Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 475

As Han Li muttered something without pointing anywhere, the Devouring Gold Beetles scattered in all directions like golden flower petals in the wind.

Suddenly, a radius of about twenty feet around him began to shimmer with golden light. This way, he could track the demonic soul without straining himself using the Bright Sight Spirit Eyes.

However, the moment he spread out the Devouring Gold Beetles, someone snorted nearby. Soon, the demonic soul appeared, flashing a dark light, and looked around at the golden lights.

The opponent raised an eyebrow, and their body turned, so the vicious-looking demon head on their back faced forward. The expression on its face as it looked at Han Li was sinister.

As Han Li grew wary, the demon head opened its mouth and silently emitted a black wave. As the wave passed, the Devouring Gold Beetles were involuntarily swept up, wobbled, and began to fall.

Among the Devouring Gold Beetles that Han Li had spread around, those in the direction of the demonic soul greatly decreased, leaving many empty spaces. The demon head grinned, its large mouth splitting open, and then its figure flashed as it shot towards Han Li.

Suddenly, Han Li raised a hand and flicked his middle finger, causing a golden bead the size of a peach to appear. The golden bead shot towards the demon’s forehead at an extremely fast speed.

This was also one of the ways to manipulate lightning that he had learned in the illusion created by the Creation Pill. Compressing the Evil-Slaying Divine Lightning into a bead and flicking it made it much faster and slightly more powerful.

The golden bead was so fast that the demonic soul didn’t have time to defend, and it opened its mouth, shooting out a purple tongue like a snake.

*Thud!*

The golden light flashed, and as the bead exploded, the purple tongue was flung away. The demon head groaned in pain and glared at Han Li.

The tongue that had just been flung away seemed to be incompatible with the Evil-Slaying Divine Lightning, but it could not avoid the power of the explosion itself.

Han Li was not surprised that his surprise attack had little effect. Instead, he sneered and made a clear sound.

Upon hearing the sound, the fallen golden Devouring Gold Beetles suddenly flapped their wings and soared into the air. The demonic soul’s gaze towards the Devouring Gold Beetles changed.

At this time, the silver-haired old man and his group also saw Han Li fighting the demon and took out their offensive treasures. A white flying sword, a navy-blue jade ruler, and three white spindle-shaped treasures each emitted a light of spiritual energy and rushed towards the demonic soul.

Seeing this, the demonic soul also threw the three treasures it was holding at the same time. At the same time, a large amount of black energy rushed out and blocked the treasures that were attacking.

It was the head on the back that was corrupting the treasures with demonic energy. Without using any other hand seals, the already demonized treasures grew several times larger, forming a huge shield that trapped the treasures thrown by the silver-haired old man and others. And it continued to inject magical power into the shield without doing anything else.

The demonic soul seemed to be planning to deal with the most troublesome Han Li and then attack the remaining cultivators. Seeing this, Han Li slightly narrowed his brows, and the head on the back of the demonic soul suddenly opened its mouth.

“Golden beetles that are not afraid of the Shaking Wave Demonic Art? Among the spirit insects, only the Devouring Gold Beetles could do that. But seeing them lose their minds when swept by the waves, they must not be fully grown. If so many Devouring Gold Beetles were fully grown, I would have had no choice but to avoid them. If it were my main body, I would have shown you the power of the demonic butterflies of my realm. Those immature spirit insects of the human realm are easy to devour.”

The demonic soul muttered sinisterly, looking at Goma’s body, which was fighting Wei Wuai.

The moment Han Li saw the demonic soul looking at Goma’s body, he raised the corners of his mouth and flicked his sleeve. Then, dozens of golden swords flew out of his sleeve and circled around him.

As he continuously cast hand seals, the flying swords flashed, creating a golden light and forming the Great Stellar Sword Formation.

The demonic soul’s demon head’s eyes gleamed.

“Do you want to die that badly? If I devour one more Nascent Soul [a core of energy in a cultivator’s body], my chances of winning against that guy later will increase. This body will soon be useless, so I will show you the true power of our realm’s demonic art!”

