The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 569 - 249: Holy Saint Embryo·Sprint Mourning, Holy Saint Embryo·Deep Black Wheel_1

"Roar——"

A black dragon emerged, spreading its wings that obscured the sun, and with a gentle inhalation, all the fleeing beasts on the ground were sucked into its mouth.

Before it could lick its lips to savor the taste in its mouth, a strange snake with golden horns broke through the ground and, with a forceful thrust, easily pierced the black dragon’s belly.

"Roar!!"

"Hiss hiss hiss!!"

The two enormous creatures began to fight, as if they were about to overturn heaven and earth. Blinding flashes of light flared up intermittently, then disappeared.

Huo Xin, Tan Ziping, Zhuang Wenyao ... once the proud Sons of Heaven, they couldn’t take their eyes off the scene.

A Dragon!!

They had actually witnessed a real giant dragon!

Unlike the pink-winged dragon and ice-winged dragon, with their sub-dragon bloodlines, this terrifying black dragon that was a hundred meters long was at least the equivalent of the 6th rank Heaven and Earth Stage!

Strangely enough, while the black dragon’s cry was fierce, its actual combat power was absolutely at a disadvantage.

The strange golden horned snake, darting around like lightning, managed to puncture hundreds of holes in the black dragon in no time at all.

The black dragon kept yelling as its cries grew weaker and weaker. Finally, with a thump, it fell to the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust thousands of meters high.

"Hiss hiss..."

The strange snake pounced on the body of the black dragon and began to feast.

Yu Yu licked her lips, suddenly finding the snacks in her hand tasteless.

"A mature giant dragon... It was just killed?"

"Wasn’t it said that the vitality of dragons is generally the top tier of their respective ranks? This feels like child’s play..."

"That was the ’Golden Electric Snake King’, its ancestors also produced a Holy Fetus."

Ye Hanjun grinned, "Even with a declining bloodline, taking advantage of a lower rank to slaughter a black dragon is not a big problem."

"What an eye-opener..."

Dong Feng murmured, "I seriously doubt that if we stepped out of the formation, we wouldn’t survive for a minute."

"Every creature here is unknown to us—demons, demon beasts, giant dragons, corpse demons, ghost kings...they are rampant everywhere in the Abyss."

"How can we, with such an oppressive gap in rank, get through the novice period and climb from weak to strong?"

Hearing these doubts, even Renwo Kuang, Dongfang Xu, and others showed thoughtful expressions.

This is not just a question of being unable to take a single step. If we want to survive in this ancient devil soil, courage, combat power, wisdom—we cannot lack any of these.

"Don’t worry, youngsters."

Xu Yan laughed derisively.

"Over the years, it’s inevitable that some of our clansmen have gathered some foundation in the Trial Ground."

"Once you pass the trial and truly possess your own surname, these small problems can be easily solved."

"Besides, His Highness the Young King has received full points in the trial. When we return to Without-Sun City later, he will naturally have the right to choose the most fertile land as his exclusive territory."

Ye Hanjun glanced at Xu Yan but remained silent.

This was the welfare treatment that all passers of the trial would enjoy, and indeed, it was the most reasonable and safest way he had planned to settle his subordinates.

"Your Highness, it’s ready."

After half a day of adjustments, Ye Ji finally managed to infuse the energy of the magic stone into the teleportation array and couldn’t help but remind him:

"This is the last teleportation, we should arrive at Without-Sun City in about half an hour."

"It has been a journey with no risks thanks to the three Elders," Ye Hanjun said courteously.

Ye Ji smiled modestly, "According to the rules, once we return to Without-Sun City, your companions can stay in the outer city at most, and they won’t be able to enter the inner city."

"Rent the highest-grade reception building for me. After I complete the ceremony, I will take them away."

"Good." Ye Ji nodded, "Shi Shou, leave this to you."

Shi Shou, who had been closing his eyes and muttering in his sleep, gently nodded.

"Your Highness, let’s set off."

"Only by successfully bringing you back can our mission be officially completed."

Ye Hanjun took a deep breath of the demonic qi, waiting until his chest was filled before slowly nodding.

Throughout the journey, they had not seen any other people at all.

The Ghost Lamp Abyss was different from other places; it was a paradise for monsters, filled with dark creatures, cold creatures, and malicious creatures.

Only within certain city-states could one see a moderate amount of human habitation.

But most of them were probably not there of their own will. Initially, they were captured by some kind of monster or some royal clans as food, mating tools, or experimental subjects, and unaccountably expanded and adapted to the environment of the Abyss.

And among those human races that had the privilege of moving around freely, apart from the Night Clan, the vast majority were vassals of various royal clans.

In fact, there was a high probability that more than 70% of them had some kind of connection with the Night Clan.

"Buzz buzz buzz——"

The long-distance teleportation array was activated once again.

A pale light enveloped everyone, and their sight, smell, and hearing gradually became blurred.

After a short while, the light receded and their vision became clear again.

As Ye Hanjun raised his head, he saw two thick black stone pillars standing above him.

"Boom!"

The black stone pillar began to move, like two mountains being pulled out of the ground, moving to the side.

— It turned out that it was not a pillar, but a living creature!

It was so massive that their vision couldn’t encompass it entirely.

When it stayed still, it was as sturdy as a mountain, but once it moved, it felt as if the world was turning upside down, with its imposing demeanor overwhelming their spirits.

"Roar!!!"

The roar that echoed throughout heaven and earth only lasted for a moment before it was blocked by the automatically activated Guardian Array Pattern.

Even so, Renwo Kuang turned red in the face, Bai Qin went pale, and Lin Pingfan bit his tongue, a trickle of bright red blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.