Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 622

Han Li wasn’t worried about the Six-Winged Frost Centipedes. With twelve of them working together, they were spirit beasts capable of surviving even against an 8th-grade monster.

*Kukung!*

Indeed, not long after, the sounds of battle echoed from between the ice crevices, growing closer. Han Li quietly flicked his sleeve, releasing a dozen or so golden lights, which transformed into a dozen golden longswords that hovered above the ice canyon.

Baek Yo-i simply smiled, showing no intention of stepping forward. She believed that since Han Li had taken the lead, catching the monsters would be a piece of cake.

Soon after, a strange monster’s roar reverberated from below, and a white blizzard shot upwards. Half a dozen or so pure white monsters resembling lions were frantically fleeing in terror.

Han Li immediately recognized the lion-like monsters. They were the Snow Howling Beasts that were said to inhabit this place. Without hesitation, he used a hand seal to empower the swords, turning them into streaks of golden light that flew downwards.

The dazzling light of the long golden streaks caught the eye. The flying swords were incredibly fast, piercing through the blizzard like lightning and approaching the monsters. Before the Snow Howling Beasts could react, the golden lights moved in strange trajectories.

Groans echoed, and the monsters were sliced in half, falling back down. At that moment, an earth-shattering roar erupted from below the glacier canyon.

*Kukung!*

Following the roar, several thick pillars of wind shot upwards.

Han Li narrowed his eyes and observed that a monster with a furious face was crouched at the top of the wind pillars. The monster looked similar to the Snow Howling Beasts, but its fur was a shimmering silver.

“That’s not a Snow Howling Beast, it’s an Ice Ferocious Beast. How did such high-grade monsters get here…?”

Baek Yo-i raised her voice, sounding puzzled.

Han Li merely watched with shining eyes as twelve white auras followed below the wind pillars. The Six-Winged Frost Centipedes were emitting cold air towards the silver monsters.

The Ice Ferocious Beast appeared to be around the 7th grade, but it showed no fear of the white centipedes’ cold air. Unexpectedly, it was holding its own even while being attacked by twelve of them.

Han Li scoffed and moved his flying swords to try and kill the monster. At that moment, Baek Yo-i suddenly shouted.

“Wait a moment, Senior Brother. The Ice Ferocious Beast is a rare monster with both ice and wind attributes, so please leave it to me!”

Han Li paused for a moment, then smiled nonchalantly.

“Then I’ll catch it for you instead. There’s no need for Senior Sister Baek to go to the trouble.”

After speaking, he spat out a purple flame from his mouth.

The purple flame let out a clear cry and transformed into a firebird the size of a boat, with a distinct form as if it were alive. With a single flap of its wings, the purple firebird surged towards the top of the wind pillars.

The pure white centipedes immediately scattered in fear upon seeing the purple firebird, leaving only the silver Ice Ferocious Beasts behind.

Although the Ice Ferocious Beasts were not highly intelligent, they instinctively sensed the danger of the purple firebird and tried to flee. At that moment, Han Li, who had been preparing, focused his eyes.

Then, the Ice Ferocious Beasts felt an intense pain as if their heads were being pierced by an awl and collapsed. It was because of the Soul Piercing Needle that Han Li had launched with his powerful consciousness. [Soul Piercing Needle is a technique that attacks the soul directly.]

Even though he hadn’t used his full power, the 7th-grade monsters were helpless against the powerful consciousness attack of a Nascent Soul late-stage cultivator. In that gap, the purple firebirds circled around the monsters.

*Chwareuk!*

A purple light flickered, and a purple aura formed around the monsters. Having finished their task, the firebirds flapped their wings again and disappeared into Han Li’s body.

After a moment, the purple aura dissipated, and a purple ice block the size of ten feet appeared, with all the rare Ice Ferocious Beasts trapped inside.

As the monsters were restrained, the wind pillars gradually lost their power and disappeared, and the ice block was about to fall.

Baek Yo-i, who had been watching the amazing power of the Purple Aurora Flame, quickly grabbed the air. At the same time, a giant white hand appeared and pulled the ice block towards her.

“Thank you, Senior Brother Han.”

Baek Yo-i smiled brightly and took out a black spirit beast pouch. And in an instant, the huge ice block disappeared into the spirit beast pouch, along with the silver monsters.

