Chapter 134: Equal Contract

"Hm? You actually know the Ten Thousand Gods Command? Still, you must die! You killed the Bald Vulture, so you must repay your life!" Ye Liuyun said coldly.

Qiong Qi's Soul glanced at Ye Liuyun's Soul. Though the voice was still very agitated, it had already calmed considerably.

"The Ten Thousand Gods Command won't kill me! Can't you see what it's doing?" Qiong Qi said.

Ye Liuyun only now noticed that the Ten Thousand Gods Command was indeed strange. In the past, it would have already annihilated any intruding Soul.

And now… the Ten Thousand Gods Command is actually using Golden Light to help Qiong Qi elevate his Soul!

"What is happening!" Ye Liuyun couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

"You needn't be surprised! Because my Soul has long sworn eternal loyalty to the Ten Thousand Gods Command, being its most faithful servant, so it won't kill me. Of course, I also cannot kill you! Because you are the Ten Thousand Gods Command's master." Qiong Qi said.

Qiong Qi sighed, glanced at Ye Liuyun, and said helplessly: "Although you really are a weakling right now!"

At this moment, the Golden Light from the Ten Thousand Gods Command had already ceased, and Qiong Qi could resume activity.

So Qiong Qi's Soul directly returned to its Physical Body.

Ye Liuyun also curiously sized up Qiong Qi.

"What did you just mean?" he asked.

"So that's what it means! You can't kill me, and I can't kill you, that's all!" Qiong Qi said.

"Impossible! Then my companion would have died in vain?" Ye Liuyun persisted, circulating his entire True Essence, preparing to risk his life against Qiong Qi.

"You're the ones who broke into my home, and I still can't kill it?" Qiong Qi retorted.

"Then I don't care; after all, you killed my companion, and I said I'd kill you for revenge!" Ye Liuyun said, pointing his blade at Qiong Qi. "You can't kill me!" Qiong Qi glanced at his blade again, then calmly continued: "I am the Fire Emperor, your guardian deity. When fighting the Foreign Tribe…"

"I had already nearly completed my cultivation, and wanted to take advantage of this Secret Realm opening to find a corpse, blend into this Secret Realm. At first I only thought your Bloodline Power was stronger than others', which is why I let you break in."

"Never expected that you would become the Ten Thousand Gods Command's new master. This must be destiny!"

"Even your blade has been refined into a Demon-Dispelling Stone, which is the bane of the Foreign Tribe. Tell me, isn't all this predestined by Heaven?"

Ye Liuyun only now realized that the mysterious black stone he had inserted earlier was called a Demon-Dispelling Stone.

"How would I know if you're lying to me?" Ye Liuyun asked suspiciously.

"If it were false, the Ten Thousand Gods Command would have annihilated me back then; would it have come to you?" Qiong Qi asked, a bit angry.

Ye Liuyun thought for a moment, then raised his blade at Qiong Qi again: "The Ten Thousand Gods Command's secret must not be exposed!"

Qiong Qi was also at a loss, saying helplessly: "I am your guardian deity; how could I possibly leak this secret? What would make you trust me?"

"Plant a Soul Imprint, otherwise I will have to kill you!" In fact, when Ye Liuyun saw that the Ten Thousand Gods Command hadn't annihilated Qiong Qi, he had already believed most of it.

But Qiong Qi is an old demon; we must strengthen our control over him.

"No way! I am a bona fide divine beast; how could you plant a Soul Imprint on me? I can only follow you voluntarily; you cannot force me!" Qiong Qi's head shook like a rattle.

"Hmph! You call yourself my guardian deity, full of nonsense!" Ye Liuyun didn't wait for it to consider and slashed with a blade.

He wanted to test whether Qiong Qi truly wouldn't attack him.

Sure enough, Qiong Qi simply dodged, not even intending to counterattack.

While dodging, he shouted: "It's not that I refuse! It's just that your realm is far too low!"

"Nonsense, you were born with a high realm! I've only cultivated for a year!" Ye Liuyun said, swinging another blade.

