Chapter 296: Soul Contract, Mysterious Dragon Speaker! (6600)

A shadow emerged!

The moment that Frost Moose saw Sarah, it instantly felt a deadly sense of crisis.

It could clearly perceive just how terrifying the woman in front of it was.

Being of the same Tier 5, Sarah was also a Commander-grade creature.

She could almost completely crush this Frost Moose in every aspect.

Sarah directly entered the [Moon Dance] state.

Then, with an Arcane Flash, she maneuvered behind the enemy!

The short blade sliced through the skin of the Frost Moose.

"Chi!"

[-8742!]

A damage number close to ten thousand appeared.

Then, before it could react, Sarah directly used a divine single-target burst skill!

Deadly Dance!

At this moment, Sarah's movements reached the absolute limit.

The dagger in her hand swung so fast it left afterimages.

She unleashed a series of attacks right at the back of the Frost Moose.

[-9415!]

[-6635]

[-15723!]

[-10231!]

[-13235!]

…

A full eight terrifying damage numbers appeared, directly stripping away nearly ninety thousand HP from the Frost Moose.

"Moo!"

In pain, the Frost Moose wanted to turn around and blast a breath of cold air at Sarah.

However, the next moment,

eight clones suddenly appeared on the spot!

Like arrows shot from a bowstring, these clones raised their short blades and frantically charged forward!

"Swish! Swish swish!"

[-11873!]

[-9723!]

[-6321]

The Frost Moose's HP dropped by another huge chunk!

And this did not stop there.

When the clones dissipated, only a gracefully-figured dark shadow remained in place.

As she gently snapped her fingers,

"Snap!"

"Boom!"

a flower of shadows exploded on the moose!

[-32672]

Shadow Bloom!

The terrifying damage directly blasted the Frost Moose over on the spot!

This was the burst power of a Commander-grade assassin.

A single combo directly took away 160,000 HP from the Tier 5 boss.

At the same time,

as Liu Muxue continuously cast Purification, Assam and the others who were controlled broke free from their frozen state.

Disregarding the [Frostbite] status on their bodies, they rushed straight up to the Frost Moose and tightly pinned it down once again!

The subsequent battle naturally held no suspense.

45 seconds later,

seeing that the Frost Moose had only thirty thousand HP left, Cao Xing watched its state drop drastically.

Its state dropped drastically.

Its antlers were no longer as forceful when thrusting at people as before, and its movements had also become sluggish.

On its beautiful blue fur, there were wounds left by Cao Xing and the others everywhere.

Therefore, Cao Xing immediately ordered, "Stop, do not continue attacking."

"Take out your catapult grappling hooks and control this moose."

As his words fell, everyone successively took out their grappling hooks.

"Puff! Puff puff!"

Sounds of piercing through the air came one after another.

Seven or eight grappling hooks sliced through the skin of the Frost Moose, tightly controlling it.

"Moo—— Moo——"

It still seemed to want to keep struggling.

However, Cao Xing's side was no pushover either.

A group of strongmen tightly grabbed the ropes, pulling and holding this moose firmly.

After a stalemate of 30 seconds,

the Frost Moose had only twenty thousand HP left, let out a whimper, and finally collapsed.

"Boom!"

It was like a small mountain collapsing.

The glacial aura emanating from its body left a thick layer of frost on the ground.

Seeing this, everyone also breathed a sigh of relief.

Under normal circumstances, they naturally wouldn't need to fight this bitterly.

Although this moose was powerful, with the strength of Assam and the others, even a solo fight would be very easy.

But because Cao Xing wanted to capture it alive, some powerful skills could not be used, so it looked a bit difficult.

However, this also sideways illustrated the combat power of the Frost Moose.

It was not inferior to that [Earth Dragon Mecha] and might even be stronger.

At this moment,

that Frost Moose had seven or eight grappling hooks hanging from its body, lying weakly on the ground.

Then, it saw a human walking toward it, and a look of despair appeared in its eyes.

"Wu…"

The Frost Moose made a mournful sound in its mouth, as if it had already prepared for death.

However, that human did not kill it, but instead took out a yellowish scroll from his backpack.

This Frost Moose recognized this kind of scroll;

for so many years, many hunters and knights, after finding it, would pull out something like this.

They seemed to want to use this kind of thing to control it.

In the turquoise eyes of the Frost Moose, a trace of disdain appeared.

How could a noble Frost Moose yield to a human?

