Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 559

Bang! Black and silver lights collided at the edge of the formation. As the repelled light dissipated, Han Li and the Silver-Winged Yaksha reappeared.

Meanwhile, black energy escaped from the bodies of the corpse figures bound to the stone pillars, flying towards the surrounding black light barrier. Their retreat was now blocked, trapping them all inside the barrier.

Lady Mi also sensed the change in the formation and transformed into a streak of light, attempting to flee. However, she could not move more than twenty feet before being forced back. Han Li, facing the Silver-Winged Yaksha within the black light, tried to assess the situation.

He noticed five blood-colored rings on the opponent’s arms, legs, and neck.

“So, you can’t escape this place either. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have stayed inside. I didn’t expect you to be able to activate the formation without spirit stones,” Han Li said coldly. The formation’s light gradually dimmed, but the black energy lingering on the stone pillars did not weaken.

“This Demon Confinement Formation is indeed meant to trap me. But you wouldn’t have expected that after so many years, I would be able to use some of it,” the Silver-Winged Yaksha cackled, flapping its wings.

The moment Han Li’s eyes flashed, the Soul Devourer below snorted, releasing a yellow aura. It moved so fast that it seemed poised to engulf the Silver-Winged Yaksha in the air immediately.

The laughter abruptly stopped, and the fleshy wings flapped. Just before the yellow aura could reach it, the Silver-Winged Yaksha vanished.

In an instant, the monster appeared above the bamboo, but the Soul Devourer’s yellow aura stubbornly followed. The Silver-Winged Yaksha glared fiercely at it, then flapped its wings, releasing countless silver lights that collided head-on with the Soul Devourer’s yellow aura. The monster’s technique was formidable, and neither side gained an advantage.

Han Li knew that the Silver-Winged Yaksha was no ordinary being, but this was the first time he had witnessed such a scene, and his heart sank.

Conversely, the monster’s fear of the yellow aura diminished. It let out a sly chuckle and disappeared into the black light. When it reappeared, it was above the Soul Devourer’s head, trying to spew something black from its mouth.

At that moment, a loud buzzing sound suddenly came from above the monster’s head. Then, it shot a black light pillar towards the pouring golden spirit insects.

The black light pillar was refined from the Silver-Winged Yaksha’s tens of thousands of years of malice. It contained a strong yin energy [negative, dark energy] and a potent corpse poison. Even though the Gold Devouring Beetles had tough bodies resistant to poison, a third of them fell after colliding with the black light pillar.

Buzz!

The remaining Gold Devouring Beetles were startled and immediately scattered, then regrouped at a distance.

While the spirit insects bought time, the Soul Devourer launched another attack. It snorted forcefully, sending out a yellow aura. The Silver-Winged Yaksha flapped its wings again, appearing about a dozen feet away.

The yellow aura covered the air, and a silver flash appeared where the Silver-Winged Yaksha had been, and Han Li appeared.

He flicked his sleeves, releasing a large amount of golden light. At the same time, the purple mirror floating in the air flashed, emitting a purple light pillar, and a red needle disappeared silently from his sleeve.

Only then did he look down expressionlessly at the fallen Gold Devouring Beetles, which were flapping their wings and flying back up. They were clearly weakened, but they were still alive.

Han Li breathed a sigh of relief. Lady Mi, who was standing far away, seized the opportunity and gestured towards two white jade butterflies.

The jade butterflies glowed and expanded, becoming almost the size of a person. As they flapped their wings, a white whirlwind formed. With Lady Mi’s chanting, the whirlwind transformed into a white flood dragon, fiercely rushing towards the Silver-Winged Yaksha.

Despite the numerous attacks, the monster grinned, opening its large mouth. In one hand, it held the Evil Moon Illusion Mirror, and in the other, it held a fist-sized ball of light.

The ball of light emitted a gloomy gray light.

Seeing the golden swords flying towards it first, the monster immediately threw the ball of light into the mirror. Dark light spread from the mirror, and countless identical balls of light emerged and began to merge.

In the blink of an eye, a giant ball of light several feet in size appeared, enveloping the Silver-Winged Yaksha. At that moment, the light of the swords pierced through the ball of light.

Bang!

