Chapter 149: Forced Fruit Never Tastes Sweet!

Such nerve! The winged serpent shifted its body, fixing its gaze on Ji Yin while waiting for the opportune moment to strike.

It was calculating the distance between them, trying to figure out how to kill this detestable, good-for-nothing fool with a single blow.

Sensing the cold, murderous intent radiating from the winged serpent, Xuanyuan Ji secretly gathered his soul power, remaining on high alert to protect Ji Yin at any moment.

Wuyan was also filled with vigilance. He could sense the formidable strength of this winged serpent; if he were to face it alone, his only option would be to run for his life.

The Seventh Young Master certainly knew how to cause trouble for his master. No, the Seventh Young Master himself was a massive trouble!

"What's wrong? Going to play the coward? Hiding in your nest and not daring to come out? Weren't you acting so tough just now? Why are you so timid now? Afraid you can't beat me, aren't you? Let me tell you, my master is extremely powerful!" Ji Yin continued to provoke the serpent.

Yet the winged serpent inside the cave remained entirely unresponsive.

Ji Yin raised her hand, forming a hand seal, and swept the feather fan toward the fruit tree.

A large swath of fruits immediately tumbled down, and the crimson flame marten eagerly jumped down from the tree to pick them up with delight.

Suddenly, the winged serpent lunged out of the cave, opening its cavernous maw to attack Ji Yin!

Flesh and blood could only take so much!

Xuanyuan Ji channeled a stream of soul power, erecting a barrier right in front of Ji Yin.

The winged serpent crashed into the barrier and was thoroughly enraged. Its entire body slithered out of the cave, jaws agape as it lunged at Xuanyuan Ji.

This frail human relied entirely on this man; it would kill the strongest one first and then deal with the rest!

Xuanyuan Ji raised his hand to block the winged serpent's attack as a silver spear suddenly plummeted from the sky, stabbing straight toward the creature's back!

When striking a snake, aim for its seven-inch mark, and the same applied to the winged serpent.

To his surprise, the silver spear failed to pierce straight through, penetrating only slightly.

Naturally aware of its own fatal weakness, the winged serpent had long since cultivated the scales in that area to be incomparably tough. Even so, it was still wounded by Xuanyuan Ji.

With a sudden lash of its tail, the serpent batted away the silver spear on its back, opened its jaws wide, and spewed a torrent of flames.

Xuanyuan Ji leaped into the air, raised his hand to form a hand seal, and a pillar of water materialized before him.

Ji Yin soared upward, landing squarely on the head of the winged serpent. This feeling was simply exhilarating!

She was far too weak right now; if she could secure a winged beast as her contracted spirit beast, she could walk sideways without a care in the world!

Taking advantage of Xuanyuan Ji holding the winged serpent in check, Ji Yin immediately traced a contract array.

A minor spirit beast like the crimson flame marten had not yet awakened its intelligence and required no contract array at all, but a creature like the winged serpent demanded an extremely powerful contract array to subdue.

Wuyan stared dumbfounded at the flashing purple-gold light in mid-air.

Such a formidable contract array! The same went for the talisman last time—where on earth did the Seventh Young Master learn all these arts?

Although Ji Yin had never used a contract array before, that did not mean she did not know how to set one up.

The demonic tripod floated out of her body, expanding several times in size as its purple-gold radiance completely enveloped the winged serpent's massive form.

"What is that?" Wuyan was utterly stunned!

An artifact? Yet it didn't quite look like one.

"Winged serpent! Stop struggling! You cannot escape my grasp. Today, I am determined to have you!"

The winged serpent suddenly thrashed its body, flinging Ji Yin right off its head.

The formation had already taken effect; even though Ji Yin was no longer on its back, the beast was firmly locked down by the array.

With the demonic tripod pressing down from above and Xuanyuan Ji holding it in check from the front, the winged serpent found itself utterly unable to break free or escape.

Such tactics were utterly despicable—this was practically forcing a decent beast into degradation! Struggling fiercely, the winged serpent glared with fury at Ji Yin.

"A forced melon is not sweet!"

"I don't care if it's sweet or not, I'm going to pluck it anyway!" Ji Yin walked up to the winged serpent, sliced her middle finger, and drew a drop of fresh blood. The droplet was instantly absorbed by the contract array.

In an instant, a crimson light surged into the heavens!