Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 895

Han Li, Yuan Yao, and Lian Luo entered the small formation at the top of the hill. Han Li took his place in the center, while the two women stood on either side.

As he slowly closed his eyes, the women simultaneously opened their mouths and spat out jet-black beads. The beads spun as they flew to either side of the small formation, embedding themselves in the pre-dug hollows.

Woong!

Soon, they formed hand seals, activating the formation. Black energy surged from all directions, and the entire large formation centered on the hill began to shake.

Whirr-

Ominous energies gathered in clumps and rose from various places, rapidly spinning due to the power of the restriction [a type of magical seal or barrier], forming a vortex over a hundred feet high.

The vortex’s area was so large that it extended beyond the large formation, making one’s heart grow cold just by looking at it.

Due to the powerful suction, even the pure yin energy hidden deep underground fluttered like black threads, constantly being sucked into the vortex.

As time passed, the black vortex grew more magnificent, and the range of yin energy being sucked in also widened.

At that moment, Han Li was looking at the center of the vortex high in the sky. The black energies were rapidly rotating, and each black mass was breaking into smaller pieces and merging into one.

And from within, a jet-black bead slowly began to appear.

The black bead emitted an immense pressure of spiritual energy and looked as if it would fall into the center of the vortex at any moment. However, Yuan Yao and Lian Luo continuously formed hand seals, throwing magic seals into the small formations around them.

The vortex rotated even faster, and an astonishing amount of yin energy gathered.

Kieeeek.

Just then, eerie cries suddenly echoed from all directions. Countless ghostly creatures were being drawn to the vortex of jet-black yin energy and were gathering.

Upon hearing the sound, Yuan Yao’s face hardened.

Although there were no powerful ghostly creatures nearby, when so many spells reached their peak, it was not impossible for them to break through the formation.

She had overlooked the fact that ghostly creatures would react to pure yin energy. However, before she could rise to kill the low-level ghostly creatures, Han Li first flicked his sleeve and released the black spirit beast rings.

The rings rolled in the air, summoning a mass of golden and black light. When the light faded, a small, leopard-like beast and a black ape appeared.

As soon as the two beasts appeared, Han Li moved his consciousness. The Soul Summoning [a type of magical technique] transformed into a giant ape about fifteen feet tall and leaped out in one stride, while the Leopard Lin Beast blurred and disappeared in another direction, leaving behind a dozen afterimages.

Yuan Yao paused at the sight, and Lian Luo smiled.

“Senior Sister Yuan, don’t worry. Since Brother Han saved us from Gui Pa, how great must his abilities be? He surely has a way to deal with these low-level ghostly creatures.”

“That’s right. I was worrying for nothing.”

“Miss Lian overestimates me. But since they are just low-level ghostly creatures, you two don’t need to worry about them.”

Han Li replied without even opening his eyes.

And at that moment, from far away, the Soul Summoning’s roar pierced the sky. The majestic sound suddenly silenced the ghostly creatures, and no other sound was heard afterward.

On the other side, the miserable screams of the ghostly creatures continued endlessly, and the terrified creatures fled in a panic.

“Those are truly amazing spirit beasts. I didn’t expect them to chase away the ghostly creatures so quickly.”

Lian Luo expressed her surprise, and Han Li smiled. The Leopard Lin Beast had only killed some of the low-level ghostly creatures and chased away most of them, but the Soul Summoning had swallowed all of the low-level ghostly creatures into its belly.

“I have stabilized the meridians in my body. The yin energy in the air seems to have gathered quite a bit, so let’s begin! Right now, only one of the Demon Kings has activated their mark, but if two or more activate their marks, we won’t be able to withstand it for even a moment.”

“Yes, it seems like it’s almost all gathered. Junior Sister, let’s begin too!”

Lian Luo raised her head to check the vortex of yin energy, and Yuan Yao also nodded with a solemn face. Then, black energy flashed from their hands, and they took out a one-inch-sized jet-black flag and scattered them on either side of the formation. The flags quickly grew in size and were planted vertically outside the formation.

Once the preparations were complete, the women began to form hand seals.

Kuururung.

A vibration rang out, and the black bead in the vortex sparkled and rotated. Surprisingly, two streams of jet-black energy, like ink, wrapped around the yin energy and flowed into the giant flags on either side of the formation.

Besides Han Li, who was sitting cross-legged, black energy surged from Yuan Yao and Lian Luo’s bodies as well, and an immense pressure of spiritual energy exploded. They cried out and spread their arms, flicking their ten fingers towards Han Li.

Shwishwishwish!

With a loud tearing sound, numerous black threads extended from the women’s fingertips and flew towards the back of Han Li’s hands. Han Li trembled slightly but accepted the black threads without any trouble.

Yuan Yao and Lian Luo were startled by this, but they did not stop their hands, and the dense black threads shot into Han Li’s body like a storm.

However, except for a faint blue light on his entire body, Han Li seemed to be completely fine. Yuan Yao and Lian Luo looked at him with admiration that went beyond amazement.

“We need to keep injecting yin energy. The marks are about to activate.”

As they hesitated, Han Li’s voice was transmitted through sound transmission. Upon hearing his words, Lian Luo and Yuan Yao immediately unleashed their secret techniques.

Then, the black energy in Lian Luo and Yuan Yao’s bodies surged twofold, and the jet-black light intensified, and they were soon submerged in black energy.

Thud! Thud!

Soon, two thin pillars of black light flew and were absorbed into Han Li’s body. As a large amount of yin energy entered, Han Li could not help but groan softly, and the blue light on his entire body fluctuated.

