The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 69 - 68: Never Hated Turtles This Much in My Life

The battle between the Shield Armor Turtle and the Pink Ostrich was as theatrical as Ye Hanjun had anticipated.

Both sides were Savage Fond Spirits.

All the talents of the Shield Armor Turtle lay in defense, and unless it could be overcome with overwhelming sharpness or strength, its shell would remain unbroken.

The only other way would be to attack its weakness, just like the Desert Witch had done.

However, while the Pink Ostrich had average defense, its vitality was even more robust.

Because of its physique, it also had excellent endurance and speed. When it ran, it made quite an impressive sight.

The contrast between their speeds was vast.

The huge black turtle charged over furiously, looking as vicious as possible.

Unexpectedly, under Su Mei’s command, the ostrich maneuvered behind it and easily used its large foot to press down on the turtle’s shell.

"Ga?"

The ostrich exerted all its strength, and the Shield Armor Turtle was unable to escape.

Sensing danger, it quickly retracted all its limbs and neck, leaving only a bare shell.

"Clang! Clang!"

The ostrich pressed down for a while, got bored, and started to kick it like a ball.

It couldn’t understand complex commands, but it could follow simple commands like charge, run, jump, fight, stop...

What it needed to do now was to get rid of the hard object in front of it!

But the problem was... the turtle never stuck its head out!

It maintained its ferocious bravado for only about ten seconds. After that, there was only dead silence.

How could they fight like this?

The Pink Ostrich kicked hard, trying to daze it.

However, the Shield Armor Turtle was smaller than the ostrich, and its half-meter-long shell was quite heavy.

Even with all its strength, it could only kick the turtle five or six meters away, which did nothing to the turtle hiding inside its shell.

"What should we do?"

Anxiety crossed Su Mei’s face.

She had no weapons to use.

The active abilities "Protective Armor" and "Damage Reduction Shotgun" were both defensive. But they were useless against an opponent which refused to fight.

"Ga! Gagaga!"

The obstinate ostrich hopped and jumped on the turtle’s back, trying to flatten it.

But after a full fifteen minutes, other than exhausting its energy, the Shield Armor Turtle was unscathed.

"Roar! Roar! Roar!"

After another five minutes of no progress from both parties, the Gate of Life and Death deemed the challengers as being passively combative.

Three shadows writhed, and three Shield Armor Turtles appeared.

As soon as they materialized, they charged in a flanking formation, trying to bite the ostrich’s foot.

"Gagagaga!!"

The ostrich was furious.

One turtle was annoying enough, but suddenly there were four.

With its two-meter-long legs and faster reaction speed, it didn’t need to run away.

Whenever a turtle approached, it either jumped to dodge or retaliated with a kick, immobilizing the turtle on the ground.

"Roar! Roar! Roar!"

After a chaotic fight, four turtle shells appeared inside the grey spherical barrier. All four Shield Armor Turtles had retracted their necks and remained immobile to cope with the changes.

This was infuriating...

Seeing the lack of progress in the fight, more gray shadows emerged.

From one turtle, to four, to seven...

In no time, close to thirty Shield Armor Turtles appeared. The ostrich was terrified and started to widen the distance by running madly.

But the more it ran, the faster the turtles appeared. Looking around, there were black shells everywhere.

Moreover, with their brothers by their side, those turtles which had previously withdrawn from the fight reemerged and began to coordinate their attacks.

"Gurgle..."

Su Mei on the back of the ostrich was already soaking wet.

Her full chest rose and fell dramatically as she looked on in terror at the army of Shield Armor Turtles blocking their path from all directions.

"Oh my, I’ve never hated turtles this much in my life..."

"Is this what a Death Challenge is? No wonder Master Han said it might leave a trauma..."

...

In the end...

The Pink Ostrich— fell in a blaze of glory.

It was drowned by the swarm of turtles. No matter how strong or vigorous it was, it couldn’t beat the Turtle Sea Tactic in the enclosed area.

In its last moment, the only question in the simple-minded ostrich’s head was:

Am I never going to see this rigid thing again?!

The first creature in its life that made the bird feel scared and would leave a lingering fear was this big black turtle, besides the grey two-legged beast!

"Clack——"

The image froze.

Apparently, a death challenge would end if either the Contracted Spirit Fond Spirits or the Patron died.

Su Mei and the Pink Ostrich did not appear in the sky. Instead, they were instantly expelled by the Gate of Life and Death, returning to the real world.

With a thought, Ye Hanjun followed and left.

When he blinked and the light returned to his eyes, he saw Su Mei and the giant ostrich collapsed on the ground, looking like two heaps of dead fish.

"It’s, it’s terrifying..."

"At least a hundred Shield Armor Turtles. I’ve never seen so many turtle Fon Spirits in my life..."

"Hundreds?"

Huazhu, who was left in the outer world, had her jaw slightly agape.

She only made it to the third level, and under the entanglement of three Shield Armor Turtles, she seemed powerless.

This human girl is that formidable?

