Starting with SSS-rank talent, I contracted the Forbidden Ferocity.

The headquarters' secret vault is on the ninth basement level.

The entrance is a massive bronze gate.

There were no guards at the gate.

There was only one gray stone beast perched on the door frame.

As Shen Ye approached, the stone beast opened its eyes.

Those eyes had no pupils, yet they gave the impression that one's entire body could be seen through.

【Stone Beasts Guarding the Treasury】

[Rank: Tier 5]

[Status: Sleeping Guard]

Shen Ye's eyes narrowed slightly.

Fifth order.

The foundation of the Beast Taming Guild is indeed unmatched by Jiangcheng.

Lu Qingshan stood in front of the door and took out the inspector's token.

The bronze door slowly opened.

A scent mixed with medicinal herbs, beast blood, metal, and ancient dust wafted towards us.

Han Pojun said to Shen Ye, Gu Chen, and Xiao Jue:

"The top three in the resource battle can each choose one secret resource."

There is only one restriction.

"If you can take it, it's yours."

Xiao Jue grinned.

"I like this rule."

Gu Chen looked at Shen Ye.

"Dragon Blood Stone Embryo, you want one too?"

Shen Ye asked, "You want it?"

Gu Chen shook his head.

"I tried."

"No response."

Xiao Jue also said, "I smashed that thing too, and it almost made me vomit blood."

Shen Ye glanced at him.

Xiao Jue said matter-of-factly, "If we can't incubate it, and we can't form a contract with it, of course we should smash it first to see if it's hard enough."

Han Pojun said coldly, "So you lost three thousand battle merit points last year."

Xiao Jue shut up.

The group entered the secret vault.

Rows of sealed cabinets are neatly arranged.

Each cabinet is engraved with the resource name and a warning.

[Thunder Marrow Crystal, a Tier 3 rare material.]

[Mystic Ice Beast Blood, Tier 4 material, requires an ice-type beast to absorb.]

Silver Moon Beast Bones can be used for advancing Mirror-type and Light-type Beast Tamers.

Gu Chen stopped in front of the Silver Moon Beast Bone.

The Mirror Nightmare Beast emerged from behind him, its mirror surface glowing faintly.

Gu Chen did not hesitate.

"I choose this one."

Han Pojun nodded and opened the sealed cabinet.

The Silver Moon Beast Bone fell into Gu Chen's hands.

Xiao Jue turned halfway around and finally stopped in front of a yellowish-brown heart-shaped crystal.

[Mountain Demon Heart, Tier 4 Earth-type material.]

The Mountain-Splitting Demon Ape let out a longing growl in the Beast Taming Space.

Xiao Jue grinned.

"That's it."

Both of them made their choices quickly.

Only Shen Ye continued to venture deeper into the area.

The further in you go, the stranger the scent of resources becomes.

Some materials, despite being of low grade, were sealed up separately.

Some things even flicker and become unstable on the system panel.

Until he reached the deepest part.

A blackish-red stone core, about half the height of a person, stood quietly in the center of the dark gold array patterns.

It is shaped like an egg, or like a natural boulder.

The surface is covered with dark red patterns, vaguely resembling dried dragon blood.

Dragon Blood Stone Embryo

[Status: Half-stillborn, currently sealed]

[Superficial assessment: Cannot be hatched, cannot be contracted]

[Hidden Information: Contains the remnant soul of an ancient dragon ape, which has fallen into a state of death due to bloodline conflict and seal suppression]

[Can unlock the Mythical Evolution Branch: Fighting Ancestral Dragon Ape]

Shen Ye's eyes lit up.

Fighting Ancestral Dragon Ape.

Just by looking at the name, you can tell it's going for the ultimate combat route.

Night feathers hang in the sky.

Nine candles are cast in the shadow.

If the third beast tamer is a frontal attack type, the lineup is complete.

Han Pojun walked to his side.

"Are you really going to choose it?"

Shen Ye nodded.

Han Pojun said in a deep voice:

"The Dragon Blood Stone Embryo was brought out from a secret ancient battlefield ten years ago."

"We'll try everything."

"Blood dripping, mental contract, beast blood irrigation, and dragon-type material catalysis—all to no avail."

"It can even backfire on contractors."

"Xiao Jue tried it once last year and was unconscious for half a day."

Xiao Jue added a sentence at the end:

"To be precise, it's three hours."

Han Pojun looked at him.

Xiao Jue shut up.

Lu Qingshan also said:

"I'm just suggesting you take a look, not insisting you choose."

"The opportunity to access the secret vault is rare; you can choose a more stable resource."

Shen Ye raised his hand and placed it on the dragon blood stone embryo.

Icy.

heavy.

It felt like touching a bone that had been dead for many years.

But the moment the Divine Contract of Myriad Beasts was activated, an extremely faint heartbeat came from deep within the stone embryo.

thump.

thump.

thump.

In Shen Ye's mind, a pair of violent, lonely, golden eyes seemed to appear, sleeping in the darkness.

