When contracting with a Phantom Color Key, Beast Tamers only need to insert the key into the central hole of the Spiritual Contract Platform, and the Spiritual Contract Platform will randomly summon a Transcendent creature.

Once the Transcendent creature appears, it automatically completes the contract with the Beast Tamers.

There is no possibility of failure.

Of course, there is no chance to regret it either.

Once it starts, there is no turning back; everything is left to fate.

Mingxi took a deep breath and stepped onto the Spiritual Contract Platform, not giving herself any chance to hesitate, and inserted the Key in her hand into the central hole.

The next moment, the entire Spiritual Contract Platform glowed brightly, and various star arrays appeared one after another beneath Mingxi's feet, instantly making her slender body appear like a goddess treading on a nebula.

For Mingxi, who was born under the national flag and grew up in the spring breeze, everything happening before her eyes felt incredibly unreal.

It was as if a fantasy film had come to life.

At this moment, no matter how calm and composed Mingxi was, she couldn't control her heart rate from racing at a hundred miles per hour.

Her tightly clasped palms were already drenched in sweat.

"Boom!"

The light pillar from the Spiritual Contract Platform shot up to its highest point.

Amidst the intertwining light and shadows, a golden figure appeared, and against the backdrop of the light pillar, the golden light seemed to reflect and shimmer from every angle, almost blinding Mingxi.

Mingxi was a bit confused; did she summon a golden mountain? Why was it so dazzling?

"Thunder!"

A piercing cry cut through the air, carrying an intensely aggressive and fierce aura.

At the same time, Mingxi's hair stood on end, and her body reacted instantly.

She leaped into the air, did a backflip to land, and then immediately rolled to the right on the ground, almost rolling off the Spiritual Contract Platform.

"Sizzle!"

A violent explosion, similar to metal cutting, was incredibly close.

Mingxi turned her head to look, only to see deep black cutting marks where she had just been standing.

Even though the Spiritual Contract Platform was rapidly self-repairing, it was still evident how fierce those attacks had been.

If those had landed on her, she wouldn't have died, but she would have lost half her life.

Oh my goodness.

What on earth did she summon?

The way it immediately tried to take her head clearly showed it was more than just a little bit ferocious.

"Bang!"

A bird-like Transcendent creature, about a meter long, covered in golden-based red-spotted feathers, but with only three intensely dark purple-black tail feathers on its head, suddenly crashed heavily in front of Mingxi, coming eye-to-eye with her.

Its blood-agate colored pupils and ink-black sclera stared directly at her, slowly transforming from initial fierce glare to bewildered confusion.

"Thunder, thunder?"

Because the contract hadn't been completed yet, Mingxi couldn't understand what it was saying, but judging from its wary observation of its surroundings and its uncertain, questioning tone, it was probably asking something like, "Where is this?"

Although she had almost been decapitated just now, considering it was about to become her Pet, Mingxi was preparing to answer.

But the Spiritual Contract Platform didn't give her the chance.

The contract had begun.

The Pet Space, hidden in her sea of consciousness, materialized, and a scaled-down white pyramid floated in front of her.

The only illuminated side of the pyramid faced the unnamed bird-like Pet not far away, and the Phantom Color Key, originally embedded in the Spiritual Contract Platform, also floated up at the same time, transforming into a stream of light and darting into the bird-like Pet's body.

The energy bridge was built. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

It began to pull the Transcendent creature closer to the pyramid.

The unfamiliar Pet instinctively tried to resist, but was immediately suppressed by the energy bridge.

"Buzz."

After a mysterious and profound clear sound of heaven and earth, the contract was successful.

On the illuminated wall of the Pet Space, which had returned to Mingxi's sea of consciousness, a golden Pet was coiled there, majestic and radiating fierce light.

Huh?

Mingxi was puzzled, weren't its feathers golden-based with red spots? How did they turn light gold again?

She frowned, and quickly thought of a possibility.

She clumsily formed hand seals, and the etherealized Pet Space reappeared in front of her; with a flash of light and shadow, her first Pet stumbled out of the space in a disheveled manner.

Mingxi looked at it, "You really are injured."

Its ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) feathers weren't golden with red spots at all; those red spots were clearly drops of blood, and not only that, it also had several penetrating wounds on its body, with blood gushing out.

Even its left claw was torn.

Everything had happened in an instant earlier, and was also affected by the light pillar, which was why she hadn't seen clearly.

From the condition of these wounds, it must have been in a fierce battle before being summoned.

So, when it first appeared and attacked her without asking why, it must have mistaken her for its previous enemy, right?

"Thunder?"

The contract was completed, so Mingxi could now understand what it was saying.

It asked, "Human, what exactly is going on?"

Its tone was quite domineering, like a CEO.

Mingxi patiently explained, and also briefly introduced herself.

Judging by its size and aura, the Pet she had contracted was clearly not a primary Pet, so it should be a medium-level Pet.

Oh wow! The 5-star quality of the Key wasn't wasted after all.

However, the original owner's limited knowledge base did not contain information about the Pet in front of her.

She didn't know if it was because the original owner was too much of a slacker, or if this Pet had an extraordinary origin.

After listening to Mingxi's explanation, the Pet remained silent for a long while, unknown emotions swirling in its blood-agate-like eyes, seemingly deep in thought.

It remained silent for a long time.

It seemed like it was going to think forever.

Mingxi could only interrupt the thinker, probing, "You're too badly injured, shall I take you for treatment first?"

Randomly summoned Pets are, without exception, wild Pets; they might come from other star fields, or from Mystic Ground and secret realms, and unlike Pets carefully cultivated in Pet breeding centers, wild Pets usually have extremely strong aggression.

In other words, they are untamable.

Especially since hers might be a medium-level Pet, it needed to be treated with even more caution.

"Thunder."

The Thunder Demon Bird looked at the human who had just become its Beast Tamers, felt the goodwill she was emitting, and finally stopped maintaining silence, tilting its head slightly and responding with a haughty sound.

"Thunder, thunder." Human, you lead the way.

Mingxi: ...

"I see your injuries are quite severe, do you want to return to the Pet Space first?"

The Thunder Demon Bird shook its head very decisively, and it lowered its head to look at its own body.

It was indeed very seriously injured; if it hadn't been for the energy feedback it received from the contract with this human just now, it would probably have been in severe shock long ago.

It thought for a moment, then flapped its still-bleeding wings and flew up with difficulty.

Then Mingxi's left shoulder sank, and she almost fell over.

Good gracious, it was using her as a bird perch.

Don't you know how heavy you are?

And you're covered in blood!

Feeling the warm wetness trickling down her shoulder, Mingxi: ...

This was probably not contracting a Pet, but an ancestor.

When Mingxi walked out of the Spirit Pact Chamber with the Thunder Demon Bird, she immediately received full attention; almost all the Staff Members looked at her.