Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 301

The blue energy Han Li released from his mouth was absorbed into the blue giant swords, vanishing within them. The giant swords, now imbued with this energy, immediately unleashed their power, striking repeatedly at the white light surrounding Yeol Pungsu.

Clang! Clang!

Two impacts echoed, but the giant swords only managed to push back the white light by a few inches before being repelled. Han Li was momentarily speechless at the sight.

Even in his pain, Punghee mocked him.

Only then did Han Li examine him closely. He was indeed suffering immense pain, but his limbs and head were unharmed. It seemed he was suppressing the effects of the medicine.

Suddenly, a thought struck Han Li, and he quickly turned to look at the other two demonic beasts. The bodies of the eighth-level Poisonous Dragon and Turtle Demonic Beast were still swollen, but their limbs and faces had already become noticeably smaller.

They were beginning to control the explosive spiritual power within their bodies. Without delay, the two giant swords split and flew towards the two demonic beasts. Since he couldn’t deal with Yeol Pungsu for now, he had to take care of the other two first.

After releasing the Spirit Beast Pouch, countless Silver Centipede Insects flew out, covering the white light as he chanted softly. The two demonic beasts’ faces darkened, but they couldn’t move an inch despite the giant swords’ attacks.

Thud!

The two giant swords struck fiercely, but the demonic beasts were completely unharmed.

‘This can’t be! Yeol Pungsu has a treasure to protect his body, but the other two demonic beasts were clearly hit by the swords without any protection. Is it possible that the bodies of eighth-level demonic beasts are this tough?’

Still, he couldn’t give up like this. He reached out and released bolts of lightning as thick as his forearms towards the two demonic beasts.

Crackling!

The Poisonous Dragon and Turtle Demonic Beast writhed in pain after being struck by the Evil-Slaying Divine Lightning, but they were still unharmed, and their gazes towards Han Li became even more ferocious. If they could move, they would tear Han Li to pieces first.

Han Li felt a chill run down his spine. As Han Li hesitated about what to do, Yeol Pungsu surprisingly opened his mouth.

“Human! Did you really think that a mere Core Formation cultivator could do anything to a Nascent Soul demonic beast? Just wait a little longer, and I’ll make you beg for death in front of me!”

His words only made Han Li regain his composure.

“Hmph, is that so?”

Buzzing-

At his gesture, thousands upon thousands of Silver Centipede Insects flapped their wings and turned towards the other two demonic beasts. And the two giant swords aimed their blades at the protective barrier still floating in the center of the secret chamber.

Punghee realized Han Li’s intentions and shouted in horror.

“Stop! Are you foolish enough to be chased by the entire Dragon Clan for the rest of your life! The Wind Thunder Stone is not yet fully refined, and if you take it out now, everything will be ruined. Besides, you can’t control it without the power of wind and thunder, so what are you going to do with it!”

Han Li, not intending to deal with him, sneered, and the Silver Centipede Insects and giant swords moved according to his instructions. The protective barrier made for refining could not possibly have great defensive capabilities.

Under the fierce attacks of the two giant swords, it was clear to the naked eye that the protective barrier was in danger. Yeol Pungsu’s green eyes turned bloodshot with excitement, but he was helpless due to the foreign substance in his body.

In an instant, a miserable scream echoed from the Poisonous Dragon’s side.

Then, a red light burst out from within the insects, and the Silver Centipede Insects that touched it immediately melted into black liquid, emitting yellow smoke. The red light was made of an unimaginable, potent poison.

The Poisonous Dragon was bitten by the Silver Centipede Insects, and the scales on its body were peeled off. However, as the demonic beast’s skin was exposed, countless blood-red rays were emitted, melting most of the Silver Centipede Insects that had densely surrounded the Poisonous Dragon.

The Poisonous Dragon, already shedding large amounts of cyan blood due to its scales being peeled off, harbored a bone-deep grudge against Han Li. It was clear how potent the poison was, as the Silver Centipede Insects, which were difficult to injure with ordinary magical treasures, died as soon as they touched the poisoned light.

However, Han Li’s face only grew colder.

