All Things Are Contracts

Chapter 169: The Future Under the Bodhi Tree

“Imperial Hundred Refined Spear!” Liu Zhaoran thrust his spear a hundred times, but to onlookers, it seemed like a single strike. A hundred forces converged on one point, all hundred thrusts hitting the same spot on the golden light, which shattered with a boom. However, Xionxin let out a mighty roar, and a huge golden gorilla covered him. The armor on his body connected with the giant gorilla, allowing him to control it flexibly. The golden gorilla swatted Liu Zhaoran away with one palm. Liu Zhaoran’s silver spear pierced the ground, leaving a long mark on the arena as he barely managed to stabilize himself without falling off.

“So strong, I’m afraid Liu Zhaoran will have trouble breaking through this gorilla’s defense. Xionxin has developed his contract object well,” many people now favored Xionxin more.

“Is this your strongest trump card? I see. Then I’m sorry, goodbye! Ten Thousand Dragons Sky-Breaking Strike!” Liu Zhaoran stepped forward, each step seemingly very difficult, as if something was resisting his advance. Until the spear tip touched the gorilla’s body. Then, time seemed to freeze. Countless golden dragons surged from behind Liu Zhaoran, all rapidly converging into the spear tip. As time resumed, the spear tip burst forth with terrifying power. The huge golden gorilla shattered instantly, and Xionxin’s body flew backwards uncontrollably, falling off the arena and spitting out a mouthful of blood. He looked at Liu Zhaoran on the arena in disbelief. The power of that spear strike filled him with tremendous terror, as if he had been forcibly knocked off the arena by ten thousand dragons, completely unable to resist.

Below the arena, the competing participants all showed vigilant expressions. That spear strike was incredibly powerful.

“First match, Liu Zhaoran wins!”

The audience below the arena erupted in cheers. Everyone’s eyes were opened just by this first match. What kind of spearmanship was that? Was that power something that could be unleashed at the first stage of Star Profound Realm?

“See? I told you Liu Zhaoran would win,” Nangong Weilai said smugly.

“What about the next match then? Song Yuxian and Tai’e, who will win?” Zhanyue asked curiously.

Nangong Weilai looked at the two on the arena and activated her ‘Foresight Eye’. Soon after, her expression changed, as if she had seen something incomprehensible. “How terrifying. That Tai’e, he’s so strong, so strong. How can there be such a powerful person?”

“I’m afraid the three of us combined wouldn’t be his match. Unless, unless you wear that mysterious armor of yours.” The three people Nangong Weilai referred to were naturally the Holy Maiden, herself, and Zhanyue.

Zhanyue’s expression also changed. Even after advancing to the Profound Realm, he wasn’t a match for him and would need to rely on the Silver Moon Armor? Wait, I’ve never worn the Silver Moon Armor in front of this girl, how does she know about it? What an amazing ability.

“You all, why belittle yourselves? He’s from the Ancient Sun-Chasing Kingdom. Their trial secret realms and inheritances are the most numerous in the Myriad Spirits Realm. He’s received more than one inheritance, so isn’t it normal for him to be strong? That’s why you must seize this opportunity to enter the Heaven Book Secret Realm. It’s your best chance to catch up to him,” Alchemy Daoist said to them. He could see Tai’e’s strength, but he didn’t really care about how strong or weak these children considered themselves. The current Zhanyue and Nangong Weilai might not be able to defeat Tai’e, but if either the Illumination Goddess or Alchemy Daoist were to choose a disciple, they would still choose Zhanyue or Nangong Weilai. Zhanyue had mysterious abilities that even Alchemy Daoist didn’t possess, and Nangong Weilai was no simple character either. It’s like two runners – running fast and running far are completely different things, and the path of cultivation is endless.

Zhanyue, MuMu Lixi, and Nangong Weilai nodded simultaneously. The little girl Mi Xiaodie beside them also nodded. However, Baizhi beside Zhanyue became even more dejected.

