Transaction?
Gu Shen warily watched the Throne in the darkness.
He was very sensitive to this word, "transaction" was not a giveaway but sothing for which both parties had to "pay" sothing.
"How to transact?"
Gu Shen didn’t rush to deny it but weighed his words carefully before speaking.
This place is the Spiritual World.
The flow of ti in the outside world was greatly slowed down here, although he didn’t know how this guy in front of him did it... But at least staying here was a good thing for him; he could gain more ti to think.
"The current ti flow is ten to one."
As if seeing through Gu Shen’s thoughts.
The Black Shadow on the Throne said, "According to the developnt of the real world, in another thirty seconds, you will be caught up by the ’Source Material Storm’. The Realm of Truth you currently uphold cannot resist this level of attack. At the thirty-first second, your physical body will be crushed by the Storm... so in the Spiritual World, this conversation can last a maximum of three hundred seconds."
Gu Shen understood what he ant.
Three hundred seconds, five minutes.
Regardless of how long this conversation lasts, it will end in five minutes.
Because after five minutes, the Storm will end everything, and this is also the biggest trump card the Black Shadow on the Throne holds in the negotiation with him.
"What do I need to pay?"
Gu Shen didn’t waste words, and his next sentence directly aid at the essence of the transaction.
He always believed in one principle.
There’s no free lunch in this world.
This is a life-or-death transaction, if he rashly agreed, on the other side of the scale, a huge cost that he cannot bear might be hidden...
The face of the Black Shadow on the Throne was shrouded in gloom, it was impossible to see its true complexion, but upon hearing Gu Shen’s straightforward words, it let out an obvious chuckle.
On that dark face seed to arise an expression of appreciation and interest.
"What if I say... you don’t need to pay anything, would you believe ?"
He lounged lazily, his laughter rich in magnetism.
"You just need to nod and agree to this transaction with , then relax. There’s no need to worry about anything else, everything will end by itself."
This indeed requires nothing in return.
Just a nod.
Agree.
And the transaction will be established.
Standing in the light, the young man remained unmoved.
Gu Shen stared at the Black Shadow, and from the mont he entered the Spiritual World, he had been silently calculating the ti here... this conversation had already gone on for fifty seconds, and the guy’s response was very calm, unhurried, as if he had firmly set his sights on him.
For the owner of the Truth Ruler—the Netherworld King, Gu Shen had no trust whatsoever.
From what he knew, this was a "out-of-control" monarch.
How could the spirit left behind by an "out-of-control" being be trusted?
Putting aside the incident of being "out-of-control",
Twenty years ago, the Netherworld King was also renowned for being "brutal," "indifferent," "cunning," and "bizarre"... This is a Divine Throne with chaotic stance and unruly actions.
"Nothing needs to be done, just a nod?" Gu Shen spoke again, confirming.
The Black Shadow on the Throne slowly nodded.
"Here, as long as the spirits reach a resonance, a ’transaction’ can be made."
He smiled and explained: "Right now, we are in a state of open souls, I make a request, and you show agreent, then it is considered... the transaction established."
Open souls, Gu Shen wasn’t new to this... in the "Spiritual World", every eting with Chu Ling could be considered an "open soul".
Only this ti, it was completely different!
He was making a deal with the Devil, facing him unreservedly, seeing each other bare.
Beneath the human guise, what truly cannot be hidden is not the "skin" but the "spirit".
The Black Shadow sitting on the Throne could see his soul crystal clear and plain, anger, joy, pain, happiness all could not be concealed in this space...
Gu Shen t the gaze of that Black Shadow.
One hundred thirty-one seconds.
One hundred thirty-two seconds.
He seed to hesitate, but his gaze remained calm.
Soon Gu Shen spoke up.
"I refuse."
The crisp and neat three words nearly caused the previously lazy slouching figure on the Throne to fall, its elbow brushing past the Throne’s armrest, hastily sitting upright, raising its voice to suppress its surprise: "Are you crazy, don’t you want to live?"
He was confident in the transaction he proposed, but never expected such a response from Gu Shen.
"In thirty seconds, the Storm will sweep over, by that ti..."
"No need to repeat." Gu Shen cut him off, calmly said: "I don’t want to participate in such a transaction with you."
The Black Shadow on the Throne was stunned for a mont.
He squinted his eyes, carefully savoring the words Gu Shen just spoke.
Not "don’t want to transact with you".
But "don’t want to participate in such a transaction with you".
This brat doesn’t refuse to deal, he’s just unsatisfied with the current terms, likely wanting to add so extra conditions?
"Your ti is running out."
He kept his cool, coldly said: "Now there is still..."
"One hundred fifty seconds. Two and a half minutes later, I will leave this Spirit Space." Gu Shen said calmly: "Hmm... To avoid your repetition, I might as well say it myself; by that ti, I will be shattered by the Storm."
Without waiting for him to speak.
"In fact, I want to make this deal." Gu Shen proactively continued the topic: "If you propose a very high price, such as paying part of the ’Chi Huo’, a large amount of accumulated ’source material’ in the Pure Land, I might still consider it, because this would be a fair transaction, and my life is worth these things."
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