Keqing, it’s just cultivating immortality, is it that difficult?

"But as you said, the law of nature is fair. As a Devourer, you should be an outlier among Devourers... I guess Devourers have strong devouring power, so their IQ is low; and you are smarter than the average Devourer, so it doesn't make sense that collecting energy is so troublesome."

Keqing looked around and guessed.

"So, your ability is weaker than others of your kind. Not only that, you must be missing something, so you need a contract to bind with the host, so that you can obtain energy through the contract. It's not because of laziness as you said..."

Having said this, Keqing paused, and a gleam of light flashed in his purple eyes that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts.

"You said... am I right?"

"!!!"

Oh my god, who is this woman?

The little coal ball stared at Keqing with wide eyes. Why did she guess everything right?

Seeing him like this, Keqing made a judgment in her mind.

"Moreover, this kind of contract has limitations. Using it multiple times will cause irreparable damage to you. Therefore, the host's ability is extremely important to you. That's why you didn't leave at the first opportunity, but waited for an opportunity to persuade me to sign a contract with you..."

Little Coal Ball was trembling. He really regretted not running away at the first moment, but instead greedily stayed here and wanted to turn this guy into a host.

Ahhh, why is he so unlucky!! Not only is he not as strong as other "devourers", he is also forced to coexist with those inferior humans. What's even more unlucky is that his true identity is guessed by such a girl summoned from another world.

The little coal ball is very miserable. It doesn't want to talk. It feels like it has lost all desire to live. Now... it only wants to think about the life of an insect.

However, Keqing did not give him this opportunity.

I saw a familiar breath appear in front of my eyes, and then I saw the familiar master-servant contract appear in front of me.

"Sign it."

The dull voice sounded like a demon. The little coal ball rolled its eyes and flapped its wings restlessly.

"Well, is there any other possibility? I have other..."

"Hmm? ...Can I consider leaving you an intact body?"

That's not what I meant! I have an attitude that says no room for negotiation.

Feeling desperate, Little Coal Ball even thought about dying together with his friends.

"You only live once..."

The meaningful sigh made Little Coal Ball give up the idea of ​​fighting to the death. To fight to the death might mean that he would be annihilated while the other party would be unharmed, just for fun. Forget it, it is better to live a miserable life than to die. Even he himself does not want to die like that!

Especially when he possessed the intelligence that other "devourers" did not have and was able to understand the memories of those living beings, he realized that there were so many interesting things in this world, and devouring was not the only thing.

It is sad and lamentable to "devour" those memories as just part of food.

No matter what, he didn't want to die.

In this way, Little Coal Ball accepted the master-servant contract.

From then on, Keqing was the master and he was the servant.

Seeing that Little Coal Ball had signed the contract, Keqing breathed a sigh of relief.

If the other party really wants to fight to the death, then it would be a bit of a headache. She would never allow someone who is not under her control to be around her, let alone such an existence that is neither good nor evil.

When it comes to insects, you cannot use human moral values ​​to constrain their behavior, but at the same time, you cannot be lenient with them just because they are different species.

Therefore, only by keeping the other person by her side and supervising her at all times can Keqing feel at ease, and the other person's abilities and knowledge can also effectively help her.

Seeing that Little Coal Ball looked so depressed, we could only let him enlighten himself in the short term.

"I'm going out to practice swordsmanship, you stay here."

Keqing ignored him afterwards, but gave him some buffer time and went out to exercise.

Although she was a little anxious, some things could not be solved in a hurry.

Feeling the slightly dim energy of the Eye of God, Keqing took a deep breath, then went to a quiet place deep in the back mountain and began her daily sword training.

You can't relax your martial arts training just because you've changed your environment and feel anxious. God rewards hard work, this saying applies everywhere.

……

……

With the constant chirping of insects and a light sweat on her face, Keqing finally calmed down after a few hours.

She dispersed the long sword formed by thunder and was about to go back.

But at this moment, a faint human voice was heard in the distance.

"What's going on?"

Keqing's eyes focused, she thought for a moment, and then flew away into the distance.

Chapter 9: Rescue

"Humph, I must catch a special snake this time"

In the pitch-black night, Jiang Guang gradually groped his way deeper into the back mountain.

He thought back to what happened in the morning.

I don't feel confused.

"I've seen a lot of women like that. They don't have any skills, they just know how to be clever. They even relied on the senior sister and deceived the junior sister. This time I must teach her a lesson and make her give up."

But no matter what method he used, Jiang Guang thought of catching a special snake to tease the other party. Although it was some cheap tricks, this method was particularly useful against those vase women.

Ahem, of course, except for the junior sister and the senior sister, at least the other people Jiang Guang met would be scared to death and look panic-stricken when a snake or an insect appeared next to them.

Not to mention, this time he decided not to use an ordinary snake, but a very ugly and disgusting snake, a kind of snake that devours rotten corpses, a carrion snake.

This kind of snake likes shade and feeds on rotten dead branches and leaves and the corpses of wild animals. Not only does it grow tremblingly and is covered with sparse pus, but it is also filled with a special disgusting smell.

Even he was afraid of this kind of snake, and I believe the guy he teased was no exception.

