Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 969

As Han Li commanded with his consciousness, the silver firebird opened its mouth and spewed out gold and silver threads. Their speed was so fast that the formation began to react as soon as the spirit light flew in.

Woong!

A blood-colored aura appeared above the formation, protecting the giant monkey. However, the gold and silver threads effortlessly pierced through the blood-colored barrier and aimed for the giant monkey’s head.

“Hah!”

However, Han Li gasped in surprise. A purple armor had appeared on the giant monkey’s body, protecting it.

The gold and silver threads bounced off the armor powerlessly. At this, Han Li no longer hesitated and greatly amplified his golden light, summoning the three-headed, six-armed Dharma Idol [a manifestation of spiritual power] above his head.

Two of the Dharma Idol’s three heads flashed open their eyes, and its six arms simultaneously clasped together. Three swords faintly appeared between its golden, radiant hands.

Runes flowed on the swords, each with a different appearance. The paper-thin sword shone with golden light, the thick, long sword with blue light, and the blunt sword with pitch-black light.

“Slash!”

Shwook! Shwook! Shwook!

The sword lights shot out, merged into one, and the three-colored sword light cleaved the black monkey. And the pre-positioned blue orbs fell onto the black pillars, exploding.

Kuwang! Kukukung!

The twelve black pillars collapsed under the power of lightning, and the formation itself was covered in blue lightning.

Kwakwang!

The formation’s blood-colored barrier fell fiercely, cracked by the blue lightning, and taking advantage of the gap, two Gold Devouring Beetles and the three-colored sword light jumped inside.

The three-colored sword light was a divine ability that Han Li had realized from the power of true essence [a refined form of spiritual energy], merging it into one. Through a secret technique, he could simultaneously invoke the three divine abilities of the Heavenrending Devil Art, the Azure Essence Sword Technique, and the Vajra Art.

The Heavenrending Devil Art and the Azure Essence Sword Technique were one thing, but the Vajra Art was a cultivation method for training the body, so it was originally difficult to unleash outside the body.

However, this divine ability, which Han Li called the Three-Origin Slash, could complement the power of each different true essence and amplify its power. With the attack just now, Han Li had drawn quite a lot of true essence.

It was a powerful attack that could split the sea and cut down mountains. Moreover, since he had also deployed other attacks, there was a 70% chance of killing the black monkey in one blow.

At that moment, the blue lightning first attacked the giant monkey’s purple armor. But an unexpected event occurred. Runes on the blood-colored wooden bed flashed, and a dazzling light flowed into the purple armor, blocking the lightning attack.

Soon, the three-colored sword light and the two Gold Devouring Beetles circled and collided with the blood-colored aura.

Ku Kwakwang!

The entire main hall shook violently and was covered in various colors. It was as if a sun with colorful light had risen in the center of the formation. Han Li narrowed his eyes, and with one hand in the air and the other forming a hand seal, he activated the Heavenrending Devil Dharma Idol.

A clear cry was heard, and the Spirit Phoenix Firebird appeared and jumped into the light. The silver flames disappeared into the colorful light. Han Li scattered the great sword held by the golden Dharma Idol and created golden light orbs, sending them flying.

Kwang!

A vortex formed, and the main hall was filled with light and noise. The huge wind pressure surged, forcing Han Li, who was standing at the entrance, to take two steps back.

‘…!’

However, Han Li’s expression suddenly changed, and he stopped the Dharma Idol’s attack. From his sleeve, gray energy and five-colored cold flames escaped, defending his surroundings. A crystal shield was also blocking his front.

Han Li stood quietly in place, staring at the center of the formation.

Even with the Brightsight Spirit Eyes, he couldn’t see what was happening, but he had a feeling that something was wrong. No matter how severely injured it was, it was not possible for the Star Realm demonic ape to still have no reaction.

‘Even if it died in one blow, it couldn’t be this quiet.’

