Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 477

Black and blue lights intertwined, causing the dark blade to hum and distort space. The giant blue sword retreated slightly but continued to emit a strong spiritual energy.

The demonic soul’s two heads looked at Han Li, seemingly puzzled.

He didn’t know that Han Li’s Azure Bamboo Cloud Swords were relatively new and hadn’t been refined much. However, after being re-refined using spirit crystals [Crystals imbued with spiritual energy] recently, their strength was far greater than other magic treasures.

In the meantime, thunder suddenly roared from the giant blue sword, and countless golden lightning bolts burst out.

Crack! Sizzle!

Bang!

The dominant dark blade shattered upon contact with the golden lightning. With nothing to stop it, the giant blue sword fell straight towards the demonic soul.

The demonic soul, caught off guard, realized that the giant blue sword was a magic treasure made of Golden Thunder Bamboo. However, he had already moved more than a dozen feet away, and the giant sword struck the empty air.

The demonic soul’s expression darkened slightly, and he rubbed his four hands together, creating two more dark light orbs in the air.

The dark lights soon transformed into dark spears, resonating with each other.

He gritted his teeth and spat out two mouthfuls of essence blood, which were absorbed by the dark spears. The spears trembled and became stained with blood.

Perhaps he had consumed a considerable amount of vitality, as the two heads of the demonic soul, who had spat out blood, looked weak. The giant blue sword chased after him again, striking down at the demonic soul’s head.

This time, the two blood-stained spears confronted the giant sword.

Clang!

Golden lightning flashed, but the blood-stained spears did not break even when struck by the Evil-Slaying Divine Lightning. [A powerful form of lightning used to vanquish evil]

Eventually, the giant sword was knocked back several feet, and its light dimmed. Han Li’s face, who was controlling the giant sword, turned red before regaining its composure.

Since the giant sword was damaged, it was natural that Han Li, who was connected to it, was affected. Without waiting any longer, Han Li gestured.

The giant sword hummed and broke down into dozens of blue lights, attempting to return to Han Li.

“Where do you think you’re going? Leave your flying swords behind.”

The demonic soul, seeing the flying swords trying to escape, pointed at the blood-stained spears. With a flash of light, the spears instantly transformed into two giant blood-stained hands, chasing after the flying swords.

Since Han Li had released so many Golden Thunder Bamboo magic treasures, the demonic soul couldn’t let them return. The demonic soul also released a large amount of demonic energy, chasing after them.

Although he didn’t show it, Han Li was enjoying this game of tag.

The silver-haired old man, who had been waiting on the side, fidgeted and flipped his palm, taking out a yellow sword. He wanted to help Han Li.

“Senior Brother Jeong, it’s not too late to move after we’ve trapped that demon,” Han Li sent a telepathic message. The silver-haired old man stopped his attack as if nothing had happened, feeling much relieved.

As Han Li cast a spell, the chaotically flying swords gathered into one, creating a blue mist, and the giant blood-stained hands gained nothing.

The demonic soul was furious when all the flying swords returned to Han Li. The demonic soul pointed at the giant hands. The returned giant hands circled above his head, transforming into two blood-stained sabers.

With a strange sound, demonic energy surged towards Han Li without any warning, and the demonic soul disappeared from sight.

Seeing the demonic energy rushing towards him, Han Li had no choice but to narrow his brows. He summoned golden lightning from his body, creating a golden net, but the demonic soul was nowhere to be seen while he was blocking the demonic energy.

In a moment of confusion, Han Li, without a word, grabbed Elder Jeong’s arm and turned into a streak of blue light, dodging the attack.

Black light flashed where they had been, and the demonic soul reappeared a few feet away. The demonic soul looked puzzled, as he had thought this surprise attack would work.

Han Li shuddered inwardly at the demonic soul’s cunning. To think he would try to attack from below; if he hadn’t dodged quickly, he would have been cut in two despite having the Brightsight Spirit Eyes [Eyes that can see through illusions and hidden dangers].

He wasn’t sure if the armor and thin protective barrier made from the Three-Colored Spirit Devouring Insects could block the opponent’s sabers.

