The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 49 - 48: Fusion of Ability·Super Spirituality_1

"Oh..."

Ye Hanjun nodded, contemplating privately.

The Night Clan’s trial, each trial participant starts with a semblance of a forged proof, a magical tool, ensuring there are no issues with their identity.

The only other starting item is a single medium quality Spirit Stone.

A medium quality Spirit Stone is equivalent to 100 lower quality Spirit Stones.

Does it sound rather rich?

Wrong, absolutely wrong!

To common folk, a family of three’s monthly income, if it could reach five lower-quality Spirit Stones, they would live quite comfortably.

However, the Path of Controlling Spirits is extremely expensive, even in a small place like Giant Frog Marsh, even for a newbie Patron.

Not considering the initial means of obtaining Fond Spirits, the minimal monthly cost of living and cultivation resources would not be less than 20 lower-quality Spirit Stones.

If one contracts a Fond Spirit with a big appetite, or a particularly delicate Fond Spirit, and aims for high-quality cultivation, efficiency, and results.

If you are not investing dozens to hundreds of lower-quality Spirit Stones each month, you’re just daydreaming.

Ye Hanjun was even more insufficient.

Previously he had a substantial allowance every month, and he never once used lower quality Spirit Stones as currency, at least medium quality ones, he was accustomed to spending heavily.

No choice, whether it was legitimately used for basic cultivation or willingly used on food, drink and recreation.

The family rule was to spend everything you got, euphemistically called "fostering interest", otherwise, the following month, not even a single spirit stone will be given.

For a private training room in the intermediate training hall, it costs one lower quality Spirit Stone per hour, is that expensive? No! That’s actually quite cheap!

In Ye Hanjun’s mind, a lower quality Spirit Stone equates to a dollar in his previous life, who would blink an eye at spending a dollar?

But the problem is...

The situation has changed.

The Night Clan’s trial is a tradition handed down within the Night Clan, nobody dares to defy, nobody dares to disrespect.

If one fails, Ye Hanjun would lose the ’Ye’ surname, be permanently listed as a branch family member, never to be of importance again.

Fact is, Ye Hanjun had never actually acquired the ’Ye’ surname.

If, in a formal occasion such as a family gathering or a meeting representing the clan, he casually mentioned his surname, he would certainly be seen as committing a serious crime.

There had once been a clan member who violated this iron rule; he was reckless and arrogant, thought his life was above everyone else’s.

In the end, his bloodline was stripped away, power erased.

The once high and mighty Patron had become an injured and dejected commoner. A few years later, he was forgotten by everyone, reduced to a pile of unmarked bones.

The Night Clan’s surname – ultimately originates from the Ancient Era!

It spanned the entire Near Ancient Era, ushered in the New Era, continued for twelve eras, and is expected to continue to the thirteenth era!

That’s why, when Ye Hanjun came to the Giant Frog Marsh, to the Blue Frog Kingdom, he can only call himself "Lord Han".

He... does not yet have that privilege!

Unless he completes the Night Clan’s trial, this mandatory rite of passage, he can’t publicly acknowledge his surname.

As for how to complete it...

The examination question is actually very simple, only two characters long. However, the ones who are able to complete it are often one or two in ten.

– Stand out.

That’s all.

...

His thoughts, like a surging river, gradually calmed down.

The single medium quality Spirit Stone, Ye Hanjun hopes to use it on more important material reserves, and for now, doesn’t wish to invest in the training hall.

He takes out his Personal Badge, and politely asks:

"If I use this, do I get free usage of the training room?"

"Er..."

The guide’s practiced professional smile, froze on their face.

"This is... an Assistant Instructor Badge?"

"You can... However, with an Assistant Instructor Badge in the intermediate training hall, you can rent the highest-grade private training room for free..."

"Those training rooms are theoretically for the use of those in second rank and those with Rainbow Light Fetus... The charge per hour is equivalent to about five lower quality Spirit Stones..."

"Can it be divided into equivalent first rank training rooms? I temporarily have no use for such high-end rooms." Ye Hanjun asked, raising an eyebrow.

"I’m afraid that’s not possible."

The guide, somewhat flustered, hesitated and said:

"We’ve never had such a precedent before, and besides, the time part of your benefits has been directly calculated into the badge, no matter which intermediate training hall you go to, they all directly swipe the card to enter, we can’t do anything on our end...."

"In that case," Ye Hanjun shrugged nonchalantly, and said: "If it can’t be divided, then take me to the best room."

"Yes." The guide stole a glance at him, the Rock frog underneath hopped along and lead the way.

In a short while, on the second floor of the Training Hall, a wide and majestic special passage appears within his perception.

Looking out to a row of tightly shut metal doors. Next to each door, a giant stone slab is placed.

The stone slab was engraved with a large amount of text, detailing the instruments stored inside the door and the formation patterns they carry, the relevant charging standards, activation methods, precautions... all listed in it.

"Sir, these are high-end training rooms reserved for the second tier."

The guide puts on a professional smile again and leans forward to say:

"As you should aware, the North Campus District is only responsible for housing the first tier’s Patrons, only Mentors, Assistants, or idle staff can use the high-end training rooms."

