Chapter 2985: You’ve Angered Your Beloved

The Fifth Prince, prideful as he was, couldn’t endure the humiliation and stormed off.

Ning Shu quipped, “You’ve angered your beloved so much he left on his mantis shrimp.”

Yu Liuli shot her a look. “He’s not my beloved.”

“How is he not? Ever since I got here, I’ve been hearing about how infatuated you were with him. What changed?” Ning Shu asked, lifting a brow.

“That was me being foolish in the past. Who hasn’t had a time when they were young and stupid?” Yu Liuli scoffed.

To Ning Shu, it seemed like Yu Liuli was currently going through a period of crazy and stupid.

The competition continued and Yu Liuli dealt with her rounds easily.

When she was matched with the Fifth Prince, Yu Liuli let out a sinister smile and attacked with extraordinary ruthlessness.

The genius baby Fifth Prince had originally intended to go easy on Yu Liuli, to let her lose gracefully and save some face.

The Fifth Prince’s expression darkened as he was forced into retreat, unable to keep up. Left with no choice, he summoned his contracted divine beast.

As a member of the imperial family, it was perfectly normal for the Fifth Prince to have a contracted divine beast, especially since he was a prodigy nurtured by the imperial family with immense resources.

A man with fiery red hair stepped onto the arena and transformed into a roaring lion, majestic and imposing.

“Kong Lin!” Yu Liuli called out to Ning Shu.

Ning Shu: …

Ning Shu had no choice but to step onto the stage and transform into a peacock, letting out a cry.

The Fifth Prince pressed his lips together and took out his weapon, his expression serious. It was clear he intended to go all out.

This was Ning Shu’s first time fighting a fellow divine beast.

Even as they fought, they exchanged words.

“What’s your name?”

“Shi Gang. And you?” Shi Gang, seeing that Ning Shu bore him no hostility, replied.

“I’m Kong Lin. Let’s just go through the motions, the outcome depends on those two anyway.”

“How long have you been in the human world?”

“Many years. I was raised by the Huangfu imperial family since I was little, trained to become a divine beast, and eventually formed a contract with the Fifth Prince,” Shi Gang explained.

Ning Shu let out a small sound of acknowledgment. So that was it, he was likely captured as a cub.

Ning Shu charged toward Shi Gang and asked, “What kind of contract did you form?”

“An equal contract,” Shi Gang answered.

Ning Shu: …

“Do you know how to break a contract?” Ning Shu asked.

“For life-bond contracts, it’s impossible to break them since the two parties have essentially become one. For equal contracts, both sides must agree to sever the bond. If one party refuses, the other can still forcefully sever the bond, but it will result in severe backlash and a significant loss of strength,” Shi Gang roared in response.

Ning Shu dodged Shi Gang’s attack and continued, “What about a master-servant contract?”

“A master-servant contract? No dice.”

Ning Shu: …

Ning Shu and Shi Gang fought fiercely, but there was no real damage inflicted. It was all for show.

Yu Liuli was significantly stronger than the Fifth Prince and her attacks were ruthless, so she soon injured him severely. He collapsed, spitting blood.

Shi Gang roared and charged toward Yu Liuli, but Ning Shu grabbed her by the clothes with her claws, lifting her into the air.

Yu Liuli: …