The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 780 - 319: Holy Corpse - Chimera_2

Huazhu nodded gently, hesitated for a moment, and then broached another topic:

"I wonder where Liuying Lord and Ye Yin are now."

"We met many clansmen at Soul Calming Mountain, but their whereabouts remain unknown, the adult must be worried."

"Yes, being unable to meet face to face, not knowing their conditions, that’s an intangible concern," Ye Hanjun did not hide his longing.

Apart from the nearly ten years he and Ye Liuying had been separated before and after the Night Trials, they had never been apart like this at other times.

There was also Ye Yin, who is key to the sixth status of the Protector; their fates deeply intertwined.

To this day, which layer of Asura’s Tomb is he on? Has his status progressed? Ye Hanjun knew nothing of these circumstances.

"Don’t worry, the grandpa’s big tadpole, known as the indestructible Big Strong, must be fine!"

The naively cheerful GuaGua fixated its sparkling eyes straight ahead.

Suddenly, it cried out, urging the spectacled pig to run faster.

"Huff huff huff!"

The spectacled pig did not dare to be negligent, as those sitting on its back were its ancestors; one slip, and its head would be lost.

"Big tadpole, look!"

"Ahead, there’s something bright and shiny, floating amidst a sky full of mist!"

"Mmm," Ye Hanjun stopped talking and went on full alert once again.

Since a while ago, his Spirits had been tingling with strands of sensation.

But he couldn’t lock onto the source, unable to take any action, only able to quietly observe any changes.

"Is there a smell of blood?"

The Goose Immortal, fluttering its wings overhead like a steel guardian, uttered a light exclamation, gradually slowing its flight speed.

Huazhu fell silent, a bunch of compressed cyclones spinning on its surface, ready to strike at any moment.

"Rustle rustle―rustle rustle―"

The glittering mist, like pulverized diamond dust, prevented Ye Hanjun’s Super Spirituality from extending inward, and his magatama eyes, hazy and indistinct, were unable to ascertain what threats lay within the depths of the mist.

Yet he heard the rustling of the lake, as if a sizeable lake rested within the belly of a deserted mountain.

"Drip... drip... drip..."

The spectacled pig, proceeding cautiously and sweating coldly, suddenly froze in terror, its forelimbs kneeling on the ground as if it wished to bury its head into the rocks, unresponsive to any scolding.

Seeing this, Ye Hanjun knew the danger was upon them. He immediately flapped his Demon Wings, trying to distance himself from the mist.

"Whoosh~~~"

In the blink of an eye, the mist dissipated, and the rugged path inside the mountain became clear again.

A blood-red pond appeared in his sight, at least the size of five or six gymnasiums, its crystal clear water swaying back and forth, and the splashes of water that fell were indeed identical to that of blood.

Ye Hanjun was stunned, not just because of such an abrupt change, but also because the brightly red blood water let him feel an extremely ancient, extremely vigorous Life Energy.

It seemed that just by drinking a mouthful, he could stay forever young and easily live to an age of ten thousand years.

"What is this?" Goose Immortal exclaimed in surprise.

If not for the fear of potential dangers, it would have rushed into the blood pool a long time ago, bathing in the blood to reconstruct its true body.

"Heave... suck..."

Rarely, Huazhu clenched its fist, intentionally shifting its gaze away from the blood pool instead of looking directly at it.

"Rustle rustle!!!"

The pool water churned, and a three-colored avian creature with a wingspan of five meters rose like the morning sun.

It had petal-shaped red pupils, a sharp beak, long and narrow wings, dark Hook Claws, and infinite killing intent.

Could it be the Nightmare Hawk?!

It had been wounded by the Lightning, clearly suffering from severe injuries, with all its feathers plucked, a sight too hideous to endure.

In the blink of an eye, it had inexplicably consumed some sort of Spirit Pill and fully recovered.

And behind it, the silhouette of the terrifying Demon Wings still lingered, with Berserk sacred blood not yet subsided, and the Heaven and Earth Perfection status could still burst out immeasurable levels of combat power.

"Hiss!!"

The Nightmare Hawk screeched, facing its life-and-death enemy once again with soaring rage, venting unabashedly.

Endless red mist surged from its body, and in the next second, it was about to launch "Nightmare Revisited," dragging Ye Hanjun into the dream realm once more.

"This is bad."

Ye Hanjun had an ominous thought flash by, ramping up his soul’s defensive capability.

Absolute String might not awaken due to the backlash.

So, facing the Nightmare Hawk restored to its peak, who amongst the team could contend?

"Boom boom boom!!"

At this critical juncture, GuaGua transformed into Huazhu, and the witch and the frog simultaneously initiated "Nine Dragons Protective Circle."

But... before they could even cast their Skills, the blood pool underwent a second explosion of activity.

A super vortex more than three hundred meters in diameter formed like an upside-down tornado swirling to life.

In the instant souls trembled, a yellow foot emerged from within.

With just a press, the Nightmare Hawk floating in mid-air couldn’t even let out a cry of agony before being smashed to the ground, its belly ruptured, barely clinging to life.

"Wah..."

GuaGua, surprised, subconsciously ceased casting its spell.

Huazhu froze as well; despite having eighteen wind dragons guarding on either side, it felt no sense of security, as if its entire being was laid bare.

"This is..."

Caught off guard, Ye Hanjun, seeing the creature manifesting in the blood pool, felt as if lightning had struck his head.

He couldn’t believe the sight before him, for it was the form of a creature from legend, one he had only heard of through stories and had never seen in person.

The body of a lion, the torso of a goat, the tail of a serpent... This is! This is!

"A Chimera?!"

Goose Immortal cried out in awe, dumbstruck as if it were a wooden goose, saying: