Chapter 457 - Chapter 457: Chapter 449: The Second Avatar_1 (2/2)

I believe that the Gu Master realizes this too, hence the eagerness to kill Qin Niu.

“It’s over there!”

The Mirage Insect honestly pointed the way for Qin Niu.

It seemed to be preoccupied, evidently contemplating becoming Qin Niu’s pet, thus obtaining the dark night Gu.

Higher-level Gus are extremely rare.

Such opportunities are to be seized, not sought.

The Mirage Insect’s first doppelganger was nearly wasted by Qin Niu’s Green Demon Bees.

To recover to its former peak strength, no one knows how long it would take. It, being naturally timid, urgently needed a powerful second doppelganger to ensure its own safety.

Now, in Qin Niu’s hands, it felt like meat on the chopping block – Qin Niu could kill it at any time he wished.

To submit would bring many benefits.

To resist, would certainly lead to being used as fodder for the human’s Insect Pets.

The Mirage Insect’s brain was quite simple, it only chose the answer that was more beneficial to itself.

“Human, I agree to become your pet! But you can’t send me to my death!”

In choosing to submit, it also set a condition.

“You are a wise demon insect, I believe you will never regret today’s choice in the future. As for sending you to your death, that will only happen if you slack off and fail to progress. On the day that you hold no value to me, I might actually set you free, for a good departure rather than callously using you as cannon fodder.”

Qin Niu knew where its concerns came from.

Not long ago, Qin Niu sent a Green Ring Worker Bee to deal with those fireflies, and it died.

Then he sent a Termite to probe, and it died as well.

All this had been witnessed by the Mirage Insect; it worried that one day it would also be used as cannon fodder by Qin Niu.

To bind oneself with a human in a soul contract means that one’s life and death are controlled by the master.

Demon beasts, Demon Birds, and demon insects, they have all unlocked their spiritual intelligence, possessing considerable wisdom. To place their fate in the hands of a human, they would instinctively reject it.

“I trust you to keep your promise! We can make the contract now.”

The Mirage Insect chose to trust him.

It had no better option.

“I can’t form a soul contract with you right now because my Spirit Space is already filled with other pets.”

Qin Niu felt a wave of helplessness, having finally convinced the Mirage Insect to become his pet.

But his Spirit Space was occupied.

This was a demon insect, a very special one at that.

Other Insect Masters struggle their entire lives and still might never obtain a demon insect.

“That’s simple, we can first establish a private contract and later have it witnessed by heaven and earth, it’s the same.”

The Mirage Insect proposed a solution.

“What is a private contract?”

Qin Niu discovered yet again how lacking his knowledge of cultivation was. He was ignorant of many advanced cultivation concepts.

He came from humble beginnings, and it was already commendable that Old Man Liu taught him to read.

No one had taught him cultivation knowledge, he could only gather bits and pieces from books and from others’ conversations.

Many advanced cultivation concepts were not mentioned in books at all, usually they needed to be orally transmitted from master to disciple.

“A private contract means that both parties willingly agree, and I actively give a strand of my soul to merge with yours. If I harbor any ill intentions, you would know immediately. You could destroy that strand of soul to severely harm me, or even possibly cause my death.”

So that’s how it worked.

Qin Niu gained new insight.