Chapter 1025: Harder Than Imagined
The cigarette butt in Yang Haoran's hand was flicked away with a snap of his fingers. Enveloped by Spirit Power, this otherwise harmless cigarette butt inexplicably emitted a dense Yin Qi, shooting forth like a bullet.
The restrictive barrier shrouding the temple was easily pierced by the cigarette butt. With a sharp crack, the barrier shattered like glass, revealing the true scene within the temple.
At the same time, the sound of tearing air continually echoed outside the temple. The approaching Spirit Mediums were already very close, and with the shattering of the restrictive barrier, they naturally saw Yang Haoran and his companions.
After shattering the barrier, the cigarette butt's speed didn't diminish in the slightest. With a whoosh, it shot towards the leading Spirit Medium, reaching his eyes in the blink of an eye.
The man's expression changed. He truly hadn't expected that, despite his aggressive advance, his opponent not only hadn't fled but even dared to launch a sneak attack, and quite a powerful one at that. He could feel the strong power fluctuation emanating from the cigarette butt.
Bearing his shock and fury, he forcibly twisted his body in mid-air, successfully dodging a vital spot. The cigarette butt grazed past his cheek, leaving a wound and drawing a spray of blood. The protective Yin Qi enveloping his body hadn't stopped the cigarette butt at all; it was effortlessly broken through by the rapidly incoming projectile.
Though he dodged the cigarette butt, his action brought disaster upon the Spirit Medium closely following him. Before this Spirit Medium could even comprehend what was happening, the protective Yin Qi on his body was scattered, and then his heart was pierced by the rapidly flying cigarette butt. The entire person fell from the air like a bird struck by a hunting rifle.
This scene caused every attacking Spirit Medium's face to drastically change. However, Lu Wu, beside Yang Haoran, seeing Yang Haoran take down a Spirit Medium with a single cigarette butt, and even injure the leading Spirit Medium, immediately burst forth with an excited expression.
“Emissary is simply too cool! Even though you're not tall, in my heart, you're incredibly towering! At least taller than me! ”
“Heh, thanks. ”
Shui Ling, standing nearby, frowned slightly and couldn't help but interject a reminder.
“Lu Wu, you pig-headed fool, if you can't speak properly, then don't speak at all! ”
As Shui Ling's reminder fell, the leading Spirit Medium had already landed in front of the temple, bringing all the attacking Spirit Mediums with him. Two of them broke off from the group and dashed towards the previously fallen Spirit Medium, seemingly to check on his injuries.
The leading Spirit Medium was a young man who appeared to be only twenty-seven or twenty-eight. His looks were ordinary, his height was ordinary, with nothing particularly remarkable about him – in this regard, he was somewhat similar to Yang Haoran. However, the power fluctuation emanating from his body was anything but ordinary; compared to the other Spirit Mediums present, he truly stood out like a crane among chickens, incredibly conspicuous.
The power fluctuation emanating from this person was quite strong, likely having reached the mid-stage of a Spirit Master. Apart from him, the power fluctuations emanating from the other Spirit Mediums present had not yet reached the Spirit Master realm, though the strongest among them were at Lu Wu's level, and there were quite a few of them. Yang Haoran just briefly sensed them and found there were five such Spirit Mediums.
Although the other Spirit Mediums hadn't reached the realm of those five, their numbers were considerable.
Including the unlucky fellow just struck by Yang Haoran's cigarette butt, there were a total of twenty-three attacking Spirit Mediums. Currently, twenty stood outside the temple, with two more gone to rescue the unlucky one. Even so, this number formed a stark contrast compared to Yang Haoran and his companions.
“The one who just carelessly tossed the cigarette butt, that would be you, wouldn't it! ”
The leading Spirit Medium fixed his gaze on Yang Haoran. His expression was grim as he wiped the blood flowing from his cheek, and he coldly asked Yang Haoran.
“This person's name is Zhuang Mingzhe. He's one of the thirteen Spirit Masters of Gu Mo City. Among their thirteen Spirit Masters, his strength is only considered average. ”
Shui Ling whispered the reminder from the side. Hearing this, Yang Haoran nodded lightly, indicating to Shui Ling that he understood, and then smiled as he spoke to Zhuang Mingzhe.
