Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 764

As soon as Hwang Ryang-yeong-gun finished speaking, a green sword, like a dragon, wriggled out of his mouth, slicing through the blood-red mist.

*Clang!*

A light collision echoed, and a golden light flashed from the blood-red mist, blocking the green beam. It was a golden flying sword, about a foot long.

Hwang Ryang-yeong-gun sneered and pointed at the green beam, causing it to rush towards the golden flying sword. The green beam began to spin rapidly, attempting to cut the golden flying sword to pieces.

*Clang, clang, clang!*

The sound of metal grinding against metal pierced the ears. The golden flying sword dimmed slightly, but remained intact despite the green sword’s barrage. It held its ground, blocking the green beam.

“Huh, this is unexpected!” Hwang Ryang-yeong-gun’s expression shifted slightly.

Although his flying sword wasn’t made from heaven-defying materials, it was meticulously crafted when he reached the Void Refinement stage [a high cultivation stage], and after thousands of years of nurturing, it possessed power comparable to an ordinary Spirit Treasure [a powerful magical artifact]. It was strange that such a flying sword couldn’t cut through a Nascent Soul cultivator’s [a lower cultivation stage] flying sword.

Hwang Ryang-yeong-gun was inwardly surprised, but he maintained a blank face as he formed a hand seal.

*Buzz!*

The green beam vibrated clearly and blurred, splitting into 36 beams of light that flew densely towards the blood-red mist, poised to tear Han Li to shreds.

However, something unexpected happened. From within the blood-red mist, Han Li flicked his shoulder, and dozens of golden swords flew out from behind him, blocking the green sword beams.

Hwang Ryang-yeong-gun’s gaze grew colder. He emitted a yellow aura and vanished from his spot.

“…”

Han Li took a deep breath, and a bloodstain flashed on his forehead. Then, a blood-red line split open, and a thin black beam of light shot out from his pitch-black third eye and vanished.

*Thud!*

A soft explosion occurred in the void about a dozen feet away, and the yellow aura clashed with the black light, revealing Hwang Ryang-yeong-gun’s figure.

“Destruction Eye! You possess such a treasure!” He seemed a little surprised, but soon he was grinning. He stretched out one hand and slowly grasped the air, causing a booming sound to echo above Han Li’s head. A gust of wind swept through, and countless energies gathered to form a bizarre, one-foot-long axe.

Hwang Ryang-yeong-gun clenched his fist and swung his hand down, shouting, “Split!”

The five-colored jade axe trembled and tried to cut through the blood-red mist. Even before the axe blade touched it, a thunderous sound echoed. Blue lightning flashed, and the surrounding space distorted, demonstrating the jade axe’s power. Han Li, who had activated the Destruction Eye within the blood-red mist, also changed his expression upon seeing this.

At that sight, Han Li opened his mouth and spat out a small, dark mountain.

As a gray ring spread out gently over the dark mountain, the green sword beams that had been pushing back Han Li’s golden flying sword wailed pitifully, and their power rapidly decreased.

However, the giant jade axe shattered the gentle waves of light instantly and cleaved through the void, its momentum undiminished.

In his haste, Han Li moved his consciousness. From behind the small mountain, a dozen gray rings condensed into an extremely thick lasso.

The lasso trembled and disappeared, reappearing near the jade axe and instantly trapping it. The jade axe flickered with five-colored spiritual energy, as if it had lost control, and stopped in mid-air.

Hwang Ryang-yeong-gun, watching from afar, was surprised and muttered softly, forming hand seals and sending out a series of magic seals.

*Crack! Crack, crack!*

At the same time, the jade axe roared loudly, emitting lightning, and finally shattered the gray rings.

However, Han Li’s figure within the blood-red mist blurred, turning into a streak of blood that flew away as a black dot hundreds of feet away. His flying sword and the small mountain had also disappeared with him. It was the Blood Shadow Escape Technique that had saved Han Li’s life many times.

Thanks to the Nascent Soul cultivator’s divine abilities and the strong physique of a high-level Body Refinement cultivator, this escape technique had reached a miraculous level. After a few flashes, he disappeared into the horizon.

Now, not only Hwang Ryang-yeong-gun but also Wook Cheon and Hwan Cheon-gi, who were fighting in the distance, were speechless. The three cultivators roared in anger and formed hand seals, shooting out as three beams of light.

