Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 608

Han Li’s brows furrowed as he observed the weakened state of the three-headed, six-armed demon. Then, his gaze shifted to the demonic energy emanating from the stone pillars and the altar.

Suddenly struck by an idea, he clapped his hands together and spread his fingers wide. Golden light flashed, and thunder rumbled as a dozen golden lightning bolts shot towards the demonic energy pillars.

*Kwagwang! Kwarurung!*

The pillars, which had been regenerating with black energy, crumbled instantly upon contact with the lightning. It seemed they were nothing more than illusions from the start.

Not only Han Li, but the other cultivators also showed drastic changes in their expressions. At the same time, an icy shout from the silver-haired woman echoed from within the altar.

“Original Killing Ancestor! So you were indeed here!”

“How is this Ancestor’s Heavenly Wheel Demonic Transformation Technique? That one’s aptitude wasn’t bad, so it was worth hiding him within the seal using my secret arts. It’s a pity that the time I injected true demonic energy was too short, so he couldn’t take on the true form of a War Demon. Still, wearing my armor and merging with my incarnations, he’s reached the strength of a Spirit Transformation cultivator. If there had been enough demonic energy, he could have killed everyone gathered here in an instant.”

Surprisingly, the triumphant laughter of a woman in black armor echoed from within the altar. The cultivators, including the Seven Mysteries True Man and Gyuryeong, who had been battling the three-headed, six-armed demon, were dumbfounded.

Shortly after, black light surged from the demon’s body, and its three heads revealed their original forms.

The middle head transformed into the face of a horned man, a large-headed grotesque with crimson eyes, while the other two heads became demonic incarnations with hawk wings. The three had strangely merged into one body.

Even the most seasoned cultivators were taken aback by the terrifying appearance of the Ye Family’s large-headed grotesque.

At that moment, the middle head of the demon, now revealing its true form, raised its head and howled. The black armor it wore expanded, covering its entire body.

The three heads were hidden by the black armor, and simultaneously, a black saber, spear, and two swords appeared in each of its six hands. Then, a series of explosions echoed from the demonic energy in the distance, and the altar vibrated.

“Original Killing Ancestor, what are you trying to do!”

The silver-haired woman’s surprised voice was heard.

“Why do you ask? Only by breaking this seal can this Ancestor complete my mission. Unless there is interference from the Spirit World, there is no one in the Human World who can reseal true demonic energy. The day this place becomes part of the Demon Realm is not far off!”

The black-armored woman’s mocking voice echoed, and the demonic energy near the altar swirled and was sucked in.

In almost a single breath, the demonic energy vanished, and the woman standing on the altar revealed herself. She was no longer wearing armor but held a black bead in her hand.

The bead shimmered with black light, and upon closer inspection, one could see the light of five-colored spiritual energy flickering within. Seeing it, Han Li was reminded of the five-colored bead he had taken from the body of the Spirit Envoy.

The black-clad woman emitted strange demonic energy from her entire body and began chanting a spell using the bead. Then, shadows emerged from her body, taking on the same forms as the demons.

The shadows mimicked the woman’s movements, one hand supporting the void and the other forming a hand seal.

At this moment, Linglong appeared beside the altar, looking at the void with an angry expression. Han Li, puzzled, followed her gaze and saw that the Eight Spirit Ruler [a magical artifact] was causing a strange phenomenon against the Black Wind Banner [a powerful flag-like treasure] in the void.

The Heaven Piercing Treasure [a type of extremely powerful magical artifact], which had transformed into a black serpent, had turned into a giant wind sphere of black energy, almost as large as a pavilion. Countless black vortexes appeared within it, making one’s eyes dizzy just by looking at it.

And the silver spell flowing from the giant lotus touched the surface of the black bead and disappeared without a sound. As the two large and small beads appeared in different places, Han Li had a bad feeling.

The energy contained within both the black bead held by the black-clad woman and the giant wind sphere in the void was immense.

