Chapter 62

The Ice Soul Dragon responded, reappeared in its dragon form, and stopped in front of Xu Jintang.

Just as Xu Jintang was about to mount the dragon, a shrill laugh suddenly rang out, "Ice Brother Long, I was wondering why you seemed so much weaker than before. So... you've willingly become a human's mount."

The Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx walked over step by step, its wings spread behind it, and its smile was impossible to hide.

He actually discovered this secret, which means that today he can not only obtain the Snow Lotus, but also potentially everything the Ice Soul Dragon possesses.

These are all highly nourishing substances; he might even be able to ascend directly to the Tenth Tier and become another divine beast in this world!

Xu Jintang's heart skipped a beat. Oh no, how did they find us so quickly?

She quickly hid behind the Ice Soul Dragon, clenching her fists to stay alert.

The Ice Soul Dragon remained largely unfazed, simply replying, "What do you want?"

The Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx laughed so hard it trembled, its wings on its back seemingly flapping incessantly with excitement. "Of course, I'll wipe you all out and become the new king of the Extreme Cold Forest!"

As soon as the words were spoken, a murderous intent flashed in the eyes of the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx. It immediately spread its wings and pounced on the Ice Soul Dragon.

A dragon and a bird engaged in fierce combat, constantly unleashing deafening roars.

Xu Jintang dared not delay, so he obediently hid to the side, his mind racing as he began to think of a solution.

In a short time, this Archaeopteryx definitely can't beat Brother Long.

But as time goes on, the battle's fluctuations will inevitably spread, and the two high-level demonic beasts that have already left might also notice something is wrong.

If attacked from both sides by three Eighth Tier demonic beasts, Brother Long definitely wouldn't be able to hold out in his current state.

They have to leave immediately.

After several rounds of fighting, the surrounding forest was completely destroyed by the power fluctuations of the two, leaving the entire battle area bare, without a single blade of grass or tree remaining.

I never imagined that the Ice Soul Dragon, even when it wasn't at its peak, was this strong.

The Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx was so angry that its skin began to turn a darker, murky green.

Then, he suddenly thought of something and glanced at Xu Jintang, who was hiding behind him.

"Bang--"

With a heavy blow, the boulder in front of Xu Jintang was smashed open, turning into fragments that scattered in all directions.

Xu Jintang opened his eyes wide, and before he could react, he was lifted up by the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx and his body flew into the sky.

"Release her!" Ice Soul Dragon roared.

The Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx sneered, "I'll release her, but only if you exchange her for a ten-thousand-year-old snow lotus and your dragon bones and blood."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Archaeopteryx tightened its sharp claws, making it difficult for Xu Jintang to breathe and causing him to feel a strong sense of suffocation.

The feeling that she was about to die made her slowly close her eyes.

Xu Jintang's consciousness began to fade, and he gradually could no longer hear the sounds around him.

At that moment, the Libra, which had been lurking in her mind's sea of consciousness, suddenly emitted a strong silver light.

A powerful force of annihilation erupted from Xu Jintang's body, and a silvery glow slowly spread upwards along the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx's arm.

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The Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx's expression changed; sensing something was wrong, it immediately let go, trying to shake off Xu Jintang.

But that domineering force actually imprisoned him.

His right arm, which was gripping Xu Jintang's neck, seemed to be frozen, completely numb, and this terrifying force was still spreading throughout his body!

The Ice Soul Dragon sensed something was amiss, stopped what it was doing, and became somewhat wary.

That mysterious Libra had been residing with him in his spiritual sea of consciousness for a year without making a sound, but now it has suddenly made its move.

Xu Jintang was completely unconscious, his hands and feet hanging down naturally.

However, the powerful force emanating from her body put the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx in an insurmountable predicament.

"How is this possible! What is this?" the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx cried out in alarm, glaring angrily at the Ice Soul Dragon. "Did you do this?"

The Ice Soul Dragon chuckled softly, not wanting to pay him any attention.

When the silvery glow enveloped the entire body of the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx, he panicked completely.

Under the shield of this power, he could no longer even perceive the inner core within his body; the demonic beasts attacked using the power of their inner cores.

But now, he has been separated from his inner core.

The Ice Soul Dragon sensed the terrifying power within this force, and a hint of caution appeared in its eyes.

No wonder even he couldn't shake the scales back then.

Judging from today's events, this Libra is even more domineering than him.

In less than half a minute, the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx completely lost its fighting ability and was completely suppressed by the power of Libra.

Immediately following, a mysterious ancient contract formation slowly rose from Xu Jintang's body.

Xu Jintang was already unconscious, was completely unaware of this.

The still-conscious Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx was dumbfounded with anger. "It actually wants me to be this human's contracted beast! Why should I? I, the dignified Eighth Tier ancient divine beast Archaeopteryx, am about to break through to the Ninth Tier and become the king of all beasts! And I'm supposed to be this human's contracted beast!"

