I Don't Agree to the Terms

It was also because of Tang Quan that Wang Qi realized the Godslayer Alliance had already become a menace. If everything went according to his plan, even with Gu Shanhai's assistance, it would still take at least ten years.

Yet in those ten years, who knew what kind of colossal changes could happen. From the emergence of the Divine to now, it had only been a little over a year, and the whole world had already undergone such tremendous upheaval. If they waited ten years, perhaps what he'd face wouldn't just be the Godslayer Alliance, but the Divine as well.

Therefore, taking shortcuts and clinging to powerful backers was incredibly comfortable.

"Look, releasing my true form is useless anyway. It's just a moving piece of meat, can fight but has no brains. It'll be captured within three to five days, so I think we need to discuss the plan to raid Wangjing Island again." Gu Shanhai felt like he was losing his grip, having successfully conned Wang Qi up to this point, making him subconsciously ignore these obvious flaws.

"You're right, but if I unseal you, Great One, and let you take control of your true form again, then none of this would be a problem!" Wang Qi expressed that he had already thought of a solution.

Gu Shanhai didn't know what to say for a moment. It indeed made sense to let someone who shared his goals and could accomplish the task to do it.

The problem was that by doing this, it seemed as though Gu Shanhai was being dragged into a pit.

"Have you ever considered that I've been deceiving you all this way just so you would unseal me and send me back to my true form? If I were one of those Divine, you're still too young. You must be cautious in your actions; reliance on others won't do, you have to rely on yourself." Gu Shanhai felt the course of events was going astray and wanted to sow some doubts.

"If you, Great One, can say this, I can be sure that you are definitely not that kind of god! So I believe in you. From the way you've looked after me along the way, I can tell that you are a Good God." Wang Qi trusted Gu Shanhai even more than Gu Shanhai trusted himself.

"You know how the saying goes, 'You can know the face but not the heart.' What if I'm just using you? So, you have to work hard on your own." Gu Shanhai felt that his role as the sage old grandpa was truly crumbling.

"That might be true, but you're not human; you're a god, so that saying doesn't quite fit you." Wang Qi rebutted Gu Shanhai earnestly.

"Grass (a plant)!"

Wang Qi's rebuttal was too logical; the fact that he wasn't human seemed indeed true.

"Okay, so if that's the case, how do you plan to unseal me?"

"This Transcendent item is so formidable that even I, a god, can't break free from it, much less you, a sea dweller."

Gu Shanhai finally found a point to argue. With Wang Qi's mere capabilities, trying to open the White Jade Gourd manufactured by the Five Elements Sect was nothing short of wishful thinking.

"If you don't solve this, the rest of the plan is just empty talk."

Having found such an advantage, Gu Shanhai finally breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he didn't give in, Wang Qi would definitely not be able to open it.

When Wang Qi heard this, he also pondered for a while before saying, "Great One, you're right. This is indeed a big problem, but I already have some plans."

"The Dragon Fish Chamber of Commerce has a Transcendent item called the Endless Sea Spirit Claw, which can break most seals and suppressions, and it's extremely sharp. Even if it can't break the seal, we can use it to shatter the White Jade Gourd."

"If the Dragon Fish Chamber of Commerce's Endless Sea Spirit Claw doesn't work, there's still the White Crab Sect's Crab King Cross Clamps, the Black Flood Dragon's Teeth from the Demon Flood Dragon Gang, and so on. As long as we rob them all, there's bound to be one that can help you break free."

Regarding Gu Shanhai's question, Wang Qi already had many schemes planned—robbery, plain and simple!

"Aren't you afraid you'll offend people and end up hunted by everyone..." Gu Shanhai remarked, the plot seemed really going off course.

"No worries, it's all worth it. As long as you, Great One, can come out, nothing else will matter. With your unmatched fighting power, I don't believe anyone would dare touch me." Wang Qi argued convincingly, with sound logic. Even a lifetime of struggle might not lead to success, and one could possibly die halfway through. So, clinging to the coattails of one of the world's top entities could not only save a decade of struggle but a lifetime, jumping directly from the starting point to the finish line.

