Chapter 839 Contracted a Qilin?
The tiger fell to the side, looking like it had no strength left to get up. Only then did the pig puff out its belly and slowly parade around the arena with a triumphant air. It seemed to be showing off its success.
In the spectator stands, Hou Xiaoyong also cheered. He looked quite excited. At first, he had followed the others and bet on Fatty Lu. Seeing the Spirit Beast that came out, his heart immediately sank.
He never thought the Spirit Beast would be like this. How could a pig defeat a tiger? His heart sank, but he did not expect to receive such a big surprise.
He glanced smugly at Leng Moran. His look seemed to be boasting about his good judgment.
Leng Moran remained unmoved. He sat there, perfectly steady, his expression not even twitching.
Next, it seemed to become this pig's solo show. Several more Spirit Beasts came up, each of different types, but none were a match for this Spirit Pig. The atmosphere around the arena instantly heated up.
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Ye Xuanyue grabbed another handful of nuts. Her Hei Yao's turn was still later. Actually, being later was more advantageous, because the earlier ones inevitably faced a war of attrition and could get tired easily.
Ye Xuanyue took a couple of looks at this Spirit Pig. She asked curiously,
"Just what level is this Spirit Pig?"
This Spirit Pig's level was certainly not low; it just looked comical. Its speed when it moved and its kind of power all showed it was not as stupid as it appeared.
The master of this Spirit Pig turned around himself and glanced at Ye Xuanyue, saying with a smile,
"Probably equivalent to the human Martial Emperor Realm."
"But it once fought against two Martial Emperor Realm Spirit Beasts all by itself."
Only then did Ye Xuanyue feel genuinely somewhat shocked.
Fatty Lu rubbed his mouth, looking very proud of his Spirit Beast.
"Those two Spirit Beasts had only just entered the Martial Emperor Realm. And they happened to be two snake-type Spirit Beasts, easily countered by my Little Flower."
Ye Xuanyue almost chuckled again.
Little Flower... hmm, that name had a certain stylistic level. The image of this bloated, clumsy pig paired with that name was truly memorable.
Fatty Lu was holding a skewer of grilled meat, eating until his face was shiny with grease. He looked up at Wu Shi Tong and said,
"Your Spirit Beast is about to come out too, right?"
"We're going to have a proper match this time."
"Every time before, you slipped away so fast."
"Everyone says it's very likely you'll pledge allegiance to that place—but you have to defeat Little Flower with your Spirit Beast before I'll be convinced."
Wu Shi Tong smiled and said,
"Who said I'm pledging allegiance to that place?"
Fatty Lu looked up, his face full of astonishment.
"Isn't it true? I heard about it last year. That place already extended you an olive branch. But then you disappeared, went out wandering for a while, and somehow managed to offend the Qilin Clan, forcing them to issue a kill order across the entire Beast Alliance. That matter caused quite a stir last year."
"Everyone thought you couldn't escape."
"Who knew your luck was so great that even the Qilin Clan's kill order couldn't do anything to you."
"But aren't you planning to go to that place to lay low?"
"You can't keep messing around like this forever. The Qilin Clan is one of the top great clans among the Spirit Beasts. You also can't stay in the Wish-Granting Market your whole life. Unless you leave the Beast Alliance forever, sooner or later trouble will find you."
Ye Xuanyue's heart stirred upon hearing this. That place... could it be referring to the Yuling Sect?
Fatty Lu's words revealed quite a bit of information. Wu Shi Tong was indeed a Summoner. He should have been recruited by the Yuling Sect, wanting to take him in as a disciple—but Wu Shi Tong seemed to still be hesitating and was not very willing. That was what it meant, right?
Wu Shi Tong smiled, then said,
"If things don't work out, I'll just leave here. It's no big deal."
His tone was rather carefree. Then he looked up, his voice a bit serious.
"My Spirit Beast is about to come out."
"Your Little Flower will probably have to step down."
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The young man's voice was very confident. At first, Ye Xuanyue did not understand why he was so confident, but when the Spirit Beast emerged, her expression also changed slightly.
Wait...
A glint of light flashed in Ye Xuanyue's eyes. She recognized this Spirit Beast. Because this Spirit Beast—it was actually a Qilin!
No wonder this young man offended the Qilin Clan. Because he had made a Pact with a Qilin.
He actually dared to publicly release the Qilin here. That was truly quite audacious—if word got out, it would be a direct slap to the face of the Beast Alliance.
Ye Xuanyue had always been cautious, not daring to summon Jiji. She also had to hide her Pact relationship with Qian Duoduo. But this young man before her actually had nerves this big?
Wu Shi Tong smiled lightly. His voice was soft.
"The Qilin Clan has been troubling me for more than just a day or two anyway."
"But this Qilin is one I rightfully earned by passing through the trials they themselves set up, gaining this Qilin's recognition before forming the Pact. For them to go back on their word and try to take it back—that's impossible!"
He turned his face and looked at the wide-eyed Ye Xuanyue. The young man hesitated for a moment, then explained,
"The Qilin Clan said that as long as someone could climb to the top of the highest peak within the Qilin Clan's territory within ten days, the Qilin in the Mountain Cave at the Mountain Summit could attempt a Pact."
"As long as it succeeds, that Qilin belongs to the successful person."
"I succeeded."
"So I brought out this Qilin."
Wu Shi Tong's voice was calm.
But Ye Xuanyue's heart was shaking violently. What kind of rule was this... she had never heard of it before.
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At the very top of the Wish-Granting Market's Beast Fighting Arena stood a figure.
The little squirrel perched on the shoulder of the youth in the cyan robe. The youth looked at the suddenly appearing Spirit Beast in the arena below and sighed with feeling.
"That fellow called Wu Shi Tong really is excellent Summoner material."
"He has a naturally astonishing affinity, and his luck is also very good. It's a pity he's unwilling to join the Yuling Sect."
"The Qilin Clan is probably furious to the point of madness, right?"
The youth's voice carried a trace of sighing, but then the little squirrel beside him spoke.
"Back then, several Divine Beast clans all signed contracts with the Alliance Leader of the Beast Alliance, setting down some rules. As long as the conditions were met, they had to let their own Divine Beasts be contracted by humans. That's why the Phoenix Clan previously let humans take a Phoenix away. But then it disappeared, nearly driving the Phoenix Clan to collapse."
"Wu Shi Tong will have to return the Qilin sooner or later."
"With the Phoenix Clan's example being so harsh, the other great Divine Beast clans will not just sit back and accept it."
"The Qilin Clan is just using him, wanting that Qilin to complete its tempering anyway. That Qilin is not truly willing to follow him. The Qilin Clan had already prepared for this, thoroughly brainwashing the young Qilin in their clan. If they truly wanted to take it back, there is no reason they could not."
"Actually, it's quite strange. For so many years before, those harsh conditions were almost never met by anyone."
"But in the last few years, people have been able to complete the conditions and contract Divine Beasts one after another, it feels like the fate and Fortune Qi of the entire Spirit Beast community have changed."
The little squirrel's eyes rolled around thoughtfully.