Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 634

Following the Great Elder’s words, the middle-aged man and Baek Mong-hyeong had no choice but to comply, despite their unease. Hanryeo Sang-in flipped his hand, and a transparent, glossy spirit tablet appeared. On the top of the spirit tablet, a spell flickered, and on the bottom, there was an engraving of an ice kirin [a mythical Chinese creature] spewing a blizzard from its mouth. Just as he was about to activate the spirit tablet, he unconsciously looked at Han Li, and his expression changed.

“He’s already found the eye of the restriction formation! No matter what, the two of you must buy me some time!” At the Great Elder’s words, the middle-aged man was also surprised and looked into the distance. In the illusion, Han Li was forming hand seals and creating a giant golden sword. Golden lightning flowed on the surface of the sword, pointing towards a certain spot in the restriction. The middle-aged man immediately shot out a light orb of mixed yellow and green from his sleeve. Baek Mong-hyeong also quietly reached out and moved the white mirror, once again emitting a white pillar of light towards Han Li. Hanryeo Sang-in also increased the speed of his chanting and activated the Dark Jade Tablet in the air. However, Han Li already knew how to escape this place. He was originally skilled in formations, and with the help of the Bright Spirit Eyes, breaking through the illusion was a piece of cake. He saw the light orb of mixed yellow and green and the white pillar of light flying towards him, and he curled up the corners of his mouth. It was a clear sneer. The light contained a fist-sized orb, a pale yellow treasure. However, Han Li had no intention of stopping the giant sword; rather, he formed hand seals even more quickly.

*Swaaak!*

The enlarged golden light sliced through the air and fell. At that moment, a milky white pillar of light flew towards him. Seeing this, Han Li clicked his tongue and spewed out purple flames from his mouth. A mass of Violet Aurora Flames escaped his body and instantly grew to the size of a cartwheel. *Bang!* The purple fireball exploded on its own, and small flames blocked the milky white pillar of light. *Kuwang!* The purple flames and the white pillar of light collided, flashing brightly, and the air instantly turned chilly. However, soon a huge roar that seemed to shake the sky was heard, and the golden giant sword was about to slice through the pale yellow orb without wavering. A strange thing happened when the sword blade and the orb collided. Strange golden and blue lightning appeared on the surface of the giant sword and the orb, and they instantly transformed into a huge lightning mass with a diameter of over ten *jang* [approximately 3.3 meters], emitting a tremendous sound. The orb was also a rare treasure with lightning attributes. Han Li, completely unconcerned about the cold energy flying towards him, ignited purple flames all over his body, but he was slightly surprised by the appearance of the huge lightning mass. ‘I don’t know what it is, but it’s surprisingly displaying power similar to the Evil-Slaying Divine Lightning!’ Rather than pouring more magic power into the giant sword, Han Li pointed at the Void Sky Cauldron floating in front of him with one hand. *Tung!* A bundle of blue threads suddenly flew out, enveloping the lightning mass, and unexpectedly tried to forcibly pull the opponent’s orb.

