I Don't Agree to the Terms

Gu Shanhai thought it was time to harvest now and could conveniently strike a blow to the opponent's mindset.

They had already come to his door; he was just opening it, not a big deal.

Then he took out the quantum collider and began assembling it. Over the years, the Ascension Empire had made quite a number of quantum colliders, constantly exploring whether other universes existed. Unfortunately, they hadn't found a single one, which left Gu Shanhai somewhat helpless. To gain a channel to other universes, one had to be sufficiently lucky.

If it were that easy to find, there would have been no need for Gu Shanhai to use the Splendid Peony to raise funds.

In fact, he had considered plaguing another hundred-odd planets to seek out more universes, but he instinctively sensed that he had already been blacklisted. If he dared to use that method again, the community of worlds he belonged to would interfere with him.

This made it clear that raising funds with the Splendid Peony indeed went against the will of the heavens, and the more funds raised, the more excessive the behavior became.

The only reason Gu Shanhai was fine now with just being blacklisted was because he was a world in its inception, comparable to a brat everyone hates. As an adult, one could forgive him the first time, but if he did it again, action would have to be taken, akin to him being exempted from a calamity once.

Thus, Gu Shanhai dared not attempt it a second time; when under the eaves, one must bow their head.

"Done, next up, await a breakdown in mentality." Gu Shanhai revealed a radiant smile on his face, then opened the passage to the Cancer Universe.

The moment it opened, a foul stench came rushing at him.

"Traitor, you finally..."

A voice filled with chill arrived, but before the words were finished, Gu Shanhai directly swung a powerful slap over.

This immediately left the opponent dumbfounded.

"Where's that urge to perform coming from? At least let me come over before you speak." Gu Shanhai spat a remark.

With that swing, he sent whatever was blocking the passage entrance flying away.

Only then did he leisurely walk in.

Once inside, he saw a large mass of twisted tumors overlooking him.

"This thing... looks familiar?" Gu Shanhai carefully examined it, quickly recognizing it as the Eternal Sleep Giant he had cultivated back in the day.

It now seemed to be under control.

"Die, die for me!!!"

The Eternal Sleep Giant let out a violent cry, as a colossal claw, larger than a star, swept down towards this tiny planet.

Well, this planet was actually on the Eternal Sleep Giant; roughly the size of a pimple.

Similar pimples on its body were countless, all formed from the fusion of various planets.

"Stop~"

Seeing this, Gu Shanhai directly ordered it to halt.

"No! How can you still control me?" The Eternal Sleep Giant's movements involuntarily froze, unable to budge.

"Maybe it's because your brain isn't very useful." Gu Shanhai sighed.

He could tell that Emperor Navia and the Eternal Sleep Giant weren't fully merged, merely coexisting.

Even in coexistence, their intelligence levels averaged out.

So both had quite a few issues.

To be honest, Gu Shanhai was already amazed that these two could maintain such a level of intelligence.

After all, the Eternal Sleep Giant was brainless, and even the two siblings it originated from weren't all that smart.

"Move, move for me!!!" The Eternal Sleep Giant, mixed with Emperor Navia's roars, sounded exceptionally unwilling.

"In your current state, you're not much like the name I gave you before, quite a pity." Gu Shanhai's true form gradually swelled up, transforming into a Fluorescent Giant even larger than the Eternal Sleep Giant.

"You disappoint me greatly; I originally thought you'd be bigger."

Gu Shanhai reached out to grasp the Eternal Sleep Giant, now a mass like a blend of tumors and bone spurs, no longer resembling a person.

The Eternal Sleep Giant's physique wasn't all that big in Gu Shanhai's hand.

It seemed laughable, like a small cotton candy in Gu Shanhai's grasp.

Though the Eternal Sleep Giant and Emperor Navia had grown significantly stronger together, with a stature far surpassing before, Gu Shanhai had also been evolving, haven't he?

Both of them busied themselves daily with feeding, fighting, and striving to open passages between two realms.

In contrast, Gu Shanhai could sit back at home, receiving constant resource influx from two worlds to promote his growth—how could they compare?

Whether it's talent, resources, or effort, the combined forces of the Eternal Sleep Giant and Emperor Navia couldn't rival Gu Shanhai; why should they match his strength?

"No, release me, I'm willing to pledge allegiance to you." Emperor Navia struggled continuously, attempting to separate from the Eternal Sleep Giant.

Though merging was easy, parting was not at all simple.

Gu Shanhai casually squeezed, pushing the half-extricated head of Emperor Navia back again.

"You forced my hand, now I'll show you what true death means."

"Break for me!!!"

Emperor Navia roared, then Gu Shanhai sensed changes occurring on the Eternal Sleep Giant.

Primitive ghost energy began to transform, becoming the concept of death.

And primitive spiritual energy... oh, there was no primitive spiritual energy in the Cancer Universe; with the Eternal Sleep Giant's brain, it couldn't possibly be extracted.

As for relying on Emperor Navia, that wasn't feasible either. Ghost energy and spiritual energy weren't the same; there's no thinking of extracting them with the same method. It took Gu Shanhai numerous experiments to successfully perform dimensional reduction extraction.

However, Emperor Navia wasn't without a method. He forcefully promoted the primitive ghost energy to the concept of death, using it to stimulate the Cancer Universe's concept of life.

Gu Shanhai didn't intervene; it was good news that meant the death concept of this world was being re-grafted by Emperor Navia.

This implied the bizarre task was completed.

Similarly, stimulated by this, the life representative, the Eternal Sleep Giant, also began to react.

Initially, this world was dominated by the concept of life, so Emperor Navia's smuggling in wasn't too problematic. After all, he possessed only primitive ghost energy, not the concept of death, akin to a neighbor's child guest-starring, unlikely to be miffed at you.

But now, inviting a wolf into the den had consequences you'd best not blame for harsh measures taken.

"The death concept is awakening; Emperor Navia is in for a rough time."

Gu Shanhai knew well what those harsh measures entailed; Emperor Navia would likely have to remain here.

"After a good beating, you should behave much better." Gu Shanhai didn't worry about the primary materials for crafting the Vermilion Bird and Black Tortoise coming to harm.

To him, these two were barely adequate for main materials now; they could only serve as auxiliary materials.

Mostly used for kindling and as synthesis material, the greatest benefit was cost-saving for Gu Shanhai.

"Save... me~" The Eternal Sleep Giant called to Gu Shanhai with difficulty.

"Uh-huh, I know, I know," Gu Shanhai glanced dismissively at the cotton candy in his hand, continuing to search for the core between the two and began extracting what he needed.

The beating had begun; the Cancer Universe was recovering in real-time, while Gu Shanhai methodically extracted the resources he required.

As for what would happen to Emperor Navia and the Eternal Sleep Giant, Gu Shanhai was unconcerned.

They were the protagonists, even dual protagonists; surely, they wouldn't be in trouble... right?

Well, maybe they would, since through the Splendid Peony, their fortunes were being extracted directly anyway—leaving them was pointless and might as well benefit Gu Shanhai.

Right now, the Cancer Universe was occupied, patching itself using the death concept from Emperor Navia.

The concept of life was upset, but had no choice; the world itself was the true powerhouse, whereas the concept of life had only recently risen to prominence, still needing to rely on the world itself.

Gu Shanhai calculated it right; the Cancer Universe was too distracted with self-repair to bother with him, leaving him free to act brazenly.

All events, he had plans, contingencies, and even exit strategies for failure. Otherwise, why would he venture into the Cancer Universe alone?