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They are always more willing to believe the "facts" they have judged themselves, especially when they hear content similar to the "facts" they have judged from others without any hints or other forms of guidance, they will feel that this is the truth.
In order to verify whether his judgment was correct, Jiang Lu further tested: "And I think you are a bit extreme. When I said no, I didn't really mean it. Can't you hear that I was negotiating terms?
It’s like when I’m buying something and I bargain with the store owner, but he doesn’t agree, and I say I don’t want to buy it and then walk out. Does that really mean I don’t want it anymore?
What I mean is that you should have kept me here a little longer, and even a child can understand that."
"Is there such a thing?" Nyarlathotep, who had never bargained in the market, discovered a new world: "So, you want me to offer better terms?"
"Of course, otherwise why would I come all the way from Dreamland?"
Now Jiang Lu felt that the other party didn't seem to be so credible. It turned out that the other party was making excuses for himself.
“You have finally admitted it, haven’t you?” Nyarlathotep snorted greasyly, “So, besides the position of Lord of the Underworld, what else do you want?”
“Didn’t you say that you still needed the Yin Emperor for the time being and couldn’t give me the position of Lord of the Underworld?
But I am not a cow or horse that will obediently eat the cake you draw, so I want the underworld first, and then I will pay you in one lump sum after I conquer it!"
Jiang Lu said seriously:
"In fact, I have disliked Zeus for a long time. I hate lustful people the most. As the saying goes, the closer your hand is to the handle of the halberd, the further away success is from you. In my opinion, Zeus is destined to never achieve any great success in his life.
So when I was a mercenary and sealed your clone according to Nodens's commission, I fell out with him. I am a person who holds grudges, and now that I have such a good opportunity, of course I want to take advantage of the fact that the underworld is closest to the heaven and take revenge on him.
I will build a wild barracks and a main fort right in front of him. He will definitely not be able to handle it!"
Nyarlathotep was silent for a moment. "I cannot promise you that."
"Oh, is this all that's wrong? Then just fend for yourself, you stingy guy." Jiang Lu started to act unreasonably.
At this time, some cracks had appeared on Yin Di's scalp, and gray mist was gradually beginning to dissipate from it. Jiang Lu believed that it would not be long before Nyarlathotep would be forced out of Yin Di's body.
At this critical juncture, Jiang Lu didn't believe that he was not anxious.
As long as he agreed to this slightly greedy condition, he would naturally think that Jiang Lu was an insatiable and manipulative person.
And with the interests tied together, he will feel more secure and more at ease.
But Nyarlathotep's answer disrupted Jiang Lu's plan.
"It's not that I don't want to agree to your request. To be precise, I just can't do it." Nyarlathotep said calmly, "I never promise others what I can't do. Please change the conditions."
"why?"
"Because attacking the underworld is not the goal, but only the means."
Nyarlathotep explained:
“As for why, I can’t tell you right now, but you just need to know that I have no interest in the underworld, and I advise you not to have any thoughts about it, because it will soon become a wasteland.
There will be countless amounts of divine blood spilled there, and corpses not only from the underworld and Hades will fill the place."
"Scare me?" Jiang Lu deliberately acted fierce but weak, portraying the image of a villain to the fullest.
“You can give it a try.” Nyarlathotep still chose to be a riddler. “But the price is to gamble with the opportunity to become the Lord of the Underworld.”
"Tsk..." Jiang Lu was shocked.
Although it was not said, Jiang Lu could vaguely guess that it was a means rather than an end, and perhaps it was intended to use this as a fuse to provoke a bigger war, just like the Sarajevo incident.
Maybe this will be a big game with the heavens and all the worlds as the chessboard.
In that case, there's no reason not to join in the fun.
At this moment, Jiang Lu was glad that he came here.
If he hadn't come here, he wouldn't have had the chance to enter the game in such a strange way.
Thinking of this, Jiang Lu asked directly:
"So, how can I help you now?"
"You are a smart man, you made the right decision. To tell you the truth, if you don't intend to help me, when I come out of his body, I will kill you before I leave to find the next host."
"Don't talk nonsense." Jiang Lu said indifferently: "Tell me what to do now."
"Put your hand on his forehead and relax your control over his body. I will use your strength to fight him. I never thought that he would grow up to the point where he could fight me."
As he spoke, Nyarlathotep laughed not only at himself but also with disdain.
Jiang Lu remained silent, but after the force that was restraining his hands disappeared, he placed his hands on Yin Di's forehead as he was told.
But he also had a trick up his sleeve, ready to use the resurrection coins in his inventory at any time to prevent the other party from going back on their word and doing something disadvantageous to him.
And just as he put his hand on it, Yin Di suddenly raised his head and glared at Jiang Lu with his bright eyes.
The next moment, Jiang Lu heard him say something full of irony.
"You traitor!"
Chapter 262 Spiritual Realm
In fact, when Jiang Lu tried to see if he could kill Yin Di while he was possessed by the devil, Yin Di had already noticed his misconduct.
