Extraordinary Rise: Starting Contract with the Silver Dragon Countess

Chapter 267 leaves a deep mark on the bad woman's soul!

Cohen's move was obviously far beyond Claire's imagination.

She couldn't understand why the other party, whose cultivation was sealed just like hers and who had no magic to drive him, could still use such horrifying fighting skills?
Cohen didn't give Claire time to think.

Even though his magic power was sealed, he still had the power of dragon to use, which was more than enough to deal with a legendary who had his magic sealed.

Cohen gripped the dagger tightly and stabbed it directly at Claire's face.

In an instant, the mask Claire was wearing shattered into pieces, revealing a breathtakingly beautiful face.

There was still a deep sense of shock and fear.

Cohen reappeared, his gaze unabashedly scanning Claire's face, admiring her beauty as he smiled and said:

"It's so beautiful, almost as beautiful as my wife!"

Claire was shocked and angry. This time, what appeared in her hand was not an ice cone, but a scale shining with golden light.

Cohen did not give the other party any chance to resist. He flashed and came behind Claire. A rope appeared in his hand. He wrapped it around the exquisite curves and tied Claire up tightly.

Claire's face was filled with shame and indignation. She gritted her teeth and said angrily:

"Asshole, let me go!"

Cohen lifted Claire's chin with one hand, and the woman's face was filled with unyielding anger.

The fresh ocean and natural fragrance lingered at the tip of his nose, arousing a twisted desire in Cohen's heart.

He hasn't eaten meat for a long time!

Cohen approached gently, his face almost touching Claire's eyelashes, and whispered in her ear:

"Do you know what you lack compared to my wife?"

Claire's eyes flashed with coldness, and she said coldly:
"Let me go. I've never had a partner, nor do I have the soul of a loyal person.

It won't help if you kill me!"

Cohen blew into Claire's crystal-clear ear and whispered:
“Yes, that’s it.

It is precisely because you have never tasted the sweetness of love that you lack the charm of a young woman. I can help you add this!"

Claire's eyes widened, and she obviously understood what Cohen was saying. She said angrily:

“You…shameless!
Let me go, you bastard, you know I am...ah..."

A scream of shame and anger came from Claire's throat.

Claire's eyes flashed with a few sparks, and her face was filled with grievance and deep resentment.

Cohen removed his hand from Claire's chest, and his tone became much colder:

"Say something else!"

"you!"

"Um?

I'm curious about the difference between your mermaid legs and ours."

As he spoke, he pretended to lift Claire's skirt.

"Yes...I'm sorry!"

Cohen wiped the tears from Claire's cheeks with his fingers, and his tone softened a lot:
“Well, that’s right.

If you make a mistake, you must admit it. If you are beaten, you must stand at attention!"

Claire turned her head away from him, pursed her red lips tightly, and felt cold all over.

Cohen pinched Claire's chin and turned her around forcefully, saying:

"Not convinced?"

Claire stared at Cohen without saying a word.

Whether in her past life or this life, Claire, who has always been aloof, dignified and pampered, has never suffered such humiliation.

This unprecedented experience filled Claire's heart with intense and complex emotions.

Cohen let go of his hand and said lightly:
"It seems you still don't understand the situation.

Don't you know how sexually attractive you are to a normal adult male?
In principle, I don't want to force girls to do that kind of thing, but if you insist on not cooperating, I can also change my principles appropriately."

Claire's beautiful face suddenly turned pale, fear and panic flashed in her eyes. She bit her red lips, and deep bitterness and grievance spread from the bottom of her heart.

After a brief silence, a hoarse voice said:

"What on earth do you want to do!
I have already apologized.”

Cohen asked:

"It's simple. Give up your soul defense and release your soul. I need to imprint something."

Cohen originally wanted to sign a master-servant contract directly with the other party, but now his cultivation was sealed and he could not use his magic power. He could only let the other party release her soul actively and imprint a rune deep in her soul that would control her from turning against him in the future.

Claire was so angry that her breathing was stagnant, and she said angrily:

"You are so delusional, just kill me!"

Claire, who has lived two lives, naturally knows the price of releasing her soul. If he does something secretly, she will become his slave in the future.

That would be worse than killing her.

Cohen shook his finger:
“I can’t bear to kill such a beautiful woman.

I will try my best to convince you, and if you are not convinced, I will have to sleep with you to convince you.

You should consider whether it is better for you to be persuaded directly by me or to sleep with me."

Claire clenched her fists, feeling despair.

Now she was tied up tightly by Cohen and couldn't even commit suicide.

Looking at Claire who was in despair, Cohen thought, we have had enough fun, it would be bad if something really broke.

