The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 421 - 199: Shadow Alliance Hierarch!_3

However, Ying Mountain’s professional powers were formidable - he was originally a D-class ’Assassin’ who, after changing professions, had been promoted to the C-class ’Ace Assassin’.

This power, it was like the vertical evolution of an assassin, all abilities imbued with the word "strengthen".

The "malice" that killed mortals on contact became like a nefarious cloud of grey fog entangling his body.

The flickering spectral souls, one wouldn’t know exactly how many human beings, how many Fond Spirits he had slaughtered, to enable such a strong ’Ghost Guard’ to form.

"Kill!"

A cold word of execution echoed through the heavens and the earth.

Following the appearance of a ring of bloody black halo, Ying Mountain filled his body with the intent to kill.

In an instant, the mania in the Wild Blood Leopard’s eyes surged exponentially, and along with it, a sharp increase in speed, lunging to get close to the Water Cannon Frog.

"Roll away!"

On Du Yuanjia’s grand magician robe, countless runes lit up.

Those were thousands and thousands of alien characters, whether crudely and chaotically drawn like ghost paintings, or accurately and precisely traced, their actual meaning was just one word - Water!

Those characters suddenly awakened, pouring all at once into the body of the Water Cannon Frog.

"Shhh! Shhhhh!"

The sound of furious waves crashing against a dam grew louder.

The water element inside the Water Cannon Frog was so intense, it overflowed.

The water waves rolled around him, just like being in the center of a whirlpool, the frothy blue mist obscured the sky, the humid mist soaked the earth.

"Rumble!!!"

The ability-enhanced ’Angry Wave Shockwave’ was like a cannon blasting water that wiped out the world, launching the Wild Blood Leopard thousands of meters away.

Regrettably, the fatal blow Nie Zhuo’s Rotten Ancient Tree simply couldn’t sustain when it landed on Ying Mountain was ultimately not a fatal injury.

The Wild Blood Leopard was merely disadvantaged, slightly injured in this collision, it certainly did not seem to be severely wounded and on the verge of death.

It shook its head and wobbled, after adjusting its body, it quickly got up, bared its teeth and continued to pounce.

...

The battle between Du Yuanjia and Ying Mountain was, at least for now, somewhat evenly matched.

However, the key to this battle was not Du Yuanjia at all.

"Roar!!!"

Bian Haoran fell into an unprecedented fierce battle. A ’Flying Claw Battle Bear’, a ’Frog Soldier’, an ’Axe Tree Monster’, a ’Yin Water Vine Monster’, a ’White Night Ghost’, and a ’Black Night Ghost’, six Life Wheel entities surrounded him, and the two silver-white cubical barriers behind him.

Among them, Ying Qing’s ’Flying Claw Battle Bear’ and ’Frog Soldier’ were in the early stages of the Life Wheel - the same level as Bian Haoran’s ’Two-tailed Direwolf’ and ’Burrowing Lizard’.

Defeating these two opponents still required giving it his all, he dared not be careless even in the slightest.

The encircling formation, including four additional Life Wheel summons, this kind of chilling pressure, even for someone like Bian Haoran who had lived for many years, had never participated in such a desperate battle.

"Hmm Hmm Hmm—Hmm Hmm Hmm—"

The Yin Water Vine Monster, resembling a large, climbing octopus, its tendrils continually extended, gradually covering the silver-white cubical barrier.

The students inside dared not breathe, until they saw the brilliance of the white light increasing, realizing that the tendrils of the Yin Water Vine Monster could not directly pierce through. Their hearts finally dropped a little.

"These two large range defensive amulets, they are one-of-a-kind treasures."

"In every Five Academy Competition, if Dean Du leads the team, he will definitely bring them. He fears that an accident could lead to heavy casualties among students."

NanHua Qiu stood at the back of the barrier, cold eyes uttering each word distinctly:

"But this won’t last long, once the energy gets consumed, the remaining protective tools won’t have such a powerful effect and won’t be able to protect everyone. There will definitely be casualties."

"Vice Director Bian won’t last much longer either..."

