Putting the altar of soul shackles containing Xiao Yasha on the table, what struck Qiu Tu's eyes was Xiao Yasha's fawning smile.
Maybe because she was imprisoned by Qiu Tu for too long, or maybe she was in the soul state for too long, this evil little loli looked a little malnourished.
He was a small man, and his face was no longer rosy, but a bit sickly white. The two small sharp corners on his head had become dim, and even the two small wings on his back had drooped.
His eyes lingered on Xiao Yaksha's hopeful eyes for a moment. Qiu Tu reached out and took out a thumb-sized sixth-level "Infinite Divine Crystal", and then threw it into the Soul Shackles Altar.
Seeing that Qiu Tu had really fulfilled his promise, Xiao Yaksha suddenly showed an excited look on his face.
She no longer had the arrogance she had before, her face was full of happiness and surprise, and then she pounced on the "Infinite Divine Crystal" and grabbed it.
The thumb-sized "Infinite Divine Crystal" looked like a small stick in her hand.
Immediately afterwards, she closed her eyes and took a deep breath. The next second, the "Infinite Divine Crystal" directly turned into countless colored light points and poured towards her nasal cavity.
Perhaps because she was still a spirit body, Qiu Tu could clearly see the colorful light spots gradually spreading from her nose to her whole body.
Visible to the naked eye, Xiao Yasha's body seems to be a little firmer.
It's a pity that the thumb-sized "Infinite Divine Crystal" is still too small, so in just a few seconds, Xiao Yasha absorbed all of the "Infinite Divine Crystal".
She raised her head and looked at Qiu Tu with her big watery eyes. Although she didn't say anything, her meaning was obvious: Give me a little more.
However, this trick worked well for others, but it really had no effect on Qiu Tu.
Therefore, he just glanced at Xiaoyaksha lightly, and then talked about the business directly, "The information you provided is correct."
"The method used by Sanctuary No. 3 to control the "god" is indeed to let the "reincarnation of the god" devour the girl's soul."
"And because it was not completely swallowed, a wonderful connection was born between the two."
"So, theoretically, it is possible to influence the "reincarnation of the god" through the girl's remnant soul."
"So, when I showed Shelter 3 that I had the girl under control, they panicked."
"If I try a little trick, they won't dare to gamble anymore and will admit defeat obediently."
Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Xiao Yaksha held his pacifier in his mouth, pinched his waist, and said with a proud face, "I told you I didn't lie to you!"
However, after saying that, she also looked at Qiu Tu, and then warned her in a sweet voice, "But... you have to be careful."
"Although they have indeed relented now. But you have also been completely exposed to them."
"There is actually an irreconcilable conflict between the two of you because of that "reincarnation of the god"."
Speaking of this, she tilted her head, thought cutely, and then said, "Let me put it simply."
"This is equivalent to the other party buying a car through hard work, but you accidentally picked up the key. As long as you want to drive it, you can drive it at any time."
"And now, the other party also knows that you have the key and can drive the car at any time. Do you think the other party can let you go?"
Qiu Tu:
Inexplicably, Qiu Tu always felt that Xiao Yaksha's metaphor was strange.
But that day when he dug up information from Xiao Yasha and prepared to use Shen Lingshuang to threaten Shen Yuzhou, Qiu Tu already had such psychological expectations.
We even made corresponding preparations.
However, Xiao Yaksha is just a prisoner after all, and Qiu Tu will certainly not explain his thoughts to her.
On the contrary, Qiu Tu still needs to dig out more information from her mouth, fine-tune his plan, and prepare for the future.
Thinking like this, Qiu Tu lowered his head to look at the pretty little girl in front of him, and asked, "Yaksha, I was in a hurry the past two days, so we didn't talk much."
"Now that I have time, I also want to have a good chat with you."
Having said this, Qiu Tu paused for a moment, and then said, "I remember that after you finished talking about "Reincarnation of Gods," you opened two new topics."
"It's the expansion of the boundless sea of ​​​​mind and the distribution of power in the core area, right? Tell us about it?"
Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Xiao Yaksha said nothing. She raised her head and looked at Qiu Tu with her big watery eyes, and then blinked.
When Qiu Tu saw this, his expression did not change, but he smiled in his heart.
Then he took out one, two, and three thumb-sized sixth-order "Infinite Divine Crystals" from the "dimensional space" and placed them on the table one punch away from the "Soul Shackles".
