"Ji-Ji-"
The cries became louder and clearer. One after another, huge figures appeared in the sky, flapping their wings. The entire sky was illuminated red, as if the clouds were also burning red.
In the middle of the group of phoenixes, there was a phoenix with the largest body and the most intense flames. The crown on its forehead was also the most dazzling. It lowered its head and looked at the little phoenix that was surrounded by the pack of wolves." Chirp! Chirp!" It let out a few cries as if it was giving an order to the other phoenixes. Following that, the phoenixes split into three teams. One pair of wolf packs pounced towards the left, while the other pair pounced towards the right. In the middle, the phoenix king led the pack and pounced towards Ling Tian's barrier. In an instant, phoenix flames filled the sky, causing the demonic wolves to flee in all directions.
The leader of the demonic wolves cried out a few times, but he still couldn't organize the team effectively. He could only watch as the prey that was almost in his mouth escaped again. Although he was unwilling, facing a group of eighth grade magical beasts and even a ninth grade Phoenix King, the leader of the demonic wolves could only escape with his life. Once the Wolf King ran away, without the Wolf King's orders, the remaining wolves scattered like sand. In an instant, there was not a single living wolf, only wolf corpses left on the ground.
Little Phoenix nestled beside the Phoenix King and chirped non-stop. It seemed to be talking to the Phoenix King about what had happened just now. After the Phoenix King heard this, he patted the little Phoenix lightly with his two huge wings, as if to comfort the frightened little Phoenix. He then lowered his head to look at the Fire Winged Lion, Delin, and Ling Tian.
At this moment, under the pressure of the Ninth Grade Phoenix King, the Flame-Winged Lion had been hiding on the ground, trembling. It did not even dare to raise its head. This was an animal instinct, a fear of the aura of a powerful being.
"Human, although I don't know why you intruded into this dangerous forest, you just saved my child. If you have any requests, I can consider agreeing to one thing in return.”Although the Phoenix King knew that these two humans had saved the little phoenix, humans often entered the forest to capture magical beasts and sign contracts, causing magical beasts to be enslaved for life. Therefore, it was inevitable that they would be wary of humans. When they spoke, they kept staring at the two of them.
Ling Tian and Delin both knew that the conditions for a magical beast of the ninth rank were extremely tempting. Their strength was equivalent to that of a Gold-tier warrior or a magus. Since they had agreed to the terms of such a powerful being, they would not go back on their words. Delin looked at Ling Tian and was about to speak, but he quickly shut his mouth. He knew that if it wasn't for Ling Tian, he would have died here. Although he really wanted to raise his conditions, he was too embarrassed.
Even though Delin's movements were small and his expression changed slightly, Ling Tian still managed to catch it. Ling Tian lowered his head and thought for a moment before raising his head to the Phoenix King,""Esteemed Phoenix King, my condition is to give us this Flamewing Lion.”
"Human, think carefully." One could see some surprise in the Phoenix King's eyes. It did not believe that the greedy human's request was so simple. For a moment, it was stunned.
"Yes, I've thought about it." Ling Tian replied firmly.
"Little friend Ling Tian, think about it carefully. This is a rare opportunity. We'll have the opportunity to capture magical beasts in the future, so let's not waste such a rare condition.”Delin carefully reminded Ling Tian. For a ninth grade Magical Beast King like the Phoenix, who was leading an entire Phoenix tribe, almost all of them were eighth grade Phoenixes. Such strength was enough to intimidate an entire country.
"Delin, don't even think about it. I'm just here to have some fun anyway. There's nothing special to do. Your granddaughter's coming of age ceremony is coming soon. It's not possible to find another opportunity to capture a level eight fire-winged lion in a short period of time.”
"You mean you want to give me this Flame-Winged Lion?？”Doehring almost suspected that there was something wrong with his ears. He was very surprised by what he heard. A grade-8 Flame-Winged Lion was a fire-elemental magic beast second only to a phoenix. Its strength was equivalent to a top sorcerer. The benefits that such a magic beast would bring to its master after signing a contract would be immeasurable. If it was put up for auction, the price could probably buy a city.
"Of course I'll give it to you. I'm here to play with you.”
"Thank you!" Delin saw the sincerity in Ling Tian's eyes and didn't refuse.
