Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 597

598. The Blood-Red Sword Reappears

Finally, when the black-clad woman revealed her true form as a silver wolf, Han Li, the young man surnamed Seo, Im Eun-byeong, and Gyuryeong were surrounding a figure bathed in red light.

The cultivators watching them were intensely focused. Eun Si-yacha and Sa Geum-soo merely observed from a distance, showing they had no intention of getting involved.

“Why are you all doing this? What have I done to deserve this?”

From within the red light, a man in his fifties with an innocent face appeared. It was none other than Sasan Jin-in.

“If you were going to come in, you should have greeted us instead of hiding like that! How else would we know what you were planning?” the young man surnamed Seo said expressionlessly.

“What do you mean, planning? As soon as I was teleported here, I was faced with so many cultivators, making it difficult to distinguish friend from foe, so I was just being cautious.”

“Is that so? But why were you so close to me? If not for the Five-Colored Light of the Spirit Envoy, I wouldn’t have noticed you at all, thanks to your amazing stealth technique,” Im Eun-byeong said, frowning and raising his eyebrows.

“That’s a misunderstanding. The reason why that happened is…” Sasan Jin-in chuckled and tried to explain, but Han Li cut him off with a sneer.

“Wasn’t it you who ambushed me in front of the True Devil Pagoda using a treasure? At the time, your stealth was too fast to catch you, but I roughly confirmed your outline. Moreover, even with your energy sealed, a chilling aura and a bloody stench seem to seep out. It seems you’ve swallowed countless Nascent Souls [the core of a cultivator’s power] with that blood-red blade. The cultivators who came in here with us haven’t been seen for a long time, so they’re probably already…” Han Li finished with a cold smile. The young man surnamed Seo and Im Eun-byeong felt a chill run down their spines. Sasan Jin-in, who had been smiling slyly, hardened his expression but shook his head wildly, denying it.

“It’s really a misunderstanding. A bloody stench? How could a mere mountain man like me possess such a treasure? Don’t slander me without proof.”

“Proof? What a joke! If it wasn’t you, you would die here right now.” A coldness settled on Han Li’s face, and a golden flying sword shot from his mouth, slicing towards Sasan Jin-in. The young man surnamed Seo and Im Eun-byeong merely exchanged glances and didn’t bother to stop him.

Sasan Jin-in was shocked and spouted nonsense, but he nimbly fluttered his sleeves and blocked Han Li’s attack with a navy-blue flying sword. The two flying swords clashed, and a burst of spiritual energy exploded between them.

At this, Han Li merely sneered. As he formed a hand seal, the sword light from the Azure Bamboo Cloud Sword intensified, and the navy-blue flying sword was cut in two, turning into scrap metal and falling to the ground.

Startled, Sasan Jin-in immediately released a blue bronze shield, but it couldn’t stop Han Li’s flying sword. The golden flying sword eventually fell, aiming for Sasan Jin-in’s head.

Sasan Jin-in, who had been flustered, suddenly turned into a white beam of light and shot off, but a flash of black and white light appeared, and Gyuryeong calmly blocked his path.

Sasan Jin-in flinched and changed direction again, but the young man surnamed Seo also moved, blocking his path.

While he hesitated, a golden light trembled above his head, creating a sword shadow that covered him. With no way to escape, Sasan Jin-in’s expression turned vicious, and something blood-red shot out from his sleeve.

The golden sword shadows scattered, and several golden flying daggers were flung out. The blood-red light didn’t miss them, splitting into a dozen pieces and chasing after them. Sharp metallic clashing sounds rang out in succession, and a strong bloody stench vibrated.

The human cultivators and demon beasts narrowed their eyes, feeling the terrifying power of the blood-red aura. Only Han Li narrowed his eyes, watching the chase unfold in the air.

The young man surnamed Seo felt puzzled by Han Li’s expression, as if the attack wasn’t against his own natal magic treasure [a magic item tied to a cultivator’s life force].

Sasan Jin-in also thought something was strange and pointed to the air. The blood-red light returned to him, transforming into a short, half-foot-long blade.

“So it was you! Is that blood-red blade a replica of the Demon Dragon Blade?” Han Li asked, looking at the blade enveloped in blood-red light.

At the mention of the Demon Dragon Blade, everyone’s expressions changed, and even Eun Si-yacha’s eyes lit up as he examined the blood-red blade in the air.

However, Sasan Jin-in didn’t answer his question and was instead surprised to see Han Li’s golden flying sword.

He had launched so many attacks with the blood-red blade, yet it was still shining gold and unharmed. For Sasan Jin-in, who knew the power of the blood-red blade, this was a great surprise.

“There’s no need to worry. My flying sword has a special ability, so no matter how strong the blood-red blade’s power is, it can’t destroy it,” Han Li said, raising the corners of his mouth and gesturing for the golden flying sword to return.

“Weren’t you going to kill me?” Sasan Jin-in’s eyes flashed as he saw his opponent retracting his magic treasure.

“You? Why would I do that? It’s not like I had any deep connection with those who died by your hand, so I have no intention of avenging them. If you weren’t the person I thought you were, I would have killed you since you’d be useless, but now that you possess such a powerful treasure, we should join forces to escape this place!”

“So, Cultivator Han’s intention is…” The young man surnamed Seo was the first to understand his thoughts and replied.

“To escape this place, we absolutely need a powerful force. Although the Black Wind Banner is a Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure [a very powerful magic item], it can’t exert its full power because the opponent is dealing with other enemies and can’t focus on this place. Therefore, if we target and attack one point in the sealed space, we should be able to break through.”

Han Li calmly explained the situation. Having experienced escaping the Spirit Burial Garden, it wasn’t difficult for him to make this deduction.

