Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 336

Clang!

What was once an adorable paw explosively grew, transforming into a giant fox claw that hurtled towards Han Li’s chest.

“Ugh!”

With a loud crash, Han Li cried out as a white light flickered, and the Snowcloud Fox was thrown back.

The small body should have been pulverized by the recoil, but the fox nimbly twisted in mid-air and landed calmly in a corner of the stone chamber.

The Snowcloud Fox’s eyes, now tinged with cyan as it looked at the unharmed Han Li, showed clear disappointment, much like a human.

Han Li looked at his completely torn upper garment and was relieved to see the green inner armor, which he had received from Oncheon, gleaming beneath.

‘Haa…’

Even with the fox’s unpredictable and fierce attack, the treasure remained unharmed. Han Li, regaining his composure, looked at the fox, which was now exuding a gloomy aura, and asked,

“Who are you? That attack just now is beyond what a low-level demon beast could ever do.”

At the same time, he activated the jade pendant to protect himself with a light barrier, but surprisingly, the jade pendant showed no reaction. Han Li, puzzled, turned his gaze to the small wolf’s yellow form beside him.

The wolf, which should have turned yellow and formed a protective barrier, was standing there unharmed.

Sensing his thoughts, the flying swords rotating above his head resonated and unfolded a blue sword barrier, replacing the jade pendant’s defense. Only then did Han Li feel a little relieved and have the space to assess the situation.

At that moment, a voice that left Han Li dumbfounded flowed from the Snowcloud Fox’s mouth.

“Who am I, you ask? Who were you talking to just now? Have you forgotten me so quickly?”

The familiar woman’s voice and the mocking look in the fox’s eyes immediately revealed the opponent’s identity. It was Shiso, disguised as the black-clothed woman!

Soon, the scene of the fox demon evolving into a human form began to unfold vividly.

The white fox stood upright on its hind legs, and in an instant, its body explosively grew, its white fur diminished, and soon a naked, beautiful woman with a white fox tail stood in its place.

“How is it? Do you like this demon beast’s outer skin?”

Her white, full breasts and soft body, reminiscent of the Snowcloud Fox’s white fur, were exposed. Taking a deep breath, Han Li, regaining his usual cold tone, asked,

“Are you that monster?”

Unconsciously, he looked at the stone platform, and the monster Shiso’s body was still motionless. Logically, a demon beast capable of transforming into a human form had to have at least an 8th-level cultivation [a high level of power].

However, the fox demon Baihu, who claimed to be Shiso’s incarnation, only felt like it had about a 7th-level cultivation. Although puzzled, Han Li was not afraid.

He remained cautious and recalled information about high-level fox demons in his mind.

Once a fox demon becomes a high-level demon, almost all of them can use their unique illusion techniques. In terms of illusions, they often reach a level that can manipulate even human cultivators of the same level, and especially in the art of concealing their true form and changing their appearance, they were among the best of all demon beasts.

Before, he had only considered it a possibility, but now, actually facing a fox demon who had easily deceived his powerful consciousness, he couldn’t believe it.

But if the fox, Shiso’s incarnation, had such a high cultivation, why didn’t it remove the talisman on the jade box itself?

Moreover, even if removing the talisman was impossible, it would have been more than capable of luring a low-level cultivator here. Although he seemed indifferent on the outside, his doubts were growing inside.

The fox in front of him was not just a simple incarnation of Shiso, and it was difficult to define it with a simple explanation. As that conviction grew, a murderous intent began to fill Han Li’s gaze as he looked at the woman.

“Whether you are that Shiso’s incarnation or not, I don’t care. Only one of us will survive and leave this place.”

After coldly finishing his words, Han Li raised his finger towards the group of flying swords, and the blue sword barrier swelled up, turning into a blue aura and rushing towards the fox demon on one side of the stone chamber.

The woman, seeing the fierce attacks of the flying swords, seemed more welcoming than surprised. Her pink tongue licked her lips, and with a sly smile, she turned into a white light and disappeared.

The blue aura struck the empty space, bounced off the cyan stone walls, and made a sharp, ear-piercing sound, but it was useless.

Han Li immediately spread his consciousness to track the demon beast’s trail, but the fox’s whereabouts were unknown. Its ability to hide its body was truly beyond imagination.

However, Han Li did not move, and after a cold sneer, he took out a silver bell from his storage pouch.

“Go.”

The small bell flashed with silver light and disappeared, then reappeared above Han Li’s head. Han Li made a hand seal with one hand and opened his mouth, emitting a blue aura that was absorbed into the bell.

At the same time, silver light emanated from the bell-shaped ancient treasure and spread everywhere. In the sealed, narrow space, the silver bell’s sonic attack was incredibly powerful.

The interior, blocked on all sides by cyan stone, vibrated simultaneously, and a strange wave was felt in the air about six feet away from Han Li. In a space where there was clearly nothing, a white light rippled, and a naked woman appeared leisurely.

Seeing the fox reappear, Han Li was both pleased and suspicious.

‘Her aura is weaker than a normal 7th-level demon beast. Is it because Shiso’s main body suffered a fatal injury?’

At his gesture, five blue sword energies shot out in an instant. The blue sword energies, several feet long, pierced the woman’s body.

Thwack, thwack, thwack, thwack.

The woman screamed and fell to the ground, blood gushing from her white skin pierced by the swords, staining the floor.

The fact that the opponent was defeated so easily made Han Li pause.

As he watched the situation with heightened vigilance, the jade pendant in his hand suddenly became hot, and a red light soared around his body, instantly blocking something.

At the same time, a sharp sound of air being torn was heard from a direction that seemed empty, colliding with the red barrier!

