Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 894

At the same time, outside the light formation.

The blue thunder beads that had been flashing suddenly dimmed and returned to the silver firebird’s mouth. The silver firebird flapped its wings and chirped with a clear sound, as if it were in a good mood.

Then, the Soul Summoning Monkey in the void let out a monkey cry, scattered the silver lightning, and shrank back into a small, half-foot-sized monkey enveloped in black light. It was Han Li’s Soul Summoning.

The Soul Summoning glanced at the Blood Puppet trapped in the formation, then turned without hesitation and flew away into the distance. The silver firebird also circled in the void a few times before scattering into silver flames and disappearing.

…….

Han Li was frantically flying away, enveloping the two women in blue energy. Suddenly, his expression changed, and he revealed a look of joy. He formed a hand seal and grasped at the void.

Bang!

With a light sound, silver flames appeared, transforming into a silver firebird, which opened its mouth and spat out a dozen or so thunder beads again. Han Li flicked his sleeve, collected the thunder beads with blue energy, and the firebird disappeared into his body.

His eyes sparkling, he slowed down, his face lost in thought.

A moment later, a black light flew in from afar with a whistling sound, and the Soul Summoning, transformed into a small monkey, landed on his shoulder. Han Li reached out and stroked the monkey.

He couldn’t have been unaware of what the Soul Summoning and the Spirit Firebird had done, but it was unexpected that they had so easily trapped the strange Blood Puppet.

Han Li put the Soul Summoning, now a small monkey, back into the spirit beast bracelet. Then, flapping his wings, he turned into a crystal thread, flashing with the light of five-colored spiritual energy and blue energy, and cut through the sky. After a few flashes of light, the crystal thread disappeared into the far end of the sky, leaving no trace.

* * *

At the same time, in the underground palace, Mu Qing was still trapped in the thundercloud, and above the green pond, the white-haired Madam Mi, Zhi Xue, and the Blood Puppet were still struggling against the attacks of the Five Dragon Slashes.

Giant blades flew at them from all directions. The cold light was so sharp that even their combined efforts had already damaged over a dozen treasures, yet the blades remained unscathed.

They were barely managing to keep the cold light at bay with their natal divine powers, which they had summoned with their true essence. The formation in the void had already come within a dozen *zhang* [about 3.3 meters], and it seemed ready to fall at any moment.

The white-haired Madam Mi’s hundred or so ghost soldier puppets and one high-level ghost puppet of the Blood Armor Clan were engaged in a chaotic battle. The ghost soldier puppets were unexpectedly gaining the upper hand with their systematic attacks, and the high-level ghost puppet was instead surrounded.

At that moment, the eyes of the Blood Armor Clan’s floating puppet flickered uneasily. It seemed as if it couldn’t make a decision and was hesitating.

Clang!

Suddenly, the golden light formation sealing the green pond shook violently, and white mist appeared. Then, a black light burst out from the pond, casting a large shadow.

* * *

Some time later, a world-shaking roar echoed from the place surrounded by the black light curtain.

Quarrel! Quack! Kururung!

The light curtain shook violently, and explosions burst out one after another. Then, giant pillars of light soared up, and the ground collapsed.

As a result, the underground palace completely collapsed, leaving only a huge pit in its place. Deep cracks, several *zhang* long, appeared around the huge pit and continued to grow.

A roar echoed from inside the pit, and several balls of light flew up in a rush.

One ball of light, a hundred *zhang* ahead, passed through the blue passage like lightning, broke through the black curtain, and quickly disappeared into the sky. Following it, several balls of light unexpectedly engaged in a fierce battle.

They attacked each other, chasing after the ball of light that had flown ahead. One of the balls of light paused, then broke away and moved away alone.

Suddenly, only the black light curtain remained quietly in the middle of the huge pit.

* * *

Han Li, enveloping Yuan Yao and Lian Luo in blue energy, flew away while carefully checking the mark in his body with his consciousness.

