Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 823

Two Nascent Soul stage cultivators were killed instantly. The next moment, two figures, flashing black and blue light, appeared nearby.

One was ten zhang [approximately 33 meters] tall with two horns on its head, a blue face, and sharp fangs. The other was a woman with a small but slender figure. She held a navy blue axe as tall as herself in one hand. Both had red wings made of flesh and blood growing from their backs, with bizarre magical characters shining on them.

‘Hmm, they really nourished themselves well with the Nascent Souls of human cultivators. But isn’t it such a waste to just explode them so brutally?’

The beautiful woman with the axe licked her lips as she looked at the headless corpses.

‘What can I do? It hasn’t been long since I surpassed my realm, so I can’t control my power! Besides, how much help can a mere Nascent Soul of a human Nascent Soul cultivator be? It would be better to kill a few Void Refinement cultivators and absorb their Nascent Souls. If I could devour the Nascent Soul of a Body Integration cultivator, it wouldn’t be impossible to advance to a Yaksha King.’

The demon-like monster roared.

‘Do you think Body Integration cultivators are that easy to find? Even if the two of us join forces, it’s difficult to deal with a Body Integration cultivator. Enough with the nonsense, let’s get to work. I didn’t expect to meet human cultivators here already. We still have half a year to go before we reach the Natural Fortress.’

The woman decisively pointed out the group’s miscalculation.

‘It’s not that strange. They must be just some riffraff who came in search of treasures. Even if there are any remaining groups, they will take care of them from behind, so let’s move. Don’t we have a target to deal with?’

The demon flapped its two wings and smiled slyly.

‘That’s right, let’s go! The main force will arrive soon.’

The woman smiled lightly and disappeared from the spot with a flash of her figure. The demon also sucked the headless corpse into its mouth, chewed it up, and then flapped its wings behind its back, disappearing into the void.

Not long after the two different races left, a fluttering sound was suddenly heard from the distant sky, and black lights appeared. At first, there were only one or two black lights, but they appeared endlessly, filling the sky like a swarm of insects.

The thousands upon thousands of black dots were extremely fast, and they arrived near the mountain peaks in an instant. Then, the appearance of the black dots became clear. Like the demon couple who had passed by this place, they all had wings on their backs, and their legs and arms were exposed, with only their vital parts covered.

Among them, the number of giant demons was much greater than that of the winged women. The winged different races were constantly flying in and out, and they continued to fly in even though they were flying away somewhere.

After a while, the sound of flapping wings turned into thunder, and something as huge as a mountain appeared from the end of the sky. The huge yellow object was 2,000 to 3,000 zhang [approximately 6.6 to 10 kilometers] in size and looked like a cone-shaped beehive.

In front of the giant object, dozens of winged snakes with lightning flashing from their bodies were flying, and beside the beehive, different races wearing armor and holding large blades were lined up in an orderly manner, escorting it.

The giant beehive was extremely fast despite its size, and a whirlwind swept around the mountain. As a result, the surrounding mist also dissipated silently. Perhaps the giant beehive had disturbed the white strange birds in the mist, as the strange birds appeared through the mist and spewed out black water arrows.

Seeing this, the silver-armored different races did not hesitate to swing their blades and slaughter the strange birds. The remaining strange birds were terrified and fled, but the silver-armored different races did not chase them and returned to their formation, surrounding the giant beehive.

Not long after, another object appeared from the end of the sky. It was the same shape but slightly larger than the previous one, and it was also heavily guarded by a large army of winged different races.

Nearly a hundred of these ‘beehives’ passed by. But that wasn’t the end of it. After that, a group of bizarre ancient beasts approached.

Whether it was three heads and two wings, or a dragon’s head and a bird’s tail, or ancient beasts with a body length of over a hundred zhang [approximately 330 meters], they all flew in carrying winged different races. There were at least tens of thousands of them.

When they all arrived, black shuttles, tens of zhang [approximately 33 meters] in size, flew in from the end of the sky. There were about a thousand of them, but they were extremely fast, and they were already at the other end after flashing.

After a while, the sky was empty. But not long after, the light of spiritual energy flashed from the distant sky, and another group of black dots approached. If one were to look inside, no one would be surprised.

These were no different from the winged different races that had appeared before. The men had ferocious appearances, and the women were beautiful. However, a few in each group were much larger than their own kind.

These strange different races had golden or silver magical characters flickering on their bodies, and sharp bones protruded like horns from their bodies or faces, making them look like demons had descended.

Like the different races that had passed by before, they also passed by the huge mountain and disappeared in an instant. Only two of the giant different races remained in the void, and in the middle of the two giants, a winged demon with a normal build was floating with its arms crossed.

Its wings were twice as long as those of the other different races, its eyes were a faint gold, and its skin was reddish-brown. It was coldly scanning the huge mountain peak.

After a while, about a hundred different races gathered obediently in front of it.

‘The ones who went ahead said they encountered Nascent Soul human cultivators around here, right?’

The golden-eyed different race asked expressionlessly.

‘Lord Mongsang, according to the information we received, this is the place! But we have searched the surrounding hundreds of miles except for this mountain, and we could not find any traces of other human races. This mountain seems to have a spirit stone vein, making it difficult to explore.’

‘A spirit stone vein? Isn’t it simple to just cut it off?’

At the words of a female different race, the golden-eyed different race sneered and raised one hand. Then, a red energy gathered like a drop of blood, vibrating subtly and appearing unstable.