“Ah!”

“Tsk!”

The surprised voices of a man and a woman were heard alternately. Even in his surprise, Han Li immediately moved his body. He opened his mouth and spewed out a blue light, sending it towards the place where the silver thread had just flown.

A ghostly laughter that seemed to steal a person’s soul echoed in the air, and with a flash of white light, the naked woman reappeared in another part of the stone chamber.

Han Li frowned and looked at the place where the woman’s body, which had just been slashed by the swords, had fallen. It was empty.

“Illusion!”

The woman chuckled, and instead of answering Han Li’s question, she shifted her gaze to the yellow wolf beside him. Han Li also followed her gaze to the wolf and then looked at his jade pendant again.

The fire-attribute barrier that had just blocked the fox demon’s attack was activated by the jade pendant itself. That wolf, the spirit of the magical treasure, had used magic with its own will?

Recalling the mysterious power of the silver giant wolf that had appeared when the red and yellow wolves combined, he felt uneasy.

Just as the woman was about to speak, twisting her slender waist, the jade pendant in Han Li’s hand flashed again, and a red light shot out. The yellow wolf, watching the scene, also jumped up silently, following the light and turning into a yellow light.

Han Li was surprised by the unknown phenomenon, but he decided not to move rashly and observe the situation. As he expected, the red and yellow lights merged into one, forming a silver light that exploded.

A giant wolf that appeared from within the silver light was staring at the fox demon with an excited face.

The naked woman felt her heart drop at the appearance of the silver wolf, and her body trembled. The woman quickly released a huge amount of pink mist and hid her form within it.

Han Li did not know the identity of the pink mist, but he had no intention of being defeated like this. No matter how great the fox demon’s concealment technique was, he thought he could catch it if he released thousands of Gold Devouring Beetles [a type of insect used in combat].

Just as he was about to summon the Gold Devouring Beetles from his spirit beast pouch, the silver wolf floating in the air showed an amazing sight. As the wolf opened its huge jaws, numerous silver lights were emitted and disappeared into the pink mist.

Han Li, surprised, paused the summoning of the Gold Devouring Beetles, and the sound of explosions echoed like fireworks in the mist. The naked woman screamed as if she couldn’t believe it.

“What, what are you trying to do! No, no! This is impossible…”

With the woman’s terrified voice, another desperate scream followed. Han Li narrowed his eyes and silently waited for the phenomenon in the mist to reveal itself.

Soon, the pink mist seemed to lose its spiritual energy and disappeared.

The naked woman was trembling on the floor, and pink and silver energies were fiercely competing, each occupying half of her body.

“It’s taking over her body.”

Whether Han Li muttered about the strange phenomenon or not, the silver energy had already gained the upper hand and was driving out the pink energy.

“No!”

The woman screamed in pain and rolled on the floor, then contracted with a white light, returning to the body of a cute and adorable white fox.

The silver light pushed the pink energy to the fox’s tail and devoured it, and the fox demon’s amazing cultivation disappeared in an instant, leaving only the aura of a low-level demon beast.

The fox lay on the floor as if it had exhausted all its strength, but the silver light on its entire body grew even stronger. Han Li, holding the jade pendant, watched the process with a troubled face.

He didn’t know if he could control the silver wolf if it took over the body. After agonizing for a long time, Han Li finally sighed and waited for the situation to end. In any case, a primordial spirit [a soul or spirit] that had taken over another body would not be able to use its power for some time.

Moreover, considering that it had blocked the attack of Shiso’s incarnation that had ambushed him just now, it was unlikely that the silver wolf had any ill intentions towards him.

While Han Li was revealing his complicated feelings, the silver light disappeared from the white fox’s body, and it got up. As if it had not yet adapted to this body, it fell over before it could even take two steps.

Han Li chuckled at the sight.

“What’s so funny? I’ve only just entered this body, it’s amazing that I’ve adapted this much.”

A calm woman’s voice echoed in his ears. Han Li, who had been chuckling, froze and muttered,

“Again… it’s a woman.”

“Woman, what woman, I’m a female!”

Han Li smiled wryly at the woman’s voice coming from the fox and retrieved the flying swords that had been hovering above his head.

“Whether you’re a woman or a man, it doesn’t matter. Reveal your identity.”

The white fox sat comfortably on the floor and looked up at him calmly.

“Identity? I’m the soul spirit residing in your magical treasure, aren’t I?”

“I know you’re a spirit, but it’s unheard of for a spirit to take over a demon beast’s body.”

Han Li asked in a cold voice, and the little fox pouted.

“That’s because your knowledge is limited. You’re just as unique as I am, so much so that you can’t find it anywhere else.”

Han Li was silent. After a while, he raised the jade pendant magical treasure that he was still holding in his hand, and the fox tensed up and shouted,

“What are you going to do?”

Han Li asked politely, with courtesy.

“Well, I’m curious if the lady who has already taken over the fox demon’s body still needs the jade pendant. If I were to break this, what would happen to you…”

Unlike his tone, his voice had become more sinister, and the fox’s face changed drastically as she glared at him. But soon, she seemed to have thought of something and returned to her original indifferent expression.

“Don’t try to test me for no reason! If you destroy that jade pendant, I, who am just a soul spirit residing in the magical treasure, will disappear. Isn’t that what a spirit is?”

Soon, a silver light flashed, and a powerful aura once again circled the fox’s body. Han Li immediately went on alert.

“Don’t worry. It’s just that it’s uncomfortable to talk like this, so I’m going to take on a human form.”

Slightly relieved by those words, he stepped back from the silver light that was fluctuating as if it would pierce his eyes.

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