"You brat, getting cocky, do you really think I wouldn't dare hit you!" Qiong Qi was also a bit angry.

At this moment, Ye Liuyun unleashed his Bloodline Power, blade intent, and all his True Essence, slashing at Qiong Qi with overwhelming dominance.

"You are ruthless!" Qiong Qi still didn't act, turned and kept running. In a short while, the Grand Hall was torn apart.

"Alright! Stop fighting! I agree with you!" Qiong Qi finally shouted helplessly.

Ye Liuyun only then stopped. However, Qiong Qi bargained with him, and finally they signed an equal contract, also agreeing that Qiong Qi would take over the Bald Vulture's flight duties.

Moreover, Qiong Qi must wait until Ye Liuyun's realm surpasses the Heaven Tier before he can leave Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun also thought this was fine, after all, if Qiong Qi truly is some Fire Emperor, guardian deity, he shouldn't be too excessive.

But he still felt sorry for the Bald Vulture! He couldn't avenge the Bald Vulture.

"Where is the Bald Vulture's corpse?" Ye Liuyun asked Qiong Qi; he wanted to bury the Bald Vulture.

"It was burned long ago!" Qiong Qi said indifferently.

Ye Liuyun glared at Qiong Qi, saying helplessly: "Alas! The Bald Vulture never left me in my toughest moments, even helped me a lot, yet died by your hand. The most frustrating part is that I still can't avenge it!"

"Then you should quickly strengthen yourself, so your companions don't die again!" Qiong Qi was also a bit embarrassed, knowing his mood was bad. But since things had come to this, he could only try to guide him as much as possible.

Suddenly, Qiong Qi said: "Damn, your companions are in trouble!"

At this moment, Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense also reached out and discovered a large group of Blood Demon sect disciples surrounding Lei Ming and the others.

"Kill them all!" Ye Liuyun, who was looking for a way to vent his anger, saw the Blood Demon sect disciples arriving at his doorstep!

Thus, Ye Liuyun and Qiong Qi rushed out together and started slashing.

Qiong Qi was surrounded by flames; low-tier individuals were burned to death before they could even approach. Ye Liuyun also brandished his blade in a frenzy.

Lei Ming and the others were completely bewildered, wondering how Ye Liuyun and Qiong Qi had become allies.

But at that moment there was no time for questions; first, they had to kill all these Blood Demon sect disciples.

Among the Blood Demon sect disciples who entered the Secret Realm, the highest realm was half-step Sea Transformation Martial Cultivator, only seven or eight of them; the majority were already slain by Ye Liuyun.

The remaining ones, even if they all arrived, their high-end combat power was no match for Ye Liuyun and his group. Though numerous, they were quickly cut down and fled.

After scattering all those Blood Demon sect disciples, Ye Liuyun, accompanied by a few ferocious beasts, returned to the Grand Hall with Qiong Qi, briefly explaining that now they were friends.

The other ferocious beasts didn't ask much; their intelligence was low. Only Lei Ming was very curious.

Ye Liuyun had to tell her that Qiong Qi recognized his Bloodline Power and would follow him, which is why he hadn't killed Qiong Qi.

Lei Ming barely accepted this explanation and didn't pursue further.

Then Ye Liuyun had Qiong Qi tidy up his belongings, preparing to leave. Over the years, Qiong Qi had indeed collected many good items.

In Qiong Qi's Treasure Vault, Ye Liuyun found a fire‑type fairy and a Heaven Tier Short Sword that was broken, yet still perfectly intact without any damage. Ye Liuyun intended to submit it to the academy.

He used a Storage Ring to exchange those two items with Qiong Qi.

Qiong Qi looked and saw it wasn't very useful, so he agreed.

In the time that followed, Ye Liuyun wasn't in a hurry to leave. He had only been in the Academy for half a month, yet had already completed its mission, and still had plenty of time to cultivate and seek opportunities.

He first used the Transformation Fruit to forge the Transformation Pill, giving Qiong Qi, Bai Hu, Shi Yuan, and Fire Wolf each one. One was left, which he temporarily kept for himself.

However, they can't be used for now; they must wait until after they go out to be usable.