A soft rumble was heard, and the giant ball of light burst like a bubble, turning into small balls of light.

The sword lights shredded the Silver-Winged Yaksha’s body into dozens of pieces and emerged from the ball of light. Han Li, who was watching, did not rejoice but became even more uneasy.

Indeed, something mysterious was happening.

The small balls of light gathered in the middle, and the Silver-Winged Yaksha reappeared from within, completely unharmed. Han Li frowned. At that moment, the purple light pillar and Lady Mi’s two wind flood dragons that had been following behind arrived.

The giant ball of light had burst, but if the small balls of light gathered again, the Silver-Winged Yaksha would be resurrected unharmed, like an immortal.

The Silver-Winged Yaksha only sneered and did not launch any other attacks, but the mirror in its hand continued to release balls of light, forming a giant ball of light nearly fifteen feet in size.

Han Li’s face became serious. He didn’t know exactly what was happening, but nothing good could be happening inside the ball of light.

Lady Mi was also surprised, but she formed a hand seal and launched a second attack using the wind flood dragons. The wind flood dragons spun around and plunged back into the ball of light.

This time, the flood dragons spewed out a large number of wind blades from their mouths, shattering the small balls of light before they could gather.

Han Li observed the scene with his blue eyes, rather than helping with his flying swords.

“Stop immediately!” Han Li suddenly shouted at Lady Mi. In fact, she had also sensed that something was wrong, so she immediately formed a hand seal and recalled the wind flood dragons.

The wind flood dragons that emerged from the ball of light were more than half their original size.

The giant ball of light that had gathered again was now nearly thirty feet in size, occupying a third of the light barrier of the formation. Laughter echoed from within, and the Silver-Winged Yaksha appeared, holding the Evil Moon Illusion Mirror.

Han Li couldn’t help but sigh. He was reminded of the time he fought the successor of the Six Paths in the Chaotic Star Sea.

Oncheonin had activated a special treasure to hide his body in a purple cloud, and in the end, he had barely managed to cut off the opponent’s arm using the domineering technique of Yin Demon Slash.

The secret technique that the Silver-Winged Yaksha was using now seemed similar, but it was a much higher-level technique. He had been too busy to refine the Yin Demon Slash for a while, but he didn’t know if he could break the opponent’s secret technique using a similar method.

He regretted that he could have trapped and killed the Silver-Winged Yaksha if he had been able to form the Great Geng Sword Formation with the Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords.

Han Li took a long breath and pulled out a bright red talisman from his storage pouch. A faint red flame-like spell surged, and it was a spirit summoning talisman with a tiny red flood dragon drawn on it.

It was a talisman made by refining the soul of an eighth-grade Crimson Fire Dragon while refining the Three-Flame Fan. He had already refined it once, so this time the quality was much better.

Without hesitation, he attached the talisman to his body, and a red aura penetrated his body. The shadow of a flood dragon appeared behind him and then settled into Han Li’s body.

Soon, his eyes turned red, horns sprouted on his head, and his entire body was covered in red scales, transforming him into a half-human, half-dragon being. His magic power instantly soared to the peak of the mid-Nascent Soul stage.

“Fellow Daoist Han?”

“Hmph.”

Lady Mi, as well as the Silver-Winged Yaksha, were surprised by Han Li’s transformation. It was clear that they had never seen a spirit summoning talisman before.

The Silver-Winged Yaksha sensed the increase in Han Li’s cultivation and stopped laughing.

Han Li formed hand seals with both hands, and the dozens of flying swords floating around him cried out with clear sounds. Their bodies trembled, and each sword multiplied into six.

Nearly two hundred golden swords gathered. In an instant, an intense golden light formed, and a giant sword over a dozen feet long revealed its magnificent form.

As soon as the giant sword was formed, Han Li pointed at the Snow Crystal Pearl in front of his chest.

Whoosh!

The pearl, which had turned purple, flew towards the giant sword, and Han Li cast a magic seal towards the giant sword.

Bang!

Thick golden lightning bolts shot up from the surface of the giant sword, and the sound of thunder was incessant.

A purple light flashed, and as the pearl disappeared, an eerie purple flame flowed along the surface of the sword. The giant sword was covered in golden lightning and purple flames, making it incredibly mysterious.

