231: Chapter 66: Shan, Lei, Blood Covenant (Part 2) [Third update, requesting monthly passes]_1 231: Chapter 66: Shan, Lei, Blood Covenant (Part 2) [Third update, requesting monthly passes]_1 Everyone present was stunned by the scene before them, with Zi and Ma Liang and Chang Hao from the Eight Eastern Dragon Clans being the most shocked.
The surprise of Ma Liang and Chang Hao was due to Ye Yinzhu’s cultivation progress.
They certainly understood what the deepened yellow meant in the Eight Eastern Dragon Clans—it was an entirely different stage.
According to the standards of the Zither Sect, such an effect would only appear upon entering the seventh rank of The Brave Qinxin Sword!
That was the power of the initial Blue rank, and now, Ye Yinzhu was only sixteen years old.
pared with the two men’s own pale yellow, the gap could no longer be described as large.
Zi’s astonishment was even greater, for he alone among those present understood the noble origin of those two Gold Armor Forbidden Insects, and he alone understood what the act of devouring blood and integrating it into one’s body meant.
Sura asked in some confusion, “What’s happening?”
Ye Yinzhu shrugged helplessly and said, “I don’t know what’s happening either, but I’m hungry.
Let’s eat first.”
Seeing that Ye Yinzhu was unwilling to elaborate, no one asked further.
In the past few days in the Northernmost Wilderness, they had seen too many peculiarities.
For some reason, the grilled meat they were eating today didn’t seem as tasty, and everyone seemed to be pondering something.
Only An Qi was as happy as ever, running circles around Zi while gorging herself.
The hardship of traveling by daylight coupled with the startling changes at night had left everyone exhausted.
After having dinner, they sat together in a wind-sheltered spot inside the cave and began to cultivate.
In the deep silence of the night, the northern wind outside seemed to grow even more biting, stirring the campfire inside the cave and causing occasional sparks to jump lightly.
Ye Yinzhu and Zi almost simultaneously opened their eyes.
The two exchanged glances, without any verbal munication, they quietly stood up and slipped out of the cave.
Sitting on the summit of a hill, the cold night breeze blew their long hair behind them, fluttering in the air.
With their strength, they naturally didn’t mind the cold.
“Yin Zhu, you know, since I met you, this is the first time I’ve found I can’t see through you pletely,” Zi said with a light sigh.
Ye Yinzhu was taken aback, “Why do you say that?”
Zi replied, “Because I suddenly realized that there seems to be a special charm about you.
Your Zither music seems to possess a strange magic, exerting a strong attraction on Magical Beasts.
The stronger the Magical Beasts, the stronger this feeling seems to be.
Take the Silver Dragon, and the original me, plus today’s Gold Armor Forbidden Insects.
Is this just the effect of Pure Qinxin?
Or is it a harbinger of the awakening of the Eastern Dragon?”
Ye Yinzhu looked at Zi.
“Maybe.
Zi, I feel that you’re scared.”
Zi gave a bitter smile, “I can’t help but be scared.
Just a year away from home, and so many earth-shattering changes have already happened to you.
I can no longer see your future, nor can I see my own clearly.
Yin Zhu, can you promise me one thing?”
“What is it?” Ye Yinzhu asked in surprise.
Zi said earnestly, “Promise me, no matter what you bee in the future, no matter how powerful you bee, never invade the Northernmost Wilderness, and never destroy the land where the Beastmen have lived for thousands of years.”
A flicker passed through Ye Yinzhu’s eyes, and for some reason, upon hearing Zi’s words, a very special thought suddenly burst forth from the depths of his spirit, “As long as you’re here, as long as you’re the lord of the Northernmost Wilderness, no matter what I bee in the future, no matter how powerful I bee, we’ll always be brothers.
My relationship with the Northernmost Wilderness will be the same as our relationship.”
Zi smiled, “If I can ensure a thousand years of peace for the Northernmost Wilderness, then I would have fulfilled my duty.
Yin Zhu, tell me about your munication with those two Gold Armor Forbidden Insects today.”
Ye Yinzhu nodded and recounted everything he saw and experienced when he entered the two little creatures’ spiritual worlds through his Zither music.
After hearing his words, Zi fell into thought.
Astonishment filled his violet eyes; clearly, this situation did not match the memories his ancestors had left regarding the Gold Armor Forbidden Insects.
“Could it be a mutation?
Why would silver light appear?
I can understand the Giant Divine Dragon Nox slaughtering the Gold Armor Forbidden Insects, but what I don’t understand is why there would be silver light and wings.
There’s nothing in the ancestral memories about the Forbidden Insects having the ability to fly, nor about that kind of silver energy.
Among the Four Ancient Beastman Mythical Beasts, aside from our Amethyst Behemoth, the other three Divine Beasts all have different levels of weaknesses, with the most obvious one being the Gold Armor Forbidden Insect.
As the strongest of the Dragon Clan, for Nox to kill them would be effortless.
Elemental Bullets would have no effect on him.
