The Divine Urban Physician Chapter 3586: Contract! Identity! (Sixth Update)
Previously on The Divine Urban Physician...
"These foes are beyond your ability to handle. Allow me to assist you."
"My gratitude, Senior, though I ask that you also escort my allies," Ye Chen replied with courtesy.
"Very well." The indistinct silhouette proved quite agreeable.
At these words, Ye Chen hurried toward Ye Luo’er. The Sky-covering Demon Emperor and Jun Mo held no objections; they’d gladly depart alongside him, yet Ye Luo’er could prove resistant.
"Join me, and I’ll release the seal inside you while mending your injuries," Ye Chen murmured softly, gazing at Ye Luo’er.
"Accompany you?"
Ye Luo’er fixed Ye Chen with an icy stare. Despite his rescue, she harbored zero faith in him. Though an inner voice pushed her to consent, she scoffed instead, "What if you plan to do me harm?"
"Luo’er, why would I ever wish you ill?"
Ye Chen’s helplessness surged at her retort. He’d journeyed far and wide, enduring countless trials solely to locate Ye Luo’er and extract her from the Nine Death Realm. Harm her? Unthinkable.
"I don’t require it. Solitude suits me fine!"
A fierce killing intent blazed in Ye Luo’er’s gaze as memories of the Ye Chen inscription on her palm fueled her rage.
These words struck Ye Chen like a blow, sorrow flashing in his eyes. He pressed on, "A formidable entity approaches; peril looms for you. No matter what, I have to bring you along."
With that, Ye Chen moved to seize Ye Luo’er against her will. But the hazy figure’s voice cut in abruptly.
"Time’s up, young one. Follow me now; leave the girl be."
Ye Chen suddenly found himself engulfed by an immense force. At the same moment, the Sky-covering Demon Emperor and Jun Mo got whisked away too, all of them vanishing in a flash.
As Ye Chen and his group faded from sight, a flicker of uncertainty pierced Ye Luo’er’s frosty expression.
The elderly woman’s face lit up with delight at Ye Chen and the others’ sudden exit. Absent their interference, the sealed Ye Luo’er posed no threat to her!
No longer did the old woman plan to drag Ye Luo’er before the Han Yuan Venerate. In her frail, wounded state, Ye Luo’er couldn’t block her easily, but a head-on clash promised unpredictable results.
Besides, Ye Luo’er bore the Ancestor Dragon Bloodline. Engaging in true combat might tip the scales against her, even letting Ye Luo’er end her life.
In a swift motion, the old woman launched skyward, desperate to escape.
Ye Luo’er’s eyes gleamed with chill resolve as she geared up to intervene. Then, abruptly, potent and regal energies surged forth.
These presences rattled the cosmos, radiating supreme dominance, blanketing the realm in Hongmeng Energy even prior to their arrival.
Moments later, over a dozen figures materialized in front of Ye Luo’er and the old woman.
Comprising twelve in total, each emanated peerless savagery, akin to celestial rulers poised to dominate the firmament with a single motion.
"This!"
Their appearance made the old woman’s eyes bulge in terror, her form retreating hastily amid surging fear.
"Trying to flee, are you?"
A thunderous bellow rang out. The forefront figure, draped in dark robes, erupted with infinite dragon qi, morphing into a resplendent golden talon aglow with holy light, snatching at the old woman.
"You treacherous scum, seeking to escape?"
The leader’s scornful laugh offered no room for defense, unleashing oppressive might as the dragon claw clamped down.
"Boom!"
Like fragile parchment, the old woman’s mighty dragon form crumbled under the grip, her vital fluids spilling out, drenching the earth in crimson.
"Master, our delay begs your pardon!"
Instantly, these awe-inspiring, exalted entities dropped to their knees before Ye Luo’er.
"Come back with us to our domain!"
Even as these dread-inducing forces bowed in deference, Ye Luo’er’s gaze stayed sharp with caution.
After the old woman’s deception, Ye Luo’er found trusting anyone arduous once more. Though these figures pulsed with a familiar dragon clan essence, the old woman had sworn the identical bond.
"I appreciate your slaying of the foe, yet I refuse to go with you."
Ye Luo’er eyed them with glacial detachment, poised to unleash a forbidden art and slip away at the first whiff of aggression, denying them any shot at wounding her.
"Master."
The leader’s features flushed with shame as he beheld Ye Luo’er.
"Our tardiness justifies your ire, Master. Still, afford us the opportunity to atone."
The assembly upheld complete reverence, stripped of any aura of superiority.
Ye Luo’er observed them through lenses of frosty apathy.
"No need; return to your origins. I’m departing."
She pivoted, senses on high alert, prepared to activate her hidden method should these titans harbor ill intentions.
No malice emanated from her rear. Rather, peculiar ripples tugged at Ye Luo’er’s core, filled with warmth and zeal, drawing her to glance over her shoulder.
Wheeling about, Ye Luo’er witnessed the chief dragon warrior and his fellows expelling their soul imprints and vital blood.
Cute golden mini-dragons danced through the air, radiating intense draconic pressure; these were shards of the mighty ones’ very essences.
Encased within floated untainted lifeblood, throbbing with potent ancestral dragon lineage, its magnetic pull stirring Ye Luo’er to consume it entirely.
"Even if Master doubts us, we bear no grudge. Yet, we implore you to take our souls and blood essence, forging a Master-Servant Contract as proof of our devotion!"
The dark-garbed leader’s tone brimmed with veneration toward Ye Luo’er.
This display moved Ye Luo’er deeply despite herself. For dragons, soul and blood essence ranked paramount; their offer to bind via contract affirmed unwavering allegiance.
Without a word, Ye Luo’er extended her hand toward the draconic souls and lifeblood.
"Buzz—"
From her fingertip sprang a pact, aglow with infinite arcane symbols, dazzling in splendor, bordered by ethereal Hongmeng Energy, projecting hallowed grandeur.
The pact’s emergence drew the dragon souls and blood essence nearer of their own accord, as the powerhouses yielded their core elements to it.
Upon contact with the pact, a torrent of radiance burst forth, bathing the universe in its glow, its sovereign presence rippling across the vast expanse.
With the pact sealed, the dragon souls and blood essence reshaped into vivid, almost solid miniature dragons upon its surface.