The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 482 - 220: Dual Authority, Dual Awakening, White Crow is Master Han, Master Han is White Crow!_1

Ghost Lotus Waterfall.

This is an unknown valley within the territory of the Red Frog Country.

The valley appears to be lush with vegetation, blooming with flowers.

If one enters from the correct entrance, they will find a hidden paradise underground.

There, a vertical light black waterfall rushes down, teeming with the rich Dark Element.

Dark or Water Attribute Fond Spirits, if they cultivate here, will undoubtedly achieve twice the result with half the effort.

"Shush, shush, shush——"

On this day, the sky was clear with sparse stars.

In the desolate valley, shadows of beasts descend from time to time.

Upon landing, their marks flicker, and the Contracted Spirit Fond Spirits were forcefully recalled.

One by one, mysterious individuals clad in black robes and wearing masks showed their Tokens and then walked towards the underground passage.

"Things have changed... Who could have thought that the old Alliance Hierarch accidentally fell from the pinnacle and ended up crippled."

"Alas, this time all the high-ranking Executors were summoned back. It must have been Lord Ying Liu’s idea."

"He covets the Hierarch’s position. As long as he can sit on that throne, commanding the entire Shadow Alliance, he will enjoy endless glory and wealth for the rest of his life..."

While walking side by side, they whispered in groups.

Suddenly, a dangerous presence quietly enveloped them.

A tall man in a black robe leaned against a corner.

His face was hidden beneath a black triangle mask, revealing only a pair of indifferent eyes that were sharp as a blade.

"Lord Ying An!"

The newly arrived in black robes felt a cold shiver down their backs, they bowed their heads and dared not breathe heavily.

"Ying Mountain has grown old."

Ying An sneered, looked at the people with a gloomy gaze and said,

"Even if the entire alliance’s resources were spent, it is impossible to procure the best heaven and earth treasures for him to cure his backlash injury."

"On the contrary, if these resources were shared among the brothers in the alliance, at least one among me, Ying Hua, and Ying Ming could rise to 4th Order, becoming the new mainstay."

"And you will definitely speed up your promotion. In the future, there is a complete opportunity to be ranked in the third echelon and become the strongest Executor under the 4th Order..."

The dozen or so high-ranking Executors who bowed their heads instinctively swallowed their saliva.

A person, after some hesitation, finally couldn’t help but ask,

"Lord Ying An, we understand your intentions."

"But the old Alliance Hierarch... As long as he is alive, his prestige still holds."

"Although his Evil Moon Owl has fled, the Wild Blood Leopard survived. Even if it is seriously hurt, the possibility of it being able to unleash the power of the Small Achievement Life Wheel is still very high..."

"You don’t have to worry about that." Ying An snorted, "All you need to tell me is what kind of weight does Lord Ying Liu hold in your hearts?"

"Lord Ying Liu is not more than eighty years old, according to the average life expectancy of those in the 4th Order, he is in his prime years."

A black-robed man bowed and said confidently,

"His ’Water Dagger Tree Demon’, since the restriction was lifted, has risen to the boundary of Small Achievement Life Wheel. The accumulation is so profound that its potential is infinite."

"That’s good to know." Ying An nodded, "It’s not a secret that Lord Ying Xiu has already sided with Lord Ying Liu."

"Of the other Executors, three-quarters are showing their goodwill towards Lord Ying Liu."

"The remaining quarter are all old soldiers who are too old to be of any use, they are old and set in their ways."

"We understand."

The men in black robes lowered their heads and saluted again.

"Go on in, you don’t need to do anything, just keep silent."

With a wave of his hand, Ying An waved them through like shooing flies.

"Yes, sir."

The men in black robes answered a few times, gingerly walking past the Jade Infant Perfection Dark-element demon beast, the ’Shadow Tiger’.

...

Silence once again returned to the passage.

Ying An, leaning against the rock wall, remained silent, as silent as a statue.

About seven or eight minutes later, hearing soft footsteps, his closed eyes opened once again.

"I wonder who that is, it turns out to be Ying Hua."

After taking a closer look, Ying An couldn’t help but give a cold laugh, seeming somewhat displeased,

"Do you know... you’re late?"

"Lord Ying Liu has instructed that we are his most relied on supporters, when the time is right, we should return at the first opportunity."

"I was delayed by a task."

Bai Qin, wearing a dark red frost flower mask, ignored the questioning tone in Ying An’s words and casually brushed him off.

"Forget it, you always do things your own way, not fond of competing for power and status, I can somewhat understand."

Ying An snorted, his indifferent gaze moved beyond Bai Qin and landed on the three black-robed figures behind her:

"Who are these three? Crow Mask, Yellow Earth Mask, Spectre Mask... They seem unfamiliar."

Bai Qin continued to ignore his questions and offhandedly replied,

"They are subordinates I recruited. They work under my command."

"Oh by the way, has the meeting begun? Have Ying Mountain and Ying Liu started fighting yet?"

"There was no major commotion heard, they should not have started fighting yet."

As Ying An slowly said this, his suspicious gaze continually moved over the three black-robed figures, revealing a hint of vigilance:

"Hold on, you all take off your masks. Let me look at your faces before you go in."

"Why?" Bai Qin looked up, her eyes devoid of any emotional fluctuation, staring straight at Ying An.

"Ying Hua, you indeed have the qualification to recruit subordinates, but these three give me an odd feeling. I need to remember their faces and, by the way, record their Contracted Spirit Fond Spirits. It’s just a routine check."

The tone of Ying An’s voice suddenly became a bit lower, the Shadow Tiger at his side let out a low growl, showing its teeth and claws as it displayed its might.