Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 313

314. Yin Demon Slash and Six Extremes True Demon

Anticipating Han Li’s attack, Wen Quan calmly clasped his hands together, summoning a small flag from between them.

It was only a few inches in size, but its purple light was blinding, and it emitted an immense spiritual energy.

“……!”

Only then, having noticed the numerous flying swords, did he hurriedly activate the flag, releasing a purple mist that concealed his body. It was an unfortunate moment for Han Li, who was about to activate the Five Elements Rings to subdue his opponent.

Without hesitation, he combined the five rings into a single defensive tool. He moved his hands swiftly, forming hand seals, and unleashed the Sword Shadow Light Splitting Technique towards the Azure Bamboo Cloud Swords.

The twenty-four blue flying swords instantly transformed into ninety-six, covering the sky.

The young woman, who had already retreated over a hundred yards to observe the situation, wore a complex expression despite her surprise.

The blue flying swords relentlessly tore through the purple mist, but even after hundreds of holes were pierced, Wen Quan did not react. Han Li’s face hardened. He hadn’t expected to subdue him easily, but as a successor of the Six Paths, he was indeed formidable.

The wildly dashing flying swords merged into two massive swords, plunging down towards the purple mist.

At that moment, Han Li’s hand reached for his spirit beast pouch at his waist.

Buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz-

Numerous Gold Devouring Beetles flew up like a swarm of bees, hovering above Han Li’s head. Then, a surprised voice echoed in Han Li’s ear.

“That is!”

A chilling gaze fell upon the young woman standing far away. The woman, with her mouth open, strangely revealed a faint hint of joy.

Kwakwang!

Just as he was puzzled by the woman’s expression, a massive tremor shook the area. From within the purple mist, an old bronze shield appeared, emitting a white light and easily blocking the attack of the two giant swords.

Han Li sighed softly.

He had never had the time to cultivate his flying sword magic tools, so they were not very effective against special materials. Now that his cultivation had reached the late stage of Core Formation [a cultivation stage], the gap had widened, and even using the giant sword technique was not a significant threat to a fellow cultivator of the same level.

The two giant swords repeatedly rose and fell, but they were useless against the ancient shield.

At this moment, Han Li muttered something, and the swarm of Gold Devouring Beetles above his head shot towards the purple mist. He didn’t know what the mist was made of, but there was nothing the three-colored beetle swarm couldn’t devour.

Wen Quan, concealed within the purple mist, sneered at the insect swarm’s attack.

“Hmph! Merely insect demonic beasts, you are digging your own grave!”

At those words, Han Li was more amused than angry. If his opponent underestimated the Gold Devouring Beetles as ordinary insect demonic beasts, it wouldn’t be difficult to deal with him quickly.

While inwardly mocking Wen Quan’s foolishness, Wen Quan’s voice was heard again.

“Go!”

Then, an astonishing thing happened. Golden light exploded from within the purple mist, and countless golden threads shot out, covering the beetles that were attacking from all directions.

The golden threads seemed to be the natural enemy of the Gold Devouring Beetles, piercing through the beetles’ hard exoskeletons, which even magic tools could not damage.

‘Impossible!’

Han Li, his eyes wide, sharply chanted an incantation, and the insect swarm immediately changed direction and began to return to him.

However, the golden threads still seemed intent on not letting the Gold Devouring Beetles go, chasing after them, causing a large number of beetles to fall like raindrops. Han Li’s face darkened as he took out the Basket Magic Tool from his storage pouch.

The basket cut through the air, turning into a white light, passing through the Gold Devouring Beetles and reaching the golden threads. Han Li’s eyes gleamed as he cast a magic seal towards the magic tool, and the white light rapidly rotated, increasing in size.

The golden threads, which had been quickly chasing the Gold Devouring Beetles, slowed down drastically as they entered the range of the white light, allowing the beetles to return to Han Li’s spirit beast pouch.

However, having lost nearly ten thousand three-colored Gold Devouring Beetles in an instant, Han Li’s face was still grim. If he hadn’t used the Basket Magic Tool, they would have been annihilated.

He couldn’t understand the identity of the golden threads that had displayed such overwhelming power. It was unbelievable that the Gold Devouring Beetles had been so miserably defeated without even being able to display their abilities properly.

As he was contemplating a countermeasure, the golden threads within the white light underwent another change. The frantically flashing golden light suddenly dimmed, revealing their true form. The golden threads were, unexpectedly, very thin golden needles!

Han Li was speechless when he realized the identity of the magic tool he had been curious about.

The successor of the Six Paths possessed at least hundreds of needle-shaped magic tools, which were notoriously difficult to refine.

At that moment, each golden needle explosively emitted golden light, then combined into a thin sword. The golden sword, which had trembled and then suddenly shot up, quickly broke free from the Basket Magic Tool’s restrictions and ambushed Han Li.

In response, Han Li once again rummaged through his storage pouch, taking out a talisman that shone with a brilliant blue light. It was the talisman he had received from Qing Yi Layman in the Void Sky Palace.

Since it was also a needle-shaped magic tool, he intended to test its power.

Bang.

The golden sword, which had reached right in front of him, exploded on its own, once again dispersing into countless golden threads. A blue aura was emitted from Han Li’s mouth and absorbed into the blue talisman in his hand.

The talisman, activated instantly, emitted a blue light that broke through the protective barrier, and the blue lights, which seemed to cover the sky, revealed the same form as the approaching golden threads.

Wen Quan, within the purple mist, was now completely dumbfounded.

