291 Aiwais Decision (1/2)

Liye didn't like too much the option of transforming Aiwai because there had been a mutual opposition between beasts and the other lifeforms in the universe and there weren't a lot of experts like Liye who didn't mind about it.

Liye had several divine beasts as disciples in other worlds, so he was well aware of the problems Aiwai would face if she chose to transform.

The reason was mainly that the only beasts that could think like the other species were divine beasts or beasts that had turned into Origin Beasts, which made the other species to think lowly of them.

Thus, he felt that if Aiwai chose to transform into a beast, that would pose problems for her in the future as she would be considered a beast.

Due to their beastly parts, normal half-beasts were already looked down by some humans, but except for some people on the Zuatania Republic, they didn't want to the extreme of hunt them unless they invade their territory. However, it wasn't weird that humans went hunting beasts for fun, which was an even worse treatment than the one that the half-beasts received.

Of course, the common people in their continent couldn't pose a danger to Aiwai due to her level of power, but that discrimination as even higher in the outside and that was Liye's worry.

For the most extremist experts that hated beasts, there was a huge difference between having a divine beast bloodline and being a real divine beast.

Those who had a divine beast bloodline were considered to be using the beasts on their benefit and was considered the same that having a contracted beast as a helper for battle, but real divine beasts were considered inferior beings by those extremists.

In fact, the way those people think about beasts wasn't that much different than the way of thought of the True Empire regarding everyone who wasn't part of the True Empire.

Of course, there were also a lot of divine beasts who hated the other species and would kill anyone who neared to them. The hatred was mutual, but if those divine beasts that harbored hatred towards other species were to discover that another divine beast had formed a Soul Contract, all the beasts would target that divine beast as a traitor and wouldn't spare any effort to hunt and kill the one who formed a Soul Contract.

Thus, if Aiwai turned into a divine beast to form a Soul Contract, she would be looked down by both sides, and her only choice would be met only with people like Liye who didn't mind about those topics or try to hide her identity.

Liye explained all of that to Aiwai because he didn't want her to regret after taking her decision.

”Master, the Soul Contract will be with you or Yale.”

Aiwai had heard of Soul Contracts, but she didn't know very well how they worked and the situation of Yale and Liye was quite abnormal.

”The Soul Contract binds the soul, and there isn't any difference between my soul and Yale's as we are technically the same person, so it doesn't matter, you will be forming the contract with both of us.”

Liye stopped a moment before continuing.

”At least that is what I want to say, but our situation is exceptional, and it won't be that easy.”

Aiwai looked towards Liye with doubtful eyes because she didn't understand the meaning of Liye's words.

”Due to some circumstances, it is impossible for Yale to have a contracted beast that surpasses his own level, so it would be impossible for you to be his contracted beast. In case you make a contract with him, you will die on the spot.”

Aiwai didn't know about the Origin Path, or the consequences of a beast forming a Soul Contract with someone who had the Origin Path, and Liye didn't plan to explain it to her as that was classified information. However, the Origin Path also added a problematic condition as the Fake Origin Path that Aiwai would obtain after making the contract would be unable to support her power, and she would die. Thus, she wouldn't be able to form a contract with Yale without dying on the process.

”If I need to wait until Yale turns stronger than me, will there still be a reason for this? It is now when I am worried about him; I fear that he dies before turning stronger than me.”

Aiwai would die for Yale even if Yale turned stronger than her, but she believed that Yale needed her the most at that moment when he was still weak.