Chapter 1285: Uncomprehending Even in Death
Shi Weihan had initially believed that the Yellow Fox, abandoning its long-range attacks, would pounce directly on Yang Haoran. He thought Yang Haoran would then forgo his intention to attack him, instead focusing his energy on dealing with the fierce assaults of the Yellow Fox and the three Golden Corpses.
However, the reality was completely different from what he had anticipated. Yang Haoran paid no heed to the incoming Yellow Fox, nor did he concern himself with the three Golden Corpses charging at him from three different directions simultaneously. Instead, he directly commanded his Soul Armament, Remnant Moon, to launch an attack against Shi Weihan!
Although inwardly shocked that Yang Haoran would make such a mutually destructive decision, Shi Weihan wasn't completely dumbfounded by the situation. His long-accumulated combat experience caused him to instinctively try to move his body to dodge. But Remnant Moon's speed was simply too fast; by the time he perceived its approach, it was already practically upon him. In such circumstances, even a reflexive dodge was too late!
Boom! !
Remnant Moon struck Shi Weihan. The first to bear the brunt of Remnant Moon's immense power was naturally the outermost earth shield covering Shi Weihan's body. The instant Remnant Moon collided with the earth shield, the shield immediately erupted with a strong earthy-yellow light, and the power fluctuations it released peaked at that very moment.
However, this earth shield only managed to block Remnant Moon for a fleeting instant. As Remnant Moon suddenly spun violently, like a tire accelerating its rotation, its power surged exponentially. Under this onslaught, the earth shield first developed numerous cracks, then immediately exploded with a deafening roar, utterly incapable of resisting Remnant Moon's assault any further.
Of the three protective shields Shi Weihan had cast upon himself, the outermost earth shield possessed the strongest defense. If even the earth shield couldn't withstand Remnant Moon's attack, then the other two shields, whose defensive capabilities were far inferior, naturally stood no chance either.
Indeed, this proved true. As the earth shield shattered with a crash, the second-layer fire shield, and the innermost shield, condensed from pure energy, were almost simultaneously sliced open by Remnant Moon's absolute power!
Shi Weihan's body froze in place as if someone had pressed a pause button. He held an array disk in one hand, his eyes wide with disbelief, while his gaze held a profound confusion!
He had just analyzed that Yang Haoran hadn't used his full power. Although he was reluctant to believe it, he had to admit the truth. Since he had already anticipated this, even if Yang Haoran suddenly unleashed a power far greater than before, he shouldn't have been so incredulous, much less confused!
The reason his face was now contorted in disbelief, his eyes filled with profound confusion, was that the immense power Yang Haoran had unleashed at this moment far exceeded his wildest imagination.
Previously, the power fluctuations Yang Haoran had displayed seemed to be roughly at the late-stage Earth Soul realm. In terms of raw power, he wasn't much stronger than Shi Weihan. He had estimated that even if Yang Haoran concealed his true strength, his cultivation realm at most would be at the peak of the late-stage Earth Soul, absolutely not surpassing that point!
. . . . But the formidable power fluctuations Yang Haoran was now unleashing were simply not something a peak late-stage Earth Soul realm practitioner could possess. How could he not be shocked? How could he not be confused!
Blood spurted. Shi Weihan's physical body was cleaved in two, and he thus followed in the footsteps of the demonic woman. His consciousness rapidly dissipated, and even in the final moment before his awareness completely faded, he still hadn't figured out what exactly had happened.
Of course, from the moment Remnant Moon pierced his body to the complete dissipation of his consciousness, it was merely the blink of an eye. In such a brief span of time, how could he possibly have figured out what was truly going on?
In fact, this question wasn't as difficult to guess as one might imagine. Given just a little more time, he certainly would have understood what happened. It was just that the ultimate truth would have been even harder for him to accept, even more unbelievable!
While Yang Haoran controlled Remnant Moon to attack Shi Weihan, the assaults of the three Golden Corpses and the Yellow Fox also landed on him in quick succession, or more precisely, on the protective shield surrounding his body.
