I Don't Agree to the Terms

Gu Shanhai had uninstalled the core function and replaced it with a notion of sentiment. So now, when Wang Qi and others who practiced Spirit Martial Arts killed a Divine, it would still resurrect, but their restraining power was enhanced even further.

The reason he did this was simple. If he truly killed the Divines, how could Gu Shanhai assemble all the Divines to create the manifestation of heaven and earth? It was precisely because of the vested interests that he acted as he did.

As for the wellbeing of the world's populace, what did that have to do with Gu Shanhai? If there weren't any benefits in this world for him, he wouldn't have come, and none of the subsequent events would have happened.

Besides, he wouldn't bother with things that brought no benefits.

"The number of Divines is really not small. I... Eh, who's looking for me now?" Gu Shanhai discovered that someone was scouting him, likely through Prophetic Divination.

"This feeling is kind of familiar. Oh, I remember now, it's the dazzling and bizarre one. He must be starting to switch systems."

Gu Shanhai quickly traced the source and found out it was the player with the simulator talent.

Before, the other party's simulation of him was insignificant, completely blocked by him, but this time, the force was at least a thousand times stronger than before. This confirmed that after leaving this world, the player had started following his advice, stopping the enhancement of combat-related abilities and focusing on amplifying his own talent instead.

"He's taking the fate-based system route. With such a large increase, I'm afraid he's even changed his profession."

The other party still couldn't simulate Gu Shanhai at this stage, but could sense something was amiss, like Gu Shanhai's current situation in the simulation was no longer imperceptible but possibly an enigma. It was like knowing that there's something there but unable to predict it or know what it is.

However, it didn't matter. His simulator didn't have the Spiritual Intelligence to be aware of these things, but as a player, the dazzling and bizarre one could easily guess that it was Gu Shanhai.

Sure enough, within three minutes, a stream of light arrived in an instant.

"Your speed is a bit slow, the talents must take time to scout me," Gu Shanhai commented.

"You noticed?" The dazzling and bizarre one was somewhat incredulous.

"Yeah, before you felt like tickling, now you've progressed to the level of breaking the skin. Keep it up, maybe you'll be able to find out more about me," Gu Shanhai teased.

Hearing this, the dazzling and bizarre one couldn't help but smile wryly, "It seems your strength has increased again, what level are you at now?"

"About 2500," Gu Shanhai estimated and said nonchalantly.

"?" The dazzling and bizarre one was baffled. Was that really a level achievable at this stage?

Not at the current stage, but with Gu Shanhai a step ahead at every turn, plus the tribute of several worlds feeding him, this speed was normal. He estimated that in another three to five thousand years at most, he might return to his previous life's peak strength.

Of course, if things went smoothly, that three to five thousand years might just turn into three to five hundred years.

After all, he was stepping on his past life to rise, which wasn't something to be particularly proud of.

"Forget it, if you don't want to talk about it, let's leave it. I came over this time because I need your help with something," the dazzling and bizarre one got straight to the point.

"I can help, but there is a small problem. Due to my talent, I can't team up with you, as I've already mentioned," Gu Shanhai pointed to his ID above his head.

"I know, that's been dealt with," the dazzling and bizarre one said, taking out an invitation that had been split in two.

"This... can still be used?" Gu Shanhai was somewhat flabbergasted.

"It works. This is a special invitation I bought from the Plane Merchant. It's split into two parts; you can give the other one to someone else. As long as the holder of the upper part uses it, the holder of the lower part will enter too. What's special is that no one else can tag along, only two people will go in," Guanland explained.

"Why don't you ask Shura? He should be more suitable than me," Gu Shanhai countered.

He didn't ask why Guanland wanted to go to this world; it was definitely to perfect his own system. Now, it seemed like he was mainly following a destiny route, and his combat power had dropped quite a bit; he needed a strong candidate.

In fact, Shura should be a better match for him, one providing details, the other perceiving the overall trend.

"He's also switching systems and probably won't be active for a short while," Guanland said with a sense of resignation.

That meant Shura's combat power had also fallen quite a bit.

"But I'm not free. I have to stay in this world for at least a few more decades before I can leave," Gu Shanhai could not say he would leave with Guanland right now. This was the time for harvesting; to leave now would be a great loss.

"Fifty years enough?" Guanland was also a top player, naturally aware of the difficulty of various tasks. Sometimes, to complete a task, he too would need to spend ten or twenty years. The consensus at this stage was that the longer and harder the task, the greater the rewards.

Just like his previous system switch and job change, even with the help of a simulator, it took over three years to initially complete. And to continue perfecting it, he still needed enough time to fully develop the corresponding skills and talents and level up.

"Fifty years should be enough," Gu Shanhai calculated the time; that would be enough for him to break through the Divine Phase and for the Abnormal God to be complete, transforming him into the embryonic form of the world.

"Alright, I'll come find you in about fifty years then. You should still be in this world," Guanland really couldn't contact Gu Shanhai, so he could only resort to this crude method.

He couldn't exactly predict he'd be able to come over within fifty years; after all, tasks and such definitely wouldn't align that perfectly, and even a simulator couldn't guarantee the timing.

Besides, Gu Shanhai might also be busy; at that time, Guanland would still need to wait for him.

"No problem. I'll wait here for you for a hundred years. If you don't come after a hundred years, I'll go to the player city to leave a message for you," Gu Shanhai obviously couldn't wait indefinitely. They agreed on fifty years, but if the other party couldn't make it within a hundred years, there was no need to wait any longer; they'd figure it out then.

"Good, then I'll take my leave first," Guanland's main purpose this time was to get Gu Shanhai on board first, to prevent Shura from beating him to it.

If he could think of bringing Gu Shanhai onboard, Shura certainly could too; that's why he came in such a hurry with the invitation.

In reality, he couldn't use the invitation right now either because he himself needed time to develop. If he really went, he wouldn't be up for it.

Guanland was known for being a fearless player, but if he died, he'd waste this precious invitation.

As a top player, he naturally knew that to obtain corresponding talents, skills, equipment, items, etc., one had to undertake hidden and side tasks to explore the world to the fullest, rather than just completing the main story and then leaving. For him, the rewards for main story tasks and evaluation settlement were more like "First Epoch" rewards.

The real jackpot was in the instance, not by these bits and pieces.

"This is really sending an instance from a thousand miles away, every drink and every peck is predestined," Gu Shanhai couldn't help but sigh. If he had not persuaded him to change systems twice before, this would not have happened.

It had to be said, he'd really gone all out; the invitation was divided, and getting the Plane Merchant to do this favor was not a small sum.

Luckily, it was a win-win situation. Once Gu Shanhai went in with him, he could ensure maximum safety, completion, and exploration.

"Fifty years should be enough for him to recover to his peak, or even advance further."