Tang Ling's attitude obviously did not satisfy the head phantom, but since he is an intelligent creature, he naturally knows how to weigh things. In this case, there is no need to worry about the details for the time being.
Ignoring Tang Ling's words, the shadow of his head turned a few times and appeared below his heart, looking directly at Tang Ling, less than two meters away from Tang Ling.
"The form of life." When it opened its mouth, it said: "What do you think the form of life is?"
Tang Ling was stunned. He was still a teenager. Even though he had experienced so much from the age of 15 to 16, this was indeed not a question he would think about.
So when faced with the problem of the phantom of the head, Tang Ling shook his head in a daze.
"Yes, there is no point in discussing this with you. You are still very far away from the realm where you can discuss it with me."
"But you have to remember, whether it is human beings or other creatures, after opening the shackles of evolution, the form of life will change. The stronger you become, the greater the change will be, until in the end I will also be confused as to what state I am living in." The tone of the head phantom was a bit sad.
"So" Tang Ling said.
"So look at me? Don't you understand?" An extremely human expression appeared on the face of the phantom head again, which was clearly a joke.
Tang Ling originally didn't quite understand what the phantom of the head wanted to express. But seeing this human expression, Tang Ling suddenly understood: "So, no matter what life form, there is always a desire for survival?"
This time, the phantom of the head was slightly stunned. After being silent for a second, it seemed to say with some emotion: "Sure enough, human beings' advantages in intelligence are worth being jealous of."
"You are right, you can't get rid of the desire for survival. Just like me, I have existed in this form for decades and I am still struggling."
"But this kind of struggle is almost useless. The principles in the world are the same. If you want to rebuild, you must destroy. If you want to regenerate, you must die. Do you understand the deal between me and you now?" The phantom head seemed to be interested in it. Tang Ling's intelligence was full of interest and he deliberately asked again.
"You want to give up this state of existence and be reborn. Your rebirth needs my help." After saying this, Tang Ling would be a fool if he didn't understand.
"Hmm." The phantom head didn't mean to deny it at all, but after Tang Ling answered, it just looked at Tang Ling, waiting for Tang Ling to continue.
"Although I don't know how I can help you be reborn. But judging from what you mean, after I promise to help you, you will give your body to me. This is the biggest benefit. However, the price I need to pay What is it?" Tang Ling continued speaking directly. There was no need to hide it at this time.
"Look, I've told you the essential part of the transaction. Now all you need to do is the conditions. You can decide for yourself whether to agree." As he spoke, the shadow of the head floated up again and returned to the area around the heart.
Its eyes were full of inexplicable meaning, and it looked deeply into the heart: "In the heart, there is a crystal of my life. In it, my memories, experiences, secrets, and most importantly, the rest are condensed. Not much original power.”
"This crystallization of life is also called the seed of rebirth. My conditions are very simple. I want to plant the seed of rebirth in your body, and you will be reborn."
"To a certain extent, you will become symbiotic with me. But before that, life still belongs entirely to you. Don't you think this is good?" The head phantom finally put forward its own conditions at this time.
"Hahahaha." After Tang Ling heard this, he didn't even argue and laughed sarcastically.
"Why are you laughing? Don't you think that being me should be your pride?! Rather than saying that I have replaced you, it is better to say that we have become a form of symbiosis, and your own memory will not disappear. This is a strong line. It is a path that no one will resist. You should definitely believe that if the person standing in front of me is a fifth-level Ziyue warrior, he will definitely agree without hesitation." The head phantom said arrogantly.
But Tang Ling didn't seem to hear it and still smiled sarcastically, as if it was the funniest joke in the world.
"What are you laughing at?" The head phantom was a little angry. It stared at Tang Ling hatefully and said, "The benefits of this are far more than this. When you encounter danger, the energy attached to this crystal will It will save your life. Besides, this is a long process that takes decades or even hundreds of years. Don’t you think that’s the end of your lifespan as a human being?”
At this time, Tang Ling was almost smiling. He said calmly: "First, there is already a symbiotic war species in my heart. Apart from it, I have no intention of carrying any other symbionts. ”
"Second, it sounds very beautiful. But in fact, once your life crystal is completely restored in my body, then everything should be based on your will, right? What if I retain my memory? ? But my body no longer obeys my will."
"Mr. Skull, I said that I would rather give up my life than the freedom of life. If you are not willing to lower the terms or make some changes in this deal, there is no need to propose it." Tang Ling said very calmly. He looked at the phantom of the head.
"Mr. Skull?" The Skull Shadow didn't expect Tang Ling to call it that. It was obvious that Tang Ling had already made the decision to die, and it didn't matter how he would anger it
"Yes, Mr. Skull." Tang Ling said with a mocking smile, "Actually, with your ability, you don't have to tolerate me and talk to me so much."
"I think the reason why this is the case is that there is something about me that attracts you. And there is something difficult about you that makes you have to talk nonsense with me."
"Instead of this, why don't we openly and honestly discuss a method that is acceptable to everyone? Apart from this option, the only choice is to kill me. I believe that this is also a lose-lose method."
"What do you think? Mr. Skull?" The smile on Tang Ling's face became increasingly calm at the end, but on the contrary, this time his tone became full of temptation.
