#240 - Chapter 240: Contradiction

Therefore, at this moment, the Fourth Prince was extremely conflicted. On one hand, he felt that he couldn't defeat Lin Changqing. If he took out the Yin-Yang Jade Pendant to activate the Stone Monkey Bronze Statue, he felt he definitely couldn't compete with Lin Changqing.

Since that was the case, he might as well destroy the Yin-Yang Jade Pendant so that no one could obtain the Stone Monkey Celestial Art. On the other hand, the Fourth Prince was also unwilling to do so, because obtaining the Stone Monkey Celestial Art was his only opportunity to surpass Lin Changqing. If he destroyed the bronze statue, his hope of surpassing Lin Changqing would be zero.

If he didn't destroy the Yin-Yang Jade Pendant and competed with Lin Changqing, then he would still have that 1% chance.

Lin Changqing could see the Fourth Prince's hesitation. He pondered for a moment and said, "How about this, Fourth Prince? Aren't you worried about not being able to defeat me? Later, I will make a pact with you. The content of the pact will be that after the Stone Monkey Celestial Art inheritance is activated, in the duel between you and me, I will automatically seal 50% of my spiritual power and lower my cultivation by four minor realms, using the seventh level of the Nascent Soul stage to compete with you for the Stone Monkey Celestial Art."

"What do you think of this suggestion? Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to defeat me after using the Yin-Yang Jade Pendant to activate the statue? I will seal 50% of my spiritual power and lower my cultivation by four minor realms. You wouldn't still lack the confidence to fight me, would you?!" Lin Changqing stood with his hands behind his back. At this moment, his words were confident and domineering. He was once again provoking the Fourth Prince and offering a very tempting condition: sealing half of his strength to compete with the Fourth Prince for the Stone Monkey Celestial Art.

Fourth Prince, aren't you afraid of not being able to win against me? I've already sealed half of my strength. You wouldn't still be afraid of not being able to win, would you?

"Lin Changqing, who are you trying to humiliate? You're even sealing half of your strength to fight me." The Fourth Prince snorted coldly. He was a proud genius, and geniuses all have self-esteem. Hearing that Lin Changqing wanted to seal half of his strength to compete with him for the Stone Monkey Celestial Art, he felt that this was looking down on him, and he was naturally uncomfortable.

But on the other hand, the Fourth Prince was also tempted. He couldn't defeat Lin Changqing at the same realm, but if Lin Changqing sealed 50% of his spiritual power and lowered his cultivation by four minor realms…

The Fourth Prince's eyes suddenly lit up. He felt that he could definitely fight such a Lin Changqing, and he might even have a great chance of winning!!

"I'm definitely not a match for Lin Changqing at the eleventh level of the Nascent Soul stage, but if he's at the seventh level of the Nascent Soul stage and seals half of his spiritual power, I'll have at least a 60% chance of winning! Even if it's not 60%, as long as the situation becomes 50-50, it's worth a gamble!" Countless thoughts flashed through the Fourth Prince's mind. He had to admit that the condition Lin Changqing offered was very tempting. Before, his probability of obtaining the Stone Monkey Celestial Art by using the Yin-Yang Jade Pendant to activate the Stone Monkey Statue was 0, but now, with Lin Changqing's condition, the Fourth Prince believed that his probability of obtaining the Stone Monkey Celestial Art had increased to 50% or 60%, which was definitely worth a gamble.

"What do you say? Stop dawdling. Do you agree to my condition or not? If you agree, I'll immediately take out the contract for us to sign. You take out the Yin-Yang Jade Pendant and give it to me, and we'll activate the Stone Monkey Statue. If you don't agree, then just destroy it," Lin Changqing urged.

"Alright, Lin Changqing, you better not play tricks. I agree to your condition." The Fourth Prince nodded. "But you better not play any tricks or schemes in it. Don't suddenly not seal your cultivation and spiritual power after I take out the Yin-Yang Jade Pendant to activate the statue."