What he wanted was a queen of the sea who could unify the sea people in the future, not some plaything or slave of his own.

Cohen coughed lightly, and his tone became much softer:
"Okay, Miss Salgado, I was just kidding, don't be so nervous.

I will not do anything to your soul, I will just sign an equal cooperation agreement."

Hearing the name Salgado, Claire's eyes suddenly widened. She looked at Cohen in disbelief, even forgetting her current situation, and asked:

"You... who are you? How do you know about my life..."

Claire stopped talking abruptly.

Cohen grabbed Claire's hand, which was trying to break free from the rope, and gently stroked the red mark on it, saying:

"Stop struggling, this rope is made of dragon power.

Only magic power can be sealed here, but the power of dragon cannot be sealed.

The more you struggle, the tighter the rope gets.”

Cohen paused, then continued what Claire had just said:
"Are you curious about how I know your true identity in this life?

Claire Salgado, daughter of Flint Salgado, former Vice Admiral of the Southern Empire Royal Navy? "

Claire was in great shock and couldn't extricate herself. She couldn't understand why a pirate far away in the northwest waters had such a clear grasp of her information.

Suddenly, she thought of the experience of being spied on not long ago.

Could it be that he was peeping into his own past at that time?

The more Claire thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Her expression became more inexplicable, and she asked:
"It was you. It was you who asked the Saint of the Church of Prophecy to spy on my past, right?"

Cohen raised his eyebrows slightly, let go of Claire's delicate hand, and said with a smile:

"How clever! Yes, that was me at the beginning."

"why?
Why did you spend so much money to predict my past!
Who are you?
The Saints of the Church of Prophecy are not so easy to dispatch!"

Cohen smiled and replied:

“It’s simple, because I know your father!
To be precise, it is the father of this life, Flint Salgado.

He is now my direct subordinate!

As for my true identity, you don’t need to know it for now.”

Claire's heart was instantly filled with shock when she heard this.

A complex emotion suddenly surged on his face. It turned out that the other party actually knew his father!

Claire fell into a dead silence.

For the father in this life, the father-daughter relationship is definitely real.

But the heavy burden she shoulders does not allow her to consider personal feelings. What's more, if her true situation is revealed, the mermaid tribe will not accept a human daughter as the leader.

Seeing that Claire's attitude had softened, Cohen seized the opportunity and continued:

"Your father lived well under my command, and I didn't use force against you because you were his daughter."

Claire's expression froze, she gritted her teeth and said viciously:

"No violence?

So what are you doing now?!"

Cohen shrugged and said:
"Look for yourself, from the time you were restrained by me until now, I have not touched you at all.

If you weren't Flint's daughter, I would have killed you right there."

Claire groaned, feeling inexplicably relieved after knowing that the other party had such a close relationship with her father.

She quickly realized that this bastard must have been trying to scare her before.

If he really dares to defile me, how can he face his father?

Cohen tried to soften his tone and said:
"Miss Claire, there is no deep hatred between us.

Although you wanted to kill me just now, I am a very generous person and don't mind it.

Well, for Flint's sake, I'll give you a chance.

If you release your soul, I will leave a small mark on it to ensure that you will not seek personal revenge after you recover your cultivation.

Then I can let you go.

I can even help you escape the cage and obtain the Sea King's inherited artifact, the Trident of Poseidon!"

After hearing Cohen's suggestion, Claire's eyes wandered, she bit her red lips tightly, and her brows were deeply furrowed. She was obviously caught up in a fierce ideological struggle.

It's just a mark, it won't do anything to yourself?
Can you believe him?
Claire stared into Cohen's eyes, a strange emotion rising in her heart.

Although this man was always harsh in his words, he was still well behaved. The extremely narcissistic Claire knew how much damage her appearance could do to a man.

I have no power to resist. If the other party really wants to do something to me, it doesn't seem necessary to go through so much trouble.

Not to mention that the other party was a pirate with no moral bottom line. If it were a normal person, his innocence would have been ruined long ago.

And the relationship with my father...

This mysterious pirate leader is indeed a little different.

Claire couldn't help but think of the prophecy again. Could it be that this so-called bond meant that the other person would leave a mark deep within their soul?
If this is what the prophecy means, then the other party shouldn't do anything bad to me.

After a long moment of deep thought, Claire bit her red lips and asked sullenly:

"How can you escape from the cage? You can't sacrifice your soul, right?"

Cohen breathed a sigh of relief when Claire spoke. The fact that she was willing to ask this question showed that her attitude had softened.

