The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 344 - 174: The Eighth of Ten Talents, Jin Shanshan_1

Giant Frog Marsh, Blue Frog Kingdom, Red Soil Swamp.

Mud frogs hop around—this common species inhabiting the swamp ecosystems is indispensable.

Swarms of stinky flies flutter around in search of animal feces, which serves as a warm safe harbor for them to fill their bellies, find dazzling partners, and spend a wonderful night.

Decomposer snails search for the remains of beasts. Without any combat capabilities, they have to eat as much as possible before other carnivorous animals arrive, hoping to survive yet another day.

...

Natural ecology is all about this.

However, in such remote and desolate places, it’s not purely natural.

Ye Hanjun, once again disguised and using the pseudonym White Crow, followed behind Dongfang Xu into an underground tunnel.

This tunnel is spacious enough for larger creatures to pass through easily.

Still, Dongfang Xu recalled the Red Flame Tiger, to prevent its blazing flames and fierce aura from attracting unnecessary attention.

"Tch, Old Man Zhang, you pawned your family heirloom last time, when can you redeem it back?"

"Oh, isn’t this Boss Wang? Did you make a fortune again? You’re really lucky; I’m so jealous!"

"Huh? You little brat, do you know where you are? This is Lord An’s territory, what are you looking at with your crafty eyes? Trying to cause trouble?"

...

The bustle of voices grew clearer. Just a few breaths later, a unique underground building came into view.

In appearance, it was like a palace — extravagant and splendid, whether it be the statues or patterns or structures, they must have been created by a master craftsman.

On the main entrance of the palace, there is a plaque.

It is carved with four flamboyant calligraphic characters — Strive for Great Fortune Daily.

"Wow, such a handsome young man, brimming with killer aura. Have you just returned from a hunt?"

There are guards on both sides of the gate.

Their authority is unknown, but their Contracted Spirit Fond Spirits are ’Stone Wolf’ and ’Arrow Elephant’, both known for their massive size and stubborn vitality among wild beasts.

"Whoosh––"

Dongfang Xu didn’t answer, he casually threw out two bags of Spirit Stones, deliberately exposing an impatient expression, and yelled:

"Why so much nonsense? He is my friend, I brought him here to have some fun!"

"Move! Don’t block our way to wealth! We won’t go back without making a fortune today!"

"Tch, you’re just a stinking mercenary, quit your boasting."

The guard on the right obviously didn’t know Dongfang Xu; he weighed the bag of Spirit Stones in his hand and laughed sarcastically.

But the guard on the left showed a hint of dread in his eyes and seriously reminded:

"I know you, you’re the leader of the Mercenary Group that Steals Fire!"

"I caution you again, this is Lord An’s territory. You should know the consequences if you don’t follow the rules."

"I’ve already come here for fun four times; I don’t need your preaching."

Dongfang Xu was displeased; his crimson pupils stared back, his face full of fierceness.

"Fine then, how many chips do you want to exchange?"

The guard on the left’s tone eased a little, he turned around and asked.

"Start with three thousand."

Dongfang Xu threw out a super-sized bag and stood in place waiting.

After a while, two exquisite trays were handed over, on them were red, yellow, and blue chips, corresponding to denominations of 10, 50, 100.

Ye Hanjun followed behind Dongfang Xu, took one of the trays, and under the guidance of a scantily clad female attendant, traversed the corridor and formally entered the inner part of the palace.

"Roar!"

"Awooo!!!"

"Damn it! How could the Fenglang lose to a Swift Leopard! How is this possible!"

"Hahaha, 4 minutes and 46 seconds! I bet on ’finishing the battle in 5 minutes’, according to the disparity of 15 seconds before and after... I won! I won! I flipped my principle of 100 by ten times, a whole 1000 Lower Quality Spirit Stones, I made a killing!!"

...

The noisy sounds were like boiling water, humming non-stop.

Under the multicolored lights, many round and square arenas were scattered around.

The nearest one just ended a fight.

Ye Hanjun saw a Swift Leopard covered in scars, which was carefully rescued by medical staff and once again imprisoned.

The Fenglang lying in a pool of blood is left to a pack of hyenas, turning into their dinner.

This— is an underground gambling house.

Since stepping into this space, a heavy smell of blood looms over the place; countless creatures have died tragically here.

But the people here seem to have become accustomed to this, whether men or women, young or old, whether they’re holding a wine glass, shaking a wine flower, hugging a handsome guy, or holding a beauty, their eyes are full of greed.

"Come on, come on! I don’t believe that seven Fire Ants can’t defeat a Water Toad!"

"Hahaha, the Fire Ants are all at the Clay Body Completion stage, but the Water Toad has achieved Clay Body Perfection. The advantage in numbers at this level is not enough to turn the tide, right?"

Another battle just kicked off on another stage.

The human spectators numbered over twenty. More than half were on the Water Toad’s side and less than half on the Fire Ants’; they were either cheering or cursing, all in high spirits and excitement.

"Hiss hiss hiss!"

During the battle, the seven Fire Ants seemed to have been severely stimulated, disregarding all to surround the Water Toad.

The mentally unstable Water Toad, raging and mad, every water gun shot could blow an Fire Ant away, not giving them a chance to get close.

"Plop——"

Without warning, an injured Fire Ant suddenly leveled up.

It was promoted from Clay Body Completion to Clay Body Perfection, slightly recovering from its injuries, its crawling speed and biting power became even faster and fiercer.