The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 226 - 141: Ascend, Bull and Horse! _1

Ye Hanjun chose to temporarily disregard the events of the outside world.

Through a morning of teaching, he could feel the effects of his accelerating authority.

But compared to cultivating disciples, there is a vast difference, as it’s not the main way of growth.

"Clang, clang, clang..."

In the 233 Villa, Ye Hanjun was messing around in the kitchen.

For two whole hours, he mixed together a heap of multicolored, unidentifiable materials.

After four failures, a tubes worth of a creamy yellow elixir was successfully formed.

"Gurgle, gurgle"

Gently shaking the test tube, with the liquid inside, Ye Hanjun confirmed once more against the light that this potion had the desired purity and all impurities had been removed as much as possible.

"Well, let’s give it a try. Whether or not it will be successful, we’ll leave up to luck."

Thinking so, Ye Hanjun walked out into the courtyard, untied the ropes from the ox-horse, and led it into the house.

This elixir was specifically made for the ox-horse, with the effect of increasing vitality.

Although there may be side effects, there is also a certain probability that it may help it ascend into a Rainbow Light Fetus.

"Moo? Moo?"ʘʚʘ

The ox-horse, with its bull’s horns, hooves, tails, and a silhouette resembling a horse, tilted up its head, looking at Ye Hanjun with its beady, black eyes.

Ye Hanjun reached out and touched the ox-horse’s head. Due to the impact of his passive soothing ability, the ox-horse even half-closed its eyes, quickly revealing a relaxed expression.

"Everyone complains about you, but I don’t mind."

"But now that I have advanced to the 2nd tier, on my next hunting trip, I would like to shorten the journey’s time and increase hunting efficiency as much as possible."

"Moo?"(•︠ˍ•︡)

Ox-horses are naturally foolish and can’t possibly understand human language.

Even misinterpreting a word or two would be extremely difficult.

This ox-horse was particularly gentle.

During their recent time together, it had come to see Ye Hanjun as its master, completely obeying his command and control.

Recalling their long standing relationship, instead of replacing it, Ye Hanjun spent hundreds of Lower Quality Spirit Stones to find a way for it to ascend.

"Come, drink."

The creamy yellow elixir was poured into the ox-horse’s stomach.

The normally calm ox-horse suddenly started stomping its front hooves, while its nostrils spewed hot air.

Sandstorm Witch Huazhu and Pure White Tadpole GuaGua, both watched curiously from the side.

This state lasted half an hour, during which the horse’s vitality throughout its entire body was activated, and its originally brown fur even gave off a faint luminescence.

But after patiently waiting, the swelling vitality reassembled itself within the body, the light shining on the fur slowly dimmed, and everything returned to normal.

"Failed."

Ye Hanjun knitted his eyebrows together.

For the likes of ox-horses, their potential is incredibly limited.

Even the forced ascension into a Rainbow Light Fetus seems a chasm as wide as heaven.

The meticulously refined elixir, having failed, was something that could be completely understood.

It seems that he would have to resort to a more dangerous plan in order to fulfill his wish...

He wanted Huazhu to keep a watch on the ox-horse, making sure it didn’t run around recklessly.

Ye Hanjun returned to the kitchen and continued his experimental work.

He had already considered the possibility of the first plan failing, so he had prepared the materials for a second plan ahead of time.

But for the second plan, if the ox-horse were unable to withstand the medicine, in the worst case, it could fall into a state of continuous weakness for a period of three months to a year.

At that time, Ye Hanjun would likely hire someone with Spirit Stones to take care of it out of a hint of goodwill.

But in doing so, the ox-horse would no longer hold any value for him and would soon be forgotten.

"Whether or not you can seize the opportunity to transform is up to you..."

Murmuring to himself, after an hour and a half of experimentation, a bowl of dark medicinal soup was freshly brewed.

This concoction included a few types of herbs and a rare metal called "Iron Inkstone".

Ye Hanjun intended for the ox-horse to undergo a transformation.

This kind of concoction had around a 30% chance of endowing the ox-horse with some metal-related characteristics.

For example, it could become an "Iron Hoof Ox-Horse," enhancing its hooves and its talent for running.

Or an "Armored Ox-horse," similar to an armored horse, it would increase defensive power.

Or it could become an "Iron Horn Ox-Horse," enhancing its horns to increase the power of its charge.

...

Any of these were possible.

As long as it could assimilate these features, it would undergo a mutation.

And then it could forcibly ascend into a Rainbow Light Fetus.

Although theoretically, this process would amount to squeezing out its every last bit of potential.

But an ox-horse originally doesn’t have much potential to begin with; out of 30, not one could naturally grow into a Rainbow Light Fetus.

In this case, winning the gamble would be a huge profit.

And losing it would simply result in reverting to mediocrity, which didn’t matter much.

"Moo... "

Staring at this bowl of dark concoction, the ox-horse lowered its head, and instinctively sniffed the smell.

Then, it turned its head away, seemingly deciding that this isn’t food, but something more revolting than feces.

"Take your medicine."

"I went through a lot of trouble to make it, so don’t waste it."

Ye Hanjun displayed a devilish smile.

The ox-horse shivered, and then drank the concoction while being semi-forced, its face contorting in a manner it had never done before.

∠(ᐛ」∠)

"Gag!"

After experiencing a round of dry heaves, the ox-horse heaves up nothing.

Rolling its eyes, the ox-horse suddenly falls to the ground, its belly convulsing, its limbs twitching uncontrollably.

Ye Hanjun did not offer assistance.

Instead, he observed and confirmed with his ability to identify that there was no immediate danger to its life before quietly standing by and waiting.

"Gag!"

Ten minutes later, the ox-horse spat out a mouthful of black blood, and its life force plummeted.

Seeing this, Ye Hanjun raised an eyebrow but still chose to be a bystander.

"Yiye~~ Yiye~~"

The insensible little tadpole, GuaGua, floated about on top of the ox-horse’s head, circling around it.