After confirming Baek Yo-i’s satisfied expression, Han Li pointed to the centipedes that were still floating in the air. The winged centipedes let out sharp cries and wrapped their bodies in cold air, hiding into the surroundings.

Seeing this, Baek Yo-i was surprised, and Han Li explained.

“I arranged it so that low-grade monsters wouldn’t interfere while refining the Mystic Ice Flower.”

Baek Yo-i nodded. They then turned into streaks of blue and silver light and descended into the ice canyon.

The cold wind blowing through the dark crevices was quite similar to the Yin-Yang Cave they had seen a few years ago. [Yin-Yang Cave is a place with opposing energies.]

As they reached the bottom, both sides of the ice crevice began to emit a calm, crystal-like light. It was Mystic Ice, a material that could be used to refine ice-attribute magical artifacts, but ordinary Mystic Ice was not very valuable. Only Ten Thousand Year Mystic Ice was the optimal material.

Han Li and Baek Yo-i ignored the Mystic Ice and went further down.

It was only when the two cultivators’ feet touched the icy ground that they could find a milky white crystal vein. Han Li couldn’t take his eyes off the white flowers blooming on the crystal wall.

The flowers looked like wildflowers scattered along the road, but they were strange spirit herbs just by the fact that they were rooted in Ten Thousand Year Mystic Ice and alive.

“Three flowers should be enough!”

Han Li murmured with a long sigh.

“The amount of Ten Thousand Year Mystic Ice is considerable. The disciple who discovered this place deserves a great reward when we return.”

Baek Yo-i couldn’t hide her joy at seeing the Ten Thousand Year Mystic Ice vein.

“The Mystic Ice Flower must be refined immediately after harvesting, so I have prepared all the other materials. Would Senior Sister Baek like to return first, or…?”

“I’ll look around first. It’s strange that 7th-grade monsters like the Ice Ferocious Beasts appeared here, not far from the Northern Underworld.”

Baek Yo-i thought for a moment and then replied gently.

“That would be good. Please be careful.”

“Don’t worry, Senior Brother Han! It’s nothing much, but I’m just going to patrol the area just in case.”

Her face brightened as she smiled at his words. She turned into a streak of light and flew away first.

Han Li watched until the streak of light completely disappeared, then lowered his head to look at the three Mystic Ice Flowers. After organizing his thoughts for a moment, his hand brushed against his storage pouch, and various lights disappeared into the ice walls everywhere.

Then, a blue aura emerged and enveloped the vicinity.

*Weng!*

Then, a swarm of golden insects flew up and disappeared into the blue aura. With this, even if a powerful monster appeared, it wouldn’t be able to interfere with the refining of the Mystic Ice Pill.

Feeling relieved, Han Li took out a silver cauldron the size of a fist and floated it in the air, then took out the materials and small bottles from the wooden box and lined them up.

Now, his gaze reached the crystal-like shimmering Ten Thousand Year Mystic Ice wall. His sleeve fluttered, and three golden lights circled around the Mystic Ice Flowers, causing the Ten Thousand Year Mystic Ice to fall down with the flowers.

Han Li, who had been preparing, gestured, and three jade boxes flew over, safely receiving the white flowers. Then, Han Li formed a hand seal and threw the hand seals into the surrounding blue aura. Soon, the aura fluctuated, and his figure completely disappeared into the thick fog.

The cold wind still swirled in the glacier canyon, but now no other sounds could be heard.

Three days passed like this.

Suddenly, a light flashed at the far end of the sky, and three streaks of light approached the glacier crevice at an incredible speed. The silver streak of light, which was rushing ahead, looked bleak, as if the cultivator inside was seriously injured.

Behind it, streaks of red and green light flew aggressively. It was clear at a glance that they were chasing each other.

When the light faded, a woman with a graceful face wearing a white robe appeared, but her complexion was so pale that it had a greenish tinge, as if she had been poisoned.

She was Baek Yo-i, who had left this place three days ago, and she had been poisoned by a strange poison that she couldn’t suppress even with her mid-Nascent Soul cultivation. [Nascent Soul is a stage of cultivation.]

Baek Yo-i hurriedly looked down at the glacier canyon, and her expression improved when she saw the sparkling blue restriction below.