But according to what you said, in the final blow, Flash Thunder’s parents must have injured Nox with their all-out attack; otherwise, he wouldn’t have failed to check the surroundings thoroughly for offspring of the Forbidden Insects.”
Ye Yinzhu nodded and said, “That’s right.
I could feel the power they unleashed in that moment.
After fusion, it skyrocketed to a level capable of contending with Nox, who evidently became somewhat frantic.”
Zi said, “Then there are only two explanations, one is that the two Gold Armor Forbidden Insects mutated and evolved additional abilities on their own, the other is that my ancestors’ understanding of them was far too limited, they had no idea of their true power.” Saying this, his gaze nearly solidified on Ye Yinzhu, “Yin Zhu, do you know why Shan and Lei bit you, sucking your blood?”
Ye Yinzhu shook his head and said, “This is also my biggest question, which is why I summoned you through our spiritual connection.”
Zi Shen said solemnly, “It’s the Blood Covenant.
The most primitive and strongest of the ancient three great covenants, on the same level as the Life-binding Summon between us.”
“Blood Covenant?” Ye Yinzhu asked in surprise, “Isn’t there only supposed to be one magical beast contract signed in a person’s lifetime?
How could they still…” after we have established a contract?
Zi said, “The ancient three great covenants are also known as the ancient three great pulsory covenants.
Our Life-binding Summon, for example, the pulsory aspect is reflected in the sharing between each other.
That is to say, if only one party in the Life-binding Covenant is strong, then that individual’s strength will still be shared with the other, and they can never reach the peak of power they would otherwise attain.
Only when both parties in the covenant improve together can they plement each other and promote joint progression.
Moreover, the Life-binding Covenant enforces a connection between the two parties, and once the covenant is plete, betrayal is forever impossible.
If one party harbors thoughts of harming the other, they will immediately suffer the covenant’s recoil.
Whereas the Blood Covenant is the most domineering among these three pulsory covenants.”
Upon hearing Zi’s words, Ye Yinzhu felt a tightness in his chest and subconsciously glanced at his own hands.
Zi smiled and said, “Yin Zhu, I’m really envious of you.
The domineering aspect I mentioned applies not to the signatory but to the initiator.
The Blood Covenant is a passive agreement.
Once successful, the initiator will be subject to severe restrictions, it could be described as an enslavement covenant.
Its pulsion is firstly manifested in its ability to exist irrespective of any other covenants; it can be layered on top of any other covenant.
However, the desire to sign a Blood Covenant is extremely difficult, who would willingly enslave themselves to another?”
Ye Yinzhu, somewhat baffled, said, “Can you explain in more detail what the Blood Covenant does exactly?”
Zi nodded and explained, “The Blood Covenant has three effects.
First, since it is activated by the signee’s fresh blood, the initiator will forever be constrained by the signee’s blood, only able to exist within it, and always attached to the signee.
If the initiator leaves the signee’s blood for more than a day, they will instantly turn to dust, no matter how powerful the magical beast, they are all subjected to this limitation.
Second, once the Blood Covenant is successful, the initiator can never defy the mand of the signee and will always be under the signee’s control, essentially being a magical beast unable to resist its master, possessing all the effects of a beast contract.
Lastly, and most importantly, once the Blood Covenant has been established, should the initiator perish, the passive signee will absorb the initiator’s power and bee stronger.
And if the passive signee dies, then the initiator will also die.”
“Ah?” Ye Yinzhu was stunned, domineering indeed was the most domineering of covenants.
With this Blood Covenant in place, he would be able to pletely control the two Gold Armor Forbidden Insects, they could never betray him, and if he died, they would too.
Why would they agree to such a domineering agreement?
“Zi, are you saying that this covenant has no benefits for them at all?”
Zi replied with an indifferent smile, “There is only one benefit, which is that they will never leave you and will not be harmed by you.
No matter how powerful you bee, due to the blood connection, if you attack them, it’s equivalent to attacking yourself.
Yin Zhu, do you know under what kind of circumstances this covenant is typically used?”
Ye Yinzhu shook his head blankly.
A rare mischievous smile appeared on Zi’s face.
“The Blood Covenant can be used on any creature, it was created by your humans.
It’s only when one person hopelessly falls in love with another, who doesn’t love them back, that they might resort to such a self-harming covenant, to forever follow and stay by the other’s side.”
“Uh…” Hearing Zi’s explanation, Ye Yinzhu finally understood; he had not anticipated the Gold Armor Forbidden Insects’ dependency on him being so profound.
In fact, what Ye Yinzhu didn’t realize was that although Shan and Lei were still young, their intelligence was not inferior to humans.
When Ye Yinzhu accessed all the memories in their spiritual imprints, the two Gold Armor Forbidden Insects had also accessed his memory.
They had a deep-seated hatred for the Giant Divine Dragon Nox, who had killed their parents; from the moment of their birth, or rather, while still in their mother’s womb, their consciousness imprints were already filled with intense hatred for Nox.
It was the memory of the Giant Divine Dragon Nox, being utterly destroyed by Ye Yinzhu—and his spirit forever unrestful—that made the pair decide to repay their gratitude with a Blood Covenant.
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