Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 581

Kukung!

A deafening roar shook the world, and three colors intertwined, blinding anyone who tried to look. When the light and noise subsided, only the three treasures remained visible in the void.

The Wood Fiend had completely vanished, a victim of the three treasures’ combined attack. Simultaneously, one of the four blood-colored wooden spirit tablets burst into flames and disappeared.

As the three treasures returned to the table, the shadows of the three dwarves also crumbled and faded away without a word.

The Kunwu Three Elders had left a trace of their consciousness within the painting to prevent the Kunwu Palace’s treasures from falling into the hands of demons.

The Wood Fiend, though superior to other demons in both cultivation and intelligence, ironically became the first to perish.

Just as Madam Wood was about to celebrate, a thunderous sound erupted from behind.

“Careful, Senior Sister!”

A beautiful woman’s warning followed. Startled, Madam Wood reached out to grab the items on the table, but at that moment, a silver flash appeared. Someone was moving with incredible speed, reaching for the treasures that had risen above the table.

It was Han Li, who had escaped from the giant handkerchief and deployed his Wind Thunder Wings. Enraged, Madam Wood opened her mouth and unleashed silver beams.

In response, Han Li also opened his mouth, firing Setting Sun Needles towards the beams. Simultaneously, a giant blue hand materialized, attempting to seize the treasures, while a feather fan appeared in his other hand.

Han Li didn’t hesitate, waving the fan towards Madam Wood.

Having been ambushed and trapped by the young woman, he had every reason to be angry. With the treasures within reach, there was no reason not to use the Three Flame Fan.

Madam Wood, having already witnessed the fan’s power, abandoned the treasures and immediately retreated.

The three-colored flames tore through the void and exploded, unleashing a blinding light that stretched nearly ten zhang [approximately 33 meters]. Both Madam Wood and Han Li were forced back, and the energy with which his giant hand and Madam Wood were trying to summon the treasures dissipated without a trace.

The treasures began to fall from the void.

Just as Han Li was about to move with joy, a blood-colored shadow, a silver light, and a purple mist flew in from the Northern Aurora simultaneously. All three figures were skilled in stealth, strangely disappearing on the spot or concealing their forms in the wind.

‘This is bad!’

With an ominous feeling, Han Li flew towards the treasures with a thunderous sound. The other three shadows also rushed towards specific treasures almost simultaneously.

The closest to Han Li were an unidentified wooden spirit tablet and a red book. Without hesitation, he summoned both with a blue aura.

As he was about to fly towards the next closest Demon Subduing Staff, a blood-colored pillar of light and a golden sonic wave descended from above.

Forced to retreat, Han Li watched as the Demon Subduing Staff fell into the hands of the blood-colored shadow. The purple mist and silver light, ignoring the other treasures, desperately rushed towards the wooden spirit tablet.

As Han Li hesitated, the blood-colored shadow now surged towards the cyan seal.

“Stop! Not the Fire Dragon Bird!”

A woman’s urgent voice rang out, and a white jade ruler appeared above the blood-colored shadow and descended.

Strangely, even before it made contact, a sound like chanting Buddhist scriptures emanated from the jade ruler, and countless white lotus flowers bloomed.

From the lotus petals that covered the surroundings, seven-colored Buddhist light poured out, engulfing not only the blood-colored shadow but also the silver light mass and purple mist.

Han Li had already retreated, so he was fortunately outside the lotus flowers. Then, the woman’s shout was heard, and the lotus flowers began to burst.

The seven colors spread, and a Buddhist scripture sound, almost like a shriek, echoed throughout the Kunwu Palace.

The blood-colored shadow, silver light mass, and purple mist trapped inside were unable to fly towards the treasures, staggering and stumbling instead.

While Han Li was astonished by the scene before him, the Vajra Bracelet hidden deep within his body began to react to the lotus flowers. Startled, he used his magic power to suppress the treasure and flapped his silver wings, disappearing from the spot.

A moment later, he reappeared near the Northern Aurora.

