Chapter 617 - 616: You Want Lord Mosquito to be Your Contracted Beast? Not a Chance
Chapter 617: Chapter 616: You Want Lord Mosquito to be Your Contracted Beast? Not a Chance
Xuanyuan Hong led Chu Sheng through layers of courtyards to the edge of a natural lake that spanned over ten acres.
In the very center of the lake stood a solitary, octagonal pavilion.
Xuanyuan Hong summoned a small ebony boat and said to Chu Sheng with a smile, "National Guardian Divine Mosquito, please board. We can talk at leisure in the pavilion."
Chu Sheng: "...?"
’Doesn’t he know I can fly?’
’These Noble Families and their ridiculous rules...’
Chu Sheng couldn’t be bothered to complain. He just took the big black dog and jumped onto the small boat.
The small boat slowly began to move, heading toward the pavilion in the center of the lake.
Along the way, Chu Sheng silently sensed his surroundings.
He could clearly feel faint fluctuations of a Space Array in the air.
However, these Arrays had not yet been activated.
Chu Sheng sneered internally. ’Trying to trap me like a turtle in a jar? You’re courting death.’
At the same time, from the depths of the lake, he sensed the aura of an extremely ancient and powerful Fierce Beast.
This was the same aura he had sensed on Xuanyuan Hong before.
In fact, it was precisely because of this aura that he had accepted Xuanyuan Hong’s invitation in the first place.
If he wasn’t mistaken, the Ancient Fierce Beast hidden at the bottom of the lake was the real reason Xuanyuan Hong had invited him here.
But Xuanyuan Hong would never have guessed that Chu Sheng had also come here for that very same Ancient Fierce Beast.
Upon entering the pavilion, Chu Sheng got straight to the point. "Alright, spit it out. Why did you really bring this Lord Mosquito here?"
Xuanyuan Hong said seriously, "Lord Divine Mosquito, I know that you have already dissolved your contract with Gu Yuexi."
"Therefore, I would like to formally invite you, Lord Divine Mosquito, to become my Contracted Beast."
Chu Sheng rolled his compound eyes. "Don’t just make things up on the spot."
"When you sent me the invitation, I was still Gu Yuexi’s Contracted Beast."
"There’s no way you would have had such an idea back then."
A flicker of embarrassment crossed Xuanyuan Hong’s face. "I admit, I didn’t think that way before."
"But after witnessing you, Lord Divine Mosquito, single-handedly annihilate Sakura Country and slay five Ancient Gods, I was filled with admiration."
"Now, I sincerely invite you, Lord Divine Mosquito, to become my Contracted Beast."
"Whatever conditions you have, Lord Divine Mosquito, please feel free to state them."
"As long as it’s within the Xuanyuan Family’s power, we will not refuse."
Although the Xuanyuan Family lived in seclusion, their information network was excellent.
They had already investigated about eighty to ninety percent of Chu Sheng’s history, from his first appearance to the present day.
In just over a year, he had grown from an ordinary White-striped Aedes Mosquito that anyone could crush into an Emperor Realm Ancient Holy Mosquito capable of killing an Emperor Realm Middle Stage expert.
At this rate, his future ascension to the Emperor Realm was a certainty.
Such a terrifying growth Speed could only have one explanation.
Chu Sheng must have received the complete inheritance of some ancient, mighty figure.
His Bloodline Power might even be stronger than that of the Ancient Armored Giant Kun at the bottom of the lake.
If they could bring Chu Sheng under their control, the Xuanyuan Family’s power would surely rise to a new level.
Chu Sheng patted his foreleg and said slowly, "It’s not that hard to get this Lord Mosquito to be your Contracted Beast. You just have to agree to one condition."
Xuanyuan Hong’s eyes lit up instantly. "Lord Divine Mosquito, please state it! No matter the condition, I will satisfy you!"
"It’s simple." Chu Sheng extended a foreleg and began to list his terms.
"One drop of Emperor Level Essence Blood, one Emperor Level Spiritual Plant, one Emperor Level Elixir, and one Emperor Level Magical Treasure."
After hearing this, Xuanyuan Hong hesitated for a moment.
Although these items were extremely precious, the Xuanyuan Family could still produce them.
If he could obtain a Contracted Beast with limitless potential like Chu Sheng in exchange, this cost was nothing.
He gritted his teeth and nodded. "Fine! I agree to all of Lord Divine Mosquito’s demands!"
Chu Sheng waved his foreleg. "Not so fast. This Lord Mosquito isn’t finished yet."
Xuanyuan Hong frowned slightly. "What else do you need, Lord Divine Mosquito? Just name it, and I will satisfy you."
"One of each of the four items above, delivered to me on time, every single day," Chu Sheng said lightly.
"Do this for a month straight. After one month, I’ll sign the Beast Taming Contract with you."
Xuanyuan Hong was instantly dumbfounded!
Emperor Level items!
Those are Emperor Level items!
Not cabbages you pick up by the side of the road!
One of each, every day!
That’s thirty of each in a month!
Thirty drops of Emperor Level Essence Blood, thirty Emperor Level Spiritual Plants, thirty Emperor Level Elixirs, and thirty Emperor Level Magical Treasures!
Forget the Xuanyuan Family, even if you gathered all the Emperor Level items in the entire Great Xia, you couldn’t possibly come up with that many!
Xuanyuan Hong finally realized that Chu Sheng had no intention of agreeing at all. He was just messing with him!
"Damn mosquito! You dare to mess with me!"
Xuanyuan Hong shot to his feet, the fake smile on his face vanishing completely, replaced by a savage snarl.
"So what if I’m messing with you?" Chu Sheng scanned Xuanyuan Hong from top to bottom, his compound eyes filled with undisguised contempt.
"A piece of trash like you isn’t even worthy of being compared to one of my Little Empress’s pinky toes, and you want to be this Lord Mosquito’s Master?"
"Why don’t you just go ascend to the heavens!"
"Dead mosquito! Since you don’t know what’s good for you, don’t blame me for what happens next!"
Xuanyuan Hong roared and suddenly blew a whistle.
"FWEE... FWEE..."
A transparent Space Barrier instantly rose from the edge of the lake.
It firmly enveloped the entire lake, including the pavilion in its center.
"I was going to give you a chance to live, but I didn’t expect you to be so ungrateful."
Xuanyuan Hong snorted coldly, a cruel smile spreading across his face.
"Next year, this day will be the anniversary of your death!"
"All bark and no bite."
Chu Sheng couldn’t be bothered to waste words on him. He casually flicked out a bolt of purple flame, shooting it toward Xuanyuan Hong.
PFFT.
Xuanyuan Hong’s figure was instantly consumed by the flames, burned to a pile of ash.
To be precise, it was only one of Xuanyuan Hong’s clones.
Chu Sheng had noticed this the moment he arrived at the Xuanyuan Family estate and laid eyes on Xuanyuan Hong.
He just couldn’t be bothered to expose it, as Xuanyuan Hong wasn’t his target anyway.
Chu Sheng’s gaze turned to the lake beneath him.
SPLASH...!!
The calm surface of the lake suddenly began to churn violently.
A hundred-meter-long behemoth, its entire body covered in thick, black bone plates, leaped out of the water, sending a torrential spray into the air.
The Ancient Armored Giant Kun!
It was a descendant of an ancient Alien Species, and an adult that had reached the Emperor Realm!
Chu Sheng’s entire mosquito body trembled with excitement.
’This is an Emperor Realm Ancient Fierce Beast!’
’If I can drain it, my power will skyrocket!’
However, in the eyes of the real Xuanyuan Hong, who had just appeared outside the Barrier, his excitement was mistaken for fear.
"Dead mosquito! Scared now, are you?"
Xuanyuan Hong stood outside the Barrier, arms crossed, looking incomparably arrogant.
"Too late!"
"If you had obediently become my Contracted Beast just now, you could have saved your own life."
"But you refused my kindness and insisted on courting death."
"As it happens, the Ancient Armored Giant Kun is hungry. You can be its food."
The moment his words fell, a powerful gust of wind came from behind him.
Before Xuanyuan Hong could react, a slender mosquito leg suddenly appeared before his eyes.
SLAP!!!
The crisp, loud sound of a slap instantly echoed throughout the entire courtyard.
The immense force sent Xuanyuan Hong spinning away like a top.
He crashed through a dozen towering trees and shattered a dozen rockeries in mid-air.
Finally, he slammed heavily into the ground, creating a hundred-meter-deep, human-shaped crater.