The Heavenly Dragon's Beginning in the Journey Through the Heavens

Chapter 147 The Terrifying Trump Card: Taotie Recognizes Its Master

Just as the Taotie was ready, the giant sword in the sky fell straight down on it like a shooting star.

Thanks to the use of its innate divine power, the once enormous Taotie body has now shrunk considerably.

However, even so, its body still seemed insignificant in front of the giant sword.

In fact, even with its original enormous size, it paled in comparison to the giant sword.

When the giant sword struck the Taotie, despite its best efforts to prepare, all its efforts were in vain in the face of the sword's power.

It's worth noting that this move, "Opening the Heavenly Gate with One Sword," was a signature technique used by Li Chungang in "The Snow Sword" to slay celestial beings.

Although Ling Feng's current cultivation level is far inferior to Li Chungang's, Taotie's strength is also far inferior to that of the celestial beings.

Therefore, under these circumstances of ebb and flow, although Taotie did not die immediately, it suffered a severe blow and was on the verge of death.

The giant sword plunged it into the ground, and by then it was already on its last legs and had lost the ability to fight.

After the giant sword had been halfway into its blade, it finally dissipated slowly due to the exhaustion of its energy.

Ling Feng's move, "Opening the Heavenly Gate with One Sword," is probably his strongest single-target attack to date.

The "Ten Thousand Swords Return to One" technique should be considered his strongest group attack method to date.

After the giant sword dissipated, Ling Feng arrived beside the enormous sword crater, looked down at the dying Taotie below, and said coldly:

"Hmph, I was hoping you'd live a little longer, but I didn't expect you to come looking for me on your own!"

Upon hearing Ling Feng's words, the Taotie, on the verge of death, tried to say something, its body twitching a few times, but it couldn't utter a single word.

Seeing that it didn't speak, Ling Feng also felt a bit bored, so he immediately flew down to the bottom of the sword pit, ready to end Taotie's life directly.

Of course, Ling Feng wouldn't let Taotie die in vain; he still wanted it to make a contribution before it died.

After Ling Feng descended, seeing the dying Taotie, he said expressionlessly:

"Since you're asking for trouble, I'll grant your wish."

After saying that, Ling Feng raised his palm, preparing to use the Devouring Heaven Demon Art to absorb the Taotie's energy.

However, at that moment, Taotie suddenly begged for mercy:

"Cough, cough, wait, spare my life, and I'll acknowledge you as my master."

Upon hearing this, Ling Feng couldn't help but sneer and asked sarcastically:

"Oh? Now you're scared? Weren't you so arrogant just now?"

Nevertheless, Ling Feng stopped what he was doing because he had become somewhat interested in taming this Taotie.

Seeing Ling Feng stop, the Taotie breathed a slight sigh of relief, but continued to struggle, saying:

"I am willing to become your mount and serve you for life, I only ask that you spare my life."

Ling Feng frowned, thought for a moment, and then replied:

"How can I trust you? You are a ferocious beast, and you might turn on me at any moment."

Seeing that Ling Feng was somewhat relenting, Taotie quickly explained:

"We demon beasts have a blood pact. Once both parties sign it, they can never betray it for life. Otherwise, they will be punished by the pact and die on the spot. If you don't believe me, you can try it."

Upon hearing this, Ling Feng's heart stirred. Although he didn't know much about this blood pact...

However, it was often seen in novels from my previous life, and it could be described as extremely domineering.

Once such a contract is signed, it cannot be revoked, making it a very powerful constraint for demonic beasts.

If this Taotie is truly willing to sign a blood pact with him, then he might consider letting it go.

After a moment of contemplation, Ling Feng nodded and said:

"Alright, since you're so sincere, I can give you a chance. However, if I discover any wrongdoing on your part, you'll bear the consequences."

Upon hearing Ling Feng's agreement, Taotie was overjoyed and quickly nodded in agreement.

So, following the method Taotie had suggested, Ling Feng signed a blood pact with it.

Of course, Ling Feng couldn't completely trust it; if he signed the wrong document, it could be fatal.

Fortunately, Taotie did not dare to cause trouble at this critical moment, and the blood pact was successfully signed.

As the blood pact took effect, Ling Feng felt a mysterious power enveloping them.

From then on, Taotie's life was in Ling Feng's hands, and it would never dare to betray him.

After completing the blood pact, Ling Feng looked at the Taotie in front of him and felt secretly pleased with himself.

Although the Taotie was unruly before, it would be a great help if it could be subdued.

Moreover, it can be used as a mount in the future, which sounds incredibly impressive.

Now that the Taotie has been subdued, the crisis of the Wu Clan can be considered half resolved, and Ling Feng's mission is basically complete.

After all, it was said before that he would be responsible for dealing with the biggest threat, Taotie, while the Wu Clan would be responsible for dealing with the Fishmen.

Now that Ling Feng has taken the Taotie as his mount, he has more than accomplished his mission. Now it depends on the situation with the Wu Clan.

Ling Feng was a little curious. Taotie was one of the overlords of the demon beasts, so how could it have gotten involved with the fish-men?

So, Ling Feng asked Taotie the question that had been bothering him.

"You're supposed to be a powerful overlord of demonic beasts, how did you end up getting involved with the fish-men?"

Now that his life was in Ling Feng's hands, Taotie dared not hide anything and immediately spilled the beans:

"The reason I got involved with the fish-men is because they have information about the Beast God. All of us nine great demon beast overlords were once subordinates of the Beast God."

Back then, the Beast God led us to conquer the Divine Continent, but in the end, it was sealed away by its master, Linglong. We, the nine great demon beast overlords, also returned to these Hundred Thousand Mountains.

But we've been searching for news about it all these years. A while ago, the merfolk contacted me and told me they had information about the Beast God, but only if I helped them eliminate the Witch Clan.

As Taotie recounted the story, Ling Feng finally understood the whole story. He wondered how Taotie had gotten involved with the fish-men; it turned out it was all because of the Beast God.

Ling Feng knew from the original story that the fish-men did not deceive Taotie; they did indeed know the whereabouts of the Beast God.

In fact, Ling Feng also knew that the Beast God was sealed in the Demon-Suppressing Ancient Cave, but he certainly couldn't tell Taotie.

After all, the Beast God was formed from malevolent energy. Not only was it immortal, but it was also an extreme terrorist. Ling Feng didn't want it to be able to come out until he had the strength to fight against it.

Moreover, according to Ling Feng's guess, the Beast God is at least a powerhouse at the ninth level of the Refining Spirit Returning to Emptiness realm, or even a peak powerhouse at the Refining Emptiness and Merging with the Dao realm.

Therefore, Ling Feng did not want it to be able to come out until its strength reached the Refining Void and Merging with the Dao realm.