“What’s wrong?” Zhanyue noticed Baizhi’s mood.

“You’re all so amazing, unlike me. I can’t do anything except alchemy. In a real fight, I’m afraid I wouldn’t even qualify to step onto the arena,” Baizhi grew more frustrated the more she watched. She never doubted her alchemy talent, but it seemed that this alone was far from enough, and compared to these true prodigies, her strength was too weak.

“You little girl, you don’t know how many people envy you, yet you’re still not satisfied. Earlier, when the Thousand Beauties Empress wrote to me asking about some questions, she specifically mentioned you, saying you’re an unparalleled genius in alchemy not seen for ages. Even now that I’m a ninth-rank alchemist, that little empress hasn’t praised me like that,” Alchemy Daoist seemed to be reprimanding Baizhi, but was actually endlessly encouraging her.

Zhanyue, however, was quite speechless. Neither Alchemy Daoist nor Baizhi knew about Baizhi’s past life. When Baizhi’s three lives merge, Zhanyue couldn’t even imagine how powerful she would become, yet Baizhi was currently worrying about her strength. He held Baizhi’s hand and comforted her: “Your martial arts talent isn’t bad at all, you just haven’t received any relevant training since childhood, always focusing on alchemy. Cultivators measure their lives in hundreds or thousands of years, how old are you now?”

With Zhanyue’s comfort, Baizhi indeed felt better. Nangong Weilai stared at Baizhi for a long time. Indeed, Baizhi was no match for her. Then she thought for a moment and activated her right eye’s ability. That’s right, her two eyes had different abilities. The left eye’s Foresight Eye could perceive the present, while the right eye’s Divination Eye could perceive the future. However, she hadn’t fully mastered the ability of the Divination Eye yet.

When she tried to look at Baizhi, she saw endless flames. When she turned to look at Holy Maiden Lixi, she saw radiance like the sun. Looking at the little girl Mi Xiaodie, she saw a sea of blood. Finally, she looked at Zhanyue. She only saw a naked Zhanyue sitting cross-legged, with someone sitting in his lap, seemingly a naked woman. However, they had a solemn and dignified appearance, without any hint of lewdness. Behind them was a huge Bodhi tree. Looking closer, the woman’s appearance was actually herself. Embarrassed, her face turned red, and she quickly closed her eyes.

“What’s going on? Although my ability isn’t perfect, I can still get some information. Sister Baizhi will have extremely powerful fire abilities in the future, and Sister MuMu Lixi’s future is like the sun. Xiaodie has the power of killing. That bad guy…” Nangong Weilai mustered her courage to look at Zhanyue again, and saw exactly the same scene. Under the Bodhi tree, a man and a woman, one was Zhanyue and one was her. What does this mean?

“Why are you staring at me in a daze? The match has started,” Zhanyue naturally noticed Nangong Weilai’s eyes. This little girl had been staring at him for a long time, her ears red with embarrassment. Who knows what she was thinking about.

“Oh,” Nangong Weilai hurriedly looked away towards the arena. Now she had no interest in watching the match, only wanting to know what the scene she saw meant.

On the arena, Xiaguang Sword Song Yuxian faced Tai’e from the Ancient Sun-Chasing Kingdom.

“The Xiaguang Sword Technique is the national ultimate skill of the Jade Glow Kingdom. I heard Song Yuxian has mastered it. I’m betting on Song Yuxian for this match!” People below the arena discussed. Naturally, where there’s a competition, there are bets.

“It seems you haven’t heard enough legends about the Ancient Sun-Chasing Kingdom. I dare to bet Tai’e will win.”

“Legends are just legends. You’re being too absolute,” the person retorted, unconvinced.

“Let me put it this way, if Tai’e loses this match, I’ll eat shit.”

“Damn, that’s intense. Brother, I’ll trust you this time. I’m betting my family’s entire fortune on Tai’e!”