“Awooo~”
The Silver Wolf let out a submissive sound from its throat. Compared to its ferocious appearance earlier, its green pupils now looked exceptionally moist, creating the soft and cuddly illusion of a fluffy pet.
It looked like a giant pet.
Feng Luan was somewhat at a loss. After all, this Silver Wolf had seemed intent on killing her yesterday. Moreover, it was Feng Xiaoxiao’s spirit beast, so it was wiser to remain cautious and vigilant.
After all, its sharp claws could easily take a human life with a light slash across the fragile throat.
Seeing that Feng Luan remained unmoved after it had acted coquettishly for so long, the Silver Wolf rolled over, stretched out its forelegs, and lay down. The insides of its two furry ears were a tender pink, and they twitched slightly.
Then it let out an “Awooo~” toward Feng Luan.
This time, Feng Luan seemed to understand what the Silver Wolf meant. She asked in confusion, “Do you want to form a Contract with me?”
The Silver Wolf raised and wagged its tail. Its drooping ears stood up, and it even lowered its head.
A look of surprise flashed through Feng Luan’s pitch-black eyes.
Although a fifth-rank silver wolf was indeed somewhat intelligent, it merely possessed a little more awareness than ordinary beasts; it should not have reached the point of understanding human speech.
Could this Silver Wolf be more than fifth rank?
According to the rules of the arena, defeating a spirit beast did indeed allow one to form a Contract with it. However, this was the first time in history that one had voluntarily come forward to form a Contract.
After all, spirit beasts were naturally proud and unwilling to bow their heads to humans, especially creatures like wolves, which were fierce and cold-blooded.
Feng Luan did not dare lower her guard.
“Why do you want to form a Contract with me? If you are willing, nod your head.”
The Silver Wolf nodded.
“If you form a Contract with me, that is fine. I will not force you to do anything you are unwilling to do. I know you are not an ordinary Silver Wolf, and I will do everything I can to help you. However, I want you to never betray me for all eternity. If you violate this, I will make sure you suffer eternal ruin. Can you do that?”
The gentle breeze lifted the black veil of her veiled hat, revealing a pure and beautiful face. Her slender phoenix eyes were like a deep pool, and the corners of her lips curved into a bold smile devoid of the slightest warmth.
The Silver Wolf felt its entire body tremble.
The bestial consciousness within its body was actually suppressed by a few words from the human before it.
That slender, delicate figure made it want to submit.
Yesterday, it had merely sensed a strange spiritual power within this human that could alleviate the toxins in its body, which was why it had thought of staying by her side. Now, however, her words had made it even more certain of its choice.
Under Feng Luan’s gaze, the Silver Wolf nodded again.
She did not waste any time. She placed two fingers to her lips and bit them, drawing blood. As she silently recited the contract spell, her fingers traced shapes lightly through the air. Wherever they passed, lines slowly connected into a trigram formation glowing with a fiery red light.
With the trigram formation gathered between her two fingers, she touched the Silver Wolf’s forehead. Spiritual power surged from the area centered on the human and wolf. A small red circle gradually expanded, gathering them at its center.
A violent gale arose, sending the Linqin flying.
The trigram formation floated before the Silver Wolf’s forehead. The blood on Feng Luan’s fingers condensed into beads that slowly seeped into the formation, then entered the Silver Wolf’s body together with it. Red light suddenly flashed.
The wind surrounding them fell silent. The contract was successful.
The Silver Wolf felt a restraint in the depths of the soul. Probing deeper, it could clearly sense that this was not an overbearing and unfair Master-Servant Contract, but an equal contract.
Feng Luan withdrew her hand, removed the veiled hat from her head, and hung it on the wooden post behind the door. A young male voice sounded in her mind.
“Lin Yu greets master.”
The larger Silver Wolf stood respectfully, its green pupils filled with awe as it looked at Feng Luan.
It sensed the dense spiritual power in Feng Luan’s Sea of Consciousness.
Yet it could not sense any fluctuations of spiritual power from Feng Luan herself.
Feng Luan gave a slight nod. “Mm.”
Lin Yu hesitated for a moment, but still raised his question. “Master, a dense spiritual power is sealed within your Sea of Consciousness. That is also the power that attracted me.”
He did not mention the toxins within his own body.
Upon hearing this, Feng Luan fell into deep thought.
“What do you mean when you say it attracted you?”
Lin Yu answered truthfully, “Yesterday, when you sent me flying with a strike, that spiritual power appeared. It floated around my body and suppressed me, yet I could not control my desire to approach and submit to it.”
Otherwise, how could Feng Luan, who possessed no spiritual power, have rendered him, a Fifth-Rank powerhouse, unconscious?
If his guess was correct, that power...
should be the ancient phoenix power.
When it spread throughout his body, it suppressed him until he could not move. He could not help but curl up, and it was terrifying.
Listening to Lin Yu, Feng Luan instantly understood. The spiritual power in her Sea of Consciousness likely came from the Phoenix Token.
She needed to find a way to establish a connection with the Phoenix Token. Otherwise, even though it had already Acknowledged a master, it would merely remain silent within her Sea of Consciousness.
According to what the family heads of the Feng Family had passed down through the generations, the Phoenix Token contained the most precious treasure in the world. Moreover, to enter the Phoenix Token, one had to subdue the ancient ferocious beast imprisoned within it.
Lin Yu could detect the spiritual power in her Sea of Consciousness because, after forming a contract with her, he was able to sense it.
Feng Luan wanted to ask whether he could establish a connection with the Phoenix Token, but she did not yet fully trust this spirit beast.
The spiritual power of the Phoenix Token could attract spirit beasts, so it must be an immense tonic to them. She was not yet strong enough, and the Phoenix Token was not mature enough either. She would observe him for a while longer.
“Mm, I understand. However, I want to know—surely you are not a Silver Wolf from within the Black Tortoise Kingdom, are you?” Feng Luan raised a brow.
By staying beside Feng Luan, Lin Yu could feel the flow of the toxins within his body slowing considerably. Faced with Feng Luan’s question, he did not know where to begin and could only answer tactfully.
“Master, I am indeed not a spirit beast of the Black Tortoise Kingdom. However, I will not harm you for now. I will tell you about this once you are strong enough. For now, it is best to avoid attracting a fatal disaster.”
Feng Luan knew that Lin Yu was certainly not an ordinary Silver Wolf. Since he had put it that way, she would not ask further. After all, they had an equal contract, and it would trouble her if he brought trouble upon her.
But if Lin Yu was her companion,
then his enemies were naturally also enemies of her, Feng Luan.
What she needed to do now was begin making talismans and give herself another trump card.
Feng Luan nodded. “All right. Tell me about it later. I have something to deal with now. Stand guard at the door for me, and do not let anyone disturb me.”
After speaking, she looked over Lin Yu’s enormous body, pondered for a moment, and asked, “Can you make yourself smaller? This size is too large and draws too much attention.”
Even from outside the door, one could see a vast expanse of snowy white before coming any closer.
Lin Yu shook his snow-white fur. “I can.”
As he spoke, a white light flashed, and the enormous Silver Wolf transformed into a youngling, becoming a tiny and exceedingly adorable creature.
Seeing this, satisfaction appeared on Feng Luan’s face. She instructed, “Stand guard. Call me if anything happens.”
Lin Yu bobbed his little head, indicating that he understood.
Feng Luan walked past Lin Yu and entered the room. The little white bundle found a relatively concealed spot and hid there, its green pupils constantly watching the slightest movement around it.
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