Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 877

A surprising thing happened. The stench of blood completely disappeared from the blood-colored bead that had absorbed the dark red objects, and the giant bead began to emit a very dense and strange fragrance. Then, the demonic creatures below became even more agitated. The high-level demonic beasts barely managed to control themselves despite their urges, but the low-level demonic creatures with lower intelligence were all looking with longing eyes, ready to pounce at any moment. The appearance of the ghost soldiers and puppets in the black wind was very contrasting. “Humph!” Suddenly, a chilling snort echoed in the void. The demonic creatures below were terrified by the sound and became quiet. Unexpectedly, the Six-Eyed Race seemed to have anticipated this and immediately released an immense aura to apply pressure. Han Li’s heart grew cold. He had already seen several cultivators in the Fusion Stage [a high cultivation stage], but the aura of the Six-Eyed Race was the strongest among them. ‘Could it be that he has reached the peak of the late-stage of the Fusion Stage?’ Seeing this, he thought that he must avoid a direct confrontation with the Six-Eyed Race in the future. He might have a chance against other demon kings, but if he faced the Six-Eyed Race, he would not have even a sliver of hope of survival. At that moment, Mu Qing chanted a spell above the giant bead emitting the fragrance. Then, the dozen or so high-level demonic creatures who had gone up with the blood-colored pouches hurriedly descended. Kwarung! A thunderous sound echoed from the blood-colored giant bead, and ripples spread through the surrounding space. Silver energy gathered and swirled violently. The giant vortex was over ten zhang [approximately 33 meters] in diameter, and the louder the explosion, the brighter the silver energy inside became. Han Li narrowed his eyes as he watched it, his pupils flickering with a blue light. Unlike the others, Han Li could clearly see the situation inside the vortex through his Bright Sight Spirit Eyes [a special vision technique]. In the deepest part of the vortex, the silver energy was being compressed and crumpled like thin paper. The thunderous explosions were caused by the extreme vibrations of space. Jjeojeong! Kwarurung! Suddenly, an enormous explosion, different from anything before, was heard, and Han Li’s pupils contracted. The space inside the vortex finally shattered, and a furry silver arm stretched out from the blackness, flailing in the void. Soon, another silver arm appeared. Two giant hands with jet-black fingernails appeared at either end of the black void and spread apart, shattering the surrounding space. Woong! The silver vortex also vibrated and scattered like silver stars. Suddenly, a huge black cave was created in the empty void. Inside the cave, a large eye flickered with an eerie green light. Everyone except the four demon kings was terrified by the bizarre sight. Soon, Mu Qing disappeared into the black light formation beneath her feet with a cautious expression and returned next to the golden monkey. She seemed relieved only then. Gugugu! Now, a sound like birds chirping began to be heard. Han Li was surprised, but when he looked around, he was startled. The demonic creatures below could not control their bodies because of the sound. The low-level demonic creatures collapsed, their bodies drained of strength, and even the high-level demonic creatures could barely stand, swaying. The four demon kings were emitting various lights of spiritual energy from their bodies, resisting the sound with the power of their cultivation techniques. However, Han Li was completely unaffected, and he didn’t even feel anything. His reaction caught the attention of Mu Qing and the other demon kings. The white-haired beauty was about to speak when the cold voice of the Six-Eyed Race spoke first. “There is no need to be surprised. That fellow has the Golden Thunder Bamboo treasure as his natal magic treasure [a magic treasure bound to one’s soul] and has not been in the Earth Abyss long enough to be tainted by the dark energy. Therefore, it is natural that he is not afraid of the Sky-Startling Demon’s cry.” The white-haired beauty understood the Six-Eyed Race’s words and closed her mouth. The two blood-robed old devils and Mu Qing only glanced at Han Li and said nothing more. ‘Sky-Startling Demon?’ It was the first time he had heard the name, but the being that had appeared by tearing through space was definitely not someone to be taken lightly. ‘Could it be a True Spirit-level being? But the demon kings seem tense, but they don’t seem to be facing a True Spirit-level being.’ As he was wondering, the silver arms of the black cave contracted at lightning speed, and the eyes of the demonic beast became clearer. A bizarre giant object slowly revealed itself from inside the black cave. “… !” The monster was a silver head the size of several tens of zhang. The bumpy head had no hair, and a single green eye in the middle of its forehead took up most of its face. The long mouth was slightly open, revealing small, thin teeth. The place where the nose should have been was empty, with only two holes. The most chilling thing was that it had no torso. Two furry arms grew from where the ears should have been, shining silver. ‘That’s the Sky-Startling Demon!’ He had seen many demonic and ghostly creatures, but even he broke out in a cold sweat this time. The monster’s eyes, which had emerged from the black hole, rolled around and looked at the giant blood-colored bead in the void. It seemed to have no interest in the four demon kings or the tens of thousands of demonic creatures and puppets below. The monster was only interested in the blood essence. The four demon kings also carefully watched the monster, but they were not flustered. The giant head snorted lowly and opened its large mouth, emitting silver energy. It instantly wrapped the giant blood-colored bead and put it into its mouth. The Sky-Startling Demon’s whole body flashed with light, turning red as it was stained with blood essence. Then, as if it was full, it burped and slowly turned its body back towards the black cave. The Sky-Startling Demon disappeared like that. The four demon kings had no intention of stopping it, and only a dark cave remained in the void. Han Li’s eyes were filled with suspicion as he looked at it. Just then, the Six-Eyed Race opened his mouth. “Now that the Sky-Startling Demon has torn the spatial rift for us, we are more than halfway to entering the Underworld. Mu Qing and I will go in first and connect the space of the Underworld to the passage. This will allow the Blood Fiend and Nan to lead the army in.” “Six-Eyed Race cultivator, let’s go! Han and Jin Ling will follow.” Mu Qing nodded and gave orders to Han Li and Jin Ling. “Yes!” Jin Ling immediately bowed her head to receive the order. ‘Tore the spatial rift?’ Han Li, who had been momentarily stunned, smiled wryly. It turned out that the reason the demon kings had summoned the Sky-Startling Demon was to create a spatial rift to go to the Underworld. Judging by how familiar Mu Qing and the others seemed with the blood essence, it seemed that the blood essence sacrifice was not just a one-time event. With that, the Six-Eyed Race and Mu Qing flew into the black cave first, followed by Han Li and the golden monkey. As they approached the black cave, Han Li could feel the powerful spatial fluctuations. This spatial rift was very different from the rifts he had seen before. It felt like a direct connection to a distant place through a huge passage. Low explosions could be heard incessantly from afar. The Six-Eyed Race and Mu Qing had already entered and were flying, but their speed was extremely slow, indicating that they were being very cautious. Han Li and Jin Ling slowly followed them. The passage was not very long, but the group that had been flying suddenly stopped. The path was blocked by the silver energy fluctuating in front of them. “This is it. The Sky-Startling Demon fell asleep as planned, only blocking half of the spatial passage. Mu Qing, with the blood essence we fed it this time, should the Sky-Startling Demon be asleep enough?” The Six-Eyed Race asked, looking at the silver energy. “You can rest assured. I did my best for the last blood essence. I prepared it according to the refining method you gave me, without reducing the amount of materials. You have no idea how much I suffered for this blood essence over the past few years!” Mu Qing answered confidently. “Then that’s good. Although the Sky-Startling Demon is called a spatial demon, it actually moves more by instinct than consciousness. We have been feeding it blood essence through a dozen blood sacrifices, and this time we hid ten thousand years of Spirit Intoxication Medicine in the blood essence, so it should be asleep for at least a few months. While the Sky-Startling Demon is asleep, the passage will remain open, and there will be no problem when we return. If this demon had not appeared in the Earth Abyss, how could we have discovered the Underworld?” “It was because you had heard of the Underworld before, Brother Six-Eyed Race, that we took such a risk to enter.” Mu Qing smiled calmly. “Humph, everyone moved for the sake of the Underworld Divine Milk, not because I persuaded them to enter. Well, it’s fine. There’s no time, so let’s open the rest of the passage quickly.” The Six-Eyed Race snorted and ordered. Mu Qing smiled and raised one hand, taking out three blood-colored beads. The beads, the size of a thumbnail, shone brightly. Paat. The Six-Eyed Race shook his shoulders, emitting black light, and unexpectedly, two more arms grew from his back. In one hand, he held a jet-black triangular spirit tablet, and in the other, a shuttle-shaped navy blue treasure. As the original two arms formed hand seals, a black beam of light shot out from his mouth, attacking the silver energy. Kwakwang! The black beam of light showed an unstable appearance as soon as it collided with the silver energy, and Mu Qing, seeing this, immediately spread her hand and launched the blood-colored beads. At the same time, the three blood-colored beads flew in a straight line one after another, turning into three blood-colored fire thunder. Kung! Kukung! Kung! Three earth-shattering roars echoed, and as the blood-colored flames exploded, the silver energy began to scatter. The silver energy, black light, and blood-colored flames clashed, illuminating the dark passage. Han Li’s expression subtly changed as he stood behind Mu Qing and the Six-Eyed Race. He had seen spatial rifts collapse and break down many times, and he had survived in spatial junctions. But that didn’t mean he was confident in surviving in a spatial rift. He had survived so far because of good luck. No one could be safe from the dangers of a spatial rift unless they were a cultivator in the Great Ascension Stage [the highest cultivation stage] after the Void Refinement and Fusion Stages, or a True Spirit-level being. At that moment, the two newly grown arms of the Six-Eyed Race moved. The triangular spirit tablet trembled and emitted red lightning, and the shuttle-shaped magic treasure also vibrated, turning into a navy blue beam of light and shooting out. And at that moment, Mu Qing shook her sleeves, releasing numerous green lights. The silver energy was gradually pushed back and scattered by the various powerful attacks. Kwarurureung! The silver energy was pushed back by over ten zhang before it completely disappeared with a huge roar. Finally, the spatial barrier was broken, and an exit was revealed. Han Li’s eyes flashed as he carefully observed everything. White light flickered from the outside, and a cold wind blew fiercely. Even Han Li, who was protecting his body with spiritual energy, shivered the moment the wind blew. If the cold air in the wind had seeped into his body, it would have had quite an impact. Fortunately, the cold wind passed by, and everything returned to normal. Han Li took a small breath. The Six-Eyed Race’s eyes lit up as he looked at the open exit, and he immediately flew into the light, shouting. “The passage is open. Tell the others to enter the passage immediately. I will look around outside first.” By the time he finished speaking, he had already disappeared into the white light. Mu Qing narrowed her brows and ordered without looking back. “Jin Ling, tell Blood Fiend and Nan to come. Han and I will depart first.” “Yes, Master!” Jin Ling answered and turned around, darting back. And Han Li silently followed Mu Qing out of the exit. After a while, his vision brightened, and he faced another space. “… .”