The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 801 - 326: Bloodline Sublimation, Yin Yang Calamity_2

"Encountering mazes, demons, kiss demons, Gesila, Sky Hammer Armored Sharks...they’ve never been activated before."

"Yet here, the Stone pendant reacted...why is that?"

Ye Hanjun felt as though he had plunged into a sea of smoke, utterly without a clue.

GuaGua could not unravel the key point either, simply believing that the treasure Grandpa Tiandao had given it was certainly no ordinary object and should be cherished. One day, the principle behind its operation would become clear.

"The situation is getting more and more complicated, more and more demonic..."

Ye Hanjun pressed his finger against his brow and rubbed it several times, looked down at a spot an inch below his left shoulder, and frowned deeply.

As they delved deeper into the tomb area, it wasn’t just GuaGua’s treasure that suddenly signaled alarm; even Mo’s Contract Marks lit up, ready to awaken at any moment.

What exactly is this place, why does it feel like all the powers I possess have become mysteriously unsettled since coming here?

"Thump... Thump... Thump..."

"Thump... Thump... Thump..."

The pulsating sound echoed in Ye Hanjun’s ears as if from afar, then near. He suppressed his distracted thoughts and immediately asked GuaGua and Huazhu:

"Do you hear that strange noise, like something bouncing and throbbing?"

"Really?"

GuaGua tilted its head, listened intently for a while, and then shook its head:

"Nope, I only heard the breathing of Little Lazy Lion and Yang Xiaoqi. Big tadpole, are you sure you’re not hallucinating?"

Ye Hanjun’s gaze fell on Huazhu’s face, and seeing her also gently shaking her head, his heart sank, and his expression grew even more solemn:

"It can’t be a hallucination..."

"It’s faint... as if it’s coming from a great distance... or perhaps from right above... or possibly from underneath..."

"Huh? The sound has disappeared; it lasted only a few seconds... How strange."

Ye Hanjun, unable to make sense of it, paused hesitantly for a moment, took a deep breath, and then resolvedly said:

"If we encounter danger later on."

"She Xiaoxiong, Yang Xiaoqi, and Little Lazy Lion, you all eat the seeds of the Dragon Chant Grass and flee as far as you can. Don’t worry about me."

"I will be ready to activate Miracle Disassembly at any time. With this Active Ability, my safety will have the most basic level of protection."

"Hiss..."

She Xiaoxiong couldn’t fully understand what its mother or father was saying.

But it understood words like "danger" and "flee," hissing as it flicked its tongue in and out, its cool pupils dilating and contracting, seemingly ready for what lay ahead.

"Big tadpole, big tadpole! The Stone is glowing red again! There’s danger ahead!"

GuaGua, taking on the role of a broadcaster, warned of danger ahead once more.

Ye Hanjun commanded Lion Head, who obediently complied, changing their course once again.

"Strange, there aren’t any tombstones?"

Huazhu was also observing, trying to gather information and find clues in the terrifying area GuaGua had mentioned.

But she saw nothing; the place was barren, without even weeds, let alone tombstones.

"No... there’s an invisible tombstone... that was close!"

Ye Hanjun, with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them and broke out in a cold sweat on his back.

He "saw" it, right in that empty space, there was a triangular tombstone, as if smithed from crystal, exceedingly clear.

And yet, in front of such a skillfully crafted tombstone, there was a ritual bowl with a bloody slice of meat placed within.

The vivid color appeared freshly cut from a living being, with plump fat and an enticing aroma, making Ye Hanjun’s mouth water with desire.

But this was too demonic—a crystal tomb, a sacrificial bowl, from where could the meat have come? Could it be it had been preserved for thousands of years, resisting decay and maintaining its original state?

"Gulp..."

Ye Hanjun swallowed and hurriedly stayed away from the tombstone.

He could not guess what curse might befall him if he accidentally shattered it, being unable to see it.

He only knew that if he couldn’t remove the curse in time, his fate would be much worse than simply losing his eyesight.

"Big tadpole... I think I saw it too..."

"That piece of meat... I think it’s... human flesh..."

GuaGua whispered into Ye Hanjun’s ear, using Secret Technique to transmit its voice.

Just when they had already moved thousands of meters away, the invisible crystal tomb shook, the tombstone shattered, the ritual bowl overturned, and the blood-red meat began to wriggle violently, expanding, expanding, until it turned into a fat, hairy monstrous insect that burst forth from the earth with a bang.

"Could it be Endless Great Accomplishment, its species unknown?"

Ye Hanjun inwardly sighed with relief at the close call.

It was too far away for him to bother identifying it.

Instead, he urged the Chimera cubs to speed up, at all costs to avoid letting the blood-red monstrous insect lock onto their position.

After a few terrifying seconds, the trembling earth settled, and it seemed the insect had burrowed deep underground, not heading towards them.

"Is that insect the overlord here?"

"It doesn’t seem like it to me; it feels more like a small soldier along the way, serving to block and guard..."

Ye Hanjun’s spirits fluctuated; upon careful consideration, he began to entertain thoughts of retreat.

Before coming here, he had been full of righteous fervor, feeling that all was possible.

But having traveled this short distance, he had encountered unknown dangers, each more terrifying than the last.

If it were Immeasurable Void Pull or Immeasurable Small Achievement, perhaps there would still be a chance to struggle.

With the current predicament so thorny, and not having yet reached the deepest part, monstrous creatures of Endless Great Accomplishment were lurking.

If they really got to the source area, what kind of threat would be waiting there... wouldn’t he be just delivering himself up for slaughter?