The skeleton is too invincible; I leveled up with the school beauty!

Su Wanqing's tear fell onto the skeleton...

It was as if it had been touched by a red-hot iron, and with a "hiss," it instantly evaporated into mist!

The next second, something unexpected happened!

The ancient patterns on the surface of the skull suddenly glowed with a dark red light, like awakened blood vessels spreading wildly across the bones.

"what!"

Before Su Wanqing could react, she felt a cold energy emanating from the skeleton, flowing through her fingertips and throughout her body.

Her vision went black, and in a daze, fragmented images flashed before her eyes like a revolving lantern—

A blood-red greatsword atop the dark throne, a silent legion of undead arrayed in formation, crimson banners fluttering in the void...

"boom--!"

The crimson contract array burst into flames beneath their feet.

Twelve rune chains coiled around Su Wanqing's slender ankles like living snakes.

At the same time, the promised skeleton was forcibly pulled into the air by the power of the magic circle.

"Click! Click! Click!"

Twelve blood-red spikes pierced his ribs from the void, pinning him into a suspended "T" shape. "Damn! Forced bondage play?"

"I was a food deliveryman, not an actor in SM porn!"

At this moment, a message popped up in front of both Xu Nuo and Su Wanqing:

As he struggled, crimson characters simultaneously appeared before them:

[God-level contract detected: Symbiotic Agreement of the Dead]

[Clause 1: Shared Life (If one dies, both are annihilated)]

[Term 2: Synchronized Evolution (Contractors will receive synchronized advancement)]

[Clause 3: Soul Resonance (Emotions and perceptions will be partially shared)]

"I just transmigrated, and I haven't even figured out what's going on yet, and you want me to be bound to this strange girl by life?"

Xu Nuo's skull was about to fly away in anger.

His bony finger angrily jabbed at the refuse button!

[Special Note: Refusing to sign will trigger Soul Burning]

Xu Nuo: "......."

Mom, you might as well not have refused this option at all!

This is even worse than a draconian contract!

"Su Wanqing, stop daydreaming! Sign the contract now!"

Lu Tianming's words jolted Su Wanqing out of her hallucination.

"From the moment a contractor summons, their fate becomes intertwined with that of their summoned creature! If you don't sign the contract in time, you will be consumed by its power and die!"

"Even though it's just a trash skeleton... it's better than being attacked by a backlash!"

"You can't die! Remember to sign the repayment agreement at the college's finance office after you sign the contract. Don't even think about defaulting!"

Su Wanqing's frail body trembled violently. She looked up at the skeleton nailed in mid-air.

The eerie blue flames burning silently in the skull's eye sockets carried a hint of humanity... a sense of waiting?

The surrounding students were already talking about it.

"Sigh, in the end, I still have to make a contract with an F-rank skeleton?"

"There's no other way. A contract master only has one chance to summon in their lifetime. Whatever they summon, they must contract with that same thing, otherwise they will be devoured and die. That's an ironclad rule!"

"I've heard that once a contract is signed, it's like a nail in the coffin, impossible to change unless one party dies completely..."

Su Wanqing bit her lip tightly until it turned white.

Bound by rune chains around her ankles, she could only look up at the sky with difficulty.

She was well aware of the importance of the contract and understood that once it was signed, her life would truly be inextricably linked to this seemingly frail skeleton.

But just then, the skeleton in mid-air suddenly struggled, its nailed bone arm lifting up slightly, its bone finger pointing slightly at her.

Then he struggled to make that "?" gesture—although the movement was somewhat distorted and stiff due to being restrained.

Su Wanqing was taken aback for a moment, then realized: "You're asking... whether I'm willing to sign a contract with you?"

Xu Nuo nodded, the will-o'-the-wisp in his eye sockets flickering slightly.

There's nothing that can be done if Xu Nuo doesn't want to; if he doesn't want to... they'll both hang up!

Why not take a gamble with this beautiful school beauty!

Beat a fight, bike change bike!

This scene caused another uproar among those around them.

"This skeleton actually has intelligence?"

"It's shy and asks questions? Could it be a mutant?"

"Even with further mutations, it's still just F-grade trash!"

Lu Tianming impatiently urged, "What are you dawdling for! Hurry up and sign with your blood! The contract is in limbo; the backlash could kill you at any moment!"

Su Wanqing took a deep breath and looked firmly at the blood-red contract mark in mid-air.

She mustered her willpower, biting her fingertip until blood seeped out, and with a mighty effort, raised her hand and pressed it forcefully against the floating contract mark! "Click!"

The moment the blood droplet merged into the mark, a brilliant crimson light shone forth!

"Swish—snap!"

Just as Su Wanqing touched her fingertip and donated a bead of blood, completing her signing action!

The twelve blood-red spikes that bound the promise and the piercing chains shattered and vanished like icicles!

At the same time, the rune chains binding Su Wanqing's ankles broke and disappeared inch by inch!

"what!"

Xu Nuo lost all support and fell directly from mid-air, crashing heavily back into the dilapidated coffin with a "thud"!

His entire skeleton was shattered into pieces.

Xu Nuo barely managed to "assemble" himself and sat up, propping himself up on the edge of the coffin.

OMG! It's broken!

But... at least I can move now!

