Chapter 121: The Submissive Demon Wolf Leader

Rain!

It went from a light drizzle to a clattering downpour, then to a torrential rain pouring from the heavens.

The whole world was pounded wildly by the raging rain.

The rain blurred the Demon Wolf Leader's vision, further soaking the pride of its status as a third‑rank Shadow Flame Demon Wolf Leader.

The river‑center island, which had originally been relatively large.

By now, half of its area had collapsed under the assault.

And the edges of the other half were also on the verge of toppling.

In a corner, the Shadow Flame Demon Wolf Leader scrutinized the human.

And that human was likewise examining it.

One human and one wolf were thus locked in a stalemate.

Indeed, there was no way to dodge.

But that human wizard could react.

He had already tried many times.

No matter how he struggled, he could not escape the grasp of that merely level‑25 human wizard.

"Boom..."

More importantly, he hadn't yet evaded that magical bomb.

If the assault continued, the small island would not hold.

"What a pity!"

Although this fellow acted rather foolishly.

No matter how he darted and pursued, the human easily fled and then tossed a magical bomb onto its head.

The violent explosion's booming roar reverberated.

It flew straight toward its forehead.

If Ta Ke is willing, this single strike would be enough to maim it severely, even kill it.

But it did not move; unsurprisingly, the human also did not attack.

"Now... is the time for the final choice."

The human vanished, just vanished without any reason.

The torrential rain beat the world with great force.

One human and one wolf resumed their stalemate.

The original covenant ceremony already had its basic rules.

The Shadow Flame Demon Wolf Leader, possessing considerable intelligence, silently contemplated.

With the Shadow Flame Demon Wolf Leader's submission.

It sensed the human wizard adding one humiliating covenant clause after another.

It glanced at the tiny altar in the distance, protected by the ceremony's power.

"What you wound..."

This is a Shadow Flame Demon Wolf Leader who knows how to conceal its weakness.

Noticing that Ta Ke's speed was now noticeably faster than before, it smiled lightly.

At that moment, Ta Ke's Spirit‑Walking Hand clenched tightly around the Shadow Flame Demon Wolf Leader's head.

In the next instant, the Shadow Flame Demon Wolf Leader surged outward.

There was almost no warning.

"This time I won't run; you can try."

Fortunately, it possesses a powerful leader‑level physique and can still endure.

Ta Ke glanced at the Shadow Flame Demon Wolf Leader, whose body was already beginning to fragment, and immediately drew a deep breath.

"What you see is what I see!"

"Indeed, this big fellow has been hiding its instantaneous traversal ability all along."

But in fact, with each attack, this big fellow was probing, summarizing, and adjusting.

Shadow Flame Demon Wolf Leader: "..."

It can no longer recall how many such magical bombs it has swallowed.

The light's power washed over its entire body, further weakening the Shadow Flame Demon Wolf Leader, whose very essence is shadow.

It is extremely clever.

What a pity!

"Die!"

And Ta Ke's additional augmentations were, of course, meant to better extract the value of this Shadow Flame Demon Wolf Leader.

Ta Ke almost preemptively pressed down with a reverse strike.

The Shadow Flame Demon Wolf Leader performed another shadow traversal, unbelievably fast, faster than any previous attack.

"Or submit."

It has already made the level‑35 leader 'Shadow Flame Demon Wolf' feel despair, even—fear.

"What you touch is what I touch!"

Ta Ke immediately ended the ceremony and packed away the altar's small wooden board.

"Moreover, your shadow‑traversal's layer‑dimensional realm is too low, lower than even the spirit realm layer of my Spirit‑Walking Hand."

The Shadow Flame Demon Wolf Leader, still not having left the shadow layer, traversed to Ta Ke's front.

"Your injuries, still your injuries, cannot reach me!"

Human wizard Ta Ke watched with interest the intelligent Shadowflame Demon Wolf Leader before him.

As the power of the contract rules took effect within the Shadowflame Demon Wolf Leader's body.

Just a moment's time.

Its meager tactics are like a blank sheet of paper before Ta Ke.

Such a wholly "humiliating" clause, not even a dog would sign.

That wizard bomb will also fall at a bizarre angle onto the spot where it traverses.

"You... will always be slower than me!"

