Chapter 234 Giving Up in the End?
The words "Beast Taming Space"...
...were like four red-hot branding irons.
They seared ruthlessly into the Nine-Tailed Fox's proud heart!
"You... what did you say?!"
The Nine-Tailed Fox's pupils, which looked like five-colored vortexes...
...instantly contracted to the size of needle tips!
She stared fixedly at Jiang Yun.
Her face, originally distorted by pain...
...was now replaced by an even more intense emotion.
Rage!
The rage of being humiliated!
The rage of being betrayed!
"Bastard!"
The Nine-Tailed Fox's voice suddenly rose in pitch.
It was sharp and piercing.
It almost seemed to tear the air apart!
The Five Elements Laws around her, which were already violent...
...spiraled out of control due to the intense emotional fluctuations!
RUMBLE!!!
Within the room, five-colored light flashed frantically!
Golden light, like blades, sliced through the walls!
Green light, like vines, crushed the beams and pillars!
Blue light, like water, flooded the floor!
Red light, like fire, incinerated everything!
Brown light, like rock, crushed in all directions!
The entire room transformed into a Five Elements Hell in an instant!
And the Nine-Tailed Fox, at the center of the storm...
...the five phantom tails behind her...
...actually, at this very moment...
...solidified by thirty percent!
Although they hadn't completely condensed into physical forms, their clear outlines and the terrifying pressure they emitted already made Jiang Yun feel suffocated!
"I truly misjudged you!"
The Nine-Tailed Fox gritted her teeth hard.
Every word seemed squeezed out from between her teeth...
...carrying a bone-chilling coldness.
"Despicable human! You petty man taking advantage of someone's plight!"
"Seeing that I'm currently unable to move, you want to use this as a condition to force me into signing a contract and becoming your spirit beast?!"
A raging fire burned within her five-colored pupils.
"In your dreams!"
"Even if I am exposed, even if I am blown apart by the five-colored divine seed, my Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering with not a bone left!"
"I will never sign a Beast Taming Contract with you! I will never become the spirit beast of a weak human like you!"
"Instead of letting you use this to blackmail this Empress..."
The Nine-Tailed Fox's voice suddenly became ice-cold.
Within those five-colored pupils...
...a flash of determined killing intent passed through.
"This Empress might as well! Kill you right now!"
BOOM!!!
The moment her words fell!
The Nine-Tailed Fox moved!
She didn't even stand up.
Because the movement of standing would cause her suppression of the divine seed to completely collapse!
But the five tail phantoms behind her...
...moved in an instant!
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!
Five streaks of light!
The Golden Tail was like a sword, piercing straight for Jiang Yun's glabella!
The Wood Tail was like a whip, lashing toward Jiang Yun's abdomen!
The Water Tail was like a snake, winding around Jiang Yun's legs!
The Fire Tail was like a hammer, smashing toward Jiang Yun's chest!
The Earth Tail was like a shield, blocking Jiang Yun's path of retreat!
The Five Elements were all present, sealing the heavens and locking the earth!
This strike...
...was absolutely not a power that the Amethyst Rank could produce!
With the support of the most primitive Origin Law power from the five-colored origin divine seed...
...and under the Nine-Tailed Fox's desperate mobilization...
...the power of this strike...
...was already infinitely close to the Eclipsing Moon Rank!
"Holy shit!"
Jiang Yun's scalp instantly went numb!
He didn't have time to think at all!
Buzz!!!
Soul Power surged out frantically!
He pushed the mystic tortoise spirit armor to its limit!
A golden tortoise shell phantom solidified in front of him, its ancient patterns shimmering with light, emitting an indestructible and heavy aura!
This was his strongest defense currently!
But... BANG!!!
The Golden Tail was the first to strike the tortoise shell!
CRACK!!!
A crisp sound of shattering rang out!
Jiang Yun's pupils shrank violently!
He clearly saw...
