The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 1165 - 447: The Ultimate Desire_2

"What, I thought it was meat that delivered itself to my door."

"Speak, what do you wish for? As long as you can provide valuable spiritual objects, I am willing to trade fairly with you."

The centipede demon crawled a bit further away to ensure its own safety.

Yet its greed remained, sensing profit to be had, not wanting to miss out easily.

"First question, what year is it now?"

Ye Hanjun, from his storage ring, took out a six-thousand-year-old spiritual medicine and flicked it over with a finger.

"?"

The centipede demon that swallowed the spiritual medicine froze subconsciously.

After a pause of a second or two, seeing Ye Hanjun’s seriousness, not like he was joking, it finally spoke:

"New Era, Second Epoch, the year 1789."

"Hmm?"

Ye Liuying and Bana both widened their eyes.

They remembered it being around the year 1630.

The killing of Demon Marshal Clark and obtaining the Pillow of Sloth also happened around that time.

Was it possible they had slept over 150 years just because they were transported to the Tower of the Witch Queen Ralu Habu?

Such a waste of time. What would the struggle between the descendants of the Seven Sins and the Seven Virtues have turned into?

"Ho ho ho, I never lie."

The centipede demon sneered, dissatisfied with the disbelieving microexpressions on the humans’ faces.

Ye Hanjun, with a slight frown, continued to ask:

"Second question, has anything significant occurred in the Realm of Desire recently?"

"This question can also be understood as, have any of the original Demon Kings from other nations made any particularly famous big moves recently?"

Speaking, Ye Hanjun took out an ancient soul stone from his storage ring, a suitable resource for the growth of the centipede demon and enough to act as a bargaining chip for trade.

The centipede demon clicked twice as it crushed the stone, finding the energy material within to be very tempting to demons, and said with pleased spirits:

"Tasty! Delicious!"

"Young man, you are quite generous."

"I, a solitary demon, have been guarding this ancestral shop, alone and rather bored. Today, I shall have a good talk with you!"

The centipede demon crawled down from the column, transforming into an old woman in human form, leaning on a walking stick, wearing a black hat, and spoke in a sinister tone:

"If we’re talking about the biggest recent news, that would have to revolve around the great, omnipotent Seven Sins Demon God."

"He left behind seven magical artifacts, which were supposed to be the ultimate treasures of utmost importance for my Realm of Desire."

"But the Human Race has an organization called the Seven Virtues."

"Damn them, they actually dared to steal the magical artifacts, toying with the equally noble descendants of the Seven Sins!"

"For this reason, the King of Envy, King of Greed, King of Rage, and others issued a kill order, and demons in the Realm of Desire are scouring the world for traces of the Seven Virtues, with great rewards for those who contribute."

The centipede demon glanced at Ye Hanjun, who actively handed over a second soul stone, which made her smile from ear to ear, becoming even more enthusiastic:

"Nowadays, Temperance, Humility, Loyalty, and Justice have either been killed or are locked away in death prisons, with no beasts able to save them."

"Yuwen Nai, King of Pride, first obtained the ’Spear of Envy,’ then the ’Marks of Pride,’ becoming invincible."

"King of Gluttony, Tao Tieze, seized the ’Ring of Greed,’ drenching hundreds of rivers in blood."

"King of Envy - Yidongsi, having snatched the ’Teeth of Gluttony,’ suspected to be injured, has not been seen for decades."

"King of Greed, Zhuang Huanmeng, had the worst fortune."

"She found ’Sacrifice,’ one of the Seven Virtues, but failed to anticipate that despite a fight to the death, both perished together."

"The ’Wings of Rage’ held by ’Sacrifice’ ultimately failed to return to the hands of the Seven Sins Demon King and remain missing."

"The remaining ’Justice’ and ’Diligence,’ of the Seven Virtues, corresponding to the ’Pillow of Sloth’ and the ’Whip of Lust,’ their situations are unknown..."

The more he listened, the more serious Ye Hanjun became.

A hundred years in one sleep, the price was not small.

The original Demon Kings each had their gains, the search for the magical artifacts was nearly concluded, his progress was stuck in limbo; how could he be at ease?

"’Sacrifice’ sacrificed her life?"

Bana burst into tears immediately, her pupils seemingly reflecting the image of a gentle big sister, touching her head and carefully teaching her cultivation.

Thinking of this, large tear droplets, one after the other, could not be stopped.

"You girl, why cry out of the blue?"

"Did I tell a very touching demon tale? Such a strong reaction?"

The centipede demon cast a strange look.

Ye Hanjun and Ye Liuying couldn’t help but fall silent.

They did not understand the camaraderie amongst the Seven Virtues, but by putting themselves in their shoes, they could understand this pain.

"Bana, don’t blame yourself."

After a while, no more significant news was heard.

The group left the shop, wandering aimlessly on the streets.

GuaGua tugged at Bana’s sleeve, reminding her that those who have passed can’t be brought back, and looking forward would make her feel lighter.

"What should I do?"

"After a sleep, my greatest gain seems to be the healing of my soul’s hidden injuries."

"Whilst the loss of the Blood Covenant cannot be undone, the three remaining blank marks can be used to sign a new contract with the Fond Spirits."

Bana, clutching her head, spoke with a look of confusion:

"But...even if I sign a new contract, so what?"

"I don’t have time to grow. If I can’t practice justice everywhere and help people in need, I can’t accumulate experience in my authority."

"If I can’t accumulate, can’t reach the limit of the 9th Rank, I can’t transform my rank to an SS-level like Sacrifice did, achieving an extraordinary sublimation..."

Bana revealed these secrets, expressing clearly, if the legacy of the Merciful Ancestor reached Great Completion, they too could become true Sealing Emperors.

Of this generation’s Seven Virtues, only Sacrifice had achieved this.

Next were Diligence and Justice, their cultivation time was longer, they were a hair’s breadth away.