Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 1006

Han Li watched as Liu Shui’er and Shi Kun fled into the distance, pursued by a small silver wave and a green cloud.

He quickly shifted his attention. A single silver wave, comprised of at least a thousand insects, was heading directly towards him, ignoring all other creatures.

Han Li took a deep breath and flapped his wings, transforming into a streak of cyan light and abandoning his position. He flew for about half an hour without stopping before looking back. The area behind him was completely empty.

‘No…’

The smile that had begun to form on his face vanished, replaced by a grim expression.

Over the past few days, during their travels with the other cultivators, they had repeatedly increased their speed to try and shake off the insectoids. However, the insectoids, though slightly slower, seemed to use some kind of secret technique to track them down like ghosts, continuing their relentless pursuit.

Han Li frowned, pondering the situation. He then took out a black handkerchief, wrapped it around himself, and vanished into the void without a trace. Less than half an hour later, Han Li, who was moving slowly, sensed something and turned his head.

Buzz!

The sound of insect wings came from the far end of the sky. It was a giant silver insectoid. He quickly activated his Brightsight Spirit Eyes [a technique to enhance vision] to get a closer look and saw that the giant insectoid was actually a mass of over a thousand flying insects clumped together.

He didn’t know why his mysterious concealment technique, using the black handkerchief, wasn’t working. It seemed he wouldn’t be able to escape this place safely without eliminating them.

Dealing with such a large number of silver insects was very tricky. Their bodies were so hard that ordinary treasures couldn’t harm them, and their biting power was so strong that they could easily pierce through defensive treasures. This was why they were known as terrifying ancient ferocious insects.

When the giant insectoid was directly in front of him, Han Li’s eyes flashed coldly.

Buzz buzz buzz!

From his sleeves, over a hundred golden petals scattered, transforming into giant beetles, half the size of his forearm, sparkling with gold. These were the adult Gold Devouring Beetles.

“Go.”

At Han Li’s command, the hundred or so Gold Devouring Beetles turned with a buzz and rushed towards the silver insectoid.

The silver insectoid, which had been so imposing, trembled as soon as it detected the adult Gold Devouring Beetles and tried to flee in a flurry, letting out a strange shriek. But Han Li, having released so many Gold Devouring Beetles, wanted a quick resolution.

Swoosh.

He flapped his wings, turning into a streak of cyan light, and appeared above the silver insectoid. Han Li immediately stretched out his pitch-black hand and released a black mountain.

The black mountain, which had instantly grown in size, spun around and released a gray aura, enveloping the silver insectoid. The thousand or so silver insects that made up the giant insectoid were helplessly trapped by the power of the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light [a type of energy that manipulates magnetic forces].

Crack!

At that moment, a sharp explosion was heard, and the giant insectoid’s body collapsed, with silver insects pouring out. The silver insects frantically gnawed at the surrounding gray aura, trying to find a way to survive.

The Yuan Magnetic Divine Light was rapidly weakening, but Han Li didn’t seem worried. The swarm of Gold Devouring Beetles had arrived.

The Gold Devouring Beetles passed straight through the gray aura and fiercely devoured the thousand or so silver flying insects. The number of Gold Devouring Beetles was only one-tenth of the silver insects, but their bodies were several times larger and their biting power was far superior, making them an easy match.

The silver flying insects kept biting at the golden shells of the Gold Devouring Beetles, but they couldn’t leave a single scratch.

In an instant, most of the silver flying insects were defeated, and the remaining ones tried to flee, but they couldn’t go far because they were held back by the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light and were quickly eaten by the Gold Devouring Beetles. Only one was left, and the silver flying insect suddenly exploded on its own, leaving behind a silver glow and disappearing.

However, Han Li activated his Brightsight Spirit Eyes and discovered a faint illusion fleeing. He shot out a Five-Colored Cold Flame [a type of magical flame]. The illusion was caught in the flame and revealed its true form. Strangely, a silver shadow with a human face and an insect body was desperately struggling.

“…”

At that sight, Han Li’s face darkened, and he strengthened his grip with his jade-colored hand. Countless five-colored threads appeared from the Five-Colored Cold Flame and cut the illusion of the human-faced insectoid into countless pieces.

Han Li finally relaxed his expression, scattered the five-colored threads, and gestured towards the Gold Devouring Beetles.

Buzz!

The spirit insects, which had turned back into golden petals, flew into his sleeves like arrows. Then, Han Li collected the black mountain peak and let out a long breath. Fortunately, although the number of Gold Devouring Beetles was considerable, the time they were used was short, so the consumption of his consciousness was not very large.

If he hadn’t been able to deal with the silver insects quickly with the Gold Devouring Beetles, he would have retrieved the spirit insects without hesitation before his consciousness was greatly depleted. In the dangerous Gwanghan Realm [a dangerous location], greatly depleting his consciousness was more harmful than beneficial.

Fortunately, as expected, the Gold Devouring Beetles were perfect for dealing with the ancient ferocious insects, the silver insects. Han Li raised his head and briefly looked at the place where the two insectoids were engaged in a large-scale battle, then turned into a streak of blue light and cut through the void.

At that moment, from the center of the silver wave far away, a giant silver insectoid turned its head and looked in the direction Han Li had fled.

A silver light flashed, and the face of an elderly man appeared on the head of the silver insectoid. The human-faced insectoid, with a face full of wrinkles, frowned and looked deeply troubled.

Kha ha ha!

He looked back and forth between the direction Han Li had disappeared and the scene in front of him, and finally let out a long roar. The nearby silver flying insects screamed madly and gathered around the giant human-faced insectoid.

