Achievement Unlocked—Taming Jiu You

Finally found it!

Lin Suchou looked closely and saw that the ball of light was actually a black giant egg over three meters tall. Its surface was dark and smooth, its shell covered in mysterious patterns.

They resembled a black bird spreading its wings to shield the black egg within.

"Human brat, are you courting death!?"

A mature woman's embarrassed, furious voice reached Lin Suchou's ears.

"Heh, I'm not courting death. I'm looking for you."

As the giant egg formed by Jiu You appeared, Lin Suchou opened an ancient scroll and dripped a drop of his essence blood onto it.

He muttered, "In the name of Lin Suchou, I swear that today, I offer my essence blood to form an Equal Contract with Jiu You of the Nine Nether Sparrow clan!"

The moment his words fell, the ancient scroll bloomed with brilliant light.

It forcibly drew a drop of Jiu You's blood. The two drops of blood began to merge, and before long, the light faded as the scroll returned to Lin Suchou's hand.

From then on, a connection existed between Lin Suchou and Jiu You, as though they were family.

"What did you do to me!?"

Jiu You had sensed that connection as well and demanded angrily.

"Nothing much. You heard it just now, didn't you? I merely formed a contract with you."

Lin Suchou said with a smile.

"A contract!?"

Jiu You was stunned at first. Then purple flames instantly swept across the bottom of the Volcanic Crater and surged toward Lin Suchou.

Yet he merely smiled calmly and snapped his fingers. Jiu You's flames immediately went out, and she fell to the ground.

Lin Suchou used spiritual power to pull her before him. Raising a hand, he stroked the giant egg's smooth surface and smiled faintly.

"If you don't want to suffer, then follow me obediently. I guarantee you'll feast and live well from now on. I definitely won't mistreat you."

With that, he lifted Jiu You's punishment.

That was the terror of the Equal Contract Scroll.

Since it was equal, neither party could attack the other. Otherwise, they would suffer punishment from the other party.

If one party committed suicide, the other party would not be affected in any way.

Unless both people willingly agreed to dissolve the contract, it would accompany them for life.

"Bastard."

Seeing that physical attacks were useless against Lin Suchou, Jiu You could only resort to verbal attacks.

But though those words were insults to Jiu You, they sounded more like coquettish pouting to Lin Suchou.

"What I said earlier was true. These are the things I prepared for you."

Suppressing his laughter, Lin Suchou took out the Golden Sacred Phoenix's Spirit Essence and the Heavenly Ranking Phoenix Clan Essence Blood he had obtained from Wen Qingxuan.

Jiu You fell silent for a long while.

"The Spirit Essence of the Golden Sacred Phoenix, ranked sixth on the Myriad Beasts Record Earth Ranking, and the essence blood of a Heavenly Ranking Spirit Beast..."

Feeling the stirring in her bloodline, Jiu You's voice was full of astonishment.

"How did you obtain these two things?"

Hearing Jiu You's question, Lin Suchou smiled. "These are nothing more than trifles to me. Follow me, and you'll naturally never lack such things."

As soon as he finished speaking, he directly used spiritual power to send the two items floating before Jiu You.

Yet Jiu You still did not move.

Seeing that she remained unwilling to accept them, Lin Suchou began tempting her with words. "We've already formed an Equal Contract. We're close partners now. Take these and undergo your tribulation first."

"But why are you helping me?"

Jiu You still refused to trust Lin Suchou. Though these two items would indeed be of great use to her, unearned favors were never offered without ulterior motives.

She understood that principle.

"Why?"

Lin Suchou froze for a moment, then laughed. "I have everything I need right now, except for a wife."

"Lecher."

Jiu You cursed him again, but she had calmed down by now.

That was right. She had already formed an Equal Contract with this man. No matter what she did, she could not hurt him. She might as well accept them for now—at least she could get good things for free.

"I'll undergo my tribulation first. Stay farther away from me."

