Chapter 69: Blood Oath Pact

After much deliberation, Chu Danqing firmly chose to proceed with the transaction.

If worst comes to worst, the remaining four days will just be spent training the Five Elements Spirit Beast Scripture within the Lu residence.

As for the lost Life Link and Energy Link? It doesn’t matter—if needed, I can buy a similar skill back in the Paradise, even if it’s not a set.

Better yet, I’ll swap for one without side effects, one that merely shares damage instead of jointly bearing it.

Fewer operations are fine; Chu Danqing doesn’t want to keep walking a tightrope.

Those who swim well drown; those who ride well fall.

One slip, and it’ll be him dead.

After confirmation, the two began the notarization process through Xu Kequan.

They notarized everything: the authenticity of information such as not learning skills arbitrarily, post-event responsibility for the three rings’ true spirits awakening not being summoning-related, and compensation for collateral if Xiong Mou died unable to pay.

Once complete, they immediately began the transaction.

【You sold: Notarized Transaction. Received: Skill Boli Scroll (Excellent) ×2, Weak Healing Potion ×2, Paradise Points ×3000, Jiao Soul Ring, Old Captain’s Fist Manual, Skill Book: Blood Oath Pact】

【You have one notarized transaction pending completion. Please proceed promptly.】

Chu Danqing chose to execute it, using the Skill Boli Scroll.

【You are stripping skills: Life Link LV.2 / Energy Link LV.2. This stripping costs: Paradise Points ×4000. Pay?】

After selecting payment, the two skills vanished from his skill bar, and the corresponding knowledge was extracted and sealed into the Skill Boli Scroll.

The two scrolls also changed their names.

【Skill Scroll: Life Link LV.2】

【Skill Scroll: Energy Link LV.2】

The transaction ended; Xiong Mou let out a relieved smile: “Next time, let’s collaborate again.”

“Farewell.”

He left immediately, without hesitation, and learned the two skills.

He looked at the skills in his skill bar.

【Melee Basics: LV.9】

【Skill Effect: Increases melee damage by 9%, enhances proficiency in melee techniques】

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【Fist Basics: LV.9】

【Skill Effect: Increases fist damage by 9%, enhances fist combat techniques】

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【Fist Shadow (Passive) LV.9: When using fists to attack, each strike adds an extra fist shadow dealing 9 damage】

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【Golden Fist (Active/Passive) LV.9】

【Active Techniques: Arhat Ramming the Bell, Golden Fist Supporting the Pagoda, Yaksha Probing the Sea】

【Passive Effect: Defense +10, Abnormality Resistance +10】

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【Military Dao Scripture: Blood Shadow Chapter (Legacy) LV.1】

【+500 mana per level】

【+500 HP per level】

【Gain 50 Blood Shadows per level】

【Legacy Skill】

【Soldier·Blood Shadow (Active/Passive) LV.1: Transform shadows into Blood Shadows, each becoming a soldier with 50% of the Adept’s base stats, 10% of equipped item effects, talents, and skills. Upon death, must be retransformed. Upper limit: 50】

【Commander·Blood Shadow (Passive) LV.MAX: The Adept shares all these skill effects. If leading from the front in a battle formation, skill effects double】

【Blood Strike Battle Array (Active) LV.1: When activated, Blood Shadow soldiers within the battle array gain lifesteal and armor-piercing effects. Non-Blood Shadow soldiers within the array deal (Number of Blood Shadow soldiers × 10) damage per second, consuming (Number of Blood Shadow soldiers × 1) mana per minute】

【Blood Kill Combat Technique (Passive) LV.1: Each attack deals additional (Number of Blood Shadow soldiers × 10) damage to the target】

【Vigorous Blood Qi (Passive) LV.1: Blood Shadow soldiers gain +1000 HP and +10% HP recovery efficiency】

【Blood Shadow Explosion (Passive) LV.1: When a Blood Shadow soldier dies, it explodes, healing nearby Blood Shadow soldiers by 100 points and dealing 100 damage to non-Blood Shadow soldiers, lasting 10 seconds】

【Military Dao Scripture: Blood Shadow Chapter level insufficient. Remaining legacy skills not yet activated.】

This legacy skill was exchanged by Xiong Mou from the Faction Shop—a fine-tier legacy skill costing him a full ten thousand faction contributions.

He didn’t just kill the One-Horned Jiao; he completed numerous side quests to earn enough faction contributions.

Chu Danqing’s use of the link was a heretical manipulation; the orthodox method was always to jointly bear damage.

It evenly distributed the HP and mana loss among all Blood Shadow soldiers, further compensating for their stats being only half his own.

Now, if he meets the Son of Heaven again, the Blood Shadow soldiers won’t be wiped out so quickly—they’ll at least buy him time to escape.

“With this gain, back in the Paradise, everything except the legacy skill can be raised to LV.10.”

“If I gather a bit more Paradise Points, I should be able to level up the legacy skill by one rank.”

“The Five Attributes Ascension Trial is secured.”

“Worth all the effort I put into entering this trial world.” Xiong Mou murmured: “Now, it’s time to further exploit this trial world’s rewards.”

On the other side, Chu Danqing also promptly learned the Blood Oath Pact skill.

【Blood Oath Pact LV.1: Spend (Number of Oath Partners) × 1000 Paradise Points to summon Oath Partners to fight for you. Every 24 hours during their existence, spend (Number of Oath Partners) × 1000 Paradise Points. Maximum number: 10. Maximum rank: Rank 1】

(Note: If an Oath Partner dies in their original world or during summoning, death is permanent.)

(Note: During summoning, Oath Partners receive bonuses from Summoning Arts and Summoning Techniques.)

(Note: Cannot summon Oath Partners while within their home world.)

(Note: Cognitive modification occurs upon summoning or recalling Oath Partners.)

“The cost isn’t high,” Chu Danqing ignored the number and rank.

He was merely a reserve-level Adept—what arrogance made him disdain Rank 1?

At first glance, a thousand points per day seems expensive, but consider the exchange rate.

One Weak Energy Potion costs four hundred Paradise Points and restores only twenty energy points.

A crossbowman requires twenty energy points to be summoned for ten minutes.

An Oath Partner costs only a thousand Paradise Points per day, with no energy consumption.

The downside is severe: you summon them directly, and if they die, they’re truly gone—unlike crossbowmen, who can be summoned again after death.

Nor can they enjoy resurrection like Da Bao, his permanent summon.

The pros and cons are clear; Chu Danqing now began considering whom to sign the pact with.

He thought Guo Ming was suitable, especially for protecting himself when confronting the Public Justice Master—his brother had even gifted him the Five Elements Spirit Beast Scripture.

First, he wanted to help treat Guo Ming’s congenital deficiency preventing him from entering the Dao, as a return for the gift.

Second, given Guo Ming’s family background, once he entered the Dao, his growth rate would be undeniable—a major asset.

However, signing the pact didn’t mean it was permanent; Chu Danqing could erase it by spending Paradise Points.

Moreover, Oath Partners had the right to refuse summoning.

It wasn’t that Chu Danqing summoned and they had to come—they could refuse outright if they had other obligations.

Unlike summons, they possessed independent will.

Of course, refusing once would dim the name on the pact; if they responded next time, it would brighten again.

Repeated refusals would keep dimming it until the name vanished entirely, freeing a slot and severing the pact.

(End of Chapter)