Soul Contract

After giving it some thought, as long as Kong Xi didn't do anything harmful to humanity, it really didn't matter.

Ye Chen looked at Kong Xi and said, "Then how do you need me to help you?"

Seeing Ye Chen agree, a smile appeared on Kong Xi's Face.

"I need some items to restore my strength. This is the list of things I require."

After she finished speaking, a message was sent to Ye Chen's Monster Chat Room.

Ye Chen took a look, "winter sun, summer snow, five elements divine stone, Eye of the Dark One, Sacred Object of Light, Thunder Tree Heart..."

Every single one of them was a Heaven And Earth Treasure, and taking out any one of them alone was not inferior to an omnipotent crystal.

Ye Chen smiled bitterly, "Your Excellency Kong Xi, are you teasing me? Which one of the items you sent me is not extremely rare?"

"You have that pet, Gun Gun, so searching for them is more convenient for you than for anyone else. You only need to help me find the last five items; I will find the rest myself."

Kong Xi said indifferently.

Ye Chen still said uneasily, "I think it would be better for us to sign an agreement. If you go back on your word and discard me once I've served my purpose, I won't even have a place to seek justice."

Kong Xi glanced at Ye Chen, her eyes showing a hint of speechlessness.

Something resembling a contract suddenly appeared in Kong Xi's hand. As she unfolded it, a magic circle appeared with a hexagon in the center, emitting a white light.

"This contract is called a Soul Contract. If you complete my requirements, I can stay by your side as your follower for one year. How about that?"

Ye Chen looked at the contract, and after confirming there were no issues, he nodded in agreement. It seemed that Kong Xi had prepared this long ago.

The two of them guided a wisp of their Soul into it, and Ye Chen's Soul landed on the character for 'Master'.

Kong Xi's Soul landed on the character for 'Servant'.

When the two finished, the magic circle lit up again. Once Ye Chen completed it, this contract would automatically take effect.

Kong Xi smiled, "Can you rest assured now?"

"Yes, once I have collected them all, I will contact you."

"Hmm?" Kong Xi suddenly frowned slightly, "What? Do you intend to search by yourself?"

"Otherwise? Are you going to follow me around? You have a tracker on you, after all."

Kong Xi pondered for a moment, thinking he was right, and took out an item to give to Ye Chen, "This is my personal token. If you encounter any danger, you can show this item. Any monster that recognizes my token will give me some Face."

Ye Chen took it; it was something resembling a playing card, but it seemed to be made of void crystal, and it even had a portrait of Kong Xi on it.

Afterward, Kong Xi sent another piece of information to Ye Chen—an image, which was a map.

"This is the map of this Secret Realm. With this map, searching should be more convenient for you. Those people are coming, so I will be leaving first."

After saying this, Kong Xi's figure vanished instantly.

Ye Chen couldn't help but exclaim, "As expected of the Void Clan, a Devil King monster with space attributes. This teleportation is truly breathtaking."

The Void Clan was extremely sensitive to space; for any creature existing within space, the Void Clan would have a distinct sensing ability.

This was also the reason why Kong Xi was able to detect Jia Si and Ye Chen.

Thinking about himself sneaking around Kong Xi, that cautious appearance, Ye Chen found it somewhat amusing.

Regardless, now that he had this map of the Secret Realm, it made things much more convenient for him.

Ye Chen glanced at the map; his current location was near the center of the Secret Realm.

Although he was close to the core, the things Ye Chen wanted were deep within the Secret Realm.

From here to the depths of the Secret Realm, there was still a long distance, and the lake in front of him had been marked with a triangle symbol by Kong Xi.

This triangle symbol meant danger.

If Ye Chen wanted to head to the depths of the Secret Realm, he would need to bypass this Qianzi Lake.

Ding, the Monster Chat Room chimed.

Kong Xi sent a message, "Ye Chen, when you go to the depths, you can go to the center of the Secret Realm to take a look. There is a monster there named Huang Chi. He lives in the center of the Secret Realm and knows something about the location of the treasures."

Seeing the message, Ye Chen did not hesitate and, following the guidance of the map, headed toward the center of the Secret Realm.

Having a map was indeed much more convenient.

Arriving at the center of the Secret Realm, compared to other places, this center appeared relatively quiet.

Just after arriving here, Ye Chen noticed that there were many people sitting cross-legged on the outskirts of the center, and the Red-haired man was among them.

The Red-haired man saw Ye Chen and hurriedly stood up, "Lord Ye Chen, you have come as well."

Ye Chen nodded and said, "What are you all doing here?"

"We are guarding the treasures here. I don't know what's going on, but every once in a while, treasures pop out from inside."

The Red-haired man touched his head and laughed.

"Guarding here, why don't you go inside?"

"Lord Ye Chen, you may not know, but we have gone inside. It is shrouded in fog, and once we enter, we can't find our way at all. After entering, for some reason, we would circle around and end up back at the place where we entered."

It seemed they had encountered an illusion.

Ye Chen nodded and took out the identity token gifted by Kong Xi. When the identity token was taken out, a starlight-like radiance flashed.

The fog in front of him suddenly dispersed, as if a path had appeared.

Ye Chen walked straight in.

The Red-haired man and the others watched Ye Chen enter, feeling somewhat surprised.

"He just went in like that?"

"So what if he went in? I estimate he won't be able to last five minutes before he circles back out."

The few people outside said disdainfully.

Ye Chen arrived in the fog and walked inside without obstruction. With every step he took, the vision ahead became a bit clearer.

After walking for nearly fifteen minutes, something resembling an altar suddenly appeared before Ye Chen's eyes.

A figure was sitting on the altar; this figure had yellow limbs and a black body, looking like stone.

[Huang Chi]

Rank: LV64

Class: Monarch

Attribute: Earth

Combat Power: 120000

HP: 3590000

Race: Thick Earth Clan

Second-tier race, middle-tier race.

Huang Chi turned to look at Ye Chen, his four eyes rolling around, and his gaze finally settled on the token of Kong Xi in Ye Chen's hand.

Ye Chen noticed that many treasures were scattered on the altar.

Among them, four-star Divine Artifacts were everywhere, and there were also some relatively precious Materials.

Huang Chi picked up an item and tossed it aside casually.

"Are you Lord Kong Xi's servant?" Huang Chi asked after looking Ye Chen up and down.

"No, I am her friend. She asked me to come here to ask you for information on the location of some treasures."

After speaking, Ye Chen took out a list and handed it over.

When Huang Chi heard that Ye Chen was Kong Xi's friend, he was slightly stunned, but he didn't say anything and took the list.

Huang Chi glanced at the list, frowned slightly, and said, "The items on this are all used for increasing strength and recovering from injuries. Is Lord Kong Xi injured?"

Huang Chi looked at Ye Chen and said with a curious expression.

Ye Chen shook his head, "I don't know. She just asked me to come to you."