Jiu You drew in the Spirit Essence and essence blood before her, then shot out of the Volcanic Crater and into the sky.

Seeing this, Lin Suchou flew out as well. He called back the little mare and landed on a distant mountain peak.

"Rumble—"

Peals of thunder resounded across the sky, radiating a dense aura of destruction.

As the most outstanding genius the Nine Nether Sparrow clan had seen in ten thousand years, her talent was undoubtedly astonishing.

Had she not insisted on leaving to gain experience and thus lacked resources, she would likely have broken through long ago within the Nine Nether Sparrow clan.

"Whoosh."

After Jiu You absorbed the golden Phoenix Spirit Essence and golden blood, cracks appeared across the giant egg's surface in the sky.

Countless black flames burst forth from within and wrapped around the giant egg.

As more and more black flames emerged, the black bird patterns upon the egg began to glow. The spiritual power between heaven and earth boiled at that moment.

"Screech!"

A clear bird cry suddenly rang through heaven and earth, sweeping outward like a storm and filling the sky.

"Crack!"

The cracks upon the black giant egg grew increasingly dense until it finally shattered apart.

The black flames instantly formed an ocean, and a pair of black wings large enough to obscure mountains spread open.

Lin Suchou's gaze pierced through the black flames, and he could vaguely see a massive silhouette elegantly stretching its enormous body within the fire.

The scene looked exactly like rebirth through nirvana.

"Rumble!"

High above the nine heavens, dense clusters of black thunderclouds had gathered, releasing thunderous roars.

"Whimper..."

All the Spirit Beasts throughout the Black Nether Abyss trembled in fear, letting out miserable howls.

To them, the Black God Tribulation was a terror passed down through their bloodlines...

Beneath those terrifying Black God thunderclouds was Jiu You, her wings beating as rolling black flames radiated from her enormous body.

The temperature between heaven and earth was rapidly rising.

"Screech!"

Jiu You cried out in defiance at the Black God thunderclouds. Though she had failed once before, she had never given up.

She possessed the bloodline of the Ancient Undying Bird. How could such a proud Divine Beast fall before the Black God?

So... this time, she had to succeed!

"Rumble!"

The Black God Tribulation seemed to sense Jiu You's challenge. As the Black Cloud churned, Thunder filled with destructive power crashed down!

The thunderclouds were completely torn apart, and even space seemed to freeze as the strike ruthlessly blasted toward Jiu You.

"Screech!"

The Nine Nether Sparrow shrieked. With a beat of her wings, boundless black flames swept forth, transforming into a black flame storm that violently collided with the Black God Thunder!

"Boom—"

The instant Thunder and black flames collided, shockwaves spread outward, shearing all the surrounding mountain peaks in half!

Lin Suchou hurriedly condensed a massive Bronze Bell covered in Dragon Phoenix patterns. Only after covering himself and the little mare with it did he barely withstand the blast.

"Clang! Clang!"

Listening to the Bronze Bell's vibrations, Lin Suchou was overjoyed. This Dragon Phoenix Town Spirit Bell truly was extraordinary!

It could even withstand Thunder of such power. But upon thinking it over carefully, he realized that the Equal Contract was doing its work...

The thunder continued for half an hour before peace finally returned to heaven and earth.

Lin Suchou withdrew the Dragon Phoenix Bell. Before him stood a long-legged, mature beauty with a stunning figure and wild charm, completely naked!

"Although I don't know who you are, thank you..."

"Don't rush to thank me. Put on some clothes first."

Lin Suchou's eyelid twitched as he reminded her.

"Humans are troublesome."

Purple light appeared all over Jiu You's body, and a blue cheongsam materialized around her, concealing the breathtaking sight.

Seeing how completely Jiu You's attitude had changed from before, Lin Suchou laughed inwardly.

The law of true fragrance never lied.

Achievement unlocked—taming Jiu You...