Realm of the Night God

After a brief moment, Yang Haoran arrived outside Deng Feng's study. According to the information he obtained from several women, Deng Feng's study was the forbidden area of this villa. Even they, with all their qualifications, were not allowed to set foot inside.

Yang Haoran considered the study important, thinking that Deng Feng might have what he was looking for inside. Burial Masters like Deng Feng had a dedicated space for storing items called an independent space. This so-called independent space was a unique area created exclusively for them to store various items.

This independent space wasn't exclusive to the Yin Division. Regardless of the organization or sect, be it the Fu Sect or exorcists, as long as they reached a certain level of strength, they could forcefully open a space belonging to them in this world.

The size of the independent space varied based on individual strength. However, one commonality was that these spaces were used for storage.

Because of the existence of independent spaces, many experts could effortlessly retrieve or store items with a mere wave of their hand.

As long as the owner remained alive, the independent space would persist. However, upon the owner's death, the space they opened would shatter.

The shattering of an independent space typically resulted in three outcomes. First, all items within the space would disintegrate into powder as the space collapsed. Second, some special items with sturdy materials could resist the destructive power of the collapsing space, floating aimlessly in the void or scattering across the world, waiting for their destined individuals to begin new chapters.

The third outcome involved all items scattering around the deceased owner at the moment of the independent space's collapse, although this was a relatively rare occurrence.

This was similar to playing a game and defeating monsters. Some monsters dropped items like materials, potions, or even equipment, while others dropped nothing, remaining as clean as a blank sheet of paper. The occurrence was not due to issues with the monsters or the method of defeating them but was a matter of probability.

After Deng Feng and Duda were killed, the items within their independent spaces did not scatter. This suggested that the probability of "dropping" items from a powerful individual's independent space was quite low.

Before opening the Heaven Soul, Yang Haoran did not have his independent space. After opening the Heaven Soul, he forcefully created a small independent space using his own strength.

Due to the limited capacity of independent spaces, these experts did not store all their collections inside. Some items, due to their large size or other special reasons, were kept in the real world.

It was for this reason that Yang Haoran found himself in the villa where Deng Feng had once lived, hoping to test his luck and see if he could make any unexpected discoveries.

Standing outside the study, Yang Haoran sensed a faint fluctuation of power. This force enveloped the study, likely a protective restriction barrier.

Although the power fluctuation was weak, Yang Haoran remained vigilant. He reached out to push open the door.

At the moment his fingertips touched the door, the initially weak power fluctuation suddenly intensified, a powerful force preventing Yang Haoran's hand from approaching.

Encountering this situation, Yang Haoran, who was mentally prepared, showed no change in expression. He activated his Yin Spirit Power, and a black smoke emerged from his ordinary palm, resisting the force.

With a faint smile, Yang Haoran forcefully pushed his palm against the door!

Crack!

A crisp sound echoed as the restriction barrier around the study shattered, and Yang Haoran's hand successfully landed on the door. Despite Yang Haoran effortlessly breaking the barrier, without successfully opening the Heaven Soul, he would never have been able to break through it even if he pushed his hand against it.

Continuing from here, this being Deng Feng's residence, he never thought it would be raided one day. He set up a restrictive barrier not only for peace of mind but also to prevent the women in the villa from entering. Hence, the barrier he left behind wasn't his strongest.

As the door was forcefully pushed open, the interior unfolded before Yang Haoran's eyes. At first glance, it didn't differ much from an ordinary study, but Yang Haoran's gaze was drawn to a particular bookshelf.

This bookshelf stood out not because of its structure but because of what it held. Instead of various books, it contained an entire row of soul-gathering beads and various miscellaneous items.

Yang Haoran's eyes brightened, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his face. He knew that everything he was looking for should be on this bookshelf.

With a slight excitement, Yang Haoran took a step forward, heading towards the bookshelf.

The soul-gathering beads on the shelf were not empty but filled with souls, visible threads of soul moving within. There were five of these soul-gathering beads, and one of them contained nothing but evil spirits.

Burial Masters typically sent souls to the underworld only once a year, usually scheduled at the year's end. The five soul-gathering beads Yang Haoran saw were all full, raising some doubts in his mind.

Since the Chinese New Year until now, the Lecheng Yin Division had been far from peaceful. Where did they find so many souls, especially one bead filled with evil spirits?

Although Deng Feng, as a Burial Master, occasionally went out to guide undead, even with Deng Feng's capabilities, it was impossible to collect so many souls in such a short time.

From Yang Haoran's perspective, some of these souls were intentionally left by Deng Feng and were not sent to the underworld at the end of the previous year. Why Deng Feng did this was something he couldn't discern.

The reasons behind Deng Feng retaining these souls were not crucial to Yang Haoran. What mattered was that these souls now belonged to him, a significant gain, especially the entire bead filled with evil spirits.

With a wave of his hand, Yang Haoran stored all five soul-gathering beads in his independent space. Then, he turned his attention to the items on another layer of the bookshelf.

This item was a small porcelain bottle, not much larger than a regular beverage bottle, with a milky-white color and peculiar patterns on its surface.

At first glance, this porcelain bottle seemed ordinary, with no detectable power fluctuations. However, Yang Haoran would never believe it to be just an ordinary bottle.

Given Deng Feng's status as a Burial Master, there was no way he would place an ordinary bottle here.

Curious, Yang Haoran took the bottle down and examined it carefully in his hands.

The bottle was lightweight, empty inside, and lacked any hidden mechanisms or buttons. After a thorough inspection, he found nothing unusual about the bottle.

Yang Haoran furrowed his brows slightly. The bottle itself had no power fluctuations, and the inside was empty. Could it be that this bottle was indeed just a decorative item with no practical value?

With doubt and disbelief in his mind, Yang Haoran, with a testing attitude, infused a trace of Yin Spirit Power into the bottle.

As this trace of Yin Spirit Power entered, the seemingly ordinary porcelain bottle underwent some changes. A faint power fluctuation emanated from the bottle.

However, this power fluctuation was incredibly weak. It could easily be overlooked if not paying close attention.