Realm of the Night God

Ye Zhiqiu made a sudden move without warning, but the woman was also an old hand, having broken through to the Three-Star Demon Hunter realm. She had experienced countless battles and wouldn't react slowly.

However, Ye Zhiqiu's actions made the woman, who was already very angry, even angrier!

She quickly swung out a sword to block Ye Zhiqiu's sudden attack!

"Good, you're not talking now, but I'll personally extract your soul later and torture you slowly. Let's see if you'll talk then!"

The angry woman threw out a vicious remark, trying to put pressure on Ye Zhiqiu. However, Ye Zhiqiu didn't take her threat seriously at all.

Just as Ye Zhiqiu was about to launch a more fierce attack on the woman, Yang Haoran's voice suddenly sounded behind him.

"Swallow this, it'll be good for you."

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Yang Haoran tossed a bottle of antidote to Ye Zhiqiu, who sensed something rapidly approaching him from behind. Without turning around, he kept his gaze fixed on the female demon hunter. When the antidote approached him, a burst of star spiritual power enveloped the bottle and sent it to his front.

He didn't know what was in the bottle, as Yang Haoran hadn't given him any explanation. After a brief hesitation, he didn't ask anything and swallowed the entire contents of the bottle in one gulp.

To avoid affecting Yang Haoran, Ye Zhiqiu intentionally lured the woman away, and the two sides shifted the battlefield.

Currently, Ye Zhiqiu's demonic weapon, although not yet upgraded to five patterns, had broken through from a Two-Star Demon Hunter to a Three-Star Demon Hunter. As for how he achieved this in such a short time, only he and the Red Lotus in his demonic weapon knew.

Watching Ye Zhiqiu fight the woman, Yang Haoran didn't have time to marvel at Ye Zhiqiu's rapid strength increase. Xu Meijing's strength was no match for the male demon hunter, and Ye Zhiqiu's strength seemed no match for the female demon hunter. If he didn't find a way to contribute, they might be wiped out here. So, he didn't have time to wonder how Ye Zhiqiu's strength had increased so rapidly, exceeding even his own.

He slowly wiped the smile off his face, his expression turning serious, and then sat down with his legs crossed.

Earlier, the battle between Xu Meijing and the male demon hunter had already made the Severed Head Mountain beneath him tremble. Now, with two more powerful fighters added to the battlefield, the Severed Head Mountain trembled even more violently.

Although Yang Haoran sat with his legs crossed, his body didn't sway with the Severed Head Mountain's movements because he was still 10 centimeters (3.9 inches) above the ground. If you didn't look closely, you might think he was sitting directly on the ground.

First, he applied a protective spell to his body to resist the residual waves from the battle above. Then, he took out a delicate black wooden box from his independent space.

The wooden box emitted a power fluctuation, which came from the Sealing Technique on its surface.

As he gazed at the delicate black wooden box in his hand, Yang Haoran murmured to himself.

"Can I forcibly open the earth soul in a short time? It's up to you!"

After speaking, Yang Haoran removed the Sealing Technique from the wooden box and opened it.

Inside the wooden box, a black, rhombus-shaped crystal lay quietly. This was the soul crystal Yang Haoran had refined during his rapid cultivation!

At this moment, the soul crystal lay in the wooden box, not emitting any astonishing pure yin qi, as Yang Haoran had applied a Sealing Technique to prevent the pure yin qi from leaking out.

Originally, he had never thought of using the soul crystal, as it was too precious to him, and he didn't want to use it lightly. He wanted to save it for later to unleash its greater value.

However, under the current circumstances, the stakes were no longer just his own life, Yang Haoran's, but also those of Xu Meijing, Ye Zhiqiu, and many others. If he didn't find a way to open the earth soul in a short time, and get rid of the two powerful demon hunters, the consequences would be unimaginable.

If he only took the soul pill, it would definitely have an effect, and it could also help him open the heaven soul. However, the speed would be much slower, and what he needed most right now was time.

To open the earth soul in a short time, he had no choice but to take the soul crystal, as the pure yin qi it contained was extremely powerful and would definitely help him open the earth soul in a short time!

Although he was reluctant in his heart, he couldn't afford to hesitate anymore. He took out the soul crystal, and without hesitation, he swallowed it in one gulp. After the soul crystal entered his body, he then released the Sealing Technique on its surface.

The moment he released the Sealing Technique, his body suddenly trembled violently, and a large amount of pure yin qi burst out from his body, causing the interior of the protective barrier to turn pitch black instantly. He couldn't even see his own fingers, and his body was completely enveloped by the dense pure yin qi.

This was because the pure yin qi released by the soul crystal was too powerful, and his body couldn't absorb it all, resulting in a large amount of pure yin qi bursting out from his body.

Fortunately, Yang Haoran had set up a protective barrier in advance, which not only had strong defensive capabilities but also prevented the pure yin qi from leaking out.

Inside the protective barrier, Yang Haoran's face showed a hint of pain, and at this moment, he felt as if his body was being torn apart.

Pure yin qi was the best supplement for Underworld Envoys and wouldn't cause any harm to the body. However, the pure yin qi released by the soul crystal was too powerful, and combined with his physical body being injured, it caused him to experience inhumane torture.

As his body couldn't withstand the intense pure yin qi, cracks appeared on the surface of his skin, and fresh blood kept oozing out from the cracks.

Yang Haoran didn't find this unexpected, as he had prepared himself mentally when he took the soul crystal, and he had also made contingency plans.

He gritted his teeth, endured the tearing pain, and then began to manipulate his power to suppress the soul crystal, slowing down the release of pure yin qi. At the same time, he absorbed the pure yin qi released by the soul crystal with all his might.

Although this had some effect, it wasn't very obvious, and the cracks on his body continued to spread. Fresh blood kept oozing out, and in just a few breaths, he would be unable to hold on. If he continued like this, his physical body would explode under the powerful pure yin qi in just a few more breaths, and he would become the first Underworld Envoy in history to be killed by pure yin qi!

Not to mention his body, even the protective barrier he had set up was violently shaking, clearly on the verge of collapse, about to be torn apart by the pure yin qi bursting out from his body.

However, just at this moment, Yang Haoran's body, which had become drenched in fresh blood, suddenly trembled again, and the pure yin qi bursting out from his body began to weaken.

The four people fighting in the air above noticed that Yang Haoran was enveloped in a pitch-black yin qi, and due to the presence of the protective barrier, they could only sense the existence of the yin qi but couldn't tell whether it was ordinary yin qi or the powerful pure yin qi that could enhance the Underworld Envoy's abilities.

However, the four of them weren't fools, and they knew Yang Haoran wasn't foolish either. Whatever he did in this situation would definitely have a purpose and wouldn't be done in vain.

Although they didn't know what Yang Haoran was trying to do, Xu Meijing and Ye Zhiqiu would definitely support him. As for the two demon hunters, they didn't want to see Yang Haoran make any moves that would affect their plans