Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 300

Two days later, as the wind and thunder energy within the protective barrier intensified, Feng Xi instructed Han Li to increase the flow of wood-attribute spiritual power.

After seven days, the silver lightning and white gale within the barrier were on the verge of exploding.

The three immortal cultivators showed clear signs of strain, continuously casting spells towards the barrier. Yeol Pungsu’s face grew grim.

Han Li observed the situation, injecting wood-attribute spiritual power as Feng Xi directed, but refrained from any rash actions. He sensed that the opportune moment had not yet arrived.

Another month passed, and the three demonic beast cultivators became visibly impatient. Though they continued to channel their magical power, they felt they were nearing their limits. The lightning and gale within the barrier still possessed a ferocious aura, but now they exhibited a strange, intertwined existence.

It was a bizarre spectacle, with silver flashes within the wind and the sound of wind within the lightning. The three cultivators’ eyes gleamed with anticipation.

The next day, the turtle demonic beast, whose magical power was the weakest, first consumed the millennium spirit liquid from his bottle to replenish his energy. In the following days, Dokgyo and Feng Xi followed suit.

Han Li watched them calmly, his fingers playing with his storage pouch.

If the three demonic beasts’ magical power were to falter again before the magic treasure was completed, the perfect opportunity he had been waiting for might arise. This plan was originally conceived as a last resort, but the current situation made it seem increasingly viable.

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About twenty days later, the protective barrier stabilized, and the gale and lightning subsided.

Using the Thunder Roc’s bones as a foundation, wings imbued with wind and thunder energy were formed from flesh and blood. On the surface, it appeared to be a success. However, in reality, they had only suppressed the wind and thunder energy, leaving it still unstable.

Therefore, even though Feng Xi and the others had exhausted most of their magical power, they pushed themselves, fearing that they might ruin everything so close to completion.

Feng Xi couldn’t help but feel disheartened. When he had prepared three drops of millennium spirit liquid, he had believed it would be more than sufficient to cover the magical power needed.

However, the spiritual power required to refine the Wind and Thunder Wings far exceeded his expectations. Judging from the current situation, he would likely suffer severe damage to his vitality if he were to continue until the end. If he were to fail in refining the magic treasure now, it would be a true catastrophe.

While the turtle demonic beast was inwardly agonizing, a subtle fluctuation of spiritual energy was suddenly detected in the secret chamber. It was an exceptionally pure spiritual energy.

Feng Xi’s expression shifted, and he scanned the room with cold eyes, his gaze settling on Han Li. Han Li’s expression also changed, and he forced a smile.

The demonic beast coldly demanded,

“Hand it over!”

“What are you talking about, Senior?”

His face immediately returned to its usual calm, but Feng Xi noticed that he was subtly concealing one hand within his sleeve.

A cold glint flashed in the demonic beast’s eyes. Suddenly, a white light with a sharp aura emanated from his fingertips.

“Kuh-ack!”

As soon as Han Li saw it, his eyes widened, and he screamed, collapsing to the floor. His limbs convulsed. His face turned a dark purple, as if he were enduring immense pain.

“Hmph! If you won’t listen to reason, I have no choice but to resort to other methods, do I?”

Feng Xi looked at him maliciously and then noticed a small bottle that had fallen from Han Li’s sleeve. He waved his hand, and the small bottle soon landed in his grasp.

Yeol Pungsu looked at Han Li and questioned,

“How is this possible? The wind energy is acting up. Just a moment ago, you had almost no spiritual power left, but now you’re overflowing with it. Is there some kind of elixir in this bottle? Were you planning to escape while we were depleted of our magical power?”

Han Li barely managed to stand, as if the demonic beast had ceased his spell, but his face paled at Feng Xi’s words. He appeared as if he had been caught and was greatly flustered.

“Tell me, what kind of elixir is it that has such an effect? It’s unheard of to have such a thing besides the millennium spirit liquid.”

Dokgyo also showed curiosity.

“I’ve never heard of such an elixir either, but couldn’t we use it as well?”

He and the turtle demonic beast were struggling to stabilize the wind and thunder energy by casting various spells, but they were barely holding on, having consumed a significant amount of magical power. Feng Xi hesitated for a moment at his suggestion, then opened the bottle to examine its contents.

A clear spiritual energy stung his nose!

The demonic beast first examined the substance in the bottle, then smelled it, and his expression became strange. The turtle demonic beast couldn’t contain his curiosity and urged him on.

“So, what is it?”

Feng Xi looked at Han Li and asked calmly,

“Tell us yourself!”

“…It’s a solution made by diluting a drop of millennium spirit liquid.”

The turtle demonic beast asked back, as if he had just woken up,

“Millennium spirit liquid?”

He was the weakest of the three in terms of magical power, so he was very worried that he wouldn’t be able to endure until the end. Feng Xi examined the bottle closely, revealing his suspicion.

“Hmph, you’ve clearly mixed something else in. It has a light green color, and I can sense wood-attribute spiritual power.”

“I mixed in some old spirit herbs. Since I practice wood-attribute techniques, it’s only natural that I prefer spiritual power of that attribute.”

Feng Xi frowned and pondered, while the turtle demonic beast shouted loudly. He seemed anxious that Feng Xi might decide not to use it.

“Brother Feng, let me try it first. Give it to me. I’m barely holding on right now, and if I continue like this, my vitality might be severely damaged, and my cultivation might regress. I need to replenish my spiritual power.”

“I know that, but still…”

Dokgyo, who had been lost in thought, also spoke up.

“Even from this distance, I can feel the pure spiritual energy in the bottle, so it must be millennium spirit liquid. And even if you’ve done something to the liquid, what do we have to fear from poison? Besides, I am Dokgyo, who carries countless poisons in my body. If there were poison, I would know.”

He was also reluctant to have his vitality damaged like this.

“Haha! I forgot that Immortal Mu is skilled in all kinds of poisons. Then, since my spiritual power is also lacking, let’s divide it into three and consume it. This way, we can prevent our vitality from being greatly damaged even after we succeed in refining the magic treasure.”

Then, Feng Xi smiled and poured a third of the liquid into his mouth first, then handed it to Dokgyo.

As a turtle demonic beast, he had no reason to fear poison, and he himself couldn’t resist the temptation of the strong spiritual energy emanating from the liquid. Dokgyo also drank half of what was left in the bottle and then passed the rest to the turtle demonic beast.

The turtle demonic beast, as if he had been waiting for this moment, completely tilted the bottle and poured it into his mouth. Soon, he felt his magical power slowly recovering, and everyone was relieved.

At that moment, Dokgyo’s eyes flashed with killing intent, and he asked Feng Xi for permission through telepathy.

“The magic treasure refinement is almost complete, so isn’t that human immortal cultivator useless now? Let me take care of him. I can’t stand having a human next to me any longer.”

His gaze shifted to Han Li, emitting a cold aura without concealment. However, Feng Xi looked at Han Li and objected.

“Let’s keep him alive a little longer. We won’t need wood-attribute spiritual power in the future, but it’s better to be cautious. Let’s deal with him right after the Wind and Thunder Wings are completed.”

“Very well. I’ll endure for a few more days.”

Han Li only saw their lips moving, so he didn’t know the specific content of their conversation. However, just by looking at the way Dokgyo looked at him, he could roughly guess.

Han Li closed his eyes again and entered a meditative state.

The three demonic beasts confirmed this and were momentarily stunned, but soon began to focus on injecting spiritual power into the Wind and Thunder Wings. Han Li’s heart, which had the most peaceful expression in the secret chamber, was beating wildly.

He was slowly activating the Azure Bamboo Cloudwind Sword within his body, creating a subtle golden lightning, but instead of detonating them, he made them envelop the energy that the old monster had planted.

The wind-attribute spiritual energy was not something that could be refined by Han Li’s cultivation, nor could it be eliminated by the Evil-Slaying Divine Lightning right away. However, preventing it from acting up for a while was something Han Li was familiar with, having kept the Dry Cold Ice Pearl in his body for several months.

At this time, the turtle demonic beast, who had regained half of his spiritual power and was working leisurely, was about to say something to Dokgyo when he slammed his head on the floor and opened his mouth wide without even screaming.

Soon, something even more surprising happened.

The demonic beast’s belly began to swell rapidly. Then, his head and limbs also began to bulge, tearing through his skin and writhing as if a demon were about to burst out from within.

Dokgyo and Feng Xi, who were watching this, had a sudden change in expression. They all thought of the liquid that Han Li had given them.

Dokgyo, filled with rage, was about to attack Han Li, scattering blood-red energy.

Thud-

However, almost simultaneously, his face contorted, and he knelt down, collapsing. He was unable to move or even make a sound, even as he watched his body swell up massively.

Feng Xi, emitting an enormous light, roared in fury.

“That damned bastard!”

Faster than his voice, he moved from his spot and appeared behind Han Li, reaching out his hand.

Shwack-

His hand, transformed into sharp claws, slashed at him fiercely. His movements were so fast that Han Li, who was already prepared, didn’t even have time to react. He could only twist his body to one side as best he could.

Thang!

A clear sound rang out. Han Li was thrown back as if he had been pushed by an enormous force, only managing to stop after flying more than a dozen feet.

He was too unscathed for someone who had been struck by a turtle demonic beast. Feng Xi was also startled and quickly focused on Han Li’s back, which he had torn open. Underneath the tattered clothes from the attack, silver-white scales were revealed. The Myriad Transformation Armor’s Yellow Scale Armor had blocked the turtle demonic beast’s attack.

“Armor?”

Although it was somewhat unexpected, Feng Xi sneered and disappeared again. Seeing that it had blocked his attack, it was undoubtedly a top-grade magic treasure, but he thought it wouldn’t be able to block him again.

Taking this opportunity, Han Li regained his composure and channeled the blue energy in his entire body, causing dazzling golden lightning to dance. He had deployed the Azure Origin Sword Technique’s shield.

At the same time, he raised both hands and unleashed more than twenty blue flying swords, forming another layer of defense within it. The moment he finished preparing, Feng Xi’s large, gaunt body arrived in front of Han Li.

A violent energy flashed in the demonic beast’s eyes, and a white light began to appear from his open mouth. Han Li, whose expression had worsened, sensed that the situation was not good. The moment his chest turned cold, Feng Xi staggered and his face contorted before he could open his mouth.

His belly had begun to swell. His cultivation was higher than the others, so the effects of the medicine were delayed. Han Li, who was rejoicing, immediately reached out and sent more than twenty Azure Bamboo Cloudwind Swords like a swarm of bees.

Han Li, who was smiling at the thought of the flying swords piercing the demonic beast’s entire body, froze.

Yeol Pungsu was clutching his stomach, but he was emitting a white light from his entire body, blocking the attack of the flying swords. Moreover, the look in his eyes as he looked at Han Li was extremely vicious.

He clearly possessed a treasure that could protect his body. But if he could use even a little bit of magical power, he should have killed him right away instead of defending himself.

Han Li immediately formed a hand seal and summoned 24 flying swords into the air. In the blink of an eye, two bursts of light exploded, and two blue giant swords, several feet long, appeared, emitting a cold aura.