The silver-haired old man next to him also had beads of sweat on his forehead. The demonic soul transformed into black light again, rushing towards them.

But this time, Han Li smiled. Before the black light streak could travel a few feet, golden threads appeared in front of it, cutting it off.

Clang!

The golden threads unexpectedly collided with the black light streak, stopping it momentarily, and then deflected the two blood-stained sabers. The demonic soul looked surprised at this.

The golden threads disappeared again into the air. Han Li had finally deployed the Great Stellar Sword Formation that he had been preparing.

He formed hand seals and controlled the Great Stellar Sword Formation with his consciousness. Countless golden threads appeared, sparkling and narrowing in from all directions towards the center.

The demonic soul, now realizing he had fallen into Han Li’s trap, frowned. Angered, he swung his two sabers, sending out several streaks of blood-stained energy.

Several dozen golden threads appeared, shattering the blood-stained energy into pieces, which scattered as light. The demonic soul paused for a moment, then combined the two blood-stained sabers into a giant blood-stained blade.

He raised his four arms and swung the blade, the blood-stained light dazzling, and crescent-shaped energies, several feet in size, flew out.

The giant blade flew again, cutting through several golden threads. However, it only managed to cut through a few of the dense golden threads, and the blood-stained light of the blade noticeably dimmed.

The golden threads were slowly closing in from all directions, and the demonic soul finally began to panic. The silver-haired old man, who was watching, was overjoyed. He had no idea that Han Li possessed such powerful magic.

The demonic soul in the center tried a few escape techniques, then turned his black energy into dark threads and launched them. Golden threads appeared in the air, blocking the dark threads.

He tried to escape again, holding the giant blade and creating a blood-stained protective barrier around his body, but the golden threads were not only extremely sharp but also possessed immense power individually.

As the sword formation closed in, the demonic soul couldn’t hold on any longer and let out a long howl with both heads. It was a mix of thin and thick voices, cold and soft voices.

Han Li narrowed his brows.

He didn’t know what the demonic soul was thinking, but the other demon in the flames was also howling loudly and flying towards them.

The identical giant demon, surrounded by pitch-black flames, approached within a hundred feet in an instant. Han Li’s expression changed.

“Junior Brother! Our reinforcements have arrived!”

At that moment, the silver-haired old man shouted with joy.

At his words, Han Li looked into the distance and saw two groups of cultivators flying in from two different directions.

Han Li looked at the demonic soul trapped in the sword formation and the other demon approaching.

Then, as if he had made up his mind, he suddenly pointed at the purple firebird hovering above his head. At the same time, the firebird spread its two wings and flew to meet the approaching demon.

The Bloodfiend Sword, which he had retrieved, reappeared in one of his hands.

In his other hand, a blood-stained light flashed, and he took out a blood-stained talisman, a Spirit Summoning Talisman [A talisman that temporarily boosts one’s power by summoning a spirit] with red spells flowing on it.

The Spirit Summoning Talisman had been used at the end of the war, but only a third of it had been consumed. Without hesitation, Han Li attached the blood-stained talisman to his body.

The talisman disappeared instantly, and the shadow of a giant flood dragon appeared on Han Li’s body. It was the form of an eighth-level demonic beast, the Poisonous Horned Dragon, which was at least ten feet long.

The shadow of the flood dragon let out a long roar.

As the roar subsided, the shadow of the flood dragon flew up and merged into Han Li’s back. A red light appeared on his back, forming the pattern of a flood dragon.

Blood-stained light flashed from Han Li’s body, and fingernail-sized blood-stained scales appeared on his cheeks and the backs of his hands. It was also a little painful when small dragon horns sprouted from his head.

At first glance, Han Li, who had transformed, looked a bit like the demonic soul in the formation. However, Han Li still retained his face.

Han Li used the Spirit Summoning Talisman to instantly raise his cultivation to the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage [A high level of cultivation in this world]. It was truly just a hair’s breadth away from the mid-stage.

Now, he was emitting both blue and red light from his body, holding the Bloodfiend Sword with both hands. The Bloodfiend Sword vibrated greatly and grew several times larger, and the stench of blood became even more intense.

