Chapter 1226: Decisive Kill
The protective shield that suddenly appeared around the Grand Spirit Master’s body, much like the shattered jade talisman, emitted a faint, milky-white glow. Beyond that, upon this not-so-large shield were numerous mysterious runes, flickering in and out of sight. Each rune emanated powerful Talisman Spirit Power fluctuations, and their presence made the shield appear even more extraordinary. There was no need to test it to know its defensive power was astonishing.
From this, it was clear that even though the jade talisman had been shattered by the Black Lightning, its power had not dissipated. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for such a powerful shield to form around the Grand Spirit Master’s body.
With the protection of this shield, the Grand Spirit Master finally felt his heart, which had been pounding, settle. Just then, Remnant Moon’s assault arrived.
Boom!
!
Remnant Moon crashed into the shield, which vibrated but was not instantly broken. The Black Lightning that followed also struck the shield, yet similarly failed to break it, merely causing the vibrations to intensify significantly.
The appearance of the shield did indeed allow the Grand Spirit Master to block the attacks of Yang Haoran’s two Soul Armaments. However, the two Guardian Spirits were now in a dire predicament.
Although both of these Guardian Spirits were at the early Ghost King realm, they lacked the Grand Spirit Master’s defensive measures. To be precise, it wasn’t that they didn’t possess any, but rather that they had already exhausted all the various measures they had prepared during the previous battle. Thus, they had no effective means to counter Yang Haoran’s fierce onslaught.
Yang Haoran was well-prepared. The moment the two Guardian Spirits’ physical bodies disintegrated, two Soul-Gathering Beads immediately appeared, forcefully drawing the Yin Qi they had become into the beads with brute efficiency. All of this transpired while the Grand Spirit Master was in the crucial moment of manifesting the jade talisman to block Yang Haoran’s assault, leaving him no time to attend to the two Guardian Spirits. After all, he could barely protect himself, let alone others; even his own Guardian Spirits, he was powerless to save, only able to watch as they were taken away by Yang Haoran.
By the time the Grand Spirit Master successfully blocked Yang Haoran’s attack using the power of the jade talisman, the two Guardian Spirits had not only been shattered by Yang Haoran and taken into the Soul-Gathering Beads, but even the beads themselves had been stored away into an independent space, with lightning speed.
Yang Haoran had planned all of this beforehand, making thorough preparations before acting. That’s why he was able to achieve this in an instant, not only gaining an absolute advantage but also eliminating one Grand Spirit Master and capturing two early-stage Ghost King Guardian Spirits.
Of course, there was another crucial reason he could achieve this: the opponents were severely wounded, their strength only one or two tenths of their peak, whereas he had consistently conserved his strength. Thus, the power he could unleash was far greater than what appeared on the surface. If all of them had been in their peak condition, it would have obviously been impossible for him to achieve such results in the blink of an eye.
After collecting the two Soul-Gathering Beads, Yang Haoran redirected his gaze to the late-stage peak Grand Spirit Master. Normally, dealing with a Grand Spirit Master of this caliber would require significant effort, but with this Grand Spirit Master severely wounded, it was an entirely different matter.
The Grand Spirit Master saw Yang Haoran look at him. Yang Haoran’s usually gentle smile now seemed like an ice blade in the Grand Spirit Master’s eyes, conveying not warmth and friendliness, but coldness and sharpness.
However, he showed no fear. Instead, he felt that this was a good opportunity to eliminate Yang Haoran. The reason was simple: in his opinion, Yang Haoran was already severely wounded, not much better off than himself. Furthermore, Yang Haoran’s realm was slightly weaker than his. Even if Yang Haoran had retained some power and techniques before, he should have used them just now. This meant that Yang Haoran was now "an arrow at the end of its flight," incapable of stirring up much trouble. He believed that by using his last reserves of power, he should have no problem defeating Yang Haoran.
Apart from trusting his own strength and his analysis of the enemy's condition, there was another very important reason why the Grand Spirit Master decided to confront Yang Haoran head-on. If he chose not to fight Yang Haoran to the end, but instead tried to flee, Yang Haoran would undoubtedly pursue him relentlessly as before, never letting him escape.
Therefore, rather than being endlessly pursued by Yang Haoran, it was better to fight him to the very end here and eliminate him in one fell swoop while Yang Haoran’s power was largely depleted!
