Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 813

Han Li, enveloped in a blue aura, surged towards the crimson sword. The sky, where the golden dragon and the colorful phoenix had vanished, gradually cleared of dark clouds, revealing a vibrant blue hue.

If it weren’t for the massive crimson sword floating in the sky, it would seem as if nothing had happened.

Han Li and the Ye family cultivators realized that their opponents were preparing something. Indeed, as soon as three beams of light appeared, ripples spread through the space on both sides of the crimson sword, and silver light flickered.

From within, two middle-aged cultivators with similar appearances emerged. Dressed in silk robes and with their hair neatly tied up, the middle-aged men calmly observed the three cultivators.

“Nong Woo, Nong Lin! It was you two.”

Ye Cho, upon seeing the sudden appearance of these two, narrowed her eyes and called out their names. She then scanned them with her spiritual sense, feeling a sense of unease.

“Do you know them?”

“They’ve been lingering around the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm with me for over a thousand years. I’ve seen them at the True Spirit families’ gatherings. They are both skilled in controlling demons, setting them apart from ordinary cultivators. Seeing that the Nong family sent these two, they must be determined to take the Heavenly Phoenix’s blood no matter what.”

“They control demons? They certainly won’t be easy to deal with.”

Ye Cho said with a grim expression, and Ye Ying’s heart also grew heavy.

“We were wondering who the expert the Ye family had planted in the Wood Clan was. It turns out it was Fellow Daoist Ye Cho. You, who once had a great reputation, suddenly disappeared without a trace, which we found strange. Seeing that you’ve already reached the Great Accomplishment of the Nascent Soul stage, you must have had some fortuitous encounter in the Wood Clan territory.”

One of the two middle-aged men asked with a chuckle.

“You two have also reached the mid-Nascent Soul stage in a thousand years, so it can’t be said that your progress is slow. But isn’t it too bold of you to target our young master this time?”

Ye Cho raised her eyebrows and retorted sharply.

“Haha, if our young master succeeds in this endeavor and combines the Dragon and Phoenix bloodlines, reaching the Fusion stage will not be difficult. But what’s the point of talking about this now?”

The middle-aged man who spoke earlier said triumphantly.

“The Yin-Yang Harmonious Extremes Art was deliberately given to me. Otherwise, how would you know to bring the Blood Crystal Great Devil Sword and take the Heavenly Phoenix’s blood?”

Ye Ying’s eyes flashed coldly. Upon hearing those words, the Nong family cultivators exchanged glances and burst into laughter.

“Enough with the useless talk. Don’t even think about bothering our young master any further!”

“Young master, there’s no point in talking anymore. Let’s attack!”

At the middle-aged man’s words, Ye Cho coldly shouted, and a green light flashed from her body. Then, layers of green light rippled, and within them, faint lush vegetation and vibrant clusters of flowers could be seen.

As the woman formed a hand seal, the green light soared into the sky, engulfing the Nong family cultivators.

In response, the Nong family cultivators immediately waved their sleeves, releasing crimson ancient books. As the middle-aged man pointed at the crimson books, the pages flipped rapidly, and countless spell characters emerged.

Each of these characters transformed into a crimson demon shadow, opening its maw and rushing towards the blue aura.

And the other middle-aged man activated a magic seal and unfurled a jet-black scroll. Then, energy surged, and a black wind rose, flying towards the blue aura.

Boom! Crash!

The crimson and black winds intertwined, clashing against the blue aura, and a series of explosions echoed. Seeing this, the young woman’s face hardened, and she flipped her hands, revealing a golden dagger in one hand and a green ring in the other.

The golden dagger emitted a blade of light about a dozen feet long, flying towards the sword, and the green ring chimed clearly, creating a massive green illusion, also targeting the crimson sword.

“Not so fast!”

In response, one of the Nong family cultivators, startled by the young woman’s actions, raised a white jade pendant from his waist. The jade pendant floated high into the sky, spinning and transforming into a white light barrier, protecting the crimson sword.

