Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 927

Two Demonic Beasts

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Two months later, on the sea.

Suddenly, a beast’s roar echoed from the depths, and a wave tens of feet high surged as a bizarre, horned fish leaped out. Its mouth, filled with sharp teeth, snapped, trying to swallow a streak of blue light in one gulp.

The blue light abruptly changed direction, escaping at several times its previous speed, and reappeared a dozen feet away.

*Splash!*

The strange fish violently struck the water’s surface with its tail and leaped again. Dozens of blue threads shot from the blue light, wrapping around the fish. The fish was sliced into pieces, spewing green blood as it fell back into the sea.

The blue light retrieved the threads and moved forward. Inside, Han Li floated calmly, standing on a giant blue sword.

It was Han Li, who had been chasing the sea demonic beast. Finding it was like searching for a needle in a desert. He had only managed to eliminate some strange fish for over ten days without finding any clues.

Fortunately, small islands were scattered every few dozen miles, allowing him to search without exhausting his magical power. Of course, he hadn’t just been aimlessly searching for the sea demonic beast during that time.

In his dantian [energy center], a golden-cyan Nascent Soul [a stage of cultivation] held a small shield, blowing infant fire. Han Li focused most of his magical power on the shield’s lotus fire. The shield was made by mixing crystal scales from the monster moth’s corpse with other materials.

Despite its simple refining method, the shield was incredibly sturdy, likely due to its special materials. It could distort and deflect most magical techniques and sword lights. Han Li even dripped his own blood on it, turning it into a natal treasure [a treasure bound to its owner].

He also used the monster moth’s wings to refine 360 flying knives. These knives were so sharp they could easily cut through ordinary armor or shields.

Unfortunately, the monster’s demonic core had shattered. If it hadn’t, he could have figured out how the monster’s strange sound made cultivators’ blood boil. The fact that his true blood reacted strangely to the sonic attack was something he had to be careful about. It made Han Li feel uneasy.

What if the Scripture of the Startled Sting had a weakness he didn’t know about? What if he encountered a similar divine ability and something happened?

Han Li pondered, using his consciousness to search the seabed. According to Qing Suo and the woman in the black skirt, the sea demonic beast had been appearing in the nearby waters for almost a hundred years.

If he searched persistently, he would eventually find it. The problem was that the sea demonic beast was skilled in water escape techniques, making it difficult to catch. However, Han Li had already prepared countermeasures.

Looking around, he frowned. The fact that the sea demonic beast had attacked so fearlessly meant there were no high-level demonic beasts like giant whale demonic beasts nearby.

He increased his speed, his spiritual energy shining. Han Li found a small island, rested for a few days, recovered his magical power, and resumed his search.

The sea demonic beasts that attacked him died easily in Han Li’s hands. He let the smarter ones run away.

Although Han Li hadn’t found the sea demonic beast for a long time, he found traces of the giant whale demonic beast. He even found a shed skin in an underground cave a few days ago. The skin was very tough and perfect for use as a material.

However, it was more useful for making spiritual talismans than armor. Han Li used it to refine one Nine Palaces Heavenly Dry Talisman and several Armor Talismans and Taiyi Azure Talismans.

Now, he only needed to refine the Heavenly Fruit Talisman from the Golden Jade Book. Fortunately, after reaching the Void Refinement stage [a high level of cultivation], he had grasped the heavenly essence and gained some inspiration for the Heavenly Fruit Talisman refining method.

Han Li continued to search the sea for several years, but he was not in a hurry.

Since he had only recently reached the Void Refinement stage, he could take his time to study the things he had put aside and gain insights into his cultivation techniques and divine abilities.

One day, Han Li was flying at low altitude when he heard a strange cry he had never heard before. The sound jolted his mind, and he looked into the distance, emitting a navy blue light.

After a moment, surprise and joy crossed his face.

“I finally found it! But what is that demonic beast it’s fighting with?”

Han Li, seeing the demonic beasts in battle, greatly boosted his blue light and transformed into a blue thread, shooting out. The blue light appeared hundreds of feet away and then disappeared.

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In the sea near a small island, large demonic beasts faced each other.

On a large reef was a giant, bright red shrimp with a hard shell. Floating on the sea was the whale-shaped sea demonic beast that Han Li had been searching for.

Its body was like a whale, with scales covering its head, a golden horn, and a pair of long tentacles resembling a flood dragon [a mythical dragon-like creature].

The two demonic beasts stared at each other from a distance.

The giant shrimp constantly screamed, and the raging waves around the reef and the dark clouds above seemed summoned by it. The giant whale demonic beast did not waver in the surging sea, its white eyes shining.

Both remained motionless, but the giant shrimp seemed at a disadvantage. Suddenly, the giant whale demonic beast rolled its eyes and looked up at the sky with a surprised expression.

Above it, a light of spiritual energy flashed, and a faint blue thread rushed in with mysterious speed. It seemed to no longer intend to hide.

In response, both the giant whale demonic beast and the blood-red shrimp showed vigilance. The blue light disappeared, and Han Li appeared above them, looking down expressionlessly.

“Indeed, I was right! Oh, there’s also a Blood Flame Shrimp. Good, it wasn’t a wasted effort.”

