Chapter 1281: Golden Corpses
A purely defensive Soul Armament possessed truly astonishing defensive power. If the goatee-bearded man hadn't encountered Yang Haoran, but rather an Underworld Official at the same Heaven Soul realm, then breaking through his Soul Armament armor would have been incredibly difficult. Without exceptional means, it would have been hard to even damage the armor.
Alas, he had encountered Yang Haoran. The power gap between the two was too vast, which was why his armor shattered into pieces without even withstanding a single strike from Remnant Moon, failing to provide even the slightest bit of defense.
Yang Haoran's strike not only shattered the goatee-bearded man's armor but also claimed his life. More importantly, the goatee-bearded man's very soul was scattered by this blow. The scattering of the goatee-bearded man's soul was, of course, intentional on Yang Haoran's part. Otherwise, even if his physical body were pulverized, his soul would not have dissipated; it could still have coalesced into a Spirit.
Having dealt with the goatee-bearded man, Yang Haoran's gaze shifted to Shi Weihan. After all, the goatee-bearded man was not only dead but his soul had been scattered by Yang Haoran, so there was naturally no need to pay any more attention to a soulless corpse.
It was precisely because of this that Yang Haoran didn't notice the Death God Pendant clutched in the goatee-bearded man's right hand, a pendant that had already completely shattered.
When Yang Haoran's gaze fell upon Shi Weihan, the latter had already snapped out of his daze. However, instead of calming down, his emotions spiraled into complete madness. A hysterical roar tore from his throat as terrifying power erupted from his body. Visible grey Corpse Qi surged from him, whipping up a fierce gale.
Perhaps sensing Yang Haoran's gaze, he abruptly turned to face him. His eyes were bloodshot and veined, his face twisted by extreme inner fury. As his eyes locked onto Yang Haoran, a palpable, almost solid killing intent erupted from him.
The intensity of this killing intent was no less than that which Ma Ling directed at Fu Yan!
As these words left his mouth, Shi Weihan let out a frantic, irrational roar. Turbulent power spread outwards, causing the surrounding space to tremble under the force of his outcry. In this moment, Shi Weihan completely unleashed his power without any reservations.
Judging by the powerful energy fluctuations emanating from Shi Weihan, his realm was roughly equivalent to a late-stage Earth Soul expert of the Underworld Office. Although he hadn't quite reached the peak of late-stage Earth Soul, the gap wasn't significant.
Such a realm was a rarity, even across the entire New Beginning Realm.
However, Shi Weihan, who had resolutely decided to slay Yang Haoran tonight no matter what, didn't merely unleash his full power. As his furious roar faded, he immediately conjured three Golden Coffins towards Yang Haoran.
The three Golden Coffins emitted a faint golden glow, with intricate runes shimmering faintly within the light. Shi Weihan formed a hand seal, and the faint, minute runes within the golden light burst apart. The tightly sealed Golden Coffins boomed open, revealing three corpses lying quietly inside.
These three corpses were tall and powerfully built. Even lying motionless in their Golden Coffins, they exuded an intense oppressive aura that would overwhelm an ordinary person, as such towering and muscular physiques were truly rare. Each of them was coated in a thick layer of golden lacquer, making them resemble three golden statues. Moreover, their bodies were covered with dense, intricate runes, identical to those that had shimmered faintly in the golden light earlier. The only difference was that the runes on their bodies were not yet glowing.
Shi Weihan changed his hand seal, and the previously dull runes on the three Golden Corpses suddenly lit up. As the runes glowed, the eyes of the three Golden Corpses snapped open. Three powerful energy fluctuations erupted from within each of the Golden Corpses, causing a thick grey Corpse Qi to surge from their bodies!
Judging by the energy fluctuations emanating from the three Golden Corpses, each had reached the mid-stage Corpse King realm. Otherwise, such powerful energy fluctuations would be impossible.
What was truly astonishing was that despite such immense power erupting from the three Golden Corpses, the Golden Coffins containing them did not shatter from the overwhelming force.
Even more unexpectedly, despite the terrifying power unleashed by these three Golden Corpses, their eyes appeared utterly vacant, giving them a dimwitted, foolish impression. They lacked the ferocity and cruelty typically associated with Corpse Kings, behaving like mindless puppets.
Logically, once a zombie steps into the Corpse King realm, it should re-coalesce its soul and regain independent thought, a change that would naturally manifest in its eyes. Yet, these three Golden Corpses, despite being true Corpse Kings, completely lacked the expected spiritual intelligence. They were even less intelligent than beasts that only acted on instinct; at the very least, a beast's gaze wouldn't appear so foolishly lifeless.
Since this impossible situation had indeed occurred, there could only be one explanation: these three Corpse Kings must have been tampered with!
"Kill him for me!"
Shi Weihan, eyes blazing with fury, pointed at Yang Haoran and roared his command. The three motionless Golden Corpses, lying in their coffins, burst forth immediately upon hearing Shi Weihan's order. Without hesitation, they surged towards Yang Haoran like three golden streaks of lightning.
In the blink of an eye, the three Golden Corpses appeared before Yang Haoran and launched a fierce assault.
Although these three Golden Corpses appeared mindless like puppets, their fighting style was no different from that of regular Corpse Kings. Without exception, their attacks were all close-quarters, using their own bodies as weapons. However, the nails that grew from their hands were not the conventional black of zombies, but a gleaming golden-yellow.
All three Golden Corpses were at the mid-stage Corpse King realm. Any one of them would easily surpass the enchanting woman Yang Haoran had just slain, and were even more incomparable to the goatee-bearded man who had only opened his Heaven Soul.
Therefore, facing the combined assault of these three Golden Corpses, Yang Haoran not only continuously moved to evade but also successively unleashed both offensive and defensive Ghost Arts.
In contrast, before this, Yang Haoran had kept his hands in his pockets, barely moving his body, simply relying on his thoughts to summon the Ghost Fiend Soul Chain and control Remnant Moon against his foes.
From this, it was clear that the three Golden Corpses possessed considerable power; otherwise, Yang Haoran wouldn't have altered his approach.
Of course, Yang Haoran's change was limited to this. While he was indeed a bit more serious than before, it was merely "a bit. " From the calm and composed expression on his face, he still didn't seem to regard the current battle as particularly significant.
"Heh heh, Door Master Shi, you truly live up to your title as the Door Master of the Corpse-Controlling Gate. To think you have as many as three Corpse Kings under your command, each raised to the mid-stage Corpse King realm. Furthermore, you've used secret arts to reinforce their bodies, drastically boosting their defensive and offensive capabilities. What truly impresses me, however, is that you actually possess a means to control their minds, rendering them no different from ordinary zombies, completely at your mercy, their master. I've never encountered such a situation, nor have I ever met such formidable Ghost Kings. Today, you've truly broadened my horizons."
Yang Haoran spoke with a smile, engaging the three Golden Corpses while looking at Shi Weihan. His nonchalant attitude, without a doubt, poured another ladle of boiling oil onto the flames of fury in Shi Weihan's heart.
"Brat, this is just the beginning! You're laughing now, and I hope you can keep laughing later. Since you're so eager to broaden your horizons, then I'll make sure you witness exactly why I am called Shi Weihan!"
Shi Weihan gnashed his teeth as he spoke. After his words fell, he began to chant under his breath, his hands swiftly forming a complex seal!
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