Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 612

The giant stone tablet, now half-submerged in the ground and containing the Heaven Stabilizing Tablet, began to hum. Suddenly, a shout echoed from the black hole in the sky.

“……!”

Startled, Han Li immediately focused on the Yuan Gang Shield, causing its protective barrier to expand significantly. Then, a black pillar of light erupted from the rubble.

Bang!

A deafening explosion followed, and the pillar of light detonated, engulfing the surrounding area in a black miasma. A silver light flickered precariously within the darkness. Han Li’s expression tightened as he rapidly formed hand seals, continuously casting magic seals.

The protective barrier became strangely smooth, deflecting most of the black energy, allowing the flickering silver light to stabilize.

In reality, the Origin Fiend Ancestor’s avatar, who had launched the attack from afar, was fully engaged in Yin Yue’s relentless assault. Otherwise, the protective barrier would have been shattered by the continuous barrage of light pillars.

Faced with this sudden turn of events, the two-headed black wolf flew into a rage. Abandoning all attempts to dodge Yin Yue’s attacks, it began firing black pillars of light from its mouth, causing the surrounding demonic energy to surge towards Yin Yue.

It was a desperate attempt to quickly separate Yin Yue, even at the cost of severely depleting its own energy. But it was already too late.

Krrrrrr!

Suddenly, the ground trembled violently, and dozens of pillars of light rose from every corner of the space. These pillars transformed into massive stone columns, each spanning dozens of feet.

The spiritual energy emanating from these stone pillars was extraordinary. Thick rings of spiritual energy formed on their surfaces, rotating rapidly. Soon, a mysterious phenomenon occurred.

The demonic energy that had been spreading throughout the area was drawn towards the rotating rings like moths to a flame. Countless thin threads of light also appeared above the black hole in the sky, weaving together like a spiderweb.

In an instant, they were enveloped in threads of light, transforming into massive orbs of light. Han Li, confirming that the backup formation was activating, focused on channeling more spiritual power into it.

As the rings of spiritual energy on the stone pillars thickened, the speed at which the demonic energy was drawn in also increased. Within moments, all the demonic energy in the entire space was sucked into the stone pillars and vanished.

The black wolf, which had relied on the abundant demonic energy to fight Yin Yue, was now at a disadvantage. Howls of distress echoed from within the black light as it began to retreat into the blood-red light.

Han Li breathed a sigh of relief and formed a hand seal, sending a magic seal towards the stone tablet. The stone tablet vibrated slightly, and a milky white energy flowed down from the orb of light above the black hole.

Upon seeing this, the wolf, which had been battling Yin Yue, was terrified and immediately abandoned her, taking flight. Yin Yue scoffed and pursued it, disappearing into the sky.

The milky white energy continued to descend, blocking the entrance of the black energy. In an instant, a crystal wall formed, sealing the demonic energy. The black wolf, witnessing this, realized the direness of its situation.

Its gaze immediately turned towards the sealed stone tablet. Having experienced the Fire Dragon Bird’s power before, it understood what was happening. The wolf howled and transformed into black light, then split into three identical wolves, lunging towards Han Li and the stone tablet.

At that moment, a blood-red light exploded beside Han Li, and a large amount of blood-red energy formed a thick sea of blood. The overwhelming stench of blood vibrated through the air, and the three wolves were instantly swept away and trapped within the sea of blood.

Soon, a silver light appeared above the sea of blood.

Kwagwang!

A thunderous sound erupted, and a barrage of fire arrows shot out from the silver light, simultaneously attacking the three wolves. The wolves were startled and released black energy upwards.

Han Li watched coldly, then gripped the Three-Flame Fan in one hand and swung it forcefully. A clear cry echoed, and three three-colored firebirds, each the size of a boat, flew towards the three wolves.

The intense heat caused the surrounding sea of fire to evaporate like steam.

Among the wolves, only one showed a flustered expression, while the others simply looked dazed. Seeing this, Yin Yue revealed a look of joy and formed a hand seal.

The silver-haired woman transformed into light in the sky, taking the form of a giant silver wolf, and charged towards the black wolf. Upon seeing Yin Yue in the form of a giant wolf, the Origin Fiend Ancestor’s avatar seemed to remember something and shouted.