The beams of light, leaving tails over a dozen feet long, flew madly, flashing continuously, their speed similar to Han Li’s Blood Shadow Escape Technique.

Thanks to the Blood Shadow Escape Technique, Han Li reached the entrance of the valley in a short time. The escape technique was so violent and erratic that it was difficult to control its direction and speed, but upon reaching the Nascent Soul stage, even that was resolved.

Han Li instantly fled a hundred miles, then scanned the area he had passed with his consciousness. He sensed that the cultivators, including Hwang Ryang-yeong-gun, were chasing after him with incredible escape techniques.

‘They’re chasing so closely…’ Since he had decided to escape from the hands of the Void Refinement cultivators, Han Li didn’t think he could simply escape with the Blood Shadow Escape Technique alone.

Within the blood-red aura, he flipped his palm and took out a red and black bead, throwing it directly behind him. Then, he formed a hand seal and chanted a spell. It was just as he was passing through the entrance of the Chaos Valley.

The three cultivators, who were desperately chasing from behind, also approached the entrance of the Chaos Valley.

*KWA-AAANG!*

The two beads rolled and vibrated, then a world-shaking roar erupted. Two red and black suns, each with a diameter of ten feet, seemed to have risen into the sky. Soon, a violent surge of spiritual energy swept through, creating a massive gust of wind that engulfed everything around it instantly.

Among the cultivators chasing Han Li, Wook Cheon’s magical power was the most profound, so he was slightly ahead. However, because he had used a secret technique to accelerate his escape, he couldn’t avoid the gust of wind and was caught in it.

Hwang Ryang-yeong-gun and Hwan Cheon-gi, who were chasing slightly behind, changed direction and barely scattered to either side of the gust of wind.

The two cultivators looked at Wook Cheon, who was caught in the gust of wind, then at each other, and began to attack Wook Cheon, taking advantage of the situation. Hwan Cheon-gi flapped his sleeves, releasing a gray wind, and Hwang Ryang-yeong-gun shot out a yellow beam of light with one hand.

As the attacks of the two cultivators poured into the gust of wind, explosions rang out one after another, and Wook Cheon’s angry roar echoed loudly. It seemed that he had suffered quite a bit of damage and would have difficulty extricating himself for a while.

Seeing this, Hwang Ryang-yeong-gun and Hwan Cheon-gi exchanged glances and chuckled, then flashed their escape lights and headed towards the sky above the valley entrance.

At this time, Han Li, who had detonated the Annihilation Pearl, was already far away and barely visible. However, the two cultivators didn’t think much of it.

*Whoosh! Whoosh!*

Just as they were confidently trying to increase their speed using secret techniques, a silver pillar of fire erupted from the cliff on one side of the valley entrance. Although the valley entrance was narrow, the silver pillar of fire was so fast that it reached the two cultivators instantly.

Startled, Hwang Ryang-yeong-gun slashed the air with one hand, releasing a yellow sword energy. However, as soon as the sword energy touched the silver flames, it burst into flames and exploded. The silver pillar of fire was so fierce that the Void Refinement cultivators’ mouths went dry from the intense heat.

Hwang Ryang-yeong-gun’s expression changed, and he shouted, “Annihilation Bone Fire!” And as if he had seen a venomous snake, he was terrified and formed a hand seal, disappearing from the spot, while the silver pillar of fire cleaved through the void. Hwan Cheon-gi’s situation was similar. He tried to counter with a wind, but it was neatly devoured by the silver pillar of fire, and he left behind an afterimage as he fled, barely escaping the attack.

“That can’t be! The Annihilation Bone Fire is silver, but it is full of evil energy. Only the Old Ancestor of White Bones can control it. He would never have passed it on to anyone else.” Hwan Cheon-gi frowned and shook his head as he approached Hwang Ryang-yeong-gun. The two silver pillars of fire that had appeared in front of them merged into one, creating a giant fireball the size of a palm. Then, the fireball contracted and turned into an elegant silver bird.

“Fire Spirit.” The two cultivators stared blankly at the firebird. However, the silver firebird looked at them coldly and flapped its wings. Numerous fist-sized fireballs, shimmering with silver light, appeared and vibrated, then trembled and flew densely towards them.

Hwang Ryang-yeong-gun, relieved to hear that it wasn’t the Annihilation Bone Fire, scoffed. He stretched out his hand and took out an octagonal mirror to block the front, and Hwan Cheon-gi released gray lightning. Although they didn’t know the true power of the silver flames, they didn’t recklessly underestimate it and intended to go all out.

