The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 385 - 187: Dual Identity_3

"Chirp!!"

The Water Tiger Sculpture leads the way, causing all flora and fauna in its path to cower and submit.

No wild beasts or demon beasts that have perceived the aura of the Life Wheel would dare to stick their heads out and challenge the invading crowd.

Those who can fly fall over each other in their haste to escape.

Those who can burrow hide trembling beneath hundreds of meters of soil.

The rest, confined to jumping on the ground, are left almost unconscious.

Luckily, the group from the Canghai Pavilion had no plans for mass slaughter.

On the way, they only catch wild Fond Spirits suitable as food, releasing any others as long as they do not personally seek their own death.

"Oh man, this is so far away."

"We set off from the Canghai Pavilion, and even with various Jade Infants as carriers, it still takes half a month to reach the eastern region of the Red Frog Kingdom..."

"If only there was a Teleportation Array. According to the descriptions in books, major families and powers far above the Blue Frog Kingdom could traverse thousands of miles in no time by using this array. If we had it, there wouldn’t be any fatigue from the journey..."

During a break from marching, Huo Xin slumps down, haggard and listless.

A ponytailed girl holding a bag of spicy potato chips munches on them while trying to pat Huo Xin’s shiny clothes with her greasy right hand:

"Absolutely!"

"Poor Huo Xin, you must be suffering. Sister has chips here, want to try one~~"

"Back off!"

Huo Xin darts away and moves towards Yan Xuehui.

"Tsk~~ You discard an old love for a new one? Boring~~"

"Yu, are you causing trouble out of boredom? Who is your old love? Yan is the only one in my heart! Stop defaming me! I am in no way associated with you!!"

"Oh~~~"

Having finished her chips, Yu Yu pulls out a bag of sunflower seeds from her Dimensional Space Bag and cracks them open contently. Her voice however, sounds pitiful:

"Yan, look at this shameless fellow. He’s always playing these role-playing games outside and thinks no one else knows."

"Yet when he’s with you, he puts on this innocent act... Oh my, there are truly no good men out there. My Piggy at home is the cutest~~~"

"Snort-snort~~~"

At her feet, a little pink pig with a bow around its neck affectionately rubs against her ankle.

"Aww, you’re such a good boy~~~"

Yu Yu giggles, and with a flick of her fingers, pulls a candy out of thin air.

The ’Elegant Pig’ instantly becomes excited. Its small eyes glued to the candy, it gobbles it up skillfully as soon as she tosses it.

"You don’t understand anything! Those are quests! Quests!"

Huo Xin, who is normally eloquent, completely loses it when facing Yu Yu, his nemesis.

He scratches his head in frustration.

"Yu, name your price. How many snacks will it take to keep you quiet?!"

"I want to eat steamed lamb, steamed bear paw, steamed deer tail, roast duck, roast chick, roast gosling... Not a high request, just a little bit of each to satisfy my cravings first."

"You can go eat shit. Look at this mess you’ve made."

Without glancing back, Huo Xin abandons the conversation.

Ye Hanjun watches this comedy play out with a smile. His mood is quite good.

Fifth of the Ten Talents, the carelessly toss and turn, Yu Yu.

Rumor has it she and Huo Xin have known each other since childhood and have always been at odds.

However, their relationship is complex. As long as they are in the same area, they inevitably argue.

The intriguing thing for Ye Hanjun is that Yu Yu’s occupation is extremely niche, obscure beyond his expectations.

D-class - Snack Master.

Just like the mutations amongst the Fond Spirits, the natural world is always producing unfamiliar species.

The same is true for occupations. The mainstream ones maybe easy to remember, but encountering the bizarre variations isn’t uncommon.

After half a month’s observation and inquiries, Ye Hanjun has roughly determined that her occupation is similar to chefs or pastry chefs specializing in cooking.

However, she bypasses the process of cooking entirely. Everything she eats, such as snacks, meat, Spiritual Liquids... are reorganized with the help of her Ability and condensed into a variety of exclusive snacks for Contracted Fond Spirits.

Consuming these exclusive snacks, each with different properties and characteristics, yields unique effects.

For example, the candy just now likely has slight growth enhancement effects along with increasing appetite with its sweet taste.

In a previous wild beast hunt, Ye Hanjun witnessed Yu Yu condense a piece of reddish dried meat.

The small, dexterous and intelligent Elegant Pig expanded to the size of a wild beast after consumption. It suddenly became violent, as its constitution greatly increased, and it acquired the ability to engage in close combat.

Another time, Yu Yu condensed a cup of golden milk.

After consumption, the Elegant Pig was completely immune to the corrosion of the poisonous swamp, diving into it without hesitation and easily picking a rare medicinal flower.

"Get some rest."

"The day after tomorrow at the latest, we will reach the capital of the Red Frog Kingdom."

"The result of this league match depends on our cooperative efforts in the days ahead..."

With him sitting cross-legged under an old tree with twisting branches, Du Yuanjia closes his eyes to nourish his spirit.