Boss Nether raised his eyebrows. He looked around and noticed signs of battle, as well as Reverend Fang Buyi's lingering aura. Suspicious, he asked, "He was here?"
"Yeah, but his physical body was destroyed, and his soul is locked by me," Yang Han replied with a smile.
"Kid, there are limits to your jokes. How could you possibly defeat him? He's half a step beyond the Human Dao," Boss Nether laughed loudly.
"Half a step beyond the Human Dao? So what? He's still in the Human Dao, so don't be too confident. If you don't believe me, look around—his aura is everywhere," Yang Han said with a smile.
"That could just be your doing, or maybe he didn't want to fight you and planned to let you go, then duel you again in three days," Boss Nether replied.
"Haha, Boss Nether, you really are fooling yourself. Looks like you're just unlucky today," Yang Han laughed.
"Kid, if you've really sealed his soul, show it to me. Maybe then I'll believe you." Hearing Yang Han claim to have locked Fang Buyi's soul, Boss Nether didn't believe it and demanded proof.
Yang Han chuckled, "Why should I show you?" Right now, Yang Han wanted to burden Boss Nether psychologically and buy time to recover. This way, Boss Nether wouldn't be scared off, nor would he act rashly.
"Kid, if you don't tell me, I'll have to use real methods." Boss Nether was already mentally prepared—if he couldn't win, he'd just escape. After all, he wasn't afraid of an Immortal Sovereign.
"You really want to try? Then break through the formations around you first." With a wave of his hand, countless formations appeared around Boss Nether—exactly what Yang Han had prepared in advance, perfect for stalling for time.
Boss Nether snorted when he saw it was a chain-linked trapping array. "Didn't expect you to know formations, but even so, you can't trap me."
"I never said I'd trap you, but delaying you for half an hour is definitely possible. It's up to you," Yang Han smiled.
"Half an hour? You're overestimating yourself. Watch how I break it," Boss Nether said.
Yang Han ignored him and kept drinking his wine. He hadn't had good wine like this in countless millennia—the purity was intoxicating. Even Boss Nether, trapped inside the formation, was almost tempted, but he knew his priority was to destroy the formation and leave.
Boss Nether tried every method to break the formation one by one, but there were so many that by the time he finished, half an hour had already passed. At the last one, he paused, realizing he'd used up quite a bit of power and needed to recover.
But Yang Han would never let him recover. Smiling, he said, "Boss Nether, what's wrong? Want to rest? I've rested enough—let's get started."
With that, Yang Han removed the last formation and faced Boss Nether directly. Seeing Yang Han, Boss Nether was furious—half an hour in the formation had left him nearly injured from pent-up rage, but now he needed to recover.
"What's wrong? Not saying anything? Then I'll make my move." Yang Han smiled, then gripped the Limitless Spear and flashed forward. The spearhead seemed to multiply, countless tips appearing—this was the essence of his spear technique.
Boss Nether was shocked, thinking his eyes were playing tricks, but as the attack neared, he realized it was real. He shouted loudly, trying to use his qi to evade, but his qi couldn't approach Yang Han and was pierced by the Limitless Spear.
The Limitless Spear was already at Boss Nether's face. He hurriedly took out a twin-pronged fork, which managed to block the spear.
The Limitless Spear collided with the twin-pronged fork, and now it was a contest of raw strength. Yang Han, having rested for a long time, was just as strong as Boss Nether. Boss Nether kept retreating step by step, while Yang Han laughed, "Boss Nether, if this is all you've got, you're definitely going to lose."
"Hmph, don't get cocky," Boss Nether growled.
At that moment, flames suddenly erupted from Yang Han's Limitless Spear, engulfing Boss Nether. Shocked, Boss Nether realized too late as his hands were burned. He shouted angrily, "You cheated!"
"How did I cheat? This is a fight to the death. If you don't take me seriously and keep getting distracted, that's your problem," Yang Han said with a smile.
"Damn you!" Boss Nether was completely enraged.
"You'd better use all your tricks now, or you won't get another chance," Yang Han said with a smile.
Boss Nether snorted, then unleashed his Nether-Origin Force. His body grew larger, as if transformed, his aura strengthened, and overlapping shadows appeared behind him.
This made Yang Han curious—what were those shadows?
"Stop staring. These are my Heavenly Dao Intent shadows. I've only formed five, but with this power, I don't believe I can't defeat you," Boss Nether snorted.
"So these are Heavenly Dao Intent shadows? Interesting." Yang Han smiled, noticing that Boss Nether's aura, which had been weakening, suddenly grew much stronger. Boss Nether was now standing there, ready to unleash his power on Yang Han.