Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 931

“Unbelievable!”

Upon seeing the ball of light, the phantoms trembled and roared in anger. The red ball of light was the Crimson Moon Spiritual Power he had shot into the void. Without waiting for Han Li’s reply, the three phantoms moved simultaneously, slowly retreating.

Han Li smirked at this.

*Whoosh.*

With a flip of his hand, a white light flashed, and jade boxes with red talismans attached floated into the air. He flicked his finger towards them. A chilling light flashed, and blue flying swords shot out, rushing towards the jade boxes.

“Are you crazy!”

Hwa Wol-in, who was slowly retreating, shouted in surprise upon seeing this. Two of the phantoms leaped up at great speed from within the red light.

One transformed into a giant red hand, aiming for the jade boxes, while the other, with a sly smile, changed direction, turning into a red streak of light and rushing towards Han Li.

The third phantom remained motionless in the distance. Hwa Wol-in was wary of Han Li’s calm demeanor. So, instead of sending two avatars to attack, he kept his main body in a safe place.

The speed of the two phantoms far exceeded Han Li’s expectations, and there was no way to stop them.

The moment the giant hand in the air grabbed the jade boxes, another phantom passed through Han Li. The red light faded, and the phantom reappeared a few steps behind Han Li, turning its head.

*Whoosh!*

Han Li turned into a red fireball in the flames, burning fiercely. Suddenly, Han Li’s body vanished in the flames. Hwa Wol-in, in the red light, felt something was wrong as he easily obtained the jade boxes and even killed Han Li.

At that moment, a blue light flowed from the jade boxes held by the giant red hand, and strangely, they turned into blue beads. Before the giant hand could react, the beads exploded. A thunderous sound echoed, and countless lightning bolts shot out, riddling the giant hand with holes, eventually scattering into light and disappearing.

“Ah!”

Hwa Wol-in, who witnessed the scene, turned pale and spat out green blood.

“I thought you were using some mysterious avatar technique, but it was just a soul-splitting technique? Then, I won’t hesitate to deal with your two avatars.”

Suddenly, Han Li’s voice echoed in the void, and a golden blade mercilessly sliced through the second phantom. It was too fast, like lightning. The phantom’s body, which had screamed, was split in half.

The split corpse scattered into spiritual light as soon as it touched the ground. Only then did a golden light flash, and an armored soldier wearing golden armor sprang out from the earth.

As another avatar was killed, Hwa Wol-in’s face in the red light turned even paler, and a strange red aura appeared on his cheeks. His vitality seemed to be greatly damaged.

However, the moment the second avatar died, Hwa Wol-in immediately opened his mouth and spat out a small blue bell, ringing it.

*Ding!*

An invisible sound wave that deafened the ears spread out from the bronze bell. Hwa Wol-in smiled slyly at this. He didn’t think he could stop the opponent from summoning the Gakchi people.

He no longer had any intention of fighting Han Li, so he turned into a red streak of light and soared into the sky. However, a cold sneer was heard in the void, and a blue light flashed, revealing a lotus flower.

The blue lotus soon multiplied into two, then four, then eight, endlessly, covering the sky in the blink of an eye. Hwa Wol-in was startled and spread his arms, simultaneously activating a silver dagger and a spirit tablet.

The dagger transformed into a giant blade as soon as it left his hand, slicing through the void, and the golden spirit tablet spat out a golden dragon.

*Rumble! Bang!*

A roar echoed as silver and gold simultaneously attacked the blue lotus, completely splitting it in half.

“… !”

Hwa Wol-in, who had been pleased, froze. The blue lotus split, and a blue light flashed, revealing another giant lotus blocking the way.

Hwa Wol-in’s expression changed, and after launching a fierce attack with two treasures, he chanted a spell internally. He seemed to be about to use some powerful divine power.

At that moment, Han Li’s voice was heard.

“You’re already inside my sword formation, where do you think you’re going!”

No sooner had the words been spoken than the lotuses scattered, and a blue light enveloped the surroundings. The illusions of the giant silver blade and the golden dragon were submerged within it and disappeared without a trace. No ripples were created in the blue light.

Hwa Wol-in stopped, his face darkened. Just then, the blue light intensified, trying to engulf him like a giant wave.

Hwa Wol-in was startled and released a pre-prepared hand seal. The red light flowing through his body turned into sharp blades, circling around him.

*Whirr! Whirr! Whirr!*

A red whirlwind created by the sharp blades protected him. Only then did Hwa Wol-in feel a little relieved.

As the blue light curtain descended, everything disappeared like a mirage. Then, Hwa Wol-in’s surroundings became hazy, and he found himself standing on a blue meadow. The newly sprouted blue shoots, various unknown wildflowers, and the faint chirping of birds were vivid.

It was a peaceful scene that cleared the mind and relaxed the whole body just by looking at it.

“An illusion!”

Hwa Wol-in seemed to be momentarily deceived, but he quickly regained his senses and shouted. He hurriedly looked up at the sky.

White clouds floated in the azure sky, and the grass under his feet was soft. The energy of the plants could be felt, and this place was undoubtedly a blue meadow.

“Break!”

Hwa Wol-in bit his tongue and roared. The red blades that had been circling around him stopped abruptly and shot out in all directions like arrows, leaving white traces everywhere in the void.

The red blades were so sharp that they seemed to have cut through the void. As the blood-red blades madly slashed around, the scenery became hazy, and the blue meadow and azure sky distorted and crumbled.

Hwa Wol-in was very pleased to see this. It was unexpected that he could break such a unique illusion so easily.

However, before his smile could fade, an eye-piercing green light was emitted from the distorted surroundings. Hwa Wol-in involuntarily narrowed his eyes and raised a red light from his body, creating a whirlwind of countless blades again.

