Chapter 209: Regaining Freedom
The Enchantment Art had been passively triggered. If it succeeded, he would not only win Zhong Siyu's favor but also earn her trust, which would be a good thing.
However, if it failed, he would undoubtedly suffer a backlash, and that would be anything but good.
The Enchantment Art had been passively triggered once before, when he faced Deng Feng. That time, it hadn't succeeded, and the consequence of failure had been several mouthfuls of blood sprayed and his body becoming momentarily weak.
If that situation were to recur now, the consequences would be hard to predict. If Zhong Siyu took advantage of the Enchantment Art's backlash to attack him, things would get quite troublesome.
Though the Enchantment Art was potent, its sole drawback was that its user could not control it. When it triggered, or on whom it triggered, was entirely up to chance. It was precisely this lack of control that sparked anxiety in Yang Haoran's heart.
But the subsequent turn of events filled Yang Haoran's heart with joy; his greatest fear, failure, did not come to pass. The Enchantment Art, passively triggered by Zhong Siyu, had actually succeeded!
The successful triggering of the Enchantment Art was an absolutely tremendous boon for Yang Haoran. With this premise established, Zhong Siyu would no longer be on guard against him at every moment; she would undoubtedly grant him greater trust, and her mental defenses would not be so heavy.
"Uncle, although you don't look like much, you give me a rather good feeling. I hope you won't disappoint me. Whether I can leave this wretched place tonight still depends on your help."
Zhong Siyu's face was twisted in a sinister grin, and the look she directed at Yang Haoran showed a distinct change from before. While not exactly intimate, it at least lacked that icy chill.
"You just need to tell me what to do, and I'll cooperate with you fully."
Yang Haoran didn't let his inner joy show on his face; his smile remained unchanged, just as it had been before.
"As soon as I approach the edge of the seal, the seal will activate on its own. Then, you and I will work together to forcibly break it open. Once the seal vanishes, I can leave this place and truly regain my freedom! " Zhong Siyu chuckled menacingly.
Yang Haoran nodded, indicating his understanding. Although Zhong Siyu made it sound simple, if breaking the formation were truly as easy as she claimed, Zhong Siyu wouldn't have needed his help in the first place.
Upon receiving Yang Haoran's affirmative reply, Zhong Siyu wasted no time, flying straight towards the outside of the Ghost Building.
The previous great battle had already reduced the area to ruins, and the rusty iron gate was naturally no exception.
However, even with the area in ruins, it was still possible to discern where the Ghost Building's exit used to be.
As Zhong Siyu neared the location where the iron gate once stood, a powerful ripple of energy suddenly erupted, and a colossal Death God Seal abruptly manifested in the sky above.
With the appearance of the Death God Seal, an invisible wall seemed to materialize instantly before Zhong Siyu, obstructing her departure from the Ghost Building.
"Uncle! Smash that Death God Seal in the sky! Everything's being caused by that Death God Seal!"
Even as Zhong Siyu's urgent cry rang out, she had already launched an attack against the Death God Seal above. Intense Yin Qi slammed directly into the seal.
The Death God Seal trembled slightly. From the looks of it, Zhong Siyu clearly couldn't break the seal left by Deng Feng with her current strength alone. On this point, she hadn't lied; if she wanted to break the seal and leave, she truly needed Yang Haoran's help.
Yang Haoran had no intention of deceiving Zhong Siyu. As Zhong Siyu's plea echoed, the Remnant Moon, which had been floating beside him, suddenly soared into the air, expanding to match the size of the Death God Seal in the sky.
The colossal Remnant Moon shimmered with glints of cold light under the moonlight. This seemingly unassuming artifact now erupted with a terrifying surge of power.
This power fluctuation was far more intense than the Hundred Ghosts Devouring Soul Spiritual Art he had used against Du Da before.
Evidently, he hadn't used his full strength when dealing with Du Da. As for whether he was fully unleashing the Remnant Moon's power now, only he himself knew.
"Step back a little!"
To avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings, Yang Haoran warned Zhong Siyu. His strike was immensely powerful, and if he didn't give a heads-up, it would be troublesome if Zhong Siyu mistakenly thought he intended to eliminate her as well.
