Chapter 201: Do You Want to Give It a Try?
Because the Soul Dispersing Needle was still inside him, Yang Haoran believed it would be quite simple for Du Da to kill him.
Du Da hadn't attacked him earlier because Du Da himself wanted to seize more Death God Seals from Deng Feng's grasp, leaving him no time to bother with Yang Haoran.
Moreover, with Yang Haoran engaging Deng Feng, he could achieve his goal more quickly.
Now that Deng Feng was dead, Du Da naturally shifted his attention to Yang Haoran.
At this moment, several Death God Seals were still in Du Da's hand, forcibly snatched from Deng Feng moments ago. However, he wasn't as audacious as Yang Haoran; after acquiring these Death God Seals, he utterly dared not continue to ingest them.
He had previously imitated Yang Haoran, ingesting a Death God Seal, only to nearly lose his old life. Even now, he hadn't fully recovered.
The cracks on his body not only showed no signs of healing, but the fissures grew wider, and more fresh blood oozed out.
Under such circumstances, he absolutely dared not ingest another Death God Seal, not even one more. He was acutely aware of his current physical state; if he were to swallow another Death God Seal, he would surely explode and die.
Looking at Yang Haoran, Du Da's face was filled with astonishment. He had personally witnessed Yang Haoran consecutively ingest several Death God Seals, especially the one from within Deng Feng's body, whose power fluctuations could only be described as terrifying.
Du Da had originally believed Yang Haoran was doomed, certain to meet the fate of exploding into a bloody mist.
But the imagined scene didn't occur. Although Yang Haoran's entire body began to shed flesh, appearing utterly wretched, his body did not completely explode because of it.
Although he didn't understand what was truly happening, Du Da could figure it out even with his toes: all of this had to be Zhong Siyu's doing. Without Zhong Siyu, how could Yang Haoran alone conjure so many tricks?
Yang Haoran had been struck by his Soul Dispersing Needle, and in his view, taking Yang Haoran's life would be an utterly simple matter. Therefore, he didn't believe Yang Haoran could pose any threat to him. What he was most worried about at the moment was the Evil Spirit, Zhong Siyu.
“Zhong Siyu has possessed this brat's body but isn't showing herself; this indicates that she likely needs to do so to unleash her formidable power. Otherwise, why would she bother possessing this kid? ”
With such a conjecture forming in his mind, Du Da believed his guess was not far from the truth. So, without uttering a single unnecessary word, he looked at Yang Haoran, whose flesh was now mostly stripped from his body, and activated the Soul Dispersing Needle.
Regardless, he would deal with Yang Haoran first; that would at least eliminate one enemy.
From the moment Yang Haoran swallowed Deng Feng's soul to Du Da activating the Soul Dispersing Needle, only a few breaths had passed. In this briefest of times, Du Da made what he considered his most astute decision.
By now, Yang Haoran had become a blood-soaked figure. His entire body was shedding flesh, making him look as if someone had used a boning knife to strip all the flesh from his bones.
Any normal person reduced to his appearance would have long since gone cold, dead beyond dead. Yet, he stubbornly remained alive.
Not only was he still alive, but the power fluctuations emanating from his body grew ever stronger. The grotesque grin on his face, stained with blood, appeared even more horrifying and terrifying.
However, as Du Da activated the Soul Dispersing Needle within Yang Haoran's body, the grotesque grin on Yang Haoran's face instantly froze.
“There’s actually a Soul Dispersing Needle planted inside his body? I didn’t even notice it before! ”
Yang Haoran muttered to himself. These words clearly weren't something Yang Haoran could have uttered, for he knew better than anyone that he still had a Soul Dispersing Needle inside him. Of course, it was Zhong Siyu speaking.
She truly hadn't discovered the existence of the Soul Dispersing Needle within Yang Haoran's body. The needle had been too deeply hidden, and her attention had not been focused on such matters previously, so she hadn't noticed this detail.