The Ice Soul Dragon watched the show from the sidelines, its tail held high. "Who told you to have such ill intentions and insist on getting involved? Otherwise, none of this would have happened."

That force began to exert its domineering pressure on Archaeopteryx again. A strong sense of impending death arose, and the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx surrendered in less than two seconds. "I'm willing!"

After the forced contract was established, the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx completely lost its temper, looking utterly hopeless, and leaned against a pile of rubble.

The Ice Soul Dragon over, circled around him, and said, "Accept your fate; we'll be neighbors from now on."

The Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx raised its eyelids and glanced at him. "Were you also forced into this contract?"

"No, I took the initiative, so my status is a bit higher than yours."

After speaking, the Ice Soul Dragon withdrew its ethereal form, which had been formed from its divine consciousness, and returned to its spiritual sea. It then instructed, "She won't wake up for a while. Please keep watch over her. I've exhausted too much power and need to rest for a bit."

Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx: "...&#%@"

He swore a string of something in an unknown language.

Xu Jintang felt like he had slept for a long time.

She woke up naturally when it was fully light, and opened her eyes slightly.

The sunlight was blinding, so she raised her hand to shield her eyes and used her other hand to support herself as she sat up.

Xu Jintang felt a slight pain in his neck and raised his hand to touch it.

At this moment, as consciousness gradually returned, she suddenly stood up and looked around warily.

The Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx, looking quite human, leaned against the pile of rubble. Seeing her awake, it lifted its eyelids and glanced at her, saying, "Awake."

"Where's Brother Long? What did you do to it!" Xu Jintang raised his hand to gather his strength, warily guarding against the Archaeopteryx.

Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx): "... It went to sleep! What do you mean I did something to it? Just look for yourself and you'll see."

Xu Jintang was taken aback.

Soon after, I sensed that Brother Long had indeed gone back to his spiritual sea to sleep and recuperate, probably because he had used up too much energy yesterday.

Something's not right; Xu Jintang was a little confused.

Brother Long suddenly went back to sleep in his spiritual sea, and then this humanoid bird cursed and swore at her, looking very unhappy, but it was just talk and he had no intention of making a move.

"Forget it. Yesterday, your special ability automatically protected me and forcibly formed a contract with me. From today onwards, I am your contracted beast. Although we are already in a cooperative relationship, I hope you can have some sense. I am, after all, a peak Peak Eighth Tier demon beast, I..."

"Wait a minute," Xu Jintang interrupted his eloquent speech.

"So, I am now your master?"

The Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx immediately jumped up and retorted, "Of course not! Based on strength, I should be your master!"

Xu Jintang frowned and quickly located the contract formation within his spiritual sea of consciousness.

With a thought, she summoned the contract formation within her body.

At that moment, the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx was pinned to the ground, completely unable to resist, in a very pathetic position.

He shouted angrily, "Alright, alright, that's right, you're my master now. But I'm still a dignified Eighth Tier demon beast, can't you give me some face?"

Xu Jintang retrieved the contract, smiled, and walked to the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx. "Of course."

She turned to look at the cave not far away. "Can you protect me? I want to hurry and absorb the snow lotus first."

The Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx immediately understood what she was going to do by observing her movements.

He put his hands on his hips and said, "You go ahead, I'll keep watch outside."

With a contract in place, Xu Jintang wasn't afraid that he would betray her.

She turned and walked into the cave, returning to the edge of the icy pool, and softly called to the Ice Soul Dragon, "Brother Long, are you still awake?"

"Now, simply soak yourself in the icy pool and swallow the snow lotus directly," the Ice Soul Dragon said slowly as it awoke.

Xu Jintang took out the snow lotus. The mature snow lotus had such strong energy that it began to overflow in all directions.

Xu Jintang quickly immersed himself in the icy pool.

The icy water made her shiver, but after taking a deep breath, she gradually calmed down.

She plucked a petal from the snow lotus and popped it into her mouth to chew.

The snow lotus's growth cycle of tens of thousands of years allows it to absorb the most essential energy from heaven and earth.

Because it grows on the top of a snow-capped mountain, its ice-attribute power is even stronger.

In an instant, the energy of the snow lotus surged into Xu Jintang's mental consciousness.

Her previously slow-progressing mental strength suddenly surged.

It took a full day and night to absorb the snow lotus.

The Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx outside the cave was getting impatient. In a fit of anger, it started uprooting and kicking trees outside, and before long, the forest outside became a barren wasteland.

As the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx grew impatient and tried to rush into the cave, a powerful upward airflow emanated from it.

Xu Jintang slowly finished her practice, absorbing every bit of energy from the snow lotus into her body.

When she opened her eyes again, a hint of excitement rose in them.

Peak Third Tier!

With the energy boost from the snow lotus and the icy pool, she skipped two levels!

The Ice Soul Dragon had been protecting her throughout the entire process. Seeing that she had successfully absorbed all the energy, it was relieved. "I've used up too much energy this time, I might need to sleep and recuperate for a while. With the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx around, I can ask him anything I don't understand."