Chapter 323: Chapter 175: Making Shiayar the Happiest Dragon Knight (Double Chapter)
The illusion of light and shadow shattered.
Shiayar stood up, moving his hand away from the ruins of the Royal Court.
Within the Astral Vision, the huge Wheel of Destiny also gradually came to a stop, finally fading into nothingness.
The condition of that giant gold dragon’s body had long been exhausted; the contamination of the Fallen Sun had completely eroded its flesh and soul, like cancerous cells destroying all the original order.
At this moment, it was only able to move by relying on the strong physique of a Pureblood Ancient Dragon.
Even without this final struggle, it wouldn’t have lasted much longer.
Although Shiayar could temporarily suppress the gold ancient dragon’s madness with Illusion Technique, he was not a Beastmaster specializing in healing, and none of his contracted Pet Beasts had healing skills.
On ordinary days, Shiayar relied on the alchemy serum and life essence stored in his Spatial Pocket to restore and heal himself.
However—
The top-grade healing potions produced by the Alchemy Association barely sufficed for human flesh, but they were utterly inadequate for a Mythical Species level ancient dragon.
He lacked the ability to prevent everything before him from happening.
So, the only thing Shiayar could do was use the "Wheel of Destiny" to recreate the past splendor of the Ancient Dragon Royal Court.
Allowing this giant gold dragon to have a good dream as it passed away.
"Using the last of its strength before death to invoke the blessing of the World Tree made me owe you a favor."
"Clearly part of the Giant Dragon Tribe, but this calculation runs deep... unlike the Dragon Race, more like Humans."
He chuckled, and the hint of Mercury color in his eyes faded.
"But your calculation, however, came to nothing."
With Shiayar’s character, any promise made would be fulfilled.
Whether or not the giant gold dragon paid this favor in the end, nothing would change.
His gaze shifted slightly, then fell on the Egg of the Night.
"The child of the Ancient Dragon King?"
He took steps forward, then gently reached out, touching the dragon egg seemingly shrouded in the night.
As Shiayar’s hand made contact, a ripple of starlight spread across the thin night veil.
Shiayar bit his finger.
Then, letting the crimson liquid flow down his fingertip, it dripped onto the Egg of the Night.
Drip.
Drip.
The blood traced a scarlet scale pattern amongst the rippling starlight.
Different from Shiayar’s previous contracts.
Earlier, all his contracts were master-servant, but this time, the scale pattern represented an "Equal Contract."
After all, it was the entrustment from the giant gold dragon.
The deal was to take care of the child of the Ancient Dragon King, not to dominate it.
Compared to master-servant contracts where the master has absolute authority, even to order a servant’s suicide, the Equal Contract positions the parties as close allies—
Their souls are more intimately connected, enjoying the blessings of the Soul Pact for both.
However, it lacked the compulsory binding force of the master-servant contract.
The scarlet scale suddenly burst with an incredibly dazzling light.
Then, Shiayar felt the thin night gradually enveloping him.
Wisps of dark spiritual power probed out from the Egg of the Night.
In the Spirit Realm, it met with the gray-black mist symbolizing Shiayar’s spirit, with a tinge of curiosity and exploration.
Soon after, the gray mist symbolizing Shiayar’s spirit slowly intertwined and entangled with the starlit night.
Meanwhile, the channel of the Soul Pact began to slowly construct amid the collision and mutual erosion of spiritual symbols.
This was the first time Shiayar experienced such a complex and intricate contract process.
Despite Shiayar’s soul strength reaching a spiritual ocean, the contract’s progress remained extremely slow, with the gray mist eroding only slightly into the night.
Previously, he had contracted with the Mercury Serpent, but that creature was a mythological disgrace; it had no combat power or substance, so the contract process was no more difficult than contracting with a kitten.
However, the ancient dragon egg before him was a genuine Mythical Species, incomparable to the Mercury Serpent’s ignominy.
Thanks to spending ten years in the Garden of Eden, Shiayar had surpassed the throne limit; otherwise, a regular Legendary Beastmaster could only contract up to a Mythical Rank Pet Beast and wouldn’t be eligible to contract a Fabled Creature.
Shiayar remained still, feeling the soul channel gradually taking form.
Meanwhile, Jayee, in the form of a Metal Fairy, unknown when, had flitted out with fluttering wings.
A subtle beam of light was reflected in its eyes, scanning the surrounding ruins.
This was once the site of the Ancient Dragon Royal Court. Even though all its mysteries, including the branches of the World Tree, had been exhausted, it still held great archaeological value.
The First Era truly lived up to its name.
Although Shiayar had only been in the Echo of History for less than a day, his gains were already considerable.
He discovered the Calamity of Light and learned the secrets of the Ancient Dragon Royal Court, not to mention unraveling the truth of the Beast Taming Pact.
Originally, Shiayar was somewhat puzzled as to why humans in this world had developed a supernatural system centered around Beastmasters.
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