The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 765 - 314: The Summit of the Mountain_2

He was strikingly handsome, with an extraordinary appearance. Holding a folded fan beneath his slender frame, spirits swept around him as he spoke and laughed. Raising his eyebrows, the blood-red skull before him spewed a fog of deadly miasma. The spirits, unable to struggle, vanished en masse.

"Ye Aobai?"

Almost simultaneously, Ye Hanjun also noticed this person’s presence.

However, he remained composed, merely exchanging glances from afar, then withdrew his gaze to continue focusing on his own battle.

"Another competitor... has joined?"

Ye Aobai murmured softly, snapping the folding fan in his hand shut.

Another white skull appeared, spewing forth a stone bridge hundreds of meters high.

Without any physical movement to suggest walking, Ye Aobai ascended along the stone bridge, each step bringing him closer to the summit.

"Big tadpole, his Contracted Fond Spirits look ugly yet endearing."

"The red one is like a fresh tomato, the white like a misshapen rock, and the black like a rotten watermelon. Each is quite distinct."

On the Star Battle Platform, GuaGua had seen these three bizarre creatures before.

Seeing them again, he couldn’t help but take another look.

"Because he is an A-level ’Skull Messenger’."

Ye Hanjun patted GuaGua’s head. "Such a combination can maximize the advantage of his authority."

"Ao— Hao Ka!"

On the right mountain range, suddenly dust cloud rose, as if a massive beast was charging en masse.

Goose Immortal shattered a ’Large Insect Ghost’ with a flap of its wing, suddenly looking onward, its pupils constricting.

At the end of his gaze, hundreds of beasts were arrayed in a tight formation, shaped like a ’V’, narrow at the tip and wide at the end, charging forward boldly and without fear.

"Is this... ’Beast Swarm’?"

Ye Hanjun, ready for battle, slowly relaxed a hint of hostility.

He realized that these beasts were not flesh and blood but some kind of bizarre energy bodies.

Although their charge was loud and formidable, the momentum astonishing,

This scene was familiar to him; it was not enough to disturb his composure.

Law-Figure-World—Beast Swarm!

This was a B-level Superior Occupational Authority phenomenon of the ’Demon Beast Knight’, where only a few leading demon beasts were actual flesh and blood; the rest were mere layers of force, enhancing and assisting the charge.

Naturally, a normal Demon Beast Knight could summon only a dozen or so demon beast incarnates, lacking such exaggerated capabilities.

At this moment, with hundreds in number, an A-level Superior Occupational Authority, the identity of the holder was self-evident.

"Boom! Boom!!"

Evil ghosts kept trying to interfere, but the charging beast swarm was unstoppable, crushing everything in its path time and again.

"Lord Han, shall we go together?"

The beast swarm was drawing closer, swerving in an arc instead of charging straight, breaking upwards vertically.

The arrival was naturally Ye Mo, her long hair hanging to her shoulders, dyed at the tips with flower juice transitioning to a black and purple gradient.

In the heat of battle, she lacked her usual delicate beauty, dressed instead in standard knight armor, looking like a valiant female general ready for combat.

"I’ll lead the charge, you follow close behind, we can move even faster."

"Some of our kin have already reached the summit, we can’t afford to fall behind and let this opportunity slip through our fingers."

"Much appreciated." Ye Hanjun didn’t waste words, such a level of cooperation required no second thoughts.

He put away the Giant Shield Demon Image, which was too large; although its defense was exceptional, it also made an easy target for evil ghosts.

Even Goose Immortal was temporarily put away; Ye Hanjun held GuaGua in one arm, the other placed on Huazhu’s shoulder, surging forth like a hurricane, closely following the beast swarm’s charge.

"Those of our clan who entered this place number no less than ten."

"I suspect that the sacred legacy at the mountain peak is either exceptionally remarkable by heritage, or not singular in number, having simultaneously unlocked multiple, otherwise there would be no reason for so many of our kin to be let in."

Ye Mo maintained her Active Ability ’Charge’, her will harmoniously unified with her Contracted Demon Beast beneath her, simultaneously sharing the intelligence she had gathered:

"I just discovered Ye Haining’s body."

"On his way up the mountain, he seems to have been fatally stabbed in the heart by an evil ghost with assassination abilities. His soul, failing to be saved, was completely devoured by group of ghosts, a particularly tragic death."

"Is that so..."

Ye Hanjun’s Magatama eyes flickered slightly; seemingly impassive, a ripple stirred in his heart.

Ye Haining, if his memory served him right, along with Night Pine, were of ripe old age, entering the tomb merely seeking survival in desperation.

This was the first of his batch-mates he had heard to have fallen in the tomb, a particularly stifled death, which was rather pitiable.

"Boom!"

The Wind and Cloud Palm struck, repelling the noisy ghosts at the flank.

Ye Hanjun no longer let his attention wander, aiding Ye Mo’s assault as a wingman.

On the other side, though Ye Aobai began slightly higher, amidst his furious burst, he eventually leveled horizontally.

"Trifling trick."

Ye Aobai unfurled his folding fan, smiling slightly.

The black rotten skull opened its foul mouth for a fierce inhale, sucking in all the approaching spirits.

In just a moment, the ghosts around Ye Aobai were momentarily cleared, and his ascension speed picked up again, chasing the combined effort of Ye Mo and Ye Hanjun.

"If I were ranked like him, with my charging ability, no one could match my progress except the Young Emperor," Ye Mo whispered.

There was no hint of rivalry in her tone, only a plain statement of fact, considering the gap between them.

"No worries," Ye Hanjun responded unconcernedly, "I actually hope you conserve some physical strength instead of rushing to the peak in one go and finding the state has lowered, greatly reducing the chances in the competition."