Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 474

The silver-haired old man was visibly surprised by Han Li’s emphasis on the demonic creature’s danger. He quickly relayed Han Li’s warning to the cultivators beside him.

Just then, Wei Wuai’s raspy voice echoed from within the green cloud. “Is that not Fellow Cultivator Han? You’ve all arrived just in time. That demonic creature is a Goma [a type of ancient demon] that invaded our human realm long ago. It was sealed in Chuma Valley, but Sect Master Wang and others accidentally released it. Sect Master Wang and Fellow Cultivator Wang Tiangao were sucked into a spatial rift when the seal broke and are likely dead. I was the only one who survived by sheer luck.

However, my vital energy is severely depleted, and I won’t be able to hold on much longer. Fortunately, the seal placed by the ancient cultivators is still partially intact, but the Goma is using its demonic energy to break it. We must stop it.

If the seal breaks completely, even if all the cultivators in Chuma Valley join forces, we’ll have a hard time dealing with it.”

There was an unusual note of anxiety in Wei Wuai’s voice. His injuries must have been truly severe, as he emerged from the green cloud, his face pale and his eyes looking unwell.

Han Li grew worried upon hearing this.

He had originally planned to assist from the sidelines while Wei Wuai took the lead, but that was now impossible.

The other cultivators, including Elder Linghu and the silver-haired old man, were also assessing the situation. If Wei Wuai was no match for the demonic creature, how could they possibly be?

They wanted to flee immediately, but this wasn’t just a conflict between cultivators; it was a matter of representing the Tiannan cultivation world in stopping the demonic creature.

“There’s no need to worry too much. I can sense with my spiritual sense that other cultivators are also on their way, and I’ve sent a voice transmission to the Moran Dharma Master. They will send reinforcements to establish a base in Tiannan. Just hold on for a little while longer,” Wei Wuai said, his tone softening slightly as he noticed the cultivators’ troubled expressions. The cultivators were relieved by this news. If their task was merely to buy time rather than kill the demonic creature, they could manage that.

However, the demonic creature floating in the void seemed to have overheard their conversation, as it opened its two tightly closed eyes. When the demonic creature’s gaze swept over the cultivators, they all felt a chill run down their spines, and their hearts sank.

Even Han Li, who had a strong spiritual sense due to his Great Development Technique, felt uneasy. He momentarily stared directly at the opponent, his eyes flashing a dark blue light. If he succumbed to fear and retreated now, it might become a lingering shadow in his heart, causing him to hesitate in future encounters with Goma.

The Goma seemed a little surprised by Han Li’s reaction and looked at him with a cold gaze. Han Li narrowed his eyes and stared directly back.

However, Elder Linghu and the white-clothed woman beside him could no longer endure the pressure and took a few steps back, while the others also showed signs of alarm and vigilance.

At that moment, the Goma raised one hand and released a black flame, which vanished in an instant. The black flame, about the size of a human head, disappeared without a trace.

Han Li was surprised and confused.

The black fireball hadn’t been aimed at Han Li or the other cultivators, but at the void itself. The black flame exploded, and a wave of fire surged over an area of about ten feet.

Surprisingly, the Twin-Headed Serpent monster emerged from within that flame.

It swung its four arms, gathering the flames, and then the front head swallowed the black flame in one gulp.

“So it was you. I’ve finally found you.”

The Goma, with a demonic head and a human body, sighed. “You have quite the audacity, daring to attack me. It seems you’ve already gained self-awareness. I don’t know if it was a good idea to send you out to devour the nascent souls [the core of a cultivator’s soul] of cultivators back then.”

Nam Ronghu revealed his hostility with a sinister smile. “If I am you and you are me, why should I follow your orders now that I have self-awareness? Besides, it’s not uncommon in the Star Domain [a vast region of space] for the main consciousness to be devoured by a clone.”

The Goma with the demonic head spoke coldly. “But I didn’t expect that you, having broken free of control, would bring human cultivators to target my sealed body. You even used the Dissolving Demon Transformation Great Method [a powerful demonic technique] to break the seal! Didn’t you know that even if you can forcibly break the seal, your vital energy will be greatly damaged? At least one-third of your cultivation will be lost. Do you know what that means?”

The two heads of the Goma’s soul hardened, revealing a murderous intent. “Hmph! Your body? I was originally part of the main soul, so this is my body too. Besides, even if my cultivation is reduced, it’s enough to devour you and rampage through the human realm. When the time comes to open the ancient passage to the Star Domain again and make a great contribution to the Star Ancestors [powerful beings in the Star Domain], becoming a member of the Star Ancestors, would such a small amount of cultivation matter?”

The Goma with the demonic head sneered. Then, Nam Ronghu looked at the surrounding cultivators and said to the other Goma, “We can argue later about who will devour whom. For now, let’s first nourish ourselves with the nascent souls of the cultivators and then settle things quietly. We can’t let them benefit while we fight, can we?”

“I haven’t fully released the restrictions on my body yet, but I can kill all of them even without your help,” the Goma with the demonic head said calmly, its eyes flashing with a violet demonic aura.

“Don’t be so confident! There are some quite troublesome fellows among them,” Nam Ronghu sneered, his gaze turning towards Han Li.

From what they heard, one was the main soul, and the other was the second soul, but the Gomas seemed to call them the demonic soul and the divided soul. The one currently occupying the body was the second soul, and they were like water and fire, completely incompatible.

Elder Linghu and the silver-haired old man’s group’s expressions rapidly worsened as the conversation shifted towards the Gomas working together.

Han Li organized his thoughts and calmly looked at Wei Wuai. “Fellow Cultivator Wei, it will be difficult, but you must hold one of them back. While the cultivators here assist you, I and the other cultivators will deal with the other demonic creature.”

