Global Demon Transformation.

Chapter 256 Contract
The little green monster has almost zero combat power and is extremely timid. Any low-level monster can easily crush it.

However, Little Green Monster has one skill: finding a powerful backer.

Although this little blue monster has terrible combat power, it is always accompanied by powerful high-level monsters, or even king-level monsters.

If it encounters danger, these bodyguards will protect it at all costs.

In response, some people wondered why even a king-level monster would protect a weak low-level monster, and some even called the little green monster an auspicious beast.

After all, being protected by powerful demonic beasts seems to be a characteristic of auspicious beasts.

Some speculate that the little green monster possesses a talent soul skill that can enable monsters to evolve or assist them in their cultivation.

This also led to the little green monster becoming prey in the eyes of adventurers.

It wasn't until someone killed the little green monster and absorbed its soul skill that they discovered the truth was not so.

The little green monster can be protected by demonic beasts mainly because of its innate skill, "Heart Contract".

This contract may have a special effect on monsters, which is why high-level monsters are willing to protect the little green monster.

Of course, it's also possible that the little green monster was able to forcibly sign such a contract with a high-level monster.

This is a soul skill with no power or defense, but it is rated as a purple-gold soul skill because of its rarity and special effects.

Although it's a high-level skill, it's ultimately a soul skill that nobody wants to refine.

Lin Feng absorbing the little green monster's soul skill is surprising enough.

Zhan Tianyu and the others were completely baffled by Lin Feng's suggestion to sign a contract.

They don't know why they would sign a contract without a reason.

The little green monster's innate soul skill, "Heart Contract," is designed to devour soul power.

The devouring of one's soul power not only brings unimaginable pain, but also some aftereffects.

Soul power is not the same as spirit power. If you lose your spirit power, you can immediately recover it by absorbing a demon spirit. However, if you lose your soul power, it is very difficult to repair and may even affect the foundation of your cultivation.

Although, according to records, the amount of soul power expended was not much.

However, records are just records; very few people have actually refined the Little Green Monster. No one can guarantee how much of an impact it will have. If it affects future cultivation, then it will be too late to regret it.

"Sign a contract? Why?"

Yu Qiao asked directly.

He knew that Lin Feng must have had a purpose in going to such great lengths to absorb this seemingly useless soul skill.

However, making them expend their soul power to sign such an unequal contract certainly requires an answer.

Everyone, including Yun Kai, was a bit confused, but Yue Mingming guessed what was going on.

He understood why Lin Feng would absorb this soul skill, and therefore remained the most composed.

However, he didn't say anything and quietly observed the reactions of the people around him.

"There's no particular reason. You can consider this a blood oath ceremony. I hope to form an alliance. After this hunt, you are partners I acknowledge and trust. But this world is too complicated. I hope to guarantee absolute trust. If you're willing, sign the contract; if not, then leave."

Lin Feng said calmly.

He wanted to create an unprecedented alliance, and for that, he no longer intended to consider the side effects of Nightmare.

But to pay such a high price, besides requiring talent, character is even more important.

"Heartfelt agreement" is actually a one-sided contract, in which the other party holds absolute initiative.

As the owner of a soul skill, if a contract is established, the other party cannot do anything to harm him, but there are no restrictions on him, and he does not need to expend any soul power.

However, this contract, besides guaranteeing that the signatory will not do anything to harm himself, does not guarantee that the signatory will not do other bad things.

Even if he does bad things, as the owner of the soul skill, he has no way to punish him.

Therefore, Lin Feng needs to ensure the integrity of the signatories.

Nightmare's special ability is so unique that it's practically a cheat code.

For any demon spirit master, soul skills are the most important thing.

If Nightmare's abilities were exposed, Lin Feng could imagine that he would become one of the top ten on the human race's bounty list, and countless people would want to kill him.

At the same time, countless people will come to him for help.

Even king-level experts, or even emperor-level experts, would come to him for help.

With his current strength, is he capable of refusing?