It would be best if we could convince Claire. If we really force her to sleep with him, it would be difficult to explain to Flint in the future.

He also expected Flint to be his naval commander.

Cohen suppressed his thoughts and asked a seemingly irrelevant question:
"Do you know the relationship between your ancestor, the Sea King Octavian, and the ancient Pirate King Leonard?"

After Cohen's reminder, Claire suddenly thought of something. A trace of surprise appeared on her pretty face, and she couldn't help but ask:
"You mean... you don't mean... this is too unbelievable.

Are you sure? "

Cohen shrugged and said:
“This is the only way, otherwise they are setting up a dead end.

If that were the case, we might end up as a pair of desperate lovers."

Claire blushed slightly and spat lightly:
"Think beautifully!"

Claire quickly realized that she had lost her composure and seemed to be flirting with him.

She quickly concealed the expression on her face and returned to her cold expression.

Cohen chuckled and said:
"Don't worry, even if it's really a dead end, I still have a way to get you out of here.

So, Miss Claire, can you free your soul now?"

A strange light flashed in Claire's eyes, and she said in a deep voice:

"I have three conditions."

"Please say."

"First, I want to know who you are!"

Cohen nodded and agreed without much thought:
"Okay, but you have to keep it a secret."

Claire tapped her chin and continued:

“Secondly, you can’t tell anyone about your branding!
Our relationship must remain confidential!"

"no problem."

"Third, you can't force me to do something that violates my bottom line and principles!"

"Of course I am a gentleman and I never take advantage of others."

Claire looked down at the rope that was tightly around her and snorted coldly.

Cohen explained:
"If you didn't want to kill me, I wouldn't do this.

Put yourself in my shoes. If I wanted to kill you and you caught me, what would you do to me?

I just tied you up, and that's already good enough for you."

Claire glared at Cohen and said:

"I hope you can keep your word!"

After saying that, she slowly closed her eyes, and her long eyelashes cast a faint shadow on her smooth cheeks.

Before long, a soft blue light began to glow from Claire's ample chest, like the purest gem in the deep sea, slowly spreading throughout her body.

Then, a spirit that looked like a miniature mermaid slowly emerged from her body.

The outline of the spirit is hazy with a holy glow, and seems to be carrying a faint mist, light and ethereal.

The fish tail is made up of crystal blue light, and every scale sparkles with dreamy colors.

It sways gently, bringing up a faint glow, like tiny starlight.

Cohen was shocked by the beautiful and dreamy scene before him.

Then he let out a light breath, concealing the surprise in his eyes, holding the dagger, walked to the side of the spirit, and carved a unique mark.

Claire felt a throbbing deep in her soul, an indescribable strange feeling.

"All right!"

Claire withdrew her soul, opened her eyes, and her expression became extremely complicated.

Cohen waved his hand gently and untied the rope tied around Claire.

Claire quickly straightened her clothes that were wrinkled by Cohen and reached out to slap Cohen in the face.

Cohen chanted a spell softly, and Claire suddenly felt as if someone had grabbed his sensitive spot. His whole body immediately became soft, and he couldn't help but let out an alluring tremor from his throat.

She gritted her teeth and said angrily:

"You...what kind of rune did you cast on me?!"

Cohen was also a little surprised when he saw Claire's reaction.

What he had branded deep within Claire's soul was a rune called "Malice Forbidden."

Simply put, the other party cannot behave maliciously towards you, otherwise they will suffer backlash.

The greater the malice, the greater the backlash.

Cohen had never used it before and had no idea the backlash would be so strange.

Cohen coughed lightly and explained the general function of the rune to Claire, then said:

"As long as you don't have such strong malice towards me, this rune won't do anything to you."

Claire glared at Cohen fiercely and said:

"It's time for you to fulfill your promise!"

Cohen didn't refuse to give in. He reached out and took off his devil mask, revealing a young and handsome face.

Claire was also surprised by Cohen's youth, and then she felt that this man's face seemed familiar.

Suddenly, she remembered the photo stone that her aunt Karina gave her before she left!
Claire blurted out:

"King of Effiin, Corn Corleone?"

Cohen raised his eyebrows, touched his face, and said proudly:

"I didn't expect that I would be so famous now. Even the mermaids in the Endless South Sea Region would recognize me at a glance?"

Claire looked at the man in front of her with a complicated expression. She didn't expect that her aunt's previous reminder would come true. She actually met the King of Effiin who was in the limelight recently.

Seeing Cohen, Claire became more and more convinced of the correctness of the prophecy.

Perhaps only this kind of man has the ability to help him unify the sea people.