Han Li muttered excitedly after confirming their identities. He immediately sent blue swords flying towards the giant whale demonic beast, and a black shadow leaped out, transforming into a giant mountain and falling towards the blood-red shrimp.

Han Li formed a hand seal, summoning a golden dharma form [a manifestation of power] with three heads and six arms above his head. The dharma form swung its six arms wildly.

*Puff puff puff!*

Sonic booms echoed, and six golden pillars of light shot out, three towards the blood-red shrimp and three towards the giant whale. Han Li was attacking both at the same time, giving it his all.

Since he had pushed the Great Devilish True Art to its extreme, the speed of the golden pillars of light was tremendous. In the blink of an eye, they reached the two demonic beasts.

The demonic beasts were terrified. One emitted a navy blue light from its mouth, and the other’s body flowed with a blood-red light, creating a large blood-red flame.

*Bang bang bang!*

The navy blue light collided with the golden pillars and scattered silently, while the golden pillars attacked the giant whale’s body unscathed. Three large holes were pierced in the whale’s body, which let out a sharp screech.

A tremendous amount of blood gushed out.

The navy blue light was a protective divine ability refined by collecting the essence of water over many years. Its power had saved its life many times.

However, the golden light streaks had easily scattered it and pierced its body, so it was natural for the intelligent demonic beast to feel ominous. The wounds were not something to be too concerned about.

As the giant body moved, the seawater surged, and a navy blue light rose from the water, covering the wounds. The light of spiritual energy flashed, and the pierced areas were restored.

Han Li narrowed his eyes. Meanwhile, the other golden pillars had penetrated the blood-red flames. They easily pierced the flames, but their power decreased when they reached the giant shrimp’s hard shell.

*Bang bang bang!*

The blood-red giant shrimp’s body trembled and bounced off the reef. However, only a dented mark was left on its shell.

Moreover, as the black mountain tried to press down, the blood-red shrimp’s two front legs emitted a blood-red light and grew several times larger, trying to lift the Primordial Spirit Mountain with brute force.

The moment the house-sized legs touched the bottom of the black mountain, a gray light flashed, and a *crack* sound was heard. The giant front legs could not withstand the weight and split apart.

*Rumble!*

The black mountain crushed the giant shrimp’s body against the reef. The reef sank several feet.

The blood-red shrimp, filled with rage, screamed and wriggled the uncrushed half of its body, but the giant mountain did not move. The demonic beast, subdued in an instant, glanced at it and, frightened, struck the surface of the sea with its tail.

*Splash! Whoosh whoosh whoosh!*

A foot-long water spear shot towards Han Li. In response, blue water spears rained down like a storm. At the same time, the whale gathered numerous navy blue dots in the water, wrapping them around its body and shining brightly. Seeing Han Li’s strength, it decided to escape using water escape techniques.

Han Li, who had been watching the sea demonic beast, changed his gaze and shot out a gray aura, unfolding a gray light barrier. The barrier blocked the water spears, which rushed in like moths to a flame and disappeared without a trace.

Since the Primordial Spirit Light was the nemesis of techniques with the five elements, dealing with the water spears was simple. Han Li focused on the giant demonic beast shining with navy blue light.

Han Li activated the Primordial Spirit Light while chanting a sword incantation. However, the giant whale’s body became hazy and seemed about to disappear.

At that moment, hundreds of feet around the demonic beast flashed with blue light, and 72 blue lotus flowers began to bloom. The lotus flowers flickered and split into hundreds, unfolding a blue light barrier.

A dense wood-attribute spiritual energy was emitted from the barrier, trapping the giant whale demonic beast inside without any way to escape.

However, the sea demonic beast, sensing the situation was turning strange, detonated the navy blue light around it and transformed into a dazzling ball of light. The vast body of the whale burst like a bubble in the light and disappeared. The demonic beast’s water escape technique was as impressive as they said.

*Kaaak!*

The shrunken whale tried to slip out of the bubbles but was blocked by a navy blue pillar of light and howled. Enraged, it opened its mouth and unleashed silver lightning, attacking the blue light barrier.

However, the barrier only flickered slightly. In response, the whale demonic beast became desperate and emitted a red aura from the top of its head.

*Clang!*

The red aura transformed into a bright red brick, which instantly grew and struck the blue light barrier. A loud noise echoed, and the bright red flames and blue light clashed, but the result was the same. The blue light barrier withstood the attack without any damage.

Only then did the demonic beast feel fear. It swelled its body and charged into the light barrier. Han Li, who had been watching, smiled.

“The power of the Spring Willow Sword Formation is this strong. It mainly focuses on illusions, but it’s a step above the Great Firmament Sword Formation in blocking various escape techniques.”

He quickly deployed the sword formation before the demonic beast could use its water escape technique. Then, a ripple appeared on the blue light barrier in the distance, becoming hazy. At that moment, the giant whale demonic beast, which had grown large again, rammed its head into the light barrier with all its might.

But then, an astonishing thing happened. The vast body of the sea demonic beast pushed through the blue light barrier without any resistance. It was as if the blue light barrier had swallowed the sea demonic beast.