Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 560

The scissors instantly turned golden and shot forward. Lady Mi intended to sever the Soul-Slaying Threads [threads that bind and drain the soul] with them and rescue Old Man Bu.

However, Han Li’s face contorted. While saving his companions was possible, recklessly creating distance between himself and the enemy was not a good idea.

*Thud!*

Before the golden light could reach the giant cocoons, a green shadow rose from the ground and deflected the scissors with its bare hand. Han Li and Lady Mi naturally assumed it was the Silver-Winged Yaksha, but they were greatly surprised by the figure that appeared as the light dissipated.

The green shadow was a wolf-headed, human-faced creature. It was unknown what secret technique it used to take on a human form, but its gaze was ferocious as it stared at them.

Han Li was bothered by the fact that he could not locate the Yin Marrow [a vital energy source] within the wolf’s head.

‘Could it be underground?’

His dark blue eyes scanned the surroundings. Suddenly, his expression changed drastically, and he shouted at Lady Mi,

“Watch out behind you!”

As he spoke, he flicked his ten fingers, sending over a dozen blue sword energies towards her.

Lady Mi’s heart sank at his words, and she immediately sent a blue shield behind her, pouring all her spiritual power into it. The seven-colored protective barrier above her head also doubled in thickness.

Just as she finished her preparations, a golden shadow appeared silently behind her. It was the Silver-Winged Yaksha, who had just disappeared.

The corpse, now covered in golden scales instead of green fur, emitted a strange blue and white light from its silver wings on its back.

Golden pupils formed in its silver-white eyes, and the murderous aura that had been piercing the sky had completely vanished, becoming as imperceptible as air.

The monster wordlessly reached out, plunging its sharp, black claws, which had grown several times in size. The blue shield and protective barrier seemed sturdy, but a bizarre thing happened.

The Silver-Winged Yaksha pierced through the shield as if it were nothing and grabbed the woman’s protective barrier with its sharp claws.

*Bang! Thud.*

In an instant, the protective barrier shattered, and the claws extracted her heart from her chest.

Han Li’s heart grew heavy. Engaging in close combat with the Silver-Winged Yaksha, who possessed immense strength, was indeed a life-threatening endeavor. The blue sword energies finally attacked the wings, but they were repelled by the blue and white energies.

This attack was not entirely ineffective, as it bought the woman some time. A red light flashed from her skull, and a nascent soul [a soul in its early stage of development], a few inches in size, escaped.

The naked nascent soul looked exactly like Lady Mi. It held a small flying sword in its hands and instantly teleported a dozen feet away. If it teleported a few more times, it could completely escape.

The Silver-Winged Yaksha chuckled, tossed the corpse aside, and disappeared from the spot. Then, a faint shadow appeared behind the nascent soul, and it spewed out gray threads from its mouth.

“Fellow cultivator Han, save me!”

Lady Mi’s nascent soul pleaded to Han Li, wielding her flying sword within the gray net. If she had her physical body, she could have cut through it and escaped, but as a nascent soul, she had no way to escape from the Soul-Slaying Threads that absorbed the five elements’ spiritual power.

The Silver-Winged Yaksha did not give her any chance. As soon as it spewed out the silver net, it grabbed the air, and a giant gray hand seized the net and the nascent soul.

A gray light flashed, and a new, tiny cocoon was completed.

“I thought you would use the Lightning Escape Technique to come and save her. It seems you know how to protect yourself!”

“If I could save her, I would, but there’s no need to fall into a trap myself. You should retract the net above your head now.”

“You discovered it? It seems you really can see through my illusions. It wasn’t just luck.”

The Silver-Winged Yaksha revealed a look of surprise. Perhaps if Han Li’s Spirit Eyes had not matured to a certain extent, he would not have noticed anything strange.

Of course, even if he had not discovered the net, he would not have acted rashly!

The transformed Silver-Winged Yaksha was too bizarre. It had completely concealed the aura of a corpse, and its Wind Escape Technique was more profound than before, reaching a level where it could hide its form within the wind.

