Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 1002

Han Li flapped his Wind Thunder Wings, transforming into a streak of cyan and white light as he shot forward. Each time he flickered into view, it was as if he were teleporting, tearing through the sky. His speed far surpassed that of most cultivators of the Saint Race.

Han Li finally began to close the distance with his companions, but he didn’t encounter a single Dark Beast along the way. This was because most of the nearby Dark Beasts had been summoned by the Dark Beast King and had rushed off.

After flying for more than an hour, he finally spotted the figures of the two people in the distance. However, Liu Shui’er and Shi Kun were stopped in mid-air, engaged in a fierce battle with the silver-eyed Dark Beasts.

Han Li narrowed his eyes and observed the situation from afar.

Shi Kun was clad in armor surrounded by a yellow aura, and he wielded massive red hammers in both hands. Each time he swung the hammers, numerous flames erupted, taking the form of crimson fire dragons that swirled around him.

Above Shi Kun’s head, a red jade bottle spun, emitting pillars of fire that attacked wildly in all directions.

It turned out that his main cultivation method was not an earth-attribute technique, but a fire-attribute technique, known for its aggressive nature.

In response to his attacks, three silver-eyed Dark Beasts released black shadow clones that lunged at Shi Kun. The clash of black and red light resulted in continuous explosions.

Although Shi Kun’s twin hammers were powerful, the silver-eyed Dark Beasts’ movement techniques, which allowed them to transform into silver shadows, were even more bizarre, making it impossible for him to land a hit. Moreover, the silver rays emitted from the third eye of the three silver-eyed Dark Beasts were even more dangerous!

Shi Kun frantically swung his two hammers to block the rays, preventing them from hitting his body. The hammers, upon contact with the silver rays, turned a dark blue color before absorbing the surrounding red aura and returning to their original state.

The three silver-eyed Dark Beasts were not able to continuously emit silver rays, so they were temporarily evenly matched with Shi Kun.

On the opposite side, Liu Shui’er’s situation, surrounded by four Dark Beasts, was different. The dazzling silver shuttle she released flew freely through the sky, emitting an immense aura.

Behind her, a silver dharma form [a manifestation of spiritual power] appeared. The female dharma form, clad in silver armor, unleashed countless blurry arms with each swing. It was as if she were wielding hundreds of arms simultaneously.

Vague silver sword energies shot out from the dharma form’s arms, devastating the surrounding area. The four silver-eyed Dark Beasts moved like lightning, throwing their transformed bodies to break through the attacks, but it was not enough.

Thanks to the silver shuttle and the numerous silver sword energies, the woman had the upper hand.

‘Hmm…’

Shi Kun and Liu Shui’er had said things like they would lose if they faced more than three ordinary Dark Beasts, but they were perfectly fine even when facing three or four high-level, three-eyed Dark Beasts. It seemed that their previous words were all lies.

It wasn’t their fault. No cultivator would reveal their true strength to a stranger. Even the golden Dark Beast had assessed Shi Kun and Liu Shui’er’s cultivation, but it didn’t realize that they were not ordinary late-stage Void Refinement cultivators.

‘That’s why it only sent seven silver-eyed Dark Beasts.’

An ordinary late-stage Void Refinement cultivator would have had difficulty blocking the combined attacks of the silver-eyed Dark Beasts, but Liu Shui’er and Shi Kun were fighting well. Of course, it couldn’t be said for certain that Liu Shui’er was stronger than Shi Kun, or that the silver-eyed Dark Beast pack would definitely lose.

They would only reveal their true strength when their lives were on the line. However, Shi Kun and Liu Shui’er’s faces did not look relaxed.

Even though the Dark Beast King had gathered the Dark Beasts and left, if they continued to waste time in the middle of the Dark Beast Forest like this, they could end up on the road to the underworld at any moment.

However, if they went all out now to quickly end the battle, they might consume a significant amount of magic power or suffer injuries. Then, even if they managed to escape the Dark Beast Forest, it would be difficult to overcome the other dangerous obstacles in the Guang Han Realm.

