Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 771

“Hmph! Trying to provoke me on purpose to make me enemies with a Nascent Soul cultivator. You’re truly black-hearted.”

“Since the other party already suspects you, you must be more careful in the future. There’s no need to worry about that guy, but his grandfather is not someone to be trifled with.”

A flash of light appeared, and a cyan-green flood dragon about a foot in size materialized.

“Master, please rest assured. After obtaining the spirit land, I will seal off the entire area. Unless they’ve truly noticed something, there’s nothing they can do.”

Cultivator Ong bowed respectfully towards the jade flood dragon.

“Yes, I feel relieved leaving it to you. If I weren’t in the middle of refining a spirit treasure, I wouldn’t have sent a mere clone. Don’t disappoint your master.”

The jade flood dragon nodded and instructed in an aged voice.

“Disciple will never disappoint Master. But is that information reliable? No matter how I look at it, it’s a worthless spirit land. I can’t imagine such a person passing away there.”

Cultivator Ong hesitated before asking.

“I can’t guarantee it’s true. But if there’s even a slight possibility, we must confirm it. If it’s true, this master will be able to face the upcoming Heavenly Tribulation [a trial or tribulation that cultivators face when trying to advance their cultivation] without worry, thanks to the remaining treasures and cultivation methods, and your chances of reaching the Void Refinement stage will greatly increase. Therefore, you must win the battle three days from now. If the opponent’s strength is formidable, kill them without mercy! It might be a bit troublesome afterward, but it’s a trivial matter compared to the treasures and cultivation methods.”

The jade flood dragon’s voice turned cold.

“I understand.”

“Nascent Soul cultivators are skilled in combat, so you must not be careless. Although the opponent’s cultivation is at the early stage of Deity Transformation, I will lend you the Thousand Soul Bell for safety. If you refine it for three days, you should be able to use it for a while. With this, you should succeed.”

The jade flood dragon pondered, then opened its mouth and released a sinister aura. Inside, a black bell was densely covered with incantations, and a black aura swirled around it.

Cultivator Ong was overjoyed upon hearing the flood dragon’s words and expressed his gratitude. He flicked his sleeve, and a blue aura flew out, drawing the bell inside. Then, the jade flood dragon gave a few more instructions and entered Cultivator Ong’s sleeve.

Unaware of this situation, Han Li left the Jade Moon Pavilion and, instead of returning to the Spirit Flight Hall, followed the map and flew to the center of the city for half a day. He then looked down at the city from ten thousand miles above, lost in thought.

The Natural City, surrounded by massive walls, seemed more like a Natural Kingdom. The city’s area was so vast that it rivaled a small country in the mortal realm.

The trapezoidal land was enclosed by walls in the front and back, and the sides were covered by a dense fog formed by a massive immortal array [a formation of spiritual energy], making it impossible for even a True Spirit to intrude carelessly.

The wall facing the Myriad Desolation World was the narrowest, stretching for about a hundred yards, but the array incantations were densely engraved on the wall, which was thousands of yards high, inspiring awe even from afar.

This massive wall was where the human and demon race guards patrolled day and night. Behind the wall, a large army of over a million human and demon races was stationed, residing in massive towers.

Thanks to such strict security, there had never been a successful surprise attack by a different race since the establishment of the Natural City.

However, conversely, the other side of the trapezoidal wall stretched for thousands of miles but was neither high nor heavily guarded.

The number of humans and demons entering and leaving the Three Realms and Seven Lands was usually very high. Most of them were those who risked going to the Myriad Desolation World, and some came to trade goods.

Therefore, this place could not help but flourish. Apart from this true Natural City, all that could be seen were endless mountain ranges and small villages of mortals scattered everywhere.

There were no other areas where cultivators lived. The mortal villages provided the Natural City with necessary goods and supplied low-level cultivators and body refiners.

