Published: September 5, 2025
Chapter 647: Demonic Infant
At that moment, a light laughter suddenly echoed.
"Hee hee! This is really interesting. Who would have thought that just by taking a short nap here, I would witness people killing and stealing treasures. What's funny is that two foundation establishment stage cultivators are targeting a nascent soul stage cultivator. Am I still half asleep?"
The voice was youthful and crisp, like the laughter of a little girl.
Hearing this, Han Li's expression changed slightly, while the short and stout cultivator and the bald burly man looked as if they had been struck by thunder, their faces suddenly pale and lifeless.
"Nascent soul stage cultivator?" the short and stout cultivator screamed, staring fixedly at Han Li as if seeing a ghost.
"Impossible! A nascent soul stage cultivator? It must be a lie concocted by his accomplice to scare us," the bald burly man said in panic. Then, as if remembering something, he shouted loudly to boost his own morale. His body involuntarily took two steps back, his eyes wide as he searched frantically around for the little girl who spoke. It was as if finding her would instantly give him courage.
But the surroundings were empty, not a trace of a person in sight.
At this moment, Han Li felt a terror far greater than that caused by Peng Yi and the Twin Fiends.
For some reason, the instant he heard the little girl’s voice, he shivered inexplicably. The nascent soul in his dantian, which had been dormant, suddenly stirred with a tense expression, his small face showing a trace of extreme fear.
What was even more surprising was that he had just scanned every inch within ten miles with his spiritual awareness. There was definitely no fourth person present. Yet this little girl had clearly spoken nearby. Even with his current early nascent soul cultivation base combined with the great yin technique’s enhancement, he couldn’t detect her. Could it be that her cultivation technique was profound, or was there some other mystery?
Han Li’s throat grew dry.
"Who? Who is playing tricks, daring to mock even us, Peng Yi and the Twin Fiends?" The short and stout cultivator’s face regained some color. Seeming to find the burly man’s words valid, he calmed down and looked around anxiously. At the same time, a yellowish light shield lit up around his body, and he summoned a small black shield to block in front of him.
"Hee hee! If I let you see me, I might as well just bash my head and die. But you nascent soul cultivator’s spiritual awareness is quite strong. If you were just a bit stronger, you could almost track down my whereabouts," the little girl said arrogantly.
Han Li’s face darkened as he listened to her words while frantically searching nearby with his spiritual awareness. It was too strange; not a single trace of a cultivator appeared wherever he searched.
"Hmm, a bit hungry. How about you three let me eat you up! Tsk tsk, a cultivator’s nascent soul—I haven’t tasted that in a long time. Truly nostalgic for that flavor!" The little girl’s voice continued with a seemingly innocent tone, but the content was terrifying.
Han Li’s expression remained unchanged as if he hadn’t heard, but after a muffled grunt, he no longer concealed his cultivation base.
A flash of azure light burst from his body, and an astonishing aura surged forth as dozens of azure lights shot out—seventy-two green bamboo bee cloud swords emerged simultaneously, forming a protective barrier around him.
"R-Really a nascent soul stage cultivator! Please spare me, senior. I was just ignorant and unintentional in offending you. Second brother, what are you doing? Don’t run! Facing senior Han, we have no chance of escape," the short and stout cultivator, seeing Han Li reveal his true cultivation and unleash so many flying swords simultaneously, was terrified beyond reason. Without hesitation, he knelt down and kowtowed, showing a servile and submissive demeanor.
The burly man’s actions, however, were the opposite. His face went pale as he suddenly took out a golden talisman and slapped it on himself, transforming into a golden rainbow that shattered the sky as he fled.