Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 156

When Han Li heard Young Master So’s voice from behind, he was also a little surprised, and his face turned pale. However, after he slowly turned around to face them, a cold sneer appeared on his lips.

“Aren’t you from the Jin family? I didn’t expect you to be a Foundation Establishment cultivator,” Han Li said, his tone laced with sarcasm.

Young Master So shouted in surprise after seeing Han Li’s face, and the lean figure next to him also seemed taken aback, though he remained silent.

However, the bald giant looked intently at Han Li with a serious gaze before speaking.

“He’s a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, with higher cultivation than me, so be careful. It seems we’ll need the Black Wind Formation to capture him.”

“Blood Guard, sir! Wouldn’t that be of greater benefit to the Sect Leader’s cultivation?” Young Master So asked, his voice filled with excitement rather than concern.

“Heh heh. That’s right. The ones we captured before were only early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, so his blood will be much more potent,” Young Master So said, his eyes gleaming with greed as he stared at Han Li, then suddenly began to laugh maniacally.

“Hahaha! I don’t know why you came here, but give up on the thought of returning alive today. Deploy the Black Wind Formation!” After his laughter abruptly stopped, Young Master So’s chilling shout echoed, and the black-clad figures hurriedly took out large black flags and surrounded Han Li.

“You guys defend yourselves. I’ll take care of the rest,” Han Li said, leaving those words behind as he disappeared in a blur.

“Be careful!” The giant’s expression changed as he saw Han Li’s movements and shouted, but it was already too late.

Han Li’s body flashed, and he appeared next to a black-clad figure. The cultivator who had been waving the flag lost his head without any warning. The corpse, spurting blood from the neck, fell straight to the ground.

It was before the giant’s shout had even finished. Before the remaining black-clad figures could react in surprise, Han Li appeared next to another one, and another headless corpse was added to the pile.

Then, unable to endure any longer, they all stopped waving their flags and tried to activate various protective barriers or defensive magical artifacts.

However, the slower cultivators had already been killed in an instant.

“Do you want to die!” The giant, who had been watching the scene, flashed a strange black light in his eyes, covered his entire body with a blood-red glow, and charged towards Han Li. It was an incredible speed that did not match his massive size.

Han Li glanced back and forth between the giant charging at him and the black-clad figures who were setting up their defenses, then boldly retreated to a spot dozens of yards away where the Dream Mountain Five were.

The giant, who had crashed into the empty space, immediately turned around and rushed towards Han Li’s group. He didn’t seem to have any intention of using a magical artifact, relying solely on his bare body.

Seeing this as an opportunity, the second of the Dream Mountain Five immediately raised his hand and sent a green three-edged dart flying towards the giant’s face.

The bald giant grinned menacingly as he saw the triangular dart flying towards him. He didn’t seem to have any intention of dodging the magical artifact or stopping his body; he just seemed intent on pushing through.

The lean man shouted excitedly.

“The three-edged dart is an excellent item among high-grade magical artifacts, so it will surely… Huh, the three-edged dart!” He stopped speaking and shouted in surprise.

The moment the triangular dart touched the blood-red aura surrounding the giant’s body, it trembled and stopped as if it had been devoured.

“You think you can stop me with something like that!” The giant laughed wildly and crushed the three-edged dart with his massive hand, immediately causing the green light to disappear and lose its spiritual energy.

Now, not only the Dream Mountain Five but even Han Li felt his heart sink. That man had mastered a unique, top-grade demonic art, like the young master of the Ghost Cry Sect. The giant instantly appeared in front of the Dream Mountain Five and struck their protective barrier.

*Thud!*

With just one monstrous sound, the light barrier jointly emitted by the four Qi Refining cultivators caved in and lost its light.

Their expressions changed drastically as they realized that their magical artifacts could not withstand the red aura-infused fist.

“Senior, what should we…” The black-faced old man hurriedly turned his head to ask Han Li if he had any brilliant ideas.

