The memories of all humanity are awakening, except for mine.

"Are my eyes glowing?" Jiang Chuan asked.

Taotie nodded, his voice trembling slightly, "Yes, your eyes are surging with powerful lightning energy, as if they can devour everything."

Jiang Chuan smiled slightly, "Not only these, there are others."

"Others? What are they?" Taotie looked at Jiang Chuan and noticed a familiar power in his eyes. "Could it be that you fused your spiritual power and lightning into your pupils?"

“Madman! You’re definitely a madman.” Taotie shook his head, not understanding why the young man in front of him was so crazy. He knew that if Jiang Chuan’s actions failed, he would face the risk of going blind, but he didn’t care about that and resolutely did what he wanted.

Jiang Chuan's eyes gleamed with determination. Only through such attempts could he truly master it and utilize it to its fullest potential. As for what this "it" referred to, Jiang Chuan defined it as perception.

"I trust my feelings."

"I can feel the power of thunder and my spiritual power merging in my pupils. They are mutually reinforcing and becoming stronger. This feeling makes me feel very comfortable," Jiang Chuan said.

Suddenly, a sound came from the space above Jiang Chuan's ears. He looked up and saw that there were cracks. He subconsciously realized that this space was constructed by the terrifying eyes of the Taotie. Now it had given this skill to Jiang Chuan, so this space lost its energy supply and began to gradually lose its balance.

"Jiang Chuan, find a way to get me out of here." Taotie's face was somewhat anxious, because after losing this skill, it also lost control. Now that the space is showing abnormalities, if it does not leave here in time, it will disappear into the long river of history along with these broken energy imprints.

Jiang Chuan's heart stirred, and his mental power began to expand. He used his new skill, and the surrounding energy fluctuations became more and more intense. The spatial rifts continued to widen, and the situation was urgent.

"Hey, are you still there? Can you hear me?" Jiang Chuan called out anxiously to Taotie, only to find it lying on the ground fast asleep. Perhaps it hadn't slept for a day and a night and was now enveloped in drowsiness.

"I'm here, Jiangchuan."

"You need to find a way out quickly."

"I...I felt a strong sense of danger, and I had a feeling of hypoglycemia."

The Taotie's voice grew weak, and its body swayed precariously amidst the spatial fluctuations.

Jiang Chuan focused his mind, feeling his connection to this space like a bond. He closed his eyes, carefully sensing every subtle change in the space, searching for the point where they could leave safely.

Suddenly, a light flashed in his mind—he had found it!

Jiang Chuan quickly opened his eyes and said, "This is it, Taotie, let's rush out together!" He shouted, tightly gripped Taotie's hand, and prepared to rush towards the exit with all his might, only to find it limp on the ground and unwilling to get up.

Then Jiang Chuan heard Taotie say, "Jiang Chuan, I... I feel like I can't hold on much longer. I should say goodbye to you." Its voice became desperate.

"No, Taotie, we cannot give up!"

Jiang Chuan gritted his teeth and persisted. He stretched out his hands and grabbed the giant arms of the Taotie, trying to use brute force to drag it out of the spatial rift. Unfortunately, it was huge, and Jiang Chuan's movements only moved it a meter away. There was still a long way to go to reach the exit of the rift, which was a thousand meters away.

The spatial rift exit gradually healed under the interference of the surrounding magnetic field. If Jiang Chuan could not leave this place within five minutes, he and Taotie would be trapped in this strange space forever.

"Taotie, let's turn it around!"

Jiang Chuan shouted and tried to make the Taotie turn over, but due to its huge size, it looked at Jiang Chuan with some difficulty, its eyes indicating that it was powerless.

"Then I'm leaving." Jiang Chuan stood up and looked at Taotie helplessly. He also wanted to return to the original world with Taotie. After all, he had taken away Taotie's skills and made it lose its spatial connection. Coupled with the chain reaction, this was why Taotie was lying on the ground in such a passive state, covered in cold sweat, unable to get up and leave.

"Wait a minute, there's one more method we haven't used yet." Taotie grasped Jiang Chuan's hand and said again, "I can become your mount."

"What?!" Jiang Chuan was shocked. Given Taotie's personality, would it condescend to be at the feet of a cultivator? If this news got out, it would be laughed at by its peers. Besides, a divine beast needs to sign a contract with someone to become someone's mount.

