Chapter 148: Claim It

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Ji Yin pulled out the red flame marten, curled up into a ball. “Don’t be scared! Go pick the fruit—eat as much as you want!” She raised her hand and tossed the marten onto the tree.

The red flame marten tucked its tail tightly, shivering in its small body.

Must it be so pitiful? It didn’t dare provoke the mighty winged serpent.

Suddenly, a cold aura surged from the hole behind the tree; Ji Yin could even sense the winged serpent’s anger!

The red flame marten didn’t dare touch a single fruit and jumped straight from the tree onto Ji Yin’s shoulder.

“Squeak, squeak, squeak!”

“What are you afraid of? Master is here! Go pick it for me. These fruits can enhance spiritual power—it’s the best thing for you. Don’t you want to grow stronger?” Ji Yin whispered enticingly.

The red flame marten shook its head immediately. It wanted to grow stronger, but there were other ways—it didn’t want to choose this path.

Spiritual beasts had to cultivate too, but each species had different methods. Their spiritual power mainly came from their masters—the stronger the master, the stronger the beast. They could also be assisted by pills and other aids.

The winged serpent’s only food was the snake spirit fruit—extremely picky, rejecting anything else. The snake spirit fruit was excellent for increasing spiritual power.

The red flame marten hesitated upon hearing this.

“Will you go or not? If you don’t, I’ll roast you and eat you!” Ji Yin threatened.

The red flame marten immediately leapt onto the tree and nervously plucked a fruit, stuffing it into its mouth.

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Suddenly, it felt a gust of rancid wind surge from behind, making its fur bristle instantly!

The fruit got stuck in its throat, but with a strong jump, it swallowed it down.

“Eat, keep eating,” Ji Yin urged.

Seeing the winged serpent made no move, the red flame marten plucked another fruit.

The winged serpent’s eyes were open, everything appearing doubled to it, as it silently counted in its mind.

Two... four...

The red flame marten grabbed two fruits, realizing the winged serpent was only angry and hadn’t come out to attack. It immediately grew cocky, eating boldly. Not only did it pick fruits for itself, but it also tossed a few to Ji Yin.

Ji Yin wiped herself off and handed some fruits to Xuanyuan Ji. “Master, you’re amazing! Just by standing here, the winged serpent doesn’t dare come out!”

Xuanyuan Ji took the fruit she offered and glanced toward the den’s entrance.

The winged serpent recognized this soul power! It had been injured by such a powerful soul force before. Though the wound wasn’t severe, it made the serpent wary.

If it weren’t for this person, it wouldn’t even glance at the others outside—it would tear them apart outright!

Ji Yin bit into a fruit and said to the winged serpent, “Come out! What, are you scared?”

The wings on the serpent’s forehead suddenly spread wide, clearly displaying its fury.

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“If you don’t come out soon, we’re going to finish eating all the snake spirit fruits.”

The winged serpent lowered its head again, ignoring Ji Yin’s provocation.

It wasn’t worth risking a fight with the person outside over a few fruits—such a battle would harm both sides, and it would suffer more losses.

Seeing no reaction from the winged serpent, Ji Yin thought privately: Is the provocation not strong enough? How can I lure the winged serpent out?

“I came back especially for you. How about we make a deal?”

Still no response from the winged serpent.

“From now on, follow me and form a contract with me.”

The winged serpent’s wings spread wide again, emitting a sound.

Contract with this weak, feeble human?

Standing beside it was someone so powerful—it hadn’t even considered the source of this weakling’s confidence, daring to speak so boldly!

“If you’re willing, we’ll contract right now. If not, then we’ll fight until you agree.”