Chapter 1121: Killing and Destroying the Corpse
The young woman's body fell to the ground with a dull thud. The sound wasn't loud, but to Yi Xuan's ears, it was like a thunderclap.
His body trembled violently, snapping him out of his daze. Then, with a flash of his figure, he vanished from his spot, reappearing by the young woman's side.
At this moment, he had no mind to bother with Yang Haoran. Whether in his heart or in his eyes, there was only the young woman lying on the ground.
"Wan'er! Wan'er, wake up!"
Yi Xuan helped the young woman's upper body up, shouting anxiously while simultaneously using his Talisman Spirit Power to examine her body.
His shouts had no effect. The young woman did not awaken, no matter how loud or anxious his cries were; her body didn't even stir.
Upon examination, he discovered that the young woman had no breath left, which meant the young woman was dead; she just hadn't gone cold yet.
In truth, with Yi Xuan's ability, the moment he held the young woman, he could have determined whether she was dead. But he still clung to a sliver of hope in his heart, thinking that perhaps the young woman hadn't completely died and could still be resuscitated. However, the result completely shattered the hope in his heart.
Although he hadn't personally witnessed the scene of the cigarette butt piercing the young woman's skull, he had already mentally reconstructed the scene in his mind: while he was busy dealing with the chains, Yang Haoran had unleashed the cigarette butt in his hand as a weapon. Its target was not him, but his precious apprentice.
Because the cigarette butt's speed was too fast and its power too strong, the protective barrier he had set up not only failed to block the cigarette butt, but was instantly pierced by it. The barrier didn't even have time to shatter immediately. And his precious apprentice, facing such a swift and powerful attack, naturally had no way to react. As a result, her skull was instantly pierced by the cigarette butt, and her internal organs were shattered by the Spirit Power released from the cigarette butt.
Gazing at the completely lifeless corpse in his arms, a profound sorrow rose within Yi Xuan. He was deeply puzzled: how exactly had Yang Haoran managed to do this?
He had absolute confidence in the protective barrier he had set up. He believed that even if Yang Haoran used a stealth attack, Yang Haoran's strength wouldn't be enough to instantly break through the barrier. Yet Yang Haoran not only accomplished this, but also perfectly evaded his sight.
Yi Xuan wasn't foolish. With just a brief thought, he understood what had happened: Yang Haoran expending Spirit Power to conjure numerous chains and attack him was merely a smokescreen, meant only to distract him, not truly to inflict significant harm upon him. Instead, Yang Haoran had seized that opportunity to launch a sneak attack on his precious apprentice.
Because he had absolute confidence in the protective barrier he had set up, and his attention was drawn by the multitude of chains, he therefore did not detect Yang Haoran's sneak attack.
As for why Yang Haoran had pierced his barrier with just a cigarette butt, and the barrier hadn't even shattered immediately, this could only mean one thing: that Yang Haoran's strength was far greater than he had imagined, and was by no means as simple as it appeared right now.
Just as Yi Xuan realized this in his mind, a powerful energy fluctuation came from behind him; a bone-chilling coldness assailed him from behind.
He knew that Yang Haoran must have attacked him again. Without even thinking, he leaped up, holding the young woman's body, wanting to dodge Yang Haoran's strike.
However, his reaction was still half a beat too slow. Just as his body soared into the air, a massive Ghost Head suddenly broke through the ground. A Ghost Fiend Soul Chain emerged halfway from beneath the earth, its maw wide open, biting directly onto his lower body and violently pulling his body towards the ground. Before he could make an effective response, his body was struck by several Ghost Fiend Soul Chains.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Dust and smoke filled the air, continuous loud bangs echoed, and the violently swaying bodies of the Ghost Fiend Soul Chains were faintly visible.
The young woman's death caused a great psychological shock to Yi Xuan, leading him to be somewhat dazed and distraught.
For Yang Haoran, this was a prime opportunity to deliver a killing blow. He naturally wouldn't easily miss it, so he didn't hesitate at all, immediately casting a Ghost Art, launching an even fiercer attack on Yi Xuan.
