23 Chapter 23 I refuse!
Zhou Ming sneered and stood up.
"First, I am not a member of your Inferno Legion, so I have no obligation to report my mission to you."
"Second, from the moment I entered here until now, you haven't even introduced yourself or asked for my name. This shows that you don't really care about finding Yang Zhisheng and Yu Man. How do I know what your relationship is with them?"
"Third, I did consider joining the Inferno Legion before, but now I don't want to. Goodbye."
The man hesitated and looked up again.
"Don't you want us to find Yang Zhisheng and Yu Man? You must have a good relationship with them. Do you know that they might be in danger right now? Because of your delayed information, we might have missed the best opportunity to save them."
"Go find someone else to do this kind of moral blackmail." Zhou Ming didn't care and chose to leave the Inferno Legion space directly.
Whoosh! Zhou Ming's figure disappeared from the office.
Looking at the emptiness in front of him, the man's face became gloomy.
....
Zhou Ming returned to the public trading space, his disdainful face immediately showing a hint of concern.
"They both disappeared together? Is it because of the three extraordinary items they were searching for?"
"Pen of Destiny, Horn of the Demon, and Stone of Death... Just hearing the names tells me they're not simple!"
"I hope they're okay, but that guy was arrogant just now, but he wasn't wrong. Yang Zhisheng and Yu Man are likely in danger. If the Inferno Legion could obtain information about that mission, they might be able to find their whereabouts."
When it came to people's lives, Zhou Ming wouldn't hide any information, so he simply left the public trading space and returned to his personal space.
"Huh?" Zhou Ming looked surprised at the clock on the wall.
It showed the same time as before he entered the public trading space.
"After entering the public trading space, is time also static here?"
Zhou Ming realized that the space flow rate in different areas of the main god space seemed to be different.
"After finishing the business, I will immediately go back to the main world to take a look!"
He opened the exchange list and quickly found what he needed.
Reincarnation Letter: an internal letter for reincarnators, only available in the main god space. It can transmit the information recorded on the letter to other reincarnators, and can specify individuals, teams, or legions. Exchange requires 100 reward points.
Zhou Ming directly exchanged for a reincarnation letter and recorded the experience of Yang Zhisheng and Yu Man in the last mission, especially emphasizing the explosion of the headquarters of the Chronos organization and the change of their mission.
Then, he designated the Inferno Legion and sent the letter out.
The main god sends mail, so you never have to worry about lost mail.
This was all Zhou Ming could do.
After completing this task, the purpose of this trip was basically achieved. Zhou Ming did not stay any longer and left the main god space directly, returning to the main world.
Remaining reward points: 3979.
Returning to the main world, it was still his small house.
Before Zhou Ming could react, the pure soul crystal in his hand suddenly emitted a soft white light.
In the white light, the diamond-shaped crystal gradually transformed, taking on the shape of a ladybug, sparkling and translucent as if it were carved from crystal.
At the same time, a mysterious force shrouded and permeated him, extracting something from within him.
His power was declining, his senses weakening, and the energy cycle he had just built within his body was shattered and dissipated.
His bloodline was being stripped away.
Although he did not feel any pain, the sense of loss brought on by the decline in power, the torture called "losing," filled his heart.
The bloodline that was stripped away did not disappear, but rather condensed within him and, under the influence of the mysterious force, was transforming into something else.
At the same time, information automatically appeared in Zhou Ming's mind.
[The Forest Spirit Gu, rank 5 Gu, grants the user the ability to transform into a forest spirit, enhances the speed of primeval essence recovery and self-healing speed, and slightly enhances the power of the wood path Gu.]
"What a joke?" Resisting the sense of loss and weakness that came from deep within his heart, feeling the unformed state of the Gu inside him, Zhou Ming's face showed a cold sneer.
"You don't even say hello, just take my things and give me something I can't use at all. Who do you think I am, a tool for you to obtain foreign laws?"
"Main God, send me back!"
Whoosh!
The figure of Zhou Ming suddenly disappeared in this small room. The mysterious power that surrounded Zhou Ming's body, due to his sudden disappearance, left a large blank space. It surged from all directions towards the center and stirred together, creating disorder.
In the main god space, Zhou Ming, who had just left not long ago, returned again. His figure had just appeared, and he fell to the ground. He looked inside his body, fully sensing the gu worm that was in the process of becoming.
The mysterious power that had entered his body was cut off from its source, and suddenly lost its spirituality, falling into a stagnant state within Zhou Ming's body.
At this moment, Zhou Ming's spirit had just entered and immediately made contact with the mysterious power. Some unpredictable changes occurred, and he easily controlled the power.
With the mysterious power, Zhou Ming's spirit continued to rise, and in a moment, he reached a state of high and distant excellence. Some abilities, or rather, instincts, emerged in his mind.
He didn't know what the mysterious power was, but he knew what he could do with it.
He reached into his chest and gently pressed and pulled out a ball of light, which was the unfinished gu worm that was refined with the bloodline of the Forest Spirit.
Zhou Ming held the ball of light in his left palm and pointed at it with his right index finger. Three vague images appeared above the unfinished gu worm, and three sets of information emanated from them.
[The Forest Spirit Gu, rank 5 Gu, can transform the user into a forest spirit, enhancing their primeval essence recovery speed and self-healing speed, and slightly increasing the power of wood attribute Gu worms.]
