Chapter 392: The Old Man's Soul |
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As when he left before, the ground was still pitted and uneven, the Hao You Lai Funeral Supplies Store was still in ruins. The only difference was that the smell of blood in this place was fainter than when he had left before.
Yang Haoran stood on the spot, then closed his eyes under Captain Luo's puzzled gaze. After a moment, he suddenly opened his eyes and stretched out his right hand in one direction, calling out in a deep voice!
"Condense!"
As the word "condense" left his mouth, a gust of ominous wind arose in this place. In the direction his right hand pointed, wisps of white smoke suddenly appeared out of thin air.
The white smoke condensed, forming a faint shadowy figure. The appearance of this shadowy figure finally made Captain Luo understand what Yang Haoran was doing!
This shadowy figure was a soul body, and this soul body was none other than the old man who had refined the Resentful Spirit.
What Yang Haoran was doing now was forcibly condensing the old man's soul.
Previously, in the battle with the Resentful Spirit, the old man had died at the hands of the Resentful Spirit. Afterward, Yang Haoran and the others had attacked the Resentful Spirit, and the Resentful Spirit had smashed the old man, whom it had been devouring, toward Captain Luo's peach wood sword, resulting in the old man's corpse being shattered by the peach wood sword.
When they had left this place before, Yang Haoran and the others had only wanted to know if the old man's funeral supplies store had anything else hidden in it. They had completely overlooked the old man's soul.
Just now at the Spirit Police headquarters, Yang Haoran had suddenly thought of this matter, which was why his expression had changed. Without any hesitation, he had hurried back here from the Spirit Police headquarters.
His purpose was simple: to forcibly condense the old man's soul into a spirit and take it away.
From the current situation, Yang Haoran's actions were proceeding smoothly. The old man's soul had successfully been condensed into a spirit, but because it was a forced condensation, the old man's soul body was not yet conscious, and his eyes were tightly closed.
"Previously, we didn't gain anything from the old man's funeral supplies store, but we all forgot one very important thing. The old man himself is a decent gain. Perhaps from his mouth, we might gain some unexpected insights."
Yang Haoran retracted his right hand, and the ominous wind in this place stopped. His gaze fell on the old man's soul body, and a faint smile appeared on his face as he spoke to Captain Luo.
Captain Luo nodded in agreement with Yang Haoran's words.
"It seems we were all careless and nearly forgot about his soul. As long as we have captured his soul, we will definitely be able to pry some useful information from his mouth," Captain Luo said.
This was precisely Yang Haoran's intention, which was why he had hurried over here from the Spirit Police headquarters.
The reason for his urgency was that he could not be sure whether the old man had left any tricks on his own body while he was alive. If the old man had left some trick on Yang Haoran's body before his death, then failing to take the old man's soul away in time might allow the old man's soul to escape. Therefore, as soon as he thought of this matter, he had rushed over from the Spirit Police headquarters without any delay.
Summoning the soul gathering bead, Yang Haoran collected the old man's soul into the soul gathering bead, and then he and Captain Luo returned to the Spirit Police headquarters.
After returning to the Spirit Police headquarters, he first sealed the old man's soul body and handed it over to Captain Luo. When the old man's consciousness awakened, there would undoubtedly be an interrogation, as the Spirit Police also wanted to pry some valuable information from the old man.
In addition, Yang Haoran took out two ghost infants and gave them to Captain Luo for the Spirit Police to study.
The reason for making this decision was that in this mission, the Spirit Police had suffered heavy losses, and the only gains they could see were the numerous ghost infants and the powerful Resentful Spirit. Both the ghost infants and the Resentful Spirit were in Yang Haoran's soul gathering bead, which meant that Yang Haoran had reaped all the benefits alone.
Of course, Yang Haoran could not take things to that extent, so he decided to take out two ghost infants for the Spirit Police to study, in addition to the old man's soul. This way, the two parties had divided the gains.
The ghost infants belonged to a type of Resentful Spirit, and their value to the Spirit Police lay mainly in research. Yang Haoran felt that two of them should be enough for the Spirit Police.
