Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 693

After the Heavenly Star Twins, Yukdo Geuk-seong, and Man Sam-go vanished, the Rebel Alliance suffered repeated defeats under Ryung Ok-ryung, who became the new Palace Lord of the Star Palace 20 to 30 years later. They lost many islands and bases.

However, just as the Rebel Alliance was on the verge of collapse, an unexpected event occurred.

Man Chun-myung, the Master of the Myriad Laws Sect, surprisingly reached the late-stage Nascent Soul realm in one leap, establishing himself as a new great cultivator.

As a result, the situation in the Chaotic Star Sea changed rapidly. The forces of both the righteous and demonic paths united under Man Chun-myung, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, and elected him as their new leader.

Since then, he gained fame by continuously killing the opposing elders in battles against the Star Palace.

As no great cultivator emerged from the Star Palace for decades, they were constantly pushed back by the attacks led by Man Chun-myung.

The islands around the Star Palace were taken one by one, and the situation became even worse than when Man Sam-go and Yukdo Geuk-seong were alive.

Recently, the Rebel Alliance even seized all the gateways leading to the Star Palace and issued the Reverse Star Decree again, summoning cultivators.

Forces that received the decree had to declare their position. Those who did not join the attack on the Star Palace were to be considered enemies of the Rebel Alliance and annihilated.

The Rebel Alliance was determined to advance on the Star Palace this time.

The Chaotic Star Sea was in turmoil as several sects close to the Star Palace were completely destroyed by Man Chun-myung.

Not only the sects that supported the Star Palace or joined the Rebel Alliance, but also large and small forces seeking to profit from the situation, rose up. They either closed off entire islands with restrictions or led all their forces to flee to Heavenly Star City.

The Chaotic Star Sea was in complete chaos.

The Rebel Alliance had gathered a large army on several islands near Heavenly Star City, seemingly planning to subdue the Star Palace in one decisive battle by mobilizing all their forces. However, no one, neither the old nor the middle-aged, could say how many Rebel Alliance cultivators had gathered near Heavenly Star City for this massive battle.

Who knew which side the scattered cultivators or the neutral small and medium-sized sects would join?

As a result, spies were sent to scout each other’s forces, and as they circled around Heavenly Star City, battles between cultivators frequently broke out.

Han Li listened to all the stories and fell into thought for a moment.

……

After hearing the story, he roughly grasped the situation.

Ryung Ok-ryung had sought him out through Man Ri-bu to deal with the Master of the Myriad Laws Sect.

He had met Man Chun-myung in the Illusionary Sky Hall, and although he seemed to have a deep mind, he did not leave a good impression.

However, it was unexpected that he had reached the late-stage Nascent Soul realm.

The Heavenly Star Twins, who had used a self-destructive move to kill Yukdo Geuk-seong and Man Sam-go, would not have expected this to happen either.

If things had gone as they wished, the Star Palace should have already defeated the Rebel Alliance and regained control of the Chaotic Star Sea.

However, Han Li was not concerned about Man Chun-myung at all.

How could Man Chun-myung, who had reached the late-stage Nascent Soul realm later than him, be his opponent?

He had already solidified his late-stage Nascent Soul cultivation, and his spiritual sense was much stronger, so he was confident that he could survive even if he faced a Spirit Transformation cultivator.

He was currently thinking about the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light and the legendary Yuan Magnetic Mountain.

The cultivation method for the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light was not some unique secret technique, and it seemed that he could obtain it by paying a reasonable price, even if it took some time.

However, the Yuan Magnetic Mountain was a unique existence in the human realm and could not be found elsewhere.

Although he did not know that the Yuan Magnetic Mountain was essential for cultivating the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light, no high-level cultivator in the Chaotic Star Sea would not know that the Heavenly Star Twins had only started cultivating the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light after discovering it.

After finishing his thoughts, Han Li thanked the old man and the giant and then transformed into a streak of blue light and flew away.

The old man and the giant respectfully saw him off and only relaxed after the blue light had completely disappeared.

Although they glared fiercely at each other again, they had no intention of restarting the fight since Han Li had intervened and stopped it.

