Chapter Eighty-Seven: Forming a Contract

  "Its head is like an ox, its horns are like a deer's, its eyes are like a shrimp's, its ears are like an ox's, its neck is like a snake's, its belly is like a snake's, its scales are like a fish's, its claws are like a phoenix's, its palms are like a tiger's......" Ye Feng crouched in front of a small thing that looked like a snake, "Is this little guy the legendary dragon?"

  "That's right, but there are many types of dragons, and their ranks are not the same. Some can only advance to the level of a sacred beast, while others can advance to the level of a holy beast like the Azure Dragon! Moreover, their juvenile forms are very similar, and I also cannot tell which rank this little guy belongs to or what degree it can evolve to."

  Ye Feng lingered by the side of the small dragon for a moment, but ultimately decided to take a look at the other pets before making any plans. He walked up to the second transparent container, "Dragon head, deer horns, lion eyes, tiger back, bear waist, snake scales, horse hooves...... This should be a Qilin, right? But why is it only white? In legend, aren't they supposed to be golden?"

  "That's all I can say, the golden one is a common species, this one is indeed a Qilin, just another variety! I won't reveal more, this little thing is one of the two small ones that I can confirm the species......" Ed shrugged at Ye Feng, indicating his inability to do anything.

  "Although the Qilin is an auspicious beast, I don't think it's likely that I'll choose it! This thing can't be carried around, and that dragon is the same, it can't be raised under people's eyelids. I have to choose a little guy that can be raised at home and doesn't make others feel strange." Ye Feng shook his head, and his original idea of raising a dragon also dissipated, as reason ultimately triumphed over his inexplicable impulse.

  "Those two small creatures over there, about the size of a cat and dog, might fit what you're looking for. To me, that cat looks like it's from the Lion-Tiger spiritual beast category, and that dog should be from the Wolf spiritual beast category..." Ed pointed to the two transparent containers beside him.

  Ye Feng walked towards the two small things. In his eyes, they were indeed two fluffy and cute little things that looked very mysterious.

  At this time, Ye Feng heard a splash sound coming from a transparent container not far away. Although the sound was not loud, Ye Feng heard it very clearly. He couldn't help but turn his head to look over.

  It was a small bird with yellow down all over its body, just like a little chick that had just broken out of its shell. Its eyes were not yet fully open, and it flapped its small wings, trying to stand up and move around. The sound it made earlier was the sound of it trying to run after getting up, but stumbling and falling down in the container.

  Ye Feng couldn't help but burst out laughing, "This little thing hasn't even learned to walk yet and it's already thinking about flying..."

  "What is this little thing?" Ye Feng turned his head and looked at Ed.

  "This is really unclear, most birds of prey are born with yellow down all over their bodies, like little chicks... But I can be sure that this thing is not a phoenix!" Ed spread his hands in frustration. "In the beastly bloodline with the phoenix's blood, there is pride, and the first thing they do after birth is to preen their feathers with closed eyes, rather than flapping their wings wildly..."

  "I think it's quite cute!" Ye Feng looked at the little thing still flapping its wings in the transparent container, struggling to get up, and thought this tiger-headed and tiger-brained look was very cute.

  "I know I shouldn't interfere with you, but this reminder shouldn't count as interference," Ai De finally spoke up, "To be frank, among the avian species, very few have successfully evolved into sacred beasts. Most of them are related to the phoenix by blood, such as the Vermilion Bird and the Phantom Fire Phoenix... Of course, during the Primordial Era, the avian species were once powerful, but those ancient bloodlines have almost all gone extinct. Nowadays, among the remaining avian strongholds in the Primordial Era, only the Kunpeng clan is left... However, the young of the Kunpeng grow up in water, and it's clearly not a Kunpeng..."

  "Are you saying that the probability of it evolving into a strong one is low?" Ye Feng shook his head and smiled.

  "No, I personally think that it's unlikely for it to evolve into a Sacred Beast..." Ead said frankly.

  "Ade, whether it can evolve into a holy beast or not is not important to me..." Ye Feng shook his head and sighed, "You know? I think it's very similar to me, stumbling along the way but always getting back up. I won't deny it, among these ten little things here, I like them all, if possible, I hope to adopt them all. They're all like me, parentless orphans, and seeing this little guy makes me see myself..."

  Ai De quietly listened to Ye Feng's outpouring, from start to finish he didn't interrupt, just quietly listening...

  "If you think what you're doing is right, then go for it! I'm just giving my two cents, no other meaning intended..." Ed nodded in agreement with Ye Feng.

  "Thanks for your support. If it were that Boy guy, he would definitely not stop nagging in my ear and make me change my mind..." Ye Feng didn't expect Ed to actually support him.

