My Beast Is the 12-Winged Angel Chapter 496 - 497: Long Qingyan, Contract!
Previously on My Beast Is the 12-Winged Angel...
Upon departing from the river of time and re-entering the true timeline...
Gu Xing's power had surged to Totem Tier Seven.
With combined efforts from him and Sally, every flawed temporal node in the river of time got fully mended.
All the enigmas that had baffled him before were unraveled entirely in this very process.
Fully grasped!
It all stemmed from his very being!
Be it the savior spoken of by all!
Or the legacy of the Time Spirit Race as revealed by the Elf Empress!
Or even bringing back the fallen Dragon Emperor through diverse laws, rescuing multiple Guardian Beasts from the Demon God Abyss's clutches.
All such events...
Traced their origins back to him!
He managed to slay the Tenth Demon God and rescue the whole Alternate Space.
It appeared by chance, yet truly it was...
Inevitable across endless potential paths!
He lingered in the river of time for millennia.
Leveraging the river of time alongside Sally's abilities, he caught glimpses of every occurrence from ancient days to the now.
And the Demon God's onslaught, the Alternate Space's ruin.
That was meant to be an absolute fate.
Yet...
With aid from the Time Spirit Race, he uncovered the sole path to preserve the Alternate Space.
Namely, the Time Spirit Race's prior preparations, channeling the full might of the Alternate Space against the Demon Abyss invasion.
Reality confirmed his strategy's triumph!
Via the river of time, he rallied every force to seal the passage linking the Demon Abyss and the Alternate Space.
Should future Demon Gods shatter the barrier, he would be fully matured by then.
For the present...
While he endures even a single day, no Demon God can pierce the seal and arrive.
This ensures the Alternate Space's total security at last.
However...
He had no plans to halt there.
Without eradicating the Demon Abyss root and stem, it would surely resurgence later.
Moreover, the First Demon God still lingered...
Hence, he resolved firmly!
After gathering every Divine Position, he would launch an assault on the Demon Abyss!
Eradicate all entanglements once and for all!
Right as he solidified his choices, Liu Li's call yanked him to the present.
"Master, we're back!"
Gu Xing scanned the area, recognizing the Human Race's familiar domain.
This sight stirred a profound sense of temporal shift within him.
Though he had trodden this ground endlessly in the river of time.
Never before had such an intense belonging gripped him like now.
Only in the genuine timeline did reality truly resonate!
He probed the ambient energies and realized...
Despite millennia spent in bygone eras, merely one day elapsed in the actual realm.
Such is the wonder of the Time Law.
While Gu Xing indulged in these sentiments, two forms materialized nearby.
Long Qingyan and Feng Ni, both Pseudo-Divine Level experts.
Right then.
Shock overwhelmed the pair at Gu Xing's transformation.
They sensed his rank stood at Totem Tier Seven alone.
But the presence radiating from Gu Xing...
Fused seamlessly with the cosmos, while standing apart from the flow of ages.
Evident and graspable, yet elusive to true sense.
The duo shared a look, mirroring disbelief in their gazes.
Remember, they held Pseudo-Divine Level strength.
The mightiest forces in the Alternate Space!
Still, before Gu Xing, they felt like helpless newborns.
"Gu Xing, you..."
Long Qingyan started to speak, yet words failed her.
Gu Xing's shift was far too profound.
As if he had become someone entirely new.
Hearing Long Qingyan's tone, Gu Xing pivoted slightly.
The Dragon Emperor bestowed the Divine Position upon Long Qingyan, though full inheritance required bonding with him.
The Divine Position's value needed no emphasis.
Thus, his final contract slot went solely to Long Qingyan.
This barred any pact with the Snow Woman.
Yet...
No alternatives remained.
So, he advanced and positioned himself before Long Qingyan.
Without needless talk, he declared outright:
"Become my Guardian Beast!"
Silence enveloped the area, broken only by the whispering winds.
Feng Ni observed from the side, a spark of astonishment in her eyes, though she stayed mute.
She had foreseen Gu Xing's bond with Long Qingyan.
After all, she detected a Divine Position's essence in Long Qingyan.
To utterly vanquish the Demon Abyss's threats, Gu Xing would surely draw on that Divine Position's aid.
Only...
Her eyes drifted to the Guardian Beasts arrayed by Gu Xing.
She gulped slightly.
Seven Divine Positions!
Securing even one Divine Position would bless any typical Pseudo-Divine Level expert immensely.
But Gu Xing...
Possessed a whopping seven!
When Long Qingyan abruptly heard Gu Xing's intent to bind with her, she froze in place briefly.
Just yesterday, Gu Xing resisted contracting her.
So why the sudden reversal in a mere day?
Then Gu Xing voiced once more:
"No doubts needed! I've uncovered all truths, and your power is essential to me."
"I aim to eradicate the Demon Abyss for good, so your might can't be spared!"
His words prompted her to raise her gaze gradually.
Seriousness filled Gu Xing's eyes.
She glanced anew at the silent, progressively more formidable Guardian Beasts flanking Gu Xing.
In an instant, resolve crystallized in her mind.
From then to now, or before.
Resistance to Gu Xing had never crossed her thoughts, nor to serving as his Guardian Beast; rather...
Deep down, she always craved it!
"I..."
Long Qingyan drew a steadying breath, resolve etching her stunning features.
She retreated a half-step, knelt on one knee, and lowered her head.
"The Dragon Race's Long Qingyan vows to form a contract with you, to honor you as master!"
Her declaration unleashed a pristine Dragon Race aura from Long Qingyan's form, drifting willingly to Gu Xing.
This marked the Dragon Race's exclusive contract ritual.
Once the Contract Array blended with the Dragon Race essence, eternal loyalty was sealed, betrayal forever barred.
Sensing Long Qingyan's unwavering will, Gu Xing extended his right hand without delay.
A azure Contract Array gradually intertwined with Long Qingyan's Dragon Race essence.
"Buzz——"
A peculiar vibration hummed between them.
A crisp, unbreakable soul connection rapidly formed and anchored between her and Gu Xing.
Contract, sealed!
The instant the pact took hold, Long Qingyan's lithe frame quaked fiercely!
A immense golden godly radiance burst from her, piercing the heavens!
In that glow, myriad dragon shades swirled and thundered.
Instilling awe and instinctive yielding in every creature across a hundred miles, from their very blood.
On her brow, the once-dim pale golden dragon motif of the Divine Pattern surged with boundless vitality then.
It blazed brilliantly at once, patterns growing intricate and arcane, pulsing with untainted divine luster.
The Divine Position, fully roused!
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