Soul-Slaying Maiden: Master Of Ancient Divine Weapons

SSS-level Spirit Contract Master, combined with an SSS-level contracted spirit—how would they perform in the combat assessment?

The answer was unstoppable momentum.

Although it was Han Zhan's first time teaming up with Xia Youwei, the high degree of coordination between the two made their battles flow seamlessly.

Even though the difficulty of the subsequent combat assessments increased step by step, Han Zhan continued to win and completed the assessments one after another.

Difficulty level four, level five, level six, seven, eight, nine.

The higher the difficulty, the greater the pressure Han Zhan felt.

After completing level nine, he was already panting heavily, drenched in sweat, and no longer as composed as before.

Yet no one dared to mock him anymore, nor did anyone dare to call Xia Youwei a useless contracted spirit.

With their absolute strength, they had fiercely slapped everyone in the face.

"That's about it; this must be his limit."

"The best performance on this combat assessment back then was by Old Wei, and even he only made it to difficulty level nine."

"Damn it, if I had been given more recovery time back then, difficulty level ten wouldn't have been impossible." Wei Qing, who was mentioned, immediately retorted in dissatisfaction in the command room.

The battle over snatching talents in districts one, three, and four seemed to have concluded. Wei Qing's right eye had been punched into a panda eye, but he was still standing.

The other two had already been beaten to the ground and were undergoing treatment.

Wei Qing's words were quickly refuted by Lin Jingxuan.

"The assessment might give you time, but the insect race won't give you a second chance to recover."

"Endurance and attrition warfare are also crucial parts of the combat assessment."

Hearing Lin Jingxuan's remarks, Wei Qing obediently shut up. When it came to arguments, even ten of him couldn't outtalk Lin Jingxuan.

"Let's go; we'll meet this kid."

"I'm going to drag him back to District One right now."

"Wait a moment; look at this!"

Everyone's actions suddenly paused. Under Lin Jingxuan's reminder, they looked up at the screen.

After enduring nine battles, especially the intense fights in the latter stages, Han Zhan and Xia Youwei's physical strength were greatly depleted.

"Student Han Zhan, do you wish to continue with the difficulty level ten challenge?"

The examiner asked.

"Difficulty level ten, as the final stage of this combat challenge, will feature a genuine third-tier beast. You don't need to kill or defeat it; the assessment only requires you to survive against it for three minutes."

The examiner provided this information in advance, seeing that Han Zhan might already be at his limit, kindly offering a reminder.

"Give me a moment to recover." Han Zhan said, panting heavily, barely steadying himself.

"Combat assessments are conducted consecutively, and according to regulations, the interval between each stage cannot exceed five minutes. You..."

"Give me the time of one song."

After Han Zhan spoke, he directly sat cross-legged on the ground.

He placed the Fuxi Qin back on his lap, calmed his breathing, and then raised his hands to pluck the strings.

The sound of the qin rose again.

This time, there were no soundwave blades or dragon roars of enhancement. The melody was like a babbling brook, crisp and clear, resonating like beads falling onto a jade plate.

As the Fuxi Qin was played, behind Han Zhan, a vortex almost as tall as him began spinning wildly.

Spirit Contract Masters and their spirits expend spiritual energy in battle, which is naturally absorbed slowly from the air.

But now, the spiritual energy around Han Zhan's body was being drawn into the vortex at an incredible speed, creating a spiritual energy vacuum zone spanning dozens of meters.

Han Zhan and Xia Youwei's spiritual energy were recovering at an unimaginable rate.

Fuxi Qin's third melody, "Serene Heart Tune"

"What the hell, a cheat?"

"You can do this? Not even pretending anymore?"

"It can attack, enhance, and restore? Is there anything it can't do!"

"This is literally an all-around contracted spirit."

"A heaven-defying spirit, terrifying beyond belief."

The command room, which had already settled down, erupted once more into chaos.

