27: Chapter 27 Performance

"G-Gold... Golden Contract Mark!"

After everything that had happened, Xiao Long thought nothing could surprise him anymore.

But when he saw the legendary golden contract mark, his entire body couldn't help but tremble.

Xiao Meng wasn't even First Rank, yet the contract mark had directly turned gold. Normally, only a Seventh Rank Beastmaster could do this...

"System, did it succeed?"

Looking at the person and Soul floating in the air, Qian Mo asked the System.

[Ding! System-produced, must be a fine product. Host, please rest assured, the contract was signed very smoothly.]

"Hmm."

Qian Mo subconsciously glanced at his somewhat dazed Little White Wolf again, feeling a hint of curiosity in his heart.

If he were the one using this scroll, would he and Xing Yaoyan really be like Xiao Meng and the others...

However, he was finding it increasingly hard to see through this Little White Wolf he had picked up not long ago.

On the way here, he had received a message from Yun Lan saying his Little White Wolf was some kind of dangerous Star Beast and to keep a close watch on it. He also said it might be one of the intelligent and relatively friendly Star Beasts, and suggested he try to help it integrate into human society, which would aid in future human exploration of the starry sky, and so on...

But setting that aside, what made Qian Mo happiest was that Yun Lan had told him a small, common weakness of Star Beasts, and he really wanted to try it on Xing Yaoyan in private...

At this moment, Xing Yaoyan had no time to notice the unnatural smile on her young master's lips; she was staring intently at the scene of Xiao Meng signing the contract with Hu Wang.

Her sixth sense told her that Senior Hu Wang's Soul body was basically safe, and was even gradually solidifying.

So what were they doing...

Looking at the golden mark on the girl's hand, Xing Yaoyan realized that her silver contract mark had evolved. And now, it looked like she was using the power of this golden mark to reshape Hu Wang's Physical Body.

Previously, she had focused all her energy on protecting Hu Wang's Soul body and had no idea what Xiao Meng had done. But luckily, the result wasn't bad...

"Buzz!"

Suddenly, countless red light spots flew out of Xiao Meng's body and finally condensed into a red bead above her head.

"This is... Little White's demonic core!"

Xiao Long was speechless. He had just been wondering why this fox didn't leave behind a demonic core after death; he hadn't expected it to be left inside his sister's body through some unknown means.

The demonic core should have been bloody and full of Killing Intent, but these red light spots felt as tender as the warm sun.

Xiao Long subconsciously reached out, gently touching them, and after calming down and feeling them for a long time, the dissatisfaction he had felt toward this fox earlier dissipated quite a bit.

"Gulp."

Xing Yaoyan swallowed her saliva secretly, but her reason fiercely suppressed the craving in her Bloodline.

Resist, resist, this is a crucial step for Senior Hu Wang to reshape his Physical Body, absolutely cannot eat...

The attraction of this demonic core to her was far greater than the previous spirit crystals and star crystals, but under her constant self-hypnosis, she actually managed to restrain herself.

Not long after, another change occurred on Xiao Meng's side.

The demonic core above her head slowly drifted toward the crown of the fox-shaped Soul body. Subsequently, starting from this demonic core, fine granulation tissue appeared out of thin air, then quickly spread downward, and soon formed a fox's body. The next moment, white fur grew out of the red flesh, finally forming Hu Wang's original appearance as a small white fox.

The small white fox in the air quietly opened its tightly closed eyes. At the same time, a golden contract mark appeared on its forehead. Looking closely, one could see that this pattern was exactly the same as the one on the back of Xiao Meng's hand.

"Little White... are you feeling okay..." Tears slid from the corners of Xiao Meng's eyes.

"The contract... succeeded..." Xiao Long had absolutely no idea what to say now. Everything that had happened in less than an hour today had completely overturned his perception.

"Hmm." Qian Mo could feel that Xiao Meng had now reached the threshold of the Spirit Realm for a First Rank Esper. It seemed that this Beastmaster cultivation method was indeed extraordinary.

"Hey, hey, Senior, can you hear me?"

Hearing the voice, Hu Wang was slightly stunned.

"I don't remember telling you this method of telepathic communication."

"Hehe... can't I just be gifted?"

Xing Yaoyan raised her head proudly. She was simply bored while waiting just now and randomly tried to see if she could use Power Of Will to analyze the spiritual power Hu Wang injected into her body during his telepathic communication. She didn't expect it to actually succeed.

"Hehe... truly you..."

After saying this somewhat helplessly, Hu Wang turned his head to look at the teenager who had been standing on the outermost circle, silently observing him.

