205: Chapter 205 Servant Contract

The Crimson Feather Fire Demon's body erupted with crimson flames, attempting to rely on its tyrannical fire power to burst through.

However, the black branches were no ordinary wood, possessing an extremely high resistance to various Elemental Powers.

The moment the black tree was ignited by the flames, it had already heavily slapped the Crimson Feather Fire Demon on its head.

By now, the Jerky Bear Head had reached the third rank; this strike sent the Crimson Feather Fire Demon spinning, causing it to crash headfirst into the opposite rock wall.

The Crimson Feather Fire Demon shook its head as it stood up, but several Ice Chains suddenly appeared, binding it firmly to the rock wall.

Seeing this, the Crimson Feather Fire Demon tried to repeat its old trick, its body igniting with scorching crimson flames.

But just as the Ice Chains were melted, a large number of black branches grew out from the rock wall, binding the Crimson Feather Fire Demon once again.

Suddenly, a powerful surge of energy rippled from behind the Crimson Feather Fire Demon.

The Crimson Feather Fire Demon's expression changed, and immediately after, a massive fireball struck its back, blasting it directly into the rock wall.

An Explosive Fireball doesn't do much damage to fire-based creatures, but in the face of overwhelming strength, it still made the second-rank Crimson Feather Fire Demon spit blood.

The Crimson Feather Fire Demon didn't dare turn back to face Nie Ning; fire element rapidly gathered in its mouth as it spat a lava beam toward the rocks above.

Under the scorching heat, even the rocks were instantly melted into magma.

After opening a hole, the Crimson Feather Fire Demon flapped its wings and shot upward like an arrow from a bow.

But before it could escape, incessant explosions rang out from behind, and a large number of sharp Wind-Thunder Blade tore through the entire rock wall.

'Faster! Just a bit faster!'

At this moment, the Crimson Feather Fire Demon was extremely anxious, screaming inwardly.

Just as it was a few meters from the mountain peak, a Five Element Orb pierced through the shattered cliff wall and crashed heavily into the Crimson Feather Fire Demon's back.

'Boom!'

A violent explosion rang out, and a corner of the massive mountain was sheared off.

When the dust settled, the Crimson Feather Fire Demon lay on the mountain peak in a miserable state.

The wings that originally emitted an orange glow were now dim, and the blood flowing from its body mixed with feathers to dye the mountain peak red.

Looking at the approaching Nie Ning, the Crimson Feather Fire Demon's eyes showed a look of terror.

It wanted to flee, but its broken wings made it impossible to flap them, and its internal organs were injured by the previous strike.

Merely moving its body caused the Crimson Feather Fire Demon's gaze to falter from the pain, and it couldn't help but spit out several mouthfuls of blood.

Seeing this, Nie Ning raised his hand to summon Ice Chains to lock down the massive Crimson Feather Fire Demon, then flew back toward the direction he came from.

...

A few minutes later, Nie Ning had arrived near the volcanic crater.

At this moment, Heloise was holding Sensen. Seeing Nie Ning return intact, she quickened her pace to meet him.

Nie Ning threw the Crimson Feather Fire Demon onto the ground, then took out some materials and crushed them, using his Spiritual Power as a guide to arrange them into a half-meter-wide array.

After finishing the Contract Array, Nie Ning looked at the Crimson Feather Fire Demon with an indifferent expression.

"Hand over your Soul Imprint."

Nie Ning's voice carried a tone that brooked no argument.

The heavily injured Crimson Feather Fire Demon's eyes were filled with grief and indignation; it had thought it had escaped, but reality had dealt it a heavy blow.

Since it was at his mercy, the Crimson Feather Fire Demon finally compromised after thinking it over thrice.

Besides, Nie Ning was very strong; perhaps following him was not a bad choice.

A translucent, illusory shadow emerged from the top of the Crimson Feather Fire Demon's head and merged into the array.

"Come here, sign the contract with it."

Nie Ning looked at Heloise and said with a smile.

"Me?"

Heloise was stunned for a moment; she didn't expect Nie Ning to let her contract the Crimson Feather Fire Demon.

One must know that this was a magic beast about to break through to the third rank.

Once it successfully broke through, it would be an almost invincible existence in the entire Wilbes Republic.

Looking at the giant fire bird before her, although Heloise liked it very much, she still firmly shook her head.

"Teacher, you should contract it yourself. I usually don't have a use for it."

"Human, how about..."

The Crimson Feather Fire Demon wanted to speak, but was frightened into silence by Nie Ning's sharp gaze.

It had thought it was following the human before it, but the other party actually wanted it to contract with such a weak little girl.

At this moment, the Crimson Feather Fire Demon felt incredibly aggrieved.

Nie Ning looked at Heloise, then turned back to the Crimson Feather Fire Demon with a cold expression: "Its strength is inferior to mine, and I have no use for it either. In that case, let's have an extra dish for dinner tonight."

"Hey, hey, don't be like that! I can sign the contract with her!"

Hearing this, the Crimson Feather Fire Demon was the first to panic.

It then turned its head toward Heloise and began to pitifully play the victim.

"Little girl, please have pity on me. I'm still young, I don't want to die yet. Just sign the contract with me, I'll be very obedient."

Heloise's expression was hesitant.

Although she knew Nie Ning was goading her, looking at the Crimson Feather Fire Demon, it would be such a waste to just eat it; it would be better to keep it for her research.

"Thank you, Teacher."

Heloise bowed to Nie Ning, then walked to the Contract Array and placed her hand on it.

As the array flashed with a bright light, Heloise's Spiritual Power linked with the Crimson Feather Fire Demon. When the contract was completed, a pair of wings appeared on the inside of her wrist.

"That's more like it. You are my personal disciple; with it around, even if you can't beat someone, you can still run away."

Seeing this, a smile returned to Nie Ning's face.

Compared to those who needed his help, Nie Ning naturally preferred someone like Heloise who could help him.

Heloise's talent for Alchemy was so good that he didn't want anything bad to happen to this girl.

Moreover, to him, the Crimson Feather Fire Demon only had the advantage of speed, which really wasn't of much use.

If it were a Jade-Colored Light-Treading Fox, that magic beast's appearance was much better-looking than the Crimson Feather Fire Demon's; Nie Ning might have considered contracting it himself.

...

After leaving Heloise to treat the Crimson Feather Fire Demon's injuries, Nie Ning flew down into the volcanic crater.

After carefully observing the surrounding environment, Nie Ning already had a concrete plan in mind.

The creation of a god-forbidden ring was very precise; no mistakes could occur during the process, otherwise it would all be for naught.

Furthermore, even if he mastered the method of making chaos crystals, losing an arm every time was a bit much for Nie Ning to handle.

So this time, he had to aim for success to avoid suffering the pain of a severed limb again.

After studying the layout for a while, Nie Ning began to set up a Fire-Drawing Array to draw out the Earth-Fire Power contained within the ley lines.

During this time, Nie Ning went back and forth to research and discuss with Heloise.

After all, Heloise's Alchemy... er, it was a good chance to test if Heloise's wizard knowledge was solid.

With Heloise's help, Nie Ning quickly completed the construction of the Fire-Drawing Array.

And the next step was to prepare for the actual operation.

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