Chapter 286: Intertwined Chains
The demoness's voice reached his ears, and Yang Haoran's gaze fell upon her location.
At this moment, the demoness's entire body had been completely dragged underground. The cracks in the ground rapidly healed as her body disappeared.
At this rate, it wouldn't be long before the cracks would fully heal, and the demoness would be sealed here.
Although she had previously been sealed here by a Demon Sealing Talisman, she at least had some room to move. Though it was small, it was better than having no space at all.
But once she was sealed within the mountain by the Demon Sealing Talisman, the situation would be completely different. Bound by numerous golden chains, she wouldn't have even an inch of space to move.
Watching the rapidly healing cracks, Yang Haoran hesitated for a moment, then extended his right hand towards the demoness's location.
A massive hand, condensed from Spirit Power, appeared. Under Yang Haoran's control, this giant hand formed into a claw, carrying a powerful momentum, and suddenly slammed down towards the rapidly closing ground below.
Boom
Mud and rocks splattered as the giant hand tore a large pit in the ground, revealing the struggling snake demon below. However, only its massive head was visible.
Boom
The ground split open once more, and a white snake as thick as a water bucket was forcibly dragged out from underground by the giant hand.
Golden chains wrapped around the white snake's body. These golden chains simultaneously discharged electrical arcs, attacking the white snake, while also dragging its body downwards, preventing it from escaping.
At the same time, a large number of golden chains erupted from underground once more, targeting Yang Haoran as their new objective.
Above in the sky, the Demon Sealing Talisman released two more golden lightning bolts. Their targets were not only Yang Haoran, but also the snake demon held by the giant hand.
Facing this situation, Yang Haoran smiled faintly, his body rising into the air. As he waved his hands, a clattering sound suddenly echoed from the void around him.
This sound was only produced when chains collided.
Chains as black as ink, and as thick as an arm, appeared, bringing forth a clattering sound as they formed a sphere around Yang Haoran's body.
The chains slowly rotated, protecting Yang Haoran's entire body within.
Boom
The golden lightning struck the black chains, directly splitting open the sphere of black chains.
As for the incoming golden chains, they struck the sphere of black chains, only producing a series of clinking and clanking sounds.
A golden lightning bolt also struck the demoness's location, but this lightning strike didn't hit the snake demon. Instead, it struck the giant hand holding the snake demon's head.
It wasn't that the golden lightning didn't want to hit the snake demon, but rather that the black giant hand was above the snake demon. To strike the snake demon, it first had to break through the giant hand.
The giant hand was struck by this golden lightning bolt, then dispersed into tendrils of black Yin Qi. However, the golden lightning's power was also exhausted, rendering it unable to cause further harm to the snake demon.
Without the giant hand holding it, the snake demon's massive body crashed heavily onto the ground. The golden chains on its body did not disappear, and the ground split open once more, seemingly intending to bury the snake demon again.
A hiss escaped the snake demon's mouth, and its body erupted in a burst of green light. With this sudden burst, its Demon Power was greatly enhanced, and for a moment, it actually stalemated against the golden chains.
The sphere formed by the black chains was not entirely sealed, but had many holes of varying sizes. Through these holes, Yang Haoran took in this scene.
"Only now are you willing to exert full effort, heh heh. Even more frugal than me. But it doesn't matter, it's all the same to me."
Looking at the green Demon Power erupting around the snake demon, Yang Haoran's smile deepened a few shades.
Judging by the powerful Demon Power the snake demon unleashed at this moment, she hadn't been using her full strength before. Logically, encountering such a situation, Yang Haoran should have felt angry, but he didn't. He didn't even furrow his brows, not showing even the slightest hint of surprise.
As if sensing Yang Haoran's gaze, the snake demon's massive head twisted, looking towards Yang Haoran. It happened to see Yang Haoran watching it with a smiling face.
"Underworld Official Brother, don't misunderstand. I wasn't using my full strength before because I knew it would be useless. Now that Underworld Official Brother is willing to help me, it makes sense for me to use my full strength!"
Fearing Yang Haoran's misunderstanding, the snake demon quickly explained. What she said was indeed true. She hadn't been willing to exert full effort before precisely because she knew it would be useless and would only waste her own Spirit Power.
That was why she pleaded for Yang Haoran to act. To achieve her goal, she was even willing to let her body be buried in the earth, to gain Yang Haoran's sympathy.
In her view, Yang Haoran was also trapped by the Demon Sealing Talisman, so there was a chance he would team up with her against the Demon Sealing Talisman. Therefore, she decided to feign pity and give it a try.
Of course, if Yang Haoran still refused to help in the end, then she certainly wouldn't continue pretending. No matter what, she couldn't allow herself to be sealed, even if it meant fighting with her life.
Regarding the snake demon's explanation, Yang Haoran smiled, then responded, "My sincerity has already been shown. Don't forget the deal between us."
He was still quite interested in the deal the snake demon had mentioned earlier, so he had kept it in mind. Since he had already acted, he certainly couldn't forget the benefits.
