Chapter 78

"No, no, no, please don't kill me! I'm more valuable alive than dead!" Yao Chengjie cried, tears streaming down his face.

Shen Lang slapped him across the face. "How valuable can you be?"

"Please, don't kill me. I have this... I'm the young master of the Holy Light Sect. I'm worth a lot. You can ask for anything, and I'll do it..."

Yao Chengjie, with blood foaming at his mouth, took off the Sumeru Ring from his finger.

Shen Lang's divine sense entered the Sumeru Ring and his face turned dark. He slapped Yao Chengjie again. "A grand young master of the Black Iron Rank, and you only carry 1,500 spirit stones when you go out? Aren't you ashamed? No wonder you were silenced by a million gold coins! So, you even bought that potion formula on credit? What a disgrace to a Black Iron Rank sect! Does your Holy Light Sect have any sense of honor?"

These words almost made Yao Chengjie want to die. Was 1,500 spirit stones not enough?

It was just a trip out. Did he have to carry all his possessions?

Besides, with the identity of the young master of the Holy Light Sect, he didn't need to pay anywhere. Even at the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, he could buy on credit. Why would he need to carry a lot of things?

However, he didn't dare say this to Shen Lang.

When he heard Shen Lang mention buying the formula on credit, he suddenly realized something. He frantically searched his chest and pulled out a piece of parchment. "This, this is the formula for the Giant Potion. You know how valuable it is! Take it, it's the most valuable thing I have..."

Shen Lang looked at the parchment and his face turned even darker.

He had written this himself, and now it was back in front of him. What a mess...

If Shen Lang wanted to, he could write a hundred copies a day!

"Damn!" Shen Lang's face darkened, and he slapped Yao Chengjie again. "You dare to give me this? This worthless thing is worth nothing to me!"

"..." Zilan beside him was taken aback and couldn't help but laugh bitterly.

As for Yao Chengjie, he cried even more pitifully. "How can you be so unreasonable... This is the formula for the Giant Potion, worth hundreds of thousands of spirit stones..."

Shen Lang picked up the parchment, frowned, and casually threw it to Zilan. "I thank you for your support at the Treasure Gathering Pavilion auction. I have some connections with your Black Dao Sect. You can have this formula."

Zilan's hand moved, and she caught the formula. Her gaze towards Shen Lang changed.

This was truly a grand gesture...

Shen Lang didn't care about Zilan's thoughts and grabbed Yao Chengjie's clothes, tearing them apart!

"What... What are you doing?" Yao Chengjie was terrified.

"What? Taking off your clothes..." Shen Lang replied.

Yao Chengjie's face turned ashen. He clung to his robe and shouted, "If that's the case, I'd rather die than submit!"

"Damn!" Shen Lang slapped him again, making him spit blood.

"I want your inner armor. I only like women, not you. Take off your clothes quickly!" Shen Lang said with a dark face.

"Is that so... You should have said that!" Yao Chengjie felt a weight lifted off his shoulders.

"..." Zilan couldn't help but smile and turned her head slightly.

This young man was truly strange. He didn't want the Giant Potion formula but wanted Yao Chengjie's inner armor, causing such a commotion.

"Indeed, something that can withstand my mystic weapon attack is also a mystic weapon. It can at least fetch a good price," Shen Lang said, frowning, as he put away the inner armor.

When Yao Chengjie was trembling naked, Shen Lang took out two pieces of paper and started writing on them.

"Sign these two contracts, and then you can go on your way."

Yao Chengjie was frightened by the words "go on your way." He picked up the papers and saw that one was an IOU for 300,000 low-grade spirit stones, while the other was written in a strange, intricate script he couldn't understand.

300,000 spirit stones was manageable. As the young master of the Holy Light Sect, he could con and deceive his way through it.

If that didn't work, he could beg his father to help.

But the other paper, which he couldn't read, wasn't in the common language of the continent. How could he sign it?

What if it said something about dedicating his soul to the other party for eternity? That would be a huge loss.

He didn't know that it was written in the language of the Blood Clan, a language from the memories of the War Emperor.

In terms of contracts, the Blood Clan was far more skilled than other races.

Because few people understood this language, Shen Lang deliberately used it.