Fortunately, the mark had not reacted yet. He was a little relieved, but he couldn’t let his guard down. It was fortunate that the Demon Kings were busy with other matters; otherwise, they would surely activate the mark and find him once they were free.

Han Li increased his speed and flew over a million *li* [about 500 kilometers], stopping his escape when he saw a hill surrounded by black yin energy.

There was nothing special on the hill except for the uneven ground and low gray trees. The colors of the trees were a bit gloomy, but the leaves and branches were lush.

‘Hmm……’

Han Li glanced at the black energy for a moment and landed in front of a small rocky mountain. He scanned the surroundings with his consciousness, but fortunately, he couldn’t find any powerful ghosts. He immediately flicked his sleeve and released a golden flying sword, which slashed wildly at the stone wall.

Kurung.

The stones collapsed, creating a large hole. The golden light didn’t stop there but entered the hole like a snake.

Shhh-

After about a quarter of an hour of waiting, the golden flying sword returned, and he immediately took out a set of formation flags and threw them around. Then, ordinary-looking black energy was released and mixed into the surrounding yin energy.

Han Li led the women into the cave. The temporary cave wasn’t large, but it was quite deep, extending about a dozen *zhang* to the innermost part.

Han Li sat cross-legged at the end of the cave, his back against the stone wall, and the women, enveloped in blue energy, slowly descended to the floor.

The blue energy dissipated, revealing Yuan Yao and Lian Luo, who were still unconscious. But this was not unusual.

Zhi Xue’s blood-colored threads possessed tremendous evil energy, so he had injected a large amount of Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder into their bodies to release them from control quickly. Even for women with half-ghost bodies, it would have been difficult to withstand.

Fortunately, he had thought of a way to wake the women before using the Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder. The light of spiritual energy flickered in his hands, and a dozen thin silver needles and a set of blue talismans were placed on his palms.

Pupu Puk.

With a flick of his hand, a dozen silver threads flew into the women’s bodies. Yuan Yao and Lian Luo grimaced in pain.

“……”

However, Han Li didn’t seem to notice their expressions and threw the talismans. The women gradually regained their composure in the blue light, and their complexions improved significantly.

He formed a hand seal with both hands, and the blue light flew and was absorbed into their bodies. The dozen silver needles suddenly flickered, darkening and brightening.

Han Li let out a light breath and extended one hand. The dozen silver needles were pulled out of the women’s bodies and returned to his sleeve.

“It’s time to wake up.”

His voice was not loud, but it pierced the women’s minds like sharp needles. Of course, he had adjusted the intensity so as not to harm their consciousness.

Yuan Yao first trembled her long eyelashes and opened her eyes wide. She looked around with a dazed gaze, then was startled and sat up.

“It’s Fellow Cultivator Han!”

She relaxed only after seeing Han Li nearby. Yuan Yao was about to say something more, but Han Li waved his hand and spoke cautiously.

“We can talk later. Miss Yuan, it would be best if you check your condition first.”

At his words, Yuan Yao nodded and immediately sat cross-legged and closed her eyes. A moment later, Lian Luo also woke up, listened to Han Li’s instructions, and began to check her own condition.

A moment later, the women let out a long breath and opened their eyes.

“Everything that was inside my body has been completely removed. If Fellow Cultivator Han hadn’t stepped in this time, we would have been in great trouble.”

Lian Luo got up and bowed to Han Li. She had thought she would be completely defeated by Madam Mi due to the restrictions, but Han Li had saved them.

They didn’t know exactly how Han Li had saved them, but they thought it must have been extremely dangerous.

Yuan Yao also got up, following Lian Luo, and bowed silently. She didn’t say anything else, but her face was full of emotion.

“This was also for my own sake, so there is no need to thank me so much. I am currently suppressing the mark by force, but it won’t last long. The Ghost Patriarch and the other Ghost Kings can activate the mark at any time. If you two are in good condition, let’s use the yin energy here to remove my mark.”