Without a word, Han Li reached out and released a small shield that emitted a dazzling white light. The shield quickly grew several times in size and blocked the second incoming red fist.

*Kuang!*

The tremendous collision sound and vibration that seemed to tear the ears nearly caused the nearby cultivators, who had not prepared in advance, to collapse to the ground.

The Dream Mountain Five were also dizzy and disoriented, but the only ones who remained unaffected were Han Li and the giant.

Han Li checked the small mark on the white shield and suppressed his surprise. He knew best how sturdy this white shell shield was, so his vigilance towards his opponent increased even more.

Without hesitation, he reached for his storage pouch.

At the same time, a pair of black lights and six golden lights were launched simultaneously, shooting towards the giant. The giant was greatly startled and showed a look of fear as so many top-grade magical artifacts surged towards him like a wave.

The giant roared loudly and drew up the blood-red aura from his entire body, forming a huge sphere of light that was about three yards wide and floated in the sky. When the Golden Talisman Mother-Child Blades and the Five Dragon Rings rushed towards him, who was motionless in the air, a strange phenomenon occurred.

Even though the magical artifacts pierced the light, there was no reaction from within, and when they approached, they seemed to be blocked by something and could not go any further.

Becoming anxious, Han Li suddenly looked around as if he had thought of something.

As expected, under the command of Young Master So and a masked figure presumed to be Chief Wang, the black-clad figures were reforming their ranks and waving their flags. The black flags buzzed and began to scatter black mist.

The scene reminded him of the Azure Yang Demonic Fire he had seen in the spirit stone mine.

‘Absolutely not,’ Han Li thought.

He threw the white shield to the black-faced old man.

“Use this for now. I’ll deal with those things first,” Han Li said.

Han Li flashed and leaped out of the protective barrier, and the magical artifacts that had been piercing the giant’s blood-red sphere naturally returned to Han Li.

Han Li looked at the magical artifacts circling around him and took out three more harpoons of the same shape from his storage pouch.

As he lightly threw them into the air, three streaks of red light shot towards the black-clad cultivators simultaneously.

The ‘Flame Lotus Flying Forks’ were a harvest from the battle with the red spider. They were quite powerful, and since they came as a set of three, they were easy to control, so he had kept them.

As Han Li moved his fingers, the remaining two black lights and six golden lights also shot out in different directions.

This was the terrifying aspect of the Great Connection [a technique that allows the user to control multiple magical artifacts simultaneously]. Even though a total of eleven magical artifacts were cutting through the air, they were perfectly coordinated. As so many top-grade magical artifacts flew towards them, the cultivators operating the flags were at a loss.

One of them saw the three streaks of red light approaching and tried to throw away the flag he was holding and run away. However, the flags that were emitting black energy were shattered by the continuous attacks of the Flame Lotus Flying Forks.

The red lights did not stop there and immediately approached his face, colliding with his protective barrier. Unfortunately, there was no way that a low-level barrier formed by a mere Qi Refining cultivator could block a top-grade magical artifact. The barrier shattered with a clear sound and scattered into the air.

*Puhwak.*

His eyes, filled with despair, confirmed that the three streaks of red light were enveloping him, then turned into a huge flame and scattered into ashes.

At the same time, the two black lights and six golden lights that had flown behind him pierced through the protective barriers of other cultivators, separating their heads from their bodies.

Now, the remaining black-clad figures had no time to worry about the formation in their desperate attempt to survive.

Most of them turned their backs to Han Li and began to flee with all their might, while some less intelligent cultivators tried to block Han Li’s attacks with their magical artifacts.

Unfortunately, Han Li had no intention of wasting time on them, so he quickly subdued them.

The eleven golden, black, and red magical artifacts poured down like a swarm of bees, and the magical artifacts of the Qi Refining cultivators shattered like eggs hitting a rock. The owners of those magical artifacts naturally fell down, split in two like the others.

