Song Wanníng's mind was still occupied with worries about the Song family. She feared that the Jiuxiao Divine Thunder might bring trouble to them.
Now that the Dragon Vein had been awakened, she had to go out and check the situation first. After that, she would discuss with Long Ling when to release the dense spiritual energy.
After all, releasing it now was not a wise choice.
She was about to stand when Long Ling suddenly darted in front of her, blocking her path.
"Sister, sister, don't leave me behind. Please take me with you," Long Ling said, blinking its large eyes with a pitiful look.
Its eyes were filled with reluctance and confusion. It was clearly just awakened and still unfamiliar and uneasy about everything around it.
"Take you with me?" Song Wanníng paused, surprise flashing in her eyes.
Xiao Jin also froze for a moment before bursting with joy.
"Sister, quickly agree!" it urged.
"If you agree, you can form a contract!"
This was Long Ling's own request for a contract—a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Sister could not miss this chance. If she missed it, Long Ling said it would be sickened!
Song Wanníng came back to her senses, casting a subtle glance at Long Ling. This was the first time a spirit creature had willingly asked to form a contract with her.
Could there be a trick?
Her gaze studied Long Ling carefully. Although she couldn't read the expression in its eyes, Long Ling suddenly felt uneasy.
"Sister seemed not to like me that much."
As the thought crossed its mind, tears instantly filled Long Ling's eyes, shimmering with the hint of crying but not falling.
Even someone as cold-hearted as Song Wanníng felt a pang of pity.
"Sister, do you despise me? I know I am useless, but I will definitely try my best!" Long Ling pleaded.
"Please take me with you. I promise to be obedient."
Long Ling's tail wagged awkwardly. Though it looked like a majestic dragon, its behavior was cute and timid, like a newborn hatchling.
Song Wanníng smiled softly.
"You little one, how could you be useless? You're incredibly valuable. Since that's the case, don't regret forming this contract..." She smiled mischievously, looking at Long Ling like a scammer selling a stolen baby.
Long Ling nodded eagerly, completely trusting and without doubt, blindly "getting on board" after just being awakened.
After the terms were settled, Song Wanníng was unwilling to lose such a great opportunity. She took the contract method from the golden sword and immediately began forming the contract with Long Ling.
Such an innate spirit creature could only sign an equal contract. The host's life or death would not affect the spirit's safety. The contract ended the moment the host died.
Therefore, the contract could only be formed when the innate spirit was sincere.
Song Wanníng gently patted Long Ling's head and began the contract ritual.
Complex incantations and symbols appeared. Then she squeezed a mouthful of heart's blood and touched Long Ling's forehead.
The blood quickly merged into the spirit body. Soon, a complicated pattern appeared on Long Ling's forehead, rapidly spreading across its body.
When the pattern completely enveloped Long Ling, it transformed into a streak of light, shooting straight into Song Wanníng's sea of consciousness.
The moment Long Ling entered her sea of consciousness, Song Wanníng's sea trembled violently and emitted a thunderous roar, beginning to shake fiercely.
"Pfft—"
The immense shock forced Song Wanníng to spit out a mouthful of blood. Before she could figure out what was happening, her sea of consciousness rapidly expanded.
The once vast star sea now felt like an enormous universe, endless and boundless.
Song Wanníng could only see countless stars spinning wildly.
She watched as the stars multiplied, more and more...
And it wasn't over yet.
"Roar—"
A dragon's roar shattered the silence.
Song Wanníng lifted her head sharply. From the depths of the universe within her sea of consciousness, a giant dragon soared with clouds and mist, roaring fiercely.
Stars all around hastily retreated.
Clouds churned, the air trembled.
The giant dragon howled as it surged toward Song Wanníng's primordial soul.
An overwhelming pressure slammed into her face. Song Wanníng instinctively wanted to dodge, but her primordial soul seemed trapped, completely immobile.
She could only watch helplessly as the giant dragon lunged at her.
"Roar—"
The dragon crashed into her.
A sharp pain swept through Song Wanníng, forcing her to cry out. In the next moment, a surge of energy poured into her primordial soul, causing a brilliant light to burst forth.
Xiao Jin was forced out of the sea of consciousness by the violent impact, hovering in midair with a fearful expression.
Even more terrifying to it was the sudden change in the Tai Chi diagram inside Song Wanníng's sea of consciousness.
The Taiji diagram surged out from the dantian, racing toward the sea of consciousness at incredible speed, vanishing in the blink of an eye.
At the same time, the dragon vein beneath began to tremble faintly.
"Roar—"
A roar pierced the entire city. The deep, resonant dragon cry seemed to pierce through the souls of the cultivators.
Even the Divine Transformation cultivators felt a violent shiver from the depths of their primordial souls at that moment.
The spiritual energy inside everyone stalled at once. They all fell from the air, and the chaotic spells finally ceased.
But the dragon's roar did not stop; it spread gradually outside the city.
"It's a dragon!"
Someone shouted.
Everyone's faces changed drastically. Their eyes in the courtyard burned with greed and desire.
The Ning family patriarch's heart raced wildly.
A dragon—actually a dragon!
What exactly was the Song family doing?
"Charge!"
Without hesitation, he commanded his men to storm the courtyard again.
That was the legendary dragon!
This was a defying-the-heavens chance. What were kindness and morality worth?
What were the rules of the cultivation world worth?
With absolute power in hand, they would rewrite the rules and make the other families bow.
The patriarchs of the three great families and the Divine Transformation cultivators launched their attacks without holding back.
Cultivators from the other families became frenzied as if pumped with adrenaline.
The He family patriarch tightened up. While fighting, he sent a message to He Xiao.
"When the opportunity comes, seize the chance to snatch the opportunity. I'll cover you here!"
He had no intention of letting the family fight blindly. The opportunity was the priority. If He Xiao could fish in troubled waters and snatch the chance, the He family would no longer have to kowtow to the three great families.
He Xiao nodded, determination flashing in his eyes. He stopped going all out and began calculating how to take advantage.
Soon, chaos broke out at the Song family's main gate.
The battle became even fiercer than before.
At a critical moment, several figures suddenly appeared in the sky. Without hesitation, they launched a fierce attack toward the Song family courtyard.
The originally stable formation instantly became shaky, showing signs of collapse.
They were the remaining Divine Transformation cultivators from the three great families arriving!
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In previous chapter I use the literal translation for Dragon Spirit (龙灵, Lóng Líng). And from now I decide to use it as 'Name' of it.
Also the Little golden sword (金色小剑, Jīnsè xiǎo jiàn) with Xiao Jin (小金), Little Gold.