Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 595

Han Li’s sudden appearance had drawn the demon’s attention, making him notice the flying dagger too late. The dagger’s incredible speed meant that by the time Goma realized and tried to dodge, it was already too late.

A thin line of blood appeared as the dagger severed the remaining part of Goma’s head. However, Goma’s headless body didn’t die; instead, it unleashed black energy from the twin swords it held. Then, it detonated the black energy and tried to flee.

It was unexpected, but Han Li had no intention of letting the captured Goma escape. As Han Li formed a hand seal, the purple flame snake that had been flying also exploded.

Small purple flames covered the area, raining down like a storm. Dozens of golden flying swords danced in the air, destroying the two streams of black light emitted from the twin swords and releasing golden lightning.

The lightning, which had transformed into a massive net, surrounded the purple flames.

*Chwarrrrk! Kwagwang!*

Most of the demonic energy couldn’t travel far, either condensing into purple ice blocks or colliding with the golden lightning and disappearing with a loud bang. Han Li formed another hand seal, his face expressionless.

“Explode.”

The golden net exploded, scattering into countless thin bolts of lightning, which shattered even the purple ice blocks. The shattered black lights fell like snow, and several treasures fell with them. Among them, Han Li’s eyes lit up when he saw an object wrapped in black thread.

He flicked his finger, and two streams of golden lightning shot out, burning away the black threads. Then, two golden short swords were revealed.

They were the two Azure Bamboo Cloud Swords that Han Li had lost long ago. He was overjoyed and manipulated the two swords with his consciousness. He felt relieved as the golden swords finally came back into his possession.

Although they had been sealed by Goma for a long time, they hadn’t completely lost their spiritual connection and would return to their original state if refined again.

At this moment, the young man from the Seo clan and the Silver Yaksha, who had been watching from afar, exchanged glances as they saw Goma being killed. They had become wary of Han Li.

Moreover, when the humanoid puppet appeared later, everyone was bewildered. It seemed as if Han Li had suddenly brought in a powerful cultivator, but they hadn’t seen such a person when they were teleported here, which was understandable.

They couldn’t understand how someone could be so skilled in stealth and concealment techniques to deceive so many Nascent Soul cultivators [a high level of cultivation in this world].

As a result, the cultivators gradually became uneasy, but they didn’t show it outwardly and began attacking the barrier around the teleportation array as if they had made a pact.

The formation flags installed around the black teleportation array were forming a gray protective barrier, which prevented anyone from entering or leaving due to this formation.

The cultivators’ attacks poured down like a storm at the same time.

*Kukwakwang! Kung! Jjeojeong!*

Despite the fluctuations of spiritual energy and the continuous loud noises, the gray protective barrier held firm, contrary to everyone’s expectations.

The Silver Yaksha’s Soul-Slaying Threads, the Golden-Scaled Beast’s sharp claws, and even the blue orb activated by the young man from the Seo clan only managed to create ripples on the surface of the barrier.

It looked like a simple barrier made with a few gray flags, but the reality was completely different.

As a result, the cultivators, who had thought that everything would be fine once Goma was dealt with, began to feel tense.

*Kuang!*

The impatient Golden-Scaled Beast, seeing that its sharp claws were ineffective, became ferocious and emitted golden sound waves from its mouth.

Finally, the protective barrier began to cave in, changing its shape. Seeing this, the young man from the Seo clan moved his consciousness, and the Spirit Peacock spread its two wings, emitting five-colored light.

Lin Eun-byeong, who was beside him, also formed hand seals and continuously released silver light orbs to attack the barrier, and the Silver Yaksha also condensed numerous Soul-Slaying Threads to create a giant serpent and launched a final blow.

Everyone was giving their all because it was a matter of life and death.

In a flash, an enormous amount of spiritual energy enveloped the protective barrier. Finally, the sound of the gray protective barrier breaking was heard, and at that moment, Han Li and Gyu-ryeong also arrived in front of the teleportation array.

And the humanoid puppet used its stealth technique again and disappeared.

When Han Li arrived, everyone hid their tension and pretended to be nonchalant. After a while, the formation flags let out a pitiful wail and split into two pieces.