When Cao Xing used the first [Advanced Pet Contract], the Frost Moose didn't react at all.

[Contract failed…]

Seeing the system prompt, Cao Xing was not discouraged.

He took out a second contract and continued to use it on it.

The result was still a contract failure.

Until the third, the fourth…

Continuous failures made Cao Xing stunned. "Damn it, is this thing so stubborn?"

Meanwhile, the Frost Moose on the ground breathed out cold air like ice crystals, and everyone even saw a mocking look in its eyes.

Cao Xing naturally understood the meaning in its eyes and cursed, "Damn it! This thing actually dares to mock me!"

He scanned his surroundings and saw Volibear eager to try nearby.

"Volibear, go!"

Upon hearing this, Volibear directly pounced forward.

It pressed down on the head of this Frost Moose, and its massive bear paw directly slammed down.

"Slap! Slap slap!"

[-1531]

[-1352]

[-1662]

[-1695]

Five slaps in a row beat this Frost Moose black and blue.

Moreover, Volibear's slaps also carried the power of thunder and lightning, making it feel a series of numbness!

The damage was not high, but the insult factor was extremely strong.

A look of humiliation flashed in the eyes of the Frost Moose on the ground, and it raised its head to blast frost and launch an attack on Volibear.

However, this Snow Storm Bear was quick on the uptake, directly pressing down on the moose's head with a paw, forcibly interrupting its attack!

Then, it continued to slam its bear paw down.

"Slap! Slap slap!"

It directly beat the Frost Moose's HP below ten thousand, and it was already beaten to its last breath by Volibear.

"Roar!!!"

Volibear stepped on the skull of the Frost Moose and let out an angry roar that shook the mountain forest, like a victor's declaration!

The Frost Moose on the ground completely withered.

At this time, Cao Xing took out another scroll again and said, "I don't care whether you understand or not, I'll give you one last chance."

"Become my pet, and you can still have a chance to survive."

"If you don't agree, I'll let Volibear slap you to death directly, and then kill you for meat."

Volibear at the side heard this, and immediately raised its bear paw, making a gesture to slap down.

Seeing Volibear's action, this Frost Moose even showed a bit of fear in its eyes.

It was completely beaten into submission.

Seeing this scenario, Cao Xing directly used the fifth [Advanced Pet Contract].

This time, a look of struggle appeared in the eyes of the Frost Moose.

A moment later, as if it had compromised, it let out a mournful cry.

"Wu…"

At this time, Cao Xing's eyes gradually lit up.

It seemed he had successfully established some kind of connection with the Frost Moose on the ground.

The system prompt appeared.

[Congratulations on successful contract! Magical creature: Frost Moose Lv47, Tier 5 Boss-grade has become your pet, territory population + 4…]

At this moment, the corner of Cao Xing's mouth curled into an arc.

Finally, the contract was successful.

This magical creature, which was said to be untameable even by those Master-grade existences, had become his pet!

His heart was filled with excitement!

This trip to the Tygon Mountains had harvested far beyond his imagination!

However, the surprise was not over yet.

Another system prompt appeared in front of Cao Xing.

[Ding! Survivor, please note that because you are the server's first Survivor to own a Boss-grade pet, you have obtained a special reward: Soul Contract Scroll (Orange)]

"Soul Contract Scroll? What kind of thing is this?"

A thoughtful look appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

However, since it was an Epic-grade scroll, the effect shouldn't be too bad.

With a mood of anticipation, he looked at its attributes.

[Soul Contract Scroll (Orange)]

[Quality: Epic]

[Item Effect: After use, it can force a unit whose strength is lower than yours by 10 levels (humanoid creature or beast) to sign this scroll with a 100% success rate, making its favorability or loyalty directly reach the maximum value, and you can extinguish the opponent's soul at any time to control their life and death.]

(Note: This is a scroll developed by a soul-type Legendary mage used to control his servants. Because it was too evil, this Legendary mage was besieged by a large number of powerhouses and finally died unwillingly, and the manufacturing method of this scroll was subsequently lost.)

"Hiss!!!"

At this moment, Cao Xing couldn't help but gasp.

The effect of this scroll was simply too freaking perverted!

It directly forced a contract and could also control the life and death of the other party.

It could be said that once used, the other party's remaining life would live in Cao Xing's shadow!

No wonder those powerhouses wanted to besiege this Legendary mage; such an evil scroll shouldn't exist in the world.

