Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 937

Having avoided all the nearby cities, Han Li flew through desolate and remote areas. For the first few days, it was peaceful without any incidents. Occasionally, a few alien cultivators would pass by in a hurry.

It seemed they were heading to a nearby city. Han Li secretly shook his head, but he didn’t warn them.

It was clear that the low-level alien cultivators were trying to escape to other places using the teleportation arrays in nearby cities or seek refuge with the high-level cultivators inside the cities after the Horned-Tooth Clan’s sudden attack.

About fifteen days after he began traveling alone, he finally encountered a patrol of Horned-Tooth Clan armored soldiers. There were about a dozen of them, all riding pure white two-headed eagles.

The highest-ranking one was at the Nascent Soul stage [a high level of cultivation], and the rest were mostly at the Core Formation stage [a mid-level of cultivation]. Seeing the armored soldiers, Han Li’s heart grew heavy.

‘There are no large cities nearby, so why are the Horned-Tooth Clan soldiers here?’

Although he was puzzled, he didn’t feel threatened by them. He could wipe them out whenever he wanted.

Since he was hiding his presence, the Horned-Tooth Clan soldiers left without noticing anything.

Han Li watched the disappearing Horned-Tooth Clan soldiers with a dark expression and hurried on his way. However, after that, he encountered a second, third, and fourth group in succession.

It became more and more frequent to encounter patrolling Horned-Tooth Clan soldiers. Although their cultivation was too low to detect him, he had a bad feeling.

‘Could it be that they’ve occupied the entire surrounding area?’

* * *

Three high-level cultivators of the Horned-Tooth Clan, who had just occupied a city, were sitting in the main hall, discussing something. A red-haired woman and a withered old man were sitting on golden chairs on either side of the hall, and a young woman was seated in the center.

The woman had a beautiful face, but her skin had a metallic sheen, and her eyes shone with a purplish-gold light. Just making eye contact with her caused intense pain. She also had a small, delicate horn protruding from between her eyebrows.

Despite being at the peak of the Void Refinement stage [a very high level of cultivation], the withered old man and the red-haired woman showed great respect to the woman.

“You still haven’t found his whereabouts?”

“Reporting to Venerable Eun, there has been no news from the patrolling soldiers. It seems he is hiding his aura, which makes it difficult to find him,” the wrinkled old man cautiously replied to the woman’s cold words.

“The possibility of him hiding is extremely low. He must know that our clan is leading a large army to occupy the surrounding area. Once we conquer this area, even if his cultivation is high, he will be dead. I didn’t expect such a big fish to be caught from the beginning. If we can capture him alive, we will have made a great contribution!”

“We are well aware of how important he is to the Thirteen Heavenly Fortune Clans. We must ensure that he cannot escape this place. We have already dispatched a large number of people to block the surroundings, and two separate units are on standby. If news comes from anywhere, they will be teleported immediately. Of course, there are distance limitations to teleportation, and the cost is high, but it is a matter of course to catch him,” the red-haired woman also spoke respectfully.

“Yes, that puts my mind at ease a little. Ah, what was the matter that the Heavenly Chart Envoy asked for our cooperation a few days ago? Who did they ask us to capture?” The Eun woman nodded and changed the subject.

“Yes! Lord Do sent a portrait and asked us to search together while patrolling. He said it was a being from the Shang Clan’s seventh level and that he possessed an important item related to his mission,” the wrinkled old man hesitated before telling the truth.

“Hmph, they are useless. How could those close to the Saint Clan let a being from the Shang Clan escape right under their noses! If we weren’t going to completely block this area, we wouldn’t have even listened to such a request.” Contempt was evident in the woman’s eyes. The red-haired woman and the wrinkled old man only glanced at each other, unable to respond.

“However, I am curious. What exactly are they trying to steal that the elders sent them for? They even provided a supply warship. Because of that, the original plan has been disrupted, and the occupation of the surrounding area is delayed.”

The Eun woman sneered, expressing her dissatisfaction with Elder Do and the middle-aged man of the Young Clan.

“Venerable, the supply warship was an order directly from the elders, so we couldn’t resist. Seeing how much the elders value this matter, the item they are trying to steal must be very useful.

As for the escaped personnel, our clan has dispatched additional war puppets to compensate. The day we completely control the surrounding area is not far off. Only two cities remain, and we have them completely surrounded.”

The red-haired woman answered cautiously.

“War puppets are useful, but they can only be used in large-scale battles. They can’t do things like patrolling or searching. Currently, most of our manpower is being used to block the area, so we still haven’t been able to capture the remaining two cities.

We can’t delay any longer, so we need to set up camp before our clan’s main force arrives. I have no choice but to step in myself! Otherwise, I won’t be able to face the elders.”

“If the Venerable steps in, the matter of occupying the two cities will be resolved quickly,” the old man paused for a moment before quickly smiling and speaking.

“I’ve made a decision. I will board the warship and depart tomorrow.”

“Yes!”

“Understood!” The red-haired woman and the wrinkled old man hurriedly bowed their heads to receive the order.

* * *

Fifteen days later, under a large tree at the foot of a small mountain, Han Li carefully looked up at the sky, wearing a black cloth to prevent his aura from leaking out.

