The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 1086 - 421: Corpse Dragon Queen Shili

The Second Epoch of the New Era, the year 1062, in the northwestern part of the West Sea.

Ye Hanjun, garbed in water-repelling attire, floated above the seabed, observing from afar.

Death sea snakes, entangling jellyfish, poisonous sea lions, water-swallowing leopards, secret silver water rats...

Strange and varied sea creature carcasses were as numerous as the sands of the Ganges, then stretching out like mountains, forming a steel wall cast from bodies, staunchly guarding an exceptionally spectacular underwater edifice.

"Is this ’Sinking Corpse Cavern’? The core territory of the Corpse Dragon Queen’s lineage?"

GuaGua, resting on his shoulder, widened its curious eyes.

The corpses here were too many, typically intact, and it was rare to see scattered limbs.

Yet the color of the seawater was still dyed kaleidoscopically, like poisonous substances, keeping ordinary creatures at bay.

"All these bodies are specially treated, stacked in layers, to intimidate alien races."

Lie Xinxin pointed out and swallowed a drop of bloody water, her long, curled eyelashes gently quivering.

The Corpse Dragon Queen was descended from the Corpse Dragon Matriarch.

This lineage thrived in the Ancient Cosmos, at its apex, they presided over the East Sea as the overlord.

They, like Hanba, were Fond Spirits of Nether, yet they carried but a fraction of the glory, hardly one-tenth.

After all, the epoch of the Corpse Dragon Matriarch was too brief.

Her strength could not be discussed in the same breath as Goddess Ba, and later generations received far fewer resources.

But... the Corpse Dragon Matriarch was, after all, The Fetus of God Sealing!

The Corpse Dragon Queen’s clan, able to persist from the Ancient Cosmos to the New Era, crossing over hundreds of thousands of years, is indeed a matter of pride!

"Big Tadpole, do we just go in, or should we send an invitation or something?"

GuaGua naively asked, wrinkling its nose before suddenly changing its mind:

"Wait! I’ve thought of a better way!"

With a "Pfft," GuaGua activated "Thousand Changes and Ten Thousand Transformations."

A flash of White Jade Buddha Light and a majestic dragon-woman figure with a human body, four arms, and wings on her back appeared.

She carried a coffin on her back, exuding the evil spirit of a burial ground.

Her dragon scales, some refracting dazzling light, others like metal, were extremely hard in texture.

Corpse Dragon... Shi Ju?

GuaGua had actually transformed into Shi Ju’s former appearance—truly "audacious to the extreme."

"It’s okay, Shi Ju won’t blame me!"

GuaGua shook its head, its face revealing a mischievous smile akin to a child’s.

After Ascending Evolution, all its abilities had significantly increased.

This included its transformation skill, evolving into a Glorious Perfection from Sacred Voidal Conduit, making its appearance almost indistinguishable from the real person.

The only flaw was the divine essence.

For any Divine Trace Lineage, GuaGua could at best imitate a faint trace of divine essence; anything more was impossible.

And this could easily become a loophole, exposing the falsehood of its identity.

"Too bad, I didn’t know ’Second Reading’ back then, or I could have learned Shi Ju’s Undead magic..."

GuaGua, ever calculating, didn’t care about perfectly impersonating the Corpse Dragon woman for the moment.

It showed a hint of regret, then extended its four arms, one clenched, one reaching out, one scratching an itch, and one patting its belly, multitasking with ease.

After a brief exploration and reacquiring the feel of the role.

The little creature strode forward and astonishingly charged straight towards the sea-bottom castle surrounded by the bodies.

"Welcome home, Master!"

Hundreds of "Corpse Threadworms," indistinguishable to the naked eye and previously intertwined as a defensive network, actually retreated in unison, not daring to obstruct as GuaGua approached.

"These are my friends, let them come in too!"

GuaGua commanded, and the Corpse Threadworms acknowledged without any hesitance, still not daring to block.

There were similar checkpoints, such as "Corpse Mist Lady," "Ghost Corpse Snake," "Corpse Water Granny."

But these creatures, unlike the Corpse Threadworms that merely recognized the master by scent and form, their minds were not as simple.

They took sharp intakes of breath, and on their decayed and ferocious faces, extreme surprise appeared.

"Shi Ju... Your Highness?"

"Weren’t you dead? How can you return to the clan’s territory?!"

"I’m dead? How come I wasn’t aware?"

GuaGua’s voice matched Shi Ju’s perfectly, it snorted coldly, feigning displeasure.

"Boom!"

From the gloomy castle, a "Corpse Speech Demon King" of Supreme Level exploded out, gnashing and clawing, and with a weird yell, proclaimed:

"She isn’t Princess Shi Ju! Princess Shi Ju’s divine essence is very rich, it can’t be this weak!"

"An enemy has invaded! An enemy has invaded! Everyone on alert!!!"

"Aww, they found out so soon?"

GuaGua touched the back of its head, revealing a silly, honest grin.

Then it stood smilingly without any intention of harming the Undead, compliantly staying put as Guardian Saint Spirits continuously emerged from inside the castle and surrounded them.

"Who are you? Why do you impersonate my sister?"

The castle doors flung open to reveal a pathway made from dragon bones, extending a straight kilometer’s length.

On both sides, Corpse Trees sprouted, writhing and growing rapidly into towering Corpse Woods.

Corpse Birds circled above, Corpse Frogs croaked, and pairs of dark eyes focused intently on the unexpected intruders.

"Eh, are you Shili?"

"I thought it would take some effort to find you, but you showed up right away. You’ve really helped me out!"

GuaGua’s eyes lit with surprise, facing the Corpse Dragon Queen who was larger and more altered in form, all smiles.

"How daring! To directly address the Clan Leader by her true name!"

The earlier emerged "Corpse Speech Demon King" angrily exclaimed, displeased.

Its body swelled in an instant, becoming mountainous as if about to crush GuaGua on the head.