Those were not a pair of human eyes; they looked like crocodile eyes, with upright pupils and blood-red patterns flickering around them. Being stared at by them gave the impression of facing a death curse.
"Are you Yaoyao Ling?" Long Chen looked into those eyes and asked.
"I am a demon spirit," a voice echoed through the darkness.
"Then let's cut the nonsense. Let's form a contract." Long Chen said.
"I am the Supreme Demon Furnace, having gone through 3,607 masters and changed hands 96,843 times. Anyone who has any ties with me is utterly destroyed, and none survive a peaceful death.
Right now, I am tainted by endless tribulations, filled with countless resentments. You and I have formed a pact, but you might not last even ten days before dying an untimely death. Are you sure you want to form a contract with me? "That cold voice warned.
Long Chen nodded: "Mm."
"You... Do you know that if you form a contract with me, your fate will be eroded by me? When your fate weakens, that's when calamity arrives... The voice seemed a bit angry and grew stern.
"Stop using big breasts to scare kids—who are you trying to fool? I know you're a demon furnace, and I know all the consequences. Enough talk, hurry up and sign the contract. Long Chen cursed.
"I refuse," the voice said coldly.
"Why?" Long Chen snorted coldly.
"You... You're too weak, not qualified to form a contract with me. I won't waste your time, I'm leaving.
Young people should remember: don't be too greedy, don't take too big steps, or you'll end up with trouble. "
Whoosh,"
as soon as that voice spoke, the darkness before Long Chen's eyes vanished. At the same time, the demon furnace in his hand began to tremble. With a slip of his hand, the furnace actually seemed about to break through the air.
"I've given you face, haven't I?"
Long Chen snorted coldly, suddenly grabbed the demon furnace again, and threw it directly into the chaotic space.
"Buzz!"
The demon furnace that had just entered the chaotic space was surrounded by blue flames, waves of heat soaring skyward. The furnace roared, "Kid, you're courting death! You have no idea how ... demon soldiers are!"
But just as it finished cursing, the entire chaotic space trembled slightly, A faint, almost imperceptible divine might swept past the demon furnace, causing it to tremble all over and become extremely terrified. Everything that followed was swallowed down.
"You really refuse a toast and drink a penalty drink, trying to fool me?" You really have guts. Long Chen sneered.
Although Long Chen had never encountered demon soldiers before, he still knew some common sense. Demon weapons never needed to choose their master, nor did they care about their strength. The weaker the master, the faster they would die. For them, this was more than enough.
The demon furnace was raised high, treating Long Chen like a child, and Long Chen had long been suspicious.
"I... I do this for your own good. If you make a contract with me, you will be struck by bad luck, everything will go wrong, and misfortune will follow. The demon spirit inside the furnace trembled slightly, seemingly afraid, but still stubbornly replied.
"Bad luck?" I'll deal with it for the rest of my life. Your share doesn't matter. Enough talk and hurry up and form the contract, or I'll use the laws here to kill you." Long Chen snorted coldly.
In reality, Long Chen still didn't know how to control the chaotic space, nor how to wield its divine power. The so-called extermination was nothing but a deception.
"I won't make a contract with you. Once I do, I'll be your slave for life. I won't do it, I won't do it... Wuwuwu..."
What left Long Chen utterly baffled was that the demon spirit was actually scared into tears, and this time, the voice it revealed was that of a young girl.
"Why do you say that? Once we form a contract, we're partners—isn't that great? Long Chen replied, somewhat confused. If it were a vicious person, he could easily handle it with a mix of intimidation and scare, but since the other party showed a weak side, Long Chen felt a bit embarrassed to make a move.
"You're lying. Your life is so tough, how could I possibly endure it? If you don't die, I'll be your slave for life. I won't do it, I won't do it, just kill me... "Wuwuwu..." The demon spirit continued to cry out, clearly determined to die rather than submit.
"Hey, hey, don't cry, come out and talk." Long Chen said.
"No, if I come out, you'll grab me and drain my soul. You humans are the worst.
They made me into a pig like raising a pig; once I grew up, they killed me and ate my meat.
You don't understand the art of soul extraction and want to lure me out. I'm not fooling you. I'd rather die than let you gain any benefit." The
demon furnace trembled, and on top of it, a small figure appeared—a girl who looked about seven or eight years old, with braided hair and wide eyes, glaring at Long Chen.
"That amazing?"
Looking at the little girl, Long Chen was stunned. This demon spirit was actually a cute little girl.
"You don't need to look at me anymore. Just by looking at your fierce face, you're not a good person. You've killed more people than I have. Now you have two choices: either kill me, or let me go. As for making me submit to you, just give up on that. That's impossible." The little girl shouted loudly.
"Alright, since you can't be used by me, sigh, it seems I can only ...," Long Chen sighed.
"I knew you were a bad person. If you really want to kill me, you bastard, you won't even spare a child. Do you have any humanity left?" The little girl started wailing again, clearly afraid of death.