If he did not have the Spirit Eyes, he would not have noticed it even if it came close. Moreover, the fact that it had broken through Lady Mi’s defensive treasures one after another sent a chill down his spine.

When the Silver-Winged Yaksha saw that Han Li was not falling for its tricks, it sneered and reached out towards the human-shaped wolf. The wolf immediately flew over and stood beside the Silver-Winged Yaksha, stiffly raising its head and glaring at Han Li.

At that moment, a roar came from below Han Li. The Soul Devourer was pounding its chest wildly, displaying its might.

Until now, Han Li had been using his consciousness to control the Soul Devourer, preventing it from moving recklessly. The Soul Devourer, frustrated that it could not chase after the Silver-Winged Yaksha flying in the sky, was taking out its anger on the wolf.

The wolf cowered in fear under the Soul Devourer’s gaze.

The Silver-Winged Yaksha’s face hardened, and it suddenly opened its mouth, spitting out a gray bead and placing it in the wolf’s mouth. The wolf’s aura immediately intensified after swallowing the gray bead.

Han Li ignored it and took the opportunity to examine Lady Mi’s blue shield. The treasure, now without its owner, was still floating in the air, its blue luster as vibrant as new.

Han Li narrowed his eyes and this time looked at the golden scales that had grown all over the Silver-Winged Yaksha’s body, his eyes gleaming.

The Silver-Winged Yaksha raised its head and let out a long howl before disappearing into the void. The wolf also spat out corpse fire and charged towards the Soul Devourer.

The Soul Devourer, showing no sign of fear, emitted a yellow aura from its nose. The wolf, emboldened by swallowing the gray bead, did not dare to approach the yellow aura.

While the Soul Devourer and the wolf were in a standoff, Han Li and the Silver-Winged Yaksha flashed in the high sky, appearing and disappearing like ghosts.

Thunder rumbled incessantly from Han Li’s wings, and his movements were erratic, but the Silver-Winged Yaksha, using some method, scattered blue and white energies from its wings as it chased after him.

Soon, Han Li was greatly dismayed. He had to admit that his opponent’s Wind Escape Technique was superior to his own Lightning Escape Technique. As time passed, the gap between them narrowed, and now, the Silver-Winged Yaksha appeared as soon as he disappeared.

Suddenly, Han Li appeared somewhere in the void and, without moving, unleashed purple flames from his Setting Sun Pearl. At the same time, dozens of golden flying swords surrounded his body, forming a golden protective barrier spanning dozens of feet.

Something appeared in front of him, just as he finished his preparations. Then, purple flames and sword light surged towards it. Han Li raised one hand and sent out a thick bolt of lightning, forming a lightning serpent that shot forward.

The Silver-Winged Yaksha was startled by the sudden counterattack, but it immediately drew up the golden light from its entire body. This created a golden, dazzling protective barrier, and it used its wings to shield its body.

A moment later, an earth-shattering roar echoed. Sword light, purple flames, and golden lightning exploded in succession, unleashing a tremendous burst of light.

*Kwagwang!*

Han Li flapped his silver wings again and disappeared from the spot, reappearing twenty feet away. He carefully observed the area where the lights had exploded.

What he could see with his Spirit Eyes was that both the golden light from the Azure Bamboo Cloud Swords and the lightning serpent from the Evil-Slaying Divine Lightning were easily repelled by the protective barrier.

However, the purple flames were different. Purple ice was freezing the golden protective barrier and the Silver-Winged Yaksha whole. The Silver-Winged Yaksha was unharmed inside the barrier, but a look of surprise flashed across its face.

However, if it could not freeze its main body, breaking through the ice was simple. The Silver-Winged Yaksha placed both hands on the golden protective barrier, and countless golden lights burst from the barrier, creating tiny holes in the ice.

In the end, the purple ice shattered. Han Li quickly gestured, recalling all his flying swords.

