Doomsday Roulette

“A master-servant contract scroll and a soul contract scroll.”

Xia Lei shook the two scrolls in her hand and smiled, “Since you haven't severed your abilities, nor have you made your black cat give up attacking, how about using the soul contract? You can sign with me.”

“You know, I’m only at the eight-star level. The soul contract is essentially a friend contract; it doesn’t impose any restrictions on you. How about we just sign this one?”

The spirit woman looked at Xia Lei seriously and said, “Although I really dislike your approach, rationality tells me that I should agree to you. Otherwise, both I and the black cat will likely die today, right?”

“Even… when you are in such desperate need of help?”

No top-tier life form is without its temper, and even a being as powerful as the spirit woman is no exception.

What Xia Lei said could be understood by the highly intelligent fish skin, but so what? Could that be a reason for her to submit?

Perhaps a different approach would make it easier for the spirit woman to accept. But right now, it felt more like coercion.

The spirit woman disliked being forced. Ever since she became such a miraculous existence, the only one who could compel her was the King of Cloud Summit, who had already ascended to the heavens.

She remained here, obeying the commands of Cloud Summit, partly out of habit from before—after all, her previous ‘runaway’ nearly cost her life. Although she had evolved to the ninth level due to misfortune, the lingering fear from that experience still haunted her.

Under unnecessary circumstances, she sometimes felt that staying at Cloud Summit was quite good. Xia Lei was also very considerate, never summoning her for battles.

The other half of her staying was rooted in fear.

Ye Zhongming was indeed not on Earth at the moment, but who knew when he would return? How strong would he be when he came back?

No matter how proud she was, even with the black cat's help, she dared not provoke the eight-star Ye Zhongming when she had just reached the ninth level. How much less would she dare to confront him after he ascended to the nine-star level and returned from the universe!

She feared making any mistake that would get her killed the moment he returned.

Aside from Ye Zhongming, the terrifying power demonstrated by Cloud Summit during this period also made the spirit woman hesitant to act rashly.

One top-tier life form after another appeared, making the small villa seem like a manufacturing machine for top-tier beings. Her pride in her level started to seem increasingly insignificant here.

If she chose to disconnect now, the spirit woman was uncertain whether Cloud Summit would let her go. If Ye Zhongming were still around, there might be some possibility; he might be magnanimous enough not to look down upon her. But the Black-hearted Queen… would definitely kill her, as that would ensure she and the black cat would not become enemies while also obtaining two ninth-level magic crystals.

If everything remained unchanged, she would continue to stay at Cloud Summit. Perhaps one day, when the number of top-tier beings at Cloud Summit reached a point where they no longer needed her, she could decide for herself whether to stay or leave.

But now, a rare opportunity had arisen.

Previously, she had hesitated to leave Cloud Summit, but what if Cloud Summit were to decline or even disappear? That might… just be true freedom.

Such thoughts frequently surfaced in the spirit woman’s mind, and at times they became quite intense.

Regardless of how human she appeared, she was, after all, a mutated life form, a top-tier mutated life form. Her instincts drove her to resist being bound.

Just now, an excellent opportunity had presented itself. If the spirit woman had not acted, or pretended to hesitate for a moment, letting Xia Lei encounter some issues, whether turning against Cloud Summit or choosing to observe out of sentimentality, she would achieve the results she desired.