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Chapter 1219: Black Hole Anomaly

The Grand Spirit Master was now in an impossible situation, caught between a rock and a hard place. Abandoning Yang Haoran and fleeing was simply not an option. If he were to abandon Yang Haoran and escape, he would lose too much face, and he naturally wouldn't do that. Yang Haoran, for his part, certainly wouldn't allow him to flee either. Moreover, the Grand Spirit Master hadn't reached a point where he needed to escape; he merely found Yang Haoran somewhat difficult to deal with.

The Grand Spirit Master knew deep down whether his verbal offensive could truly intimidate Yang Haoran. He understood that the possibility of a dignified Yin Division Guardian being scared away by a few words from him was almost nil. After all, the battle between their respective deities had yet to conclude, and the victor was still uncertain. Even if it were him, he wouldn't choose to flee at this moment. If Yang Haoran were so easily cowed by his words, the Grand Spirit Master would truly doubt how Yang Haoran had managed to secure the position of Guardian.

Since he understood this inwardly, his purpose in speaking such words at this moment was primarily to unsettle Yang Haoran's mind, forcing him to reveal an opening. This would increase his chances of eliminating Yang Haoran. Otherwise, with Yang Haoran remaining so troublesome, who knew when he would ever be able to get rid of him? His own injuries would also surely worsen due to Yang Haoran's tenacity.

"Heh heh, since my God has manifested at such a critical juncture, there's no doubt that ample preparations have been made. How could the Talisman Ancestor of the Talisman Order and the Spiritualist False God you worship possibly be a match for my God? So, I think it's you who should be running, not me."

Yang Haoran parried the Grand Spirit Master's fierce attacks while responding with a faint smile. He knew full well the Grand Spirit Master's intentions behind those words and certainly wouldn't let him succeed.

However, his inner emotions at this moment were far from as calm as they appeared on the surface. Though he spoke of believing in the Death God and put on a facade of the Death God's inevitable victory, deep down, he had no confidence whatsoever in the Death God's ability to defeat the combined might of the Talisman Ancestor and the Spiritualist False God. In fact, he was even subtly pessimistic about the Death God's chances.

This was merely Yang Haoran's internal thought. Of course, he couldn't reveal even a hint of such genuine sentiments, because to do so would be entirely detrimental and offer no benefit. He wasn't foolish enough to commit such a blunder.

Seeing that Yang Haoran wasn't falling for his tricks, the Grand Spirit Master's expression turned exceedingly grim, looking as if he wanted to devour Yang Haoran whole.

The Grand Spirit Master, seething with humiliation, let his words fall as his attacks on Yang Haoran intensified. His Guardian Spirit, though considerably weaker than him, likewise launched a full-power assault on Yang Haoran.

At this moment, the Grand Spirit Master was dead set on killing Yang Haoran. In his eyes, since Yang Haoran had refused his 'toast' and chosen the 'penalty,' he absolutely had to eliminate him, or he would certainly lose face.

As for whether he could successfully slay Yang Haoran, he had no doubt whatsoever in his own ability. He merely found Yang Haoran troublesome, which didn't mean he had no way to deal with him. He was determined to kill Yang Haoran and believed he could certainly achieve it, though it would require him to pay a significant price.

He hadn't done so before because he didn't want to pay a hefty price just to eliminate Yang Haoran. If he could easily kill Yang Haoran, that would be fine; he wouldn't mind gaining more merit in this battle. But if he had to expend considerable effort to slay Yang Haoran, he was somewhat reluctant.

Now, however, since Yang Haoran had provoked him to such an extent, his enraged mind no longer cared about the cost. He simply wanted to slay Yang Haoran, to make Yang Haoran pay the price of his life for his ignorance, and only then could he vent the fury raging within him.

In the time that followed, the Grand Spirit Master gritted his teeth and unleashed his trump card. His sole objective was to slay Yang Haoran, the Guardian.

Yet, to his utter astonishment, even after paying the price and successfully deploying his trump card, he only managed to gravely injure Yang Haoran; he hadn't taken his life. This left him both shocked and incredulous. How could he not be stunned that his trump card, which he had been so confident in, failed to claim Yang Haoran's life?

In his eyes, Yang Haoran was a minor realm weaker than him. Yang Haoran merely possessed the strength of a late-stage Earth Soul realm, while he was a Grand Spirit Master at the peak of the late stage. He had attacked with full force and even expended a huge price to unleash his trump card, yet he hadn't been able to finish Yang Haoran off. If this hadn't happened to him personally, he would never have believed such an absurd thing could exist in this world.

This Grand Spirit Master had no idea that Yang Haoran's supposed severe injuries were merely feigned, nor that Yang Haoran's realm was not merely late-stage Earth Soul, but rather the peak of the late stage. If he had known these facts, his shock and disbelief would surely have been even more intense.

In truth, if Yang Haoran had wanted to slay this Grand Spirit Master, he was fully capable of doing so. However, he didn't want to kill this Grand Spirit Master only to face another powerful opponent immediately after. This would not be beneficial for him; it would not only consume a vast amount of his own power but also increase the inherent danger.

Furthermore, he didn't want to expose his true strength in front of everyone, which would invite suspicion from those with ulterior motives. Thus, he preferred to feign severe injury under the Grand Spirit Master's assault rather than make a move to kill him.

Though the Grand Spirit Master was a mix of shock and rage, he saw Yang Haoran's severe injuries with his own eyes. Therefore, he didn't give up, continuing his assault on Yang Haoran, determined to strike while the iron was hot and vowing not to stop until Yang Haoran was slain.

The struggle between the two continued for over two hours. The final result was Yang Haoran's incredibly narrow victory, as he successfully wielded Remnant Moon to sever the Grand Spirit Master's head and forcefully took away the Grand Spirit Master's Guardian Spirit.

To anyone observing, Yang Haoran's great battle was a narrow win, for there were several instances where Yang Haoran almost died at the Grand Spirit Master's hands. Had it not been for Yang Haoran's rich combat experience and numerous prepared tactics, he would have lost his life to the Grand Spirit Master long ago. How else could he have successfully countered and won this deadly struggle?

Of course, all of this was deliberately faked by Yang Haoran. He wanted others to see it and mistakenly believe it was the truth, thereby concealing his real strength. If not for the Grand Spirit Master's complete mental breakdown from being toyed with, and his utter lack of any remaining techniques to employ, Yang Haoran probably would have played around for another two hours before winning the battle with a fortunate appearance, successfully slaying the Grand Spirit Master.

Just as Yang Haoran had finished slaying this Grand Spirit Master, the colossal black hole above Snow Fox Mountain suddenly underwent a strange transformation!