Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 504

“The opponent is moving separately. It seems your tricks are working? That Holy Beast is definitely just a clone, so there’s no need to be too afraid. Still, don’t forget that if you don’t quickly kill the Heavenly Orchid Holy Beast, the other two Grand Cultivators will return and block your retreat. Moreover, that Heavenly Orchid Holy Maiden doesn’t seem like an easy opponent either.”

The Great Yan Divine Lord offered this rare, concerned advice.

“I have a plan. I’m only eliminating the Holy Beast, not the woman, so it won’t take too long.”

Han Li carefully replied, checking the Heavenly Orchid Holy Maiden following him with his spiritual sense.

“Well then, let’s see what you can do.”

Han Li felt that time was almost up and abruptly turned, brushing past the Spirit Beast Pouch. Immediately, thousands of golden Devouring Gold Bugs surged out, forming a golden swarm in the sky.

Buzz buzz buzz!

And dozens of golden, brilliant flying swords shot out from his sleeves. After forming a magic seal, they transformed into hundreds of sword lights, circling around him.

“Combine.”

As he muttered, forming a hand seal, the sword lights vibrated and soared into the sky, instantly transforming into a massive golden sword, seven lengths long [about 16 meters]. Han Li opened his mouth again and spat out a fist-sized purple flame. The flame flew up and transformed into a firebird, diving into the giant sword.

Poof.

The purple firebird exploded, and the giant sword was instantly enveloped in purple flames. Countless lightning bolts flashed and flowed along the purple flames, a truly astonishing sight.

Han Li narrowed his brows, lost in thought, then released a blue aura, sending it into the sword. The golden lightning that had been flashing on the giant sword’s surface instantly vanished.

Satisfied with the sight, Han Li manipulated the golden giant sword, sending it flying beyond the clouds. At that moment, a flash of light appeared at the edge of the sky, and the Heavenly Orchid Holy Maiden, who had been chasing after him, appeared.

Han Li’s pupils contracted, and he flicked his sleeves. From one side, blue flying swords and a navy shield flew up, blocking his path.

Then, he flipped his hands, holding the purple ancient mirror he had obtained from the Chuma Bone in one hand, and a Spirit Summoning Talisman in the other. He had temporarily released the seal, so using the Spirit Summoning Talisman would allow him to increase his cultivation more than before.

He stood quietly in place, waiting for his opponent to approach.

The Holy Beast, with the head of an ox and the body of a flood dragon, didn’t seem to have high cultivation, but its escape speed was incredibly fast. It took only a few breaths for it to appear and stop a hundred lengths [about 230 meters] in front of Han Li.

Apart from its unique appearance, the Heavenly Orchid Holy Beast didn’t seem powerful, but the Heavenly Orchid Holy Maiden sitting on it was particularly eye-catching. Not only was she a peerless beauty, but her deep cultivation meant she was not an opponent to be taken lightly.

The Holy Maiden could now observe Han Li. She was surprised by his young and ordinary appearance, but when she recognized the massive swarm of Devouring Gold Bugs in the void, she felt a mix of joy and apprehension.

“You are…”

The Heavenly Orchid Holy Maiden hesitated, starting to speak. However, Han Li knew that the seal release was about to end, so before she could finish her sentence, he gestured towards the swarm of spirit insects.

Buzz!

The swarm of Devouring Gold Bugs immediately rushed towards the opponent, and at the same time, the blue flying swords that had been circling around him immediately created sword shadows, shooting towards the Holy Maiden.

And unknown to her, a dark cloud was quietly descending from high above, getting closer and closer.

“Do you want to die!”

The Holy Maiden was enraged that he had attacked before she could even finish speaking.

She immediately raised one hand and shot out a cyan bracelet. The bracelet moved forward, growing larger and larger, until it turned into a ring large enough to encircle a waist, meeting the sword shadows. And she didn’t stop there, releasing a Spirit Beast Pouch and throwing it into the void.

Golden light flashed from the Spirit Beast Pouch, and a dozen large, golden flower buds bloomed. These were the fully grown golden Devouring Gold Bugs.

