Chapter 200: Making a Wedding Dress for Another
Swallowing the Death God Seal in a single gulp, the power fluctuations emanating from Du Da's body instantly intensified, and the Yin Qi radiating from the surface of his skin transformed from its previous weakness into a potent force.
Although his power had increased, Du Da, like Deng Feng, was unable to withstand the immense power erupting from the Death God Seal. Cracks began to appear on the surface of his body, and blood continuously seeped from within them.
Compared to Du Da and Deng Feng, Yang Haoran, who had swallowed two Death God Seals, was in an even worse state. A violent power erupted within him, causing numerous cracks to appear on his body, as if it would burst his body open.
Although Yang Haoran was currently experiencing immense pain, the gains were astonishing; the Spirit Power within him rapidly increased at an unimaginable speed.
Currently, Yang Haoran's body was controlled by Zhong Siyu, but the pain experienced from consuming two Death God Seals in one go was entirely borne by Yang Haoran alone. Zhong Siyu was not affected in the slightest.
The reason Yang Haoran didn't explode after consuming two Death God Seals was only partly because he hadn't sustained any injuries to begin with. Secondly, the first Death God Seal he consumed contained only immense vital blood energy, and this vital blood energy not only caused no harm to his body but instead instantly enhanced his physical body significantly, making his physical body much stronger than usual.
There was also another very important reason, which was that Zhong Siyu was controlling a large amount of Yin Qi to reinforce his body. If not for these reasons, Yang Haoran's current condition would not have been as simple as just developing cracks.
Looking at the cracks appearing on the surface of his body, Yang Haoran's face was contorted in a sinister grin. He controlled the immense Yin Qi to repair the cracks on his body's surface. At the same time, he struck out again, intending to snatch all the remaining Death God Seals.
Although Du Da's physical condition was also not good at this moment, he didn't choose to attack Du Da, but instead chose Deng Feng. This was because Du Da held no Death God Seals in his hands, while several Death God Seals still remained around Deng Feng's body.
Seeing that Yang Haoran's target was still the Death God Seals, Deng Feng flew into a rage. In a short span of time, he had already lost four Death God Seals, three of which had been swallowed by Yang Haoran. But this 'guy' seemed utterly unsatisfied and still wanted to snatch all the remaining Death God Seals.
By the time he reacted, the Yin Qi had already entwined all the Death God Seals, giving him no chance whatsoever to retrieve them.
Seeing the Death God Seals entangled by Yin Qi once more, Deng Feng naturally didn't want to see Yang Haoran succeed. Forcing himself to endure his rapidly collapsing body, he once again swung a blade at the Yin Qi.
As this blade swung out, Deng Feng's hands could no longer withstand the strain and suddenly exploded.
Flesh and blood flew, white bones were visible. Deng Feng's hands, gripping his bone blade, became a bloody mess, with only a few remaining tendons and muscles clinging to the bones. It looked both gruesome and nauseating.
Immense pain twisted his entire face. However, he was remarkably tough and stubbornly didn't utter a single scream. Only his body trembled uncontrollably, which clearly showed the agony he was currently enduring.
This strike severed the Yin Qi Yang Haoran was using to seize the Death God Seals. However, one Death God Seal still fell into Yang Haoran's hands.
Watching Yang Haoran recklessly swallow this Death God Seal as well, Deng Feng consecutively spat out three mouthfuls of blood and let out an extremely unwilling howl.
The Death God Seals he had painstakingly acquired had now become targets for others to snatch. Although he resisted with all his might, the effect was minimal. He could only watch helplessly as the Death God Seals around him diminished one by one.
What was even more infuriating was that the other party gave him no opportunity whatsoever to retrieve these Death God Seals.
Watching helplessly as the Death God Seals beside him decreased one by one, Deng Feng felt as if his heart was being twisted by a knife. This feeling of "making a wedding dress for another" filled his heart with both rage and helplessness.
Having just interrupted Yang Haoran, Du Da, that old fox, also seized the opportunity to strike. His thoughts were the same as Yang Haoran's: their target was not Deng Feng himself, but rather the Death God Seals around Deng Feng's body.
