Chapter 1407: Unsealing the Dānyào
Both being in the Life Soul realm, Yang Haoran wouldn't mistake the Tong Continent Great Emperor's cultivation. From the power fluctuations the Great Emperor was currently unleashing, he could confirm that this realm was the peak of the mid-stage Life Soul.
The peak of the mid-stage Life Soul realm was indeed the Tong Continent Great Emperor's true cultivation, but Yang Haoran wasn't entirely certain about this. He didn't know if the Tong Continent Great Emperor was concealing his strength; he wasn't a parasitic worm in the Great Emperor's belly, so he dared not definitively state the Great Emperor's true realm until the very last moment.
Although Yang Haoran couldn't yet confirm that the peak of the mid-stage Life Soul realm was the Tong Continent Great Emperor's true cultivation, this didn't stop him from secretly lamenting. The peak of the mid-stage Life Soul realm was simply not something he could currently contend with. Even though his current realm was only one minor realm below it, this minor realm difference was like heaven and earth, similar to the gap between a Night Watcher who hadn't opened their Heaven Soul and an Emissary of Death who had.
“It seems he’s not going to play around anymore. He’s getting serious with me! ”
Yang Haoran thought this, his heart full of bitter lament. He had already been very considerate of the Tong Continent Great Emperor's feelings, doing his best not to provoke the Great Emperor's nerves and prevent their battle from prematurely entering its heated phase. Yet, the scene he least wanted to see had still unfolded ahead of schedule.
“I’ll drag it out as long as I can. If I truly can’t, then there’s nothing else for it. I’ll just have to fight him with my life! ”
Yang Haoran thought this to himself, immediately making a decision. However, at this very moment, the sword-shaped Soul Armament, entangled with Remnant Moon, suddenly surged in power.
Remnant Moon was already struggling greatly to resist the sword-shaped Soul Armament. Now that the sword-shaped Soul Armament’s power had suddenly increased, how could Remnant Moon possibly resist? With a single clash, cracks appeared on Remnant Moon.
Remnant Moon suffered heavy damage, and Yang Haoran, who was controlling it, naturally couldn't avoid being affected. His internal energy churned, but he didn't concern himself with his body, as there was no time. What he urgently needed to do was immediately mobilize more Yin Spirit Power and inject it into Remnant Moon, aiming to repair Remnant Moon within a short time.
Unfortunately, the Tong Continent Great Emperor didn't give him such a chance at all. Before he could inject Yin Spirit Power into Remnant Moon, the sword-shaped Soul Armament violently collided with Remnant Moon once more.
BOOM! !
How could the cracked Remnant Moon withstand such a blow? It exploded into fragments with a thunderous roar. These fragments then transformed into tendrils of Yin Qi, scattering into the air.
It wasn't just Remnant Moon; even the Ghost Butterflies that amplified Remnant Moon's power were destroyed by this strike from the sword-shaped Soul Armament, turning into tendrils of Yin Qi. However, only the Ghost Butterflies amplifying Remnant Moon's power were destroyed, not the Ghost Butterflies' main body. The Ghost Butterflies amplifying Black Lightning's power above remained unaffected.
As for Yang Haoran, who was controlling Remnant Moon, his body was sent flying back several meters. He grunted as he stabilized himself, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth. He, who had previously been able to barely cope with the sword-shaped Soul Armament, couldn't even manage that now.
After shattering Remnant Moon, the sword-shaped Soul Armament didn't stop there. Under the Tong Continent Great Emperor's control, it shot straight for Yang Haoran in the rear, its terrifying speed surpassing an arrow loosed from a bowstring.
The situation was critical. It was clearly unrealistic for Yang Haoran to try and reform Remnant Moon at this moment to block the sword-shaped Soul Armament's attack; time simply wouldn't allow it. Forcing it would only lead to one outcome: Remnant Moon wouldn't even have finished reforming before he was slaughtered by the sword-shaped Soul Armament. Left with no choice, Yang Haoran could only mentally control the Black Lightning above to lend him a hand.
BOOM! !
A bolt of black lightning suddenly struck down at this moment, successfully hitting the sword-shaped Soul Armament. Heavily struck, the sword-shaped Soul Armament sank several meters, deviating from its original trajectory, and narrowly missed Yang Haoran.
