Chapter 342 Master and Servant Contract
Li Xiaoyao ultimately did not sell the Patching Heaven Arrow to the System, indicating that this was not just any ordinary arrow feather, as it was so valuable.
One billion top-grade Spirit Stones was certainly a hefty sum of income, but compared to a weapon that could protect oneself at critical moments, it was clear which was more important.
Having stored the Patching Heaven Arrow into his Storage Space, Li Xiaoyao leaped up, transforming into a lingering shadow and rushing towards the ground like a swift wind.
Nie Xiaoqian had yet to react when, in a flash, she saw Li Xiaoyao standing before her.
"What happened to you?" Li Xiaoyao furrowed his brow, looking at Nie Xiaoqian's bloodied mouth corner with a hint of anger.
"I wanted to go up to help you, but I couldn't make it," Nie Xiaoqian said softly.
Li Xiaoyao felt moved in his heart. This girl was indeed kind-hearted, not hesitating for a moment to help, even when she was unsure if she could deal with the situation above.
"Young Master, you..."
"Hmm, what?" Nie Xiaoqian was speaking too quietly for Li Xiaoyao to hear clearly.
With her face blushing, Nie Xiaoqian turned her head away and said in a shy tone, "Could you put on your clothes?"
"Clothes?" Glancing down, Li Xiaoyao felt somewhat embarrassed. Indeed, he had forgotten that he was stark naked.
"Ah... Miss Xiaoqian, would you turn around?" Li Xiaoyao took out a moon-white robe from his Storage Ring and put it on.
After he was dressed, he looked down and noticed that his outfit somewhat resembled that of the man on the stone platform.
"Young Master, where are we going now?" Nie Xiaoqian did not ask what was at the top of the stone platform, a sign of her clever mind.
Looking up at the top of the stone platform briefly, he then collected his thoughts and said, "Back home."
Just as the two of them stepped off the stone platform, Zhu Jiuyin, who was resting on the ground, suddenly opened its eyes.
Zhu Jiuyin stood upright, baring its huge mouth menacingly at the pair.
Nie Xiaoqian was about to step forward, but Li Xiaoyao extended his hand to stop her, smiling at Zhu Jiuyin, "Leave this beast to me."
"But..."
Li Xiaoyao said, "I can handle it."
"Then be careful," Nie Xiaoqian said in a low voice, nodding quietly but keeping her eyes firmly on Zhu Jiuyin, ready to act the instant Li Xiaoyao was in danger.
Having merged with the Golden Body, not only had his physique become unprecedentedly strong, but his Spiritual Power and cultivation level had also made a breakthrough.
Li Xiaoyao looked inward and discovered that his cultivation level had actually reached the ninth rank of the Abstinence Realm.
From the peak of the Condensation Realm to the ninth rank of the Abstinence Realm, he had improved by an entire realm. Such speed was terrifying.
At first, Li Xiaoyao was a bit worried that rapid cultivation improvement would lead to an unstable foundation and superficial cultivation level, but none of these problems existed in his case.
At the ninth rank of the Abstinence Realm, there was still some gap between him and Zhu Jiuyin of the fifth rank of the Spirit Cultivation Realm, but Li Xiaoyao was no ordinary cultivator.
Face to face with Zhu Jiuyin, Li Xiaoyao had absolute confidence that he could subdue it.
Seeing Li Xiaoyao step forward, Zhu Jiuyin felt its dignity challenged.
"Petty human, meet your death!" growled Zhu Jiuyin, as its blood-red forked tongue suddenly lashed out, coiling towards Li Xiaoyao.
"Is that all?"
Zhu Jiuyin's speed was clearly visible in Li Xiaoyao's eyes. Just as its tongue was about to touch Li Xiaoyao, his body suddenly vanished into thin air.
Zhu Jiuyin was startled, and then a whooshing sound near its ear made it feel an impending crisis.
