novelraw Chapter 641: Defeated
Chapter 641: Defeated
As the old woman's voice rang out, she was enveloped in a layer of Yin Qi and fled towards the supermarket entrance, with several powerful Resentful Spirits under her control providing cover for her retreat.
"You think you can escape that easily?"
Yang Haoran's face regained its smile, but this time it was tinged with a hint of coldness and cruelty.
Since he had already come out, he naturally wanted to reap the benefits. If he let the old woman escape, especially with her Resentful Spirits, it would be a significant loss in his eyes.
Therefore, he couldn't just stand by and watch her escape.
A chain formed by the condensation of Yin spirit power appeared in front of the old woman, intersecting to form a wall of locks that blocked her path.
At the same time, Yang Haoran launched an attack on the Resentful Spirits providing cover, and under the fierce assault of the chain, several Resentful Spirits were bound and fell to the ground, struggling violently and letting out fierce, blood-curdling screams.
Even though they were subdued, these Resentful Spirits remained extremely ferocious, showing no fear whatsoever, a feat that no ordinary ghost could achieve.
Yang Haoran's ability to subdue several Resentful Spirits in such a short time was due to him pushing his powers to the limit, unleashing a force that was almost on par with opening the heaven soul. This surge in power not only allowed him to condense more chains but also significantly enhanced their might.
Additionally, the woman's holy technique, "Sacred Light Illuminates All," had inflicted considerable damage on the Resentful Spirits, weakening their strength. This was why Yang Haoran was able to subdue them in just a few breaths.The old woman was attacking the wall of locks in front of her, and when she saw Yang Haoran subdue her Resentful Spirits in such a short time, her face changed dramatically, and a hint of panic appeared in her turbid eyes.
The old woman knew that if she fell into Yang Haoran's hands, she was doomed, so she accelerated her attack, hoping to break through the chain-formed wall before Yang Haoran could make his move.
Her desire to survive made her unwilling to give up, but she also knew that she might not be able to escape this time. However, what she didn't expect was that the situation would take a sudden turn.
"Yang Divine Envoy, let her go," the woman from the Holy Mother Church suddenly spoke up.
Yang Haoran was about to make his move against the old woman, trying to capture her as quickly as possible, but when he heard the woman's words, he was taken aback, and his expression turned puzzled as he looked at her.
"What did you just say?" Yang Haoran asked, his tone laced with doubt.
"I said, let her go," the woman replied.
Yang Haoran thought he must have misheard, but when he received the woman's confirmation, his doubt dissipated, replaced by incredulity.
"Let her go? Are you kidding me? Let her continue killing?" Yang Haoran asked, his face a picture of disbelief.
"The Holy Mother once said that all mistakes can be forgiven, and forgiving others is forgiving oneself. This is the teachings of our Holy Mother Church. Besides, even if we let her go, it's not certain that she'll continue killing. Why can't we give her a chance to reform? She's at an advanced age, with not much time left to live. Why must you, Yang Divine Envoy, pursue her to the death?"
The woman's words left Yang Haoran stunned, as he had never expected her to say something like that.
However, during this brief hesitation, the old woman successfully broke through the chain-formed wall, letting out a triumphant, eerie laugh as she escaped the supermarket under the cover of Yin Qi.
When Yang Haoran came to his senses, it was already too late. He had wanted to give chase, but the woman's subsequent actions made him abandon the idea of pursuing the old woman.
"These Resentful Spirits are indeed pitiful. I'll use sacred light to purify them, allowing them to completely escape their suffering."
The woman's lips curled into a faint smile, and then she clasped her hands together, murmuring an incantation. It seemed she was about to cast another sacred technique.
Yang Haoran's face changed drastically upon seeing this. If the old woman had escaped, that would be one thing, but if the Resentful Spirits were also purified by the woman's sacred technique, he would suffer a great loss. These Resentful Spirits were all materials he used to refine soul pills, and he couldn't just stand by and watch the woman destroy them.
In his anxiety, he didn't have the mind to care about the escaping old woman. With a sweep of his Great Hand, several Resentful Spirits had an empty soul gathering bead appear above their heads. Under his urging, the Resentful Spirits were successively drawn into the soul gathering beads.
To prevent the woman from ruining his plans, he didn't hesitate at all. The moment the Resentful Spirits were drawn into the soul gathering beads, he immediately waved his hand again, and a dark wind swept up, carrying the soul gathering beads towards him.
The woman's expression changed, and she stopped her incantation, wanting to intervene, but her speed was ultimately half a beat slower than Yang Haoran's. By the time she wanted to act, Yang Haoran had already stored the soul gathering beads in his independent space.
"Yang Divine Envoy, these Resentful Spirits are already pitiful enough. Why must you continue to torment them? Let me use holy light to purify them and help them escape their suffering. What's wrong with that?" The woman looked at Yang Haoran, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, and asked.
"Who said I wanted to torment them? Besides, for these Resentful Spirits, our Yin Division also has methods to help them escape their suffering, so we don't need your concern. Moreover, that old woman was clearly doomed from the start, and now she's already escaped without a trace. Even if I wanted to pursue her, I wouldn't know where to start." Yang Haoran spoke in a low tone.
The woman gently shook her head, refuting Yang Haoran's words.
"Yang Divine Envoy, you have too much malevolent energy. Everyone makes mistakes, so why must you cling to others' mistakes and not let go? Show mercy to others, and you'll also give yourself a chance."
The woman's words made Yang Haoran's head ache. Although he had known about the Holy Mother Church, he had never had contact with its people, so he didn't know much about their ways.
However, today, he had gained some insight.
Yang Haoran looked at the woman for a few seconds before finally giving her a thumbs-up.
"It's truly 'hearing is not as good as seeing.' I sincerely admire you. There are other places in the city with ghostly activity, so I won't waste time here. Perhaps we'll meet again."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Haoran left the supermarket, calling the emergency number to have the hospital take away the injured employees before departing.
The woman watched Yang Haoran's departing back, her eyebrows tightly furrowed, but she didn't stop him or say anything more.
She knew that Yang Haoran's words were just a facade, and he wasn't genuinely admiring her. Instead, he was being sarcastic, but she had no evidence, so she couldn't say more.
Yang Haoran's words were indeed sarcastic, but due to certain factors, he couldn't speak his mind directly, which wouldn't be beneficial to him. So, he could only express his discontent in this way.
The Holy Mother Church had considerable influence in the new world, and in Lecheng, it also had a certain amount of power. UU's followers were not few in number, and in these chaotic times, having more friends meant having more capital to stay alive. If their values differed and they couldn't become friends, it was best not to become enemies, which wouldn't be beneficial to himself.
Considering these factors, Yang Haoran hastened to leave, unwilling to continue staying with this woman, as he feared that if he stayed longer, the woman's words would make his head ache even more.
After leaving the supermarket, Yang Haoran immediately headed towards the next location with a Yin Qi outbreak. The Yin Qi he sensed was not as strong as the Resentful Spirits' earlier, but ghosts that dared to appear in broad daylight and commit evil acts were naturally not ordinary undead, and at the very least, were evil spirit-level entities.
Lecheng's chaos did not subside after Yang Haoran resolved the Resentful Spirit incident, but instead, it intensified, with casualties increasing.
In the face of this chaotic situation, the Administrative Bureau even deployed the military, choosing to use more violent means to suppress the riots.
Yang Haoran didn't bother with Lecheng's chaos, just as he had said, it was not within his scope of work.
Moreover, even if he wanted to intervene, he didn't have the ability to do so. He only wanted to do his job well, try to survive in this chaotic world, and take the opportunity to rapidly increase his strength.