17: Chapter 17: Concluding the Contract and Removing the Seal

The ten thousand soul banner has this function too?

[Ding! The host's cultivation is low; there are many things you don't know.]

Then, if I form a contract with Ming Yuan, will he obey my orders? That would give me a super strong realm fighter.

[Ding! The host is overthinking. Even if the host forms a contract with Ming Yuan, your cultivation is far below his. To command him, you must exceed his realm to suppress him, or Ming Yuan must be willing to be commanded.

However, if the host is in a life-or-death situation, he will not stand idly by. If the host dies, Ming Yuan will not escape destruction either.]

On the other side, Ming Yuan watched Chu Chen, who had easily killed the Demonic Spirit Snake, feeling extremely resentful.

How is this Demonic Spirit Snake such trash? Its physical body had already reached the Mortal Shedding Realm, yet it was killed in an instant by this kid's finger. At the very least, they should have both been injured!

Thinking of this, Ming Yuan looked at Chu Chen, only to see a slight curl on Chu Chen's lips and a mischievous smile as he looked back, causing Ming Yuan's heart to skip a beat.

Could it be that this kid is going to make a move on me? No, I can't just sit and wait for death. If it comes to it, I'll fight to the death.

His own communication with the magic treasure to condense a strike was almost complete.

"Kid, die," Ming Yuan roared at Chu Chen.

"Boom!"

The Ancient Palace shook, and a terrifying beam of light shot directly toward Chu Chen.

It was so fast that Chu Chen knew he wouldn't be able to dodge in time; he could only brace himself against the terrifying light.

A world-shaking explosion rang out at the bottom of the sea, and the surface above was dyed crimson.

"Kid, you didn't expect this, did you? This is my trump card. Although this attack isn't strong, it has the power of the Ninth Stage of Mortal Shedding. You, at the Ninth Level of Spirit Condensation, will definitely be blasted into nothingness."

However, a voice suddenly made his hair stand on end.

"Is that so? Unfortunately, you failed to kill me. Now I give you two choices: first, form a contract and submit to me; second, be sealed by the void binding lock for all eternity."

Ming Yuan said with a face full of disbelief, "This... how is this possible! You're not dead??"

"How could a cultivator at the Ninth Level of Spirit Condensation block a full-power strike of the Ninth Stage of Mortal Shedding?"

At this moment, killing intent permeated Chu Chen's surroundings. If it weren't for the vajra treasure armor on his body, which could withstand a full-power strike of the Mortal Shedding Realm, he might have truly fallen here.

However, it also caused the vajra treasure armor to shatter completely. He hadn't used this armor many times, and yet it was ruined on its first real test.

Seeing that Chu Chen was fine, Ming Yuan's expression changed instantly.

"If I said I didn't know why it attacked you just now, would you believe me!!"

Chu Chen took out the ten thousand soul banner and looked at Ming Yuan with a gloomy expression.

"Now form a contract with me and become a member of my ten thousand soul banner, or be sealed forever."

"Have you made up your mind?" Chu Chen's voice, cold as an iceberg, reached Ming Yuan's ears.

"If I form a contract with you, can you take me out of this Yuanmo Secret Realm?"

"Don't bargain with me." The void binding lock began to slowly tighten, and Ming Yuan started to struggle in pain.

"Fine, fine, fine! I'm willing to form a contract with you!"

As he spoke, the void binding lock stopped tightening.

"Remember not to resist, otherwise you'll stay in this wretched place forever," Chu Chen said indifferently.

A mark burning with black flames slowly floated into the center of Ming Yuan's brow.

In an instant, Chu Chen seemed to feel an extra connection within the ten thousand soul banner.

To be safe, Chu Chen specifically asked the system if this counted as a successful contract formation.

Having received a positive answer from the system, Chu Chen finally retracted the void binding lock.

"Alright, now that I've formed a contract with you, you should believe me now, right."

Chu Chen didn't answer Ming Yuan but instead focused on collecting the divine medicine floating in the air.

"Hey, I've already formed a contract with you. You won't just leave me here, will you? Really, I didn't mean to attack you just now. I've just been trapped for too long and wanted to get out too badly."

Hearing this, Chu Chen finally spoke, "How can the seal be broken?"

Hearing this, Ming Yuan was overjoyed and said, "Do you see those patterns on that Ancient Palace? You just need to destroy those patterns to break the seal here."

"Why do I get the feeling you were sealed by someone else, rather than sealing yourself?"

Ming Yuan saw Chu Chen looking at him suspiciously and chuckled awkwardly, "Don't worry about the details. Anyway, as long as those patterns are destroyed, the seal can be lifted, and I, Ming Yuan, can be reborn."

"Since these patterns could seal you, it's impossible for me to destroy them with my current realm," Chu Chen said doubtfully.

"Don't worry, these patterns have existed for a long time, and their divinity has mostly vanished."

"Originally, I planned to lure those cultivators here, devour them, and then use a brief burst of powerful energy to break the seal from the inside."

"Who knew you'd be so fast, kid? You didn't leave me anything."

"Furthermore, my ethereal spirit body can only be seen by those with powerful constitutions. After all these years, you're the only one with a powerful constitution to appear."

"And since I was sealed, apart from this ethereal spirit body being able to project this palace, it was useless. The strike I just used against you was only possible because the seal has loosened and my main body is inside this palace."

Chu Chen leaped up, and the ten thousand demons immortal devouring sword transformed into a sky-filling rain of swords, slashing toward the Ancient Palace.

"Swish!"

A golden barrier radiated from the Ancient Palace, blocking the rain of swords.

However, it only held for a few breaths before the golden barrier shattered into pieces.

The patterns on the Ancient Palace were also eroded and obliterated by the sword rain.

In an instant, Ming Yuan seemed to sense something and laughed loudly, "It's broken! It's broken!"

As the patterns on the Ancient Palace were destroyed, the entire Yuanmo Secret Realm began to collapse rapidly.

Mountains collapsed, the sea boiled, and even the Ancient Palace before them was teetering.

"Boom!"

A dazzling light shot from the Ancient Palace straight into the heavens, illuminating the entire sky.

When the light dissipated, a figure stood in the sky, emitting a terrifying aura.

"I'm finally out of here! Kid, your time has come."

Ming Yuan reached out a hand, and a giant cyan hand condensed across space, grabbing toward Chu Chen.

However, in the next moment, Ming Yuan seemed to suffer extreme pain. He clutched his head with both hands and fell from mid-air.

"This damn contract! Why is it that if this kid dies, I have to die too? It's not fair! It's not fair!"

"Kid, hurry up and undo this contract, or I'll definitely kill you."

"Beg me, or hand over all your cultivation techniques and natural treasures. If I'm in a good mood, maybe I'll undo the contract."

Ming Yuan said angrily, "Kid, you dare to play me?"

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