In the distant sky, two identical silver islands were floating. The silver islands were similar to the warships he had seen in Greenlight Star, but much smaller. However, there were silver-armored soldiers and a large number of two-headed eagles gathered nearby.

The Horned-Tooth Clan had set up camp here just to surround one alien. He was an alien with disheveled grayish-white hair and a defiant face. He was standing still on a loom-shaped treasure. And on either side of him, there was a beast-shaped puppet floating.

One was a puppet with the body of a horse and the head of a flood dragon, and the other was a bizarre lion with seven heads. Neither of them were ordinary puppets.

This was why the Horned-Tooth Clan’s army was hesitant to attack rashly. Han Li, who was watching, felt a chill in his heart.

In fact, he was startled when he saw the warships and the numerous Horned-Tooth Clan members. However, when he realized that there were no Void Refinement-level or higher members among the Horned-Tooth Clan soldiers and that they were surrounding an unfamiliar alien, he became interested and secretly hid nearby.

The alien’s cultivation was only at the Transformation stage [a high level of cultivation], but the puppets he brought were at the Void Refinement stage, one at the mid-stage and the other at the late-stage.

Han Li was greatly surprised by the power of the two puppets, but what was even more puzzling was why the alien, with such powerful puppets, was not defeating the Horned-Tooth Clan soldiers and two-headed eagles.

The Horned-Tooth Clan had the numerical advantage, but there were not many Transformation stage cultivators. The only thing that was concerning was the two silver warships, whose power he didn’t know.

At that moment, the surrounded alien raised his head and suddenly formed a hand seal towards the Horned-Tooth Clan soldiers and giant eagles, moving the two puppets.

The monster with the flood dragon’s head created two huge blades and shot them out in a blue light.

The blue light immediately plunged into the soldiers. Wherever the blue light touched, the eagles and armored soldiers were split in two and fell.

The bizarre lion puppet opened its seven mouths and spewed out countless fireballs. The fireballs gathered into a sea of fire, engulfing the enemies in the other direction.

The soldiers were startled and panicked, and the leader of the soldiers urgently gave instructions. Only then did the soldiers raise their weapons and attack the two puppets, and the giant eagles also rushed towards the puppets.

Finally, a large-scale battle began with endless explosions and roars.

As Han Li had expected, when the puppets moved, the surrounding soldiers and two-headed eagles were no match for them. The soldiers were shattered or fell screaming in the burning flames.

The puppets repeatedly deflected the sharp claws and divine powers of the two-headed eagles, and even the treasures activated by the Transformation stage cultivators were not a threat.

However, the Horned-Tooth Clan soldiers were not flustered, as if they had expected this. Instead, they lowered their waists and summoned five-colored lights, throwing them mercilessly at the long-haired alien. It seemed they were trying to capture the alien alive using a net made of five-colored light.

However, the long-haired alien sneered at their attack and slammed the loom-shaped flying ship with one foot, deploying a thick protective barrier and summoning white lightning to block the large net.

But he didn’t stop there. He took out two shields and threw them at the soldiers. The soldiers were surprised when the shields flew towards them, but strangely, the shields turned around and returned to the alien.

*Bang!*

Contrary to everyone’s expectations, the shields collided with the long-haired alien’s body, emitting a dazzling golden light. When the golden light disappeared, the alien’s figure had completely vanished, and in its place, a golden bead with a diameter of about one meter was floating.

*Clank.*

The golden bead was engraved with various magical characters, and it suddenly made a strange sound as sharp blades densely sprouted from it.

The bead rotated and charged towards the soldiers. The soldiers quickly attacked, but the bead was rotating too fast, and they were all deflected. The soldiers who touched the bead were all torn to pieces.

After dealing with the soldiers, the golden bead focused on meeting the puppets and preventing the two-headed eagles from descending. The combined attack of the golden bead and the puppets was very powerful. Almost a hundred soldiers and two-headed eagles were killed in the blink of an eye.

At that moment, the Horned-Tooth Clan leader suddenly shouted fiercely, and the soldiers surrounding the long-haired alien suddenly retreated in all directions. The two-headed eagles that had been circling overhead also scattered, as if they had received the same order.

Suddenly, the area around the golden bead and the puppets became empty.

‘…!’

The long-haired alien, who was hiding his form inside the bead, paused for a moment. At that moment, the two warships in the air began to move, and hundreds of crystal pillars poured down from under the warships. White light filled the sky, and explosions echoed loudly.

The golden bead and the puppets were buried in the white light due to the massive attack. Taking advantage of the gap, the soldiers and two-headed eagles reorganized their ranks and blocked the surroundings. The attack from the two warships did not last long, and the pillars of light stopped after a while.

When the white light disappeared, everything was clearly visible again. Han Li, who had been watching the battlefield from hiding, also focused on the situation.

But unexpectedly, a huge umbrella was spread out in the very center of the encirclement. The huge umbrella, with a diameter of about fifteen meters, was shining with spiritual energy, and the upper body of the long-haired alien was protruding from under the umbrella.

Except for the fact that he was looking around with a hurried expression, the puppets and the golden bead were fine. As if he had no intention of wasting any more time, he let out a low shout and pointed at the sky with one hand.

Then, the umbrella rapidly shrank, and the long-haired alien disappeared back into the bead, and the horse puppet and the lion puppet flew towards the soldiers.

With this, the large-scale battle resumed.