If it were usual times, with Yi Xuan's ability, it wouldn't be impossible for him to react effectively in time. But the young woman's death had a considerable impact on him, which led to him failing to dodge Yang Haoran's strike in time.
An angry roar, tinged with pain, emanated from within the swirling dust and smoke. Immediately after, a strong gust of wind swept through the center of the dust cloud.
The dust and smoke were forcibly dispersed by the strong wind. Visible wind blades raged, launching a fierce counterattack against the Ghost Fiend Soul Chains!
The roar came from Yi Xuan. From his roar, it wasn't hard to tell that at this moment, he must have suffered significant injuries under the Ghost Fiend Soul Chains' fierce attack, otherwise, his roar wouldn't have carried such pain. And the wind blades currently swirling everywhere and counterattacking the Ghost Fiend Soul Chains were naturally the power unleashed from the talismans he had conjured.
These wind blades were very powerful and very fast. The Ghost Fiend Soul Chains' physical defense simply couldn't withstand these wind blades. Furthermore, the Ghost Fiend Soul Chains were not small in size, therefore, facing the counterattack of these wind blades, it was difficult for them to completely dodge.
In a short while, the Ghost Fiend Soul Chains were sliced into fragments by these wind blades, transforming into wisps of Yin Qi and dissipating. However, these wind blades also vanished into thin air as their power was exhausted.
"Yang Haoran, if I don't kill you today, I, Yi Xuan, swear I'm not human! ! !"
Yi Xuan, while conjuring talismans to fight against the Ghost Fiend Soul Chains, roared ferociously at Yang Haoran.
At this moment, Yi Xuan was covered in blood. However, most of this blood did not come from him. Although he had suffered some injuries and the Ghost Fiend Soul Chains had left some wounds on his body, it wasn't enough to drench him in blood.
The reason he was covered in blood was because the young woman's corpse in his arms was now only half-remaining; the other half of her body had been torn and pulverized by the Ghost Fiend Soul Chains' attack. And since he had been holding the young woman tightly, his entire body became covered in blood.
The young woman's death was a huge blow to Yi Xuan, and now, even the young woman's corpse had been half-destroyed. One could imagine the intensity of the rage in his heart. All of this was because of Yang Haoran, entirely courtesy of Yang Haoran. His killing intent towards Yang Haoran naturally escalated to its peak, hence, with a ferocious expression, he uttered these cruel words to Yang Haoran!
"Heh heh, since you've spoken those words, then be sure not to go back on them, or it'll be quite awkward later."
Yang Haoran spoke with a smile. As his words echoed, a dense mass of Yin Qi appeared above him. The Yin Qi violently churned, and Remnant Moon re-condensed from it. Under his control, Remnant Moon transformed into a black streak of light and rapidly shot towards the ferociously scowling Yi Xuan.
A talisman suddenly appeared before Yi Xuan, and then instantly ignited, turning into ash. A cracking sound spread, and a tall and thick ice wall rapidly formed before Yi Xuan, emitting visible cold air. The incoming Remnant Moon was precisely blocked by this ice wall.
Boom! ! !
Remnant Moon was deeply embedded in the ice wall. The powerful impact caused the ice wall to shake violently, and the surrounding ground also trembled slightly as a result.
Seeing this, Yang Haoran's expression remained unchanged. He extended his right hand towards the Remnant Moon embedded in the ice wall. A dense stream of Spirit Power gushed forth from his palm and was then injected into Remnant Moon.
He did not directly use Spirit Power to attack the ice wall; instead, he injected Spirit Power into Remnant Moon. That was because after Remnant Moon received the enhancement of his Spirit Power, the power it unleashed far surpassed directly using Spirit Power. ?
Empowered by Yang Haoran's Spirit Power, Remnant Moon let out a hum, and the unleashed power fluctuations sharply intensified. The thick ice wall beneath it emitted a straining cracking sound and then shattered.
At the very instant the ice wall shattered, a whooshing sound pierced the air. Quite a number of talismans shot out from behind the ice wall, their target precisely Yang Haoran, who was controlling Remnant Moon!
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