...on the golden tortoise shell phantom formed by the mystic tortoise spirit armor...
...a tiny crack appeared!
Although it was only a tiny crack, it meant... it couldn't hold!
The Nine-Tailed Fox's strike...
...seemed capable of breaking through his defense!
And once it broke... with his current weak power as a Gold Rank Beast Tamer...
...he wouldn't be able to withstand this attack that was infinitely close to the Eclipsing Moon Rank at all!
It would be certain death!
"This fox is actually serious?!"
Jiang Yun roared in his heart.
"If she kills me after we've signed a contract, she'll die too! Is this girl crazy?!"
He had previously judged that the Nine-Tailed Fox wouldn't dare to truly go for the kill because the two were linked by the Fox Heart Moon Vow; if one party died, the other would also suffer a heavy blow.
But he had overlooked one point.
When a person is in extreme anger and humiliation...
...they will lose their reason!
Especially an existence like the Nine-Tailed Fox, who was proud to her very bones!
She would rather be a broken jade than an intact tile!
She truly might choose to perish together!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Wood Tail, Water Tail, Fire Tail, and Earth Tail...
...bombarded the tortoise shell phantom one after another!
Crack! Crack! Crack!
More and more cracks appeared!
They spread like a spider's web!
The golden tortoise shell phantom...
...began to vibrate violently, its light flickering uncertainly.
It could collapse at any moment!
And Jiang Yun...
...was even more shaken by that terrifying force, his blood and Qi churning; a mouthful of blood had already surged to his lips!
But he gritted his teeth hard.
He swallowed the blood back down!
He couldn't show weakness!
Once he showed weakness!
The Nine-Tailed Fox would only become more frenzied!
"Mother Fox! Who's taking advantage of you?!"
Jiang Yun suddenly looked up.
He met the Nine-Tailed Fox's five-colored pupils, which were filled with killing intent.
He roared out loud.
"Fucking calm down for me!"
This roar!
He used his Beast Taming Power!
Buzz!!!
The Nine-Tailed Fox's offensive...
...came to a momentary standstill.
Jiang Yun's words 'Mother Fox' and 'fucking'...
...made her freeze!
This guy could actually curse too?
If it weren't for being forced into a corner, she didn't want to perish together with Jiang Yun either.
This damn human!
What on earth did he want to explain?
"Speak!"
The Nine-Tailed Fox stared coldly at Jiang Yun.
The five tail phantoms behind her hung in mid-air.
They could attack again at any time.
"I'll give you three sentences!"
"If you can't explain clearly, this Empress will perish together with you right now!"
Seeing a chance for mitigation...
...Jiang Yun took a deep breath.
He suppressed his churning blood and Qi.
He spoke at a very fast pace.
"First! In the entire provincial capital right now, where am I supposed to find the absolutely safe, absolutely quiet, and absolutely undisturbed place you required within half an hour?!"
"Second! My Beast Taming Space is the only place that meets all the conditions! Moreover, its special characteristics truly can make your Fusion one hundred percent successful! I am not lying to you!"
"Third! If you want to go in, you must sign a complete Beast Taming Contract! Those are the rules of the contract! I didn't make them!"
He paused.
He looked at the Nine-Tailed Fox's still-icy pupils.
He continued speaking quickly: "Also! Once you've completed your Breakthrough and Fusion, if you want to dissolve the contract, you can do so at any time!"
"I can't beat you anyway! If you forcibly dissolve the contract, there's nothing I can do, right?!"
"What's the use of you going crazy and trying to kill me here, other than getting yourself killed as well?!"
"Mother Fox! Stop being so impulsive!"
Jiang Yun's voice suddenly rose.
It carried an urgent warning.
"If you attack again! You truly won't be able to suppress the divine seed anymore!"
"When the divine seed's power completely erupts, forget about Breakthrough and Fusion—you won't even be able to keep your life!"
"There will be no chance for regret then!"
