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    Chapter 75: I Want an S-Rank Body, Lord Ouroboros…

    “Lord Ouroboros, are you listening to me?”

    After several minutes of silence, Losde finally couldn’t help but speak again.

    “I am greeting you.”

    Greeting?

    The snake narrowed its eyes, leaning against the door with its arms crossed.

    “Ah, of course. A noble being like you doesn’t need to give an equal response to my words.” Losde spread his hands in self-deprecation.

    “Having been in the human realm for so long, I’ve gotten used to others’ reverence for me.”

    Dizzy… Xuan Bai blinked, feeling like he was walking on cotton. The traitor’s voice sounded muffled and unclear, as if underwater.

    “Lord Ouroboros.” Losde frowned. “Why are your eyes one gold and one amber… Ha…”

    He suddenly let out a short laugh.

    “You’re not drunk, are you?”

    Drunk… The empty glass had already been placed by the snake into the center of the fiery domain, side by side with Ji Mo An’s soul.

    This action was indeed a bit unusual, but the snake didn’t think it could get drunk.

    So, it lazily yawned and continued to stare at Losde.

    The two just stared at each other for a few more minutes until Losde suddenly raised his hand and drew a circle in the air.

    “How about you blow into this?” He smilingly took out a cylindrical stick.

    What is that… The snake coldly watched Losde approach.

    “Just a breathalyzer.” Losde shrugged, holding up the stick. “You should have read my file, right? One of my avatars is a traffic policeman.”

    The snake blew a breath, and the stick emitted a piercing scream.

    “You see, you’re drunk.” Losde looked at the alcohol level in amazement. “I thought you didn’t drink.”

    “I’m not drunk.” Xuan Bai snorted. A watch-like totem gradually appeared in his golden eye.

    As the hands of the totem moved backward, the snake’s eyes gradually cleared.

    At the same time, a line of scarlet blood trickled down from the corner of his eye.

    “I didn’t think you’d be so honest.” Xuan Bai blinked, both eyes turning into golden vertical pupils.

    “Originally, I wanted to do something. Like planting bombs in the corners of the banquet hall, or intercepting some souls from Sichuan and Tibet.” Losde shook his head helplessly. “But you made such a big scene that I didn’t dare to act rashly. Not to mention… even His Highness has arrived.”

    “Can I have some of your blood?” He looked at the blood flowing down the snake’s cheek, unconsciously swallowing.

    “How about I give you some of His Highness’s blood too?” the snake retorted.

    “Can I?” Losde’s eyes widened, a hint of joy flashing in his eyes.

    “What do you think?” Xuan Bai thought he was crazy.

    “You know, this is the scene I’ve always dreamed of.” Losde curled his lips in self-deprecation. “S-Rank, my initial dream was just to work hard to improve myself, to be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the S-Rank adults one day, to be able to stand at the starting point of the S-Rank.”

    “That mud already said that.” Xuan Bai didn’t care.

    “No, no, no, please don’t compare it to me. That kind of low-level garbage that only knows how to talk big, accidentally opened its self-awareness and was easily deceived by a few sweet words.”

    “You see, it was all him who did it, whether it was the massacre or the experiment, so it suffered divine retribution and became a mud-like mess.” Losde was still smiling, even leisurely adjusting his cuffs.

    “My ambition has never been so lofty, to step on the S-Rank? That’s just too stupid. It’s because I’ve worked hard that I know what kind of distance separates us.”

    “If the stars are that night sky, then only the S-Ranks are the stars that will shine.”

    “In our hometown, you definitely wouldn’t give me a second glance, but here, if I changed my identity, you would kill me directly.”

    “You think 10,021,000 fans will become your shield?” Xuan Bai could be patient enough to talk to him now because the identity of his body involved the karma of too many people.

    “Using this body, you have guts.”

    “Ha… I didn’t want to at first, but I was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to handle it if you made such a big show.”

    “Oh.” The snake coldly replied.

    “You wouldn’t want me to have a scandal, would you?” Losde raised an eyebrow. “This body of mine has never done anything immoral, and the termination of the contract was also due to the other party’s fault. You can’t find any flaws in me.”

    “It doesn’t matter.” Xuan Bai twirled his fingertips. “My lover is a big capitalist. If I beg him, he can create something out of nothing.”

    “Wow.” Losde twitched the corner of his mouth. “You really are… shameless.”

    “Lord Ouroboros, how about we make a deal?” He suddenly changed his tone.

    “A deal?” The snake heard an amusing sound. “You’re the first one to dare to actively make a deal with Ouroboros.”

    “I have no choice, my lord. My creator helped me get from B-rank to A-rank. His greatest dream is to personally create an S-rank boss.” A hint of madness flashed in Losde’s lowered eyes.

    “But that’s impossible, I still have that self-awareness.”

    “What do you want to trade with me?”

    “My bargaining chip is how to escape the sight of the world’s consciousness.” Losde leaned forward. “My lord, the blood from the corner of your eye has flowed to the ground.”