The light faded, and the protective barrier disappeared. At that moment, several streaks of light rushed in at the same time, attacking each other.

“Cultivator Han, what does this mean!”

The young man from the Seo clan hardened his face and shouted, holding a blue orb in his hand.

“Cultivator Seo, you know what it means.”

Han Li, with a faint smile, floated the golden swords in front of his body and held the Three-Flame Fan in one hand. Then, the Silver Yaksha deployed a protective barrier and warned.

“I must be the first to leave. I cannot trust human cultivators at all!”

“That would be difficult. It’s a small teleportation array, so only two people can leave at most. If someone leaves first and damages the formation, the remaining cultivators will be as good as dead.”

Han Li’s smile disappeared, and he replied coldly. In an instant, three groups were in a standoff. But then, a cold female voice was heard from afar!

“How dare you kill a member of the Saint Clan in front of me! None of you will leave here alive!”

The black woman’s voice sent shivers down their spines. The avatar of the Origin Slaughter Saint Ancestor had sensed Goma’s death, but she was also in the middle of a battle, so she only now had the power to pay attention to them.

As the Black Wind Flag almost overwhelmed the Nine-Star Subduing Demon Formation, the Eight-Spirit Ruler above the palace joined the attack.

The phantoms of eight spirit beasts circled around the Goma Saint Ancestor and attacked, but the Black Wind Flag displayed its powerful, heaven-defying abilities in both offense and defense, not giving an inch.

She had planned to deal with the Nine-Star Subduing Demon Formation and the Eight-Spirit Ruler without overexerting herself, but suddenly losing her only subordinate had ignited her killing intent.

The woman in black, with a dark face, spat blood onto the flag in the air and flicked her ten fingers, throwing in magic seals.

Loud black light was emitted from the flag, which grew larger and soon transformed into a giant flag about a dozen feet long, with purple spells floating around and black energy fluctuating.

And as the flag changed, the surrounding gale became even more violent, destroying the altars within the Nine-Star Subduing Demon Formation. The nine golden halberds were helpless against the tremendous gale, and it was clear that the Nine-Star Subduing Demon Formation was about to be broken.

However, the Eight-Spirit Ruler didn’t seem to unleash its full power unless the black woman approached the palace.

The young man from the Seo clan and the Silver Yaksha, who heard the black woman’s eerie voice from afar, were terrified. If the groups weren’t in a standoff, they would have rushed to the teleportation array immediately.

“Let Cultivator Gyu-ryeong and Cultivator Lin use the teleportation array first! Cultivator Gyu-ryeong is a demon beast, so she has connections with other demon beast cultivators, and she won’t abandon me here. Also, if Cultivator Lin leaves, Cultivator Seo will be able to rest easy. The second group will be the Golden-Scaled Beast and Cultivator Seo, and Cultivator Han and I will use the teleportation array last. There’s no time, so let’s hurry!”

As a tremendous roar came from the palace and dark clouds filled the sky, with giant pillars rushing towards them, Han Li felt an ominous premonition and quickly made his proposal.

Everyone had sensed the anomaly here and had no intention of wasting any more time. It was clear that something terrible would happen if they delayed even a little longer. They exchanged glances and nodded.

Thus, as Gyu-ryeong followed Han Li’s order, Lin Eun-byeong also rushed towards the teleportation array.

But just as they were about to step into the teleportation array, a white light flashed from the teleportation array, and someone appeared. It was an unimaginable event. Everyone was desperate to get out, but surprisingly, someone had come in.

Everyone’s faces showed signs of bewilderment. At that moment, the black woman’s cold voice was heard near the palace.

“Chaos Creation!”

As the voice echoed, a pitch-black pillar of light shot up and stopped abruptly in the air.

And with the black pillar of light as the boundary, the world was suddenly divided into two. One side was as bright as day, and the other side was shrouded in deep darkness, dividing into a dark and gloomy world.

Before the cultivators could react, the black woman’s cold laughter was heard.

As the black pillar of light approached, erasing the light from afar, everyone’s vision went dark. The avatar of the Origin Slaughter Saint Ancestor had used the Black Wind Flag’s space-based divine ability to seal the space they were in.

