Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book Chapter 975 - 679: Welcome to the Ye Family

Within the Earth Dragon Palace, spiritual light continued to shine from the Celestial Dragon Fruit Tree, while a droplet of essence blood floated outward.

The Three-eyed Demon King kept falling back.

Its hands gestured wildly as it backed away, the third eye on its forehead nearly opening to unleash black flames.

A unique soul power emanated from the essence blood, and its instincts warned it against taking it.

This held true even though the Earth Dragon Demon King had hurled it toward him!

"Imagine if this essence blood holds the key to your rise as a Demon Emperor?" The Earth Dragon Demon King declared at that instant.

Those words left the Three-eyed Demon King momentarily frozen.

Demon kings of the Demon Race rarely resort to lies or schemes.

Thus, the Three-eyed Demon King paused in doubt.

The allure of advancing to Demon Emperor proved especially irresistible.

Yet suddenly, radiant spiritual light burst from the Earth Dragon Demon King, blending with the nearby array to form a towering mountain prison that trapped the Three-eyed Demon King.

Besides the mountain prison, dragon qi erupted from the Celestial Dragon Fruit Tree to pin it down.

Right then, a Tier Four Jade Qilin Flood Dragon and a Double-headed Turtle Demon King emerged afar, as all three demons launched their assault together.

The Three-eyed Demon King’s face twisted in shock at that very moment.

"Brother Long, what’s the meaning of this?" the Three-eyed Demon King asked in confusion.

"Three Eyes, I offer you a chance, but with my Demon Emperor breakthrough just days away, no mishaps can occur!" The Earth Dragon Demon King’s tone carried absolute command.

The actions of the other two demon kings swiftly eroded the Three-eyed Demon King’s will to fight back.

After all, the Demon Race honors strength above all, and serving a Demon Emperor is entirely expected.

It had long leaned toward the Earth Dragon Demon King, thriving under his shelter for years.

In that brief instant of indecision, the essence blood droplet landed on its forehead, sending tremors through its body.

A clear soul power abruptly flooded its mind.

As it tried to fight back, myriad yellow spiritual lights solidified into a mountain prison, squeezing it firmly.

The Earth Dragon Demon King shifted to its true form, its massive jaws hovering over the Three-eyed Demon King’s neck, set to devour it anytime.

The Jade Qilin Flood Dragon and Double-headed Turtle Demon King barely needed to act.

Sheer intimidation and superior might secured dominance for the Earth Dragon Demon King.

Faced with such force, the Three-eyed Demon King had no choice but to allow the essence blood to forge a blood contract.

However, as the blood contract took shape, an unsettling void struck it, like a fragment of its divine soul had vanished.

This sensation sparked utter terror; its spiritual fire had scorched the divine soul before, heightening its sensitivity.

Still, no destruction of the divine soul occurred.

"Three Eyes, welcome to the Ye Family!" The Earth Dragon Demon King resumed human form, flicking a finger to shatter the mountain prison.

Exposing the thoroughly disheveled form of the Three-eyed Demon King.

Those words left it utterly baffled.

Moments later, a cyan-robed figure approached from afar; the soul link transferred to him, revealing the fate of its divine soul.

Clearly, this human had seized it.

"Who are you?" The Three-eyed Demon King had no recollection of the prior Qi Cultivation Practitioner.

"He’s your new master, Patriarch of the Ancient Ye Family!" The Earth Dragon Demon King clarified.

Fearing further despair in the Three-eyed Demon King, he quickly added:

"I too serve as a demon king for the Ye Family!"

"Do you realize our demons’ greatest weaknesses against humans? Wisdom and treasures—and the Ye Family commands both!" The Earth Dragon Demon King emphasized repeatedly.

"Earth Dragon, you’re courting disaster. Without a demon emperor to protect us, if the Celestial Cyan Demon Emperor and Nether Fire Demon Emperor learn of this, we’ll perish without burial!" The Three-eyed Demon King bellowed in rage!

But before the Earth Dragon Demon King responded, Ye Jingcheng activated the soul contract’s control.

Instantly, the Three-eyed Demon King reverted to its true form, writhing and howling in agony across the Earth Dragon Palace.

Nevertheless, no sound escaped the Earth Dragon Palace to alert the outside.