Han Li tried to spread his consciousness to examine the surroundings. But then, a strange giggling laughter was heard from the center of the main hall. Startled, Han Li withdrew his consciousness and looked at the golden whirlwind.

Kuaang!

A deafening explosion was heard, and thin purple traces wildly split the light clusters. The giant formation came back into view.

‘As I thought!’

The formation was completely damaged, with holes dug here and there, but only the blood-colored bed was intact. And on top of it, the black monkey wearing purple armor had half-risen.

The demonic beast was covered in armor except for the three yellow horns protruding from its head.

From afar, it looked like a metal puppet. The purple armor was cracked in places, and there were blackened parts. And in the demonic ape’s two hands, something was tightly grasped. It was Han Li’s mature Gold Devouring Beetles.

The Gold Devouring Beetles were relentlessly gnawing at each of the demonic ape’s middle fingers, but they were not easily pierced, no matter what material they were made of. The demonic ape was also wary of the Gold Devouring Beetles, not letting go of its fingers while also being careful. If they gnawed at the weak points of the demonic armor, it would be even more troublesome.

But what caught his attention was not that. It was a piece of purple, sparkling blade in front of the demonic ape. And inside the translucent blade, something was wriggling.

“That is…”

Han Li could clearly see inside the purple blade with his Brightsight Spirit Eyes. It resembled a dragon or a phoenix, similar to the winged dragons of the Horned-Tooth Tribe.

The dragon’s body had large wings, and the wings were covered in purple scales instead of feathers. Also, the wings on its back were in two pairs, with different sizes, and a golden horn protruded from its nose.

Han Li’s face was expressionless as his pupils contracted. He was shocked by the enormous spiritual energy emanating from the blade. If it possessed such energy even in its broken state, it would have displayed unimaginable abilities when it was intact.

The Star Realm demonic beast was severely injured, but it seemed to possess powerful treasures. It was not going to be an easy fight as he had thought. Han Li quickly turned his mind.

But then, the strange laughter from the purple armor stopped, and the demonic ape came down from the bed. At this, Han Li moved his lips and pointed to the distant sky.

Hwaruk!

Numerous silver flames appeared around the demonic ape and poured down like rain. And from the walls of the main hall, light flashed, and hundreds of talismans floated up before immediately disappearing.

A silver light formation appeared above the giant monkey, and inside it, a huge palace faintly shimmered.

Shwaa-

Numerous talismans flew around the palace, and a strange melody echoed. It was the Nine Palaces Heavenly Talisman Formation.

The light formation rotated and emitted a silver pillar of light. Two types of attacks flew towards the demonic ape. However, the demonic ape seemed to have no intention of dodging, letting out a sinister laugh and swinging its fist.

Puk!

A black shockwave exploded outward.

Not only did the surrounding silver flames scatter, but the silver pillar of light falling from above also stopped in mid-air. Seeing this, Han Li’s expression hardened, and he frantically chanted a magic incantation in his mind.

Woong!

The melody within the light formation grew louder, and the palace grew several times larger, falling towards the demonic ape. The demonic ape slightly raised its head and looked up.

In an instant, the demonic ape’s hilt moved, splitting the palace illusion and the light formation in the high sky. The light formation was split in two, and Han Li’s expression changed drastically.

Before he could even use another divine ability, the blade fragment stood vertically and moved slightly towards Han Li. And another purple trace appeared before Han Li’s eyes.

At the same time, the seemingly dull demonic ape appeared next to Han Li and tried to strike his head with its fist. Even before the fist touched the barrier, his ears were already ringing, and an invisible wave was pressing down on Han Li.

Seogeok!

Kung!

A purple trace flashed, and a white shockwave covered the place where Han Li was standing.

While Han Li and the Star Realm demonic ape were clashing, Seomseom was standing in a passage filled with demonic energy. Protected by a black barrier, she was moving forward with the illusion of a blue Qilin [a mythical Chinese creature] when she suddenly stopped.

