Chapter 971: Arrogance
The chains allowed Yang Haoran to dodge the golden lightning, but he hadn't escaped the golden cloud's coverage. In other words, he was still within the golden lightning's strike range.
As the Gold Talisman Master activated the golden cloud, several bolts of golden lightning, imbued with the Gold Talisman Master's fury, rapidly descended towards Yang Haoran below.
The Gold Talisman Master knew well that Yang Haoran had already broken free from the Immobilization Talisman. Facing the falling golden lightning, Yang Haoran would certainly evade, making it not easy to harm him. Therefore, he had to increase the speed and frequency of the golden lightning's descent.
For the Gold Talisman Master, if he only had to activate this single golden cloud talisman, achieving that wouldn't be particularly difficult. However, he had previously been activating three golden talismans simultaneously, which prevented him from making the golden lightning fall quickly.
Now that the Immobilization Talisman was broken, he was activating one fewer golden talisman. Moreover, his heart was overwhelmed with rage, which caused him to lose all reason. Single-mindedly focused on killing Yang Haoran, he poured most of his energy into activating the golden lightning, which was why its frequency suddenly accelerated significantly.
Golden lightning bolts fell one after another, their explosive roars incessant. Yang Haoran, enveloped in Yin Qi, constantly flickered, evading these incredibly lethal golden lightning strikes.
Although Yang Haoran's strength surpassed the Gold Talisman Master's, he still dared not carelessly allow these golden lightning bolts to strike him. These golden lightning bolts held a certain suppressive effect over the Spirit Power within his body, and the Yin Qi he released was no exception. If a golden lightning bolt directly hit his body, it would undoubtedly inflict considerable damage to his physical form.
Therefore, he chose to evade the golden lightning rather than resist it head-on or clash with it. Anyway, with each golden lightning bolt that descended, the golden cloud would shrink by a fraction, incurring more consumption. The more frequently the golden lightning fell, the faster this talisman would be depleted. At the current rate, it wouldn't be long before the talisman's power was completely exhausted.
Seeing that the golden lightning he activated couldn't hit Yang Haoran, the Gold Talisman Master's rage became inexpressible. He had placed immense hope on every descending golden lightning bolt, wishing it would strike Yang Haoran, but each time was met with disappointment. This disappointment would then transmute into fury, and once his fury reached a certain point, it rendered him completely irrational.
It was just like playing a game: the more desperately you wanted to kill your opponent, the more you failed to defeat them, and they kept bouncing around and provoking you right in front of your face. The level of fury was imaginable.
The Gold Talisman Master, having lost his reason, paid no heed to the rapidly shrinking golden cloud, nor did he notice the golden mountain suppressing Remnant Moon shaking violently. At that moment, all his energy was fixated on activating the golden lightning. There was only one voice in his mind: Kill him!
"Him," of course, referred to Yang Haoran!
A moment later, the explosive roars abruptly ceased, and no more golden lightning fell. It was then that the irrational Gold Talisman Master suddenly realized that the golden cloud floating above Yang Haoran's head had, at some unknown point, dwindled to a tiny wisp, which was rapidly dissipating before his eyes, vanishing without a trace in a blink, as if it had never existed.
Before he could recover from his shock, an explosion suddenly erupted below. The golden mountain that had been suppressing Remnant Moon violently shattered at that moment, sending golden shards of varying sizes flying, which then dissolved into specks of golden light and vanished.
Remnant Moon shot out, not attacking the Gold Talisman Master, but instead hovering beside Yang Haoran, emitting a faint hum as it slowly rotated.
"If I wanted to, I could have dispersed my Soul Armament into Yin Qi at any time. That is to say, your golden mountain couldn't actually suppress my Soul Armament. The only reason I allowed it to be suppressed was out of respect for you, a Gold Talisman Master. As for why I'm mentioning this now, it's simply to tell you that I was just playing with you; I wasn't being serious. After all, you're an elder, and going all out against you directly would be too disrespectful."