Liu Shui’er and Shi Kun were anxiously waiting for Han Li to join them. Han Li was well aware of this.

‘I need to quickly deal with the Dark Beasts and get out of here!’

Han Li tossed the black ring he was wearing on one hand, turning his other hand completely black. He then unleashed the Extreme Devil Transformation, covering his entire body in golden scale armor. He then took out the black handkerchief again and disappeared from sight.

A moment later, the expression of a Dark Beast that was attacking Shi Kun became strange. A ripple appeared behind the silver-eyed Dark Beast, and something whitish flew towards it. Without turning around, the silver-eyed Dark Beast swung its front paw backward.

Bang!

The black claw light collided with the white object, causing an explosion. In the gap, the Dark Beast turned its body and immediately recognized the identity of the whitish attacker.

A white serpent, its needles sparkling like transparent crystals, was glaring at it, emitting an immense chill.

As the silver-eyed Dark Beast was about to counterattack in anger, a black mountain appeared above its head and began to fall. The silver and ancient script runes engraved on the mountain’s surface were glowing.

The mountain, which had grown to a massive size, fell silently. The silver-eyed Dark Beast belatedly recognized the attack. To make matters worse, the white serpent opposite it was also emitting a navy blue jade fan from its mouth and fanning it.

A navy blue aura filled with cold air surged in. The silver-eyed Dark Beast was shocked, and the other two Dark Beasts roared, abandoning Shi Kun and rushing to help.

Seeing this, Shi Kun burst into laughter and made his red hammers even larger, striking down on the two silver-eyed Dark Beasts. The wind pressure from the hammers made it difficult for the Dark Beasts to maintain their forms. The two silver-eyed Dark Beasts couldn’t go far and spat out black light from their mouths.

Shh shh shh.

The silver-eyed Dark Beast under the black mountain had no choice but to bristle its fur and release the navy blue aura, spitting out a thick pillar of light from its mouth. Although it was a hastily launched attack, it was confident that it could buy enough time to escape.

Black light erupted from the silver-eyed Dark Beast’s body, and its flesh transformed into hundreds of black butterflies that flew in all directions. The black light pillar slightly slowed the speed at which the mountain was falling, and in the meantime, the swarm of black butterflies tried to escape.

At that moment, a cold snort was heard from somewhere. It was an ordinary sound, but the black butterflies lost their balance and staggered.

Pip pip pip!

At the same time, the silver runes on the black mountain glowed with a silver light, and a gray aura poured out like a ball of thread, piercing through the hundreds of black butterflies.

The black butterflies trembled and then scattered like dust. At this point, the mountain peak spun around and sucked in the black dust. In this way, one Dark Beast disappeared without even having a chance for its nascent soul [a cultivator’s spiritual core] to escape.

The black shadow clones created by this silver-eyed Dark Beast also disappeared as the main body lost its magic power. The two silver-eyed Dark Beasts that had been blocking Shi Kun’s twin hammers were shocked by this sight.

Krrang!

The two silver-eyed Dark Beasts made eye contact and increased their size within the black light, and their black fur also turned a faint silver color. Naturally, the power of the clones they created also became much stronger.

Shi Kun’s expression changed subtly, but without showing any fear, he emitted a yellow light from his armor and pointed his twin hammers in the air.

Wooong.

The red fire dragons that had been circling around him roared and were absorbed into the hammers. The twin hammers, with their enhanced red aura, fell again, targeting the two silver-eyed Dark Beasts.

Shwaa!

The two beasts, whose cultivation had greatly increased, howled and swung their front paws. Four black lights shot out like black crescents, piercing through the flames and splitting the red hammers.

Kwa kwa kwang!

The sky resounded, and black and red lights intertwined. The two Dark Beasts did not stop and immediately opened their mouths, firing thick pillars of light, and sent their black shadow clones to attack Shi Kun.

