Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 921

922. Massacre

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Madam Hwa and the Hwayang people, looking as if they had returned from the dead, finally understood why the other two races had vanished so quickly. Even if the high priests of those races were superior to Madam Hwa, they wouldn’t have been able to withstand the Divine Light of Immortal Extermination.

The Aura Clan was far beyond the level that she and the other Hwayang people could handle. Whether they could overcome the current crisis depended entirely on Han Li.

‘Master Han, please be careful. The Divine Light of Immortal Extermination not only deflects attacks but is also unaffected by most divine powers or restrictions and contains an extreme poison. Once an attack lands, the poison spreads throughout the body and cannot be removed. That’s why I heard many of our clan’s experts died from that evil light long ago,’ Madam Hwa said, worried about the silver firebird that had swallowed the Divine Light of Immortal Extermination and returned to Han Li’s body.

‘Extreme poison!’

This was unexpected information. However, if the Western Spirit Heavenly Flame could swallow the Divine Light of Immortal Extermination, there was no way it couldn’t handle the poison. He kept his eyes on the two Aura people.

‘To swallow the Divine Light of Immortal Extermination!’

Although the faces of the Aura royals inside the black barrier were not visible, it was clear from their voices that they were quite surprised.

‘Haha, I’ve enjoyed watching your divine powers. It’s a shame you didn’t master them to the extreme, so they were easily subdued. It seems you came here intending to ambush and kill them, so I’ll finish my work quickly and go back to my rest!’ Han Li said with a light smile, striding forward. With each step, the distance closed rapidly, and he reached the Aura royals in an instant.

At that moment, golden light burst from Han Li’s body, and golden armor appeared, with a golden glow floating above his head. At the center of the glow, a golden dharma image [a divine representation] with three heads and six arms sat cross-legged. Two of the dharma image’s three heads had the same face as Han Li and shone with golden light. When Han Li revealed his bizarre divine power, not only the Aura royals but also the Hwayang people were astonished.

Wooong!

The black radiance vibrated and distorted, transforming into a huge blade about seven or eight feet long that cut through the air. The giant blade mysteriously flashed with gold and silver lightning. Seeing it, Han Li raised one hand and grasped the air. Then, the golden dharma image above his head opened its eyes wide, and its six arms moved in the same way as Han Li.

Kwaang!

A giant golden hand appeared in the air and collided with the black blade. Black and gold light surged, and the giant golden hand blocked the black blade in the air. At this, the Aura person with golden eyes was greatly surprised and formed a hand seal to attack Han Li with the poisonous stinger of her scorpion-like lower body. The Aura person with silver eyes, standing next to her, also revealed a cunning glint and opened her mouth to roar.

Then, white mist rose above her head, and within the shimmering silver light, a huge illusion of a human-faced centipede appeared. The silver light flashed, and the illusion of the human-faced centipede also attacked Han Li.

However, even with the combined attack of the two Aura royals, Han Li remained expressionless. He flicked one sleeve, summoning dozens of blue swords, and the small swords turned blue and rushed towards the incoming golden poisonous stingers.

Wooong!

Numerous spell characters floated on the golden poisonous stingers, indicating how powerful this divine power was. However, as the blue light flashed, the golden poisonous stingers shattered into pieces within the blue sword lights. At the sight of this, the two Aura people were greatly shocked. But Han Li didn’t stop there; he stretched out his hand and spread a gray barrier, blocking the silver energy emitted by the human-faced centipede illusion.

At the same time, a small, dark mountain rose from Han Li’s hand. Han Li glanced at the human-faced centipede and moved the small mountain, and a wave rippled above the human-faced centipede as the small mountain appeared. As soon as the mountain appeared, it swelled madly, becoming a black peak that fell onto the back of the human-faced centipede. The centipede hissed in pain and, unable to withstand the immense pressure, fell.

At this, the Aura person with silver eyes hurriedly spun her hands like windmills, forming hand seals, and silver characters appeared on her face. In the end, she spat out a mouthful of silver essence blood, transforming it into silver spell characters that she absorbed into the body of the human-faced centipede. The human-faced centipede shook its head and tail with all its might, trying to overturn the black mountain. Seeing this, Han Li raised his black palm and muttered, ‘Become heavier.’

At this, the black mountain vibrated, emitting a strange gray-white light, and in an instant, it swelled more than ten times, pressing down even harder on the human-faced centipede. The human-faced centipede, which had barely stopped falling, eventually fell helplessly and crashed to the ground.

Kuang!

A deafening roar shook the entire great hall, and a huge hole was punched through the floor. The black mountain spun in the center of the pit, and the human-faced centipede below let out a final scream and scattered into silver light, disappearing. The moment the illusion of the human-faced centipede disappeared, the Aura person with silver eyes, pale and terrified, vomited blood. This time, it was not silver blood but dark red, dead blood.

As the Aura person with silver eyes was severely injured, the other Aura person moved behind her and struck her back. Then, a great golden and silver light burst from the body of the silver Aura person, and her condition improved significantly. However, Han Li snorted and simultaneously sent dozens of blue flying swords into the air.

‘……!’

The Aura people showed fear and grasped each other’s shoulders, and a black radiance appeared, completely enveloping them. At that moment, dozens of blue threads reached the black radiance. As Han Li formed a hand seal in his mind, the numerous flying swords became ambiguous and turned into blurry illusions. It was the divine power of Sword Spirit Transformation, which Han Li had obtained after refining the flying swords. The swords circled around the black radiance and then shot out like arrows, piercing through it. The Aura people quickly flew up on black threads.

