Chapter 912: That Was Once
The sudden appearance of the protective barrier startled the Black-Robed Person. He truly hadn't expected Wu Junior to pull a trick from the shadows at this critical moment!
What surprised him even more was that this suddenly appearing protective barrier had decent defensive capabilities. Although the kick he'd just delivered was merely a casual one, not fully powered, its might was far from weak—enough to kick any Night Watcher below the Heaven Soul realm senseless.
Yet, this unexpected protective barrier had blocked his kick. Apart from a violent tremor, the barrier hadn't even shown a single crack, demonstrating just how formidable its defense was.
At least to him, the barrier's defensive power was indeed not weak.
The Black-Robed Person failed to shatter the protective barrier with his kick, but he did send Wu Junior, along with the barrier, flying back. They only stopped after colliding with the formation in the area.
The intense impact caused the formation to tremble slightly. The protective barrier around Wu Junior did not shatter, and thanks to its protection, he didn't even sustain any injuries.
"I am deeply puzzled. Why would you do this? " The Black-Robed Person looked at Wu Junior and spoke in a low voice.
Wu Junior grinned, offering a reply the Black-Robed Person could never have dreamed of.
Wu Junior spoke to the Black-Robed Person with a wide smile, though as he delivered these words, his smile appeared extremely unnatural, and his legs couldn't help but tremble.
From these two points, it wasn't hard to see that while Wu Junior seemed unyielding at the moment, his heart was actually filled with terror; otherwise, he wouldn't be reacting this way.
However, what he said now was not a lie. On the contrary, the words he had previously spoken to the Black-Robed Person were the untruth.
The main reason he had stalled for a while with the Black-Robed Person was to see if he could escape from his clutches. If he could break free, then whether or not to follow the Black-Robed Person's instructions would be entirely up to him.
Once he returned to the villa and met Yang Haoran, he would explain the situation. This way, he wouldn't harm Yang Haoran, nor would he harm himself or his family. Moreover, he believed that with Yang Haoran's abilities, dealing with this matter shouldn't pose any problems.
However, the Black-Robed Person wasn't foolish enough to simply let him go. Instead, he wanted to implant a secret curse on him and make him consume an unknown Danyao, aiming to completely control him and prevent him from revealing anything about this matter.
Of course, Wu Junior was unwilling to be controlled by the Black-Robed Person. Once he consumed the Danyao as instructed and allowed the other party to implant the secret curse on him, he would become completely powerless, his life and death entirely in the other party's hands. Even if he were to attack Yang Haoran and fulfill the other party's objective, whether the other party would spare him in the end was another matter entirely.
Perhaps not only would they fail to obtain the Soul Pill, but the other party might also eliminate him, as he would no longer have any use.
Therefore, he refused the Black-Robed Person. He was well aware of the consequences of refusing, so he seized the opportunity while putting away the black bottle to activate the Death God Pendant hidden in his pocket.
As long as he activated the Death God Pendant, Yang Haoran would immediately sense it. Although he couldn't be certain if Yang Haoran could arrive in time to save him, in this desperate situation, he had no other option.
Wu Junior's reply greatly displeased the Black-Robed Person, and the power fluctuations emanating from his body intensified considerably.
"I misjudged you. I didn't expect a lowly wretch like you to suddenly grow such backbone. But if you think a mere protective barrier can save your life, then you are far too naive!"
The Black-Robed Person spoke in a low voice, his tone filled with intense killing intent. As he spoke, he violently swung his hands, conjuring two chains as thick as arms. With a clattering sound, they shot towards Wu Junior like two agile black snakes!
Wu Junior's face contorted. His defiance of the Black-Robed Person didn't mean he didn't fear him. On the contrary, he was terrified of the Black-Robed Person before him, and he equally dreaded death.
Seeing the chains rapidly approaching, he instinctively dodged without a second thought. Unfortunately, the disparity in speed between him and the chains was too vast. He had barely begun to move when the two chains arrived as promised.
