Han Li Catches the Cicada, Lin Yuan Lurks Behind

As soon as the words fell, a miserable scream rang out. The violin auxiliary-type Soul Master standing beside Zhu Zhuyun was pierced through the chest by a streak of azure sword qi and collapsed into a pool of blood.

Then, an ordinary-looking black-haired youth with a high ponytail stepped out of the darkness.

He held an emerald-green longsword. His clothes did not seem to fit him very well, and he looked rather disheveled, as though he had spent quite some time in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Yet this person's appearance gave Lin Yuan a great shock.

Because before the other party revealed himself, Lin Yuan had failed to sense his aura from beginning to end.

One had to know that the Supreme Sacred Heaven and Earth Technique and Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Formula he cultivated not only made his strength far surpass those of the same rank, giving him the combat power to cross two, or even three, soul rings.

They also granted him spiritual power far beyond that of his peers.

With his current spiritual power, he could not quite rival a Soul Sage, but he was in no way inferior to the vast majority of Soul Emperors.

And yet, even so, he had failed to notice the other party...

As his thoughts raced, Lin Yuan fixed his gaze on the sword in the youth's hand. It was the Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords, identical to those in the Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality animation, with golden arcs of electricity flickering across them.

There was no need to ask. He was definitely another transmigrator.

The key was, could his cheat be something like Lin Tian's, a cheat that came with cultivation techniques from birth?

And they were even Old Devil Han's immortal cultivation techniques?

At that thought, Lin Yuan broke out in a cold sweat. If that was the case, then he needed to be prepared to retreat at any time.

Though the Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Formula and Supreme Sacred Heaven and Earth Technique were powerful,

at the end of the day, they were merely mortal cultivation techniques. They could not compare to Old Devil Han's Azure Essence Sword Art.

At the same time, Zhu Zhuyun and the others were also greatly startled.

"Bastard! If you know what's good for you, stay out of this. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude."

Seeing her close attendant beside her killed, Zhu Zhuyun was both shocked and furious as she shouted sternly at the newcomer.

Four soul rings—yellow, purple, purple, and black—slowly rose from beneath his feet, floating at different positions around his body. The black-haired youth was enveloped by them as he said unhurriedly, "What a coincidence. Han is determined to meddle in this business today."

The black-haired youth was naturally Han Li, who had transmigrated into a soul beast and taken human form from the Ten-Thousand-Year Golden Thunder Bamboo.

After leaving that lightning-filled area, he had wandered through the Star Dou Great Forest.

He had finally encountered several Soul Masters who had come to hunt soul rings, but he had been too busy robbing them of their belongings. Before he could ask for directions, he had accidentally killed them.

Thus, he had wandered around the Star Dou Great Forest for several days before finally arriving here.

Who would have thought that, by sheer coincidence, he would come across Zhu Zhuyun hunting down Zhu Qing.

As someone firmly ranked among the top three must-have targets in Douluo Continent, Han Li naturally would not pass up such an opportunity to play the hero and save the beauty.

So, after Zhu Qing was knocked down and lost the ability to resist, he stepped forward.

The only pity was that Zhu Qing had already fainted.

She could not personally witness the scene of him saving her.

But it did not matter. Once he drove these people away, he could find a cave and treat Zhu Qing's injuries. By then, some physical intimacy would be unavoidable. Wouldn't that make the little kitten give up on that useless Dai Mubai and throw herself into his arms instead?

He had cultivated bitterly for ten thousand years and held himself back for so long. Now that he had finally taken human form, he had to enjoy himself properly.

"A ten-thousand-year fourth ring, a thousand-year second ring..."

Seeing Han Li's absurdly overpowered soul ring configuration, Zhu Zhuyun's subordinates all sucked in cold breaths.

Amid her shock, Zhu Zhuyun considered the relationship between this mysterious man and her younger sister, then deliberately asked in a relaxed tone:

"What exactly do you want? Could it be that you've taken a fancy to my sister and want to play the hero saving the beauty?"

"Then that is truly unfortunate. She already has a fiancé, and he is the third prince of the Star Luo Empire."

"Once the third prince ascends the throne, she will become the future empress of the Star Luo Empire. As her elder sister, I advise you not to bring trouble upon yourself."

