"What's the strength of the being you want to contract with?"
Dai Huabin didn't answer right away.
He gathered his thoughts in his spiritual sea. He'd been keeping this to himself for a long time, planning it from the very first day he'd crossed over. Now, he finally had a chance to bring it up.
"The Ice Jade Empress Scorpion."
"One of the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Far North, with a cultivation of around four hundred thousand years."
"Four hundred thousand years of cultivation."
Electrolux's voice held a thoughtful note.
"By the standards of the Holy Demon Continent, a Soul Beast of that age should be equivalent to the ninth rank."
"Right." Dai Huabin picked up the conversation.
"By the Holy Demon Continent's system of cultivation, she should undoubtedly be ninth rank. But I have no way of judging exactly where she stands within that rank. The information I have doesn't give such a precise comparison."
Electrolux pondered for a moment.
"A ninth-rank magical beast is considered high-ranked. But that figure of four hundred thousand years..."
His tone suddenly turned casual.
"She's just a little scorpion."
Dai Huabin froze.
The Ice Jade Empress Scorpion, with four hundred thousand years of cultivation and absolute dominion over the Far North, had just become "a little scorpion" in the mouth of the Holy Necromancer.
But on second thought, it wasn't all that surprising.
Electrolux had reached the threshold of godhood in his prime. In some fields, he'd even surpassed ordinary deities.
A four-hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast really was just a junior in front of him.
"Elder Yi, do you mean that a Soul Beast of this strength is within your abilities?"
"Don't get your hopes up too soon."
Electrolux's voice grew calm.
"I'm talking about what I could do at the height