If one day this Legendary mage broke through to a higher realm and then used this scroll in batches on everyone, they wouldn't be able to sleep or eat in peace!

Although there was a restriction that it could only be used on 'creatures 10 levels lower than oneself',

the value of this scroll was still immeasurable!

Cao Xing took a deep breath, then suppressed the excitement in his heart and regained his calm.

He glanced at the Frost Moose on the ground and found that it was still in an extremely weak state.

"Now, I am going to start healing you. Stay well-behaved, did you hear that?"

This Frost Moose lay on the ground on its last breath, then nodded slightly.

Seeing that it could finally communicate, a smile also appeared on the corner of Cao Xing's mouth.

Cao Xing did not apply a permanent buff to it first, but instead said, "Isabelle, Rebirth Anthem."

"Muxue, Holy Heal."

Hearing this, the two women simultaneously raised their holy swords and staff.

+15784

+6723

+15784

+15784

Ten seconds later,

the Frost Moose's HP was directly raised to around 170,000.

As if regaining its vitality, it wobbled its body from the ground and stood up with difficulty.

This fellow looked at Volibear beside it, its eyes still carrying a trace of fear and anger.

Seeming angry that it had just dared to humiliate itself like that.

"Moo——"

The Frost Moose made a threatening sound in its mouth.

However, Cao Xing directly patted its head, "Behave yourself."

Taking advantage of when it wasn't paying attention, he tossed a [Specialized Pet Ration (Green)] into the Frost Moose's mouth.

At this moment, the anger towards Volibear in the eyes of the Frost Moose disappeared, and its dark green pupils suddenly widened fiercely.

As if it had eaten some mortal delicacy, it directly swallowed it in one bite.

"Glulp…"

The next moment, the system prompt appeared.

[You fed your pet: Frost Moose Specialized Pet Ration, loyalty + 3, current loyalty: 53]

Seeing the system prompt, Cao Xing chuckled, "Sure enough, the effect of this kind of pet ration is as overbearing as ever."

Meanwhile, the Frost Moose looked at Cao Xing with a yearning expression, seemingly wanting to taste that mortal delicacy again.

Cao Xing took out another green pet ration from his backpack.

"Want to eat?"

The Frost Moose nodded, and saliva mixed with ice crystals was almost drooling out.

"If you want to eat, you will obediently listen to me from now on, understand?"

The moose nodded gently again, instantly becoming extremely submissive.

Even actively moving close to Cao Xing's side, lowering its arrogant head, and gently rubbing against his shoulder.

Seeing this scene, Cao Xing also laughed.

"I remember every pet can be named."

While petting the head of this Frost Moose, he nodded and said, "Not bad, not bad. Starting today, your name will be Frost Moose."

Cao Xing's naming style was as direct as ever, as long as it was simple and easy to remember.

[Pet: Frost Moose naming successful…]

At this moment,

this Frost Moose also seemed to know that its new name was Frost Moose.

It made a docile sound in its mouth, seeming very satisfied with this name.

After this fellow put away its ferocity, everyone else also curiously walked over.

Everyone was also very curious about this beautiful doe.

Yes, this Frost Moose was female, which was something Cao Xing had just discovered.

Elisa stroked the smooth blue fur on its thigh, exclaiming, "Wow, the fur on Frost Moose is so cool and smooth, it feels so nice…"

The other girls also successively extended their slender little hands to stroke the moose.

"It really is, Frost Moose's fur is so smooth, it feels like touching satin."

"I want to touch it too…"

Frost Moose didn't resist at all and even enjoyed everyone's petting.

Volibear on the side, however, had eyes filled with contempt.

It seemed to be mocking this moose for being bought off in the blink of an eye.

Cao Xing smiled, "Let's go, we're setting off."

Since Jonard had already taken Dabai and escorted the herd of cattle and Light Feather Chicken to the foot of the mountains,

so they only needed to leave these mountains directly now.

However, Cao Xing and Liu Muxue lacked mounts and could only walk on foot.

For a moment, they also felt a bit unaccustomed to it.

It was nothing much, though; their walking speed was very fast anyway.

As they walked, Cao Xing pulled out pet rations from his backpack to feed Frost Moose.

This fellow went from being unyielding at the very beginning to being completely conquered by the taste of the pet rations.

And now, it was eagerly following by Cao Xing's side.

Especially after seeing him pull out the pet rations, its eyes lit up even more.