  "I think that's just a rumor, saying it's one of the ancient beasts. If so, you'd be making a huge profit! Although most of those things are extinct, this is after all the Void Domain, where anything can happen and nothing is surprising!" Ed replied noncommittally, "Let's just consider it a gamble!"

  Ye Feng was speechless at this moment, he didn't expect that Ed's support for him was just a gamble. He shook his head and sighed lightly, "To be honest, you're not as cute as Bo Yi!"

  "I may be too direct, you can treat me as a thirteen-year-old boy, just like I'm speaking without reserve!" Ed spread his hands out to Ye Feng.

  "I won't bother with you anymore, just this little guy!" Ye Feng turned his head and placed his hand on the transparent container.

  "Please confirm whether you choose this pet!" An option jumped out in front of Ye Feng.

  "Yes!" Ye Feng said resolutely.

  As soon as the words fell, several other containers disappeared, leaving only that little guy flapping its wings and dashing around in the container.

  Ye Feng lifted the lid of the container a crack, inserted his right hand, wanting to touch that little thing, but unexpectedly, that little thing quieted down after Ye Feng's hand was inserted.

  It cautiously walked towards Ye Feng's side, and those still unopened eyes were telling Ye Feng that it had sensed its existence through its aura.

  Ye Feng stretched out his index finger, and the little thing shouted twice at that finger, as if facing a great enemy.

  Ye Feng found that the little guy was not friendly and worried that it would be frightened by this, so he prepared to withdraw his right hand from the container and let it get used to him slowly later.

  But unexpectedly, the little thing suddenly flapped its wings and kicked its legs, pecking Ye Feng's index finger fiercely.

  Ye Feng only felt a slight pain, and then discovered that his index finger was bleeding. The small creature had pecked at him and escaped to another corner of the container, still showing hostility by pointing its beak in his direction.

  Ye Feng smiled bitterly and shook his head, he was actually hurt by this little thing. He carefully withdrew his right hand, which was still bleeding profusely, from the container to avoid startling the wild little creature.

  A drop of fresh blood fell into the container under Ye Feng's unintentional action, and Ye Feng finally pulled out his right hand without startling the little thing, then covered the lid of the container.

  He withdrew his right hand, and the leaf-shaped blade looked at its own wound with some surprise. Logically speaking, after entering the Xiantian realm, his healing ability should have surpassed that of ordinary people by dozens of times. Now that he had entered the Condensing Dan period, however, the finger injured by that small creature still couldn't stop slowly bleeding.

  "You're lucky!" Ed looked at Ye Feng's bleeding finger.

  "Accidentally bitten by that little thing......" Ye Feng didn't take Ed's sarcasm too seriously.

  "I'm not teasing you!" Ed shook his head, "That's a wild beast!"

  "What? Are you kidding me?" Ye Feng looked at Ed with some confusion, "Didn't you say you didn't know?"

  "I just found out too," Ed said with a slightly embarrassed smile. "I didn't realize that only the Wild Beasts could have such strong vigilance and aggression within ten minutes of birth. The ancient Desolate was a terrifying place where only the strong survived, and to survive in such a place, those powerful creatures had to possess strong self-protection awareness and abilities from birth. There's no doubt it has this quality. Just now, in that container, while other small things were still adapting to the new world, it was already making efforts for its own survival! It will be your helper in the future, let it accept you well!"

  Just as Ye Feng and Ai De were discussing the wild beast, no one noticed that the drop of blood that fell from Ye Feng's body into the transparent container seemed to have a consciousness of its own, transforming into a red puddle that crawled towards the small creature hiding in the corner of the container.

  The little thing seemed to be frightened by something, trembling all over, and cowering in the corner of the container, not daring to move.

  The redness turned into strands of blood threads that slowly crawled up one of the small thing's sharp claws, and then continued to climb upwards, crawling along its neck and onto its forehead, before disappearing into it.

  After the drop of blood had completely sunk into the small thing's forehead, a brilliant golden light burst forth from its forehead, illuminating the entire void and causing Ye Feng and Ai De to look over in shock.

  At this moment, a desolate and ancient voice came from the void: Chi!

  Ye Feng was suddenly transported to a desolate land filled with dry bones, he looked up and saw a golden bird of prey standing like a king on the summit of the mountain, overlooking all living things.

  The golden bird of prey suddenly spread its wings and took to the air, letting out a thunderous cry that shook heaven and earth...

  Ye Feng suddenly woke up at this moment, a character "契" in Oracle bone script condensed in the void, and then slowly shrank down. It eventually turned into a light spot about the size of a thumb, rushing towards Ye Feng. Before he could dodge, it entered between his eyebrows...

  "Was that just a contract?" Ed's face was full of astonishment.

  "It should be!" Ye Feng slowly opened his eyes, and at the moment when the light spot entered, he received a lot of unfamiliar information. He knew that the little thing had now made a contract with him, and it would no longer show the same hostility as before.