Zhong Siyu naturally sensed the terrifying power fluctuation emanating from the Remnant Moon. At Yang Haoran's warning, her figure flickered, reappearing by Yang Haoran's side.
In her view, no matter how powerful Yang Haoran's attack was, standing by his side was undoubtedly the safest option.
Although her Spirit Body had changed position, Zhong Siyu's assault on the Death God Seal above did not cease.
Buzz—
A hum echoed from the Remnant Moon. Then, with a flash of black light, the Remnant Moon vanished, only to reappear the next instant behind the Death God Seal.
There was no deafening boom, only the sound of something being cleanly sliced. Immediately after, a straight beam of white light flashed across the Death God Seal, splitting the entire seal into two.
Crack!
The Death God Seal in the sky shattered, dissolving into specks of Yin Qi. The sinister grin on Zhong Siyu's face stiffened slightly; she was clearly stunned by the immense power of Yang Haoran's strike.
However, Zhong Siyu was no mere subordinate; after a moment of daze, she instantly recovered, and a hint of appreciation entered her gaze as she looked at Yang Haoran.
In the past, the eyes of her, an Evil Spirit, contained nothing but madness, bloodlust, and resentment. A look of appreciation like this would have been utterly impossible for her to display.
Yet, not only had it appeared now, but more terrifyingly, she, the person experiencing it, felt not the slightest bit of abnormality. In her eyes, everything was perfectly normal.
"Uncle, you're not bad at all. It seems I've underestimated you a little. It looks like the benefits you've gained this time are far greater than I imagined," Zhong Siyu said, grinning maliciously as she looked at Yang Haoran.
Yang Haoran merely smiled, offering no explanation to her question. After glancing at the spot where the iron gate once stood, he gave Zhong Siyu a knowing look.
Zhong Siyu understood Yang Haoran's meaning. With a sinister grin plastered on her face, she once again flew towards the entrance of the Ghost Building.
This time, Zhong Siyu encountered no further obstructions of power, easily flying past the location where the iron gate once stood.
After her Spirit Body flew out of the Ghost Building, Zhong Siyu paused. The sinister grin on her face instantly contorted into a frenzied expression, and a pathological laugh escaped her lips as her Spirit Body circled in the air like a bird.
The joy of regaining freedom momentarily made Zhong Siyu forget who she was. Aside from maniacal laughter, she could think of no other way to express the elation in her heart.
Watching Zhong Siyu release her inner joy through wild laughter, Yang Haoran didn't disturb her. Instead, he quietly began to sense the Blood-Red Eyeball within his body.
At this moment, the Blood-Red Eyeball continued to incessantly devour the absorbable Yin Qi and blood aura being released by several Death God Seals.
Besides the Blood-Red Eyeball absorbing this Yin Qi and blood aura, Yang Haoran was also constantly absorbing them. His body was absorbing the blood aura released from the Death God Seals, while his own Death God Seal was absorbing the Yin Qi.
Now, the Death God Seal on his brow no longer belonged to Deng Feng. From the moment Deng Feng's soul was utterly scattered, the Death God Seal on Yang Haoran's brow had severed all ties with him.
Even if Deng Feng hadn't died, once Yang Haoran opened his Heaven Soul, the Death God Seal that Deng Feng had once implanted would have completely become Yang Haoran's Spirit Power Seed, no longer having any connection to Deng Feng. Now, the Death God Seal on his brow belonged only to him, Yang Haoran.
With his own body and the Blood-Red Eyeball absorbing the massive amounts of Yin Qi and blood aura within him, Yang Haoran's internal condition was no longer as dire as before. However, the primary reason was that after opening his soul, he had mobilized a portion of his Spirit Power to suppress the several Death God Seals within his body, greatly slowing their release of Yin Qi and blood aura.
Otherwise, even if Yang Haoran had opened his Heaven Soul, his internal physical state would still be quite grim right now.
And the reason he was currently shifting his attention to the Blood-Red Eyeball within his body was to see if there was any way to force this eyeball out.
Recalling how he had only just forced the Soul Dispersing Needle out of his body, yet now another Blood-Red Eyeball had appeared within him — an eyeball he had willingly swallowed himself — couldn't help but fill him with an inexpressible sense of helplessness.
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