194: The end of the universe is monopoly!

"Of course, after you ascend, you only need to pay a small reward—just a tiny drop of Heavenly Will."

Ister even used honorifics, pressing its thumb against its pinky nail to illustrate the point.

It seemed to be indicating that what it was asking for wasn't much.

"It won't have any impact on your ascension; you'll just need a slightly longer period of rest."

"However, this saves you a great deal of trouble, doesn't it?"

Ye Su's mind raced.

In fact...

He had already turned on his earpiece, letting Zhang Hui relay the conversation to the Great Xia Think Tank.

However—even the Think Tank couldn't find any loopholes in this.

Could it be that there really was such a 'good person' in the Universe?

What?

Long live universal solidarity?

What kind of dream was that? Who would even dare to dream it?

"It seems that I could already benefit from the timing of Blue Star on my own,"

Ye Su said;

"Regarding geographical advantage, I have enough territory, and Great Xia will stand firmly behind me."

"As for human harmony power, our Great Xia also has a large enough population—"

"It seems like we don't need your help?"

Ister's expression turned cold and gloomy.

It was as if Ye Su had touched a raw nerve.

"Ye Su, your name is Ye Su, right?"

Ister said;

"Do you know? The vast majority of Ascenders in the Universe are lone wolves!"

"You won't get far carrying a race with you!"

"Isn't your so-called Ghost Race a Great Clan?"

Ye Su immediately countered.

And the moment he asked that question,

A flash of inspiration struck Ye Su.

So that's how it is.

He understood!

The logic behind all of this finally made sense!

Zhang Hui's voice rang in his ear;

"Captain Ye, it's a monopoly!"

"The opponent's true loophole is the monopoly!"

"The Think Tank doesn't know what an Ascender is, but the current behavior of the opponent's species can be replicated."

"For example, if you, Captain Ye, become strong enough, we could also go and seize the mutated timing of other planets, doing exactly what the Ghost Race does."

"But once you cooperate with them, you will lose..."

Rootless duckweed!

Such an Ascender would be like rootless duckweed.

Every resource and condition for ascension would have to be purchased.

At that point, no matter how strong you were, you would be under their control.

Therefore, the Ghost Race didn't care how far you could go on the Ascension Path.

As long as they blocked you for two or three steps, you would never be able to ascend to the next stage again.

Thus,

No matter how many of 'you' there were, you posed no threat to them, to the Universe, or to the current Order of the Universe.

That was why,

After seeing him become an Ascender,

Ister didn't show any malice.

Instead, it treated him as a potential customer.

But once he said his race could complement him,

The other party immediately acted as if they were about to turn hostile.

Indeed.

If you bring your race up with you,

Then you can do this business yourself.

You might even steal the Ghost Race's business.

Cutting off someone's path to wealth is like killing their parents.

Whether it was Ister or the Ghost Race behind it, they would absolutely never allow an Ascender to emerge with their race in tow!

"A monopoly, so that's it."

Ye Su smiled.

There was no such thing as universal solidarity.

With just a little contact,

The chain of interests in the Universe proved to be even more cruel!

"Ye Su, I still advise you not to stand against us,"

Ister said.

"Well, if I were to do as you say, Great Xia—"

"Ha, how many such weak civilizations have been annihilated in the long river of history? Does an Ascender even care?"

Ascenders.

Utterly hypocritical.

After all, how was timing obtained?

99.999% of it was obtained through deception.

And without deceiving, it couldn't be obtained.

Even if the Wang Clan took on a mercenary mission in the future, they would have to consider party a's acting Skills.

If your acting is too poor, don't even bother with the Ascension Path.

Deceiving for timing is the basic requirement!

"Truly a pity!"

Ye Su shook his head.

There was a choice, yet no choice at all.

With Ye Su's personality, would he ever place his future achievements in the hands of those who would control him?

He would rather build it up slowly himself for peace of mind!

Furthermore, if violence is chained, it is no longer pure.

If one's convictions are not clear, ascending will be meaningless!

"So, Ye Su, can we talk about the next step of our cooperation?"

Ister smiled.

Eighteen mineral deposits.

Never mind party a's requirements; since party a was a veteran, they would drive a hard bargain for the Heavenly Will.

Ye Su was a novice, and it was best to cheat novices—high prices and high commissions.

"I refuse!"

Ye Su grinned.

The next second,

The long saber slashed horizontally.

With the empowerment of Heavenly Will, a Wang Clan powerhouse of this level was an instant kill!

Boom—Ister's body exploded.

But strangely, no black qi flowed out.

Eh?

Not dead?

Within the blood mist, a spiritual body appeared—it was Ister;

"Ye Su, you have made the most erroneous choice!"

Then,

The spiritual body quickly streaked across the sky.

Its speed was almost terrifyingly fast.

Ye Su's brow furrowed slightly;

'I only have physical attacks; even with the empowerment of Heavenly Will, they are still physical attacks.'

'I haven't obtained any soul attack methods yet. This Wang Clan is a bit tricky.'

The Heavenly Will empowerment of an Ascender could be seen as an independent multiplier, incredibly powerful.

But the essence would not change.

A physical attack is a physical attack; it won't become a soul attack just because of an independent multiplier.

And basic soul attacks or Skills still need to be obtained from Dungeons!

Right, handle the Dungeon first.

As for Ister, the Wang Clan, the Ghost Race, the Universe, the Ascenders, and the Universal Order...

He would review those later.

Whoosh...

Ye Su's figure flashed, returning directly to the Suzhou and Hangzhou of Suzhou and Hangzhou.

The central plaza.

There was a remnant left by the Light Array.

It was a small metallic cylinder.

Ye Su picked it up.

"Hmm... bringing the Light Array to Suzhou and Hangzhou was likely to better secure the geographical advantage."

As for the Dungeon, it can be moved before it is deployed and takes root!

Looking around,

Ye Su went to the edge of the plaza, where Zhuge Hu had set up a rostrum for future expedition rallies.

Very well.

He would place the Dungeon right here.

With that thought, Ye Su tossed the cylinder in his hand.

Instantly,

A fragment of time flowed before his eyes.

Oh.

So the underlying logic of a Dungeon is to capture a scene from a period of time!

"Then... let it be the Crimson Great Wall!"

Ye Su thought to himself.

He captured the scene where Ying Si activated his Second Stage on the Suzhou and Hangzhou wall, transforming into the Crimson Great Wall, as the core underlying logic of the Dungeon.

After the capture was complete,

The Dungeon was immediately generated, and a bronze gate ten meters high appeared.

In the center was a light screen; passing through it meant starting the Dungeon trial.

Ye Su touched it and instantly knew the rules of this Dungeon.

"Kill monsters for loot!"

"The Dungeon is in scenario mode. After entering, you will join the defense of the Crimson Great Wall. Success is achieved when the core NPC Ye Su ascends."

"The Wang Clan will no longer remain stationary but will continue to attack. From the looks of it, clearing this will be difficult."

"Fortunately, during the defense, killing the Wang Clan, Yao Race, Insect Race, Sea Race, etc., will drop loot. Even if you can't clear it for now, there will be gains."

"Loot includes profession scrolls, Skill jade tablets, weapons and equipment, profession advancement cards, Spirit Medicine... and so on."

"The restriction is for Streamline Realm Professionals; each person has a maximum of one entry per day, with a universal refresh the next day."

"Finally, the core rule: the Dungeon can host 1,000 trials a day, with a maximum of a ten-person party per trial. If the entire party dies in the Dungeon, the trial is a failure, but it won't result in actual casualties."