The masked woman was looking right back at Han Li without showing any weakness, but there were waves of shock surging through her heart.

She had thought that Han Li would be easy prey for her to capture, only to discover that he was far more powerful than she anticipated. As such, she was starting to become rather hesitant.

With the assistance of the Divine Essencefused Light and the Divine Essencefused Mountain, she was confident that she would have at least a 70% chance of victory if a battle were to ensue.

However, it would be close to impossible for her to kill or capture Han Li on her own.

If she were to do so, there was a good chance that Han Li would be able to escape and thereafter, the Star Palace would have earned itself a late-Nascent Soul Stage enemy. Thus, even as one of the Heavenly Star Sages, she didn't dare to act rashly in this situation.

As such, both Han Li and the woman fell silent. The entire palace was immediately enshrouded in a suffocating atmosphere that struck one with a sense of asphyxiation.

All of a sudden, Han Li's expression darkened as he raised his hand and feigned a grabbing motion.

Spiritual light immediately flashed as a large azure hand...