The bright moon hung high in the sky.
The conversation between the two had ended, and neither spoke further, maintaining a silence.
"You're not sincere..."
Ling Chen shook his head and said, "Your answer truly leaves me dissatisfied."
Although they had both asked and answered questions, all his words had been extracted, while the other party consistently gave ambiguous replies, mastering the art of verbal evasion to its extreme.
"I have already answered."
Chen Shu shrugged his shoulders and said, "Some things, I myself cannot clearly explain."
Ling Chen's greatest puzzle was Chen Shu's unknown and peculiar talent, but this was something the person himself could not provide a precise answer to.
"Enough, I just need a general understanding. I believe I will know more slowly in the future."
"In the future?"
Chen Shu narrowed his eyes slightly, a hint of caution arising in his heart.
"But I still want to ask."
A smile played on Ling Chen's lips as he said,
"If I told you to commit suicide now, or else I would destroy Fang Si's mind on the spot, what would you do?"
"Do you take me for an idiot?"
Chen Shu sneered coldly. If he died, then Fang Si truly could not be saved.
"That's right..."
Ling Chen shook his head and smiled, "Since you refuse to commit suicide, I can kill you myself!"
"I want to know why?"
Chen Shu's brows furrowed slightly. "Would killing me benefit you?"
"Let me answer your question again."
Ling Chen gazed at the moon in the sky, as if recalling something, and slowly said,
"You might not know my talent. When I was five years old, I automatically awakened contract spirits, and two of them!"
"Dual contract spirits?"
Chen Shu was slightly taken aback, a trace of astonishment in his heart.
This was beyond describing as talent. According to human historical records, in a thousand years, only two cases of dual contract spirits had appeared, and both were the most outstanding individuals of their era.
"That's right, one of them is a contract spirit sharing the same origin as the Ancient Emperor!"
"Then why did you previously call it your fifth contract spirit?"
Chen Shu asked, instinctively assuming that contract spirit had appeared only after Ling Chen advanced to the King rank.
"That's because, after it received the Ancient Emperor's inheritance, it directly advanced to the King rank, which is why I called it that."
Ling Chen's face held a proud expression.
"This also means that I possessed a King-ranked contract spirit at the age of five! Moreover, it's a soul type, which is why I couldn't see through it for so many years."
"..."
Chen Shu's expression was calm, but inwardly he cursed, this was truly the ultimate cheat, wasn't it?
It was like playing a game, and you, a level 1 novice, started an adventure wielding the strongest divine artifact. Wasn't that cheating?
"So you have six contract spirits now?"
"How is that possible? It's actually the contract spirit for my advancement to King-ranked Beast Master, it just appeared earlier."
Ling Chen shook his head.
"However, even though it can't let me have an extra contract spirit, at least I won't have any bottlenecks in breaking through to King rank."
"With such talent, can anyone in the world compare to me?"
"Are you perhaps the illegitimate son of the Destiny Ancient Emperor?"
Chen Shu muttered, instantly having a guess...
Ling Chen's forehead was covered in black lines. "He's from eight hundred years ago. Do you think I've lived that long?!"
"Who can say for sure about such things?"
Chen Shu shrugged his shoulders and said, "What if it's true?"
The power of legends was already unimaginable. Any bizarre event happening was reasonable. From the old man's ability to resurrect the Dragon Abyss heroes of the past, one could see the monstrous nature of legends...
"I'll say it again, I have no relation to him anymore!"
Ling Chen's eyes gleamed, and he said with great ambition, "I admit I'm borrowing a little of his power now, but in the future, I will definitely surpass him! I will lead the Ancient Destiny Kingdom to a new peak!"
"Mm, keep on making it up..."
"??"
Ling Chen's expression froze, but he was too lazy to refute. Instead, he continued,
"Do you think my high level is because I devoured too many contract spirits?"
"Otherwise?"
Chen Shu was noncommittal. Such monstrous ability, anyone would probably be unable to resist it, after all, it was an opportunity for immediate ascension.
"Think about it, in so many years, have there been many King-ranked Beast Masters who died unexpectedly in Huaguo?"
"Mm?"
Chen Shu was slightly taken aback, then shook his head and said, "Not many."
In peacetime, the fall of any King-ranked individual was a major event, but there had been very few such cases.
"In fact, I haven't even devoured a single King-ranked contract spirit."
Ling Chen said lightly, "What I devoured were only Silver and Gold contract spirits, and not in too large a quantity, because I dared not. The more frequently this ability is used, the more difficult my future path will be!"
"Mm..."
Chen Shu showed no surprise. After all, although the people of the Ancient Destiny Kingdom had progressed rapidly, it was difficult for them to advance to the Legendary realm.
"That is to say, the reason I can have this Beast Master level is mainly due to myself!"
Ling Chen looked directly at Chen Shu and said, "From childhood, I've had a heart of invincibility, which allows me to easily break through any Beast Master bottleneck!"
Possessing a King-ranked contract spirit at five years old, let alone for geniuses of the same age, even the older generation had few opponents who could match him. It was not surprising that Ling Chen possessed such a mindset.
"Originally, I could have smoothly advanced to King rank three stars, or even Legendary, by relying on this momentum!"
Ling Chen looked directly at Chen Shu, a killing intent in his eyes, and said,
"But because of you, my momentum has been broken!"
"Is this your reason for needing to kill me? I haven't even fought you. If you're not capable, you deliberately make me a scapegoat?"
Chen Shu's brows furrowed. Although they knew each other, let alone sparring, he hadn't even seen Ling Chen's contract spirits.
"I've silently compared..."
Ling Chen sighed, a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
"In terms of talent, you started cultivating at eighteen, and in just seven or eight years, you've grown to this point from an ordinary person. I'm not as good as you!"
"In terms of strength, you've always been able to fight across different realms, and you do so using contract spirits with such low potential ratings. I'm also not as good as you!"
"If I don't kill you personally, I fear my inner demons won't be broken, and my future path to Legend will inevitably be very bumpy!"
"..."
Chen Shu shook his head and said, "Your bloodline is your biggest constraint, isn't it? Even the current Pope cannot advance to Legendary, can you?"
"That's right! This is also the second reason why I want to kill you!"
Ling Chen licked his lips and said,
"Originally, I wouldn't have been so persistent. After all, one's state of mind is ethereal and may not necessarily affect cultivation."
"But it wasn't until my contract spirit told me that as long as it could devour your soul, it could completely shatter my bloodline shackles!"
"Your contract spirit?"
Chen Shu's mouth twitched. "You believe the words of a contract spirit? Are you crazy?"
"It received the Ancient Emperor's inheritance and possesses some of the Ancient Emperor's memories!"
Ling Chen said lightly, "It is not only my contract spirit, but also my guide on the path of Beast Mastery. I believe it!"