42: Are you facing the sun or the fireflies?

[This chapter has been modified.]

Summoned creature...

Hui Yue scanned the Golden Armor Warriors before her.

Their words from just a moment ago echoed in her mind.

"Abandon the darkness and embrace the light, pledge your loyalty to Our Emperor."

Is this "Our Emperor" the manipulator behind them?

Hui Yue was just thinking this.

The Golden Armor Warriors suddenly parted, standing in two rows, revealing a dark passage behind them.

Then, they knelt down with a clatter, seemingly kneeling to welcome the master behind them.

Hui Yue looked into the darkness, and a tall figure appeared before her eyes.

However, the person had not yet stepped out of the darkness, and only a faint outline could be seen.

Ordinarily, Elves can see in the dark, but Hui Yue was currently in a ghostly form and could not activate this Bloodline ability.

However, the figure in the darkness gave Hui Yue a tremendous sense of oppression.

Even if she could see clearly, she would not dare to look directly at him.

This sense of oppression reminded Hui Yue of one person.

The man who caused a phenomenon during the Awakening ceremony, Qin Yang.

"Are you... Qin Yang?"

Hui Yue lowered her eyes and asked in a murmur.

The figure in the darkness did not answer, merely calmly uttering two words.

"Kneel."

Boom!

The cold and clear voice had just sounded.

Hui Yue felt a surge of irresistible Law power.

In her ghostly form, she was actually pressed to the ground, forced into a kneeling posture.

The longsword in her hand also fell to the ground.

"Law power... Is he a god!"

At this moment, Hui Yue's heart was in turmoil, and she did not dare to harbor the slightest thought of resistance.

In fact, she did not have the strength to resist either.

The voice in the darkness sounded again.

"I see that you are exceptional and have the intention to recruit you."

"If you are willing to submit, I can help you restore your Physical Body."

Restore my Physical Body!?

Hui Yue was startled, feeling somewhat curious.

Does the person in the darkness know about my situation?

Soon, she figured it out.

Summoned creatures have the ability to share a mental connection with their summoner.

It must have been that her previous conversation with Su Chenxing was overheard by the Imperial Guard.

At this moment, Hui Yue felt a bit moved.

Being able to restore her Physical Body would naturally be good.

However, she was already Su Chenxing's sword spirit.

The morality of the Elf race made her subconsciously say: "Thank you very much for your appreciation, but I already have a partner."

The person in the darkness was silent for a while, then retorted: "Are you sure it's a partner?"

"This..."

Hui Yue was speechless, and her heart was stung.

In order to have a medium to carry her Soul, she had volunteered to become Su Chenxing's sword spirit, wanting to assist this youth in his growth as a partner.

Once he possessed a certain amount of strength, she would guide him to the Elf Holy Land to help her restore her Physical Body.

But what she didn't expect was that Su Chenxing did not treat her as a partner.

Her desire to restore her Physical Body was even regarded by him as a "weakness."

Using this "weakness," he threatened her into signing a master-servant contract, styling himself as her master and trampling over her dignity.

During this time spent together, the pride she held as a Saintess had long since shattered into pieces.

To be honest, Hui Yue deeply regretted choosing Su Chenxing.

But the contract was witnessed by a god.

Betraying the contract would not end well.

Thinking of this, Hui Yue wanted to refuse.

Who knew, the person in the darkness spoke first: "Facing the scorching sun, one can become a bright moon; facing a firefly, one is destined for annihilation!"

As soon as the words fell, a prompt appeared before Hui Yue's eyes.

[Qin Yang (Rank 18) is using an Advanced contract scroll on you.]

[Since you already have a contract, the contract cannot be forcibly enforced.]

[You can choose to accept it voluntarily.]

[Note]: Advanced contracts suppress lower ones. Once the contract is formed, the lower-level contract will be automatically dissolved.

[Do you accept the contract?]

"Qin Yang!"

"He is that Professional with a god behind him!"

Hui Yue's body trembled, and she looked toward the darkness ahead.

Hum!

A humming sound rang out.

Several shining golden weapons appeared in the darkness, illuminating a tall, straight figure.

It was a man wearing black armor with gold patterns.

He wore a black fur cape, and a blood-colored longsword was slung across his waist.

Amidst the dazzling golden light, a pair of slender eyes flickered with golden lightning.

Seeing Qin Yang's heroic bearing, Hui Yue was moved.

In the Elf language, the word "God" cannot be used as an adjective.

