Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 915

Han Li slowly regained consciousness, his head throbbing. His body felt as if a mountain were crushing him, and he couldn’t muster any strength.

He realized he was lying down and tried to get up, but he couldn’t even twitch a finger.

His heart sank as he focused his mind to examine his body. He found that most of his vital essence was gone, and his magical power was depleted. Even more troubling, his head was throbbing, and his consciousness was so drained that less than a tenth of his magical power remained.

All of this was because of the sword he had unconsciously wielded.

Han Li’s mind was in turmoil, recalling the immense power of the transformed Profound Heavenly Fruit [a mystical fruit with immense power]. With just a single swing, the heavens and earth had been overturned, the teleportation had been interrupted, and even the void had been sliced open.

However, the price for wielding the sword was enormous. All of his magical power had been exhausted, and the power of his consciousness had also been absorbed by the sword. That was why he had fallen into the void and fainted.

Han Li thought that the power of the Profound Heavenly Fruit he had witnessed might only be the tip of the iceberg. If the sword’s power was related to magical power, consciousness, and vital essence, then its power would vary greatly depending on the cultivator’s abilities.

Han Li replayed the situation in his mind. His body was in bad shape, but it wasn’t life-threatening. If he took some elixirs and rested for a few years, he would be able to return to his previous state.

The surroundings were quiet, and since he had safely fallen to the ground, it seemed he was out of danger. He couldn’t open his eyes or release his consciousness, but the damp air and salty smell told him he was near the sea.

‘So, I wasn’t teleported that far!’

Han Li was worried, but he couldn’t move, so he lay there silently. After what seemed like a long time, Han Li was finally able to open his eyes slightly. He saw a dark blue sky. Fortunately, there were no blood-colored clouds.

After a few more hours, he was able to lift his head and look around. He was in a small valley. Surrounded by low hills, the entire valley seemed to be only about a thousand feet wide, and Han Li was lying right in the middle.

He smiled faintly, then groaned. Only then did he realize that all the muscles in his body were incredibly sore and aching.

It seemed that the Profound Heavenly Fruit absorbed something from his body in addition to magical power and consciousness. Otherwise, his powerful physique wouldn’t have changed like this. He lay there, lost in thought.

After half a day, he regained some strength and could move his fingers. But then, he heard heavy thumping footsteps outside the valley, and the ground trembled.

It sounded like something huge was approaching. Han Li fixed his gaze on the entrance of the valley and waited quietly. After a while, a huge creature about a dozen feet in size entered the valley.

It was a giant crab with thorns all over its body. The crab’s eyes were green, and its carapace and shell were a dull blue, making it look like it was wearing armor. The sharp thorns all over its body were quite grotesque.

The giant crab didn’t seem to notice Han Li. It walked quickly to the side and put a large, bluish-gray stone into its mouth and chewed it.

*Crack! Crack!*

The sound of the stone breaking was eerie.

Han Li’s expression relaxed when he realized the giant crab wasn’t targeting him. However, after eating about a dozen stones, the giant crab suddenly turned its green eyes and looked at Han Li.

Han Li and the giant crab’s eyes met. Upon discovering Han Li, the giant crab made a strange noise and immediately raised its pincers and charged at Han Li.

The giant crab was faster than he expected, quickly closing to within seven or eight feet of Han Li. Han Li’s eyes sharpened, and his lower abdomen slightly bulged.

But then, a sharp sound of air being pierced was heard, and a silver light flashed, piercing through the giant crab’s hard shell. Thick, green blood spurted out.

*Screech! Screech!*

The startled giant crab shrieked and turned to run towards the entrance of the valley. However, it didn’t seem to be fatally wounded, and it seemed more enraged than anything.

Han Li turned his head towards the entrance of the valley and saw a dozen figures standing there. He didn’t know when they had arrived.

Each of them was holding throwing weapons like darts or short spears, and below their waists, they had thick snake bodies instead of legs. Their colors varied, and their barely visible skin had patterns on it.

They were a race of beings he had never seen before.

While he was observing the beings, the giant crab suddenly charged at them. The burly man who seemed to be the leader shouted, and the rest of the beings formed an orderly line.

There were six men and seven women. The giant shouted again, and the men in the front line attacked the giant crab simultaneously. However, just like before, their weapons pierced the hard crab shell but failed to inflict a fatal wound.

The giant crab began to rampage, scattering green blood and spewing out fishy-smelling foam from its mouth. The leader’s expression changed when he saw the white foam, and he took out a grayish-white stone fragment from behind his back.

The faintly glowing stone didn’t seem ordinary. The giant didn’t hesitate and threw the stone fragment at the giant crab.

*Bang!*

The stone fragment turned red as it left his hand and collided with the white foam, causing an explosion. The intense flames and white foam disappeared together.

In the meantime, the giant crab had moved closer to the beings. At that moment, the six men suddenly split into two groups and moved their wrists on both sides.