Cao Xing wasn't stingy either, directly feeding the pet rations one by one.

[You fed pet: Frost Moose, special pet rations, loyalty + 3, current loyalty: 57]

[You fed pet: Frost Moose, special pet rations, loyalty + 5, current loyalty: 62]

[You fed…]

…

Following 4 consecutive pet rations going down its stomach,

Frost Moose's loyalty directly rose to 72!

It could be said that the loyalty skyrocketed!

And looking at his backpack, Cao Xing saw there were still 17 purple pet rations left.

"Should I directly feed 3 more to max out Frost Moose's loyalty?"

"This stuff is quite precious, costing over 70,000 crowns each, and it's not easy to get."

"And if used for fishing, you can even catch priceless fish like Golden Salmon and Emerald Snapper."

Pondering for a moment, Cao Xing decided to feed it anyway.

After all, a pet with full loyalty is very useful.

It can be said to obey Cao Xing's orders implicitly.

Thus, Cao Xing took out a purple pet ration from his backpack and fed it directly to Frost Moose.

At this moment, as if tasting a worldly delicacy for the first time, its four hooves tensed up, and the smooth fur on its body slightly trembled.

It raised its antlers and let out a cheerful cry.

"Moo… Moo…"

The system prompt appeared.

[You fed pet: Frost Moose, [Special Pet Rations (Purple)], loyalty + 10, current loyalty: 82…]

The effect of the purple ration was very good, directly adding 10 points of loyalty.

And Volibear beside him looked eagerly at Cao Xing.

Cao Xing chuckled and directly tossed it a [Special Pet Rations (Purple)].

Although Volibear's loyalty was already full, its performance today was good, so consider it a reward.

After eating the pet ration, Volibear had the same reaction as Frost Moose, standing up excitedly in place and looking very happy.

Cao Xing smiled, took out two more purple pet rations, and fed them all to Frost Moose in one go.

[You fed pet: Frost Moose, [Special Pet Rations (Purple)], loyalty + 10, current loyalty: 92]

[You fed pet: Frost Moose, [Special Pet Rations (Purple)], loyalty + 10, current loyalty: 100]

[Loyalty is full, unlocked special feature, Riding!]

…

Seeing the system prompt, a smile also appeared at the corners of Cao Xing's mouth.

"Very good, the loyalty is maxed out directly!"

"Now, I have a new mount again."

9 pet rations down, and it directly added 54 points of loyalty.

Almost any pet, as long as it was tamed by Cao Xing, could have its loyalty pulled to the maximum value!

At this moment, Frost Moose with full loyalty became even more docile.

If it was conquered by the taste of the pet rations before, now Frost Moose was completely submissive to Cao Xing.

And Cao Xing directly came to its side and said, "Frost Moose, squat down."

Upon receiving the command,

this Frost Moose obediently squatted its body down.

And Cao Xing flipped and jumped directly onto its back.

"Haha, riding a moose!"

Compared to Dabai, the fur on Frost Moose's back was thicker and softer.

Although it carried a natural chill on its body, sitting on it froze one's butt a bit.

However, the heat emitted by Cao Xing's Snow Sparrow Light Feather Garment was just enough to offset it.

Not recommended for girls who are on their period to ride.

"Muxue, come up."

Hearing this, the knight beauty below also wore a look of curiosity in her eyes.

"Ah, okay."

After speaking, Liu Muxue also sat on the back of the Frost Moose.

As her vision rose, Frost Moose stood up again.

Cao Xing joyfully said, "Let's go, prepare to return!"

Frost Moose strode forward, taking Cao Xing along the way.

And on the way,

Cao Xing also had everyone cast all kinds of permanent status effects onto Frost Moose.

Anyway, it was at full loyalty now, so there was no worry of it running away.

In an instant, the aura on Frost Moose surged by a large margin.

From the original Tier 5 chieftain-level combat power, it was promoted to at least Tier 5 commander-level, or even stronger!

Now Frost Moose, if it used the skill [Frigid Breath], its lethality would skyrocket straight up!

At this moment, Cao Xing had a sudden whim and took out a Tree Heart of Life guarded by the Human Face Tree from his backpack, feeding it to Frost Moose.

This fellow ate it again like eating sugar beans.

However, apart from recovering a little health, there was no system prompt for an increase in 'Maximum Health'.

Pondering for a moment, Cao Xing understood the reason.

