Chapter 216 Let's Make a Deal
The candlelight in the inn flickered in the night wind, casting an uneasy shadow. Xiaobai laid Fan Wujiu flat on the bed, placed his fingers on his pulse, and felt the life force that was as weak as a candle in the wind fading away bit by bit.
"Wake up!" She slapped Fan Wujiu's pale cheek, but only got a faint groan in return. Fan Wujiu's sleeves were soaked with blood, and there was a hideous wound on his chest, with a strange black gas on the edge. It was the mark of the backlash of the demon's oath.
[Warning: Health remaining 15%...14%...13%...]
A mechanical and cold voice suddenly sounded in Xiaobai's mind. She raised her head sharply and looked around but saw no one. The voice did not come from the outside world, but echoed directly in her consciousness.
"System?" Xiao Bai asked tentatively, her eyes falling on Fan Wujiu. She suddenly realized that she could actually hear the voice of the mysterious system in Fan Wujiu's body.
No response.
Xiaobai bit his fingertips and drew a blood symbol on Fan Wujiu's chest, while continuously injecting his own magic power into his body. However, those magic powers were like a drop in the ocean, and Fan Wujiu's vitality continued to decline.
[Warning: Health remaining 10%...9%...8%...]
"Damn it!" Xiaobai took out the treasured Nine Revolutions Resurrection Pill from his storage ring and force-fed it into Fan Wujiu's mouth. The pill melted in his mouth, but it had no effect like an ordinary sugar pill.
"System." Xiaobai grabbed Fan Wujiu's collar and roared into the void, "I know you can hear me! What conditions do you want to save him?"
The room was dead silent, with only Fan Wujiu's faint breathing proving that he was still alive.
A trace of determination flashed in Xiaobai's eyes. She let go of Fan Wujiu and slowly stood up: "I am willing to trade with you. There are two conditions: first, save Fan Wujiu; second, release the control over him."
Suddenly, there were ripples in the air, and a translucent light screen appeared in front of Xiaobai:
[Receiving transaction request...]
[Condition assessment: feasibility 87%]
[Additional requirements: Host transfer must be voluntary]
The words on the screen were cold and ruthless, but Xiaobai caught a hint of urgency from them.
"I know what you want." Xiaobai sneered, "You systems have always wanted to enter the prehistoric Pangu world, but you are bound by the laws of heaven and cannot succeed. And I..." She pressed her palm to her heart, "As the reincarnation of the goddess of that world, I still retain the original power in my body."
The light curtain flickered violently, as if something had hit the nail on the head.
"If you possess me, you will not only be able to freely travel between realms, but you will also be able to directly contact the origin of the great wilderness." Xiaobai's voice was full of temptation, "You will not lose out on this deal."
[Transaction confirmation...]
[Host Fan Wujiu's authority is revoked...]
[Points Exchange: Nine-transformation Mysterious Heaven Pill × 1]
A golden pill appeared out of thin air, hovering above Fan Wujiu. The pill exuded a strong breath of life and automatically fell into Fan Wujiu's mouth.
Xiaobai stared closely at the changes in Fan Wujiu. After the pill entered his stomach, the wound on his chest healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and his pale face gradually regained its color. What surprised Xiaobai the most was that the system shackles that were entangled in the depths of Fan Wujiu's soul were dissipating bit by bit.
[Host transfer program started]
[New host: Bai Li (the reincarnation of the great goddess)]
[System binding...5%...20%...]
A cold force suddenly invaded Xiaobai's soul. She gritted her teeth and did not resist, allowing the force to take root in the depths of her consciousness. Countless unfamiliar information flooded into her mind like a tide.
Task list, points mall, world map... and a vague concept called "Lord God Space".
"Xiaobai?" Fan Wujiu's weak voice came.
Xiaobai turned around and saw that Fan Wujiu had opened his eyes and was looking at her in confusion. The pair of eyes that always contained a smile were now filled with shock and fear.
"What did you do?" Fan Wujiu struggled to sit up and grabbed Xiaobai's wrist. His fingers were cold, but they were trembling slightly. "You...you made a deal with the system?"
Before Xiaobai could answer, the system's voice in his mind sounded again:
[Binding completion 50%...Abnormality detected...]
[Primordial Laws resist... forcefully break through...]
A sharp pain erupted from the depths of Xiao Bai's soul. She groaned and fell to her knees. Fan Wujiu hurriedly supported her, his eyes full of self-blame and pain.
"Cancel the transaction! Cancel immediately!" Fan Wujiu roared at the air, "I order you to cancel this binding as the main system administrator."
[Insufficient authority... New host willingness 100%...]
[Binding continues...75%...]
"It's useless." Xiao Bai endured the pain and gave Fan Wujiu a soothing smile. Her lips moved slightly, and a message was sent directly into Fan Wujiu's mind: "Don't worry, I can control it. The protection of the prehistoric law on me is far beyond the system's imagination."
Fan Wujiu's pupils shrank slightly, and he obviously received the voice transmission. What surprised him even more was that the system seemed to be unable to intercept this conversation.
"You..." Fan Wujiu also responded with voice transmission, "Do you know what the system is? It is far more dangerous than it appears."
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