Now that Du Da had activated the Soul Dispersing Needle, intending to eliminate Yang Haoran first, Yang Haoran's body reacted violently. Under these circumstances, even if Zhong Siyu hadn't been paying attention to it, she would still sense the Soul Dispersing Needle's presence.
The Soul Dispersing Needle targeted Yang Haoran's soul, so after Du Da activated the needle, it was naturally Yang Haoran who suffered the torment, not Zhong Siyu, who was forcibly controlling his body.
Previously, all the pain Yang Haoran experienced had originated from his physical body because he had swallowed too many Death God Seals, causing his flesh to endure unprecedented devastation.
Now, however, he had to endure not only the immense pain from his physical body but also the torment inflicted upon his soul by the Soul Dispersing Needle.
After the Soul Dispersing Needle was activated by Du Da, he felt a force attempting to forcibly shatter the soul within him.
In desperation, Yang Haoran could only send a plea for help to Zhong Siyu. Although he couldn't control his body at the moment, he believed Zhong Siyu would sense his conscious call for help.
In this predicament, he could only place his last hope on Zhong Siyu. Other than Zhong Siyu, no one else could help him.
As for whether Zhong Siyu would agree to help him, or if she even had the ability to help him, he had no time to ponder such questions now, for he had no other choice.
“Save me! ”
He frantically roared in his mind, hoping Zhong Siyu would hear his desperate cry.
No sooner had his cries for help subsided than Zhong Siyu's voice echoed in his mind.
“Heh heh, why should I save you? ”
Zhong Siyu's voice still carried that hint of madness, just as before. Although he couldn't see her expression at the moment, Yang Haoran could guess that Zhong Siyu's face was undoubtedly twisted in a grotesque sneer.
Feeling his soul weakening under the effect of the Soul Dispersing Needle, he no longer cared about losing face and directly roared in his mind again, “Deng Feng is dead! This time, I’ve done you a great service. Now that I’m at a critical juncture between life and death, are you truly unwilling to even save my life? ”
Zhong Siyu fell silent for a few seconds, then replied with a sinister chuckle, “Saving you isn’t impossible, but afterwards, that old man Du Da’s soul must be mine. ”
“Yours! Yours! They’re all yours! Whatever you want, it’s all yours! ”
Yang Haoran was overjoyed in his heart. He had only been trying his luck, as he wasn't sure if Zhong Siyu genuinely had a way to save him. But from her words just now, it seemed she truly did. How could this not fill his heart with pleasant surprise?
“Don’t go back on your word now. This Du Da is a Spirit Medium. If his soul were handed over to your Underworld Office, you would receive a generous reward. Don’t try to renege then. ” Zhong Siyu’s voice rang out again.
No matter how valuable a Spirit Medium's soul might be, how could it compare to his own life? At this very moment, Yang Haoran's greatest wish was to preserve his life. How could he possibly care about how many rewards Du Da's soul could fetch?
“I absolutely won’t regret it! You have to believe me! ” Yang Haoran quickly assured her again.
“Very well. There’s one more condition: after this is done, you must help me break the seal here. ” Zhong Siyu put forth another demand.
The seal on this place had already weakened considerably due to Deng Feng's death, but Zhong Siyu had been too severely injured this time. Before her power fully recovered, she couldn't break the seal herself, so she absolutely needed to find a helper.
Deng Feng was dead. The Underworld Office would learn of this matter before long and would certainly send people to Lecheng to investigate. If she didn't quickly break the seal and leave, she was highly likely to be taken away by an Underworld Office expert.
Considering this, Zhong Siyu was eager to leave the Ghost Building and hoped Yang Haoran could lend her a hand.
“No problem! Absolutely no problem! ”
Yang Haoran agreed to Zhong Siyu's demand without even a second thought.
Yang Haoran's reply seemed to satisfy Zhong Siyu. She then said with a sinister grin, “I don’t have the ability to pull the Soul Dispersing Needle from your body, but I do have a method you could try. If you succeed, you’ll not only force the Soul Dispersing Needle out of your body but also use this opportunity to open your Heaven Soul. It’s just that the success rate is a bit low. Do you want to try? ”
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