BOOM! ! !
BOOM! ! !
Two thunderous explosions, dust and smoke billowed, and the formation instantly shattered.
The formation shattered because the chains' attack zone happened to be at its edge, combined with the powerful force of the Black-Robed Person's strike, thus shattering the formation.
Although the protective barrier released by the Death God Pendant had successfully blocked the Black-Robed Person's kick earlier, it was now powerless to withstand the two chains condensed from his power. The reason was simple: the previous kick was merely a casual strike from the Black-Robed Person, but these chains were different.
These two chains were forged by the Black-Robed Person using immense power, and their might was naturally worlds apart from his casual kick. The two simply couldn't be compared.
As the formation violently shattered, the protective barrier around Wu Junior also exploded, and the two chains dissipated into thin air.
Wu Junior was blasted away. Fortunately, the protective barrier had absorbed the vast majority of the damage, otherwise, with his strength, he wouldn't just be unable to survive; he would likely have been blasted into dust.
Although the protective barrier had shielded him from most of the attacks, his physical body was still severely wounded. As he was sent flying, large mouthfuls of fresh blood gushed from his mouth.
Crashing heavily to the ground, Wu Junior coughed up another mouthful of blood. The Black-Robed Person did not stop there, but with a wave of his hand, he conjured two more chains, clearly intending to finish Wu Junior with a single strike.
However, at that very moment, the Black-Robed Person seemed to sense something. He glanced in a certain direction, then immediately tore space, and with a flash, he entered the spatial rift.
The spatial rift quickly healed, but in the direction he had just looked, space violently trembled. Following that, another spatial rift appeared. Before the newcomers could be seen, a surge of Spirit Power tore through the void, hurtling towards the Black-Robed Person's healing spatial rift, attempting to interrupt his teleportation.
Unfortunately, this surge of Spirit Power failed to hit the healing spatial rift. Just as it was about to strike, the spatial rift completely closed. The ferocious surge of Spirit Power found nothing, missing the healed spatial rift and instead striking the dilapidated two-story building behind it.
BOOM! ! !
The dilapidated building instantly exploded, stirring up a sky-full of dust and smoke. After all, this ruined building was just an ordinary civilian residence; it naturally couldn't withstand such a powerful blow.
Two figures shot out from the spatial rift. These two were none other than Yang Haoran and Old Master Wu.
The two had been discussing Wu Junior back at the villa when Yang Haoran suddenly sensed someone activating the Death God Seal he had empowered. Although he didn't know that it was Wu Junior who activated it, he immediately rushed over.
Old Master Wu, worried that Yang Haoran might encounter danger if he went alone, thus accompanied Yang Haoran to this location.
The moment they appeared, Yang Haoran spotted the Black-Robed Person preparing to flee. Without any hesitation, he attacked the Black-Robed Person before even fully exiting the spatial rift, intending to prevent his escape.
However, he was still half a beat too slow. The Black-Robed Person reacted incredibly fast and decisively. When he sensed someone attempting to arrive by tearing space, he had no intention of prolonging the fight, nor did he care to ascertain who the newcomers were. Instead, he immediately tore space at the fastest possible speed and teleported away through the spatial rift.
Had he hesitated for even a moment, he certainly wouldn't have been able to leave today. Either he would have died at Yang Haoran's hands, or he would have wiped out all three of Yang Haoran's party.
The latter was unlikely. Judging by the power fluctuations he emitted, he was definitely no match for Yang Haoran. If he had genuinely clashed with Yang Haoran head-on, he would surely have been the one to die.
Moreover, if he truly had the ability to kill Yang Haoran, why bother seeking out Wu Junior? He could have just found an opportunity to kill Yang Haoran directly, without needing to go through such trouble.
With the spatial rift healed, Yang Haoran, no matter how capable, couldn't have kept the other party there. He retracted his gaze from the spot where the spatial rift had closed and looked towards Wu Junior.
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