LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 53: Chapter 53: Fourth Tier!
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The third location, Copper North Valley.
At this moment, the Copper North Valley was eerily silent.
Han Zhan was sitting cross-legged, the Shennong Cauldron manifested above his head, absorbing all the snake corpses and refining their spiritual energy.
Gongyang Jin sat directly in front of him. Han Zhan's hand was pressing against the wound on her shoulder. Having grown accustomed to this gesture, Gongyang Jin no longer exuded any killing intent.
'So smooth, so soft.'
Han Zhan subconsciously thought to himself, quickly reining in his thoughts to focus.
The black aura surrounding the wound left by the Ninth-Tier Insect Emperor had completely dissipated, leaving only one final pitch-black thorn.
As Han Zhan touched the small thorn, his mind was involuntarily filled with enchanting images.
The attack from the Nightmare had the effect of controlling one's soul and desires. This was quite similar to the Fuxi Qin. Han Zhan immediately summoned the zither, letting the soothing sound of its strings echo around him. The calming melody helped him temporarily clear his mind of the lustful influence.
'I need to remove this thorn quickly. Otherwise, if I end up losing control and doing something outrageous, that's an Eighth-Tier battle spirit, a murderous demon queen.'
With his mind set, Han Zhan gritted his teeth and began focusing his efforts on the last pitch-black thorn.
Spiritual energy surged from his right hand and, with the Shennong Cauldron's support, poured into Gongyang Jin's body in an attempt to force the thorn out.
Feeling threatened, the thorn unexpectedly shifted its position, moving from her left shoulder blade to her chest.
Han Zhan: 'Pull it out or not?'
Gongyang Jin's gaze turned cold as the thorn's movements brought searing pain. She gritted her teeth and said, "Pull it out!"
'Hey, you're the one who told me to pull it out. I'm not trying to take advantage of you on purpose.'
Han Zhan swallowed nervously, steeled himself, and reached out decisively.
Three minutes later, he finally extracted the pitch-black thorn, holding it in his hand with a lingering sense of satisfaction.
The thorn struggled momentarily before a massive blade of destruction struck down, smashing it into powder and completely obliterating it.
As the destructive blade hit its target, it suddenly changed direction, resting against Han Zhan's throat.
"Sis, not again? You're the one who told me to pull it out." Han Zhan shouted, alarmed by the threat.
"I did tell you to pull it out, but did you have to enjoy it so much? Something that could've been done in seconds took you three whole minutes."
"How can you blame me? That's a thorn left behind by a Ninth-Tier Insect Emperor. It buried itself deeper into your body. How could I possibly pull it out in mere seconds?"
Gongyang Jin pressed her lips together.
Although she knew Han Zhan's explanation was likely true, as an Eighth-Tier powerhouse, doing nothing would make it seem as though she willingly allowed him to take advantage of her.
Thinking this, her grip on the sword hilt tightened further.
"Two choices."
"First, sign a contract with me now, come back to the City of Extreme Evil to hold a wedding, and become my husband. I'll let this slide."
"Second, end up like those Izanagi serpents, dead under my blade."
"I choose the first." Han Zhan raised both hands without hesitation.
A true man knows when to yield or stand tall; survival comes first.
Hearing Han Zhan's answer, Gongyang Jin nodded in satisfaction and retracted her destructive blade.
"Let's sign the contract now."
"Here?" Han Zhan blurted instinctively.
"What? Regretting it already?"
"No, no, no…"
Han Zhan hastily denied it.
Just as he was about to say something else, a sudden surge of energy stirred within him. Almost as if guided by fate, something within him broke.
The Shennong Cauldron had returned its feedback.
The spiritual energy overflowed beyond the limits of the Third Tier, breaking through effortlessly.
Fourth Tier.
Han Zhan's entire being ascended to a new level of power.
It had been just over a month since he awakened as a Spirit Contractor, and now he had reached the Fourth Tier. Such rapid progress could only be described as astonishing.
For Gongyang Jin, Han Zhan's breakthrough didn't evoke much reaction. She had only one thought: sign the contract and bind him to ensure he couldn't escape her grasp.
Just as they were about to sign the contract—
Suddenly,
BOOM!
The entire Copper North Valley was leveled.
A massive and unimaginable serpent head appeared above them.
It was an Eighth-Tier Snake Emperor.
———
Wei Qing looked at the two enormous corpses of Eighth-Tier Snake Emperors before him, momentarily speechless.
Each Eighth-Tier Izanagi Snake Emperor was as vast as a colossal mountain, and where they fell, the land turned into ruins.
"Two others escaped."
"And whose fault is that? You flopped after just a short while," a female voice taunted from his blood-red gauntlet.
"Shut it, woman! Once this Izanagi battle is over, I'll deal with you." Wei Qing shot back indignantly.
"Ha, who knows what you were up to during those ten-odd days in Deep Blue City. Think I'd believe you didn't find some little mistress?"
Their bickering continued, but Wei Qing moved swiftly.
A crimson figure streaked across the sky like a blazing comet, chasing after the fleeing Izanagi Snake Emperors.
Back with Han Zhan—
As he stared at the suddenly appearing Eighth-Tier Snake Emperor, Gongyang Jin, interrupted yet again, looked visibly displeased.
"A mere Eighth-Tier Snake Emperor dares to interrupt me? Courting death."
With her injuries healed, Gongyang Jin had returned to peak form.
As an SSS-tier talent Valkyrie, if she were to fight Wei Qing and his wife again now, she might not necessarily lose.
As her voice fell, seemingly in response to her words—
BOOM!
Another massive explosion rang out.
A second Eighth-Tier Snake Emperor appeared on the opposite side.
Han Zhan inconspicuously concealed the Ninth-Tier Insect Ring he had just slipped back on.
No words were needed.
Even in the City of Extreme Evil, facing the Insect Tribe meant a battle to the death.
Gongyang Jin unsheathed her sword without hesitation.
Her small human figure charged upward, starkly contrasting against the colossal Snake Emperors spiraling in the sky.
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!
The ethereal sound of zither strings resonated.
Han Zhan, at some point, had already summoned the Fuxi Zither, layering buff after buff onto Gongyang Jin.
Gongyang Jin's icy gaze softened slightly.
She hadn't expected Han Zhan to disregard his safety to assist her in battle. It seemed he truly wanted to fulfill their contract and wasn't just bluffing.
Just as Han Zhan, planning to escape, felt her sudden gaze on him, he froze.
"You've got all these buffs now. You shouldn't lose, right? If the fight drags on long enough, I'll have my chance to slip away…"
Before he could finish his internal grumbling,
With her battle intent and strength soaring, Gongyang Jin unleashed her full power with a single strike.
This strike cleaved through the sky itself, leaving a massive rift in its wake.
One strike to rend the heavens.
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