Chapter 68: The Extreme North Soul Beasts, All Subdued
He even knew that after the Snow Empress used a 100,000-year Snow Lotus to transform and re-cultivate, her luck was poor, and she was captured by a human who had ventured deep into the Extreme North.
"Just consider that I can predict the future," Ye Wen casually replied, then his expression grew serious:
"Soul beast cultivation is as hard as ascending to the heavens. Shifting into human form is the fastest way to cultivate, but most soul beasts don't want to give up their soul beast identity to re-cultivate. However, after you become my subordinates, not only will you be able to take human form, but you can also switch back to your soul beast form at any time! Your cultivation will not disappear."
"See for yourselves."
Ye Wen then transformed into a nearly eight-year-old human boy, saying, "This is my human form."
He then switched to his half-human form and soul beast form, showing them all.
"Can it really be like this!?" The Snow Empress and the Ice Emperor were astonished, clearly taken aback.
"Of course it can be like this, so becoming my subordinate isn't without its benefits. I'll give you one last minute to think about it. If not, then I'll have to act forcibly."
Ye Wen had said all he needed to say, and now it was up to them to decide.
The Snow Empress and the Ice Emperor exchanged glances, thinking deeply. They knew that regardless of whether they agreed or not, the outcome would be the same.
The Snow Empress sighed in her heart and finally made her decision. They had no choice but to accept the inevitable and negotiate for the best possible terms:
"Alright, we accept to join you, but I hope it's as equals, not like A'tai, kneeling and calling you master. I can't accept that method."
"Heh." Ye Wen smiled inwardly. They had already formed a master-servant contract. As the master, he could change their relationship anytime and make them fully submit.
Although this made no real difference, Ye Wen still agreed to the Snow Empress's request: "Alright, I agree with your terms. We'll coexist as equals."
Seeing this, the Snow Empress finally retracted her Ice Snow Domain, and Ye Wen also voluntarily released the Ice Crystal Prison.
"I promise you that we'll coexist as equals," Ye Wen said as he approached the Ice Bear King. "Now, let's start with you, Ice Bear King."
Ye Wen decisively released the master-servant contract power and soon subdued the Ice Bear King.
"Now, Ice Bear King, since I've promised, we'll interact as equals."
In truth, equality was impossible, because by saying that, Ye Wen had already asserted his authority, and they were bound to follow his commands.
The Ice Bear King, now fully loyal, asked, "Ye Wen, I feel like there's a strange power inside me. Is this the power you mentioned, where I can shift into human form and return to my soul beast form?"
The Ice Bear King was the first soul beast to be subdued without kneeling and calling Ye Wen "master."
"Exactly. Any soul beast I subdue gains this power," Ye Wen answered.
"Xiao Bai, do you feel anything different?" The Snow Empress asked, curious.
"Mom, other than the change in attitude towards Ye Wen, I don't feel much different," Xiao Bai replied.
"Really?"
The Snow Empress tried different angles to understand the state of the Ice Bear King after being subdued, but it seemed that there wasn't much difference except the change in attitude toward Ye Wen.
After seeing this, the Snow Empress and the Ice Emperor were more accepting of the situation.
"Next up, it's your turn, Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion."
Ye Wen released the contract again, and after a while, the Ice Emperor was successfully subdued as well.
"Hmph, your strange ability is quite impressive! I seem to dislike you a lot less now. In fact, you've instantly become an important person to me, and I even feel like I want to protect you unconditionally..." The Ice Emperor said, clearly shocked by the transformation in her attitude toward Ye Wen.
Her feelings toward Ye Wen had changed dramatically.
Now, Ye Wen had subdued Xie Hu, Xiao Bai, Daming, Erming, the King of Slaughter, the Titan Snow Demon King, the Ice Bear King, the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, and after subduing the Snow Empress, there would be nine soul beasts in total.
He was about to begin the final subjugation of the Snow Empress.
"Now it's your turn, Snow Empress."
"Sigh..."
The Snow Empress sighed in her heart. If the result weren't inevitable, who would willingly accept such a contract?
But now she had no choice. Slowly, she closed her eyes and waited for the contract power to envelop her.
A massive amount of contract power surrounded the Snow Empress. After a long time, the strongest soul beast of the Extreme North, the Ice Sky Woman, with nearly 700,000 years of cultivation, was successfully added to Ye Wen's team.
But just as Ye Wen was finishing the subjugation of the Snow Empress, a strange voice suddenly rang in his mind.
[Your contract soul beasts have reached a total of 9. Congratulations! A hidden task reward has been activated. Please check.]
"Hmm? There's a hidden task for subduing soul beasts?" Ye Wen was pleasantly surprised and immediately opened the contract master-servant interface. Sure enough, new rewards had appeared.
[Hidden Task Activated.]
[Task 1: Reach 9 Contracted Subordinates. Reward: You, along with your contracted soul beasts, will no longer be suppressed by rank. As long as their cultivation reaches the required level, they can easily break through every 100,000-year barrier. For example, if a soul beast you've contracted reaches the peak of 190,000 years, it can break through to 200,000 years without any bottleneck.]
[The same effect applies up to the million-year mark. With sufficient cultivation, soul beasts can directly break through to the god-level, and there will be no tribulations between the 200,000-year to 900,000-year thresholds! However, there will still be tribulations when breaking through to the god-level at the million-year mark.]
[Lastly, the speed of soul beast form cultivation will increase by double.]
"Wow, this reward is a huge help for us!!" Ye Wen was overjoyed.
For the 100,000-year soul beasts, they would normally hit a bottleneck every 100,000 years, and it would take a long time to break through from 9 to 10. But now, as long as their cultivation was sufficient, they could directly break through to the next 100,000 years without bottlenecks.
And even between the 200,000-year and 900,000-year thresholds, soul beasts would not face tribulations during their breakthrough!
In other words, Ye Wen's contracted partners would no longer have to worry about surviving the tribulations when they reached the million-year mark. Their cultivation speed wouldn't just double, it would greatly increase.
(END CHAPTER)
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