Chapter 821: Election

Chapter 821: Election

Han Li remained calm and collected as a Spiritual Sense Sword shot out of his glabella once again, and in the instant that Daoist Master Bone Shine caught sight of the Spiritual Sense Sword, a look of despair and indignation immediately surfaced in his eyes.

In the next instant, the Spiritual Sense Sword pierced through the bone shield with ease before shooting straight into Daoist Master Bone Shine's glabella.

Only after the Spiritual Sense Sword pierced into Daoist Master Bone Shine's glabella did Han Li discover that his spiritual sense was virtually non-existent, and his soul was also looking extremely frail, much like a candle flame in the wind.

It was clear that he had suffered some kind of severe trauma that had left his soul in a terrible condition.

While it was true that he had managed to inflict a great deal of spiritual damage upon Daoist Master Bone Shine during their previous battle, he was certain that his Spiritual Sense Sword wouldn't have been enough to leave Daoist Master Bone Shine's soul in such a precarious condition.

Despite the befuddlement in his mind, Han Li didn't hesitate in the slightest to land the killing blow, and his Spiritual Sense Sword swung down upon Daoist Master Bone Shine's soul, tearing it apart with ease.

Immediately thereafter, Daoist Master Bone Shine fell completely still.

Shi Chuankong had only just finished setting up his Twin Heavenly Silver Mirrors, and he had no idea what had happened to Daoist Master Bone Shine, but he certainly wasn't going to pass up this opportunity.

The two mirrors began to swap positions at his behest, releasing a burst of tremendous spatial force as they did so.

However, as a Great Encompassment cultivator, Daoist Master Bone Shine's body was extremely resilient. In particular, his bones were near indestructible, and his body was only slightly warped by the immense spatial power, amounting to no substantial injuries.

Despite Shi Chuankong's best efforts, there simply wasn't much that he could do.

Meanwhile, Han Li raised a hand to make a beckoning motion, and a black ring slipped off Daoist Master Bone Shine's finger before flying into his grasp, following which a silver fire raven shot out of his shoulder before engulfing Daoist Master Bone Shine's entire body.

Shi Chuankong had witnessed the power of the Essence Fire Raven in the past, and he knew that Daoist Master Bone Shine's fate was sealed. Sure enough, as soon as the silver flames engulfed his lifeless body, he was immediately set alight, and a string of cracks and pops rang out as Han Li stared into the fire in an absentminded fashion.

"What's wrong, Brother Li?" Shi Chuankong asked.

"Nothing, I was just thinking about what Daoist Master Bone Shine said when he first ran into us. It seemed like he wasn't in a very sound frame of mind," Han Li replied.

"Who cares? The important thing is that he's no longer going to pose a threat to us anymore," Shi Chuankong said with a wide smile.

Around fifteen minutes later, the Essence Fire Raven returned to Han Li, and at this point, Daoist Master Bone Shine had already been completely reduced to ashes.

The fire raven shrank down rapidly in size before landing on the palm of Han Li's hand, then opened its beak to release a vibrant and colorful finger bone. Reaad the latest stories on novelbin(.)com

Han Li raised an eyebrow upon seeing this, then covertly stowed the finger bone away.

"Let's keep going," he said as he turned to Shi Chuankong, and with that, the two of them resumed their journey.

With a sweep of his sleeve, Shi Chuankong summoned his black flying carriage, and it set off with him and Han Li onboard.

However, after flying for a while, Shi Chuankong's brows furrowed slightly, and he said, "It'll take us about half a month to reach Night Sun City from here, and we've already taken too long to get here, so we need to speed up a little."

Immediately thereafter, a purple talisman flew out of his sleeve, then released a flurry of purple runes that encompassed the entire flying carriage.

The front of the carriage immediately became curved to form the head of a bird, while a pair of huge purple wings that were each over a hundred feet in length emerged.

After completing this transformation, the flying carriage's speed was significantly enhanced, and it sped through the air as a streak of dark purple light.

"Seeing as your brothers and sisters are already aware that our target destination is Night Sun City, the journey ahead may not necessarily be smooth sailing, so we should be on our guard," Han Li cautioned.

"Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Li. If we were in the outside world, we'd naturally have to proceed with caution, but this entire Night Sun Domain is under my father's supervision, so no one would dare to attack us here. Now that we've made it into the Night Sun Domain, we're completely safe," Shi Chuankong assured.

Han Li was slightly awestruck by the Devilish Monarch's unfathomable power upon hearing this, but at the same time, a sense of dismay also welled up in his heart.

He was certainly not a fan of being under constant supervision.

Shi Chuankong seemed to have sensed his apprehension, and he continued, "Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Li, my father will keep an eye on the Night Sun Domain for security purposes, but he won't go out of his way to spy on anyone in particular."

Han Li nodded in response, then said, "Fellow Daoist Shi, there are some things that I've been meaning to ask you. Now that we're close to reaching Night Sun City, I would like you to enlighten me."

Shi Chuankong didn't seem surprised at all to hear this, and he prompted, "Go ahead, Fellow Daoist Li."

"You've returned to Night Sun City on this occasion to take part in some type of important event, right? I don't know exactly what's happening, but there have been multiple instances over the course of our journey where I've heard people mention that a significant event is currently unfolding in the city," Han Li said.

"I was going to explain this matter to you once we reached Night Sun City, but seeing as you've raised the question, I may as well explain it now. You are correct to assume that I've returned to Night Sun City over an important matter. This matter concerns the entire Holy Realm, and it requires me to safely deliver the Virata Lute no matter what," Shi Chuankong replied.

"What is this important event?" Han Li asked.

"The next Holy Monarch Election," Shi Chuankong replied with a faint smile.

"Why is there an election being held? Is your father abdicating his throne?" Han Li asked with a surprised expression.

After overcoming the five decays, one would attain true immortality, so there would be no reason for the Devilish Monarch to hand over the throne to a successor unless some type of unforeseen mishap had taken place.

"I'm afraid I don't know exactly why an election is being held. Many years ago, my father suddenly declared that he wanted to select the next Holy Monarch, and no explanation was given," Shi Chuankong replied with tightly furrowed brows.

"Could it be that you've returned to Night Sun City in order to try and claim the berth of successor?" Han Li asked.