"Pavilion Master, Wilderness Base City will constantly produce new prodigies—like our current generation. In the future, we'll rise up together, and, working alongside the City Guard Pavilion, sweep through Demon Snake Forest!"
Xiao Ye replied, and what he said was to cooperate with the City Guard, not to join the City Guard Pavilion.
*That basically meant he was turning down the invitation to join the City Guard Pavilion.*
The Pavilion Master of the City Guard Pavilion said dejectedly, "Since you aren't planning to join the City Guard Pavilion, then I won't force you. You have your own path to walk."
Xiao Ye intended to take his leave.
The Pavilion Master said, "When you get back, make sure to train hard. By the way, my son Yi Luren was using my token to purposely trip you guys up,"
"When you return, take the token back for me, and give him a good beating, let him learn a lesson!"
Xiao Ye and Cheng Bingxi paused in their steps, "Understood!"
*The Pavilion Master was showing goodwill here—his son had deliberately caused them trouble, but he was letting Xiao Ye personally teach him a lesson, which meant this Pavilion Master wasn't as petty as his son Yi Luren.*
"Yi Luren's the son of the City Guard Pavilion's Master? No wonder he's so arrogant."
*But if we're talking about tripping someone up…* Xiao Ye pondered for a long time, but still couldn't think of a moment where he'd actually been tripped up.
*Guess Yi Luren was really an elite opponent!*
*So good at sabotaging that you couldn't even find any trace of it!*
Yi Luren: "That's because you're just too much of a freak, all right?"
In the dorm apartment, Nangong Siyao had been thinking for a long time and still couldn't figure out how to fairly trade for that restoration template exotic treasure from Xiao Ye.
"So freaking annoying!"
"What should I do?"
"Maybe I'll just throw myself at him and call it even!"
At that moment, Xiao Ye's voice came from outside, "Throw yourself at who, now? Who are you giving to whom?"
Nangong Siyao shot up from the couch in a flash, sitting up straight and tall, chest out and head high.
Cheng Bingxi leaned in and hugged Nangong Siyao's arm, a playful curve at her lips as she said,
"Si Yao, are you willing to form a contract with Xiao Ye? He's got a way to help you restore your SSS-level Five-Clawed Golden Dragon template."
"!" Nangong Siyao looked at her in surprise, then cautiously said,
"A Beastmaster can only form a contract with one member of the opposite sex. For that matter, are you actually okay with Xiao Ye contracting with me?"
Cheng Bingxi nodded, images of delicious demon beast meat flashing through her mind. She licked her red lips and said, "I'm totally fine with it!"
"I mean, you're an SSS-level template! The three of us together could be absolutely unbeatable."
Nangong Siyao's eyes widened—Sister Bingxi actually agreed!
Xiao Ye pulled out two Rule Fragment Crystals from the system space and tossed them over to Nangong Siyao. The crystals turned into a mist of light and fused into her body.
Nangong Siyao felt that sensation return again.
That overwhelming strength! Abundant contractual power!
*The sensation every second made her let out sounds she herself couldn't control.*
"Mmm!" Even Nangong Siyao felt shy hearing herself moan like that—her cheeks flushed red and she hurried to cover her mouth.
Xiao Ye picked up the mini template checker tossed on the floor and had Nangong Siyao test it, and the results came in almost immediately.
[SSS-level Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Template]
Whoosh! In an instant, Nangong Siyao transformed into her beast-eared girl form—two pointed ears sitting atop her head, her eyes shifting from black-and-white brightness to dazzling gold.
"Whoa! Dragon-Eared Lady, Little Dragon Girl!" Cheng Bingxi was beyond curious, patting and poking all over Nangong Siyao.
Xiao Ye leaned in, pointing to his handsome face and said, "So, aren't you gonna do something to show your gratitude?"
Little Dragon Girl Nangong Siyao gave a quick kiss and then buried herself shyly in Xiao Ye's arms, "I'm too poor—I couldn't find a thing worth trading with you. I'll just give myself to you instead!"
Xiao Ye sent over a contract scroll imbued with law effect and celestial certification, "Let's just sign it then."
*Wasn't a Beastmaster supposed to be able to contract with just one beast-eared girl?*
*With that question in mind, Nangong Siyao nervously signed her mark on the contract scroll.*
At the moment she signed it,
"Screeee!"
A dragon's cry, so clear it could awaken all things, rang out from the air. In an instant, Xiao Ye and Nangong Siyao vanished, an overwhelming mysterious aura descending from beyond space.
Dragon—an Eastern Dragon!
Rabbit eyes, deer antlers, ox mouth, camel head, tiger paws, eagle talons, fish scales, serpent body.
Row upon row of scales rippled with golden sunlight, and those slit-shaped pupils reflected nothing but surprise.
Watching the golden divine dragon soar inside the living room, Cheng Bingxi was dumbstruck in awe.
Dragons! In eras past, they'd always been symbols of power, of the imperial race—supreme, noble, and mysterious.
*Now to see a living, breathing dragon—Cheng Bingxi felt her horizons had truly broadened.*
In the mind of the primary form golden dragon, Nangong Siyao felt herself almost merging with Xiao Ye—their thoughts wrapped around each other. They could sense each other's presence and even speak to one another.
"I actually turned into a dragon, you know."
"Xiao Ye, our contract worked!"
Nangong Siyao's consciousness was sparkling with excitement. Xiao Ye could feel her cheering, practically jumping for joy.
*From the huge phenomenon at her awakening, to a C-level template, and the days since—she'd always been stuck with a C-level wandering dragon template, getting mocked, looked down on, only able to envy others transforming into beast-eared forms or summoning their contracted beasts during training. Now, at last, she'd made it!*
*That feeling of getting back what was lost, it was like riding a roller coaster—her mood plummeting from the clouds to hell, then soaring back up again.*
*Just like when she first awakened her C-tier template, Xiao Ye had left an unforgettable impression in her heart.*
*It was Xiao Ye who gave Nangong Siyao her rebirth, gave her hope.*
At that moment, Xiao Ye was looking at a system panel viewable only to himself.
[Contract Template, SSS-level Five-Clawed Golden Dragon (Primary Form, Golden Dragon: Two Toes)]
[Realm, Tier Three]
[Talent Skills]
[Holy Golden Dragon Might, effect of spiritual suppression, reduces enemy attributes by fifty percent, supreme among its kind, exerts sovereign dominance through its bloodline]
[Invincible Golden Body, the already formidable dragon body, once the skill activates, attack power increases tenfold, defensive power increases tenfold]
[Summoned Beast Form Upgrade Function]
[Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, Primary Form, Two Toes: 0/100 evolution points. Second Form, Three Toes: unlocks one innate skill, one element manipulation talent]
Five-Clawed Golden Dragon didn't mean five claws—it meant five toes, with five toes on each claw.