Chapter 41: The Contract

  The white tiger raised its head and looked at Francis: Is this guy in front of me really human?

  "Oh! What's wrong, can't get up anymore? Or are you planning to be my magical pet?" Francis looked down at the white tiger with a superior attitude.

  Slowly getting up from the ground, the White Tiger stretched out its tongue to lick the bloodstains on the corner of its mouth: "If I hadn't sensed the aura of a human magician on you, I would have suspected that you were a giant dragon! But wanting me to submit, this is still not enough! ROAR————" The White Tiger's body ignited with dazzling white flames, paired with its white base and black stripes, making it look exceptionally noble.

  "Is this... Sacred Flame?" Francis gazed at the flames on White Tiger's body, pure and yet infinitely scorching, it was indeed Sacred Flame! In legend, only those with the purest of hearts would be granted this ability by the Goddess of Light, capable of dispelling all darkness and purifying all curses. The three Dis also stared at White Tiger in surprise, for although the flames represented destruction, they were filled with a sacred aura.

  "How's that, human? Are you going to continue?" Slowly releasing his sacred aura, Byakko pressed down on Francis, letting him know that the strong were meant to be respected!

  Francis' eyes burned even hotter as he gazed at the White Tiger, his voice low and husky. "Mmm... now I want to subdue you and make you my magical pet even more! But as your future master, I have something to remind you!"

  "What?" The White Tiger was taken aback. The human in front of him was not affected at all by his aura! How could this be, his breath was clearly only at the fifth stage!

  "That's it..." Francis slowly closed his eyes, and a majestic aura burst forth, an overbearing presence of the Conqueror.

  A roar——White Tiger only felt a buzzing in his ears, and his sacred flame was unable to burn for an instant! Before he could react, Francis had already rushed over, and his hard fist hit its chin again. Thus, the tragic White Tiger once again flipped in mid-air.

  "That's... absolutely no chance to give the enemy a breather! Don't pretend to be something you're not!" Francis smiled at the white tiger lying on the ground, but his self-perceived friendly smile looked shameless in the eyes of the white tiger.

  "Despicable humans!" The White Tiger spat out a mouthful of blood, feeling like the tooth in its lower jaw was about to fall out. Although it didn't show it on its face, Francis's aura from just now had already made it feel a sense of fear, that overbearing presence...

  Shaking his head, Francis still smiled and said: "This is called grasping the war machine! When you become my demon pet, I'll teach you well! As for heroism, I'm quite disdainful of it!"

  "ROAR!" The White Tiger let out a mighty roar, using it to dispel the fear in his heart. Under the intense burning of the Sacred Flame, he suddenly pounced towards Francis.

  "Is that white tiger afraid now?" Eilos looked at the battle on the field "But under young master's overbearing manner, it's normal to be intimidated!"

  "It looks like it's going to end soon!" Dis said, looking at the White Tiger surrounded by white flames "With the power of the Saint stage, being able to hold on for a while under Young Master's hands is not bad either!"

  "Mom is the strongest! Isn't that right, Lila?" Dolores shook Saber's neck.

  "Hmm! Young master is the most formidable." Saber gave Dolores a peck on the cheek, and the little girl was quite charming. Even Dis, who was proud, didn't say anything, but every time they had barbecue, he increased his portion, fearing that Dolores wouldn't eat enough.

  Looking at the white tiger rushing towards him, Wu Xie's imposing aura spread throughout his body. This time, he was going to make this stubborn old tiger submit completely. With a swing of his right hand, he slapped away the white tiger's paws that were about to touch his face. Disregarding the white tiger's struggles, his left hand forcefully grasped its forehead and ruthlessly pressed it to the ground.

  "How's that! Not satisfied yet?" A slow, burning pain began to spread through his hand. Even with the Overlord's aura blocking out the holy flames, Francis could still feel the scorching heat.

  "Hoo-hoo——" The white tiger was pinned to the ground, its mouth unable to open, and could only let out a hooting roar. Its golden pupils stared tightly at Francis.

  "Hmm!" The overbearing aura of the Overlord burst out again, and the tremendous pressure heavily struck the White Tiger's body, slowly suppressing the sacred flames on its body. The White Tiger's gaze towards Francis also gradually became fearful. Under Francis' oppressive gaze, the White Tiger's resistance gradually weakened, and finally, it let out a low growl, seemingly conquered by Francis' power.

  Looking at the white tiger that no longer resisted, Francis relaxed his hands, and his spiritual power had already felt the white tiger's intention to surrender to him. The white tiger stood up and circled around Francis twice before stopping in front of him, sniffing him.

  "I say, isn't this unnecessary! Let's just sign the contract directly!" Francis looked at White Tiger pacing back and forth, unsure what it wanted to do.