However, the sword lights, already at close range, would not let them go. As the sword lights intersected, terrible screams erupted, and numerous holes were pierced through the bodies of the two Aura people. From afar, Madam Hwa and the Hwayang people showed expressions of joy. However, Han Li activated his Brightspirit Vision [a technique to see spiritual energy] and went to the side of the two corpses, grasping the nearby air.

Whir!

As silver flames rose from his palm, golden and silver lights appeared and were engulfed in the flames. They were golden and silver centipedes. The centipedes writhed in the silver flames, looking at him with terrified faces. Han Li had no intention of letting the Aura people’s nascent souls [souls in early stage of development] go. Their nascent souls gradually shrank in the silver flames, then lost their light and silently disappeared into blue smoke.

Han Li had eliminated the Aura royals, but he was not particularly pleased. Of course, the two Aura people were not enough to be Han Li’s opponents, but he was bothered by the fact that he could not initially grasp their cultivation. So, Han Li focused on their corpses. He reached out, and the two corpses flew to him, and he examined them closely with his Brightspirit Vision.

Shuk! Shuk!

As he blinked his eyes and gestured, two black handkerchiefs flew up and into his hand. After looking down at them for a moment, Han Li turned his palm over and pocketed the black handkerchiefs.

‘Thank you so much. The Hwayang Clan will never forget Senior Han’s grace for generations to come,’ Madam Hwa approached with Baek Ju-ah, her face flushed with excitement. However, she pretended not to notice the black handkerchiefs that Han Li had taken. Through this battle, she felt that Han Li was an even stronger being than she had thought, feeling both gratitude and fear at the same time. Baek Ju-ah was also very impressed by Han Li’s divine powers. She kept her small mouth tightly shut and said nothing, but her gaze towards him was full of respect. The other Hwayang priests also approached, their faces full of smiles and showing a respectful attitude.

‘Haha, it was nothing! Since I agreed to help, I’ll take care of the Aura people outside as well,’ Han Li said, glancing at them with a light smile.

Han Li immediately retrieved the flying swords and the black mountain, and this time, he released a lump of golden light. Then, a small beast resembling a leopard appeared, circling in the air. It was the Leopard Scaled Beast. Madam Hwa and the snake-people paused for a moment upon seeing the spirit beast, then scanned the small beast with their consciousness and gasped. The pressure of the spiritual energy that the small beast was emitting was higher than Madam Hwa’s.

‘Go and kill all the Aura people,’ Han Li ordered. The Leopard Scaled Beast’s eyes flashed fiercely, and its form blurred, transforming into seven or eight illusions that shot out of the great hall. Madam Hwa’s expression changed from moment to moment before she finally regained her composure. Then, as if she had thought of something, she took out a spirit tablet from her bosom, pointed it at the air, and chanted a spell. The spirit tablet glowed, surrounding the great hall, and the five-colored radiance disappeared.

‘Now that things are settled, I should go back and rest. The spirit beast will return to me on its own after finishing its work, so don’t worry about it,’ Han Li calmly said and transformed into a blue streak of light, leaving the great hall.

‘If Master Han had not been here, the entire Hwayang Clan would have been annihilated,’ one of the snake-people sighed after Han Li disappeared.

‘That’s right. At first, I couldn’t understand why the high priest gave the Yang-Melting Pill to an outsider, but if it weren’t for the high priest’s wise decision, we wouldn’t have been able to overcome this crisis,’ another snake priest nodded vigorously. However, Madam Hwa just smiled bitterly.

‘There’s no need to praise me so much. It was all done with the feeling of grasping at straws. Heaven must have blessed our clan and sent Master Han to us. Ju-ah, in your opinion, how does Master Han’s cultivation compare to your master’s?’ Madam Hwa asked. Baek Ju-ah narrowed her brow and pondered for a long time.

‘Although my master is a being of the fifth level of the Upper Realm, he would not be able to kill the Aura royals so easily,’ the girl answered. Madam Hwa nodded as if she understood. At this, the four priests next to her looked puzzled.

‘If Master Han is a being of the high level of the Upper Realm, wouldn’t even the Silver Envoy, who is said to be the strongest in the nearby sea, be no match for him?’

‘That’s hard to say for sure. Even if their cultivation is similar, the outcome can vary depending on each person’s cultivation method, divine powers, or treasures,’ the madam sighed deeply and carefully expressed her opinion. At her words, the other snake priests readily nodded.

‘How long will Master Han stay on our Hwaun Island? Is there any chance he might consider residing here for a long time?’ one of the priests hesitated before asking.

‘That’s also hard to say for sure. He may not leave immediately, but I don’t think he will stay for long. With Master Han’s cultivation, would he stay in a small clan like ours?’ Madam Hwa shook her head, as if she had already considered it. At her words, the other snake-people fell into thought, and the great hall became silent.

‘Alright. Let’s discuss this matter later and focus on finishing the battle outside. Although we killed the Aura royals, there are still high-level Aura people left. Even if Master Han’s spirit beast is strong, it can’t kill all the Aura people. Let’s go to the battlefield quickly and minimize the damage,’ Madam Hwa quickly scanned the great hall and gave the order. Then, the Hwayang people rushed out of the great hall like a storm, heading towards the place where the shouts of battle could be heard.

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Not long after, Han Li returned to his residence, reactivated the restrictions, and sat on the bed. He pondered with a glint in his eyes. He had killed the leader of the Aura royals and sent out the Leopard Scaled Beast, so the battle on the Earth Star was as good as over. With this, he had repaid the favor of Madam Hwa giving him the precious elixir, so he could rest for about half a year and then leave. Han Li suddenly thought of something and turned his palm over, taking out the black handkerchief. It was a treasure he had obtained from the two Aura royals. He carefully examined the handkerchief, and the black spell characters shimmering on its surface made it clear that it was no ordinary treasure.