A moment later, the Silver-Winged Yaksha shook its form and easily escaped from the purple ice. It coldly stared at Han Li and raised one hand, creating a golden bead of light.

At that moment, Han Li spoke.

“Now I understand. In addition to the Earth Escape Technique and the Wind Escape Technique, you can also surprisingly use the Metal Escape Technique. It is said that among human cultivators, very few can use the Metal Escape Technique, and among corpses, only the legendary Golden-Bodied Moon Corpse can do it. Have you already begun to evolve?”

His words were a bit unexpected, but the Silver-Winged Yaksha let out a sinister laugh.

“Hmph! The evolution began ten thousand years ago. If five of you Nascent Soul mid-stage cultivators had attacked together, it might have been different, but you alone cannot do anything to me.”

After speaking, it no longer concealed its true form and slowly flapped its wings. The silver-white wings instantly turned golden, and an immense corpse aura was released without restraint. The pressure of that powerful spiritual energy caused the light barrier surrounding the area to vibrate.

This aura surpassed the level of a Nascent Soul late-stage cultivator. To defeat such an opponent, one would need to be at least as powerful as the Old Devil that he had encountered in the Demonfall Valley.

“You started evolving a long time ago, but you were trapped underground and could not gather the Yin Moon Essence [a type of lunar energy]. Perhaps even if you cultivated for another ten thousand years, you would not be able to fully transform into a Golden-Bodied Moon Corpse. You may be proficient in using the Metal Escape Technique and manipulating magic tools and treasures made of metal.”

“I have no intention of wasting any more time with you. Die obediently!”

The Silver-Winged Yaksha did not give Han Li a chance to speak. It gathered golden light in one hand and shot a gray pillar of light towards the corpses bound to the stone pillars with the other.

The pillar of light was absorbed into the corpses, and the chains binding them to the stone pillars fell to the ground. Their blue-green eyes flashed open.

The corpses walked forward and stared blankly at Han Li in the void. Han Li sensed that the situation was taking a strange turn.

“Let’s see how you deal with so many corpse puppets! If you surrender now, I might spare your soul!”

“I never thought I would have to use this here. I don’t know if you are lucky or if I am unlucky.”

Han Li looked at the surrounding corpses, fell silent, and then let out a long sigh. He then brushed against the object hanging at his waist.

Something the size of a fist fell out and landed in his hand. It was a feather fan with an antique design.

The fan was small, but it was divided into gold, silver, and red sections, and it was densely covered with incantations. The dazzling light and flowing incantations made it blinding to look at.

It was clear at a glance that it was no ordinary object.

At that moment, the Silver-Winged Yaksha completed its spell first and attacked. It threw the golden mass it was holding into the void.

The golden mass rolled and emitted a brilliant golden light, transforming into countless golden needles that fell towards Han Li. The force of the golden needles raining down seemed inescapable.

At the same time, the corpses that had broken free from the stone pillars joined the attack, spewing out Soul-Slaying Threads. The Soul-Slaying Threads merged into a giant net spanning dozens of feet, preventing Han Li from escaping downwards.

The giant net contained a powerful killing intent that would have affected ordinary cultivators, but Han Li, who possessed a considerable killing intent himself and had mastered the Underworld King Incantation [a powerful technique], was unaffected.

Han Li’s expression hardened, and he clasped his hands together. A light flashed, and the Three Flame Fan grew several feet in size. However, as he was about to infuse the fan with his magic power, he almost dropped it unintentionally. Half of his magic power had been sucked away in an instant.

The sound of a phoenix cry came from the Three Flame Fan, and it soon stopped absorbing magic power. Then, flames gathered in the middle, and a phoenix made of fire, with golden, silver, and red feathers, flew towards the giant net.

Han Li was momentarily stunned by this strange phenomenon, but he quickly regained his senses. He had originally intended to use the fan against the golden needles as well, but due to a lack of magic power, he had no choice but to gesture towards his flying swords.

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