  "As a follower of the Goddess of Light, only those who possess the aura of light can be my master! You have conquered me with your strength, so let us begin our contract now!" The White Tiger looked at Francis before her, closed her eyes solemnly and prostrated herself before him: "In the name of the light, from this day forward you shall be my master. Your fortune is my fortune, your life is my life! Until the end of time, this oath shall not be broken! This contract is now complete! I am White Tiger Gavriil, human, speak your name!"

  Francis stepped forward to the white tiger, suppressing his excitement, biting his own finger and dripping a drop of blood on the white tiger's forehead: "Your master is Francis Du Aix! The contract is now complete!"

  A complex array of magical symbols alternated and overlapped on the White Tiger's forehead, eventually transforming into a faint magical seal that appeared on its forehead. Due to the black stripes, it was almost impossible to notice if one didn't look closely.

  "Master!" After the contract was completed, the white tiger's gaze towards Francis had changed. Its eyes were filled with loyalty and admiration! Francis vaguely sensed its thoughts as well.

  Francis wanted to touch the forehead of the white tiger in front of him, but Francis's height was not as tall as the white tiger, and he couldn't reach it. The white tiger also understood people's intentions, its body slowly shrinking, its four-meter-long body shrinking to two meters in size, and Francis's hand just rested on it.

  "Oh! You're quite perceptive!" Rubbed the mark on White Tiger's head "You're Gare, right?"

  "Yes! Master!" The white tiger lowered its head, letting out a soft humming noise as Francis petted it.

  "Mommy! Me too!" Doloris jumped off Saber's back, floated in mid-air, and flew into Francis' arms.

  Hug your own daughter! Francis pointed at her and said to Geli, "This is my daughter, Dolores! From now on you have to listen to her!" As Francis put Dolores on Geli's back, Dolores excitedly grabbed Geli's ears: "Run fast, run fast! Big White, hurry up and run!"

  "Master!" Gari looked at Deloris on his back in surprise. "She... Miss, she..." Deloris's necklace didn't react, and Gari could easily feel her breath.

  Francis patted Dolores on the head: "Huh! Dolores is a dragon!"

  "What! But I clearly felt that you, the master, are a human!" Gaili said in surprise, if not, he wouldn't have signed a contract with Francis.

  "Run, run!" Deloris urged, seeing Garry standing still.

  "A lot of things have happened, I'll tell you later! For now, just know that Dolores is my daughter!" Patted the back of Gaili "Those three are my companions, I'll introduce them to you later! Now take Miss to play first, this is your territory, right? Don't run too far!"

  "Alright!" Although he didn't know what had happened, Garry was still obedient to his master and ran out carrying Delores.

  Diss three people also walked over, Ai Ou Luo humbly said: "Young master is really awesome! If it were me, I estimate it wouldn't have been solved so quickly!"

  Upon hearing Aeolus' words, Francis shook his head: "Don't spout nonsense! If it were up to you, a single flash punch would end the battle! You all have your own special moves, but I'm still bare-handed and relying on my physical strength! If not for the Overlord's special ability, I wouldn't be able to counter Gail's Sacred Flame today!"

  "But the ability he just learned can be put into practice immediately, young master's learning ability is very strong!"

  "This is just the effect of blood ties! Alright, while Dolores is not here, let's tidy this up a bit! After all, we have to live for half a year! Can't be too shabby!" Francis looked around at the empty surroundings, having experienced two months of trekking, and now he most wanted to sleep in a bed!

  "Leave this to me!" Eriol said with a self-assured smile.

  "Alright! Trouble for you, then! Eriol! Lila, let's take a look around and check out that pond in the back. I haven't had a bath in days!" Francis said with great frustration. For several days on the road, they hadn't encountered any rivers or streams, and if it weren't for Francis' spacious ring being large enough to hold plenty of water, even eating would have become a problem.

  "Yes! Young master!" Saber was delighted to be alone with Francis, as everyone had been together for days and Francis' attention had been on Dolores, it had been a long time since they last spoke.

  Two people slowly walked around the low cliff, and a small stream appeared in front of them. Following the stream upwards, they could see a circular pool of water. The pool was not large, only about 7 or 8 meters wide. As they walked in, they discovered that this was actually a spring, with underground water gushing out along the slope and flowing down to form a pool when it passed through the big pit. "Oh! It's still running water! Maybe this is the source of that big river!" Looking at the clear pool, Francis couldn't wait to start taking off his outerwear.

  "Master! You..." Saber turned her head around and saw Francis taking off his clothes again, giving her a fright.

  "Ah! It's all right, Lila is not an outsider!" Francis had already taken off his long pants and casually threw them on the ground, wearing only a pair of shorts as he jumped into the water.