Wizard: Starting from the Skill Tree-Chapter 518: Signing the Slave Contract

In the Light God Court, some newly sprouted buds broke through the soil. Originally ordinary tree branches began to condense drops of dew containing faint energy, and even the energy flowing in the air became more active and pure.

The seed itself had also changed.

Its volume seemed to swell slightly, its shell becoming more crystal clear, as if carved from the finest jade. Inside, a halo circulated faintly, as if something was gestating, waiting for the moment to break through the shell.

Duke realized that this World Tree Seed had finally awakened.

After eons of silence, having absorbed enough vast Life Energy as a catalyst, the dormant seed had finally been awakened, like a giant waking from slumber, opening its bleary eyes.

It began to breathe actively, slowly connecting more deeply with the entire Light God Court, inhaling and exhaling energy, stabilizing its own existence.

Yet, it had only just revived.

To make it sprout would still require an immense amount of energy, which seemed distant at the moment. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

However, even so, the revival of the World Tree Seed brought significant benefits to the Light God Court.

The stability of the Divine Court Space was greatly enhanced. The range had not immediately expanded, but the texture of this space became more substantial, and the concentration and quality of Life Energy ascended a tier.

As the master of the Light God Court, Duke could clearly feel a closer connection to this space, and harnessing its power became more effortless.

He looked at the World Tree Seed before him, seemingly breathing slowly, and a thought suddenly surfaced in his mind.

"Could a Slave Contract be signed with the World Tree Seed?" Duke did not know why this thought occurred to him, but once it appeared, it grew wildly like weeds, impossible to retract.

Usually, a Slave Contract requires a slave to sign with their own blood, while the master needs only a trace of Spiritual Power on the contract.

But actually, there are many signing methods for Slave Contracts, for in the Endless Plane, there are many races without any blood.

In such cases, their own aura, spiritual power fluctuations, etc., can complete the contract signing.

The signing of a Slave Contract has a spiritual power limitation; the slave’s strength cannot excessively surpass the master’s, otherwise, the master’s Spiritual Power cannot bear it.

Everyone can possess only a limited number of slaves, so usually, slave creatures are chosen carefully.

And the Control Talisman of the Slave Creature Legion is another form of control. Essentially, these slave creatures do not belong to any one person. Anyone with the talisman can command them.

Certainly, the World Tree is an extremely high-status being; ordinarily, people have no qualification to claim it as their slave creature.

Duke felt that no such existence should exist within the Wizard Plane; no one has been able to achieve this.

But this only applied to the fully grown World Tree; the one before him was merely a World Tree Seed.

Although of extremely high status, its essence was still just a very weak seed; Duke’s Spiritual Power should be sufficient to bear it.

Of course, this would require further testing to know, and simply trying a Slave Contract at random would reveal the answer.

However, the difficulty in this lay in how to have the World Tree Seed sign the contract with its own aura.

The World Tree Seed had only just revived; its internal consciousness was still in a chaotic and hazy state, virtually unable to communicate, let alone willingly sign a contract.

Duke thought of another method, utilizing the special nature of the Light God Court.

The Light God Court itself was also a rudimentary Plane. It just needed enough time to develop into a true Plane.

And as the owner of the Light God Court, he had control over everything, akin to an embodiment of rules.

Duke took a deep breath, resonating his Spiritual Power with the whole Light God Court.

He was the master here; his will was everything. He could completely guide the World Tree Seed using the power of the Light God Court.

To the World Tree Seed, it was as if the will of a Plane was communicating with it. There was a natural affinity, and the probability of successful guidance was higher.

Duke mobilized the power of the court, especially the more concentrated, purified Life Energy due to the seed’s revival, to gently envelop a Slave Contract.

At the same time, he hid his trace of Spiritual Power within the vast flood of Life Energy, making it extremely subtle.

Then, like the most patient guide, he manipulated the stream containing the court’s aura and the seed’s energy, gently, repetitively washing over, and soaking into the World Tree Seed.

He simulated the natural rhythm of the court’s operation, ensuring the seed felt comfortable and at ease, as if all of this was part of the court’s natural growth.

During this process, he inconspicuously moved the contract, enveloped in Life Energy and almost integrated into the court environment, next to the seed.

The runes on the contract, under the nourishment of the court’s power and Life Energy, emitted a gentle attraction that resonated with the surrounding environment.

Then, the most crucial step came.

Duke carefully guided a wave of life emitted unconsciously by the World Tree Seed, not its core will or aura, but more like the ripple created while it breathed.

Like holding the unconscious waving hand of a sleeping baby, gently pressing it down onto the contract’s slave signing area.

Simultaneously, he quickly imprinted his hidden master Spiritual Power from the energy flow onto the master’s position.

The entire process was like flowing clouds and water, using the environmental power of the whole Light God Court as cover and assistance, completing the Slave Contract signing almost by proxy before the seed could form a clear refusal or acceptance consciousness.

At the moment the contract was established, the World Tree Seed instinctively sensed something unusual. The emerald light suddenly surged, and a bewildered intent wave spread out, carrying a hint of confusion.

It seemed unaware of what had occurred, only feeling an additional invisible, peculiar connection between itself and this Divine Court Space, along with the space’s master.

This connection was not malicious, and even carried a legitimacy acknowledged by the court itself, but it was indeed a form of constraint.

The light on the seed’s surface flickered, displaying the chaos and incomprehension of its nascent consciousness.

Duke closed his eyes, sensing the state of the World Tree Seed through the already formed Slave Mark.

Through the state of the Slave Mark, he could confirm that the Slave Contract had been successfully signed.