Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 1008

“I didn’t hear such detailed information, but that’s highly likely.”

Liu Shui’er nodded readily.

“I didn’t expect to see the famous Taiyi Azure Light here. Even if we don’t get other treasures, this trip won’t be in vain.”

Han Li’s lips curled into a slight smile.

After a moment, Liu Shui’er, who had been observing the white energy, took out a red throwing star and tossed it. The throwing star, glowing red as it flew, seemed poised to enter the white energy, but it let out a mournful cry right before it and shattered into several pieces.

It was as if invisible weapons had destroyed the throwing star. The fragments were attacked even more intensely as they fell, finally dissolving into a red speck and completely disintegrating.

Han Li’s smile faded at the strange sight.

When he scanned with his spiritual sense, he couldn’t detect the form of the Taiyi Azure Light at all. But when he activated his Brightspirit Vision [a technique that enhances vision], he could vaguely see dozens of thin illusions flashing the moment the throwing star broke.

Even with the Spirit Eye Divine Power [a powerful visual ability], it was very faint. That must be the true nature of the Taiyi Azure Light.

“The Taiyi Azure Light is as strange as I’ve heard.”

Liu Shui’er also sensed the vague illusion in her own way and sighed softly. This time, Han Li shot a blue flying sword from his sleeve. It was the Azure Bamboo Cloud Sword, about the length of an arm.

The flying sword sped towards the white energy, and this time, dozens of thin illusions rushed in from all directions and tore the flying sword apart.

A sharp sound pierced the air.

The blue light flashed on the surface of the flying sword, and it plunged into the white energy unscathed. The moment it tried to enter, hundreds and thousands of thin illusions appeared from all directions and surged in.

*Woong.*

The Azure Bamboo Cloud Sword couldn’t withstand it either. It vibrated weakly and scattered into blue dots. At this, Han Li’s expression changed slightly, and he reached out to gather the blue dots back together.

When the dots of light coalesced and the Azure Bamboo Cloud Sword returned to its original state, Liu Shui’er’s eyes showed surprise.

After pondering for a moment, Han Li shook his head and retrieved the Azure Bamboo Cloud Sword. There were treasures with better defensive power than the Azure Bamboo Cloud Sword, but if they were broken, there was no way to restore them.

Nevertheless, Han Li barely maintained his composure to hide his excitement. The Taiyi Azure Light was the spirit light possessed by the ‘Taiyi Azure Mountain,’ one of the main materials for refining the Origin Unification Five Extremes Mountain [a powerful artifact].

There might be other treasures with the Taiyi Azure Light besides the Taiyi Azure Mountain, but to maintain the restriction since ancient times, it had to be at the level of the Taiyi Azure Mountain, which constantly emitted spirit light.

‘Is this how I’m going to get the second mountain!’

He spoke to the woman while his mind raced.

“As expected, it will be difficult for the two of us. When Fellow Daoist Shi arrives, we can solve the restriction.”

“I think so too. Shall we settle down nearby and rest?”

After a brief discussion, they flew in different directions. Somewhere in the sandstorm, Liu Shui’er activated a yellow bead, enveloping Han Li and herself in yellow light.

They descended into the sandstorm and entered an old, ruined hall.

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Fifteen days later, a faint, dull light flew in from the far end of the sky. The light, which cut through the sky, disappeared, and Shi Kun of the Stone Insect Clan revealed his imposing figure above the hall where Han Li and Liu Shui’er were staying. His face was pale and full of fatigue.

Shi Kun didn’t immediately throw himself into the sandstorm but looked around warily before taking out a formation disc from his chest.

“……”

After checking the disc and creating a yellow light to descend, Han Li and Liu Shui’er were already outside, waiting.

“Brother Shi, you don’t look well. Did you have any trouble on the way?”

“It wasn’t just trouble. I almost died.”

Shi Kun smiled bitterly, relaxing his face after seeing the familiar faces.