Deng Feng wanted to stop them, but at this moment, he had neither the time nor the ability. If he could have recovered a bit more, he wouldn't have been in such a miserable state after consuming a Death God Seal.
Watching helplessly as Du Da snatched all the remaining Death God Seals, Deng Feng let out a heart-rending scream, his voice filled with sorrow and despair.
After all his careful calculations, he was still one move short in the end. Just as his years of planning were about to succeed, and he was on the verge of successfully opening his Earth Soul, such an unexpected turn of events occurred at this critical juncture. How could he possibly accept this?
But what good was unwillingness? In the current situation, he was powerless to reverse the tide.
Before the mournful wail had even faded, Yang Haoran suddenly appeared behind Deng Feng. His right hand, at some unknown moment, had grown long fingernails, glowing with a cold glint like sharp little blades. Taking advantage of Deng Feng's lingering grief and fury, he struck like lightning, piercing through Deng Feng's chest in a single grasp.
Deng Feng's mournful wail ceased abruptly. As he lowered his head, a look of shock on his face, to gaze at his chest, he saw a bloody hand clutching a heart that was still beating.
Deng Feng's eyes immediately filled with terror, but before he could even speak, this bloody hand directly crushed his heart.
Yang Haoran violently pulled out his hand. At the same time, a wisp of Yin Qi separated from Yang Haoran's body and drilled into Deng Feng's body.
In just the span of a single breath, this wisp of Yin Qi that had entered Deng Feng's body forcibly dragged out Deng Feng's soul and two Death God Seals.
Of the two Death God Seals, one radiated extremely powerful fluctuations, while the other appeared somewhat dimmer.
The Death God Seal with extremely powerful fluctuations was Deng Feng's Death God Seal, and also the source of power for him, the Emissary of Death. Hence, its power fluctuations were exceptionally strong.
The other Death God Seal was the one Deng Feng had just forcibly swallowed. This Death God Seal had become slightly dimmer than before, but the power fluctuations it emitted were still very strong.
As for Deng Feng's soul, it did not fall into slumber despite being forcibly extracted. Perhaps it was due to Zhong Siyu's ingenious methods, or perhaps because Deng Feng had made some preparations before his death, for after his soul was forcibly extracted and condensed successfully, his consciousness was surprisingly clear.
Filled with unwillingness and rage, Deng Feng's soul wanted to escape this place, but Yang Haoran wore a sinister grin. He opened his mouth and fiercely inhaled, not only swallowing both Death God Seals but not even letting Deng Feng's soul escape, swallowing them all in one go.
Deng Feng's eyes became vacant, and his corpse plummeted from the air. At this moment, he was completely devoid of life. Not only had his physical body suffered devastating damage, but even his soul had been swallowed by Yang Haoran in one gulp.
Souls were different from Death God Seals. Yang Haoran could absorb the power within Death God Seals to strengthen himself, but this was not the case with souls. Once swallowed, they would only harm Yang Haoran, with no benefit.
However, at this moment, after Deng Feng's soul was swallowed by him, it had no effect on him. This was because Deng Feng's soul had actually been swallowed by Zhong Siyu, merely using Yang Haoran's body as a conduit.
However, due to swallowing too many Death God Seals, especially after also swallowing the Death God Seal of Deng Feng, the Emissary of Death, Yang Haoran's body finally couldn't hold on any longer. Like Deng Feng before him, his body not only developed dense cracks but even his flesh and blood began to peel off.
Yang Haoran cursed Zhong Siyu, that bastard, in his heart. Controlling his body like this was absolute recklessness. If this continued, in just a few moments, he would follow in Deng Feng's footsteps.
But upon closer thought, he realized it didn't really matter. He wouldn't live past tonight anyway, so Zhong Siyu could do whatever she wanted with his body. Furthermore, Deng Feng was already dead; even his soul had been swallowed by Zhong Siyu. He couldn't be any deader.
Having someone to accompany him in death, he felt that even if he died, it wouldn't be a loss. After all, Deng Feng was an Emissary of Death; his status and position were a full notch higher than his own.
And if Zhong Siyu could next control his body to kill Du Da as well, that would be even better.
However, Yang Haoran knew well that achieving this would likely be difficult, because he still had the Soul Dispersing Needle planted by Du Da within his body.
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