But soon, he showed a troubled expression. The surrounding scenery had changed, and dozens of giant trees were densely packed around him. The trees were so leafy that they completely covered the sky.

He was standing in a jungle. He had not escaped the illusion but had fallen into another one.

Hwa Wol-in was surprised and also annoyed. At that moment, the ground beneath his feet shook, and all the surrounding giant trees moved towards him. Countless shadows of the giant trees fell, trying to crush his head.

Startled, Hwa Wol-in immediately cut them down with sharp blades, and the giant trees were cut down before they could reach him. Only then did Hwa Wol-in feel relieved and tried to break the illusion again by flying the blades of light.

But suddenly, a strange sound was heard.

*Thud!*

The black shadow in the void was so solid that the red blades of light disappeared. The black shadow grew even larger and fell with tremendous force. Now it was clear that it was not a giant tree but a black mountain peak over a hundred feet high.

“Hah!”

Hwa Wol-in was horrified and spat out a red mist from his mouth.

The red mist collided with the small mountain peak, and a red wooden plank treasure with densely packed spell characters appeared. The power of the wooden plank treasure was considerable, but it could not withstand the strange weight of the Primordial Divine Mountain [a magically created mountain].

The black mountain immediately overwhelmed the wooden plank, scattering the red light, and fell on Hwa Wol-in’s head.

“Oh no!”

As Hwa Wol-in was crushed by the black mountain, the surrounding scenery distorted and crumbled, returning to the small mountain valley where he had been. The ground beneath his feet was empty, and he fell straight down, pushed by the black mountain.

*Crash!*

The next moment, an earth-shattering roar erupted from the ground. The black mountain had dug several feet into the ground, creating a huge pit.

Hwa Wol-in was crushed to death inside. Although he was a Void Refinement stage cultivator like Han Li, his physical body was very weak. Of course, he didn’t think his divine powers were only this much.

He had initially used an avatar technique, but he was brutally killed by Han Li’s lightning bead and the shadow puppet transformed from the Soul Suppression Talisman [a magical talisman used to suppress souls], which greatly damaged his vitality. Then, he was caught in the illusion of Han Li’s Spring Dawn Sword Formation and was ambushed by the Primordial Divine Mountain.

At that moment, a red light flashed from Hwa Wol-in’s corpse under the black mountain peak, and an egg-sized bead disappeared into the soil.

Then, a gray aura flowed out from under the black mountain peak, chasing after the bead that had entered the soil and wrapping around it.

Eventually, the gray light shone, and the bead was pulled out of the ground. Han Li quickly pulled the bead surrounded by gray light onto his palm. Upon closer inspection, a small person the size of an inch was hiding inside the transparent bead.

It looked exactly like Hwa Wol-in, but there was a small, barely visible horn on its head.

“So, you were related to the Gakchi Clan. Now I’m really curious whether you are a Gakchi or Hwa Wol-in.”

Han Li lifted the bead and sneered. However, the small person inside the bead closed its eyes and did not say a word.

“When you targeted my jade boxes, it must have been because you knew what was inside. If you provide information…”

“Are you saying you’ll let my nascent soul [the soul of a cultivator] live?”

“No. I’ll reduce the pain of the soul-searching technique!”

“Then, never mind. If you’re thinking of using the soul-searching technique on me, you might as well not waste your time. My consciousness has been sealed by a Saint-level being, so even if a Saint-level cultivator three stages higher uses the soul-searching technique, they won’t be able to find out anything, and only my nascent soul will explode.”

As soon as Han Li heard those words, he tightened his grip on his finger.

*Crack!*

A thunderous sound echoed, and golden lightning bolts shot out, shattering the bead, and the small person inside disappeared. He didn’t know if the opponent’s words were true or not, but he couldn’t stay here for long.

He couldn’t leave the opponent’s nascent soul alive in case there was a mark left on their consciousness.

The moment Hwa Wol-in’s nascent soul disappeared, someone gasped in surprise inside the silver grand hall located above Green Radiance Star.

“Brother Do, what happened?”

“The consciousness seal I left on Hong Myeol disappeared a moment ago. It seems he has lost his life.”

The old man wearing a silver robe frowned. A short, bright red horn protruded from his head. The old man grabbed the void and examined a blue wooden tablet. A picture of a bright red bead shattered into pieces appeared in the center of the wooden tablet.

“Was he exposed and ganged up on?”

The middle-aged man wearing a silver robe asked in confusion.

“Perhaps that’s the case. Hong Myeol’s cultivation is not weak, and according to the news we received last time, there are no Saint-level beings in Green Radiance Star. If he wasn’t ganged up on by several cultivators of the same level, he wouldn’t have died. Or perhaps a Saint-level being suddenly infiltrated the star before we arrived. Frankly, no matter how much we monitor, it’s impossible to track the movements of a Saint-level being.”

The old man stroked his short beard.

“Then, shouldn’t we go out ourselves just in case? But what exactly is the treasure we were trying to seize this time? We’re even sending people who are almost at the Saint level.”

The middle-aged man sighed.

“Just because we have one foot in the Saint level doesn’t mean we’re really Saints. Our cultivation is comparable to a Saint-level first stage, but it’s all thanks to the help of a dozen elders who take turns using secret techniques. We’ve barely surpassed the cultivation level in terms of magical power, but our consciousness and cultivation techniques are not up to par.

Unless we focus on cultivation for thousands of years, we can’t compare to true Saints. This time, there weren’t enough people, so the elders had no choice but to send us.”

The old man shook his head.

“That’s true. Still, if the two of us join forces, we can handle Saint-level first or second stage cultivators, can’t we? Besides, the possibility of a Saint-level being actually being in Green Radiance Star is slim.”