Yang Haoran watched the stunned Gold Talisman Master and spoke with a smile. His voice jolted the Gold Talisman Master out of his daze, but Yang Haoran's words were so infuriating that the Gold Talisman Master couldn't help but spurt another mouthful of fresh blood.
"They say villains die from talking too much. While I don't know if I truly count as a villain, in your eyes, I definitely am. So, today, I, this 'villain,' want to test something: if I talk a bit more, can you really turn the tables?"
Yang Haoran spoke with a smile. Although his expression remained as indifferent as ever, his words were brimming with arrogance.
This time, the Gold Talisman Master didn't scream wildly like a madman, nor did he wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth. Instead, he stared fixedly at Yang Haoran, his gaze sharp as knives.
"You are so arrogant, do you dare to give me a moment to unleash my final move!"
The Gold Talisman Master asked in a deep voice. Any normal person wouldn't make such a request at a time like this, knowing it was utterly unrealistic.
Likewise, any normal person wouldn't agree to such a demand, for they wouldn't give their opponent a chance to recover. Who knew what kind of technique the opponent might unleash in the end? If they allowed the tables to be turned, it would be their own death.
Yet, at this moment, not only had the Gold Talisman Master made such a request, but what was even more unexpected was that Yang Haoran actually agreed!
"Heh heh, elder, please proceed."
Hearing this, the Gold Talisman Master gave Yang Haoran a deep look, then closed his eyes and rapidly formed hand seals.
He didn't fully believe that Yang Haoran would truly give him time. However, the golden protective barrier around his body was still active, and the cracks caused by Remnant Moon's earlier attack had also been repaired.
In his opinion, as long as this barrier protected him, even if Yang Haoran went back on his word and attacked him now, the barrier could hold for a while. If worst came to worst, he could evade while forming the seals, which should allow him to last until he finished.
That was why he dared to close his eyes and form the seals at maximum speed, all while guarding against a sudden sneak attack from Yang Haoran.
Yang Haoran did not seize this opportunity to ambush the Gold Talisman Master. He remained suspended in mid-air, appearing unconcerned, as he watched the Gold Talisman Master rapidly form hand seals.
However, at this very moment, he smiled and asked the Gold Talisman Master a question.
"Heh heh, elder, are you preparing to summon your Talisman Cult's Talisman Ancestor Dharma Body to deal with me?"
Yang Haoran's words caused the Gold Talisman Master's body to tremble slightly, and then his hand-sealing movements abruptly paused.
The sudden halt in his hand seals wasn't because the Gold Talisman Master was influenced by Yang Haoran's words and decided to give up. It was because he had finished forming the seals!
As the sealing concluded, the Gold Talisman Master opened his eyes, again spurting a mouthful of fresh blood. His aura grew weak, as if his body had been suddenly drained.
However, an extremely powerful energy fluctuation now emanated from above his head. A Dharma Body rapidly condensed into form; it was precisely their Talisman Cult's Talisman Ancestor Dharma Body.
The energy fluctuation emanating from the Talisman Ancestor Dharma Body was incredibly potent, forming a stark contrast to the Gold Talisman Master below. Their sizes also differed immensely; the Talisman Ancestor Dharma Body was like a towering mountain, while the Gold Talisman Master resembled an ant at its foot, and a dying one at that.
"Heh heh, elder, could you also grant this junior a chance to summon my Death God's Law Aspect? How about we have a truly exhilarating fight, just the two of us?"
Yang Haoran glanced at the massive Talisman Ancestor Dharma Body, then shifted his gaze to the Gold Talisman Master, asking with a faint smile.
However, the Gold Talisman Master had no intention of giving him that chance. A ferocious expression once again twisted his pale face, and with eyes wide with fury, he roared at Yang Haoran:
"Go die! ! !"
As the roar echoed, the Talisman Ancestor Dharma Body's tightly closed eyes suddenly snapped open. Two blinding golden lights flashed within its gaze, and an immensely powerful aura of coercion erupted from the Dharma Body, making one feel as if they couldn't breathe!
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