He tossed the contract out and Crouch reached out to grab it. He opened it and his sealed memories were opened up.
Truthfully, he had totally forgotten about the Bank of the Universe and hadn't thought about it for at least 1,000 years.
If Li Xiandao didn't come, he wouldn't have thought about the Bank of the Universe for the rest of his life.
But now, all these sealed memories were opened up one by one, causing Crouch to be silent.
He held the contract in his hand and on it was his signature.
His handwriting was really elegant and it showed how high-spirited a teen was and how he looked forward to the future.
He was on the opposite end of the spectrum.
These things were suppressed in the depths of his memory and he wouldn't recall them. But now, Crouch's trembling hands held the contract and he looked at Li Xiandao helplessly.
"You … You are from the Bank of the Universe?" Crouch trembled as he asked.
Li Xiandao stood with his arms behind his back and looked at him calmly, "I am from the Bank of the Universe. You personally signed this contract, right?"
Crouch opened his mouth but he didn't say a word.
A moment later, he said softly, "I signed it in the past."
Li Xiandao looked at him coldly and didn't care about his expression.
Crouch was able to borrow so many resources from the Bank of the Universe and the price was his soul. That meant that he wasn't as weak and hopeless as he was now.
Li Xiandao believed that no matter how muddle-headed his predecessor was, he wouldn't have given such a huge amount of resources.
At least he would have given it to someone of some use.
Li Xiandao couldn't see any use for Crouch at all.
As a demon king, his territory was only 10,000 miles wide. That was really embarrassing.
Yet, he was willing to drag out an ignoble existence in this kind of territory, mingling with a group of women. It was simply a huge joke.
Li Xiandao was furious when he thought about that.
So many resources, even a pig could become a general. But to Crouch, it was a total waste.
"Since you signed it yourself, then do you remember the price on it?" Li Xiandao asked coldly.
Crouch said dejectedly, "My soul is with you, so I have nothing to say. If you want to kill me, then kill me. I have been living for so many years and am numb. I don't even have any thoughts of fighting back."
"Kill you?" Li Xiandao burst out laughing.
"Isn't that too easy for you?" Li Xiandao looked at him coldly.
Crouch's heart trembled when Li Xiandao looked at him, but he couldn't say a word.
He knew that his life was in Li Xiandao's hands and he had no way to fight back at all.
"Let me ask you, the Bank of the Universe gave you so many resources. Where did you use them?" Li Xiandao asked solemnly.
He had to get to the bottom of this problem. Li Xiandao thought that the huge amount of resources would nurture a strong demon king who would have huge influence in the Demon World. Then, he wouldn't have to worry about coming over.
But the truth was that Crouch wasn't doing well and he wasn't able to help Li Xiandao much.
This infuriated Li Xiandao. He had to ask, where did the resources they gave him go?
Crouch said aggrievedly, "I used a small part of those huge resources."
In order to show that he had really used a small part of it, he even gestured with his little finger to show that it was really a small part.
"Most of them?" Li Xiandao was expressionless and gave off a strong aura. He looked at Crouch. He didn't do much and he was already terrified.
Crouch was furious when he talked about this. He was filled with reluctance and said, "Someone snatched them."
"What? Say that again! "Li Xiandao looked at Crouch solemnly.
"Someone snatched them." Crouch gritted his teeth.
"If those resources weren't robbed, why would I have to hide here all this time? Besides, I've only just entered the Demon King realm, and I haven't been able to level up. It's because my body was injured and the resources that I worked hard for were robbed." Crouch said indignantly.
His decadence came from this.
Li Xiandao sat down and crossed his legs. He looked at Crouch calmly and said, "What happened? Tell me truthfully. Don't add fuel to the fire and don't hide anything. If I find out that you are lying, I will shatter your soul and let it return to the world."
Li Xiandao's cold words terrified Crouch. He directly said what he wanted and didn't dare to hide anything.
"20,000 years ago, I was still a high-spirited teen and had the dream of looking down on the world. I wanted to rise up against the heavens and then found the Bank of the Universe. At that time, I really thought that I could control fate, but the truth proved that summer was holding a cicada and not the entire world." Crouch said sadly.
Li Xiandao looked on coldly. That was quite artistic. Crouch was a sad middle-aged man. His beard along with his sadness didn't make the atmosphere right.
But Li Xiandao didn't interrupt him and allowed him to continue speaking freely.
"I used my soul to exchange for huge resources. I am not crazy, I just want to prove myself. I just want to fight for a chance."
"Under the situation where I have the same amount of resources, I won't be any weaker than those so-called geniuses. What others can do, I can do the same. After I break through to the immortal king realm, I will tell them that I only want to fight for a chance, a chance to trample on them." Crouch seemed to have returned to that period of time. He was really pumped up and he looked like he had gone mad.
When Li Xiandao saw him like that, his feet felt a little itchy. He wanted to step on him and rub against him.
But he stopped himself and allowed him to continue speaking freely.
Luckily, Crouch's emotions started to drop.
"My high spirits, my lofty aspirations, and all my hopes were reversed in an instant. I deeply experienced the distance from heaven to hell on that day," Crouch said in a daze.
Li Xiandao continued to look on expressionlessly.
"I will never forget that day!"
"It was a cold winter and it didn't snow. But the weather was really cold and the wind was bone-chilling. Even monsters found it hard to take but I didn't think so."
"After coming out of the Bank of the Universe, I was really excited. I took a large amount of resources and was planning to find a place to cultivate. After I broke through to Celestial King Realm, I would come out to sweep the world."
"However, the enemy of my life has appeared."
"Before I broke through to Celestial King Realm, he snatched a large portion of my resources. He even injured me badly and nearly killed me."
Crouch's emotions fluctuated as he spoke. In the end, his entire face twisted and looked really terrifying. He hated that enemy to death.
But Li Xiandao ignored his hatred and asked calmly, "Who stole your resources?"
Crouch opened his mouth and wanted to show off his artistic talent.
Pa!
Li Xiandao didn't hesitate and slapped Crouch, causing him to stumble.
"Just say the name and don't add any nonsense. I am sick of hearing it." Li Xiandao finally couldn't take it anymore and said coldly.
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