The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 658 - 278: Returning to Without-Sun City_3

When his vision cleared again, Ye Hanjun raised his head just in time to see two gigantic stone pillars reaching skyward.

"Roar!!"

The earth-shaking roar stirred the mountains and oceans.

The two stone pillars moved and took a step back.

The boiling black fog at the top of the pillars had organs resembling eyes emitting terrifying red lights, staring intently at him.

At that time, the Blood Moon Sky Wolf tucked its tail in, wishing it could play dead.

The situation was the same for the Meteor Butterfly. Its wings dared not move, and it was gingerly crawling forward with its insect limbs supporting its weight.

"Wolf Yue, now that we’re back in our ancestral land, you don’t have to worry about my safety."

"Run an errand for me to the domain of the Ghost Killing River, and bring all my friends here."

"Your Highness, this is Without-Sun City."

The Blood Moon Sky Wolf couldn’t help but murmuring and cautiously asked:

"It’s one thing if it’s happens regularly, but with the Clock of the Era being so close, every inch of space here is extremely valuable. Countless clanless people want to take refuge here."

"Wouldn’t it be a bit... inappropriate to bring in so many outsiders?"

"It’s fine."

Ye Hanjun was not worried about this issue:

"It’s just one or two hundred people, after all, I am a young king, I do have this privilege."

"Mrs. Qing, you go with them."

Ye Liuying ordered:

"Make sure to bring everyone over, no mistakes allowed."

"Miss..."

Qing Sheng hesitated for a moment, and, after several hesitations, she bowed and went back to the teleportation array with the Blood Moon Sky Wolf.

"Should we send more people? Although the combat power is at the 7th Order, the number of people being received is large. If something goes wrong along the way, it’s definitely an outcome you don’t want to see."

"Let’s go ascend to the young king first."

Ye Hanjun lightly shook his head, " Once we secure the status of Young King, with both our privileges combined, borrowing a spatial artifact will be a piece of cake."

"Alright, as you say."

Ye Liuying nodded, spread her Wings of Night, and walked directly towards the underbelly of Sprint Mourning.

"Whoosh~~~"

Ye Hanjun followed closely behind her, also on his Wings of Night. His black wings paired with his black battle robe drew the attention of Sprint Mourning.

"Roar?"

The Holy Saint Embryo, Sprint Mourning, was only in charge of guarding the gate.

It had little Wisdom Spirit and would not block anyone once it confirmed their identity as members of the Night Family.

But the journey to the Inner City, even with the buffering of numerous formations, still carried the oppressive aura of Sprint Mourning’s ferocity.

Ye Liuying’s steps became slower and slower, and by the last hundred meters, she was already drenched in sweat.

Ye Hanjun’s joints were also creaking and grating. Even though he was already in the late stage of the 5th Order, the pressure he felt was exponential.

"Boom!!"

They exerted their entire force to cross the final gate of light, and the overwhelming pressure was instantly resolved.

Ye Liuying gasped for air, and after stabilizing, took a big step forward again.

"Shi—"

The only thing that came into view was a gigantic black wheel covering the sky.

It was so big, like a floating world. The mysterious runes continuously flickered, and the desolate aura of ancient life enveloped every area.

A Deep Black Wheel... I see it again.

Ye Hanjun softly sighed, and as his features became more solemn, the negative emotions in his heart grew stronger.

Soon, the pain of the world’s destruction, the sadness of everything withering, occupied their hearts in an unstoppable manner.

They began to shed tears, clear droplets falling from the corners of their eyes, causing a splash of small droplets in the end.

"Whoosh—"

The world spun, endless repression from the darkness stormed in, and one by one, candles gradually lit up in the silent tunnel.

"Non-returning trial participants have entered the Inner City, what is your purpose?"

As soon as they got steady, the aged man’s inquiry carried by the chilly wind blew across.

Ye Liuying bowed her head, toward the void, and responded with a bow:

"The offspring of the Night Family, Ye Liuying."

