"One!" Yu Qingtan's icy voice echoed through the night sky.
Panic flashed in the eyes of the Howling Moon Demon King, as it couldn't tolerate its people being killed by the human race right before its eyes, especially since the other side held more than one hostage.
However, submitting as the mighty Howling Moon Demon King wounded its pride. Caught between a rock and a hard place, the Demon King found it hard to make a decision.
"Three!" Yu Qingtan's voice rang out again, as her right foot lifted and stomped down. A pair of delicate embroidered shoes encompassed a small foot, yet it seed to contain infinite strength. With that stomp, spiritual power surged in, turning Yin Ren's brain into mush from the inside, and a demon core devoid of soul popped out, caught by Yu Qingtan in her hand.
Life instantly left the enormous wolf body of Yin Ren. The Slaughter Demon Order task Yu Qingtan needed to complete in order to advance to the Nascent Soul Stage was incidentally fulfilled.
"You—you didn't even count to three!" The Howling Moon Demon King and Yin Zhong were furious, their eyes nearly bursting. The Howling Moon Demon King enveloped Yu Qingtan with the cold and biting Moon Frost Mist.
Unfortunately, it was in vain. Having comprehended the Origin of Ti and Space, Yu Qingtan used Bleeding Thousand Miles, eluding even the Space-Locking Bead, a Taoist Instrunt specifically designed to restrict escape techniques.
Yu Qingtan took Yin Ren's body, reappearing at another location, and then underneath her foot appeared the massive wolf body of Yin Yi.
"Sorry about that, I forgot just now. This ti I'll count properly! Or does the Howling Moon Demon King want to see if I can do away with it before your mist reaches ?"
"You—"
The fur on the Howling Moon Demon King and Yin Zhong bristled with anger, but unfortunately, it knew it couldn't hesitate any longer. It was very reluctant to submit to a human at the Mid-Nascent Stage, but as the leader of the Howling Moon Silver Wolf tribe, could it really stand by and watch its people die one by one?
With a deep breath, the Howling Moon Demon King slowly spoke, "I, Howling Moon Demon King, am willing to submit to you."
"Hmph, at least you know what's good for you," Yu Qingtan said with a cold laugh.
"However, if you want
to truly submit, you'll have to show so sincerity," said the Howling Moon Demon King, expressing submission verbally, yet its heart wasn't convinced. It wanted to test Yu Qingtan's strength and background to see if she was truly worthy of its submission.
"Sincerity? What kind of sincerity do you want?" Yu Qingtan said with a slight smile, having already anticipated that the Howling Moon Demon King wouldn't submit easily.
"You have to promise not to harm another mber of my Silvermoon Demon Wolf tribe, and you have to defeat
fair and square!" the Howling Moon Demon King declared, feeling incredibly stifled.
"If you choose to submit, I naturally won't harm you without good reason. As for defeating you, that's as you wish!" Yu Qingtan said with a smile, putting away Yin Yi.
Moonlight, like water, spilled over the battlefield where Yu Qingtan and the Howling Moon Demon King faced off. The air was filled with a deadly stillness as if even the wind held its breath, unwilling to disturb the tense atmosphere.
The Howling Moon Demon King did its utmost to envelop Yu Qingtan in the Moon Frost Mist, but since Yu Qingtan had agreed to defeat it squarely, she didn't use Bleeding Thousand Miles to dodge.
Above Yu Qingtan's head appeared a gigantic cover wreathed in flas. Nine fire pythons descended from the cover, coiling around Yu Qingtan, dispelling the chilling sensation brought by the Moon Frost Mist. It was none other than the Nine Python Profound Fire Cover, a supre treasure.
Then, the Curtainfall Sword appeared in Yu Qingtan's hand, her body radiating intense sword intent. She drew upon nearly ninety percent of her spiritual power and executed a sword technique.
Where the sword light passed, it seed to whip up a ferocious gale that dispersed the approaching Moon Frost Mist. Following the path she had opened, in a flash, Yu Qingtan was before the Howling Moon Demon King, with the Curtainfall Sword against its neck.