At that time, the sword-shaped Soul Armament was less than three meters from Yang Haoran. With its speed, it wouldn't even take a second to hit Yang Haoran at such a short distance. If not for the black lightning hitting the sword-shaped Soul Armament precisely at that critical moment, Yang Haoran’s fate would have been easily imaginable.
Due to the considerable power disparity between the black lightning and the sword-shaped Soul Armament, even though the black lightning successfully hit the sword-shaped Soul Armament, it only caused it to sink a mere few meters. If their strengths were swapped, then the sword-shaped Soul Armament wouldn't have merely sunk a few meters; it would have definitely been blasted into dust by that bolt of Black Lightning, just like the sword-shaped Soul Armament had just crushed Remnant Moon.
Relying on his rich combat experience and agile reactions, Yang Haoran narrowly dodged the sword-shaped Soul Armament’s fatal blow. However, the powerful shockwave unleashed when the black lightning struck the sword-shaped Soul Armament still caused some damage to his body, sending him flying once more. Before he could fully stabilize himself, he spurted a mouthful of fresh blood.
The Tong Continent Great Emperor watched this scene, a cold sneer involuntarily appearing on his face. He remained motionless, hands clasped behind his back, suspended in the air. Yet, the sword-shaped Soul Armament, under his mental control, launched another fierce assault on Yang Haoran, with no intention of giving Yang Haoran even a speck of breathing room.
Yang Haoran dodged left and right, appearing utterly disheveled. Even though he pushed his speed to the extreme, he still couldn't shake off the sword-shaped Soul Armament. In the process, although he mentally reformed Remnant Moon and also changed Black Lightning's target from the Tong Continent Great Emperor to the sword-shaped Soul Armament, the outcome was no better. In just a short while, several conspicuous wounds appeared on his body, and blood soaked his black robe.
He knew clearly in his heart that if this continued, in just a few more minutes at most, he would tragically die at the hands of the Tong Continent Great Emperor. The power gap between them was too vast; even if he focused solely on dodging, it wouldn't be very effective. Left with no choice, he could only resort to other methods.
Remnant Moon, which had just reformed, was once again shattered by the sword-shaped Soul Armament. Against the current sword-shaped Soul Armament, Remnant Moon was like an egg, utterly incapable of resisting the fierce attack. However, the Black Lightning above did play a certain role, but unfortunately, it still couldn't prevent another wound from appearing on Yang Haoran's body.
Dodging, Yang Haoran endured the severe pain from his wounds. He didn’t even have time to mobilize power to seal them, only letting the blood flow freely. While continuing to dodge, he controlled Black Lightning to obstruct the sword-shaped Soul Armament, and simultaneously mobilized his power to unseal several Dānyào sealed within his body.
Yang Haoran knew that today, he and the Tong Continent Great Emperor were bound to have a life-or-death battle. He also knew that he was no match for the Tong Continent Great Emperor. So, after dealing with the Tong Continent Great Emperor’s two Guardians, he had already taken over a dozen various Dānyào in advance and had sealed all of them within his body. The purpose of this was to prevent his enemy from giving him no opportunity to consume Dānyào during a fight.
Among these dozen Dānyào were sacred healing medicines for rapidly repairing the physical body, Soul Pills for restoring internal Yin Spirit Power, and even Rising Yin Pills that could temporarily boost his own Yin Spirit Power.
However, at present, Yang Haoran hadn't unsealed the Rising Yin Pills within his body. It wasn't that he didn't want to, but that he dared not. Rising Yin Pills had very strong side effects; even without severe injuries, the physical body could barely withstand them. If he were severely injured, the damage caused by the side effects to his body would naturally be even greater. If he unsealed the Rising Yin Pills now, then as soon as the pill’s effects wore off, he would be at the mercy of the Tong Continent Great Emperor.
By then, he wouldn't even be able to withstand a casual move from the Tong Continent Great Emperor, let alone dream of escaping from his grasp. Thus, he wasn't prepared to use the Rising Yin Pills for now. The several Dānyào he had unsealed at this moment, besides the sacred healing medicines for repairing the physical body and the Soul Pills for restoring Yin Spirit Power, also included a Dānyào that could temporarily strengthen the physical body.
Although this Dānyào, like the Rising Yin Pill, only temporarily granted the user power they didn't originally possess, the difference was that after its effects wore off, the side effects on the physical body were negligible. This was one of the reasons Yang Haoran decided to unseal this Dānyào.
Apart from this reason, Yang Haoran decided to unseal this Dānyào at this moment for another reason—and this reason was the primary one!
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