Chapter 150 A Regret

It was a shame not to witness the battle against the storm firsthand.

A hundred and fifty years ago, the Iron Dome Emperor paid a heavy price to repel a disaster of this magnitude.

And now, to quell this chaos.

The people of North Continent only needed a day and a night.

Gu Shen saw the final outcome. The vicinity of the Great Wall was peaceful, and the sky above was clear and immaculate in everyone's eyes. In the vision of "Hades," this world was not so pure, because in the remnants of the storm, wisps of pure white souls still drifted. These supernatural beings who sacrificed themselves in the war were either struck by the massive energy shockwaves when the storm collided with the Great Wall, or swept up by the wind pressure...

Gu Shen did not use "Pure Land" to collect the souls of these people, just like the "explorers" he met in the snow mountain... He respected every hero who died fighting for their homeland.

The memorial service was held in the cemetery of the Gubu Fortress.

Unlike Qingzhong.

Gubu did not have time to hold a complete and solemn funeral for the "dead." This was a fortress, where everyone was a soldier, stationed here, dedicating everything to this red earth, tonight and every night.

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After attending the memorial service, Gubu returned to its true tranquility and peace.

Gu Shen rested alone in his room.

He took out those "black silver" from the Hades' Mansion.

After returning to the fortress, he had been entangled in trivial matters and had not had time to deal with the "Ruler of Truth."

Gu Shen immersed his mental strength into the ruler. After a moment, the world before his eyes "twisted," and a few seconds later, he once again arrived in the world of light and shadow within the ruler, meeting the devil who resided there.

"The mental link is very smooth..."

"This shows that it has been waiting for me all along. Or perhaps, it has no right to refuse my 'arrival'."

Gu Shen steadied his mind and looked towards the darkness in the distance.

The "devil" sitting on the throne, propped up on his elbow, with a leisurely demeanor, said, "At this juncture, you don't seem to need a deal... Unless you want to borrow some power from me to subdue the 'souls' outside the Great Wall?"

Gu Shen smiled.

This guy could indeed peek at his "sights and sounds" through the ruler.

However, from that sentence just now, he could judge what content the devil could probably peek at.

It should be able to see and hear his experiences and conversations during the day.

But the devil had no way of peeking into his true thoughts.

He had no intention of taking the "souls" outside the Great Wall for his own use.

"If I need it, can you lend it to me?" Gu Shen asked with a smile.

He directly continued along with the devil's intention.

Gu Shen did not want to reveal his thoughts. The purpose of entering the spiritual world of the Ruler of Truth this time was to figure out the other party's "trump card."

"Of course... but it has to be counted as a deal." The devil seemed to raise an eyebrow, very interested. "Your Pure Land should not have expanded, and you need souls at this moment... Those deceased outside the Great Wall are all high-quality souls. If you don't act today, you don't know when you'll have to wait until the next time."

Indeed.

From the perspective of "Hades," this was indeed the best time to collect the souls of Pure Land.

These North Continent warriors were spiritually resolute enough, and their combat power was strong enough.

In East Continent... such a large-scale "war" would not break out at all, and there would be no possibility of "collecting souls."

"So what price do I need to pay for this deal?"

Gu Shen pretended to be very interested and asked.

The conversation just now made him even more certain that the devil did not understand his spiritual world, because now there was only Tie Wu in the "Pure Land."

Gu Shen still did not understand many things about "deals."

In the storm of the [Old World], he roughly deduced the ultimate intention of this devil in dealing with him.

To erode him through the "Ruler of Truth."

Once he "lost control of his mind," the other party would take over this body.

According to this line of thought, each transaction would push the devil toward the "ultimate goal."

However, the devil's answer this time was beyond Gu Shen's expectations.

The shadow on the throne pondered for a second, smiled, and said, "I want... to extract half of the souls."

He stretched out a finger and shook it slowly.

Extract half of the souls?

Gu Shen narrowed his eyes.

The original speculation should be correct, but this devil was obviously more cunning than he imagined. The devil in the Ruler of Truth might become stronger by "absorbing the spirits of the dead"?

Weakening the opponent and strengthening oneself were both ways to the "ultimate goal."

The scene fell silent for four or five seconds.

The devil said resentfully, "Gu, this is already a very sincere price... You don't need to pay anything, and you can get half of the souls for nothing. What are you hesitating about?"

It stared at Gu Shen and continued, "Are you afraid that I will become more powerful?"

Seeing Gu Shen's silence, the shadow on the throne smiled softly.

It stretched out a palm, stroked its abdomen, and said softly, "What are these weak souls to me? It's just that I haven't eaten for too long... so I really miss the taste of 'human souls'. Let's just treat this deal as a first attempt to establish a trusting relationship between us."

