Chapter 708: It's Not That Simple
Although the old town head pretended to be nonchalant in the face of Remnant Moon's relentless assault, he was actually panicking internally, for Remnant Moon's speed was truly astounding. R_AN0B`Еs
Compounded by the need to form hand seals, his inner anxiety naturally intensified, for a single failed seal would necessitate a complete restart. This delay wouldn't just cost him time; it would cost him his life.
Fortunately, the Spiritual Art was successfully cast. The moment a twenty-meter-tall evil spirit coalesced into form, he breathed a sigh of relief, confident in this particular Spiritual Art.
With a resounding boom, the old town head, who had been constantly evading Remnant Moon's attacks, steadied himself. Under his gaze, his Soul Armament, Remnant Moon, was snatched by the evil spirit he had conjured.
“Heart! Heart! Heart! ”
A bloodthirsty and brutal voice emanated from the evil spirit's mouth. A grotesque smile stretched across its face as it fixed its gaze upon the Remnant Moon in its hand.
Remnant Moon hummed, violently thrashing within the evil spirit's palm, desperate to break free from its grasp. Yet, its struggles proved utterly futile.
Yang Haoran, currently locked in battle with the guardian spirit, saw this scene, his brow subtly twitching, a hint of surprise in his eyes.
What the evil spirit did next astonished him even more. With a grotesque smile, it repeatedly chanted the word “heart,” then abruptly shoved the Remnant Moon in its hand into its mouth.
Judging by its ravenous gulping, it seemed to be treating Remnant Moon as mere sustenance.
Yang Haoran watched the scene unfold, and two words came to mind: simply badass.
Though he was somewhat surprised, it was only a fleeting moment of astonishment. His expression quickly returned to normal.
“You dare to swallow even my Soul Armament, but can you truly digest it once it’s down? ” Yang Haoran said with a chuckle, forcing the incoming guardian spirit back once more.
As his voice rang out, the evil spirit, which had been grinning ferociously, suddenly froze, its smile contorting into an expression of discomfort.
With a thunderous boom, the evil spirit’s entire head exploded. The Remnant Moon it had swallowed howled forth, its size now tens of times larger than before, and the power fluctuations it unleashed had similarly intensified severalfold.
It wasn’t that the evil spirit didn’t fear Remnant Moon; rather, the power Remnant Moon had just emitted seemed too weak in its eyes, posing no threat whatsoever. That was why it had dared to grab Remnant Moon and shove it into its mouth.
However, it had only just put it in its mouth, before it could even swallow, when Yang Haoran intensified the activation of Remnant Moon. The result was this: the evil spirit’s massive head instantly burst into a cloud of Yin Qi.
Just as the old town head was about to hurl a sarcastic remark at Yang Haoran, his face involuntarily twitched at the sight.
He had spent time casting this art precisely to heavily injure Yang Haoran, ideally even eliminating him directly. Yet, the current situation was vastly different from what he had imagined. The evil spirit he had conjured had only just shown off its might before Remnant Moon blew its head off and cleaved it in two. How could he possibly accept this?
At this moment, both the power fluctuations emanating from Remnant Moon and the energy radiating from Yang Haoran had noticeably increased compared to before.
He had believed that Yang Haoran had already displayed his strongest abilities after opening his Heaven Soul, but now it was clear that wasn't the case at all. This fellow, Yang Haoran, had actually been hiding his true strength, which made the old town head's expression turn rather sour.
The next scene made his face even more unsightly. Remnant Moon suddenly cleaved downwards, directly splitting the massive evil spirit in half. The evil spirit's colossal body instantly transformed into Yin Qi, though this Yin Qi did not disperse.
“What are you doing? ! ”
The old town head roared at his guardian spirit. His original intention was to have the guardian spirit stall Yang Haoran, but the guardian spirit hadn't truly managed to do so, leaving him deeply dissatisfied with the outcome.
Before he could receive a response from his guardian spirit, Remnant Moon shot towards him, its aura and power fluctuations far more astonishing than before.
