Meeting Ends

Yun Ming didn't quite grasp the difference between the Universe and the planet's will that Anping spoke of. But from his scornful tone, he guessed that the Universe was more powerful than the planet.

Anping ignored Yun Ming's confusion and focused on making the contract. He chose mithril as the carrier, his favorite material.

He could have used something else, but he wanted the world's will as the witness. And according to "Detailed Explanation of Naraku's Ritual Techniques", the Universe's will needed a carrier with high energy conductivity.

Mithril was unmatched in that regard, and Anping had a lot of it. He worked on it swiftly, finishing it in less than a minute. He set aside the paper-thin mithril and started to mix the ink.

He used rare materials with four attributes: earth, fire, water, and wind. There were many legends that the world was made of these four elements.

So when wizards wanted to communicate with the world's will, they often used things with these attributes. It didn't matter if the legends were true or false. The Universe's will was influenced by them.

Anping dipped a feather in the ink and carved the communication magic pattern on the edge of the mithril paper. It looked like a complex thing to do, but the magic pattern was simple. He finished it in less than five minutes.

A dull white light shone from the mithril paper. Yun Ming had strong spiritual power in the Divine Origin Realm, but he couldn't sense the light at all.

He watched Anping write on the paper and felt a twinge of guilt. He wondered if he should have agreed to this. He had never seen such a strange method before.

He was worried that the contract might have some hidden clauses. He had observed the whole process carefully, but he couldn't find any clues.

But he had no choice. Yali was in their hands, and he had to agree for her sake. He didn't regret it, though.

He had learned some secrets and some plans of the soul beasts from this meeting. That was something.

Anping finished the contract and put away the quill and the extra materials. He waved the white-glowing contract in front of Yun Ming. Yun Ming reached out to take it, but Anping said: "Your Majesty, this is it. If you have no objections, please put a drop of blood on it and it will be done."

Yun Ming had no interest in Anping's words. He wanted to get out of this mess and go back to Shrek's senior management to plan their next move.

He had no idea what the soul beasts were up to, but he sensed that Gu Yuena's attitude towards him before she left was a bad sign for Shrek Academy.

He took the contract that floated over and read it carefully. It didn't seem too harsh, but it was fair enough.

It probably meant that they couldn't reveal that Ditian and the others were in the human world, or attack them. What surprised Yun Ming was that the contract didn't say anything about keeping the secrets they learned today.

But he realized that if he leaked this information, it would cause a stir in the soul master world. Whether it was about the Planet's will suppressing soul masters from becoming gods, or the planet's will being replaced by Poseidon.

He wondered if the people in Poseidon who plotted against the Tang Sect and the Poseidon family knew about this.

But he didn't dwell on this question for long. He read the contract several times to make sure there were no traps, then bit his finger and dripped a drop of blood on it.

As the blood touched the contract, he felt a presence watching him, but it vanished in an instant.

It was the same feeling he had when he explored the waters of Skysea City and found the bell tower, only shorter.

But it was the Will of the Universe, and the pressure it exerted on Yun Ming in that moment was immense. He breathed a sigh of relief when the feeling ended.

He quickly checked his body, but found nothing wrong. He had a strange feeling, though, that if he broke the contract, something terrible would happen to him.

He understood that Anping had a way to make him obey, but he had provoked them first, so he had no right to complain. He sighed, feeling a pang of regret that Anping, a human with such talent, had sided with the soul beasts.

Anping took the contract back from Yun Ming and walked over to Yali. He said, "Your Majesty the Holy Spirit, please sign it too."

Yali looked angry. She had been treated like a hostage. She snorted, bit her finger and signed the contract.

She felt what Yun Ming had felt before. But she wasn't as strong-minded as him, and it took her a few seconds to recover. She said coldly, "The contract is signed. Can you let me go now?"

Anping nodded, and Di Tian released Yali. She walked up to Yun Ming calmly and took his hand. She said, "The matter is settled. Can we leave now?"

Anping gestured for them to go ahead. He said, "Of course. Your Majesty, we'll meet again if fate allows."

Ditian and the others watched Anping's actions. After Yun Ming and Yali left, Mr. Xiong said, "Little Anping, why didn't you let us kill them? They're just trouble." There were only two of them, and one was a healer."

That was what the others thought too, but Mr. Xiong was more impatient and spoke up. They all looked at Anping, waiting for his answer.

Mr. Xiong spoke what the others were thinking, but he was more impatient and asked directly. Ditian and the rest looked at Anping, waiting for his answer.

Anping said calmly, "Killing them would only bring more trouble. There aren't many soul beasts left, and we can't afford to make a scene. You know how strong Yun Ming is. Fighting him here would cause a huge commotion and alert the whole federation."

"And even if you could kill him, you'd likely get hurt. We have more important things to do this time. Who knows what we'll face in the Star Luo Empire? It's better not to complicate things."

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