Ji Yan clenched his fists. Having developed to his level, it should mean that he possesses a sophisticated mind that wouldn’t be easily swayed by external circumstances.

But at this moment, all he could think about was how much he wished for more time, maybe five years, maybe ten. If he could reach the 4th Order, it would qualify him to face this unprecedented disaster.

"There are too many top combatants, plus twenty assassins hunting us down. Even if we scatter and run, the chance of survival is still slim..."

Ye Hanjun’s eyes flickered, and he suddenly took a step forward to exit the silvery barrier, appearing outside.

This barrier did not allow anyone in, but it didn’t forbid anyone from leaving.

With this step out, people like Huo Xin, Tan Ziping, and Yu Yu, felt as if electricity was passing over their skin, and their expressions were shocked.

"Master Han... what are you going to do?"

"Buy a little time."

Ye Hanjun wet his lips. All that the students saw was his side profile.

"Vice Director Bian cannot die, neither can the Two-tailed Direwolf nor the Burrowing Lizard. If any one of them dies, a rebound would occur, and everything would fall apart."

"Master Ji, Master Nan, you should also have some killer moves, right? Even if they can’t overcome the higher Order of the Wheel of Life Embryo, but to buy a little time... you should be able to manage that, right?"

Ji Yan and NanHua Qiu locked eyes, both taking a deep breath and stepping out of the barrier.

"Any defense will certainly be annihilated, there’s nowhere to run."

"Lord Han, if you were brave enough to take this step, tell us what your plan is. We’ll cooperate with you."

Under the crushing pressure, the two star mentors from Canghai Pavilion were willing to let Ye Hanjun’s opinion be the guide.

If this scene had occurred in the inter-school competition a week ago, it would have been unimaginable.

But... ever since that day, ever since the day they saw the Witch who had gone through Ascending Evolution, from Dean to the Three Talenteds and the Ten Great Heavenly Proud Sons, everyone’s look on Ye Hanjun... had quietly changed.

"Master Ji is good at speed. As long as he’s not hit, he can definitely compete with the Wheel of Life Embryo."

"But that Flying Claw Battle Bear and Frog Soldier are too strong and the Jump ability is impressive. So, you better not provoke them."

"It’s better to target the ’White Night Ghost’ or ’Black Night Ghost’. Although both are ghosts, they’re not as fast as the ’Sky Flying Fish’. Execute a pure harassment tactic to distract them."

As Ye Hanjun surveyed the battlefield, his gaze shifted and the tactical details came spilling out.

"Master Nan... Although you have mastered battle skills, this advantage is useless in this battlefield."

"You are more likely to be killed than Master Ji, so make sure to hold on to the magical tool distributed by Dean Du, which will hopefully help you live longer."

"You go and harass the Yin Water Vine Monster. Remember to feed the White Jade Thorny Deer Light Source Pill, so it won’t be corroded by its poisonous juice so easily. You also implement the distracting and restraining tactics. If you can make it enraged, that would be even better..."

"Master Han, can we provide any help?"

Dong Feng, one of the Three Talenteds, still had a teasing smile on his face.

He appeared even more "open-minded" than Huo Xin, as if life and death did not matter much in his eyes.

"When needed, you can throw some feces to disgust the Frog Soldier. It really hates anything filthy."

Ye Hanjun did not turn around. His increasingly placid voice spread into the students’ ears like ripples on a pond:

"But I would still recommend that as long as the two Deans are not defeated, it’s best for you all to stay put. That would put people more at ease."

"Understood, we won’t cause any trouble."

Dong Feng seemed enlightened. He put his left arm over Qin Tianyi’s shoulder, and his right arm over Gu Miaoyu’s. His sunny smile appeared as he bought into the plan:

"Then we’ll just sit back and look forward to Master Han saving the day~"

"I’ll do my best."

Ye Hanjun took a deep breath, igniting the black feather-shaped marks.

The Goose Immortal had already recovered to the Jade Infant Perfection stage. Even though there were no qualified Bird Squadron available at the moment, with its ability and paired with Huazhu, it would definitely serve to buy some time.

This battle... You have to go all out! Let’s turn all our cards on the table!