Chapter 1268: Ferocious Beast's Meal Time
Facing the dense, myriad chains rushing down from above, the expressions of Ma Ling and Zhong Siyu changed considerably, save for Yang Haoran, whose face remained utterly unchanged.
Yang Haoran still wore a faint smile, appearing as calm as before, as if the multitude of chains plummeting from the sky were not deadly weapons but harmless raindrops.
Ma Ling's expression shifted dramatically because she sensed the immense destructive power these chains would unleash if they all struck simultaneously. Had she not been severely wounded, she certainly wouldn't have feared these chains conjured by the Night Watchers; she could have dispelled them with ease. The problem, however, was her current grave injuries. Let alone dozens of Night Watchers attacking at once, even facing a single one in her current weakened state would make survival a daunting task.
As for Zhong Siyu, her change in expression wasn't due to fear, but rather overwhelming excitement. Her countenance, naturally, wasn't one of dread, but of exhilaration. She had long yearned to act. From the moment she appeared at the cave entrance, she had wanted to make her move, but Yang Haoran had given no signal, leaving her consumed by impatience and forcing her to suppress the urge to strike.
Now that their opponents had taken the initiative to attack, it perfectly aligned with her desires. She knew the slaughter she craved had begun, and thus an intensely excited expression bloomed on her face.
"Excellent! Haha!"
Zhong Siyu laughed heartily, completely swayed by her emotions. At this moment, she couldn't be bothered to care what Yang Haoran was thinking; she simply wanted to indulge in a good fight and kill to her heart's content.
As Zhong Siyu's laughter echoed, dense, ink-black Yin Qi surged from her body like billowing smoke.
Yang Haoran, standing nearby, did not stop Zhong Siyu. Instead, he immediately waved his hand, conjuring a golden talisman. This talisman did not fly towards the chains rapidly descending from above, but rather affixed itself to Ma Ling. Before Ma Ling could even react, the talisman spontaneously ignited, transforming into a golden barrier that enveloped her completely.
After becoming a Gold Talisman Master, creating Gold Talismans still required corresponding materials, all of which were exceedingly precious. However, for Yang Haoran, who was immensely wealthy and controlled multiple organizations, this was no difficulty. This issue, which plagued most Gold Talisman Masters, was simply a non-issue for him.
With his cultivation realm reached, his Talisman Spirit Power abundant, and materials aplenty, Yang Haoran naturally succeeded in creating many Gold Talismans. The Gold Talisman he had just conjured was one of them.
Although he had not currently converted his internal power seeds or activated this Gold Talisman with Talisman Spirit Power, the inherent power of the Gold Talisman was still present. Even when activated through ordinary means, the power unleashed was still quite formidable. Furthermore, the barrier formed by the Gold Talisman only enveloped Ma Ling, making its protective range extremely small, thus preventing its power from being dispersed and resulting in defensive capabilities far superior to large-scale protections.
At this moment, as Zhong Siyu's power erupted and Yin Qi gushed from her body like billowing black smoke, it would undoubtedly affect those around her. After all, the sudden explosion of such immense power would create a powerful shockwave. If Ma Ling hadn't received timely protection, in her current weakened state, she would surely have been shaken to death by this powerful impact.
To die not by an enemy's hand, but by the power unleashed by one's own ally, would be truly tragic.
Fortunately, Yang Haoran was prepared. While Zhong Siyu didn't notice this detail, it didn't mean Yang Haoran hadn't. So, Yang Haoran timely conjured the Gold Talisman. Before Ma Ling could react, the barrier formed by the Gold Talisman had already blocked the shockwave generated by Zhong Siyu's power burst.
Boom!
!
The shockwave slammed into the golden barrier formed by the Gold Talisman. The barrier not only shielded Ma Ling from all harm, but not even the slightest tremor appeared.
This was not because Yang Haoran's Gold Talisman was powerful enough to rival Zhong Siyu, but because while Zhong Siyu had unleashed formidable power at that moment, she had only used a small fraction of her own strength, not her full power at all. This could be seen from the fact that Zhong Siyu was still in her white short dress. If Zhong Siyu had truly used her full power, she wouldn't have been in her current form, and the barrier formed by the Gold Talisman would have surely been shattered to dust by the power Zhong Siyu unleashed at such close range.
Although Yang Haoran had not cast any barrier on himself, his body remained perfectly still when facing the shockwave, and he was not sent flying. At this moment, he merely hadn't unleashed his true strength, and the power fluctuations he emitted were not strong, but that didn't mean he was truly weak.
The dense black chains descending from above suddenly froze in mid-air the moment Zhong Siyu's power erupted, like a paused scene. Then, a series of chain-snapping sounds continuously rang out, and the aggressively plummeting chains were shattered in an instant.
"Hahahahaha, time for dinner!"
Zhong Siyu burst into laughter, her expression like that of a small beast that had been hungry for a long time but suddenly spotted food, utterly thrilled. As her laughter rang out, her body vanished from its original spot, reappearing instantaneously before a Night Watcher in the sky.
Before the Night Watcher could react, Zhong Siyu seized him by the neck. Then, under the Night Watcher's horrified gaze, Zhong Siyu opened her mouth and sucked, forcefully extracting the Death God Seal and soul from his body, swallowing them whole. The man became a corpse with wide-open eyes, which Zhong Siyu flung away like trash.
All of this happened in a flash. From Zhong Siyu's power eruption to her discarding the corpse, it was but a fleeting instant. While everyone was still marveling at the sheer power Zhong Siyu had unleashed, she had already devoured a Night Watcher and tossed his body aside.
When Zhong Siyu flashed towards her second target, the crowd finally snapped out of their shock!
The Night Watcher, whom Zhong Siyu regarded as her second target, was instantly filled with terror upon seeing her appear before him. Just a second ago, he had witnessed firsthand how Zhong Siyu had instantly devoured a Night Watcher clean. His heart was still pounding wildly, and his insides were filled with dread, but what he never could have imagined was that Zhong Siyu's second target would actually be him.
Realizing he was no match for Zhong Siyu, despair bloomed in his heart, and at that very moment, Zhong Siyu's fair, smooth, delicate hand gripped his neck!
"No! Don't!
!"
Shrill, hoarse screams escaped the man's mouth. His intense will to survive made him erupt with strength he normally couldn't. He struggled violently, desperately trying to break free from Zhong Siyu's grasp, but it was utterly useless.
Although the man unleashed power he normally couldn't, this meager strength was as good as nothing in Zhong Siyu's eyes. It wouldn't even register with her, much less shake her in the slightest.
The outcome was self-evident. The man struggled for only a brief moment in Zhong Siyu's grip before falling still. It wasn't that he gave up, but because he had met the same fate as the previous person: the Death God Seal and soul within his body were instantly and forcibly extracted by Zhong Siyu and swallowed into her belly.
"Audacious ghost! How dare you forcibly devour an Underworld official's soul and Death God Seal! Today, you shall not leave this place alive!"
The goatee man angrily reprimanded Zhong Siyu. Having just recovered from his shock, he hadn't even had time to speak before witnessing a second Night Watcher being devoured by Zhong Siyu. This filled his heart with both shock and rage. Shock because of the sheer power Zhong Siyu had unleashed, and rage because Zhong Siyu's actions were not only a provocation and contempt towards him, but also a provocation and contempt towards the authority of the Underworld Office.
Though internally stunned by Zhong Siyu's immense power, as an Emissary of Death, how could he lose his imposing aura in front of a mere ghost? He would never publicly do something so humiliating, hence his furious reprimand!
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