All Things Are Contracts

Chapter 133: Unstoppable Momentum

Mi Hongchen, dressed in red, was not wearing armor at the moment, presenting a valiant and heroic appearance. Although she was extremely beautiful, everyone’s first impression of her was awe. Her gaze was sharp, and few dared to meet her eyes.

“Princess? Why are you here?” Director Wu was startled by Mi Hongchen’s sudden appearance before her.

“I happened to be in the academy and rushed over when I saw the commotion at the Boundless Tower. Since you’re standing guard here, do you know who’s attempting the tower?” Mi Hongchen asked.

“?” Director Wu looked at Mi Hongchen with a puzzled expression. “Don’t you know?” Zhanyue had been admitted to the academy without examination on Mi Hongchen’s recommendation, and now he was taking the Boundless Tower test. Mi Hongchen had rushed to the scene, but the princess seemed unaware of who was attempting the tower.

“It’s a student named Zhanyue, who was admitted with Your Highness’s token,” Director Wu said.

Mi Hongchen was stunned for a moment, then said, “Tell me what this person looks like.”

“Certainly.” Director Wu’s fingers moved in the air, her spiritual energy leaving traces that quickly formed a rough sketch of Zhanyue’s appearance.

“It is indeed him.” Mi Hongchen was slightly taken aback. She had only met Zhanyue twice and hadn’t spoken much with him. She had given him the token as a reward for saving the Holy Maiden. Later, she heard he had been assassinated and disappeared, which she found regrettable. She didn’t expect that at this moment, Zhanyue would be ascending the Boundless Tower.

“It seems the person General Cheng mentioned before was Zhanyue. Come to think of it, he did help us unearth a good talent for our Eastern Kingdom.” Mi Hongchen’s face showed a hint of a smile. The girl named ‘Little Butterfly’ had talent and abilities far exceeding her expectations. When she grows up, she would be another ‘Female War God’.

Seeing the sudden smile on Mi Hongchen’s face, Director Wu couldn’t help but speculate, “Could this Zhanyue really have a relationship with Her Highness? Although there haven’t been any rumors about the princess all these years.” Of course, she could only keep these thoughts to herself.

“Let’s watch together and see how far he can go,” Mi Hongchen said, no longer asking questions. Looking at the not-so-distant Boundless Tower, she felt some anticipation. She didn’t know much about Zhanyue’s strength and talent. When they first met, his aura was similar to someone who had just contracted at the Spirit Contract Realm. It had only been a few years since then, and he was already able to challenge the tower?

On the eleventh floor of the Boundless Tower, the black giant bear was extraordinarily powerful. Zhanyue’s sword pierced its body, but not only did it fail to seriously wound it, it further provoked its ferocity. The black bear swung a paw that could crush an ordinary Profound Being’s head. Zhanyue didn’t dare to meet it head-on and dodged at close range. Under the Phantom Step, no matter how powerful the black bear’s attacks were, they couldn’t hit Zhanyue and thus posed no threat.

“Finally caught an opportunity.” Zhanyue stuck close to the black bear, seeking a position under it. He turned and thrust his sword, the Heaven Punishing Demon Sword piercing right where the black bear’s heart was.

With its heart stabbed, the black bear became extremely frenzied. Zhanyue quickly ran far away, even abandoning the Heaven Punishing Demon Sword.

The Heaven Punishing Demon Sword stuck in the black bear’s chest lit up with a red glow, suddenly beginning to suck the bear’s heart blood vigorously. The black bear’s life wasn’t worth as much as the previous Mad Blade’s. After this bout of extraction by the Heaven Punishing Demon Sword, it quickly perished.

Zhanyue retrieved the demon sword and said resignedly, “You’re really picky, only drinking heart blood and not a drop from anywhere else.” The reason the Heaven Punishing Demon Sword was called a demon sword was because of its terrifying blood-sucking ability. However, it wouldn’t drink just any blood; you had to stab it into the enemy’s heart for it to drink. This was somewhat of a dilemma. Enemies whose hearts Zhanyue could pierce with his sword already gave him a great chance of victory. This ability seemed more like a guarantee of a killing blow.