Of course, in the areas for the demon race, numerous demon beasts and low-level demon beasts lived, replenishing the low-level forces of the Natural City.

Although the human and demon races joined hands to protect the Natural City to survive in the Spirit World, the differences between the two were unavoidable.

To prevent unnecessary conflicts between the two races, the Natural City was divided in the middle by a massive light barrier, with the human and demon races managed separately.

There were also tacit boundaries outside the city, where each lived separately. Perhaps the only place where humans and demons lived together was the Elder Tower in the center of the city.

This tower was twice as large as the other massive towers, and the strongest forces of the Natural City were gathered there. A dozen or so human and demon race elders who had reached the Fusion stage held meetings and made joint decisions.

Therefore, the soldiers of the Natural City looked up to this tower with reverence.

Han Li looked at the massive tower covered in clouds, about twenty miles away from the Elder Tower, with a meaningful gaze. There was always at least one elder from the human and demon races stationed here.

The more he thought about it, the stranger he felt.

In the mortal realm, even a Deity Transformation cultivator was a very mysterious existence, and ordinary cultivators might not see one in their entire lives.

But in the Natural City, not only were there Void Refinement cultivators, but also Fusion stage cultivators were so close. There might be a chance to receive guidance at any time.

It might not be bad to wash away the aura of the other world and stay here.

After finishing his thoughts, he remembered the spirit land battle with Cultivator Ong, which made him raise an eyebrow. But having already fought a Void Refinement cultivator, he didn’t care much.

After a while, Han Li turned into a streak of light, emitting a blue glow, and returned to the Spirit Flight Hall. Upon reaching his room, he activated the restrictions and, after confirming that there were no abnormalities, entered the secret chamber and sat cross-legged.

Although he was confident that he could win the battle three days later, he couldn’t just sit idly by without any preparation. But before that, there was one thing he needed to take care of.

Han Li flicked his sleeve, and an exquisitely crafted silver bracelet appeared. It was the Spirit Beast Ring, which was famous in the Spirit World along with the Demonic Subduing Lock.

The Spirit Beast Ring was divided into several spaces inside, allowing him to store several types of spirit beasts and spirit insects. Therefore, after returning from the Sunset Ruins, he had stored the Gold Devouring Beetles and the Soul Devouring Beast here.

He touched the ring with his other hand, and a fist-sized yellow light popped out, transforming into a small beast about a foot in size, tightly bound by blue ropes. It was the mutated Leopard-Lin Beast that the Spirit Race had tried to capture in the Sunset Ruins.

Through Xu Yan’s memories, he learned that this beast looked like an ordinary leopard but was actually a mutated species that inherited the blood of the Qilin [a mythical creature]. That was why it had shown movements comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator, even though it had not yet reached adulthood.

While recovering his magic power, Han Li had tried to subdue this beast.

However, it had a strong wild nature and was highly intelligent, so it refused to follow him even if it died. Therefore, he had no choice but to put it in the Spirit Beast Ring and was gradually removing its wild nature over time.

But now, it seemed that it could no longer hold out, and a few days ago, the beast had sent a signal from the Spirit Beast Ring that it would surrender. However, Han Li had also been busy dealing with various matters and had not had time to deal with the mutated Leopard-Lin Beast.

The small beast cried pitifully towards Han Li as soon as it came out of the Spirit Beast Ring. Unexpectedly, its cyan-green eyes were full of pleading. Moreover, its small and agile appearance, like a large cat, was very cute.

“I will now place a restriction on your body. If you accept it, I will release you from your restraints, but if you refuse, you will only see me again in 100 years.”

At Han Li’s blunt words, the small beast trembled and nodded repeatedly. Han Li smiled at the sight and flipped his palm, taking out a dozen or so thin silver needles and letting them seep into the beast’s body.

Then, he took out a crimson talisman, spat out a mouthful of blood, held it between his fingers, and lightly shook it.

Puhwak.

The talisman turned into a blood-colored mist and floated without scattering.