"Can... can I not sign this one? I can't read it... Can I swear a blood oath? I swear to be loyal to you and never to trouble the Black Dao Sect again..." Yao Chengjie looked at Shen Lang pitifully.

Shen Lang snorted. "Do you think you have a choice? Life or death, it's just a thought... Don't think too highly of yourself. Many people want to be loyal to me, but you don't have the qualifications! At best, you'll be a minor follower, and that depends on my mood... If I didn't want to cause trouble, I would have just taken your soul blood."

A contract can only bind and agree, but soul blood is different. If Shen Lang took Yao Chengjie's soul blood, he could kill him with a thought from a thousand miles away.

Wu practitioners above the Fifth Heaven of Qi could condense their soul blood.

Some evil and demonic Wu practitioners used soul blood to control powerful subordinates.

"That's true... Alright, I'll sign!" Yao Chengjie bit his lip, took the contract, signed his name, and dripped a drop of blood.

Compared to being forced to give up his soul blood and having his life controlled, this contract was much more lenient.

The contract immediately burned, emitting a holy light. A beam of light entered both Shen Lang and Yao Chengjie, and suddenly they both felt a strange connection to each other.

In this world, there were mysterious forces that even the gods feared, such as the rules.

Contracts contained these rules, and once signed, they were said to be unbreakable even by the gods. A mysterious force controlled everything.

The terms of the contract finally appeared clearly in Yao Chengjie's mind. He was trembling and suddenly burst into tears.

"You... You tricked me... This contract makes me your slave!" Yao Chengjie wailed.

As Yao Chengjie cried louder, Shen Lang's face turned dark. "Can't you stop for a moment? Who made you so prominent and respected? And at the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, we had no grudges, but you wanted to kill me. If I didn't take precautions, how could I? What's wrong with being a young master? You chose to be one. Now, you're crying."

The young master cried even harder... Being a young master wasn't his choice. If he weren't so prominent, he would have been killed by Shen Lang already.

"If I weren't so prominent, I would have been killed by you already..."

"This contract is fair. As long as you listen and don't bother me, there's nothing to worry about. But if you want to break the contract, it's not impossible..."

"How can I break the contract? Tell me, and I'll do it without hesitation!" Yao Chengjie perked up.

Shen Lang smiled. "One, listen obediently for a hundred years, and I'll release you after a hundred years. Two, I cut off your head now, and the contract will be automatically broken. Choose one."

"I understand, I choose the first one. From now on, you're my brother... No, you're my big brother, and I'll do anything for you!" Yao Chengjie said seriously, patting his chest.

In fact, he was terrified by the second option. When Shen Lang said it, he wasn't joking, and his eyes were filled with killing intent, as if he would strike at any moment.

Better to be proactive. The contract was already signed.

"Not bad. Since that's the case, when you return to the Holy Light Sect, you know what to do, right?"

Yao Chengjie immediately perked up. He had finally survived. "I'll say I encountered a mysterious strong person in the mountains who stole the Giant Potion formula and killed my fellow disciples. I only escaped because of their sacrifice."

"Good, very imaginative and sincere," Shen Lang nodded.

Yao Chengjie almost cried again. This sincerity was all forced out by you. You make it sound so easy...

His eyelid twitched, and he turned to Zilan. "Zilan, I won't oppose your Black Dao Sect anymore. I promise I won't offend you. Please believe me, I'm already Shen Lang's person..."

"..." Shen Lang clicked his tongue. He felt something was off about Yao Chengjie's words. What did he mean by "I'm already his person"?

If a beautiful woman said it, it would sound different, but from Yao Chengjie, it sounded uncomfortable.

Zilan couldn't help but laugh. "If you think that way, it's the best."

"Thank you, thank you!" Yao Chengjie nodded rapidly.

"Alright, scram. I'll visit the Holy Light Sect when I have time..." Shen Lang waved him off and started walking towards Tianfeng City.

Yao Chengjie, who had just relaxed, almost fell over again.

After returning to the Holy Light Sect, I won't come down the mountain easily. Can you find someone else to play with? I don't want to play with you. One time almost killed me, and my heart can't take it...

He grabbed his robe and ran away.

Zilan looked at Shen Lang deeply, admiring his cunning.

Shen Lang's methods were truly ruthless and bloodless...

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