A series of roars and questions...
...were like ice water being poured over the Nine-Tailed Fox's head.
The five tail phantoms behind her slowly drooped.
The frenzied killing intent in her five-colored pupils...
...gradually faded, replaced by... a struggle.
She was thinking.
She was weighing her options.
What Jiang Yun said... seemed to make sense?
If there really was such a place... if entering that place really could make the Fusion one hundred percent successful... if the contract really could be dissolved after completion... then... The Nine-Tailed Fox wavered slightly as she thought of this.
However, she was still wary.
"Stop trying to deceive me!"
Her voice was still cold, but it no longer had that madness of wanting to perish together.
"Although I have never contracted with a human, this Empress also has some understanding of human Beast Taming Spaces."
"A Common Beast Taming Space is nothing more than a place to stay, at most having some effect on accelerating cultivation."
"That kind of... special effect that can make Fusion one hundred percent successful..."
Her five-colored pupils stared fixedly at Jiang Yun:
"This Empress has never heard of it!"
"Do you really think this Empress is so easy to fool?!"
Upon hearing this...
...Jiang Yun was almost driven to laughter by anger.
He took a deep breath.
He suppressed the irritation in his heart.
"If you haven't been inside, how do you know it doesn't exist?"
"Just because you haven't heard of it, that means it doesn't exist?"
"There are plenty of things in this world you haven't heard of! Just like this five-colored origin divine seed—if I hadn't appraised its information, would you have known what it was?"
He looked at the Nine-Tailed Fox.
His tone carried a hint of resolve, as if he were giving up and letting everything go to Hell.
"If you don't believe me, then let's just keep stalling like this."
"Anyway, in another twenty minutes, you won't be able to suppress it anymore."
"When the divine seed erupts, you'll be exposed and draw in powerful experts, and we'll die together."
"Or you can kill me now; I'll die, you'll be heavily injured by the contract backlash, and then the divine seed will erupt, and you'll still die."
Jiang Yun spread his hands.
"It's death either way. If you think I'm lying to you, then let's just die together."
"In any case, I'm just a small figure at the Gold Rank. Taking a descendant of the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox royalty with me to the grave isn't a bad deal."
These words completely stifled the Nine-Tailed Fox.
She stared fixedly at Jiang Yun.
Anger, doubt, struggle, hesitation... all sorts of emotions intertwined within those five-colored pupils.
Time passed, second by second.
Inside the room.
Only the buzzing sound of the violently surging Five Elements Laws remained.
The Nine-Tailed Fox could clearly feel it.
The impact of the Five Elements Laws within her body was growing stronger and stronger.
The power of the divine seed.
Like a volcano about to erupt.
It had already begun to batter the final line of defense she had set up.
At most... twenty minutes.
No... maybe only fifteen minutes left.
She had no more time.
And this human before her... though loathsome, since she had known him...
It seemed... he really hadn't lied?
Whether it was the previous trade for the five-colored divine seed.
Or signing the Fox Heart Moon Vow.
He had fulfilled all his promises.
And... if he really wanted to take advantage of her peril.
He could have made far more excessive demands.
Like a permanent contract.
Like enslaving her.
But he didn't.
He only said.
A temporary contract to go inside and perform the Fusion.
It could be dissolved once completed.
This... the Nine-Tailed Fox's will was in a violent struggle.
She had gone through countless hardships to reach the human territory and had yet to fulfill her clan's entrustment; how could she die here?
Ultimately.
The instinct for survival.
Overwhelmed her haughty pride.
“Fine...”
The Nine-Tailed Fox spoke with difficulty, her voice dry.
“This Empress... will trust you just this once.”
She lifted her head.
Her five-colored pupils stared fixedly at Jiang Yun.
“This Empress shall sign a Beast Taming Contract with you!”
“I will temporarily become your Spirit Beast and enter your Beast Taming Space to fuse with the divine seed and achieve a Breakthrough in my cultivation!”
