Chapter 603: Ghost Fiend Soul Chain
The voice that suddenly resounded throughout the entire barrier world was one Yang Haoran knew well, for it belonged to Huo Laoban!
<r>As Huo Laoban's voice resounded in this world, the distant sea surface suddenly boiled. With a deafening crash, a colossal black chain burst forth from the water!
<r>The chain radiated an intense Yin Qi, remarkably similar to the chains Yang Haoran could condense using his Spirit Power. Yet, this one was distinctly thicker, and at its very tip, a grotesque ghost head snarled with a malevolent expression.
<r>The ghost head was no mere ornament; it seemed alive, its malevolent gaze locking onto the dark clouds overhead. Then, it let out a sharp, ear-splitting ghostly laugh, dragging the massive chain as it lunged towards the ominous clouds above.
<r>Above, thunder had continuously rumbled and lightning flashed, but with the ghost head chain's intrusion, the thunder ceased, the lightning no longer fell, and even the pervasive dark clouds were instantly scattered by the ghost head chain's immense power!
<r>Having annihilated the dark clouds, the ghost head chain did not halt. Instead, it continued its ear-splitting laughter as it plunged towards the small island below, its target this time being the merman monster that was furiously assaulting Yang Haoran!
<r>The ghost head chain was incredibly swift; a single dive brought it behind the merman monster. The creature seemed to sense the danger, but it was too late to dodge. It was directly impaled by the ghost head chain. Then, with a coil and a tug, the merman monster's colossal body was instantly torn into several pieces.
<r>Its severed limbs plummeted into the sea, copious amounts of fresh blood staining the surface crimson. A laugh, even sharper and more ear-splitting than before, emanated from the ghost head's mouth. Unlike before, this laugh, while still chillingly terrifying, now carried an undeniable note of arrogance.
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This ghost head chain was, of course, the Ghost Art, Ghost Fiend Soul Chain, unleashed by Huo Laoban. The immense power of this technique somewhat exceeded Yang Haoran's expectations.
<r>However, only when he clearly saw the true world outside did he realize he had underestimated the true might of Huo Laoban's Ghost Fiend Soul Chain. m.bg.
<r>He saw that the dilapidated factory building had already been reduced to a heap of ruins, and ghost head chains were rampaging throughout the area. With just a brief glance, Yang Haoran discovered there were actually eight such ghost head chains here.
<r>These ghost head chains were identical to the one he had seen earlier in the barrier world; there was no difference in their thickness or form.
<r>Yang Haoran had originally thought there was only one such fierce ghost head chain, but it had never occurred to him that there would be as many as eight.
<r>Amidst sharp ghostly cackles, the eight ghost head chains, like eight black pythons with ghost heads, unleashed a frenzy of destruction upon everything in the area, controlled by their caster, Huo Laoban.
<r>The restrictive barrier enveloping the entire Hongyu Cement Plant had vanished. The eight ghost head chains smashed through walls, soaring and burrowing, digging up all the formation flags hidden within the area, then swallowing them whole.
<r>It was precisely because the formation flags were found and consumed by the ghost head chains that the restrictive barrier over the Hongyu Cement Plant disappeared.
<r>The dilapidated factory building was destroyed by the eight ghost head chains, turning into a heap of ruins, yet the high platform remained, completely unharmed.
<r>Below the high platform, a Spirit Medium held an array disk in his hand. This array disk was precisely the one controlling the grand array of the area. However, at that moment, the array disk in his hand suddenly emitted a crisp crack, and a fissure appeared.
<r>This Spirit Medium had been controlling the grand array of this place. When he had trapped Yang Haoran and the others within the world formed by the barrier, his heart had swelled with excitement. He had already envisioned the gruesome deaths of Yang Haoran and his companions.
<r>However, his excitement lasted only for a brief moment. Now, looking at the cracked array disk in his hand, his excitement transformed into panic. He had truly not expected the grand array enveloping this place to be broken so quickly.
<r>Compared to the panicked Spirit Medium, the Sunglasses Man on the high platform reacted in the exact opposite way. He showed no trace of panic, and the excitement on his face was undiminished. From his expression, it was clear that he had never expected to take down all the enemies with just a set of formation flags. Thus, with the grand array broken, his face betrayed neither urgency nor surprise.