"Thank you, Qian Mo. If you need anything in the future, just come to me. I will definitely do my best."

This was the greatest promise he had ever made across both his lives.

"You're welcome, I was just doing it for myself anyway..." Qian Mo said with a faint smile.

Before the teenager could finish speaking.

They heard several loud "Thump! Thump! Thump!" sounds from outside.

The next moment, there was a "Crash!" sound.

Countless blue diagonal lines suddenly appeared on the wall near the ceiling. Then, the entire ceiling seemed to shift to one side like a block of tofu, eventually turning into powder.

When the dust settled, everyone looked up and realized what had just happened.

A three-meter-tall humanoid mecha was holding a giant blue sword, maintaining a swinging posture. The roar of the engine combined with the blue light flashing on the body was quite oppressive. It seemed it was the one that had ripped off the ceiling.

Behind it were countless mecha tanks. The cannons on top of the tanks were flashing with colorful lights, filled with a dangerous aura.

And in front of the mechas and tanks, three figures stood in the air, the golden Dragon patterns on their Enforcer uniforms extremely eye-catching.

[Ding! Sixth Rank Esper spiritual energy fluctuation detected.]

Listening to the System's report, Qian Mo looked expressionlessly at the Security Bureau team in the sky and took a silent deep breath.

Finally here...

At this moment, Xing Yaoyan felt extremely uneasy. She didn't dare to communicate with Hu Wang to discuss how to wrap things up; who knew if these high-rank Espers could directly intercept their telepathic messages.

She had stopped using her Power Of Will as soon as Hu Wang reshaped his Physical Body, and the golden light that had originally adhered to her body surface had long since disappeared, leaving only her white body.

Her current appearance was just that of an ordinary wolf-shaped Spirit Beast.

Xing Yaoyan subconsciously lowered her head, not daring to meet the eyes of the powerhouses in the sky.

Just then, Director Li Li, floating in the sky, caught sight of the Little White Wolf looking guilty. But since they had met before, and he didn't see anything unusual about Xing Yaoyan, he ignored her and focused his attention on the most conspicuous person and fox below.

"There was a Seventh Rank Demon King's Demonic Power fluctuation here just now. Where is he now?"

A Golden Dragon Enforcer beside Director Li Li shouted loudly. He used a little of his own spiritual pressure with this shout, hoping to suppress the people below and get them to answer the question honestly.

A Demon King suddenly appearing in a downtown area was a dangerous matter. If not handled well, it would not only cause huge casualties but also lower the prestige of the Security Bureau in the hearts of the people.

"Report! The one that just emitted the Seventh Rank Demon King's Demonic Power was this fox!"

To everyone's surprise, the moment the Golden Dragon Enforcer finished speaking, a teenager below answered his question directly.

"It was really dangerous just now..."

The teenager wiped non-existent sweat from his forehead as if he were still afraid.

"This little white fox suddenly lost control of its Demonic Power, emitting huge Demonic Power that made everyone present unable to breathe. We all thought we were going to die here today..."

At this point, he suddenly changed the subject.

"Fortunately, thanks to Xiao Meng, that is, the beauty next to this little white fox now. She suddenly took action at the critical moment, using her Family's secret technique to successfully contract this fox demon, suppressing the fox demon's ferocity, which is why the Demon King's Demonic Power disappeared."

The teenager's speaking speed was steady, clearly stating the event. Apart from some nervousness in his tone, his words were almost flawless. After all, what he said was exactly what had just happened; there was not a single lie, he just rearranged the cause and effect.

Director Li Li could feel that Qian Mo's heartbeat was abnormally steady while speaking, but this could not be used as a basis for suspicion.

"What about the others?" The Golden Dragon Enforcer continued to ask.

"Uh... I..."

Xiao Long subconsciously glanced at the teenager who was still standing unyieldingly, holding his head high, and meeting the eyes of the three figures in the sky who were radiating strong spiritual power fluctuations. Suddenly, he felt his heart tighten, and his body inexplicably recalled the Killing Intent the teenager had radiated earlier.

And what he had said at that time suddenly flashed in his mind — "Today's matter, you and your bodyguards will all rot in your stomachs for me."

He suddenly realized something, glanced covertly at the Little White Wolf who was playing ostrich on the side, and smiled inexplicably.

Family, huh... Interesting...

"Report! What Qian Mo said is true. But I have one more thing to add..."

Hearing Xiao Long's words, the three Golden Dragon Enforcers, including Director Li Li, were all delighted. It seemed that this teenager really had something to hide.

