The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 41 - 40: The First Covenant, Sealed!_1

When he first stepped into the seventh floor, Ye Hanjun knew.

The force guarding this floor does not need any officers or other employees. Bingji alone is enough.

The D-class authority, the Watcher, has only one active ability, known as "Demarcation".

Although in the early stages, it requires a long preparation time, from several days to several months, which is very troublesome and tedious.

But once the boundary is drawn, once the domain is generated, this is the "Guardian’s Land"!

"Watcher" - a rare type of Patron known for domain control!

As long as he is within the activated boundary, Bingji’s perceptual strength for abnormal conditions will become stronger.

Especially when encountering invaders or destroyers, his spiritual sense is more likely to sound the alarm.

Then, once he departs from the state of a serene statue and enters actual battle readiness.

Bingji’s flesh and blood body still has double life and resilience against attacks.

And the Contracted Spirit - Sounding Bat’s basic attack power, endurance, speed, burst ... all are greatly increased.

Ye Hanjun reckoned, the Sounding Bat which had reached the perfection stage of the Rainbow Light Fetus, coupled with Bingji clad in armor and brandishing a giant sword.

A man and a beast, as long as they are within the domain, even facing Jade Infant in the abstraction stage from a higher order, they both could temporarily resist and balance the situation.

He is one of the special talents mentioned by Jia Pengpeng and Jiang Yongnian, holding the title of official mentor at the 2nd-tier level!

"Huh? The pain is lessening!"

Shen Jiaoyun suddenly squatted down, staring unblinkingly at the inside of the cage through the railings.

"The witch seems to be waking up, and she didn’t die? What an incredible result..."

"Are you kidding me?" Liu Yi, with a constipated look on his face, found it hard to convince himself.

Using his judgement a few minutes ago, he had declared definitively that the witch was hanging on to her last breath.

How long had it been since he last experienced such a swift countering to his predictions like this?

"Please help me remove the iron chains."

For the first time, Ye Hanjun revealed a genuine smile.

"What are you going to do?"

Yin Manman, who had a Cotton Snake tied around her waist, reflexively asked back.

As the lowest ranked member of the temporary medical team.

Since arriving on the seventh floor, Yin Manman had never opened her mouth to speak, observing the shifting situation with her own eyes.

At this moment, she could no longer suppress her curiosity, her slightly chubby cheeks full of sincerity.

"Of course, to form a contract."

Ye Hanjun remembered this girl, young in age but decisive in action, had left a deep impression on him.

"...Contract?"

The light in Yin Manman’s eyes suddenly froze, her steadily beating heart suddenly skipped a beat, nearly causing her heart rate to lose balance.

Liu Yi was even more upset than her, his neck sinking down, his eyeballs bulging out, his mouth could fit a hundred thumb-sized chicken eggs.

"What did you say, a contract??"

Fearing that he had heard wrong, Liu Yi incredulously asked a second time.

Ye Hanjun glanced at him, not wanting to respond.

Ignoring the Sounding Bat’s threat overhead, he forcibly endured Bingji’s cold glance from behind.

Step by step, Ye Hanjun approached the railing, raising his left hand.

"Whistle——whistle——whistle——"

A subtle airflow rose from nothing, rising out of thin air.

In Shen Jiaoyun’s violently contracting pupils, Ye Hanjun’s left hand’s index and middle fingers converged, pointing to his own eyebrows.

"Mountains as father, rivers as mother."

"I understand that desire consumes the heart, I understand how fleeting life is, I understand that death always lurks in the shadows."

"But I am an ’Instructor’, I’m indulgently using minute dust to replenish the mountains and seas, I’m indulgently using the last light of a dying candle to brighten the sun and moon."

"Power, fame, achievements, battle results, bonds, guardianship, obsession, belief..."

"In this life, in this world, things that can be obtained by a stroke of hand, obtain them! Things that are sought but not obtained, seek them! If sought a hundred times and still not obtained, abandon them!"

"Where I am heading, freedom, joy, passion, fervor... In my youthful days, I’m a fine horse in fresh clothes, braving thistles and thorns, indulging in wild dreams, and in my old age, after experiencing changes, reminiscing about the past, I should have no regrets about this life..."

Irrelevant thoughts are cleared, considerations are cut off.

Ye Hanjun adhered to his initial determination. When murmuring to himself, he entered a state that seemed detached from the world.

This is the "Right Mind," a necessary step in forming a contract, by formulating life beliefs at this moment, enhancing the spirit, and further activating the power of the contract.

The language he spoke clearly belonged to the human race.

Strangely, the phonetic integration between syllables created a sound that became more and more ethereal, as if it had come from beyond the ninth heaven, unintelligible to anyone.

In the next moment, the overwhelming sound of dragon chant and tiger roar, like thunder splitting the earth, again, like legendary Buddhist techniques descending upon the world...

Multiple inexplicable, bizarre sounds rushed towards the banks of everyone’s spirit lake. Everyone present was shocked, their faces full of astonishment.

"Hu——hu——"

Rings of strong wind emanated from Ye Hanjun’s feet, spreading rapidly and critically.

Subsequently, a drop of blood gleaming with golden fluorescence suddenly overflowed from his brow. Instead of falling downwards, it precisely stayed between two fingers.