And releasing Gu Shanhai was part of the process of clinging to those powerful coattails.

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'Fine, you handle it,' Gu Shanhai's mood wasn't high, he was thinking about where there could be a complaint channel, so the world would hurry up and save the plot. Otherwise, next up could very well be the always-by-my-side grandpa taking on the antagonist boss.

'As long as I have your approval, big guy,' Wang Qi was set in his heart, but he also had some doubts, wondering why Gu Shanhai seemed to lack enthusiasm.

A great thing like this should have seemed, but to Gu Shanhai, it felt somewhat reluctant.

'Must be the laziness habit,' Wang Qi muttered to himself, if it were him, doing nothing every day and still able to enjoy the show, he definitely wouldn't want to come out, especially since Gu Shanhai could predict the future, which meant he could see a lot of fun by just lying there.

Suddenly one day, someone wanted to pull him out to work; how could that possibly be pleasing.

Thinking about this lit a fire under Wang Qi. He thought Gu Shanhai was wrong, wanting to see fun things, after regaining his strength, he would be able to see more without being confined to one place.

Gu Shanhai almost slapped himself over Wang Qi's idea, what a mess of a character setup, now see, it's influenced him to go crooked, right.

However, Gu Shanhai also pondered that Wang Qi, the protagonist, seemed a bit off.

Under normal circumstances, as the protagonist, even if not directly influenced, he would be indirectly influenced. He should cling onto power but not so completely that it borderlined on giving up.

So Gu Shanhai suspected it was his own influence.

Three-Life Spiritual Plant, Great Splendor Peony, Sky-reaching Firmament Tree, and other Spirit Plants were inherently extraordinary and related to cause and effect, fate, and rules. Moreover, he was indescribable, so having Wang Qi by his side for too long resulted in the world's influence on Wang Qi, the protagonist, becoming ineffective.

From the fact that he didn't go after the treasure on the sea map originally, under normal circumstances, he definitely would choose adventure, not running away straightforwardly.

'So does that mean I can now initially disintegrate the identity calamity?' Gu Shanhai suddenly remembered this.

Anyone with a certain cause and effect relationship with him can cause the world's various implicit influences to fail because of him.

Currently, the ability was probably quite average, and only someone like Wang Qi qualified. Others probably didn't stand much of a chance, mainly due to the superficial cause and effect or even none at all.

Wanting to establish a cause and effect relationship with him was not so easy, even if someone offered Tribute to him, they couldn't form a cause and effect. If it were that simple to establish cause and effect, wouldn't all those big shots be everywhere with cause and effect?

There were also thresholds that needed to be met.

'This way, the instability of the protagonist becomes even greater,' Gu Shanhai felt somewhat helpless about this.

Even the protagonist wasn't following the plot anymore; what strategies was Gu Shanhai to employ then?

Don't look at protagonist behaviors as odd sometimes, but if they really rush into action, the benefits are incredibly huge.

Like Wang Qi, without Gu Shanhai's interference, he would probably have achieved great divine power and left the island, possibly even taking some side characters with him, clashing with the Godslayer Alliance, being pursued and counterattacking, recruiting, seizing treasures, and continuously becoming stronger until he formed an extremely powerful force.

But now, his idea was to cling onto Gu Shanhai's thigh, leaving Gu Shanhai to take action.

The might of the Godslayer Alliance wasn't an issue, he'd just find a bigger backer. Deities are powerful, but no, he'd find an existence even more powerful than the gods.

Working hard by oneself is so slow, just wait until the always-by-my-side grandpa recovers to his peak, then lie flat, and that's it.

This is not what this kind of protagonist should do at all. What he should be doing is fighting his way against heaven and earth, not jumping out and yelling, 'My big guy is Gu Shanhai, try touching me.'

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