Meanwhile, Qian Mo, who appeared calm on the surface, felt his Face darken slightly. He was silently calculating if Xing Yaoyan was going to be taken away, how he could kill the newly resurrected Hu Wang at the fastest speed, force the System to absorb his Soul body, quickly reach the Seventh Rank, and see if he could take his Little White Wolf to find a safe place to hide...

"I am Xiao Long, this is my sister Xiao Meng. She is a once-in-a-century Genius of our Xiao Family, possessing legendary-level Beastmaster talent. Therefore, the Family's Beastmaster technique could be successfully used on this fox demon..."

"A gentleman's word is as good as gold," this was one of the prides Xiao Long considered himself to have as a Genius.

Of course, he wasn't stupid. If things were really as Qian Mo had just said, his Xiao Family would definitely be investigated by the Security Bureau and be thought to have a secret technique to contract demons. If this spread to the outside world, it might attract the attention of those with ulterior motives, which would be detrimental to the Family's development.

And with this addition, not only could he distance the Family from the incident of Xiao Meng contracting the demon—after all, it was because she had good talent, it couldn't be said that the Xiao Family's Beastmaster technique was Heaven-Defying—but it could also boost the Family's reputation and pave the way for his sister to inherit the position of Family head in the future.

Hearing Xiao Long's words, Director Li Li's brows furrowed slightly.

Xiao Long's addition did not contradict Qian Mo's words at all; it looked like a statement made in a hurry to distance the Family from the demon-contracting method.

"What about you guys?" The Golden Dragon Enforcer who had been shouting was naturally not satisfied and continued to ask the team of bodyguards who had come with Xiao Long.

Of course, not to mention that they hadn't witnessed the whole process of the event, and as miserable employees, their boss had already agreed with the teenager's point of view, what could they do—just follow suit.

So, everyone started talking at once to recount the event, but back and forth, it was all the same, basically exactly the same as what Qian Mo said.

"Stop!"

The Golden Dragon Enforcer rubbed his forehead a little tiredly.

"As everyone knows, it is impossible for humans to use demons as contract beasts because the attributes of Demonic Power and spiritual power conflict, and demons are an extremely arrogant race, so this has been the default truth for all Beastmasters for thousands of years."

Speaking of this, he waved his hand, and a black Dragon flew out from the space behind him, the pressure of the Fifth Rank sweeping across the audience.

"This is my Beast—Dark Dragon, currently at the Fifth Rank Peak. Oh right, I forgot to introduce myself, I am the Director of the Youfeng City Security Bureau, Golden Dragon Enforcer and President of the Beastmaster Association Youfeng City Branch, White Diamond Rank Beastmaster, Mo Zhao."

"Uh... that, Uncle..."

Xiao Meng said cautiously. But that pleasant voice instantly caused Mo Zhao, who was still standing in the sky acting cool, to lose his composure.

The reason was simple, because this "black loach" behind him laughed a little too loudly after hearing this.

With a dark Face, he silently retracted this old partner who didn't give him any Face back into the beast space. Mo Zhao cleared his throat and showed a friendly smile to the girl who looked a bit cute.

"Little girl, don't be nervous. Just tell me loudly what you know, I'm not even thirty yet."

"Oh, okay... Actually, I was able to contract Little White, thanks to..."

Halfway through her sentence, Xiao Meng suddenly got stuck.

"Thanks to what? It's okay, don't be afraid, just say it out, we will protect you if there are any problems." Mo Zhao said eagerly.

The girl looked like she had no schemes; her words must be the most credible.

"...Thanks to my long and unremitting hard work and study, as well as my super high talent, that I successfully achieved this unprecedented and maybe never-to-be-repeated feat. Come, Little White, show them."

As soon as Xiao Meng finished speaking, the golden mark on the back of her hand lit up, and the small white fox standing beside her suddenly emitted a First Rank Demonic Power fluctuation. Although the pressure of the Demonic Power was not strong, it was indeed Demonic Power.

"Uncle Li, through the analysis of professional instruments, the degree of similarity between the Demonic Power emitted by this fox demon and the previously detected Seventh Rank Demon King's Demonic Power is 99%."

Captain Li Qiaoyan's voice of disbelief came through the headset. Director Li Li's expression moved slightly, and he nodded at Mo Zhao.

"Tsk—"

Mo Zhao clicked his tongue unwillingly, then had to extend his right fist and issue an order to the troops behind him to lift their combat status.

"Everyone, go to the Security Bureau to give a statement."