Soon, a giant silver insectoid, large enough to cover the sky, was created. It flapped its two wings, glaring at the green cloud in front.

* * *

Han Li didn’t know the identity of the strange primordial spirit [a soul or spirit] he had just killed, but he had a feeling that something ominous was about to happen.

He changed directions countless times to avoid revealing his destination, and after using the Taiyi Azure Talisman [a magical talisman] to conceal his aura for a while, he finally set a course and flew away.

He now had to travel alone, but he had the strength to face even an early-stage Composite Body cultivator [a powerful cultivator], so there was no reason for him to hesitate.

* * *

Two months later, above a desert where yellow sandstorms raged, three blue chariots of bizarre design appeared, carrying blue lightning. The chariots, which had stopped in mid-air, were densely covered with blue magical runes.

Two monsters wearing blue armor were pulling each chariot, their red eyes blinking and blue smoke constantly spewing from their noses. Each time the blue smoke spread into the void, the surrounding temperature rose sharply, indicating that it contained extremely hot energy.

On top of the chariots stood small figures and large puppets covered in blue armor.

The large puppet, with a large sword at its waist and short spears crossed on its back, was holding the reins of a water buffalo monster, and its two eyes glowed red through the blue mask covering its face.

The small figures on the chariots were also covered in blue armor, but their faces were covered with gray spots and their fangs protruded, making them look very ugly. The six figures were looking down at the sandstorm, discussing something.

After a while, having finished their discussion, one of them took out a bronze mirror and threw it into the sandstorm.

Whoosh.

As the bronze mirror fell into the fierce wind, a blue light burst out and engulfed the surroundings.

Where the blue light had passed, the sandstorm stopped abruptly, and instead, a scene appeared. It was like the ruins of a palace, so vast that one could not see its end at a glance.

The small figures, seeing this, showed joy, retrieved the mirror, and tried to start the chariots.

Kwarurung!

Just then, a thunderclap was heard from the far end of the sky, and a lump of blue lightning suddenly appeared, rapidly closing the distance to the chariots.

The figures were startled and stared at the lump of lightning, and saw that a giant bird-type puppet with silver hair and blue wings was flying within it. Surprisingly, it looked very similar to a Thunder Roc [a mythical bird associated with thunder].

Even more surprising was that the Thunder Roc puppet was covered in wounds all over its body, with feathers plucked out here and there, and one of its two legs was cut off. Nevertheless, the Thunder Roc puppet was emitting a terrifying aura, flashing with violent blue lightning.

It was enough to make the small figures’ hearts sink.

One of them shouted sharply, and the three chariots turned into streaks of blue light and flew to meet the giant Thunder Roc puppet.

The blue-armored puppets struck the water buffalo monsters with their reins, and blue flames erupted from the monsters’ large mouths, creating a sea of fire. The small figures also successively shot out silver discs they were carrying on their backs.

The discs absorbed the magic seals and quickly grew in size, looking like six moons rising in the distance. The Thunder Roc puppet, seeing this, flashed its eyes, explosively increased the blue lightning on its entire body, and swung its one remaining leg through the void.

A blue giant claw illusion covered the three chariots at the same time.

The Thunder Roc puppet ignored the silver moons and the blazing blue sea of fire and directly attacked the chariots. The alien race members were startled and briefly showed signs of panic.

However, one of them regained his senses and shouted, and the six of them hastily formed the same hand seals and stretched out their hands.

Woong.

The six moons vibrated and gathered near the blue claw illusion, forming a giant disc.

Bang!

When the giant claw illusion and the disc collided, blue and silver light spread out with great force. At this time, blue flames covered the Thunder Roc puppet and collided with the lightning, causing thunder to rumble.

The lightning surrounding the Thunder Roc puppet was so powerful that the blue flames, no matter how fiercely they burned, had no effect, but the giant claw illusion in the void briefly held on before finally scattering.

Woong!

With the obstacle gone, the giant disc trembled and fell towards the head of the Thunder Roc puppet. As the giant disc rushed in, it distorted the surrounding space, and strange ripples spread through the void, making it look as if it were cutting through space.

The Thunder Roc puppet, seeing this, spat out thick blue lightning, and the lightning turned into a blue flood dragon and attacked the giant disc.

Kukung!

As the silver light and blue lightning intertwined, the silver disc trembled and cracks appeared on its surface. The disc, which had been divided into six treasures within the silver light, returned to the six alien race members.

Then, the Thunder Roc puppet greatly increased the lightning on its entire body once more and disappeared from the spot with a bang!

Whoosh!

The next moment, lightning flashed above the three chariots, and the figure of the giant bird puppet appeared, and a fierce wind blew with the flapping of the Thunder Roc puppet’s wings.

“…!”

The small alien race members were surprised but reacted quickly. Each of them placed their hands on the shoulders of the blue-armored puppets leading their chariots. The blue-armored puppets grew in size, dropped their masks, and revealed the faces of vicious demons.

The demons slashed at the Thunder Roc puppet with their sharp claws, and six dark blue claw lights flew out. Then, the demons grabbed the silver short spears from their backs and threw them, and they also turned into six silver pillars of light and disappeared into the void.

The sky resounded with fierce winds and violent thunder.

The Thunder Roc, with a blank expression, released blue lightning again and swung its one remaining leg below, applying an invisible pressure.

The alien race members did not stand still either. They removed their hands from the blue-armored puppets and chanted spells to increase their size several times. Then, they took out a dozen or so various treasures and joined the attack.

Explosions rang out one after another, and the light of various spiritual energies was so chaotic that it was difficult to open one’s eyes. The fight continued for a full hour.