The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 238 - 144: Flame Demon’s Family of Three_1

"Hehehehehe~~~"

The call of the Bat Wing Demon was very sleazy, sounding like a lecherous middle-aged man harassing a young girl, which was somewhat chilling to listen to.

It detected Ye Hanjun who took the form of smoke not far away, and subconsciously used skills related to sound waves to further discern the strength of the enemy.

Ye Hanjun retreated quickly.

The Bat Wing Demon was a nimble type of Fond Spirit, wielding dark attributes and the power of sound waves, and its combat power was not weak.

But like low-tiered vampires, it feared sunlight and was only active in the night and dark environments without any energy during the day.

With just this drawback, its rating would drop quite a bit, and it would only be one of the many optional Fond Spirits for the Demon Servants, with a strength of 75 points.

"Ribbit! Ribbit ribbit!"

After a while, on Ye Hanjun’s journey up the mountain, a monster shaped like a frog revealed its trace.

Its body size was not large, just over one meter in height.

As a frog-like Fond Spirit, it surprisingly didn’t hop around, but rather floated low above the ground.

—— This was a Spirit Frog.

It didn’t have flesh and blood and belonged to the Nether ghost-type Fond Spirits.

Across a long distance, the Spirit Frog also sensed the prying eyes from the darkness and immediately traced them back to their origin.

"Ribbit!"

The Spirit Frog sped up, flying in like an arrow.

A dreadful blue light erupted from within it, and its mouth let off a dazzling blue tongue, aiming for Ye Hanjun’s neck.

"Hmph——"

Ye Hanjun swiftly dodged sideways, while with a backhand summoning Huazhu.

The moment the Sandstorm Witch Huazhu entered the battle, she sensed the impending danger. With a move of her mind, two overlapping shields appeared in front of her.

"Swoosh!"

The ghostly tongue, although slightly obstructed, still successfully pierced through the shield.

Huazhu’s reaction was incredibly swift. With a light shimmer, she managed to evade the attack called "Soul-snatching Tongue".

"Use the hammer."

Ye Hanjun reminded her softly.

"Whooosh——"

The howling wind arose, yellow sand rolled up, and a massive Hurricane Sand Hammer formed.

Taking advantage of the Wind Escape skill, she rushed to the front of the Spirit Frog. Before it could react, Huazhu swung down her hammer.

"BOOM!!!"

The Spirit Frog let out a sorrowful cry, its ghostly blue soul shattered into pieces.

Using its escape skill, it reassembled a hundred meters away, losing all will to fight and solely intending to flee.

"Swish——"

Huazhu pursued relentlessly.

Having already expended a lot of her Witch Power to form the Hurricane Sand Hammer, allowing the prey to escape so easily would be a waste.

The Spirit Frog was hit by the hammer once again.

Although it was of equal level as Rainbow Light Small Achievement, its speed was far inferior to Wind Escape.

The ghostly body which was resistant to physical attacks couldn’t effectively perform its role when faced with the violent combination of wind and sand elements.

"Ribbit..."

The Spirit Frog lost its ability to flee, curled up on the spot, unable to maintain its frog shape and gradually turned into an irregular, pale blue ghostly form.

Ye Hanjun gave a slight nod to Huazhu, who didn’t hesitate anymore, controlling the floating Hurricane Sand Hammer and striking down for the fourth time.

With a "squelch" sound, the Spirit Frog disappeared.

The pale blue soul burst open completely, and a semi-transparent crystal the size of a fingernail lightly fell to the ground.

Ye Hanjun picked it up and directly popped it into his mouth.

This was the ’Soul Core’ of the Spirit Frog. After losing its sense of self, all that remained was pure Soul Power.

It could be used to concoct medicine, or as he did, swallowed directly.

"Swipe——"

After recalling Huazhu, Ye Hanjun continued his journey.

With this Soul Core as support, he could maintain his vitality at an acceptable level for the next day, enduring high-intensity activities without easily feeling fatigued.

...

"Woof! Woof!"

A dying ’Dog Demon’ became a late-night snack for a group of Strong Acid Spiders.

"Dig dig dig!"

A ’Pangolin Beast’ clad in silver armor, dug three feet into the ground, found a plant of red berry grass it loved to eat, its small eyes full of surprise.

"Baa! Baa baa baa!"

A harmless ’Lantern Sheep’, relying on its bright light, drove back a large number of Dark Creatures, as it leisurely strolled through the trees.

...

On Chaos Burial Mountain, life continued in all its forms.

Even Rainbow Light of Small Achievement and Great Completion, could potentially get injured due to slight carelessness.

Being careless and unintentionally becoming the prey of the weak was also not impossible.

Ye Hanjun observed casually, and most of the time watched the chaos play out as a bystander.

Occasionally when unavoidable, he would have to participate in battles.

Huazhu, with full firepower, was only less formidable than the powerful Rainbow Light of Perfection and could take down many Rainbow Light of Great Completion with distinct weaknesses.

Thus, the number of combat transformations available for a Death Challenge kept increasing.

Thinking about it, Renwo Kuang, who was about to enter the Southern Campus, would probably love this gift, right?

...

On his fourth hour of climbing, Ye Hanjun reached halfway up the mountain.

After casually picking a sixty-year-old medicinal plant, his gaze landed on a pitch-black cave entrance, his cheeks thoughtful.

Qin Hou had mentioned that the Flame Demon who lived on the ground had been practically eradicated by Demon Spiders due to their aggressive nature.

If they wanted to find this prison Fond Spirit, they probably had to turn to the belly of Chaos Burial Mountain and search within the dark, deep underground passageways.

Under such conditions... the danger level would skyrocket!

Compared to the surface, the environment within the mountain was complex and complicated.

With poisonous miasma, mazes, damp cold... and an abundance of lurking Dark Creatures.

The combination of these dangers led Ye Hanjun to not dare to guarantee his safety.

Still, he didn’t hesitate at all.

Making a simple mark, he transformed into smoke and darted into the cave.

"Squeak squeak squeak squeak——"

A group of hairless rats huddled in a corner didn’t notice the intrusion of the outsider.