The passage seemed to have ended, and a pitch-black wall was visible in the distance.

“This must be it!”

The Qilin illusion opened its mouth.

“Giyoung, are you sure? The flag to open the blood of the True Spirit can only be used once. They said they only forged one set.”

“Then we need to be careful. Wait a moment!”

The Qilin illusion tilted its head and agreed. A blue orb popped out of the illusion’s mouth, and the orb rolled and turned into a blue mist, flying towards the wall.

Hwiing!

As the blue energy was absorbed into the stone wall, a low sound like wind was heard from inside, and it shone with black light. And the blue energy was immediately pushed out by a huge force.

“It’s certain!”

The blue energy returned to an orb and entered Giyoung’s mouth.

“Okay. I’ll deploy the formation right away and open the blood of the True Spirit!”

Seomseom revealed a happy expression and took out a set of blue formation flags that she had prepared in advance. They looked ordinary, but gold and silver threads were embroidered on the left and right sides of the flags, forming complex patterns.

Shwishwishwik!

As Seomseom threw the flags, they turned blue and created a formation in the air before immediately seeping into the stone wall.

The pitch-black stone wall showed no reaction. But, as if she had expected it, she did not panic and took out a navy blue bell and a white ruyi [a ceremonial scepter].

The small bell was covered in navy blue liquid, shining very beautifully, while the ruyi was dull in color and slightly damaged. The Jeong Clan woman looked at the two treasures with a face as if she was about to die of regret before throwing them forcefully.

The navy blue light and the white light soared and collided.

Chaenggang!

The two treasures collided and shattered, and fragments flew in all directions. And in their place, two drops of navy blue and red liquid floated quietly. The Qilin illusion felt greedy when it saw them but held back and muttered.

“This is the essence blood of the Eight-Legged Primal Beast and the Phoenix that you barely obtained after collecting wealth for hundreds of years. Moreover, you have cultivated them in those two treasures for over a hundred years, so if you consume them as they are, they would change your constitution and greatly help my soul.”

“Our Jeong Clan is different from other races. The blood of the True Spirit is not of great help to us. Besides, no matter how precious the blood of the True Spirit is, is it more important than the things in the blood of the True Spirit?”

Seomseom replied calmly.

“Haha, that’s true! A special constitution like the Jeong Clan can only see great effects with something obtained from the blood of the True Spirit.”

At Giyoung’s words, the Jeong Clan woman silently flicked her ten fingers. Then, magic incantations flowed into the liquid drops, and the liquid drops rotated and merged into one, turning into an orb where navy blue and red were mixed.

Under Seomseom’s control, the orb slowly headed towards the stone wall.

Hwiing!

A wind sound rose from the stone wall, and the blue formation that had disappeared reappeared. Within the formation where runes were flashing, blue energy came out and wrapped around the navy red orb.

Woong!

The formation disappeared into the stone wall with the orb, and the Jeong Clan woman was busy chanting incantations and forming hand seals.

After a while, black light flowed on the stone wall and began to distort, and parts of it began to crack. Unexpectedly, a large face of light appeared with two eyes, a nose, and a large mouth.

The face, whose age and race could not be determined, did not move with its eyes tightly closed.

“Quickly, now is the time!”

Giyoung shouted urgently upon seeing the face of light. At that sound, Seomseom activated the magic incantation with a tense expression.

Woong!

The blue formation that had disappeared flashed and reappeared, leaving only the navy red liquid orb. Then, the pitch-black pupils that had been tightly closed on the large face revealed themselves.

The face, upon seeing the navy red blood of the True Spirit, suddenly popped out of the wall, swallowed it, and made a satisfied expression. The face of light did not even look at Seomseom and opened its large mouth wide.

As the light faded, a white passage opened up inside the large mouth.

“It’s done! The Blood Spirit is asleep, so let’s go inside quickly.”

Giyoung shouted happily. Seomseom also couldn’t hide her excitement and nodded before quickly entering inside.