It requires hundreds of Shield Armor Turtles to bring her down?

"She triggered the mechanism of a combat avatar’s abnormal amplification, and her tormented look as she faced death was extremely grim."

Ye Hanjun also clicked his tongue in surprise.

He had raised many ferocious monsters, some are still alive, some ended up on his dinner table.

But to raise hundreds of turtles to randomly bite, it was too peculiar, definitely not a normal person’s thinking.

Su Mei - just started directly with Hell difficulty.

Ye Hanjun was even a bit worried, whether she could handle such heavy pressure, if she needs to be clear about it, give her some psychological counseling.

"It’s all fake, all fake, forget it quickly!"

"Tuotuo, you don’t be scared too, I’ll take you to do your nails and dye your hair later, you’ll be pretty, and you’ll forget everything soon!"

"Ga!"

The Pink Ostrich, who had ’Vanity’ as its core personality, immediately brightened up its listless eyes.

All other orders weren’t important, only the orders of doing nails and dyeing hair, it had long been embedded in its soul, it must remember even if it killed it!

It was a reward!

After all, it required money, and it was a huge waste of time.

In normal days, only by causing less trouble, and training more, it could make its master agree on this.

The Pink Ostrich suddenly jumped up and let out a loud cry.

The moment it let out its intense excitement, its half-dead listless state flew away.

"Phew... it’s alright then."

Su Mei patted her chest and then got up.

The look in her eyes when she looked at the Pink Ostrich was gentler than before.

At the moment of dying, Tuotuo was using its body to shield her, not wanting her to be gnawed by the turtles.

For a Savage Fond Spirit that isn’t very good at expressing affection, if it isn’t from sincere trust and liking, it wouldn’t be possible to do this.

"Let’s end for today." Ye Hanjun agreed.

Food must be eaten one bite at a time, and roads must be traveled one step at a time.

For Su Mei, the harvest of today may have surpassed the sum total of the past twenty years.

"Master Han, do you also live in a second level residence?"

Before leaving, Su Mei asked specifically.

"The academy is too big, the ways of communication are too limited."

"I was thinking, whether I ought to move into your complex, this way we can stay in contact at any time."

"Sure." Ye Hanjun nodded, "I live in 233, Tiger Head Courtyard, when you officially move here, I’ll give you your future growth plan."

"Get prepared as early as possible, the efficiency of what you did before was too low, some were even useless efforts, it would be wise to change it as soon as possible."

"Yes!" Su Mei nodded solemnly. Besides being nervous, the small fists she clenched showed a great deal of anticipation.

In the past, she muddled through by herself, that’s alright.

But now it’s different, whether it’s for herself or for Master, she must strive harder and make the future devoid of any regrets!

...

Parting ways with Su Mei.

Ye Hanjun collected the Witch and left the training arena straightaway.

It’s still early, taking advantage of this half-day of spare time, continue to ponder about ways to make money.

What is currently in dire need, is actually neither survival equipment or various functional magical tools.

According to priority, Ye Hanjun has sorted them out as follows--

’Food or medicine for body conditioning’, ’Material for Huazhu’s rituals’, ’Material for Blood Covenant’s rituals’.

The materials for Huazhu’s rituals don’t need to be elaborated, if not prepared properly within a hundred days, the remaining result would only be demise.

Whereas the materials for Blood Covenant’s rituals are gold-eating beasts.

As a dual professional Active Awakener, Ye Hanjun still has one opportunity for Blood Covenant which he hasn’t used.

If he must add the first mark of the vacant Demon Servant, theoretically, two more Fond Spirits are waiting for him to form a contract.

Unfortunately-- these two plans have to be postponed.

The former costs money, and requires a healthy body.

The latter must be forming a contract with Demons.

Such Fond Spirits are in the billions, but most of them live in dark places such as the Abyss, ancient tombs, abandoned ancient cities.

The number of Giant Frog Swamp is not very optimistic.

Ye Hanjun needs real strength to protect him, and even more financial ability to find them.

Besides, even if found, whether they can find a leader within the physically challenged, it is unknown...

"Moo!!"

Arriving at the station, getting on the carriage, the Savage Bull pulling the carriage let out a roar, and ran out panting heavily.

Ye Hanjun leaned his left hand on the edge of the carriage window, looking at the scenery rushing by outside the window, showing deep thought.

No matter what need to be done, a large number of Spirit Stones must be supported.

The existing fund, a total of 250 lower quality Spirit Stones.

Is it trading? Or finding a bargain? Or making a short-term profit then adjusting the plan?

According to the implicit rules of the ’Night’s Trials’, things like rituals, maps, formulations, skill secret books, those that involve family secrets, keep them quiet, self-use at most, they are absolutely not allowed to be made public.

Those not taken seriously in the family, but may be considered treasures in other places, in principle, can ’accidentally leak’.

Those half-blooded brothers and sisters, in order to get through the most difficult newbie stage, it’s said that they’ve all done this.

However, it is said that one must make sure it is done in moderation. The fewer, the less likely mistakes can occur.