Chapter 398: The Battle of Spirits (1) |
Bai Xue is a serpent demon, so it's not surprising that she can communicate and even control snakes. Yang Haoran didn't find it strange at all.
However, without using her demonic spiritual power, she could not only control other snakes, but also monitor Zhao Hong, which did surprise Yang Haoran a bit.
Since Yang Haoran is not a demon, he wasn't entirely clear on how Bai Xue accomplished this. Seeing her serious expression, he didn't intend to ask the reason, as he felt it was better not to disturb her at this moment.
After a moment, Bai Xue spoke up on her own.
"The target has taken out a key and opened the door of an old house, it seems to be her home."
As soon as the words left her mouth, Bai Xue's expression changed slightly, and her brows furrowed lightly.
"Someone is approaching the target's old house, a young man. He..."
Before Bai Xue could finish, a huge bang suddenly rang out across the entire Liangshui Township!
Bang!!!
Bai Xue opened her eyes and looked at Yang Haoran, saying, "That young man seems to have attacked the target. The snake I was controlling was affected and killed by his strike, and I've lost visual."
The snake Bai Xue controlled was just an ordinary snake without any spiritual intellect, let alone having become a spirit snake. Such an ordinary snake, no matter how venomous, would be extremely fragile in their eyes.
Yang Haoran didn't respond to Bai Xue. At this moment, he sensed two powerful energy fluctuations - one came from Zhao Hong, while the other fluctuation should be from the young man Bai Xue mentioned.
These two energy fluctuations were both very strong, and they were both moving rapidly, one chasing after the other, rushing towards a large mountain in the southeast direction of Liangshui Township.
"It seems we arrived just in time today. Let's go, we'll chase after them."
Yang Haoran opened the car door and got out, then pursued in the direction he sensed the energy fluctuations.
Seeing this, Bai Xue didn't ask further and immediately got out of the car as well, closely following Yang Haoran.
Although neither of them had unsealed the power within their bodies, they were not ordinary people. Their speed was so fast that ordinary people couldn't compare, so the two quickly disappeared into the night.
Ordinary people couldn't sense the existence of energy fluctuations, but they weren't deaf either. That loud bang had woken up everyone in this place who was still in a dream state. They stumbled out of their homes, not understanding what had happened, until urgent shouts came from Zhao Hong's neighbor's home, drawing everyone's attention.
Zhao Hong's house had been leveled, and her neighbor's home had also been affected, with cracks appearing and the building looking like it was about to collapse.
The neighbor's family fled their home in panic. Seeing that Zhao Hong's house had become ruins, a middle-aged woman immediately shouted, and soon after, Zhao Hong's house was surrounded by people.
At this time, Yang Haoran and Bai Xue had already left the residential area and were chasing after the large mountain.
Since they had sealed their own power, their speed was very limited. Although far exceeding ordinary people, compared to Zhao Hong and the other person, the gap was still quite significant.
It was precisely for this reason that the distance between the two sides grew larger and larger, and the sensed energy fluctuations became weaker and weaker.
"Underworld Envoy brother, if we continue like this, I'm afraid we'll lose track of the target," Bai Xue glanced at Yang Haoran and said.
"You can control snakes, right? Can you use that to track them?" Yang Haoran asked.
"I can, but if the distance is too far, I'll have to use my demonic spiritual power. If it's a short range like just now, I can control them without using demonic spiritual power, but it won't work over long distances," Bai Xue explained.
"Using demonic spiritual power is definitely not an option, or else we'll expose ourselves."
Before he could finish speaking, Yang Haoran's expression brightened, and he said, "They've stopped."
These words had barely left Yang Haoran's mouth when a tremendous bang came from deep within the mountain.
"They must have started fighting. Let's hurry and go see!" Bai Xue's eyes lit up, and she said excitedly.
Yang Haoran nodded, immediately increasing his speed. Bai Xue followed closely behind him, looking puzzled.
"Underworld Envoy brother, you're unexpectedly so fast even without using any power. It's quite remarkable."
Bai Xue was a demon, and a demon's physical body was far superior to a human's, which is why demons preferred to revert to their true forms when fighting enemies. Once they reverted, their powerful bodies allowed them to become even stronger.
Because their physical bodies were strong, even without using demonic spiritual power, demons' speed wouldn't be too slow since their physical explosive power made up for it.
However, Yang Haoran had sealed his own power, yet his speed was still so fast, which puzzled her.
"I'm an Underworld Envoy. My physical body has been modified, so it's different from ordinary people's," Yang Haoran responded.
In fact, Yang Haoran only mentioned one point. Another reason was that he had previously refined several Death Mark Seals, and his body had absorbed a lot of blood energy, which had also caused changes to his physical body, enhancing it considerably.
It was precisely because of these two reasons that Yang Haoran was able to unleash such a fast speed at this moment.
"I see, it's no wonder. Having a powerful organization behind you makes a difference. You Underworld Envoys really have good treatment, making me quite envious!"
Upon hearing this, Yang Haoran gave a wry smile, as he didn't feel that Bai Xue's words were sincere.
"Having an organization also means having discipline, and your actions will be restricted. It's not like you can do whatever you want. Aren't you the one who loves freedom the most? Back then, you were completely unwilling to join the Spirit Police. Would you really envy me?"
Bai Xue laughed and said, "I was just joking. If it weren't for Captain Luo truly not caring about what I do, plus the decent monthly compensation, I would have probably left the Spirit Police a long time ago."
As Bai Xue finished speaking, another loud bang came from deep within the mountain.
The two exchanged a glance and fell silent in tacit agreement. While maintaining their speed, they tried not to make any noise.
They moved like two stealthy spirit cats, continuously weaving through the grass and trees.
After a moment, Yang Haoran gestured to Bai Xue, and they simultaneously slowed down.
The sounds of battle came from ahead, and they cautiously approached.
"Sister Zhao, you didn't expect it, did you? In such a short time, my strength has been able to increase to this level. Aren't you surprised?" The young man looked at Zhao Hong and sneered coldly.
The man was enveloped in Yin Qi, and a female ghost hovered behind him in the air.
The female ghost's eyes were red, indicating that she was a malevolent spirit, but judging from the degree of redness in her eyes, she had only recently become a malevolent spirit.
Moreover, only the ghost's eyes were red; the clothes materialized on her body were not a bloody red color. From this, it could be seen that the female ghost was not an innate malevolent spirit but a cultivated one.
Truly innate malevolent spirits, like Zhong Siyu, would have not only red eyes but also bloody red clothes materialized from their Yin Qi – this was the difference between innate and cultivated malevolent spirits.
Innate malevolent spirits were more vicious and bloodthirsty compared to cultivated ones.
At this moment, this malevolent spirit was grinning wickedly while staring at Zhao Hong across from her.
The man was enveloped in intense Yin Qi, but the power he released was not Yin spirit power but the spirit communication power possessed by spirit masters, combined with the malevolent spirit behind him. Together, these elements confirmed his identity as a spirit master.
To be precise, like Zhao Hong, he was also a spirit master!
The two were both spirit masters, yet for some unknown grudge, they were now battling each other.
In a short time, the area had been leveled by their fighting, demonstrating the ferocity of their attacks – otherwise, such destructive power would not have been possible.
However, at this moment, Zhao Hong was clearly at a disadvantage, as she had already been injured, whereas the young man appeared completely unscathed.
As fellow spirit masters, the main reason Zhao Hong had been injured in such a short time was that there was no Guardian Spirit present behind her.
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