“I hope in the future there will be enemies stupid enough to confidently expose their hearts to me.” Zhanyue put away the Heaven Punishing Demon Sword. The bear’s corpse on the ground was actually absorbed by that mysterious door, and the bloodstains left from the fight disappeared as the formation flickered, leaving the area as clean as before. The door to the twelfth floor opened.

What Zhanyue thought of as “in the future” came very soon. On the twelfth floor, the same mysterious door appeared, this time teleporting in a black-haired gorilla.

After a bout of entanglement, Zhanyue didn’t feel this creature was stronger than the previous black bear, until he cut off the gorilla’s hand with one sword strike. The severed hand automatically reattached and healed. The gorilla looked at Zhanyue provocatively, beating its chest with both hands to show its strength.

“What terrifying regenerative ability! No wonder it guards the twelfth floor. It’s indeed tougher than that black bear.” Zhanyue frowned. The black bear’s injuries could at least accumulate gradually, but this gorilla’s self-healing ability was truly frightening. It could automatically recover from severed hands and feet, almost comparable to Zhanyue’s own state reversal ability.

Seeing Zhanyue’s attacking desire diminishing, the gorilla simply lay down, even using one hand to pick its nose. It already felt that Zhanyue had no means to kill it.

A sword stabbed into its thigh, and the wound healed instantly. Another sword stabbed its shoulder and healed quickly as well. A third sword thrust aimed at its head, but this time the gorilla deftly dodged.

“Is the head the weak point?” Zhanyue discovered the creature’s weakness. He would need to break open its skull.

The gorilla stood up, its eyes blood-red. It knew its opponent had discerned its weakness and must kill him with all its might.

Both charged at each other.

“Soul-Shaking Roar!” A soul-shaking howl erupted from Zhanyue’s mouth. The gorilla’s head was dazed for a moment but quickly recovered. The Heaven Punishing Demon Sword once again pierced the enemy’s heart.

What? It thought Zhanyue would aim for its head, but he targeted the heart instead. Too bad the heart wasn’t its weak point. The gorilla breathed a sigh of relief, but before it could rejoice for long, the Heaven Punishing Demon Sword activated again. The blood from its heart flowed endlessly into the demon sword. Its regenerative ability continuously replenished the blood, but the demon sword drank its fill. After a long while, the gorilla lay motionless on the ground, thoroughly dead.

The originally silver-bright demon sword now had a tinge of crimson, adding to its eeriness.

“I take back what I said before. You’re not useless at all. I wonder what kind of existence you’ll grow into in the future.” Zhanyue mused, looking at the demon sword in his hand. The gorilla’s head was its weak point; yet when the demon sword hit its heart, even the gorilla’s terrifying self-healing ability couldn’t resist the sword’s consumption.

The demon sword seemed to understand Zhanyue’s words, emitting a hum, its blade appearing even sharper.

“Truly a good sword!” Zhanyue praised. This item was the treasure of that mysterious person. That person’s curse could even affect the Illumination Goddess, so naturally, it was extraordinary. His treasured sword was no ordinary weapon.

“Let’s go to the next floor.” Without any hesitation, Zhanyue entered the thirteenth floor.

“He passed the eleventh and twelfth floors so quickly.” Director Wu’s eyes widened. This was too fast.

“Your Highness, are the trials on each floor the same for everyone?” Director Wu asked.

“According to my research on notes left by previous seniors, the trials are different for each person. But it’s certain that the difficulty of the Boundless Tower trials differs for those in the Profound Realm and those below. It’s actually harder for those below the Profound Realm,” Mi Hongchen said.

“Even harder? Goodness.” Director Wu admired her princess even more. After all, she had passed the fifteenth floor back then.

“I’m a dragon contractor. The tower trial was essentially two-against-one for me. Passing fifteen floors wasn’t much. I’m more curious about what Zhanyue’s contract object actually is,” Mi Hongchen was now full of curiosity about Zhanyue.

“Your Highness doesn’t know?” Director Wu was confused. How could the princess who recommended someone for admission not know anything about him?

“Don’t ask too much. I have my own considerations,” Mi Hongchen naturally wouldn’t say that this matter was related to the Holy Maiden Lixi.

“He’s reached the thirteenth floor now.” On the rooftop, the three women who continued to watch the show also stared at the Boundless Tower. “The world is indeed vast, full of talented individuals.”