“Did you fail to shake off the fierce insects?”

Han Li was also curious about what had happened. He remembered the swarm of silver-winged insects that were chasing Shi Kun before they scattered and fled.

“They were ferocious, but I handled them using the secret technique my master taught me. Then, I ran into the Snow Howl Clan cultivators and was chased for more than half a month before barely escaping!”

The giant gritted his teeth.

“The Snow Howl Clan…! Aren’t they the madmen who believe that the ice attribute is the origin of all divine powers and only cultivate ice attribute techniques, and are hostile to cultivators who learn other attribute techniques?”

Liu Shui’er exclaimed in astonishment.

“That’s right, those crazy bastards tried to kill me. They are a mid-level force and a race that doesn’t understand words, but their individual combat power is comparable to the high-level beings of large-scale races like the Sea King Clan or the Horned Teeth Clan.

Because they live in the remote Arctic region of the Thunder Continent, I hadn’t even heard the news that they had obtained the Guanghan Token [a token granting access to a specific area] before, but for some reason, they were here this time. To run into them of all people, I have no luck at all!”

Han Li had also heard information about the Snow Howl Clan while reading various scriptures, so he just shook his head while making eye contact with Liu Shui’er. In Shi Kun’s current condition, they couldn’t immediately join forces to solve the restriction.

They decided to start work after waiting five days for Shi Kun to recover his energy. And Han Li also told them that the Horned Teeth people were up to something in the distance.

The Horned Teeth people were using illusions at the place where they had dealt with the Black Oil people and were no longer moving. They didn’t know what they were up to, but they hoped that nothing would happen until they broke the restriction and left.

A few days later, they flew up from the ground and moved to the place where the restriction was. They revealed themselves when they saw the white light and formed a triangle in the sky above the edge of the restriction.

“As you all know, this restriction is mainly composed of the Taiyi Azure Light and is largely divided into three layers, and in detail, there are a total of 11 layers. The power of the restriction becomes stronger as you go deeper. We must break all 11 layers of the restriction at once. Otherwise, the outer restriction will recover before we break the next one.

However, Senior Dan broke seven layers alone using his strong body before he advanced to the Saint Clan [a high level of cultivation], so if the three of us join forces and unleash the mutually opposing Origin Magnetic Divine Light, we should theoretically be able to break all 11 layers smoothly. We won’t know for sure until we try, so we must not let our guard down.”

Liu Shui’er spoke seriously to Han Li and Shi Kun. It was decided that she would lead the effort to break the restriction, and Han Li and Shi Kun did not object.

“Fellow Daoist Shi and I have also come all this way with difficulty, so we will do our best to make sure we don’t go back empty-handed. I’ll say it in advance, but you both know the promise you made to me, right?”

“Don’t worry about that, Brother Han! Fellow Daoist Liu and I have also received permission from our master and Senior Dan to take treasures as we see fit, except for the items they need.”

Shi Kun burst into laughter, and Han Li nodded with satisfaction.

When Liu Shui’er took out a colorful umbrella from her storage pouch, Shi Kun’s expression changed when he recognized it.

The umbrella, which had turned into a light of five-colored spiritual energy, soared into the sky and disappeared from view. Then, the five-colored energy scattered and surrounded the area. The increasingly faint five-colored energy became invisible to the eye later.

‘This is.’

At that sight, Han Li narrowed his eyes and spread his spiritual sense. Then, an invisible force pushed back his spiritual sense from the place where the five-colored energy had disappeared. The area was sealed off by the five-colored umbrella.

Liu Shui’er didn’t stop there and scattered about a dozen golden formation flags. The elaborate flags were covered with incantations. The golden flags turned into pillars of light and disappeared into the void, and a strange wave was faintly created.

