Chapter 135: The Third Contract, Spirit of the Flood Dragon

Led by Secretary Liang, Ye Bai found President Wang.

At this moment, President Wang was looking at some adult manga unsuitable for children; upon hearing the knock, he hurriedly put the book away in a fluster, then cleared his throat a few times with a straight face.

"The door isn't locked, come in."

Secretary Liang pushed the door open and brought Ye Bai inside.

"President Wang, I have brought Ye Bai over."

"I have other matters to attend to, so I will go get busy."

President Wang looked at Ye Bai with satisfaction, his gaze so scorching that it made Ye Bai's sphincter tighten.

"Ye Bai, this time you volunteered to be the bait and successfully thwarted the conspiracy of the Resurrection Society. In view of this, the senior management of our Jiaying City Pet Beast Association has discussed the matter and decided to allow you to enter the secret vault of the Jiaying City Association to select one treasure."

"As for what treasure you can pick, it will depend entirely on your own eye for quality."

President Wang said to Ye Bai confidently.

"I have a meeting later, so let's make this quick."

"Come on, let's go."

President Wang personally led Ye Bai to the secret vault, and after passing through five checkpoints, Ye Bai saw a dazzling array of treasures.

The vault was about three hundred square meters in size.

The first things to catch his eye were rows of exquisite display cabinets, inside which were placed all kinds of treasures.

Some treasures were ancient, their surfaces covered in the traces of time, yet one could still discern the patterns carved by the uncanny workmanship of nature.

Other treasures were colorful, sparkling and dazzling like gemstones.

In the center of the secret vault, a huge display cabinet held something akin to a treasure of the house.

This treasure was a bronze-colored sword, engraved with fine patterns and characters.

Seeing Ye Bai's gaze fall upon the Bronze Treasure Sword, President Wang hurriedly spoke up: "Not this one; this is a treasure someone is temporarily storing at our Pet Beast Association."

Ye Bai's Insight Eye activated on its own, and many mists appeared in Ye Bai's eyes.

The gray mist emanating from one of the treasures was comparable to a Tier 6 treasure.

His gaze fell upon this treasure, which was labeled as a Tier 5 Sun Crystal.

Good heavens, which idiot wrote the wrong label? Doesn't this make things cheaper for me?

And that pitch-black spherical object, isn't that a Tier 5 Sky Thunder Seed?

If I could get this thing and use it against the Poison Flood Dragon, wouldn't that settle it?

And that ginseng-shaped stone, that must be a Ginseng Stone, right? It contains the medicinal properties of ginseng and is a rare treasure.

Ye Bai felt his heart thumping very fast.

At this moment, he felt like a mouse that had fallen into a rice jar; he was very excited.

"Ye Bai, I have to remind you that there are five minutes left before the vault door closes."

"Once it closes, it will take us two hours to open it again."

"So I suggest you hurry up."

Ye Bai hesitated for a while, but he still intended to take the Sky Thunder Seed; this was the most advantageous weapon for dealing with the Poison Flood Dragon.

The moment he touched the Sky Thunder Seed, his heart beat like a drum, and it seemed as if something had a tremendous attraction to him.

He couldn't help but walk to the very back of the display cabinet, where a stone the thickness of a thumb appeared.

This jade stone looked just like an ordinary rock, with no signs visible on the exterior.

Moreover, the Insight Eye could not see any gray mist on the jade stone.

But every cell in his body was screaming.

Take it, you must take it.

In the end, Ye Bai followed his heart, gave up the Sky Thunder Seed, and took this stone instead.

When Ye Bai brought the jade stone to President Wang, President Wang frowned.

"Strange, why can't I find any records of this thing?"

"There is no record of this item in the vault registered by the Pet Beast Association."

"No matter how I look at it, this thing looks like an ordinary stone."

"What a strange thing; it looks like a stone picked up temporarily to use as a doorstop."

"Forget it, this item doesn't count; pick another thing to take away."

"There is one minute left, hurry up."

In the end, Ye Bai chose the Sky Thunder Seed, not selecting the Tier 6 Sun Crystal.

He felt that as long as the Tier 6 Sun Crystal remained in the secret vault, he would have a chance to take it away sooner or later.

Plus, the Sunflower Emperor had only just evolved, so it wouldn't need the Tier 6 Sun Crystal that quickly.

"Let's go!"

At the very last second, President Wang led Ye Bai out of the secret vault.

Not long after, President Wang was called away by someone.

But Ye Bai's heart was beating faster and faster; he stuffed the stone into his Pet Beast Space.

After he returned to the Breeding House, he took out the stone from the Pet Beast Space, and it crackled and split open.

Gray mist suddenly appeared, no worse than that Tier 6 Sun Crystal.

A crystal-clear jade stone appeared; this texture made Ye Bai feel quite familiar.

It was somewhat similar to the ancient jade he had worn for a long time.

This was a Seven-Orifice Exquisite Jade, but it was not quite the same as his own piece.