"Fourth Prince, you underestimate me." Lin Changqing laughed loudly. "To deal with you, I don't even need to play any tricks or schemes. Even if my spiritual power is sealed by half, I still have the confidence to defeat you!"

"Moreover, the contract that I will sign with you later will be rooted in our life souls. If I cheat and don't abide by the contract, my life soul will shatter immediately! So? Are you going to sign this contract or not!"

"Alright, then let's sign the contract immediately." The Fourth Prince nodded. Then, he took out a black talisman paper from his storage bag and wrote down the contents of the contract. The content was roughly that Lin Changqing needed to seal half of his spiritual power and four minor realms in the upcoming battle for the Stone Monkey Celestial Art. If he didn't comply, his life soul would be shattered.

The Fourth Prince signed his name on the black paper, and then Lin Changqing took it, looked at it carefully, and found that there was no problem, so he immediately signed it as well.

At the moment Lin Changqing signed his name, the black paper emitted a strange power that enveloped Lin Changqing's entire body. Instantly, Lin Changqing's spiritual power was sealed by half, and his cultivation also dropped by four levels, from the eleventh level of the Nascent Soul stage to the seventh level of the Nascent Soul stage.

This was the power of the contract. In the cultivation world, this kind of black paper can communicate with the Heavenly Dao and is called Life Soul Paper. It uses the life souls of both parties as a bet, and once it is reached, the Heavenly Dao will intervene.

In other words, the power that Lin Changqing is now sealed with is the power of the Heavenly Dao, which seals it to ensure the fairness of the contract as much as possible.

After all, if you use your own power to seal your spiritual power, who knows if you will suddenly undo it? But this situation will not occur with the power of the Heavenly Dao through the contract.

Seeing Lin Changqing's spiritual power weaken, the Fourth Prince also breathed a sigh of relief. Very good, the power of the contract has taken effect. He could feel that Lin Changqing's pressure on him was obviously not as strong as before.

"Lin Changqing, this is definitely the most regretful contract you've ever signed. I admit that you are a very powerful opponent, and I am far from your match at the same realm, but you are too conceited. You actually sealed half of your spiritual power and lowered your cultivation by four minor realms to fight me. You just wait for the Stone Monkey Celestial Art to be taken by me!" The Fourth Prince became confident again, especially after feeling that Lin Changqing's spiritual power pressure was not as strong on him. He obviously started to become arrogant in his speech.

Between strong individuals, one can often sense who will win based on intuition. Before, Lin Changqing at the eleventh level of the Nascent Soul stage was like a high mountain and an endless sea to the Fourth Prince, bringing him tremendous pressure.

This is also why the Fourth Prince was so timid at the beginning, because he knew that he definitely couldn't defeat Lin Changqing. Before, Lin Changqing brought too much pressure to the Fourth Prince, but now that Lin Changqing's spiritual power has been sealed by the Heavenly Dao, the Fourth Prince no longer feels that pressure. The Fourth Prince even felt that his current spiritual power was stronger than Lin Changqing's!

"Enough talk. Quickly take out the Yin-Yang Jade Pendant and activate the bronze statue." Lin Changqing ignored the Fourth Prince's arrogance. He was too lazy to bother with it. Indeed, to some extent, he, who had half of his spiritual power sealed, was also sealed by four minor realms.

At this moment, his spiritual power state was probably inferior to the Fourth Prince's, but it was still the same sentence: the battle between two people is not simply a comparison of the strength of spiritual power.

Lin Changqing was confident that he had learned so many immortal divine powers and had so much combat experience that it was enough to crush the Fourth Prince!

[Another incense stick of time passed, and the Fourth Prince took out his Yin-Yang Jade Pendant, and you also took out your Yin-Yang Jade Pendant. In this way, the two Yin-Yang Jade Pendants merged into one, becoming a circular jade pendant, which looked like a Yin-Yang Tai Chi diagram from a distance.]