But at this moment, Hui Yue was willing to use the word "Divine" to describe the person before her.

The Aura on Qin Yang was simply not something a human could emit.

Is he an Incarnation of a god?!

Just as Hui Yue was shocked by the fleeting glimpse, Qin Yang calmly said: "I will count to three."

"Three."

"Two."

...

The death countdown sounded, and Hui Yue's heart suddenly tightened!

She was certain.

The person before her was divine, but not merciful.

After counting to "one," he would really kill her!

"But if I betray my oath, I will also be punished by the gods."

Hui Yue's face turned ashen.

Perhaps worried that he hadn't hidden far enough away, Su Chenxing had not yet canceled the summon.

Now, there was no chance left.

Hui Yue knew very well that the other party only needed a thought to kill her.

Thinking of Su Chenxing, Hui Yue felt disgusted.

This person was arrogant and stupid, greedy and selfish.

When he looked at her, his eyes were full of ugly desire.

Hui Yue didn't say it out loud, but she knew it in her heart.

After she restored her Physical Body, Su Chenxing would still reveal his true Nature.

At that time, what choice would she make?

Betray the contract and accept divine punishment?

Or let a despicable person desecrate her holiness?

"I choose... divine punishment!" Hui Yue decided in her heart.

At the same time, Qin Yang in the golden light also recited that fatal number.

"One!"

Hum!

The golden divine weapons floating in the air shone brightly and pierced straight toward Hui Yue.

At the very last moment of her life, Hui Yue agreed to the contract.

Bang!

The golden divine weapons flying in the air shattered.

In the Rat Path, ethereal echoes rippled.

Within the ripples of the echo, Hui Yue raised her head and asked: "Master, how should I address you?"

"Supreme Emperor."

...

A flash of white light.

Su Chenxing appeared outside the Secret Realm.

Compared to his high-spirited appearance when he went in, he looked extremely disheveled now.

His hair was disheveled, stuck to his forehead by sweat.

His arm was unnaturally twisted, his right shoulder slumped, and he walked with his body tilted to one side.

His arrogant and wild expression was gone, replaced by panic and fear.

He looked like a frightened stray dog.

Fortunately, the Rat Path Secret Realm was relatively quiet, and there were very few people at the entrance.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, Su Chenxing immediately ducked into a corner and stumbled away along a small path.

Online, he was already a Genius who had surpassed Luo Fan.

He couldn't let others see him in this disheveled state.

While fleeing in a sorry state, he was still cursing under his breath.

Just a moment ago, a prompt appeared before his eyes.

[Hui Yue has signed a contract with someone else. Due to the contract Rank being suppressed, your contract with Hui Yue has been automatically dissolved.]

[Hui Yue has retracted skills such as Hui Yues Fire.]

[Your Wind Spirit Sword no longer has a sword spirit.]

"Hui Yue! You bitch! How dare you betray me!"

"And!"

"That bastard who contracted Hui Yue!"

"You... have invited death!"

Su Chenxing punched the wall, his eyes full of resentment.

And what he didn't know was...

At the entrance of the alley, a pair of sharp eyes was staring at him.

[Su Chenxing (Rank 11), 1 person in the nine generations of his family, 1 person locked on, with the highest Rank being 11, requiring 10001 points of Imperial Power.]

"This background is truly clean."

A smile curled on Qin Yang's lips, and he softly uttered one word.

"Execute."

...

Announcement to the World: "Regarding the Emergency Fix for the Potential Bug"

Monster Potential is divided into 1 to 6 stars (no longer displayed on the panel).

1 star is the initial level; for every additional star of Potential, attributes will be enhanced.

Example:

Rank 5, 1-star Normal Slime, total attributes are 100.

Rank 5, 2-star King Slime, total attributes are 100 * (5 * 0.5) = 250.

Rank 5, 3-star King Slime, total attributes are 100 * (5 * 1) = 500.

Rank 5, 4-star Golden Slime, total attributes are 100 * (5 * 2) = 1000.

Rank 5, 5-star Scarlet Slime, total attributes are 100 * (5 * 4) = 2000.

Rank 5, 6-star Scarlet Slime, total attributes are 100 * (5 * 8) = 4000.

In the Secret Realm, the monster or monsters with the highest Potential are the leaders.

P.S.: The clever Retired Emperor may have discovered that humans do not have Potential; this involves the Human Emperor plot, so please look forward to it.