Before the Divine Contract, the Asura King actually cupped his fists and bowed to Chu Feng.
"I am the Spirit of the Asura Spirit Realm, Kui Ting."
"Today, I wish to form a contract with Lord Chu Feng."
As his words fell, the black aura around his body rose like flames, surging into the Divine Contract.
At the same time, he raised his palm and placed it upon the Divine Contract.
Hummmm— At that moment, the power of the formation surged.
Chu Feng, the Divine Contract, and the Asura King all emanated the same aura.
"Your Majesty!!!"
Seeing this scene, all the Asura evil spirits wore complicated expressions.
They all knew just how proud and arrogant this Asura King was.
Even if they were willing, the Asura King would never agree.
But how was it that, while they were still hesitating, this Asura King had already chosen to form a contract with Chu Feng?
The contract was completed swiftly, and the Asura King's appearance changed as well.
From a terrifying evil spirit, he reverted to a normal human form. Although he didn't look as fearsome as before, the aura he radiated seemed even more majestic and imposing.
After all, he was an Asura Spirit.
An Asura Spirit's aura was far darker than that of spirits from the Demon Spirit Realm.
Even without a terrifying appearance, his aura was still enough to make one's blood run cold.
Yet, looking at the Asura King at this moment, Chu Feng couldn't help but feel a twinge of guilt.
The moment the Divine Contract was completed, Chu Feng could sense the change in the Asura King's aura.
This Asura King was powerful. His original cultivation had been at the Seventh Level Half-God Realm, which was extraordinarily strong.
At least for Chu Feng, it was powerful beyond imagination.
But now, the Asura King's aura had regressed to the Fourth Level Half-God Realm.
This… was all because he had formed a contract with Chu Feng.
"Sure enough, just as I predicted."
But sensing his own regressed cultivation, the Asura King showed not the slightest regret. Instead, he smiled with relief.
He then turned around to face his subordinates who had followed him for tens of thousands of years.
"Everyone, I have formed a contract with Lord Chu Feng, but that only represents my own choice."
"You now have no connection to me whatsoever. I am no longer your King — I am merely one of Lord Chu Feng's spirits."
"Therefore, whether you wish to follow Lord Chu Feng is entirely up to each of you. You need not consider my decision."
After saying this, the Asura King walked before Lord Yun Liang.
"Yun Liang, I apologize for the wrongs I committed against you."
With that, the Asura King actually bowed deeply to Yun Liang.
This scene shocked all the Asura spirits.
Setting aside that Yun Liang was also at fault, given the Asura King's status alone, he should never have offered such a grand bow to Yun Liang.
"Your Majesty, please don't say that. From your perspective, you were not wrong either. You were acting for the sake of our Asura people."
"And by standing against you, we became your enemies. I, in particular, had previously conspired with outsiders to steal the princess away."
"But even so, you did not kill me. You spared my life. Otherwise, I would not have had the chance to meet Lord Chu Feng today."
"I will always remember your kindness."
Yun Liang's words were sincere. While he resented the Asura King and the other evil spirits for abandoning their loyalty to Lord Sha Lu, he did not hold a grudge against the Asura King for his actions.
Even though his cultivation had been destroyed and he had endured much suffering, he… still bore no resentment.
"Sigh, let's not dwell on the past."
"Come, accompany me to release those imprisoned clansmen. I wish to apologize to them in person."
With that, the Asura King led Lord Yun Liang away.
At that moment, only Chu Feng, Yaoyao, and those still-hesitating Asura evil spirits remained.
Logically speaking, with the Asura King and Yun Liang — who had supported Chu Feng — gone, and facing such a powerful Asura army, Chu Feng should have felt quite uncertain.
But Chu Feng's expression remained unchanged, and his gaze only grew more resolute.
"Everyone, I have said all I needed to say."
"The situation is exactly as you've witnessed — forming a contract with me will indeed cause your cultivation to regress."
"But I guarantee you this: although my cultivation is weak now, I will not remain this way forever. One day, I will grow to become the strongest being in this vast martial world."
"I know you may not believe me when I say this, but this has always been my goal. It is now, and it always will be."
Chu Feng said to the Asura evil spirits.
"Lord Chu Feng, then what is your reason for wanting to become the strongest? Is it to rule over the vast martial world?"
The Asura evil spirit named Xiang Ji asked.
To this question, Chu Feng first smiled, and then answered.