CHAPTER 285: CHAPTER 276: ASURA FIELD?_1

For just a brief moment, the serpent Beastmen exuded a terrifying, wild beastly aura.

But it lasted only a fleeting second before they tactfully withdrew their auras, appearing harmless.

If Si Yan hadn’t possessed such acute senses, she might have dismissed the surge of energy she’d felt just moments ago as an illusion.

Knowing her males were jealous, she laughed awkwardly.

To alleviate the awkwardness, Si Yan casually asked one of them, "Wolf Right, what brings you here?"

Instantly, the other three male Beastmen stared at Wolf Right with predatory intent.

A drop of cold sweat trickled down the forehead of the red crystal Beastman, Wolf Right. He chuckled awkwardly, shaking his stone liquor jug. "Boss lady, I finished my daytime wine and saw it wasn’t completely dark yet, so I came to see if the tavern was still open."

Si Yan replied, "Unfortunately, the tavern has already closed its doors. You came a bit late."

Wolf Right smiled. "No worries. Even though I didn’t manage to buy any wine, I still witnessed something interesting. Of course, rest assured, I won’t speak of it."

The Black Tiger Beastman glared fiercely at the Black Dragon male, and the Black Dragon male returned the glare with equal intensity.

Then, Dark Saint frowned and said, "Black Hide, we’ve clashed."

Si Yan was momentarily stunned. It took her a while to realize that Ming Yan was the Black Tiger, and Dark Saint was the Black Dragon. Both had dark skin.

However, dark skin was quite normal among Beastmen, so why would Dark Saint say they’d clashed?

Ming Yan’s aura suddenly surged. "Want to fight it out?"

"Later," Dark Saint replied.

With that, Dark Saint approached Si Yan, taking out the Partner Contract he had been carrying.

Although he had dark skin and appeared cold, his personality was actually quite straightforward.

Having decided to entrust himself to the small female before him, he now openly displayed his sincerity.

Suddenly, he knelt on one knee before Si Yan.

Instantly, the Black Tiger Beastman and the Gray Wolf Beastman were shocked.

The dark purple serpent Beastman male’s face turned ashen; his scales bristled, radiating a deadly threat as murderous intent flooded the air!

Dominant and majestic, inspiring awe without needing to show anger!

Si Yan was suddenly bewildered. This Dragon... she’d barely met him a few times. Why was he kneeling before her?

She saw Dark Saint take out a contract.

This contract was similar to the wooden plaque Si Yan had seen when they sold the cubs—it was a contractual wooden plaque.

However, this plaque bore complex Priestly inscriptions and the powerful, binding Beast World contract forged from the mingled blood of both parties!

With She Wang as the epicenter, sand and dust spiraled upwards. Furious lightning, crackling with rage, erupted from beneath his feet and surged towards Dark Saint!

Enduring the fierce lightning, Dark Saint looked up at Si Yan, his body battered by lightning and swirling dust, making him appear disheveled yet ferocious.

"Si Yan," he declared, "this is the Partner Contract between us. I, Dark Saint, a male Beastman of the Black Dragon Clan, in accordance with the terms set forth in this contract, have come to be your Beast Husband!"

CRACK!!!

A powerful bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, forcing Dark Saint to dodge.

Si Yan was stunned.

What?? What on earth did she just hear?!

"She Wang, I know you! I lost to you in the last male competition, and I acknowledge you as the Zheng Xiong!" Dark Saint declared.

CRASH!!!

She Wang turned to Si Yan, his voice dangerously fierce. "If I kill him, do you have any objections?"

Si Yan immediately snapped back to her senses. "No, none at all! But... if he decides to annul the contract on his own, then please don’t kill him..."

Her Si Wang was so fiercely jealous, his killing intent so strong...

A drop of cold sweat trickled down Si Yan’s forehead.

Dark Saint immediately stood up, stepping back a couple of paces.

Although he knew a direct confrontation with the Zheng Xiong was inevitable, he hadn’t expected Si Yan to be so resolute against him.

Dark Saint shouted, "Si Yan, I am Dark Saint, the sole heir of this generation’s Black Dragon Clan!"

Si Yan paused, then immediately said to She Wang, "Great Demon King! Let’s not kill him! To avoid trouble!"