Han Li made a decision in an instant and used the puppet beside him to launch a black light towards the giant wind sphere.

The puppet launched a flying blade refined from Demonic Beast Essence [a powerful material], and the blade’s speed was faster than anything Han Li possessed.

As the flying blade flashed and flew, the wind sphere seemed to come alive, and the vortexes within it began to move chaotically. The surface of the sphere rippled and bulged, as if something enormous was about to burst out.

At that sight, the black-clad woman’s laughter ceased, and the silver-haired woman looked on with anticipation, as if she had an idea.

“Impossible. You’re disrupting the Black Wind Banner with just a flying blade?”

No matter what the black-clad woman said, the wind sphere above her head was on the verge of exploding. She hastily formed a hand seal and threw a gray magic seal into the black bead she held in her hand.

*Chwareuk.*

The bead trembled and emitted a black pillar of light from within, which entered the wind sphere. Then, the giant sphere, which had been in chaos, regained its stability.

Han Li’s expression hardened, and the humanoid puppet used a magic seal to boost the flying blade. The Demonic Beast Essence flying blade within the wind sphere swelled and began to wildly rampage once more.

The wind sphere, which had been stabilizing, became unstable and rippled again.

“Do you wish to die?”

The black-clad woman, enraged, clenched her fist in the void, and a massive pressure of spiritual energy fell from above Han Li’s head. Startled, Han Li tried to dodge, but Linglong, who was beside the altar, moved first.

She gestured towards Han Li.

*Kwang!*

A black demonic claw and a milky white giant hand collided, scattering light and exploding with a *tsutsutsut* sound.

“As long as I am here, it will not be easy to kill that one,” the silver-haired woman said with a chuckle, staring at the black-clad woman. The black-clad woman’s face darkened, but she did not reply.

She was merely a being of pure belief without a physical body, and although she was injured and her vitality was greatly diminished, she was still not an opponent that could be killed easily.

“I was going to wait a little longer, but it seems I can’t anymore.”

The black-clad woman muttered, looking at the wind sphere that was losing control, and then disappeared like smoke.

Linglong, with a puzzled expression, flicked her silver hair, and numerous silver threads surged towards the void near the wind sphere.

However, before the silver threads could reach, black energy suddenly appeared and condensed, taking the form of a two-headed wolf.

The wolf’s expression changed upon seeing the pervasive silver threads. It was an unexpected attack, but it lightly shook its body and shot black fur from its back like arrows.

Metallic explosions, as if weapons were clashing, echoed between the silver threads and black fur in the void, and the black wolf used the opportunity to disappear into the wind sphere.

*Kkwang!*

The wind sphere shook, and the roar of the vortexes subsided, becoming silent.

However, Han Li sensed that the black blade he was controlling through the puppet was floundering as if it had fallen into a swamp.

Startled, Han Li moved his consciousness, and the humanoid puppet poured spiritual power into the Demonic Beast Essence flying blade, trying to forcibly retrieve it. But someone within the wind sphere scoffed and severed the connection with the black flying blade.

This was a big problem!

Han Li immediately clapped his hands together and released two thick golden lightning bolts. At the same time, numerous flying swords floating around him flashed with golden light, making thunderous sounds.

Then, the golden lights condensed into nearly twenty golden dragons.

He had activated all the lightning of the Azure Bamboo Cloud Swords, except for the last Evil-Slaying Divine Lightning of the Wind and Thunder Style.

As soon as the lightning dragons were formed, Han Li immediately sent them flying towards the small bead below. Unlike the giant wind sphere, it was a pure demonic energy crystal, and it would surely scatter if attacked by the Evil-Slaying Divine Lightning.

The silver-haired woman, who had been quietly fighting the black light with silver threads, was amazed when she saw the lightning dragons.

Through Eunwol’s memories, she knew that he possessed the Evil-Slaying Divine Lightning, but this was the first time she had seen him unleash all of it in an attack.