“This!” The surprised middle-aged man was terrified and poured his magic power into the orb without holding back, throwing out hand seals. The orb was a treasure he had obtained after much hardship, and he had not yet fully understood its power, so he could not give up like this. However, the situation of the two lightning masses, which had been evenly matched, changed. The blue light spread greatly and began to push back the golden lightning mass. Han Li’s face momentarily hardened. The giant sword was made by combining over a dozen flying swords, but it was strange that it could not overcome the blue lightning contained in the opponent’s single orb with that much Evil-Slaying Divine Lightning. ‘I can’t let it be like this!’ He immediately moved his consciousness and caused several thick golden lightning bolts to rise from the giant sword, and then had the lightning transform into a giant golden serpent to attack the lightning orbs below. Then, the blue lightning that had been aggressively pushing back the golden orb suddenly burst apart from the serpent’s attack. The blue lightning orbs shattered, and the pale yellow orb inside was revealed. At that moment, the blue threads that had been emitted from the Void Sky Cauldron flew in and wrapped around the orb. The middle-aged man showed a look of anxiety and poured in his magic power, and the orb wriggled, trying to escape. Baek Mong-hyeong, who had been watching from the side, narrowed her brows and quickly threw the mirror. The mirror shone white above her head, and she spat out blood without hesitation. A strange sound came from the mirror, and a green light flashed as something moved quickly inside the mirror. Han Li, who was using the Void Sky Cauldron to pull in the orb, felt a strange energy and turned his head, releasing several golden streaks. The target was the empty air. *Kwang!* However, the golden light surprisingly bounced off something. To figure out what was going on, Han Li quickly retrieved the orb wrapped in blue threads and stared at the place where the golden light had exploded. Then, he saw that the golden flying swords were surrounding and attacking a strange spirit insect. The spirit insect, which looked like a giant scorpion, had two tails and four wings, but the strangest thing was that it had a human face engraved on its back. The giant scorpion, which was enough to make one’s hair stand on end just by looking at it, was protecting its body with a dark aura and was repelling the fierce attacks of the Azure Bamboo Cloud Swords.

