The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 292 - 158: Flame Elephant Flower Blossoms, Fragrance Spreads Hundred Miles_2

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh——"

Ye Hanjun moved urgently and slowly through the shadows of the mine, getting closer and closer to his destination.

One after another, he saw a few figures, fleeing in despair under the protection of Fond Spirits.

Fear was written all over their faces; when they looked back, they were terrified out of their wits.

"Run! Run fast!"

"That can’t be the Rainbow Light Fetus! It must be the Jade Infant Fetus! The real Jade Infant Fetus!"

"Bang, bang, bang!!!"

A cluster of raging fire flew around the bend, scorching large areas of the walls, a mixture of rock and mud.

There was no room for resistance, the slowest man and beast were engulfed by the flames.

He let out a horrifying scream, and in a few seconds, his clothes, flesh, and blood were all melted together, leaving behind a hideous, twisted carcass devoid of life.

"Long-range magical skill?" Ye Hanjun’s expression shifted.

He waited a while, all the fleeing figures vanished from his perception.

The passageway, although it still retained the intense heat of the fire, was quiet, making it eerily silent.

With some hesitation, Ye Hanjun risked being discovered and moved closer.

He wanted to confirm what the object was and whether it was worth fighting for.

The Darkest Demon Eye was fully activated, slowly floating like smoke.

This passage was obviously very recently dug, all twists and turns, and he could still vaguely see many claw marks.

Ye Hanjun preliminarily judged that part of it was man-made.

A group of excavators had struck it rich, finding some extremely valuable treasure.

But they didn’t have the luck to enjoy their fortune; the ones to die, died and those who ran, ran, creating a scene like a human purgatory.

"Splish, splash——"

At the end of the passageway was a huge cavern.

It wasn’t dug out by the excavators, rather, it was there in the first place.

Only because it had been dug through and uncovered did the buried space deep underground, unknown to and untouched by any human being, reluctantly enter the worldly realm.

"Is this...the Fire Elephant Tree?!"

Ye Hanjun was slightly startled, his scalp tightening a bit.

What came into his view was a small tree rooted underground.

It was only six meters tall, but already leafy green and lush. The thin trunk, in contrast with the dense leaves, exuded a strong sense of incongruity.

The reason it was called "Fire Elephant" was that, aside from being faintly red and laden with fire elements, there was a vine extending from the top of the main trunk.

The vine was as thick as a water bucket.

It hung down loosely, its end thrusting into the soil, constantly absorbing the energy resources from the soil.

Much of the heat in the air was centered around this tree.

"This is unquestionably a Fire Elephant Tree - about to reach six hundred years old, by the looks of it?"

The focus of Ye Hanjun’s concern was a flower bud on the tree canopy.

This bud, much like a sunflower, was coyly drooping there, not fully blooming yet.

It was the essence of the Fire Elephant Tree.

As a rare fire attribute spiritual medicine, the Fire Elephant Tree would sprout in three hundred years, flower in six hundred years, and bear fruit in nine hundred years.

Not to mention the value of its fruit, just the petals produced during blooming, if collected, would greatly benefit the fire attribute Jade Infant Fetus.

"Crackle, crackle..."

"Crackle, crackle..."

The figure standing next to the Fire Elephant Tree slowly opened its eyes.

It was about three meters tall, and had two legs, three arms, and a head, with a general outline that resembled humans.

What was startling was that it had a pair of fire wheels under its feet, spinning around like two fire whirls.

The arm that grew from its back was holding a long spear.

The dark red markings were covered with burning flames, the naked spear tip made the eyes sting just from a cursory glance.

— The Flame Child!

— It’s the Flame Child!

This was the evolved version of the Fire Child. When a Fire Child reached the Rainbow Light stage of perfection, it had a chance to ascend and evolve into a Jade Infant-Grade creature known as the ’Flame Child’.

The additional arm and the additional fire spear were the best proofs of this.

"Whoosh!"

The Flame Child swung its spear into the void, and a string of fireballs, dragging tails like meteors, shot directly towards the front of Ye Hanjun.

Ye Hanjun immediately threw out a Jade Talisman, which created a barrier in between.

With a loud thump, the barrier shattered in just half a second from its appearance.

However, the string of fireballs remained undiminished in strength, still thundering toward him.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh——"

He threw out an entire stack of Water Gun Talismans. In the red-hot passageway, a large amount of water suddenly gushed out, forming a makeshift new barrier like a waterfall.

Seizing this opportunity, Ye Hanjun, hidden in the shadows, retreated with all his might.

"Boom!"

The first fireball exploded, the water evaporated into mist, and then quickly dried up.

The remaining few fireballs were still pursuing Ye Hanjun relentlessly.

This was the signature skill of the ’Flame Child’ - the ’Tracking Fireball’!

There were only two ways to get rid of it: one was to neutralize it, and the other was to run until you were one thousand meters away. Otherwise, you would still be targeted, being struck was just a matter of time.

Ye Hanjun threw out an ice attribute shield, forming an ice wall.

All these equipments were stocked up beforehand, he hadn’t expected that it was just the fourth day and they had to be used up with such recklessness.

"GuaGua, big moth!"

He patted the canteen, the little tadpole poked out his head, blinking his innocent little eyes.

It moved, changing from an Enlightened Frog into a Ghost-Faced Moth.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh——"

The Rainbow Light Ghost-Faced Moth grabbed Ye Hanjun’s shoulder and flapped its wings, flying out.