The power of the lightning dragons was that immense.

The two-headed wolf within the wind sphere, who had been suppressing the Demonic Beast Essence flying blade with something translucent, was startled and emitted crimson pillars of light from each of its heads.

The lightning dragons and the crimson pillars of light collided, causing lightning to spark and a bloody stench to fill the air. Surprisingly, they blocked a tremendous amount of Evil-Slaying Divine Lightning.

“How dare you use my body!”

Linglong’s eyebrows shot up when she saw the crimson pillars of light.

The crimson pillars of light were literally extracted from the silver wolf’s body, so it was natural for the original owner of the body, the silver-haired woman, to be furious.

“It will soon disappear anyway, so why be attached to a body?”

The black-clad woman sneered from within the wind sphere, but her voice was noticeably weaker than before. At those words, Linglong regained her composure rather than becoming enraged.

“Don’t be so arrogant. You think you can explode the Black Wind Banner, a Heaven Piercing Treasure, with just the power of a Spirit Transformation cultivator! Besides, even if you succeed in exploding it, it’s not certain that you can break the seal.”

“Whether I can or not, we will both find out soon!”

The black-clad woman released all the demonic energy from the bead below and absorbed it into the wind sphere, letting out a sinister laugh.

The wind sphere emitted a blinding black light and howled sharply. The vortexes inside strangely merged into one, transforming into a giant vortex about a dozen yards in size.

The body of the giant two-headed wolf appeared in the center of the vortex and spat out a small flag wrapped in black light from its mouth. The black flag was the Black Wind Banner, a Heaven Piercing Treasure.

The shape of the vortex changed, and a tremendous pressure of spiritual energy burst out, scattering in five colors. As the five-colored light scattered and seeped into the center of the vortex, the vortex became even more violent.

The silver lotus made from the Eight Spirit Ruler also seemed to sense something, and it retracted its light, returning to a green wooden ruler. Then, with a *woong* sound, it extended upwards and disappeared, surrounded by the phantoms of eight spirit beasts.

Linglong’s expression changed, and she formed a hand seal, summoning the disc again.

As she pointed the Reverse Star Disc [a magical artifact], the disc spun and grew to several yards in size.

The silver-haired woman placed her hand on the disc, and as crystal light burst out from behind her, the golden starlight of the Reverse Star Disc became even more magnificent, with numerous constellations flowing out.

Then, the space around the vortex began to distort, as if it were being crumpled like paper. The closer it was to the giant vortex, the more severe and obvious the distortion became.

Han Li quickly inhaled sharply.

Having experienced the might of spatial rifts, he didn’t hesitate to jump out of the distorted space, and the humanoid puppet followed behind him. He also moved his lips, sending a telepathic message.

Gyuryeong and Im Eun-byeong, who had been fiercely fighting the three-headed, six-armed demon transformed from the large-headed grotesque, simultaneously hardened their expressions and immediately began to flee.

The Myriad Year Stone Bear and the Seven Mysteries True Man had also been listening to the conversation between the black wolf and Linglong, and upon seeing the strange appearance of the vortex and the two women moving, they also transformed into streaks of crimson and blue light, fleeing without looking back.

As all the fighting cultivators fled, only the three-headed, six-armed demon remained, standing blankly before immediately flying to block the Seven Mysteries True Man’s escape.

It wildly swung the six magical weapons in its hands, attacking the Seven Mysteries True Man. The Seven Mysteries True Man was startled and activated all seven of his treasures, using a tremendous attack to defend himself, and then used the opportunity to flee again.

The large-headed grotesque seemed to have a significantly lower intelligence than when it was a human cultivator, perhaps because the time it had been injected with demonic energy was too short. It only targeted the middle-aged scholar, using its energy without restraint and teleporting around.

Thanks to this, only the Seven Mysteries True Man was blocked by the demon and could not move far from the altar.

The Seven Mysteries True Man’s face darkened.

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