I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts

Chapter 52: Chapter 52: Breaking Through Is as Easy as Drinking Water

When Han Zhan slipped into the snake infestation for the Nth time.

A long-forgotten sensation finally surged within him.

The Eight Urgent Fist, the Third Urgent, Life Urgent Lock, has been unlocked!

With the unlocking of the third-layer urgent lock, the formerly thin white mist had now thickened significantly, even transforming into armor to envelop Han Zhan’s entire body.

”Fighting Qi Armor? Fighting Qi Horse!”

Han Zhan instinctively muttered to himself.

However, after unlocking Life Urgent, Han Zhan’s physical strength drastically increased.

Once the Life Urgent was opened, Han Zhan’s speed, power, and defense all surged dramatically, and in addition, he gained a new level of recovery.

As long as the injuries weren’t severe, they could be swiftly healed in a short period.

This also provided Han Zhan an extra layer of assurance in close combat exchanges.

After unlocking Life Urgent, Han Zhan plunged into the snake infestation once more, and this time, he lasted a full 15 minutes!

After 15 minutes, it was Gongyang Jin, worried, who dragged him out from the sea of snakes.

”Have you grown stronger?” Gongyang Jin looked at Han Zhan, who seemed a bit disheveled but largely unharmed, and remarked in surprise.

Even though he was still a Tier Three Spirit Contract Master, his aura felt overwhelmingly powerful.

This feeling was quite peculiar.

But as a Tier Eight Combat Contracted Spirit, Gongyang Jin was inclined to trust her judgment.

This young man called Han Zhan was certainly exceptional.

At the entrance to the gorge, the bodies of the Yexieqi juvenile snakes formed a thick layer, their blood pooling into small rivers, trickling into the distance.

”Whew—” Han Zhan completely relaxed, excitedly looking at Gongyang Jin, ”The Yexieqi juvenile snakes have been eliminated, we’re incredible.”

”...”

Gongyang Jin ignored him.

Although it seemed like Han Zhan’s achievements were more prominent, in reality, the number of Yexieqi juvenile snakes he actually slaughtered probably didn’t even account for one percent.

Gongyang Jin unleashed a total of thirteen sword strikes,

And with thirteen strikes, the entire entrance to the gorge was left spotless, nothing but snake corpses remaining.

”Heal.” Gongyang Jin stabbed the Destruction Giant Blade beside her and sat down cross-legged.

Just as she was about to take off her clothes, a thought occurred to her, and she looked up into the sky.

She let out a cold snort, casually flicking her finger, and soon, faint explosions echoed from high up.

...

The images in the monitor suddenly blurred.

The coalition department members watching the screen were jolted.

”She found us.”

”Terrifying, she only needed thirteen slashes to completely annihilate billions of Yexieqi juvenile snakes!”

”Who is that young man beside her? He doesn’t seem like her contracted spirit.”

”You don’t understand, some powerful contracted spirits enjoy older partners with younger ones, young people tend to be more lively in some ways.”

The discussion veered off-topic, while Lin Jingxuan did not participate in their conversation.

With his mental archive, he certainly knew who the woman on the screen was.

”City of Extreme Evil, Female Demon, Gongyang Jin.”

”Tier Eight Contracted Spirit, a month ago she fought Wei Qing and his wife and was defeated together, I thought she’d left the Yixieqi Battlefield, but didn’t expect her to still be nearby.”

It wouldn’t be an issue if she hadn’t left, but she ended up teaming with my junior apprentice... Lin Jingxuan stopped speaking there.

Gongyang Jin is notorious for being unpredictable, treating human lives like grass, inherently cold-hearted.

Han Zhan possessing only Tier Three strength, wouldn’t fare well in the hands of Gongyang Jin.However, judging by their appearance, it didn’t seem to be as simple as a captive and captor relationship, perhaps I’m overthinking it... Lin Jingxuan lacked critical information and for now wasn’t clear on what transpired between Han Zhan and Gongyang Jin.

No matter, he would stay his hand.

In his position, he would handle his responsibilities accordingly.

Even if the student is newly inducted by the teacher, exceptions couldn’t be made.

After a while, updates on the pair were filmed by other surveillance drones.

This time it was at Desolate Sea Plain.

Arriving at the second time, the Desolate Sea Plain was already engulfed by the snake infestation.

With assistance learned from the first collaboration, Han Zhan leaped into the snake infestation without further discussion with Gongyang Jin.

Apart from the ever-increasing proficiency of the Eight Urgent Fist, two other aspects were also steadily improving.

One was his realm.

The Shennong Cauldron absorbed billions of Yexieqi juvenile snakes, most of the Spiritual Power was consumed by the Creation of Living Beings, yet a small portion was retained.

This Spiritual Power was entirely channeled back to Han Zhan by the Shennong Cauldron.

Do not underestimate this ”small portion” of Spiritual Power, it was enough to heal the injuries of a Tier Nine Insect Emperor.

Han Zhan’s original Tier Three realm was also elevated slightly through such nourishment.

At the current pace, only two more rounds were needed for him to assuredly ascend to Tier Four!

The second was the Fu Xi Zither’s third talent that had just awakened, Soul Capturing and Spirit Driving.

Soul Capturing and Spirit Driving corresponded to the Tier Three Zither Tune ”Ancient Residue Sun,” where the spirits slain would be bound, becoming war spirits in the Ancient Resentful Sunset Array.

At present, although it was Gongyang Jin who eradicated the Yexieqi juvenile snakes, the Fu Xi Zither seized the opportunity from her influence to capture billions of Yexieqi juvenile snake spirits, converting them into war spirits.

Sparrows may be small, but they are nonetheless meat.

And billions aren’t exactly a small number.

With Gongyang Jin, this super strike force, the ceiling of Soul Capturing and Spirit Driving was rising rapidly!

The Female Demon of the City of Extreme Evil wasn’t aware of being thoroughly exploited yet, and even if she knew, it seemed there was nothing she could do.

Soon enough, the second battlefield was entirely cleared courtesy of their ”combined efforts.”

The whole Desolate Sea Plain was an endless stretch of gray-covered snake corpses, the scene utterly astonishing.

Absorbing and refining the corpses, the Creation of Living Beings treated the injured.

The militarized operation unfolded seamlessly, and they hurriedly proceeded to a third location.

Along the way, Gongyang Jin, who had remained silent, suddenly spoke: ”If I were you, I wouldn’t continue to relentlessly temper myself as I did in the previous two times.”

”Why?” Han Zhan was always genuinely inquisitive about questions related to cultivation.

Facing someone powerful like Gongyang Jin, he absorbed her advice readily.

”Because of habit, once a dangerous environment becomes habitual, your body already acclimated, the trials of life and death lose meaning.”

Gongyang Jin indeed lived up to her reputation; just as Han Zhan sensed the growth rate of the white aura between life and death was slowing, she pointed it out to remind him.

Han Zhan was deeply impressed.

The Eight Urgent Fist pursued honing martial arts between life and death, nurturing the spirit of defying despair and the essence of perpetual vigor.

But if an extremity is repeatedly encountered, it can no longer be considered an extremity.

To the extent that, without exaggeration, Han Zhan could already manage to survive alone in such a snake infestation for over an hour.

Continuing to temper himself there indeed rendered it meaningless.

He nodded and said, ”Alright, let’s resolve the next place swiftly.”

Simultaneously, a severe thought popped into Han Zhan’s mind and he couldn’t help but ”wail.”

How can I escape from the clutches of the Female Demon?

Could it really be that she’d take me away back to be her husband in the lair?!