NOVEL WEB Chapter 543: The Sudden Arrival
Yang Haoran was on high alert in his heart because he didn't know what kind of trick Feng Yaoshi would play on him next. With his personality, he wouldn't usually show any emotions on his face, but he was absolutely on high alert in his heart.
Feng Yaoshi had previously promised to give him a satisfactory result, but now that the matter was resolved, Feng Yaoshi didn't give him any benefits, instead wanting to take him somewhere, which would inevitably make him suspicious.
In his opinion, Feng Yaoshi's collection should all be in the independent space, and to give him benefits, he could simply take them out from the independent space. Why would he need to go somewhere else? This approach seemed illogical to Yang Haoran, which was why he thought Feng Yaoshi might be up to something again.
"Feng Yaoshi, where are you taking me?" Yang Haoran asked with a smile, following behind Feng Yaoshi.
"You'll know when you get there," Feng Yaoshi replied vaguely, taking a step forward without explaining.
Seeing that Feng Yaoshi was unwilling to say more, Yang Haoran didn't continue to ask, because he knew that even if he asked further, it wouldn't have any effect. So, he didn't ask anymore and followed Feng Yaoshi, paying attention to everything around him, hoping to notice something.
Apart from the burning flames and the pervasive toxic smoke, he didn't notice anything else for the time being.
Not long after, Feng Yaoshi, who was walking in front of Yang Haoran, stopped in his tracks.
Yang Haoran saw Feng Yaoshi stop and also stopped in his tracks.
In this valley, there were two restriction barriers in total. Previously, Feng Yaoshi and the black talisman master had a fierce battle at one of the restriction barriers, and there was another restriction barrier in an inconspicuous corner of the valley, one that was burned out by the flames.
When this restriction barrier appeared, Yang Haoran had thought about going in to investigate, but at the time, he decided to rescue Feng Yaoshi first and gave up on exploring the barrier immediately.
However, now, Feng Yaoshi was bringing him to this restriction barrier in person.
Feng Yaoshi brought him here, clearly intending to take him into the barrier, but what was inside, he didn't know. Once he entered the barrier, the initiative would be in Feng Yaoshi's hands.
"The things are inside, come with me."
Feng Yaoshi lightly waved his hand towards the barrier in front of him, and the barrier opened up a gap. He dropped this sentence and stepped into the barrier alone.
This scene had been played out before, only with some differences in the details.
Looking at Feng Yaoshi stepping into the barrier, Yang Haoran hesitated for a moment, then smiled and followed Feng Yaoshi into the gap in the barrier.
He was clear in his heart that once he entered the barrier, the initiative would be in Feng Yaoshi's hands, and he would become passive.
But, having come this far, he couldn't give up, and he also wanted to see what Feng Yaoshi was up to, so he simply followed Feng Yaoshi into the barrier.
As he stepped into the barrier, the gap in the barrier disappeared, and what he saw in front of him made Yang Haoran's eyes widen slightly.
A small cottage, a medicinal garden, a vegetable garden, and a girl - everything was identical to what he had seen outside the barrier before, except that the barrier he had seen before was a different one, not this one.
After the barrier exploded, he didn't see these scenes in another barrier, so he knew that what he saw was just an illusion set up by Feng Yaoshi to lure the enemy, and that the small cottage, the medicinal garden, and everything else didn't exist.
But what he didn't expect was that the scene he thought was an illusion reappeared in his line of sight.
He wanted to open his ghost eye to see if the scene was real or not, to confirm whether what he saw was true, when the girl rushed towards Feng Yaoshi with a worried face, her voice full of surprise.
"Master Are you okay, Master!"
The girl didn't care about Feng Yaoshi's muddy clothes and threw herself into his arms, hugging him tightly, as if she was afraid of losing him.
Yang Haoran witnessed this scene, but the girl's behavior didn't change his decision. He still secretly activated his "ghost eye" and carefully observed their surroundings.
