The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 1160 - 445: Tower of the Witch Queen · Ralu Habu_3

His eyelids twitched twice and he slowly opened his eyes, two sharp glints cutting through the void above his head.

"I fell asleep?!"

Thoughts swirled in his mind as Ye Hanjun abruptly sat upright, straightening his back.

Little GuaGua, who had been lying on his face blocking his view, yelped and flew out.

"Big Tadpole, you finally woke up!"

"I think I caused some trouble. Look, even Grandpa Muyi and the rag doll have fallen asleep; this situation is really strange!"

Saying this, the little guy exerted force to shake off the momentum of being thrown out and then pounced back into Ye Hanjun’s arms even faster.

It looked up with a pitiable expression on its face.

Ye Hanjun subconsciously supported its bottom and looked around, his pupils narrowing to a point sharper than the tip of a needle.

"The statue of the Primordial Sleep Demon, is this Demon Queen Ralu Habu?"

"Weren’t we in the lands beyond? How did we suddenly get teleported to the Realm of Sloth?"

"It must be because of the pillow..."

Little GuaGua’s voice weakened, perfunctorily suggesting:

"I just wanted to see if the Pillow of Sloth could be activated by Little Lazy Lion."

"Who would have thought that after activation, something like this would happen? Even I fell asleep, and it took quite a while before I woke up..."

"How long have we been asleep?"

Ye Hanjun asked with a serious expression.

"I don’t know..."

GuaGua lacked confidence as it recalled:

"I vaguely remember that these Primordial Sleep Demons were already near us when we fell asleep."

"When I woke up, they were still the same number."

"However... this doesn’t seem to be a bad thing; look at Little Lazy, Xiaoqi, and Xiaoxiong, they seem to have grown bigger..."

"And Big Tadpole, when you woke up just now, I felt that you were in very good condition, something that no holy medicine can ever achieve, that perfect state of vital essence overflowing..."

Following GuaGua’s hint, Ye Hanjun noticed Lan Qixiong.

Indeed, it was Mechanical Chimera Lan Qixiong; from his memory, it was about nine hundred meters.

But now, it exceeded a thousand meters, its vigor resonating through every inch of its skin like that of a powerful, robust dragon and a tiger.

The fire of life within it burst forth, and the vital blood was so vigorous, it reached a new pinnacle in its beastly life.

"Talent Identification!"

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[Rank]: Embryo of the Holiest·Minor Completion

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[Core Personality]: "Lazy at Heart/Curious/Brutal"

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[Current State]: Conjoined Mechanical Body (Perfect Form)/Weapon Loading (Permanent/Regenerative)/Healthy/Deep Sleep/Energetic/Seven Sins’ Acknowledgment (Surface Level)/Blessings of the Witch Queen Ralu Habu...

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"Outrageous!"

Ye Hanjun stared at the panel for a few minutes until he finally burst out with two words.

It was expected for its rank to grow since Lan Qixiong had already honed its foundation at the Ancient Thunder Pond and was close to achieving Minor Saintly Perfection.

Even if it did level up suddenly, that too would make sense.

The problem was this state of being, with the acknowledgment of the Seven Sins, the blessings of Demon Queen Ralu Habu; what was all that about?

Lan Qixiong had nothing to do with the demon race, being inherently "Savage" and obtained "Mechanism" later, making it a unique living entity.

The personalities of Yang Xiaoqi and She Xiaoxiong were also entirely different from one another.

As for Little Lazy Lion being the leader, how did it earn the favor of the Seven Sins Law on its own?

Even the core personality had evolved; the two-character "laziness" became the four-character "lazy at heart."

Does this imply from a certain perspective that Little Lazy Lion might achieve a new level of laziness in the future?

"What? A four-character core personality!"

GuaGua was shocked, looking as if it was the end of the world:

"It’s over, it’s all over, with just two characters, Little Lazy could counter the combined bullying of Xiaoqi and Xiaoxiong."

"With this added layer of laziness, can Xiaoqi and Xiaoxiong still fight it?"

"I’m really worried that their figure will always be on the front side and their walking posture will always attract the attention of outsiders!"

"If it really comes to that, then there’s nothing we can do..."

Ye Hanjun massaged his temples, pondering:

"Strange, since Lan Qixiong received the acknowledgment of the Seven Sins and indirectly obtained the blessings of Demon Queen Ralu Habu, it seems like the essence of its bloodline hasn’t changed?"

"It hasn’t transformed into the Divine Trace Lineage, it’s still of the highest Holy Beast Bloodline, without any hint of divine fluctuations..."

The more he thought, the more entangled Ye Hanjun’s thoughts became.

He didn’t understand the mechanism of teleportation and was even more puzzled by the implications of Lan Qixiong obtaining the acknowledgment of a deity; whether it was good or bad was unclear.

After all, according to the original concept, the seven primeval demon races were the rulers of the Realm of Desire.

Could Lan Qixiong be an unexpected eighth branch?

Could it participate in the Seven Sins ceremony to increase its power? Would it incur the wrath of the primeval demon race?

—Questions like these were endless.

"Grandpa Muyi, wake up!"

"Little Meili, wake up!"

GuaGua couldn’t figure it out either, but it didn’t like to waste energy on things it didn’t understand.

It tried to wake Muyi, Aegifura, Huazhu, and Ye Liuying, Bana... one by one it tried.

However, the only ones showing signs of waking up were Muyi and Mo, who each underwent one "Super Purification," with one waking up normally and the other regaining consciousness due to pain.

"Little GuaGua, you actually hit me..."

"I’m so happy, I’m so happy, can I hit you back?"

Mo’s eyes were still full of blood vessels.

The experience of waking up full of vitality that Ye Hanjun had upon sleeping did not apply to Mo.

Also, probably because it had been asleep for quite some time, the accumulated pain had dissipated.

The newly awakened Mo was in great discomfort, its gaze at GuaGua filled with longing.

"Hmph, I’ll grant you your wish!"

GuaGua puffed up its cheeks and cast "Super Purification" and "Super Healing" in succession.

These two super-powerful healing spells, when used on Mo, never had a positive effect.

Their destructive power was akin to a demon of evil touching Holy Light, with the weaker ones immediately obliterated.

"Ow ow ow! It hurts so much!"

"Little GuaGua is so kind; I shall repay this kindness with a spring of effusion!"