A white thread coiled around the Demon Dragonâs neck.
The Demon Dragon showed a mocking expression and muttered: ă You really think a single finger is enough to do anything to me? ă
He easily snapped the thread with his hand, briefly went into the darkness, and pulled a black finger out.
Gu Qing Shan looked carefully at it.
Indeed, this was the same black finger that was being suppressed under the lava cathedral!
âWhy did it try to attack you?â Gu Qing Shan curiously asked.
The Demon Dragon explained: ă Itâs trying to provoke me. The goal is to make me destroy this finger. If I really did that, the finger shall simply be regenerated on its main body, that would be no different from helping its main body regrow a finger ă
âSo that was why, then how should this finger be dealt with?â Gu Qing Shan asked.
ă It can only be sealed for now ăthe Demon Dragon answered.
He pushed the black finger into the ground.
The large black finger slowly sank down and disappeared without a trace.
The Demon Dragon stood up back and asked: ă Very well, child, now that everything is dealt with, why donât you come down here and choose your treasure? ă
Child.
Seems like the Demon Dragonâs judges a personâs age the same way the Bygone Era system does.
âItâs ok, I donât want themâ Gu Qing Shan waved his hand.
ă Why not? ăthe Demon Dragon curiously asked.
âI have a rule not to take candy from strangersâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
ă Child, that is different, this is completely free, I can swear on it ăthe Demon Dragon tried to make its voice sound as gentle as possible.
âI was advised just now that a child not accompanied by an adult canât get close to youâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
The Demon Dragon looked at Gu Qing Shan in a strange way and muttered: ă You were able to get here alone, obtain that guy, and disguise yourself as one of those crappy Soul Artifacts that are vastly stronger than most powerful evil creatures. Because of all that, I thought you wouldnât be someone who would stick to the rules and listen to orders ă
âThereâs no need to provoke me, Iâm a child who still hasnât reached puberty yet so I believe my life is more important than rebellingâ Gu Qing Shan shrugged.
The Demon Dragon went silent briefly before continuing: ă Then itâs unfortunate, you wonât be able to receive any treasures, only the simplest kind of gift ă
âI donât need any gifts either, if possible, I want to leave right nowâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
He then asked the flying disk at his feet: âCan you bring me out of here?â
[Naturally, the Abyss Jail isnât a safe location. In accordance with the childrenâs protective protocols I can take you directly back to the Primordial Heaven Realm, would you like to leave now?] the disk asked him.
Gu Qing Shan glanced at the Demon Dragon.
The Demon Dragon stared at him and went silent.
Hm.
The Demon Dragon isnât saying anything or trying to convince me to take any gifts.
Gu Qing Shan thought briefly and replied: âNot yet, I want to stay here for nowâ
The Demon Dragon abruptly roared in anger, charged straight at the screen, and threw a punch at Gu Qing Shan.
The void of space became warped.
Countless ripples emerged out like rain falling onto the surface of the water and spread all around.
Gu Qing Shan was intact.
âTch, and here I thought youâd be able to endure it longerâ he spoke regretfully.
The Demon Dragon stared at him with a cruel expression and asked: ă So youâve already noticed? ă
Gu Qing Shan replied: âIt was quite easy. One benefit of having strength is having no need to care about anyoneâs opinions, Iâm guessing that after the end of the Bygone Era, you became the strongest existence in the Wraith Realm, so youâve already gotten used to not needing to conceal any thoughtsâ
ă Such as? ăthe Demon Dragon asked.
âSuch as the fact that you hoped for a true and fair transaction. Unfortunately, the Abyssal Fate Weaver didnât hold such a thought, it only believed that letting you go was already the greatest mercy it could grant you, even though such mercy might have also been a lieâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
ă I never thought you would actually be so much smarter than that monster, regretfully, a transaction with you holds no value ăthe Demon Dragon sighed.
