Feeling the profound meaning of the formation, the hip-hop guy stood motionless, unable to calm his emotions for a long time.
Before this, he had never realized Chen Shuo possessed such strength. He felt grateful, even secretly delighted.
He was grateful that he hadn't harbored any ill intentions, and delighted that his choice this time seemed truly correct.
When Chen Shuo mobilized the power within his body, he also sensed Chen Shuo's identity - Chen Shuo was also a vampire, and his strength far surpassed his own.
In the entire Rong City, there weren't many whose strength could surpass his, and he was already at the level of a Half Ghost King.
Chen Shuo's strength was even above his own, so he had his answer.
Chen Shuo must be a Demon King. The fact that a Demon King could stay by Su Xiyan's side, what did that represent? Of course, it meant he had sided with the right person.
However, what he hadn't expected was that Chen Shuo, at such a young age, had already reached the Demon King realm. For a moment, he couldn't help but look at Chen Shuo twice, reassessing his view of him.
"Don't just stand there. If your heart is truly sincere, then walk in," Chen Shuo pointed to the blood formation ahead, then, as if remembering something, he warned, "You'd better think it through clearly. Once you enter this formation, it will imprint on your entire body. If you dare to have even a hint of disloyalty in the future, you'll be instantly reduced to ashes."
Chen Shuo wasn't joking. This was a contract method he had comprehended after becoming a Demon Saint.
A contract method imposed by a Demon Saint couldn't be broken free from, even by someone with Demon King strength.
Just as he said, once there was a rebellious thought, the final result would be instantaneous disintegration.
Of course, this thing also had a drawback - the other party had to willingly walk into the formation, actively accepting its baptism, for it to take effect.
Anyone can pledge loyalty with words, but only this method was the simplest and clearest.
He had thought the hip-hop guy would hesitate, but unexpectedly, he resolutely walked forward.
Entering the blood formation, infinite light poured into his body like a gushing spring. After a heart-wrenching roar, the light faded.
Countless profound incantations attached to Chen Shuo's body, slowly disappearing into his skin, completely vanishing without a trace.
Feeling the changes in his body, the hip-hop guy's eyes revealed a hint of surprise. His realm, which had long been at a standstill, actually showed signs of movement.
It seemed he had come a few steps closer to the strength of a Demon King. Feeling this astonishing change, the hip-hop guy knelt down and said, "Thank you, Demon King, thank you for the enlightenment you've given me."
Chen Shuo waved his hand slightly, "This is what you deserve. You don't need to thank me. If you really want to thank someone, thank yourself."
"To finish what we've started, I'll give you this as well. With this, you won't need to drink blood anymore."
As Chen Shuo spoke, he took out a bottle of constitution-changing liquid from his body.
This was given by the system, and he had been keeping it safe.
He hadn't thought there would be a chance to use it, but now it came in handy.
The hip-hop guy was half-believing, half-doubting, but still took the item from Chen Shuo's hand. Just holding it, he could feel the immense power within the bottle.
Without much hesitation, he opened the bottle and drank it all in one go.
"Good, a man of action, I like it. From today on, you're one of us."
Chen Shuo looked pleased; the other's decisiveness made him feel he hadn't misjudged the person.
"Thank you for your acceptance, Demon King!" The hip-hop guy said, bowing deeply again.
"Alright, no need to be so formal. From now on, we're on the same side, there's no need for such courtesies. Also, stop calling me Demon King, it sounds odd. My name is Chen Shuo, just call me Chen Shuo."
Chen Shuo truly disliked being called Demon King, not because his strength had already surpassed that of a Demon King.
But because, deep in his heart, he felt more like a human. Even though vampire blood ran through his veins, he had never done anything to harm humans.
Naturally, he didn't want to be lumped together with those inferior vampires.
"Yes, Demon King... no, no, Chen... I can't just call you by name. Your strength is above mine, and you've given me great enlightenment. I'll call you Boss instead, Boss Chen."
Being called Boss was a first, and although it wasn't entirely fitting, it was much better than the previous title. This time, Chen Shuo didn't refuse.
"By the way, my name is Zhang Chuan, everyone calls me Chuan Zi, you can call me that too in the future."
Zhang Chuan, that name was easy to remember.
After chatting a bit more, Chen Shuo and Su Xiyan prepared to leave.
"Alright, Chuan Zi, since we've agreed, we need to go now. We have important business to attend to. We'll be in touch."
"Yes, Boss Chen. Whenever you need me, I'll be there at a moment's notice. Of course, my brothers will be too!"
Leaving the building, Chen Shuo and Su Xiyan returned to the car.
In the car, Su Xiyan couldn't quite process how they had just acquired a group of vampire underlings.
If this news reached the ears of other Demon Hunters, it would surely cause a huge uproar.
Because no Demon Hunter would ever form a cooperative relationship with vampires.
And on such a large scale too. Once the outside world knew about this, it would definitely not be tolerated.
"Chen Shuo, are we really doing the right thing?"
In the car, Su Xiyan hesitated for a long time before finally speaking these words.
"Who knows? At least it seems beneficial to us for now. You should put aside some of your prejudices. So what if they're vampires? As long as they're genuinely good, they're good people."
Su Xiyan didn't speak, just nodded slightly.
She agreed with Chen Shuo's perspective, just like when she had initially kept Chen Shuo by her side.
Even though Chen Shuo was a vampire, he had never done anything to harm humans.
Not only that, but he had also provided her with considerable assistance in daily life. Just like the events that had occurred earlier in Su City - without Chen Shuo's help, relying solely on the strength of their Monster Hunters' Guild, they would have been completely wiped out long ago.
She also secretly felt grateful for her decision back then.
This current choice was made by Chen Shuo for her. Since Chen Shuo approved, she would approve too.
"Alright, we'll do as you say." Su Xiyan said with a sigh, deciding to put aside all her prejudices.
"So, should we head back now? We've bought what we needed to buy, and we've indulged ourselves enough."
Su Xiyan spoke, feeling as if this entire day had been like a dream - so unreal, yet so tangible.
"Yes, we should go back. We still have one big thing to do!"
"No way, are you really planning to buy a house? That would cost a lot of money."
"Silly, money is just a tool. We'll earn more after we spend it!"

grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)

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shall grant"] ["Inscribing the glory of our race upon tombstones"] ["All that is threatened, I shall protect"] How his younger sister sees her brother: A brother who only makes eye contact once a day, mostly fading into the background as he tinkers with who-knows-what in his room all day. Their life paths should have remained largely separate. Until one day. Su Qi created an equipment card for his never-met "online girlfriend." His sister fell into silent contemplation upon receiving the "white stockings." [Card can be upgraded] [Upgrade by fulfilling any of the following conditions] [Condition ①: Consume one hundred higher-tier cards] [Condition ②: Complete one 'Heart-Pounding Adventure'] What constitutes a Heart-Pounding Adventure? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Beginner Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to admire it.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Easy Level): Equip the card, invite 'Su Qi' to touch it, and analyze the equipment's texture.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Entry Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to...] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Challenge Level): Freely combine the words 'Brother' 'Out' 'Brother' 'Me' 'Please' into a complete sentence...] "Please help me analyze both teams' mistakes in this match, brother..." His sister exhaled in relief—surely... surely there couldn't be anything more difficult? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Suicide Mission Level): Sneak a peek at the names of the galgames in 'Su Qi's' hidden E-drive folder]