"Have you discussed it? Was that all he wanted? You're not changing it?" The Phoenix King asked in a crisp and pleasant tone that carried the majesty of a king.
"I won't change it, respected Phoenix King.”
Seeing the determination in Ling Tian's eyes, the Phoenix King knew that he would not change his mind and nodded his head. He lowered his head and looked at the Flame-Winged Lion that was lying on the ground. With a king's might, he pressed on the Flame-Winged Lion and called out a few times. The Flame-Winged Lion trembled under such an imposing manner, and could only respond with a few low cries.
"Alright. It has already agreed to go with you." After the exchange, the Phoenix King said to Ling Tian.
The Phoenix King withdrew the aura that was suppressing the Flame-Winged Lion. The Flame-Winged Lion was panting heavily and stood up shakily, but it still did not dare to raise its head.
Ling Tian then turned to Delin and said," Old man, why are you still standing there? Hurry up and capture the Flame-Winged Lion.”
"Good! Good!" A fully grown level eight Flame-Winged Lion was completely obedient and signed a contract. Anyone would be excited to receive such benefits. For a Magical Beast that was willing to sign a contract, and it was an adult Magical Beast at that, the benefits it brought to its master were quite terrifying.
When signing a contract with a magical beast, the magical beast would often be caught and had no choice but to submit. However, it did not mean that it was willing. Therefore, there would always be some resistance when signing the contract, which would reduce the effect of the contract. The greater the resistance, the worse the effect of the contract. Sometimes, when the owner's spiritual power was too weak, there would even be a phenomenon of backlash.
That was why most mages would choose to capture young magical beasts. Young magical beasts were weaker and easier to capture. Of course, correspondingly, the increase in strength brought to the master was relatively small, but the cub still had room for growth. If the human and the cub got along well in the future, and the cub was loyal to its master, as the two grew, the benefits brought by the contract would increase.
"Respected Phoenix King, I have another question to ask you.”Ling Tian replied respectfully. He was extremely respectful towards martial artists and peak experts.
"Oh? What is it?"
"I wonder what kind of magical beasts exist in this forest? Can you give me some pointers?"
"Human, this forest is very dangerous. Even our entire race doesn't dare to go too deep inside. About a hundred miles further in, there is a very dark forest. I once brought my tribe there and a black dragon lived there.”
"Dragon?"
"Yes, a black dragon. After I brought my race to meet it, I even fought with it.”
"What was the result?"
"Sigh! I've lost. He's very strong, above me.”
"Is it the legendary beast god realm above you?”
"I haven't reached it. I can feel that he's still stuck at level nine and hasn't reached beast god yet. Otherwise, I wouldn't even have the chance to attack. You have to know that although it's only a step away, it's still unreachable. I've been a ninth grade beast king for more than eight hundred years, but I still can't break through.”
Eight hundred years, what a bunch of old monsters. As Ling Tian thought about it, he could not help but envy the long lifespan of the Phoenix Clan. A human's lifespan was usually around 80 years old. For a Gold-tier warrior or a magus, they could break the limits of the human body and extend their lifespan to 150 years old. However, it was said that if they could break through to become a Warrior Sage or a God's Advent Master, they could live for more than 500 years. However, such a powerful person had not appeared in the past 200 years, so they could only stay in the legends. As for whether someone could break through the void and become a god to reach the eternal life realm, this could only be traced back to the Holy War a thousand years ago.
"Why doesn't this dragon live in the Dragon Valley? Could the Dragon Valley be in that forest?”
"I don't know the reason either. Human, the Dragon Valley is not in that forest. The Dragon Valley is a very beautiful and sunny place.”
"Have you been to the Dragon Valley? Where is it?"
"Human, it's getting late. You guys should leave now. I'm warning you not to come here again. I can sense other grade-9 experts in here. It's not something you can casually barge in with your current strength.”
After saying that, the Phoenix King led the group and prepared to leave. The little phoenix stretched out its head and rubbed against Ling Tian's face, looking reluctant to part with him.
"Go with your tribe. Don't run around alone, understand? If I come again in the future, I'll look for you.”Ling Tian patted the little Phoenix's head and said gently. Although they had only interacted for a short while, Ling Tian was still reluctant to part with this cute little Phoenix.
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