The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 577 - 251: Abyssal Lord_3

Ye Hanjun nodded, grabbing the scroll and infusing it with a trace of soul power.

In the Ye Clan, until a member reaches Great Completion, they must have dedicated guards.

This is one of many protective mechanisms, similar to Protectors.

However, compared to the Elders and those serving in ordinary families, the Ye Clan’s methods are far more cruel.

To ensure the loyalty of their guards, apart from basic selection, they establish a "Slavery Pact".

Fate Lock—this is just one of the methods used.

If another elder were to cast the spell, it could turn into "Parasitic Worms," "Heart-Eating Maggots," "Demon-Killing Soul Lock," and the like, with even more ruthless effects.

"It should be ’Wan Ming’, then."

"For the remaining 6th Rank Guards, I want Cui Ye, Huang Youdao, Nie Yuan, Tu Fu, Anjita..."

"Understood!"

The volatile orange ghostly soul turned and dashed off.

Soon, he brought back a group of people and had them line up to kneel down.

"Our respects, Your Highness."

A total of eleven people, their voices either loud or low.

Ye Hanjun scrutinized the elderly man at the front, slightly nodding his head with satisfaction.

"Stand up!"

The orange ghostly soul cast the "Fate Lock."

It grabbed a thread of Wan Ming’s soul and locked it inside Ye Hanjun’s body.

"Your Highness, just command me as you wish."

Wan Ming bowed and then stood behind Ye Hanjun, standing shoulder to shoulder with Wang Tu.

The remaining people, the gloomy orange ghostly soul, summoned the third brother, getting everything done in one fell swoop.

However, this time, the souls were not sent into Ye Hanjun’s body, but were bound to a special soul jade and handed to Ye Hanjun.

"Your Highness, to not be a burden to you, I can only do this."

"You are not at risk, but if the soul jade is lost, these people will lose their lives. I take no responsibility."

The two gloomy orange ghostly souls disappeared arm in arm.

"Stand up."

Ye Hanjun weighed the cold jade pendant in his hand, and slightly smiled:

"I did not only select warriors, but I have selected people with different talents from various fields such as cooking, farming, management, defense, detection, construction, production, and collection."

"The only goal is to do a good job building our territory."

"You only need to do your own jobs. The salary and resources that you deserve will all be provided."

"Yes!"

The twelve people responded in unison.

"Your Highness, come and choose your mount quickly!"

"I specially selected in anticipation, we need to wait until after you’ve chosen before the other two Highnesses can choose!"

The fourth orange ghostly soul suddenly sprang out from underground.

Ye Hanjun glanced at the roster and asked with shining eyes:

"How many 7th Order Fond Spirits can I choose?"

The orange ghostly soul, picking its nose, casually replied:

"The other two Highnesses can only choose one."

"But you... you can choose three! It has to be this standard for the Young King of the Night Family!"

"Well then."

Ye Hanjun instantly responded:

"I’ll take this ’Milk Demon’."

"What do you want that one for, Your Highness?"

The ghostly soul murmured:

"It’s clearly marked, isn’t it? This Milk Demon is a male; its milk can’t be used to feed cubs, but only to irrigate the land, promoting the growth of some spiritual plants."

"Exactly, that one!"

Ye Hanjun’s tone became even more firm.

"Alright then."

The Ghostly Soul reminded with a smack of his lips:

"Your highness cannot be willful. Besides the 7th Rank Fond Spirits, there are certain limitations in number."

"As for the remaining bits and bobs of basic support resources, you must take more. You absolutely cannot waste them."

"Hmm..."

Ye Hanjun pondered, then continued to speak:

"This Unlimited Level ’Red Moon Sky Wolf’, would be most suitable to serve as a temporary mount."

"As for the third one... I choose the ’Abyssal Demon Worm’."

"The Abyssal Demon Worm generally ascends from the Heaven and Earth Stage and can grow to the Unlimited Foetus Stage. It has a good potential."

"This is also good. It can fight when it’s time to fight, and plow when it’s time to plow. A bug with many uses does not waste anything..."

"Noted! I’ve noted it down!"

The Ghostly Soul snapped his fingers, and lines of densely-packed text were marked on another scroll:

"Right, there’s also a standard gift pack for the Ye Clan members."

"I figured since you are the Young King and your territory is larger than others’, I got you three sets. That should be enough."

"What’s in them?"

Ye Hanjun knew these resources were subject to changes and weren’t fixed, so he was a bit curious.

"There is a batch of top-quality goods. You have an aquatic area, right? I’ve chosen a hundred ’Corpse Mermaids’ to serve as maids for you. You don’t even need to feed them, they can hunt for themselves, it’ll save you a lot of trouble."

"..."

In Ye Hanjun’s mind, an image of a humanoid monster formed.

The upper half is human, the lower half is a tail, and its body is fiery and seductively attractive.

As Corpse creatures, they have decent intelligence and are extremely unified, both of which are major advantages."

But they stink terribly and even a slight graze would cause pus to flow.

When they go mad, they can make loud, terrifying screams with sound waves that leave ears whining."

"Then, thank you."

"No need for thanks, it’s nothing!"

This orange-yellow Ghostly Soul was rather talkative.

It thumped its chest, speaking delightfully:

"I also chose some amphibious ’Turtle Men’ to help you mine for ores!"

"Of course, the sexy and beautiful ’Fox Girls’ must be there too!"

"Considering that you are the Young King, your taste may be unique. I specifically chose a pair of twin Fox Girls, both are hundred-year spirits, have only absorbed the essence of the sun and the moon, and have yet to touch a true male creature. They are most satisfying to train!"

...

"Thank you."

Ye Hanjun interrupted the orange-yellow Ghostly Soul:

"You handle those as you prefer, they aren’t that important."

"Instead, pick more avian creatures. I have a Contracted Spirit Fond Spirits and want to form a Bird Guard Legion. I only need Life Wheel Embryos and Extinction Degree Fetus, nothing too strong or too weak."

"As for Spiritual Medicines... bring some at random. I don’t want anything under a thousand years old, you can pick the variety."

"Mechanical Toys, Talisman Pills... you decide on those too. But don’t give me defective products, I don’t like shoddy work."

"No problem, no problem~"

The orange-yellow Ghostly Soul agreed very readily.

Suddenly, it seemed to remember something. It fumbled about and somehow pulled out a black and gold card.

"Your Highness, I nearly forgot."

"This is an entrance ticket to the ’Demon Cave’. Due to your perfect score in the trial test, you are qualified to choose a Contracted Spirit Fond Spirits from there."

"The Demon Cave..."

Ye Hanjun drifted into deep thoughts for a moment, then solemnly put away the card :

"Indeed it is the best choice."

"I heard that the place is full of rare demons and even getting a chance to visit requires paying a hefty amount of Spirit Stones."

"I never thought there would be so good hidden rewards after getting a perfect score in the trial..."