Dark Saint was taken aback. She heard he was the sole heir, and instead of considering taking him as a Beast Husband, she thought he was... trouble?

While dodging the thunderous attacks, Dark Saint gritted his teeth and persisted, "I will follow you willingly! You don’t need to do anything. Behind me stands the entire Black Dragon Clan! Our lands are fertile, rich in special resources, and our wealth is no less than that of the Golden Dragon Clan. Whatever I can obtain, I will give it all to you!"

Si Yan’s eyebrow twitched.

Did he mean he was voluntarily ’marrying’ into her family, requiring no betrothal gift from her, and would even bring a hefty dowry himself? What an excellent male. Why on earth did he take a fancy to her?

The serpent Beastman lashed out fiercely with his tail, terrifyingly aggressive. "Courting death!"

Ming Yan and Wolf Right quietly watched this fierce confrontation, both assessing their chances of defeating She Wang or even surviving an encounter with him.

This battle between the serpent Beastman and Dark Saint was completely different from their previous bout, which had been mere child’s play.

This time, the serpent Beastman was using killing moves.

Dark Saint was steadily forced back as the serpent Beastman pressed the kill!

Si Yan hurriedly said, "She Wang, spare his life! Just force him to withdraw from the contract!"

Dark Saint is the sole heir of the Black Dragon Clan. She already had the Golden Dragon Clan to deal with; she didn’t want the trouble of the Black Dragon Clan on top of that.

The battle between the Serpent and the Dragon raged—one was She Wang, boiling with killing intent, the other the Black Dragon, Dark Saint, with seemingly limitless reserves.

Not wanting to miss the spectacle, Ming Yan and Wolf Right eagerly pursued them to watch.

The situation up ahead was quite chaotic, so Si Yan, being pregnant, didn’t chase after them to watch.

She stood there, dazed for a short while.

Actually, her stance was quite firm: one ’Wang’ was enough for her. She cherished the idea of ’one lifetime, one couple.’ But when faced with such a chaotic confrontation, she... really didn’t know how to handle it. Awkward...

She wasn’t sure how long she’d been daydreaming when, suddenly, a commotion arose not far from her.

Dusk was settling, and the only Beastman likely to be rampaging through Myriad Beasts City at this hour was the Young Miss of the Kylin Clan, Bao Lin!

And there she was, Bao Lin, riding a ferocious White Tiger recklessly through the city. "Out of the way! You, old man up ahead, hurry and move aside!"

Directly in Bao Lin’s path was a stooped figure, an elderly man appearing to be in his fifties or sixties by human standards.

This old man, his hair already half-white, was clearly petrified, standing stock-still as if waiting for the Kylin’s Young Miss to collide with him.

A scene that had played out countless times in television dramas was now unfolding right before Si Yan’s eyes.

Without a second thought, Si Yan sprinted forward, threw her arms around the stooped elder, and leaped aside, landing steadily.

The old man was frantic. "I’m so sorry, so sorry! Thank you, thank you!"

Si Yan observed the elder for a few moments. His hair and ears were white, and a fluffy white fox’s tail curled behind him.

A White Fox Beastman?

Before Si Yan could even speak, the elderly man knelt before her. He exclaimed excitedly, "Wise One! I recognize you, you are the Wise One! I have committed a great sin, causing the Wise One to risk danger to save me. I have sinned greatly!"

"Wise One, you saved my life! My life, A’ye’s life, is now yours! Wise One, I implore you to take me in!"

Si Yan’s attention had initially been on Bao Lin, who was now looking her way, but she had to shift her focus back to the old fox.

In her previous life, she had feared snakes but adored snow-white foxes the most. Her brother, Si Jie, had once even given her a snow-white fox as a pet. After coming to this world and encountering Jie Ling, Hu Ling, and their group of fox Beastmen, she had grown indifferent to foxes. Yet, for some reason, seeing this snow-white fox now made her think of her brother, Si Jie. She vaguely recalled a joke they had shared while petting a fox in her past life.

She couldn’t help but murmur softly to the elder, "Old man, do you know why foxes are prone to tripping?"

The elder, A’ye, raised his head to look at her.

She tilted her head, her clear, bright eyes curving into a slight smile. "Because foxes are too ’sly’ (slippery in footing)."