Li Manchun touched his bald head, cleared his throat, and looked at the four level-100 divine beasts with a smile:
"I trust you all haven't forgotten the bet you made with this old man earlier?"
The four divine beast guardians did not show any unpleasant reactions upon hearing this.
Although the disgust brought by the demonic blood still lingered.
But after witnessing firsthand the extraordinary prowess of this non-specialist rogue.
And with Zhou Hongfu assuring that this kid wouldn't be controlled by the demonic blood.
They no longer opposed their children forming a contract with this boy.
They were quite willing.
The divine beast clan revered the strong.
As long as you are powerful enough, you will naturally earn the respect of the divine beasts.
They just felt a bit uneasy inside.
A human contracting with six divine beast offspring.
This is unprecedented in the Dragon Kingdom.
Each divine beast parent feels their own child is the most special.
So many divine beasts contracting with the same person, even if that person is outstanding, makes the parents feel somewhat uneasy.
It's like marrying off a daughter.
No matter how excellent the suitor, they wouldn't want their daughter to be a concubine, right?
Of course, contracts and marriages are different in nature, but the discomfort felt by each divine beast parent is roughly the same.
The main concern is that once a contract is formed.
The divine beast baby will have to fight alongside its master, meaning they must leave their parents' care.
Moreover, contracting with humans actually offers no benefits for divine beasts.
On the contrary, they must adhere to various contract rules.
These restrictions are naturally unacceptable.
These four level-100 divine beasts truly wanted to renege on their promise, and the five deans couldn't do anything about it.
Having received a definite response from the Azure Dragon.
Li Manchun then turned to look at the other three divine beast parents.
The attitudes of the three divine beast parents were also somewhat reluctant.
Ling Zhan was indeed extraordinarily talented.
Contracting with humans actually brings no benefits to the divine beasts.
If Ling Zhan were to contract with only one divine beast.
They would certainly agree to let their child be Ling Zhan's sole contracted divine beast.
"Sorry, old man Li, I have to back out of this bet."
The Moon-Eating Wolf, this brawny figure, said with an awkward smile: "Actually, my child has already made a verbal contract and engagement with the princess of the Holy Light Empire."
Hearing this, Li Manchun's old face froze.
Then he angrily said: "Then why did you make this bet with me earlier?"
The Moon-Eating Wolf, besides feeling embarrassed, could only feel embarrassed.
He couldn't say that he was initially just after that high-grade spiritual weapon, right?
The main issue is that this non-specialist rogue was too deceptive.
What was thought to be a sure kill.
Who knew that in the end, the divine beast babies would be wiped out?
Embarrassed as he was, his stance remained firm.
He had to renege on this, he couldn't let his child contract with Ling Zhan.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to explain to the Holy Light Empire...
Just as Han Qiao was about to speak in her anger.
Ling Zhan, who had been silent all along, spoke up.
His face, even more handsome than the Azure Dragon, remained expressionless, making it impossible to gauge his emotions at the moment.
He calmly said, "If Senior Moon-Eating Wolf wants to renege, that's fine, but I require appropriate compensation, is that acceptable?"
Moon-Eating Wolf's eyes lit up upon hearing this.
So he nodded: "I can agree to that, just tell me what compensation you need."
The five deans beside him opened their mouths, wanting to advise Ling Zhan.
Contracting with a divine beast.
The value inherent in such a thing cannot be compensated!
A divine beast cub, barring any unforeseen early death, is guaranteed to reach level 100!
This means you would have a level-100 ally you could entrust your life to!
Seeing Ling Zhan slightly nodding to them, indicating he wanted to decide this matter himself.
The five deans exchanged glances.
In the end, they could only sigh deeply.
Without any hesitation, Ling Zhan handed over a materials list with both hands.
Moon-Eating Wolf glanced at it and was slightly stunned: "Your compensation request... is just these?"
The list contained materials for forging, strengthening, and enchanting!
Although a few items were indeed quite rare, for someone of his status, acquiring them was just a matter of issuing an order.
Ling Zhan nodded calmly: "Yes, I only want these. In my eyes, the value of contracting with your child is just this much."
The expression on Moon-Eating Wolf, who had been quite pleased, immediately changed.
"The value is just this much"...
So, in this rogue's eyes, contracting with a divine beast is worth less than a pile of enchanting and forging materials!?
Before the visibly shocked Moon-Eating Wolf could speak.
Ling Zhan had already slowly turned around.
He then looked at Xinmao Jade Rabbit and Bi Fang.
His calm words sounded unhurried and steady.
"I know you two seniors also don't want your children to contract with me..."
"Again, in my eyes, the children you treasure are more or less a burden to me."
"So, you two seniors don't need to lose face and renege."
"Just compensate me accordingly, and we'll call it a fee for me beating up your kids."
The divine beasts: "..."
These words were simply killing with words!
What do you mean by "a fee for beating up your kids"!?
What do you mean by "burden"!?
We haven't even started rejecting you, and you're already rejecting our children!?
The faces of the four level-100 divine beasts instantly turned extremely unpleasant.
They had never imagined.
That one day their children would be despised by a human!
It had always been them despising others!
And Guy, Chang Yue, and the Azure Dragon trio had equally unpleasant expressions.
She was still lying unconscious in her mother's arms...
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