“Very well. But the opponent’s restrictions are almost completely released, so I don’t know how long I can hold on,” Wei Wuai said with a wry smile after a moment’s thought. Since other cultivators were coming, the longer they could hold out, the better.

Elder Linghu and the white-clothed woman did not object to Han Li’s order to assist Wei Wuai. After all, the cultivation world was a place where rank was determined by strength, and there was nothing strange about his plan.

The Gomas began to move without giving the human cultivators time to discuss.

The Goma with the demonic head moved first, and a black light flashed from its entire body, darkening the sky. Black and purple lights burst out madly, and a gale swept in all directions.

The Goma’s soul, which had been positioned above, let out a strange expression and disappeared into the light.

The cultivators also realized that a major battle had begun.

A green light spread greatly from Wei Wuai’s body, and he disappeared back into the poisonous fog. Then, the leisurely floating cloud moved violently, transforming into a dozen or so cyan-green Imugis [a type of serpent-like dragon], and the poisonous cloud temporarily blocked the black light that was raging.

At this, Elder Linghu and the white-clothed woman immediately flew towards Wei Wuai.

Wei Wuai had prepared a passage for them in advance, so Elder Linghu and the white-clothed woman safely entered the poisonous fog.

After they flew away, Han Li looked at Elder Jeong’s group. However, they were trapped in a black barrier formed by the Goma’s demonic energy.

But they were not flustered. They gathered in the center and took out their respective defensive treasures, instantly creating a thick barrier of five or six layers.

Then, as Han Li’s puppets opened their mouths with ferocious faces, a thick, gray-white yin energy [a type of dark energy] leaked out, completely concealing the three cultivators within. At the same time, the silver-haired old man’s voice was heard in Han Li’s ear. “Fellow Disciple Han, the demonic creature’s strength seems considerable. Wouldn’t it be safer to stay together?”

However, while being together might be a little safer, it would also narrow their range of action. Moreover, he was used to acting alone rather than moving around in a group, so it was not a strategy that suited him.

As he was thinking this, the barrier of light made of demonic energy spread to his head. Han Li narrowed his brow and flashed a blue light, creating a protective barrier.

Then, he formed a hand seal and flicked his ten fingers, causing a dozen or so blue flying swords to soar up and easily tear through the barrier of light.

However, although the barrier of light descending from above had scattered, the surroundings were already a dark purple, covered by the Goma’s barrier of light.

Looking at the barrier of light that covered at least a radius of ten miles, he could gauge the opponent’s abilities. As his hand movements slowed, the scattered barrier of light regained its original shape and covered him again.

This time, Han Li took out a blue shield from his sleeve, created another protective barrier around himself, and did not take any other action. He was now completely submerged in the dark purple light.

There must be a reason why the Goma had deployed such a vast technique.

After a while, he sensed something and frowned.

There was nothing wrong with his body, but the magical power was leaking from the two layers of protective barriers he had deployed. It was so subtle that it wasn’t enough to cause him to collapse, but it was clear that the dark purple barrier of light was surprisingly absorbing the cultivators’ magical power.

Han Li clenched his fists, and a thunderous sound was heard. Thick golden lightning burst from his hands. The lightning quickly reached the two layers of protective barriers and exploded.

Chichichik!

Numerous lightning bolts flashed on the surface of the protective barriers, pushing back the approaching barrier of light by a few inches. Fortunately, he could at least stop the leakage of magical power this way.

He then summoned the Thousand Transformations Demon Corpse and the puppets to surround him. A dozen or so turtle demon beasts released cold air from their shells, creating ice spikes like crystals.

All of this happened in an instant. Only then did Han Li activate his Bright Sight Spirit Eyes [a special vision technique] and look around with his eyes flashing a dark blue light.

Han Li’s heart grew heavy as he lost track of Nam Ronghu, who was possessed by the Goma’s soul. Soon, he took a deep breath and calmed his anxiety, drawing up the spiritual power of his entire body to amplify the blue light around him.

As he did so, the dark blue light flashing in his eyes also intensified. He was unleashing the Bright Sight Spirit Eyes to their maximum potential.

Fortunately, this time he was able to find him at once. However, his expression changed, and he released the ice spikes from the turtles on his back, causing them to attack a certain spot.

The demonic soul of the Twin-Headed Serpent revealed itself in surprise from within the dark purple aura. In its hands, it held a flag, a disc, and a sword.

Seeing the ice spikes flying towards it with a sky-covering momentum, the demonic soul simultaneously swung its three arms holding the treasures.

The flag emitted a black mist, and the sword danced in the black void. The ring it had just taken, somehow knowing how to use it, created countless shadows of rings.

The ice spikes were mostly shattered by the attacks of these treasures before they could even fall, but the surrounding temperature dropped sharply.

The demonic soul laughed eerily, as if it didn’t care at all, and disappeared back into the barrier of light.

Han Li licked his lips with a hardened face. The Goma was the most troublesome enemy he had encountered since entering the cultivation world. A single mistake could cost him his life.

Even when unleashing the Bright Sight Spirit Eyes to their maximum potential, the demonic soul hidden in the barrier of light was only faintly visible. Moreover, its movements were so fast that it was even more difficult to pinpoint its location when it was moving.

Furthermore, he was so focused on using the Bright Sight Spirit Eyes that it was difficult to unleash other divine powers, and if he withdrew even a little magical power, he would not be able to find the demonic soul.

Han Li was frustrated, but the only way was to either prevent the opponent from using its concealment technique within a short time or make the opponent feel that its concealment technique was useless.

Even as he made his plans, he did not stop moving. He brushed past the spirit beast pouch and summoned a large number of Devouring Gold Beetles [a type of magical insect].