The feeling of being subjected to SM is too...

Su Wanqing finally broke free of the chains and swayed before regaining her balance.

She walked to the coffin, squatted down, and looked directly at the skeleton sitting disheveled inside.

Of course, the will-o'-the-wisps in Xu Nuo's eyes also seemed somewhat dizzy.

"sorry..."

Her voice was soft and apologetic, "Are you alright?"

After recovering, Xu Nuo moved her cervical vertebrae, which cracked, indicating that she was fine.

Then, he suddenly raised his bony hand and gently touched Su Wanqing's wrist, which was still stained with blood.

Looking at it, Su Wanqing thought about the contract already formed and the hardships to come, and said sadly, "My family is very poor. My mother is waiting for money to treat her illness, and my father has disappeared in the dungeon... I am the hope of my whole family..."

"I don't have the money to raise you, I don't have the money to buy you those expensive growth potions, I... I probably can't even afford the cheapest bone meal for you..."

Su Wanqing raised her tearful eyes, revealing a broken smile tinged with despair: "Have you thought it through? If you're unwilling, we can avoid signing the contract."

"Dying from the backlash...maybe it's better for everyone..."

"Click click click click!!"

The promised skeleton suddenly trembled violently, making a popping sound like beans.

Holy crap! Wait, what is this?

This girl wants to drag me down with her?!

You want to die, but I don't!

As a transmigrator with a devouring system, I'm destined to be able to sweep across the world and dominate a region in the future!

Thinking of this, Xu Nuo leaped out of the coffin with a somersault, gesturing wildly with his skeletal hands.

First point to yourself, then pound your sternum, and finally strike a bodybuilding pose.

I have a system! I can devour and evolve!

So what if you're poor? I'll make sure you live the high life!

Then, to everyone's astonishment—

"despair."

Xu Nuo gently wiped the girl's cheek with his cold, bony fingers, erasing the tear stain.

Xu Nuo was clearly an inanimate object now, his hand was just cold bones, but Su Wanqing felt a strange warmth spreading from the point of contact.

"Are you really... willing to become my contracted beast?"

She asked in a low voice, her tone tinged with uncertainty.

Xu Nuo nodded vigorously without hesitation, then raised his hand and pointed to the blood-red contract array mark that was floating between the two of them and had already been imprinted with Su Wanqing's blood mark.

Su Wanqing has already signed the contract; now it's the contracted beast Xu Nuo's turn to confirm it.

Laughter from the surrounding students continued to echo.

"Haha, a skull signature? Can it even write? Don't be ridiculous!"

"If it could sign its name, I'd eat the Awakening Platform right now!"

"He probably doesn't even know his own name, yet he dares to dream of signing a contract?"

"Maybe he'll draw a bone as his signature!"

Xu Nuo was so angry that his bones cracked and popped, and his soul fire turned a furious crimson.

Once I evolve, the first thing I'll do is turn you all into skeleton soldiers!

But just as Xu Nuo's bone finger touched the contract array...

"boom--!"

The crimson runes suddenly went berserk, twisting and combining in the air to form six ferocious characters:

【Death Emperor - Promise】!

The entire square erupted in chaos, with everyone craning their necks to stare at the words.

Even Lu Tianming was so surprised that his white beard stood up three inches high!

"Death...the Emperor of Death?"

A student stammered and repeated.

"Holy crap! This skeleton actually has a name?"

"And you dare call yourself Emperor? What the hell are you doing, an F-rank skeleton pretending to be so arrogant!"

"Hilarious! I bet it can't even beat the slimes in the starting village!"

Data suddenly popped up on the holographic screen:

[Contractual Party: Promise]

[Race: Undead]

[Rank: F]

【Attribute: None】

【potential:???】

[Talent Skill: ???]

"Hahaha! Potential and talent are both question marks? The system can't even be bothered to evaluate them!"

"This is garbage that even the system would reject!"

"Summoning a substandard product, Su Xiaohua can go buy a lottery ticket!"

Xu Nuoqi's bones cracked and popped, his knuckles turned white from clenching them.

He suddenly pointed at the group of mocking students, his bony hand giving them the middle finger.

"Pfft! A skeleton is giving the middle finger!"

"It's urgent! The skeleton is breaking down!"

Amidst the laughter, Su Wanqing suddenly grasped Xu Nuo's bony hand.

The girl's palms were cold yet soft, trembling slightly.

"A promise..."

She murmured the name softly, a glimmer of light appearing in her red and swollen eyes.

"Making a promise...what a good name."

This was the first genuine smile she had shown today, even though it was still tinged with tears.

"From now on, we're partners..." "The contract is formed—until the end of the world."

"This is... a promise I made to you..."

The promised soul fire suddenly froze.

The skeleton maintained its comical pose of raising its middle finger, but the will-o'-the-wisps in its eye sockets gradually turned into hearts.

This girl...

I'm clearly heartbroken...

They're still comforting me...

Perhaps, from this moment on, a deep bond was formed between Xu Nuo and this gentle and lovely girl.

An inexplicable and inexplicable bond...

Suddenly, a burst of golden light shot into the sky from the other end of the square!

The powerful energy fluctuations triggered piercing alarms from all the instruments in the testing area. Everyone's attention was involuntarily drawn to it…