    “This is the only bet that can be called a bargaining chip. Only I know this secret. You see, even when His Highness comes to this world, he will be cut into pieces by the world’s consciousness. We have countless companions who have fallen here, but none have been able to return completely.”

    “You are very powerful, but you must be suffering in this world. Even if you don’t bleed, you are oppressed by the world at all times. You can’t even reach slightly higher places.”

    “My lord, Losde won’t let you suffer…”

    Bang… Just as he finished speaking, the tightly locked door was suddenly pushed open.

    “What’s going on? Where is this!” An old man’s voice was a bit agitated.

    “Wow, we have guests.” Losde suddenly smiled even wider, his handsome face appearing a bit neurotic because of his expression.

    Xuan Bai turned around and looked at the two figures that appeared at the door.

    It was Ji Mo Lin and Ji Mo An.

    “Xuan Bai?” Ji Mo An saw the snake’s figure first. He immediately supported his grandfather’s arm and led him to Xuan Bai’s side.

    “Lord Ouroboros, I have brought the big capitalist lover who is especially good at creating something out of nothing to your side.” Losde blinked lightly, and the door slammed shut with a bang.

    Ji Mo An, the big capitalist who can create something out of nothing: ?

    He just arrived and he’s already talking bad about him?

    “We were clearly walking towards the lounge, but I don’t know why we ended up here.” Ji Mo An frowned, looking at Losde, who had a fake smile on his face.

    “It’s like we were trapped in a maze, and there’s only this door left in the whole corridor.”

    Xuan Bai turned his head, and his expression softened instantly.

    “What’s wrong with your eyes?” But this made Ji Mo An even more shocked, because the dried bloodstain was really terrifying.

    “You think threatening me with them will increase the chances of me agreeing?” Xuan Bai immediately turned his head, not letting Ji Mo An see his eyes.

    “How can this be a threat?” Losde sighed. “I just happened to hear your lover talking about you. He said he couldn’t find you, so I simply pointed him to a shortcut.”

    “Be careful.” A black shadow darted past, and Xuan Bai suddenly pulled Ji Mo An into his arms with a sidestep.

    “This… this is…” Ji Mo An was so frightened that his breath stopped for a moment. The snake’s hand was raised in front of him, and a long feather was stuck between his fingers.

    But the feather was extremely sharp, like a dark dagger.

    “Okay.” Losde cleared his throat. “I thought about it again, and it seems you really can’t trade with me.”

    “So I changed my mind. Since my wish can’t be fulfilled, then don’t let other people’s wishes be fulfilled either.”

    He took two steps forward, and a dark figure fell heavily beside him.

    “Thirteen!”

    A woman’s voice suddenly broke. Su Nai jumped down from the air in panic.

    “Get out of the way!” she shouted.

    But before the words fell, countless emerald green vines surged in, filling every gap in the room.

    Falling with Su Nai were also Fourteen and Jing Junze. The boy was protected behind Jing Junze and looked at a loss.

    “Thirteen, Thirteen.” He looked at Thirteen, who was rolling on the ground and trembling, and was about to rush over when Jing Junze grabbed his collar.

    “Come on, my little darlings.” Losde crouched down, and the twins walked hand in hand to him.

    They stared with big eyes, humming a little tune listlessly and vacantly.

    At the same time, Su Nai was also stopped by the roaring sand and could only retreat to Xuan Bai’s side.

    “Just now in the Seventh Underground Bureau, they suddenly went crazy and attacked us. There are not many ability users left underground, and many people were injured. But the banquet hall upstairs is still fine.” Jing Junze drew a pistol and raised it in front of him.

    “These are all treasures personally modified by me.” Losde grabbed Thirteen’s wings and pulled him up. The young man closed his eyes tightly, his pale skin covered with bloody scabs.

    “Don’t blame me.” He restrained his expression again, and the smile that should have been like a spring breeze seemed extremely cold.

    There was no smile in Losde’s eyes. He stared at Su Nai and repeated.

    “Don’t blame me, Su Nai.”

    “This is all Lord Ouroboros’ fault. He refuses to trade with me. If he had traded with me happily, none of this would have happened. If you want to hate, hate Ouroboros. It was he who gave me the time, the time to control them.”

    “You…” Su Nai gritted her teeth in hatred, but didn’t dare to act rashly.

    “Lord Ouroboros, you see, this is what you call a threat.” Losde spread his hands, with roaring sand and vines surrounding him.

    “Trade with me, my lord. Look at them, how painful they are.”

    “I specially retained their consciousness, ah… this kind of resentment and fear is really wonderful. You… you should have felt it too. After all, the senses of an S-rank are much more acute than those of a small A-rank.”

    “What do you want?” Xuan Bai opened his hand, and black feathers fell along with blood.

    “I want an S-rank body.” Losde moved his throat, the desire in his eyes reaching its peak.

    “Of course, not yours. After all, the Ouroboros is too unique. Your attainments in space and time frighten me.”