The head of District Five immediately tossed Ye Qiu and Shen Zheqi to the side, no longer treating them.

"This young man named Han Zhan, he must come with me to District Five. He must."

"Old Liu, you're also here to snatch him?" Wei Qing's overwhelming aura surged again, but Liu Jingchun on the other side remained unfazed.

"You brutes, all you ever do is drag Spirit Contract Masters onto the battlefield."

"Do you not realize how significant his spirit's talent would be if placed in the rear lines?"

"A talent capable of absorbing spiritual energy and healing injuries for groups—do you understand what that means?"

"It means that if he is properly cultivated, our combat Spirit Contract Masters' mortality rate will decrease by at least thirty percent. Thirty percent!"

"And you want to send him to die on the battlefield?"

Liu Jingchun's words left them speechless; from a strategic perspective, his argument seemed completely logical.

"Let the teacher decide."

Lin Jingxuan mediated.

There was only one Han Zhan, and all districts were fighting over him; it wasn't like they could split him into pieces for each.

Ultimately, the only one qualified to make the decision was the elder sitting at the very front of the room.

"Since its founding, the eight great districts of Daxia have achieved tremendous accomplishments."

"The First District triumphs in decisive battles from afar. The Second District excels in strategy. The Third District pioneers and expands. The Fourth District seeks truth through exploration. The Fifth District heals and saves lives. The Sixth District guards perilous passes. The Seventh District ventures across the seas. The Eighth District operates in the shadows."

"These eight great districts are the pillars of Daxia, supporting the nation."

"In the history of Daxia, the number nine symbolizes the pinnacle. I have often pondered the creation of a Ninth District, yet I have never taken the first step."

With just a few words, the elder's statement caused the leaders of the eight districts to tremble.

"Could there really be a Ninth District?"

"Teacher, are you planning to take another student?"

"Is he truly capable of the role?"

Faced with these questions, the elder merely waved his hand. "We shall see. There are still two stages left, aren't there?"

———

[Combat Arena, Level Ten]

Fully restored, Han Zhan now stood with a solemn expression, staring ahead.

There, the terrifying aura of a third-tier beast surged like a tidal wavem

Third-tier beast: Red Flame Beast.

Standing over three meters tall, this fearsome insectoid creature resembled a primordial dinosaur, its entire body engulfed in raging flames.

When the Red Flame Beast appeared, the standard procedure for ordinary Spirit Contract Masters was to retreat immediately and request reinforcements.

Beyond tier three, the strength of beasts escalated geometrically, leaving them almost impossible to confront without a trained combat Spirit Contract Master.

The Red Flame Beast opened its massive maw, spewing flames toward Han Zhan, not far in front of it.

The scorching waves incinerated everything in their path, blackening the battlefield and causing the air temperature to soar.

When its first strike missed, the flames on the Red Flame Beast intensified, nearly doubling in strength. The battlefield warped under the heat, teetering on the brink of collapse.

The requirement for difficulty level ten was to survive its attacks for more than three minutes.

For Han Zhan, with his body enhanced, it was challenging but not impossible.

However, as he stared at the monstrous Red Flame Beast, its destructive rampage consuming the battlefield inch by inch, just as the insect race did to humanity, he suddenly froze.

'Is humanity destined only to flee, to survive in the cracks like this?'

"What's he doing? Why isn't he dodging?"

"Is he insane? Run, what are you waiting for?"

"You can't defeat it; get out of there, you idiot!"

"What are you doing?"

Han Zhan heard the shouts from the crowd.

He didn't respond. Instead, he asked internally, "Youwei, are you ready?"

"Yes!" Xia Youwei's determined voice echoed in his heart. "No matter what decision you make, I'll support you unconditionally."

'Good, then let's do this.'

The fire in Han Zhan's heart blazed.

"My name is Han Zhan, and I am a Spirit Contract Master."

"I came here not just to survive."

"KILL!"

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