But then, the fireballs that had been surging and covering the sky emitted a great silver light and scattered. Hwang Ryang-yeong-gun narrowed his eyes and stared at the silver firebird.

*Pop.*

At that moment, the silver firebird also exploded and disappeared. Hwang Ryang-yeong-gun turned his head with a dark face and looked at Hwan Cheon-gi.

“Even if this isn’t the Annihilation Bone Fire, its power is not simple. If there is such a cultivator among the Human Race, his name would not be unknown.” Hwan Cheon-gi’s cold voice was filled with disbelief.

“I don’t know. He might be from another of the Two Realms, but he is someone we have never seen before in our Heavenly Origin Realm. But he couldn’t have believed that he could escape from us with such a shallow trick, could he? Although we didn’t leave a mark, with our powerful consciousness, it’s as easy as pie to find a Nascent Soul cultivator in the Fallen Sun Land. Unless he has escaped tens of thousands of miles away, he won’t be able to escape our consciousness.” Hwang Ryang-yeong-gun shook his head with a serious face, and Hwan Cheon-gi nodded in agreement.

They closed their eyes and slowly spread their consciousness. However, after a while, their expressions became strange. It was as if they couldn’t believe the situation.

“How can this be! His aura has disappeared. There isn’t even a trace!” Hwang Ryang-yeong-gun shouted, his eyes flashing open.

“I can’t find him either. In this case, either the opponent is a being who transcends our cultivation, or he used a special secret technique to hide his aura… Or, even if he were dead, his aura wouldn’t have dissipated so quickly.”

“It’s definitely the second one. He was hiding nearby just a moment ago, and neither of us noticed! It seems he is proficient in some kind of concealment technique.” Hwang Ryang-yeong-gun frowned.

“This has become troublesome. If this is the case, there is no way to find him.”

“That’s not necessarily true! There is still a chance. No matter how fast he escaped using a concealment technique, he must still be within a few thousand miles, right? We can release people to search the vicinity, and if the Illusionist uses the Thousand Moth Technique of the Illusion Flame Moth, there will be no place to hide.” Hwang Ryang-yeong-gun discussed countermeasures with a cold gaze.

“The Thousand Moth Technique requires the consumption of the Illusion Flame Moth’s essence. Of course, if it succeeds, it would be a worthwhile endeavor, but the Luo Yang Cauldron would then…” Hwan Cheon-gi trailed off, as if reluctant, and looked at the treasure Hwang Ryang-yeong-gun was holding.

“If we can find the Spirit Race’s item, then of course we must give up the Luo Yang Cauldron. Even if the pursuit fails, I will concede half to Brother Hwan.” Hwang Ryang-yeong-gun replied without hesitation, as if he had already thought it through.

“Since you say so, then it’s settled. Then, where…” As Hwan Cheon-gi finished speaking, something howled loudly behind them. A world-shaking roar shook the valley, and a surge of spiritual energy soared into the sky. At that sound, the Human and Demon Races quickly turned their bodies. Not far away, the gust of wind disappeared, and a blood-red lotus, over a dozen feet in size, was spinning. At its center stood Wook Cheon with a calm face, but his eyes were extremely sharp. He seemed to know what the cultivators in front of him had done when he was in a difficult situation.

“Cultivator Wook Cheon, are you still trying to fight us? The guy who ran away with the Spirit Race’s item is nowhere to be found. He escaped while the three of us were fighting.” Hwan Cheon-gi said calmly, without any sign of fear.

“Hmph, do you think this venerable one will let this go? I will look forward to seeing you two again.” Wook Cheon looked around and, not seeing Han Li, glared at Hwang Ryang-yeong-gun and Hwan Cheon-gi as he replied. Then, suddenly, the blood-red lotus enveloped Wook Cheon and shot out of the valley. Soon after, he disappeared without a trace.

However, Hwang Ryang-yeong-gun and Hwan Cheon-gi weren’t at all concerned about the threat from the Spirit Race’s cultivator. This was the territory of the Human and Demon Races, so the Spirit Race couldn’t stay for long, and even if they were to fight, the two of them would have the upper hand if they cooperated. Thus, the two remaining cultivators discussed their next steps and went their separate ways. They intended to gather cultivators to seal off the surrounding thousands of miles and search for the guy who had run away with the treasure.