Once the contract is in effect, if the divine beast tries to go back on its word, it will face the binding force of the contract, which will send it to the eighteenth level of hell. As its master, you can read the manual to see its daily life. The days will definitely not be easy, as it will face boiling oil and knives every day.

Jiang Chuan's eyes flickered slightly, still shocked by the words he had just heard.

I can't believe what I'm hearing.

He looked at the Taotie, his eyes filled with doubt and astonishment.

Although Taotie looked resolute, Jiang Chuan thought it seemed to have made up its mind.

"Do you really want to?"

"Once the contract is signed."

"You will be completely devoted to me."

"I can't even have a girlfriend."

Jiang Chuan asked tentatively, unable to imagine that a mythical beast like Taotie would be willing to become his mount, and even face the loss of his right to mate.

Taotie nodded, his eyes resolute, and said, "Which do you think is more important, these things or my impending death? So I don't even need to think about it, I'm willing."

"Alright then, it was your own choice. I didn't hold a knife to your throat and force you to become my mount," Jiang Chuan explained.

After saying that, he bit his index finger and began to use his blood essence to draw an ancient book bit by bit. Under Jiang Chuan's drawing, the book gradually became lifelike, just like a real book.

The words and illustrations in this book contain the powerful thunderous force of the river.

As Jiang Chuan sketched, the book began to emit a faint light, which grew brighter and brighter, and the surrounding air seemed to become unusually quiet, as if time had stood still at that moment.

Jiang Chuan worked hard to revise the rules in the contract, because even he couldn't bear to look at them. For example, there were rules like "three days without food for two days" and "you can't complain when you're tired." There were many more such rules, and he couldn't possibly list them all in a short time.

Sweat gradually appeared on Jiang Chuan's forehead. Doing this would also put a considerable burden on his body, because he needed to use more of his vital essence to draw the problems he wanted to revise.

The Taotie, seeing this, was so moved that it burst into tears. It realized that Jiang Chuan had actually given it three insurances and one fund. How could it have done so much for Jiang Chuan to treat it like this?

Finish the last stroke.

Jiang Chuan slumped weakly to the ground.

Paled face.

He slowly reached out and gently touched the book, feeling its warmth and the pulse of life, a satisfied smile appearing on his lips.

"Write your name and leave your fingerprint; time is of the essence," Jiang Chuan said to Taotie. Taotie took the book without even looking at it and pressed his fingerprint on it.

After it finished, its body emitted golden light. Its originally weak body slowly stood up from the ground with the help of the essence blood in the book. Then its flesh gradually turned into golden light spots and floated in the void. These light spots paused for a moment and then gathered directly towards Jiang Chuan's right arm.

Jiang Chuan slowly raised his right hand, which was possessed by the Taotie, and found that the strength of his fist was greater than before. This shouldn't be the case. He felt puzzled because a divine beast becoming a mount would not bring any physical benefits to its master. However, Jiang Chuan had gained such benefits, which he did not understand.

"Master, don't be confused. This is a power unique to our Taotie clan." The Taotie's voice came from Jiang Chuan's right arm, chuckling.

"I see. I thought I had stumbled upon some miracle again," Jiang Chuan said with a sudden realization.

"Since it's the power of your Taotie clan, can you tell me what the purpose of my arm is?" Jiang Chuan asked curiously.

The Taotie's voice rang out again in Jiang Chuan's right arm, "Master, the strength of our arm is a secret passed down for thousands of years by our Taotie clan. It can help us devour everything and turn it into our own. Whether it is an enemy's attack or external resources, as long as we need it, this arm can do it."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chuan's eyes flashed with surprise as he asked, "That's amazing? Does that mean I can be invincible?"

"Haha, Master, don't be so naive."

"Although this power is very strong, it is not invincible."

"Because the power I absorb can only improve my cultivation level." Taotie lowered its voice somewhat embarrassedly, afraid that Jiang Chuan would cause trouble for it because of this.

"But rest assured, Master, my power is your power." Taotie stated its position.

Jiang Chuan nodded slightly. Although he was somewhat disappointed, he understood that nothing is perfect. Even the moon has its phases, let alone an ethereal power.

