The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 263 - 150: Return to the Rescue Center, Witch Reveals True Identity_2

While Morphing Technique could not grant the ability to acquire the skills of one’s transformation target, it comes remarkably close, allowing for nearly a perfect replication of their baseline capabilities.

Whether it be physical strength, endurance, explosive power, speed... GuaGua was able to meet the average level of a bullhorse of the equivalent grade.

As long as it could avoid making strange noises or behaving unusually before the public that would betray its transformation, it could seamlessly blend in.

"Hey, mate, where did you buy that horse?"

Halfway along the way, they encountered a flow of people, requiring GuaGua to slow its pace.

A Patron riding upon a Red-eyed Frog landed with leaps before his gaze trailed down unintentionally to the bullhorse Ye Hanjun was riding. A fleeting glint of fiery desire burned in his eyes.

"300 Lower Quality Spirit Stones, would you be willing to sell?"

"Ey, why are you leaving? We can still negotiate the price..."

Ye Hanjun, who wore his hat low, his eyes involuntarily twitched.

It seemed riding a bullhorse was not exactly low-profile.

What was simply a common wild beast had become a trend in the North Campus, which was quite absurd, all under his influence.

"Hiya!"

GuaGua held its head high, running proudly. The curious strangers who wanted to strike up a conversation with him on the way could only watch as he galloped away.

Finally, they approached the Disabled Fond Spirits Assistance Centre.

Ye Hanjun, spreading his perception, chose a secluded corner.

GuaGua, who had been excitedly frolicking around up until that point, obediently reverted back to its Enlightened Frog form with a "plop" sound, and then again, with another "plop", returned to its tadpole form.

"Alright now, we can play every day."

"From now on, I’ll let Lao Liu graze more at home, and I’ll ride on you when I want to run errands around town."

"Yiye!"

Hearing the word "play", the little tadpole nodded excitedly. Its shiny eyes squinted into a tiny slit.

...

Ye Hanjun entered the Disabled Fond Spirits Assistance Centre.

On the far end of the first floor was the medical room, which was the place he had previously been in contact with.

As expected, Shen Jiaoyun was inside.

However, she wasn’t alone. There was another woman dressed in white beside her.

This woman was as pure as a lily, untainted by the world.

Simply sitting there, holding a scroll in her hands, presented a captivating sight.

"Master Han."

Shen Jiaoyun rose to greet him, a faint smile on her lips.

Knowing her position was now below Ye Hanjun’s, she unconsciously addressed him formally rather than calling him directly by his name.

"This wouldn’t happen to be the famous Teacher Shao?"

Even before Ye Hanjun could step into the room, he could sense the two people inside. One of them exerted a particularly heavy pressure on him.

However, as she bore him no ill intent, Ye Hanjun walked into the room calmly.

"Sit."

Shao Yao put down her scroll and looked up.

Her eyes were as serene and gentle as a cloud floating in the clear blue sky.

But there was no smile on her face, making her seem remote and ethereal.

"You’re even more unique than I had imagined."

Shao Yao gazed at his face, her voice as clear and lively as a bubbling brook:

"In less than three months since your arrival at Canghai Pavilion, you’ve already stirred things up and carved out your own place, your manipulative skills certainly aren’t weak..."

"What is Teacher Shao implying?"

Ye Hanjun met her eyes calmly, alert at her intentions.

Upon seeing Shao Yao initially, he felt like he was looking at the pale shadow of a sun.

Seated in front of her, the only thing he could sense from her was a clean, pure aura, devoid of any impurities.

The occupation of Shao Yao was... a Priest!

Authority Level... D!

This mid-tier occupation, possessing high level of compatibility with the Light Element, included the skills of Self-Purification and Self-Healing.

As for Ye Hanjun, whose affinity lay with the Dark Element, he tended to keep a respectful distance from such individuals.

While it was impossible for his anomaly to be easily discovered, his instincts would respond to a certain level of bright and pure light with a feeling of distaste, unwilling to maintain prolonged contact with such individuals.

"Nothing much, I just found you to be very unique."

Shao Yao’s gaze casually drifted away, settling on the desk:

"Take a look at this. How much of the information in there do you think is reliable?"

Ye Hanjun raised an eyebrow, picked up the scroll, and infused a bit of his soul power into it.

With his perceptive abilities, it took less than a second for him to absorb hundreds of characters worth of information.

However, his expression suggested that it had given him an insight:

"The scholar... Nie Zhuo?"

"Right!" Shen Jiaoyun chimed in: "I’ve investigated it for a while but found nothing."

"It was when I casually mentioned his name while talking to Teacher Shao a few days ago that I realized there might be hope."

"His information is only a few hundred characters?"

Ye Hanjun shook the scroll in his hand:

"Aside from mentioning his name, age, occupation, Contracted Spirit Fond Spirits... his biography is essentially blank. How am I supposed to discern anything from this?"

Shao Yao slowly explained:

"Nie Zhuo is not an Instructor of Canghai Pavilion, but rather like a senior researcher, who does not hardly leave his room throughout the year, hence the lack of information."

"He is the archetype among the scholars. Knowledge scrolls are continuously shipped to his research facility, and each year the instruments, equipment, and Heavenly and Earthly Materials consumed in his experiments cost an astronomical amount."

"Such an individual... how did he enter the academy in the first place?" Ye Hanjun questioned.

"I’m not too sure about the specifics,"

Shao Yao shook her head, "I’ve only heard that he has a partnership with the academy."

"He periodically provides the academy with a batch of precious elixirs, and in return, the academy presents him with a sufficient amount of Heavenly and Earthly Materials for his experiments."