Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 929

As the giant phantom took a long breath and let out a clear cry, the hearts of the cultivators in the plaza, who had been running around in fear, calmed down. The tens of thousands of cultivators gathered in the plaza immediately looked up at the sky.

“Everyone, don’t panic! The defensive formation won’t break immediately and will protect the city for a while. Now, all cultivators should gather at the four gates of the city.

After a moment, the restrictions on all the city gates will be lifted, and then you can all escape with all your might. I must warn you in advance that the Gakchi Clan has suddenly declared war and is trying to completely annihilate the Cheonun Thirteen Clans.

So, you should all give up any thoughts of surrendering to save your lives. According to rumors, those who are captured are taken to places like the Gakchi Clan’s Icefire Black Prison, where they are enslaved or have their souls extracted for use in alchemy or refining magical artifacts.”

The large-headed giant’s speech ended ominously. The cultivators in the plaza looked at each other, then shouted and scattered. The cultivators who left the plaza, where the golden restrictions were in place, immediately used their escape techniques and flew towards the four gates of the city.

At this, the large-headed giant made another hand seal, and the giant phantom disappeared. He turned to the other three cultivators and said,

“Follow me. It’s better for beings like us not to mix with them, as it will only bring trouble.”

At his words, the others nodded in agreement. They soon turned into streaks of light and left the plaza.

At that moment, the blue barrier above the city was completely covered in light orbs. As the defensive formation groaned, indicating that it had reached its limit, the large-headed alien looked back with a pained expression.

“Are you sad to leave the city, Brother Won?”

“I’ve spent a thousand years in Nokgwang City. All the restrictions here have passed through my hands. It’s inevitable that I feel regretful when I think about all of it being destroyed,” the large-headed alien said, expressing his sorrow at the words of the red-light alien.

“Don’t be too disheartened. Although the Gakchi Clan’s power is great, our Cheonun Thirteen Clans are not to be trifled with when united. The day will come when we reclaim this island.”

“I can only hope that day comes soon.”

“But Brother Won, why did the Gakchi Clan’s army arrive so quickly? According to the information we received a few days ago, they should still be two days away. I don’t understand why the Gakchi Clan’s warships are suddenly attacking the city.”

The green-skinned alien asked.

“I don’t know either. Originally, the Gakchi Clan’s vanguard didn’t have any warships of that grade. Seeing that a fortress-class warship, which is next in rank to the domain-class or city-class, has appeared in Nokgwang City, it’s highly likely that a being from the Saint Clan’s third realm is on board. That means they are not an army we can handle.”

The large-headed Won shook his head with a dark expression.

“Even if there isn’t a Saint Clan member, there will be many cultivators of our level on such a large warship. I can only hope that the enemies are too busy chasing others to notice our path.”

Han Li, who had been listening to the conversation, was startled and glanced at the large-headed Won.

The reason he had urged the cultivators gathered in the plaza to flee was because he hoped they would become bait and draw the attention of the Gakchi Clan. That way, they could leave quietly.

Han Li felt a chill in his heart but didn’t show it. His life was also at stake, so he couldn’t argue about the other party’s immorality. However, Han Li became even more wary of the three aliens because of this incident.

They quickly flew and arrived in front of an ordinary-looking pavilion. The entrance to the pavilion was tightly closed.

Whoosh! Bang!

The large-headed Won sent out a gust of wind, and the tightly closed door of the pavilion burst open weakly. The cultivators, including Han Li, immediately went inside.

The first floor of the pavilion was empty except for a few tables and chairs, and there was a huge statue on the wall. The statue was sitting cross-legged on the floor, and it looked very strange with a flat belly, four eyes, and four arms.

The cultivators looked around the room, and when they couldn’t see a passage, they all looked at the large-headed alien. The large-headed alien, unconcerned by their gazes, walked towards the statue and opened his mouth to spit out a yellow crystal.

Squeak!

The statue absorbed the yellow crystal and suddenly flashed with spiritual energy, waving its four arms and rising to its feet. Yellow light flickered in its four eyes. This strange statue was surprisingly a puppet.

The cultivators were startled by this. But what was even more surprising was yet to come. As the large-headed alien made a hand seal with both hands, the puppet doubled in size and began to beat its belly with its four arms.

Squeak.

A light of spiritual energy flashed, and a crescent-shaped door appeared on the puppet. The door opened on its own with a rusty sound. Inside was a small space, and a small teleportation array was installed on the floor.

As the door opened, the large-headed alien did not hesitate to enter the puppet’s belly and stood on the teleportation array.

“This formation is connected to a secret passage. I’ll go first.”

The Won alien shot a magic seal from his hand and struck the teleportation array.

Whoosh!

A white light swirled, and the alien’s figure became blurry and soon disappeared.

“Brother Won’s mind is truly extraordinary. To think of hiding the teleportation array inside a puppet.”

The green-skinned alien strode forward and sent a magic seal with one hand to teleport.

“Brother Han, you go first.”

The red-light alien scanned Han Li and yielded. Han Li was surprised but didn’t show it, and he nodded slightly and stepped forward.

The teleportation through the array was very fast. He didn’t even feel dizzy and arrived in a dark cave in an instant. Fortunately, a crystal stone embedded in the ceiling emitted light, illuminating the surroundings.

