Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 594

The two cultivators who coldly stared at the demon were the young man from the Seo family and Im Eun-byeong.

“I know you. You’re cultivators from Cheonran Meadow, aren’t you? It seems you want to leave now, but it’s too late!”

The demon glared at them, revealing his true nature. His ferocious laughter echoed around the teleportation array.

The young man from the Seo family, observing this, also released a menacing aura and silently touched his spirit beast pouch. Then, the cry of a phoenix was heard, and a five-colored peacock appeared, flying above his head.

The strange thing was that as the five-colored light emanated from the peacock’s entire body, the surrounding gale calmed down. The demon couldn’t possibly have missed that.

“A Spirit Peacock! To possess an ancient spirit beast is surprising. It’s a pity that your cultivation is low, and it hasn’t reached its mature form.”

The demon seemed a little surprised after recognizing the spirit beast’s identity.

“Is that so? Then, experience the power of the five-colored light first!”

The young man from the Seo family didn’t care what the demon said and let out a clear shout. As if responding to the sound, the peacock flapped its wings fiercely. Then, five-colored light spread in all directions, rushing towards the demon.

In response, the demon clashed the purple rings in his hands.

*JJEONG!*

It was a sharp sound that made one’s heart tremble and mind go blank just by hearing it. Soon, the two rings left the demon’s hands and turned into streaks of purple light, covering the void.

Not stopping there, the demon formed a hand seal and emitted black energy from his entire body. It seemed he intended to enhance the power of his treasures by using demonic arts.

The young man from the Seo family and the Heavenly Maiden of Cheonran also activated their respective treasures. One emitted a blue light, and the other was a handkerchief embroidered with a silver silkworm that spewed out silver threads.

At that moment, blurry masses of purple and blue smoke appeared in the void, riding the wind and approaching above the demon’s head. It was a high-level stealth technique that completely concealed sound and energy.

Suddenly, the blue and purple energies, which had been approaching silently, burst with spiritual light, and sharp claws and a mass of gray threads flew towards the demon’s crown.

And at that moment, the attacks of the young man from the Seo family and Im Eun-byeong also struck the demon head-on.

The demon seemed surprised that someone had infiltrated so close to launch a surprise attack. However, he was only slightly surprised and not flustered. He immediately wrapped his body with black serpents created from demonic energy, blocking the blue light and the dense silver silkworm threads.

Then, his two heads simultaneously lifted and spewed demonic flames from their mouths. But then, something unexpected happened.

While the demon was distracted by those who had ambushed him from above, golden light flashed around the formation flags at his feet.

A giant sword rose from the ground with a thunderous sound, cutting through the void.

The speed was so fast that by the time the demon recognized the giant sword, it was already right in front of him. The surface of the giant sword flickered with purple flames and golden lightning.

“You!”

The demon instantly recognized the owner of the giant sword and became enraged. Inevitably, the demon wildly swung his four arms.

*CHWA CHWA CHWA CHWA*.

The light emitted from his flashing claws formed a net, trying to block the giant sword. However, it was difficult to block the giant sword with a haphazardly launched attack.

In an instant, the giant sword pierced through the net and flew towards the demon. However, even in that short time, the demon created a pitch-black shield around his body to protect himself.

*KUWOONG.*

A roar was heard, and a huge mass of light shone wildly around the demon. Han Li, who had appeared from the ground with silver lightning flashing, looked up and narrowed his brows.

Although the giant sword had touched the demon’s body, he didn’t feel like he had actually cut through it.

*PACHIT.*

Something wriggled within the chaotic light, and then a black shadow shot out like an arrow, appearing above Han Li’s head.

“Do you wish to die!”

The giant shadow shouted and then vibrated, bringing down a pitch-black blade. However, Han Li, who had anticipated this, flapped his Wind Lightning Wings on his back and disappeared as the giant blade cut through the void.

Han Li, who had appeared twenty feet away, cautiously stared at the demon.

The giant black shadow was, of course, the demon, but now only three of his four arms were intact. One arm was half cut off, there was a fist-sized hole in his shoulder, and a clear wound from a beast’s claws was visible on his chest.

It seemed that the combined attacks of several cultivators had managed to inflict some damage. Since Han Li’s appearance, the demon had been glaring at him with his four eyes flashing menacingly.

The demon spread his arms, and the giant blade he was holding split into two, turning into narrow blades.

The demon swung the two blades, and countless lights shot out like black crescents, trying to engulf Han Li.

It seemed that he didn’t care about the other cultivators and was determined to deal with Han Li first.

This was because, among the human cultivators, Han Li and Im Eun-byeong had the lowest cultivation, and he was the only one moving alone. However, this was a huge mistake on the demon’s part.

Han Li was not at all nervous despite the demon’s menacing attack. He simply flicked his sleeve, releasing a silver shield, and the small treasure instantly grew huge, blocking his path.

He glanced at the demon and shook his head.

While the demon was looking at him with a puzzled expression from afar, a strange flow of spiritual energy was transmitted from beneath his feet.

*PUHAK.*

Before the demon could even lower his head, a figure enveloped in yellow light rose from the ground, appearing a few feet behind him.

Then, the figure let out a low shout and swung its arms, bringing down a huge axe fiercely. It was the level 10 demonic beast, Gyu-ryeong, whom Han Li had hidden in the ground beforehand.

Even before the giant axe fell, the surrounding ground trembled from the immense pressure of spiritual energy.

The demon’s face immediately changed, and he twisted his body, crossing the two blades he was holding. The blades exploded with black light, attacking the silver axe that was flying towards him.