Bang! Clang!

The blade of light and the green ring’s illusion simultaneously struck the white light barrier, but only a loud noise echoed and the spell characters flickered. The barrier easily blocked the two treasures’ attacks.

Then, Ye Ying’s expression subtly changed, and she raised one hand, casting a magic seal into the golden dagger and chanting a spell. The dagger glowed and surged towards the white light barrier again.

The slowly descending blade of light seemed insignificant, but it was very thick and over a hundred feet long.

Even before the blade touched, the surrounding air vibrated, emitting a sharp buzzing sound. No matter how mystical the barrier was, it would not be unscathed by this attack.

At that moment, another Nong family cultivator snorted and tore off one of his sleeves, revealing a horrifying sight. Seven or eight fist-sized, bright red skull heads were attached to his body, biting and gnawing.

“Kaaak!”

As the cultivator let out a sharp scream, three of the leech-like skulls opened their mouths and fell off. The vanished skulls reappeared on the white light barrier the next moment, exploding with a sinister aura.

Seeing the massive blade of light descending, two of the three demons suddenly transformed into crimson swords, which the middle demon grabbed with both hands.

Then, the surrounding sinister energy frantically surged towards the demon and the swords.

Kieeeeeeek!

The demon let out a bizarre cry and swelled to seven or eight times its size, striking the descending blade of light with the crimson ghost swords.

Clang!

A deafening roar erupted. The massive blade of light was blocked by the two giant swords, each a dozen feet long.

Whoosh.

The mournfully wailing blade of light scattered on the spot. Then, the ghost swords and the demon’s thick arms also shattered, coalescing into a red aura.

Just then, something flew in, trying to crush the demon. But the demon was not at all flustered and used the red aura to recreate its arms and two giant swords, blocking the illusion’s attack.

Ye Ying, who was watching from afar, turned pale.

Ye Ying gritted her teeth and shook her sleeve, taking out three orbs of light. Inside the orbs were a flute, a zither, and a pipa [traditional Chinese stringed instruments]. As the young woman flicked her ten fingers, the three treasures simultaneously glowed with a strange light, and different colored energies merged into one, surging towards the demon.

However, the three-colored energy didn’t travel far before being blocked by four demons that appeared in front of it. The demons opened their maws towards the three-colored energy and spewed out yin energy [a concept in Chinese philosophy representing the passive, dark, and feminine principle].

In an instant, the three-colored energy and the yin energy reached a stalemate.

The young woman was startled and was about to unleash another technique when a faint whooshing sound echoed above her head, and a red shadow appeared eerily, wielding two swords.

The red demon that had been on the white light barrier had torn through space and teleported above her head. Startled, Ye Ying immediately transformed into a golden streak of light, dodging the ambush, and summoned the golden dagger and green ring to attack the demon above her head.

However, the demon was not at all overwhelmed by the treasures.

Thus, Ye Ying was unable to approach the crimson sword, fighting five red demons while wielding five treasures. Ye Cho was also controlling a dozen flying swords, engaging the skull heads summoned by the Nong family.

The skull heads had human-like shapes but no bodies, and they emitted a purple aura with blue faces and sharp teeth. Then, Ye Cho was engulfed by the skull heads’ aura.

She was emitting a blue aura to push back the purple aura, but she couldn’t break free in a short time. The woman saw that Ye Ying was also struggling and turned her head to look at Han Li.

‘This is bad!’

Han Li was standing still with his hands behind his back, and the reason was the woman in a black dress floating not far away. She was none other than Xiao Hong of the Black Phoenix Clan.

“To interfere in the affairs of the human race, and even the True Spirit families! Aren’t you afraid of the consequences!”

Ye Cho shouted at Xiao Hong.

“If you wish for me not to interfere, then I will do so. Give me the Heavenly Phoenix feather you possess, and I will leave immediately.”

