Definition
A group of four rogue cultivators temporarily allied with Han Li. They are increasingly awed by his power and are forced to cooperate to survive.
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A group of four rogue cultivators temporarily allied with Han Li. They are increasingly awed by his power and are forced to cooperate to survive.
Story context
So the victory lap was a little premature. Just when Han Li was feeling good about bagging the young prince and his steward, the chapter throws a proper curveball. The bald giant from the previous chapter has finished cooking. And by *finished cooking*, we mean he has turned into a two-zhang-tall, horned, fanged, scaled nightmare with zero human left in his eyes. This is not a simple power-up. This is a full demonic-transformation nope button. Han Li’s top brass magic tool, the Sky-Covering Bell, gets torn apart from the inside like paper. His beast puppets keep the thing at bay, but nothing sticks. The chapter transitions from a clean capture to a desperate holding action, forcing Han Li to reach for his final trump card. It is the classic Mortal Stream pivot: the moment you start celebrating a win, the system reminds you that survival is a sliding scale, not a destination.
Why it matters
This chapter is a textbook demonstration of how the Mortal Stream manages pacing. We just had a victory—Han Li captured his targets—but the genre does not allow clean exits. The bald giant’s transformation is not a random power-up; it is a narrative consequence of the desperation and extreme measures characters in this world resort to. Notice how Han Li’s reaction is not panic, but immediate tactical recalibration. He does not ask *why* or *how* at this point; he just identifies the threat level (beyond top-grade tools) and deploys his next asset (Talisman Treasure). Also pay attention to the Meng Mountain Four. They are terrified, but they are also veterans. They link their mana without a second thought. In a world where betrayal is the norm, this moment of desperate cooperation is a rare, fragile thing—and we all know how long *that* usually lasts in RMJI.
Quick facts
Source novel
A Record Of A Mortal S Journey To Immortality
First appearance
Demonic Transformation
Chapter references
1
Type hints
mortal stream, han li, demonic transformation
Guide tags
action, horror, standoff
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