Black Mountain lay in the cage, his bear face pressed against the ground, his mind spinning wildly.
What should we do?
Escaping was impossible. They couldn't open the cage or break the restriction.
They couldn't win a fight either. Elder Xu was at the Early Mystic Immortal Stage; even together, the two of them weren't enough to withstand a single slap from him.
Wait to die?
No way.
Si Chen was still waiting for them.
Black Mountain stared at the demon beasts with numb eyes in the cages opposite him, and a sudden spark flashed through his mind.
"Old Cat."
"Hmm?"
"Do you think they... have signed contracts with Elder Xu?"
Red Wind paused. "Isn't that obvious?"
How could captured demon beasts not have signed contracts?
The first thing cultivators did after capturing demon beasts was use contracts to control them. Otherwise, who would obediently stay put?
"What are you planning?" Red Wind narrowed his eyes.
Black Mountain's eyes lit up. "Then do you think... we could also..."
Red Wind's eyes widened, and for a moment, he failed to catch on.
Black Mountain continued, "We'll use Blood Invocation Contracts to bind every demon beast here!"
Red Wind whipped his head toward him, his tiger eyes wide.
"You mean...?"
Black Mountain nodded, growing more excited as he spoke. "Then we'll see whether Si Chen's mark can forcibly overwrite them! If it works..."
Red Wind's mind raced, and he immediately picked up the thread. "Elder Xu will definitely notice something wrong, and then he'll definitely come over to check?"
Black Mountain nodded emphatically. "After he checks, he might even try to establish the contracts again."
Red Wind's eyes lit up too. "And we can use Si Chen's marks in our Seas of Consciousness... to try modifying them!"
The two demons spoke in