The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 742 - 306: Metal Slime_3

"Perhaps this was the original intention of our ancestors," Ye Hanjun murmured.

"If they all set up the Heaven and Earth Stage as roadblocks, those Young Emperors would just sweep through. Where would the need for hardening through adversity be?"

"Only this kind of omnipresent sense of crisis can stimulate us to learn how to escape from predators, how to survive in the cracks, how to collect treasures in adversity... If one survives here for thirty to fifty years, or even a hundred years, and then ascends to the seventh stage in a single day afterward, how could their foundation not be solid? Furthermore, how could the odds of ascending to the eighth or even ninth stage be lower than that of ordinary people?"

"Big Tadpole, watch your step, there’s a monster coming!"

GuaGua suddenly poked its head out of the pocket and shouted a warning.

As it spoke, Ye Hanjun also sensed something off and instinctively pushed off the ground with his heel, bouncing into the air.

"Ahhhh!!!"

A short and fat demon with sausage-like lips burst from the ground, flopping onto the earth, trembling all over.

It was so ugly, with a body battered and torn, resembling a flesh tumor grown from a pile of rubbish.

Ye Hanjun couldn’t help but shudder, all his hairs standing on end.

In the monster’s pupils, there was no cruelty or intention to kill, only raw desire.

"Is this... a Kiss Demon?"

"Huazhu, run quickly, you must not let it catch you!"

No sooner had he spoken than the short, plump, and ugly demon leaped up, its stocky limbs surprisingly capable of explosive force.

Huazhu, without uttering a word, raced like the wind, whisking Ye Hanjun away at a breakneck pace.

Kiss Demon—one of the notorious demons from the Near Ancient Era, once ranking in the top ten of the most unwanted contract demons list at its most infamous.

It was even more promiscuous than a Demon Enchantress; once caught by it, one would often be tortured to a fate worse than death.

"My Lord... aren’t Kiss Demons mostly male?"

"You’re in a fused state now, emitting a charm that should be more attractive to the opposite sex, could it be that..."

"No, no, no, this thing is not just a simple female!"

"Look behind its butt, it has two tails in total. This creature is probably a rare hermaphrodite, with desires ten times that of an ordinary Kiss Demon!"

Ye Hanjun took a deep breath and glanced back.

Huazhu was very fast. Although she only possessed the realm of Heaven and Earth Void Summoning, she could match the pace of many creatures at the Unlimited Foetus level.

But the Kiss Demon was also fast, and it was better adapted to this environment. Each bounce landed perfectly on key spots, even sometimes cutting through shortcuts to encircle them, determined not to let Ye Hanjun and the Witch escape.

"It seems to have targeted you as well."

"This is the first time I’ve seen a Kiss Demon with completely green eyes. How excited and thirsty must it be to enter such a berserk state..."

His thoughts slightly churning, Ye Hanjun could somewhat understand.

The creatures they had encountered before, be it the carcass slugs, maze demons, or the colossal dung beasts, even if tied up and thrown in front of the Kiss Demon, would probably be scorned and unworthy of a second glance.

But he and Huazhu were different. Fresh to this place, their vibrant life force meant a fatal attraction.

"No good... we can’t shake it off completely."

The tense chase continued for fifteen minutes, Huazhu holding a speed advantage.

However, as she wasn’t familiar with the terrain and sometimes sensed giant creatures lurking ahead, she had to change course, giving the Kiss Demon the chance to close the distance again.

"Lead it to the lairs of other monsters, let them fight each other!"

Ye Hanjun calmly ordered, serving as Huazhu’s eyes, gauging the pervasive dangers in the dim environment.

"Swoosh!"

A poison dart frog shot its arrows, attempting to knock down Huazhu as she moved at high speed.

Before the hurricane could sweep through, Ye Hanjun flicked his whip, striking the poison dart frog on the head.

"Croak!!!"

In the frog’s compound eyes, six magatama rotated counterclockwise in a purple hue.

It kicked off the ground, leaping forward with reckless abandon towards the Demon Enchantress.

"Roar!!"

The Demon Enchantress didn’t even deign to look, casually hissing, as the poison dart frog burst open, its flesh split into two piles that fell lifelessly to the ground.

"Its speed has increased again, looks like it’s dead set on you and me..."

Ye Hanjun sneered coldly, suddenly pointing to the left where a raised mound was, and within the depths of the triangular openings, something seemed to be hopping in and out.

"Swoosh!"

Huazhu executed "Hurricane Howl", instantly traversing thousands of meters to reach the top of the mound.

In an instant, a white palm materialized in mid-air, raised and then slammed downward.

Skill—Wind and Cloud Palm!

In the earth-shaking tremors, the mound remained unscathed.

But from the previously tranquil nests, creatures began to emit incessant squeaks, like agitated mice that wouldn’t stop screeching.

"A-da-da! A-da-da!"

One, two...

Ten, twenty...

Fifty, a hundred...

One by one, triangular-shaped, heavy creatures reflecting the sheen of metal plates started bouncing out.

Just in the nick of time, Huazhu activated "Platinum Flash", escaping a few thousand meters away.

Ironically, the Demon Enchantress pursued to the same spot, its emerald eyes ablaze with wild desire, continuously slamming its two tails on the ground, creating a cacophony of fireworks exploding.

"Bili bili! Bili bili!!"

The largest of the triangular creatures, with its triangular crystalline pupils, stared down the fierce Demon Enchantress.

Ye Hanjun didn’t know the language of this species, but GuaGua in his pocket inexplicably understood.

"Big tadpole, it’s saying—

’What stinky thing dares provoke us.’

’Brothers, flatten it!’"

No sooner had GuaGua finished translating than the colony-dwelling Fond Spirits known as metal slimes leaped towards the Demon Enchantress in a forward rush.

The Demon Enchantress roared in fury, swinging its claws, trying to tear the creatures to shreds just like it did with the poison dart frog.

But how could the flesh of those named "metal" slimes be as weak as mere flesh and blood?

Even a metal slime at the Great Completion of Heaven and Earth Stage, which took a direct hit from the Immeasurable Void Pull of the Demon Enchantress’s claw, was only severely wounded, not instantly killed.

"Bili bili! Alama haha!!!"

Seeing their brethren struggling, the largest metal slime leaped high, landing with its posterior squarely down.

The Demon Enchantress let out a wail as it was pinned down, bearing the weight of a small mountain, its terrifying explosive power severely diminished.

"Brothers, smash it together!"

"Crush it, defend our homeland!!"

The observing trio, a man, a Witch, and a GuaGua, secretly hidden, watched as the Demon Enchantress, still not fully in the throes of its beastly lust, was turned into mincemeat before the metal slimes’ cave.

In the end, the metal slimes worked together and actually lifted the entire nest.

It seemed they intended to move homes, not wishing to see a disgusting pile of rotten flesh at their doorstep whenever they came and went.

"The tomb is so dangerous!"

GuaGua whispered into Little Black Hat’s ear, in the tiniest voice:

"But it’s so fun, there are so many weird creatures!"