"Damn it, which one do you mean?!"
Bai Zhou was worried sick about Lin Wei. How could he have the patience to play word games with her?
He stepped forward.
Slap! With a crisp sound, Bai Zhou swung his hand and slapped Long Ying squarely across her pretty face.
Ding! A main character has suffered physical damage +20, mental damage +999. Destined Villain Value +50. Villain Roulette requires 1200 more to unlock!
Bai Zhou had hit her hard. The damage she suffered made that obvious—after all, Chu Yun had only lost 10 HP from a single slap.
Long Ying was knocked straight to the ground by Bai Zhou's slap.
The hood on her head was knocked off as well.
Her thick, glossy black hair flew wildly in the wind.
Combined with the trace of blood at the corner of Long Ying's mouth and the furious look in her eyes as she covered her cheek and glared back at Bai Zhou—
She looked utterly pitiful.
"You... hit me?!"
Long Ying's voice was even trembling.
But Bai Zhou immediately roared:
"I really fucking want to kill you!"
Ding! A main character has suffered mental damage +555. Destined Villain Value +50. Villain Roulette requires 1150 more to unlock!
Even as the system prompt rang out, Bai Zhou did not stop.
"You posted this mission!"
"You clearly knew your brother and sister-in-law were a Level 4 Spirit Master and Divine Weapon Maiden pair, yet you posted a beginner mission that could be accepted at Level 1?!"
"Just so other Spirit Masters would bring you in, you didn't care whether they would die after encountering the Spider Wolf?!"
"If you want to die yourself, fine. But a Spirit Master kindly brings you in, and you send them to their deaths?! Don't you deserve to be beaten?!"
Ding! A main character has suffered mental damage +777. Destined Villain Value +50. Villain Roulette requires 1100 more to unlock!
"Right now, while my Divine Weapon Maiden is fighting the murderer of your brother, she's stuck inside that murderer's mouth!"
"If I don't do something, she'll die in that Spider Wolf's mouth too! I'm telling you, if anything happens to her, I'll make sure you suffer a fate worse than death!"
Ding! A main character has suffered mental damage +888. Destined Villain Value +50. Villain Roulette requires 1050 more to unlock!
Bai Zhou pointed down at Long Ying's nose and said:
"Right now, you only have one choice: sign a Temporary Contract with me and let me use you to save my Divine Weapon Maiden first!"
A Temporary Contract was a contract that a Spirit Master who already possessed a Divine Weapon Maiden could temporarily sign with an uncontracted Divine Weapon Maiden when their own Divine Weapon Maiden was not by their side in battle.
Once the battle ended, the contract would automatically be dissolved.
One crucial prerequisite was that the Spirit Master had to already have a contracted Divine Weapon Maiden.
After all, the first Divine Weapon Maiden a Spirit Master contracted was extremely important. It determined whether the Spirit Master could advance from Level 0 to Level 1.
That was something a Temporary Contract could not accomplish.
That was why Chu Yun and Shen Qin could only choose to sign a Companion Contract at first.
But things were different now. Bai Zhou had Lin Wei through a Life-and-Death Contract, and Lin Wei was stuck in the wolf's mouth.
So—
"Give me your hand!"
Ding! A main character has suffered mental damage +555. Destined Villain Value +50. Villain Roulette requires 1000 more to unlock!
Long Ying's body trembled slightly as she looked at Bai Zhou's outstretched hand.
Bai Zhou's scolding had left her somewhat dazed. When he suddenly said he wanted to form a contract with her, she did not react in time and instinctively said:
"B-but my quality is only E-Class..."
"Cut the fucking nonsense!" Bai Zhou's impatient voice rang out.
Ding! A main character has suffered mental damage +999. Destined Villain Value +50. Villain Roulette requires 950 more to unlock!
"Do you think I'm an ordinary Spirit Master?"
"Don't forget, my Divine Weapon Maiden is E-Class too. But look at the Spider Wolf now. Is this power something an E-Class Divine Weapon Maiden could possibly unleash?"
Long Ying's gaze trembled as she turned toward the Spider Wolf, which was still leaping about in agony in the distance.
"That's right. If she were only E-Class..."
But Long Ying had not even finished processing it.
Slap! Bai Zhou grabbed her small hand tightly.
At the same time, a description from the original novel surfaced in Bai Zhou's mind.
As long as the blood of either the Spirit Master or the Divine Weapon Maiden was used to write the character for "contract" on their palms, they could temporarily form a Temporary Contract.