<r>Although the grand array had not captured all the enemies, more than half of the Night Watchers who came to this place had been lost in a short amount of time. Just as Yang Haoran had guessed, the Spirit Mediums would not only launch sneak attacks on him but certainly on others as well. The Night Watchers present did not possess Yang Haoran's capabilities; after being ambushed by the Spirit Mediums, half of them instantly lost their lives, now lying lifeless in pools of blood.
<r>As soon as both sides engaged, Yang Haoran's side lost half of their Night Watchers, while the Spirit Mediums' side lost a set of quite powerful formation flags. There were no deaths among them, only two severely injured Spirit Mediums. Who profited and who lost would depend on one's perspective.
<r>As for Yang Haoran, Huo Laoban, and the five helpers Huo Laoban had brought, none of them had suffered any harm in the previous barrier world. This situation, naturally, wasn't due to the Spirit Mediums showing them mercy, but rather a consequence of their formidable strength.
<r>Yang Haoran and his companions hadn't sustained any injuries in the barrier world, and similarly, the high platform here hadn't suffered the slightest damage from Huo Laoban's Ghost Fiend Soul Chain. Even though the factory building had been dismantled by the eight ghost head chains, the high platform remained perfectly intact.
<r>Since the high platform remained undamaged, the Spirit Aspect atop it was naturally also safe and sound. All of this was thanks to the Sunglasses Man's protection; without it, under the fierce assault of the eight ghost head chains, not only would the high platform have been dismantled, but the Spirit Aspect would surely have been destroyed as well.
<r>After the eight ghost head chains had swallowed the formation flags, they did not lunge at the Sunglasses Man on the high platform. Instead, they plunged towards the Spirit Mediums present.
<r>Huo Laoban chose to do this because he knew the Sunglasses Man wasn't easily dealt with. It would certainly be impossible to defeat him with just one move of the Ghost Fiend Soul Chain, so he simply commanded the eight ghost head chains to attack the Spirit Mediums present.
<r>It would certainly be impossible to eliminate all the Spirit Mediums present with a single strike, nor was Huo Laoban so naive as to believe he could resolve the situation with one move. He merely wished to use his Ghost Fiend Soul Chain technique to, as much as possible, cut down more Spirit Mediums!
<r>The enemy's single array had wiped out half of their Night Watchers. If he didn't make an effective counterattack and take out some of the Spirit Mediums as well, it would not only affect the morale of his side but also make him feel as though he couldn't maintain face.
<r>The eight ghost head chains let out sharp ghostly cackles, each seeking out its target, as they lunged towards the Spirit Mediums in the area.
<r>Upon seeing this, most of the Spirit Mediums present showed no panic whatsoever. Instead, they revealed expressions filled with murderous intent, appearing ready to forcefully clash with the incoming ghost head chains.
<r>However, a few Spirit Mediums revealed panicked expressions. These few didn't even possess their own Guardian Spirits, ranking as the lowest-level Spirit Mediums. Their strength was weak; they simply lacked the ability to block the ghost head chains, and thus their hearts were filled with intense fear.
<r>The Sunglasses Man on the high platform watched this scene unfold. He let out an exaggerated, strange laugh, then lightly leaped. As his body descended, his fingers slid sharply across the zither strings!
<r>Bang! Bang! Bang!
<r>As the zither music resonated, the eight formidable ghost head chains suddenly froze eerily in mid-air. They seemed to have instantaneously transformed into statues, or perhaps time itself had abruptly halted, rendering them motionless, their very expressions fixed on their faces.
<r>Following eight consecutive muffled thuds, all eight ghost head chains exploded, dissipating into clumps of Yin Qi. The formation flags that had been swallowed by the ghost head chains also dropped to the ground at this moment.
<r>Huo Laoban's Ghost Fiend Soul Chain technique had, at this moment, astonishingly been broken by the Sunglasses Man. And judging by the Sunglasses Man's casual demeanor, it seemed he had not expended much effort in nullifying Huo Laoban's Ghost Art.
<r>Huo Laoban, whose face usually maintained a constant smile, now wore a somewhat forced grin. He had originally intended to use this Ghost Art to claim the lives of some Spirit Mediums, but he never expected it to be so easily shattered by the Sunglasses Man, which left him feeling utterly humiliated!
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