Back then, the space was unstable, so they were fortunate to escape, but conversely, now that there are many cultivators of the same level, if they unleash a powerful blow at once, they could achieve the same effect.

“That makes sense. What do you think, Cultivator Eun Si?”

“That man’s magic treasure seems quite powerful, so it would be helpful in escaping this place.” The young man surnamed Seo turned his head towards Eun Si-yacha and spoke. Eun Si-yacha glanced at Sasan Jin-in for a moment, then spoke with a strange look in his eyes.

Han Li nodded and calmly said to Sasan Jin-in, who was standing far away, “What do you think, Cultivator? Joining forces to break this space would be good for you too. If you stay here, your Nascent Soul will be swallowed whole by the demon.”

“If we leave this place, will everyone go their own way? You can’t change your mind later.” Sasan Jin-in hesitated for a moment, then finally made a decision.

“Do we look like we’re attacking anyone for no reason? We’re not demonic cultivators, and we won’t do that unless we’re attacked first,” the young man surnamed Seo shouted as if he was dumbfounded.

“That’s right! If it were the Taiyi Sect guys, I wouldn’t have made a decision so easily either. Then, I’ll accept your proposal,” Sasan Jin-in said with a smirk. The cultivators then gathered and began to discuss countermeasures. Since cultivators using different cultivation methods had gathered, their attributes and conflicting attacks could combine to produce unfavorable results.

“Cultivator Han, it seems there’s another cultivator among your group. Come out and discuss with us. The power of the flying daggers that person used would be a great help,” the young man surnamed Seo suddenly said to Han Li. At the same time, the others also stared at him. Han Li cursed the young man surnamed Seo inwardly, but outwardly, he replied with an indifferent face.

“Everyone, rest assured. That cultivator will also participate in the attack. However, due to the nature of their cultivation method, it’s difficult for them to reveal themselves easily, so let’s postpone discussing it together for later.”

The young man surnamed Seo was dissatisfied with those words, but remembering the tremendous power he had shown when killing Goma, he didn’t argue further. Sasan Jin-in, who had been watching from the side, noticed that the relationship between Han Li and the young man surnamed Seo wasn’t very good and chuckled to himself.

Sasan Jin-in, who had been glaring coldly and lowering his head, seemed to be pondering something, but in fact, he was moving his lips and exchanging transmissions with someone.

Shortly after, when he raised his head again, his face was full of smiles, and on his hidden hand, white hairs had grown densely and then disappeared.

The white hairs, several inches long, were as hard as iron needles.

While the cultivators were coordinating how to break the space effectively, Han Li was using his consciousness to soothe the uneasy Jihon.

After about an hour, they finished their plan, and they flew to their designated positions, taking out formation flags and discs to enhance the power of their attacks with auxiliary formations.

Then, Han Li and the young man surnamed Seo began to deploy the Wind Flame Dragon Fierce Formation together. Although it couldn’t compare to the powerful formations that guarded the gates of large sects, it was a very powerful offensive formation among those that could be temporarily set up.

After half an hour, when the formation was completed, Gyuryeong and Eun Si-yacha entered the auxiliary formation, and Han Li and the young man surnamed Seo naturally took charge of maintaining the Wind Flame Dragon Fierce Formation.

It was a ridiculous situation that they had to cooperate now, after trying so hard to kill each other.

“Everyone, attack that spot!” The young man surnamed Seo gave the order without hesitation. When the others had no objections, he nodded to Han Li.

Then, Han Li immediately formed a hand seal, spreading out his ten fingers, and the magic seals flew out in succession, causing the spiritual energy to burst from the surrounding flags.

The young man surnamed Seo also took a deep breath and shot out a bright red magic seal from one hand, and the light flashed from the formation disc buried in the center of the formation.

The ground began to vibrate, and with a series of popping sounds, a dozen bright red pillars of fire shot up from the center of the formation, emitting intense heat. The surrounding temperature rose rapidly, and everyone’s mouths became dry and their skin became parched.

At that moment, Han Li flipped his palm and took out a blue formation disc. As he struck the disc, a blue light flashed, and the formation vibrated in response.

Pooh.

A dozen blue wind pillars condensed like dragons and surged, piercing through the fire pillars according to Han Li’s incantation.

The flames and wind merged, creating a dozen giant dragons made of wind pillars.

“Everyone, attack!” As the formation was activated, the young man surnamed Seo shouted again with delight. He opened his mouth and spat out a blue bead, and the Spirit Envoy, which had been circling above his head, emitted a five-colored light, enveloping the bead and flying towards the barrier.

Seeing this, Eun Si-yacha, Im Eun-byeong, and the others also began their attacks using their divine powers or magic treasures with the help of the auxiliary formation. Following the attack sequence that maximized their power, a series of collision sounds rang out against the space barrier.

Kugwang kwang kwang! Pachichik!

A tremendous explosion was heard from the wall in front, and the space itself shook from the pressure of the exploding spiritual energy.

Han Li fluttered his sleeves, and dozens of golden flying swords poured out like rain. Seeing the dazzling Azure Bamboo Cloud Swords, the young man surnamed Seo’s expression changed, and he increased his vigilance towards him.

However, regardless of what the others were thinking, Han Li gathered the flying swords into one, and a giant sword, a dozen feet long, was enveloped in sword light and lightning after being struck by the magic seal he had released.

However, he didn’t use the giant sword to attack immediately and suddenly threw the formation disc in his hand.

Pung!

As he formed a hand seal and pointed at the formation disc in the air, the disc quickly trembled and exploded. Then, a large amount of blue energy that came out of the formation disc was sucked into the formation and disappeared.

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