“But!”
Her tone suddenly became sharp.
“Once the Fusion and Breakthrough are complete, we must dissolve the contract immediately!”
“If you dare play any tricks...”
A chill permeated the Nine-Tailed Fox's voice.
“Even if this Empress has to risk falling, I will drag you down to death with me!”
Jiang Yun nodded.
“That's fine.”
He paused and added.
“Don't we already have the previous Fox Heart Moon Vow contract in place?”
“You can simply add this restrictive clause to that contract.”
“That way, if I breach the agreement, you won't even have to lift a finger; the contract backlash will cause my Divine Soul to perish.”
Hearing this.
The Nine-Tailed Fox's eyes lit up.
That's right!
The Fox Heart Moon Vow!
This special Equality Contract.
Could indeed have additional terms added to it!
Moreover, the binding force of the contract was extremely strong.
Once violated, one's Divine Soul truly would perish!
She had been too angry just now and had actually forgotten about this.
“You have actually reminded this Empress!”
The Nine-Tailed Fox said.
She laboriously raised her right hand.
Her fingers traced through the air.
A faint silver light flowed.
Outlining a complex mark.
It was precisely the Contract Mark of the Fox Heart Moon Vow!
“I swear by my Nine-Tailed Sky Fox Imperial Bloodline...”
The Nine-Tailed Fox's voice was solemn and dignified.
“To sign a Beast Taming Contract with Jiang Yun, but only temporarily; it must be dissolved once the Fusion and Breakthrough are complete!”
“If Jiang Yun breaches the agreement and refuses to dissolve the contract...”
A cold light flashed in her five-colored pupils.
“Then let the contract backlash cause his Divine Soul to perish!”
Buzz!!!
The faint silver Contract Mark shone with great brilliance!
Jiang Yun could clearly feel it.
A powerful binding force was branded into the depths of his Soul.
It was a constraint of the rules.
Violate it, and death was certain!
“It is done.”
The Nine-Tailed Fox withdrew her hand and looked at Jiang Yun.
“Once this Empress's Breakthrough and Fusion are complete, you must dissolve the Beast Taming Contract with me.”
“Otherwise... your Divine Soul will perish.”
Jiang Yun curled his lip and nodded displeasedly.
“I know.”
Internally, however, he was secretly complaining.
Tch! If I wasn't afraid your exposure would drag me down, who the Hell would want to contract with you!
Though he was displeased inside, he didn't show it on his face, only saying indifferently:
“Let's begin.”
The Nine-Tailed Fox took a deep breath.
She suppressed the last trace of resentment and humiliation in her heart.
She closed her eyes and began to mobilize her Soul Power.
Jiang Yun also closed his eyes.
He mobilized his own Beast Taming Power.
Signing a Beast Taming Contract required both parties to be willing.
Especially for a being of the Nine-Tailed Fox's level; if she wasn't willing, the contract simply couldn't be established.
But now.
Driven by the desire to survive.
She chose to be willing.
Though this willingness was full of humiliation and helplessness.
The rules acknowledged it.
Buzz!!!
The Soul Power of the two people.
Intersected in the air.
A faint golden Beast Taming Contract Mark slowly emerged.
This mark.
Was much simpler than the mark of the Fox Heart Moon Vow.
But the binding force it emitted was even stronger!
Because this was a Beast Taming Contract!
Although the Nine-Tailed Fox told herself in her heart.
That this was only temporary.
At the moment the contract was established.
Jiang Yun was the master!
And she was the Spirit Beast!
This fact.
Was like a sharp thorn.
Stabbing deeply into her haughty heart.
But she gritted her teeth and endured it.
In order to live on.
In order to fuse with the divine seed and achieve a Breakthrough in cultivation.
For the future of the Fox Clan... Boom!!!
At the very instant the Beast Taming Contract was completely established!
A sudden change occurred!