The young man from the Seo clan’s expression changed drastically, and he shouted.

“We must activate the teleportation array quickly!”

“Wait, what about the person who just came in?”

“The teleportation array isn’t working! At this rate, we’ll be!”

Several angry voices were heard, and everyone seemed to be in a state of chaos.

Han Li’s expression also hardened because he couldn’t see the person who had suddenly crossed the teleportation array, but it was not as important as the fact that the teleportation array itself was not working.

As he flew to the front of the teleportation array, Lin Eun-byeong and Gyu-ryeong were standing at the teleportation array, looking worriedly at the formation.

“I’ll take a look.”

Han Li said cautiously and waved his hand. A magic seal flew to the edge of the formation, flashing with spiritual light, but the teleportation array didn’t respond.

Han Li’s face darkened.

At this, the young man from the Seo clan and the Silver Yaksha also approached, but they weren’t familiar with formations and were only watching Han Li’s expression. The Silver Yaksha couldn’t help but ask.

“What happened? Is there something wrong with the teleportation array?”

“There’s nothing wrong with the teleportation array itself, but the Black Wind Flag has sealed the space. Unless we break this space or the owner of the Black Wind Flag releases the seal, we won’t be able to leave through the teleportation array.”

“Break the space? How are we supposed to do that! Surely you don’t plan to kill even the Origin Slaughter Saint Ancestor. If we had the ability to do that, would we be trying to leave in such a hurry?”

“What’s the point of saying that to me? Fortunately, the Goma Saint Ancestor is still tied up with the entity inside the palace, so we still have some time. Now is the time for us to find another way together, so let’s put aside our complaints for now.”

Han Li glared at him, and the Silver Yaksha, who had been angered by his words, seemed to have thought of something and calmed down, falling into thought.

The young man from the Seo clan, who was standing beside him, also had a bad expression. Lin Eun-byeong and Gyu-ryeong also had no choice but to walk out of the teleportation array, frowning and lost in thought.

While everyone was sealed in the space and helpless, the black woman was manipulating the giant flag, surrounded by a black storm. Now that the Black Wind Flag had sealed the space, the surrounding area was in chaos, and she could see it all at a glance.

She had used quite a bit of the Black Wind Flag’s power to seal the space, but now that the Nine-Star Subduing Demon Formation was broken, she only had to deal with the ownerless Eight-Spirit Ruler.

No matter how powerful a Heaven-Reaching Treasure [an extremely powerful magical artifact] was, it couldn’t unleash many divine abilities with its own spirituality alone.

As the black woman looked ahead, the phantoms of eight spirit beasts were torn apart by the swirling pillars, only to be re-condensed by the power of the Eight-Spirit Ruler. The phantoms couldn’t attack her through the wind pillars, but she was also not in a situation where she could easily leave.

The black woman’s expressionless gaze suddenly shifted to someone above the palace. It was the large-headed grotesque man who had neither left nor intervened since the battle began. He was still unharmed, close to the palace, despite the Black Wind Flag’s gale.

The black woman’s eyes lit up, and she opened her mouth with a pleasant voice.

“Cultivator Yeop, go and bring the Eight-Spirit Ruler to this Saint Ancestor! As long as I’m watching, Cultivator Longmong won’t be able to do anything, so rest assured.”

The grotesque man hesitated upon hearing those words.

“Are you worried that this Saint Ancestor won’t be able to protect you properly?”

The black woman laughed lightly, swept up the blue cloth hanging in front of her forehead, and flicked her finger towards the Yeop clan cultivators who were gathered in the distance.

The Yeop clan cultivators, who were surrounded by the phantom of the white-robed scholar using treasures, were startled. However, no light came out of her fingertips; it only seemed as if she was touching the air.

The Yeop clan cultivators and the large-headed grotesque man were clueless.

*Huk! Huk! Huk!*

But a moment later, red dots appeared on the foreheads of the female Taoist and the old man among the Yeop clan cultivators, and they fell dead. Neither protective barriers nor treasures could prevent their deaths.

Only the middle-aged man with the angular face was able to block the translucent orb with a yellow light emitted by a ring made of bones that was creating phantoms on its own.

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