Otherworldly Affairs Office

Chapter 1140: Symbiotic Contract

"You kid are always this impatient, can’t you wait for people to finish talking? But you did indeed ask the key question. Back then, although I sealed most of the previous Saraf’s soul and mind, because I had the thought of using his body, I didn’t place too much suppression on his flesh through the Array. On the contrary, I drew in the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to nourish it. After so many years, his body should have been tempered to a degree that even I find troublesome."The Ancestral God sighed as he spoke, then continued, "And because of this, as the years went by, that sealed soul also recovered somewhat. The ferocious baleful aura belonging to me in his body seeped bit by bit through the Array to the outside. I don’t know if it was fate or just bad luck for this generation’s Dragon King’s family, but it just so happened that when the Magic Realm Dragon Race was rotating the Lord of the Dragon Realm, the Dragon King’s wife was once again affected by this and gave birth to the current Saraf. But since this wasn’t the Primordial Qi I had directly cast off back then, and with the Primordial Qi’s balancing effect, the Saraf you’ve seen is far from as terrifying as his predecessor in terms of displayed strength."

"Oh~!" After listening to the Ancestral God’s explanation, Pei Yan finally came back to his senses, answered, then nodded and said, "Then I get it. You want me to subdue that previous Saraf, bring him back to you, and then you can possess his body to restore your strength to its peak, and also draw some of his bloodline to treat the current Saraf."

"Mm, the main reason I called you here is precisely for this. Can you do it?"

"I don’t dare guarantee a hundred percent, but I can give it a try! I just don’t understand, does this have to be done by me? I’m not trying to shirk, I’m just curious." Pei Yan asked back, confused.

"The best candidate to do this, of course, would be myself. But I have matters more urgent than this to handle. As for people capable of subduing the previous Saraf, the two Dragon Kings of the Dragon Realm could also do it, but since they are likewise of the Dragon Race, if they enter the Array their strength will also be affected. More importantly, as beings of single Primordial Qi, they’re far more likely to be influenced by my source aura and suffer lingering side effects. In the coming great war, the two Dragon Kings will be leading the main force of the Dragon Race; I can’t allow them to suffer any losses." The Dragon King said this, then looked at Pei Yan and chuckled, "Before the Sword Discussion Conference, this matter troubled me for quite a while. But after the competition ended, the problem solved itself. You are undoubtedly the best candidate to carry out this mission. So? Are you willing to accept this mission in exchange for my Power of Origin?"

"Hehehe, ah, it seems I don’t really have a reason to refuse either. All right! I’m willing to accept this mission! Mm, do I need to prepare anything to complete it? I can go fight that guy, but actually subduing him is troublesome. I have to control my strength perfectly—can’t kill him, but also can’t let him kill me. So this is precision work. I need more detailed information about Saraf so I can get ready." Pei Yan shrugged, agreeing with a helpless look.

"Someone will inform you about that later. Since you’ve agreed to this condition, let’s talk about the next matter. This one has nothing to do with the Power of Origin; think of it as my personal request of you."

"You’re asking something of me?" After hearing this, Pei Yan looked at the Ancestral God with an incredulous expression.

"Yes, I’m asking you." The Ancestral God did not deny it. His expression turned solemn as he patted the trash in his arms and said in all seriousness, "I ask that you sign a contract with my child."

"A contract?" Pei Yan was even more confused by this answer.

"A contract. As someone from a cornerstone plane, you know about contracts between humans and other creatures, right?" The Ancestral God nodded and asked in return.

"I know a bit. When I was on the Hell Plane, I signed a contract with a Hell Demon Butterfly." As he spoke, Pei Yan lifted his hand and sliced through the air. From the parallel space, the Hell Demon Butterfly that had completed its evolution after signing a contract with him fluttered out. Having not been summoned for a long time, the Hell Demon Butterfly that had been in seclusion cultivating was indescribably excited upon being summoned. It circled once, looking for a target to attack for its master. But when its gaze locked onto the old man in front of Pei Yan, it immediately felt the pressure the Ancestral God exerted over all Beast Race creatures. It instantly understood the old man’s true identity, and was so frightened it hid behind Pei Yan, trembling, not daring to approach even a single step.

"Hehehe, ah! A Hell Demon Butterfly—such a rare existence. Ever since that fellow, the Demon God, sealed the other creatures of Hell into that space that could be called purgatory, I haven’t seen a creature this flamboyant and eerie in many years." When the Ancestral God saw the Hell Demon Butterfly, he grew interested as well and raised his hand to beckon it over. After Pei Yan nodded his permission and the Hell Demon Butterfly sensed that the Ancestral God was not an enemy, it finally mustered up its courage and flew out from behind Pei Yan. Its body kept shrinking until it became the size of an ordinary butterfly and landed on the Ancestral God’s fingertip.

"Mm, the contract you two signed is a master-servant contract, right? And the kind with absolute obedience?" Once the Hell Demon Butterfly landed on his fingertip, the Ancestral God immediately sensed its connection with Pei Yan and casually exposed it.

"That’s right, this contract was even signed for me by the Demon God back then." Pei Yan scratched his head and replied.

The Ancestral God nodded, flicked his hand, and the Hell Demon Butterfly once more took flight and landed back on Pei Yan’s shoulder. Then he turned his gaze back to Pei Yan and said, "The contract I want you to sign with my descendant is not such a low-level contract. What I want you two to sign is the highest-demand, strictest, and hardest to achieve among all contracts—a symbiotic contract!"

"Symbiotic contract?"

"No way! That’s impossible!" Before the baffled Pei Yan could voice his question about what a symbiotic contract was, Lin Junzhao inside him had already jumped in and flatly rejected the proposal.

Seeing Lin Junzhao’s attitude so forceful, even a fool would know that this wasn’t something simple. Since he didn’t want to personally speak up and refute the Ancestral God, Pei Yan chose silence for the moment, wanting to hear what exactly this symbiotic contract was.

"Girl, don’t be so hasty to refuse. This is still something we have to ask the person involved. Pei Yan, what do you think about this?" Faced with Lin Junzhao’s overbearing attitude, the Ancestral God wasn’t angered. He smiled and looked at Pei Yan, asking.

"Uh, Ancestral God, if you want me and Trash to sign this symbiotic contract, you should first tell me what exactly this contract does?"

Before the Ancestral God could open his mouth, Lin Junzhao once again rushed to answer for him: "A symbiotic contract means that the two of your lives will be completely linked together: you live, he lives; he dies, you die. Not only that, besides sharing thoughts, even your abilities will be perfectly shared. That is to say, every power and ability you possess will, after the contract is signed, be fully shared with this dog! And conversely, you will also obtain his abilities!"

When he heard Lin Junzhao bluntly call Trash a dog, the Ancestral God’s brows twitched slightly in displeasure, but Lin Junzhao could not be bothered with that right now and directly mocked, "Ancestral God, among the Lords of the several great planes, I’m the most soft-hearted. I really didn’t expect your abacus to be this loud."