Invincible Soul Emperor

Chapter 630: The Little Golden Egg Contract

BOOM...

Before they could fully comprehend the situation, the balance of power that their fellow disciples and Xiao Xiao had struggled to maintain instantly shattered. The disciples and Xiao Xiao all staggered several steps backward from the impact. At the same time, a corner of the phantom above the pool of water vanished. Their combined strength had only been enough to barely restrain a heavenly demon avatar at the Ninth Level of the Martial Emperor Realm!

Ye Qingchen had no time to think. He raised his Double Pupil Sword and charged toward the Demon Clan phantom.

The demon seemed to be regulating its breath, absorbing an endless stream of Demonic Qi from the pool to fill its body. Under the enhancement of this formidable cultivation, the demon, already at the Ninth Level of the Martial Emperor Realm, showed signs of ascending even higher!

Ye Qingchen activated his Double Pupils, carefully examining the operational trajectory of the demon’s cultivation. He made an unexpected discovery: it was using the pool to amplify its energy!

"You despicable humans! How dare you ruin my great undertaking! I will kill you all and grind your bones to dust!"

The furious roar echoed violently within the depths of the Devil’s Cave, like an incessant demonic chant that lingered in their ears, impossible to shake off.

Li Nian’er and the others exchanged glances. They stared intently at the demon, having apparently realized something, and hastily called out to Zhu Liang behind them.

"Senior Brother, do you trust me?"

Zhu Liang was still feeling dejected and didn’t immediately grasp Li Nian’er’s words, but he answered honestly out of instinct.

"I trust you!"

"If you trust me, then quickly form a contract with that little golden egg we just got!" Li Nian’er seized the opportunity and blurted out.

At her words, the phantom, which had been calmly absorbing Demonic Qi, instantly flew into a rage. Its massive head shot toward Li Nian’er like an arrow loosed from a bow!

The sequence of movements was too fast for the naked eye. Before they could react, the Demonic Qi had already surged toward Li Nian’er, threatening to engulf her completely.

Just then, a flash of brilliant light burst from Li Nian’er’s neck, forming a dense layer of water that firmly encased her and perfectly deflected the Demonic Qi!

Thrown back by this sudden force, the demon slammed hard against the stone wall. The Demonic Qi around its body began to slowly disperse; the energy it had just painstakingly absorbed from the pool now all dissipated into the air.

"You despicable humans!"

The demon’s features twisted viciously. The black Demonic Qi turned a dark, bloody red as it began to slowly condense in a corner, preparing to launch its next attack.

Zhu Liang, however, was completely confused by Li Nian’er’s words.

In contrast, Ye Qingchen reacted with extreme speed. Moving as swiftly as if using a Fire Spirit Charm, he snatched the little golden egg from the ground and stuffed it into Zhu Liang’s arms.

"Senior Brother, since Senior Sister said so, just give it a try!"

He knew exactly what scheme his senior sister had just been contemplating. She suspected that this Heavenly Demon was no simple foe! Perhaps it wasn’t even the father of the little golden egg at all! The Demonic Qi in the pool might have originally belonged to the little golden egg, and this so-called father had only stepped forward out of greed for its magic power! Of course, this was all just unconfirmed speculation!

Zhu Liang stared at the heaven-sent fortune in his hands, at a loss for what to do.

He feared that if he took this little demon pet, his fellow disciples might perish here. Upon returning to the sect, his master would surely beat him to death! Thinking of this, he shuddered, as if he could already see the beating he would receive.

But the current situation allowed for no hesitation. In the blink of an eye, the demon swept toward them again, giving them no chance to catch their breath.

Zhu Liang glanced at Li Nian’er, clenched his jaw, and held the golden egg. He then began to draw some kind of talisman in the air with his free hand.

Seeing Zhu Liang’s actions, the demon, which was gathering energy to strike Li Nian’er, abruptly froze. It then swiftly attacked Zhu Liang in a clear attempt to stop him!

Li Nian’er seemed to have anticipated its attack. Pulling Cheng Lu along, she flew in front of Zhu Liang with lightning speed. Using nearly half her strength, she created an impassable water wall that firmly protected everyone in the center.

Xiao Xiao, who was quick to react, had already returned to Ye Qingchen’s side. Watching the demon’s behavior, she felt something was off. "Young Master, why does the demon seem so flustered and enraged?"

Ye Qingchen said nothing, his gaze fixed on Zhu Liang.

He faintly sensed that his senior sister’s words were undoubtedly related to this little golden egg. But solving this puzzle depended on his senior brother successfully forming a contract with the little golden egg as his own pet. Only then could the truth be revealed.

The demon smashed against the protective barrier with all its might, only to find it couldn’t break through at all.

"Junior Sister, what did you figure out? Why not tell us?" Cheng Lu glanced at the enraged demon, feeling secretly delighted but also extremely curious about what his junior sister had discovered.

Unfortunately for him, Li Nian’er paid him no mind. She was completely focused on defense, apparently prepared to weather the storm.

Zhu Liang didn’t waste any time either. Although his injuries slowed his movements considerably, he still managed to quickly inscribe a talisman in the air. The little golden egg in his palm began to emit a brilliant light as if it had sensed something. The outer golden layer began to expand and recede, slowly revealing what was inside.

A hard shell, interwoven with red and black, was presented before their eyes.

With no time for astonishment, Zhu Liang quickly imprinted the talisman he had drawn in midair onto the eggshell. The shell shone brilliantly for a moment and then slowly absorbed the talisman until it disappeared from sight.

The demon hadn’t expected them to act so quickly. Its entire body had turned from black to a bloody red as it violently charged toward them.

Again and again...

BOOM...

The defensive barrier shattered with a loud crack, leaving them to face the demon head-on.

After forming a contract with the Demon Egg, Zhu Liang closed his eyes to regulate his energy. He was surprised to feel the latent Demonic Qi within him beginning to heal his injuries.

The demon seemed to sense something. It stared intensely at Zhu Liang, as if it wanted to flay him alive in the next second!

But as Zhu Liang opened his eyes, the aura around him surged with power, causing the very ground to tremble.

The dense Demonic Qi that had accumulated in the pool transformed into a solid stream, flowing ceaselessly toward the little golden egg in his hand. Not only that, but the Demonic Qi from the phantom in midair was also being continuously drawn away, forming a thick, ink-black thread tethered to the golden egg.

Everyone stared intently at this scene, instinctively taking a few steps back.

What kind of luck did their Second Senior Brother have? To find such a mysterious and unpredictable little golden egg... what on earth was it?!

Before they could even voice their doubts, the demon, sensing things had gone wrong, gathered all its strength to attack them. However, just as it began to gather its power, the siphoning of its Demonic Qi caused the attack to fizzle out