Claire suppressed her complicated emotions and said calmly:

"Your Majesty, Corleone, you already have many of the continent's most famous beauties in your harem. I hope you won't set your sights on me anymore."

Cohen was immediately upset when he heard this. Was he now seen as a lustful king by outsiders?
Cohen put on his mask again and said unhappily:
"Remember, my identity must be kept secret, especially in the northwest waters. To the outside world, I am only the leader of the Scarlet Plunderers."

Claire raised her eyebrows slightly and asked:

"Your Majesty, Corleone, you are a pirate instead of a king. Are you planning to attack the Kingdom of Ceylon from the sea?"

Cohen looked at Claire in surprise. Although this woman was narcissistic, overbearing, arrogant, and had a bad temper, her cleverness was really likable.

Claire noticed Cohen's strange look and shrank back unconsciously. Then she thought that she shouldn't show such weakness. She said in a stern voice, "I don't know what to do with you."

"Why, am I wrong?"

Cohen retracted his gaze and said:
"Congratulations, you got the answer right, but there's no prize."

Claire's eyes moved slightly, her thoughts churning, and she was secretly calculating in her heart.

She had also heard of the Kingdom of Ceylon, which was the most powerful, influential, and influential country in the northwest continent besides the two major empires.

Claire was surprised that Cohen had the confidence to deal with such a country.

Judging from Cohen's past deeds, this person would not take the initiative unless he was fully confident.

In other words, he was ready to annex the Kingdom of Ceylon?

There was a moving light in Claire's pupils. She was thinking, if she could join forces with Cohen, would she be able to get a share of the huge heritage of the Kingdom of Ceylon in the future!

The Tide Clan now desperately needs an opportunity to return to the mermaid royal family!
Claire has a hunch that Cohen's act of annihilating the country is an opportunity for the Tide Tribe!
Claire licked her lips lightly, took a few steps towards Cohen, and said in a voice with an imperceptible gentleness:
"Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Ceylon is not easy to deal with. Do you need a solid ally?"

Cohen narrowed his eyes, looked deeply at Claire, and said calmly:
"I wonder what the ally Chief Claire is referring to?"

Claire said with determination in her eyes:
"We, the Tide Tribe, can provide Effiin with three legendary transcendents and three thousand 'elite' submarine columnists.

Come and help His Majesty Corleone dominate the entire northwest sea area.

After Aifeiyin officially takes action against the Kingdom of Ceylon, we, the Tide Tribe, can also contribute money, manpower, and effort to support His Majesty's war!"

Cohen stared at Claire.

In just a few minutes of learning his own identity, he was able to have such a clear understanding of the situation in the entire northwest continent and quickly made a bet that cost the entire clan.

This wisdom, courage and decisiveness... can only be said to be worthy of being the future Queen of the Ocean!

There was a gleam in Cohen's eyes - this woman was becoming more and more attractive, and had aroused his desire to conquer her.

He replied:

"Sounds good, what's the price?"

Claire said in a deep voice:
"There is only one condition: help the Tide Tribe return to the mermaid royal family."

Cohen asked:

"How can I help you?"

Claire said in a deep voice:
"The mermaids have a sacred object passed down from generation to generation, the Tear of Eternity.

It is equivalent to the spiritual totem of the entire mermaid tribe, and can also summon ancient sages to fight when the mermaid tribe is in crisis.

The Tears of Eternity have been kept in the hands of the three royal families of the mermaid tribe in turn, with a cycle every hundred years.

Our Tide Clan was once one of the three royal clans.

More than a hundred years ago, the Tide Tribe was attacked by the Naga Tribe while they were guarding the Tears of Eternity.

The entire clan suffered heavy losses, and even the sacred object, the Eternal Tears, was mostly destroyed.

The other two major royal families, the Lan and the Bitao, have long been unwilling to accept that our Tide Clan is in the top position, so they took the opportunity to unite many small families and, using this as an excuse, proposed to the joint meeting of the mermaids to temporarily suspend our royal qualifications.

At that time, the tribe also suffered heavy losses and could not resist, so they had to accept the decision of the joint meeting.

In order to revoke this decision and return to the mermaid royal family, the inherited sacred artifact must be completely restored."

Cohen's eyes showed a thoughtful look, and he said:

"You want me to help you repair this holy relic?"

Claire's eyes flashed with coldness, and her tone was chilling:
“No, I want you to join forces with me to attack the mermaid tribe in the name of repairing the sacred object, disband the mermaid tribe’s joint meeting, and destroy the Lan and Bitao tribes!
From now on, the mermaid tribe will not need to be divided into so many tribes. Only one voice from me will be enough!"

(End of this chapter)