Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 878

Han Li’s eyes gleamed strangely at the sight before him. A hazy, white surface blocked the way a few hundred feet ahead, its depth and length unknown.

A cold wind swirled above the water’s surface, yet the surface itself remained undisturbed, without a single ripple. The Six-Eyed Race silently observed it.

“This is the Underworld!” Han Li murmured, letting out a long sigh.

“Indeed. We must pass through here to enter the land of the Underworld. Soon, we will need Fellow Daoist Han’s Evil-Slaying Divine Lightning,” Mu Qing said.

“I will do my best,” Han Li replied respectfully. Mu Qing nodded and was about to speak when the Six-Eyed Race suddenly reached out and grabbed at the air. A giant black hand appeared in the void, fiercely grasping downwards.

*Whirr!*

However, when the giant hand was about three or four feet above the water’s surface, countless silver lights shot out from the water, piercing the giant hand and causing it to disappear.

“What is that?”

“Those are strange fish that live in the Underworld. Their bodies are as thin as needles, and they relentlessly attack any living thing that approaches the surface. However, they are not considered dangerous in the Underworld. A cultivator with a Nascent Soul stage [a stage in cultivation] can easily block them with a protective barrier. The only troublesome thing is that these fish live in schools and never stop attacking, so we cannot pass through without killing them all,” Mu Qing explained, turning her head. At that moment, a commotion arose from the passage behind them. Han Li turned to see two figures in blood-red robes standing on top of crimson puppets, along with the white-haired beautiful woman, eight black shadows, Yuan Yao, and Lian Luo, all flying in one after another.

Behind them followed an endless army of demonic creatures, puppets, and Yin armored ghost soldiers. Suddenly, the army filled most of the exit, crowding together.

“Brother Six-Eyed, how is it? Is the Underworld restriction the same as before?” one of the blood-robed figures asked loudly as he flew over.

“It is the same as when we entered,” the Six-Eyed Race replied calmly, his gaze fixed on the water’s surface.

“Then we will have to go through the same ordeal as before,” the blood-robed figure’s voice darkened.

“That’s right! But this time, we have come prepared, so there won’t be any casualties like last time,” the white-haired beautiful woman said confidently as she flew over.

“The most important thing is to break the restriction together and then divide the river. We don’t need to worry about other dangers yet. Let’s begin. Fellow Daoist Han, release your Evil-Slaying Divine Lightning to disperse the demonic energy of the Underworld water. Once the demonic energy is dispersed, dividing the Underworld water will not be a problem for us,” the Six-Eyed Race’s gaze fell on Han Li.

“Seniors, please rest assured. I have become proficient in controlling the lightning technique, and I will not fail in your mission,” Han Li said, bowing slightly.

“Haha, I trust your words!” one of the blood-robed figures chuckled, and the white-haired beautiful woman and others nodded in agreement.

At the call of the four Demon Kings, high-level demonic creatures swarmed out like bees, each taking out strange objects and beginning to set up a formation. The eight black shadows and puppets also began preparations alongside the white-haired beautiful woman and Zhi Xue.

Han Li floated in the air and flicked his sleeve. Eight blue flags shot out from his hand, and unexpectedly, blue lightning flashed as a formation was completed. It was a formation centered around Han Li.

“Fellow Daoist Han, what is this?” Jin Ling, who had returned to Han Li’s side, asked in surprise.

“It’s nothing. It’s an auxiliary formation that I developed myself. It helps stabilize my technique when I use the lightning technique and slightly increases its power,” Han Li said casually. However, after learning that he could suffer a backlash from the Evil-Slaying Divine Lightning, he had spent a lot of time finding a solution.

The formation flags, condensed from lightning runes, were particularly effective at absorbing the power of lightning. He had used them to create his own Eight Gates Lightning-Attracting Formation to enhance its effects.

If the Evil-Slaying Divine Lightning lost control, he could use this formation to draw in its power and avoid damage to his body. Of course, whether this method would work or how effective it would be was unknown at this time.

However, just setting up the formation before using the lightning technique made him feel much more at ease. The claim he had just made about increasing the power of the lightning technique was just a random remark.

However, Jin Ling simply nodded after hearing Han Li’s explanation and said nothing. Mu Qing and the other Demon Kings also glanced at the formation but didn’t seem to notice anything.

Soon, the other demonic creatures moved as they had been trained, and after a short while, a large formation several tens of feet in size floated in the air.

The giant formation was composed of dozens of magical artifacts, most of which were black discs, while some were strange objects like rulers, rings, and crystals. However, the immense energy each emitted gradually became one with the formation.

At that moment, the Six-Eyed Race and Mu Qing floated side by side at the center of the formation. On one side, the eight black shadows stood in a line, each placing their hands on the shoulders of the shadow in front of them, and the white-haired beautiful woman stood in front of the black shadows.

The crimson puppets had grown back to 100 times their original size, and a dozen or so metallic puppets had all merged into a steel puppet several tens of feet tall, wielding a huge blade.

“Fellow Daoist Han, is the lightning technique ready? Release the Evil-Slaying Divine Lightning as soon as we give the signal!” the Six-Eyed Race commanded, his robes fluttering as he stood at the center of the giant formation.

*Crack! Crack! Crack!*

Han Li nodded and formed a hand seal, causing golden lightning to surge all over his body, transforming into a golden light with a thunderous sound. Golden spell characters fluttered everywhere, and the golden light transformed into a bead that slowly fell into his hand.

At this point, Han Li stopped maintaining the technique and held the golden bead, coldly observing the situation. The Six-Eyed Race and Mu Qing also began to move to break the restriction.

