Chapter 327: The Sixth Contracted Creature
Withered vines, rotten wood, bones, decaying insects—
Looking at the terrifying scene before her, which resembled a mass grave, Jia Na, with just a glance, roughly deduced that it should be the concretization of the Law of Nightmare’s consciousness group.
“These are all typical Nightmare elements, quite cliché.”
Just as Jia Na was silently complaining in her mind, suddenly, the scene changed again.
The graveyard-like scene seemed to be enveloped by a layer of light gray mist, until, after a moment, as the mist dissipated, a long-unseen image appeared before Jia Na’s eyes.
“This is—”
With towering buildings and bustling traffic, looking at the flashing traffic lights at the end of the crosswalk, Jia Na couldn't help but feel a sense of trance.
“This is my previous life.”
It was a scene from Jia Na’s past life, hidden deep in her memory, and long unseen.
“So this was my dream?”
After a brief moment of absentmindedness, Jia Na quickly came to her senses.
Whether it was a beautiful and splendid dream or a nightmare filled with bones—ever since Jia Na entered the Dream Realm in her spirit form, she had always been deeply immersed in her own dreams, and had not truly entered the Dream Realm.
“Ding-a-ling—”
After realizing she was dreaming, Jia Na’s first reaction was not to break out of the dream, but to quietly close her eyes, allowing the ringing of her soul’s echo to spread throughout the dream in the form of hertz waves.
“Snap—”
The moment Jia Na cast her soul echo, the surrounding scenes of her previous life began to collapse.
As the hertz frequency pulsed faster and faster, eventually, the dream shattered, and all the tall buildings turned into nothingness,
destroyed and vanished.
“The dream has ended—”
Ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling—the moment Jia Na exited the dream, suddenly, a rapid hertz frequency echo sounded quickly in Jia Na’s ear.
“It’s here!”
Buildings collapsed, returning to the dense forest.
Looking at the boundless green sea of forest around her, Jia Na, who no longer had time to discern whether she was still in a dream, directly opened her eyes and, following the source of the soul echo, searched for the Dream Realm creature that was responding to her.
“Hello, dream-entrant.”
A clear and pleasant female voice gently sounded beside Jia Na’s ear. Looking towards the sound, she saw a butterfly emitting a colorful light, resting on a tree not far from Jia Na, quietly observing her.
“Hello.”
Looking at the beautiful butterfly constantly fluttering its colorful wings, a hint of admiration flashed in Jia Na’s eyes.
“It’s Extraordinary Charm—”
As Jia Na also possessed the Extraordinary Charm talent, she quickly recognized that this magnificent Dream Realm creature had the same high Charm attribute as herself, and also the same origin aura belonging to the same Law.
“I am Jia Na, a Wizard Apprentice from the Primary Material World. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”
Since the other party greeted Jia Na in mithris language, she also responded enthusiastically in mithris language.
“I know. I’ve been waiting for you.”
Waiting for me?
Hearing the words of the Dream Realm creature before her, a hint of doubt arose in Jia Na’s heart. “Fate knows everything, and my Fate, since my birth, has already found its answer in the Dream Realm.”
Wizard language?
After hearing Jia Na’s self-introduction, the Dream Realm creature immediately responded in Wizard language.
Hearing these words, Jia Na was not only surprised by the other party’s excellent language ability, but also amazed by the seemingly prophetic, yet ambiguous, words from the other party’s mouth.
“Fate? Could it be that this Dream Realm creature, besides the Beauty of Laws, is also tainted by the Law of Fate?”
Thinking of this, when Jia Na looked at the Dream Realm creature before her, a strange glint appeared in her eyes.
Any creature linked to the Law of Fate will more or less possess the trait of seeking good fortune and avoiding disaster.
If Jia Na could establish a Contract Summoning relationship with such a creature, she could gain a certain degree of safety assurance. “Respected dream-entrant, please allow Artemis to sign a loyalty contract with you.”
Before Jia Na could even open her mouth, the Dream Realm creature before her initiated a contract request. Jia Na, upon receiving the request,
though outwardly calm, was inwardly quite pleased.
“Of course, no problem. It is also my honor.”
Unlike the forced contracts of Elf Summoning, Contract Summoning emphasizes a mutually willing and long-term process.
The first planar creature to come into contact with Jia Na might not be the strongest in that plane, but it would certainly be the most compatible with Jia Na herself, and also the easiest creature to connect with mentally.
And this Dream Realm creature not only actively invited Jia Na to a contract, but also proactively revealed her true contract name to Jia Na—this was undoubtedly a very sincere way of showing goodwill.
“Buzz—”
As Artemis approached, a complete Contract Summoning array quickly outlined itself beneath Jia Na’s feet. Once Artemis fully entered the array, Jia Na began to recite the contract incantation.
“Lord of the Spirit Realm, who witnesses contracts in the river of time, I swear by my will that this contract is established and will never be betrayed.” As the incantation concluded, the light of the contract array quickly enveloped both of them. With the establishment of the contract, Jia Na’s soul power was rapidly consumed.
“Pop—”
The light dissipated, and consciousness returned. The moment Jia Na officially completed the Contract Summoning, her spirit consciousness also popped out of the ritual array, returning to her physical body in the Main Material World.
“This Contract Summoning ritual, from start to finish, took less than an hour—”
Looking at the time on the mechanical clock, Jia Na, feeling drowsy from the rapid consumption of her soul power, couldn't help but rub her eyes, then took off her wizard robe and hung it on the hanger.
“However, the consumption of soul power was far greater than before.”
Whether it was the Celestial Sparrow or the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon, when Jia Na established contracts with them, her soul power was significantly consumed, but definitely not as much as this time.
“By my will, I command you, Summon—Qimeng Butterfly.”
Resisting the urge to doze off, accompanied by a flash of brilliant light, a beautiful butterfly emitting colorful light appeared in the center of the Contract Summoning array beneath Jia Na’s feet, summoned by Jia Na’s incantation.
“Qimeng Butterfly: True Contract Name Artemis, lives by devouring good dreams and nightmares. It is a beautiful creature capable of peering into fate, bewitching hearts, and confusing minds. It excels in dream infiltration, mental manipulation, memory alteration, and precognition.”
After quickly browsing the newly condensed contract medium information on the Wizard Tree deep within her Sea of Consciousness from a conscious perspective, Jia Na gained a general understanding of her newly contracted sixth creature.