"For the advancement of job rights, I am here to promote the Young King. We kindly ask for your witness, great-uncle."

"Oh?"

The old man’s voice showed a trace of interest, a gust of wind swept up and the two were already in a secret room.

"It’s you again."

Ye Qi, clad in moldy clothes as if just crawled out from a coffin, locked eyes with Ye Hanjun.

"I pay my respects to great-uncle."

Ye Hanjun bowed and after the ceremony, he raised his head, trying to meet the elder’s gaze:

"Ye Liuying and I share the same mother, her promotion is closely related to me, so I came with her."

"I remember... You used to be a B-level ’Grand Dark Priest’?"

Ye Qi stared at Ye Hanjun for a long time, making the hairs on his back stand on end.

Eventually, he leaned his body forward, his deep gaze turned towards Ye Liuying.

"That’s right."

Ye Liuying nodded, proactively activated ’Eyes of Netherworld’ and ’Silent Night’, showing her Ability and Law-Figure-World.

"You did surprise me."

Ye Qi watched quietly, not intervening, but suddenly asked:

"A-level ’Night Angel’, I won’t ask how you got it now."

"Why do both of you have it? And the aura and intensity you emit, they’re from the same source, almost identical?"

"Great-uncle."

Ye Hanjun started:

"My second job right was initially called ’Instructor’."

"After the 4th Order transformation, it was called ’Protector’. Each order allows me to bind one person, forcibly promoting their Ability by 1 up to the A-level. At the same time, I can temporarily possess this job right."

"At the 4th Order, I bound a C-level ’Landlord’, enhancing him to a B-level ’Great Landlord’."

"At the 5th Rank, I bound Ye Liuying, a B-level ’Grand Dark Priest’, enhancing her to an A-level ’Night Angel’."

"In the future, when I reach the 6th Rank, I can bind one more person and then temporarily possess his or her job right..."

Today, Ye Hanjun had no need to conceal anything.

He openly explained the characteristics of the ’Protector’, even proactively mentioning the first Taoist, Yu Ruoxin.

Ye Qi’s eyes slowly rotated like two whirlpools.

He never spoke, waiting until Ye Hanjun was finished before plunging into silence.

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Ye Liuying and Ye Hanjun exchanged a glance, tacitly remaining silent.

An entire hour later, Ye Qi’s eyes gradually stopped moving.

He looked like he "came to life", his lips moved twice, and the voice of decrepitude rose again:

"I scoured my memory and even asked a few old folks. No one has ever seen this kind of Ability."

"It appears that your second job right is indeed more special than my initial judgement."

"As of today, Ye Liuying is our clan’s Young King, eligible to enjoy all the privileges of the second tier."

"As for you..."

Ye Qi looked at Ye Hanjun, with a trace of uncontrolled coercion, he whispered:

"I heard... you made quite a stir in the Demon Cave, not only forming a contract with the Heavenly Zither Thunder Demon from Near Ancient Era, but also abducting a Dazzling Flash and causing a chaos in Demon Dragon Island?"

"Does great-uncle think I’ve gone too far?"

Ye Hanjun was calm and composed, showing no arrogance nor fear.

"You’ve done well."

Ye Qi revealed a set of broken teeth, with a chilling smile:

"Some old fellows have directed their attention to you again."

"But it’s far from enough, as long as you can’t get promoted to the 7th Order, to the clan, you’re still of no value."

"The outcome is still unsettled, it’s too early."

Ye Hanjun’s voice was unusually cold:

"If despite all my best efforts, I still meet my end, then I will submit to destiny."

"If I strive with all my might for a glimmer of life, and the wall of fate has been knocked open a crack, that will be where the light shines through."

"At that time, hot blood will surely boil and burn in my body, the sufferings and tortures I have endured all along the way will be condensed into the fruits of harvest, helping me to go faster, further, higher."