*Whoosh.*

As they chanted spells, a chaotic light burst from the magical artifacts of dozens of high-level demonic creatures, and the giant formation instantly transformed into a huge black vortex.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged in, drawn into the bodies of the Six-Eyed Race and Mu Qing. Suddenly, they were enveloped in a beautiful light of spiritual energy, shining like celestial beings.

Seeing this, the white-haired beautiful woman clasped her hands in front of the black shadows and took out a pitch-black bell. The bell looked very old and was slightly broken.

The two blood-robed figures each jumped off the shoulders of the crimson puppets and landed on top of the newly merged giant golden puppet’s head.

*Kaaak!*

The crimson puppets let out a low roar and, with a swipe of their hands, summoned a ten-foot-long crimson axe. The surface of the axe shimmered with a chaotic crimson light, and the puppet raised it high, aiming it at the water’s surface in front.

The metallic puppet also quickly raised its huge black blade at the command of the blood-robed figures.

*Whoosh!*

The Six-Eyed Race finally struck forward with one hand, and a black pillar of light shot out from his palm. The pillar of light was several times larger than the one emitted from the space passage, and the space it passed through was distorted, with layers of wrinkles overlapping.

The pillar of light plunged into the water’s surface in the blink of an eye. Then, a change occurred in the Underworld, which had been as still as stagnant water.

*Rumble.*

A small ripple formed around the pillar of light, which then swirled and gradually began to roar. Mu Qing also moved.

The golden flower beneath her feet spun around, absorbing the surrounding light and swelling in size before flying towards the water’s surface.

*Crash!*

With a deafening roar, the golden light fell, and the swirling water’s surface finally began to split in two. A milky white tunnel gradually grew around the pillar of light, but the water barrier looked precarious, as if it could collapse at any moment.

*Thud! Thud!*

The crimson light of the crimson axe and the black blade fell almost simultaneously.

Their relentless attacks caused an earth-shattering roar, and the Underworld split, forming a water canyon several tens of feet high and a dozen or so feet wide.

However, at that moment, strange sounds came from the surrounding water barrier, and black energy emerged from the water, surrounding the giant water canyon.

Soon, an inexplicable event occurred. The attacks unleashed by the combined Demon Kings dimmed and shrank as soon as they touched the black energy.

“Fellow Daoist Han, what are you waiting for? Why aren’t you acting!” the Six-Eyed Race’s voice suddenly rang out coldly.

Both the Six-Eyed Race, who was absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within the giant formation to maintain the black pillar of light, and Mu Qing, who was sending out golden petals, looked displeased. Both of their divine powers were consuming vast amounts of magical power and did not seem like they could last long.

At this, Han Li took a deep breath and flicked the golden bead.

*Whoosh!*

The golden bead transformed into a beam of light and shot out, followed by a large golden spell character.

*Rumble! Crash!*

A tremendous roar echoed, a gale swept through the high sky, and dark clouds gathered. From within the dark clouds, the immense energy of a golden sun soared. The golden sun, hidden by the dark clouds, flashed with lightning, and thunder rumbled endlessly.

With a solemn expression, Han Li chanted a spell and pointed his finger at the water’s surface in front. The golden spell character flashed, and a golden pillar of light shot out from the sun, fiercely attacking the Underworld.

*Bang!*

As soon as the golden pillar of light touched the water’s surface, it transformed into golden lightning and spread out. An astonishing phenomenon occurred. Wherever the lightning’s light fell, the black threads that had risen from the Underworld turned to ashes and disappeared.

Seeing this, the Six-Eyed Race and the others were greatly pleased and poured even more magical power into their divine powers.

*Kiyaaak!*

After a moment of silence, the white-haired beautiful woman suddenly shrieked sharply. At this, the black shadows behind her emitted black light from their armor, pouring the Yin energy within their bodies into the white-haired beautiful woman’s body.

The Yin armored ghost kings were all at the mid and late stages of the Void Refinement realm [a high level of cultivation], so one could imagine how immense their Yin energy was. A giant ghost’s shadow appeared above the white-haired beautiful woman’s head.

Her black bell emitted a black light and floated up, transforming into a giant bell several feet in size. The white-haired beautiful woman flicked her finger at the bell.

*Dong!*

A black light wave surged towards the Underworld’s canyon with the force to cover the sky. Then, a strange thing happened. The black light wave transformed into a black barrier the moment it reached the canyon, creating a real black passage within the Underworld’s water.

‘This is incredible.’

Han Li, who was watching this, couldn’t help but be amazed. He had to constantly activate the golden sun to maintain the golden pillar of light in order to block the black threads that kept emerging from the Underworld.

At the same time, the Six-Eyed Race and Mu Qing used the formation to endlessly dig into the black canyon.

Fortunately, the power of the lightning technique was so great that the lightning spread wherever the golden pillar of light touched, eliminating even the black threads from extremely far away. Of course, as the canyon deepened, Han Li also had to concentrate even more to ensure that the golden pillar of light shone even deeper.

Fortunately, it wasn’t difficult since he didn’t have to aim at any specific point.

* * *

After a while, a dull roar came from the end of the canyon. Mu Qing’s face lit up when she heard the sound.

“It’s finally broken through!”

The woman gestured, and the golden petals spun around like a wheel, returning to her feet. The white-haired beautiful woman and the other Demon Kings also withdrew their divine powers with satisfied expressions.

“The passage will hold for a few hours, which is enough to pass through the Underworld. However, there are still attacks from the ghosts in the Underworld. Let’s send them in first. Whether they survive or not is up to their own fate!” Mu Qing and the others’ faces fell at those words. Han Li, who had been dispersing the lightning technique, also paused at those words.

Soon, the Six-Eyed Race’s eyes flashed green as he spoke to the low-level demonic creatures. Then, all the puppets and ghost soldiers lined up at both ends of the passage, and both low-level and high-level demonic creatures gathered in the center.