There was no way that the number of insects he carried was all he had. It was better to eliminate as many of the three demonic beasts as possible, even if it meant sacrificing many Silver Centipede Insects.

Han Li’s gaze turned to the Turtle Demonic Beast.

Crunch, crunch.

The sound of Silver Centipede Insects gnawing at something continued, but there was no movement from within. If he hadn’t sensed the faint aura of the demonic beast within the swarm of insects, he might have thought it was already dead.

He had a strange feeling, but there was no time to hesitate. Han Li scattered a few more Spirit Beast Pouches into the air. The Poisonous Dragon, seeing the enormous swarm of insects, was greatly startled, and its face began to show despair.

Punghee, inside the white protective barrier, was equally surprised.

Han Li, unconcerned with their surprised expressions, immediately sent an enormous swarm towards the Poisonous Dragon. As a result, even though blood-red rays were once again emitted from the injured Poisonous Dragon’s body, new Silver Centipede Insects began to fill the spots where the melted ones had been.

Before long, the blood-red rays noticeably darkened, and after a while, the blood-red rays completely disappeared, along with the Poisonous Dragon’s pale face.

Buzzing.

The swarm of insects descended without hesitation and covered the Poisonous Dragon. As time passed, the swarm of insects formed an increasingly smaller circle.

The Poisonous Dragon, with its scales pierced, couldn’t hold out for long and was devoured by the Silver Centipede Insects, meeting its end.

“… !”

Punghee, whose face had changed at the sight, soon regained his composure and stared at Han Li with icy eyes. As Han Li chanted softly, the swarm of insects flew up, leaving behind only the remains of the Poisonous Dragon.

Within the remains, a fist-sized, blood-red demonic core was shining. Before Han Li could take any action, the demonic core immediately flew towards the door of the secret chamber. Without a second thought, Han Li flicked his finger, sending out a blue sword energy.

The attacked demonic core faltered, and a tiny, inch-long dragon appeared from within, emitting a navy-blue light. It was the soul of the Poisonous Dragon. The soul of the Poisonous Dragon immediately hid itself upon being discovered.

Han Li then took out another Spirit Beast Pouch and released a Soul-Seizing Ape. Han Li lightly tapped the head of the spirit beast, and a yellow light was forced out of the ape’s nose, circling in the air.

The yellow light instantly headed towards the void near the protective barrier and captured the blood-red, tiny dragon.

The dragon’s soul wouldn’t just sit still. As it was being sucked into the Soul-Seizing Ape’s nose, it emitted a piercing navy-blue light, surprisingly halting its movement for a while.

As expected of a spirit beast that had reached the Nascent Soul stage, its soul power was comparable to that of a sixth or seventh-level demonic beast. Of course, one of the reasons for this phenomenon was that the Soul-Seizing Ape was still young and not yet able to fully display its power.

However, Han Li had no intention of actually putting the dragon’s soul into the Soul-Seizing Ape’s stomach. The soul of an eighth-level demonic beast was hard to find anywhere in the cultivation world, so why would he waste it like this?

Han Li approached the dragon’s soul, which was resisting within the Soul-Seizing Ape’s yellow light, and snatched it with his blue-tinged hand. The tiny, inch-long dragon struggled to escape from between his fingers, but when a pre-prepared jade bottle appeared, it was helplessly enveloped in blue light and sucked into it.

Han Li, having firmly closed the lid and placed the bottle inside his storage pouch, finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then, without delay, he turned his body and walked towards the Turtle Demonic Beast.

But at that moment, the protective barrier that had been under attack from the giant swords in the center of the secret chamber collapsed. Without even turning his head, Han Li raised one hand and released a blue light, and the Wind Thunder Stone, now exposed, was enveloped in the light and fell into his hands.

Han Li, without even thinking of examining it, put it into his storage pouch. Yeol Pungsu’s face, watching this, became even more distorted. He was furious, unable to hide his rage.

The Silver Centipede Insects, which had been circling around the Turtle Demonic Beast, immediately flew into the air at Han Li’s command.

“… !”