Having already obtained two treasures, staying here was definitely not a wise move. Moreover, seeing the immense power of the newly appeared jade ruler, it was clearly a replica of a Heaven Piercing Treasure, comparable to the Three Flame Fan.

Although he was angry at the women who had attacked him, if he stayed and was attacked by both Gun Nuoma and Yin Shiyacha at the same time, he could suffer greatly.

The woman of the Painting Sect, who had appeared on the gold and silver loom, was doing her best to control the white jade ruler. She saw Han Li fleeing but didn’t pay much attention, as the Fire Dragon Bird was still there.

At that moment, Madam Wood, who had retreated due to the power of the Three Flame Fan, looked in the direction where Han Li had disappeared and unexpectedly jumped into the giant lotus flower. Whether it was because the beautiful woman was controlling it or for some other reason, Madam Wood was unaffected by the lotus flowers and easily grabbed the Fire Dragon Bird.

When the woman waved her sleeve and pulled the purple sword as well, seven-colored lights flashed, and the lotus flowers that had trapped the other cultivators began to collapse. Gun Nuoma and the two demons had finally broken free.

At this, the young woman, perhaps lacking in magic power, withdrew the power of the Four Elephant Ruler.

However, not long after Han Li jumped into the Northern Aurora, he encountered the ugly woman transformed from the Dark Rock Ghost.

She was wearing dark blue armor all over her body, and the silver rays were slightly bouncing off it. But what was strange was that she wasn’t using stealth and was moving forward very slowly.

Perhaps she was too slow, and Yin Shiyacha and Sa Geumsu had arrived a step ahead.

The ugly woman showed vigilance as she met Han Li’s eyes and stared at him. But Han Li tried to pass her by.

Although she was a demon, he had no grudge against her, and since her abilities were limited in the Northern Aurora, he thought she wouldn’t attack him.

However, his expectations were completely wrong. The ugly woman’s expression suddenly changed, and with fearful eyes, she began to glare at him more and more.

“Hand over what you’re carrying right now!”

The ugly woman made a piercing sound and forcefully swung a black club towards Han Li. The club, a magic treasure, lengthened to several zhang and created countless shadows, rushing towards Han Li.

Han Li hesitated at the sight of the club shadows but wasn’t particularly afraid. He immediately stretched out one hand, and a black ring appeared, flying towards the club shadows.

At this, the ugly woman was relieved.

Her club was made by gathering the essence of five metals and refining it for tens of thousands of years, making it a fairly high-level treasure. The dark shadows that flew out from the club might seem insignificant, but each weighed a thousand pounds, and a ring like that would be shattered in an instant.

The ugly woman channeled her magic power into the club, intending to kill Han Li with this one blow.

From her ferocious gaze, Han Li felt that the opponent was desperately trying to kill him, though he didn’t know why.

As he expressionlessly pointed at the black ring, the black ring howled fiercely even before it touched the club shadows, and soon a strange thing happened.

The surrounding silver rays seemed to have heard the ring’s howl and densely gathered, converging towards the club shadows. No matter how powerful an attack was, it would be destroyed if thousands of tiny holes were pierced through it.

“Manipulating the Northern Aurora?”

The ugly woman shouted in an even sharper voice, but Han Li sneered.

The Yang Transformation Ring was divided into the Yang Ring and the Yin Ring. If one possessed the Yin Ring, they could protect themselves from the Northern Aurora, and if they possessed the Yang Ring, they could manipulate the Northern Aurora to attack enemies.

If there were no Northern Aurora here, he would have been very wary of a demon with the cultivation of a late-stage Nascent Soul, but now the situation was different.

He was just trying to pass by, but since she insisted on attacking him, he had no choice but to deal with her by any means necessary. Besides, a demon like that would be a very valuable refining material, whether it was its flesh or soul.

The black ring spun in the void, and its howl grew louder, emitting a pitch-black light. Then, the silver rays within a radius of dozens of zhang were controlled by the ring and transformed into a silver wave, surging towards the ugly woman.

