Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 908

It had already been over a hundred years.

The giant island was peaceful. However, one day, a sudden change occurred above the mountain where Han Li resided.

*Rumble! Crash!*

Thunder suddenly roared in the clear sky, and milky-white clouds began to gather.

From the large and small mountain ranges within a ten-thousand-mile radius, trees simultaneously emitted colorful points of light, sending them flying like balls. These points of light burst like bubbles at a certain altitude, transforming into five-colored rays that surged towards Han Li’s dwelling.

After a short while, the mountain where Han Li resided was surrounded by five-colored rays. Then, another change occurred in the sky.

The milky-white clouds condensed to form a giant ring with a diameter of over a hundred yards, and a blue vortex was swirling at its center. The five-colored rays were caught in the tremendous gale, shattering and then reforming repeatedly.

As the vortex grew more spectacular and the five-colored rays soared higher, the color of the vortex strangely changed from blue to a multicolored hue.

Nevertheless, points of light poured in from all directions, and the five-colored rays grew thicker rather than diminishing. This bizarre phenomenon startled the beasts and mid-to-low-level demons living in the Black Silver Mountain Range.

Ordinary beasts trembled with fear, their limbs pressed to the ground, due to the immense pressure of spiritual energy felt from the sky. The mid-to-low-level demons all emerged from their lairs and hurriedly flew towards Han Li’s dwelling.

However, the demons could not approach any further, as if they had hit an invisible barrier. They were aghast as they looked at the mountain dyed with five-colored rays and the strange cloud ring in the sky.

A small, bull-headed beast and a three-headed serpent, who had previously traded with Han Li, also appeared nearby.

They immediately recognized the center of the atmospheric change and exchanged glances.

“It seems that fellow is about to advance in cultivation. Such a tremendous phenomenon, could it be that he is ascending to the Spirit Severing stage?” [Spirit Severing stage is a major cultivation realm]

The three-headed serpent hissed and muttered.

“Most likely. There’s no way such a sign would appear just from breaking through a minor realm,” the bull-headed beast nodded, looking at the cloud ring in the distance.

“If he becomes a Spirit Severing stage being, could he remove our restrictions?” the giant serpent asked, a look of joy on its face.

“Theoretically, yes, but there’s no reason for him to help us.”

“What happened to that person in the Black Underworld? We haven’t been able to contact him for the past hundred years… If it’s not for him, our path forward is bleak.”

The golden monkey, who had been silent all along, gritted its teeth.

“Hmm, what you two said…”

The bull-headed beast’s face flashed with a green light.

“If he succeeds in advancing, let’s take our treasures and ask him to remove the restrictions. Then, we’ll run away!”

“Those items are important treasures for our future cultivation, how can we give them to just anyone? What if he takes the items but doesn’t remove the restrictions?”

The bull-headed beast hesitated at the golden monkey’s words.

“What good are good treasures if we can’t survive? He may not be our kind, but from our several trades, he has been fair and never broken his promises. We will surely regret it if we miss this opportunity. Who knows how much longer an outsider will stay here?”

The three-headed serpent grew impatient, striking the ground hard with its large tail. The golden monkey also nodded in agreement.

“Since you two agree, I won’t object. But in any case, it’s something to worry about after he advances. If he fails, what’s the point of begging?”

The bull-headed beast sighed and acquiesced to their opinions. At his words, the other two beasts also fell silent and focused on the phenomenon unfolding in the sky.

At that moment, the milky-white cloud ring was gradually expanding, growing several miles every moment. As the cloud ring grew larger, the vortex within it became more intense.

Then, the five-colored rays below were sucked in at an incredible speed, and finally, the light barrier surrounding the giant mountain gradually thinned. This was because the points of light that had been gathering around the mountain were decreasing.

The points of light, transformed from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, gathered in one place and were absorbed into the cloud ring through the vortex. The giant ring now looked like a concave five-colored bowl when viewed from below.

When the five-colored rays surrounding the mountain completely disappeared, the vortex also stopped, and the cloud ring became still. The sparkling five-colored ring was like the calm before a storm.

Then, a roar suddenly erupted, and the summit of the mountain flashed with golden light as a giant dharma idol [a manifestation of spiritual power] with three heads and six arms appeared. The dharma idol’s body reached the sky, and its entire body shone with golden light, as if it had materialized.

The three faces slowly raised their heads and looked at the cloud ring in the void with golden eyes. Suddenly, the three heads of the dharma idol let out a roar that sounded like metal scraping. The sound continued to spread high into the sky without stopping.

Upon hearing the sound, the mid-to-low-level demons with spiritual power felt their heads buzz, their bodies weakened, and they were unable to think.

When the giant dharma idol’s roar ceased, its six arms moved simultaneously, forming hand seals.

*Pah! Pah! Pah! Pah!*

Spiritual light flashed in all directions, and illusions the size of the dharma idol appeared. They were a blue roc, a five-colored peacock, a five-clawed golden flood dragon, and a giant colorful phoenix.

As soon as the true spirit illusions appeared, they each emitted various sounds, spreading their wings and shaking their tails, flying around the three-headed, six-armed dharma idol.

*Whoosh!*

Two of the three heads of the three-headed, six-armed dharma idol flashed with light and suddenly transformed into the distinct face of Han Li.

The two faces were shining with golden eyes and had a cautious expression, while the remaining one still had a vague face.

