Chapter 1070 - 823 Are you asking for favors like this?

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"I have never feared death," the Cyclops said. "I originally thought I’d be devoured by some large life form, but never did I expect to ultimately die at the hands of a space life form, and a Giant no less."

"Actually, what I’m most curious about is how you recognized me as a Giant. Could it be that Elma spotted my flaw?"

"Impossible! Even among your kind, Elma isn’t particularly clever! The reason I knew you are a Giant is because we perceive life differently. I can see your soul, and you have a soul that sparkles with golden light. According to my knowledge, only gods, Giants, and the Dragon Clan possess such souls."

A soul that sparkles with golden light? Long Yi didn’t believe it. Souls of the Dragon Clan that sparkle with golden light? Long Yi also had his doubts. But this must be the Cyclops’s unique way of seeing things, right?

"In light of your cooperation, I can let you go," Long Yi said, surprisingly loosening his grip.

The Cyclops looked at Long Yi with confusion. "Based on Elma’s description of you, you absolutely wouldn’t do such a thing."

Long Yi burst into laughter. "I’m not sure what all the Fissure beings are like, but I think I will definitely encounter more of your ilk in the future. If I have your help, I might be able to avoid some trouble."

The Cyclops stared at Long Yi, stunned for a moment, "You mean, this is a deal?"

"Yes, this is a deal. And this," Long Yi said as he handed the Cyclops a small piece of the Cosmic Stone, "is my down payment."

The sliver of the Cosmic Stone was only thumbnail-sized, but as soon as the Cyclops saw it, his entire eyeball burst into red radiance.

It extended two tentacles and immediately hugged the Cosmic Stone fragment. The red light spraying from his eyeball disintegrated and absorbed the fragment completely. And after absorbing the Cosmic Stone, its size grew from that of a walnut to that of a fist.

"Such delight! Such delight! I’ve never tasted anything as delicious as this, rich in various substances, energies, filled with enthralling information!" Joy and pleasure filled the enormous Cyclops’s eye.

"So, are you considering my proposal?"

"If you agree to keep providing me with such delectable food in the future..."

"Give me a contract," Long Yi said.

Without another word, the Cyclops swung over a contract, especially noting the provision about food. However, the Cyclops wasn’t greedy; it simply asked Long Yi if he could occasionally provide some.

"Very well, we are now on the same side," Long Yi said with a smile.

Almost simultaneously, Long Yi felt bizarre glimmers of light emanating around him, signaling that time was up.

"Don’t forget my food!"

Before his words could fully dissipate, Long Yi had already vanished.

In the quiet expanse of space, the Cyclops was left alone.

After a moment of silence, the Cyclops seemed to finally exhale: "Phew, lucky I’m clever and had guessed long ago that this fellow was a Giant. How could a Giant, with their meddlesome and curious nature, let go of a cute and hapless being like me? Hahahaha! There’s hope for me to leave this cursed place now! Turns out that old idiot Elma actually has some use after all! But once Long Yi returns, that old fool will have bad luck! Who cares, though? Now I have a Giant helping me! Maybe in the future, I’ll even devour those powerful Fissure beings, ahahaha! But man, that little thing earlier was so tasty! I really want to eat it again!"

While the Cyclops was caught up in its daydreams, Long Yi outside had already witnessed a rather funny scene.

Ai Lin was sitting in Elma’s large chair with Little Zi reading a book next to her. Silver Light stood in front of Zulal who looked embarrassedly at Elma beside him. At that moment, Elma laid in a corner, beaten black and blue, with Xiaodie squatting next to him. As soon as any Mana formed on Elma, it would be immediately devoured by Xiaodie. But Elma’s expression did not show a trace of nervousness; he still looked confident and in control.

When he saw Long Yi’s arrival, Elma immediately shouted, "Long Yi! Hurry up and explain to them! I bear you no malice, right?!"

While speaking, Elma also forcefully blinked his eyes. Heh, Long Yi chuckled, saying, "Yes, yes—"

Just when Ai Lin began to look surprised and Elma’s face showed joy, two more words slipped from Long Yi’s mouth: "Not really."

Long Yi walked over to Elma. "You know, brother, I’ve been as kind to you as one can be. Yet you turn around and try to use those Fissure beings to control me? That doesn’t seem quite right, does it?"