"Well said, I'll give it all to you."
Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Xiao Yaksha's eyes suddenly lit up. Her little pacifier pouted and her eyes turned slyly, obviously wanting to bargain again.
But Qiu Tu is now well versed in negotiation skills. Seeing that she had other thoughts, he reached out and prepared to put away the "Infinite Divine Crystal".
"Forget it, since you don't want to take the initiative to speak on your own, I'll just use my "catastrophic ability" to make you speak."
Seeing this, Xiao Yaksha quickly stretched out his hand, "No, no, no! I said! I said!"
Maybe he was afraid that the two would break up, so Xiaoyaksha quickly started talking like a machine gun.
"Let me first talk about the "Expansion of the Infinite Heart Sea"."
She said, "You should already know what the essence of the "Boundless Heart Sea" is, right?"
Qiu Tu nodded slightly, "The spiritual world."
Xiao Yasha said "hmm", and then explained in a sweet voice, "Yes. The "infinite sea of ​​​​mind" is actually the "spiritual world"."
“And the essence of the ‘Era of Catastrophe’ is actually the fusion of the ‘spiritual world’ and the ‘material world’.”
"It's just that this process is not accomplished overnight, but is carried out step by step."
"In the past few decades, the "Boundless Heart Sea" has completely covered the entire "Northwestern Region" and "Southwestern Region". Then it continued to exert influence and change everything in the real world."
"The power of catastrophe in the "real world" is getting stronger and stronger, and this is why there are more and more catastrophic creatures."
Hearing this, Qiu Tu nodded slightly. This was information he had known before.
Seeing this, Xiao Yasha continued, "As this influence becomes stronger and stronger, the two worlds will get closer and closer, until they are completely integrated and no longer distinguish between each other."
"At that time, the real world will be the "infinite sea of ​​​​mind", and the "infinite sea of ​​​​mind" will be the real world. They will be completely merged into one and become a brand new world."
"And in this kind of world that is completely integrated, the concentration of the power of catastrophe will also rise linearly, and more and higher-level catastrophic creatures can be born. It can also accommodate more and higher-level catastrophic creatures."
"Because the two worlds are completely integrated, the resilience of the world barrier and space will be greatly enhanced. It can withstand the attacks of higher-level cataclysmic creatures."
"And this kind of area where the two worlds are completely integrated is actually called the "Boundless Heart Sea-Core Area"."
After hearing Xiao Yaksha's explanation, Qiu Tu couldn't help but reveal a hint of surprise on his face.
Seeing that Qiu Tu was quite satisfied with the information, Xiao Yasha couldn't help but look at the three "Infinite Divine Crystals" in front of him.
Xiao Yasha really revealed something useful, and Qiu Tu was not stingy. He directly picked up a piece of "Infinite Divine Crystal" in front of her and threw it to her.
Seeing this, Xiao Yaksha quickly caught it in surprise, and then carefully held it in his hand.
In the past, she had superior strength and a profound background, but she actually dismissed this ordinary "Infinite Divine Crystal". After all, she had too many better things.
As a result, she has been imprisoned for several months, and her soul has almost disappeared. Let alone the ordinary "Infinite Divine Crystal", she probably doesn't mind even those "Infinite Divine Crystal" scum.
After absorbing the "Infinite Divine Crystal" in his hand again, Xiaoyasha patted his belly with satisfaction, and then continued, "I just finished talking about the definition of "Infinite Heart Sea - Core Area". I will talk about it next.
The integration process of "Boundless Heart Sea-Core Area"."
She said, "Even though the "origin of the world" has no consciousness, it actually has basic operating rules."
"The fusion of the two worlds has a huge impact on all aspects."
"So, in order to prevent the fused areas from affecting the unfused areas. Also to prevent the world from being shattered when high-level cataclysmic creatures go to unfused areas to fight."
"The "Origin of the World" will raise a barrier between the areas that have been successfully integrated and the areas that have not been successfully integrated to isolate the flow of the power of catastrophe and limit the scope of activities of catastrophic creatures."
"This barrier is the towering, continuous mountain range "Isolation Mountains" that straddles the "edge area" and the "core area"."
Hearing Xiao Yasha's words, Qiu Tu nodded slightly, and then asked, "So. With the integration of the "spiritual world" and the "material world", the "Isolation Mountains" will also collapse little by little?"