As one of the three faces roared, the true spirit illusions circling nearby stopped abruptly and plunged into the dharma idol’s body. Then, the spiritual light flashed, and all the illusions vanished.

At this, the three-headed, six-armed dharma idol trembled and swung its six arms, further enhancing the golden light flowing through its body. The thousand-yard-tall body grew to be as large as the giant mountain below. The dharma idol, standing firmly on the ground, raised its two arms as if supporting the cloud ring with its hands.

Then, a strange sound rang out, and as the dharma idol’s six hands grasped the void, the silent cloud ring began to stir.

The giant cloud ring fell silently, embracing the giant dharma idol and stopping at its waist. The cloud ring now revolved around the dharma idol’s body.

Then, the five-colored rays within the round ring were absorbed into the dharma idol, and the giant dharma idol’s body changed from golden to a beautiful color. The speed at which the five-colored rays were sucked into the dharma idol was incredible.

In an instant, all the light disappeared from the clouds, and even the milky-white clouds turned into hundreds of light beads that floated around at the dharma idol’s low grunt.

The three heads of the dharma idol simultaneously opened their mouths and emitted golden light, swallowing the surrounding milky-white light beads.

Only then did the dharma idol’s pained expression ease, and it gradually shrank. In the blink of an eye, the giant dharma idol transformed into the figure of an ordinary person, wrapped in layers of five-colored light.

The figure sat cross-legged on the summit of the mountain, silently forming hand seals.

The earth-shattering spiritual pressure and the strange celestial phenomenon disappeared at once, and everything returned to normal.

The beasts and mid-to-low-level demons who had been watching from afar were finally freed from the pressure and could act normally.

As soon as the beasts got up, they quickly fled, not even turning their heads towards the cloud ring. The low-level demons, having regained their strength, were also terrified and ran away.

“Did he succeed?” the golden monkey, who had barely held on, asked anxiously.

“I don’t know! The amazing celestial phenomenon just now was probably caused by gathering the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth. It seems like everything is over, but perhaps the real test is just beginning,” the bull-headed beast said, looking at the summit of the mountain with a strange glint in its eyes. The three-headed serpent and the golden monkey were surprised by his words and also looked at the mountain.

“Let’s go now. Advancing in cultivation won’t be over quickly, it could take days or even a month. Besides, if we stay here and watch, we might arouse his suspicion, so let’s go back for now,” the bull-headed beast said, and the other two demons felt a chill in their hearts and nodded in agreement. Thus, the three demons floated into the air and flew in the opposite direction.

After a while, nothing remained in the sky where the demonic wind had disappeared. The figure surrounded by five-colored rays on the top of the giant mountain was simply closing its eyes, as if unaware of anything.

Days passed, and two months had gone by. However, he was still floating in the air above the mountain peak, not moving. The only change was that the surrounding five-colored light barrier was shining even more brilliantly.

During that time, low-intelligence beasts, having forgotten the amazing celestial phenomenon, trespassed within a hundred miles of the giant mountain and suddenly disappeared. Surprisingly, a massive restriction had been deployed around the entire perimeter of the giant mountain.

The restriction became more mysterious and powerful the closer one got to the mountain. After another half month, the figure in the five-colored light trembled. A long sigh was heard from the figure’s mouth as it quietly opened its eyes.

It was a sound filled with clear joy. As the figure spread its arms from its position, the surrounding five-colored light barrier scattered into spiritual light.

*Crash!*

Wings appeared behind the figure as it formed hand seals with both hands, and they disappeared strangely amidst the sound of thunder.

* * *

Deep within the giant mountain, in the secret chamber of the dwelling.

Blue-white lightning flashed, and Han Li appeared. His face was full of smiles. After cultivating for over a hundred years while consuming the True Essence Liquid, he had finally reached the peak of the late-stage Transformation Realm and was able to completely refine the spirit contained within the Heavenly Peng’s bone.

Through the memories within, he also learned the secret of refining the blood of the True Dragon and the Heavenly Peng. He boldly placed the blood of the two true spirits into his body and fused them, and he also learned the transformation technique of the Jingzhe Knot [a specific cultivation technique], which allowed him to transform into a True Dragon and a Heavenly Peng.

Han Li’s body and magical power had already reached the highest level possible in the Transformation Realm.

Also, during his cultivation, he had grown several Azure Luo Fruit trees from the seeds and, after several failures, had created over a dozen Azure Luo Pills.

Looking back, Han Li was quite lucky. Surprisingly, two out of the three Azure Luo Pills had worked, amplifying the effects of the two Black Flame Pills by about 20 to 30 percent.

Under these favorable conditions, Han Li smoothly injected the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within a ten-thousand-mile radius into his body over several months and reached the Void Refinement Realm.

Upon reaching the Void Refinement Realm, both his magical power and consciousness had more than doubled. Now, Han Li was floating in the secret chamber, sensing his surroundings. Then, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which had only felt vague before, felt much clearer, and it seemed like he could grasp it in his hand if he gathered it well.

As he stretched out one hand and grasped the void, crystal light extended from his five fingers as if it had taken form.

*Whoosh!*

Then, the points of light around him flickered, and countless five-colored light particles floated up and gathered.

“Indeed! After entering the Void Refinement Realm, the level of controlling the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is vastly different from the Transformation Realm.”

In the Transformation Realm, he had vaguely sensed and used the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, but now he truly felt like he had grasped it. All his techniques had become more powerful with the help of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

He was looking forward to seeing how terrifying the divine abilities he could use with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth would be.