Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 932

“Ah, I just feel sorry for that Hong Myeol kid,” the old man said, lost in thought, a look of regret on his face.

“I heard that child had both Hwa Wol and Gakchi blood. And they say he was a fire-type cultivator. Was he related to you, Tao?”

“You’re teasing me, Young. Actually, Hong Myeol was a very distant descendant of mine. By chance, I found him and had him live hidden among the various races of the Heavenly Luck [a region or realm] until now. He was quite talented, so I thought he would reach my level someday. The elders of our fire lineage were planning to use a secret technique to completely restore his Gakchi identity as soon as he was free from his spy status.”

“Haha, Tao, you don’t need to worry so much. We just need to find the culprit and slaughter them. It’s a shame we didn’t leave a mark on his body in case others found him. That’s why we’ve deployed most of the warships, so we should find them soon,” the middle-aged man said with a smile.

“The elders personally bestowed the Heavenly Mystic Compass, which means they absolutely cannot escape! The only problem is that there isn’t just one of those things, and it’s not even certain if it’s in the hands of a Mago clan member. If they damage it in their haste, it would be a disaster. They specifically told us to retrieve it intact.”

“That’s what I’m worried about too. The reason we haven’t left the warship yet is to quickly subdue them after pinpointing the target. According to the original plan, Hong Myeol was supposed to leave a mark on whoever had the item, and then we would move in. But now that Hong Myeol is dead, we don’t know where the item went, which is a problem.”

The middle-aged man frowned at the old man’s concern.

“It’s a headache, but it’s not an unsolvable problem. No matter how urgent the situation is with the large army attacking, they wouldn’t have given such a treasure to someone with low cultivation. I think they must have given it to a mid-stage cultivator of the Upper Clan. Of course, if there’s a Saint-level [a very high cultivation level], it would definitely be in their hands.”

The old man slowly analyzed the situation.

“Then the number of targets to track is greatly reduced. We can leave the mid-stage of the Upper Clan to the Feathered Dragon, and we can personally deal with the Upper 3rd stage.”

The middle-aged man readily nodded in agreement with the old man.

“Out of the six commanders, we should leave only two to guard the warship and deploy the rest. By now, the lower-level races should be dealt with, so the Heavenly Mystic Compass should easily locate the high-level cultivators.”

The old man muttered finally, and the middle-aged man’s eyes gleamed as he pondered.

* * *

At that time, near Green Radiance Star, giant two-headed eagles and silver-armored soldiers in log boats were thoroughly searching every corner.

Most of the alien cultivators still hiding in the city were discovered and slaughtered, and only a few with excellent stealth were enduring with anxiety.

Some high-level cultivators had already disappeared beyond the sky, but a winged golden dragon was closely pursuing them, so it was unknown whether they had been caught or not.

However, judging by the fact that the armored soldiers and two-headed eagles were only patrolling the city and had no intention of providing support, it seemed they were relying on the winged dragon called ‘Feathered Dragon.’

The two-headed eagles and armored soldiers searched everywhere, regardless of underground or deep mountains, and occasionally one or two streaks of light would quickly fly up from hiding. Then, the surrounding two-headed eagles and log boats would swarm in and kill the alien cultivator trying to escape.

Meanwhile, Han Li was already flying 70 or 80 miles away from Green Radiance Star. Although he had fought quite fiercely with the Hwa Wol spy, thanks to the Spring Dawn Sword Formation he had quietly deployed, the spiritual energy fluctuations did not spread outside.

Even the sound waves that Hwa Wol-in released by ringing the bronze bell at the end were completely absorbed by the profound power of the Spring Dawn Sword Formation. That’s why, despite the battle taking place near Green Radiance Star, he was able to escape safely without attracting the attention of the Gakchi army.

After destroying Hwa Wol-in’s nascent soul [a core of spiritual energy], Han Li immediately took the jade box and the red pill, and then cleanly burned the corpse. After taking the treasures and the sword formation, he quietly left the scene using the Great Illumination Azure Talisman.

Even someone at Han Li’s level would find it very difficult to find him. Of course, the probability of the Gakchi soldiers searching everywhere finding him was even lower. Thus, Han Li passed by the two-headed eagles and log boats several times and leisurely moved away from Green Radiance Star.

The Big Head and the green-skinned woman had disappeared while Han Li was delaying, and he didn’t know where they had gone. However, they also had to hide and escape, so they couldn’t have gone too far. They must have been within a few hundred miles at most.

Thinking this, Han Li flew in the direction where there were the fewest soldiers. After a while, he was able to reach a place hundreds of miles away from Green Radiance Star, where no enemies were visible to the naked eye.

He still didn’t retract the Great Illumination Azure Talisman. It was possible that the Gakchi people were using special secret techniques or treasures to monitor the surrounding thousand miles.

However, all of Han Li’s cautiousness was in vain. While he was moving away from Green Radiance Star, six black shadows rose from the silver island.

Two of them were the old man Tao and the middle-aged man Young who had been talking in the main hall, and the other four were different in appearance but were somewhat high-ranking individuals.

They were holding a golden treasure that resembled a compass, with bizarre patterns and golden magic characters all over its surface. They carefully watched the direction the compass needle was pointing.

“Okay, we’ve finally found the strongest ones. You two split up and track one each, and we’ll handle the other two. Judging by the intensity of the reaction, they must be Upper 3rd stage of the Upper Clan.”

