Chapter 825: Fake Goods
Yang Haoran had initially believed he had temporarily appeased the two Demon Hunters. Even if these two Demon Hunters were to cause him trouble, it would likely be after their investigations yielded no results. During that time, he could implement his pre-arranged plan to divert their attention elsewhere.
However, what he hadn't anticipated was that they wouldn't give him that chance at all. Before his plan could even be put into motion, they had already set a trap, waiting for him to fall right in.
Once he was dead, there would be no one to stop the couple from capturing Bai Xue, and their objective would naturally be achieved.
From the current situation, the couple wasn't certain their son was dead, nor were they sure it had anything to do with Bai Xue. But Yang Haoran knew very well in his heart that this matter was indeed his doing. For this couple to set a trap intending to eliminate him, they had truly stumbled onto the truth, finding the right person.
It was clear they were determined to get rid of him. Yang Haoran naturally understood this. In such a situation, even if he had two mouths and spoke until the heavens rained flowers, it would likely be difficult to make this couple change their decision.
Nevertheless, he decided to use his verbal skill to persuade the couple. Even if the hope was slim, he had to try. Even if he couldn't ultimately convince them, buying himself a little more time would still be beneficial; at the very least, he could think of other methods during that period.
Making such a decision was an act of desperation. If his strength were sufficient to cripple the couple, why would he need to waste words with them? One swift strike and they'd be carried away; that would be more satisfying than anything.
However, his current strength simply couldn't achieve that. He was forced to passively resort to his verbal skills, using this method to carve out a sliver of hope for himself.
"Damn you, Yang Haoran! These Soul Pills are all fakes, every single one of them!"
The Spirit Master's furious curse caught the attention of everyone present. At this moment, all eyes unanimously turned towards the Spirit Master's position.
The five boxes were still floating in front of the Spirit Master. The Spirit Master held a Soul Pill in his hand, but this Soul Pill was no longer emitting pure Yin Qi. Not only the one in his hand, but the other four Soul Pills in the boxes were also the same.
If a true Soul Pill didn't have a seal or similar method applied to it, it would continuously emit Yin Qi. As more and more pure Yin Qi was lost, the Soul Pill would shrink smaller and smaller until it finally disappeared.
The boxes of the five Soul Pills Yang Haoran produced could themselves lock the Soul Pills, preventing the pure Yin Qi they emitted from dissipating. Other than that, there were no other seals on the Soul Pills. Logically, in this situation, the Soul Pills should have continuously emitted pure Yin Qi until the boxes were closed or a seal was placed to lock the pure Yin Qi.
However, at this moment, these five Soul Pills, without their boxes closed or any seals applied, were no longer emitting pure Yin Qi. They looked like dull, black pills. There was only one possible explanation for this: these five Soul Pills were not genuine Soul Pills.
"I trusted you so much, I even thanked you! Yet you try to fool me with fakes, you bastard!"
The more the Spirit Master thought about it, the angrier he became. He crushed the Soul Pill in his hand into powder, then slapped the floating box in front of him.
Though these boxes for the Soul Pills were not ordinary, they could not withstand the furious blow of a Spirit Master, especially one whose strength was not weak.
Without any surprise, the boxes were shattered by the Spirit Master's slap. Not only the wooden boxes, but the Soul Pills inside them were also smashed by his strike.
The Spirit Master was not wrong; these five Soul Pills were indeed fake. This was because Yang Haoran had never intended to give the opponent five genuine Soul Pills from the very beginning. Although he could refine Soul Pills and possessed quite a few, five Soul Pills were still a significant amount for him. Of course, he wouldn't hand them over so easily, especially to his enemies.
Therefore, to deceive the opponent, he had temporarily made five fake Soul Pills. As for why these five fake Soul Pills initially emitted pure Yin Qi, it was because he had taken a small amount of pure Yin Qi from real Soul Pills and forcefully injected it into the fake ones.
As such, once the boxes were opened, the five fake Soul Pills would naturally emit pure Yin Qi. Due to their identical appearance and color to real Soul Pills, combined with their self-emitting pure Yin Qi, they looked virtually indistinguishable from genuine ones.
It was precisely for this reason that the Spirit Master was fooled, mistaking the Soul Pills Yang Haoran produced for real ones. Only when these five fake Soul Pills landed in his hands did he have a chance to examine them. Originally, he hadn't doubted their authenticity; the so-called examination was merely to heighten his internal excitement.
However, to his surprise, after his examination, he found that all five Soul Pills seemed off. Initially, he couldn't be sure they were all fakes. With disbelief and worry in his heart, he carefully examined the five Soul Pills. The result made him utterly furious: the five Soul Pills were indeed all fakes, and thus, the current scene unfolded.
Watching the enraged Spirit Master, the two Demon Hunters' expressions were also grim. These five Soul Pills had been suddenly snatched from Yang Haoran, yet they turned out to be fake. Of course, they wouldn't feel guilty towards the Spirit Master, but this outcome made them lose face.
Just as the Spirit Master furiously smashed the Soul Pills and the two Demon Hunters turned their gaze towards him, Yang Haoran suddenly made his move. He pulled out four talismans from his independent space. With a wave of his hand, three talismans affixed themselves to Wu Laoyezi and the other two, while one stuck to himself.
The moment the talismans affixed to their four bodies, they were activated, immediately bursting forth with power fluctuations.
The appearance of the power fluctuations caught the attention of the two Demon Hunters and the Spirit Master. Their gazes simultaneously swung towards Yang Haoran and the other three.
"Hmph! Think you can escape? It's not that easy. With us two here, you—"
As the woman spoke, she pulled out her Soul Armament and launched an attack on Yang Haoran.
However, before she could finish her sentence, Yang Haoran and the other three suddenly sank into the ground and vanished. Her attack missed.
The scene before her made her expression freeze, her hand movements pause, and the words caught in her throat.
Not only her, but the male Demon Hunter and that Spirit Master were equally stunned by the sight. Four living people had just drilled into the ground and disappeared, without even a trace of their power fluctuations.
"What kind of talisman is this, to have such a miraculous effect!"
Most of the Spirit Master's anger was replaced by shock, and this shock, of course, was due to the talisman Yang Haoran had just used.
"We can't let them escape, or it'll be troublesome!"
The man spoke in a low voice, his expression instantly turning grim. He had thought he had Yang Haoran cornered, but he never expected Yang Haoran to possess such a miraculous talisman, escaping right under his nose. How could he, a Three-star Demon Hunter, accept this?
Moreover, his wife was also a Three-star Demon Hunter. Yang Haoran escaping right under their noses, and even taking three burdens with him, was simply a slap in their faces. He felt deeply humiliated.
In truth, what the three of them didn't know was that Yang Haoran hadn't wanted to use the Ground-Escaping Talisman so soon. Because even with the Ground-Escaping Talisman, success was not guaranteed. He still wanted to use his verbal skills to fool the couple. Even if the chances of success were small, he was prepared to try again.
However, the Spirit Master's sudden rage made him sense the Spirit Master's intense killing intent. He knew without thinking that the Spirit Master would definitely vent his anger on him. Once a fight broke out, the Demon Hunters would naturally also attack him. At that point, he might very well die at the hands of the two Demon Hunters before he even had a chance to use his verbal skills. That's why he suddenly decided to use the Ground-Escaping Talisman.
Moreover, the two Demon Hunters had just shifted their attention to the Spirit Master. In his opinion, that was an excellent opportunity to escape. He certainly didn't want to miss it.
Because once he missed it, there might not be another chance later.
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