Chapter 478: Contract (5000+ words)

"Great Master..."

Bruce looked toward Aaron, his face full of longing, admiration, and excitement: "You have found a suitable vessel; you have already partially awakened..."

The Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood could now sense the aura and will of the "Spirit of Falsehood" in Aaron, and it truly seemed as if that great existence was "awakening" through the body of this mortal!

"Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood, I bring the will of my Master!"

Aaron's mouth curled slightly, appearing extremely confident while facing the God Descent of a Hidden Existence.

As a Worldly Immortal, he did not fear even a God Descent of a deity.

Furthermore... there are many types of God Descent.

For instance, finding a suitable vessel and using a massive ritual as a sacrifice... a Hidden Existence that descends in such a way might still be able to exert considerable power and remain in the Mortal World for a longer time.

Aaron manifested parchment and a pen, swiftly writing down the terms of the contract, and notarized it with the Law of Accident.

There was simply no time, and even if there were, the church would discover and stop it.

"Fate belongs to my Master... My Master holds the fate of many deities!"

Bruce himself was also undergoing violent changes; blood-filled gashes split open on both sides of his cheeks, from which a face was trying to crawl out of each.

The contract here was even more stringent than the one given to Motula.

"I... have felt the power of fate."

Bruce's expression twisted, and his jade-like eyes were suddenly stained with traces of blood.

The Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood clearly struggled for a moment before answering in a stammer.

It was not that he did not want to use Thought Alchemy.

"Mas... Master!"

Aaron said in a solemn voice: "There will inevitably be battles in the Spirit World... Are you willing to sign a contract and fight for my Master?"

'On her body... there may be hidden traps set by the Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood and the Cocoon!'

Aaron's heart sank, but he did not specifically mention the past events or the question of who betrayed whom.

Clearly, once these were mentioned, Lin and Olivia would become quite agitated, causing the consciousness of the Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood to become even more chaotic and insane, which would not help at all.

Startups are meant to be open to attract enough angel investment; as for how to use the funds once they arrive, that is another matter entirely. If you want to slaughter a pig, you must first trick the pig into the slaughterhouse.

Crack!

Aaron thought to himself, then looked back at the Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood.

Investor allies and one's own company employees are, naturally, different.

If one were to throw a harsh contract at investors, wouldn't that just be driving them away?

The Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood seemed to be struggling, or perhaps sighing.

Countless rotting vines, their surfaces covered in innumerable blood vessels... were stirring restlessly behind him.

"Even the arrogant Scarlet Sun fell under the fate arranged by my Master..."

Aaron looked at Bruce, his expression solemn and tinged with gravity: "I voluntarily offer myself to my Master; I am my Master's Worldly Agent... Do you intend to rebel against my Master?"

This caused Bruce's expression to change repeatedly, and that two-faced, four-armed anomaly seemed to be undergoing intense changes again...

The Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood is insane!

This was something Aaron had known for a long time.

"Fighting for my Master is my supreme Glory... but mortal... you dare to use a contract to bind me?"

Fortunately, his Secret Source Power could also achieve this, and it was more convenient and efficient.

—Advice from the experience of a certain venture capital hunter.

If the Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood violated it, she would be sanctioned by Fate!

And after this contingency was set, he could also feel slightly more at ease regarding the Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood.

Thump, thump!

'To figure things out, I must still thoroughly save the two of them... The Raven is not very reliable. Once Motula advances to the Tenth Primordial Quality, I can get started.'

Bruce looked at that piece of parchment, a look of struggle appearing on his face; clearly, he knew this was a contract that even his status could not violate!

"My Master has favored an existence of the Ninth Primordial Quality in the Spirit World—Motula! He will help the other party ascend to become a Hidden Existence!"

The contract has been established!

'And in reality, given the state of the Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood, I cannot trust her without signing a stringent contract...'

But in the end, a jade-green vine drooped down, transforming into a wisp of Spirituality, and left the mark of the Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood on the parchment.

This was also the source of Aaron's confidence in facing the Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood in his true form—his power was no longer what it used to be.

"Then let us sign the contract; you must obey my orders, as this is also the will of my Master..."

Bruce's hands seemed to want to lift the hem of a skirt to bow, but realizing he was wearing long trousers, he could only bow like a gentleman.

Aaron stirred the status of the "Spirit of Falsehood" within his body, and traces of pure white light bloomed.

His formal wear was torn directly, and two huge, bulging tumors grew on his back, as if they were about to grow into the shape of arms.

But to appease such a Hidden Existence, Aaron estimated he would need at least hundreds of thousands of "Anchors" in the Mortal World to form waves and then influence the Spirit World and the Subconscious Ocean.

Bruce's expression softened, though one eye still emitted traces of blood-red light.

And his savings of over a year were enough to squander.

"I say... that which is insane shall surely return to peace."

At this moment, he felt the vines on the surrounding walls begin to riot!

A dark green color stained the void around him, and beneath those vines and Green Leaves, countless insects seemed to be crawling, making a rustling sound.

And the best vessel, naturally, is a child of God born in the Mortal World, like the Son of Dawn!

As for Bruce?

He was not only too weak, but he also did not follow the path of the Druid, and his compatibility with the Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood was poor.

"The condition of Lin and Olivia... is even more serious than I imagined."

"They must first be bound by a Contract, and then we can consider the problem of rescuing them."

In Aaron's divinatory intuition, he could completely nail the "Mother of Nature" to the wall, causing Her to thoroughly lose this portion of power and will.

Gazing at that emerald hue, which resembled a combination of tree branches and abstract symbols of an Insect Pupa, Aaron nodded and let the parchment burn into nothingness.

Aaron did not change his expression as he tapped the floor with the gold-inlaid cane disguised as the "Sword in the Stone."

However, Motula was merely an ally who had requests of him, and the "Raven" was even more of an Angel investor.

Pure Spiritual Ether transformed into a crown, gathering above his head, and with the ancient majesty of the Spirit World, it instantly suppressed the rampaging vines.

"I dare not!"

"Next... is to go find the 'Raven' and see the attitudes of the various Sovereigns..."

"Please speak!"

"During this time, with the establishment of the three great Imperial God churches and the previous great war, perhaps the Alliance of the Sovereigns has also changed..."

"In any case, now that the Life-Giver is in a deep slumber and extremely difficult to awaken... these are all the variables there are, and this is also a rare opportunity for me!!"

(End of this chapter)