Shi Kun clenched his fists and unleashed countless fist phantoms towards the black light pillars and shadow clones. As the two silver-eyed Dark Beasts clashed with Shi Kun, the white giant serpent transformed into a beautiful woman in white, holding a navy blue jade fan and lightly waving it towards the two demonic beasts.

Whoosh!

Navy blue auras spread out continuously and merged into a massive navy blue wave, engulfing the two beasts. And the mountain peak in the air also flashed and disappeared, then reappeared strangely above the heads of the two Dark Beasts.

A gray aura was flowing out from under the spinning mountain peak. However, there was no way the silver-eyed Dark Beasts would fall for the same trick again. They roared loudly and simultaneously leaped up, strangely merging into a two-headed silver monster in mid-air.

The merged silver monster had three eyes on each of its two heads, and its size had increased several times, becoming as large as a small hill. The third eyes on both heads of the silver monster opened wide, and silver rays as thick as fingers shot out.

One ray shot towards the navy blue wave, and the other towards the black mountain peak in the air. The silver rays miraculously blocked the fierce attacks of the massive navy blue wave and the black mountain peak for a moment.

“Hah!”

At that moment, someone gasped in surprise. The two-headed monster, which had been delighted that its attack had worked, swung its front paw like lightning at the sound that had come from nearby and turned its head, emitting a silver light towards the source of the sound.

Kwarung!

An explosion erupted in the air, and a golden figure appeared, throwing a massive seal that lightly blocked the two-headed monster’s front paw. A silver shield blocked his front and grew larger, deflecting the silver ray to the side.

The two-headed monster was startled and widened its eyes. The golden figure was Han Li, and the white serpent that had transformed into a woman in white was the puppet spirit, Wawa.

He was testing the power of the Heavenly Gang Seal he had received before entering the Guang Han Realm. He was pleased to see that the silver light had easily blocked the giant beast’s front paw. He immediately flapped his wings and disappeared into the cyan and white lightning.

“……!”

The surprised two-headed monster widened its six eyes and looked around in all directions. However, Han Li had not gone anywhere else, but had appeared on top of the black mountain peak, standing firmly on the treasure with both feet.

The silver runes on the silent mountain peak flashed wildly and suddenly turned transparent. Then, the surrounding space was distorted, and a sound of something tearing was heard. The mountain peak suddenly sank and disappeared with Han Li.

The next moment, a gray light flashed above the two-headed monster’s body, and the black mountain peak appeared strangely, crushing the giant beast. The two-headed monster, in shock, couldn’t even make a sound and was crushed by the mountain peak, plummeting to the ground.

Kuang!

The earth shook, and a huge pit was formed under the black mountain peak. The two-headed monster was lying in the middle of the pit, bleeding all over its body.

Han Li’s eyes flashed coldly as he sent two flying swords from his sleeve, beheading the two-headed monster on the ground. Strangely, even though its neck was cut off, only black flesh was revealed, and not a single drop of blood splattered.

Han Li, with an emotionless face, stepped on the mountain peak once more.

Kwang!

The pit became even deeper and wider. The two-headed monster’s corpse was torn into pieces and turned into tiny black lights that scattered. However, even these black lights could not go far and were engulfed by the gray aura emitted by the mountain peak and sucked in.

Han Li smiled and waved his black hand. The mountain peak quickly shrank, revealing a palm-sized form. Shi Kun’s gaze towards Han Li changed at this sight, and he didn’t forget to glance at Wawa.

However, Han Li smiled nonchalantly and gestured towards Wawa. The woman in white transformed into a white snake and hid back into Han Li’s sleeve.

Han Li flapped his wings again and this time moved towards Liu Shui’er, and Shi Kun also hurriedly flashed a yellow light and headed in that direction.

This was because Liu Shui’er’s situation, which had been in her favor, had worsened in the meantime. Surprisingly, the four silver-eyed Dark Beasts had transformed into a four-headed monster, unleashing an attack that was almost at the Saint Realm level.