Realm of the Night God

In the moment Thunder Talisman was ignited, the sky above suddenly became overcast with dark clouds, appearing as if they had materialized out of thin air.

Yang Haoran wanted to intercept the fire talisman, but before he could act, a thunderous roar came from above, and a bolt of lightning suddenly struck down towards him.

Faced with this situation, Yang Haoran flickered and tried to evade the lightning strike.

Although the lightning was fast, his speed was also not slow, and with his confidence in his prediction, he believed he could successfully dodge the lightning attack.

Boom!!!

As Yang Haoran had expected, he did manage to dodge the lightning strike. The lightning missed its target and struck somewhere else, but he didn't have time to observe where, because in the moment he evaded the lightning, a talisman suddenly stuck to his body.

This talisman was not the Thunder Talisman, but a ghost-slaying talisman, similar in appearance to the previous one.

Yang Haoran's brow furrowed slightly. Having just dodged the lightning, he had intended to immediately intercept the fire talisman hurtling towards the valley, but the appearance of the ghost-slaying talisman forced him to deal with it first, lest he be put in a passive position.

The ghost-slaying talisman was used to deal with ghosts. Although Yang Haoran was not a ghost, the Yin spiritual power within him and the Yin Qi on his body shared many similarities with ghosts. If the power of the ghost-slaying talisman were to be unleashed on him, his physical body would not be harmed, but the protective Yin Qi on his body would be broken.

Without hesitation, he mobilized the Yin spiritual power within him to push the ghost-slaying talisman away from his body.

Under the influence of the Yin spiritual power, the ghost-slaying talisman was blown off his body and immediately burst into flames, turning to ash in an instant.

If he had been even a split second slower, the ghost-slaying talisman would have ignited on his body, and its power would have destroyed the protective Yin Qi on his surface.

Although he had managed to repel the ghost-slaying talisman in time, the momentary delay had made it impossible for him to intercept the fire talisman.

Seeing the numerous fireballs about to descend into the valley below, a powerful force suddenly erupted from the valley, forming a light barrier that instantly shattered all the fireballs created by the fire talisman.

Although the fireballs were numerous, their individual power was limited, and they were no match for the suddenly appearing light barrier.

After shattering the fireballs, the light barrier did not dissipate but surged towards Yang Haoran and the others above.

At the same time, the sky above Yang Haoran was filled with rumbling thunder, and bolts of lightning snaked through the dark clouds, with another powerful strike crashing down towards him.

Without hesitation, Yang Haoran immediately pushed his speed to the limit, flashing away to the distance.

He could sense that the power of the surging light barrier was not to be underestimated, and without activating his Heaven's Soul, taking it head-on would undoubtedly injure his body.

Moreover, the power of the lightning strike from above was also not to be taken lightly. If he did not evade at the fastest speed, the combined assault from above and below would surely inflict severe damage on his physical body.

Boom! Boom!

Two thunderous impacts, the first from the lightning strike hitting him, followed by the light barrier striking him. His physical body was torn to shreds, but there was no fresh blood.

These two attacks had only hit his afterimage, not his true physical body, which is why there was no fresh blood.

The afterimage vanished, and the light barrier collided with the lightning, causing the lightning to collapse, while the light barrier's power continued surging upwards, slamming into the dark clouds formed by the Thunder Talisman.

Boom!!!

The two forces collided, resulting in an explosion. The light barrier dissipated, and the dark clouds formed by the Thunder Talisman also dispersed.

All of this had happened in the blink of an eye. From the woman summoning the fire talisman to the current events, it may have seemed like a long time, but it had all unfolded in just a moment.

In the distance, Yang Haoran's gaze first fell upon the elderly couple. The old man was unharmed, but the woman had a trace of blood at the corner of her mouth.

The earlier light barrier had been powerful and covered a wide area, encompassing all three of them. Without activating his Heaven's Soul, Yang Haoran had used his full strength to barely evade it.

The old man's ability to emerge unscathed was not surprising, as his strength was not weak to begin with. Despite the initially weak power fluctuations he had emitted, the power he was now exuding was quite strong, and the two black talismans he had used earlier were enough to indicate his identity as a powerful black talisman master.

Given the old man's current power, it was understandable that he could evade the light barrier. As for the woman in his arms, with her own strength, she would never have been able to dodge the light barrier on her own. She must have been protected by the old man, though the sudden event still caused her to sustain a minor injury.

Yang Haoran's gaze had turned to the elderly couple not only because of the old man's strong power fluctuations, but also to be on guard against any sudden attacks from him. Content first released on M_VLEM_PYR.

However, the couple's attention was not on Yang Haoran, but rather directed towards another direction, their expressions grim.

Following their line of sight, Yang Haoran's gaze landed on a hunched figure hovering in the air, leaning on a cane. Due to the mask covering the person's face, Yang Haoran could not discern their appearance, but he knew who this was - Feng Yaoshi.

Finally seeing Feng Yaoshi in person, Yang Haoran should have been elated, but he was not. The reason was simple - he had just risked confronting the elderly couple for Feng Yaoshi's sake, but now Feng Yaoshi had also turned his sights on attacking him. If he had not been fast enough to escape, he would have been injured.

Although he felt somewhat displeased with Feng Yaoshi, Yang Haoran did not let it show on his face, as he still wanted to gain some benefits from Feng Yaoshi.

After briefly observing Feng Yaoshi, Yang Haoran's gaze shifted to the area below Feng Yaoshi.

There was no sign of the restriction barrier in the valley, which remained unchanged from before. Although he could not see the barrier, Yang Haoran was now certain of its existence, as there was no other way for Feng Yaoshi to have suddenly appeared.

The reason they could not see the barrier was that Feng Yaoshi did not want them to, and he also had no intention of allowing them to enter the barrier.

"Old man Feng, I thought you would keep hiding in the barrier and not come out. Now you've finally deigned to show yourself? But your way of welcoming guests is quite rude," the old man said in a sarcastic tone, releasing the woman from his embrace.

"Rude? Hmph! You were about to set the valley on fire, and you're talking to me about being rude? Besides, since when have we been friends?" Feng Yaoshi retorted coldly.

"Hehe, you're still the same as always, not at all polite in your speech," the old man remarked.

"I have no reason to be polite to you. This place is not welcome to you. All of you, get out of my valley!" Feng Yaoshi said, his gaze turning to Yang Haoran. "That includes you as well!"