Half an hour later, Jiang Hao was fully dressed.
He wore the formal uniform of the Sun Moon Empire Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
Its high collar and cuffs lent him something of an English gentleman's air.
Ju Zi, meanwhile, sat slumped on the bed, her face ashen.
"Now that you've signed my Soul Contract, behave yourself. It's for my own safety."
"As long as you do as you're told, I won't do anything to you."
As Jiang Hao spoke, a flame-shaped mark flickered across Ju Zi's neck.
It bathed her fair skin in golden light.
The ability came from information recorded in a remnant of the Holy Necromancer Electrolux's soul concerning the Undead Calamity.
Like Undead Magic, it let him hold someone's soul in his grasp through a contract.
On the Douluo Continent, it was an Evil Soul Master's method through and through.
"Once you've finished your business, will you release me from the Soul Contract?"
Ju Zi asked coldly. She had dressed as well.
Wang Shaojie lay on the floor, stripped bare. He looked bewildered; Jiang Hao had bound him before he could even speak.
Jiang Hao opened a Gate of the Undead and threw Wang Shaojie into the Undead World, where several Undead Creatures stood guard over him.
Ju Zi's heart sank. She realized what awaited her if she failed to cooperate.
"Ahem. Let's go, then. I'll do as you say."
Ju Zi rose and slipped on her high heels.
Being tied up for so long had left her limbs numb. The moment she stood, she toppled toward Jiang Hao.
She collided head-on with him as he was opening the door to leave.
The impact pinned Jiang Hao against the door. Their eyes met.
Laughter suddenly came from outside.
"What are you two doing?"
Jiang Hao turned, ready