Chapter 197 The Undead World Is About to Change

After countless possibilities played out in his mind, the Purgatory Corpse King finally selected the most reasonable one and tentatively asked Qiao Yu, trembling, "Young man, could it be that the Corpse God left the core area to unify the undead world in the outer regions?"

The undead world was vast, but generally divided into a core area and an outer area.

The core area was inhabited by forbidden-level undead creatures, few in number but the strongest in the undead world.

These forbidden-level undead usually slept peacefully in the core area and rarely woke up.

The outer area was much more complex, filled with all sorts of spirits, monsters, and demons in utter chaos.

Undead creatures in the outer area would often engage in conflicts and wars over territory.

Other than unifying the outer area, the Purgatory Corpse King couldn't think of any other reason for the Corpse God to leave the core area.

Hearing this, Qiao Yu smiled, patted the Purgatory Corpse King's shoulder, and said with relief, "A promising student! I didn't expect you to understand my deeper meaning! Since you guessed it, I won't hide it from you. That's right! The Corpse God left the core area to unify the outer area!"

Qiao Yu patted his chest without blushing or skipping a beat. "And I am the Corpse God's appointed representative!"

The Purgatory Corpse King was shocked again, realizing he had guessed correctly! The undead world was about to change!

Although he didn't know why the Corpse God would choose a human as his representative, he had just seen this young man jump off the Corpse God's shoulder.

How could someone stand on the Corpse God's shoulder without some ability?

"Little Lian pays respects to the Corpse God's representative!" The Purgatory Corpse King hurriedly bowed to Qiao Yu. Even though Qiao Yu's strength was inferior to his, he dared not underestimate Qiao Yu now.

"Well, considering you're the first undead creature the Corpse God encountered after leaving the core area, I have an opportunity for you. I wonder if you want it?" Qiao Yu rubbed his chin and asked.

Opportunity? The Purgatory Corpse King's eyes lit up, and he immediately lowered his head even further. "Please enlighten me, Representative!"

"Hehe, you should also know that after unifying the outer area, the Corpse God will return to the core area, right? In that case, someone strong is needed to manage the outer area, or it will quickly descend into chaos again…"

Qiao Yu stopped speaking, leaving the sentence unfinished.

The Purgatory Corpse King wasn't as easily fooled as the Corpse God. If the Corpse God wasn't standing nearby, the Purgatory Corpse King would have killed Qiao Yu after only a few words.

As the saying goes, the less said, the better. Rather than saying so much, it was better to let the Purgatory Corpse King think for himself. People are more willing to believe their own guesses than the truth.

The Purgatory Corpse King's breathing became rapid as he struggled internally. "Then, what are the requirements to become the manager of the outer area?"

"Very simple." Qiao Yu took out a subjugation contract. "Sign this subjugation contract to prove your devotion to the Corpse God. After signing, you will be the Corpse God's servant!"

"Ah?" The Purgatory Corpse King was clearly stunned. "But with the Corpse God's strength, there's no need for me to sign this kind of contract. I wouldn't dare betray the Corpse God even if I had ten times the courage."

Hearing this, Qiao Yu's face instantly darkened. He put away the contract and turned to leave. "You're not willing? Forget it then. I'll ask the Netherworld Bone Dragon King if he's interested in being the manager. Never mind you."

Qiao Yu was using the most advanced bargaining technique: "I'll go buy from someone else."

Although he was leaving, Qiao Yu's steps were extremely slow, each one seemingly stepping on the Purgatory Corpse King's heart.

The Purgatory Corpse King's eyes were filled with struggle, and his fists clenched tightly.

Signing the contract would turn him from a free being into a servant. Even someone as strong as Shen Jianshu could only sign an equal contract with him.

But if he didn't sign, he would lose the position of outer area manager.

Don't underestimate this position. Once the Corpse God returned to the core area, he, the outer area manager, would be the only king of the outer area.

He, the Purgatory Corpse King, would then truly live up to his name.

On one hand was freedom, on the other was power.

This choice was too difficult for the Purgatory Corpse King.

Qiao Yu could only grit his teeth and keep walking forward. Stopping now would surely make the Purgatory Corpse King aware of the anomaly.

"Wait! I'll sign!"

The Purgatory Corpse King's voice came from behind, filled with gritted teeth. He had finally chosen the pinnacle of power.

What did it matter if he lost his freedom, as long as he could command the wind and summon the rain in the outer area?

There were far more than just the Purgatory Corpse King among the legendary-level undead creatures in the outer area. They usually couldn't stand each other and often fought.

Once he became the king of the outer area, he would definitely settle the old scores.

Besides, what was wrong with being the Corpse God's dog? Relying on the strong wasn't shameful!

Hearing the Purgatory Corpse King's words, Qiao Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had successfully deceived him halfway!

However, Qiao Yu didn't stop. Instead, he quickened his pace. "Too late! This opportunity won't come again. I asked you to sign earlier, but you didn't. Go find a place to regret it."

Qiao Yu continued to walk forward with a cold face. The Purgatory Corpse King panicked and hurried over. "Representative, don't misunderstand. It's not that I didn't want to sign. My mind was just a little slow earlier!"

The Purgatory Corpse King blocked Qiao Yu's path with a pleading look on his face.

"I said, it's too late."

Qiao Yu coldly pulled the contract back. Seeing this, the Purgatory Corpse King acted quickly and grabbed the contract.

Then, as if afraid of missing some rare treasure, the Purgatory Corpse King hurriedly signed his name on the contract. He didn't even see what was written on the undead contract.

The Purgatory Corpse King was stronger than Qiao Yu, so Qiao Yu naturally didn't have time to react before the contract took effect.

A black hand emerged from the void, its sharp claws gripping the undead contract, then slowly retracted and disappeared into the void.

Qiao Yu couldn't help but smile. Seeing Qiao Yu's smile, the Purgatory Corpse King immediately smiled as well.

Both of them thought they had gotten a great deal and smiled extremely happily and brightly.

The Purgatory Corpse King's bright smile was because he was thinking about the happy scene of himself becoming the king of the outer area of the undead world in the future.

Qiao Yu's bright smile was because he was thinking about the undead contract the Purgatory Corpse King had just signed.

To put it simply, if the Purgatory Corpse King had seen the contents of the contract, he would never have signed it.

Because the object of his submission in this contract was not the Corpse God at all, but Qiao Yu!

Even the terms of the contract were extremely outrageous. Even capitalists would call it black-hearted.

In other words, after signing that undead contract, whether the Purgatory Corpse King's poop was runny or hard would depend on Qiao Yu's expression…