Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 644

Han Li flew at full speed toward the altar, reaching its top, and descended to avoid the cold energy spewing from the centipede that was hot on his heels. But then, a white light flashed not far from him, and the Ice Phoenix appeared on the altar, raising its head and coldly glaring at him. ‘I am neither a cultivator of the Small Polar Palace nor do I have any grudges with the demon race. Why are you trying to kill me?’ Han Li also faced her, expressing his discomfort. ‘Regardless of who you are, anyone who inherits the Glacial Flame of Ice White Immortal is an enemy of our Ice Phoenix clan. How dare you try to escape in front of this palace!’ ‘You are quite arrogant. Do you think you can stop me with your spatial divine abilities? Very well, then I shall also seek some guidance from the master of the Ice Sea for a while,’ Han Li chuckled. *Clang! Clatter!* As he stretched out his hand, golden sword lights and fire crows flew around him, and tremendous sounds echoed from the sword energy and flames. At the same time, a silver light flashed, and a humanoid puppet appeared beside him. Then, as the Demonic Flag brushed past, a black jade bottle appeared, and he slammed magic seals into it. The small bottle trembled, and five streams of gray-white energy flowed out, and the skeletons let out eerie cries. The skeletons, staring at the Ice Phoenix with sinister eyes, looked bloodthirsty at a glance. ‘Five-Phase Soul Demons!’ The Ice Phoenix paused, then turned its gaze to the humanoid puppet. ‘A mechanical puppet, how can a puppet of this level still exist in the human realm? It seems that even if I summon two incarnations, the chances of killing you are not high. But it is possible to hold you here for a while. If you don’t want to cause trouble by using the teleportation array recklessly, you won’t dare to try.’ The woman unexpectedly revealed his strength. ‘Summon incarnations? I’m barely managing to deal with the enemies without directly controlling them, so will there be a chance? I’m curious how long you can last against me, who is aided by the Five-Phase Soul Demons and a puppet.’ Without turning his head, Han Li was already aware of the situation in the center of the main hall through his consciousness. The Ice Phoenix’s incarnations were clearly being pushed back by the three Small Polar Palace cultivators. Perhaps if the two incarnations could not use extreme flames, they would have been defeated long ago. In that state, Lady Mi occasionally glanced at Han Li, revealing her doubts, but she did not deliberately fly over to help. From the perspective of the Small Polar Palace Master, it was better for them to destroy the incarnations while Han Li was fighting the Ice Phoenix’s main body alone. Conversely, he would not try to help a stranger in this situation. Han Li knew their intentions but was not angry. Seeing the Ice Phoenix sneer, it seemed that the threat was not working. Han Li sighed, finally giving up on trying to resolve things through conversation, and formed a hand seal. He had to either severely injure or kill her to feel safe using the teleportation array, so he planned to use the five demons and the puppet to attack the Ice Phoenix simultaneously. But then, the woman’s expression suddenly changed, as if she was relieved. Han Li was startled, wondering why she was acting like that, when a familiar voice echoed in the void. ‘It seems we meet again, old man!’ The flow of spiritual energy around Han Li changed, and the scenery blurred into a gray hue. Startled, he flicked his sleeve, and the Breaking Restriction Talisman popped out, flashing a yellow light. The surrounding scenery paused and returned to normal. *Boom! Boom!* Taking advantage of the gap, the golden sword lights and fire crows around Han Li flew in all directions, scattering the gray light. He raised his head and saw that a massive Myriad Demon Banner, about a hundred *zhang* [approximately 333 meters] in size, had appeared tens of *zhang* above him, emitting gray energy. Fortunately, he had not used the full power of the Breaking Restriction Talisman when breaking out of the Myriad Demon Banner’s restriction earlier, so he could use it again. However, Han Li’s expression darkened at the difficult situation. It had become very difficult to escape from this place now. But he could not just stand still and be trapped by the Myriad Demon Banner’s restriction again. Han Li moved his consciousness and chanted a spell, activating the magic seals controlling the five skeletons. The five demons leaped up and merged into one within the gray light, and soon, they were reborn as a giant skeleton nearly thirty *zhang* tall. Then, a green light flashed in the empty eye sockets of the skeleton, and as its two arms grasped the void above, two ribs broke off and transformed into ten *zhang* long sabers. The skeleton raised its head and let out a long roar, then slashed the twin sabers in a cross, and a tremendous saber light cut through the gray energy and attacked the Myriad Demon Banner. A world-shaking roar spread, and demonic energy intertwined with the chilling saber light. The giant skeleton flew into the sky, madly swinging the twin sabers in its hands, continuously emitting crescent-shaped energy. It seemed that it intended to destroy the giant flag in one go. A furious voice of the Cha demon was heard from within the Myriad Demon Banner, and the giant flag rapidly shrank to the size of a *chi* [approximately 1/3 meter] in an instant. A child appeared in the void, holding the flag, and teleported somewhere tens of *zhang* away. It seemed that the Myriad Demon Banner was slow when it was large, so it had returned to its original form for easier movement. Seeing this, the giant skeleton trembled, and its massive body shrank back to two *zhang* in size within the gray-white demonic energy. The skeleton made a strange sound as if it was sobbing, and it spat out gray-white demonic energy from its mouth. It swung the twin sabers made of bone and charged straight at the child. The child was slightly troubled by the Five-Phase Soul Demons in front of him. These specially refined demons were not affected by the Myriad Demon Banner’s restrictions, and unless there was a magic tool specifically for subduing demons or their master was killed, they were practically immortal. No matter how many times they were destroyed, they would recover. The Myriad Demon Banner was powerful, but it was mainly effective against human cultivators. It would take a long time to kill the