The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 489 - 222: 4th Order, Ghost Refining Master_2

"..."

Ying Xiu opened her mouth, suddenly falling silent.

She didn’t want to die, not one bit.

But following Ying Mountain or Ying Liu, with whom she was familiar, was at least somewhat reassuring.

Following Ying Hua, and this vice-president of Canghai Pavilion, this star mentor, there was no sense of security to speak of.

"In the future, the resources of the Shadow Alliance will be concentrated on you."

"Anything your two Ghostly Souls lack, you can propose now."

Bai Qin may not like communicating with others, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t understand these things:

"And Ying An, Ying Ming."

"You’re stuck at the peak of the 3rd Order, as long as you obey and don’t harbor malicious intentions, promotion to the 4th Order... will be easier than before."

"Yes!"

Ying An was the first to kneel and pledge allegiance.

Forget about whether there was poison in his body, even against her absolute power, he didn’t dare to harbor any fantasies.

Ying Ming was a middle-aged man as thin as a bamboo pole. With a complicated state of mind, he hesitated for a few seconds before also kneeling:

"Alliance Hierarch, with the death of Ying Mountain and Ying Liu, our Shadow Alliance’s overall strength has suffered a significant setback, I’m afraid we’ll fall out of the top five rankings."

"Yes... Lord Ying Hua, what should we do?"

In succession, over ninety percent of the surviving black-robed members knelt to openly demonstrate their loyalty.

"Seal off the news, for the time being, their deaths are not to be made public."

Bai Qin was very calm, issuing her first order as Alliance Hierarch.

The Shadow Alliance was politely referred to as an "underground force", a "dark force".

Unpleasantly, it was also referred to as a "black evil force".

Over the years, how many innocent people had died at their hands for a bounty?

The potential threats and enemies buried by such actions were endless.

Ying Mountain was not dead yet, but with the deaths of Ying Qing and Ying Shui, the pressures compelled him to extremes.

Now that he was completely dead, along with Ying Liu, the Shadow Alliance’s high-end combat power had taken a huge hit. At this weak point, it was best to lay low and accumulated strength.

...

Ye Hanjun decided to stay at the Ghost Lotus Waterfall.

The place had a natural Dark Element, compatible with his authority. Staying here was a kind of vacation-like enjoyment.

Sun Lin and Lin Pingfan naturally followed.

As Vice-President of Canghai Pavilion, Sun Lin had gradually detached herself from the routine affairs of Canghai Pavilion over the recent days, focusing entirely on the security of Ye Hanjun, becoming his Guardian.

Ye Hanjun, grateful, actively shared with her the growth plan of the ’Flame Earth Wizard’, and gave his own opinions about the ’Earth Wood Beast’ and ’Magma Bird’.

As for Lin Pingfan—each day was incredibly enriching.

These were the beginning of Ying Xiu’s nightmares, she temporarily wasn’t accepting any difficult tasks, she spent every day playing house with Lin Pingfan.

The Black Night Ghost, White Night Ghost, the two Contracted Spirit Fond Spirits that had barely ascended to Life Wheel Virtual Summon, were either swallowed and spit out by Gluttony Ghost or fixated by the Ghost Fixing Curse, sealed in the Ghost Sealing Cage... they were like two high-spec whimsical toys.

While Lin Pingfan was rapidly accumulating Experience Points, Ye Hanjun, in his free time, besides training disciples and spending time with GuaGua, also assisted Bai Qin in managing Shadow Alliance.

He obtained the highest level of authority, as long as it was intelligence discovered by the Shadow Alliance, he was able to read it.

In just one week, he had a better understanding of the Giant Frog Marsh, and had different opinions about the three frog countries that split from the Giant Frog Dynasty.

Of course, some of his previous puzzlements were also solved.

For instance, Ghost Hand Mercenary Group’s client years ago, one was Nie Zhuo who was already dead, the other was the advisor of the current Crown Prince of Blue Frog Kingdom.

Crown Prince Tang Gu, although he had the identity of a crown prince, was regarded as the heir to the throne of Blue Frog Kingdom.

But his position was not stable, especially the existence of Prince Tang Sheng, which put great pressure on him.

In order to weaken Tang Sheng’s power and reduce his followers, the advisors devised many plans.

Among these plans, Wang Xinfei, who had a marriage contract with Tang Sheng, was just a trivial matter.

If they could humiliate or kill her, to prevent the old head of the Wang family, Wang Lutai, from standing on Tang Sheng’s camp, naturally, the number of 4th Order strength fighters under the Prince would decrease by one.

...

Half a month passed uneventfully in such unassuming days.

One day, right after Ye Hanjun ended his training at the Gate of Life and Death and returned to the real world,

He heard a strange noise from a distance. He hurried over, and saw Lin Pingfan, looking spirited, and Ying Xiu, with a shocked expression on her face.

"Master Han, I’ve ascended!"

Standing there in his simple combat gear, Lin Pingfan looked humble.

But his eyes seemed filled with chaos, and an obscure black mist was constantly wafting around him.

These strange phenomena made him look extraordinary, no longer like a mortal, but more like a descending immortal.

"Is this... the ascension?"

Ying Xiu, who had been training with him for nearly a month, was still somewhat dazed.

Lin Pingfan’s breakthrough was too swift, from breaking through the Order barrier to standing at the true 4th Order, it didn’t even take a minute.

But just from the anomalies, one could initially discern that his authority after the class change could not be classified as ordinary; it must be extremely formidable.

From the perspective of Spirits, Lin Pingfan at the peak of the 3rd Order was already making her feel uneasy, demanding her attention.

After ascending to the 4th Order, this feeling increased at least tenfold.