*KWAKWANG!*

Black and silver light collided and exploded.

A wave of spiritual energy, mixing hot and cold energies, spread everywhere, and the black light briefly blocked the giant silver axe before dissipating.

In the meantime, the demon formed a hand seal with both arms to unleash another demonic art, and his bones cracked and flesh burst from his body in succession.

The demon’s body, with his clothes torn, was covered in dark blue scales, making it look like he was wearing armor. Moreover, black energy gathered at the injured areas, and new flesh began to grow and heal.

The demon’s transformed body had almost doubled in size, and as he exhaled fiercely, a shockwave extended towards the giant axe.

The giant axe stopped in mid-air as if blocked by something, not moving even a bit.

The demon immediately chanted a bizarre incantation, and black light flickered from his scales, then enveloped his entire body in purple flames. The fiercely burning flames were so strange that it was clear they were summoned using a powerful secret technique.

Gyu-ryeong felt a chill in her chest but did not retreat and let out a cry. Then, blue armor appeared on her body, and she unleashed a Giant Transformation Technique.

As her body grew, the silver axe also grew at the same time, emitting an even more intense power. The demon’s heart sank at the unexpected counterattack from an opponent who had become even larger than himself.

In response, he continuously chanted incantations and threw the blades he was holding with all his might, while he himself retreated. The moment the black blades and the giant axe collided, a roar was heard, and a fierce wind rose, scattering around.

The demon was unharmed because he had retreated beforehand, and he even tried to move further away by riding the shockwave. The demon, who had retreated, smiled cunningly and spewed black flames from the blue spear he was holding in his third arm, relentlessly attacking Gyu-ryeong.

At the extremely fast attack, a light flashed, and then a roar erupted from Gyu-ryeong’s armor. The demon did not stop there and chanted an incantation, trying to unleash another secret technique.

Because there was no way that a level 10 demonic beast would have died from this one blow.

At that moment, an anomaly occurred.

A faint black light flickered behind the demon, and then a dagger, about an inch long, appeared, cutting through the void. The demon sensed something was wrong and tried to twist his body to avoid it.

However, one of the demon’s heads felt as if it had been pierced by a sharp awl. Even the demon, with his powerful consciousness, had no choice but to falter due to the sudden headache.

At that moment, a faint blood vessel appeared on his neck, and then his head fell off. And from the severed neck, a stream of blood gushed out wildly.

Han Li, who was far away, was forming a hand seal with a slightly pale face, and he looked very tired.

The headache that the demon had just felt was caused by the Soul Piercer of the Great Connection [a technique that attacks the soul], which he had created.

It was the most basic technique among the methods of attacking consciousness. He had not yet mastered the last few levels of the Great Connection, so he could not directly pierce the consciousness like the Soul Piercer, but he had given it the name Soul Stunner.

However, after using this, he himself would be dizzy for a while, making it difficult to use it consecutively.

The demon’s remaining head widened its two eyes, looking incredulous. Then, he let out a monstrous scream and emitted a large amount of demonic energy from his body, enveloping his entire body. He hid his body within the surging demonic energy.

At that moment, something strange happened in the space 30 or 40 feet away.

Black energy was emitted, and the demon jumped into it. Cutting off one head would not kill the demon, but it was certain that he had been severely injured.

The young man from the Seo family and Eun Si-yacha, who had witnessed Gyu-ryeong appear with the giant axe and the demon’s head falling off, were simply dumbfounded.

It was too different from what they had agreed upon beforehand. Originally, they had planned to launch a joint attack to force the demon to retreat from the teleportation array.

However, Han Li was putting all his effort into killing the demon, so they couldn’t help but be surprised. Moreover, they hadn’t noticed the movement of the dagger that had cut off the demon’s head, even though they had powerful consciousness.

‘What if that had targeted my neck?’

Everyone had similar thoughts and felt a chill down their spines.

The demon turned his remaining head, sent a vicious glare towards Han Li, and then, surrounded by black energy, flew towards the black-robed woman. Since the situation had turned out like this, he had no intention of holding on any longer.

However, Han Li responded to the demon’s gaze with a sneer.

Suddenly, silver light burst out in front of the fleeing demon, and someone suddenly appeared. The startled demon pulled up his demonic energy and met the eyes of his opponent.

“Hah!”

At the same time, his head became dizzy from the eerie purple energy.

“Bewitching Technique!”

The demon, who possessed an excellent consciousness, quickly broke free from the Bewitching Technique of the Mystic Light Mirror. However, a jade-colored light was already flying towards him with a thunderous sound.

“Evil-Slaying Divine Lightning!”

There was no way the demon wouldn’t recognize the Evil-Slaying Divine Lightning, which had caused considerable damage to ancient demonic beasts.

If he hadn’t been injured, he could have blocked it to some extent using a secret technique, but in his current situation, it was impossible. If he tried to block it forcefully, his vitality would be greatly damaged.

So, the demon condensed demonic energy into a black shield with one hand and sent it flying, while he himself jumped a few feet away.

The moment the demon’s figure moved, a thunderous sound was heard from behind him.

“No!”

The demon’s heart sank, and before he could prepare for anything, silver lightning flashed, and Han Li, who had used Lightning Escape [a technique that allows for extremely fast movement], appeared and flicked his sleeve.

Then, a fire snake made of purple flames and dozens of golden swords flew towards him. The panicked demon’s head turned strangely, and he spewed a black shockwave from his mouth, and his two arms moved, with two black blades following behind.

However, the demon could not have imagined that the moment he turned his head, a black dagger the size of his head would fly towards him.

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