Now, except for the black-clad figures who had fled, only Young Master So and the lean masked man remained. The Black Wind Formation they had relied on had not even appeared and had been eliminated by Han Li!

When Han Li’s gaze shifted to Young Master So, they flinched and prepared themselves. At the same time, black light emanated from the bodies of Young Master So and the lean masked man, hiding them within.

“Hmph, you’re playing foolish tricks,” Han Li sneered at them.

Although he didn’t know what kind of technique they were using, it seemed to be similar to the giant’s demonic art. However, they emitted black light, while the giant emitted blood-red light, so he didn’t know if it was due to differences in their cultivation.

Young Master So and his group were filled with regret. Han Li’s skills and magical artifacts far exceeded their expectations.

It wasn’t that they had never seen a Foundation Establishment cultivator before, but Han Li was incomparable to the Black Fiend Sect’s leader. Not only the two of them, but even three leaders combined would probably be needed to face him.

They had never heard of a Foundation Establishment cultivator who could use a movement technique that was impossible to see with the naked eye and control more than ten magical artifacts at once.

Although the Blood Guard seemed to be preparing some secret technique, they couldn’t be sure that he would be a match for Han Li.

Although the two of them had surpassed the level of ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators, they had no hope of defeating Han Li. They gave the impression that they were trying to do something with their techniques, but they were slowly backing away.

They weren’t the only ones who were surprised. The Dream Mountain Five also couldn’t close their mouths at the skill Han Li had displayed.

They knew that Foundation Establishment cultivators were strong, but they hadn’t had many opportunities to experience how strong they actually were.

Seeing Han Li easily kill most of the dozen or so Qi Refining cultivators, they were simply in awe of his overwhelming techniques and magical power.

Han Li took a deep breath and was about to capture Young Master So and the lean masked man when a beastly roar was heard from the other side, and red light began to erupt.

It was natural for Young Master So and the masked man to be delighted and turn their gazes towards that place. Han Li’s expression darkened, and he hurriedly searched through his storage pouch, grabbing a delicate and small magical artifact.

He immediately threw it towards the place where the blood-red light was erupting.

The yellow paper left Han Li’s hand and quickly transformed into a huge bronze bell that was about six yards in size. It was the Sky Covering Bell, a trophy he had obtained from the Evil Sect’s Sun and Moon Elders in the stalactite cave. It had even captured the ferocious giant spider, so how powerful of a magical artifact was it!

*Ding!*

A huge reverberation passed, and the giant who had been emitting a strange red light was trapped inside the bell. Then, no movement or sound could be detected.

Young Master So and the masked man were dumbfounded by what had happened the moment Han Li reached out. No one had thought that the Blood Guard would be captured so easily.

Without delay, Han Li turned his head towards the two of them and smiled strangely as he stretched out both hands.

Numerous flames soared from both hands and flew forward in a rush. It was as if a dense meteor shower was falling from the sky, filling the entire sky with flames.

The fireballs enveloped Young Master So like a net and disrupted the black energy he had created. While Young Master So was thinking about this attack, which had battered his entire body, a terrible scream was heard from beside him.

He hurriedly looked to the side and was horrified.

The lean masked man, who had been standing not far from him, had lost all his black energy and was being held by Han Li. Moreover, one of his arms had been cut off, and he was spurting a tremendous amount of blood.

At this point, Young Master So became afraid of Han Li and wanted to curse the incompetent Blood Guard. Han Li glanced coldly at Young Master So and removed the mask from the lean man. As expected, Chief Wang was distorting his face in pain.

“No way! How could you break the killing intent in our bodies so easily!” Startled, Young Master So stretched out both hands and scattered a dozen or so black lights. Han Li, who was watching this, sneered at him. And as one of his hands was raised, a dark, shield-shaped object appeared.

The black lights from Young Master So that rushed towards it made a slight collision sound and deviated from their path. When Young Master So looked closely, he saw that it was not a shield but a magical artifact made from the shell of a giant turtle.

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