They growled at each other and then left the place.

At that time, Han Li was already flying a hundred miles away from that place.

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Over a dozen streaks of light were flying over the sea tens of thousands of miles away from Heavenly Star City.

The cultivators in the streaks of light were wearing the same attire, making it clear at a glance that they belonged to the same force.

As they approached Heavenly Star City, their faces brightened, and some of them even chatted quietly.

At that moment, an unexpected event occurred.

Boom!

A white light spread out from the sea below, and over a dozen pale light pillars shot up, attacking the cultivators.

The three Core Formation cultivators with high cultivation quickly dodged, but the rest of the cultivators turned to ashes on the spot.

The three surviving Core Formation cultivators were furious and took out their magical treasures, staring at the sea below, but seven or eight more light pillars had already risen, surrounding them.

“The Rebel Alliance’s hounds!” The old man with a gray-white beard among the Core Formation cultivators recognized one of them and was enraged.

“Who did I think was flying to help the Star Palace, if not Elder Noh of the White Water Sword Sect? Your sect has always claimed neutrality and ignored battles, so what brings you here from Changri Island today?”

The light faded, and a middle-aged man with a gloomy face appeared, scanning the old man.

“Hmph, you know full well but still pretend to be ignorant. Our White Water Sword Sect is originally a hidden branch of the Star Palace. Now that the Star Palace is in danger, we should naturally come to help. Stop talking nonsense and let’s move.”

The old man glared at the gloomy middle-aged man and shouted at the two Core Formation cultivators beside him.

Then, the three cultivators’ figures blurred, and three streaks of light shot out, merging into one along the way, turning into a long streak of light with red, yellow, and white colors, trying to break through the enemy’s encirclement.

Since they could not defeat the enemy, who outnumbered them several times, with only three people, they decided to flee decisively.

The two Rebel Alliance cultivators who were in the direction they were trying to break through were not flustered by the fierce momentum of the light streak and stretched out their arms.

Then, a large amount of blue energy suddenly burst out, wrapping around the three-colored light streak.

Then, as the two cultivators chanted incantations, the blue light flashed and turned into a net, and the huge blue net firmly bound the three cultivators, preventing them from escaping.

“Elder Noh, don’t think about running away! This Qiankun Net [a type of magical net] is a special item given by our sect’s elder, and Core Formation cultivators like us can never escape from it.

Moreover, even if you escape from here, Heavenly Star City is already surrounded by our Rebel Alliance, so it’s only a matter of time before it’s captured. I’ll just send you cultivators to the afterlife comfortably here.”

The gloomy middle-aged man laughed maniacally and opened his mouth, and a white sword shot out, trying to cut down the three cultivators one by one.

“Oh, so Heavenly Star City is surrounded? Then, why don’t you tell me the details?”

A strange man’s voice echoed, ringing clearly in everyone’s ears.

“Who is it, hiding and not showing yourself!”

The gloomy man felt a chill in his chest and hurriedly looked around.

The other Rebel Alliance cultivators also spread their spiritual senses to guard their surroundings, ready to face the enemy at any moment.

However, the surroundings were still empty, and no trace could be found.

“Where are you all looking? Can’t you see me standing in front of you?”

The strange man sneered and appeared in front of the White Water Sword Sect cultivators, flashing a blue light. The young man in his twenties, wearing a blue robe, looked around them expressionlessly.

“This, a Nascent Soul cultivator!” The Rebel Alliance cultivators who were closest to him examined him with their spiritual senses and shouted, their faces changing drastically.

Although they did not know his exact cultivation, it was clear that he was a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Upon hearing those words, the middle-aged man examined the young man in detail and retreated in shock. The white light flashed several times and disappeared in an instant.

Han Li raised his eyebrows at the sight, and the rest of the Rebel Alliance cultivators were at a loss.

In fact, even if he was a Nascent Soul cultivator, it was worth fighting if there were so many Core Formation cultivators gathered. Moreover, the middle-aged man, their leader, was already at the peak of the late-stage Core Formation realm, so it was strange that he ran away immediately without even confirming the identity of the opponent.

