Chapter 500: Unbelievable
Yang Haoran initially wanted to eliminate the two corpse fiends because he saw no value in them, and he also had a certain aversion to zombies, so he had the idea to eliminate the two corpse fiends.
Later, he thought about it a bit and changed his decision. Ma Ling had previously said that their family was very interested in zombies, so if he killed the two corpse fiends, it would be a loss for Ma Ling or the entire Ma family.
This time, he was willing to do Ma Ling a favor, and in addition to their friendship, there was another reason - he also had a request for Ma Ling, or rather for the Ma family. Since the Ma family was so fond of zombies, giving them these two corpse fiends as a gift would make it easier for him to achieve his own goals.
From this perspective, the corpse fiends in his hands were not completely without value, the key was how to utilize them.
After making up his mind, Yang Haoran did not kill the two corpse fiends. It only took him a few minutes to subdue Shorty's two corpse fiends and bind them with chains formed by his Yin spirit power.
To be honest, the two corpse fiends were a bit more difficult to deal with than Shorty, especially after their strength was enhanced, making them more troublesome to handle.
Of course, this "troublesome" is only relative, as Yang Haoran was able to subdue the two corpse fiends in just a few minutes, which is not considered a real challenge.
Shorty's secret technique to enhance the corpse fiends did not last long, and its effects disappeared in just a few minutes. The only thing that bothered Yang Haoran was that the secret technique disappeared right after he had subdued the two corpse fiends, as if it was deliberately trying to spite him.
If the secret technique had disappeared earlier, he would have saved some effort and time in dealing with the two corpse fiends, as the weakened corpse fiends would have been much easier to handle.
Shorty's death was very straightforward, and apart from leaving behind the two corpse fiends, he didn't leave anything else, and his independent space didn't explode, which was not a good thing for Yang Haoran, as he missed out on a lot of spoils.
The reason Yang Haoran came to Shorty's corpse was not to give him a burial, but to forcibly extract Shorty's soul.
Shorty had just mentioned something about the Ancheng Yin Division, and Yang Haoran was very interested in it. He didn't know if what Shorty said was true or false, so he had to find out for himself.
As for how to find out, of course, it was not by asking Shorty's soul, as he wouldn't believe what Shorty said anyway. He had to see it for himself.
Looking at Shorty's corpse, Yang Haoran waved his hand, and Yin spirit power rushed out from his body, enveloping Shorty's corpse, including the head that had fallen aside.
Under the influence of the Yin spirit power, Shorty's soul inside the corpse was forcibly condensed into a spirit and then extracted by Yang Haoran.
The just-extracted soul was still in a dormant state, and Yang Haoran had no intention of forcibly awakening it, as awakening or not would not affect his ability to obtain the information he wanted from the soul body. Forcibly awakening it would only consume more of his Yin spirit power.
"Ghost eye! Open!"
With a deep voice, the Yin spirit power converged towards his eyes, and Yang Haoran activated his ghost eye.
The pitch-black ghost eye stared at Shorty's soul body, and in a moment, many images that did not belong to Yang Haoran appeared in his mind.
After a few breaths, the black color in Yang Haoran's eyes quickly receded, and his eyes returned to normal. He had obtained the information he wanted from Shorty's soul body.
Storing Shorty's soul in the soul gathering bead, his expression became very serious, and the smile that usually graced his face was gone, because what Shorty had said to him earlier was not just to affect his mind, but was true.
Dismissing the barrier, Yang Haoran tore open the space, intending to leave this place, but just as he was about to step into the spatial rift, a disturbance suddenly came from the distance, and a spatial rift appeared.
This sudden occurrence made Yang Haoran pause in his steps, and he turned his gaze towards the spatial rift.
Two figures rushed out of the space rift, and it turned out to be Ma Ling, along with a Spirit Police, who was the leader among all the Spirit Police.
Yang Haoran had just forcibly sent them away from this place, but he didn't expect them to come back.
This Spirit Police should not have the ability to tear the space, and in his current weakened state, he would be even less likely to have the power to do so.
Therefore, it must be Ma Ling who tore the space to come to this place.
After Yang Haoran had forcibly sent Ma Ling and the others away by tearing the space, Ma Ling was worried that Yang Haoran might be in danger, so she wanted to rush back to help.
However, even at her peak, tearing the space was difficult for her, and after being injured, it became even more challenging for her, so it took her until now to successfully tear the space and arrive here.
"Uncle! Are you alright? You..."
Ma Ling's face was filled with anxiety, but before she could finish her words, she was stunned by the scene in front of her.
Two corpse fiends were bound by chains on the ground, struggling and howling constantly, but they were unable to break free from the chains' restraint.
As for the powerful Corpse Keeper, he had met a tragic end, with his body torn apart and dead beyond any hope of revival. This chapter is from the collection at M-VL-EM-PYR.
This scene not only shocked Ma Ling deeply, but also left the Spirit Police with disbelief on his face.
Before they arrived, they had thought that Yang Haoran and the Corpse Keeper were still in a fierce battle, and Yang Haoran might even be injured. But the reality turned out to be completely different.
In a short period of time, not only were the corpse fiends brought under control, but Shorty had also been killed. What surprised them even more was that Yang Haoran was completely unharmed, without any wounds or blood, which made it hard for Ma Ling and the Spirit Police to believe that he had just been in a life-and-death struggle with Shorty.
"Uncle, what... what exactly happened?" Ma Ling asked Yang Haoran with a somewhat dazed expression.
"This Corpse Keeper used a secret technique to enhance the power of the two corpse fiends, but it backfired on him, so I easily killed him. As for these two corpse fiends, after the effect of the secret technique wore off, their bodies immediately became weak, so I was able to subdue them," Yang Haoran said with a forced smile, making up an excuse.
Hearing this, Ma Ling and the Spirit Police were still doubtful. Yang Haoran's explanation seemed too simple, and they weren't sure if the reality was as straightforward as he had described.
Yang Haoran didn't give them much time to ponder. After saying this, he quickly continued, "These two corpse fiends are for you. I have something else to take care of, and I'll contact you after I'm done."
After saying this to Ma Ling, Yang Haoran immediately stepped into the space rift and disappeared from their sight.
"Uncle! Uncle! Where are you going?" Ma Ling called out, but by the time she reacted, the space rift had already closed, and Yang Haoran had vanished from their view.