Then, the giant crab, which had been charging with a ferocious momentum, suddenly stopped. Han Li, with his dark blue eyes, saw that the men’s wrists and the giant crab’s body were connected by transparent threads.

With the power of low-grade magical artifacts [items imbued with magical energy] that shone with spiritual energy and the strength of their bodies, the six men were trying to capture the giant crab. However, the giant crab had no intention of being captured and swung its pincers like lightning.

*Thwack!*

Two of the men who were pulling the threads with all their might fell to the ground as the transparent threads snapped. Seeing this, the giant crab swung its pincers even more forcefully, and soon all the threads seemed about to break.

At that moment, the beings in the second row threw silver spears.

*Thud! Thud! Thud!*

The silver spears flew, and the giant crab let out a miserable scream as seven spears pierced deeply into its joints.

*Thump!*

The giant crab’s heavy body fell, creating a pit in the ground. At that moment, the beings cheered.

The giant crab, unable to move, was no longer a threat to them, so the beings swarmed around it.

Shortly after, the giant crab was dead, pierced by dozens of darts and spears. Han Li watched the situation calmly. The methods and weapons they used to kill the giant crab were unfamiliar, but they were not powerful enough to pose a threat to him.

The healthy and energetic beings were more like mortal martial artists than cultivators [practitioners of magic and martial arts].

The beings were busy dismantling the giant crab, collecting the meat and organs that could be eaten. Their movements in dismantling the giant crab were not those of novices.

At that moment, a beautiful female being turned her head and approached the leader, pointing her finger at Han Li, who was lying on the ground. Her voice was similar to that of humans but completely different.

He listened to the woman and looked at Han Li.

He was startled by Han Li’s calm eyes, and his expression changed drastically when his gaze fell on Han Li’s legs. He quickly exchanged a few words with the woman and hurried over.

His snake-like lower body was quite agile, and he quickly covered a dozen feet. Han Li watched him approach but remained still.

The leader stopped in front of Han Li, bowed, and respectfully greeted him. Then, he spoke to Han Li in a language that Han Li couldn’t understand at all.

Han Li raised the corners of his mouth and smiled wryly. When he was in the Heavenly Origin City, he had learned all the languages of the known races. However, he couldn’t understand a single word the leader was saying.

He hesitated and tried a few words in the most common language of the Wind Origin Continent, but the leader didn’t understand anything either.

He then tried several other languages of different races, but the leader still shook his head, indicating that he didn’t understand. Han Li sighed and stopped speaking.

At that moment, the leader realized that Han Li couldn’t move and turned his head to shout something to the other beings. Four of them quickly approached.

The women looked at Han Li with surprised eyes, as if they had been given an order. Their faces were a mixture of fear and curiosity. They also greeted Han Li and went to the forest in the corner of the valley to cut down a few trees.

Every time a silver light flashed, the trees were cut down smoothly. They used the pieces of wood and animal hides to make a large wooden litter. The beings worked in pairs and quickly finished the job.

Han Li also sensed that these snake-like beings had no ill intentions towards him and waited quietly. They soon finished the litter and brought it over, and two of them politely asked him something.

Although they couldn’t understand each other, Han Li roughly guessed what they were saying and nodded. The beings were very happy with his answer.

Two snake-like women carefully approached and lifted his legs and upper body, placing him on the litter. They delicately adjusted Han Li’s posture and then stepped back.

The snake-like men who had been dismantling the giant crab in the distance rolled up the materials and food in soft beast hides and carried them on their backs. The loads were much larger than their bodies, but they didn’t seem tired at all; rather, they seemed full of energy.

Four women lifted the litter with Han Li on it and joined the other beings in line at the leader’s command.

The group left the valley. As they exited the valley, Han Li’s eyes were filled with the endless blue sea.

The sudden appearance of the giant crab in the valley was because of this. The sea surface was calm, and except for the slight swaying in the wind, the waves were not very high.

The snake-like beings began to walk along the beach with him and soon changed direction.

Looking around, Han Li finally understood. He was not on the coast of the continent but on a strange small island. After walking for about ten miles, the snake-like beings arrived at a place covered with pebbles.

On the pebbles, there were seven or eight bizarre boats made of bones. The largest one could seat about six people, and the small ones seemed to be full with two people. The bone boats were pointed at both ends, and various monster heads were carved out of wood.

Han Li boarded the largest boat with the snake-like women, and the rest chose smaller boats and set out to sea.

The snake-like beings, both men and women, were full of energy and rowed without rest. The boats cut through the sea like arrows, and the sea surface was calm.

After an hour, another island appeared in the distance. Han Li immediately observed the island with his dark blue eyes. Unlike the small island he had been on, this island was hundreds of miles in area, with lush greenery and mountains covered with trees, making it seem like a very good place to live.

However, there was a grayish-white active volcano on the highest mountain of the island. He had not yet recovered his magical power, so he could no longer use his spirit eye ability and could not observe anything else.

The bone boat was quietly cutting through the sea and approaching the island.