The power of the jade bracelet released by the Holy Maiden was considerable. The shadows of the blue flying swords all entered the ring upon contact. Han Li felt a chill in his heart as he sensed the movements of his flying swords becoming sluggish.

Moreover, the dozen or so adult Devouring Gold Bugs also jumped into Han Li’s swarm of Devouring Gold Bugs, devouring them and showing their superiority.

Watching this, Han Li realized that although his Devouring Gold Bugs were numerically superior, they couldn’t even inflict a single wound on the opponent’s Devouring Gold Bugs.

Han Li’s expression darkened, and he immediately struck his body with the Spirit Summoning Talisman. At the same time, the shadow of a blood-colored flood dragon appeared and settled on his body.

Blood-colored scales began to grow on his body, and flood dragon horns grew above his head, transforming him into a half-dragon, half-human form. An astonishing aura emanated from his entire body.

“What kind of technique is that!”

The Holy Maiden was surprised to see it from afar, but she didn’t show any fear. She opened her mouth and spat out a handkerchief-shaped magic treasure. The cloth circled around her body, growing several lengths in size, and then rose straight up.

On the giant handkerchief, a silver silkworm was embroidered.

Han Li paused, trying to deduce the abilities of the treasure the opponent had taken out. Then, the silver silkworm embroidered on the giant handkerchief released spiritual energy and opened its mouth like a living creature.

Shhh shhh!

Silver light shot out, turning into very fine silver threads, and rushed towards Han Li. The hundred-length distance between them was instantly filled with silver threads.

Han Li didn’t hesitate to unfold the navy shield. The shield instantly formed a large barrier, completely enveloping him. At that moment, the purple flames he spat out escaped the barrier and exploded. Simultaneously, a strange purple chill created a tall ice wall, rising abruptly.

A huge rumble was heard, and the silver threads pierced into the ice wall. Countless fine holes were drilled into it, making it seem as if the ice wall would collapse at any moment.

Han Li quietly raised one hand and sent out a magic seal.

Endless purple light flowed over the ice wall, emitting an astonishing chill. The holes disappeared, and even the rampaging silver threads were covered in thick purple ice.

Not only that, but the chill had already turned into purple ice flames, extending along the silver threads towards the handkerchief. It looked as if countless purple snakes were rushing forward.

The Holy Maiden’s face turned pale.

‘What kind of technique is this that it’s so powerful!’

She was surprised, but quickly formed a hand seal, pointing at the handkerchief floating in the void. The silver silkworm opened its mouth again, spewing out blazing white flames. The flames traveled along the silver threads, challenging the purple flames.

Two flames with ice and fire attributes collided and fought in the middle of the silver threads. Purple and white lights struggled back and forth, but after a while, the purple ice flames clearly gained the upper hand, gradually pushing back the white flames.

Then, the Heavenly Orchid Holy Maiden chanted something in an ancient language. The Heavenly Orchid Holy Beast roared in response, spewing blue flames from its mouth, adding power to the white flames.

The blue and white mixed flames surprisingly blocked the purple ice flames’ offensive for a moment.

Taking advantage of the momentum, the Holy Maiden extended one hand this time, throwing an octagonal iron spirit tablet into the void. The iron tablet transformed into a giant Bagua diagram [eight trigrams diagram] in the void, creating red flames. The fiercely burning flames crashed directly towards Han Li.

However, Han Li merely curled the corners of his lips, his expression unchanged. A moment later, a thunderous sound was heard behind his back, and silver wings unfolded.

Seeing the Bagua diagram falling, his figure trembled slightly and instantly disappeared from the spot.

“Thunder Escape Technique!”

The Heavenly Orchid Holy Maiden’s expression became even more serious when she saw Han Li disappear. She formed a strange hand seal and sent out a magic seal. The Heavenly Orchid Holy Beast below her opened its mouth and released a pure white mist. Both she and the Holy Beast disappeared into a vast sea of clouds, tens of lengths wide.

Kwagwang!

Immediately after the thunderous sound, Han Li, who had appeared at the edge of the sea of clouds, had a questioning look in his eyes. Even with his spiritual sense, he couldn’t detect the Holy Maiden’s location in the white mist.