Jiang Yun's whole body jolted violently!
He clearly felt it.
The originally calm Beast Taming Power exploded like a lake into which a giant boulder had been thrown!
Crash!!!
The Beast Taming Power surged crazily!
Like a flood breaking through a dam!
It rushed through his body!
Gold Rank early-stage... Gold Rank middle-stage... Gold Rank late-stage... Gold Rank Peak... Bang!
The Bottleneck was easily smashed through!
Amethyst Rank early-stage!
Moreover, the speed of the explosion showed no signs of stopping!
Amethyst Rank middle-stage!
Amethyst Rank late-stage!
Amethyst Rank Peak!
Boom!!!
In Jiang Yun's mind.
It was as if something had exploded!
That was... the Sea of Divine Sense!
The Sea of Divine Sense, which was originally just a prototype, was at the moment the Beast Taming Contract was established, by a vast and majestic Soul Power, forcibly!
Completely opened up!
Like the creation of heaven and earth!
Chaos dissipated!
The clear and the turbid separated!
A vast and boundless silver ocean.
Appeared in the depths of his mind!
That was the ocean of Soul Power!
The source of Divine Sense!
At the same time.
Jiang Yun's Divine Soul strength was also surging crazily!
Originally, his Divine Soul strength was already far beyond his peers under the enhancement of his Divine-Grade talent.
And now.
Under the feedback of the Nine-Tailed Fox's vast Soul Power, his Divine Soul strength had directly exploded.
Three times!
No, five times!
Even more!
That feeling.
Was like going from a narrow small room suddenly to a boundless starry sky!
Vision broadened!
Perception became keen!
Thinking became clear!
The entire world!
Became different in his eyes!
“Is this... is this the Amethyst Rank Peak?”
Jiang Yun was shocked in his heart.
He could clearly feel it.
His current power.
Was more than ten times stronger than before!
And.
This wasn't just a simple increase in power.
It was an all-around improvement!
Spirit power, Physical Body, Divine Soul, perception, reaction... an all-around explosion!
Was this the backlash from signing a contract with a high-rank being?
And.
Because his contract with the Nine-Tailed Fox was a Master-Servant Contract, the feedback effect was much stronger than a normal Equality Contract!
But before Jiang Yun had time to carefully experience this powerful feeling.
Buzz!!!
A strong sense of pain.
Surged in like a tide!
That was the pain the Nine-Tailed Fox was currently enduring!
Through the connection of the contract.
It was transmitted to Jiang Yun!
The impact of the Five Elements Laws on the body!
The violent power of the divine seed!
That kind of pain, like being cut by a thousand knives or having one's Meridians snapped, caused a momentary trance in Jiang Yun's Divine Sense!
“Hiss!!!”
Jiang Yun sucked in a breath of cold air.
His face instantly turned pale.
Only then did he realize.
The contract was two-way.
He received the feedback of the Nine-Tailed Fox's power.
But he could also feel the Nine-Tailed Fox's current pain!
Although only a small part of it was transmitted, it was enough to make his heart palpitate!
“Is this... the price?”
Jiang Yun gritted his teeth.
Forcing himself to endure that pain.
And just then.
“You...”
The Nine-Tailed Fox's voice.
Suddenly rang out in his mind.
This time.
The voice was devoid of its previous anger and coldness.
Instead, it carried a hint of... shock?
Incredulity?
Even... a hint of panic?
“You and I are now of one heart and mind; you'd better behave and not play any tricks... or pry into this Empress's... thoughts...”
The Nine-Tailed Fox's voice was somewhat hurried.
“This Empress... will now enter your Beast Taming Space to fuse with the divine seed.”
Having said that.
Without waiting for Jiang Yun's response.
Swish!!!
The Nine-Tailed Fox turned into a streak of five-colored light.
Instantly vanishing into the space between Jiang Yun's eyebrows!
She had entered!
The Beast Taming Space!
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