Xiao Yasha nodded cutely, and then responded with a sweet voice, "Yes."
"With the integration of the "spiritual world" and the "material world", the "Isolation Mountains" will indeed collapse, melt, and shrink little by little."
"So after the "Isolated Mountain Range" completely disappears, the "edge area" will be officially included in the "Boundless Heart Sea - Core Area"."
"At this time, the "edge area" and "core area" will be completely integrated and become the new "core area."
"At the same time, new "isolated mountains" will rise on the periphery of the original edge area, surrounding all areas, and then wait for the new material world to integrate, and then expand into a new edge area."
"The entire "Boundless Heart Sea-Core Area" is actually slowly expanding, integrating, and growing in circles like this."
Qiu Tu nodded clearly. He felt that the entire "Boundless Heart Sea-Core Area" was a bit like the annual rings of trees, or like some big cities in previous lives, which were divided into one ring, two rings, and three rings.
Thinking like this, Qiu Tu asked again, "According to your observations, how long will it take for the "Northwest Region" to be completely integrated into the "Boundless Heart Sea-Core Area"?"
After hearing Qiu Tu's question, Xiao Yaksha thought about it silently, and then said, "The integration progress of the "Northwestern Region" and "Southwestern Region" is about the same."
"According to the rate at which the Isolation Mountains collapsed, it should have taken about seven or eight months."
"However, during this period, there have been too many super masters fighting in the "Northwest Region"."
"Many parts of the world barrier have been broken. There are also many "infinite heart sea areas" that have been pried away. This has greatly accelerated the progress of the integration of the two worlds."
"So, I estimate that it will take about half a year to fully integrate."
"Half a year," Qiu Tu muttered. It felt a bit late.
In fact, if the integration of "edge area" and "core area" can be faster, it will be the best choice for him.
In this way, he can not only advance to level 7 and open the upper limit of his strength, but also maintain his influence in the "Northwest Region", strengthen his foundation of rule, and finally completely control the entire "Northwest Region".
But it's a pity that he really wants to wait, but the "god person" cannot wait for him.
Qiu Tu remembered that Zhao Ji told him that in one and a half months, the test related to the "god status" would be held.
Compared to the "God Person", the northwest region seems not that important.
When the time comes, Qiu Tu will definitely go to the "Boundless Heart Sea - Core Area".
'Hey, it's only a few months away.'
'But it's okay, nothing in the world is perfect.'
'And compared to what I thought I would never come back to, I gave up the "Northwest Region" completely, and now I can return to the "Northwest Region", which is already a good thing.'
‘The most you can do is adjust your plan’
Thinking of this, Qiu Tu also looked at Xiaoyaksha again, and then said, "Okay. I already know about the "Isolation Mountain Range"."
"Now let's talk about the situation of "Boundless Heart Sea-Core Area"."
Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Xiao Yasha blinked and then asked, "What do you want to know about the "core area"?"
After hearing Xiao Yaksha's words, Qiu Tu said directly, "I want to know the power distribution, strength and political system of the "Boundless Heart Sea - Core Area"."
Xiao Yaksha heard this, thought for a moment, and then said, "The 'core area' is still different from you humans."
"Our political system may be more crude. It's called co-governance by four gods."
"The four gods rule together?" Qiu Tu frowned slightly.
Xiao Yaksha nodded, and then explained, "The "Boundless Heart Sea-Core Area" is so vast that it is cut from the middle into four countries along the four directions: "east, south, west, and north."
"Each of these four countries has a super strong man sitting in charge. He is generally called the God King."
"Normally, the four god kings each manage the affairs of their own country. But when they encounter major events, they will get together to discuss and make decisions together."
Hearing Xiao Yaksha's words, Qiu Tu's expression was solemn. He pondered quietly for a moment, and then asked, "What are the levels of strength of these four god kings?"
This didn't seem to be a secret. So Xiaoyaksha said without any concealment, "Ninth level, god."
Qiu Tu was surprised when he heard this, and then said, "There are gods in the "Boundless Heart Sea" now?"
Qiu Tu remembered that Xiao Yaksha told him last time that the great catastrophe of several decades had caused the death of almost all the gods.
As a result, there are still living gods now?
At this time, after hearing Qiu Tu's words, Xiao Yaksha nodded, "Of course. In that horrific disaster that year, many gods fell and were even forced to reincarnate and rebuild."