"You've lost!" Yu Qingtan's cool voice resounded.
"Four Seasons Sword Technique, Origin of Space, you must be from the Cangqiong Sword Sect!" lanted the Howling Moon Demon King bitterly.
Yu Qingtan smiled and remained silent, the technique she used was the third form of the Four Seasons Sword Technique, Autumn Wind Rolling Leaves.
The Four Seasons Sword Technique had five forms, each nad Spring Mist, Sumr Rain, Autumn Wind Rolling Leaves, Winter Bone-chilling Cold, and Four Seasons Endless, of which the last three forms were Dao Techniques.
The third form, when used by a cultivator with a Wind Spirit Root, was quite powerful, but Yu Qingtan, who had comprehended the Origin of Space, wielded this form with even greater might.
She had refrained from using these thods before, primarily because she wasn't sure she could kill the Howling Moon Demon King outright and wanted to use less strenuous ans to force its submission. As for being mistaken for soone from the Cangqiong Sword Sect by the Howling Moon Demon King, she was happy to let the misunderstanding stand.
In the night, the Howling Moon Demon King lost the battle, with reluctance and resignation flickering in its eyes. As a Demon King in the later stages of the Fourth Stage, it prided itself on profound cultivation, but unexpectedly it couldn't withstand a single blow from a mid-Nascent Soul Stage human. It slowly lowered its head, signifying its submission to Yu Qingtan.
"I, the Howling Moon Demon King, am willing to honor my promise and submit to you," intoned the Howling Moon Demon King in a deep voice. The Demon Race adhered to the law of the jungle, making it sowhat easier on the psyche to submit to soone who could defeat them outright.
"Good, Howling Moon Demon King, you've made a wise choice," said Yu Qingtan indifferently. "Where is your daughter Yin Yue? And are there other mbers of your tribe outside? I want your entire tribe to submit!"
"Yin Yue is within the Moonshine Pool inside the Moon God Stone, and indeed, there are a few other mbers of our tribe wandering outside. I can have them all return and submit to you!"
The Howling Moon Demon King pointed to the crescent mark on its forehead and uttered, its heart filled with sorrow. Did this human intend to betroth its precious daughter to that half-demon? Unfortunately, the circumstances were stronger than its own will, and once it had shown weakness, it was not easy for it to beco tough again.
Yu Qingtan nodded and took out a Soul Oath Contract while saying, "Once you submit to , you shall not initiate aggression against the human race."
"This... what should we do if the Frost Wolf Tribe orders us?" asked the Howling Moon Demon King, clearly troubled.
"Then, when do you estimate such an order might be given?" Yu Qingtan was aware the Howling Moon Demon King was referring to large-scale or extrely large-scale beast waves.
"Perhaps in more than a hundred years."
"Then, let your submission be limited to a hundred years!" declared Yu Qingtan without hesitation. She was certain that by then, she would already be invincible in the Outer Realm.
"Very well, how shall I address you, master?" inquired the Howling Moon Demon King, playing along dutifully.
"You may call
Qing Shuang," she replied.
The Howling Moon Demon King and Yin Zhong examined the contents of the Soul Oath Contract and, finding no issues, left their respective soul imprints.
Yu Qingtan released the mbers of the Silvermoon Demon Wolf from the System Space and Formation, and under the command of the Silvermoon Demon Wolf, they too left their soul imprints.
Yin Yi, who was seriously injured, was healed by Yu Qingtan using the Withered Wood Spring Technique, and soon woke up, also leaving a soul imprint on the submission contract. As for the deceased Yin Ren, the Howling Moon Demon King and its tribe chose to temporarily forget him.
Yin Yue, the little princess of the Silvermoon Demon Wolf Tribe, was released. She was overwheld after being inford by the Howling Moon Demon King about the series of events and fell into deep self-bla. Regrettably, no matter what, she also left her soul imprint on the contract.
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