Chapter 17: Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, Holy Golden Dragon Might
"Lord, the Wild Plains Base City will continue to produce new prodigies like us. In the future, we will surely grow strong and, together with the City Guard Pavilion, sweep through the Demon Snake Forest!"
Xiao Ye replied, clearly indicating that he intended to cooperate with the City Guard rather than join it.
The Lord of the City Guard Pavilion expressed some disappointment, saying, "Since you don't plan to join the City Guard Pavilion, I won't force you. You have your own path to follow."
Xiao Ye prepared to take his leave.
The Lord added, "When you return, train well. By the way, my son Yi Luren used my token to deliberately cause you trouble."
"When you get back, take the token from him and teach him a lesson so he learns from it!"
Xiao Ye and Cheng Bingxi paused, "Understood!"
This request was the Lord's way of showing goodwill, allowing Xiao Ye to personally discipline his troublemaking son, unlike the petty Yi Luren.
"Yi Luren is the son of the City Guard Pavilion Lord? No wonder he's so arrogant."
"But as for causing trouble..." Xiao Ye pondered, unable to recall any specific incidents where he'd been sabotaged.
Yi Luren must be a highly skilled opponent!
Even his tricks were untraceable!
Yi Luren: You're just too extraordinary, aren't you?
Back at the dormitory apartment, Nangong Siyao struggled to figure out how to reciprocate the priceless treasure Xiao Ye used to restore her template.
"So frustrating!"
"What should I do?"
"Maybe I should just give myself to him!"
At that moment, Xiao Ye's voice came from outside: "Give yourself to whom?"
Nangong Siyao jumped up from the sofa, sitting upright with her head held high.
Cheng Bingxi came over, hugging Nangong Siyao's arm, her lips curving into a playful smile as she said:
"Siyao, would you be willing to form a contract with Xiao Ye? He can help you restore your SSS-Rank Five-Clawed Golden Dragon template."
"!" Nangong Siyao looked at her in surprise and cautiously asked, "A Beastmaster can only contract one partner, right? Are you okay with Xiao Ye contracting with me?"
Cheng Bingxi nodded, her mind on the delicious beast meat, licking her lips, "I'm okay with it!"
"You're an SSS-Rank template! Together, we could be invincible."
Nangong Siyao's eyes widened, astonished that Sister Bingxi agreed!
Xiao Ye took out two rule fragment crystals from the system space and tossed them to Nangong Siyao. The crystals transformed into luminous mist, merging into her body.
The empowering sensation returned to Nangong Siyao.
A surge of strength! An abundance of contract power!
The sensation made her unconsciously moan.
"Ah!" Even she felt embarrassed by her moan, quickly covering her mouth with a blush.
Xiao Ye picked up the small template detector discarded on the floor, letting Nangong Siyao use it. The results came swiftly.
**[SSS-Rank Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Template]**
With a flash, Nangong Siyao transformed into a beast-eared maiden form, two sharp ears perched on her head, her eyes changing to a golden hue.
"Wow! A dragon-eared maiden, a little dragon girl!" Cheng Bingxi curiously touched Nangong Siyao, fascinated.
Xiao Ye leaned in, pointing to his handsome face, "Don't you have anything to say?"
The little dragon girl, Nangong Siyao, suddenly kissed him and, feeling shy, nestled into his embrace, saying, "I'm too poor to find anything of equal value to exchange, so I'll just give myself to you!"
Xiao Ye sent out the contract book with law-like effects, validated by heaven and earth, "Then sign it."
A Beastmaster could only contract one beast-eared maiden, right?
With this doubt in mind, Nangong Siyao nervously signed her mark on the contract book.
As soon as she signed.
A dragon's roar, as if awakening all creation, echoed from space, and suddenly Xiao Ye and Nangong Siyao vanished, as a supreme mysterious aura descended from space.
A dragon, an Eastern dragon!
Rabbit eyes, deer antlers, bull mouth, camel head, tiger palms, eagle claws, fish scales, snake body.
The overlapping scales reflected a golden light, with vertical pupils mirroring surprise.
Watching the golden divine dragon soaring in the living room, Cheng Bingxi was utterly amazed.
Dragon! Throughout many eras, dragons were symbols of power, royalty, supreme and noble mysteries.
Seeing a living dragon now, Cheng Bingxi felt she had gained new insight.
In the first form of the golden dragon's mind, Nangong Siyao felt as if she and Xiao Ye had become one, their consciousnesses intertwined, able to sense each other's presence and communicate.
"I've transformed into a dragon."
"Xiao Ye, we've successfully formed a contract!"
Nangong Siyao's consciousness was lively, and Xiao Ye could feel her joy and excitement.
From the grand awakening phenomenon, to the C-Rank template, through the past few days, she had borne the C-Rank Swimming Dragon template, mocked and scorned; during training, she could only envy others transforming into beast-eared maiden forms, summoning contract beasts. Now, she could do it too!
The feeling of regaining what was lost was like a roller coaster, her emotions plunging from the clouds to the depths and then soaring back from hell.
Like the awakening of the C-Rank template, Xiao Ye had left an indelible mark on her heart.
It was Xiao Ye who gave Nangong Siyao a new life, gave her hope.
Meanwhile, Xiao Ye was examining his system panel, which only he could see.
**[Contract Template: SSS-Rank Five-Clawed Golden Dragon (First Form Golden Dragon: Two-Toed)]**
**[Rank: Third Rank]**
**[Innate Skills]**
**[Holy Golden Dragon Might: Mental pressure effect, reduces enemy attributes by 50%, supreme among kin, with a dominion bloodline effect]**
**[Invincible Golden Body: Already formidable dragon physique, skill activation enhances attack tenfold, defense tenfold]**
**[Summoned Beast Form Upgrade Function]**
**[Five-Clawed Golden Dragon: First Form Two-Toed: 0/100 Evolution Points, Second Form Three-Toed: Gains an innate skill and control over a natural element]**
A Five-Clawed Golden Dragon isn't about having five claws, but five toes on each claw.