The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 607 - 261: Death Spider Queen_3

"Upon arrival here, you will need to participate in the ’game’ here and obtain a contract with a demon based on the outcome of the game."

"The game takes many forms, and there are no concepts of loss or win. The emphasis is on participation. If you do not encounter any that you like or are suitable, you can play them all one by one."

"Interesting."

Ye Hanjun nodded, slightly changing his impression of the lord of the Demon Cave.

"Would you like to have a meal? Or rest?"

"If needed, I can arrange for you."

"No need, I’m in a hurry, let’s skip all the formalities."

"Alright then."

The Changing Demon Fox complied and opened the first mirrored door.

The door was crystal clear and it burst into blinding light as it opened, resulting in a teleportation all over again.

"Your highness, the space in the Demon Cave is quite special. We were in the Central Hall just now, used to entertain new guests."

"All the other halls are reserved for the demons."

"Indeed, some are notoriously ferocious and kept under custody."

"But for the vast majority of demons, we have created suitable growth environments for them, that neither wipe out their natural ferocity nor miss the period of self-learning and self-development of combat skills. Everything here is orderly."

The Changing Demon Fox extended his right hand and bowed slightly.

As Ye Hanjun looked in the direction pointed by its finger, all he saw was a bamboo tube the size of a person erected in the middle of an empty room.

Inside the tube, thousands of bamboo sticks were swaying, just like they had their own spirit wisdom. They were pushing and bumping each other, perfectly animated.

"Your highness, this is the ’Drawing Lots’ game of the entry-level."

"Each lot corresponds to a demon. You can draw lots at most three times. Let’s see how your luck is on your first visit."

Ye Hanjun observed for a moment but could not discern anything with his senses.

"Your highness need not worry. This game has no skill involved, it bears purely on luck."

"The moment you pick up the bamboo stick, you will be teleported to the corresponding demon."

"If you are not interested, you can break it immediately and return."

Hearing the explanation of the Changing Demon Fox, Ye Hanjun hesitated a bit before he picked up the nearest bamboo stick.

With a "pop", the space in front of him tore open again.

After a flash, Ye Hanjun arrived in a place full of bones, which was as cold as an ice cellar, causing tremors in his limbs.

"This is wrong!"

Ye Hanjun opened his Eye of Absolute Darkness and quickly disappeared into the darkness.

With a few flashes, he escaped from the place surrounded by bones. Looking back, the exit he had just escaped from turned out to be the mouth of a monster.

This monster had a skull on its head and a body pieced together by the bones of dragons. It was lying on the ground, sound asleep. The green soul fire in its eyes flickered, getting larger and smaller at times.

"What kind of species is this?"

Ye Hanjun was amazed, he tried to identify it but found no clues.

Luckily, he possessed ’Talent Identification’. Although the identification beyond his current realm had some incomplete panels, there would be no concealment or deviation at least on the name of the species.

"A Human Dragon Bone Demon? Such a sloppy name?"

"It’s at the Heaven and Earth Stage? So the drawing of lots doesn’t differentiate the realms. How can I possibly draw a Contracted Spirit Fond Spirits that matches my requirements from three random lots?"

Ye Hanjun licked his lips, just as he saw the mutated Bone Demon wake up in bewilderment. It was gazing at him, who was only the size of its palm, as if it had never seen the outside world, observing the human being.

"Ka ba ka ba?"

"Ba ka ba ka?"

The Human Dragon Bone Demon tried to speak, but it couldn’t make out the Demonic Language, and could only make the sound of bones rubbing against each other.

Ye Hanjun shook his head, broke the bamboo stick in his hand, and with a flash of light, he returned to the room again.

"It seems Your Highness is not satisfied. Please continue with the draw."

The Changing Demon Fox was accustomed to this and did not explain further. Standing quietly on the side, it was even calmer than a statue.

"Whoosh~"

On the second draw, before Ye Hanjun could balance himself, a shadow rushed towards him.

There was clearly no strong threat, but he still dodged. Then he took a direct look at this guy with his Eye of Absolute Darkness.

It was three meters tall and looked like a blob of mud.

No legs, fan-shaped arms.

No ears, one eye, no mouth, and dull breath...

Without initiating ’Talent Identification’, Ye Hanjun recognized the species of this demon.

This was a ’Face Sticker Demon’, a type of demon that suffocates its enemies to death by clinging to their heads.

If he remembered correctly, this demon had once flourished in the Near Ancient Era, but towards the end of the Near Ancient Era, it was hard to find traces of it in the Ghost Lamp Abyss or any other abyss.

Now, he found one in the Demon Cave.

Would there be more of these special, rare, and elusive demon species in the Demon Cave?

A glimmer of excitement ignited in his heart.

Ye Hanjun broke the bamboo sign again and once again returned to the side of the Changing Demon Fox.

After two draws, he roughly guessed that.

This game was merely just for ice-breaking, simply for amusement, adding a bit of fun.

Using this method to draw the desired demon, the term ’luck’ isn’t even enough to describe it.

"Whoosh –"

Feeling more relaxed, Ye Hanjun randomly picked the third stick.

This time he adapted faster, but when he looked ahead, he couldn’t help but twitch at the corners of his mouth, with an indescribable feeling in his heart.

"Oh, sweet baby, don’t cry."

"Come come come, this is your mama. She’s sleeping. You got to be good."

In the dim cave, two finger-thick candles were burning.

On the ground, a fishy liquid was seeping out, making it sticky and slippery with a strong stench.

In such a dirty and dark space, an ’Ugly Fish Demon’ lay on the ground, its belly rising and falling, as if it was drained of energy.

An affable old woman was cradling an Ugly Fish Demon baby, longer than five meters, in her bare hands just like how one would soothe a child, singing it a lullaby.

After a while, the Ugly Fish Demon baby gradually calmed down, not crying anymore, and fell asleep quietly.

But its body was still emitting light. Globules of firefly light were constantly flowing into its body along the arms of the old woman.

"Hi, Your Highness, are you a guest from outside? What a coincidence to bump into you."

"This is a newborn ’Little Clown Fish Demon’, at the Wheel of Life stage. It’s quite powerful."

"With my blessing and baptism, it will be able to progress to the Annihilation Stage within three years at most. Its physique will be much stronger than a normally born Little Clown Fish Demon, and it also has enhanced poison resistance for an additional thirty years..."

The old woman chattered away, voluntarily introducing the characteristics and advantages of the Little Clown Fish Demon.

However, Ye Hanjun did not have the intention to continue listening. He made his excuses and left, broke the bamboo sign and left quickly.

Clearly, the old woman was likely a B-level ’Midwife’.

Her abilities could help pregnant spirits with their medical examinations and also impose random blessings on newborns.

However, the Little Clown Fish Demon, no matter how rare it was, none of the attributes, realms, characteristics...met his requirements.