"We're leaving here, so hold on tight." After saying that, Jiang Chuan moved like lightning and rushed out of the spatial rift.

The moment they burst through the crack, the entire space collapsed with a deafening roar.

Jiang Chuan and Taotie successfully escaped this place that was about to be destroyed.

When Jiang Chuan appeared on solid ground in the Taotie arena, the audience looked at him with incomprehension. To be swallowed by a Taotie and then survive was like being swallowed by a python and then escaping – it was practically a miracle.

The Taotie, which was crawling behind him, looked at Jiang Chuan with the same expression that its owner would use when seeing their dog wagging its tail to greet them upon returning home.

"What's going on? Is Taotie trying to make friends with him?" some people wondered.

Seeing this, the staff member cautiously approached Jiang Chuan and asked, "Have you tamed the Taotie?"

Jiang Chuan nodded and stroked Taotie's head.

"Wow, impressive, young man. I've worked here for so long and I've never seen anyone tame it. You actually did it, it's unbelievable." The staff member looked at him with the eyes of someone who had witnessed a miracle.

Jiang Chuan smiled and said to the staff, "Actually, it's not that difficult. The main thing is to understand its habits and then communicate with it with your heart."

Taotie seemed to sense Jiang Chuan's praise, sticking out its tongue to lick his hand, appearing very affectionate.

Watching this scene, the staff exclaimed, "You're amazing! I've tried to communicate with the Taotie before, but it was always hostile towards me, and I couldn't get close at all."

Jiang Chuan patted Taotie on the back and said, "Taotie is not as ferocious as people imagine. It just needs someone who understands and cares about it."

At this moment, the audience gathered around to witness the Taotie's true appearance up close.

They were amazed by its size and majesty, and took out their phones to take pictures.

The Taotie seemed to sense the crowd's gaze, its eyes widened, and it let out a deafening roar, a sound as powerful as thunder, sending chills down everyone's spine.

"That's amazing! How did this person do that?"

"Yes, I also want to try to see if I can become friends with Taotie."

Jiang Chuan looked at everyone and said, "Actually, everyone has the potential to become friends with animals. As long as we try to understand and care for them, we can break down the barriers between humans and animals."

His words resonated with everyone present, and they all nodded in agreement.

"This isn't the place to talk. Come with me and accept the 100 million yuan bonus." The staff member gestured for him to enter.

Jiang Chuan pondered for a moment, realizing that 100 million was no small sum and could buy a lot of milk powder for little Jiang Chuan, so he decided to accept it.

Jiang Chuan followed the staff to a small room filled with various documents and contracts. The staff took out a piece of paper with the conditions and regulations for receiving the bonus written on it. After reading it carefully, Jiang Chuan signed it and pressed his fingerprint on the contract.

"Congratulations, this 100 million is now yours," the staff member said with a smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, the doors and windows of the house were tightly shut.

Seeing this, Jiang Chuan frowned and asked, "What does this mean?"

"What do you mean? Jiang Chuan, your disguise technique is terrible! Who only draws one eyebrow when they're doing a disguise?" One of the staff members with a rectangular face pointed at Jiang Chuan and said coldly.

"We've been discovered? What are you trying to do?" Jiang Chuan rolled his eyes.

"Your question is really unnecessary. Now that you know our true colors, you'd better cooperate with us." The rectangular-faced staff member sneered, then winked at the others.

Instantly, the atmosphere inside the room became tense.

Several staff members slowly approached Jiang Chuan, their eyes flashing with a cold light.

Jiang Chuan unleashed his late-stage Earth Rank power, forcing those who were approaching him to retreat several steps.

"Such a powerful aura, no wonder he was able to escape from the clan leader. He seems to have some skill." The leader looked at the others and said, "Don't be afraid. Although he is strong, he is only one person. We outnumber him. We just need to hold him off and wait for rescue."

These staff members are all at the early stage of the Earth Rank. Individually, they are not as strong as Jiang Chuan, but when they are assembled together, their strength is not to be underestimated.

Jiang Chuan's expression was grave; he knew the situation was unfavorable to him. If they were allowed to hold out until the rescue team arrived, Jiang Chuan would be in a dilemma. (End of Chapter)