“That's right, I threw the cigarette butt. I originally intended to offer you a puff too, but it seems you didn't appreciate the gesture, and ultimately, the brother behind you got the advantage. ”
Zhuang Mingzhe, who was already seething with anger, heard Yang Haoran's words, and his face twisted into a snarl.
At the same time, the two men returned to him, carrying the injured, unlucky fellow.
“Emissary Zhuang, his heart has been pierced, and he's lost a lot of blood. He's already unconscious. Although we've sealed the wound with Communication Power, this won't save his life. If he doesn't receive timely and effective treatment, I'm afraid his physical body won't last more than a few minutes. ”
A Spirit Medium reported to Zhuang Mingzhe. The 'he' in his mouth referred to the one whose heart had been pierced by Yang Haoran's cigarette butt.
Zhuang Mingzhe's expression was exceedingly grim upon hearing this. He glanced at the unconscious Spirit Medium on the ground, a murderous glint flashing in his eyes, then fiercely waved his hand, and a spatial rift appeared beside him.
“Take him back for treatment. Whether he lives or not depends on whether his fate is grand enough! ”
The Spirit Medium who had reported didn't hesitate. He picked up the unconscious Spirit Medium from the ground and prepared to leave. However, at that very moment, the ground where the spatial rift was located churned, turning into quicksand. Two large hands formed from yellow sand grasped both sides of the spatial rift, directly tearing apart the newly formed crack.
This sudden development made Zhuang Mingzhe's face change. He fiercely waved his hand, and a surge of Communication Power whistled out, striking at the two large hands formed from yellow sand.
Boom! ! !
With a tremendous boom, the two large hands formed from yellow sand were shattered, scattering into fine grains across the ground. A wild, explosive force spread outwards, sending the Spirit Mediums present reeling and stumbling. The Spirit Medium who was already close to death couldn't possibly withstand such torment; he lost his life on the spot. Even the Spirit Medium holding him was sent flying, spewing blood.
Zhuang Mingzhe paid no mind to the other Spirit Mediums. He had initially believed this operation today would pose no significant problems, but now it seemed the situation was quite different from what he'd imagined. As soon as they arrived, the opponent had delivered a powerful blow, and now, right under his nose, they had forcibly torn apart the spatial rift, without him even having time to react. Without considerable strength, such a feat would be impossible. In this situation, he had no mind to care for the other Spirit Mediums.
His face grim, he shifted his gaze from Yang Haoran to Huang Sha standing beside him.
“This is a matter between us Spirit Mediums and the Yin Dogs. You, a demon, are you sure you want to interfere? ”
Zhuang Mingzhe's words were naturally directed at Huang Sha, because at that moment, Huang Sha was emitting a considerable amount of Demon Power, making it obvious that Huang Sha was the one who had just destroyed the spatial rift.
His words carried an obvious threat, and everyone understood their intent: naturally, to prevent Huang Sha from interfering. If Huang Sha got involved, he would gain yet another formidable opponent today.
Huang Sha completely ignored Zhuang Mingzhe. However, he also didn't make any further moves, instead turning his gaze towards Yang Haoran.
Yang Haoran sensed Huang Sha's gaze and knew what Huang Sha meant by looking at him at that moment. So, he smiled faintly.
“Go on, show him with your strength just how laughable his threats against you are. ”
Without Yang Haoran's explicit command, Huang Sha dared not act rashly. His earlier intervention was solely because the opponent had tried to transport the injured person away via the spatial rift; even without Yang Haoran's order, he knew how to handle such a situation.
After destroying the spatial rift, Huang Sha didn't make any further moves, as he was awaiting Yang Haoran's next command.
Now, having received Yang Haoran's order, a smile appeared on Huang Sha's face, though it seemed somewhat cruel.
“Yes, Boss! ”
Huang Sha respectfully replied, then his body directly transformed into a pile of yellow sand and merged into the ground, instantly vanishing without a trace.
He knew very well that Yang Haoran's strength was far superior to his own, utterly beyond his ability to contend with. Thus, he wasn't worried about Yang Haoran's safety and therefore departed with a carefree and cheerful demeanor.
Conversely, Zhuang Mingzhe was far from pleased to see Huang Sha's body transform into quicksand and merge into the ground.
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