“How can this be…”

Having recovered from his shock, Wen Quan suddenly asked coldly.

“Azure Light Needles! What is your relationship with Qing Yi Layman? That old man even refined a talisman with his precious Azure Light Needles for you, are you his direct disciple?”

“…….”

Too annoyed to answer, Han Li used all his magic power to push back the golden threads while his opponent hesitated. Wen Quan, enraged, shouted coldly.

“Since you won’t open your mouth, I won’t show any consideration for that old monster Qing Yi! Feel the power of the Six Extremes True Demon Art, the number one demonic art of Nanxing Sea!”

The golden threads gave up their fight with the Azure Light Needles and silently returned to the purple mist. Han Li took the opportunity to move the blue needles, stirring up the opponent’s mist.

However, the result was the same as before, with no reaction as if there was no one inside. With an icy face, Han Li retrieved the Azure Light Needles and put the talisman back into his storage pouch.

If he couldn’t inflict damage on his opponent, he couldn’t waste a powerful talisman.

After watching the silent purple mist for a while, Han Li hesitated before finally making a decision.

In that instant, the purple mist rose without any warning, and the spiritual energy of the surrounding tens of miles surged and was sucked into it like a flood. The purple mist grew in size and gradually turned grayish-white.

Crack.

A strange sound, initially small, grew louder in the blink of an eye, as if thunder was striking nearby.

Han Li no longer had time to hesitate.

He fiercely wrapped his left arm around his right shoulder and sent his right hand behind his back, revealing a ferocious aura.

However, the purple mist was still absorbing the spiritual energy of the heavens and earth, growing in size and making a terrifying sound.

Despite the appearance of the massive grayish-white mist, Han Li remained calm.

However, a faint black aura was already forming a barrier on his right shoulder, contracting and condensing on its own. Only when it turned as dark as ink did Han Li’s expression change.

His right shoulder swelled up, becoming about three times thicker than usual, emitting a dark, almost bloody red light, creating an eerie atmosphere.

Looking at the grayish-white mist, which had already grown to nearly thirty yards in size, Han Li muttered softly.

“Shatter!”

The dark red aura escaped his shoulder, settled on his palm, and then shot out, revealing its massive form. The dark red aura left a long tail as it quickly reached the grayish-white mist.

Wen Quan, sensing an ominous premonition, raised the bronze shield magic tool that had been blocking the giant swords. However, Han Li’s dark red light did not stop moving.

Shortly after, without a sound, the bronze shield broke into two pieces and fell. Then, with a heavy crash, the grayish-white mist split apart and began to dissipate slowly, emitting an intense light.

At that moment, Wen Quan’s roar was heard from one side of the mist.

“How dare you cut off my arms and legs! You will pay with your life!”

Then, the other half of the mist disappeared, and an arm appeared in the air. The sleeve of the clothing on the arm clearly indicated that it was Wen Quan’s left arm.

‘The Calamity Transformation Great Art!’

Han Li’s pupils contracted at the strange sight, and suddenly, one of the demonic secret arts flashed in his mind.

It was a very sinister technique that involved refining a part of the body in advance like a puppet, so that when an unbearable attack was received, it would bear all the impact instead.

Wen Quan had used this technique because of Han Li’s Yin Demon Slash secret art. Although the principle was different from the Blood Spirit Slash, it had a similar effect. It involved condensing a portion of one’s essence within the body through a special method and releasing it, shattering even the most solid objects with a single attack.

The power of the Yin Demon Slash varied greatly depending on the cultivator’s cultivation, the amount of condensed essence, and the cultivation time. It was said that it could even tear through the void and distort space.

However, who would expend such a massive amount of essence with just one attack? Han Li had only refined a portion of it. He had not yet reached the level of distorting space, but he had hoped for a similar effect.

Fortunately, his expectations were met.

However, although his opponent had used a secret art to save his life, his essence was greatly damaged, and he had lost an arm, so he was not in a good mood.

While he was lost in thought, a golden light emerged from the mist and retrieved the severed arm.

“Kuhahahaha.”

And with a bizarre roar, the grayish-white mist dissipated. Han Li stared at his opponent with a cold gaze.

Wen Quan was holding his severed arm with one hand, his eyes filled with hatred, and behind him, six faint phantoms appeared.

Some had horns on their heads, and others were covered in scales, but they all had a ferocious appearance and emitted a grayish-white aura. It was as if demons had escaped from hell.

“Six Extremes True Demons?”

At Han Li’s murmur, Wen Quan revealed his killing intent and spoke.

“You will soon know the power of the Six Extremes True Demons. Although they are merely illusions of the Six Forms, they are more than enough to crush a mere Core Formation cultivator!”

Having been born as a successor of the Six Paths and having lived smoothly until his current cultivation, he was even more determined to kill Han Li after being defeated by him.

As he reattached his severed arm, the lean, horned phantom behind him opened its mouth and spat out a faint red aura. And where the aura had enveloped his arm, the emaciated arm swelled up, recovering enough to move his fingers lightly.

It was an earth-shattering event.

Seeing Han Li’s surprised expression, Wen Quan sneered and spread his arms, causing the six phantoms to grow in size and sway simultaneously.

At that sight, Han Li quickly extended his finger towards his opponent’s head. Then, the two blue giant swords that had been waiting in the air fell fiercely. This time, they were poised to tear Wen Quan to pieces.

However, as Wen Quan coldly stared at Han Li, the tallest and most ferocious-looking phantom among the six quickly flew up and grabbed the two swords.

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