The King of Urban Mercenaries

Chapter 1468: 1472: If You’ve Got Guts, Fight One-on-One

Capítulo 1468: Chapter 1472: If You’ve Got Guts, Fight One-on-One

Upon hearing Dugu Aotian’s words, the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon instantly drooped, like a frost-beaten eggplant, losing all the courage to resist.

After all, Dugu Aotian was right. Qianhuang Peak in the Upper Realm indeed has the reputation of being the Holy Land, because there is an Emperor inside!

The Emperor’s majesty is not to be violated, no matter what clan you belong to!

The Dragon Clan is no exception. No matter how proud you are, in front of the Emperor, you are still just an ant. Lin Fei did not know exactly what strength Qianhuang Peak possessed, but he knew it was incredibly formidable.

“Since you are from Qianhuang Peak, then swearing allegiance to you isn’t an issue. I am willing to submit.” The Five-Clawed Golden Dragon said, clearly indicating his submission was towards Dugu Aotian.

However, Dugu Aotian shook his head.

“The one you are to submit to is not me, but my junior disciple, which is him.”

Dugu Aotian raised his hand and pointed at Lin Fei. The Five-Clawed Golden Dragon looked over and, upon seeing Lin Fei, was visibly stunned, then showed a puzzled expression, “Your junior disciple has high cultivation, is he stronger than you? I seem unable to discern how high his cultivation is…”

“He’s merely an Ancient Martial Artist and hasn’t stepped into cultivation yet. Right now, he lives in the Lower Realm.” Dugu Aotian made no attempt to hide anything, explaining it clearly.

The Five-Clawed Golden Dragon was taken aback, then immediately became enraged, “You want me to submit to a lower realm ant?”

“He is not an ant; he is my junior disciple. Once he goes to the Upper Realm, he will be one of Qianhuang Peak, so submitting to him isn’t an insult.” Dugu Aotian explained.

Lin Fei chuckled. Such words from Dugu Aotian were surprising to him, having not expected Dugu Aotian to value him so much, to the point that when he ascends to the Upper Realm, he would directly become one of Qianhuang Peak; indeed, that was excellent.

“No way! I refuse! I, the noble king of the Dragon Clan, a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, will not submit to a mortal!” the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon rejected Dugu Aotian’s demand.

Nevertheless, how could Dugu Aotian allow him a choice, coldly stating, “Regardless, I’ve said you must obey and submit to my junior disciple, or else I’ll turn you to dust immediately!”

With that, Dugu Aotian did not hesitate further, directly unleashing the black lightning once more, causing the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon to howl in pain.

“You dare bully me and are you not afraid of the Dragon Clan’s retaliation?” the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon roared angrily.

“The Dragon Clan’s retaliation? Do you think I care about such a thing? Moreover, for the Dragon Clan to retaliate, you’d have to live to see it. If you don’t even have the chance to see it, it doesn’t matter whether I face retaliation.” Dugu Aotian replied coldly.

At this moment, inside the black sphere, the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon was beaten to the point of raw wounds, howling incessantly. He knew that if this continued, he would undoubtedly be destroyed, so in the end, he submitted.

“Alright, alright! I agree! I accept your terms; I am willing to submit to this mortal!”

Better live dishonorably than die; the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon naturally understood. Moreover, submitting to this mortal could perhaps give him a chance to kill Dugu Aotian!

“Since you agree, then bring out your Dragon Contract!” Dugu Aotian commanded.

“Elder Brother, what is a Dragon Contract?”

Lin Fei was quite puzzled by these things only present in the Upper Realm, as coming to the Lower Realm was akin to deciphering a heavenly book for him, never having seen what a contract was.

Dugu Aotian, knowing Lin Fei was unaware of such matters, explained, “A Dragon Contract is something every dragon possesses. Once a contract is signed with a human or other creature, one’s everything will obey the person who signed the contract until one of them dies, only then can the contract be undone. Moreover, the Contractual Power allows communication between both parties.”

“Do other creatures have it too?” Lin Fei asked, puzzled.

“Of course, other creatures have it for signing contracts too. However, the more contracts you sign, the greater the spiritual pressure you bear. If all contracted beasts rebel at once or a powerful one rebels single-mindedly, the person who signed the contract will likely be killed.”

“Is it that dangerous?” Lin Fei clutched his chest, patting it, not expecting this story to be so gripping and seeing it as worth watching.

“The Upper Realm is full of dangers. If you shrink back in fear of them, you might never progress in this lifetime.” Dugu Aotian candidly stated without any embellishment.

Lin Fei naturally understood that the path of cultivation is one of defying the heavens, and cultivation is exceedingly dangerous. Still, it is precisely this danger and defiance that strengthens the cultivator immensely, bringing them closer to invincibility.

Though Lin Fei hadn’t yet reached the Upper Realm, he already began yearning for its mysterious world, thus striving diligently in his practice, hoping to someday go there and make a name for himself.

“But if I were to sign a contract with this bug, would I be in danger?” Lin Fei wondered, as it would indeed be unwise if there was danger.

“Danger does exist, yet some risks are unavoidable. Sometimes, accompanied by danger, we gradually advance step by step. He’s a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, requiring powerful spiritual power to subdue him; otherwise, he’d surely escape. But in my view, your spiritual power is entirely sufficient, which is why I had this idea.”

Dugu Aotian thoroughly explained to Lin Fei, who suddenly understood—training a little lamb is nothing, but training a T-Rex is basically asking for death. However, if you train a completely immobilized, heavily bound T-Rex, it’s evidently much easier, more or less conveying that meaning.

“I understand.”

Lin Fei more or less grasped it, but at this moment, the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon was glaring fixedly at Lin Fei, “Kid, did you just call me a bug?”

“Uh… I think I did, so what? Little bug.” Lin Fei assertively expressed his view again, causing the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon to erupt.

If it were Dugu Aotian, there’d be no issue. The crux was that a mere mortal dared to speak to him this way, basically dismissing a dragon, treating a dragon as a bug! Intolerable!

The Five-Clawed Golden Dragon immediately moved to the transparent area, its massive dragon head like a monster’s, growling, “Kid, if you have guts, let’s duel. I won’t use my Dragon Fire, dare to duel me? If you’re brave, accept; if not, don’t underestimate this Dragon Lord!”

Hearing the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon’s words, Lin Fei laughed and replied, “Alright then, I’ll accept, but before that…”