On the table, there was only a card the size of a playing card, standing upright on the stone table without any support.
The card was black, with a red pattern on one side and a blue pattern on the other.
The red pattern was a red human figure, and the blue pattern was a blue human figure.
Both human figure patterns had the same posture; the lines outlined a simple human form with distribution resembling blood vessels inside.
However, the intricate network of lines inside was somewhat different, and one was red-lined while the other was blue-lined.
"What is this?" Li Xiu was somewhat puzzled as he looked at the card, unsure what kind of contract this was.
Time was short, so Li Xiu couldn’t think too deeply. He reached out to grab the card, intending to take it up and then figure it out.
He jumped directly onto the table, bent down, and grasped the card with both hands, trying to pull it up with all his might like pulling a carrot.
Yet the card stood firmly without moving, surprising Li Xiu slightly.
His current physical strength was not what it used to be; even without using any skills, his physical strength could reach the level when he was holding the Blood Pattern Revolver. He couldn’t even make the card budge slightly, indicating it was far heavier than the Blood Pattern Revolver.
Without hesitation, Li Xiu activated the S-grade Blood Boil, gripped the card, gritting his teeth, and continued pulling upward, yet there was no response—the card was terrifyingly heavy.
He confidently used Super Exciting, doubling his strength, which greatly enhanced his physical attributes; his fingers gripping the card were almost deforming due to overexertion, and his cheeks quivered.
He felt the card seemed to move a bit, but it did not leave the table—as if a strong magnet was holding it beneath.
Li Xiu’s teeth were nearly crushed from clenching them, and the card only slid a distance on the table, never able to leave the surface.
Li Xiu released his grip, gradually taking deep breaths; the Super Exciting effect had made his scalp tingle.
"My physical strength has reached the limit before I became a Trial Taker, yet I can’t pick it up. Could it be that this contract can only be obtained by those who have truly become Trial Takers?" Li Xiu was unwilling to give up, drawing out his Fire Lotus Sword from his waist, and cutting a line on his finger, letting the blood drip onto the card.
When taking the Blood Pattern Revolver earlier, his blood seemed to make the revolver lighter once dropped onto it; perhaps it would work on this card too.
Once the blood dropped onto the card, it immediately disappeared, and the red and blue lines on the card seemed to brighten somewhat.
Li Xiu noticed and tried again, feeling it seemed somewhat lighter, yet he still couldn’t pick it up.
Thus, Li Xiu resolutely cut his palm, wiped blood directly onto the card, then gripped the card with both hands and pulled upward with all his might.
The card slowly lifted off the table, and both the red and blue lines simultaneously lit up, appearing as if two transparent figures were glowing red and blue inside.
Before Li Xiu could react, the red and blue lights on the card flowed into his left and right hands, and the card disappeared without a trace.
Li Xiu felt scorching heat flowing from his left hand into his body, as if he was being burned by a fierce fire.
Meanwhile, a chilling cold flowed from his right arm into his body, making him feel like he’d plunged into an ice cellar centuries old.
The two energies each traversed their paths within his body, allowing Li Xiu to experience what was known as the sensation of ice and fire, the ninth heaven.
Finally, the icy and fiery energies rushed into his heart simultaneously, and then everything vanished, with a surge of information flooding into Li Xiu’s brain.
Primordial Embryo Quality: 1.
Symbiotic Contract: Evil Spirit Token (Brilliant E-grade).
Symbiotic Talent: Twin Souls.
Parasitic Contract: Fire Lotus Sword (Dazzling E-grade), Dark Mirror (Resplendent E-grade).
Trial Skill: Blood Boil (E) Blood Boil (S) Fly’s Eye (C) Super Exciting (S) Dark Curse (E-grade) Black Death Pupil (E-grade, growth potential)
Trial Talent: Ice Heart (S) Night Pupil (E) Heart (A) Undying (B-grade, growth potential) Unfazed (D-grade, growth potential).
Spirits: Demigod Shana (Brilliant E-grade), Love God Shooter (Resplendent E-grade), Pink Nightmare (Dazzling B-grade), Jedi Knight (C-grade), Masked Emperor (Resplendent D-grade), etc...
Many things previously unclear became straightforward in this moment in Li Xiu’s mind.
Without acquiring a Symbiotic Contract, one isn’t a Trial Taker, not even qualified for training; after becoming a Trial Taker, the body can be called a Primordial Embryo, meaning raw material.
In trials, constantly training the Primordial Embryo is akin to forging steel, strengthening the body progressively—that’s the path a Trial Taker walks.
To enhance the Primordial Embryo Quality, essentially the physical ability, there are two paths: one is to enhance physical ability through the Trial Ground, the other is to augment oneself and the Symbiotic Contract’s capabilities.
How to enhance the Symbiotic Contract’s capabilities depends on the Symbiotic Talent.
Different contracts will have varied methods due to differing talents; however, they generally cannot deviate from energy.