If he doesn't refuse, how long can he endure the side effects of the nightmare?
This is also why Lin Feng absorbed the "Heart Contract"—to waste a precious soul skill slot and eliminate future hidden dangers.

"Brother Feng, let me do it. How do I do it?"

Unlike the others who hesitated, Yun Kai went straight to Lin Feng.

Lin Feng nodded and smiled at Yun Kai.

No matter what, Yun Kai always supported him unconditionally and silently, which touched him.

"You don't need to do anything, just don't resist."

Lin Feng spoke slowly, gently patting the illusory body of the little green monster. The half-meter-tall green monster floated to Yun Kai's side, opened its fanged mouth, and inhaled slightly.

"Um"

Yun Kai let out a muffled groan, his face turning deathly pale. His body trembled slightly as he endured the excruciating pain. At the same time, wisps of shimmering white light, like mist, were inhaled into the little monster's mouth, and a peculiar golden mark appeared on the little monster's chest.

The mark is about the size of a coin and not very clear, but you can vaguely make out a shape similar to Yun Kai.

The contract was signed quickly, but the aftereffects were also obvious. Yun Kai seemed to be completely exhausted. He took a Soul Nourishing Pill and only then did he recover slightly, but his face was still very pale.

"How does it feel? Do you have any special abilities?"

Zhan Tianyu asked curiously from the side.

"With my eyes closed, I can clearly sense where Brother Feng is, but other than that, I don't seem to feel anything."

Yun Kai closed his eyes and tried to feel it.

"I am coming too."

Dong Yunan raised her little hand and said somewhat weakly.

She wasn't afraid of any aftereffects, but she was afraid of pain.

However, since Yun Kai had set an example as one of the three who were said to have top-tier personnel, she naturally had to follow suit.

"Haha."

Seeing Dong Yunan's death-defying expression, Lin Feng couldn't help but laugh.

Before the little monster opened its mouth wide, Dong Yunan's screams had already begun, and then they became even louder.

When the excruciating pain subsided, Dong Yunan was drenched in sweat, her face still showing signs of lingering fear.

At this moment, a new blue mark appeared on the little monster's body, resembling Dong Yunan.

"I come."

Yue Mingming was the third. He knew the reason for signing the contract and didn't care about the aftereffects at all. Could those minor aftereffects be as important as soul skills?

After Yue Mingming came Ye Qiu.

His life was saved by Lin Feng, so what are a few aftereffects?
After Ye Qiu, Yu Qiao also stepped forward. The other three members of the Hongyun team accepted. If he refused, it would be considered antisocial, and it would be uncertain whether he would remain a main force in the team.

Furthermore, he is known as a cunning old fox, very clever. He knows that Lin Feng's absorption of the "Heart Contract" must be part of a big plan, they just don't know it yet.

To reap any benefits, you have to get on the pirate ship first.

"I'll come too."

Huang Tianze spoke, and not long after, a black mark appeared on the little monster's chest.

Seeing that the other six had all signed the contracts, Zhan Tianyu and Yang Ningbing exchanged a glance and made their decision as well.

At this moment, Lin Feng had gathered Ye Qiu and six others, making a total of seven people including himself.

Seven super geniuses represent the nascent form of a force.

In a few years, this force will be so powerful that even the ten great families of the capital will have to take it seriously. If the two of them refuse to sign the contract, they will definitely be excluded.

Besides their recognition of Lin Feng, this is also why they were willing to sign the contract.

When eight differently colored marks appeared on the little monster's chest, Lin Feng's heart stirred. The little monster's form gradually disintegrated, turning into specks of light that returned to his body.

At this moment, apart from Lin Feng, the eight people from Yun Kai all looked pale. Their soul power had been devoured, making them look extremely tired.

"It seems that this kind of contract cannot be signed indefinitely!"

After signing the contract with Zhan Tianyu, Lin Feng, as the owner of the soul skill, could clearly feel the little green monster's strain. The speed of signing the contract also slowed down, as if it had already eaten eight or nine tenths full.

Lin Feng estimated that there might be only a dozen or so contractors, probably no more than fifteen.

"Now you can tell me your plan."

Zhan Tianyu looked at Lin Feng and asked.

He didn't believe that Lin Feng would spend a considerable amount of money to find the Little Green Monster and expend a precious soul skill just to form an alliance.
Without mutual benefit, such an alliance has no appeal or binding force whatsoever.

Having signed the contract, they could feel a connection between themselves and the others. Even with their eyes closed, they could tell everyone's location.

This is somewhat helpful in combat, but other than that, it doesn't grant any other abilities.

As for this contract, it only prevented them from doing anything to harm Lin Feng. At this moment, they did not harm Lin Feng, so they had no feelings about it.

Amidst the curious gazes of the crowd, Lin Feng snapped out of his reverie and slowly said:
"I have an ability that can increase your success rate in absorbing soul skills."

As soon as the words were spoken, the expressions of the other seven people, except for Yue Mingming, changed drastically, and they could hardly believe their ears!

"What do you mean?"

Zhan Tianyu quickly asked, even doubting that he had misheard.

“You heard me right, there’s no need to doubt it,” Lin Feng said.

Apart from heavy breathing, the room became very quiet.

The crowd exchanged bewildered glances, their eyes filled with disbelief and shock.

For a demon spirit master, a soul skill is like a second life.

Sometimes, soul skills are even more important than one's natal spirit.

They had never heard of anyone being able to increase the success rate of absorbing soul skills.

If someone possesses such abilities, they will undoubtedly become a national treasure, a figure revered by the state, someone even emperors cannot compare to.

If Lin Feng truly possesses this ability, he will become the world's richest man.

"How much can it improve?"

Yang Ningbing suppressed her shock and asked the question word by word.

Lin Feng: "Several times!"

Several times?
Although Lin Feng didn't specify the exact multiple, even if it was only two times or even several tens of percent, it would be enough to get their blood pumping.

It's important to know that sometimes they need to pay hundreds of millions, or even billions, of Singapore dollars for a single Soul Skill.

"this?"

Yang Ningbing looked shocked.

As a chosen one of heaven and a member of a prominent family, Yang Ningbing is not lacking in soul skills. Even diamond-level soul skills can be found for her by her family as long as she can successfully absorb them.

But finding something doesn't mean you can absorb it.

The more powerful the soul skill, the lower the success rate of absorption.

They know all too well the heart-wrenching feeling of failing to absorb a good soul skill.

Sometimes it can take several months to recover.

Some spirits possessing excellent soul skills are not only expensive but also extremely rare. If the absorption fails, they may never be found again.

Sometimes, in order to increase the success rate, they will compromise and give up the soul skill they want, choosing to absorb a soul skill of the same type but with weaker power. Their biggest worry is that they will not be able to find a replacement soul skill, which may change the best direction for cultivating the demon spirit.

But sometimes, when faced with the possibility of failure, the spirit master has no choice but to compromise.

"real or fake?"

Zhan Tianyu still couldn't believe it. What did it mean to have a success rate several times higher?
His demon spirit, the Six-Armed Heavenly Demon on the Earth Ranking, possesses the innate skill "Six Arms," ​​which is hailed as a god-level soul skill.

Now, his natal demon spirit has grown to the sixth level and can absorb six soul skills, but so far, he has only absorbed four soul skills.

He tried to absorb the fifth soul skill twice, but both attempts ended in failure.

The more soul skills one has, the stronger one is, and the more likely one is to win the championship.

However, he would rather leave his soul skill unused, thus affecting his strength, than compromise.

Zhan Tianyu knew the importance of soul skills.

He knew that if this news got out, it would drive all the demon spirit masters crazy.

At this moment, he finally understood why Lin Feng had signed a contract with them.

Faced with the doubts and disbelief of the crowd, Lin Feng offered no explanation.

He slightly opened his mouth and exhaled a bubble the size of a fist. The surface of the bubble shimmered with fluorescence, and under the mirror-like luster, bubbles kept appearing as if they were being replicated.

"First Soul Skill [Mirror Image]".

Lin Feng said calmly, "Let the facts speak for themselves."

