Stuck in a Chinese novel

Wei Jun had asked the system about a way to get through the contract conditions. According to the system, it wasn't anything difficult at all. Wei Jun needed to have the strength to break the contract circles, which wasn't that difficult if one knew how to.

Or, there needed to be preexisting conditions that would automatically nullify the contract between both parties. Both of these methods were not applicable in Wei Jun's case.

The only method left was to use the system's resources and the system didn't disappoint. For a price of a billion yuan, Wei Jun managed to obtain a preexisting spell that could nullify the contract by making the penalties ineffective on one party.

In Wei Jun's case, if he had immunity from all status effects, he wouldn't have been harmed by the nullification of a contract but since Wei Jun didn't have that, he had to use it using the system shop once.

With that done, Wei Jun managed to acquire a familiar who was very powerful in every condition. All the more so now since he fed him the dragon-powered blood which visibly increased the wyvern's power.

Wei Jun definitely wasn't going to let him go after he had done that. Not to mention, Wei Jun needed him for his future battles.

There was just one teeny tiny problem left.

[He's stronger than you]

[Sooner or later, he'll be able to break the familiar seal on his own]

'And I have a feeling once he did, he wouldn't leave me in one piece.'

[You expect him to?]

'No, I don't.'

Wei Jun had already considered such a scenario. He had come a long way since earlier and now, he was confident with the death of the current protagonist, he'd reach the strength of a grandmaster at the very least.

Once he did, he might be able to learn a few tricks against mana and become strong enough to deal with the wyvern on his own. If he couldn't, well, he had a contingency prepared for that too. He just hoped he wouldn't have to use it.

Wei Jun entered his platoon once everything was done. Once he did, he gathered his squad and relayed them the news. He also put the condition that they should all focus on their strengths and he wouldn't take any of them unless they reached the strength of a Qi manifestation realm cultivator.

Wei Jun was confident they would be able to get through military life with the current strength they had. Still, he left them with a few treasures to cleanse themselves and some Miasma crystals to help them raise their cultivation level. Once that was done, they all went to sleep, and the very next day, at 5 in the morning, Wei Jun arrived at the new barracks where he would be staying until his goal was fulfilled.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

'Is there no way?' Wei Jun asked.

Since the system was the one to do that, there must be a way to reverse the process but the system replied…

[It's not like there's no way]

[But it required ancient magic]

[Magic that doesn't require some convenient force like mana]

[But real magic]

[The one that requires sacrifice and the whole shebang]

'And you can't do it from the inside?' Wei Jun asked as he walked through the corridors to arrive at the barracks bedrooms.

[No]

[You have to be the one to do that]

[Because I got nothing to sacrifice]

'What would I need to sacrifice?' Wei Jun asked.

[Your power]

'So Qi or death would do?' Wei Jun asked.

[Nope]

[Granted Qi is the force of life but a very, very diluted force of life]

[You'd need a Qi saint to perform that kind of magic and even then]

[What you're asking for is impossible]

[As for the power of death]

[Well, life is the requirement so having any amount of death wouldn't help]

Wei Jun was stumped at this point. For his plan to succeed, he needed that to happen but no matter how hard he tried, there was a problem at the end of it.

[There's another option]

[It's a little tricky but once you understand the trick]

[It's pretty easy]

'What is it?' Wei Jun asked.

[Souls are the purest form of life]

[Just sacrifice some poor souls]

'…' Wei Jun was speechless at the system's nonchalance for a moment but then he realized…

'Aren't I a villain?'

[That you are, host]

[That you are]

'But what's so tricky about it?' Wei Jun asked. If all he had to do was sacrifice some people, wouldn't it be easy?

[You think anyone can handle souls]

[Let me tell you, host]

[Not even your dad dares to deal with souls]

[You, with zero knowledge, stand no chance]

[The only way you can do this is the long and complicated way]

'And that is?' Wei Jun asked, by the time he asked, he was already in front of his dorm room, waiting for the system to finish the conversation.

[Lend your own soul]

[Shorten your life span]

[Sacrifice your own life to bind the spell with the souls sacrificed]

[Ten or twenty years should do]

[But be careful, host]

[That way, your soul becomes weak too]

[If it did, there is a chance Wei Jun, the original one, might end up taking over]

Wei Jun was running out of time so even when there was a risk in this situation, he decided to do it anyway. As for the original Wei Jun, Wei Jun had an idea about him as well.

Knowing the original Wei Jun, it wouldn't be difficult to keep him under wraps.

'Is there a way to restore my soul power?' Wei Jun asked.

[Many]

[Mainly your won cultivation]

[Once you reach the grandmaster realm]

[You will understand many things about Qi]

[One of them would lead into your soul]

[After all, both soul and Qi are closely connected]

[Unlike any other cosmic power]

Wei Jun was having a hard time understanding all of that but he understood the key points. And it was as straight as an arrow.

For his plan to succeed, he needed to sacrifice some of his life's years. And then, there was a way to reverse that as well. What else was there to think about?

'We begin tonight.' Wei Jun said as he knocked on the door after standing outside for about five minutes.

As he did, the door was soon to open. It was opened by a woman of ethereal features. Wei Jun didn't know who she was because, from her description, she wasn't in the first volume that Wei Jun had read. She must be someone in the later volumes since all the first volume ended with the formation of dungeons when Wei Jun killed Rin.

Wei Jun looked at the stripes on her shoulder and finding her higher ranked than him, he gave a salute and reported, "Corporal Wei Jun Ruan, reporting, Ma'am."

"Do I look like a ma'am to you?" The girl asked, her tone cold as ice. It wasn't her usual tone. There was nothing but scorn in her tone. Wei Jun didn't need to be told how he would be treated in that platoon but he did nothing about it.

He simply nodded and said, "Yes, you do, ma'am."

A visible line of anger appeared on the woman's forehead but knowing Wei Jun was greater than her in strength, she did nothing. She couldn't do anything after all. She needed a cause.

"Come in," A masculine voice entered their ears and Wei Jun entered the room, once the young woman moved to the side, allowing Wei Jun to enter.

Once he was inside, a clear sense of intimidation assaulted him. Everyone's focus was on him, looking at him as if he was the enemy. Wei Jun didn't mind. They were all weaklings anyway.

His real target, no, his real worry was someone else. The only man in the room who wasn't looking at him like he was an enemy. He wasn't looking at him like a friend or a potential partner either. There was only one meaning to that gaze.

Insignificant.

To him, Wei Jun wasn't a threat because he was worthless in his eyes. Wei Jun full well what that gaze meant for him. He won't be able to live for long.

A smile involuntarily appeared on his face. A smile that scared everyone in the room even Yang Haoran wasn't spared of that. The smile meant only one thing.

Challenge accepted.

"Lin will tell you what to do," Yang Haoran pointed at the young woman behind Wei Jun who hadn't seen his smile so she was still in the very dark of it.

As for Wei Jun, he gave a salute, "Corporal Wei Jun Ruan, acknowledged, sir."

With that, he left the room, leaving the others behind who worriedly looked at Yang Haoran who remained quiet. He shook his head to signal them to remain silent about whatever it was.

Wei Jun left the room with the same smile and followed the young woman to wherever she was taking him.