“A Twin-Tailed Human-Faced Scorpion!” A look of surprise flashed across Han Li’s face. The Twin-Tailed Human-Faced Scorpion was a spirit insect ranked 29th on the Spirit Insect Chart. Its appearance with a human face engraved on its back was so striking that Han Li recognized the spirit insect at once. Judging by the fact that the human face was still vague, it didn’t seem to be a fully grown insect, but rather in its larval stage. Even if it was a spirit insect in the top 20, he had nothing to fear if it wasn’t fully grown with his current abilities. Regaining his composure, he brushed his spirit beast pouch, and a swarm of golden beetles flew towards the giant scorpion like a cloud. *Weng!* The Twin-Tailed Human-Faced Scorpion sensed danger from the swarm of insects and wailed, immediately disappearing below the flying swords. It reappeared twenty *jang* away, showing that it possessed extremely fast speed. It wasn’t for nothing that it had four wings. *Weng weng weng weng.* At the same time, countless golden petals scattered, covering the surrounding hundred *jang*, and the golden beetles surrounded the scorpion with a fierce momentum. Baek Mong-hyeong, who was controlling the scorpion using the mirror, had an ominous feeling and immediately tried to break out of the encirclement, but it was already too late. The Gold Devouring Beetles swarmed in from all directions in an instant. Although their speed wasn’t fast, there was no space to escape. Unable to do anything else, the scorpions tried to protect their bodies with the dark aura they emitted from their tails and break through the swarm of Gold Devouring Beetles. It would have been effective against a normal swarm of spirit insects, but doing such a reckless thing against the swarm of Gold Devouring Beetles was no different from walking to one’s own death. The scorpion’s speed noticeably slowed down as it shook its tail and emitted a dark aura, and the beetles took advantage of the gap and swarmed in like crazy. The Gold Devouring Beetles did not fear the scorpion’s poison or its hard shell and began to bite indiscriminately. In an instant, the Twin-Tailed Human-Faced Scorpion was covered in gold and screamed. Eventually, the giant scorpion was swept away by the golden wave and disappeared completely. When the Gold Devouring Beetles returned according to Han Li’s consciousness, only a pair of poisonous stingers remained in the air. It seemed that the beetles had left them behind because they were harder than other parts and contained potent poison. Han Li became interested and summoned them, putting them away, and then turned his gaze towards the giant sword floating in the distance. As he moved the giant sword with his consciousness, the golden light sliced through the air powerfully. Then, a roar was heard, and a white light spread greatly in the air, beginning to eliminate the blizzard that had been covering the sky. After a while, the surrounding scenery changed again, returning to the original formation. Han Li was pleased, but he did not forget to quickly scan his surroundings. The middle-aged man in the blue robe was taking out a cymbal-like treasure from his storage pouch, and Baek Mong-hyeong, who had lost her spirit insect, was throwing hand seals into the white mirror with an icy face. It seemed that she was trying to use the mirror to unleash some other divine power. And on the other side, five-colored light was flashing, and Buddhist chants and explosions were incessant. The gray-robed monk was fiercely fighting with the old woman. However, what caught his attention was Hanryeo Sang-in, who was still chanting a spell on the rock. The phantom of a kirin was already taking shape above Hanryeo Sang-in’s head, who was staring at Han Li with a sinister gaze, and a spirit tablet that he had never seen before was floating in the center. Han Li narrowed his brows and quietly brushed his storage pouch, and a black light popped out and floated in front of him. It was the black jade bottle. Han Li formed hand seals and inserted blue magic seals into the black jade bottle. The black bottle spun around in place and then suddenly turned upside down, and a ferocious roar was heard from inside. Then, five gray-white auras escaped the bottle and instantly transformed into skeletons in human form. The skeletons soon grew to nearly two *jang* in size and were enveloped in gray-white auras, emitting eerie laughter that made the listeners’ hearts turn cold. The strange thing was that silver, glittering rings were deeply embedded in the necks and limbs of the skeletons. They were the Five Heart Demons that Han Li had forcibly subdued. As soon as the skeletons grew in size, they tried to rush at Han Li instead of the enemy. Han Li hardened his face and used the hand seals to control the demons, and the silver rings on the skeletons’ bodies burst into blue flames, emitting the smell of burning flesh. The demons screamed simultaneously and retreated, trembling with fear. Then, Han Li spat out a blue thread from his mouth, making a small wound on his wrist, and the drops of blood that fell from it entered the mouths of the demons. Then, the demons became docile and began to obey his consciousness. “Go!” Without delay, Han Li pointed at the middle-aged man in the blue robe in the distance. *Kieeeek!* Magic power surged from the bodies of the Five Heart Demons, and they flew up, emitting a ferocious aura, and transformed into skull heads the size of cartwheels, letting out eerie screams. “Five Heart Demons! Geon Noma really died at your hands!” The middle-aged man’s face turned pale when he saw the five demons. The matter related to the sealing barrier of Mount Kunwu was so important that even the Northern Wilderness Small Extreme Palace, which was far away, knew about it in detail. The incident at Mount Kunwu was a once-in-a-millennium event where numerous Nascent Soul cultivators died, and after that incident, the Ye family, the number one clan of the Great Jin, was destroyed, leaving no trace. In particular, the death of Geon Noma, the Great Elder of the Yin Fiend Sect, caused a great stir throughout the Great Jin. In fact, in the eyes of ordinary cultivators, a cultivator who had reached the late Nascent Soul stage was almost immortal until their lifespan ran out. And the middle-aged man in the blue robe had seen Geon Noma using the Five Heart Demons before, so he knew their terror well. If someone had killed Geon Noma, it meant that they were much stronger than an average late Nascent Soul cultivator. Without hesitation, he threw the cymbal in his hand and flipped his other hand, taking out a yellow jade hammer and striking the cymbal. *Jjeong!* A clear sound echoed, and a yellow light rose around the middle-aged man, and the light condensed into over a hundred yellow flying blades and flew up. Each one was thin and transparent like a dragonfly’s wing, with sharp blades flashing. As the sound of the cymbal echoed, the flying blades also increased in number, completely enveloping the middle-aged man in the blue robe. However, still not feeling at ease, he flapped both sleeves and released two black spears. The spears, which had turned into black streaks of light, formed another protective barrier, completely hiding the middle-aged man like a turtle. The will to defeat the opponent disappeared with the appearance of the Five Heart Demons, and he was filled with the thought of surviving. The five demons let out eerie cries and instantly reached the middle-aged man, then emitted gray-white demonic energy from their long mouths, concealing their forms. Amidst the sounds of ghostly wails and explosions, the demonic energy pierced the sky. And Han Li gave the attack command to the Five Heart Demons and didn’t even look in that direction. He believed that the Five Heart Demons, whose divine powers were comparable to a late Nascent Soul cultivator, could not possibly fail to deal with a mere mid-Nascent Soul cultivator.