Supreme Tamer

Chapter 800: Chapter 667: The Occupied Fourth Soul Contract

“Wow, you really got 3000 Spirit Stones, you’re quite something, kid. You must really know how to find Spirit Stones!” Chu Tianren laughed heartily, patting Chu Mu on the shoulder in praise.

Chu Mu smiled modestly, knowing that he didn’t actually know how to find Spirit Stones, and that it was all thanks to the half-human, half-pet elder who had been with him for several years and was forcibly abducted by his mother.

Of course, Chu Mu couldn’t linger on this topic, otherwise Chu Tianren would ask him to teach the art of finding Spirit Stones, which Chu Mu had previously eluded by claiming to have some sort of talent.

“By the way, who were those people from before? They looked quite ominous.” Chu Mu asked.

Chu Mu had noticed the group of powerful people who had previously been sealed in the valley. If it weren’t for him making Little Mo Xie cause such a commotion, they would likely still be quietly hiding somewhere, waiting for their prey to walk right into their trap.

“I couldn’t see clearly, but they don’t seem like they’re here to kill the Sky Demon Worm Emperor. However, they came into the Forbidden Domain and are sneaking around as if afraid of being discovered by others. They must be up to no good, but it doesn’t matter. This Forbidden Domain is huge, and we can just stick to our path; it’s not like we’ll encounter them again.” Chu Tianren said.

After hesitating for a moment, Chu Mu slowly took out a shiny gemstone from his Space Ring.

The gemstone was about the size of a thumb, with a small hollowed-out ring inside. It looked like a simple ring, and the color of the gemstone was quite ordinary. In this world full of crystal stones, soul crystals, and gemstones, such a common gem was relatively rare.

“Hopefully, we won’t encounter them again. But when the person being chased flew past me, they used some kind of different race power and threw this thing at me.” Chu Mu said with a wry smile, wondering whether or not to keep it. After all, those people were quite powerful, and it would be troublesome if they accidentally provoked them.

Chu Tianren looked puzzled as he took the ring from Chu Mu and examined it. At the same time, he murmured, “I’ve seen in those biographies that some important figures throw away valuable things when they’re chased, and the pursuers are after those very items. How come I’ve never encountered such a situation in my life?”

However, Chu Tianren couldn’t see anything special about this ring. It was neither a Space Ring nor a Soul Capture Ring, and it wasn’t any valuable accessory either. The gemstone itself barely contained any energy.

“I’ve already checked before, and it seems like just an ordinary accessory.” Chu Mu said helplessly.

“…It seems that biographies are just biographies and shouldn’t be believed. It was probably some sort of trick by the person being chased. They threw down some random item, trying to lure those people into picking on us so they could buy themselves some time to escape. But the pursuers were clever and didn’t fall for it. So now, we’re left holding this broken ring, thinking we’ve stumbled upon sudden wealth.” Chu Tianren imagined the situation and quickly came up with this explanation.

“Let’s keep it as a souvenir, and focus on killing our Sky Demon Worms.” Chu Tianren tossed the ring back to Chu Mu.

Chu Mu held the ring, asked Fox Elder about it, and he also said it was just an ordinary ring. After thinking about it, Chu Mu decided to temporarily put the ring in his Space Ring and ask an expert to appraise it later if he got the chance.

“The next location is here. It’s the territory of the Third-level Heavenly Demon Insect Tribe. I had to give them quite a few benefits for them to reveal this place to me, and they said that some people have already set their sights on it.” Chu Tianren pointed to the map and said.

“If someone wants to snatch it, it means there’s something valuable.” Chu Mu had often engaged in looting and plundering in the past, and even now, at the Soul Emperor level, he would still seize any opportunities to do so, especially in the Forbidden Domain where good opportunities were hard to come by.

Seeing Chu Mu speak so confidently, Chu Tianren couldn’t help but laugh. “Looking at you, I thought you were quite honest, but turns out you’re quite adept at this too! And you’re not wrong, at our level, a lot of the time it’s about going where everyone else goes. It doesn’t matter if we know if there’s something valuable there or not. As long as people are going, there must be resources. You see, resources are limited, and ambitious Soul Emperors would rather risk their lives in pursuit of dangerous resources than sit in a city and rot.”

Chu Mu understood that those without powerful background would need to do some dirty work to get ahead, just like how he and Chu Tianren had built their fortunes from nothing.

Earning 5000 Spirit Stones wasn’t a huge amount, and when divided between the two, it only came out to 2500 Spirit Stones each. For Chu Tianren, this amount was clearly insufficient, and for Chu Mu, whose Soul Pets required even more resources, it was utterly pathetic.

Although they knew there might be competitors at their next destination, the uncle and nephew duo proceeded anyway, determined to fight for the resources.

…

This journey took longer, and after a whole month of crossing mountains and rivers, they finally reached the outskirts of the Third-level Heavenly Demon Insect Tribe’s territory.

The territory claimed by the Heavenly Demon Insect Tribe was even larger, and it would probably take more than ten days to traverse it. If the quasi-Emperor-level creatures were scattered throughout the area, they could potentially be defeated one by one with relative ease.

The problem was, without venturing deeper into the Heavenly Demon Insect Tribe’s territory, no one knew where the Spiritual Source could be found or where the Sky Demon Worm Emperor was.