"Compared to the public area on the first floor, this place is very quiet and there will absolutely be no one to disturb you."

"Alright, thank you." Ye Hanjun nodded, "I’ll wander around by myself next, you can go and get busy, you don’t need to take care of me."

"Sir, if you need anything, just ring the service bell, and someone will come to help you right away..."

The guide was still astonished by Ye Hanjun’s identity, casting sneak peeks every three steps.

Ye Hanjun waved his hand and walked away.

"Gravity Training Room, Illusory Training Room, Target Training Room..."

"Hydraulic Training Room, Airflow Training Room, Low-temperature Training Room..."

"Wooden Puppet Training Room, Super Spacious Training Room, Mimetic Creeper Training Room..."

Without getting too hung up, Ye Hanjun strolled around and had a general look. His purpose for coming was not specialized training, but primarily to find a suitable place to test the witch’s abilities, valuing the "private" nature of the location.

After a mere ten or so seconds of contemplation, Ye Hanjun found himself at the entrance of the ’Target Training Room’. Confirming that the room was unoccupied, he scanned his badge with a beep.

"Boom——"

The metal doors opened to both sides, revealing a square room of over 2000 square meters to Ye Hanjun.

The room structure was quite simple. The pure white walls were made of a single piece of metal, additionally engraved with ’reinforcement’ formation patterns. It would be quite challenging even for a Jade Infant fetus to destroy, and nearly impossible for a Rainbow Light fetus.

There were additional formation patterns like ’constant temperature’ and ’humidity’ on the floor to enhance comfort.

Hidden in the corners were two automatic alarm devices.

If any violent energy exceeding the limit, or rapidly weakening vital signs, were to occur in the room, they would transmit signals to the outside world, calling for precautionary personnel and medical staff in order to prevent accidents to the greatest extent.

"Not bad." Ye Hanjun evaluated.

Once the door was closed again, he was the only one left in the empty room.

The chaotic noises lingering in his ears were finally shielded, and all around him was utterly silent. It seemed even the falling of a hair would produce a sound.

In that instant, Ye Hanjun closed his eyes and released his perception without reservation.

Through a few days of self-reflection and observation, he had confirmed.

The sensation system that had skyrocketed out of the blue after waking up from a four-year sleep indeed originated from two authorities.

’Demon Servant’, the first of which has a passive ability called ’Evil Perception’.

Regarding death, pain, despair, hatred, anger, and other extreme negative emotions, or spirits involving characteristics like darkness, killing, ghosts, hell, blood, bones, demons, sins, and malevolence, Ye Hanjun has an innate insight ability surpassing ordinary people by dozens of times.

And the Instructor’s passive ability, one is ’Soothing’, which helps stabilize emotions and develop closer relationships by touching the heads of hair-based spirits with the palm of the hand.

The second one is unknown, but its effect is undeniable, improving Ye Hanjun’s vision, hearing, intuition, spirituality... The comprehensiveness of the effect does not seem like an E-class authority.

Of course, the most astonishing thing might be that the two supposedly independent passive abilities merged in an inexplicable way and perhaps, based on the original foundations, achieved a sublimation on another level.

Ye Hanjun named this merged passive ability ’Super Spirituality’!

"Boom——"

In the real world, the full activation of the sensory organs was like a raging flood, violently sweeping the inside of the Target Practice Room.

Without using his eyes, Ye Hanjun could still "see" a riot of colors. From a whole wall to a speck of dust or a shred of light... all could be observed and captured by him.

Ye Hanjun could also look down on himself from a god’s perspective, the equivalent to a 360-degree panoramic view, with no such thing as a blind spot in vision.

"No surveillance..."

After carefully sweeping through once and confirming that there were no hidden peeping runes in the room, he was satisfied it was a completely private space.

Ye Hanjun opened his eyes, the spark in his pupils breaking the darkness like a shooting star, as he recalled most of his released perception.

──Passive abilities are not to be used recklessly without limits.

There are options to activate and deactivate them within the body, and depending on the situation, full activation or minimal activation can be chosen.

Maintaining the highest output frequency at all times puts a considerable strain on the psyche.

Especially as his current physical state is utterly drained, far more prone to fatigue than under normal circumstances, Ye Hanjun must make trade-offs.

"Come out, Huazhu."

As the luminescence of the summoning array flickered momentarily, the Desert Witch appeared at the center of the training room, slowly shifting from her crouching rest position to an upright standing posture.

"Don’t feel constrained, and don’t overthink it."

Contrary to his usual demeanor, Ye Hanjun’s pale face bore no smile as he said coldly and seriously:

"Right here in this room, in front of me, show me each of the four skills you possess."

The Desert Witch shivered inside, bowed slightly and responded, "Yes!"

"Snap! Snap, snap!"

Ye Hanjun followed the steps observed on the stone slab and knocked on the wall in a specific rhythm.

In an instant, the ground rumbled, and ten circular targets sprung up from the ground, surrounding the Desert Witch and forming a large circle.