"Second Soul Skill, [Phantom]."

Beside Lin Feng, purple shadows gathered, and another version of him appeared.

"And my third soul skill, as you can probably guess, is the eighth-tier demon spirit, Ghost Bat's innate skill [Lock]!"

After Lin Feng finished speaking, he looked at Yang Ningbing, his eyes flashing with light. He locked onto the skill and released it. Bubbles flew towards Yang Ningbing, but they all disappeared when they got close to her.

Yang Ningbing's expression changed slightly. She had personally experienced the Soul Locking Skill before, and it almost killed her that time.

By this time, everyone had gradually come to believe it.

The Purple Gold Soul Skill [Mirror Image] is his first Soul Skill; you can't help but believe it.

It's unbelievable that his first soul skill absorbed a purple-gold soul skill, especially such a precious one.

I originally thought Lin Feng's clone soul skill was his fourth soul skill, but now it turns out it's his second soul skill.

"Fourth Soul Skill [Heart Contract]".

The group had just signed the contract, so there was no need to demonstrate this soul skill.

Lin Feng stretched out his hand, and a wisp of white flame appeared in his palm: "Fifth Soul Skill [Demonic Flame]."

[Demon Flame], with a level as high as Diamond, is a top-tier Soul Skill among Diamond Soul Skills. This is the Nether Dragon's innate skill.

With his fifth soul skill, he can absorb diamond soul skills. What else is impossible?
Furthermore, it should be noted that the dragonfish is only at the first level, and its success rate in absorbing soul skills is pitifully low.

"Yue Mingming, did Brother Feng help you absorb your two soul skills? I was wondering why you guys were being so mysterious back then."

Dong Yunan looked at Yue Mingming and suddenly realized something.

"My first and second soul skills are both purple-gold soul skills, which were also absorbed by Brother Feng."

Yue Mingming nodded in confirmation.

Two more purple-gold soul skills, and the first and second soul skills at that. Upon hearing this, Yang Ningbing and the others' expressions changed repeatedly.

It should be noted that although they are exceptionally talented, their first soul skill is only a silver soul skill. Only freaks like Ye Qiu and Yun Kai can absorb a gold soul skill as their first soul skill.

They tried to absorb golden soul skills, but the success rate was pitifully low.

This gap is too big.

"What kind of ability is so abnormal?" Yang Ningbing wondered to herself.

Is it a spirit's innate ability?

But wasn't Lin Feng refining a dragonfish?

How could the lowest-level, first-tier demon spirit possess such abilities?

If Lin Feng had such ability, why would he hide it?

Wouldn't it be better to be a national treasure?

Seeing the expectant and puzzled looks on everyone's faces, Yue Mingming then added:
"However, you shouldn't try it casually. Using this ability requires Brother Feng to pay a heavy price, and it can't be used casually. That's why he didn't tell you before."

"What price?" Yun Kai frowned and asked.

Dong Yunan's expression also changed. She quickly stopped herself from saying why Lin Feng was so good to Yue Mingming and why he was biased.

Such incredible ability must have come at a high price; otherwise, given their relationship, Lin Feng wouldn't have kept it from them.

"I see."

Yang Ningbing suddenly realized that if it could be used an unlimited number of times, it would be too heaven-defying.

At this moment, she also understood the reason why Lin Feng had been hiding it.

This ability can only be hidden; if it becomes known, it will only bring disaster.

"Don't worry about the cost, just don't use them lightly. Anyway, starting today, you can have your families help you collect the soul skills you want. With your talent, even diamond-level soul skills are no problem. Don't worry too much about the success rate."

Lin Feng didn't explain much.

No one asked any more questions, but their expressions became more serious.

The price will certainly be high.

It could very well cost lives.

At this moment, everyone not only recognized Lin Feng but also respected him.

Since it would come at a terrible price, Lin Feng had no need to tell them; he could simply hide his abilities.

As for the little bit of soul power I just expended, I didn't feel any remorse. In fact, I was glad that I was wise. If I had walked out of the room, I would have regretted it for the rest of my life.

(End of this chapter)