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Hearing these words from Long Yi, Elma immediately knew that the event he had anticipated hadn’t succeeded. He shook his head helplessly and said, "I originally just intended to keep you here in the Ancient Mage Tower. Even if you were controlled by an Eye Worm, your independent personality would still be preserved. Here, you would enjoy the same exalted status as I do—the entire plane would see you as the greatest Mage, and any word you utter would become the highest command, strictly executed. No matter where you went, no one would dare to defy you. In this plane, you would exist like a god!"

"A god under your control?" Long Yi asked with a smile.

"No, don’t you understand? I’ve already made it very clear! You would retain your independent personality, and I would just occasionally need your assistance!" Elma shouted.

"Your way of requesting assistance is truly perplexing. All this time, I thought requesting help would surely involve a bit of humility. You’ve created a new school of thought with this approach of controlling others first and then asking for help—guess what the name of this school is?"

Long Yi leaned in close to Elma and said, word for word, "It’s called courting death!"

Elma listened and then laughed, "Actually, my original plan was to remove the Eye Worm in a few decades and give you back your freedom."

Long Yi simply sat on the ground, "And you planned to give me the key to the Teleportation Gate as well?"

Elma was taken aback, then cracked a bitter smile, "So you knew about that too?"

Long Yi, resting his elbows on his knees and his palm on his face, looked at Elma askew, "I’m not the only one in this universe who’s cunning. I’ve known that you had the last key all along, but I never mentioned it because I thought our friendship was decent. After all, I did save your life, and I’ve never asked for anything in return. But I never imagined this is how you would repay me."

"No repayment?" Elma’s voice suddenly rose, "Isn’t it me who has repeatedly helped you upgrade your access level?"

Long Yi was at a loss for words, "You can’t seriously count that as repayment, can you? You’re able to do that with just a word, and you dare to mention it as some kind of reward? Fine then, take back all of those permissions. And we’ll take back the part where we helped you, let’s see what’s fair."

At that moment, Ai Lin, who was sitting behind the desk, raised her hand, and the Rejuvenation spell previously cast on Elma immediately failed, turning the young man straight into an old man.

Elma, who had just wanted to say something to refute Long Yi, suddenly experienced a drastic change in his body and began to gasp violently. He thought he could delay Long Yi for a while, but unexpectedly, Long Yi wouldn’t give him that chance and acted without a word.

"You will regret this!" said Elma, now feeble and old. The sensation of vitality departing from him was like having one foot in the grave; the pain was indescribable.

"Are you threatening me? That’s really amusing. The spell was ours to begin with—do we not have the right to take it back?" Long Yi reached out and grabbed Elma’s wrist, and all the Crystal Poison within Elma’s body immediately surged into Long Yi’s hand. In an instant, the harmless Crystal Poison that once provided energy vanished without a trace.

Without the support of the Crystal Poison, Elma could no longer maintain a stable energy supply within his body. He grew even older, more weathered, and even speech became difficult for him. Yet even so, he mustered all his strength and roared, "Long Yi! You can’t... can’t do this to me... you will regret it! You definitely will... definitely regret it!"

Long Yi curled his lips, "I don’t believe it. Of course, you can hand over the key now to continue our friendship. We’ll leave this plane immediately, and I won’t care what you do here."

Elma, however, struggled to smile, "You want that key? Dream on! I will never give it to you! You’ll never get it from me! My mental world is specially protected, so even a Female Demon couldn’t pry my secrets!"

Long Yi glanced at Little Zi next to him. She silently nodded her head; she had already tried. The moment they attempted a soul interrogation, Elma’s mental world would collapse immediately, and then it would be truly impossible to find any secrets.

"All right, since it’s like this, I think we need to have a serious talk," said Long Yi.

Long Yi meant to enlist the help of the more adept God Chasers in mental magic to get the key to the secret, but at that moment, Elma’s eyes suddenly brightened.

"No, you have no chance now!"

Upon hearing Elma say this, Long Yi instinctively tightened his grip on Elma’s wrist. But because of the excessive force, Elma’s wrist was crushed. Then, five beams of light shot down from the ceiling, enveloping Long Yi, Ai Lin, Little Zi, Silver Light, and Xiaodie. The next moment, the five of them appeared together in a narrow space.

"Where is this?"

Long Yi shook his head, feeling a bit dizzy.

Boom!

A massive roar sounded, and the intense acceleration pinned the five to the floor. Long Yi used brute strength to stand up, only to see that they were in an escape pod, which was moving away from the Ancient Mage Tower! (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)