“We’ll have to spend about ten days or half a month here. The territory is so vast that we can’t just blindly attack. Otherwise, we’ll end up wasting a lot of time dealing with their army.” Chu Tianren said.

Upon entering this Forbidden Domain, Chu Mu finally understood why powerful human experts were reluctant to step in here. If a Level 1 Tribe is equivalent to a quasi-Emperor, then the experts would need at least triple the power to destroy a tribe; and, with no knowledge of any resources present, the profit obtained would merely be a tenth of the effort. If a team comprised solely of humans with one Emperor entered, the spoils would be pathetically meager, not to mention the constant worry of losing their Soul Pets.

Finding spiritual sources takes time, and Chu Mu followed Fox Elder’s instructions gradually. This gave Fox Elder sufficient time to investigate and determine if any massive spiritual sources were hidden in the area.

In reality, throughout their journey, Fox Elder was searching. But after more than a month in the Forbidden Domain, Foxes Elder had not stumbled upon anything surprising.

…

“Young Master, the probability of finding a spiritual source here might be a bit low,” Fox Elder finally concluded on the tenth day.

“No spiritual source? So we’ve come here for nothing?” Chu Mu said, disappointed.

“Young Master, hidden spiritual sources aren’t found everywhere. Ten Thousand Broken Stinger Valley is partially developed, and even humans know what tribes reside here. It’s likely that other spiritual-seeking experts have already scoured this place. If the Young Master dares to venture deeper into the Forbidden Domain, I, Fox Elder, can guarantee to find a one-time-use spiritual source of at least 10,000 within a month. Also, with your current strength, you are severely limited within the Forbidden Domain. Even approaching a Third-level Tribe would require careful maneuvering, undoubtedly wasting a lot of time,” Fox Elder explained.

Left with no choice, Chu Mu had to share Fox Elder’s conclusion with Chu Tianren and let him decide whether or not to continue lurking within this Third-level Tribe.

“No spiritual source? If that’s the case, why would my old friends inform me that someone plans to come here? Didn’t they come for the resources in the first place?” Chu Tianren stroked his chin.

Chu Tianren firmly believed that their competitors wouldn’t dare enter the Third-level Tribe unless they were certain about the presence of resources. Chu Tianren knew the personality of his competitor.

“There might be something else. In any case, the probability of finding a hidden spiritual source is only one percent,” Fox Elder communicated via soul sense.

Since Chu Tianren was so sure there were resources here, Chu Mu decided to stay and wait for the competitors to reveal whatever it was in the vicinity.

The uncle and nephew duo made a large circle around the Third-level Territory and didn’t find any traces of intruders. They waited patiently on the outskirts.

Since preserving their combat strength was essential during the waiting process, Chu Mu took this opportunity to summon the Little Hiding Dragon, now at the Fourth Rank Ninth Stage. He sent it to a smaller group of Sky Demon Worm caverns, accompanied by Little Mo Xie as a babysitter. This way, the Little Hiding Dragon could collect more Dead Souls.

After experiencing another battle, the Little Hiding Dragon collected thousands of Dead Souls. Upon its return, Chu Mu felt it was close to metamorphosing into the Fifth Rank. That night, Chu Mu used fusion Spirit Items to strengthen the Little Hiding Dragon’s Ghost attribute.

The bloodline of the Azure Sky Hidden Dragon was originally blue. Chu Mu modified the Little Hiding Dragon’s body multiple times, gradually giving it a mysterious blue appearance. While stationary, one would feel like the Little Hiding Dragon was a sculpture crafted from a smooth blue agate or quartz, exuding an aura of mystique, sacredness, and majesty.

As a Nine Thoughts Spirit Soul Master, Chu Mu didn’t find it difficult to reinforce the attributes of a Commander-level Soul Pet. He easily helped the Little Hiding Dragon metamorphose from the Fourth Rank Ninth Stage to the Fifth Rank First Stage, while its Ghost attribute gradually caught up with the main attributes of Beast and Insect.

“Strange, why do I feel like something is breaking into my soul?” After the Little Hiding Dragon completed its Fifth Rank metamorphosis, Chu Mu noticed an anomaly. His soul pact with the Little Hiding Dragon was being shaken!

Chu Mu was not yet a Soul Emperor, yet the Little Hiding Dragon was a genuine Emperor-level Soul Pet. When Chu Mu signed the soul pact with it, the excessive level difference meant that the Little Hiding Dragon might rebel. Even if it didn’t rebel, it would undoubtedly become independent once its intelligence matured and not follow Chu Mu forever.

Now that the Little Hiding Dragon had reached the Fifth Rank, its wisdom had matured once again, and its thoughts were clearly having an impact on the soul pact between it and Chu Mu!

“Why is it happening so quickly? I thought it wouldn’t cause any problems until the Seventh Rank?” Chu Mu said, feeling uneasy.

As Chu Mu pondered the puzzle, the soul pact he had with the Little Hiding Dragon suddenly began to split strangely, and uncontrollably invaded Chu Mu’s vacant Fourth Soul Pact.

Soul pact occupation!

Chu Mu had experienced this once before when signing a soul pact with the Defecting Girl. His First Soul Pact was signed, but the Second Soul Pact was inexplicably occupied.

Now, after so many years, Chu Mu’s soul pacts were being occupied once again, this time because the Little Hiding Dragon had metamorphosed into the Fifth Rank!

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