* * *

An hour later, the black vortex above the hill stopped rotating.

Only a black bead with a diameter of ten feet slowly floated, constantly injecting black energy into the giant flags planted on either side of the formation below.

The two giant flags were using the power of the restriction to convert the immense yin energy into its purest state and gather it in the center of the formation.

The giant hill was now completely obscured by black energy and could not be seen, and no sound could be heard except for the sound of the formation operating.

As time passed, the giant black bead floating high above the hill gradually began to shrink. But then, suddenly, someone’s shout was heard from within the formation below, and the black energy shook.

Bang!

A fist-sized green light mass broke through the black energy and tried to quickly escape somewhere. However, a golden flying sword shot out from the black energy and shattered the green light mass into pieces.

The fluctuating black energy had now thinned considerably, and the figures of the three people sitting cross-legged inside could be faintly seen.

Soon, the small light formation also stopped operating.

“Thanks to the two of you, we have removed the first mark. Let’s remove the next one right away.”

Han Li’s voice, filled with joy, was heard.

“You’ve injected so much yin energy, is your body holding up? If it’s too difficult, you can rest for a while.”

“I appreciate Senior Sister Yuan’s kindness, but removing the remaining three marks as quickly as possible is more important than anything else. We don’t know when something might happen.”

“If Brother Han is alright, we won’t stop you any further. Please tell us anytime if you feel like you can’t endure it anymore.”

Lian Luo also earnestly urged him.

“I understand. Let’s continue.”

Han Li did not hesitate at all. Soon, Yuan Yao sighed briefly and released black energy again, and the formation began to vibrate.

As before, Yuan Yao and Lian Luo first disappeared into the black energy and frantically poured pillars of jet-black light into Han Li’s body.

* * *

The moment Han Li pushed the first mark out of his body, a green figure was staring somewhere tens of thousands of miles away.

“How can this be, the mark I planted has disappeared! It shouldn’t be possible to remove it unless they are at the Composite Body stage or higher. Could it be that someone is helping them?”

The person with a beautiful face and slender figure was Mok Cheong. For some reason, she was not moving with the Six-Legged Tribe and was chasing Han Li alone.

She had activated her mark on the way, so her mark was the first to be removed.

“This has become troublesome. The direction where the mark was removed is this way, but it’s so vast that it won’t be easy to search.”

She frowned and transformed into a green streak of light and flew up.

* * *

Above a wasteland covered in white bones.

Three people and a puppet were confronting each other in the air.

“Six-Legged Fellow! We’ve already shaken off the Floating Tribe and the Thunderous Roar Beasts, so take out the Divine Marrow. Shouldn’t we divide it equally?”

Ji Xue, standing on the shoulder of the Crimson Blood Puppet, spoke first.

“It’s not like you didn’t hear us calling. You wouldn’t be thinking of hogging the Divine Marrow all to yourself, would you? Don’t forget that we swore an oath using the Blood Curse Technique [a magical oath that binds individuals with severe consequences for breaking it] before we departed. If the restriction is activated, you will lose most of your cultivation.”

The white-haired beautiful woman, surrounded by eight Ghost Kings, spoke ominously. She was talking to the man in the black robe, the Six-Legged Tribe member. He glanced at the white-haired beautiful woman and Ji Xue and calmly opened his mouth.

“…I originally intended to share the Divine Marrow with you all. But recently, someone took the Divine Marrow from the pond once. There’s only enough left for one person, so how can we divide it? How about this, I’ll take the Divine Marrow, and I’ll give you two valuable treasures in return.”

“Where can you find treasures that are comparable to the Divine Marrow? Unless it’s a spiritual medicine that is effective in reaching the Great Ascension stage [a very high level of cultivation], even the amount of money that could buy a large city in the Spirit Realm is useless to us!”

The white-haired beautiful woman’s expression darkened, revealing her anger, and Ji Xue’s eyes also changed.

“What do you think, Fellow Cultivator Ji Xue?”

When Ji Xue remained silent, the Six-Legged Tribe member directly pointed at him and asked. If only one of the two sided with him, the other could not object. The Six-Legged Tribe member was stronger than either of them.

“Fellow Cultivator Ji Xue! You need to think carefully.”

The white-haired beautiful woman turned her head and coldly snapped.

“If there’s really only a small amount of Divine Marrow, it would be useless even if Fellow Cultivator Six-Legged wanted to divide it equally. Then it would be better for one person to have it. But do you still want to obtain the Divine Marrow, Fellow Cultivator Nam?”

“Fellow Cultivator Ji Xue is right. That’s exactly what I wanted to say.”

“Who knows if there’s really only enough Divine Marrow for one person? I can’t believe it without seeing it with my own eyes.”

The white-haired beautiful woman, who had paused for a moment, sneered.

“I feel the same way. Fellow Cultivator Six-Legged, please prove your words.”

“Haa, the Divine Marrow can only be effective once anyway. Using it a second time would have minimal effect. You two know this as well. So, unless I’m out of my mind, there’s no reason for me to turn against you two and offer valuable treasures. Besides, you two don’t even know how to obtain the Divine Marrow.”

“What do you mean? Isn’t the Divine Marrow something you can obtain by severing its connection with the surrounding spiritual veins?”

The white-haired beautiful woman looked suspicious. Then, the Six-Legged Tribe member, with his green compound eyes flashing, flicked his sleeve and held something in his hand.

Unexpectedly, it was a rectangular brick that sparkled like crystal. The surface was smooth, and it was very clear and transparent.