Han Li got straight to the point, as it was a matter of life and death. At his words, the two women exchanged glances and sensed the surrounding yin energy.

“The yin energy here is not as dense as we would like. Still, there is a 60-70% chance of removing the mark. Fellow Cultivator Han, would you like to look for a place with denser yin energy? Or would you like to take a chance here?”

Yuan Yao pondered and spoke the truth.

“That level of probability is enough. If we wander around looking for another place, we might not even get a chance to try. Now that the Demon Kings know I’m not dead, they will soon activate the mark to find my location.”

“Understood. We will follow Fellow Cultivator Han’s wishes. Then, we should immediately deploy the Revolving Yin Gathering Formation to gather yin energy in a short time with the power of the formation. If the three of us combine our strength with the powerful yin energy, we should be able to eliminate the mark.”

At Yuan Yao’s words, Lian Luo also nodded, and they immediately left the cave.

Paat!

Lian Luo scanned the surroundings and summoned a gray flag wrapped in yin energy. She threw the flag into the void and chanted an incantation. Then, the small flag wildly scattered threads of gray yin energy.

Han Li stared intently at the small flag in the void. Upon closer inspection, he saw that numerous threads of yin energy were gathering and pointing to one place like sharp awls.

“I found it! This is the place with the densest yin energy in this area. It should be suitable as the eye of the Revolving Yin Gathering Formation.”

When Lian Luo’s voice was heard, Han Li and Yuan Yao both showed looks of joy.

As soon as she finished speaking, they flew to that place. Han Li guarded the surroundings from high above, while Yuan Yao and Lian Luo immediately began to deploy a large formation centered on the hill.

The area of the formation was so large that the entire hill fit inside it. Han Li stroked his chin as he watched the formation gradually taking shape below.

…….

Two hours later, the large formation still hadn’t taken shape. As time passed, even Han Li, who had been maintaining his composure, began to show a slightly impatient expression.

However, as someone who was well-versed in formations, he knew how difficult it was to deploy such a complex large formation. Therefore, he suppressed his impatience and quietly watched them.

After another quarter of an hour, Yuan Yao and Lian Luo flew up from the ground and approached him. Lian Luo opened her mouth with a smile on her face.

“Fellow Cultivator Han, the formation is complete. Now we can condense the yin energy and remove the mark in your body.”

“……!”

Han Li was about to answer her when his face suddenly turned pale, and he trembled.

“Fellow Cultivator Han, what’s wrong?”

Yuan Yao was startled by Han Li’s appearance and raised her voice.

“Someone is activating the mark. It must be one of the Demon Kings.”

Han Li’s body flashed with golden light, and he regained his composure, speaking in a calm voice. Even as he spoke, the pressure of spiritual energy emanating from his body fluctuated erratically, weakening and strengthening.

“It’s still okay. I have suppressed the mark by force, so if we remove the mark that is trying to activate first, nothing will happen.”

Han Li managed a faint smile.

“Junior Sister, let’s cast the spell quickly, as Fellow Cultivator Han said.”

Yuan Yao said, taking a light breath.

“Yes, we should! But Fellow Cultivator Han, before we start, there is something I need to tell you. The secret technique of injecting yin energy into the body is a technique used for ghost cultivators or ghosts. If you force yin energy into someone with a human body like you, your body won’t be able to withstand it, and you will suffer intense pain. If you are not careful, you could lose consciousness and die on the spot. Once you lose consciousness, you won’t be able to guide the yin energy yourself, and the spell will fail.”

“You don’t have to worry about the pain. I am confident that my body is strong, if nothing else.”

Han Li chuckled, unconcerned by Lian Luo’s words.

His body had reached an unimaginable level. He had not only mastered the body refinement techniques he had learned before but had also constantly trained his body with the spiritual medicines he had obtained through various fortuitous encounters. Therefore, something that would be fatal to ordinary cultivators might be nothing to him.

At his confident attitude, Lian Luo nodded and led him to the eye of the formation.