Starting with the Broken-Winged Frost Butterfly: Beast Taming

Chapter 87 The First Life Contract, Link!

As early as when the Beast Head Chain mentioned that this mysterious and ancient being attempted to break through to S-rank, but failed and its combat power plummeted, and even its memory was damaged, Zhu Ran began to have doubts.

The more I listen to this description, the more it fits the description of a twisted bloodline.

Although the samples so far are all erroneous evolutions directly resulting from juveniles impacting mature organisms.

However, the feat of being promoted from A-level to S-level is something that billions of extraordinary beings can only look up to, and real-life examples are extremely rare.

This includes human social systems.

Regardless of the realm, any S-rank being is the most special and powerful existence.

If they are even luckier, and the beast tamer signs a life contract with them, they will surely stand at the top of the pyramid, admired and worshipped by everyone.

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①【Complete Solution (Bright)】————

②【Phase Plan (Bright)】————

This time, Zhu Ran first opened the phase plan.

Upon seeing that the stages were divided into three phases, his icy blue eyes narrowed, and a faint surprise appeared in his eyes.

Just like Little Butterfly's situation back then, if she were to regain her true bloodline form, she would definitely be a mature A-level!

but----

Is it possible for the Ancient Kingdom of Soldiers to collect all the materials needed for the first stage of the recipe?

Zhu Ran calmed down a bit, then returned to the initial page to review the complete solution.

【Materials Preparation: 1000 Beast Fragments (different races), 5 Grade A Mature Beast Corpses (must be at least 70% intact), 5 Grade A Mature Non-Beast Essences (different races required) ————Potion Preparation Steps————Ritual Setup Procedure————】

Zhu Ran was stunned. The Black Flame Banana Leaf Fan's territory only had twenty or so fragments collected. A thousand fragments—why don't you just go and steal them!

There are also five A-grade mature beast corpses? The broken skull staff should count as one, but the soul crystal left by the Xuan Yin Wan Hun Banner is definitely out of the question.

Even if we slaughter them and beat the drum with fresh blood, we're still short three.

Then, the A-grade mature non-soldier beast essence is also very troublesome.

Xuexi contributed one type, and perhaps a second type could be obtained by discussing it with Qin Taozhi.

For the remaining three, I'll probably need to get to know other beast tamers.

Zhu Ran's thoughts raced, like a storm stirring up a deep pool, with a flood of ideas rushing into his mind.

"Although every condition is tricky, it's better than the predicament of having no rice to cook with when you have a phased solution!"

Zhu Ran steadied himself and made a decision immediately.

In front of the Beast-Head Chain, the Broken-Winged Frost Butterfly, the Little Tiger, and the Leaking Turtle, he held up his palm and two cards appeared.

One of them bears the deep imprint of Xuexi's mark.

The other one, after being repaired, has been preserved until now and is finally ready to be used.

"First Life Pact, Connect!"

The six words, steady and even, caused the air in the silent mirror cave to distort slightly, creating ripples that were barely perceptible to the naked eye.

Zhu Ran aimed his first Life Card at the original body of the Ancient Magic Mirror.

In an instant, a beam of spiritual light connected the two, with pale silver contract patterns circling and vibrating slowly.

"Buzzing—"

—

One hundred and twenty-three mirrors suddenly went out of control.

In the mirror, some of the Zhu Rans are gouging out their own eyeballs with two fingers, some are punching broken-winged frost butterflies, and some are lying on the ground foaming at the mouth—a mirror is like a world, with all living beings in various forms.

"Wait, human brother, is there something wrong with this?"

The beast-headed chain pointed at Zhu Ran's head with its chain, and then Xue Xi blasted it out of the cave with a wing.

The beast-headed chain, indignant, shouted, "Why contract this rusty old codger instead of a young, promising beast like me? Human brother, think carefully! Turn back before it's too late!"

"Bang!"

Fearing that its shouts would distract Zhu Ran, Xue Xi snorted and flew out of the cave, unleashing a wave of cold air that once again froze the beast-head chain.

This time, the animal-head chain struggled desperately.

Especially those eyes, which kept darting around, sometimes looking like a corn on the eye, sometimes squinting, constantly giving meaningful glances.

It shouldn't be like this!

The old magic mirror is quite old. Besides its strong life-saving capabilities, what other use does it have?

Human brother, stop fooling around! Leave the contract slot for your little brother, he needs to show his loyalty!

"They didn't resist?"

On the other side, Zhu Ran was immersed in his own world, and was repeatedly astonished.

To be honest, he was prepared to try again and again; if it didn't work the first time, he would try twice.

Or, if the old magic mirror awakens and rebels, he will try to communicate, and if the soft approach doesn't work, he will try the hard approach; in any case, he will not give up easily.

But the state of the old magic mirror was even more miserable than he had seen.

During the deep sleep, the ego cannot awaken. Zhu Ran is like feeling its way in a dark alley, slowly slipping into its heart and eroding the depths of its soul.

"boom--"

At the last moment, in the darkness, Zhu Ran seemed to see a pair of eyes open.

Those were a pair of weathered eyes, murky like mist, with an unyielding, eerie light lingering in their depths.

In Zhu Ran's eyes, one could not sense the intense vitality that a vibrant life should possess; only the weariness, aging, weakness, and powerlessness that came with the passage of time.

"To my surprise—a human has actually made a pact with me—"

This was the only message Zhu Ran intercepted.

What followed was not a fierce and overwhelming resistance, but rather a calm and peaceful situation.

In a moment of astonishment, Zhu Ran experienced a strange sensation—it was as if he had gained extra eyes, and every mirror in this world became a part of him, breathing in sync with Xue Xi, indistinguishable from her.

"The first life contract was signed so smoothly?"

After a long while, Zhu Ran came to his senses, and with a thought, switched the input source for the spirit armor.

The ice spirit armor surrounding him quietly transformed into mirrors, rotating clockwise around him.

"It seems to have inherited the effects of 'Glass Storm' and 'Shattered Mirror Reincarnation'. After being shattered, it first forms a shard storm, and then it is restored."

Zhu Ran was certain that these mirrors were extremely weak in both defensive and counter-attack capabilities, at most limiting mature D-level beings from getting close.

"The original form of the Ancient Magic Mirror is too weak, and the Spirit Armor, which absorbs attribute values, naturally can't become very strong."

"but----"

Zhu Ran suddenly looked at a mirror fifty meters away.

Swish!

His physical body actually disappeared from the spot and emerged from the mirror. At the same time, his soul world was in turmoil, and his spiritual power dropped sharply.

"Is this the effect of 'Mirror Leap'? No wonder the ancient magic mirror is so hard to kill. It can move at will, and every mirror can switch places with it. This kind of escape technique is too powerful for survival."

Zhu Ran's eyelashes trembled slightly, her icy blue eyes sparkling as she silently processed this astonishing intelligence.

"I have no real name, but some of my kind once called me — Demon King."

"As for why, I can't remember, so I won't think about it—"

Two deep, distant messages entered his mind without warning, through the bond of destiny.

Zhu Ran was taken aback. Demon King—that's a very domineering name, but it's also incredibly embarrassing to say!

"I'll still call you 'Old Mirror,' it sounds more intimate and less distant," Zhu Ran said.