The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 1177 - 451: Lie Xinxin_2

Sword Thunder Child and Mu Yi had basically lost their peak combat power.

Of course, the most troublesome were "Flesh Furnace," "Soul Spring," and "King Yan’s Substitute for Fate."

These abilities had all been nearly depleted, to reactivate them, new prey needed to be captured.

"I wonder how Taiyang is doing..."

"I caught a fleeting glimpse just now, the entire mountain top has been flattened. If they were staying high on the mountain, they might have been hit by the aftermath..."

"They should not be at the mountain top."

Ye Hanjun shook his head, "When I first located Mai Ertu, I also thought he had cornered them."

"But Lie Xinxin wasn’t there, nor were Lord Cong and Shili."

"That’s good!" GuaGua let out a long sigh of relief and continued digging zealously in the large pile of rocks.

"The body size of the Primordial Dragon Demon tends to be close to that of wild beasts of comparable rank."

"Hiding underground is an excellent strategy."

"Additionally, because they wield the Law of Rage, it’s difficult for them to have sound Spirit Wisdom."

"With just a slight provocation, the Primordial Dragon Demon will become like a mad dog..."

"They are probably searching the mountains for us; as long as we don’t surface, once they incidentally regain clarity, they’ll certainly think we perished along with the King of Rage..."

As they calculated their plan, Ye Hanjun and GuaGua both paused, shocked.

A life fluctuation unlike the ordinary appeared in the perceptions of both person and gourd.

Although slightly different from what they remembered, how could they mistake that familiar sensation?

"Ah! Little Lie Saint!"

"It’s definitely it, I can smell it!"

Excited, GuaGua began to dig with even more vigor.

A fire attribute life form at some distance, seemingly sensing their presence, strove hard to approach them.

"I told you so! Since Taiyang couldn’t be found on the mountain, they must have hidden inside the mountain!"

"In their team, only the Golden Crow isn’t suited for enclosed spaces."

"Taiyang and Shili are both adept at digging holes, their speed of digging is even faster than mine!"

GuaGua chattered noisily, unable to wait for the formal meeting, cheering in anticipation.

"Boom!"

Finally, the two tunnels connected at one point; a fire-red fox with its body size compressed and covered in dirt appeared, its eyes the only thing shining brightly.

"Taiyang! Long time no see!"

GuaGua returned to its original form and hopped onto the fox’s head.

Instinctively, it tried to roll in the furry fluff, but after a moment of searching, it realized that the once lush-furred mount lacked even a single hair.

"Huh?"

GuaGua was bewildered and took a closer look, only to find it truly bald, smoother than if it had been slathered in depilatory cream.

"Roar... Growl!"

Lie Saint didn’t care much for GuaGua; its eyes were always truly concerned about Ye Hanjun.

After more than a century apart, Lie Saint stared with round eyes full of profound longing.

"You’ve suffered, but you’ve also become stronger."

Ye Hanjun patted Lie Saint’s chin and immediately found several twisted scars, and couldn’t help but sigh heavily.

In the darkness, his vision was exceptionally clear; this creature, born from the Solar Abyss, had finally reached Minor Saintly Perfection.

Though in the mountain belly, he hadn’t seen its enlarged true form.

However, the seemingly disheveled Lie Saint exhibited an overwhelming, focused battle spirit that could not be underestimated.

"Whine..."

Lie Saint licked Ye Hanjun’s palm, then turned its gaze to the direction it came from.

Without further words, Ye Hanjun mounted its back, allowing it to carry him as they sprinted.

"Rumble... rumble..."

A slight tremor of the earth indicated they had reached the bottom of the rugged passageway.

Several clusters of firelight, varying in quality and strength, caught their attention.

"Sun God Child, you’re finally back!"

Jin Tianpi and Jin Tiandan, also promoted to Minor Saintly Perfection, flapped their wings and ran over unsteadily.

Compared to the composed and fierce Lie Saint, they weren’t good at hiding their emotions.

One was so excited that tears streamed down its face, the other held back tears, ready to break into a flood at any moment:

"Almost one hundred and sixty years!"

"Suddenly losing contact with you, if you truly had perished, the flame of hope within us would have been extinguished!"

Jin Tianpi and Jin Tiandan, one on each side, surrounded Ye Hanjun.

Ye Hanjun finally managed to soothe them, then emerged from their sparsely feathered midst.

Approaching was Lieyang Mushoucong with its leek standing tall, nearly reaching the top of the cave.

"Godslayer Asura, where have you been..."

"We’ve had such a hard time looking for you these years..."

Lieyang Mushoucong stretched its neck, calling out weakly.

At the end of its words, the red leek went limp, along with the entire body, collapsing to the ground with no semblance of dignity left.

"Sigh... sigh..."

Lieyang Mushoucong fell asleep.

It seemed to have reached the limits of its mental state, suddenly relaxing, and fatigue washed over its body like a wave.

Ye Hanjun examined it and, determining it was only elemental exhaustion and physical weakness, felt somewhat relieved.

Then, his gaze swept past the Golden Crow and Lieyang Mushoucong, settling on the two corners at the far end.

In the left corner, Lie Xinxin was sitting cross-legged on the ground, the brilliant Taiyang Zhi Lun barely emitting any light.

In the right corner, a human figure was facing the wall, clenched-fisted and seemingly contemplating his faults.

He was under multi-layered protective enchantments, his body wrapped with the fluctuations of powerful Attributes, signifying something extraordinary.

"Is that ’Diligence’?" Ye Hanjun asked.

"Uh-huh."

The two Golden Crows nodded like chicks pecking at grain, then vented their woes: