The Ascension of Contracted Spirits
Chapter 85 - 83: The Transforming Young Boy and Girl_1
"I’ll give it a try."
Another person stepped out from the expectant crowd. Dressed in blue satin and with a face as striking as jade, he exuded an air of a scholar’s elegance. His masculine and feminine charm seamlessly blending with every move he made.
—— Li Jingming.
He had only been in the academy for no more than a month and a half. A dashing 17-year-old, age as flirtatious as the blooming flowers.
But he had already made a name for himself in the North Campus District. The root cause was none other than the Contracted Spirit he drew from the Blind-Box Commerce.
"Beep!"
A glow appeared, and an insect-type Fond Spirit appeared above Li Jingming’s head. With a wingspan of 1.8 metres and a belly pattern resembling an evil ghost, it startled everyone.
The instant it appeared, someone broke the silence, gasping, "Ghost-Faced Moth!"
"Xiao’e, get ready."
Li Jingming’s robe fluttered as he cautiously approached the cage, pulling out the iron pin with his bare hands.
He then retreated dozens of steps, opening a distance of at least thirty meters, looking solemn.
"Bang!"
(╬◣д◢)!
The Red-Eye Meat-Eating Rabbit kicked the cage off and hopped out.
This type of Fond Spirit is not agile. Its wide shoulders and sturdy body enhance its strength, but also sacrifice its flexibility.
It lunged forward, its front claws ready in an embracing position.
Once it locked on to its prey, it could plunge its sharp tusks into the prey’s neck, abruptly draining the prey’s life force.
"Whoosh~~~"
The Ghost-Faced Moth flapped its wings, stirring up a wild wind.
The Red-Eye Meat-Eating Rabbit’s attack was disrupted, forcing it to halt, its big red eyes adopting a defensive posture.
But... along with the wild wind, there were also tiny black particles falling!
They fell from the wings of the Ghost-Faced Moth, glimmering in the dawn light.
"Squeak!!"
The Red-Eye Meat-Eating Rabbit suddenly clutched its head, its eyes bulging, sometimes crazed, sometimes furious.
"There it is, Scare Powder!"
A commotion stirred in the crowd, "I’ve heard that it’s the signature skill of the Ghost-Faced Moth. The number of Chaos Spirit Patterns can reach about 85, which is very powerful!"
"If the victim does not have enough resistance to poison or spiritual resistance, they would fall into a state of fear and quickly lose the ability to continue fighting!"
"Squeak!!"
The frenzied Red-Eye Meat-Eating Rabbit suddenly lunged again.
All its muscles bulged as if using all its strength, leaping four meters high, targeting the Ghost-Faced Moth for its claw assault.
Naturally, it couldn’t possibly hit. The Ghost-Faced Moth lightly flapped its wings, again increasing its altitude.
From its wings, more powder continued to fall, constantly covering the small area where the Red-Eye Meat-Eating Rabbit was standing.
"Such a ferocious beast has a decent resistance to mixed attacks of spirit and poison..."
"But it probably won’t last long. The Ghost-Faced Moth is at ’Great Completion’ and there are many tactics it hasn’t used yet!"
As a few girls whispered to each other, Li Jingming suddenly stretched out both hands. Glowing threads were continuously weaving between his ten fingers.
Three seconds later, he clapped his hands together and forcefully threw out an energy net, covering the body of the Red-Eye Meat-Eating Rabbit, which was more than five meters wide and long.
"Squawk!!!"
The Red-Eye Meat-Eating Rabbit desperately struggled, but the energy net was more robust than imagined. The more it struggled, the tighter the bind became.
"Indeed a ’Bug Catcher’..."
Ye Hanjun nodded slightly, appreciative.
Bug Catcher, an E-class authority, has two passive abilities: ’Listening to Insect Language’ and ’Concentration’.
Its only active ability is ’Weaving Insect Net’, which should not be underestimated.
Whether it’s setting a trap or throwing an attack like what just happened, the strength varies depending on how the Patron uses it.
The Red-Eye Meat-Eating Rabbit fell.
Unable to break free and driven by frenzy, it becomes tightly wrapped like a bundle.
This allowed the Scare Powder to invade its body unchecked. Soon, its face showed fear, its eyes lost focus, it lay there trembling.
"Shush!"
Li Jingming drew the long sword from his waist and slowly approached.
With Liu Xin’s mistake still fresh in his mind, he didn’t dare to let his guard down, keeping an eye on the Red-Eye Meat-Eating Rabbit’s reaction at all times.
Fortunately, everything went smoothly.
The sharp sword pierced the eye socket of the Red-Eye Meat-Eating Rabbit. A slight twist of the hilt, and the soft brain tissue was mashed into a paste.
Perhaps the splattering blood was too vivid, a few students turned their heads away, trying to hide their slightly frightened eyes.
"Clap, clap, clap."
Dong Xuan clapped lightly, his smile becoming kind again.
"Good job. Although you didn’t kill it as quickly as Liu, you learned from his lesson, which is praiseworthy."
Li Jingming shook his head, just like Liu Xin, showing no joy whatsoever.
The look in his eyes still lingered on the dead Red-Eye Meat-Eating Rabbit, a hint of complexity in his gaze.
But in his eyes, Ye Hanjun did not see fear.
From this, it could be judged that this man had a steadfast will, and such killings were commonplace to him.
And so, this was a successful "transformation".
