Chapter 608: Troubles in Establishing Ownership
After that drop of essence blood fell, it began to slowly seep into the golden bead. After a period of time equivalent to one cup of tea, half of the essence blood had penetrated, but Luo Yan grew increasingly anxious. He could clearly sense that the rate of penetration was slowing down.
In the eyes of the woman in red, however, something else was visible—a progress bar displayed above the golden bead. At that moment, the bar showed 53% completion and was still rising, though at a significantly slower pace. Fifty percent was reached after the first cup of tea, 70% by the end of the second, and 80% by the third…
Luo Yan also felt his confidence waning as the progress slowed. It took almost four cups of tea to reach 85% completion.
Even the spirit of the red-clothed artifact frowned; it seemed to have noticed something amiss. At this pace, it was not optimistic about Luo Yan’s chances.
An hour passed quickly, and the progress bar had only reached 90%, climbing at a snail’s pace. It took a full eleven days for it to reach 97%, which made Luo Yan anxious. According to the time Ye Feng had given him, they would have to leave this forest and head to the auction site in two more days.
“Damn it, there’s not enough time…” Luo Yan’s anxious expression was noticed by the spirit.
“Are you in a hurry?” the spirit couldn’t help but ask.
“Yes, I must leave in two days,” Luo Yan nodded.
“At this pace, it will take you at least eighty more days to complete the process of establishing ownership,” the spirit said after a pause. “I’ll use time acceleration by a factor of a hundred, but doing so might affect the final outcome, as this process is extremely delicate.”
“There’s no other choice. I must leave,” Luo Yan said firmly. “If the process fails, it just means I didn’t have enough fortune.”
“Since you insist, I’ll activate time acceleration!” The spirit had no choice but to do so.
Time passed second by second, and under the acceleration of a hundred times, 85 days had already elapsed for Luo Yan. In the AI’s eyes, the progress bar had reached 99.9%, with only 0.1% left. However, the AI could see that the progress bar had stopped moving forward. It wasn’t due to slow progress making it impossible to detect growth—it was a true halt. As an AI, it could clearly see the status of bond formation, with the progress bar stuck at 99.9%. This left the AI feeling helpless.
“Just a little more…” Luo Yan was unaware. He thought the stall was caused by the slow progress. “I don’t know when this last bit will be completed…”
“It’s impossible to complete…” The AI shook its head helplessly. “The bond formation has failed. I can see the status clearly—only 0.1% remains unfinished. Your bloodline concentration is already extremely close to the Progenitor’s requirements. But still, it’s just not enough.”
“Failed?” Luo Yan was stunned, his face filled with disappointment.
The drop of essence blood that had almost been completely absorbed was slowly pushed out by the golden sphere.
The AI also saw the progress bar drop rapidly from 99.9% to below 10% in just a few breaths. It knew that once the essence blood was completely expelled, the bond formation would fail completely. Its mood sank to rock bottom, as it would have to wait another trillion years for the next person to attempt bond formation. This man, whom the Progenitor had highly favored, was just a little short of success—slightly better than 99% of the Progenitor’s sons—but still fell short of 100% compliance.
Seeing the essence blood being expelled, Luo Yan realized he had failed completely this time. His extreme disappointment quickly reached Ye Feng.
Surrounded by beast corpses, Ye Feng frowned and looked in Luo Yan’s direction. “Is Old Luo in trouble? Could it be those three star-tier-defying monsters?”
“If Old Luo is in trouble, one day I’ll slaughter all the monsters in this Death Forest to accompany him!” Ye Feng clenched his fists, a fierce determination rising in his heart.
Unnoticed by Ye Feng, that determination seeped into the master-slave contract seal he had signed with Luo Yan, causing the seal to activate instantly.
Ye Feng also noticed the change in the contract seal. An idea struck him, and he forced out a drop of his vital blood and injected it into the seal. “Hmph, with my vital blood, even if I die, I can be revived!” As soon as Ye Feng’s vital blood entered the seal, it collapsed instantly. Colorful threads emerged from the drop of multicolored blood and automatically formed a highly complex new seal. At the same time, the seal inside Luo Yan’s body underwent the same change—all in an instant. Before Luo Yan could observe the changes within his body, he noticed a slight change in the vital blood about to be ejected by the golden sphere—it seemed as if the drop of blood had come back to life. Moreover, it quickly re-entered the golden sphere. The artifact spirit was even more surprised. When only 0.3% of the vital blood remained, the rejection suddenly stopped and turned into frantic absorption. In just a few breaths, that 0.3% rapidly rose back to 99%. After staying at 99.9% for a breath’s time, it became 100% integrated. Luo Yan stared blankly at the vital blood that had completely disappeared into the golden sphere; he had no idea what had happened. However, he could sense that he had fully taken control of the palace. “Did it work?” The artifact spirit asked Luo Yan doubtfully. “Mm,” Luo Yan nodded. “I can already sense everything about this palace.” “How did you do it? What exactly happened just now?” the artifact spirit couldn’t help but ask. “I don’t know. I only felt a sudden change inside me. Before I could check, I saw the drop of blood get absorbed right away.” What Luo Yan said was completely true. “It might be the Primordial Lord who intervened…” the artifact spirit murmured as if to itself. Luo Yan then examined his own changes and discovered that his contract seal, along with Ye Feng’s, had completely transformed. The strange energy emanating from those seals was slowly merging into his bloodline. He felt a peculiar sensation in his Golden Eye Corpse Emperor bloodline, as if it were about to break through. Although he didn’t know what had happened, he guessed that this change was likely related to Ye Feng. After checking the treasures in the palace, Luo Yan’s eyes lit up. He quickly found two gifts suitable for Ye Feng, knowing that Ye Feng would definitely like them.