I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts

Chapter 994: Chapter 354: A Life Born from Desperation

The mutated white wolf shook its head again,

wanting to toss Han Zhan high into the air, then crush his bones and meat, and swallow him.

But it failed.

Han Zhan clung tightly to its teeth, not getting thrown off at the first moment.

Instead, taking advantage of this opportunity, he freed himself from the wolf’s fang that pierced his body, and dove straight into… the white wolf’s mouth.

The white wolf was stunned.

It seemed unable to comprehend how the “food” took the initiative to roll into its belly.

Skipping the earlier chewing steps seemed to save some trouble, but swallowing it directly like this felt wrong, with a vague sense of unease.

It turned out its feeling was not mistaken.

Because in the next second, the white wolf suddenly felt a violent cramping pain in its stomach, its whole body twisting like a pretzel, rolling on the ground in agony.

Han Zhan was still not dead!

The massive wolf body fell right into the underground basement level, making the already narrow space even more cramped.

As it rolled in pain, crashing against the surrounding walls, a rumbling sound echoed, collapsing piece by piece.

The once wisps of white mist, like trickling streams, were torn open even wider by the white wolf’s antics.

Forcing herself to stay calm, Jiang Lingling was at the moment both avoiding the earth crack and rubble while taking deep breaths of spiritual mist.

As the youngest female entrepreneur, her mind was undoubtedly sharp, swiftly laying out a solution in the blink of an eye.

Since the middle-aged bodyguard could awaken by consuming spiritual mist, does it mean anyone who consumes the mist could awaken?

The white wolf is already mutated; to fully subdue it, one must be an equally matched opponent.

As Jiang Lingling inhaled the spiritual mist deeply, the commotion from the white wolf seemed to gradually quiet down.

The situation of Han Zhan inside the white wolf was unknown,

The white wolf’s physical strength was significantly drained from this ordeal, its once fierce wolf head now had its mouth wide open, flowing with stinky saliva.

It was recovering its stamina.

With its breathing, the spiritual mist was slowly being absorbed into its body.

If it were given more time, once it recovered its strength, with its power, chances for a comeback would be slim.

Suddenly, a beam of pitch-black light flashed by.

The white wolf’s previously vibrant fur started to wilt under this dark light, as if suffering a great seal.

Jiang Lingling stood in the spiritual mist, raising her hands forward, releasing the pitch-black light from her palms.

Superpower, awakening!

Like the middle-aged bodyguard earlier, Jiang Lingling successfully awakened by consuming the spiritual mist.

However, her strength didn’t get enhanced; instead, she gained a new skill.

The pitch-black light was her skill.

The curse, weakness, once latched onto, would stick like an attached deadly wound, impossible to shake off.

The white wolf realized this, but it was too late to retaliate.

The dark aura finally converged on its brow, forming a dense unerasable black spot.

“Roar!”

It let out a mad roar, getting weaker even as it roared.

Dark mist spread from its brow, like countless flickering black electric arcs enveloping the white wolf’s head, these interconnected dark mists seemingly about to form a deadly prison, locking and killing the white wolf.

It seemed the lock was about to take shape,

Suddenly, just the last thread of dark mist stopped abruptly.

Jiang Lingling staggered, pale, and kneeled on the ground.

She was out of energy.

The white wolf seized this chance, gulping several mouthfuls of fresh air, coming back to life.

It suddenly turned its head to Jiang Lingling, eyes filled with viciousness and resentment.

But in the next second, a bloodied hand suddenly pierced out from its abdomen’s weakest spot!

Splash!

The white wolf’s belly burst open from inside, dropping blood and organs everywhere, a stronger stench spread out.

The already weakened white wolf was unable to sustain itself, and crashed down heavily.

Only its abdomen was still writhing grotesquely.

Until, Han Zhan’s figure crawled out again from the wolf’s stomach, gripping a crimson elixir-like orb in his hand.

He looked up, exchanging glances with Jiang Lingling who showed concern, weakly waving his hand.

Jiang Lingling nodded weakly.

The two remained silent, sitting cross-legged.

Since the resurrection of spiritual energy till now, the two had truly survived the desperate struggle.

Survival against the odds.

After some time, the white mist from the depths stopped billowing, and Han Zhan and Jiang Lingling gradually recovered.

“The spiritual mist here has been completely absorbed.”

“Should we leave?”

Han Zhan lightly nodded, and stood up with Jiang Lingling.

“I awakened the curse system superpower; it can weaken opponents. What did you awaken?” Jiang Lingling asked curiously.

“Barbarian Witch Power.” Han Zhan answered truthfully without concealment.

“Barbarian Witch? What’s it like?”

“Power, defense, recovery, and…” Han Zhan said, looking down at the crimson elixir in his hand, then took a bite.

Seeing this, Jiang Lingling froze.

Then she saw the remaining crimson elixir in Han Zhan’s hand turn into a red line, getting absorbed into his mouth.

Immense spiritual mist filled his body, he felt an increase in strength.

“Barbarian Witch Power, truly domineering.” Jiang Lingling couldn’t help but exclaim.

The two chatted as they walked, returning to the pit entrance.

The elevator they originally rode was thoroughly broken.

Now, this place was the deep pit bitten by the white wolf; for ordinary people, getting out of this pit would be a challenge.

Fortunately, Han Zhan had greatly enhanced physique after awakening.

“Climb on my back, I’ll carry you up.” he said to Jiang Lingling.

Jiang Lingling didn’t hesitate, obediently climbed onto Han Zhan’s back.

Feeling the faint fragrance and warmth from his back, Han Zhan gave a light leap and quickly ran out of the pit.

Scenes on both sides rapidly retreated.

The bright light ahead was becoming increasingly dazzling.

A moment later, the foremost light point glowed intensely, causing Jiang Lingling to instinctively raise her hand, shielding her eyes.

When she opened her hand again, the scene in front had drastically changed.

Collapsed skyscrapers, burning ruins,

The once luxurious hotel was razed to the ground.

Scattered everywhere were shredded corpses, probably traces left by the rampaging white wolf.

At this moment, it was less than three hours since Han Zhan had arrived at the hotel.

In just three short hours, Sea City turned into a purgatory of flames.

Thick smoke billowed, dyeing the entire sky gray-black.

Further away, Jiang Lingling seemed to see blurred silhouettes of huge monstrous figures.

Snakes as tall as skyscrapers, bears as massive as small mountains, swarms of mice… all no longer the world she once knew.

Feeling lost, Han Zhan suddenly stepped forward, blocking her wandering gaze.

Han Zhan’s voice echoed:

“Let’s go.”

“We’ll carve a path to life.”