Chapter 27: with translation of chapter title

Cang Li froze for a moment, "You tell me to make a contract and I make a contract—then wouldn't I lose face?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he sprang to his feet and ran toward where the black dragon was, shouting while running, "Quick, Ying Wuji, hold it down! I want to contract it!"

The crowd: "……"

Although other cultivators also wanted to contract this black dragon, their strength was insufficient to suppress it, let alone contract it.

They naturally felt envy, and also jealousy.

Unexpectedly, in the end Cang Li got a big bargain.

What shocked them even more was that Ying Wuji had become stronger again!

They guessed that Ying Wuji's cultivation was around the late Nascent Soul Realm!

The black dragon still wanted to struggle, but Ying Wuji's side sword pressed against its head; if it moved even slightly, the sword tip would pierce a point.

The black dragon instantly dared not move.

How stifled it felt inside!

It was actually about to be contracted by a human youth below Golden Core Realm! If the one contracting it were this black-clad youth, it wouldn't feel so stifled.

After all, that black-clad youth is strong!

Cang Li walked up to the black dragon, placed his hand on its head, and earnestly said, "Be obedient and follow me, Cangaotian, and I won't pull your tendons or strip your bones. Moreover, following me, you'll never lack medicinal pills!"

The black dragon's eyes showed a look of contempt and disdain.

Seeing this, Cang Li immediately slapped its forehead.

He threatened, "Do you believe I'll have my fifth junior brother stab you to death right now?"

As soon as his words fell, that silver long sword indeed pressed in another fraction, frightening the black dragon into hastily withdrawing its contemptuous gaze.

"That's right!" Cang Li nodded satisfactorily.

Soon, he exchanged essence blood with the black dragon and established a master-servant contract.

During this time, other cultivators also dared not act.

After Cang Li finished contracting with the black dragon, his spiritual power suddenly surged, and the cultivation realm he had deliberately suppressed also broke through at this moment.

He broke through from the peak of Foundation Establishment Realm to the initial Golden Core Realm!

Seeing Cang Li actually break through, Weng Mingshu secretly gritted her teeth, thinking: She too must cultivate diligently; she absolutely cannot lose again to this guy Cang Li in the sect's grand competition this year!

Cang Li had the black dragon shrink its form, then placed it on his shoulder.

He fed it a Healing Wound Pill.

By the way, he picked up the broken horn from the ground and returned it to it.

Feeling the goodwill of this human youth, the black dragon gave a cold snort in its heart; it would absolutely not trust human false affection.

Lu Xiangxiang, watching from afar, felt her hatred toward Ying Wuji intensify even more.

She slightly narrowed her eyes, and when no one was noticing, her fingers twitched a few times.

A tiny white light point drifted out in an instant.

And just then, Ying Wuji seemed to sense something, looking toward Lu Xiangxiang's direction.

Lu Xiangxiang unexpectedly met Ying Wuji's gaze; her heart jumped violently, and she couldn't help but feel a bit flustered.

Ying Wuji's gaze gradually shifted to that tiny white point.

He raised his hand, and the silver long sword fell back into his hand.

Immediately, he swung the sword—

Boom!

That tiny white point was instantly cleaved to ashes!

Lu Xiangxiang's breath caught.

"Junior Senior Brother, what are you cleaving?" Yuan Yao walked up to Ying Wuji's side.

"Unclean things." Ying Wuji sheathed his sword.

Upon hearing that, Yuan Yao couldn't help but look over; the spot that the junior senior brother had just cleaved happened to be not far from Lu Xiangxiang.

Yuan Yao's eyes turned slightly cold.

Suddenly, the voice of the 250 System rang in her sea of consciousness: 【Target Ying Wuji, Awakening Value reaches 3. Target Song Yan, Awakening Value reaches 22. Target Cang Li, Awakening Value reaches 5. Target Weng Mingshu, Awakening Value reaches 11. Target Yan Haonan, Awakening Value reaches 13. Target ……】

Yuan Yao froze.

She immediately used her divine sense to ask the 250 System: "No, I remember Yan Haonan's Awakening Value had already reached 15 before; how did it drop by two now?"

【Host, you currently cannot unlock the reason.】 The 250 System said coldly.

Yuan Yao tried her best to keep her expression unchanged as she looked toward Yan Haonan.

And at this moment, Yan Haonan was actually looking at Lu Xiangxiang.

Yuan Yao's heart sank sharply.

Could it be because of the female lead Lu Xiangxiang?!

Yuan Yao instantly felt a sense of crisis; if the female lead Lu Xiangxiang could influence the target's Awakening Value, then she would be the greatest obstacle to her obtaining longevity!

But she couldn't kill the female lead!

Yuan Yao silently cursed the 250 System several times in her heart.

Yuan Yao smiled and asked: "250, what exactly are you? Are you a person or a spirit? Will I be able to see your true form in the future?"

【You cannot see me; this system is merely a string of data.】

"What is data?"

【……】 The 250 System still gave her an answer.

But Yuan Yao still didn't quite understand.

"I really won't be able to see you in the future? Actually, I kinda like you."

【Host, you shouldn't develop feelings for this system.】

"I'm just kidding, hehehe."

"The 250 System felt being deceived for the first time, and actually felt a slight, faint anger."

"Afterwards, no matter what Yuan Yao asked, it no longer responded."

"At this moment, Cang Li, Song Yan, and Ying Wuji had already walked up to Yuan Yao; seeing her dazed and foolish expression, they couldn't help but smile."

"Yao Yao?"

"Yuan Yao suddenly snapped back to attention, raising her head to look at the three people before her."

"Her gaze was quickly drawn to the little black dragon perched on Cang Li's shoulder, and she reached out to poke its soft, limp body."

"The little black dragon recalled that she had stabbed it twice with her sword and even despised its ugliness, and immediately, ashamed and angry, it opened its mouth to bite Yuan Yao's finger."

"But the next moment, Cang Li had already secretly used contract power to control it, rendering it unable to move."

"Yuan Yao kept poking with her finger, saying, 'It's pretty ugly. Still, colorful spirit beasts are nicer to look at.'"

"The black dragon glared at her furiously."

"Yuan Yao curiously said, 'So your eyes are really that round?'"

"Black Dragon: '...' I'm glaring at you!!!"

"The black dragon, unable to contain its anger, loudly transmitted sound to Cang Li: 'Hey, tell her her sword is even uglier!'"

"Cang Li raised an eyebrow, surprised that the black dragon's voice was so childish, and slowly said, 'Yuan Yao, it says your sword is quite beautiful.'"

"Black Dragon: '???'"

"Yuan Yao instantly beamed, 'Thanks for the praise! I won't need to use the Phantom Spirit Sword to stab you anymore!'"

"The black dragon's face turned completely black."

"The spot where the Phantom Spirit Sword had stabbed it still faintly ached."

" 'Give it a name,' Cang Li suddenly said."

" 'No—' it didn't want an enemy to give it a name."

"Yuan Yao rubbed her chin, thinking, 'Then let's call it Heihei.'"

" 'No—' the black dragon's heart-wrenching scream echoed in Cang Li's sea of consciousness."

"Song Yan lightly coughed, 'This is a bit too childish.'"

"Upon hearing that, Yuan Yao thought the same."

"Suddenly, Ying Wuji said, 'Let's call it Mo Yang.'"

" 'Mo Yang...' Cang Li murmured, then nodded, 'That works too.'"

"Meanwhile, not far away, Lu Xiangxiang heard the name 'Mo Yang' and her heart jolted."

"Because in her past life, the black dragon was called Mo Yang!"

"But this name was given to the black dragon by Cang Li himself!"