Perhaps sensing the power of the flying swords, or perhaps truly tired of fighting him, the demonic soul moved quickly, not giving Han Li time to complete the Great Stellar Sword Formation.

As his maniacal laughter echoed, Han Li temporarily put aside the sword formation and used his consciousness to move the Devouring Gold Beetles. The Devouring Gold Beetles were still afraid of the demonic soul, but under Han Li’s control, they became ferocious and rushed towards the demonic soul.

At the same time, the tiger puppets surrounding Han Li also flashed white light and surged towards the demonic soul, and the Thousand Fiend Corpse also stepped forward to protect Han Li.

The turtle puppets in the back simultaneously opened their mouths and began to emit a dozen thick, navy-blue light pillars.

In an instant, the demonic soul was met with various attacks.

Han Li didn’t think that these attacks would do anything to the demonic soul, but he needed to buy time to complete the Great Stellar Sword Formation. However, he had clearly underestimated the Twin-Headed Serpent Demon.

The demonic soul’s demon head made a metallic, sharp sound, and its four hands drew curves, forming strange hand seals.

Shortly after, a dazzling black light burst from the demonic soul’s body, sending the Devouring Gold Beetles and tiger puppets tumbling. The dozen or so navy-blue light pillars also disappeared silently as soon as they touched the black energy.

At this moment, both heads of the demonic soul opened their mouths and whistled, and a rumbling sound echoed endlessly from the sky around them.

Then, the shockwave and black light faded, and instead, something like a jet-black armor covered the demonic soul’s body. Han Li’s eyes widened at the immense force.

The demonic soul, transformed once again, smiled slyly and disappeared like the wind. The Thousand Fiend Corpse, who was standing in front of Han Li, suddenly roared and swung its arms.

As the green fingernails slashed through the air, a black light flashed, and the demonic soul’s body appeared in front of the green fingernails. The demonic soul’s demon head, unconcerned by the Thousand Fiend Corpse’s attack, swung an arm and pierced the steel-like chest of the corpse.

As five fingers dug into the chest, a bowl-sized hole was created, and black blood flowed out. A normal cultivator would have already died, but the Thousand Fiend Corpse was a zombie, so it only became more frenzied.

The Thousand Fiend Corpse did not retreat and swung an arm, and a green light flashed, and a three-colored awl several feet long appeared, this time piercing the demonic soul’s body. The demonic soul was surprised by the Thousand Fiend Corpse’s strong vitality and attack.

*Bang!*

However, he swung both arms and blocked the Thousand Fiend Corpse’s attack. The three-colored awl was blocked by the demonic soul’s palm and could not move forward, then it was grabbed and broken into two pieces.

A light ringing sound was heard, and the broken awl exploded on its own, and the pieces of the awl turned back into a swarm of Devouring Gold Beetles, relentlessly covering the demonic soul.

Being attacked unexpectedly at close range, the demonic soul, who was operating the demonic art, could not help but be surprised. He had no choice but to open his mouth and shoot out a jet-black wave to engulf the Devouring Gold Beetles.

But then, something amazing happened.

The three-colored Devouring Gold Beetles were engulfed in the black wave and began to explode one by one, making a series of low thudding sounds. And soon, they turned into a blood-red mist that seemed to cover the sky and scattered.

The three-colored Devouring Gold Beetles had been blown apart by the demonic soul’s sound waves. At this moment, the other arm of the corpse flew in.

The demonic soul showed signs of impatience and disappeared from the spot. A moment later, he appeared behind the corpse and threw a jet-black fist.

It looked slow, but by the time the Thousand Fiend Corpse tried to dodge, the fist was already right in front of its face.

A long bone protruded from the fist, piercing the Thousand Fiend Corpse’s head and exiting in another direction. Then, the Thousand Fiend Corpse trembled and stopped moving.

The demonic soul chuckled, and black flames erupted from the sharp bone, engulfing the Thousand Fiend Corpse’s body, which then fell to the ground.

While the Thousand Fiend Corpse was fighting the demonic soul, Han Li immediately retreated, putting some distance between himself and the demonic soul. Then, he pointed at the numerous golden swords circling in the air and cast a hand seal.