"But there are still four most powerful gods, but they were seriously injured and did not die. They are the four god kings who now divide the "Infinite Sea of ​​Hearts"."
"It can be said that it was that catastrophe that indirectly created the current political structure of "Boundless Heart Sea"."
Hearing this, Qiu Tu nodded, indicating that he understood.
He pondered for a moment, and then asked, "So, what if a new god is born, or a "god reincarnates" and reaches the ninth level again?"
Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Xiao Yaksha's eyes were firm, but he said in a coy voice, "Elector."
"Elector?" Qiu Tu was a little confused, "What do you mean?"
Xiao Yasha explained with a sweet voice, "Actually, when dividing the four major regions, the four major god kings had considered the distribution of benefits after the birth of the new gods."
"Their attitude is that as long as a god is born, he will automatically become a "candidate for god king"."
"Every 10 years, the four major kingdoms will conduct a new selection of god kings."
"Only gods who have obtained the qualification of "elector" can compete for the position of god king and become one of the rulers of the four major kingdoms."
Hearing this, Qiu Tu nodded suddenly. Such a system can indeed solve the conflict of interests between gods to a certain extent.
However, such decentralization of power is also likely to deepen the country's political divisions and plunge the country into endless internal strife.
‘Maybe. This is just a political system put on the stage to gain support from all parties?’
'After all, judging from Little Yasha's story, in the past few decades, no catastrophic creature has become a "god" and then qualified as an "elector".'
Thinking like this, Qiu Tu came to his senses, and then followed the topic and asked, "If I guess correctly, the northwest region and the southwest region actually belong to the "Western God King"?"
Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Xiao Yaksha nodded, "Yes."
"The four major kingdoms are separated from the center point of the "Boundless Heart Sea-Core Area" and spread outward in a fan shape."
"In this way, when new "edge areas" are born or swallowed up, the strength of each country will increase."
"So through the isolated mountains of the "Northwest Region", you can enter the kingdoms of the God-King of the West and the God-King of the North."
"And the catastrophic creatures in the "southwest region" passed through the isolation mountains and entered the kingdoms of the God King of the West and the God King of the South."
"What your two regions have in common is the kingdom of the Western God King."
Qiu Tu nodded slightly, finally having a simple understanding of the power distribution and political situation of "Boundless Heart Sea".
As a result, just as he was thinking this, Xiaoyaksha continued, "Actually, when you humans go to the "Boundless Heart Sea-Core Area", you usually go to the country of the Western God King."
Hearing this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but raise his head and asked curiously, "Why?"
Xiao Yasha explained, "Because, you humans actually belong to a large force in the "Boundless Heart Sea-the Kingdom of the West"."
Qiu Tu:??
Qiu Tu was a little confused when he heard Xiao Yaksha's words.
Humans belong to a large force? If they were a large force, would they be so oppressed by various evil gods?
Perhaps seeing that Qiu Tu didn't understand, Xiao Yasha said in a sweet voice, "Don't always think of the gods as a whole."
"The reason why you think that human beings are weak and always suppressed by the gods is because you regard the gods as a whole."
"But in fact, different gods belong to different forces and camps. And you are actually a race fighting all other forces in the "marginal area"!"
"That's why he seems very weak."
Qiu Tu:
Perhaps because he had never thought about this idea, Qiu Tu didn't know how to refute it for a while.
He blinked, and then he keenly noticed something was wrong.
He asked again, "But... that's not right. Your "Kirigakure Club" is obviously stronger."
"There are many masters sent by Hikaru to the "marginal area". They are obviously stronger than us humans."
After hearing Qiu Tu's words, Xiao Yaksha looked complicated.
She said, "What you said is correct. However, our "Kigakure Society" is originally the top force under the God King. Our president is also the God King's right-hand man."
"In the "Kingdom of the West", our "Kirikakukai" is one of the three superpowers. We are a real behemoth."
Speaking of this, Xiaoyaksha thought for a while and added, "Of course, in the eyes of other forces, there are four superpowers in the "Western Kingdom"."
Qiu Tu was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "The fourth one is us humans?"
Xiao Yaksha nodded seriously.
Because it's past midnight, Qiu Tu's "Order Space" has been refreshed. In addition, Qiu Tu's status has now reached the sixth level, so he can use "Order Space" on Xiao Yaksha.
Therefore, whether it was the interrogation of the previous two days or today's questioning, Qiu Tu opened the "Order Space".