"I mean, I can only let you go."
After Long Chen finished speaking, his soul trembling as he released the demon furnace from the chaotic space and said, "
You should go. I was actually thinking of having you refine pills with me, but since you don't want to, then forget it."
After speaking, Long Chen loosened his grip, and the demon furnace instantly streaked through the void, rapidly disappearing.
However, the demon furnace had just disappeared for a moment before it suddenly flew back, keeping a safe distance from Long Chen, and sent a voice transmission to him:
"What did you just say?" Alchemy? You're an alchemist? What grade of pills can you refine? The
young girl seemed extremely sensitive to alchemy, and undeterred by danger, she came back to ask again.
"I can refine so many pills, I'm too lazy to list them all." Long Chen said proudly.
"Then what do you ... Can you refine demon pills? The young girl's voice trembled slightly, clearly feeling a bit excited.
"Never trained it." Long Chen shook his head.
Seeing Long Chen answer like this, the young girl was a bit disappointed and was about to leave when Long Chen spoke again:
"Because I don't have a demon furnace, I have all the skills but can't refine demon pills. But if you can help me, I think that's not a problem."
"So you know how to refine demon pills?" The little girl said excitedly.
"Of course, in this world, there's no pill I can't refine. Right now, it's just like a clever housewife can't cook without rice.
Alright, you should hurry up and go. Didn't you see my side was fighting so fiercely? I'm so busy that I don't have time to talk to you about useless things. Long Chen waved his hand, signaling Yao Lu to hurry and leave, so as not to delay his main business.
Long Chen was a classic case of playing hard to get. Seeing that the demon spirit was just a little girl, and at a critical moment it could cry loudly, it was clear this artifact spirit wasn't very intelligent.
This was a demon furnace, and it was also a demon furnace for alchemy. Alchemy was the fastest way for demon spirits to grow stronger, which was an irresistible temptation for them.
"That ... That ... Can we discuss this? The young girl hesitated for a long time before speaking.
"Discuss what?" Long Chen found it amusing, knowing this young girl had taken the bait, but he still pretended to be puzzled as he spoke.
"What I mean is, I can help you refine pills. Hmm, the free one. I think our meeting is fate. You didn't make things difficult for me. I think I should repay you and help you with something. Only then will I feel at ease."
But I'm just doing it purely as a token of gratitude. We don't need to form a contract. How about this? The young girl said nervously.
Long Chen laughed. This little girl was a bit clever too—clearly trying to get some benefits for herself, yet speaking so righteously.
"No problem, everyone can cooperate. If you're willing to cooperate, we'll be together. If not, you can leave anytime. I won't bind you." Long Chen said with a smile.
"Really?" That's great! I'll definitely help you refine pills well, help you refine lots and lots of pills, and earn you lots and lots of money..." the little girl shouted excitedly.
Long Chen laughed too. This young girl was no match for him. With just a few words, Long Chen had already convinced him to actively communicate with his soul. This was an equal soul contract: under mutual trust, the Demon Furnace could be stored in Long Chen's soul space.
This kind of contract is very ordinary, with little restriction on either side; it's just for easier communication. Unlike the rune contract beneath the demon furnace, once that contract is formed, the two are bound together. As long as the master doesn't die, the demon furnace must always serve its master.
Therefore, this ordinary contract was acceptable to the demon furnace. When the demon furnace entered Long Chen's soul space, he couldn't help but let out a gasp of surprise.
Clearly, Long Chen was stunned by the boundless soul space, especially upon seeing the magnificent Divine Gate and the Divine Gate Star inside that radiated dazzling divine light—he was utterly stunned.
Within Long Chen's sea of consciousness, a sinister-shaped sky-towering giant blade and a massive brick stood quietly.
Feeling the terrifying pressure emanating from the Dragonbone Evil Moon and the Heaven-flipping Seal, the little girl felt her scalp tingle. Long Chen not only had a terrifying space, but also two formidable fierce weapons.
"Despicable, shameless fellow, tricking the young girl again." Dragonbone Xie Yue glanced at the trembling demon furnace and snorted coldly.
"Shut up,"
Long Chen cursed irritably. This guy was getting worse and less able to speak human language. Sure enough, after he finished speaking, the little girl became even more uneasy.
Fortunately, the Heaven-Flipping Seal moved slightly closer, showing a hint of kindness and welcoming her arrival, which made it feel a little better.
"By the way, what's your name?" Long Chen asked.
"Me?" I have no name. The young girl said.
"Then I'll give you a name. You are the Spirit of the Demon Furnace. Forget it, I can't come up with a good name, so I'll just call you Ling'er. It's simple and easy to remember." Long Chen said with a smile.
The little girl seemed very happy to have a name. Long Chen was about to chat with her a bit more and learn about her background when suddenly a thunderous explosion erupted from the spatial passage on the battlefield, and a chilling pressure surged up. Long Chen hurriedly looked toward the spatial passage.