285: Isnt This Just Asking Everyone To Die Together?!
It was only usable once and lasted ten minutes though. After which ti the target would regain its strength, so you had to subdue the beast in that ti or face its wrath afterwards.
The item was effective against all beasts, including holy ones, so it was incredibly expensive. Zi Cheng nearly emptied out her entire cache of points for the purchase. But the thought of having a holy beast under her command more than made up for it.
She took out a high-level contract scroll from her storage ring. With it, she was sure to succeed, but nothing happened after the scroll turned into a purple light and entered the phoenix.
The girl had reverted to her true form because of the black smoke. She was so weak she didnt even have the strength to speak. She hated the situation. If she had known the human was this insidious and vile, she wouldnt have been so rciful.
Who was she? She was a beast of the greatest auspiciousness. Any master of hers had to be beautiful, with the strongest blood and the best lineage. And yet here was this damn human daring to try and contract with her. She would rather die than be bound to anyone not eting her criteria. She glanced at Zi Cheng disdainfully.
Zi Cheng looked at the smirk. She would be successful and contract with the beast. The scroll wasnt just any old scroll after all.
Its no use Junior Sister Zi Cheng. This seven-colored phoenix has the freedom to choose its master. If it was just a regular holy beast, then you might have been able forcefully contract with it. But you cant force this phoenix. Even if it dies, it would rather not submit to soone it doesnt like. Oleen spoke up. He understood what Zi Cheng was trying to do, but he didnt want them to waste ti on a hopeless attempt.
Zi Cheng was too focused to reply.
The phoenix scread in pain when Zi Cheng touched it with a drop of the blood fallen from her lips. A blood contract was far more binding and oppressive than a slave contract. Once fully executed, the master could siphon the contracted beasts life energy. On top of that, the master could also force any damage he or she suffered onto the beast to bear. The master fully controlled whether the beast lived or died, so life and death was all within the whim of its master. This was the nature of a blood contract.
A slave contract was not as restrictive because it allowed a beast to regain its freedom once its master died. On the other hand, a blood bound beast could never be free. Their death was tied to their masters. Blood contracts were a living nightmare for magical beasts.
A blood contract! Zi Cheng, you dare?! Oleen couldnt believe his eyes. Blood contracts had been banned on the continent because they were too tyrannical. The magical beast population viewed any sword master or magician who used one as public enemy number one. They chased and killed anyone who used it and the temple would turn a blind eye to the murder.
Zi Cheng was willing to offend every magical beast on the continent for this one holy beast in front of her.
Yanran covered her mouth in surprise. She couldnt believe Zi Cheng, who had always treated people so kindly, would use such a cruel thod.
A blood contract was an offensive thing to any beast, never mind one as dignified as a holy beast. It wasnt going to succumb. Yanran had a bad premonition.
Sure enough, a desire for destruction emanated from the phoenix. The bird was going to blow up any second.
Zi Cheng didnt expect the bird to choose self-destruction. She had used the contract because she was certain it was too weak to do anything. It was surprising the holy beast preferred dying over submitting to a blood contract with her.
A holy beast exploding, it was sothing that could be felt thousands of miles around. Nothing within the periter would survive. Wasnt this just asking to all die together?!
Zi Cheng! Stop it! Oleen was frantic.
Dont! Xiao Cheng! Yanran scread in horror.
Zi Cheng wanted to stop, but once the contract was initiated, it wouldnt stop unless it failed. She had to gamble on it working. If it worked, she would get a contracted beast, but if it failed, she would just hide in her dinsional space. She wouldnt die here.
Zi Cheng approached the task more energetically after making up her mind.
A chaotic atmosphere enveloped Demon Wind island and the surrounding waters. The water monsters fled in panic, swimming as fast as they could away from the vicinity.
So ships with experienced helmsn, upon seeing this, turned their helms around and also followed the flow of monster traffic, changing their original course.
It wasnt just the water monsters that fled, aerial monsters also took flight. They took to the sky and flew at breakneck speed away from the island.
It was quite a wonderous scene to behold.
Pirates on the island had lived there for generations. Such a strange occurrence, they reported it up the line imdiately. Up the chain it went until it reached Demon Wind and his deputy commanders.
Demon Wind was just about to leave for the secret location when news reached him of the strange events around the island. The big three gathered and conferred with one another. Had there ever been an event like this before? And how would it affect Demon Wind island?
Feng Wu was sitting amongst the maids as they chatted with each other. The maids didnt work 24/7; they had ample ti to idle, such as now.
Hey now, did sothing happen out at sea? Why are all the monsters running away like mad?
How would I know? It cant be anything good.
It doesnt matter. Even if the sky falls down, the guys outside will take care of it. It doesnt have anything to do with us.
Feng Wu silently stared out the window as she listened to the girls talk.
286: A Persons Character
Feng Wu looked at the sea. There was so little life in it. Who was begging for death?
The changes made many above ground nervous. anwhile the two closest to Zi Cheng nearly had a heart attack. Yanran and Oleen thought Zi Cheng was crazy to choose death instead of giving up a contract with a holy beast.
