64: Sign the contract, your family is mine too.

Inside the War Emperor's Mausoleum, within the ancient civilization's gene bank.

Lin Tian's ultimatum, filled with god-like judgment—"Kneel, or, like him, become a cripple"—echoed through the empty hall like a cold decree imbued with supreme Law, fiercely striking Qin Yubing's heart, which was already pounding violently from shock and confusion!

She looked at the young man before her, so handsome he seemed otherworldly, yet whose methods were more cruel and overbearing than a demon's; then she looked at the "Son of Destiny," Ye Fan, lying unconscious like a dead dog in the distance, his cultivation crippled.

For the first time, a trace of fear, originating from the depths of her Soul, appeared in her clear, beautiful eyes.

But fear was quickly replaced by an even stronger sense of pride and unyielding spirit, stemming from the depths of her Bloodline!

Who was she?

She was the current Saintess of the ancient "Qin Family," the oldest noble Family, which inherited the Legacy of the ancient "Pangu Dynasty" and bore the mission of guarding the Human Race's spark!

Her Bloodline was incomparably noble! Her will was as firm as Divine steel!

How could she, a Saintess, kneel before a bully who only relied on his power to oppress others?!

"You wish!"

Qin Yubing gritted her silver teeth, her pretty face flushed with anger, displaying a resolute defiance that preferred death over surrender!

She bluffingly issued her final threat: "How dare you touch me?! The 'Qin Family' behind me is the sole guardian Family that inherited the Legacy of the ancient 'Pangu Dynasty'! Its terrifying strength and profound heritage far exceed your imagination! If you dare to harm me in the slightest, my Qin Family will exhaust all its power to fight your Dragon Family... to the death!"

However, facing her seemingly strong threat, invoking the vast power behind her, Lin Tian smiled.

His smile was so contemptuous, so... dismissive.

"Qin Family?"

He slowly took a step forward, and the terrifying pressure, as heavy as billions of stars, caused Qin Yubing, who was already struggling to stand, to suddenly soften her legs, nearly collapsing to her knees on the spot!

"Guardian of the Pangu Dynasty?"

He took another step forward, his voice filled with the endless mockery of a god towards the ridiculous, overconfident threats of Mortals.

"In my eyes."

"There is nothing... that cannot be provoked."

"Today, let alone your mere Qin Family."

He paused, and from his deep eyes erupted a supreme Divine light capable of making Heaven and Earth lose their color!

"—Even if a god came, he couldn't save you!"

These words completely shattered the last shred of hope in Qin Yubing's heart!

She finally understood that the man before her was a truly lawless madman! Any worldly rules, any deterrence from power, were nothing but... a joke in his eyes!

Since threats were useless, then... she would perish with him!

However, just as she was about to explode her Mental Energy core at all costs to perish together with this demon—

Lin Tian slowly withdrew the oppressive pressure that could suppress everything.

He looked at her, and with a calm tone, as if granting a final favor, he presented his true and most demanding condition.

"Of course, I've always disliked wantonly killing innocents."

"I can spare you."

"But, you must sign this 'Soul Contract,' personally notarized by our planet's 'Gaia Consciousness.'"

He flicked his finger, and a golden contract, composed of pure Mental Energy and the power of Law, filled with ancient and mysterious aura, slowly floated before Qin Yubing.

"Become my... servant."

"From now on, your life and death, your will, all that you are, will be... controlled by me."

"For life, you shall not betray."

This condition was ten thousand times more cruel than simply killing her!

This was to completely transform her, the exalted Saintess of the Pangu Dynasty, into a powerless female slave, at his beck and call, utterly devoid of dignity!

"You... dream!!!"

Qin Yubing could no longer maintain her composure, letting out a shriek filled with endless shame, indignation, and defiance!

She would rather die! She would never accept such a humiliating condition!

A flicker of madness crossed her eyes, and she was about to detonate her Mental Energy core!

However, Lin Tian seemed to have already anticipated all her reactions.

He stopped wasting words.

He simply slowly turned his cold, emotionless eyes towards the Qin Family's hidden guards behind her, who had been severely wounded and had lost their combat ability in the previous skirmish while protecting her.

An undisguised, bone-chilling killing intent instantly enveloped those hidden guards, who were already gravely injured!

"You...!"

Qin Yubing's movements instantly froze!

She looked at Lin Tian, her beautiful eyes filled with disbelief!

"They are your companions, aren't they?"

Lin Tian's voice was as calm as stating an objective fact, yet as cruel as a demon's whisper.

"If you don't sign."

"They will die, now."

"One... by one, they will die before your eyes."

He paused, and a devilish curve, full of "mercy," appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Of course, if you sign."

"Not only will they live."

"I can also use the power of the Heart of God to completely heal all their injuries."

The ultimate choice between two extremes!

On one side was her dignity and freedom.

On the other side was the lives of her companions, who had grown up with her, were fiercely loyal, and were like siblings to her!

This was the cruelest and most unsolvable... overt scheme!

After a brief but seemingly century-long, agonizing choice that threatened to tear her Soul apart—

She finally, slowly, closed her eyes.

Two lines of clear tears silently streamed down her exquisitely beautiful face.

"I... sign."

She uttered those two words, which would change her life's destiny, in a voice filled with endless weariness and emptiness.

Seeing this, Lin Tian nodded in satisfaction.

He flicked his finger, and the golden Soul Contract transformed into a streak of light, instantly disappearing into Qin Yubing's glabella.

Immediately after, he separated a wisp of his own natal Divine Soul imprint and deeply branded it upon Qin Yubing's Soul Origin!

Absolute... control!

From this moment on, this exalted Saintess of the Pangu Dynasty completely became Lin Tian's... private property.

He could clearly perceive all her thoughts.

And, with a single thought, he could decide her... life and death!

After completing this perfect "absolute conquest," Lin Tian slowly walked forward, looking at this incomparably noble new "maid" with a gaze as if admiring his most perfect trophy.

In his heart, an even grander, more ambitious plan slowly emerged.

"Very good."

He murmured to himself.

"Having subdued this princess of the 'Pangu Dynasty'."

"In the future, plotting for the entire Dynasty's vast remaining forces, hidden beneath the world's shadows..."

"I now have the first, and most crucial... chess piece."

His true goal was never Qin Yubing herself.

But rather, the entire vast, ancient Imperial Dynasty behind her, capable of making the whole world tremble!

Having done all this, he finally, slowly, turned around.

His cold gaze, as if selecting his next "prey," fell upon the last remaining opponent on the field.

—That was Bai Feng, the chief of War God Academy, "White-Clad Martial Champion," who held the arm of god.

He looked at him, and with an undeniable tone, as if issuing a final ultimatum, he calmly asked:

"Now."

"It's your turn."