However, the red and green streaks of light that had been chasing her were now about a hundred feet away.

“It seems that the poison has spread, and it’s difficult for you to escape any further. If you surrender quietly, this Heavenly Lord will spare your life.”

A chilling voice spoke arrogantly. However, Baek Yo-i snorted and didn’t even bother to respond, jumping into the glacier crevice.

After she disappeared, the man and woman who had arrived at the entrance of the glacier canyon paused at the blue restriction that was faintly visible below.

As the demon race cultivators were examining the inside in detail, a white aura suddenly surged from everywhere, and twelve pure white centipedes appeared, flapping their wings.

“Six-Winged Frost Centipedes!”

The woman in the red light shouted with a joyful expression.

“Those are the Six-Winged Frost Centipedes?”

The man in the green light also seemed surprised.

“What a stroke of luck! If we eat those, we can achieve Yin-Yang harmony and greatly increase our cultivation.”

The woman let out an unpleasant laugh and ignited flames all over her body. From within, a dozen or so winged fire snakes emerged, each spitting flames and flying towards the centipedes.

In an instant, flames and cold air mixed, and an explosion erupted. At that moment, the red light faded, and the woman’s appearance became clear.

The woman, with a long, slender body and turquoise eyes, had a beautiful appearance, but red scales had sprouted on her cheeks, and a snake’s tongue flicked out from her mouth.

A 9th-grade snake demon who had reached the Transformation stage revealed her greed towards the Six-Winged Frost Centipedes with shining eyes. The demon was determined to hunt the centipedes one by one, and the red light all over her body intensified.

At that moment, a large amount of golden light rushed out and charged towards the two demons. The man in the green light was startled and flicked his sleeve, emitting a green aura that looked like a flood dragon to try and envelop the golden swarm.

He had no doubt that whatever the golden buzzing things were, they would melt away in the sticky poison aura, but unexpectedly, the golden spirit insects broke through the green aura.

At that moment, the man was quite flustered. He spun around, and green light spread around him, creating a pillar of fire. The buzzing sound stopped for a moment in the green flames, and countless golden petals fell like flower petals.

There were only a few spirit insects left, and even those couldn’t escape the green flames and were floundering. The man, relieved, examined them closely, and upon seeing one of them, he shouted in terror.

“S-Suh Gold Beetles! Aren’t those Suh Gold Beetles! How are there so many…?”

The man’s face, hidden by the green light, contorted.

The man had green hair, small eyes, and a large mouth that was torn to his cheeks, with sharp fangs.

As soon as he shouted in surprise, the golden beetles that had been falling flapped their wings again and soared, surrounding the green flames. And as the Suh Gold Beetles began to gnaw, the green flames visibly began to shrink.

The man’s expression darkened even further.

But then, a red light flashed next to the Suh Gold Beetles, and the snake demon woman appeared, spitting out a wooden bowl wrapped in blue light from her mouth.

The wooden bowl quickly grew huge, turning into a blue protective barrier, and instantly enveloped the Suh Gold Beetles. The golden beetles desperately tried to escape the barrier, but they seemed unable to do so in a short time.

“What are you so afraid of! Those aren’t even the adult Suh Gold Beetles from the ancient times. There is a way to annihilate the Suh Gold Beetles that haven’t fully grown, no matter what.”

The woman in the red light coldly urged. And as if to prove her words, she waved her hand.

*Shwiik!*

A sharp sound of air being torn was heard, and a red light the size of a fingernail flew and split a Suh Gold Beetle in the barrier.

The hard body of the Suh Gold Beetle silently split in two and fell, revealing the identity of the red light, which was surprisingly a piece of bright red scale.

Seeing that, the man breathed a sigh of relief, and the woman smiled sinisterly and formed a hand seal.

*Pupu pupupuk!*

More than a hundred scales floated in front of her.

It seemed that she was planning to wipe out the Suh Gold Beetles, temporarily leaving the Six-Winged Frost Centipedes, who were engaged in battle with the fire snakes.

At that moment, a cool laughter and a thunderous sound were heard from below the glacier canyon covered in blue aura, and a silver light flashed near the snake demon.

At that moment, the snake demon also formed a hand seal and changed the direction of the scales floating in the air, sending them towards the figure that had appeared in the silver light.

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