"Three Eyes, the reason the king and Ye Family Patriarch took the time to explain to you is that we see you as a talent with potential, capable of reaching Demon Emperor, yet that doesn't entitle you to hurl insults at us!" Each word from the Earth Dragon Demon King was enunciated sharply.

Right then, the Three-eyed Demon King activated its third eye, unleashing black flames upon its own divine soul, yet as the dark fire scorched the soul, the agony refused to lessen—instead, it grew fiercer.

The power of the soul contract vastly outstripped any blood contract.

Ye Jingcheng spotted the Earth Dragon Demon King’s pupils subtly shrinking at that instant.

Naturally, this sight thrilled him to no end.

"Master!" Moments later, the Three-eyed Demon King, wracked by torment beyond death, uttered feebly.

Witnessing this, Ye Jingcheng at last ceased his actions.

Thanks to the soul contract, he detected no trace of defiance in the other party.

This signified the complete submission of the Three-eyed Demon King.

Yet a fresh issue emerged, with Ye Jingcheng sensing increased strain on his divine soul.

Next in line were the Mammoth Demon King and Thunder Roc Demon King.

To contract them, Ye Jingcheng needed to swiftly advance his divine soul to mid-stage Golden Core; else, once the Earth Dragon Demon King hit Nascent Soul, the load would intensify dramatically!

Regrettably, binding these two demon kings via blood contract wasn't feasible anytime soon.

For one, Ye Xuecang—the one capable of wielding a blood contract without backlash—was absent; moreover, amid the looming Desert Sea conflict, no mischief from these demon kings could be risked, rendering the soul contract far superior to a blood contract.

"Wood Head, heal it up!" Ye Jingcheng commanded, eyeing the Double-headed Turtle Demon King.

In contrast to the Five-Colored Cloud Deer, limited to healing via its deer blood, the Double-headed Turtle's wood head offered supreme convenience; its Wood Transformation Divine Light rivaled Ye Jingcheng’s Treasure Light in potency.

For these demon kings, though, Ye Jingcheng had no plans to deploy his Treasure Light.

When the Ye Family amassed sufficient cultivators, he intended to share the Three-eyed Demon King, Thunder Roc Demon King, and Mammoth Demon King with fellow clansmen.

This would propel the cultivation progress of other Ye Family members.

"Three Eyes, got any Red Pattern Blood Flame Crystals on hand?" The Earth Dragon Demon King questioned anew at this juncture.

"Brother Long, none right now!" The Three-eyed Demon King answered grudgingly.

The mention of Red Pattern Blood Flame Crystal lit up Ye Jingcheng’s eyes with eagerness.

No ordinary treasure, this one.

A Tier Four Fire Crystal treasure, it provided immense benefits to Fire Attribute Cultivators and Demon Kings alike.

Most vitally, the Red Pattern Blood Flame Crystal could hasten the Crimson Flame Fox's breakthrough, particularly after its year-plus seclusion.

"Head back later to retrieve it—this can't wait—and bring ten Tier Three Great Demons too!" the Earth Dragon Demon King ordered.

Evidently, the Earth Dragon Demon King knew the Three-eyed Demon King’s domain and riches inside out.

Ye Jingcheng shot the Earth Dragon Demon King yet another nod of approval.

Once the Three-eyed Demon King regained some strength, it set off.

The Earth Dragon Demon King shifted its attention to Ye Jingcheng.

"Next up is the Mammoth Demon King; expect a bit more time!" declared the Earth Dragon Demon King.

The Mammoth Demon King resided near the Wangyue Demon King, farther into Earth Dragon Valley.

Truth be told, the Wangyue Demon King boasted superior power, and subduing him would greatly improve the Ye Family's chances.

Alas, the Earth Dragon Demon King and Wangyue Demon King shared a long-standing feud.

Even without total dominance in strength.

Even under complete power suppression, forcing the Wangyue Demon King to submit proved nearly impossible.

The probable result: the Wangyue Demon King battling till the end!

With the Earth Dragon Demon King departing, Ye Jingcheng retreated once more behind the Celestial Dragon Fruit Tree.

This round, he produced the Dream-Devouring Worm to gradually bolster his Divine Soul again.

His Divine Soul had only just touched Golden Core level within the Purple Mansion, and post-Golden Core breakthrough, it had surged notably; typical Divine Sense range at mid-stage Golden Core spanned about twenty thousand feet.