Moreover, Yang Haoran had handed over the old man's soul to the Spirit Police for processing first. This was the greatest gain for the Spirit Police. As for how much they could gain, that would depend on the Spirit Police's capabilities and how much valuable information they could extract from the old man's mouth.
Of course, after the Spirit Police had exhausted the old man's value, Yang Haoran would still want the old man's soul back because he intended to squeeze more out of the old man himself.
If he had no plans for the old man's soul, why would he have rushed back to the Hao You Lai Funeral Supplies Store to forcibly condense and take away the old man's soul?
On the surface, it seemed that Yang Haoran had gained the lion's share of the rewards from this operation, while the Spirit Police had only obtained a small share. In reality, this was not the case. If the Spirit Police could obtain the information they wanted from the old man's mouth, the value would be incalculable.
Furthermore, Yang Haoran and Captain Luo had already agreed that if they carried out a joint mission, all ghosts would belong to the Yin Division. So, in this operation, even if the Spirit Police had suffered complete annihilation, it would have been understandable for Yang Haoran not to hand over a single ghost infant or the old man's soul to the Spirit Police.
Seven days later, the souls of the six deceased individuals condensed into spirits. With Captain Luo's gratitude once again, Yang Haoran took away the souls of the six people.
At the same time, the old man's soul also regained consciousness. However, his fate was somewhat tragic. In the following period, he would undoubtedly suffer various tortures from the Spirit Police as they extracted useful information from him.
In addition, during this period, the lightly injured Night Watch members who had left the Spirit Police headquarters returned to their respective posts. This operation had mobilized a large portion of the Night Watch personnel. If they did not return to their posts promptly, it would certainly cause some problems, hindering the normal operations of all the Death God Temples.
For this reason, Yang Haoran had specifically adjusted the Night Watch's post assignments to ensure the normal functioning of the Lecheng Yin Division.
The more severely injured Night Watch members, such as Master Wu, had awakened from their comas, but they still needed some time to fully recover.
Half a month later, the Night Watch members with severe injuries had mostly recovered, so they all left the Spirit Police headquarters. With the Spirit Police's professional medical team treating them, their recovery was quite rapid.
After all the Night Watch members had gathered, Yang Haoran personally buried the two deceased Night Watch members in the hills behind the South Lake Death God Temple and erected tombstones for them.
However, during the burial process, although the atmosphere was somewhat solemn, it was more peculiar. This was because the souls of these two deceased Night Watch members were still present within the Night Watch team, and they witnessed their own physical bodies being buried.
The other living Night Watch members were naturally aware of their existence. It was precisely because they knew this that they felt the situation was peculiar.
As members of the Yin Division, their thoughts were naturally different from ordinary people's. Under Yang Haoran's guidance, they all believed that as long as the soul had not dissipated, it did not represent true death.
As long as the soul remained, only the physical body had died.
It was because of this belief that the other Night Watch members did not feel too somber during the burial of the two deceased Night Watch members' bodies, as they did not see them as truly dead.
Moreover, after learning that Yang Haoran had made arrangements for their souls, they naturally felt even less somber.
After burying the bodies of the two individuals, Yang Haoran brought the Night Watch to the meeting room of the South Lake Death God Temple. He held a simple meeting regarding the Resentful Spirit operation, collected the souls from the Night Watch members, and performed Soul Qi infusions for each of them.
During this Soul Qi infusion, in addition to the Night Watch members' regular share, Yang Haoran provided an extra portion, which originated from the previous mission.
All Night Watch members who had participated in the Hao You Lai Funeral Supplies Store operation received an additional supplement of pure yin qi.
The Night Watch members who did not participate in that operation also received a supplement, as their workload while holding the fort was not insignificant. However, their supplement was much less than the former group's.
With the Lecheng Yin Division back on track and the two deceased Night Watch members replaced with two new recruits selected by Master Wu, Yang Haoran approached Captain Luo and reclaimed the old man's soul.[Heartfelt thankyou for the support! SlaySaga]