An figure seemed to appear directly from the broken space, and there Li Xiaoyao was, arriving out of nowhere, and slammed a fierce punch towards Zhu Jiuyin's head.
The terrifying energy caused Zhu Jiuyin's scales to stand on end. In the nick of time, it tilted its head just three inches to avoid the punch.
His punch had missed, but Li Xiaoyao swiftly changed his position midair, striking again like a cannonball.
The punch was aimed directly at Zhu Jiuyin's vitals. With Zhu Jiuyin's massive body and slower speed compared to Li Xiaoyao, there was no way to avoid this punch.
"Bang!"
With a single punch, Zhu Jiuyin's body was sent crashing into the desert ground, creating a huge pit.
"Roar!"
Zhu Jiuyin let out a pained roar, twisting its body, trying to get up, but just then, Li Xiaoyao's figure, ghost-like, instantly appeared in front of it, grabbing its tail with one hand, muscles in his arm bulging as he lightly shouted, "Up!"
Then, like a human weapon, Li Xiaoyao grabbed Zhu Jiuyin's massive body with one hand and swung it around effortlessly.
To Li Xiaoyao, holding the several-thousand-pound Zhu Jiuyin seemed like holding an insignificant little bug.
Even Zhu Jiuyin had not realized that its physical strength had become so grotesquely powerful.
With just 30% integrity of his Golden Body, Li Xiaoyao felt a sense of inexhaustible strength. He dared not imagine just how strong a complete Golden Body would be!
Perhaps strong enough to physically shatter the void itself and ascend to immortality!
"Roar!"
The roar of Zhu Jiuyin pulled Li Xiaoyao back to reality.
Li Xiaoyao walked slowly towards it, looking down at Zhu Jiuyin, who just a second ago seemed invincible but now was covered in wounds. Li Xiaoyao placed a hand on its head and said with a cold smile, "Beast, meet your death!"
Feeling Li Xiaoyao's intense intent to kill, Zhu Jiuyin, speaking in human tongue, pleaded, "Do not kill me!"
"Give me a reason not to kill you!"
"I am willing to submit to you," said Zhu Jiuyin, bowing its head.
"Oh? Submit to me?" A thought crossed Li Xiaoyao's mind; this could be a good idea.
Zhu Jiuyin had reached the Fifth Rank of the Spirit Cultivation Realm and possessed a demon beast's body. In terms of combat strength, it could overpower an average Seventh or Eighth Rank cultivator of the same realm.
Of course, with Li Xiaoyao's current combat prowess, he did not need such aid. However, the women by his side were unprotected, and having a powerful servant seemed like an excellent choice.
"System, is there any kind of contract?" Li Xiaoyao thought of legendary contracts the first thing.
The System, with its vast divine skills, should surely have something for sale.
"What kind of contract does the host require?"
Li Xiaoyao explained the situation, and after listening, the System directly offered him an item.
"Master-Servant Contract: One party becomes the master and the other the servant; the contract requires both parties' consent and, once established, binds the servant for life unless the master releases them. Should the master die, the servant also dies. If the servant harbors malice towards the master, they will suffer the agony of a burning heart."
"This is perfect," Li Xiaoyao's eyes lit up, "This is the one."
"Price: 10 million Spirit Stones."
Having purchased the Master-Servant Contract, Li Xiaoyao looked at the hesitant Zhu Jiuyin and said, "Sparing your life isn't impossible, but since you chose to submit to me, you should show some gesture of commitment."
Zhu Jiuyin sighed in relief upon knowing Li Xiaoyao was inclined to spare its life, immediately replying, "Whatever the Immortal commands, this demon dares not disobey."
"Hmm." Li Xiaoyao was quite satisfied with this attitude.
"Then, let's establish a Master-Servant Contract," Li Xiaoyao said, flipping over his palm to reveal a talisman paper in his hand.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Jiuyin's heart skipped a beat, its eyes filled with resistance.
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Li Xiaoyao's brows raised, his tone laden with endless murderous intent, "You're reluctant?"
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