“This Void Avoidance Umbrella is a treasure that my master cherishes. It will cover the spiritual energy fluctuations that we will cause while breaking the restriction. And the Golden Capital Spirit Restriction Formation that I deployed with the formation flags is a defensive formation that my master prepared separately for this mission. It will be able to block even an attack from an early-stage Saint Realm being for a while.”

“We can’t just let Fellow Daoist Liu do all the work. I have also prepared something, though it’s not much.”

At Liu Shui’er’s words, Shi Kun quietly smiled and stepped forward. He opened his mouth and spat out 13 gray lumps of light. The gray lumps of light were surprisingly round rings, and they cried out clearly around Shi Kun and faintly disappeared.

“Yin Soul Mother-Child Rings! Did Senior Dan give you this?”

“I don’t know about other things, but it’s very good at attacking souls and primordial spirits. Even a Saint Clan member would suffer serious injuries if they were caught off guard. It will assist the restriction that Fellow Daoist has deployed.”

“That’s good. We might be able to hold out for a while even if the Horned Teeth Clan comes and causes trouble.”

Liu Shui’er also erased her surprised expression at Shi Kun’s calm attitude.

“Since you two have prepared so thoroughly, let’s break the restriction right away. I think we should finish this quickly before anything happens.”

Han Li, who had been watching them, spoke calmly.

“Haha, you’re right. Problems always arise when we drag things out. Fellow Daoist Liu, let’s move.”

“I’m ready too.”

Shi Kun and Liu Shui’er answered in turn, and the woman first summoned a gray flag from her fingertips. It was a flag that faintly contained the Origin Magnetic Divine Light. She threw the flag and chanted an incantation while making hand seals.

*Woong.*

A gray wheel with incantations rose behind her back, and the gray flag trembled as if reacting to it. When the woman activated the Origin Magnetic Divine Light, Han Li and Shi Kun also simultaneously cast their spells.

This time, Shi Kun emitted gray light from his whole body and also sent a jade tablet-shaped treasure flying from his sleeve. The characters ‘Origin’ and ‘Light’ were written in ancient script on the front and back of the gray jade tablet, respectively.

When he pointed to the back of the jade tablet, the two ancient characters glowed brightly. Shi Kun was formidable not only with the jade tablet but also with the gray energy surrounding his entire body.

Han Li also spread out a palm as black as ink from his sleeve and floated a small mountain peak in the air. It was the newly refined Origin Magnetic Divine Mountain. The small mountain peak grew on its own without him having to absorb any hand seals, and gray energy surged on its surface.

*Shhh!*

At this time, the woman’s gray wheel trembled and shot a gray pillar of light towards the flag. The incantations that filled the surface of the flag flashed, and the flag absorbed the pillar of light and emitted an even thicker pillar of light.

In succession, Shi Kun’s giant jade tablet also emitted gray threads, and Han Li’s Origin Magnetic Divine Mountain also spun around and released gray energy from its lower part.

The three Origin powers gathered and unexpectedly formed a giant incantation. Led by Liu Shui’er, the giant incantation with surging gray energy quickly rushed towards the white mist.

*Kwarung!*

The white energy made a loud noise and was pierced like paper. The giant incantation scattered the first restriction into dots of light. Then, a faint blue light barrier below was immediately revealed.

This time as well, the giant incantation fell without hesitation, and no sound was heard. The blue light barrier that collided with the gray incantation disappeared silently as if it had been swallowed in one bite.

Below it, countless bright red threads were densely gathered, forming a huge spider web. The bright red spider web melted, emitting red steam when the gray incantation fell. The sounds of thunder and wind were heard in the red steam containing the incantation.

The giant incantation greatly emitted gray energy and collected the red steam, and continued to fall to the fourth restriction.

The incantation that had been transformed by the Origin Magnetic Divine Light was slightly darker than before.

It was a bit unexpected that they had solved the first three restrictions so easily. Perhaps it was because the Origin Magnetic Divine Light was mutually opposing to the Taiyi Azure Light, so the restriction could not exert its proper power.

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