A system notification sounded.

[Insufficient fragments detected for the third contract slot.]

[Current fragment: 2/3.]

[5000 Evolution Points can be consumed to temporarily fill the third contract slot.]

[Please complete?]

Shen Ye glanced at the evolution points.

With the resource war rewards and his previous accumulation, he now has just over five thousand.

"Complete".

[Consumes 5000 Evolution Points.]

[The third contract slot is available ahead of schedule.]

[The Divine Contract of Myriad Beasts is activating.]

The dark gold contract patterns flowed into the Dragon Blood Stone Embryo from Shen Ye's palm.

boom!

The entire secret vault trembled.

The dark red patterns on the surface of the dragon blood stone were all lit up.

An extremely violent aura erupted.

Han Pojun's expression changed.

"retreat!"

Gu Chen and Xiao Jue immediately retreated.

Lu Qingshan's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and the phantom of the Azure Eagle King appeared, blocking the impact.

Shen Ye stood still and did not move.

His consciousness was drawn deep into the stone embryo.

dark.

Boundless darkness.

In the center of the darkness, a massive dragon ape was impaled by nine blood-red chains.

Its dragon horns were broken, its ape body was torn, but golden flames still burned in its heart.

The dragon ape opened its eyes.

A violent will surged towards Shen Ye.

"roll!"

This is not a language.

It was a roar of the soul.

For an ordinary beast tamer, their consciousness would be shattered instantly.

Shen Ye's eyes remained calm.

"Want to keep sleeping here forever?"

The dragon ape stared intently at him.

"Humans are not to be trusted."

Shen Ye said, "I don't need you to believe me."

"I'm only asking you, do you want to fight again?"

The golden flames in the dragon ape's eyes suddenly jumped.

Shen Ye continued:

"Come with me, and I'll show you the way back to the top."

"No, I'm turning around and leaving right now."

"You can stay rotting in this rock until someone breaks it open and sells it as raw material."

There was a long silence in the darkness.

Then, Dragon Ape laughed.

Laughter rolled like thunder across the abyss.

"Human brat, you're arrogant."

Shen Ye said, "You're not weak either."

The dragon ape slowly lowered its head.

"Then let me see."

"Are you qualified to be my contractor?"

The nine blood-red chains vibrated simultaneously.

A violent will pressed down like a mountain or a sea.

Shen Ye did not back down.

The Divine Contract of Myriad Beasts is fully activated.

Behind him, the phantom image of Ye Yu's Nether Phoenix appeared.

The shadow of the Nine Nether Candles appeared.

The auras of the two major mythological routes pressed down simultaneously.

Shock finally appeared in the dragon ape's eyes.

"The Path of Myth..."

Dark gold contract patterns pierce through the darkness.

A chain snapped.

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Until the ninth chain shattered inch by inch.

The dragon ape roared to the sky.

outside world.

The dragon blood stone body suddenly cracked open.

A small ape with black and gold fur rolled out of the stone embryo.

It is only half a person tall, with two small dragon horns on its forehead and black and red scales covering the end of its tail.

It doesn't look very big.

But when those golden eyes opened, Xiao Jue's Mountain-Splitting Demon Ape let out a fearful growl in the Beast Taming Space.

Contract successful.

[Third Tamed Beast: Dragon Blood Stone Ape.]

[Mythical Evolutionary Branch: Fighting Ancestral Dragon Ape.]

[Level: Early Stage 2]

[Potential: SS rank.]

[Skills: Dragon Ape Bloodlust, Mountain-Shattering Fist, Unyielding Battle Spirit.]

[Feedback begins.]

boom!

The third round of feedback followed.

Shen Ye's blood and qi surged.

13.1.

15.6.

18.9.

21.4.

His mental strength also broke through to 80.

Third order.

Shen Ye stood still, his blood and qi surging like a river within him.

He officially entered the third stage.

The Dragonblood Stone Ape got up, dusted off the pebbles on its body, and looked up at Shen Ye.

It grinned, revealing its small, white teeth.

Shen Ye looked at it.

From now on, your name will be Long Yuan.

The Dragonblood Stone Ape snorted and did not object.

Lu Qingshan watched this scene in silence for a long time.

"There will always be something that hasn't hatched in ten years."

"You've been in here for ten minutes and the contract has already been signed."

Han Pojun also remained silent.

Xiao Jue stared at Long Yuan, his eyes shining.

"Could I make it fight my Mountain-Splitting Demon Ape?"

Long Yuan suddenly turned his head, his golden eyes fixed on Xiao Jue.

The phantom of the Mountain-Splitting Demon Ape behind Xiao Jue trembled.

Shen Ye said, "Not now."

Xiao Jue asked, "Why?"

Shen Ye said calmly:

"It will kill your tamed beast."

Xiao Jue's lips twitched.

He wanted to argue.

But the Mountain-Splitting Demon Ape remained silent.