Gu Shen deeply felt the power of this guy.

The power overflowing from the Ruler of Truth could not be measured by "level."

Gu Shen also did not know what level he could reach after obtaining the power gifted by the devil... It was just that the "shadow," as the source of power, was already so powerful, did it still need to devour souls to strengthen itself?

The answer to this question was unknowable.

"Same as before, you nod, and the deal begins."

The devil said somewhat helplessly, "If you're worried... just like last time, I'll lend you the power, and you can collect the souls yourself, but I will automatically extract half as the price."

"I don't accept this price. You're asking for too much." Gu Shen looked directly at the man on the throne and said seriously.

This time.

The devil was not angry.

It chuckled softly, "Here comes the bargaining again... Gu Shen, you need to be clear, we are doing a deal, everything has a balance, you want to get, you must pay, this price is not too much."

After all, it was a devil. If the other party did not charge a penny for dealing with a devil, that would be the most terrifying thing.

"Alright..."

Gu Shen said regretfully.

The devil sitting on the throne, his eyes lit up slightly, he couldn't help rubbing his hands, ready to use his power at any time, and waited expectantly for Gu Shen's follow-up.

"If the opinions are not unified, the transaction can only be declared a failure."

This sentence made the devil stunned, and his calm and composed face once again revealed anger.

Was he being played?!

"Sorry... I came this time just to fulfill the 'promise' of the last deal. I will give you the opportunity to see me again, and the opportunity to trade again. I fulfilled my promise, but you didn't grasp this opportunity." Gu Shen said calmly, "A deal always requires both parties to nod together to be completed."

"Gu Shen..."

The devil's tone was gloomy, "Do you think it's fun to do this?"

"Yes, it's very fun." Gu Shen responded without pausing, "When you peeked at my life in the Ruler's world, you should have thought so too... overlooking a person, waiting for him to come to you, and then slowly controlling him. If I agreed to your deal, then you would definitely think... it's very fun."

This time, it was the devil who fell silent.

After a long time.

He spoke again: "We are discussing the issue of 'fairness'. If you think the conditions are not good, we can talk about it again."

As expected...

The so-called "scales of fate" were all fake. Gu Shen couldn't help shaking his head. Dealing with the devil, everything was flexible. If he hardened his heart and wanted to squeeze it to the end, this guy might still act as a free laborer again.

However, there was no need to act anymore.

Gu Shen said lightly: "There is nothing to talk about, I didn't really mean to trade when I came to see you..."

The devil was stunned: "Did you come to me to reminisce about the old days?"

Was this something a human could do?!

It was furious, and slammed the throne to stand up.

The invisible light and shadow seemed to change because of this action.

The devil "timely" controlled its anger, it stood up and coldly looked down at Gu Shen.

This action caught Gu Shen's attention.

It seemed that... this spiritual world was not stable, the devil could not cause substantial harm to him, and could only complete the subsequent erosion through the spiritual interaction of "transactions" with soul efficacy.

Seeing through this point, Gu Shen's voice became even calmer.

"Perhaps you should pay attention to your emotional management." Gu Shen said indifferently, "Because of me, you have the opportunity to observe everything in the real world. Is this your attitude towards your benefactor?"

The devil said coldly: "Don't forget, I saved your life outside the fortress..."

"Is that so?"

Gu Shen smiled, he would not be bewitched by this trick: "That was just a transaction, fair and just, we nodded to each other, if we really want to say who saved who, in fact, I saved myself, and incidentally saved you, I am still your benefactor."

The devil was speechless for the first time in his life.

The last guy it met was not so tricky.

"Okay... since you are so eager to 'trade'."

Gu Shen said expressionlessly: "Then let's have another trade... I will let you know who is the one who is truly needed, the content of this 'trade' is very simple. You apologize to me, and I will selectively restore your light. If you bow your head now, then everything is still in time."

Apologize?!

The devil roared in a low voice: "What are you joking about?"

Unfortunately... Gu Shen was not joking.

The moment the shadow on the throne spoke, his figure faded and disappeared in the spiritual world of the Ruler of Truth.

Gu Shen knew that this guy was stubborn and would not agree to this transaction.

The first thing he did when he returned to the real world was to take out the black silver and directly immerse the Ruler of Truth into the highest quality "strong logic material."

Gu Shen stared at the snow-white ruler, which turned pitch black in the "black silver."

His eyes were icy cold.

In fact... this was something that was destined to be done after knowing the existence of the "devil."

Gu Shen could not accept that his every move, every word, was being watched by this guy. Although it was still in the ruler now and could not pose a threat to him, what if one day this devil really gained freedom?

After the blockade.

The feeling of being "watched" in Gu Shen's heart gradually dissipated.

He felt much more relaxed.