65: Chapter 65 Life and Death Contract, Second Tier

"Tier 3, huh... Indeed, it can perfectly withstand the feedback from a Level 21 Elite-tier spirit beast, so there's no need to worry about Mental Energy being lower than the beast's strength, which would otherwise lead to physical abnormalities..."

Qin Ding paused, his eyes devoid of the urgency one might expect from being singled out for a duel; there was only amusement.

"My Mental Energy is Tier 2, Life and Death Contract."

As the words left his lips, Qin Ding lunged forward, his long spear thrusting out like a serpent darting from its lair.

Clang!

The burly man instinctively raised his blade to block. A force beyond his imagination surged from the spear tip, traveling through the blade and into his arms.

In that moment, the burly man was utterly panicked.

Because the transmission of force told him that Qin Ding hadn't lied; everything Qin Ding said was true!

"How is it possible? How is it possible... How could it be Tier 2? To dare to sign the Life and Death Contract left behind by The First Emperor for one's very first beast... How can today's young people be this bold...?"

"Who signs a Life and Death Contract for their first beast?!"

The burly man's face turned deathly pale, his heart filled with shock and terror.

It was impossible for him not to be terrified, for he knew.

A Life and Death Contract with Tier 2 Mental Power represents a 20% feedback rate from the beast. The opponent's feedback value was higher than his own, and since the opponent's beast was a combat-oriented beast, its strength, speed, and defensive capabilities were certainly superior to his Sun-Facing Flower!

Just as the other had said, his own beast was a support-healing type. The feedback it provided was basically limited to resilience, self-healing, and stamina; as for strength and the like, it was actually very limited.

He had dared to intercept Qin Ding because he was convinced that Qin Ding was just a young man with Tier 1 Mental Energy. There were too many arrogant young people of this age, and he had seen many—and even killed quite a few.

With such youngsters, he usually only needed one or two slashes to cripple them, then he would just wait for their beast to die from the backlash.

Furthermore, since his own beast was a healing type, he never had to worry about severed limbs not being reattached or dying from injuries. But now...

The facts told him that he had been arrogant; he had overplayed his hand.

He was going to die!

"Why are you spacing out? Shocked by reality?"

Seeing that the opponent had blocked his attack, Qin Ding calmly withdrew his spear. "The world is fair. How far a Beast Tamer can go isn't determined by how strong their beast is, but by how strong the Beast Tamer themselves is."

"You can be Tier 3 Mental Energy, so naturally, I can be Tier 2, and the contract used can naturally be a Life and Death Contract."

"Surprised? Stunned? Having trouble accepting it?"

"Then go to hell."

In the burly man's now-numb eyes, he saw a glimmer of cold light arrive first.

Then, the spear struck like a dragon!

The burly man tried to block, but this time, he didn't succeed as before. Due to the immense force, the spearhead slid right off the back of his blade.

Abruptly, several vines extended from the burly man's clothes, spreading like a virus toward the spearhead in an attempt to block it.

Seeing this, Qin Ding's expression remained unchanged. He exerted force with both hands, and the custom spearhead pierced through, severing all the vines and driving straight into the burly man's chest.

"Ugh!"

The burly man let out a cry of pain and instinctively looked down. Qin Ding's eyes sharpened; instead of withdrawing the spear, he gripped the shaft tightly and swung it upward with a fierce motion.

The sharp spear blade easily sliced open the burly man's chest, followed by his neck and chin.

In an instant, flesh tore open and blood sprayed out, nearly splashing onto Qin Ding.

The Sun-Facing Flower hanging on the burly man began to act frantically, trying to save its master, but such injuries were simply not something a Level 10-something high-tier healing beast could reverse.

Under Qin Ding's cold gaze, the burly man's pupils dilated, his body fell backward, and the vines of the Sun-Facing Flower on him withered rapidly, turning into a dead flower.

Withdrawing his spear and standing straight, Qin Ding looked around, beginning to tally his spoils.

"Five people, five high-tier beasts, five inner cores... Oh right, this three-man team, each of them has a Storage Ring..."

For a moment, Qin Ding felt a little happy, especially with the rotten wood spirit fruit already in his possession.

The price of a single high-tier inner core ranges from 1,000 to 5,000 federal currency. Since the beasts of these five people were all over Level 15, over 10,000 federal currency was guaranteed.

As for the Emerald-horned Deer's inner core, it would likely be even more expensive; it should be worth around 5,000.

At this moment, the Sha Jin Wolf walked up to the burly man's corpse, ripped out the already withered Sun-Facing Flower, and, under Qin Ding's surprised and increasingly shocked gaze, lifted a hind leg.

The sound of trickling water rang out. Witnessing all this, Qin Ding's mind felt like a tangled mess of thread forced together.

"Awoo." [What kind of thing dares to look down on me and my boss? An ant that died in one hit.]

Having finished its business, the Sha Jin Wolf still didn't choose to let the burly man be. After cursing him with disdain and contempt, it happily pawed at the withered, dead Sun-Facing Flower.

Soon, the flower was completely destroyed, and a round, small green bead rolled out.

"Woof!" [Boss, boss, this flower has an inner core too!]

Qin Ding looked at the Earth Dog, which was acting like it was presenting a treasure, with a complex expression, his mind still filled with the image of the Earth Dog lifting its leg to pee.

He felt that this scene might be unforgettable; he would remember it for a lifetime. No, perhaps not... who knows, he might see it again in the future...

Picking up the inner core from the ground, Qin Ding walked over to the burly man and took a look. After confirming that the puddle of water hadn't landed on the burly man's only remaining right hand, he crouched down and quickly pulled off the burly man's Storage Ring.

"When a master dies, the Storage Ring becomes ownerless. I just don't know what's inside; I'll have to go back and check."

Saying this, Qin Ding vaulted onto the back of the Sha Jin Wolf.

"Let's go, Earth Dog. We're going to collect the spoils and the beasts' corpses from the rest of those people; that's quite a bit of money."

Meanwhile, at Qin Ding's home.

Bai Muxue, who had returned home early today, looked at the empty house and the wardrobe missing a few articles of clothing. In her calm eyes, a trace of 'as expected' was revealed.

"Beasts influence their masters. Under the influence of Da Hei's wolf nature, how could you possibly resist going into the wild..."

"It's just... why couldn't you wait one more day?"

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