At this, the ugly woman was startled and tried to take out another treasure, but she was already spitting out dark red blood from her mouth.

She quickly formed a hand seal, and a mass of blood spread into a blood-colored mist, enveloping her armor, and the dark blue armor was dyed blood-red.

However, the wave of the Northern Aurora, with its immense force, trapped the ugly woman.

Red light emanated from the ugly woman’s armor as she desperately tried to block the wave of silver rays, and a sharp sound of metal weapons rubbing against each other echoed.

She had barely managed to pass through the Northern Aurora using a secret technique, but now, in the wave of silver rays that had become several times denser, her armor began to dent and develop holes.

The ugly woman, showing distress, made a sharp sound from her mouth and pressed her hands on her armor, and a gray-white aura gathered like rock, creating another protective barrier.

But Han Li had already decided to kill her, so he shot a magic seal towards the ring. Then, the black ring’s light and howl intensified, and even the silver rays from afar gathered, creating an immense force.

Eventually, the ugly woman’s gray-white protective barrier collapsed, and even her armor began to crack. Terrified, she hesitated and finally shouted.

“Please wait! If you spare my life, I will serve you as my master and live as your spirit beast.”

Finally, one side of her armor began to collapse, and dozens of silver threads pierced through it. When one of her arms scattered into a blood-colored mist, she could no longer hesitate.

“You’ll become my spirit beast?”

At those words, Han Li, as if intrigued, eased the attack of the Northern Aurora, which was being controlled by the Yang Ring.

“Do you think I’m some ignorant kid? The Golden Body Art would be useless against a demon beast like you, so how can I be at ease making you my spirit beast?”

Han Li expressionlessly looked at the woman in the silver light. If she didn’t give a convincing explanation, he intended to kill her immediately.

“Look at the wooden tablet you obtained from the Kunwu Palace. It is my natal tablet that can control the restrictions I placed before my cultivation increased.”

“Natal tablet!”

Han Li also took out the wooden tablet with a doubtful expression. The palm-sized wooden tablet was surrounded by blood-red and obscured by a gray-white mist.

After examining it with his consciousness, Han Li smiled and shot out a blue light from his hand. Then, the blood-red of the natal tablet intensified, the gray-white mist disappeared, and a turtle shape mixed with white and black emerged.

“Dark Rock Ghost! Your true form was such a celestial spirit beast. No wonder you were tough enough to withstand the Northern Aurora.”

Han Li murmured as he examined the wooden tablet, withdrawing the blue aura from his eyes.

“Now you know I’m not deceiving you, right? It was personally refined by the Kunwu Three Elders a long time ago, and it’s a top-grade natal tablet that can no longer be made in the human realm. The cultivator who possesses it holds my lifeline.”

The ugly woman quickly explained from within the dense Northern Aurora.

“You say that, but the situation will change depending on whose hands the natal tablet falls into. If a cultivator below the Nascent Soul stage tries to refine it, they might even suffer a backlash from the restrictions.”

“Are you still not at ease?”

“Of course, I’m not at ease. If I refine the natal tablet, I can control you to some extent. But since your cultivation is higher than mine, if you were to ambush me from close range with the intention of dying, wouldn’t I be dead? Why should I take such a risk and accept you as my spirit beast?”

Suddenly, his expression hardened, and the howl of the Yang Ring grew louder, and the silver rays surrounding the ugly woman fluctuated explosively.

“If you’re that uneasy, I’ll place half of my nascent soul into the natal tablet. If I harbor any strange intentions, the cultivator will be able to notice it immediately.”

In her desperation, the ugly woman quickly shouted.

“Oh, a nascent soul split… That method isn’t bad. Then, do it right now.”

When the ugly woman hesitated at Han Li’s words, Han Li’s gaze sharpened. The demon, feeling a chill in her heart, immediately struck the back of her head.

Thud!

A strange light mixed with black and white flashed from her crown, and the naked nascent soul of the ugly woman appeared.

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