Without a moment's hesitation, the old town head swiftly dodged again, not daring to meet it head-on.
Boom! ! !
The ground was directly split open by Remnant Moon, forming a massive fissure. With Remnant Moon's immense size and formidable power, if it were to land on a person, not even dust would remain.
“His power is too strong right now. My illusion techniques can no longer affect him, and the power to control objects has a very limited impact. I am not his opponent. ”
The guardian spirit continued its fierce assault on Yang Haoran while responding to the old town head in a deep voice. It didn't beat around the bush, directly admitting it was no match for Yang Haoran.
“What the hell are you saying? ! He must have used some secret art for his strength to suddenly increase so much. These secret arts usually have a time limit; once it expires, he'll be forced back to his original state. I don’t care how you do it, you must stall him! ”
The old town head issued a death order to his guardian spirit. Then, while still dodging, he formed another hand seal!
“Coalesce! ”
With a low shout from his lips, the Yin Qi that formed the evil spirit's body suddenly churned violently.
“This Spiritual Art of mine isn’t so easily broken! ”
The old town head roared, his voice laced with a hint of exasperation. Under his command, the Yin Qi that had been the evil spirit rapidly coalesced once more, transforming back into the evil spirit.
This evil spirit looked the same as before, only its size was somewhat smaller.
“Your Spiritual Art isn’t all that impressive. I thought you were about to unleash a big move, but from the looks of it, I seem to have overestimated you. ”
Yang Haoran sent the guardian spirit flying with a single strike, then spoke to the old town head.
As his words fell, Yang Haoran produced a blank Soul-Gathering Bead, then controlled several chains to entangle the guardian spirit. It appeared he was preparing to forcibly collect the guardian spirit into the Soul-Gathering Bead.
“Don’t celebrate too soon. You haven’t truly witnessed the full power of this Spiritual Art of mine! ”
The old town head spoke coldly, then, while dodging Remnant Moon, he waved his hand and retrieved several items from a pocket dimension. Without exception, these items were all human hearts.
These hearts appeared incredibly fresh, as if they had just been excavated from human bodies. Their pristine preservation was due to the seals placed upon each of them.
“Go! ”
With a great shout from the old town head, several hearts swiftly flew towards the evil spirit. Along the way, their seals were undone, and each heart began to bleed fresh blood.
The evil spirit, seeing this, was filled with excitement. It reached out its large hand and snatched the several hearts. Compared to its massive hand, the hearts were utterly minuscule.
After grabbing the hearts, the evil spirit didn't hesitate, immediately stuffing them into its mouth.
These hearts were far easier to digest than the Remnant Moon it had swallowed earlier. After the hearts were consumed, a mist of blood immediately emanated from its colossal body, and a thick, bloody stench permeated the area.
Excited laughter burst forth from the evil spirit's mouth. Its terrifying face was bad enough unsmiling, but when it laughed, it became even more horrifying.
Amidst its excited laughter, the evil spirit slapped at Remnant Moon, which was pursuing the old town head. Despite its massive size, the evil spirit's movements were by no means slow. Its slap created streaks of afterimages, and before Remnant Moon could even dodge, it was hit squarely.
Boom! ! !
Under the tremendous impact, Remnant Moon, which had also grown colossal in size, was actually sent flying by the evil spirit's slap, directly crashing into the barrier Yang Haoran had set up.
With another deafening crash, the shimmering light curtain of the barrier shook violently. The barrier then proved unable to withstand such immense power, emitting a series of crisp cracking sounds before shattering into countless motes of Yin Qi, dissipating into nothingness.
After devouring several hearts, the evil spirit's power noticeably surged, like fire meeting gasoline. It was now strong enough to even send the current Remnant Moon flying.
This scene made a smile blossom on the old town head's face once more.
“Haha, Yang Haoran, how about the power of this move of mine now? ! ”
The old town head burst into laughter, and under his control, the evil spirit lunged directly at Yang Haoran.
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