Under the gaze of his "ghost eye," he didn't discover any problems. However, with Yang Haoran's cautious nature, he wouldn't take things lightly. Since his "ghost eye" didn't detect any issues, he immediately increased the input of his Yin spirit power.
Just then, the girl who was hugging Feng Yaoshi let out a cry again. This time, her voice was not only panicked but also tearful.
"Master Master, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me!"
Upon hearing this, Yang Haoran's smile froze, and his gaze unconsciously turned to where Feng Yaoshi was. He saw that Feng Yaoshi had already fallen to the ground, and the girl was crying and shaking his body in distress.
A spatial rift had opened beside Feng Yaoshi's body, and a large amount of items were pouring out of it.
Yang Haoran's expression changed, and he quickly dispersed his "ghost eye." He rushed to Feng Yaoshi's side, ignoring the girl and the items pouring out of the spatial rift. Instead, he immediately examined Feng Yaoshi's body.
After a moment, Yang Haoran let out a disappointed sigh, his expression complex.
Through his examination, he was shocked to discover that Feng Yaoshi's physical body had lost all signs of life. Moreover, he couldn't sense the presence of a soul within Feng Yaoshi's body.
In other words, Feng Yaoshi not only died but also had his soul scattered!
For Yang Haoran, this was too sudden. He knew Feng Yaoshi's body was extremely weak, but he hadn't expected Feng Yaoshi's soul to scatter so quickly after entering the barrier.
Feng Yaoshi had been cursed with the Soul Destruction Curse, which Yang Haoran was aware of. Although Feng Yaoshi had said he knew how to lift the curse, Yang Haoran thought it was just a lie.
At the time, Yang Haoran hadn't killed the Exorcist Elder himself but had instead handed him over to Feng Yaoshi, indirectly warning Feng Yaoshi to think carefully before acting. If Feng Yaoshi insisted on killing the Exorcist Elder, that was his own business, and Yang Haoran wouldn't be responsible, even if Feng Yaoshi's soul scattered as a result.
As for him, he would take the benefits and leave, regardless of whether Feng Yaoshi lived or died. He couldn't control Feng Yaoshi's fate.
But he had never expected that Feng Yaoshi's soul would scatter so soon.
According to his estimate, Feng Yaoshi's death should be related to his injuries, combined with his advanced age, which meant he didn't have much time left. After today's ordeal, his physical body had completely collapsed, resulting in his death.
During their battle, Yang Haoran had seen Feng Yaoshi consume two elixirs, each time taking a significant amount. After consuming them, Feng Yaoshi would become vigorous, like a phoenix rising from the ashes. Although Yang Haoran didn't know what kind of elixirs Feng Yaoshi had taken, he believed they would have some negative impact on his body.
Everything has its limits. Once exceeded, it would only bring harm.
As for why Feng Yaoshi's soul had scattered, it was naturally related to the Soul Destruction Curse.
Yang Haoran didn't understand this technique, but he had read about it in a book. The Soul Destruction Curse was similar to the soul-scattering needle he had seen before, which could turn a person into a vegetative state. The Soul Destruction Curse, on the other hand, would cause the target's soul to scatter.
Both were techniques that targeted the soul, and who was more ruthless was a matter of interpretation.
After being cursed, the time of the curse's explosion was determined by the caster. This time could be one day, two days, or even longer, but the earliest it could explode was after a day.
Moreover, the power of the Soul Destruction Curse varied depending on the caster's strength. If the caster's power was too weak, while the target's power far surpassed the caster's, the target could break the curse even if they didn't know how to lift it.
However, there was a crucial point: if the target died before lifting the curse, their soul would also be affected by the Soul Destruction Curse and scatter, disappearing from the world of Heaven and Earth forever.
These were the things Yang Haoran had learned from the book, but he wasn't sure how true they were.
However, based on Feng Yaoshi's current situation, Yang Haoran's understanding of the Soul Destruction Curse might be correct, at least in terms of the target's soul scattering immediately after death.
But now that Feng Yaoshi was dead, what should he do?