[Forest Spirit Gu, rank 5, can change the user's race, becoming a tree spirit clan. A one-time consumption Gu.]
[Forest Spirit Gu, rank 5, can enhance a Gu Master's innate talent, raising E-grade talent to A-grade talent.]
These are the three directions of Gu refinement that were synthesized based on the Forest Spirit bloodline and Zhou Ming's intentions.
"Heh." A faint smile appeared on Zhou Ming's face.
He stretched out his hand and lightly touched the blurry light and shadow.
Immediately, the other two blurry lights shattered like soap bubbles and merged into the light cluster.
At the same time, the mystical power controlled by Zhou Ming also poured into the light cluster until all the power was fully integrated, leaving not even a trace behind.
Within the light cluster, a Gu rapidly formed.
Then the light cluster dissipated, and the Gu, without any autonomous consciousness, was easily refined by Zhou Ming.
The dust settled.
In addition to humans, the creatures of the Gu world include other races, such as the Beastmen, Stone People, Little People, Trader, Inkmen, Minimen, Eggmen, SnowMen, FeatherMen, Hair Men, and Dragonman. The Dragonman is the only race that was created by the eighth-rank powerhouse, Duke Long, while the others were born naturally.
If Zhou Ming chooses the second direction of Gu refinement and uses it on himself, then the Gu world will add a new race - the Tree Spirit Clan, although the entire race will only consist of Zhou Ming.
Zhou Ming will also be the second existence in the entire Gu world to create a new race after Duke Long.
However, this has no meaning for Zhou Ming.
The Tree Spirit Race and Forest Spirit Bloodline are completely different things. There is no energy circulation, no elemental incarnation body, and no potential for upgrading. After becoming a Tree Spirit Race, there is no way to further upgrade to the Forest Spirit Bloodline with the main god.
As for the first direction, it's not even worth considering. Even if Zhou Ming had the Forest Spirit Gu, a rank 5 Gu, he wouldn't be able to use it at this point.
Therefore, Zhou Ming's only choice is the third direction.
Although he sacrificed almost all of the abilities of his bloodline, in exchange for raising his innate talent to an A-grade, Zhou Ming still felt it was worth it.
"Sure enough, this damned Gu world has tied me to the identity of a Gu Master. I can't break free and can only go down one road to the end!"
With a long sigh, Zhou Ming used the Gu he had just refined.
Within his aperture, an endless stormy sea once again surged, and the sea level quickly rose.
68%, 69%...
The speed at which the primeval essence seawater rose was extremely fast, and in a blink of an eye, it rose to 80%, already reaching the lowest standard of A-grade talent, but the momentum did not diminish and continued to surge forward.
83%, 84%, 85%...
In the end, the primeval essence sea level stopped at 88%, gradually calming down.
This is where the real dust settles!
No, it's not!
This is not the end; on the contrary, it is the beginning.
Zhou Ming sat on the ground, looking up at the great ball of light that was the main god.
"Why did you choose me?" he asked.
After returning to the main god's space, Zhou Ming could make some reasonable guesses about his series of experiences, as long as he wasn't too foolish.
Obviously, the main god wanted to obtain the laws of the Gu world, so she offered a high price to purchase the Gu worms and used incentives to motivate Zhou Ming to collect them for her.
The Gu world also requires laws from other worlds. Similarly, she targeted Zhou Ming, but her methods were much more overbearing and ruthless than the main god's.
As long as Zhou Ming brings back things that do not belong to the Gu world, she distorts them all into Gu worms, thus obtaining the information about the laws of other worlds.
In this process, Zhou Ming is just a chess piece, a two-way channel for transporting laws, and merely a tool.
The Gu world and the main god are both using him as a tool. The difference is only in their methods, with one being more gentle and the other more overbearing and ruthless, but essentially there is no difference.
Therefore, Zhou Ming wants to resist. Before the Gu worms in his body have been refined, he would rather pay a huge price, even if it means wasting 1000 reward points or losing his bloodline. He must return to the main god's space and prevent the Gu world from obtaining the laws of the Forest Spirit bloodline.
However, what happened after he returned to the main god's space was completely unexpected for him.
Zhou Ming never expected that the mysterious power from the Gu world could be used to help him refine Gu worms.
Being in the main god's space, Zhou Ming naturally thought at first that it was the main god's doing.
However, it is clear that this issue will not be confirmed in any way.
Zhou Ming sat in silence for a while, then suddenly chuckled, and a relaxed expression returned to his face. He clapped his hands and stood up.
"Anyway, being chosen by you and gaining benefits is always greater than the cost. I don't need to pity myself and act like a hypocritical child."
"Since you both chose me at the same time, I have no reason not to seize this opportunity!"
"Main god, send me back!"
The scenery in front of him changed again, and Zhou Ming, who had just left, returned to his small house.
"I wasted 1,000 reward points for nothing. I must get them back from you in the future!"
Zhou Ming muttered angrily as he picked up the Gu worm made from the pure soul crystal.
[Soul Crystal Gu, rank 3 , can strengthen the soul and increase the foundation of the soul for the Gu master. It can only be used once a day and is a one-time consumption Gu.]
Zhou Ming expressionlessly refined the Gu worm and stored it in his aperture.