Han Li said disdainfully, "Isn't he just that playboy who fears death and abandoned his fiancée to run away alone? What is there to be proud of? Enough. Don't think I don't know what you're plotting. I've already been plenty courteous to you. If you still don't leave, I'll kill every one of you right now."

"That will depend on your ability." Zhu Zhuyun still could not bring herself to hand her younger sister over to this man just like that.

If he truly was her sister's friend, or if he was genuinely acting out of righteousness, that would naturally be for the best. After all, she had never intended to kill Zhu Qing from the beginning.

In fact, if this man had not appeared just now, she had planned to treat her sister's injuries first before quietly leaving.

But if he had merely been stirred by lust, then no matter what happened today, she would not hand her sister over to him.

As she spoke, Zhu Qing hooked her left hand beneath her chest, pressed her right arm against her waist, and gracefully raised a finger.

The two- and three-ring Soul Masters who had previously surrounded Zhu Qing attacked Han Li together.

"Courting death." Han Li flew into a rage. His first soul ring continued to shine as he wildly swung the Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords in his hand.

Streaks of azure sword qi tore through the air toward Zhu Zhuyun's followers. In a single exchange, they were cut down.

Looking at her followers lying in pools of blood, Zhu Zhuyun finally lost her initial composure and shouted sharply, "Uncle Biao!"

As soon as her words fell, the ground trembled. A burly old man surrounded by six soul rings—three yellow, two purple, and one black—strode forward.

Each step carried him two or three meters and shook the ground. Finally, he leaped forward, his third soul ring lighting up as his hands transformed into massive phantom bear paws that slammed toward Han Li.

Seeing this, Lin Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly and stared fixedly at Han Li, wanting to see how he would deal with it.

This old man called Uncle Biao had been hiding nearby all along. Lin Yuan had noticed him long ago. His Soul Power was comparable to that of the principal of Suotuo City Intermediate Soul Master Academy, roughly around level sixty-two or sixty-three.

But his martial soul was far more formidable than the latter's. It was a subspecies of the Mighty Vajra Bear, the Mighty Demon Bear. It possessed remarkably strong attack and defense.

Facing the old man's sudden assault, Han Li remained utterly fearless. His second soul ring lit up, and four phantom Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords revolved around him.

Golden arcs of lightning surged wildly around his body.

They formed a protective barrier.

The moment the Mighty Demon Bear's palm shadow touched the golden lightning, it shattered with a bang.

Han Li used the opportunity to pull away from Uncle Biao. Then his third soul ring lit up, and his whole body was instantly covered by a layer of azure light, becoming translucent before splitting into five.

The five "Han Lis" charged at the old man in unison, like bolts of lightning washing over him and beating him until he could not resist at all.

Finally, the five translucent azure phantoms merged back into one. Han Li revealed his true body, his fourth soul ring lighting up as the Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords in his hand enlarged.

Han Li brought the sword down in a crushing blow. The old man had been completely suppressed by the Evil-Exorcising Divine Thunder from start to finish and could not withstand it at all. He was directly blown apart by the golden lightning discharged from the giant sword, leaving neither corpse nor bones behind.

"Azure Essence Sword Ray, Azure Essence Sword Shield, Giant Sword Technique, the clone skill from the animated version of Han Li, and the Evil-Exorcising Divine Thunder that specifically restrains demonic cultivators, ghost cultivators, corpses, and yin-evil entities? This old man's martial soul has the word 'demon' in it, so he was completely restrained by the Evil-Exorcising Divine Thunder."

After watching Han Li's battle with the old man, Lin Yuan let out a long breath. So this suddenly appearing transmigrator had not received Han Li's cultivation technique inheritance.

His martial soul had merely awakened as the Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords. Otherwise, he would have long since controlled flying swords to attack his enemies.

If that thing were placed in Douluo Continent, a world where even hidden weapons could run rampant, it would be an absolute dimensionality-reduction strike.

Presumably, just like the Azure Essence Sword Ray, Azure Essence Sword Shield, Giant Sword Technique, and the animated version's cloning ability, it had been unlocked through soul rings or a domain.