After the Mandragora Emperor saw this jade stone, it blurted out: "Seven-Orifice Exquisite Jade!"

Ye Bai's gaze landed on the Mandara Grass Emperor.

Feeling Ye Bai's scorching gaze, just as the Mandara Grass Emperor was about to clamor, it saw the Sunflower Emperor perform a gesture of burning incense, praying to Buddha, and slitting its own throat, and it immediately shrank its head back.

"This is the Seven-Orifice Exquisite Jade; there are seven pieces in total."

"It is said that if the seven pieces are put together, they can form a Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart."

"I learned about this thing from my inherited memories."

"The greatest function of this thing lies in awakening talents."

"It can perform a Deep Awakening of talents."

"I don't know exactly how the Deep Awakening works."

"However, you must never let anyone know that this thing has fallen into your hands, otherwise there will be endless trouble."

Just as the Mandara Grass Emperor finished speaking, its head went *bang*, and before it fainted, it saw the Sunflower Emperor holding a super-sized brick in its hand.

It had actually been shamefully knocked to the ground by a brick.

Since the Mandara Grass Emperor had said not to let others know, the Sunflower Emperor could only go to the trouble of helping the Mandara Grass Emperor clear its memory through physical means.

I, the Sunflower Emperor, am not versed in martial arts; I only know a little bit of fisticuffs.

Ye Bai was still rubbing that piece of jade.

Seeing this, the Sunflower Emperor waved its sharp leaves and lightly sliced Ye Bai's thumb, and blood fell onto the jade.

As the blood continued to drip onto the jade, the jade was gradually dyed red, and in the end, it actually began to beat *thump-thump, thump-thump*.

It had actually transformed from a piece of jade into a beating heart.

Ye Bai only felt a pain in his heart, and the Seven-Orifice Exquisite Jade merged into his heart.

He felt that there were really a bit too many secrets on his body.

The Insight Eye, the Seven-Orifice Exquisite Jade, Dahui's origins—if any one of these were exposed, Ye Bai could potentially face a fatal hunt.

He had not failed to consider using the power of the Yan Country to protect himself.

But he dared not take this risk; there were too many secrets on him.

It seems that in the future, he must be low-key, low-key, and damn it, low-key.

When Ye Bai returned to the Research Institute, Zhang Lingxue was circling around the institute holding two rabbits.

The Positive Electric Rabbit and Negative Electric Rabbit in her arms had actually successfully advanced to the third rank.

"What on earth is going on here?"

Her mouth hadn't been blessed by a deity, after all.

"These two guys ate the thunder-type inner gall of the Ancient Lantern Fish brought back from Deep Sea City by the Sunflower Emperor, and they advanced."

This was a major discovery.

The experiment on the Positive Electric Rabbit went from nothing to something, and the Positive Electric Rabbit had improved to the third rank.

All of this was a big discovery.

"So I have an idea: by analyzing the main components of the inner gall, we can research a potion that can prompt the Positive Electric Rabbit to advance to the third rank."

"What do you think?"

Ye Bai thought this proposal was very good.

"When the Positive Electric Rabbit and Negative Electric Rabbit reach the peak of the third rank, we can start researching how to make them evolve."

"The research for this period will temporarily come to an end."

Zhang Lingxue took off her gold-rimmed glasses, revealing her clear and foolish big eyes.

"As for the Blood-Burst Rat Emperor, we might really have to use the Blood Pool to research it."

"If it weren't for the fact that there are too few people who possess the Insight Eye, I would have wanted to invite one over to help me take a look at how to get them out."

"Especially that mutated Blood-Burst Rat King; I still have no clue about it even now."

Zhang Lingxue was somewhat frantic, but Ye Bai's heart stirred.

He could handle this topic; he also wanted to see if the Mental Power Crystal Core of the mutated Blood-Burst Rat King could allow his own mental power to undergo a metamorphosis.

"Teacher, I have already found the location of the Poison Flood Dragon."

Ye Bai suddenly spoke up.

"Ye Bai, do you think that the two of us can really complete this feat of slaying a dragon?"

When it was time to really go and slay the dragon, Zhang Lingxue was instead a bit unconfident.

"Teacher, you must believe that you can do it; you must give yourself confidence."

Ye Bai had already prepared many backup plans.

For the past few days, he had also been nourishing the spirituality of the Dragon-Slaying Swords; now, the Dragon-Slaying Swords could float in the air, emitting a deafening dragon roar.

The spirituality of the seven Dragon-Slaying Swords had mostly recovered; it was time to proceed to the next step.

"Alright then, I will risk my life to accompany a gentleman."

"To complete this feat of slaying the dragon."

"About when shall we take action?"

Zhang Lingxue asked.

"In two days."

Zhang Lingxue was stunned; why in two days?

"Have you not been watching the news?"

"Because a bridge pier on the Jiaying River needs temporary maintenance."

"So the dam in the upper reaches of the Jiaying River needs to be shut down."

"In two days, the water in the Jiaying River should be almost dried up."

"This is exactly the best time for us to take action."

