Douluo: The Dragon King's Descent of the Gods

At that moment, Xie Xie suddenly understood something.

"So that's why Xu Xiaoyan is so much better than me."

Gu Yuena: ...

She didn't expect that even after a month of school, Xie Xie still hadn't discovered that Xiao Yan was a follower of Xinghe.

However, considering that Xie Xie had focused all his attention on cultivation over the past month, Gu Yuena did not look down on him for his lack of intelligence.

"Yes, if you follow me, I can train you to be as powerful as Xu Xiaoyan. How about it, are you interested?"

Gu Yuena's pride wouldn't allow her to be rejected on her first invitation, so she revealed many of her trump cards and went all in.

"Power, wealth, cultivation, soul... I can give you all of these as long as you follow me."

"If you become my follower, I guarantee that your future achievements will surpass those of the Dark Earl."

Xie Xie listened silently, and for some reason felt a sense of déjà vu, as if an evil dark force was bewitching underage children.

So, should he refuse?

Ding!

Suddenly recalling the look Gu Yuena gave him when they first met, Xie Xie instantly abandoned any thoughts of rejection.

He had a premonition that if he refused, the consequences might be dire.

As the saying goes in TV dramas, "A wise man submits to circumstances," so...

"I do."

"A smart choice." Gu Yuena was satisfied with this answer, because she had saved face.

"Here, sign this contract."

Gu Yuena lost something. Xie Xie caught it and saw that it was a brand new parchment covered with patterns he couldn't understand. There was a handprint on one corner and the other corner was blank, clearly meant for him.

A contract? Does such a thing exist in Douluo Continent?

Should I sign it? Or should I sign it? Or should I sign it?

Xie Xie deftly stamped his handprint in the blank space, and the parchment burned as if it had been set ablaze, disappearing in no time.

At the same time, the benefits of signing a contract became apparent to Xie Xie.

Physical strength has been enhanced, but the most significant improvement is in one's affinity for elemental forces, especially light and spatial elements, which have increased several times over in an instant.

(The Shadow Dragon Dagger has the Shadow attribute, not the Dark attribute, and the Time attribute is not within the scope of the Silver Dragon King's bloodline. Therefore, Xie Xie only received an upgrade in the Light and Shadow Twin Dragon Daggers, as well as the Space element of the Time-Space Holy Dragon after the Light and Shadow were combined.)

Xie Xie felt a secret thrill, but then he felt uneasy.

Oh no, why do I feel like an idiot in a story who sells his soul to the devil for benefits?

Oh no, is it too late to regret this now?

…………

In the lobby, Long Bing waited for about half an hour before seeing Xie Xie walk out of the elevator alone, his expression indescribably strange.

"Teacher, let's go back."

"Go back? Aren't you going to choose a soul anymore?"

"No need," Xie Xie's expression was a mix of bitterness and a smile. "I am no longer a Soul Master with twin Martial Souls."

"Huh?" Long Bing thought she had misheard.

What does it mean for a Soul Master to have twin martial souls that are not of the same type?

No, what exactly did Gu Yuena say to Xie Xie? How did she manage to make such a perfectly normal child start talking nonsense?

"Teacher," Xie Xie looked at Long Bing, a few glistening tears in the corners of his eyes, his expression a mix of crying and laughing, "Do you know what it feels like when two martial souls merge into one even stronger martial soul?"

slap~

Long Bing rubbed his forehead.

Oh no, he's starting to go insane.

No, I have to take this child to the psychiatric ward of the hospital...

Long Bing pulled Xie Xie's hand and started to walk out, but a dragon's might containing the power of time and space made her pause.

Wait, what is that?

Long Bing turned her head stiffly and saw the illusory spirit in Xie Xie's hand. It was neither a white dagger nor a nearly transparent shadow dagger, but a silver-white giant dragon.

Long Bing: ...

Perhaps I should go see an ophthalmologist.

…………

"What an amazing blood pact!" Gu Yuena exclaimed.

"The Time-Space Dragon bloodline that Xie Xie told me is a bit weak, but in human terms, even a mosquito's leg is still meat, and there is still a slight improvement."

After saying that, she looked at Meng Xinghe and asked, "Can't the two of us really sign a blood pact?"

"Isn't it a good thing to combine your divine bloodline with my Silver Dragon King bloodline?"

"No," Meng Xinghe rejected the suggestion, explaining:

"My divine bloodline needs to be kept pure, as this is related to my status after I become a god, and the same applies to you."

"Your Silver Dragon King bloodline can merge with the Golden Dragon King bloodline to form the Dragon God bloodline, which is compatible with the dragon bloodlines derived from the Dragon God bloodline. However, if the bloodline is mixed with powerful bloodline forces other than the Dragon God bloodline, it will affect the purity of the Dragon God bloodline."

"To us, our bloodlines are impurities; if we were to merge, the disadvantages would outweigh the advantages."

"Therefore, I cannot sign a two-way blood pact, but I can sign a one-way blood pact with others, sharing my divine bloodline with them, but you cannot."

"Alright then." Gu Yuena could only nod regretfully upon hearing this.

Originally, she wanted to sign a blood pact with Xinghe and experience the power of the divine bloodline, but now she has to give up on that idea.

One is a wisp of divine bloodline shared through a blood pact, and the other is the purity of the dragon god's bloodline after fusion. This is an easy multiple-choice question. She is the wise Silver Dragon King, how could she possibly choose wrong?

Blood Pacts are an ancient contract originating from the Holy Demon Continent. Meng Xinghe obtained this contract from Ilex and studied and improved it, thus creating the current Blood Pacts, which can be one-way or two-way.

A two-way blood pact is the kind that Gu Yuena and Xie Xie signed, where both parties share a trace of each other's bloodline power.

A one-way blood pact is the kind that Meng Xinghe and Xu Xiaoyan signed, whereby Meng Xinghe unilaterally shares a trace of divine bloodline with Xu Xiaoyan.

There aren't many people who have signed a one-way blood pact with Meng Xinghe, but there are still quite a few, and they are all people he thinks highly of.

Meng Xinghe shared a trace of divine bloodline with them, giving them potential for improvement. In return, they would repay him by signing another contract in the future.

This involves Meng Xinghe's ninth soul skill, "Celestial Contract".

There are twelve slots available for forming a divine pact with another person. Both parties who form a pact will receive a one-twelfth share of each other's power, and this is a comprehensive power boost, naturally including the foundation of their power.

Meng Xinghe is currently only a Soul Master, but his other self has already cultivated to the level of Title Douluo, and has already filled all twelve contract slots for his ninth soul skill, "Heavenly God Contract".

With two versions of himself and two ninth soul skills, he has twenty-four contract slots, allowing him to receive one-twelfth of the all-around power boost from each of the twenty-four individuals.

In this state, the two selves merge into one, and the divine embryo transforms into a complete self through a secret technique, thus achieving a perfect and flawless state to challenge the divine level and attain the position of a celestial god in one fell swoop.

This is Meng Xinghe's ambition!