Han Li chanted an incantation and struck the back of his head with one hand. Then, his Nascent Soul [a cultivator’s core of spiritual energy] appeared, stepping on a small cauldron. As soon as the Nascent Soul appeared, it opened its mouth and spat out a green light mass.

The blood-colored mist immediately rushed towards the green light mass and merged into one, turning into a flame with green and red hues.

At that moment, the Nascent Soul formed hand seals and threw magic seals into the flame one after another. The flame trembled violently, then wriggled and transformed into a fist-sized demon head. It had a terrifying appearance that would be frightening even in a dream.

The Nascent Soul’s small hand pointed at the beast.

Whieeee.

The demon head opened its mouth wide and wailed eerily, then burrowed into the small beast’s head and disappeared. The small beast screamed and its eyelids drooped, losing consciousness.

At the same time, a strange light of green and red swirled and flickered on the beast’s body. Seeing this, Han Li extended one hand and grasped the air with a satisfied expression.

Bang!

A dull explosion rang out, and the blue ropes that had been wrapped around the small beast broke and scattered.

After that, Han Li closed his eyes and did not leave the secret chamber. Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Early in the morning of the fourth day.

A streak of fire broke through the restrictions outside the door and entered the reception room, then turned and headed towards the secret chamber. However, upon reaching the door of the secret chamber, a white aura suddenly surged and blocked the fire.

The fire circled in front of it, trying to enter, but it was helpless. Then, suddenly, the door of the secret chamber flashed with a blue light, and a figure appeared silently, grasping the fire with one hand.

It was Han Li, who had been in seclusion for three days. He injected his consciousness into the fire, and it was a sound transmission talisman sent from the Jade Moon Pavilion regarding the spirit land battle.

“The Grand Martial Hall.”

Han Li muttered and put his hands together, extinguishing the fire.

Two hours later.

In front of a massive hall, Han Li was floating inside a white light barrier, his clothes fluttering. Inside the light barrier, a giant wearing golden armor stood with his arms crossed, sending a cold gaze.

Han Li had been waiting motionlessly for almost an hour. On the contrary, the golden-armored giant was frequently looking at the sun in the sky, gauging the time.

At that moment, a light of spiritual energy flashed at the end of the sky, and a blue streak of light rushed in, arriving at the light barrier in an instant.

“I apologize, Senior! I was a bit late because I was refining a magic treasure. I haven’t missed the battle time, have I?”

As the light faded, Cultivator Ong bowed towards the golden-armored cultivator.

“If you had been any later, you would have been disqualified. Consider yourself lucky. We’ll start right away.”

The golden-armored cultivator glanced at Cultivator Ong and spoke as if he was annoyed. He formed a hand seal and inserted a golden magic seal into the white light barrier, causing the light barrier to vibrate and a narrow passage to open in front of Cultivator Ong.

“Thank you.”

Cultivator Ong was overjoyed and turned into a brilliant blue streak of light, entering the passage. When he faced Han Li, he distorted his face and gave a cunning smile.

“You actually showed up, you have some guts. A Deity Transformation cultivator dares to face me.”

At Cultivator Ong’s words, Han Li merely raised the corners of his mouth, saying nothing. It was as if he couldn’t even be bothered to respond.

Seeing Han Li’s appearance, Cultivator Ong grew angry and fueled his suppressed killing intent.

“Listen carefully. There are no restrictions in the spirit land battle, but you can use any method as long as you don’t break the restrictions. If one side loses and refuses to admit defeat, I will not intervene. If you feel your strength is lacking, it’s better to admit it quickly! It’s not common for deaths to occur in spirit land battles, but it’s common for people to suffer serious injuries and have their cultivation levels drop. If there are no objections, we will start immediately.”

The golden-armored cultivator stated the rules expressionlessly, looking at Han Li and Cultivator Ong. However, the two of them were staring at each other and did not say a word.”