When he understands the birth and course of life, he can wield the butcher’s knife for his personal interests, while always respecting life, acknowledging the fact he is also food in the eyes of stronger hunters. Then this boy, will gradually mature from his naïveness.
"Cling——"
Without uttering a word, Wang Xinfei lowered her head and walked out of the crowd.
A flash of silver light swept across her shoulder, summoning an armored horse that entered the scene with confident hooves.
The beauty and elegance that usually graced normal horses were hard to detect on this one.
This was because very little of its hair was exposed, the majority of its body was covered with a collection of armor plates.
Underneath the sunlight, its round back and sturdy limbs gleamed with a metallic brilliance.
It did not resemble a soldier but more of a general about to go to war, each of its movements exuding strength and majesty.
"Snort!"
Even in Ye Hanjun’s eyes, this armored horse met the definition of "excellent".
Moreover, its core personality was "Pride", so it was to be expected that its inherent confidence, self-improvement, and self-love would drive it to become stronger and not settle for second place.
However, the young woman who rode the horse seemed to be a bit out of place.
A multitude of Beaming eyes followed Wang Xinfei’s every move.
Compared to Liu Xin and Li Jingming, Wang Xinfei, who possessed D-level authority, was already superior. It wasn’t particularly difficult for her to potentially reach the level of Dong Xuan or Zhi Zhengqing in the future.
Besides, she also had an exceptional background.
The royal family of the Blue Frog Kingdom was a famous line among the aristocracy.
It was said that they already existed even before the Giant Frog Dynasty was separated into the Blue Frog Kingdom, the Red Frog Kingdom, and the Grass Frog Kingdom.
It was said that Wang Xinfei was the youngest daughter of the current head of the Wang family and was his favorite.
With such a background and such an identity, even in the star-studded Canghai Pavilion, she was able to stand out and there were few who could regard her as an equal.
"Crack—"
Empty-handed, Wang Xinfei mounted her horse.
She extended her left hand into the silver armor and suddenly, as she pulled it out, there was an additional piece of a silver metallic stick in her hand.
With a shake, the stick grew longer instantly, and its sharp blade at the front was chilling to the bone.
Amidst the shimmering silver light, a sound of explosion seemed to echo by the ear. Upon a closer inspection, it was a long spear.
"Miss Wang, isn’t this silver spear too powerful for rabbit hunting? Isn’t it a bit overkill?" Dong Xuan asked with a smile.
"This is the only weapon I brought..."
Wang Xinfei pressed her cherry blossom-like tender red lips together and lowered her head to say:
"Don’t worry, I won’t use any of the skills contained within it during this trial. I will only use it as an excellent weapon."
"Oh, then there’s no problem. Please go ahead, Miss Wang."
Dong Xuan laughed heartily, his weather-beaten wrinkles appearing to smooth out with it.
"Kui Kui."
"Snort!!"
Wang Xinfei patted the back of the armored horse. The horse, covered in sharp armor, strode forward.
With a touch of her long spear, a nail fell, and the cage could no longer stand in the way.
"Hiss!"
The third clay-crafted miniature red-eyed meat-eating rabbit jumped out, but before it could show its ferocity, the armored horse charged it and smashed it against the wall.
"Hiss!!"
After a few seconds to relieve its pain, the unbelieving red-eye meat-eating rabbit charged once more.
This time, an incoming hoof was the first reaction of the armored horse, which kicked the rabbit harshly on its forehead. The large rabbit was knocked into the air for the second time, spewing blood from the corner of its mouth.
"Hiss!!!"
...
One dared to charge, the other dared to block.
The only use Wang Xinfei could get out of her long spear seemed to be opening doors.
However, the armored horse beneath her, with its high and condescending gaze, brutishly and mindlessly kicked and trampled the red-eyed meat-eating rabbit time and time again.
Blood... gradually stained the cage.
By the sixth time, the red-eyed meat-eating rabbit had lost its ferociousness.
Even as a wild instinctive beast, this kind of physical fight that is completely dominating could awaken its most primitive fears.
It hid in the deepest part of the cage, crouching in the darkest corner.
Gasping and roaring, its red eyes were glued to the beast blocking the light, focusing on the armored horse and the silver-armored girl on it. There was hatred, resentment, fear... a mixture of emotions reflected in its eyes.
After a while, the "monster" at the cage’s entrance began to retreat, and more light rushed in.
The red-eyed meat-eating rabbit could not sense much danger, cautiously peeking out, ready to dash in the opposite direction.
"Kui Kui, Iron Armor Charge!"
The girl’s low shout was accompanied by a thunderous rumble.
The hundred-meter distance vanished in an instant. The armored horse’s muscular body violently collided with the mid-leap red-eyed meat-eating rabbit, striking its belly.
A mouthful of blood was spat out about ten meters away as the large rabbit was flung out and hit the other side of the cage, its life fading away at a rapid speed.
"Well done, well done."
Dong Xuan smiled, but did not applaud.
"This is the first time I’ve seen such a decisive side of Miss Wang."
"Huff..."
Wang Xinfei didn’t respond immediately, instead exhaling a long-held breath.
Because of the angle, Ye Hanjun couldn’t see her eyes.
But his sense of perception, trailing her like a shadow, caught a fleeting pallor on her face. She bit her red lip and pressed her tongue, forcing herself to recover.
"A young lady from a rich family who hasn’t kill... quite unusual..."
Ye Hanjun smiled silently.