CHAPTER 540: CHAPTER 106: FORCED CONTRACT

A Fiery Fire Stork disguised as a Holy Rune, a Fiery Fire Stork that knew how to use Dark Beasts to set traps.

As a Dual Summoner and a Demon Summoner, Yue Jinghua would be out of her mind if she didn’t want to subjugate such a beast.

Whether it’s cunning or cultivation, the Fiery Fire Stork that managed to remain in Black Bear Ridge on the Eastern Continent is no simple creature.

Getting it to sign a contract obediently is not an easy task.

Looking at the family minions trying to capture the Fiery Fire Stork, most of them had already been turned to ashes under the Star Fire, and others were missing arms and legs. The only one who had escaped the deadliest strike of the Star Fire was the Ji Family’s Attendant Student riding a Red-crowned Crane, whose beast controlling skill was quite remarkable.

Relying on the advantage of the Sky Bird, he avoided the most lethal strike from the ground-level Star Fire.

The Attendant Student had not noticed that there were people hiding in the bushes. Suddenly, he saw Yue Jinghua and a group of Imperial Soldiers, blackened by the Star Fire, jumping out.

Thinking they had encountered bandits at first, he breathed a sigh of relief upon recognizing the Xuan Qi Armor worn by a few soldiers behind Yue Jinghua.

That Attendant Student arrogantly demanded, "Whose orders are you following to lurk around here? If you disrupt Young Master Ji’s hunting, even a hundred heads would not be enough for us to chop off."

Hearing such an arrogant tone, the Imperial Soldiers felt their blood boil, itching to rush forward and drag down the student and tear him limb from limb.

"What’s this about a chicken master or duck master? I’ve never heard of it, nor am I interested. I only stepped out to politely let you know that this Forest Elephant Pig now belongs to us," Yue Jinghua said with a flash of white teeth to the Ji Family’s Attendant Student, "And watch your back."

Before the other party could react, suddenly, a fierce wind swept down from the sky.

A Black Dragon flew in from the horizon, scaring the Red-crowned Crane into a cacophony of squawks.

The Black Dragon lifted its forepaw and slapped down with a smack.

"Black Beauty, be gentle, it’d be disgusting to mash it into a meat patty," Yue Jinghua smirked sinisterly.

Yet, her feet did not slow down at all, she swiftly moved beside the Fiery Fire Stork.

The poor Ji Family’s little Attendant Student, smacked by the massive dragon’s paw, was sent flying helplessly, soaring through the air like a pebble, rolling on the ground, and it was unknown if he would turn into an idiot from the impact.

Perhaps the Black Dragon’s sudden appearance frightened it, or maybe it sensed that Yue Jinghua was not simple.

After unleashing the Star Fire attack, the severely drained Fiery Fire Stork transformed into a ball of Star Fire and swiftly fled to the other side of the hills.

"Black Beauty, you really showed up just in time," Yue Jinghua grinned.

"A few of you stay behind to clean up this Forest Elephant Pig," Yue Jinghua certainly wouldn’t let the Fiery Fire Stork slip away. She moved as if she was oiled, leaping off the ground with the wind whooshing by her ears, following Black Beauty towards the darkness of the hills.

When Jin Nuo arrived with his men, all he saw was the chaos and the Ji Residence Attendant Student, unconscious on the ground.

After inquiring about the full story, Jin Nuo frowned and cursed as he looked at the seven-hundred-pound Forest Elephant Pig, "Damn it, this time it’s really a loss, not only did we lose the hunt, but we’ve also offended the Ji Family."

Yue Jinghua didn’t reveal her identity, and the ones who followed her were his subordinates. The one who knocked out Ji Jie’s Attendant Student was her Black Dragon. Even with a hundred mouths, Jin Nuo couldn’t explain it all.

The Ji Family, father and son, were notorious for their shamelessness and moral bankruptcy, wouldn’t they seize this chance to cause trouble?

But looking at the Forest Elephant Pig lying unconscious on the ground, the seven-hundred-pound Forest Elephant Pig, not only would Yue Jinghua take action upon seeing it, but he would have done the same had he encountered it himself.

Moreover, the Imperial Soldiers here, thanks to Yue Jinghua’s timely reminder, had activated their Xuan Qi Armor at the last moment. Although they were unable to completely fend off the Fiery Fire Stork’s ambush, they managed to block most of the Star Fire attack, and most were unharmed, which brought some relief to Jin Nuo.

"Seize him and throw him into the forest; whether he lives or dies, it shall be his own fate," Jin Nuo commanded, and the soldiers immediately sprang into action.

On the starless hills, Black Dragon and Yue Jinghua closely pursued the Fiery Fire Stork.

After chasing for several miles, the stork let out a sharp screech.

Its body tumbled and became a fireball, with feathers the size of goose down fluttering in the dark night.

The fire feathers transformed into two Fiery Fire Storks, each the same size as the original.

"It actually learned Feather Transformation?" Yue Jinghua’s eyes lit up even brighter. She had heard that if the avian species advanced to become Bird King, they could use their feathers to create illusions of themselves, possessing about eighty percent of the original’s strength, complete with all the Dark Techniques.

"Are you birds trying to gang up on me? Come at me all together, save me the trouble," Yue Jinghua beckoned the Fiery Fire Storks with her pinky finger in a provoking gesture.

The Black Dragon in the sky didn’t land, but fluttered its wings, spectating from above.

"Tweet--" A flash of rage crossed the Fiery Fire Stork’s eyes.

The two Fiery Fire Storks cried out to the heavens, their screeching piercing the sky, continuously flapping their wings.

In the sky, stars twinkled, and star fire fell like raindrops from the heavens.

"Awoo, star fire raging through the heavens, how monstrously strong this bird is," the Gold Eater Worm stared dumbfounded, cursing inwardly. These days, even Dark Beasts seem to have become cunning, one more formidable than the next.

Thankfully, it, too, was monstrously strong.

For a moment, the star fire was incessant, leaving no room to dodge.

Yet, Yue Jinghua merely smiled coldly, the star fire that should have tormented anyone with flames merely flickered and pulsed by her side.

The flames devoured her skin and hair, burning her clothes and armor.

As her armor shattered, Yue Jinghua’s figure was revealed, clad in a crystalline, sunrise-hued, resplendent red armor.

Around her emanated a surge of crimson Dark Energy.

That crimson Dark Energy belonged to the Fire Phoenix.

In the Dragon Transformation Pond, among the blood of the three Holy Beasts, Yue Jinghua alone acquired the bloodline of the Fire Phoenix Luan Bird.

Yue Jinghua lifted her Great Sword with one hand, murmuring softly, "I, by the decree of the Luan Bird Phoenix King, summon, all kinds of fire from the heavens and the earth."

Boom---from the ground arose a phantasmagoric Luan Bird Fire Phoenix, soaring towards the blanket of star fire in the sky.

The Luan and the Stork, a battle of Bird Kings.

This was an unprecedented clash.

In an instant, fire feathers scattered, and the illusionary form of the Fiery Fire Stork was torn to pieces by the Fire Phoenix Power.

The Fiery Fire Stork let out a reluctant scream, its Dark Power exhausted and its strength spent, it crash-landed to the ground.

The best time to forge a contract is when a creature is wounded or weakened. Yue Jinghua instantly summoned the Five-star Demon Summoning Array and forcefully contracted the Fiery Fire Stork.