The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 496 - 224: Heavenly Punishment, No Promotion_3

"Boom!!!"

The fourth thunderbolt struck down, and a mountain as high as three thousand meters seemed as if it had been decapitated by a divine blade.

The uppermost section, exceeding two hundred meters, was brutally cut off, eventually exploding with a loud blast, turning into a rain of falling rubble.

"This is too horrifying. I wonder if the Mercenary Group that Steals Fire has had time to evacuate. If they’re even a moment too late, it will undoubtedly be the end of them!"

Fear was written all over the face of Ying Xiu, her whole body soaked with a cold dread.

Having stood on the 4th Order this long, it was her first time witnessing such an exaggerated scene of world destruction.

Is this really the anomaly caused by a human ascending to the 4th Order?

How many secrets does this human master who’s called Lord Han hold that even as he crosses from low order to mid-order, it moves the heavens?

Ying Xiu—her heart racing like lightning, gripped by fear and unease.

"Boom!!!"

The fifth lightning bolt that fell was no longer deep blue, but deep purple.

Like a long spear descending from the sky, it pierced into the mountain. At the moment of explosion, the entire mountain was shaking.

"Crack...crack..."

Cracks spread unceasingly, as though a silent wail was reverberating. Large areas of rock collapsed, landslides were happening everywhere.

"Boom!!!!!"

The sixth, seventh, eighth... consecutive thunderbolts fell from nowhere, ruthlessly without relent.

By the time the ninth one hit, there was no peak left on Stealing Fire Mountain and its height had shrunk to less than two thousand meters.

"Puff..."

A shadow of a person sitting with legs crossed was finally exposed under the sky.

Blue and purple electric arcs were swimming around his body. His arms and thighs were uncontrollably trembling, his shoulders shaking, his spine swinging back and forth, as if he would collapse onto the ground at any moment.

"Puff!"

The enchantment state was forcefully dismissed, Ye Hanjun discontinued the link with Mo, and his physical strength slid back again.

In an instant, he spit out seven mouthfuls of blood as if he were about to vomit out his internal organs. His whole body was drenched in blood.

"Hiss... hiss..."

Ye Hanjun, who had lost sight in his right eye due to electrocution and could only slightly open his left eye, was enduring a pain greater than the mislocated summoning. With a raging anger, he glared at the sky.

This wasn’t the blessing anomaly of ascending orders, this was divine punishment! Divine punishment!!

Offenders against heaven and earth might face punishment from heaven and earth. This was never a secret among higher order clans with broader horizons!

But Ye Hanjun never imagined that merely ascending from the 3rd Order to the 4th Order would provoke such extreme rejection from the will of nature!

Now he understood why the ancient books he had read did not hold a favorable view of dual-status ascension.

Why, after so many eras and so much inherited knowledge, there still wasn’t any solid and reliable information confirming that anyone had ever ascended to the 7th Order with dual statuses.

—If ascending to the 4th Order is nearly lethal, what chance does one have to survive ascending to the 7th Order?

Ye Hanjun coughed up blood, his internal organs rupturing, his soul trembling, an unlimited sense of sorrow spreading through his heartstrings.

But he did not submit. Instead, he used this sadness, this anger to steady his spirit.

The Path of Spirit Control has always been against the heavens.

The ascension of life forms and the evolution of forms essentially involve taking the Qi and energy of heaven and earth to empower oneself.

He doesn’t know why dual status represents a taboo that would result in such serious punishment.

But Ye Hanjun is still alive, and he has a premonition that if he can endure one more thunderbolt, he will pass this trials.

"Boom!!!"

The tenth thunderbolt—like a charging tiger, rushed down from the cloud.

When it hit the ground, it was only as thick as a thumb.

Just like an arrow released from a full bow, the projectile streaked towards Ye Hanjun, hitting him right between his brows.

In that moment, darkness enveloped Ye Hanjun’s vision.

The stronger one’s Super Spirituality, the more intensely one feels pain.

He fell to the ground, blood spraying from his mouth like a fountain.

The spiritual medicine hidden under his tongue, shredded by the surging lightning before it even had a chance to transform into medicinal properties.

"Swoosh!!"

An earthworm, without any warning, sprouted from the ground, breaking through the rocks.

In an area of destruction that closely resembled a pool of frenzied, rampaging electric arcs, GuaGua transformed back to its original form.

Ignoring the clawing and gnashing lightning, trying desperately to devour its body, GuaGua activated "GuaGua Brand Body Lotion" and "GuaGua Brand Bath Milk", maximising its output.

"Croak!"

Spear-like electric arcs, swords of lightning.

GuaGua, who had never been truly injured by the power of elements of the same order, had its body covered in burn scars, as white as jade.

It was bleeding from the corner of its mouth. Although it was not as bloody as Ye Hanjun, as a Pure Fond Spirit, how precious was its blood?

Upon reflection, this might even be GuaGua’s first time getting injured. Unprecedented, it was shocking to the eyes.

"Big Tadpole, hang in there!"

GuaGua wasn’t sure if it was the intense pain from the lightning strikes or the sight of Big Tadpole in such a pitiful state.

GuaGua, its eyes teary, dropped tears like strings of glistening pearl.

"Inhale — Exhale —"

Ye Hanjun was still holding on to a shred of consciousness.

The desiccated flesh and blood due to GuaGua’s healing and purification were dissolving the erosive effects of the lightning to some extent.

He was unable to speak or open his eyes, devoting all his mental energy to managing his body, ensuring the beat of his heart, ensuring the stability of his soul.

"Swoosh!"

"Swoosh! Swoosh!"

With each skill being hammered in, GuaGua grew weaker and weaker.

Finally, after a half-hour showdown, the paralyzing effect of the lightning weakened significantly.

Ye Hanjun regained control of his body and slowly pushed himself upright. He stretched out his hand and gently picked up the unconscious Little GuaGua.

"Boom!!!"

A brilliant golden light again descended upon the world, slicing through the mundane reality.

Almost charred bodies suddenly surged with an outpouring of vital energy.

The pool of lightning around them dissipated as if it had met a formidable enemy.

"Master!"

The barrier that was blocking them disappeared. Huazhu was knelt on the ground, her beautiful face filled with endless worry.

"Human Master, have you picked an extremely high-grade medicine before and offended the will of heaven and earth? Why else would such a terrifying catastrophe befall you?"

The Goose Immortal, who was flapping its wings, was dumbfounded.

It was eager to ascend, eager to reach the Wheel of Life, eager to once again laugh proudly among the heroes.

However, the state of the Human Master was too tragic. Merely breaking a realm, ten thunderstorms descended, wanting to destroy him and obliterate him, not even allowing external forces to assist... this was extremely profound!

"Whoosh!"

Ye Hanjun opened his eyes, a golden light piercing through the boundless darkness.

In the blink of an eye, the burnt black fell off, and his flesh and blood reformed. A celestial door emerged behind him, the brilliant starlight obscuring the sun. His figure resembled a deity, supreme and unparalleled.

Below his feet, a deep abyss began to take form. From within it, billows of blood fog rose, as if countless demonic shadows were roaring and howling, wanting to climb out. Equally overwhelming was an icy, cruel intent to kill.