The demonic beast’s skin was a mess, and its flesh was torn, but an earth-attribute glow was swirling around its entire body, and its blood and flesh were writhing. Its wounds were healing. In an instant, most of the wounds were restored.

‘It has a body that heals itself!’

Han Li, startled and dazed, gave a wry smile. Even among low-level demonic beasts, there were many cases where they possessed the ability to heal their own wounds and regenerate flesh and blood.

However, it was a rare ability to find among high-level demonic beasts, and he had never encountered such an opponent even while hunting numerous sixth and seventh-level demonic beasts. But now, the wounds of the eighth-level Turtle Demonic Beast were naturally regenerating, which was quite surprising.

In this case, it would be difficult to kill the opponent without cutting off its head in one blow or destroying its core. At least, there was no way to deal with it until its regenerative ability reached its limit.

Decades had passed since he had refined the Azure Bamboo Cloudwind Swords, but the time he had truly nurtured the magical treasures within his body was extremely short.

No matter how much he refined them using the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo, one of the three great divine trees, and combined them with rare alloys, they were still fatal to cultivators of the same level, but they couldn’t do anything to the bodies of two eighth-level demonic beasts.

At first, he was greatly surprised that the flying swords didn’t work on the two demonic beasts, but the more he thought about it, the more normal it seemed.

Most high-level demonic beasts had trained their bodies professionally, and some species were born with such tough bodies that they were not damaged by the magical treasures of human cultivators of the same level. Moreover, the lifespan of demonic beasts was usually several times or even tens of times longer than that of human cultivators. Therefore, most high-level demonic beasts had enough time to refine their bodies and often reached a level that was more amazing than that of human cultivators.

The Poisonous Dragon was one of the species with scale armor, and although it was an eighth-level, it had a defensive power comparable to that of a normal ninth-level demonic beast. The Turtle Demonic Beast in front of him had a shell, so it boasted the strongest defensive power.

It meant that it was not strange that the flying swords, which Han Li had nurtured in a short period of time, could not do anything to the two demonic beasts. He was well aware of this situation, but he had never regretted it.

If he succeeded in reaching the Nascent Soul stage, he would be able to invest over a hundred years in professionally nurturing the Azure Bamboo Cloudwind Swords, and at that time, it would be easy to pierce the defenses of eighth-level demonic beasts.

After considering various situations, Han Li looked back and forth between the recovering Turtle Demonic Beast and Punghee inside the white protective barrier.

No matter how much he racked his brain, he couldn’t think of a way to destroy the two demonic beasts in a short time, except for taking the risk of using the Azure Glacial Flame.

Even if he used the Azure Glacial Flame, the possibility of eliminating the white protective barrier, which was showing tremendous defensive power, and dealing with Punghee was not very high. And if he couldn’t destroy the opponent with the Azure Glacial Flame, it would be no different from giving a powerful weapon to Yeol Pungsu.

It was much better to keep what he had than to do something that would greatly improve the opponent’s strength. If he refined the Azure Glacial Flame after succeeding in reaching the Nascent Soul stage, he would gain another deadly weapon.

Han Li didn’t have time to ponder for long.

The Turtle Demonic Beast still seemed unstable, but Yeol Pungsu’s stomach had already shrunk a lot, and a ferocious aura was swirling around the demonic beast’s face. Perhaps, after a little more time, Punghee would be free from the effects of the medicine and be able to use his magical power and move his body again.

Gritting his teeth, Han Li quickly grabbed the Turtle Demonic Beast’s storage pouch and kicked the still immobile demonic beast into the fiery pond.

Then, after obtaining the Poisonous Dragon’s storage pouch and demonic core, he once again transformed into a streak of blue light and approached Yeol Pungsu, kicking him with tremendous force into the burning fiery pond.

Han Li didn’t even check what happened to the two demonic beasts and immediately transformed into a streak of blue light and flew away. He thought that no matter how great their abilities were, they wouldn’t be able to find him if he chose a deserted island to hide on.

Thud!

A large hole was punched through the stone door, and as Han Li disappeared, the secret chamber where the magical treasures were being refined immediately fell silent.