Since the Grand Spirit Master had made such a decision in his heart, he would certainly act on it. At this moment, his body was still protected by the shield formed from the jade talisman, ensuring his temporary safety. This allowed him to seize the opportunity to launch an attack on Yang Haoran, striking him while he was vulnerable!
“Yang Haoran, if you had cowered, you might have saved your miserable life. But you, presumptuous as you are, insisted on pursuing me. Now, let me show you through my actions just how profoundly foolish your actions were! ”
As the Grand Spirit Master mocked Yang Haoran, his hands moved swiftly. The gigantic eyeball he had conjured through his Spiritual Art still floated in the air above Yang Haoran’s head.
This Spiritual Art was a powerful, high-level technique. Although its potency was not at its peak due to his current state, it was still not to be underestimated.
Moreover, he already had little Spirit Energy left in his body, and casting this Spiritual Art depleted it further. The remaining Spirit Energy was no longer enough to support other powerful Spiritual Arts, including offensive ones.
Therefore, if he wanted to kill Yang Haoran at this opportunity, he could only rely on the massive and eerie eyeball hovering above. As for his own safety, he entrusted it entirely to the shield formed from the jade talisman.
Earlier, the Grand Spirit Master had been preoccupied with casting life-saving techniques, so this eyeball had only launched one attack on Yang Haoran before hovering motionless in the air. Now, as the Grand Spirit Master rapidly formed hand seals, the previously static colossal eyeball suddenly sprang to life, attempting to seal Yang Haoran’s movements while simultaneously firing another black light beam, which crashed down towards Yang Haoran below.
Although this eerie eyeball could only fire one black light beam at a time, appearing quite limited, this was not actually the case. The eyeball also possessed the ability to seal its target’s movements. Once the target lost its ability to move, it became a living target for the eerie eyeball. Therefore, even if the eyeball could only fire one black light beam at a time, it could still accurately hit its target without fail.
Of course, this premise relied on the target indeed being successfully sealed. If the seal failed, or if it was initially sealed but then the target broke free, that would, of course, be another matter entirely.
As before, the Grand Spirit Master had full confidence in this strike. He didn’t believe Yang Haoran still had the ability to break free and escape. However, the next scene made his eyes widen, his face showing disbelief. This time, Yang Haoran had still successfully broken free from the eyeball’s sealing power. The moment the black light beam was about to hit Yang Haoran, Yang Haoran’s body vanished from his original spot. What the black light beam struck was not Yang Haoran’s true form, but an afterimage left by Yang Haoran’s rapid movement!
Boom!
!
The great mountain below had already been pierced through with a bottomless hole. Now, taking another black light beam, it could no longer withstand such terrifying power and completely collapsed, stirring up a massive cloud of dust.
The destructive power was indeed astonishing, but the Grand Spirit Master felt no joy at all. This was because he wanted to hit Yang Haoran, not some damned mountain. Even if the mountain was flattened, or a huge hole was punched through the sky, he wouldn’t feel an ounce of happiness, because what he wanted was to hit Yang Haoran and take Yang Haoran’s life.
“If I were you, I would have fled while the shield formed from the jade talisman hadn’t been broken yet, instead of holding onto that sliver of hope that you could kill your enemy. Since you made the wrong judgment, you can only pay for it with your life. ”
Yang Haoran spoke with a faint smile. As his voice sounded, the Grand Spirit Master pinpointed Yang Haoran’s current location based on the sound’s origin. Yang Haoran had actually appeared behind him.
Shocked and enraged, the Grand Spirit Master didn’t turn around. His intuition told him that Yang Haoran must have launched another attack on him. So, the first thing he did upon reacting was to quickly dodge to one side.
His rich combat experience allowed him to make an accurate judgment this time. The moment his body dodged, a black gleam, radiating a powerful energy fluctuation, swiftly sliced past his side. This black gleam was precisely Yang Haoran’s Soul Armament, Remnant Moon.
If the Grand Spirit Master’s reaction had been even a fraction of a second slower, or if he had made the wrong judgment, he would undoubtedly have been hit by Remnant Moon. If that had happened, even if the personal shield formed by the jade talisman hadn't shattered, the powerful impact would still have significantly affected his physical body!
Successfully dodging Remnant Moon’s strike, the Grand Spirit Master didn’t even have time to catch his breath before Remnant Moon attacked again. Simultaneously, several bolts of Black Lightning descended from above, sealing all his escape routes.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Several explosions rang out consecutively. A few breaths later, the explosions ceased, and the Grand Spirit Master stopped in mid-air, motionless. The shield around his body had vanished.
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