Endless Systems
Chapter 34

Looking at a giant female eagle, it was almost 10 feet tall and gazed towards Liu Shan as if staring at a dwarf creature.

Liu Shan himself who saw the eagle was stunned silently. Moreover, he felt a powerful Ki energy radiating from him making a high curiosity appear inside his head. Soon, the system came along and displayed the status right in front of him.

Ting!

[Name : Gu]

[ Type: Eagle Mystical Animals ]

[ Level:Mythical ]

Reading the status made Liu Shan recollect the eagle's level higher than Haishe, the guardian of the Sheng forest.

“(Higher than Haishe? Wait, the Mythical level can only be obtained from four-star general fighters to masters. Means, brother Yao-)”

The system panel came right before his eyes. Showing the status of Qing Yao who looked to have changed drastically.

Ting!

[Name : Qing Yao ]

[ Age: 23 years ]

[Cultivation level: Four-star master fighter ]

Liu Shan was shocked to see the status of Qing Yao who had risen from a General fighter, now a master fighter.

“(My guess is right. Brother Yao has already leveled up. I don't know what kind of training he did to become stronger in a short time. I should know!)”

On the other hand, Qing Yao who had just brought up Gu before her also stroked her head like a obedient pet.

“Yao, what is it that you suddenly called me?” ask Gu.

“Gu, are you going to help me?” said Qing Yao.

“If it's for you, I would do anything” said Gu.

“Thank you, Gu.”

Qing Yao gently stroked Gu's fur like a mother stroking her child affectionately. Gu himself seemed to enjoy it very much and even looked very adorable with a spoiled attitude.

Qing Yao retracted her gaze and gazed back towards Liu Shan and Liu Siyue who continued to be silent. They were not silent out of fear, but rather astonished at the first sight of a mystical animal that had made a contract.

“You two are okay?” qing Yao asked.

“A-ah! N-it's okay. It's just ... It's the first time I've seen a mystical animal that has made a contract,” muttered Liu Shan.

Qing Yao only smiled faintly when she heard Liu Shan's response. And before long, he immediately jumped onto Gu's back. Qing Yao turned her head back down and invited Liu Shan and Liu Siyue to ride with her.

“Come on up,” said Qing Yao.

Liu Shan and Liu Siyue stared at each other. The two of them smiled excitedly as if they could not wait to ride a mystical beast. The two immediately jumped up and landed right on the eagle's back along with Qing Yao beside them.

“Uwa!” muttered Liu Siyue.

“Be careful, Liu Siyue,” says Liu Shan.

“Alright, we'll be leaving soon. Say goodbye to your father, mother and sister,” Qing Yao said.

In accordance with Qing Yao's words, the two of them turned their heads back and waved at the father, mother and Mingming who had ushered in their departure.

“Mother, dad, Mingming. We're leaving!” said Liu Siyue.

“Liu Shan, Liu Siyue, take good care of yourself!!” shouted Mother.

“Sister, don't forget to bring Mingming a friend whose fur is soft!!” shouted Mingming.

Liu Shan who heard Mingming's remark recalled his conversation about mystical beasts. He raised his thumb as if to be confident in his sister that one day when he came home, he would keep those words.

“Yes, sister will definitely keep her promise!" sahut Liu Shan's.

When the farewell was finished and a wave of hands remained, Qing Yao retracted her gaze back at Gu.

“Gu.”

Just from a single word of call, Gu instantly understood the intent of Qing Yao. Its enormous wings were slowly flapped and made it instantly take off into the air so powerfully.

WUSSH!!

In the blink of an eye, that one flick of wings made the body of Gu who was carrying the three of them on his back already reach high in the air.

Liu Shan and Liu Siyue who were gazing down could see the vast city of Feng turning into a minuscule one if they looked at it from that height.

The two of them could not stop smiling. How not? Being picked up and even on the shuttle went to the Liliang academy with Qing Yao, who was one of the important people in the academy itself.

Moreover, they were riding a Legend-level mystical beast as a faster transportation.

“Haha, this is great!” said Liu Siyue.

“(I don't think a legend-level mystical animal would be able to submit to Brother Yao. There is no doubt, that Brother Yao is very great), Liu Shan's inner”.

Liu Shan got up and walked up to stand right behind Qing Yao.

“Sister Yao,” call Liu Shan.

“Hm, what's up?” sahut Qing Yao's.

“How can you make a contract with Gu?” ask Liu Shan.

Qing Yao looked directly into Liu Shan's eyes. Inside was a burning fire, thirsting for answers and knowledge. He who realized how enthusiastic Liu Shan was had no reason to refuse to answer.

“Creating a contract with a mystical animal is a little tricky. Because both sides will have to reach agreement and their power will be connected to each other”

“Connect?”

“The easiest to describe is, if me and Gu make a contract then the power of the two of us will be connected to each other. If Gu is injured, then of course I will get the slight wound he received”

“As pain sharing?”

“Absolutely. Therefore, when wanting to make a contract with a mystical animal must trust and understand each other.”

Liu Shan suddenly fell silent and pondered alone. He was thinking about how to make the contract described by Qing Yao. Although the outcome of the contract was very tempting, but the risk he received was the division of pain and strength between the two who made the contract.

Shortly after, Qing Yao suddenly continued her words.

“But, the times from the past have never changed.”

Hearing Qing Yao's humble and sorrowful tone implied within made Liu Shan's attention diverted to her.

He looked at Qing Yao's countenance which turned spontaneous. From a cheerful woman who always put on a sincere smile, now disappeared and turned into full of eyes and sad look in it.

“What's up?” asked Liu Shan who was worried.

“Although the contract is treated as such, but not a few of the humans who violate it. They conquered mystical animals by killing them and taking the core of their bodies to make cultivation-enhancing pills,” explained Qing Yao.

Liu Shan's two eyes opened wide and his mind instantly sank into the past that Haishe had told him about. When the humans came to Sheng forest and killed the other mystical beasts for the sake of making them cultivation enhancement pills.

Because for those who did not gain the trust and approval of the mystical beasts, it would not be able to forcibly make a contract. Even if they were as strong as anything in forcing, the contract would not be able to be reached.

However, the story is different if you kill them and take the core of their strength. This is what we have been doing for thousands of years. Not only in the Sheng forest alone, even from Qing Yao's words it had sounded as if it was frequent and continued to happen until this second.

Liu Shan was deep in thinking about how cruel humans have been for thousands of years, no wonder why mystical animals, including Haishe himself, were vigilant and brutal when they saw humans who would make threats.

While he was deep in thought, Liu Siyue suddenly shouted.

“Ah, sister. See it!”

The cry of his sister made Liu Shan turn to him first, and change to look in the direction he pointed to. Far down there, the thick white cloud slowly disappeared from the rapid flapping of Gu's wings.

And behind it, there is a surface on the land of a building that is so large and magnificent. It was full of life by people in uniform like a cultivator's student and the carvings of ancient buildings were like the luxurious schools around it.

Inside Liu Shan's head, there was only one place name that came to mind in his head when he saw that.

“What is true ...”

Before he could finish his sentence, Qing Yao replied.

“Yes, that is your Academy. Welcome to the academy Liliang.”