"I also checked the recent weather forecast; there is no rain for the next three days."

"We have occupied the timing, the geographical advantages, and the human factors; how can we not succeed in this operation to slaughter the Jiao?"

Ye Bai said decisively.

This news was also seen by Ye Bai at the Pet Beast Guild, and it was even posted on the Pet Beast Guild's bulletin board.

At this moment, Ye Bai discovered that he was a bit too reliant on the Information System, which caused him to overlook some information that was within reach.

"Fine, I will also take this opportunity to prepare."

"The venom of the Poison Jiao has extremely high research value; I must keep a portion to analyze."

After Ye Bai finished giving instructions to Zhang Lingxue, he returned to the Breeding House.

The Dragon-Slaying Swords floated in the air, constantly changing positions; they formed a sword array in the air.

Ye Bai gritted his teeth; he intended to perform Awakening Spirit on the Dragon-Slaying Swords in advance.

Only in this way could he better manipulate the Dragon-Slaying Swords to attack the Poison Jiao.

Ye Bai took out the egg of the Sword Butterfly; this egg emitted a metallic luster, and the Thousand-Dragon Slaying gently sliced it, causing drops of crystal-clear liquid to drip from the crack and fall onto the Dragon-Slaying Swords.

One Sword Butterfly egg was only enough to perform Awakening Spirit for one Dragon-Slaying Sword.

Ye Bai chose that Thousand-Dragon Slaying.

However, an accident occurred during this process; the other Dragon-Slaying Swords actually knocked the Thousand-Dragon Slaying away, letting the liquid drip onto their own sword bodies.

Ye Bai was instantly dumbfounded.

The two Thousand-Dragon Slayings each snatched five drops of liquid, while the five Hundred-Dragon Slayings each snatched one drop.

They began to tremble, emitting bursts of dragon chants, forming a peculiar resonance phenomenon, and the light emitted by the sword bodies directly submerged Ye Bai.

The Jiao dragon spirit sleeping in the Thousand-Dragon Slaying was gradually awakened.

A deafening dragon chant sounded in Ye Bai's ears, and at this moment, a huge Jiao dragon appeared in Ye Bai's eyes.

The Jiao dragon's entire body was golden yellow, its body was extremely massive, and its golden-yellow pupils were looking at Ye Bai.

It had four feet, the front ones like very wide oars, used for rowing in water.

The tip of its tail was like a sharp trident.

On its head were protruding lumps of flesh; those were the dragon horns that had not yet grown out.

A sharp sword Qi landed on Ye Bai's wrist, and fresh blood immediately spurted out.

The blood fell into the center of the huge Jiao dragon spirit's brow, and a shape of a Jiao dragon directly appeared in Ye Bai's third Contract Slot.

The Jiao dragon spirit was successfully contracted by Ye Bai, becoming Ye Bai's third Pet Beast.

Ye Bai had never imagined that he would contract the Jiao dragon spirit in such a peculiar way.

The huge Jiao dragon spirit dispersed and transformed into two Thousand-Dragon Slayings and five Hundred-Dragon Slayings.

【Name: Jiao Dragon Spirit】

【Gender: Agender】

【Level: Fourth Rank, Level One】

【Characteristic: Transform Sword into Jiao (The more Dragon-Slaying Swords possessed, the stronger the Jiao Dragon Spirit's strength; when the Jiao Dragon Spirit transforms into a True Dragon Spirit, this characteristic will change to Turn Sword into Dragon)】

【Skills: Sword Qi Rampant (Entry): Fires sword Qi to attack the opponent.

Transform into Jiao (Entry): Forms a Geng Metal Giant Jiao to attack the enemy.

Sword Come (Entry): Splits off Dragon-Slaying Swords to attack the enemy.

Dragon Roar (Entry): Emits a deafening roar to intimidate the opponent, making the opponent tremble with fear.】

【Evolution Route: True Dragon Spirit: True Dragon Essence Blood*1】

【Description: A very special sword-spirit type Pet Beast. The more Dragon-Slaying Swords it possesses and the stronger the Dragon-Slaying Swords are, the stronger its strength. It can form the Yin-Yang Five Elements Array and the Big Dipper Array. It is one of the few Pet Beasts that does not lower its level after a blood contract.】

The Dragon-Slaying Swords submerged one after another into the Pet Beast Space.

The successful contract of the Jiao Dragon Spirit meant that Ye Bai's plan could continue to proceed.

Under Ye Bai's manipulation, the Dragon-Slaying Swords were as responsive as his own arms; he could easily manipulate the Dragon-Slaying Swords to form a sword array through his spiritual power.

However, what Ye Bai regretted was that the skill he obtained this time from contracting the Jiao Dragon Spirit was actually Dragon Roar.

This made the corners of Ye Bai's mouth twitch; was this teaching him the Buddhist Lion's Roar?

After completing the Awakening Spirit and contract ceremony, it was already late at night and approaching dawn; Ye Bai simply decided to wait until he finished reading the information before going to bed.

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