Chapter Four Hundred Sixty-Two: Shouldering Everything Alone
Demon Weapons have nine ranks in total, from one to nine markings, with one being the weakest and nine the ultimate strongest.
However, due to their varying individual abilities, the rank of Demon Weapon a Demon Hunter can use also differs.
If a Demon Hunter's own strength is too great and the Demon Weapon's rank is too low, then the Demon Weapon will be unable to withstand the Demon Hunter's full power. Once the Demon Hunter unleashes their full power, the Demon Weapon will shatter, unable to bear the formidable Star Spirit Power. They can only try to control the infusion of Star Spirit Power into the Demon Weapon, but while this approach prevents the Demon Weapon from shattering, it also prevents them from fully exerting their own strength.
Conversely, if a Demon Hunter's own strength is too weak and the Demon Weapon's rank is too high, it will result in the Demon Hunter's Star Spirit Power being insufficient to activate the Demon Weapon, thus failing to achieve the desired effect against an enemy.
Typically, a One-Star Demon Hunter possesses the ability to activate Demon Weapons ranging from one to three markings. A three-marking Demon Weapon is the utmost limit for a One-Star Demon Hunter; Demon Weapons exceeding three markings cannot be activated by the Star Spirit Power within a One-Star Demon Hunter.
Two-Star Demon Hunters can typically control Demon Weapons ranging from two to four markings. A four-marking Demon Weapon is also the utmost limit for a Two-Star Demon Hunter; Demon Weapons exceeding four markings likewise cannot be activated by a Two-Star Demon Hunter.
A Demon Hunter's combat effectiveness, apart from their own strength, also gives extremely important prominence to the Demon Weapon. In battles between Demon Hunters of the same rank, a superior Demon Weapon is one of the keys to victory. If a Demon Weapon is significantly stronger than the opponent's, it can even allow for the slaying of enemies beyond one's own rank. This illustrates just how crucial a Demon Weapon is to a Demon Hunter.
The leader of Cloud Mist Mountain Manor, his Lifebound Demon Armament is a pair of copper hammers. These copper hammers were already three-marking Demon Weapons, one rank higher than the Demon Weapon in Ye Zhiqiu's hand. If he were to successfully advance the copper hammers to four-marking Demon Weapons, not only would the power of the copper hammers be greatly enhanced, but his combat power as the master would also explosively increase as a result.
Therefore, Ye Zhiqiu hoped that Yang Haoran and Bai Xue could quickly interrupt the Demon Weapon's advancement, otherwise, they were highly likely to fall here today.
Unfortunately, the wolf-headed monster's desperate obstruction made it utterly impossible for Yang Haoran and Bai Xue to successfully interrupt the Demon Weapon's advancement.
The copper hammers absorbed other Demon Weapons at an incredibly fast pace. In just a brief moment, over ten Demon Weapons were absorbed. If this speed continued, in mere moments, all the Demon Weapons would be absorbed by the copper hammers.
Facing the leader's fierce attacks, Ye Zhiqiu found it quite strenuous to parry. Although this leader currently had no Demon Weapon in hand, his strength was inherently far superior to Ye Zhiqiu's. Furthermore, he possessed the Array Disk that controlled the blood-red enchantment here; he could continuously launch attacks by condensing streaks of extremely potent blood qi through the formation, which resulted in Ye Zhiqiu not only failing to gain the upper hand but finding it extremely difficult to resist instead.
On the other side, although the wolf-headed monster had blocked all of Yang Haoran and Bai Xue's attacks, it had sustained severe injuries as a result. Its strength was vastly different compared to when it first appeared, and it looked as though it wouldn't last much longer either.
At this moment, Yang Haoran glanced at Ye Zhiqiu's situation and couldn't help but feel a little speechless. According to Ye Zhiqiu's account when they arrived, three of the five brothers were slightly weaker than him, and two were slightly stronger.
As for the deceased Second Brother, he was the first of the five brothers to die by Yang Haoran's hand. At the time, because this Second Brother was heavily poisoned and Yang Haoran acted decisively, he easily took the Second Brother's life, so he hadn't felt that the Second Brother was particularly powerful.
However, this leader, he was truly formidable. His strength was not just 'slightly' stronger than Ye Zhiqiu's; it was significantly stronger, by more than a little. Failing to defeat him quickly was one thing, but looking at the current situation, it seemed genuinely possible that they might actually let the opponent turn the tables.
Although he felt quite speechless inwardly, Yang Haoran wasn't exasperated. After all, given his cautious nature, since he dared to take on this business from Ye Zhiqiu, he had naturally considered the possibility of such circumstances.
He roughly calculated in his mind: if they were to eliminate the wolf-headed monster first and then try to stop the Demon Weapon's advancement, it would definitely be too late.
