There are five types of contracts in total: temporary contract, master-servant contract, equal contract, life contract, and soul contract.
Both the life contract and the soul contract can only be contracted once and are not limited by mental power.
In a life contract, if one party dies, the other will also die, unless the dying party actively dissolves the contract.
The soul contract does not have such restrictions. If one party dies, as long as the soul is not extinguished, the other party will not die. Even if both parties die, as long as the contract is not dissolved, regardless of how many times they reincarnate, they will still be connected by the contract.
The temporary contract is what Ling Luoyi used in the beast-fighting arena before. It can only last for a period of time. When the time is up, the contract is automatically dissolved, and neither party will be affected. This type of contract does not require much mental power, but both parties must agree. This method is not used much.
In an equal contract, both parties to the contract are equal. The master cannot ask the contracted party to do anything; everything is voluntary. Even if one party dies, it will not affect the other. This is also Ling Luoyi's favorite type of contract.
In a master-servant contract, there is one master and one servant. The contracted party will unconditionally obey the master. If the master dies, the servant dies, but the master will not be affected if the servant dies. Furthermore, only the master can dissolve the contract. If the servant wishes to dissolve the contract, they must pay with their life. This overbearing contract method is also the most favored and common contract method on all continents.
Both equal contracts and master-servant contracts have no quantity restrictions and depend solely on the master's mental power.
Regardless of which of the five contract methods is used, once successfully contracted, there will definitely be a contract mark!
The contract mark usually appears in the center of both parties' foreheads. The temporary contract mark will remain visible until the contract expires.
The other four types of contract marks only appear at the moment of successful contract and then hide within the body, not appearing normally. Only the master-servant contract mark will appear on the contracted party when they refuse the master's command, forcing them to execute it. It will hide within the body again after the command is executed.
The five contract marks are all different, and their colors are also different, which can be used to distinguish them.
However, none of these five contract marks are gray!
There is only one reason for a contract mark to turn gray: the servant in a master-servant contract killed the master, and the thunder strike mark is the price paid for it.
The thunder strike mark, placed over the contract mark, can also prove this.
Ling Luoyi could tell that the Ghost Poison Spider King had paid a very heavy price.
It is not easy for Ghost Poison Spiders to cultivate. Only when they reach the Spirit Beast level can they become kings. Spirit Beasts are equivalent to the Great Spirit Master realm of humans. However, the spider king in front of her is only a fifth-tier Great Illusion Beast, and its meridians are blocked, making it impossible for it to advance further.
The two broken legs were likely struck by heavenly lightning. There is still the will of the Heavenly Dao at the broken ends. It is also because of the will of the Heavenly Dao that its broken legs can never grow back.
Not only that, but the will of the Heavenly Dao is also plundering the Ghost Poison Spider King's vitality and lifespan. And there is not much left.
Ling Luoyi was very curious about what kind of master could make their contracted beast willing to pay such a tragic price to kill them.
As Ling Luoyi was curious about the Ghost Poison Spider King's past, the Ghost Poison Spider King was also curious why Ling Luoyi did not die from its poisonous gas and suspected that its strength had decreased again.
Under the gaze of the Ghost Poison Spider King, Ling Luoyi took out a chair and slowly sat down.
This scene, in the eyes of the Ghost Poison Spider King, was a provocation.
The Ghost Poison Spider King became angry. Its originally red eyes turned even redder, like fresh blood.
Being stared at by such eyes, anyone else would have been terrified. However, Ling Luoyi hated this blood-red color more than anything in her life.
Ling Luoyi narrowed her eyes dangerously, and her powerful bloodline pressure was unleashed without any restraint. At this moment, everything around them froze, even the air stopped.
The Ghost Poison Spider King was suppressed and lay on the ground, which sank at least a meter. Its eyes, which had been glaring at Ling Luoyi, were now pressed into the dirt, filled with horror. It never expected that this human woman, who looked so young, was actually! She was actually!
Seeing the blood-red eyes move away, Ling Luoyi slightly retracted her dispersed bloodline pressure, only pressing it onto the Ghost Poison Spider King.
Ling Luoyi did not retract her bloodline pressure. The Ghost Poison Spider King was bearing almost all of her bloodline pressure, and it could almost hear its bones, muscles, and even its soul being crushed.
Knowing that it could not bear it any longer, Ling Luoyi withdrew fifty percent of her power.
With only half of her bloodline pressure, the Ghost Poison Spider King was still uncomfortable, but it was much better than the near-death feeling it had before.
"I know you can speak, so answer whatever I ask! Do you understand?"
Ling Luoyi's voice was devoid of emotion, like a piece of ice.
The Ghost Poison Spider King understood her identity from the bloodline pressure and did not dare to hide anything. It quickly said, "Yes, I understand, my lord."
Its voice was extremely hoarse, as if its throat had been torn apart. If one did not listen carefully, they might not even recognize it.
Ling Luoyi frowned displeasantly, but said nothing, and asked, "How many years have you been here?"
"Reporting to my lord, I have been here for too long and can no longer remember."
"Do you know where this is?"
"Reporting to my lord, this place is pieced together from abandoned lands of the Ancient Profound Continent. Due to an accident, its connection with the Ancient Profound Continent was severed. After an unknown number of years, it was opened and reinforced by a lord, becoming what it is now. I cannot get out, so I do not know which continent this is."
The Ghost Poison Spider King spoke cautiously, fearing that Ling Luoyi would be angry.
"You entered here when you were on the Ancient Profound Continent, right?"
"Yes."
"So, you should still remember if it was before or after the battle in the 'Sunken Star Forest'?"
"Reporting to my lord, I remember. It was fifty years after that. Five abandoned lands were gradually pieced together under the control of some lord. Fifty years later, the abandoned lands were completely pieced together, and a lord condensed it into a secret realm, connected by a teleportation array. Later, the external teleportation array was destroyed, and I could no longer get out."
As the Ghost Poison Spider King spoke towards the end, its expression shifted evasively, clearly showing guilt.
"The teleportation array was destroyed, and it has something to do with you, doesn't it?"
The Ghost Poison Spider King's body trembled. It wanted to say something, but the moment it opened its mouth, it felt the bloodline pressure increase. Instantly, it dared not lie.
"Reporting to my lord, it is indeed because of me that the heavenly lightning destroyed the teleportation array." The Ghost Poison Spider King's body trembled like a sieve, and its voice became even more indistinct.
"I don't want to investigate why you killed your master; that's not my concern. I only want to know what I want to know. Do you understand?"
"I understand, my lord, I understand."
"When was the teleportation array destroyed?"
"Reporting to my lord, it was one thousand one hundred years after the secret realm was formed."
"How many years have passed since that lord reopened and reinforced this place?"
"Reporting to my lord, one thousand years have passed."
Ling Luoyi calculated and said, "In other words, you have been here for fifteen hundred years?"
"Yes."
"No wonder." No wonder only a trace of the will of the Heavenly Dao at the broken leg caused its vitality and lifespan to be so depleted.
Ling Luoyi fell silent for a moment. The Ghost Poison Spider King felt as if several years had passed. Just as it thought Ling Luoyi had no more questions, Ling Luoyi spoke again.
"In all your years here, have you discovered any rare treasures?"
Ling Luoyi's tone was very serious. The Ghost Poison Spider King searched its memory several times and finally said with certainty, "Reporting to my lord, no."
"Are you sure?"
"I am sure."
None! There were none!