Han Li's expression remained unchanged upon seeing this, and he merely swept a sleeve upward, upon which the balls of golden light instantly disappeared down his sleeve.

Han Li then flipped a hand over, and a fist-sized golden beetle appeared on his palm.

This was none other than one of three faux beetle monarchs that he had sent after the Black Owl Monarch.

Han Li appraised the golden beetle momentarily before his brows furrowed slightly as he murmured to himself, "So the Black Owl Monarch managed to escape. Having said that, close to half of his body was devoured, and he was wounded far more than I anticipated, so this isn't a bad result."

After that, Han Li stowed the beetle away before a jade slip appeared in his grasp amid a flash of green light.

Han Li cast his gaze toward the jade slip, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

Even though he had witnessed quite a few powerful techniques in the Heavenly Tome Library, his true objective was the second half of the Lightningwield...