The Silver-Winged Yaksha frowned as it looked at it.

Lady Mi, who had been forced to retreat due to the opponent’s giant ball of light occupying half of the light barrier, was delighted to see the giant sword.

“Go,” Han Li said coldly, and the giant sword fell with a tremendous roar. Even before the main body of the giant sword touched it, the golden light that had already been emitted shook the gray ball of light.

The golden light flashed, and the giant sword split the ball of light. The light disappeared, and the Silver-Winged Yaksha appeared on the other side.

The monster had realized that it would not be able to block Han Li’s attack this time and had flapped its wings to dodge. As the Evil Moon Illusion Mirror in its hand stopped emitting balls of light, the giant ball of light also failed to return to its original form.

The monster narrowed its eyes as it examined the giant sword, but suddenly, a sharp sound of air being pierced came from behind. Something like a red thread suddenly popped out, trying to pierce its chest.

The Silver-Winged Yaksha also possessed a powerful consciousness comparable to a late-Nascent Soul cultivator. The monster quickly sensed the red thread’s surprise attack and used its wings to block its back.

Bang!

Unexpectedly, the red thread met the silver wing and exploded into a huge fireball. It was relieved for a moment when the fireball did not pose any particular threat, but then the red thread disappeared without a trace.

The startled Silver-Winged Yaksha tried to search the surroundings using its consciousness, but this time, the sound of thunder came from the front, and the giant sword flew towards it.

The black-clad woman cast a magic seal from afar, encouraging the two wind flood dragons, and the wind flood dragons that flew above the Silver-Winged Yaksha’s head spewed out countless wind blades.

Now, the Silver-Winged Yaksha held the Evil Moon Illusion Mirror in front of it and clenched its hands in the air. At the same time, a giant hand made of soul-slaying threads appeared in the air and threw a punch.

It had to block the power of the giant sword, no matter what. At the same time, its silver wings grew several times larger, creating a silver shield around it.

Clang! Clang!

The wind blades collided with the silver shield and were easily deflected.

Then, the sounds of bang! and crash! were heard continuously from the giant hands and the giant sword. The first hand was cut off by the powerful force of the giant sword, but the light of the giant sword also weakened significantly.

When the second hand collided with the giant sword, they bounced off each other, and it was impossible to tell who was superior. At that moment, the red thread that had disappeared suddenly appeared, aiming for the Silver-Winged Yaksha’s chest.

“Hmph!”

The startled Silver-Winged Yaksha hurriedly reached out its hand, but it was already too late.

Thud.

The red thread pierced through the Evil Moon Illusion Mirror and was caught by a hand covered in green fur.

Crack!

The black mirror shattered into pieces.

“How dare you damage my treasure!” The Silver-Winged Yaksha was enraged to see the Evil Moon Illusion Mirror destroyed. It seemed that the mirror was of great significance to it.

Han Li was momentarily surprised. The opponent’s illusion technique was extraordinary, so breaking the mirror was essential, but it was strange that it was so angry. He immediately formed a hand seal, and the giant sword, which had greatly diminished in golden light, shattered and scattered.

Nearly two hundred swords poured down like a net.

If the opponent tried to block it with its wings, he would shatter them with the flying swords mixed with the Geng metal [a type of strong metal]. The Snow Crystal Pearl spun in the air, emitting fist-sized firebirds.

However, even in its rage, the Silver-Winged Yaksha did not recklessly respond to Han Li’s attack. It flapped its silver wings and moved to another location, then glared at Han Li with a ferocious look.

The silver eyes gradually turned blood-red.

“I was trying not to waste my energy, but it seems I have no choice. I will personally capture you, extract your soul, and chew it up!” The Silver-Winged Yaksha glared at Han Li with murderous eyes and silently disappeared into the ground with the wolf.

“Earth Escape Technique!” Han Li frowned and recalled all his flying swords and other treasures. The sounds of thumping and the Silver-Winged Yaksha’s painful screams came from the ground.

The black-clad Lady Mi looked at Han Li and the ground with an uneasy expression, then gritted her teeth and flew towards the gray cocoons. On her way, she threw out a pair of scissors-shaped treasures, which emitted a dazzling light.

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