Chapter 1008: Two Kicks Shatter the Sphere
The massive hand that suddenly seized Xiang Chuan was one condensed from yellow sand. Because this immense hand formed directly beneath him and struck with incredible speed, he failed to dodge it.
His body caught, Xiang Chuan inwardly cried out in dismay. Before he could even formulate a counter-strategy, the large hand grasping him tightened with a fierce squeeze.
“Pfft! ”
Xiang Chuan spat out a mouthful of blood. Though the massive hand didn't instantly crush him, it inflicted considerable damage upon his body.
In this situation, he hastily mobilized the power within his body to protect himself, aiming to reduce the physical harm. If he failed to do so, he feared his body would be mercilessly crushed by that immense hand in the very next second.
With his body bolstered by power, and under its influence, the massive hand's grip slowed, and the pain Xiang Chuan suffered was considerably lessened as a result.
However, Xiang Chuan knew well that this alone wasn't enough. If he couldn't find a way to break free from the giant hand's control, he feared it wouldn't be long before he fell to the Sand Monster.
Therefore, the immediate priority was to find a way to escape the crushing grip of the giant hand. His opponent certainly wouldn't give him time to devise a more efficient or less taxing method of breaking free. In his desperation, he could only frantically mobilize the power within him, intent on using the most raw and brutal approach to smash through the hand that held him captive.
But the scene that followed made him inwardly curse. Just as the massive hand showed cracks, poised to shatter at any moment, at that very instant, a vast quantity of yellow sand surged into the air, rushing towards the hand gripping him. It repaired the cracks with incredible speed, and in the blink of an eye, the hand was restored to its original state, becoming even more solid than before, for its tremors had noticeably diminished.
“Hahahaha, it’s useless! Even if you exhaust all the power in your body, you won’t stand a chance against me. The only reason you had the upper hand just now was because I wasn’t using my full strength. Now that I am, you’re no match for me at all. In this desert, few of those in the same realm as me can be my opponents, not even a Pharmacist like you! ”
The yellow-clad man laughed heartily. As his laughter faded, massive quantities of yellow sand rose into the air under his control, forming peculiar rivers of sand that converged from all directions towards the giant hand squeezing Xiang Chuan.
In just a few breaths, these sand rivers coalesced at Xiang Chuan’s position, forming a colossal earthen-yellow sphere. Both the giant hand tightly grasping Xiang Chuan and Xiang Chuan himself had vanished, for they were now sealed within this earthen-yellow sphere.
“Haha, successfully sealed by me! Just wait for death inside! ”
The yellow-clad man chuckled, then quickly formed hand seals. As the seals concluded, visible demonic runes suddenly appeared on the surface of the earthen-yellow sphere.
These demonic runes were a method the yellow-clad man used to bolster the sand sphere’s seal. With these runes present, it would naturally be even more difficult for Xiang Chuan inside to break the seal and escape. At least in his opinion, Xiang Chuan absolutely did not possess the ability to break through that seal.
“One down, and now it’s your turn, hehe! ”
The yellow-clad man turned his gaze towards Yang Haoran in the distance, unable to resist a grin. Both Yang Haoran and Xiang Chuan were his targets this time, and now that he had successfully dealt with Xiang Chuan, it was certainly Yang Haoran’s turn next.
As the yellow-clad man looked at Yang Haoran, Yang Haoran happened to be looking at the yellow-clad man as well. Seeing the yellow-clad man’s grin, Yang Haoran also smiled.
In the very next instant, the smile on the yellow-clad man’s face froze. Yang Haoran had vanished from his spot in a flash, so quickly that with his current strength, he couldn't even discern how Yang Haoran had disappeared. This caused a sudden jolt of alarm in his heart.
He didn't, however, conclude that he was no match for Yang Haoran simply because of this. Some people might be fast, but they weren’t necessarily skilled fighters, nor were they necessarily powerful. So even though he was somewhat surprised by Yang Haoran’s speed, he didn't harbor any thoughts of retreat.