“You’re trying to use Soul Devouring [a technique to consume another’s soul]? Absolutely not!”

The wolf took a deep breath and quickly spat out blood. The stream of blood rode the wind, creating red flames, and the surrounding sea of blood disappeared as if melting snow.

The black wolf, having regained its freedom, flashed black light and leaped into the sky. However, before it could escape even a dozen feet, a thunderous sound was heard above its head.

Silver lightning flashed, and before the black wolf could change direction, countless blue threads wrapped around it, binding it tightly.

Alarmed, the black wolf tried to ignite the red flames it had created with blood to burn the blue threads. However, a snort came from the silver lightning, and the energy of the blue threads intensified, showing no signs of breaking.

Faced with this unexpected situation, the black wolf had a bad feeling. As it was unable to escape, the silver wolf seized the opportunity and lunged, disappearing into the black wolf’s body.

The black wolf’s two heads simultaneously let out painful screams, unable to bear it, and began to tremble and writhe.

After a while, one of the wolf heads suddenly flashed its eyes and turned its head, beginning to bite the other head’s neck.

Kwang!

At that moment, one of the wolf heads turned silver-white. However, the black head did not just accept it and opened its mouth to attack the silver-white head.

Meanwhile, Han Li appeared amidst the silver lightning, holding the Heaven Piercing Cauldron. He watched the wolves biting each other, looking worried.

Although the silver-white head had attacked first, the black head, having regained its senses, was unleashing a fierce attack with flashing black light. Han Li’s face hardened as he watched, and he touched the Heaven Piercing Cauldron with one hand.

A clear sound spread out, and the blue threads binding the giant wolf tightened further. Then, Han Li opened his mouth and released golden lightning towards the black head.

The golden light exploded, and thin lightning bolts flew in all directions. At the same time, the black wolf head lost the demonic energy it had struggled to gather and screamed. Taking advantage of the gap, the silver-white head swallowed the black wolf head in one bite.

The black head was not torn off, but a dark, murky shadow popped out from within. The black shadow was shapeless, but it was clumped together like a lump of mud, trying to viciously bite the silver-white phantom.

However, Yin Yue’s cold snort was heard from the silver-white phantom. A dazzling silver light spread, and the silver-white phantom’s size increased, swallowing the black shadow and returning to the silver-white head.

Then, the black wolf head, which had been biting madly, stopped attacking and lost focus in its eyes. The silver-white head also stopped paying attention to the black head and began to tremble as if in pain.

Han Li, seeing this, was relieved and threw a small cauldron at the giant wolf’s body. A large amount of energy flowed out, surrounding the giant wolf in a ball of light.

Having finished his task, Han Li looked around and flew back near the seal. He then flew over the remains of the altar and shot out several bright red fireballs from his hand.

A loud explosion was heard, and a pit was formed, within which something was shining with a black light.

The humanoid puppet reached into the void and pulled it out. Surprisingly, it was the remains of the Black Wind Banner, only half of it remaining. Although it was almost completely broken, it still contained a tremendous amount of spiritual energy.

Han Li examined the Black Wind Banner for a moment and then unhesitatingly put it into his storage pouch. He didn’t know if it could be restored, but the materials alone were something that couldn’t be found anywhere else in the world, so he couldn’t just leave it behind.

Then, Han Li suddenly flew upwards, diving into the clouds. The blue light faded, and Han Li stopped in the air with a serious expression. Not far away, something was flashing a green light.

It was the jade-colored Heaven Piercing Treasure, the Eight Spirit Ruler.

The Eight Spirit Ruler was undamaged, and because it was a Buddhist treasure, it was completely incompatible with demonic arts, so it had not been immediately corrupted. Of course, if the Origin Fiend Ancestor had fully recovered his energy, the situation would have been different.

However, Han Li did not approach the Eight Spirit Ruler carelessly, even as he stared at it. Having almost died trying to obtain the Heaven Piercing Cauldron due to the Azure Glazed Ice Flame, he suspected that the Eight Spirit Ruler might also harbor similar dangers.

He first used his consciousness to send the humanoid puppet to grab the Eight Spirit Ruler. Unexpectedly, there was nothing wrong. Relieved, Han Li happily received the Eight Spirit Ruler and examined it from all angles.