As it closed its five fingers, the ball of light spun around and swelled, and the sky flickered with red light. The different race lightly shook its hand downwards.

Red threads suddenly appeared at the top of the huge mountain, and two powerful forces cut through the void, slicing the mountain diagonally with tremendous force.

Krrrrrr!

A roar echoed, and half of the huge mountain was slowly sliding down as if a tofu had been split.

* * *

Inside a huge cave, Han Li frowned, protecting his body with an impenetrable gray aura. His gaze was fixed on something about six or seven zhang [approximately 20-23 meters] away.

A gray-robed giant was lying face down in a pool of blood, split in two, and a silver flag was seen fallen beside him. It was a chilling sight.

A moment ago, when a red light flashed, the giant had become a corpse without even screaming. The formation, which had been maintained by the formation flag, had also lost its effectiveness, and the fist-sized black shadows scattered quickly into the lightning.

The cultivators were momentarily stunned and enraged. The young woman with the red ruler in her hand also had a surprised look on her face.

* * *

Meanwhile, in a cave tens of zhang [approximately 33 meters] away from them, various energies were rampant as the young Master Chu and the remaining dozen or so cultivators were joining forces to annihilate the Azure-Eyed Earthworm group.

Kwarururung!

Just as Han Li was skillfully moving his Primal Magnetic Divine Light to wipe out over a hundred spirit insects, the ground beneath his feet suddenly shook, and the cave walls began to collapse. Moreover, water from the underground waterway gushed out through the collapsed gaps, and a strong current surged.

The entire cave was collapsing. Han Li realized that something big had happened and quickly formed a hand seal, inflating the gray aura around him several times and submerging himself in the water.

* * *

After a short while, a dozen or so dull lights escaped from the debris of the mountain peak.

‘This!’

The young Master Chu, his wife, and the Nascent Soul cultivators who appeared after the light faded all had pale faces. This was because over a hundred winged different races were densely surrounding them, watching them intently.

There was no one with a cultivation below the Nascent Soul stage, and there seemed to be about six or seven Void Refinement level beings.

‘The numbers aren’t small, but there are only two Void Refinement cultivators. It’s annoying to deal with them, so take care of it yourselves. There might be some information to find out, so capture them alive if possible.’

The golden-eyed different race calmly gave the order after assessing the cultivation of the young Master Chu and the others. The next moment, it appeared a hundred zhang [approximately 330 meters] away and disappeared from sight after flapping its wings a couple more times.

‘Yaksha race! I know that our human race and your race have never engaged in combat. What is the intention of interfering with us who are searching for treasures and even surrounding us?’

The young Master Chu was pale, but he was relieved to see the Yaksha, whose cultivation he could not assess, disappear.

‘Attack!’

Among the remaining hundred or so Yaksha, the woman with the strongest energy smiled seductively at the young Master Chu and then coldly ordered the slaughter. It seemed that she had no intention of answering.

From all directions, male and female Yaksha rushed in, wielding weapons. Various blades of light, from huge axes to swords and sabers, flew in, attacking the human cultivators.

The situation was similar to when the human cultivators had surrounded the swarm of black blood, but now they were the ones being surrounded.

The young Master Chu’s group could not just stand by and be attacked, so they hurriedly took out powerful treasures and desperately blocked the attacks. Some of them even showed movements to escape using stealth and escape techniques.

Enraged, the young Master Chu quickly moved to his wife’s side and clasped hands with her. Then, a navy blue and red aura flashed from their bodies, and they each opened their mouths and spat out small flags.

Unknown magical characters were densely engraved on the two flags, and as soon as they left their mouths, they emitted a glow and merged, turning into a huge protective barrier with navy blue and red light, protecting them.

At that moment, the lights of swords and sabers flew in, drawing white trajectories in the void.

Kwakwakwakwang! Kwakwang!

A roar echoed, and a large-scale explosion occurred. The protective barrier created by the human cultivators held out for a very short time, but it was eventually pierced by the opponent’s attack and collapsed.

Desperate screams and explosions continued incessantly. However, some of the blade lights did not join the attack and instead cut through the nearby void. Strangely, white trajectories passed by, and each time blood splattered, a corpse was split and fell.

The human cultivators who had tried to escape using stealth techniques could not avoid the pursuit of the Yaksha and died.

The dozen or so human cultivators who had initially escaped the collapsed mountain were now only about six or seven left, and among them were the young Master Chu and his wife. They had survived thanks to powerful treasures, but the rest had turned to ashes and disappeared in the explosions.

However, the flags of the young Master Chu and his wife and the treasures of the other cultivators were all losing their light and becoming bleak, or cracks were appearing on their surfaces. They had endured this attack, but it was clear that they would not be able to withstand the next one.

But they could not just be defeated like this. The young Master Chu and his wife fiercely pointed at the two flags.

Kukwakwang! Kwakwakwang!

The two flags spun around and turned into a huge energy, and explosions burst out one after another as the two treasures exploded on their own.

Whoosh!

At the same time, red and navy blue whirlwinds soared high into the sky!

Unexpectedly, the young Master Chu and his wife flew into the whirlwind. They had used some kind of divine power to become one with the whirlwind, transforming into a vast giant hundreds of zhang [approximately 330 meters] in size, and thunder rumbled around them, and a fierce aura pierced the sky.

The ferocious Yaksha who were blocking their path also flinched at the tremendous force of the whirlwind. The remaining cultivators were delighted and quickly flew behind the whirlwind. If they did not take this opportunity, they would have no chance of survival.