Eternal Beast Taming Family

It wasn't just the low-level contract masters on the ground that were being drawn towards the ice wall; the spirit-level contract masters in the air were also being drawn towards it, and the attraction was even stronger.

They were sucked onto the ice wall even earlier in mid-air. Visibly, the flesh and blood of some of the contractors withered instantly, turning them into skeletons covered with an outer layer of skin in just a moment.

The quick-witted ones also created many wounds on their own bodies, just like Chu Jingyu, to alleviate the suction force of the ice wall on themselves.

Immediately following were various source beasts summoned by those spirit-level contract masters, but the more terrifying price was that before those source beasts could even stand still in the air, they were pulled towards the ice wall by an even greater force.

The crimson lines of blood hung in the air like a bridge connecting the ice wall and the contractors. One of the contractors roared in anger.

"Huo Guangcheng, I come from the Ling family, a seventh-rank family in Qingyang. You dare to make me a sacrifice? Aren't you afraid of retaliation from my Ling family?"

The Huo family patriarch was originally named Huo Guangcheng. Chu Jingyu tilted his head back and swallowed another leaf from the "Ginseng Baby" in his mouth, silently observing the situation on the field.

The Huo family patriarch murmured, "Huo Guangcheng, it's been a long time since I've heard that name."

The next moment, his figure transformed into ink, swirling in the air, and instantly appeared before the person who had shouted.

"The Ling family is a seventh-rank family, wouldn't that be even better? You must have even more luck on you."

As he spoke, seeing the young man's terrified expression, the Huo family patriarch gently nudged his shoulder.

Then they saw the young man's body float uncontrollably onto the ice wall, turning into a dry, powdery skeleton.

"Ancestor, I can't hold on much longer." At the very center of the ice wall, Huo Fucheng, who had placed his palm on the center of the array pattern, had turned deathly pale.

The patriarch of the Huo family moved swiftly, instantly arriving beside Huo Fucheng. His eyes, hidden beneath layers of white hair, seemed to reveal a faint hint of dissatisfaction.

However, he didn't say anything. Instead, he slowly placed his palm on the other side of the ice wall. The ice wall seemed unable to withstand the pressure, and cracks appeared between the various array patterns.

"This is the last time."

The voice of the Huo family patriarch contained a sigh.

Then the head of the Huo family patriarch slowly lowered. His body did not turn into skin and bones, because he was originally skin and bones. Instead, his entire body turned into ashes and dissipated into the air.

Huo Fucheng's eyes revealed panic; the situation before him was not what he had expected. He hurriedly cried out, "Ancestor, Ancestor! How could this happen?"

"Floating".

A familiar call came from within the ice wall.

Huo Fucheng steadied himself and looked into the ice wall, whereupon he saw that the figure of the Huo family patriarch had somehow appeared inside the ice wall.

Huo Fucheng's expression turned to surprise and delight.

"Ancestor, you're still here, that's wonderful."

Compared to when he was outside, the face of the Huo family patriarch in the mirror seemed clearer and not as old as he had imagined.

He smiled at Huo Fucheng, "Fucheng, it's time to move on to the next step of the ceremony. Open your mind."

Huo Fucheng nodded, then slowly closed his eyes.

The Huo family patriarch revealed a satisfied smile. He slowly raised his palm and gently overlapped it with Huo Fucheng's palm on the other side of the ice wall.

At this moment, the auras of the two slowly overlapped. Various auras of different colors, merging from the ice wall and from the Huo family patriarch inside the ice wall, surged towards Huo Fucheng.

Huo Fucheng's face was contorted with rage. The influx of so much energy and aura made him feel as if his soul was being torn apart.

However, he did not endure this pain for long. He suddenly felt a sense of relief, as if he had been freed from all his shackles.

Succeeded?

He opened his eyes in surprise, only to find a face that looked remarkably like his own.

However, the eyes on that face revealed a depth of experience and darkness that was not something one could possess.

He had only ever seen such eyes on his ancestor.

His mind suddenly jolted, and an idea popped into his head.

The ancestor took over his body.

He raised his arms in disbelief and pounded on the back of the ice wall in front of him, roaring something.

But all of this appears to be a silent pantomime outside the ice wall, where only the clown's exaggerated performance can be seen inside.

The Huo family patriarch, who had awakened in Huo Fucheng's body, raised the arm of his new body to examine it.

"I really miss that feeling of being full of energy!"

He then looked at the furious Huo Fucheng inside the ice wall and smiled.

"The Huo family can live without Huo Fucheng, but it cannot live without its ancestor. Fucheng, you will surely understand the ancestor's feelings, won't you?"

The soul was successfully transferred, the suction force on the ice wall suddenly stopped, and the blood lines gathering in the air slowly broke apart.

After the ceremony, only a quarter of the original number of Spirit-rank Contract Masters remained, while the number of lower-rank Contract Masters was less than one-tenth of the original number.

With a gentle wave of his finger, the ink painting scroll unfolding in the sky slowly contracted, then solidified behind him into a constantly undulating scroll more than two meters long.

From the scroll emerged rich, vibrant ink, engulfing and swallowing the painting Huo Fucheng had left behind, as well as the closed-eyed ghost within it.

Neither of them offered any resistance, and they were pulled back into the vast painting like food.

"Boom!"

With a deafening roar that echoed throughout the canyon, the ice wall that stretched across the entire canyon collapsed in an instant.

Beyond the ice wall, a magnificent river appears, nearly a hundred meters wide.

The ice walls transformed into ice blocks that floated on the river, forming ice beds that drifted away into the unknown distance.

The Huo family patriarch stared at the collapsed ice wall for a long time, his eyes revealing a complex mix of emotions, including bewilderment, regret, and pity.

Then, regaining his senses, he looked at the last remaining contract masters, and his voice rose considerably.

"You are truly blessed to have survived to this day."

His body slowly descended through the air, bringing with it an aura that overwhelmed the entire canyon.

The ink in the profound scroll of the Huo family patriarch was swirling, as if it were about to burst forth at any moment.

However, in the next instant, his figure swayed slightly in the air, as if because he had just entered a new body and his spirit and body had not yet become one.

The Huo family patriarch frowned slightly. This had never happened before. He looked back and wondered if it was the effect of the ice wall collapsing.

The surviving contractors, though unaware of the current state of the Huo family patriarch, knew that anyone who didn't run away now would be a fool.

The contract masters scattered and fled as fast as they could in their lives.

Some rushed towards the river behind the ice wall, some returned along the same path they came from the canyon, some soared into the sky, and some plunged into the ground.