The horns that had sprouted on Han Li’s forehead were emitting a dazzling light, probably due to the large amount of power from the flood dragon’s soul.

He had made up his mind. He couldn’t let the other demon come and rescue the demon he had barely trapped in the sword formation. If the two merged into one, the problem would become serious.

The other demon that was approaching was already right in front of him.

If he killed one first, the remaining demon would not be able to defeat the cultivators who were now flying towards them.

Although using the Bloodfiend Sword would have repercussions and greatly damage his vitality, he planned to kill one demon and then flee far away, no longer participating in this battle.

Since he had faced and killed one demon alone, the other cultivators would not be able to blame him. At this time, the Bloodfiend Sword had absorbed almost all of Han Li’s spiritual power and had grown to about six or seven feet long.

The demonic soul in the sword formation finally showed a look of fear when he saw it.

“Human cultivator, do you want to become demonized by misusing the sacred objects of the celestial realm?”

The demonic soul couldn’t help but shout with both heads at the same time. Han Li sneered and ignored him.

The demonic soul was furious, but he realized that his opponent was trying to cut off his life even if it meant paying a considerable price. He suddenly raised his blade and cut off one of his arms.

The wound was as shiny as a mirror, and it was strange that not a single drop of blood came out.

The moment the severed arm was about to fall, his other hand snatched it. Then, he opened his mouth and spat out essence blood, and the arm transformed into a long sword similar to the Bloodfiend Sword.

The demonic soul injected demonic energy into the sword, and the sword rapidly grew larger. Han Li was taken aback by this unexpected sight and the opponent’s ruthless methods.

He didn’t know how powerful the sword made from the arm would be, but he couldn’t take it lightly. He stopped injecting magic power and struck down at the demonic soul with the Bloodfiend Sword.

He didn’t want to give the opponent a chance to increase the power of the sword made of bone. A blood-stained sword energy, about fifteen feet long, silently moved towards the sword formation.

Even before it reached the sword formation, the stench of blood was overwhelming, and the space was distorted, as if there were humming vibrations all around.

The demonic soul was flustered. It was clearly a phenomenon that occurred when a sword reached its peak power. According to his memory, it was difficult for a human cultivator to unleash even half of that power, but it seemed to be related to the opponent’s transformation.

He had experienced the ancient war and didn’t know about the existence of the Spirit Summoning Talisman that humans had developed. Now was not the time to ponder. The demonic soul, who had not yet fully injected demonic energy, raised the sword made of bone and roared loudly.

Shortly after, the two sword energies collided in the air.

Bang!

As if lightning had struck in the clear sky, the two sword energies clashed, and a storm and waves of energy exploded. The silver-haired old man had to retreat more than a dozen steps before he could regain his balance.

Han Li, who possessed cultivation comparable to the mid-Nascent Soul stage, was about to take a step back but stood firm. The demonic soul also ignored the waves of spiritual energy and was looking up at the sky with a tense expression.

“Ah!”

“… !”

Han Li and the demonic soul exclaimed at the same time.

After the waves of spiritual energy passed, a fist-sized black bead appeared between the sword energies, instantly expanding and contracting.

Suddenly, something black, four or five feet wide, appeared in the air. Han Li was too close and the light was too strong, so he was caught up in it before he could even grasp the situation.

The silver-haired old man, who had retreated more than a dozen steps, was safe, but a huge suction force was pulling them in.

“A spatial rift!” [A tear in the fabric of space]

Han Li realized this and tried to escape from the light. However, his face turned pale as he tried to circulate his magic power. The spiritual power in his body suddenly disappeared, and he couldn’t even muster a small amount of magic power.

As he was being sucked into the spatial rift, he hurriedly summoned the Azure Bamboo Cloud Swords that he had deployed below.

The demonic soul, who was experiencing the same thing as Han Li, was also pale.

With a flash of light, Han Li and the demonic soul were swallowed by the spatial rift without any resistance. Just then, an angry roar approached from afar. It was the other giant demon with a massive body.

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