My Pet Beast is Super Fearsome-Chapter 753 - 120: Soul Summoning Lamp

Creak, creak

Shao Zifeng walked briskly towards a snow mountain peeking out from the ice plain, stepping on thick layers of snow.

After a few steps, he suddenly turned around, "I say... do you need to follow me even when I take a leak?"

The two Fog Whale Clan soldiers following him exchanged glances, then fell to one knee with a thud, bowing their heads in silence.

"You guys..." Shao Zifeng waved his hand with a look of resignation, "Fine, do as you will."

Under the watchful eyes of two grown men, Shao Zifeng grimaced as he relieved himself. Ever since he had rescued people from the Fog Whale Clan two days ago, their attitude towards him had undergone a huge change.

They would nod in submission upon seeing him and would follow him regardless of what he did.

He tried to protest to Kadu, but the language barrier led to an unpleasant split, and she stopped mentioning asking Shao Zifeng for help. The next day, she packed up her belongings and headed back home.

As soon as he returned to the temporary campsite, pairs of eyes looked over at him. Two warriors, carrying a freshly hunted North Wing Wolf, placed it diligently in front of Shao Zifeng.

Shao Zifeng sighed, ate a symbolic couple of bites, and then beckoned to Yaya, "Time to eat."

"Gurgle."

Yaya lumbered over with heavy steps. It seemed to hold a grudge against the people of the Fog Whale Clan, deliberately brushing against them before bending down to feast voraciously.

After the meal, as dusk approached, the members of the Fog Whale Clan began setting up camp.

Shao Zifeng declined Kadu’s kind offer to give him the largest tent, had Yaya dig out a cave at the foot of the mountain, and then crawled into it, letting Yaya block the entrance.

The rare tranquility allowed Shao Zifeng to relax considerably. Lying in the pitch-black cave, he suddenly seemed to remember something.

Shao Zifeng sat up and looked at the ring on his right hand. The two rings gleamed with a faint elemental luster in the dim environment.

He twisted the ancient silver ring lightly, "Come out."

Hum!

The blood-colored patterns on the ring spread out, bathing the entire cave in a dark red glow. Then, black smoke spilled from the ring and, constrained by the blood-colored patterns, condensed into a tall, slender figure.

’Miser’ Jack’s pale face flickered with blood-colored lines as he touched the top of his high hat and bowed slightly, "Master..."

The irked Shao Zifeng glanced at him, "Kneel!"

’Miser’ Jack’s expression stiffened, and the ghastly green flames in his eyes flickered slightly.

Then he knelt on one knee, bowing his head, and said in a hoarse voice, "Master, what are your orders?"

Shao Zifeng fiddled with the ancient silver ring, "Is there any way for me to communicate with someone who can’t understand a word I say?"

’Miser’ Jack’s eyes flashed upon hearing the question, "Master, I can sign a contract with him, allowing me to control his mental world, know all his secrets, and tell you anything you want to know..."

"Hmph!"

Sensing Shao Zifeng’s dissatisfaction, ’Miser’ Jack’s voice trailed off.

Its eyes flickered with flames, and it said with a hint of grievance, "Master, I was just trying to help you solve the problem more conveniently. Besides, contracting with humans is my instinct. Without a contract as a medium, I can’t do anything."

As it spoke, ghastly green flames dripped from its eyes, seemingly truly aggrieved.

Shao Zifeng rubbed his forehead with a headache and waved his hand, "Forget it, just go back."

At this moment, ’Miser’ Jack seemed to remember something and hesitantly said, "Master, I just thought of a solution."

Shao Zifeng frowned, "Why didn’t you say so earlier?"

’Miser’ Jack shrank his neck and said in a hoarse voice, "I just thought of it too, of course, this method is ineffective for others, but if it’s the master..."

Shao Zifeng interrupted impatiently, "Enough, tell me what the method is first."

’Miser’ Jack, suppressing the dissatisfaction in his heart, whispered, "Master knows I have an ability called ’Soul Summoning Lamp’, right?"

"Soul Summoning Lamp..."

Shao Zifeng looked at ’Miser’ Jack, the blue light points in his peripheral vision slowly spinning.

[Name]: ’Miser’ Jack

[Growth]: Mature Period

[Status]: Healthy, Sealing, Ghost Body

[Strength]: None

[Gate]: None

[Class]: None

[Order]: None

[Family]: None

[Attribute]: Witch, Phantom

[Potential]: ★★★★☆

[Talent]: Life Contract: Under the pretext of aiding to achieve the desired wish, a Life Contract is forged with the other party. Once the contract is signed, ’Miser’ Jack will reside within the Contractor’s body, drawing from their life force. During this period, the Contractor can utilize the power of the contract, materializing the desired goal into a skill, the power of which is equivalent to ’Miser’ Jack’s own star-level strength. (Current Contract: None)

: Soul Summoning Lamp: As ’Miser’ Jack’s energy source, the Soul Summoning Lamp can continuously draw life force from the Contractor for its own use.

: Deception: ’Miser’ Jack only desires to collect the force of life, and he will constantly use language and behavior to deceive others, hindering the Contractor from materializing the life force inside the ’Soul Summoning Lamp.’ Without strong willpower, by the end of the contract, ’Miser’ Jack will have sapped away all of the life force.

[Skill]: ???

[Evolution Path]: Unknown

[Description]: "Jack was miserly, cunning, and deceitful. He made a deal with the devil, and when the devil came to collect his soul, Jack, using trickery, forced the devil to agree never to take his soul. When Jack died, his soul could neither enter heaven nor hell, so he had to rely on a small candle to light his way, wandering between heaven and earth." This is from an ancient Irish legend.

Looking at the introduction above, Shao Zifeng’s expression darkened, "The Soul Summoning Lamp, isn’t that your ability to harvest the Contractor’s life force?"

’Miser’ Jack suddenly looked up, the ghostly green flames in his eyes flickering. Gazing at the young man before him whose complexion had turned slightly grave, a sudden fear rose in its heart.

It couldn’t understand why Shao Zifeng knew the function of its ability.

Suppressing the shock within, ’Miser’ Jack bowed slightly, "Master, the Soul Summoning Lamp can only draw life force from the Contractor. If there is no contract signed, it can pull the target’s spirit into the ’Soul Summoning Lamp’... This is also how I coerce the other party into signing a contract."

"Oh? You’re quite honest," said Shao Zifeng, looking at it with interest. "What comes next?"

’Miser’ Jack didn’t play any more tricks, "Master has a talent in the mental realm. With my assistance, you can engage in mental communication with the other party."

Shao Zifeng was somewhat moved, "Does it have any adverse effects on her?"

’Miser’ Jack shook its head, "This is merely a means to force the other party into a contract, and it won’t cause any substantial harm. After a certain time, the target’s spirit will automatically return to its body, just feeling somewhat exhausted."

Shao Zifeng pondered for a moment and then slowly nodded, "Alright, go ahead."

’Miser’ Jack’s eyes flickered with ghostly green flames at the words. It stretched out its dry, pale right hand, and a pumpkin lamp with a sinister green glow slowly emerged. Wherever the lamp’s light fell, the rocks rapidly dematerialized, transforming into a strange, mist-shrouded scene, as if from the legends of the Netherworld.

’Miser’ Jack bowed slightly to Shao Zifeng, carrying the pumpkin lamp and disappearing into the grey mist.