The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 688 - 288: Human-faced Cockroach_3

A sense of ambition stirred within Ye Hanjun’s heart as he gently plucked the strings of the ancient zither spread out before him.

"Ching!"

The crisp note echoed out, unfortunately drowned by the clamorous war cries on the battlefield, the brief note barely noticeable.

"Swish..."

A slight spatial distortion, Ye Hanjun’s body turned completely black, somewhat resembling Ye Qiyu’s appearance when fully activating the Eight-eyed Rakshasa.

However, he did not have eight eyes, rather, just one blood-red pupil was opened vertically above his eyebrows.

His slender fingers continued to stroke the strings, lively, somber, ethereal, cold, sharp, low...one note after another, dancing under his fingertips.

"A tune, ’General’s Grudge’, I bid you to lend an ear!"

"Boom!!"

Ye Qiyu and Ye Mochou, who were fighting against the Mist Head, suddenly stopped.

For the first time, they cast their gaze down to the ground, their eyes fixing on the jet-black figure unfurling the Wings of Night, levitating slightly above the ground.

"Is this the ’Heavenly Zither Thunder Demon’?"

Ye Mochou raised an eyebrow, mildly surprised.

Having awakened for more than half a day, even if he hadn’t asked proactively, a bunch of information had been delivered to his room.

And regarding Ye Hanjun, who was inarguably the descendent of the Ancestor’s Blood, to ignore him would be impossible in some sense compared to Ye Qiyu or Ye Nishang.

"I heard from the Elder that this was his biggest gain in the Demon Cave. He originally had another Shining Demon, but he let it go."

"There is such inside news?"

Ye Mochou was even more surprised. "With the Ancestor’s Blood beforehand, and the Shining Demon behind him, this youngster boldly gave up. He certainly has a personality."

"Screech!"

The White Bird Demon’s throat emitted a strange noise, and a trace of fear appeared on its face as the pitch-black thunderclouds reflected in its eyes. It once again soared higher.

"To make the White Bird feels threatened..."

Ye Mochou’s Eyes of Destruction sparkled ominously:

"In the state where the Ring of Control is activated, the Demon Ruler has the possibility of fighting against higher ranks."

"If the Demon being controlled is powerful enough, the so-called ’possibility’ would become a ’certainty’."

"This Emperor is curious to see just how many of these Achievement of Earth and Heaven zombie dogs he can kill on his own..."

...

"Boom-Boom-"

Black clouds galloped like wild horses, and electric arcs roared like pythons.

Unbeknownst to them, the sky darkened, and a barrier of doom appeared as it cut the upper and lower space off the Star Battle Platform, forming a fault.

Above the black clouds, even the Mist Head halted its battle, seemingly loathing the lightning’s brilliance and retreating from it.

Below the black clouds, the clansmen were still wailing, but the hunting zombie dogs suddenly lifted their heads.

"Boom!"

As the first bolt of lightning struck, it was like a dazzling sword energy, almost splitting the earth open.

A limping zombie dog simply didn’t react in time, and was evaporated instantaneously.

"Boom!"

The second bolt of lightning didn’t take long after the first one, nearly striking at the same time.

Within the darkness, sparks of golden-green electricity sprang about.

Another zombie dog, having lost half of its body but still crawling forward, didn’t even have time to whimper before the utter brightness turned to chaos, and a deep burnt hole was formed.

"Swoosh-"

"Crackle-"

"Cling-"

With every rise of lightning, a seated dark figure could be seen.

His fingers were flying over the guqin, like a splendid dance. The blood eye on his forehead was partly open, immersing himself in enjoyment as he played the ancient zither.

Green lightning sparked under his fingertips, each musical note held a unique life force.

"Roar!"

Due to the stimulative drugs, the senseless zombie dogs, suddenly lost all fear as well.

They abandoned the enemies in front of them, rushing towards the source of the music, wanting to tear that ear-piercing noise into pieces.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Underneath the black sky, lightning rained down relentlessly.

The most robust zombie dog managed to endure one bolt of lightning after another, continuing to advance towards the center.

But what use was that? The music never stopped, nor did the thunder. If one bolt didn’t work, then ten would. If ten didn’t work, then a hundred would.

A bolt of lightning reigned above the filth of the world!

Faced with the primordial cycle of cause and effect, how could these zombie dogs entangled with viruses and decay escape their fate?

"Boom! Boom!"

One after another, their flesh and blood literally exploded, as the music grew louder, permeated with boundless sorrow.

As another bolt of emerald lightning cut across the sky, a vision of an aged general clad in armor appeared in the terrifying brightness, standing in a pool of blood.

A chilling northern wind howled, forming grim clouds wrapping around the spiritless old general as he plunged half of his long spear violently into the ground amidst tears of blood.

"You’ve destroyed my city! Massacred my kin! This vengeance...won’t be shared under the same sky!"

"Rumble..."

Hundreds of bolts of lightning drowned out everything near Ye Hanjun.

The dazzling light was blinding; even Ye Dong, standing outside the defensive barrier, dared not look directly at the light.

"Brother Hanjun...is so terrifying?",

"Standing at the peak of the 5th Rank, he can actually massacre a large number of Achievements of Earth and Heaven?"

"Even though they’re zombie dogs...Isn’t this a bit too fierce?"

Swallowing, Ye Dong promised himself never to provoke Ye Hanjun no matter what. He would never provoke Liuying either, for these two were inseparable!

...

"What do you think?"

In a corner of the Star Battle Platform, Lord Ye Xien turned to his companion.

"Very strong, very dangerous."

The Young King of the Ye Clan named Ye Aobai, with his dry lips and short breath:

"Just one man and one beast, yet they can kill across levels."

"We have the advantage of higher ranks, but if we were in a one-on-one fight and weren’t able to suppress him quickly, we would be embroiled in a fight."

"Once dragged into a prolonged battle, when those hundreds of lightning bolts strike down, who would be standing, who would be prone...I doubt either of us can be absolutely certain."

"I see..."

A hint of admiration flashed in Ye Xien’s eyes:

"The younger generation is truly to be feared."

"This is just the 5th Rank, wait until he advances to the 6th Rank...What landscape would that be?"

"By then, perhaps only the three young emperors would be qualified to be his opponents..."