Chapter 466: Chapter 465: Cunning Qiuqiu (Request for Votes)

“Hiss~”

The Komodo Poison Dragon opened its mouth, emitting a hiss like that of a serpent, its fine teeth flashing coldly in the night, its front paws releasing the building and again spreading the membranous wings connected to its hind paws.

From high above the city, the crowd below all looked towards the direction of the trade building, seemingly anticipating something.

Shao Zifeng’s robe fluttered loudly in the fierce wind, “Qiuqiu, deal with it.”

“Roar!”

The roar initiated the battle, with Qiuqiu’s wings flapping as the purple-red flames on its body surged wildly, the dragon’s wings tearing through the air with a piercing screech.

The Komodo Poison Dragon, living up to its reputation for low intelligence, leaped from the building, bravely charging forward with the aid of the wind.

The distance between the two sides rapidly closed, with purple-red elemental particles gathering on Qiuqiu’s claws, the twisted energy entangling around them.

“Hiss!”

The poison dragon, not to be outdone, raised its claws, also unleashing the Dragon Claw skill.

Sizzle–

The moment the two claws contacted, the energy on the Komodo Poison Dragon’s claws was instantly shattered, followed by its fragile claws and the bones in its arms rapidly turning to ash, clearly triggering the Annihilation effect of the Ashen Flying Dragon.

The sky full of red ash, like stars, the rugged claws emerged from the ashes and clutched the neck of the Komodo Poison Dragon.

Even the dim-witted Komodo Poison Dragon could sense death looming; panic surged in its small eyes as its remaining three legs struggled violently.

Qiuqiu’s purple-red vertical pupils coldly watched it, the flames in its eyes growing more intense.

Boom!

The twisted flames exploded instantly, enveloping the Komodo Poison Dragon within them; no matter how it struggled, it was to no avail. Its skin wrinkled, cracked, and carbonized in the flames, finally turning into a charred corpse that lay motionless.

Crackle!

Qiuqiu, expressionless, tightened its claws, the charred corpse of the Komodo Poison Dragon crumbling into pieces, turning to ashes and dispersing into the night wind.

Having done all this, Qiuqiu raised its head to look at the Poison Fire Flying Dragon, the entangling flame particles on its body surging once more.

“You are indeed very powerful!”

The young lady, her face pale, leaning on her forehead, spoke in a weak voice veiled with undeniable excitement. The backlash from her pet’s death made her head throb as if pricked by needles, but she showed no anger over the pet’s demise, her gaze towards Qiuqiu even more fervent.

“Come with me, I can make you stronger, as strong as to become a Source Messenger walking this earth isn’t impossible,” this time, the young lady ignored Shao Zifeng and spoke directly to Qiuqiu.

Qiuqiu paused upon hearing her words.

Noticing the somber expression of the Poison Fire Flying Dragon, the surging flame particles on its body gradually settled. Qiuqiu tilted its head as if seriously considering the young lady’s proposal.

Initially eager to end the battle quickly, Shao Zifeng now was in no rush; he watched the scene with interest, wanting to hear what else the woman could say.

Thinking Qiuqiu was moved by her softened demeanor, the young lady joyfully continued, “You might not know what a Source Messenger is, but that doesn’t matter. You just need to understand that being a Source Messenger is the ultimate pursuit of every Attribute Controller, representing the pinnacle and origin of attributes, a powerful existence that transcends spatial confines.”

“Just think if you became the Dragon Source Envoy, all the dragons in the world would kneel at your feet, following your commands.” Just articulating this thought made the young lady tremble with excitement.

It seemed like it.

Got the picture?

Upon hearing her explanation, Shao Zifeng’s expression turned solemn.

Source Messenger.

This term was new to him; even with a cheat that allowed him to know many unknown things, he had never come across its description.

If anything, it was only after Lingling evolved that the prefix ‘Celestial Source’ was added before its name, something the similarly power-wielding fawn did not possess.

However, the young lady apparently had no intention of disclosing more information about the Source Messenger and instead looked expectantly at Qiuqiu, “If you’re willing, I can find a way to modify the contract, so that you become my pet beast.”

Upon hearing these words, Qiuqiu’s gaze grew colder, but the lady, seemingly oblivious, continued, “Of course, if you are reluctant to leave your current master, I can compensate him and give him more Mutant Creatures to make him a powerful Combat Training Master…”

Qiuqiu’s gaze grew even colder, and Shao Zifeng acutely sensed the anger brimming within it.

Is this woman a fool? Continuously bringing herself up, can’t she learn her lesson?

As the Ashen Flying Dragon, Qiuqiu became even more composed and hid its emotions well, flapping its wings and slowly advancing some distance, seemingly accepting the lady’s invitation.

Seeing Qiuqiu draw nearer, a delighted smile appeared on the lady’s face.

“Wait.” She took out a ring from her pocket, “Just to be safe, you need to wear this before we change the contract.”

“Don’t get me wrong, this device will only inject you with a suppressant if you try to harm me; otherwise, it’s merely a piece of jewelry.” Saying this, she opened the ring and clamped it to the spine of the Poison Fire Flying Dragon to prove she wasn’t lying.

Shao Zifeng glanced at it and indeed detected no energy feedback, which made him think it likely to be a mechanical item. But what he didn’t anticipate was that despite appearing mad, the woman was very cautious, not blinded by joy.

As for Qiuqiu’s prerogative, Shao Zifeng did not stop it. To him, each pet beast was its own entity, endowed with its own character and thoughts. He trusted Qiuqiu and all of his pet beasts just as they trusted him.

Indeed, Qiuqiu did not move further and calmly watched the woman, as if waiting for her to put the ring on.

The lady wanted to personally place the ring on Qiuqiu, but fearing deceit, she turned her gaze to Shao Zifeng, “You, put this on it.”

Saying that, she threw the ring over.

Just as the ring left her hand, flames rekindled in Qiuqiu’s purple-red vertical pupils.

Sparks shot from the corner of its mouth as a fireball rocketed towards the ring.

The fireball passed through the ring, grazed the overjoyed face of the lady, and struck a bizarre bug hiding behind the Poison Fire Flying Dragon.

Bang!

Sparks flew in all directions.

The fireball once again triggered Annihilation mode, and the bug’s head was pierced cleanly through.

The body of the bug, scarred and battered, stiffened.

It completely slumped down, lifeless.

“Ahhhh!!!”

The ecstatic expression on the lady’s face twisted in pain as blood trickled from her nose, her hands clutching her head as she screamed miserably.

The death of a contracted pet beast was something most people could endure, but the pain was exponentially greater when two died in a short period of time.

Furthermore, having been outsmarted by Qiuqiu just before the backlash made her even more aggrieved.

Qiuqiu coldly watched the screaming woman, snorting a puff of hot air from its nostrils, a trace of schadenfreude in its gaze.

Silly female biped.

Don’t think I don’t know you’re after my eggs.

Even my eggs have praised my intelligence!

Hmph!

Shao Zifeng caught the ring and almost laughed out loud watching Qiuqiu’s expression.

He knew that the personalities of his pet beasts might change due to his influence; for instance, Lingling had transformed from a chuunibyou girl into a lovestruck loli. He had thought Qiuqiu had simply become more unemotional, but it turned out to be sly as well.

He was now somewhat looking forward to seeing how the pretentiously upright deer’s character would change after contracting.

(PS: Thanks to ‘I’m just someone’ for the 1500 reward, ‘(DingDang)’ for the 300 reward, and ‘Drunken Dreams of Withering Years’ for the 100 reward.)