Gu Qing Shan puffed out his chest: âIâm only an adolescent child, but I went through my share of society. When you were gauging the Abyssal Fate Weaverâs strength, I already noticedâ
Gu Qing Shan looked at the Demon Dragon with a complicated expression: âYou were hoping that the Abyssal Fate Weaver could offer you enough benefits, in other words, you were hoping for the power of the Abyssâ
The Demon Dragon stared closely at Gu Qing Shan for a long while before spitting out these words: ă A prodigious child ă
âIâm quite curious though, as a weapon of humanity, why would you want to obtain the power from their enemy?â Gu Qing Shan asked.
The Demon Dragon answered with a mocking town: ă An ant also wants to hear the thunderclaps of heaven? ă
âAn ant is no threat, it only knows to stare in awe at great powerâ Gu Qing Shan calmly replied.
The Demon Dragon sighed: ă The times have changed, the current humanity canât even win against me, and after the Abyssal Fate Weaver took control of the demonic sea creatures, it had already been studying the evil creatures, what else would you have me do? ă
âEvil creaturesâ Gu Qing Shan muses: âThe evil creatures are the source of your power, and once the Life Mysteries of the evil creatures are grasped by the Abyssal Fate Weaver, your Demon Dragon bloodkin would no longer be able to activate, thus your power wouldnât be able to grow, or perhaps you would not even be able to replenish your power, so you began to study the Abyss?â
ă Indeed, I also want to live ăthe Demon Dragon replied.
âThen why did you want to kill me?â Gu Qing Shan asked.
The Demon Dragon suddenly roared: ă Because I despise you humans! ă
Gu Qing Shan shook his head: âWhen I chose whether or not to leave, you were still able to contain your emotions, but when I decided to remain, you were extremely disappointed and even tried to attack meâ
âIâm just an ant, why does it matter if I remain here or not?â
Gu Qing Shan paused briefly and continued: âUnless I can actually affect youâ
âBut my strength should be trivialâ
âWhich means my strength has nothing to do with itâ
Gu Qing Shan suddenly asked: âCould it be, you are wary of my status or identity?â
The Demon Dragon simply silently listened, only at this point did his expression change.
ă If you try to do anything extraneous, I will immediately release the Abyssal Fate Weaver, everyone will die together ă
Gu Qing Shan smiled amiably and spoke: âTruthfully, we can form an alliance of mutual benefits, there is no need to threaten me with mutual destructionâ
ă There is no benefit that you bastards can give me! ăthe Demon Dragon roared.
âIs that really so? Why not try and think about it a bit moreâ Gu Qing Shan asked.
Demon Dragon looked at his sincere expression and slightly calmed down the flames of anger in his heart.
Benefits.
This is the Abyss Jail that humanity created, so the true highest authority would naturally lie in the hands of humans.
This human is pathetically small, but I definitely canât underestimate him.
Thereâs no need to tell him too much, I just have to direct him to do âthatâ.
The Demon Dragon calmed down a bit: ă Indeed, there is one thing you can do for me ă
âPlease tell me, I will definitely do my best to accomplish itâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
ă I need you to give me my next directive ă
Gu Qing Shan said doubtfully: âIâm just a normal child, I probably donât have the authority to do thatâ
ă No, after the Bygone Era was over, no human has ever come here until now, so the artificial intelligenceâs authority standard has dropped to its lowest point, you can do it as long as you are human ă
Gu Qing Shan nodded with a contemplating look.
The Demon Dragon warned him: ă I suggest that you donât try tricks. Iâve already memorized you, as soon as you try anything out of the ordinary, I will use everything I have to destroy this place ă
Gu Qing Shan smiled.
âIndeedâ he slowly replied, âNot only are you powerful, but you are also highly intelligent and exceedingly cautious. At the same time, you can threaten to release the Abyssal Fate Weaver at any moment. The âyouâ of this world has already awoken and remembered who I am, so we both have trust issues with one another. This is a highly senseless relationship, might as well start overâ
ă What do you mean? ăthe Demon Dragon didnât understand what he was saying at all.
âWhat I mean is that I intend to return here again when you donât know me yetâ
The Demon Dragon stared closely at him like he was looking at a crazy person.
âFarewell, Iâm going to meet a different âyou'â
Gu Qing Shan patted the flying disk.
âYou can take me away nowâ