"Underworld Official Brother, rest assured. As long as you can help me escape, I will definitely produce something that satisfies you, and won't disappoint you," the snake demon quickly promised.
Yang Haoran didn't entirely believe the snake demon's promise, but he merely nodded with a smile and said nothing.
In fact, he had already made multiple preparations in his mind. If the snake demon didn't lie to him, all would be well. But if it did, he wouldn't mind directly extracting the snake demon's Demon Pill as payment.
The golden chains were still violently striking the sphere formed by the black chains. Above in the sky, the golden electrical arcs released by the Demon Sealing Talisman flickered, seeming ready to unleash golden lightning once more.
Yang Haoran wasn't flustered in the slightest. He lit a cigarette with a smile, then slowly exhaled the smoke. As the smoke left his mouth, the chains around his body suddenly stopped rotating as if receiving an order, then fiercely surged towards the incessantly striking golden chains.
Two types of chains, differing in color, size, and strength, intertwined, producing a series of crashing sounds.
Just as he took his second puff, the golden chains were completely shattered by the black chains, at a remarkably fast speed.
"The Demon Sealing Talisman above is the key! If you and I join forces to break the Demon Sealing Talisman in the sky, we will regain our freedom!"
The snake demon swayed its body, forcibly shattering the chains on its body, then loudly alerted Yang Haoran.
"That won't be necessary."
Yang Haoran replied with a smile, then all the black chains surged towards the Demon Sealing Talisman above.
The massive Demon Sealing Talisman seemed to sense danger, and continuously sent down several golden lightning bolts, attempting to stop the black chains.
With several consecutive booms, some of the black chains were dispersed by the golden lightning, while others pierced through the Demon Sealing Talisman.
Although the Demon Sealing Talisman was not a physical entity, Yang Haoran's Spirit Power-condensed chains could be both illusory and solid, thus they wouldn't be unable to harm it just because it lacked a physical form.
Several black chains broke through the golden electrical arcs, piercing the Demon Sealing Talisman. Then, with a few intertwining motions, they instantly tore this massive Demon Sealing Talisman into fragments!
The fragments dispersed into specks of golden light, and the Demon Sealing Talisman's shadow could no longer be seen in the sky. Only several black chains condensed from Spirit Power remained, brandishing themselves menacingly where the Demon Sealing Talisman had once been.
Before the Demon Sealing Talisman disappeared, many more golden chains emerged from the cracks in the ground, shooting rapidly towards Yang Haoran and the snake demon.
But as the Demon Sealing Talisman vanished, these golden chains, which had been so close to Yang Haoran and the demoness, suddenly paused in mid-air, then shattered on their own, turning into golden light and disappearing.
The scene before her left the snake demon stunned. She had originally prepared to team up with Yang Haoran to deal with the Demon Sealing Talisman, but she hadn't expected Yang Haoran to tear the Demon Sealing Talisman into fragments so easily.
She knew Yang Haoran was powerful, but she hadn't realized he was powerful to such an extent.
If she were in her peak state, she too would have the ability to break the Demon Sealing Talisman here, but she absolutely couldn't do it with such ease as Yang Haoran.
Back then, in a battle with a Black Talisman Master, she had been severely wounded and her strength greatly diminished. Due to the Demon Sealing Talisman, she had been trapped in the wooden house, restricted everywhere, so her strength had yet to recover to its peak.
But she knew her own measure very well. Even if her strength recovered to its peak, she would absolutely not be Yang Haoran's match.
It wasn't a matter of building up another's prestige while undermining her own, but rather that it was simply the truth. Because up until now, she still hadn't seen Yang Haoran, this Underworld Official, use his Soul Armament.
A Soul Armament, such an existence, was an Underworld Official's truly formidable method. If he was already this powerful without using his Soul Armament, then with it, what destructive power would he possess?
In that instant, many thoughts flashed through the snake demon's mind. When she regained her senses, Yang Haoran had already dispersed the black chains formed by Spirit Power, and was walking towards her step by step, a cigarette dangling from his lips.
Watching Yang Haoran approach her step by step, the snake demon's wariness towards him reached its peak. This man, who appeared to have a gentle smile, made her feel an intense danger. She had never felt such danger from anyone before, not even the madwoman down the mountain.
Meanwhile, at the Lecheng Spirit Police headquarters, a woman, covered in dirt, sat cross-legged on a hospital bed. Her hair obscured half of her face, leaving the other half visible.
At this moment, her eyes were closed. The visible half of her face was utterly pale, devoid of any color.
Suddenly, her body trembled slightly, her tightly closed eyes snapped open. An expression of disbelief appeared on her face.
"How is that possible—Pfft!"
The woman spoke with an expression of disbelief, then, as if struck by a heavy blow, she spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. Her newly opened eyes closed again, and she fainted onto the bed.
"Captain Luo, she fainted! She fainted again!"
A female Spirit Police officer, responsible for looking after the woman, had just brought some hot water over, preparing to wipe away the dirt on her body. She happened to witness this scene, and immediately shouted anxiously towards a certain spot, hoping Captain Luo would come personally to handle the matter.
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