"Human, I will not yield!" the Earth Spike Dragon roared and tried to escape again.
Unfortunately, Xianyu Ye had already sealed all the rocks nearby. It wasn't strong enough to break through.
"Don't be so foolish. One day, my brother will definitely become a Divine King, and you will become a Divine Dragon. Why not? It's not like you've completely surrendered to him. If you feel like he doesn't want you to follow him, you can leave anytime you want!" Ling Xiao said.
He was now a half-dragon, so he was also a member of the Dragons. He didn't want to kill this Earth Spike Dragon, but if it was still stubborn, then he would have no choice but to kill it.
"You're right, Brother Ling. Earth Spike Dragon, I, Old Ye, am not much weaker than you. Signing an equality contract with me is the best deal. I, Old Ye, will definitely not mistreat you. One day, we can both become gods!" Xianyu Ye said very sincerely.
"You cunning humans, I'd rather die than submit!" the Earth Spike Dragon said proudly.
After all, the higher the level of a Spiritual Beast, the harder it was to tame it. Unless it was raised from a young age, it would be very difficult to make it surrender without some special means.
Ling Xiao didn't say anything and threw the Golden Dragon Spear at the Earth Spike Dragon.
Roar!
The Earth Spike Dragon was pierced by the Golden Dragon Spear. It let out a miserable cry and kept rolling around, crushing the rocks around it.
"Brother Ling, please don't kill it!" Xianyu Ye begged with a distressed look.
"Don't worry, it has thick skin and flesh. How can it die just like that?" Ling Xiao said to Xianyu Ye.
Then, he released all the Dragon Qi in his body. Balls of Emperor's Might circled around his body. An incomparably mighty dragon circled around him like an emperor, giving people a sense of nobility.
The Earth Spike Dragon was in great pain, but Ling Xiao suddenly released his dragon shadow. The majestic draconic aura had the power to intimidate all beasts. Even the Earth Spike Dragon was affected by it.
"My people, submit to my emperor!"
Ling Xiao's aura rose to its peak and pressed down on the Earth Dragon. It was as if a real dragon was roaring at it, causing it to feel extremely shocked.
Gradually, the Spiked Dragon could no longer bear the pressure. It lowered its proud head and released the light of the Equality Contract Curse.
"Brother Xianyu, what are you waiting for?!" Ling Xiao shouted at Xianyu Ye, who was in a daze.
Only then did Xianyu Ye recover from his daze, and hurriedly took out his blood essence and dripped it over.
After the contract was signed, the earth spike dragon gradually calmed down. It looked at Xianyu Ye and said, "If you can't make me a true dragon one day, I won't follow you anymore!"
Xianyu Ye patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I'll kill a True Dragon for you in the future and get you a Dragon Pearl!"
Roar!
The Earth Spike Dragon was enraged and roared, "How can we Dragons kill each other? If you do this again, I'll cancel my contract with you!"
Xianyu Ye suddenly became speechless. He muttered in his heart, "If I don't kill a True Dragon, where am I going to find a Dragon Pearl for you?"
"Don't worry, he's just joking. I'll ask the Dragon King for one in the future. I'm sure he won't mind!" Ling Xiao comforted.
Ling Xiao was also in urgent need of Dragon Pearls. He didn't want to stay in this half-human half-beast form. He might as well become a Peerless Dragon. He could switch between human and beast, and it would be much better than now.
At the same time, Ling Xiao pulled the Golden Dragon Spear off the Earth Spike Dragon's body, and told Xianyu Ye to take out a Rank 9 Beast Core and feed it to the Earth Spike Dragon.
For Spiritual Beasts, Beast Cores were not only used to increase their strength, they were also the best healing medicine.
"Brother Ling, I can't thank you enough. From now on, you're my good brother. You're my big brother. Old Ye will obey you!" Xianyu Ye said solemnly with one hand over his heart.
He had only been with Ling Xiao for a short time, but Ling Xiao's intelligence and ability had already deeply impressed him. Moreover, Ling Xiao treated him so sincerely.
The Barbarians valued powerful warriors the most, and at the same time, they respected their friends the most.
Although Ling Xiao was younger than him, Ling Xiao was stronger than him, so it wasn't a big deal for him to call Ling Xiao "Big Brother".
Ling Xiao was very satisfied and immediately smiled, "Alright, I'll call you Old Ye. Don't call me big brother, it's too vulgar. Just call me Ling Xiao, we'll be good brothers from now on."
"No, just call me big brother. It's disrespectful to call you by your name!" Xianyu Ye said.
"Uh, then you can call me big brother. I really don't like it!" Ling Xiao hesitated.
Xianyu Ye immediately said with joy, "Yes, big brother!"
Xianyu Ye put away the Earth Spike Dragon, and Ling Xiao left with him.
Xianyu Ye said excitedly, "Don't worry, big brother. The Earth Spike Dragon said that it has some treasures we need. Let's go take a look!"
Ling Xiao happily nodded. He had almost forgotten about this point.
Some high level Spiritual Beasts would have some accompanying Spiritual Treasures near them. For a peak Holy Beast like the Earth Spike Dragon, there might be some unexpected Holy Treasures in its nest.
Xianyu Ye led the way and quickly dug into the original nest of the Earth Spike Dragon.