“What Heavenly Phoenix feather! How could I have such a thing?”

Ye Cho’s expression subtly changed.

“Hmm, I don’t know if you’ve forgotten, but among the spies we sent to the Wood Clan, there were also cultivators from our demon clan. A long time ago, we heard that the Wood Clan was hiding three Heavenly Phoenix feathers that were said to be used to resurrect the Heavenly Phoenix from the flames. Otherwise, would a Nascent Soul cultivator like you have hidden in the Wood Clan for so long? Moreover, now that the Ye family’s young master has personally stepped forward, you must have obtained the Heavenly Phoenix feather you desired.”

At Xiao Hong’s words, Ye Cho and Ye Ying’s expressions darkened. The woman smiled faintly and then looked at Han Li.

“I know that Brother Han’s divine abilities are extraordinary. But it won’t be easy for you to overwhelm me. Why don’t we just wait and let them decide the outcome?”

Han Li, after observing Ye Ying and Ye Cho’s situation, suddenly smiled and opened his mouth.

“I also have no desire to fight with Fellow Daoist Xiao. But if the Nong family’s young master really merges with the True Spirit’s blood and appears, I will be dead. Since we have some history, let me say one thing. Will you just step aside?”

“Unfortunately, I have no choice.”

Xiao Hong’s face hardened as she answered resolutely.

“Very well.”

Han Li took a step, and his figure became blurry before appearing twenty feet away. He was only a few feet away from Xiao Hong.

Han Li quietly raised his hand and slashed through the air. Then, a golden light flashed, and a strand of golden silk tried to cut the woman. He had used his powerful physical body to unleash the extreme speed of the Raging Shadow Step and the Swift Wind Transformation.

Xiao Hong, a Spirit Transformation demon cultivator, was startled by Han Li’s ghostly speed. The golden silk, which had transformed from sword energy, was extremely fast and difficult to dodge, so the woman quickly released black flames.

Bang!

The black flames exploded, slowing down the golden silk, and in the end, it only managed to cut off the hem of her skirt. The woman, who had appeared twenty feet away, looked at Han Li with an incredulous expression.

At this moment, Han Li was retracting his sword energy and immediately summoning the gray Primordial Magnetic Light. The gray energy, under his control, surged towards Xiao Hong.

At the same time, five white bones appeared around the woman, each emitting a different colored cold flame. The cold flames instantly merged into five-colored cold flames and flew towards Xiao Hong with terrifying momentum.

Boom.

Then, a thunderous sound echoed from behind Han Li, and the Wind Lightning Wings appeared, flashing blue and white lightning before disappearing on the spot.

The next moment, he appeared above Xiao Hong’s head and waved his sleeve, and dozens of golden lights danced and fell. Once he started to act, powerful attacks poured down like a storm.

Xiao Hong was terrified, but she quickly regained her senses due to the life-or-death situation.

She spun on the spot, emitting black flames from her entire body to attack the five-colored cold flames, and she shot black light from a jet-black mirror she spat out of her mouth to block the gray energy.

Also, she shot out white silk threads to create a net to defend against the golden sword lights that were pouring down from above.

Han Li’s eyes turned cold at the sight. As he activated a magic seal in his mind, dozens of flying swords instantly flashed and multiplied into hundreds, and the golden lights that covered the sky began to descend rapidly.

Poof poof poof!

The sword energy tore through the sky and poured down, and Xiao Hong’s face turned pale.

Whoosh.

The silk threads were also displaying mystical powers, but they vibrated violently and were about to collapse as hundreds of sword lights slashed at them. And the black flames were only able to block the five-colored cold flames for a brief moment before being pushed back.

The five-colored cold flames flew towards Xiao Hong again.

Bang bang bang!

The jet-black light that she shot out from the black mirror shattered with a series of dull explosions as soon as it touched the gray light. As the gray energy rushed in, the black mirror also dimmed and lost its spirituality.