But if they didn't find a way to get rid of this wolf-headed monster first, their attacks wouldn't even be able to approach the copper hammers. Due to the blood-red enchantment, the wolf-headed monster was as agile as a fish living in water. No matter how they attacked, the wolf-headed monster always found a way to block all their attacks. Sometimes, it would even change its form, using its own body to forcefully endure both their attacks.
Therefore, to stop the Demon Weapon from advancing, the only way was to eliminate the wolf-headed monster before the Demon Weapon successfully advanced. To achieve this, they would have to employ even more powerful methods. Ordinary methods simply wouldn't work.
Thus, Yang Haoran decided to use his current trump card: the Death God's Law Aspect.
He first swallowed a Soul Pill. With the Soul Pill continuously replenishing his Spirit Power, he wouldn't be drained. He then dispelled the chains formed from condensed Spirit Power, recalled Remnant Moon to guard around his body, and swiftly formed hand seals.
His expression was solemn, his eyes tightly shut, and his fingers rapidly shifted.
The leader, holding the Array Disk, manipulated a surge of blood qi to send Ye Zhiqiu flying. He seemed to sense something and didn't continue his attack on Ye Zhiqiu. Instead, he turned his gaze towards Yang Haoran's position.
Seeing Yang Haoran abandon his offense, his face solemn as he rapidly formed hand seals, he knew Yang Haoran was about to unleash a powerful move. Recalling Ye Zhiqiu's earlier warning to Yang Haoran, he guessed that Yang Haoran was likely about to perform the Death God's Law Aspect.
In response, not only was there no trace of anxiety on his face, but he instead burst into hearty laughter.
"Hahahaha, I've long heard that the Underworld Office's Death God's Law Aspect is incredibly potent. I've never witnessed it before, but today I have the perfect opportunity to experience it firsthand! ”
The leader's words were true. He had indeed heard of a powerful technique within the Underworld Office called the Death God's Law Aspect. However, he had never witnessed the true might of this move. Now, seeing Yang Haoran about to unleash it, he felt a faint thrill of excitement.
But, no sooner had his words fallen than the smile on his face froze. Then, his gaze, filled with shock, shot towards the space above Yang Haoran's head.
Above Yang Haoran's head, the space suddenly rippled violently, followed by an emergence of terrifying power fluctuations.
“This is—”
The leader's face was filled with disbelief. At this moment, Yang Haoran was still forming hand seals, and the Death God's Law Aspect hadn't even been successfully unleashed yet. Yet, the power fluctuations emanating from it already greatly astonished him.
If Yang Haoran truly succeeded in unleashing this move, just how formidable would its power be?
The astonishment in the leader's heart instantly transformed into apprehension. The thrill he felt vanished like smoke. He seemed to forget the words he had just spoken amidst his hearty laughter. At this moment, he had only one thought in his mind: he must not allow Yang Haoran to successfully unleash the Death God's Law Aspect.
This move was far stronger than he had imagined.
Therefore, he immediately activated the Array Disk in his hand to its utmost limit, manipulating a vast amount of blood qi to transform into bloody monsters, which rushed towards Yang Haoran from all directions.
Still uneasy, he then roared at the wolf-headed monster: “First, attack that Underworld Official with all your might! Don't let him unleash the Death God's Law Aspect! ”
After issuing the command to the wolf-headed monster, the leader was still uneasy. Gripping the Array Disk tightly in one hand, and condensing a large amount of Star Spirit Power in the other, he charged directly towards Yang Haoran.
He knew it was impossible to slay Yang Haoran with his current methods. However, his goal wasn't to slay Yang Haoran, but rather to interrupt Yang Haoran's continued casting of the Death God's Law Aspect. As long as he interrupted Yang Haoran and bought himself a few more moments, his Lifebound Demon Armament's advancement would be complete. Then, the victor of this battle would be him.
The sudden shift in the situation, with all attacks targeting Yang Haoran, caused worry to appear in Bai Xue's eyes. Without even thinking, her body swayed, and she appeared above Yang Haoran's head. She then coiled her enormous body into a circle around Yang Haoran, shielding him within, and leaving a considerable space for him.
The leader's Star Spirit Power, the wolf-headed monster's fists, and the other blood qi monsters all simultaneously landed on Bai Xue's body in an instant.
The leader's Star Spirit Power directly pierced through the Demon Power protection on Bai Xue's body, leaving a hideous wound on her. Blood sprayed, and large patches of snake scales fell off.
The wolf-headed monster's fists heavily struck Bai Xue's body, directly caving in the impacted areas.
As for the monsters formed from blood qi, they all latched onto Bai Xue's body, opened their mouths to reveal a maw full of sharp fangs, and began to savagely tear at her.
These attacks were originally all aimed at Yang Haoran, but Bai Xue single-handedly shouldered them all.
Suddenly enduring such immense damage, Bai Xue couldn't help but let out a pained roar from her mouth.
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