“Do you know me?” He was Han Li, who had been flying here for over a month. He asked with a stern face and then casually flicked his hand. Then, a streak of red thread shot out with a piercing sound.

Swish!

The thread flashed in the air and disappeared, and then the middle-aged man’s scream came from the white streak of light that had already fled dozens of yards away.

Then, the white light was engulfed in flames and fell into the sea, disappearing completely.

It was all done with a single flick of his hand.

A moment later, the red thread returned with a sharp sound and disappeared back into his sleeve. Han Li turned his gaze to the remaining cultivators.

“Now, are you ready to answer my questions?”

Although his voice was not loud, the Rebel Alliance cultivators who heard it felt a chill run down their spines.

Now they understood why the middle-aged man had run away.

The cultivator in front of them was someone they could never defeat, even if they all attacked together.

And most importantly, he was not friendly to the Rebel Alliance.

Moreover, since the middle-aged man had died right in front of them, they could no longer act rashly.

“Senior, what would you like to know?” After a moment, a giant with a hooked nose coughed and answered Han Li’s question with a forced smile.

“Didn’t I already say it? Do I have to repeat myself?” Han Li looked at him with cold eyes.

The giant’s smiling face froze, and he could not dare to retort, saying, “Ah, no. It is true that the Star Palace is already surrounded by our alliance. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have been able to approach the Star Palace so closely.”

“Oh, the Rebel Alliance’s plan is quite useful! They started the encirclement much earlier than announced, so the Star Palace will be caught off guard, and the opposing forces that come to support them will be ambushed and defeated at once.” Han Li muttered, raising the corners of his mouth as if smiling.

“We don’t know about that. We are just doing what we are told by those above.”

“But no matter how dominant the Rebel Alliance is, how can they completely surround a vast place like Heavenly Star City? It would be difficult even if tens of thousands of cultivators gathered.” Han Li asked, his eyes sparkling.

“That is… Lord Man refined 108 Wind Fire Pillars and gathered formation masters from somewhere to deploy the Wind Fire Heavenly Severance Formation [a powerful formation] in various places on the islands of Heavenly Star City.

By borrowing the power of wind and fire, they surrounded the Star Palace, and our alliance’s cultivators only need to guard the 108 Wind Fire Pillars.” The giant, knowing that he would be punished if he returned to the Rebel Alliance, was so stunned by Han Li’s cold gaze that he confessed everything.

He regretted it immediately after speaking, but he comforted himself by thinking that it was something that all the Rebel Alliance’s Core Formation cultivators knew.

“Wind Fire Heavenly Severance Formation.” Han Li also had an interested look on his face.

He had seen this ancient formation several times while reading various scriptures, and according to the scriptures, it not only borrowed the power of wind and fire from heaven and earth but was also famous in ancient times due to its enormous scale.

If someone could deploy this formation, they could easily surround a huge city like Heavenly Star City.

Unless the eye of the formation, which was directly guarded by Man Chun-myung, was broken, even if the Star Palace cultivators destroyed the Wind Fire Pillars, they could just restore the formation.

As Han Li fell into deep thought, the faces of the nearby Rebel Alliance cultivators darkened. They all guessed that Han Li was a cultivator who had come to help the Star Palace.

However, on the contrary, the White Water Sword Sect cultivators trapped in the blue net were overjoyed and hurriedly shouted, “Senior, we came to help the Star Palace. Those are the law enforcement cultivators of the Rebel Alliance who have harmed many Star Palace cultivators. They deserve to die, so you must not let those evil people go!”

Upon hearing those words, the faces of the Rebel Alliance cultivators turned pale. Especially the two cultivators who were farthest from Han Li looked at each other and suddenly flipped their palms, taking out yellow flags.

Without any hesitation, they immediately threw the flags, and two yellow clouds appeared, engulfing them and disappearing in an instant.

They appeared twenty yards away and then blurred again, disappearing immediately.

“Teleportation!” Han Li’s gaze sharpened as he watched them. He chuckled and raised one hand, releasing the blue net that had trapped the White Water Sword Sect cultivators.

Then, the two Rebel Alliance cultivators who were controlling the treasure suddenly lost consciousness and fainted.