But at that time all his energy was used to fight Nyarlathotep, and he had no energy left to deal with Jiang Lu.
However, he did not need to deal with it specially, because even if he borrowed An Dan's body and could mobilize the strongest divine power under the main god, Jiang Lu still could not break Yin Di's defense.
The swamp-like resistance that made him feel trapped was actually An Dan's passive protective energy.
Just this thing is enough to stop An Dan from conquering the Corpse Kingdom in his palm.
Although his main attention was on Nyarlathotep, he also paid some attention to Jiang Lu, wanting to see what he was going to do.
It’s a pity that all the conversations between Nyarlathotep and Jiang Lu were conducted through the special spiritual communication of the Outer Gods, so the Yin Emperor did not know that the two had reached a cooperation in just a short period of time.
He still took it for granted that Jiang Lu was just trying to kill the king.
Therefore, after the protective qi disappeared inexplicably, he was obviously panicked when he saw Jiang Lu shift his target from the back of his head to his forehead.
He was afraid that he would encounter something that was too familiar to him.
It’s just that the original perpetrator has become the victim this time.
I don't think you are qualified to say this...
Jiang Lu thought so and was completely amused by his words.
It is really too humorous that someone who got to power by being a traitor is now accusing others of being traitors.
At this moment, Jiang Lu couldn't even get angry. He felt more helpless because he was so disappointed and gave up on it that he was too lazy to pursue who was right or wrong.
He is like this, why not obey him?
So he just shook his head and said nothing, and Jiang Lu put his hand on Yin Di's forehead.
But in the blink of an eye, Jiang Lu had a strange feeling.
He felt his body getting lighter, as if it was floating gently upwards.
Looking down, he could even see An Dan's body.
The fat head had a dull expression and was drooling.
The body of Yin Di beside him stopped trembling.
Everything seemed to be frozen, and it would take a long time before it was refreshed, with extremely subtle changes appearing.
"This is the spiritual realm." A smiling voice suddenly sounded behind Jiang Lu.
Looking back, I saw a thin boy raising his head and grinning at me.
“The spiritual realm is the borderland between reality and fantasy, and it is a realm that only our clan can control.
Actually, I was talking to you just now, but you can't see me, and if you don't get my consent, you can't hear my voice. "
"Nyarlathotep..." Jiang Lu slowly read out the name.
The little boy said kindly, "Now we are friends on the same front. You don't have to call me by my full name. To show intimacy, I allow you to call me Naya."
Jiang Lu tried to see through his hypocrisy from his kindness, but failed.
Jiang Lu was very sure that this was the other party's hypocrisy, but the other party disguised it too well. Although he wanted to find any suspicious point with his preconceived notions, he still found nothing.
It is hard to imagine how people who know nothing about him would be fooled if they saw him like this.
At this time, Nyarlathotep suddenly said: "However, I thought you were a person with a weak spirit, but your spirit really surprised me."
"What?" Jiang Lu was a little surprised.
"Look for yourself." Nyarlathotep took out a mirror from somewhere and placed it in front of Jiang Lu.
It’s hard to describe what Jiang Lu saw in his eyes.
It was, if you will, a sacred mass of filth.
It is called a filthy creature because its appearance is like a collection of all the most disgusting and frightening things in the universe, with tentacles dripping with mucus, densely packed compound eyes, an abyss-like mouth full of small teeth, skin with spots and holes, black barbed hairs on the skin, exposed bones, etc. Its composition is very complex.
Even the most powerful imagination seems unable to imagine how these elements can exist in a twisted and harmonious manner in the same individual.
However, such a bizarre and filthy thing actually exudes a holy glow on its surface. Under its illumination, it can bring an incomparable sense of security and salvation, making people feel as if it is just a kind god with a somewhat ugly appearance.
"I am curious," Nyarlathot asked, "Why is your mind like this?"
"Yeah, why is it like this..." Jiang Lu raised his tentacles and rubbed the cavity on top of his head: "What on earth has contaminated me..."
"I need to clarify this to you." Nyarlathotep corrected, "The appearance of the spirit cannot be affected by the outside world. The outside world can only affect your emotions. The distortion caused to the spirit is short-lived and minimal. The way your spirit looks shows that you are such a complicated person. Wait, this can no longer be called a human. I almost thought I saw one of my people."
"..."
Damn, your words are so hurtful.
Jiang Lu was silent for a moment, then he looked down at Yin Di's gray head and changed the subject, "So, Naya, you didn't ask me to come here just to chat, did you? Look, your body is about to be squeezed out."
Only then did Nyarlathotep focus on the business.
"Yeah, that's true. Let's put other things aside for now."
He nodded, tiptoed and patted Jiang Lu's shoulder, then floated towards the Yin Emperor below:
"follow me."
As he spoke, he took Jiang Lu into Yin Di's spiritual world, which was also the battlefield where he and Yin Di fought for control of the body.
Jiang Lu thought he would see Nyarlathotep and Yin Di fighting in this spiritual world, but that didn't happen. He only saw a clear river and a small boat on the shore.