Before the surprise in his heart could fade, he sensed something and sharply turned his head to look at the sand sphere floating in mid-air. Standing atop the sand sphere was a person, none other than Yang Haoran, who had just vanished right before his eyes.
“He’s my precious treasure, you know. If you really killed him, then this trip would be a huge loss for me. ”
Yang Haoran spoke with a smile. As his voice rang out, terrifying power fluctuations erupted from within him. By the time his words fell, his entire being was enveloped in dense Yin Qi.
Feeling the powerful energy fluctuations emanating from Yang Haoran, the yellow-clad man’s expression abruptly changed. He had never expected this unassuming fellow to conceal such immense power within him.
Although Yang Haoran hadn't fully unleashed all his power at this moment, the energy fluctuations he emitted were far more formidable than those Xiang Chuan had displayed. For the yellow-clad man, Yang Haoran possessing such immense power was naturally not a good sign.
Before the yellow-clad man could recover from his shock, Yang Haoran stomped his foot down onto the sand sphere below.
Boom! ! !
With a thunderous crash, the sand sphere floating in mid-air shuddered violently. Many of the demonic runes shimmering on its surface instantly shattered. Yang Haoran’s stomp appeared effortless, yet its power was not to be underestimated.
The loud bang snapped the yellow-clad man out of his shock. Seeing that Yang Haoran intended to break open the sand sphere and rescue Xiang Chuan, he immediately wanted to intervene. However, he was still a step too late. The moment the thought sparked in his mind, Yang Haoran's second foot had already stomped onto the sand sphere below.
Boom! ! !
With this stomp, Yang Haoran not only shattered the demonic runes on the sand sphere’s surface but also pulverized the sphere itself. Xiang Chuan, who had been sealed inside the sphere, regained his freedom as the sphere disintegrated. However, he looked rather disheveled, as if he had just been dug out of sand, covered head to toe in yellow grit, with even clear traces of blood at the corners of his mouth.
Xiang Chuan stabilized his rapidly plummeting body in mid-air, then couldn’t help but break into a violent fit of coughing. Trapped inside the sand sphere, he had no idea how much yellow sand had poured into his mouth and nostrils.
Witnessing Yang Haoran shatter the sand sphere with such ease, the yellow-clad man was filled with both shock and fury. He momentarily ignored the now-free Xiang Chuan, directing all his attention towards Yang Haoran instead.
To him, Yang Haoran was the truly formidable enemy, far more potent than Xiang Chuan. Thus, at this moment, he had no mind to spare for the dishevelled Xiang Chuan.
“Go! Tear him apart! ”
The yellow-clad man bellowed, and the sand python beneath his feet, under his control, swayed its massive body and lunged at Yang Haoran. He himself flickered, disappearing behind the sand python, intending to deploy other methods to deal with Yang Haoran.
However, just then, a buzzing sound rang out. Then, a black streak flashed by, effortlessly piercing through the sand python, and appeared before his body with lightning speed, stopping right at his neck.
A bone-chilling cold spread throughout his body. At his neck, a crescent moon wheel hovered in mid-air. The black streak he had just seen was this very moon wheel. If the moon wheel hadn't stopped at his neck, his head would already be separated from his body by now.
“What incredible speed! ”
Gazing at the Soul Armament, Remnant Moon, before him, the yellow-clad man couldn’t help but exclaim, his voice filled with shock. At the same time, the sand python blocking his path suddenly froze, then its head and body separated. Both the snake head and body plummeted from the air at that very instant.
The sand python was a formidable construct the yellow-clad man had conjured using a vast amount of Demon Power. He had believed it quite impressive in both its offensive and defensive capabilities, yet now it had been effortlessly sliced into two by Remnant Moon.
Although he could still consume Demon Power to re-manifest the sand python, he no longer had the opportunity to do so, for Remnant Moon was hovering right outside his neck.
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