Even by the basic contract, it can perfectly bind that massive shadow leader—its back stands two meters high, its wolf head two and a half to six meters tall, its body nearly four meters long, and it even knows how to conceal its clumsiness.

This kind of momentum‑driven attack through traversal is so fast that even it might not be able to react.

Ta Ke vaguely sensed that someone had taken notice of this place.

"Huh..."

Sensing the moment was right, Ta Ke's eyes narrowed slightly as he examined the Shadowflame Demon Wolf Leader and said calmly.

"Not to mention comparing it to my divine power."

It's fine as long as it doesn't move.

"Roo... roo..."

The human wizard even calculated the spot it would bite and deliberately left a wizard bomb for it.

When it performed Shadow Traversal.

The result was that it was brutally forced by the human into its own soul and ecology, which felt worse than death.

As its innate ability, Shadow Traversal is entirely its instinct.

When the Shadowflame Demon Wolf Leader snapped a bite, it also tore with its shadow wind claws.

"I won't dodge; do you think you can kill me with a single bite?"

But the Shadowflame Demon Wolf Leader was already ready to strike.

It instantly fled quickly.

"Even if you're faster, in front of me your attack trajectory and pattern affect everything around you."

Moreover, the layered‑domain suppression from the Hand of Spirit Walking prevents its Shadow Traversal from being executed.

Ta Ke channeled the altar's power and began constructing the contract ritual.

"One bite, I only need one bite to kill him."

After all, the Shadowflame Demon Wolf Leader had already become sufficiently weakened from devouring so many 'Plastlight Spear·Ball'.

It caused the already small River Heart Island to shrink a bit more.

In the end, the tightly‑grasped Shadowflame Demon Wolf Leader sent a submissive low whimper to Ta Ke.

"If... that damned human wizard doesn't run away."

It then completed the Shadow Ritual to summon the contract rules, subsequently slowly pouring the contract's power into every corner of the Shadowflame Demon Wolf Leader's soul, extraordinary traits, and even its shadow essence.

Having done all that.

Within Ta Ke's steam sequence lies the attribute of sacred Light.

In the rain.

A roar roared and surged in his throat.

And as time passes, the probability of being discovered gradually rises.

But!

As long as you obey well, it seems... not bad, at least that human wizard provides food and lodging.

Under Ta Ke's cold words, it turned into sharp claws that mercilessly shredded the Shadowflame Demon Wolf Leader's dignity and pride.

Light.

Once it moves, the wizard bomb in the human's hand, imbued with Light power, will be thrown directly at its forehead.

It is like a small insect caught in a spider web.

"When you traverse, I can easily interrupt you, even seize the chance to attack you."

The next moment, a hair‑raising event occurred for the Shadowflame Demon Wolf Leader.

Even!

"Boom—"

With a Shadow Traversal, the Shadowflame Demon Wolf Leader almost instantly arrived beside the human.

The wizard bomb seemed as if it had grown eyes.

His heart trembled, wondering why Ta Ke could know his thoughts.

It seemed Ta Ke knew everything about the surrounding world.

Moreover, this Reality Layer Domain is far safer than the Shadow Dimension.

The threat of death, and the frustration and bewilderment of its innate ability being interrupted.

At the same time, the Shadowflame Demon Wolf Leader was biting a wizard bomb left by Ta Ke.

Ta Ke's means and ability to perceive everything in the surrounding world.

Yes!

He glanced at the Shadowflame Demon Wolf Leader and said, "Follow me."

Repeated attempts.

But if this continues, that may not be the case.

Ta Ke's Soulwalk Hand dealt a heavy slap, sending the Shadowflame Demon Wolf Leader flying out of the Shadow Realm and pressing it onto the cold stone of Riverheart Island in the Reality Layer.

「Letting you come near me is already me giving you face as a leader‑level creature; I don't want to strike you too hard. 」

The Shadowflame Demon Wolf Leader trembled with anger.

That human mage used such a simple, plain, unadorned method to make it feel utterly stifled.

It naturally counters shadow.

From the battle's start to now.

Ta Ke let out a long sigh of relief.

Then compare it with the contract terms remembered from the bloodline inheritance deep in the soul.

Not only can he react, but he can even counterattack his attacks.

Most importantly.

That human mage is truly powerful.

The Shadowflame Demon Wolf Leader shook its head, watching the human mage already departing, and quickly followed.