Jiangchen stopped.
The other Zombie Progenitors stopped as well.
The other Zombie Progenitors stopped as well.
They stared at the crystal in Gu Li's hand, their eyes shining with greed.
Only then did Gu Li rise to his feet and stare ahead vigilantly.
The crystal in his hand was faint purple and long. It was translucent, and its insides seemed to glow with a bewitching light.
It wasn't particularly hard. All he had to do was use a bit of force …..
He'd snap it in two.
"You still want to kill me?" Gu Li's eyes flashed with mockery. Jiangchen was just about to lift his foot when he heard Gu Li shout, "Stand there and don't move. Do you want to watch me snap it?"
He stopped.
Jiangchen retracted his foot. He gulped and stared greedily at the crystal in Gu Li's hand.
"Brother Gu Li, didn't you say you only knew its whereabouts? How could it be in your hands?"
"Do you think I'm stupid to trust you with all my heart?" Gu Li laughed disdainfully, but the spiritual energy in his hand didn't dissipate. "You and I both know full well who you are. Cooperating with you is like asking a tiger for its skin. If I don't keep a backup plan, I might die without even knowing how. "
"Brother Gu Li, you …."
"Stand there and don't move."
When he saw that Jiangchen and the others were about to step forward, Gu Li frowned and rebuked them.
The Zombie Progenitors smiled sheepishly and stopped. They stared greedily at the crystal. They really wanted it, but the crystal was in Gu Li's hands. If he broke it ….
All they could do now was wait.
"You want to kill me? Ptui!"
Gu Li spat hatefully, but the four Zombie Progenitors didn't dare show the slightest hint of displeasure.
"Brother Gu Li, since the crystal is already in your hands, shouldn't you keep your promise and hand it over to us? In exchange, we can complete your mission. "
Houqing rubbed his hands together and smiled sheepishly. Gu Li narrowed his eyes and squeezed the crystal.
"You want it?"
The Zombie Progenitors nodded.
"Do you take me for a three-year-old?" Gu Li's expression changed. He snorted, "it's my life-saving treasure now. If I give it to you, you might just kill me."
"Brother Gu Li, what are you saying …."
"Alright, shut up." Gu Li snorted coldly. "I know you urgently need this crystal to regain your primordial divine power, but I'm very dissatisfied with your behavior just now."
"Gu Li, don't go too far. Didn't you sell us out earlier?" Hanba rebuked him angrily.
"Hmm?"
Jiangchen's heart skipped a beat when he saw this. He reached back and slapped Hanba across the face.
"Shut up!"
After slapping her, Jiangchen lowered his posture to the lowest he could muster, then bowed.
"Your Excellency Gu Li, how do you want to give us this crystal?"
Seeing Jiangchen's actions, Gu Li nodded in satisfaction.
"Not bad. You have a clear view of the current situation. You are not as brainless as that ugly woman."
When Hanba heard this, a fierce light flashed through her eyes. Jiangchen turned around and glared at her. Even though they were all Zombie Progenitors and Primordial Vicious Beasts...
However, Jiangchen held the highest position among them.
Not daring to disobey the general, Hanba could only clench his teeth and hang his head.
"Not bad, not bad. I'm very satisfied." Gu Li was no longer as nervous as before. He smiled calmly and nodded repeatedly. "If you want this crystal, it's very simple. Just follow the original plan and carry out the mission. Once it's over, I'll naturally give it to you. "
"How can we trust you?" Jiangchen frowned.
"Do you really think you have a choice?" Gu Li smiled indifferently, then arched his brows. "But I'm not the type to keep my promises. I can swear on my inner demons that so long as you complete the mission I've given you, I'll naturally hand over this crystal to you."
There was a flash of purple light.
He'd sworn on his inner demons.
"What do you think? You can relax now, right?"
Jiangchen stood in front of them, his gaze fixed on the crystal the entire time. After a while, he nodded at Gu Li.
"Alright, it's a deal."
With that, he turned to the other Zombie Progenitors and arched his brows.
"Let's go."
… …
"Jiangchen, are you sure Gu Li isn't trying to trick us?" After they left, Houqing couldn't help but frown. "I don't think he's that kind-hearted."
"He wouldn't dare disobey an inner demon oath like that," said Jiangchen without hesitation. "All we have to do is complete the mission he gave us. Even if he doesn't want to give it to us, the oath will force him to."
"That's for the best," said Houqing with a sigh.
"Don't you think it's strange?" Yinggou furrowed his brows. "The Beast God's soul essence is a miraculous treasure from the primordial times. Even up there, it's extremely difficult to obtain. Back in the day, the Eastern Monarch Taiyi was a man of great fortune. He spent his entire life only to find a single Beast God's soul essence. With his primordial divine power, he became the supreme ruler of the Yao Realm. How did this kid get a soul essence? "
"Some people's luck is just like that. There's nothing to be suspicious about," said Jiangchen.
"But haven't you noticed? The power within that crystal doesn't seem particularly strong," said Yinggou, still frowning. "Think about it carefully. Even if the Beast God's soul essence was only a billionth of its power, it shouldn't have such weak fluctuations."
"Actually, that's exactly what I was thinking," said Hanba, who'd been slapped.
Jiangchen fell silent.
If he thought about it carefully, the fluctuations he'd sensed from the Beast God's soul essence were indeed miniscule.
"Don't think too much about it. Whether it's the Beast God's soul essence or not, we have to get that crystal. If he's trying to trick us, we can just kill him to vent our anger. Right now, we're just letting him live a few more days! "
Gu Li watched the Zombie Progenitors leave, until they truly disappeared from his sight. Then, without any hesitation, he fled in the opposite direction.
After flying for more than an hour, he finally came to a stop. He looked at the crystal in his hand and panted heavily.
Before long, he laughed wantonly.
"What a bunch of fools. It's just a piece of purple jade stained with the Beast God's aura. Do you really think it's the Beast God's soul essence?"
Back then, under extremely dangerous circumstances, he'd had no choice but to come up with this method.
He'd gambled that Jiangchen and the others would mistake the crystal for the Beast God's soul essence.
If he failed, he'd naturally die. If he succeeded, he'd make a huge profit. Fortunately, the Zombie Progenitors had been too nervous about the Beast God's soul essence. They hadn't even noticed.
"Work hard for me. Once everything's over, I'll give you the purple jade. What's the big deal?"
Gu Li sneered as he put the crystal back in his pocket, then narrowed his eyes at the sky.
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