When the first Golden Corpse's sharp claws struck the shield, it trembled slightly. When the attacks of the other two Golden Corpses and the Yellow Fox immediately followed, the shield's slight tremors turned into violent convulsions.
Logically, the shield Yang Haoran had erected should have shattered quickly under such circumstances. But the outcome was quite the opposite. When it endured the second round of attacks from the three Golden Corpses and the Yellow Fox, the shield not only didn't shatter but didn't even show a hint of trembling. This happened because Yang Haoran had, at that precise moment, unleashed power that surpassed the peak of the late-stage Earth Soul realm. The shield enveloping his body instantly received a stronger power boost, becoming as solid as bedrock, completely unshaken even against the second wave of assaults from the three Golden Corpses and the Yellow Fox.
The instant Shi Weihan died, the three Golden Corpses immediately froze in place, ceasing their attacks on Yang Haoran and making no sound. Although they still emanated powerful energy fluctuations, they plunged from the sky like birds with broken wings.
As for the Yellow Fox, whose body was as massive as a mountain, it let out a heart-wrenching shriek the moment Shi Weihan perished. The deafening cry reverberated through the heavens and earth, causing even the surrounding space to tremble. Subsequently, its body plummeted towards the ground below. Dense grey Corpse Qi continuously surged from within it, but unlike before, this Corpse Qi lacked cohesion, dissipating immediately after erupting from its body. The powerful energy fluctuations emanating from it rapidly weakened as the grey Corpse Qi dispersed. Under this effect, its enormous physique also quickly shrank.
By the time the Yellow Fox's body hit the ground, it had returned to its normal size, being only slightly larger than an ordinary fox. As for the body that Shi Weihan had forcibly fused together through a secret art, it split into two upon impact.
Yang Haoran witnessed all the transformations, both of the three Golden Corpses and the Yellow Fox. Naturally, he understood what was happening.
. . . . The three Golden Corpses were clearly subjected to some special technique by Shi Weihan. They either had no self-awareness or their self-awareness was sealed away. In essence, these three Golden Corpses were puppets that required control from their master, Shi Weihan, to react.
Now that Shi Weihan was dead, the three Golden Corpses, deprived of their master's control, naturally stopped responding. Even if the energy fluctuations emanating from them hadn't dissipated and remained powerful, without anyone to drive them, that strength was useless. This was why they fell from the sky despite possessing power!
As for the Yellow Fox's transformation, that was even easier to comprehend. The Yellow Fox had undergone corpse transformation and possessed terrifying power comparable to the three Golden Corpses entirely due to the secret art Shi Weihan had performed. Now that Shi Weihan was dead, the transformed Yellow Fox immediately reverted to its original form. This could only mean that the secret art Shi Weihan had used on the Yellow Fox required the caster to be alive to be effective. Once the caster bit the dust, the art naturally dissipated along with them.
"Heh heh, it's been ages since I properly stretched my limbs. Tonight, I really have to thank Door Master Shi. Otherwise, my body would have rusted away by now. Still, I suppose I was being a bit of a bully, considering we weren't truly on the same level to begin with."
Yang Haoran chuckled and shook his head. Immediately after, he dispelled the protective shield around him and retracted his two Soul Armaments. The powerful energy fluctuations emanating from his body also subsided as he closed and reined in his Heaven and Earth Souls.
With a flicker, Yang Haoran vanished from his spot. When he reappeared, he was beside the Yellow Fox's split corpse.
Yang Haoran didn't go to inspect Shi Weihan's corpse, nor did he bother with the three valuable Golden Corpses. Instead, he appeared first by the demonic woman's corpse. Of course, there was a reason for this.
He had mentioned before that he intended to take something from the demonic woman. The reason he appeared first by her corpse was to fulfill that promise: he wanted to retrieve that item from her body, and that item was the demonic woman's soul!
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