of Humanity soars with Dragon Energy.”

As Li Hui was experiencing this, the Kui Niu Drum attracted even more Dragon Energy; the Crystal Cave began to open, dark winds howled, ominous clouds gathered, and a terrifying aura stepped forward.

“It’s that Dark Immortal.”

The dark energy spread, reaching for the East Sea Dragon Pearl and the Stabilizing Needle of the Sea.

“Attack!” The Reversed Demons struck; these were two precious treasures, and they had taken risks to come for them, especially the Stabilizing Needle of the Sea, which seemed to draw away the waters of the East Sea, presenting strange transformations.

At this moment, the battle grew perilous, allowing Li Hui to see the strength of the Reversed Demons as they united to restrain the Dark Immortal; with a few more numbers, they might even kill the Dark Immortal.

The drum sounds continued as everyone observed from a distance.

Li Hui had already retracted his Human Path Legal Form, feeling an extraordinary energy; moreover, the Kui Niu Drum was still attracting Dragon Energy to refine the legal form, even utilizing calamity power, as this drum completely feared the tribulation of the heavens.

“What a wonderful drum!”

The Human Path Legal Form resided in the bull-headed ghost’s dantian, and in front of him floated hundreds of glowing orbs; the drum sound had drawn all the treasures remaining in the treasure mansion, and the projections summoned by those treasures were naturally shattered by the drum sound.

Li Hui hurriedly notified Shrimp Ball: “Quickly identify the treasures for me; success or failure lies in this one action.”