Bai Zhou put his finger into his mouth.
After thinking about it, he decided against it. It hurt.
Fortunately, there was blood at the corner of Long Ying's mouth from the slap he had given her.
So he simply wiped his hand across Long Ying's face.
"You!"
A flash of shame and anger appeared in Long Ying's eyes. "What are you doing?"
"Shut up!"
Ding! A main character has suffered mental damage +555. Destined Villain Value +50. Villain Roulette requires 900 more to unlock!
Bai Zhou used the scant blood to write the character for "contract" on Long Ying's palm.
The next second, he interlocked his fingers with Long Ying's.
Did the contract need this?
He did not know, but Bai Zhou and Long Ying both felt scorching heat spread through their palms.
Yet after the heat faded, nothing happened.
Even a Temporary Contract required both parties to be willing!
Bai Zhou understood what was going on immediately.
Slap! He backhanded Long Ying across the face again.
Ding! A main character has suffered physical damage +10, mental damage +666. Destined Villain Value +50. Villain Roulette requires 850 more to unlock!
"What the fuck are you still thinking about?!"
"If anything happens to Lin Wei, I'll make you pay with your life!"
Finally!
Buzz!
Long Ying must have gone through some intense mental struggle in that brief moment.
But at that instant, she transformed into specks of starlight.
The next second—
A sword more than a meter long, with a blackened hilt and a gleaming silver blade, was gripped tightly in Bai Zhou's hand.
Looking down the blade was like standing atop a mountain and gazing into a deep abyss—ethereal and profound, as though a giant dragon lay coiled within.
Seven bright points of light, like stars in the night sky, adorned the blade.
A chilling, murderous aura rose on its own.
The Mirror of Omniscience in the air had already condensed, displaying brand-new information:
Name: Seven Star Dragon Abyss Level: 1 Quality: Ultra SSS-Class Talent Skill One: Hidden Dragon in the Abyss: Grip the sword with both hands and enter a preparatory stance, accumulating power. Power can accumulate up to seven stages, with each stage increasing the damage of the next attack by 10%, up to a maximum of 70%! Talent Skill Two: Repentant Dragon: Swing the sword horizontally, unleashing sword energy to deal considerable large-area damage!
Bai Zhou froze as he looked at the information displayed on the Mirror of Omniscience.
"Wait... it unlocked its complete form just like that?!"
"I remember Chu Yun only activated thirty percent after signing a Companion Contract with Long Ying. He couldn't even use a single talent skill!"
"But this is only a Temporary Contract?!"
Ding! The host has successfully blocked part of the Protagonist's destiny. Destined Villain Value +150. Villain Roulette requires 700 more to unlock!
Right then, the Dragon Abyss Sword in Bai Zhou's hand let out a soft hum.
It was clear that Long Ying, now transformed in Bai Zhou's hand, had also sensed the earth-shaking change in her own quality!
She seemed to suddenly understand why Bai Zhou's equally E-Class Divine Weapon Maiden had kept that Spider Wolf writhing and jumping around until now.
As for why Bai Zhou could directly unlock Long Ying's complete form, it was entirely because of the Peerless Sword Casket.
But that was not important. What mattered was, why was that second talent skill called Repentant Dragon?
Wasn't that a long-lost palm technique...
Forget it!
Saving Lin Wei was more important!
At that moment, Lin Wei told Bai Zhou through their mental connection that she felt she could not hold on much longer. The power on her body seemed to be continuously damaging the Spider Wolf, but it was also draining Lin Wei's strength.
It would be bad if she could not hold on, turned back into human form, and fell into its mouth!
So Bai Zhou said to Lin Wei in his heart, Hold on a little longer. I'm coming to save you right away!
Then he raised the Dragon Abyss Sword horizontally in his hand.
"Hidden Dragon in the Abyss!"
The next second—
Buzz, buzz, buzz... The longsword in his two hands began to tremble faintly.
As the blade trembled, Bai Zhou could clearly feel a powerful force gathering upon the Dragon Abyss Sword.
With a soft ding, Bai Zhou watched the first of the seven stars on the blade light up brilliantly!
Then came the second, the third... until the instant the seventh star lit up.
Bai Zhou felt as though he could barely hold the sword anymore!
It had reached the point where the arrow was on the string and had to be fired.
Bai Zhou's pupils flashed.
"Repentant Dragon!"
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