    “Okay.” Xuan Bai chuckled. “Lie down, close your eyes, and you can have anything in your dreams.”

    “You…” Losde grabbed with one hand, and the twins standing there suddenly vomited blood and fell straight down.

    “Xuan Bai… Xuan Bai…” Su Nai could hardly breathe. She had never hated herself for being so weak.

    “Asking for help from him is not as good as asking for help from me.” Losde chuckled as he looked at the blood splattered on the ground. “Ouroboros can’t do anything, he can’t hurt me.”

    “I have many fans, and more than four million people have forwarded my pictures to make wishes and fulfill their vows to me. If Lord Ouroboros kills me, tens of millions of karma will be placed on him, and the world’s consciousness will crush him in an instant.”

    “At that time, he can only break into pieces and lie on the ground. And I, my avatars are still many. He will watch me kill you bit by bit.”

    “And here is my domain. You can’t get out, you can’t break it.”

    “So, Lord Ouroboros. You see, the children are crying. The old man is old and can’t stand the bumps, and your lover’s soul is incomplete, which will only accelerate the decay of his soul in my domain.”

    “Please make a deal with me. I want the scales of the contract to hover over our heads, and I want the laws to personally respond to the contract.”

    “Lord Ouroboros, maybe you don’t care about the children, and you don’t care about the old man. But you must care about your lover, right? Losde knows very well how much you have paid for him.”

    “No…” Ji Mo An tightly grabbed Xuan Bai’s hand, the wound was still not healed, and blood was dripping.

    “Whether it’s okay or not, it’s not up to you to say.” Losde snorted coldly. “Humans are not qualified to speak in the conversation between me and Lord Ouroboros.”

    As soon as he finished speaking, all the humans present instantly lost their ability to speak.

    “It’s okay.” Xuan Bai pressed the back of Ji Mo An’s hand, using a little force.

    He walked forward, standing among the vines and quicksand.

    “Shasha…” The sand wailed and rolled into a tornado, leaving new wounds on the back of the snake’s hand.

    More and more blood flowed out, burning fiercely to form the shape of a scale.

    A scarlet scroll unfolded from the sky, and two dark feather pens reluctantly fell between the two bosses.

    “You still compromised.” Losde couldn’t wait to sign his name.

    “I will record this moment well, Lord Ouroboros, it is my honor in Losde’s life to be able to make an S-rank adult bow his head.”

    Xuan Bai didn’t speak, he just took the feather pen and carefully read the words on the transaction contract.

    Carefully, slowly, so slowly that Losde had already begun to wait impatiently.

    Just before he opened his mouth to urge him, Xuan Bai finally moved his feather pen.

    [Ouroboros]

    This name is very long, much longer than Losde.

    Xuan Bai slowly signed, each letter like a standard print.

    Losde’s eyes were fixed on the tip of his pen, and his body couldn’t help but tremble with each letter completed.

    Soon, soon… two more letters… only one letter left.

    He, Losde, would be protected by the S-rank, get an S-rank body, and join the ranks of the S-rank.

    It doesn’t matter, even if the other S-ranks resent him. But it doesn’t matter, he will leave the stars, the earth will be all his…

    A water-injected A-rank is far from enough to compete with the world, but an S-rank with servants can… especially an S-rank who can escape the sight of the world’s consciousness…

    Only… only the last letter…

    Xuan Bai suddenly stopped writing. He frowned and pondered for a few seconds, then casually threw the feather pen into the sand.

    “Shasha…” Fifteen endured the great pain and resisted Losde’s control, shredding the feather pen to pieces.

    “You… you…” Losde opened his mouth, staring at the name with only the last letter left.

    “Oh… I thought about it…” Xuan Bai stretched out his voice in a teasing tone. “According to common sense, I shouldn’t break the contract at this juncture. But the Ouroboros has always hated threats and oppression. So I learned from you and temporarily changed my mind.”

    “What do you want to do, you did it on purpose! The lives of all of them are now in my hands!” Looking at Xuan Bai’s indifferent expression, Losde’s expression could no longer hold on, and panic and fear had already spread in his heart.

    “Three.” Xuan Bai took a step back and returned to Ji Mo An’s side.

    “You can’t… you will be backlashed… you have already made a sacrifice once…”

    “Two.” Xuan Bai leaned on Ji Mo An and yawned lazily.

    “The world won’t let you go! You sacrificed your soul and heart! The world…”

    “One.”

    Crack… crack…

    As the countdown ended, the sound of shattering suddenly came from all directions, and with a scream from the green vines, dazzling light filled the entire domain.

    Arrow, that was a golden arrow.

    It forcibly broke through Losde’s domain from the outside, penetrating Losde’s chest with absolute speed and power.

    “No… impossible…” Losde knelt on the ground, carried by the snake arrow, his eyes already full of fear and astonishment.

    “Impossible…” He knelt at the feet of the humans, and the arrow in his chest emitted a dazzling light. Golden cracks spread rapidly from the shaft of the arrow as the center, spreading to Losde’s whole body.

    “No… possible…”

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