All Things Are Contracts

Chapter 217: Trouble Caused by Meddling Hands

The monster was 1000 feet tall, like a mountain. Its shape resembled a giant octopus, but it was covered in red armor. Looking closely, each ‘scale’ of the armor seemed to be a human face, etched with fear. The blood-red monster was now staring at Zhanyue with eyes full of killing intent strong enough to scatter his soul.

At some point, Zhanyue’s eyes had turned golden. He had instinctively activated his Lustful Eyes. Although the eye technique had no effect on the monster, it could resist the mental attack from the monster’s gaze, keeping Zhanyue clear-headed. He found himself rapidly falling towards a vast ocean. The monster’s body above the water surface was already so enormous. He quickly summoned the Heaven-Punishing Demon Sword and stood on it.

Seeing that it couldn’t “kill with a glance”, the monster let out a bone-chilling roar that made Zhanyue’s soul feel like it had plunged into an ice cave. He had never encountered such a powerful creature. Without hesitation, Zhanyue removed the vest given by the Illumination Goddess that had been constraining his spiritual power for hard cultivation. Instantly, he felt his body become incredibly light, his internal power flowing smoothly.

Next, he threw out a purple wooden block which transformed into his doppelganger, Demon Shark. The Demon Shark swallowed the woman in Zhanyue’s arms, then dropped into the sea, using water escape techniques to flee at high speed. Zhanyue’s main body had donned the Silver Moon Armor and embedded the Great Sun Sea Burning Pearl into it, maximizing the armor’s power.

Seeing something escape, the monster extended a tentacle at incredible speed towards the Demon Shark doppelganger.

“Break!” Zhanyue swung his sky-piercing halberd. The terrifying force penetrated the sea surface, striking the tentacle directly. The powerful impact shattered the tentacle, but it regenerated almost instantly.

With a hint of mockery, the monster roared, and suddenly a thousand tentacles appeared. It wanted to see how Zhanyue would defend against this. Facing one tentacle required Zhanyue’s full power, let alone a thousand.

Zhanyue suddenly took out an object – a dark blue pearl. It was his first time using this treasure, unsure of its power, so he used it with all his might. Instantly, a terrifying gale arose, freezing the entire ocean in front of Zhanyue solid. Both the pursuing tentacles and the sea beneath the monster were frozen solid.

“The Sea Burning Pearl and River Freezing Pearl are indeed extraordinary treasures. This freezing speed must be faster than ordinary divine abilities,” Zhanyue marveled while fleeing at high speed on his flying sword. Moments later, the monster forcibly broke through the ice, its countless tentacles frantically whipping the ice surface, shattering all the frozen ice. It tried to give chase, but chains deep in the sea kept it firmly sealed in place, unable to move. It could only let out angry roars.

Zhanyue felt the terrifyingly powerful force and almost stumbled off his flying sword. This monster was truly frightening. But fortunately, it didn’t pursue. He fled at full speed until reaching the shore, where he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Near the shore was a small mountain with a cave. Zhanyue had his doppelganger head there as well.

The Demon Shark doppelganger spat out the woman, then turned back into a wooden block which Zhanyue put away. Now he carefully examined the woman. The stunningly beautiful woman had her eyes tightly closed, her expression still calm as if emotionless. Behind her, a pair of white wings was particularly eye-catching. This woman was none other than Yunyao. Usually, Yunyao’s wings were retracted and small, but now they were fully extended, likely from battling the monster earlier.

“What level is this, daring to challenge such a monster? Could this be her task?” Zhanyue joked. If so, she probably couldn’t complete it. Just as he thought this, another message came from his identity token.

“Task objective: Eliminate the seven ancient demon beasts dominating this world.

Task failure condition: All lives exhausted

Task reward: Explore on your own”

“Se-seven ancient demon beasts? Don’t tell me that monster just now was one of them? There are seven beings like that, and I have to kill them all?” Zhanyue was dumbfounded. But a trial was a trial, and he had no choice. He could only sit cross-legged and carefully consider all the powers he currently possessed.

Realm: Star Profound Stage One

Contract objects: ??, ??, Earth Mother Golden Cauldron

Cultivation method: “Three Talents Wondrous Fire Body Refining Technique” (upgraded from “Earth Vein Dark Fire Body Refining and Pill Refining Technique”)

Divine abilities: state reversal, Earth Traversing, Three Talents Wondrous Fire, Lustful Eyes, Soul-Calming Roar, Doppelganger

Battle techniques: Phantom Sword Technique, Phantom Light Step, Sword Flying Technique – Phantom Light Twelve Swords, Rosy Glow Sword Technique, Heaven Burning Finger

Treasures: Silver Moon Armor, Great Sun Sea Burning Pearl, River Freezing Pearl, Heaven-Punishing Demon Sword, Thunder-Controlling Divine Whip

Compared to ordinary Star Profound cultivators, Zhanyue was countless times stronger, far ahead in divine abilities, battle techniques, and treasures. But in front of that monster, it all seemed inadequate.

“Ah.” Zhanyue stood up, suddenly remembering that the mysterious and powerful woman before him had confronted that monster. Perhaps their tasks had something in common. Why not team up?

Zhanyue immediately used state reversal on her, trying to revive her. However, Yunyao’s injuries involved her soul, an area state reversal couldn’t affect. But fortunately, Zhanyue sensed that the damage to Yunyao’s soul seemed to be self-repairing, as she was no ordinary person.

Yunyao lay flat on the ground, dressed in white with golden armor on some parts. With her incredibly beautiful face and large wings, she truly resembled a legendary angel. But Zhanyue knew the Winged Race wasn’t angels, just one of countless races.

“Oh?” As Zhanyue admired the beautiful snow-white wings, he noticed a red feather deep within the wings, near Yunyao’s back, starkly different from the other feathers. Because all other feathers were white, this single red feather stood out.

Zhanyue reached out and touched the red feather, but unexpectedly, it came off as if it wasn’t firmly attached.

“Damn, so young and already molting?” Zhanyue was speechless. He had just curiously touched it, and the feather fell off. He picked up the red feather and examined it curiously, but it dissolved into sparks before his eyes and disappeared.

“It’s… gone?” Zhanyue looked at his empty fingertip. He instinctively felt he might have made a big mistake!

Not long after, Yunyao slowly woke up, immediately standing alert. She looked at her body in confusion, finding all her external injuries healed. And before her stood the Divine Son Zhanyue. She was about to thank him when her body suddenly shook. She looked at Zhanyue in disbelief and asked, “You took the Thousand Fate Feather?”

“I… I don’t know, it disappeared on its own,” Zhanyue explained. He was telling the truth – the feather had fallen off by itself and then vanished.

“You… Damn you!” A silver-white sword appeared in Yunyao’s hand, and she thrust it at Zhanyue’s head without mercy. Zhanyue used Earth Traversing to dodge and escaped outside the cave. “I just saved you. Even if you’re not grateful, why are you trying to kill me?”

But Yunyao looked at him coldly, as if facing a mortal enemy, her killing intent soaring.

“Despicable scoundrel, die!” Yunyao attacked again.

Zhanyue knew how formidable this woman was. Now she seemed to have gone mad, determined to kill him. He had no choice but to flee on his flying sword, while Yunyao spread her wings and pursued relentlessly.