With a cold expression, he floated the purple ancient mirror in front of his chest, gripped the mirror with both hands, and injected his entire spiritual power into it. A purple pillar of light surged from the mirror, instantly tearing through the mist and disappearing into it.

Wherever the purple pillar of light passed, the white mist surged, and most of its energy dissipated, but nothing could be seen.

At that moment, blue flames appeared in the mist, blocking the purple pillar of light. Han Li hurriedly checked and saw that the Heavenly Orchid Holy Beast was hiding alone in the mist, spewing blue demonic flames, but the Heavenly Orchid Holy Maiden was nowhere to be found.

Han Li was very pleased to see this. He had been wondering how to separate the woman and the demonic beast, and now that the opponent had abandoned the Holy Beast first, what a great opportunity!

Han Li didn’t hesitate and moved the giant sword he had hidden in the void.

Swoosh!

The giant sword fell like lightning, tearing through the white mist and instantly reaching the Holy Beast’s head. Purple flames and golden lightning flashed incessantly on the surface of the giant sword.

The Heavenly Orchid Holy Beast didn’t have time to escape and was cut in half from head to tail. Han Li’s face, which had been filled with joy, froze.

The Heavenly Orchid Holy Beast’s body unexpectedly scattered and disappeared into white mist. What he had killed was just an illusion. In the urgent situation, he had been too hasty and had fallen for the opponent’s trick.

‘Damn it!’

Han Li tensed up and was about to retreat when a blue aura suddenly enveloped his body, significantly slowing him down. At the same time, a clear voice chanting a spell was heard in the void.

Startled, he hurriedly raised his head and saw the Heavenly Orchid Holy Maiden chanting a spell, with a strange pattern on her forehead, tens of lengths above him. Next to her floated a small cauldron with a very familiar shape.

Blue light emanated from the cauldron, filling the space within a radius of thirty lengths.

“Heavenly Void Cauldron!”

Han Li’s face turned pale with shock. He quickly checked the Heavenly Void Cauldron he possessed, but it was still there.

‘How can this be! Could there be more treasures like the Heavenly Void Cauldron in this world?’

Before Han Li could grasp the situation, the small cauldron above his head had grown larger and larger, turning into a giant cauldron about three or four lengths in size. Powerful light burst from the cauldron, and endless blue sand poured out, about to engulf Han Li.

Upon seeing this, Han Li didn’t hesitate and unfolded the silver wings behind his back, deciding to escape the space filled with blue light.

However, a thunderous sound was heard in the white mist, and an invisible wave brushed past him. The silver wings flickered with silver light and lost the effect of the Thunder Escape Technique.

‘What is this now!’

Han Li was shocked and stared into the mist. A moment later, the Heavenly Orchid Holy Beast faintly appeared in the mist. It was impossible to tell if it was real or fake. And the blue sand mass was getting closer and closer.

Han Li had no choice but to use the navy shield to break through. But as soon as the sand cloud touched the navy barrier, a bright blue light flashed, and the sand grains increased in size, falling down sharply.

Ku Kwakwang!

No matter how miraculous the navy shield’s abilities were, it couldn’t help but waver under the continuous impact of such immense force. The sand cloud didn’t stop there, splitting into two, taking the shape of flood dragons, and wrapping around the barrier, baring their sharp teeth at Han Li from both sides.

Han Li also didn’t hesitate and opened his mouth, spitting out a small cauldron. As he pointed at the cauldron, navy ice flames began to burn inside it. It was the Heavenly Void Cauldron that he had cultivated in the first stage of the Tongbo Technique.

He could only use a small portion of the cauldron’s power, but now was not the time to be picky. He lightly brushed the lid of the cauldron with one hand, and a blue aura curled up, instantly enveloping his entire body. Then, he shook both arms left and right, and a dozen or so blue sword energies flew out sharply, intersecting towards the two sand flood dragons.

Pupupupuk!

A dozen holes were pierced in the flood dragons’ heads, but that was all.

Tense, Han Li tried to move and escape, but his body felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, and there was no way he could move.

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