In the fierce battle just now, a lot of rocks fell, and the tunnel was already destroyed. However, the Earth Spike Dragon's nest was not damaged at all. Not a single rock fell in the thousands of meters wide space.
Ling Xiao and Xianyu Ye landed inside and looked around, their eyes filled with excitement.
"It's all Yellow Earth Stone. This … this is a top Holy Material. It shouldn't be in the category of Divine Material!" Ling Xiao exclaimed.
Although Ling Xiao wasn't an Artifact Refiner, he had absorbed many Remnant Souls and gained a lot of memories. Moreover, he had read all kinds of books, so he could recognize all kinds of materials at a glance.
This Yellow Earth Stone was a very rare stone material. Its hardness was no less than diamond. It was an excellent material to refine Holy Tools or Divine Tools.
The walls of the Earth Spike Dragon's nest were all made of Yellow Earth Stone. No wonder the battle just now was so fierce, but this place was not affected at all.
Ling Xiao couldn't help but think that if he auctioned off all the Yellow Earth Stones here, he would be able to make a very rich fortune!
However, Xianyu Ye didn't care about these Yellow Earth Stones. His gaze fell on a puddle of gray soil in the corner. His expression was as if he had seen a naked beauty, and his saliva kept drooling.
This gray soil was like cloud mud, exuding all kinds of mysterious aura. The power of the earth attribute was extremely pure and vast.
"So … so much Soil of Ten Thousand Earth, so much origin power!" Xianyu Ye murmured.
Only then did Ling Xiao look in his direction, and a look of joy also appeared on his face.
"Old Ye, you're in luck this time. With so much Soil of Ten Thousand Earth, it won't be difficult for you to reach the peak of the Holy Emperor!" Ling Xiao said as he patted Xianyu Ye's shoulder.
Soil of Ten Thousand Earth and Metal Origin Qi were both elemental origin items, and even gods needed to absorb the purest energy. For the Holy Emperor, they were incomparably precious.
Right now, Xianyu Ye was only a high-tier Holy Emperor, and there was still a long way to go before he reached the peak of the Holy Emperor realm. This Soil of Ten Thousand Earth was like coal in the snow for him, allowing him to reach the peak of the Holy Emperor realm one step faster. At that time, he would be able to break through to the Godking realm by cultivating his soul.
Xianyu Ye smiled foolishly, "I can't compare to you, boss. You've already reached the Godking realm, and it's already a matter of time before you reach the Godking realm."
Ling Xiao smiled faintly, "Since you can see that, then you know that boss has no intention of harming you. As long as we brothers work together, the Heaven Region will belong to us in the future!"
Xianyu Ye nodded excitedly, then put away all the Soil of Ten Thousand Earth.
Now was not the time to absorb it, Tie Lang and the others were waiting outside.
Ling Xiao and Xianyu Ye dug out all the Yellow Earth Stones in the cave and put them away.
"Once we auction them off in the future, we'll have plenty of Xuan Crystals. At that time, it'll be much easier to do anything," said Ling Xiao.
"Alright, we'll listen to boss," Xianyu Ye replied, acting like he would follow Ling Xiao's orders.
The two of them came out of the ground, and Tie Lang, Liu Jinxi, and the others immediately came over.
"Did the two of you subdue that Earth Spike Dragon?" Tie Lang asked impatiently.
"Yes, my clan's elder's strength is unparalleled, and he fought thousands of rounds with the Earth Spike Dragon. With my assistance from the side, he finally subdued it. In the future, Commander Tie won't be harassed by it anymore," replied Ling Xiao.
Tie Lang, Liu Jinxi, and the others looked at the masked Xianyu Ye with even more respect.
Even with so many of them, they couldn't do anything to the Earth Spike Dragon, but the two of them had subdued it. This level of strength was not something they could compare to.
Tie Lang and Liu Jinxi tried to persuade Ling Xiao and Xianyu Ye to stay, and the two of them drank to their heart's content in the camp.
However, Ling Xiao couldn't be bothered to waste time with them, so he rejected their good intentions and hurried back to Stone Sky City with Xianyu Ye.
Ling Xiao returned to the outskirts of the city, and found Chai Guan to go back with him, so that no one would suspect anything.
After returning to the Zhang family, Ling Xiao tried his best to avoid being alone with Zhang Lianhua. He was very afraid of her.
Whenever she was at home, Ling Xiao would immediately slip out to patrol, and when she wasn't home, he would go to the Scripture Pavilion to read more records of the various regions.
Occasionally, when he was free, Ling Xiao would go to the outskirts of the city to visit Yurou Fei, Feng Qingyuan, and the others.
Old Man Tian was also temporarily arranged by Ling Xiao to stay in the courtyard. His destroyed dantian had been reconstructed, and with the help of Ling Xiao's other pills, his strength had recovered quite a bit, and he was already a mid-level Saint.
He was still a few levels away from the mid-level Holy Emperor, but this was enough for him to live for a long time, and it wasn't impossible for him to recover his cultivation in the future.
Moreover, with Ling Xiao around, he might even have a chance to reach the next level.
Everything went smoothly for Ling Xiao, and the Gao family didn't come looking for trouble again.
Thus, Ling Xiao found a time to bring Old Man Tian back to his hometown to visit his daughter.
Old Man Tian had waited for this day for a long time, and naturally brought Ling Xiao back excitedly.