“So, don’t attack recklessly, and wait until we’ve dealt with the other two and joined you.”

“Be careful that if they try to damage anything, you must stop them. We’ll assign two Feathered Dragons to each of you, so don’t make any mistakes!” the old man said, taking his eyes off the compass and giving a cold order.

“Yes!”

“If you’ve all memorized the locations, move immediately. The closest one has already run away hundreds of miles.”

The four bowed their heads in succession, and the old man Tao whistled loudly. Then, a golden light flashed from the silver island, and ten golden Feathered Dragons flew up and circled above their heads.

At the old man’s gesture, the four people and eight Feathered Dragons flew away somewhere. Only two Feathered Dragons remained quietly in place. After sending away his subordinates, the old man checked the compass again.

The needle slowly moved and then stopped, pointing in a certain direction. It was the direction Han Li was flying.

“What’s wrong? Is there a problem?”

“The reaction shown by the compass when pointing in this direction suddenly fluctuates, becoming stronger and weaker. It’s stronger than any other direction when it’s strong, and very faint when it’s weak. It’s strange.” the old man said, looking suspiciously as the compass trembled and reacted again.

“They might have a special treasure that is affecting the Heavenly Mystic Compass’s sensitivity. Or perhaps someone with strong magic power is hiding their cultivation,” the middle-aged man pondered and gave an answer.

“That must be it. The former is possible, but if it’s the latter, we absolutely can’t miss them. How about this, let’s send two Feathered Dragons to gauge this person’s strength, and in the meantime, we’ll deal with the other side and come back.”

“Let’s do as you say, Tao. If things go well, the situation will be over in half a day,” the middle-aged man chuckled at the old man’s suggestion. The old man nodded and gave a low shout, and the remaining two Feathered Dragons circled in the air and flew in the direction the compass was pointing.

And soon, the old man and the middle-aged man turned into streaks of light and scattered in different directions. One of them flashed white light on the way and gradually became invisible, and the other flew for about ten miles before exploding with a *pop* and turning into a purple cloud before disappearing.

Soon, even the cloud scattered, and the sky was empty.

* * *

Above a hill, an alien with a yellow face and a pair of antennae was flying low on a lizard spirit beast. The lizard wasn’t very big, but the faint yellow energy it emitted was the same color as the soil below. It was not easy to find the lizard and the alien moving stealthily.

The alien was constantly looking behind him even while flying on the spirit beast. His face was full of worry. He was a Nascent Soul early-stage cultivator [a stage of cultivation] who had hidden in Green Radiance Star to avoid the Big Head’s group.

It was unknown how the antennae alien had avoided the Big Head’s surveillance, but he didn’t want to attract the Gakchi’s attention by associating with those with high cultivation. He had quietly slipped out of the city while the gates were open and the lower-level cultivators were leaving.

He was now over a thousand miles away from Green Radiance Star, and under normal circumstances, he would have been safe enough, but for some reason, his expression was constantly dark.

For some reason, he kept feeling uneasy and unwell.

The Sympathy Clan, to which he belonged, was a small clan on the Thunderous Continent, and they were born with a rare divine ability to sense danger. And because of this intuition, he couldn’t let his guard down and was watching all directions.

Then, sensing something suspicious, he stopped the lizard he was riding.

The antennae alien’s bright red eyes carefully scanned all directions. Not only his eyes but also his antennae were bending this way and that, looking for something.

*Whoosh!*

At that moment, a white light suddenly burst out in the air, and someone jumped out of it and unleashed sword energy. The golden sword energy shone brightly and targeted the antennae alien.

However, the alien was already on guard, so he instantly summoned a black shield, and the shield vibrated, deploying a three-colored protective barrier of red, yellow, and green.

And the lizard he was riding suddenly shook its body and turned into a black shadow. The black shadow swung its tail and sprayed green liquid at the figure in the white light.

However, the figure in the white light passed straight through the black shield and instantly cut through the three-colored protective barrier. The black shield fell apart into two pieces without a sound, and the alien’s expression changed slightly.

*Woong!*

The golden sword energy and the three-colored protective barrier met and emitted a tremendous light. And the green liquid and the lizard’s thick tail flew towards the figure in the white light. The figure in the white light became blurry and turned into a phantom, simply passing through the two attacks.

“Such a divine ability!”

Surprised by this, the alien took out a silver talisman. It seemed like he was about to activate the talisman immediately. Just then, a light breeze blew behind the antennae alien, and a barely visible figure appeared.

The semi-transparent body didn’t emit any spiritual energy fluctuations, making it seem like a ghost. However, the antennae alien didn’t sense anything and was busy dealing with the strong enemy in front of him, turning the talisman into a silver lightning bolt.

*Kwarurung! Kwakwang!*

A thunderous sound rang out, and the silver lightning exploded, engulfing the figure in the white light. The silver lightning had some kind of divine ability, and the surrounding temperature soared due to the scorching heat. However, the semi-transparent figure behind him didn’t even flinch and suddenly turned green and rushed forward.

At that moment, the alien’s desperate scream echoed. The three-colored protective barrier that had even blocked the golden sword energy was immediately pierced by the green light that the figure behind him had turned into, and it had no effect at all.

The antennae alien soared up to a height of over a dozen feet before twisting in pain and falling. His flesh and blood dried up rapidly, and when he fell to the ground, only a thin layer of skin remained, fluttering in the wind.

It seemed that even his nascent soul hadn’t escaped.