"hey-hey"

The more he thought about it, the happier Jiang Guang felt, and the depression in his heart gradually dissipated.

As the stench of decay grew stronger and stronger and his feet became muddier, Jiang Guang arrived at a dense forest that resembled a swamp.

This place is deep in the back mountain, and generally not many people come here often, because there are mostly wild beasts here, and there are very few monsters.

Of course, there are monsters, too, such as the corrosive snake that he wants to catch, but this kind of snake has poor abilities, is difficult to grow, and has no hope of advancement, so most of them are at the first or second level of Qi training.

For someone like Jiang Guang who has reached the tenth level of Qi training, there is no pressure at all.

This swamp is the habitat of the carrion snake. Jiang Guang discovered it when he explored the back mountain last time. This time, he decided to pick a particularly disgusting species to make that guy understand his painstaking efforts.

Jiang Guang skillfully threw a spiritual herb from the earth realm into the swamp, then he crossed his arms and waited patiently. After a while, there was movement in the swamp.

From the depths of the dark water, long and slender creatures began to emerge from the swamp and swam towards the location of the spiritual grass.

Soon, dense and long strips appeared around the spiritual grass, and they began to fight for it.

"Come on, let me see which of you little cuties is scarier."

Facing the fight and devouring among the snakes, Jiang Guang watched with great interest.

However, suddenly, the snakes that were fighting seemed to sense something and paused. Then they stopped fighting for the spiritual herbs and swam quickly in all directions.

"Hey, why are they all gone? Is it because the spiritual herbs are not attractive? I haven't found out yet..."

Faced with the scene in front of him, Jiang Guang was a little confused. He hurried forward to check and catch one first.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, accompanied by a strong fishy smell, a huge figure slowly emerged from the swamp, and the huge head and fishy tongue faced him directly.

"..."

"!!!"

Subconsciously, Jiang Guang launched a spiritual attack, but it had no effect at all and instead angered the giant in front of him.

"..."

"Help!"

His face changed drastically and he turned and ran!

Damn it, how could there be a demon beast in the Foundation Establishment Stage, and a creature like the Corrosion Snake that can hardly break through to a higher realm? What kind of luck is this!

Hearing the screams in front of her becoming more and more obvious, Keqing quickened her pace. When she arrived at the scene, this was the scene she saw.

I saw a giant snake three meters tall rampaging in the forest, and in front of the giant snake a dark and embarrassed figure was fleeing in a panic, emitting a bad smell.

Seeing that the huge mouth was about to swallow the person, Keqing slashed it with her sword without thinking. There were flashes of lightning and accompanied by the sizzling sound of barbecue, and most of the flesh of the giant snake was instantly cut off.

A thick black liquid spurted out, and it was immediately clear that something was wrong.

Keqing grabbed the figure's collar with one hand and stepped back.

Zi La La——

The liquid fell to the ground and splashed on the tree trunks like water and fire, and was instantly evaporated and corroded.

"Thank you, thank you, I was scared to death!"

"It's you?"

Seeing the person next to her thanking her, Keqing realized that he was the young man from the morning.

Jiang Guang was also like that. After hearing the voice of his savior, he realized that the person who saved him was the vase he thought he was.

But, isn't she just average? Why is she so powerful that she can cut the Corrosive Snake with just one sword?

Could it be that everything was just my random guess, and the other party is actually a genius like my senior sister!

"..."

This was very embarrassing. For a moment, Jiang Guang didn't know what to say. He could only lower his head like a quail, like a child who had done something wrong.

boom--

A huge sound was heard, and the violent giant snake rolled over and over in severe pain. The surrounding trees fell down one after another as its tail swept across.

"Stay here, I'll take care of it."

Keqing concentrated her mind and her elemental vision expanded. Everything around her seemed to be still, and what appeared before her eyes was an unusual vision. Auras communicated with each other, the air was filled with elements, and all matter turned into elements.

The giant snake in front of him was just an element that could move.

"Weakness - Found it"

Fly up,

Keqing tapped her toes and ran towards the giant snake.

hiss--

The giant snake looked at the human who had hurt it and attacked it, and quickly swallowed out its venom. The corrosive liquid came straight at it with a disgusting smell that was enough to make people feel nauseous.

Zi La La——

Such an attack was extremely conspicuous under the elemental vision, and he could easily avoid the attack by simply shifting his feet.

Fist-sized black holes appeared in the places corroded by saliva, emitting a foul smell.

Seeing this threatening guy approaching step by step, the giant snake quickly swung its tail and smashed it into the swamp below.

boom--

A large area of ​​swamp blocked the way and obscured the view.

escape--

The crisis of life made the Corruption Snake subconsciously choose to flee, however...

"That's enough distance."

In the sky obscured by the black swamp, a little light flickered, and a faint fluorescent light suddenly appeared like a strong wind breaking through the waves, breaking through the obstructed vision, breaking through the barrier and piercing into the giant snake's head at lightning speed.

bang——

The huge body fell down with a loud bang

In just a moment, there was no movement.

"Phew...solved."

Seeing the giant snake die, Keqing looked back, but was soon stunned.

There was no one behind him. Jiang Guang, who was there just now, disappeared.