The treasure was shining green, but even when he poured spiritual power into it, there was no change.

“Hmm.”

At that moment, the giant wolf, which had been enveloped in a ball of light, howled softly and broke out of it with a dazzling light. Han Li was startled and quickly put away the Eight Spirit Ruler, then gestured towards the Heaven Piercing Cauldron.

The Heaven Piercing Cauldron flew towards him, looking tense, and transformed into a blue light, landing in his hand. Han Li narrowed his eyes and looked at the wolf in the distance.

The light faded, and the giant wolf, which had gracefully risen to its feet, now had only one head, and its fur was shining silver-white.

Han Li, seeing the silver-white wolf looking up at him, happily flew towards it, but stopped abruptly midway.

A cold gaze made his heart sink. The wolf’s body blurred and returned to the form of a seductive woman. The silver-haired woman looked at Han Li expressionlessly, but she was clearly raising the corners of her mouth in a sneer.

“You are Ryeong-rong [Yin Yue’s original form].”

Han Li took a breath and asked cautiously.

“You can think of me as Ryeong-rong. For now, Ryeong-rong’s soul is the dominant consciousness.”

She raised her hand and began to examine it carefully. She seemed calm, but she was clearly happy to have found a body.

“What happened to Yin Yue?”

“Nothing happened. She consumed a lot of consciousness power during the Soul Devouring and fell asleep. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to appear so quickly.”

Ryeong-rong replied, looking puzzled, as she averted her gaze from her hand.

“What do you plan to do now?”

Han Li was relieved to hear that Yin Yue was safe.

“What? Of course, I have to return to the Spirit Realm! Are you trying to keep me by your side because you’re reluctant to send Seol-ryeong [Yin Yue’s name when she was a wolf] away?”

Ryeong-rong raised her eyebrows and asked coldly. Han Li’s face flushed for a moment at her blatant question, but he soon returned to his usual composure.

“As you know, Yin Yue also intended to return to the Spirit Realm. I have no intention of stopping her, nor do I have the ability to do so.”

“That’s a wise thought. I originally intended to retrieve the Heaven Piercing Treasure you possess. However, since you helped me during the Soul Devouring, and since Seol-ryeong made a promise to you, as a princess of the Yin Wolf Clan, I cannot ignore this favor. I will leave both the cauldron and the Eight Spirit Ruler. However, remember that after today, your connection with Seol-ryeong is over. If you come to the Spirit Realm and appear before me, I will personally kill you.”

Han Li’s expression changed slightly at Ryeong-rong’s words, but he said nothing. He did not agree, but he also did not express any refusal.

The silver-haired woman was merely warning him, not trying to get a promise from Han Li, so she immediately gestured and sent out a black light. Han Li identified the object and reached out into the void, summoning it.

It was the Demon Subduing Flying Dagger that had been taken by the avatar of the Origin Fiend Ancestor. Han Li accepted it without hesitation and threw it to the humanoid puppet.

Now, Ryeong-rong no longer paid attention to him and headed towards the center of the space.

She checked the sealing formation and nodded in satisfaction, then suddenly turned back to Han Li with a cold gaze and returned.

“Give me a few drops of Ten Thousand Year Spirit Liquid. I need it to open the Reverse Spirit Passage.”

Han Li’s lips twitched at Ryeong-rong’s words, but he immediately took out a few small bottles from his storage pouch and threw them to her. Ryeong-rong received the jade bottles, then found a flat area nearby, sat cross-legged, and formed hand seals.

As she chanted a spell, she gradually floated into the air and began to emit a silver light around her. The woman’s figure gradually disappeared into the dazzling light, and from afar, it looked like a soft moonlight.

At that moment, Ryeong-rong suddenly opened her eyes and spat out a disc marked with the Reverse Spirit Seal from her mouth.

Han Li, who was watching from afar, narrowed his brows. No matter how he looked at it, the disc was strange. For something created by condensing a seal with tremendous power, it contained less spiritual energy than even a top-grade treasure.

Suddenly, the disc flew above the silver-haired woman’s head. Ryeong-rong was flicking her ten fingers, sending various colored magic seals towards the disc.

After a while, the anomaly began.

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