Gu Donglai, or rather, the King Zhou Yi at this moment, said calmly, "He knows that if he completely angers me, it will cause the situation to get out of control. After all, even if I agree to the White Emperor's request, I can still 'protect myself' to a limited extent."

"We are all nine kings of the human race, so why is your selfishness so strong?"

Shen Qian looked at King Zhou Yi with disgust and incomprehension.

"Self-interest?"

King Zhou Yi was taken aback upon hearing this, but then shook his head and burst into laughter. "Does one have to be like King Jiangling and others, willingly facing death to be considered selfless? What a joke!"

"I have retreated into seclusion because fate has forced me to do so, but that does not mean I will sit idly by and watch humanity perish."

King Zhou Yi scoffed, “You just happened to be chosen by Gao Wenyuan. If Jiang Ye and the others had trusted me earlier and allowed me to participate in the ‘Fire Seed’ project, the situation wouldn’t have deteriorated to such a terrible state.”

Shen Qian was not surprised that Zhou Yiwang knew about the existence of the "fire seed," otherwise the other party would have no reason to deal with him.

And without a doubt, what he wanted was "the spark".

"hehe."

As for the other thing the other party said, Shen Qian wouldn't believe a single punctuation mark.

If King Zhou Yi was truly innocent, why would King Jiangling and others be wary of him?

Zhou Yi Wang ignored Shen Qian's cold laugh, simply reaching out as if asking for tea, and said casually, "Hand over the fire, and I may spare your life... Rest assured, I never lie."

"Although you are the King of Zhou Yi, you are still Gu Donglai at this moment, so I have a question for you: do you really think you are my opponent?"

When Gu Donglai revealed his identity at this moment, it was no longer simply a matter of discussing something with Shen Qian, which was also the point that puzzled Shen Qian the most.

Where does his confidence come from?

"Because this is the Tower of All Things."

King Zhou Yi smiled slightly.

Upon hearing this, Shen Qian frowned even more deeply. He knew that other places were one thing, but the Myriad Manifestations Tower was truly his home turf, especially now that he had completely taken control of it.

Could the King of Zhouyi be so wise?

Just then, something suddenly popped into Shen Qian's mind.

"It is said that Zhou Yiwang is a frequent visitor to the Tower of Myriad Images, and he currently holds the record for clearing the highest level of the tower, which is ninety-nine floors..."

This was a sentence that Qu Bai and others chatted about when Shen Qian first arrived at Wanxiang Tower.

Suddenly remembering that jest, Shen Qian felt a tightness in his chest.