He knew that Xiao Yaksha didn't lie the whole time.
In other words, human beings are actually very strong. They are even so strong that they can be ranked high in the "core area".
To be honest, this is indeed a bit beyond Qiu Tu's imagination.
But thinking about it carefully, Qiu Tu felt it was very reasonable.
After all, humans have 6 countries in the "peripheral area" with multiple sixth-level and seventh-level combatants. Then the strength in the "core area" must be stronger.
It's just that human beings are obviously the protagonists of this "world fusion" and have been suppressed and weakened by all forces. This makes it look so miserable.
Just like Xiao Yasha said, human beings are probably the fourth largest force in the "Western Kingdom" after the God King.
However, the top three forces are still working together to suppress mankind.
Moreover, don’t forget, humans are only ranked 4th in the “Western Kingdom”. In addition to the “Western Kingdom”, there are also “Northern Kingdom” and “Southern Kingdom”.
Taken together, there are countless forces that are stronger than humans. They are eyeing humans and want to join forces to eat humans.
Thinking of this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but calm down when he was still a little excited just now.
In this way, Qiu Tu and Xiao Yaksha discussed the situation of the "core area" in detail.
Under the temptation of the "Infinite Divine Crystal", I can say that I know everything and talk about it with Xiaoyaksha.
This also gave Qiu Tu a more comprehensive understanding of the "Boundless Heart Sea-Core Area".
It also gave him more confidence to go to the "core area", meet up with Zhao Ji, and work together to seize the "status of the gods"
In this way, Qiu Tu and Xiao Yaksha chatted almost the whole night.
It wasn't until dawn that Qiu Tu put Xiao Yaksha back into the money-loving wallet.
Getting up and walking to the bedside in the study room, Qiu Tu looked out the window at the rising sun with deep eyes.
His guess was indeed correct. As the "second generation god" sent from the "core area" to the "edge area", Xiaoyaksha knew too much secret information.
This is something that most ordinary gods do not have.
Moreover, during the conversation with Xiao Yaksha, Qiu Tu also discovered the information hidden in Xiao Yaksha's belly. It is like water in a sponge. If you squeeze it, there will always be information.
Qiu Tu thought that if he had time, he could pick up Xiao Yaksha's wool.
Withdrawing his gaze, Qiu Tu went downstairs to have breakfast and prepared to continue his plan.
The time Zhao Ji left for him was very tight. In one and a half months, he not only had to refine the nine areas and pry them all away, but he also had to face the pressure of the human camp and the insinuations of the people below.
If he could do it, he would refine nine more areas and then try to advance to level 7.
In addition, he also needs to make various preparations for his future departure.
And resolve the irreconcilable relationship between Shen Lingshuang and Sanctuary 3.
With this in mind, Qiu Tu finished his meal in silence, then called his secretary Tao Yaoyao and asked, "What is Speaker Shen Yuzhou doing now?"
Tao Yaoyao's ability is still very strong. After hearing Qiu Tu's question, she thought for a moment and said,
"Today's plan is for Princess Xi to entertain the envoys. They will visit the center at 10 o'clock, have a luncheon at 12 o'clock, visit the next state in the afternoon, and have a dinner at 20 o'clock in the evening."
Qiu Tu looked at the time, then nodded and said, "It's still some time before 10 o'clock."
He said, "Arrange someone to meet Shen Yuzhou. Just tell him that I have a big deal that I want to discuss with him. Let's see if he dares to take it."
Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Tao Yaoyao blinked her eyes, obviously a little confused about what kind of business Qiu Tu and Shen Yuzhou could negotiate.
But Tao Yaoyao's advantage is that she is proactive in doing things and never asks questions. Therefore, even though she was full of doubts, she quickly saluted and said, "Yes, Speaker."
Tao Yaoyao does things relatively neatly.
It only took 20 minutes in total from Qiu Tujiao to Shen Yuzhou.
Just after Qiu Tu finished his meal, Shen Yuzhou took "Zhu Wu" to the villa where Qiu Tu lived.
Maybe this night allowed Shen Yuzhou to adjust his condition completely. Or maybe he guessed Qiu Tu's purpose.
As soon as he stepped into the villa and saw Qiu Tu from a distance, Shen Yuzhou's face showed an extremely bright smile, "President Qiu~ I heard that you are planning to do a business with me?"
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