After the breakthrough, Ye Jingcheng's Divine Sense extended across nineteen thousand feet, actually drawing quite close to the Divine Sense of Golden Core Middle Stage.

However, the Dream-Devouring Worm remained merely a Tier Two insect right now, offering him scant assistance.

Ye Jingcheng could only gather it slowly, little by little.

Beast Souls were something he lacked the least at present.

...

Just like that, a single day slipped away swiftly, and the first to return turned out to be the Three-eyed Demon King.

His velocity wasn't lacking, and most vitally, Chixia Ridge lay truly near Earth Dragon Valley.

He gripped a Red Pattern Blood Flame Crystal as large as a basin.

Flames raged fiercely upon this Blood Flame Crystal, giving it an intangible quality that felt profoundly strange.

Were it not for the blistering heat and those stable red patterns, Ye Jingcheng might have thought it just another regular Spiritual Fire akin to the Cyan Yang Flame.

"Mas... Master, here's the Blood Flame Crystal; I left some behind for the Three-eyed Race."

The third eye among the Three-eyed Race required absorbing Fire Spiritual Power from the Blood Flame Crystal.

Thus, the Three-eyed Demon King harbored some anxiety at this instant.

"Three-eyed Demon King, drop the stiff formality; the Ye Family has fostered deep bonds with Demon Beasts since antiquity. Call me Patriarch Ye—save such decorum for critical times only on a daily basis!" Ye Jingcheng took hold of the Blood Flame Crystal and responded with broad magnanimity.

Of course, he had no intention of faulting him over such a matter.

Furthermore, he hadn't demanded that the Three-eyed Demon King address him as Master.

Mainly, the Earth Dragon Demon King had been the one to bring the Three-eyed Demon King under control; Ye Jingcheng applying excessive pressure might provoke backlash.

With the Soul Contract secured anyway, he held no fear of any false obedience from the other side.

At this sight, the Three-eyed Demon King exhaled in relief.

Long used to his status as Demon King, repeatedly uttering 'Master' proved challenging for him.

Yet, using 'Patriarch Ye' remained perfectly fine.

Naturally, visions of his soul being ripped and spirit sundered flooded back just then, causing him to duck his head once more and display greater deference.

"Step into the Grotto Heaven; bring along your Three-eyed Demon Roc Race too!"

On this occasion, the Three-eyed Demon King had gathered eleven Great Demons altogether—eight Three-eyed Demon Roc Great Demons, two Fire-Devouring Sparrow Great Demons, and one Fire Cloud Bird Great Demon!

Clearly, eleven Great Demons couldn't tag along while Ye Jingcheng soared through the skies.

All of them needed release into the Grotto Heaven for proper accommodation!

Ye Jingcheng unveiled the Grotto Heaven.

The Three-eyed Demon King went in with him.

Ye Jingcheng certainly had no plans to bind contracts with these Great Demons; the Three-eyed Demon King's oversight would ensure everything stayed in order.

Contracts for the Ye Family members would need to wait until the battle concluded.

By that point, Ye Family Purple Mansion experts could pick from various Demon Kings' followers, likely accelerating their cultivation to some degree.

Upon entering the Grotto Heaven, the Three-eyed Demon King sensed its miraculous wonder and beheld the Jade Qilin Flood Dragon along with the Double-headed Turtle Demon King.

In the distance, he spotted the Crimson Flame Fox advancing to Tier Four.

Even farther off appeared a Golden Scale Beast that had hit Tier Three Peak, plus a Five-Colored Cloud Deer and Golden Falcon both on the verge of Tier Three Peak.

His eyes swiftly filled with new sentiments.

Words from the Earth Dragon Demon King resurfaced unbidden in his mind.

His breakthrough to Late Stage Fourth Tier had been somewhat coerced back then, inflicting several lingering injuries.

Reaching Tier Five had seemed utterly unattainable.

But hope now stirred faintly within him.

Should he genuinely ascend to Tier Five, acting as the Ye Family's Clan Guardian Spirit Beast could prove feasible!

Ye Jingcheng paid no heed to the Three-eyed Demon King for the time being. He headed straight to the Crimson Flame Fox's breakthrough location and set the Blood Flame Crystal right beside it.

A mental impulse went out, and the Crimson Flame Fox picked up on it without fail.

Flames soon surged toward the Blood Flame Crystal, enveloping it in short order.

Fierce flames intertwined in an instant.