The large-headed alien and the green-skinned alien were standing next to a side passage. The large-headed alien was deep in thought, holding a formation disc with a serious expression.

Han Li walked out of the teleportation array, and soon the red-light alien appeared. At that moment, the surroundings began to shake.

“We must leave this place quickly. It seems the defensive formation of Nokgwang City won’t hold much longer,” the green-skinned alien said anxiously.

“Yes, let’s do that. It’s almost time anyway. Now, let’s release the restrictions on the city gates and let the others escape.”

The large-headed alien nodded and threw the formation disc into the air, quickly making hand seals with both hands. Then, various colored magic seals were absorbed into the disc in turn.

Bang!

After a while, the formation disc vibrated and exploded with a strange light. The other three people flinched at the sight. There was no way a formation artifact would explode on its own just to release the restrictions on the city gates.

“I activated the self-destruct formation under Nokgwang City. In an hour, the entire city will be reduced to ashes,” the large-headed alien explained, having read the three cultivators’ doubts.

“Self-destruct formation!”

Just hearing it made their hearts sink.

‘His methods are incredibly cruel. Most of them will escape, but there will surely be many mortals and hidden cultivators inside the city.’

The other two aliens also exchanged glances at those words. However, the large-headed alien didn’t care and first activated a yellow escape light and flew towards the passage. The rest of the group also used their escape techniques and followed him.

At that moment, a hole with a diameter of about a hundred yards was pierced in the protective barrier of Nokgwang City’s gate. The aliens who had gathered in advance immediately flew up and escaped through the hole like a meteor shower.

Some of them disappeared into the mud, and others rolled through the grassy meadows and vanished. They were aliens skilled in earth and wood escape techniques.

Most of the other aliens flew on magical artifacts or flew quickly. As if they had made a promise, they scattered in a fan shape, with about three to five people in each group.

At that time, the high-level Gakchi Clan cultivators in the sky discovered that the cultivators inside the city were escaping.

Shortly after, giant two-headed eagles appeared on the island.

The giant eagles had two heads, wore white armor, and had sharp, metal-like claws on their talons. There were over a thousand of these giant eagles, and they were chasing the aliens who were escaping from Nokgwang City at an incredible speed.

Their speed was by no means inferior to that of a Core Formation cultivator. And the giant island, glowing with spiritual energy, released a large number of log boats this time.

The long log boats, engraved with magic characters, were manned by soldiers wearing silver armor. The log boats were slower than the giant eagles, but each time they moved, they leaped over 80 to 90 yards, surpassing most of the aliens’ escape techniques.

However, the giant island didn’t stop there and soon released seven or eight giant demonic beasts. The demonic beasts had five-colored wings on their backs and resembled flood dragons.

The demonic beasts with their splendid colors shone with golden light, making them indistinguishable from flood dragons. As soon as the demonic beasts flew off the island, their forms blurred and disappeared, then reappeared 30 to 40 yards away.

It was an incredible speed.

The Nokgwang City aliens became even more desperate to escape as the three groups of Gakchi Clan members chased after them. But no matter how many tens of thousands of them there were, the difference in cultivation was too great.

The high-level cultivators had already flown several miles, but the low-level cultivators had not yet escaped more than ten miles. They looked as if they would be caught by the two-headed eagles at any moment.

The two-headed eagles swung their sharp claws, tearing through the protective barriers of the low-level aliens flying on magical artifacts, and then tore off their heads and bodies. The ground was soon covered with the blood of the aliens whose heads had been torn off.

Some died with holes all over their bodies because the two-headed eagles pecked at them simultaneously.

Of course, some gathered their strength and fought the eagles, but their attack power was too weak, and the armor worn by the two-headed eagles was too hard.

The two-headed eagles, enraged by the attacks, let out sharp cries and attacked the aliens even more fiercely.

Tragic screams echoed, and hundreds of blood-soaked corpses piled up on the ground. At that moment, a black log boat swept past from behind.

The armored soldiers on the log boats flashed silver light every time they swung their weapons, and the escapees were shattered into pieces.

Fortunately, the armored soldiers didn’t seem very interested in the low-level beings and just swept past, targeting only the aliens with relatively high cultivation.

And the flood dragons, who were the last to move, targeted the high-level aliens from the start, moving without rest. Considering the speed of the flood dragons, it was only a matter of time before the high-level aliens were caught.

Around Nokgwang City, desperate screams and the sounds of battle echoed from all directions.

At the same time, a small mountain far from Nokgwang City.

Thud!

A plain wall in the mountain valley flashed blue and exploded with a heavy sound. When the explosion subsided, a passage hidden in the rock wall appeared.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Streaks of light shot out from inside, and four cultivators appeared. It was Han Li and the Nascent Soul cultivators. They were in a very remote place, far from the four city gates, so the Gakchi Clan soldiers had not yet come after them.

However, they were wary of their surroundings and quickly scanned the area before immediately withdrawing their senses.

“It seems the Gakchi Clan hasn’t come this far yet. Let’s leave immediately! If we each escape separately, our chances of survival will increase. If we stick together, it will only be more difficult to avoid the Gakchi Clan’s attention,” the green-skinned alien said first.

“That’s obvious. But before we leave, there’s something I’d like to ask. I hope you all won’t refuse to listen,” the large-headed alien nodded and said hesitantly.

“A request? What kind of request is it?” the other three cultivators asked with puzzled expressions.