The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 781 - 319: Holy Corpse - Chimera_3

"Your ancestors sure held you all in high regard!"

"To arrange such a trial, do they think there are too many tribespeople and periodically killing a batch is a way to save resources?"

"Gulp!"

Ye Hanjun swallowed hard, suppressing the urge to turn tail and run, he looked up, scrutinizing inch by inch.

There was no mistaking it, the creature’s forepart was a massive lion, with brown mane and yellow fur, its wide and powerful paws capable of shattering mountains and rivers.

Moving towards the middle, its torso shrank in size starting from one-third down its spine.

A black goat was perched upon its back, with snow-white horns and sleek, smooth black wool, its drooping beard unwittingly conveyed a sage’s dignity.

Further back, where the goat’s tail should be, was a huge, twisted green python, its head forcibly turned around.

The gaping maw revealed pale, dagger-like fangs, sharp as spikes, seemingly capable of cutting through rivers and cleaving seas, omnipotent.

The Perfect Embryo of the Saintly—Chimera!

How could this be? Inside the belly of Soul Calming Mountain, a Perfect Embryo of the Saintly was imprisoned?

As his thoughts raced, Ye Hanjun activated "Talent Identification" and after seeing the attribute panel, he was once again dumbstruck.

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[Species Name]: Chimera

[Chaos Seal]: "Savage"

[Main Study]: Dao of the body

[Status]: Perfect Embryo of the Saintly

[Chaos Spirit Pattern]: ???

[Core Personality]: ???

[Current State]: Death/Regretful Manifestation...

[Contractual Relationship]: ???

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"Roar!!"

"Bleat!!"

"Hiss!!"

The lion head roared, followed by the goat and then the snake.

The simultaneous cries of the three heads, magnificently enough to swallow mountains and rivers, the saintly pressure gradually waned.

Looking again, fur fell from its body strand by strand, its flesh turning into muddy paste, and as a scent of decay emanated, all of it plopped into the water.

Shortly after, the blood flowing in the blood pool turned even more crimson.

Before the eyes of Goose Immortal, Huazhu, GuaGua, and Ye Hanjun, only a complete set of white bones remained.

"Humans, I am the Chimera, Holy King of the Savage tribe!"

"This mountain is my resting place, and your intrusion has disturbed my spirit!"

"I’ve seen my senior..."

Ye Hanjun, detecting no intense killing intent, steeled himself and saluted the skeleton with a clasped fist.

As it turned out, everyone was mistaken—Soul Calming Mountain wasn’t about the spirits of nobodies; nestled deep within the mountain was a genuine Supreme Saint’s remains!

The wandering spirits outside, no matter how numerous they were, be it in tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, how could they be compared to the surviving soul of a Holy King?

"Human, I have a favor to ask of you."

"I was born in the first epoch of the Near Ancient Era, once a king of wild beasts under the Titan War God, dominating over a hundred thousand savage beasts, illustrious and honorable!"

"However, during the second epoch of the Near Ancient Era, on the battlefield of a hundred tribes, I was defeated by the Fighting Dragon Clan, my reputation tarnished."

"The Savage army was slaughtered, and as I struggled on the verge of death, unexpectedly, the Asura King came to my rescue."

"Severely injured, the supreme power wielded by that highness had nothing to do with healing, and there was no hope for my recovery."

"Yet, I had a reason I could not die—"

"Splash..."

For the third time, the blood pool stirred, and an egg adorned with patterns of yellow, black, and green slowly surfaced.

The telepathic voice of the Chimera echoed again:

"Back then, I exhausted my life essence and finally conceived a child."

"Because I bore a child, my combat strength diminished, leading to a loss in what should have been an assured victory."

"Knowing I had no face to meet the Titan War God, but the bloodline I carry is not easily passed on, I beseeched the Asura King to save my offspring’s life."

"The Asura King agreed and took me back to the Ghost Lamp Abyss, sealed me in a grand tomb, and used the force of time to simmer my flesh, using my soul and blood to nurture my forthcoming child innately."

"Finally, my child was Innately complete and ready to be born."

"I sensed your presence, wielding the power of lightning, capable of commanding heavenly forces, unparalleled in combat strength."

"I earnestly request that you raise my child and restore the highest bloodline of my tribe."

The remains of the Chimera, whether it was the lion head, the goat head, or the snake head, all bowed down.

"..."

Ye Hanjun fell silent.

After a moment, he let out a soft sigh.

The pure-blooded progeny of a Supreme Saint, that too of the renowned Chimera from the Savage tribe, such a bloodline was something countless people could only dream of.

But what Ye Hanjun thought of first were not the benefits, but the responsibilities he would have to bear after taking on this burden.

"Senior, you may not be aware, but the Titan War God... may have already perished."

"And the Fighting Dragon Clan you mentioned, is still powerful today, likely backed by one of The Fetus of God Sealing."

"Is that so..."

The Chimera let out a deep sigh, its hollow skull surveying heaven and earth, a flash of sorrow in its spirit:

"The once invincible War God of the Ancient Era, has it eventually been defeated by the passage of time, withering in the Near Ancient Era..."

"I never got the chance to see the War God for one last time, I failed his trust and expectations, I am guilty... my sins are as high as the sky."