This was because Frost Moose had already passed its growth period and was now in its prime.

So feeding it things that accelerate growth was useless.

It was nothing much, though; Frost Moose was already strong enough after all.

Its [Frigid Spout], combined with the Earth Dragon Mecha's [Destruction Ray], was simply a divine skill for clearing the field.

Especially during large-scale battles, these two were Cao Xing's ultimate weapons.

"Crunch! Crunch!"

Along the way, various frozen leaves and broken branches were crushed underfoot by it.

Frost Moose's steps were much lighter, which might also be related to its habits.

And just at this moment, they once again came to a familiar area.

And sensed the commotion of battle ahead.

According to Sarah, a three-way battle was taking place in that area involving Molemen, Troglodytes, and Snow Mountain Barbarians.

The scene was extremely chaotic.

Cao Xing secretly thought, "Good grief, haven't these Molemen finished fighting yet?"

From when they entered the deep mountains until now, nearly two hours had passed.

They were actually still fighting.

This also raised a trace of curiosity in Cao Xing's heart.

What on earth were these Molemen and Troglodytes fighting for?

"Go over and take a look."

Finished speaking, Cao Xing manipulated Frost Moose to change direction slightly and move forward.

Everyone also followed behind him.

When they walked out of a forest, they saw an open space appearing ahead.

A large number of Molemen and Troglodytes were hacking and killing each other with knives, spears, and clubs in their hands.

Continuously emitting low roars from their mouths.

"Squeak! Squeak squeak!"

"Ooh ooh! Ooh ooh!"

This was a true death match, with every slash aimed at the enemy's vital points!

"Puchi!"

A Moleman's short sword pierced through a Troglodyte's heart.

And the Troglodyte picked up the stone hammer in its hand and smashed the Moleman's head.

The Snow Mountain Barbarian nearby gripped a large saber and split the opponent in half from head to toe.

They struggled to attack the enemy with various melee weapons, every blow being full force!

"Pfft! Pfft pfft!"

Blood kept spurting, and one could even see some flying severed limbs and broken arms among them.

The battle situation was quite tragic.

However, Cao Xing felt that these fellows' states were a bit peculiar.

Right now, each and every one of them was like Bjorn after activating the [Sunset Glow] status!

Not knowing pain, knowing only to frantically attack the enemy.

Even if they were slashed a dozen times on their bodies, or even had an arrow stuck in their eye sockets, they didn't notice at all.

On the ground, a large number of mutilated corpses were already paved.

In such cold mountains, logically speaking, their blood should have frozen before it flowed out.

But bizarrely, blood kept flowing from the corpses of these creatures.

It was as if the soil on the ground was absorbing the blood from these fellows' bodies.

Cao Xing frowned deeply, vaguely feeling that things were not so simple!

He observed for a moment and suddenly discovered something wrong.

Around this battlefield, some strange totems had been arranged; these totems looked irregular.

But when connected, one could still faintly see the outline of a magic array.

"A magic array?"

The soaring cries of battle echoing from below made Cao Xing increasingly feel that something was wrong.

Even a trace of chill faintly appeared behind his back.

At this moment, Renice came to Cao Xing's side and softly said, "Lord, I sensed a dangerous aura on the mountaintop over there."

Hearing this, Cao Xing cast his gaze over.

Not far away, there was an unknown peak.

There was a cliff at the top of the mountain.

After a moment, a figure appeared on the edge of that cliff.

Draped in a black cloak, her specific facial features could not be seen clearly.

But from her standing posture and figure, it could be vaguely seen that this seemed to be a woman.

Cao Xing looked closely and finally vaguely saw the other party's face.

This woman's appearance was extremely eerie, with exquisite facial contours clearly defined, and her dark brown pupils carried a coldness that ignored everything.

Most importantly, two blue scales were covered on her face.

Glancing at the attributes.

[Dragon Speaker: ???]

[Level: ???]

[Attributes: ???]

[Talent: ???]

(A mysterious and powerful existence, please stay away as soon as possible!)

…

"Dragon Speaker?"

At this moment, that figure on the cliff seemed to have also discovered Cao Xing.

The moment her gaze was cast over, Cao Xing instantly felt as if he had been targeted by a prehistoric fierce beast!

A terrifying chill suddenly rose behind his back, and a sense of crisis of death came over him!

Cao Xing just wanted to turn around and take people to run away.

"Hum!"

An invisible mental attack directly swept across everyone!

…

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