Madman! Lunatic!
Shes crazy!
But was Zi Cheng really out of her mind? Of course not. She had a ans of escape so she had no reason to be concerned.
Just when Yanran and Oleen were going to declare they wanted to leave, two figures appeared.
Ming Xi and Jier had finally managed to crawl to the end of the tunnel. They felt an incredibly destructive force coming from ahead of them
The force was so strong, Ming Xi reacted imdiately. It was the kind of force created when a holy magical beast was in the midst of self-destruction.
Ming Xi and Jier were dumbfounded. They had been chasing after Yanran and the others; they never thought theyd encounter a beast self-destructing!
How powerful was the explosion from a holy beast? Neither had experienced it before, but they didnt need to experience to know it would be powerful! A single explosion could destroy an entire country!
Even if both of them were extraordinary, with their own ans to survive, neither of them wanted to experience a holy magical beast going through self-destruction!
Needless to say, by the ti they pulled themselves out of the tunnel, neither of them were of a fra of mind to marvel at the temples architecture.
Jier shot a fireball at Zi Cheng while Ming Xi scooped up the phoenix. He used his internal aura to keep the explosion from bursting forth.
Ah! scread out Zi Cheng. She spat out a mouthful of blood after being hit with the fireball.
While Yanran and Oleen were shocked at the turn of events, they were also very happy!
Senior Ming Xi! The had never been happier to see their senior.
The two of you, I will report your actions to the vice principal once we get back. I hope this is the last ti you act without proper authorization on this trip. Ming Xis mouth curved in a smile when he said this, but you couldnt classify it as a smile.
Where would they have the guts to have an opinion on the matter? They thought they were goners just a second ago. They nodded their heads like a floating bob, ready to agree to the bla.
It wasnt like they hadnt wanted to break Zi Chengs contract, but they knew they didnt have enough power. They didnt know how Zi Cheng was able to use her magic; their own magic was still sealed by the bracelet. They would have escaped long ago if they could use their abilities. Who would stand there and wait for death?
Senior Ming Xi, Im sorry. This is my fault. I proposed helping Princess Hailin to the others. It had nothing to do with Yanran. Oleen didnt want Yanran to be punished for it.
No, no! It was ! It was all my fault! I shouldnt have been so capricious. Oleen only ca because of .
Yanran, its not your fault. You dont have to take the bla for . Oleen would rather take the fall than let the girl he liked be hurt.
Yanran shook her head desperately while tears stread down her face. No! Its my fault. You dont have to cover for Oleen.
Ming Xi and Jier didnt bother watching them confess their guilt. It didnt matter who confessed, the matter still stood. Both of them left against the explicit orders of their team captain. It wasnt like one of them wouldnt be punished just because the other confessed.
The seven-colored phoenix had had no plans to live; she fully expected to die. Her dignity and pride as a holy beast wouldnt allow her to be contracted against her will, never mind through such a vile contract like a blood one.
Her consciousness had blurred but she could feel the culminating power inside her body beco increasingly violent. The tendrils of the blood contract swiped at her. She barely had any power to resist it. She was only free from sheer willpower.
But all of a sudden, she felt more comfortable as another power coursed through her. Her own powers began to return.
Surprised, she opened her eyes. A stunningly beautiful face ca into view. The faces owner had a body that radiated the blood of gods.
Little One, are you OK? Ming Xi asked when he saw her open her eyes. He gently placed her on the ground, a real smile on his lips.
He knew holy beasts were born with a consciousness and spiritual intelligence. He was certain the seven-colored phoenix was a high-level magical beast.
Of course, of course. She yelled twice in excitent before flying up. She stared at Ming Xi, completely forgetting about Zi Cheng.
Co here. Ming Xi said as he raised an arm out to her.
Of course. After a mont the bird flew to Ming Xis upraised arm.
You have seven colors. I will call you Little Seven from now on. Ming Xi said as he softly touched her head.
Of course. Little Seven was content. At last, she finally found a human worthy to be her master. This human was gentle, had noble blood, and had a divine physical appearance. He was positively ideal!
Little Seven drew a contract array with her wing. It was the strongest mutually symbiotic contract a beast could form.
Symbiotic contracts were contracts signed under a magical beasts own initiative. Once ford, both parties could share each others life energy. So if a magical beast had a natural life span of one hundred thousand years, then the master would have the sa life span. Both parties could also tap into each others powers. This ant Ming Xi could tap into Little Sevens beast abilities while Little Seven could tap into the power in Ming Xis god bloodline.
The benefits dont stop there. Each party could tap into the contract to heal each other. It wasnt possible to heal injuries one hundred percent, but it was possible to heal about fifty percent.
Oleen and Yanran stopped rushing to assu bla, stunned as they were by the change.
Was this the sa phoenix that would rather die than surrender and form a contract? It had preferred suicide over contracting with Zi Cheng just a mont ago, but now it was voluntarily forming a contract with Senior Ming Xi. And he hadnt coerced it at all. It was a most enviable contract too!
Was this because Zi Chengs character was bad or was Senior Ming Xis character good? This was a serious question; they would have to think about it
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