Han Zhan's request made Gongyang Jin's beautiful brows furrow.

"I thought you would make some unreasonable demand, like asking me to become your Contracted Spirit."

"Is Great Xia really worth you going to such lengths for it?"

Gongyang Jin couldn't understand.

Because in her view, Great Xia was also full of intrigue and chaos internally.

The frontline Combat Spirit Contract Masters were fighting desperately, but it couldn't withstand the scheming among the higher-ups at the back.

Such is the way of the world, unity must eventually break apart.

The Li Family being able to hold onto this century-old foundation for Great Xia was already a feat; even if those big figures wish to resist the tides, it is probably impossible to go against the current.

In the City of Extreme Evil, there's this one benefit,

you can "consume the fruit" of any country here.

However, she did not refuse Han Zhan's request.

Were it any other demand, she might have had a headache, but asking her to hunt the Yexieqi Snake Race? There's nothing simpler than a task that can be solved by action.

Those four Tier Eight Snake Emperors had already been distracted by Wei Qing, so among the Yexieqi Snake Race now, there's virtually nothing that can match her in battle.

A complete dimensional reduction strike.

Gongyang Jin agreed readily, and Han Zhan displayed his mission map.

On the map, there were over thirty task markers, and now, only ten of them had turned green upon completion, while the other twenty or so were bright red!

Red means mission failure.

These twenty or so Yexieqi Hatchlings were converging from various directions towards their main elite forces.

The Yexieqi Snake Race's advancement was strange, yet domineering; they evolve by continuously devouring.

Whether it's animals, plants, or even soil.

Anything they can swallow, they can convert into Spiritual Power to aid in their evolutionary breakthrough.

According to records, it takes just a day for a Yexieqi Hatchling to become a battlefield's elite Snake Race! In this respect, they outpace human Spirit Contract Masters and Contracted Spirits by incomprehensible margins.

Han Zhan's mind quickly analyzed and re-marked three points on the mission map.

These were the canyon entrance five thousand kilometers away, the plain fifteen thousand kilometers away, and the point where the valley borders twenty-eight thousand kilometers away.

These three places would be critical positions where large numbers of Yexieqi Hatchlings converge.

These were also locations Xiao Ya had previously suggested to Han Zhan.

Perhaps Han Zhan couldn't complete this task, but if it were Gongyang Jin, it would be absolutely no problem!

"In these three locations, ambush the Yexieqi Hatchlings, provide side support for the frontline, and collaborate with the Great Xia troops for the final total offensive."

"No problem."

Gongyang Jin nodded without hesitation.

Just as she agreed and was about to move immediately, suddenly, her pupils turned completely black!

A faint black aura rose slowly from her back, even sketching a terrifying and ferocious Exotic Beast pattern behind her!

"Run..." Gongyang Jin said, her head lowered, gripping the Destruction Giant Blade in her hand tightly, talking to Han Zhan.

Han Zhan had no idea what was happening.

One moment he could communicate with Gongyang Jin normally, and the next, black aura erupted from her body, looking even more horrifying than the Snake Race.

He heard Gongyang Jin's warning, just as he was about to turn and run.

Suddenly, Han Zhan stopped abruptly.

It wasn't out of conscience; he suddenly realized he couldn't possibly outrun a Tier Eight Contracted Spirit!

Can't run!

What should I do?

Han Zhan's mind whirled rapidly, and he suddenly had an idea.

Gongyang Jin's current state clearly resembled something like "Demonic Possession." Though such things don't exist in this world, Han Zhan had a trump card particularly effective against Demonic Possession.

Fu Xi Zither!

As one of the ten Divine Artifacts of the ancient times, the Fu Xi Zither not only captures the soul but also purifies the spirit.

Thinking of this, Han Zhan hesitated no more, sitting cross-legged.

The illusionary Fu Xi Guqin appeared across Han Zhan's lap.

He bit his lip, knowing it was a life-or-death moment, taking a gamble!

As Han Zhan's fingers plucked the zither strings, the melody of "Clear Heart Powder" echoed through the entire Dark Forest.

The black aura on Gongyang Jin's body had grown dense enough to nearly enshroud her completely, but upon hearing the melody, the aura seemed to recoil humanely.

There's hope!

Han Zhan saw this and increased the frequency of his finger movements on the zither.

At this time, Gongyang Jin, with her brows furrowed tightly and eyes closed, was in a very peculiar state.

She called this state "Nightmare"!

It wasn't some flaw in cultivation. Gongyang Jin experienced this entirely due to the wound on her back.

That wound was inflicted by a Tier Nine Insect Emperor.

Even as a Valkyrie, Gongyang Jin was only a Tier Eight Ultimate, still quite distant from the Tier Nine Peak, and under such a disparity, being hunted by a Tier Nine Insect Emperor, although she barely escaped with her life, it resulted in hidden injuries.

That Tier Nine Insect Emperor was named "Nightmare."

So Gongyang Jin would unpredictably sink into the "Nightmare" state, where she would lose complete control, becoming a mad killer.

But today, just as she was about to be controlled by Nightmare again, entering a berserk state,

She heard a long, melodious zither sound.

Seeming to come from beyond the sky, the zither sound gave her nearly shattered consciousness a brief respite at this moment.

It was this chance to breathe that allowed Gongyang Jin's spirit and vigor to regroup.

No one knew how much time passed before she suddenly opened her eyes, and as Gongyang Jin opened her eyes, the black fearsome Insect Race pattern that had gathered behind her dissipated instantly!

Gongyang Jin broke out in a cold sweat on her back.

She looked at her reclaimed control over her body, awakening for the first time without blood-soaked hands, her enchanting eyes glinting with bright light.

"It's you?!" Gongyang Jin looked at Han Zhan opposite her.

At this moment, Han Zhan's spirit was extremely depleted; had Gongyang Jin not awakened, he might not have been able to hold on much longer.

But fortunately.

"Now there's no way I can let you go." Gongyang Jin said in a slightly manic tone.

After all, that was the Tier Nine Insect Emperor's "Nightmare"!

It had plagued her for countless years.

Gongyang Jin had thought of countless solutions, even as a Tier Eight Powerhouse, to no avail, so she had given up.

Unless a Tier Nine Healing System Spirit Contract Master or Contracted Spirit intervened, but as she knew, the few existing Tier Nines were not of the Healing System.

Yet a mere Tier Three Spirit Contract Master had solved this problem!

"You're so handsome and so powerful; your future achievements are boundless."

"How about it, would you consider forming a contract with me? With me as your Tier Eight Contracted Spirit, you could sweep through enemies effortlessly!"

Facing Gongyang Jin's tempting words,

Han Zhan shook his head but made another request instead.

"Can I take a closer look at the wound on your back?"

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