Chapter 387: Blood Binding

Adam's friends wouldn't have been able to block such a strong flame and with their fatigued bodies and drained energy reserves, they would have had no means to protect their bodies, however, Adam was somehow able to control the flame so that it didn't hurt them.

It was incredible to witness and all around them was a sea of red flames that burnt all the blood, bodies and Illusion Stones that were spread all around the area that they had previously fought in.

The bodies of those that fought on their side had all been carried back by the other cultivators to bury and mourn and within seconds, the landscape was completely cleared of any remains of their previous battle.

After Adam's flames encompassed the entire area and he couldn't sense anything else that he needed to get rid of, he stopped supplying his flames with energy and they all disappeared in an instant.

"How is that even possible?" uttered his friends, still in awe of what they saw.

Wayde was shocked the most as he knew how difficult it was the control Fire Energy as it was very wild and hard to restrain, while one also had to control its explosive power and temperature.

Yet Adam was able to do it easily and the power of his flames along with the range that they covered was unbelievable.

"Don't be so shocked, these are all things that all of you can do and you are the leaders of my faction, so it is only right that I teach you guys some skill and train you" reassured them Adam.

Hearing that, they were all extremely grateful and Chase jumped up in joy before giving Adam a pleading look.

"Will you please spar with me. I know I am not your match, but I would love to face such a strong opponent" begged Chase.

Adam chuckled and reassured them all that there would be a lot of sparring, and while saying that, he gave them all an evil smile.

[It is only right that they also experience some of the hellish training that I went through] thought Adam to himself.

"Now then, let's form the Soul Contracts. The process is very simple for you, all you need to do is agree to make a few declarations and bind you're being to those declarations, then I will do the rest and from the Soul Contract with you guys" stated Adam.

After everything he had done for them and they had seen him do, instead of feeling reluctant to serve as his subordinates, they felt honoured and knew that there were many other great cultivators that he could have chosen from.

Almost as if he could read their thoughts, Adam reassured them that he didn't choose them as the leaders of his faction because they were friends, but because of the potential he saw in them and the trust he placed in them.

He also said to them that he wanted their relationship to stay as a casual one between friends and unless they were before other members of the sentinel faction, they were merely all peers.

Hearing that, they felt a heart-warming feeling and even after Adam greatly surpassed them, he still respected them and treated them as friends, which made them even more eager to improve to make him proud and also prove to him that choosing them as the leaders was the right decision.

After forming the Soul Contract with each of them that forced them to always work for the betterment of the faction, to protect it and always seek to improve themselves and the faction and to also never betray him, they didn't feel anything different.

"Yeah, for now, you won't feel anything and also hopefully will continue not to feel anything. It is because your current thoughts, beliefs and goals align with that of the Soul Contract, but even thinking about going against them will cause you great pain and attempting to act on such thoughts will get you killed" explained to them, Adam.

"I will be alerted if you go against the Soul Contract, however, it will also give me an inclination of how you guys are doing and allow me to always be able to find you, so you can be assured that if I feel that you are in danger, I will always come running" stated Adam.

After that, Adam then departed onto them how to form a Blood Contract and even wrote down a method manual for each of them, which he had prepared before leaving his seclusion.

All 5 of them became bound to the King Ring through a Blood Contract that was identical to the Soul Contract, but would bind the body instead of the soul, and then using the method Adam gave them, they could bind others to them through a Blood Contract.

It was like a pyramid with Adam at the top, then the 5 leaders, then their most trusted subordinates that will also bind others to them and the number of people bound to Adam's ring will continue to grow.

"Absolute trust, loyalty and power are what I want our faction to have and represent. With this, I don't have much else to depart onto you right now" 

"There is also a secret headquarters prepared for us, which only we will have access to and I will bring you to after you have sorted out the faction. There I have training facilities, methods, resources and many other great things. I even have a farm where the animals have absorbed energy and by eating their meat, you will become stronger and healthier" described Adam, once again amazing them and making them wonder what exactly Adam had been doing over the past year.

Adam had become a profound individual that seemed to have so many secrets that he was yet to reveal and they couldn't help but feel as though they didn't know much about him at all.

However seeing the smile on his face and the same relaxed and nonchalant attitude he always had, they couldn't help but also smile.