demons by using other divine abilities with his incarnation body. However, the skeleton was already charging, so the Cha demon’s incarnation had no choice but to frown and swing the Myriad Demon Banner to release gray energy. But 60% of his consciousness was still watching Han Li, who was standing side by side with the humanoid puppet, not moving at all. The Ice Phoenix was still standing on the high jade altar, showing no signs of attacking. It seemed that she was worried that if she left her position, Han Li would disappear into the teleportation array. The four-winged centipedes were also floating above the two small teleportation arrays on the left and right, watching Han Li intently. The Ice Phoenix also knew that the two small teleportation arrays were the only exits from the Illusionary Palace. However, the reason Han Li was not moving was simple. He was wary of the Ice Phoenix’s divine ability to tear through space. But then, someone suddenly burst into laughter in the center of the main hall. ‘Finally out! This time, where should I stretch my body? As promised, I won’t go back until I’ve enjoyed myself to my heart’s content.’ The laughter was from a woman, but it was rough and grating. Han Li paused, scanned the area with his consciousness, and looked puzzled. Lady Mi, who had been fighting the two Ice Phoenix incarnations, had suddenly abandoned that battle and was flying towards Han Li. But unexpectedly, behind Lady Mi, a woman’s figure flickered and laughed in the yin energy. ‘What’s going on…’ Han Li immediately sensed a powerful but sinister force from the woman in the yin energy, and surprisingly, he discerned that she possessed the cultivation of a late-stage Nascent Soul. Judging from the sinister energy that enveloped her entire body, she was definitely a ghost cultivator of immense cultivation. ‘This palace master will not allow them to join forces to deal with the cultivator, so Cultivator Han, there is no need to panic. I will help the cultivator!’ Lady Mi suddenly spoke to Han Li. Han Li was speechless for a moment. She had not paid any attention to him until just now, but suddenly she was offering to help him. Were the tenth-level demon beasts not targeting the Small Polar Palace from the beginning? Although it was strange that Lady Mi had recognized his identity at a glance, now was not the time to question such matters. If two late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators were willing to help, it was a welcome thing for him. The Small Polar Palace Master’s divine abilities were far inferior to the demon beasts, but the ghost in the green energy was different from the pressure of the spiritual energy that was being transmitted. It was a realm that had reached the peak of the late-stage Nascent Soul. ‘Yellow Spring Ghost Mother! How dare you interfere with this old man’s affairs!’ The child, who was fighting the giant skeleton, saw the woman in the green energy and shouted with a drastic change in expression. ‘If the cultivator had personally intervened, I wouldn’t have dared to interfere, but what does it matter if it’s just an incarnation? Should I tremble in fear that you might devour me?’ The woman in the green energy laughed in a grating voice, not afraid of the child at all. ‘The Yellow Spring Ghost Mother, the ghost cultivator who single-handedly destroyed numerous cultivation sects?’ The Ice Phoenix’s face changed slightly as she muttered. ‘Oh, it’s an honor that the master of the Great Ice Sea remembers this old woman’s name. I heard that when this ghost mother had just become a corpse, she already had cultivation close to the Transformation stage, but she’s still stuck at the tenth level. Is it because you were afraid of dying due to the imbalance of spiritual energy in the human realm? You must have suffered a lot from suppressing your cultivation so diligently. But no matter how long the lifespan of the Ice Phoenix clan is, it will be difficult to endure without breaking through the realm, right?’ The Yellow Spring Ghost Mother unexpectedly saw through the Ice Phoenix’s situation as if it was the palm of her hand and openly revealed her secret. The Ice Phoenix’s face darkened at this. Han Li swallowed hard, finally understanding why the Ice Phoenix was so difficult to deal with. ‘Was the reason I released you so that you could chat about old stories?’ At this time, Lady Mi interjected with a sneer. ‘As long as a Transformation stage cultivator doesn’t appear, protecting your life is a simple matter, so don’t worry. But don’t forget what you promised me! Besides, you are forcibly using me without a soul stone, so the yin energy will invade your body, and you will be very ill after this is over.’ The Yellow Spring Ghost Mother sneered from within the green energy. Lady Mi’s face hardened at the Yellow Spring Ghost Mother’s words, and she did not reply. Meanwhile, the Yellow Spring Ghost Mother and Lady Mi had already approached the altar and were confronting Han Li and the two demon beasts. ‘Brother Han, how about we send the master of the Ice Sea away first?’ ‘Very well, let’s do that!’ At Lady Mi’s words, Han Li stroked his chin and nodded. Lady Mi was secretly pleased and was about to move with the Yellow Spring Ghost Mother when the Ice Phoenix below suddenly raised one hand and released a beam of white light. *Thud!* One of the small teleportation arrays behind her shattered. Han Li and Lady Mi both showed signs of distress at the same time. ‘If you all insist on crowding here, I will destroy the remaining teleportation arrays as well,’ the Ice Phoenix declared calmly, looking around the void. ‘What are you doing? Don’t you know that if you destroy all the teleportation arrays, no one will be able to escape from the Illusionary Palace!’ Lady Mi’s expression changed drastically, but she managed to regain her composure and said. ‘The cultivator should not forget how I infiltrated the Illusionary Palace.’ The Ice Phoenix chuckled softly, as beautiful as a blooming flower, but her eyes were very cold. ‘Cultivator Han, there is no need to worry. Even if the demons destroy all the teleportation arrays, if the cultivator and this palace join forces, we can break through the restrictions and escape through the main gate of the main hall within a few days.’ Lady Mi spoke to Han Li after a moment of silence, but his narrowed brows did not relax. If the three Small Polar Palace cultivators of the Profound Jade Cave were all killed by his hand, they would try to kill him first rather than join forces to break through the restrictions. # 646