"Unused contract marks!"

Liu Yi’s eyes widened in disbelief.

This was after all, the Disabled Fond Spirits Assistance Centre!

As the patient in the most severe condition on the seventh floor, the last person who risked contracting died without even a complete corpse left behind!

Lord Han has actually activated the contract!

The object he intends to bind in the contract is even the Desert Witch!

Also, why is the power of his contract so terrifying?!

He is the second-level Patron, feeling palpitations even though he is a level above. How can this be?!

Liu Yi is sluggish for a moment, feeling as if his brain capacity isn’t enough.

Even if he racked his brains, he couldn’t understand why things have gone out of control in just a few short seconds.

"This is bad, get out!"

Zhang Xinyu was nearly petrified, his eyes reflecting vibrant colours, momentarily lost.

But when the gusting wind reached the tenth circle, it formed a dreadful wind force, painfully stinging his face.

He does not dare to think, hastily pulling Liu Yi back, decisively distancing himself from the centre of the storm.

"Go!"

The robe of Shen Jiaoyun rustled, she stared intently at the side profile of Ye Hanjun, hesitated for a moment, but chose to retreat as well.

When ordinary Patrons contract, the phenomena induced are nothing more than small disruptions, like a drizzle.

But Lord Han caused such an enormous disturbance just by starting, it’s too devilishly eerie!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Of the several people present, only Bingji remained absolutely still.

His armor was too sturdy, any wind force hitting it wouldn’t leave a trace.

As for the Sounding Bat, it was even more carefree.

Exhaling a circle of sound bubbles could protect itself, the wind waves rushing towards it was like hitting a towering still rock, unable to harm it in any way.

"Claiming the contract of the Dirty Bone Spirit... Has he gone mad?"

"Just relying on an Assistant Instructor Badge and concluding that I won’t obstruct? What a baseless confidence..."

Bingji’s giant sword pointed to the ground, his eyes narrowed.

He simply could not comprehend Lord Han’s thinking, let alone what he had done or what he wanted.

Even so, he was sure that Lord Han was too bold, starting a contract ceremony right in his territory, in front of him. He could interfere or stop it... in the blink of an eye!

"Master Bing!"

Shen Jiaoyun called out, striving to cut through the storm, indicating a stance siding with Lord Han:

"The phenomena of his contract are unheard of. Either his power level is exceptionally high, or he is a rare Active Awakener."

"At the very least, he has encountered some mysterious opportunities, the kind ordinary people can’t comprehend..."

"I suggest we wait and see! I advise against reckless intervention!"

"Moreover, although the witch has defects in her bloodline, her wisdom is unaffected. Her emotions towards humans are complex, she is not so easily tamed..."

Bingji remains unmoved.

Just as Shen Jiaoyun wanted to add on to her advice, Bingji suddenly sheathed his giant sword, led the Sounding Bat above his head, and walked straight out ot the center of the storm.

On his firm face, not an ounce of emotion could be seen, cold as a stone.

Liu Yi, Zhang Xinyu, and Yin Manman, no longer had the heart to care about other matters.

In this interval, all their attention was focused on Lord Han, they didn’t want to be distracted, nor did they have the desire to communicate.

This included the two men and two women at the end of the not far corridor, their widened eyes and stunned shock were identical.

...

"I won’t have a powerful mount for the time being."

"Sacrificing the individual for the greater good, there’s no harm..."

Finishing his affirmation, guarding his heart and understanding cleary, Ye Hanjun sighed softly, the fixation in his heart responded by dissipating.

In his eyes, it also reflected the overwhelming white gusts, as well as the splendid golden blood light between his fingers that could not be concealed in any way.

Contract imprints.

Finally arrived at this step...

Compared with the Blood Covenant four years ago, the surrounding buildings were not incinerated in an instant, there were no terrifying phenomena like blood falling from the sky, corpses floating from the ground, and the flowers of hell blooming for miles under the twilight fog. It was very peaceful and safe.

However, this is power I can control.

Just this alone is a world of difference!

"Master..." The Desert Witch had just come to her senses, struggling to get up, standing there rather shakily.

She was speaking in the witch language because there was such loud noise interference, even Ye Hanjun could not hear what she said, he could only read her lips.

"Did I...get through the collapse of the witch vein wheel? Passed the first test?"

"But Master you said, there is still a second phase afterward. If it cannot be reached within a hundred days, I will still not be able to escape from death...Why are we signing the contract now?"

The Desert Witch’s eyes were full of bewilderment.

At this moment, she was in a very bad state, her bleeding hadn’t stopped, and the goose-yellow fresh blood was still flowing slowly.

If forced to describe, one would say that she was like a fish out of water, left to dry under the scorching sun. She was dying before, but then a large bucket of water was poured on her, giving her another chance to breathe. However, she had only just escaped from the desperate situation, and the dangerous crisis spreading in her blood could still descend at any moment.

Ye Hanjun remained silent and did not respond.

Raising his hand, the golden blood drop suddenly dissolved.

Hundreds of golden blood threads crawled spaciously, one end connected to his arm, and the other end, like a climbing vine, gently but forcefully climbed to the witch’s forehead along an invisible trajectory.

"The first covenant...Sealed!"