The golden waves, under Han Li’s control, were gradually narrowing towards the demonic soul’s position. But in that short time, the demonic soul had destroyed the Thousand Fiend Corpse.

Han Li felt a pang of bitterness.

It had not been long since he had finished refining it, and it was the first time he had used it, but it had lost its combat power due to Goma’s attack. He didn’t know what had happened to it after it fell to the ground, but it was clear that he couldn’t use it again right now.

As Han Li moved his consciousness again, the tiger demon puppets, which had been tumbling around due to the shockwaves, regained their stability and flashed white light as they rushed out again. And the turtle puppets scattered in all directions, spitting out navy-blue light pillars from their mouths.

Meanwhile, the sword lights circling above Han Li’s head were already surrounding the demonic soul with a roar.

The demonic soul snorted and shook its four arms. At the same time, sharp, jet-black bones protruded from the elbows and fist ends. Some were curved, and some were straight, but they were sharp enough to feel a chilling coldness.

However, before the tiger puppets could approach, the demonic soul disappeared from the spot.

The puppets, having lost their target, paused, and a black light appeared from behind one of them, and four arms swung.

Then, the tiger puppet’s body split apart with black light and instantly turned into scrap metal.

Moving his figure, the demonic soul disappeared into the air again. This time, another puppet was pierced through the chest by a sharp bone and fell…

Han Li watched from afar, feeling frustrated, but he still focused on controlling the golden sword lights.

The demonic soul disappeared into the air again and appeared in an unexpected place this time. It was a movement that the tiger puppets could not possibly block.

Han Li thought he was strong in close combat compared to other cultivators, but the demonic soul was beyond his imagination. Compared to him, Han Li’s skills were nothing more than a drop in the bucket.

No matter how much he used the Bright Sight Spirit Eyes, he would not be able to completely keep up with the opponent’s movements. The sharp bone that had sprung from the demonic soul’s hand pierced through the last tiger puppet’s body, and his gaze turned to Han Li.

Han Li felt a chill run down his spine at the cold gaze. He had never faced such an unsettling enemy since condensing his Nascent Soul. Han Li took a long breath and tried to calm his mind.

Because the opponent was using a strange teleportation-like technique, he could not rely solely on the Great Stellar Sword Formation.

Thinking this, Han Li pointed at the sword lights in the air. At the same time, the sword lights resonated and returned above Han Li’s head.

Then, as he formed a hand seal, a thick golden lightning appeared and was worn on his body like golden clothing, emitting a dazzling light. And Han Li opened his mouth and spat out a purple light mass.

*Whoosh.*

The purple flame contained a small bird inside. The purple bird flew around Han Li, flapping its wings.

This bird was the Violet Aurora Flame Bird that Han Li had recently refined.

As he was about to do something new, the demonic soul became interested and stopped. It seemed he was planning to watch what he was going to do.

Han Li faced the demonic soul expressionlessly, then turned his palm over and took out a small, blood-colored sword.

The blood-colored, crystal-like sword looked extremely sharp, and the demonic energy it emitted was unusual. It was the Blood Demon Sword he had obtained after fighting the white-clothed woman.

The Blood Demon Sword trembled and reeked of blood even before Han Li could do anything. He knew that using this would have repercussions, but he could not hesitate because it was a matter of life and death.

He opened his mouth and spat out blue essence. Then, a blood-red light pierced his eyes, and the small sword grew to a foot in length.

Han Li grabbed the hilt of the sword and lightly swung it. At the same time, a large amount of vital energy was sucked into the sword. Startled, he hurriedly stopped the outflow of magical power.

‘This can’t be.’

Afterwards, Han Li held the Blood Demon Sword in one hand and stared at the demonic soul. The demonic soul, who had been wearing a vicious expression, changed his expression when he saw the Blood Demon Sword.

“Haha! So you had one of our realm’s sacred objects that we left behind a long time ago! If you hand it over to me, I will spare your life. What do you say?”

“Sacred object? Does that mean this is a magical artifact from your Ancient Demon Realm?”

“Hmph, you don’t need to know about our realm’s affairs. Just answer my question!”

“If you were just a human cultivator, I might have considered it…”

Han Li sneered coldly.