Forming a Symbiotic Contract with a God-level Demon

So sentient?

What kind of demon is this?

Xu Jie frowned. Could this little black snake have sensed his killing intent and started crying?

That would be too sentient...

This isn't a matter of sensitivity!

You have to understand that normal demons in the High Martial world don't have that many emotions, let alone cry!

Just like the Wolf Demon Xu Jie killed when he first arrived, it only possessed pure desires for slaughter and consumption.

Besides, snakes are cold-blooded animals by nature, and their emotions are extremely scarce. How could it possibly cry?

Are you human, or a demon?

Just as Xu Jie was feeling surprised, the little black snake in his palm had a determined look full of spirit flash in its big eyes, and then bit down on Xu Jie's tiger's mouth.

Damn it!

Xu Jie's cheek twitched from the pain. He was the kind of person who wouldn't even flinch when cutting flesh, given his endurance.

At this moment, he felt a searing pain he had never experienced before.

What does this snake want?

Xu Jie didn't move, nor did he panic. He just coldly watched the little black snake absorbing his blood, trying to figure out the meaning of its actions.

The next moment, Xu Jie wasn't sure if his eyes were playing tricks on him.

He saw a phantom bloody magic array, astonishingly vast, stretching as far as the eye could see.

Then, with Xu Jie at its center, the array began to shrink rapidly, finally condensing into his body and disappearing.

What happened?

Xu Jie stood up and checked his body, finding no changes.

The little black snake in his hand was still staring at him with its big, blinking eyes.

"You... hello..."

Suddenly, a young and timid little girl's voice echoed in Xu Jie's mind, causing him to freeze on the spot.

"You... hello..."

Xu Jie lowered his head slightly, looking at the little black snake in his hand. For some reason, the more he looked, the more affectionate he felt, as if...

This snake had become his long-lost daughter!

His damn daughter!

"What exactly are you?"

"I... I am... um... a snake!"

"???"

"S-sorry... sob sob sob... I don't know either... what I am... sob sob sob... I forgot... I don't remember anything... sob sob sob..."

The little black snake inexplicably started crying again, making Xu Jie's veins bulge on his forehead.

It was too damn noisy!

He hated talkative animals the most!

In his previous life, if the guard dog at the military camp where Xu Jie was stationed barked too much, he would beat it soundly.

Why bark for no reason?

"Shut up!"

"Sob sob sob..."

"Are you looking for a beating? Hmm?"

"Sob sob sob..."

"Fine... it's my fault, don't cry anymore, I'm serious..."

"Mm-hmm~"

Xu Jie, sweating profusely, managed to calm the incessantly crying little black snake.

He let out a slight sigh of relief, a flicker of confusion and helplessness in his eyes.

Was this right?

Even if he was going to take demons as mounts in the future, shouldn't he be taking imposing, ferocious, and vicious ones?

What kind of weirdo was this little black snake that cried at the slightest touch, at the slightest movement, and even when it wasn't moving?

After calming down for a long time, Xu Jie finally asked the little black snake about the array from earlier.

"What's your name? And that array just now..."

"I don't know... what my name is... sob..."

"Stop! Please, don't cry anymore!"

Xu Jie quickly interrupted the little black snake, which was on the verge of crying again. He hurriedly changed the subject and asked again.

"The formation, tell me about the formation!"

"Mhm... that's a symbiotic... contract... I... I'm sorry..."

A symbiotic contract?

Xu Jie glanced at the little black snake, which looked wronged, like a child who had made a mistake, and roughly understood what was going on.

A symbiotic relationship...

No wonder he felt an inexplicable sense of closeness with the little black snake.

Just as Xu Jie was thinking about the symbiotic contract, the little black snake in his hand suddenly seemed to melt and flowed into his body.

Then, his bloodline surged, and his entire body was covered in dense, dark, terrifying scales.

This is...

Xu Jie opened his eyes in disbelief. His eyes had turned into vertical pupils, as if he had truly mutated.

And his combat power had actually increased several times. Although it was purely physical strength, it had already shocked him.

Can a symbiotic contract be used like this?

Within a few minutes, the scales on Xu Jie's body receded. The little black snake, looking exhausted, re-emerged from his body and lay in his palm, rolling its eyes.

"You... from now on, I'll call you Little Black!"

"Mhm~"

Xu Jie didn't dwell on it; it was a done deal.

That was his personality. He couldn't kill the little black snake before, and now that they were symbiotic, it was even more impossible.

Besides, Little Black's existence was indeed a trump card for him.

Not to mention how much his strength had increased, but after merging with Little Black, the scales on his body were already heaven-defying.

Xu Jie had personally tested how strong Little Black's defense was; it was unbreakable, equivalent to giving him an extra life.

"Little Black, what kind of species are you... Never mind, don't ask! Don't cry!"

"I'm so hungry... I want to... eat some blood... is that okay?"

Drink blood?

Hearing Little Black's cautious inquiry, Xu Jie smiled indifferently. As long as the little black snake didn't cry, he would agree to anything!

So, he cut his fingertip with his fingernail. The little black snake immediately pounced on it and began to suck greedily.

Ignoring the little black snake happily drinking blood, Xu Jie brought up the system panel, preparing to break through to the Pulse Opening Realm.

If it weren't for Chu Mingyue's attribute burst and the inexplicable little black snake today, he would have broken through long ago!

[Host: Xu Jie]
[Martial Realm: Blood Moving Realm Twelfth Layer (Peak First Grade)]
[Lifespan: 1 year + 1000 years (Unavailable)]
[Usable Lifespan: 419]
[Martial Arts: 1. Basic Stance Training (Mastered), 2. Advanced Stance Training · Blood Burning Art (Mastered), 3. Yi Jin Duan Gu (Cannot Initiate)]
[Martial Skills: 1. Demon-Breaking Saber Art (Mastered), 2. Demon Subduing Flame Blade · Dark Devour (Mastered), 3. Nine Extremes Demonic Blade (Minor Accomplishment)]
[Progress to Next Draw (292/3000)!]

Xu Jie: "???"

Lifespan: 1 + 1000 years???

Was he seeing things, or did the system malfunction?

How did he suddenly become an ancient monster with a lifespan of a thousand years?

And it was unusable!

If it were usable...

Wouldn't that solve his biggest problem right now?

Damn it!

Although Xu Jie had some guesses, he still asked in his mind.

"System, what's going on?"

[Hint! The host has formed a symbiotic contract with a God-level demon, sharing one percent of its lifespan, but it cannot be used to improve the realm of martial arts and skills!]

One percent?

Does that mean Little Black can live for a hundred thousand years?

Or is it a God-level demon?

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