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Chapter 1054: A Coffin

Yang Haoran's cold words pronounced Xu Jingwen's death sentence. However, the representatives of the various major factions present didn't truly understand Yang Haoran, so they didn't take his words seriously.

Many people, before engaging in battle with an opponent, would always deliver a string of harsh threats. This was a trick they commonly employed, or one could say, a habit.

As for their intentions, some purely did it to show off, some to intimidate the opponent, and others to deter their foe while simultaneously boosting their own "rage value" to enhance their aura.

Whether this tactic was truly effective, and if so, to what extent, was hard to say. However, this didn't stop some people from delivering such a speech before every engagement.

Yet, in the eyes of others, this trick was rather low-brow, so they disdained using it and even felt a certain aversion.

The words Yang Haoran spoke at this moment, in their view, were exactly that kind of low-brow trick.

Because of this, some inwardly scorned him, thinking Yang Haoran was nothing special. In their eyes, those who liked to use such tricks usually had no real ability, only knowing how to talk big.

However, there were also those who felt indifferent, as they were only interested in the final outcome. Whether the methods used were dignified or of high caliber was not something they cared about.

"Arrogant! Don't you dare underestimate me! Go! ! !"

The anger in his heart caused Xu Jingwen's aura to climb to its peak. With a fierce wave of his hand, an object shot out, rocketing towards Yang Haoran like an arrow from a bowstring.

This object was, astonishingly, a coffin!

The coffin was incredibly fast, reaching Yang Haoran in the blink of an eye. Yang Haoran let out a cold snort, raising his right hand to meet the incoming coffin with a palm strike.

Boom! ! !

His palm collided with the coffin, unleashing a deafening boom. A powerful shockwave rapidly spread outwards from their point of impact. The experts from various major factions, who were spectating, didn't retreat a single step when faced with this situation. As the shockwave approached them, it was shattered by the power they released from within their bodies, not harming them in the slightest.

Although this shockwave was quite powerful, for them, it was not enough to injure them, much less force them to retreat.

The coffin Xu Jingwen summoned was extremely sturdy in its make. Furthermore, it was imbued with Xu Jingwen's power, making it even more robust. When it collided with Yang Haoran's palm, it not only didn't shatter but didn't even show the slightest crack.

Although Yang Haoran didn't shatter the coffin with a single palm, he also wasn't harmed by its impact. He blocked the coffin with one hand, his body utterly motionless, his feet seemingly rooted to the ground.

However, this situation only lasted for a brief moment. Just a few seconds after Yang Haoran caught the coffin with one hand, the coffin violently shuddered, and a tremendous force suddenly erupted from its other end.

The sudden increase in force sent Yang Haoran's body recoiling backwards continuously. This occurred because Xu Jingwen had made his move.

After summoning the coffin, Xu Jingwen immediately leaped into the air, following closely behind it. Soon after Yang Haoran caught the coffin with one hand, he delivered a powerful kick to the coffin's other end.

The formidable power unleashed by this kick did not affect the coffin itself. Instead, it used the coffin as a medium, directly impacting Yang Haoran's body. That's why Yang Haoran, who had clearly already caught the coffin, was forced to continuously retreat.

The other experts present had been intently watching the unfolding battle. Seeing Yang Haoran forced to continuously retreat, some couldn't help but lower their appraisal of him by another notch.

The first time their appraisal of Yang Haoran dropped a notch was just moments ago when he uttered his harsh words; now it was the second time.

"Heh heh, he just engaged and already fell into a disadvantage. That's a blatant slap in the face. His strength isn't much, but he's quite good at showing off."

A man leaned against a crumbling wall, a cigarette dangling from his lips, and spoke languidly as he watched Yang Haoran retreat.

The reason he called Yang Haoran good at showing off wasn't just referring to the harsh words Yang Haoran had just uttered, but also one of Yang Haoran's habitual actions.

Yang Haoran liked to keep his hands in his pockets. This had long become a habitual gesture for him. Even when facing an enemy, if he could solve a problem with one hand, he would never use two.

Earlier, when fighting the Cripple, his hands had initially also been in his pockets. It wasn't until the real battle began, requiring him to use both hands to deal with the Cripple, that he brought them both into play.

After dealing with the Cripple, his hands instinctively returned to his pockets. Now, facing the coffin summoned by Xu Jingwen, he similarly only pulled out one hand to receive the blow.

To some, his actions seemed arrogant; to others, they were a display of confidence in his own strength; and to yet others, they were purely for showing off.

The man with the cigarette in his mouth, at this moment, believed Yang Haoran's actions were just for showing off, which was why he uttered that Yang Haoran's strength wasn't much, but he was quite good at showing off.

However, not all the experts from the major factions present shared the man's opinion. Although Yang Haoran was forced back in their initial exchange, this was only the beginning. Furthermore, Yang Haoran had not yet opened his Heaven Soul, so it was still too early to say who was stronger or weaker. Perhaps Yang Haoran's actions weren't merely for showing off, but rather a genuine reflection of his confidence in his actual strength.

Yang Haoran didn't know what the experts from the various major factions present thought of him at this moment, nor did he have any interest in finding out. And given his personality, even if he did know, he wouldn't react much.

The tremendous force from the coffin rapidly jolted his body backwards. Faced with this situation, some might have switched from one hand to two to resist Xu Jingwen's attack, but he did not. He didn't take out his other hand from his pocket; instead, he directly opened his Heaven Soul!

"Heaven Soul! Open!"

As the low voice escaped his lips, the power fluctuations emanating from his body suddenly surged, and the Yin Qi, nurturing his Soul Armament, appeared by his side.

Boom! ! !

He stomped fiercely on the ground. This single stomp directly cracked the earth beneath him, stirring up a considerable amount of dust. His retreating body abruptly halted at that instant.

The coffin could no longer force Yang Haoran back. The power that had been acting on Yang Haoran was reflected, and the coffin bore the brunt of it, causing it to tremble violently and emit cracking sounds, looking as if it were about to shatter.

At the same time, the Yin Qi beside Yang Haoran violently churned, and Remnant Moon whistled out, directly shooting towards Xu Jingwen, who was at the other end of the coffin, under Yang Haoran's control.

Xu Jingwen's body flickered, dodging Remnant Moon's strike. Watching Remnant Moon, swift as lightning, streak past his neck, Xu Jingwen broke out in a cold sweat.

Xu Jingwen was able to evade Remnant Moon's deadly strike not because his reaction speed was particularly agile, but because he had dodged in advance.

The moment Yang Haoran opened his Heaven Soul and stabilized his body, the coffin emitted a series of groaning, cracking sounds, and he knew that the coffin he had summoned was about to shatter. To avoid being affected by the immense power generated when the coffin splintered, he decisively chose to retreat backward, putting some distance between himself and the coffin.

Coincidentally, as soon as he retreated, Remnant Moon immediately appeared, grazing past his neck. If he had been even a split second slower, his head and body might very well have parted ways by now.

Therefore, his ability to evade Remnant Moon's fatal blow wasn't due to his swift reactions or any pre-emptive judgment, but simply because his luck was incredibly good!

Xu Jingwen, still reeling from the shock of dodging Remnant Moon's lethal strike, watched as the coffin he had summoned, unable to withstand the immense force, loudly shattered.

As splinters of wood flew, a figure was revealed, and a furious, bloodthirsty roar erupted from its mouth!