The eyes of the head phantom became cold again, but it did not suddenly become angry like the previous two times. Instead, it looked at Tang Ling repeatedly with cold eyes.
Tang Ling was not afraid of its eyes at all, but looked directly at the phantom of the head, and then said word by word: "Am I a human after all? Do you really think this is the best choice?"
This sentence seemed to move the head phantom, and it said in a low voice: "The human body is indeed not the best choice."
"What's the best choice? How about I help you find it?" Tang Ling squinted his eyes and looked at the phantom of the head, which was very similar to the expression when the phantom of the head narrowed its eyes and looked at him.
"Hahaha, it's up to you?" The phantom head suddenly laughed contemptuously, and then said: "You start trying to convince me, seduce me, and then"
Its voice suddenly became louder: "Threaten me?"
The last three 'threatening me' sounds were almost like roars, and the whole pool of blood rolled.
But Tang Ling had completely relaxed. He shook his head and said, "No, no, no. This is negotiation? Do you understand? Mr. Skull, with your wisdom, do you think that any transaction does not require negotiation? I believe that too. , If you could use force, you would have used force long ago. After all, this world has long been the law of the jungle. If it were me, I would not waste my words if I could use force."
"Hehehe, negotiation?" A sarcastic smile appeared on the face of the phantom head.
"I know my level is far from yours. But because I have to trade, you might as well treat me as an equal. One of the secrets of a big businessman who knows how to do business is to treat every trading partner equally, so that he can get the best results. The result." Tang Ling also had a smile on his face. As he spoke, he licked the blood from his nose, which was really affecting his speech.
"Okay, we can talk." I don't know which of Tang Ling's words touched the phantom of the head, and it suddenly relaxed.
"However, if you make me dissatisfied at all during the negotiation, I will still kill you. Don't think that you really threaten me and devour you. I can still struggle for a while. I still have Time to wait." The head phantom did not forget to threaten Tang Ling at the end. It was probably because of Tang Ling's threat that he felt unhappy.
"Can you untie me? Anyway, I can't escape." Tang Ling took the opportunity to make a request.
"Are you sure?" The head phantom seemed to find Tang Ling's request a bit ridiculous.
"Of course I'm sure." Tang Ling felt baffled.
"Okay then, as you wish." As soon as the phantom's head finished speaking, the power restraining Tang Ling disappeared without a trace.
Tang Ling's whole body was forcibly restrained by this force, and he stood in front of his heart in a standing posture.
As soon as the power faded away, Tang Ling's torn muscles and cracked bones immediately showed the consequences of his injuries. He let out a low groan and immediately fell on his back, lying heavily on the rock pipe. superior.
"Hahahahaha, is this how you negotiate with your transaction partner?" The head phantom seemed to be very happy, bursting into laughter.
Tang Ling cursed in his heart. Things like the magnanimity of those in power are always deceptive. On the contrary, after staying in power for a long time, all you get is awe, and you will become more stingy, right
But just keep these thoughts in your mind. Tang Ling had no intention of speaking out. He just said directly: "There is a group of starlight ghost fish outside."
"I know." The head phantom replied directly. Although its life had reached the point where it was exhausted, it still knew what was happening around it.
"Why are they chasing you?" Tang Ling asked this question directly.
"Why should I answer you? I remember that I only agreed to discuss the deal with you." The head phantom was a little annoyed.
"No, this is a very important point in our trade negotiations. I need your answer." Tang Ling was very serious.
The phantom head was silent for a while, and for some unknown reason, he still answered: "Actually, the reason why there are starlight ghost fish in this sea is because of my existence. They will appear in this sea every once in a while, just to Find me."
Tang Ling listened silently, but was thinking carefully in his mind.
When did promotion resources become available in this sea area? It seems that there is really no specific answer, and it has always been assumed that it has existed since the Ziyue era.
But there is no authoritative statement that this is the case
Unexpectedly, I accidentally broke into this strange island and could hear such secrets
"At the beginning, I still had enough power left. So, they couldn't find my whereabouts at all."
"But as time goes by, my power is getting weaker and weaker. There is no mysterious place here for me to recover like in the legend. But now, even if that mysterious place exists, even if I find it There is no hope of recovery.”
"Relatively, my power becomes weaker. I am less and less able to hide myself! So, most of the time, I float in this sea in the form of an island. Only in May every year, I will draw out part of my power. , let yourself hide again.”
"But now, you have seen it. I couldn't hide myself even in May. Not only was there no way to hide it, but even the breath of life crystals was leaked. It is natural for them to follow me."
"I might as well tell you another secret. Originally, the Starlight Nether Fish School would only appear in May, because after May, they had to dive into a mysterious deep sea area, which is closely related to their evolution. But this time, they will not They will go, they are waiting for my complete death, and then they can devour me and my life crystal." As he said this, the head shadow seemed to be filled with anger, so much so that the eyes it looked at Tang Ling became particularly special. He became unfriendly: "Now, have I answered in enough detail?"
"Very detailed. It shows your eagerness. This is the sincerity of a trader." Tang Ling affirmed without hesitation.
Then he took a deep breath, looked at the shadow of his head and said, "How about using the Starlight Nether Fish as your rebirth carrier?"
"Are you kidding me?" The phantom of the head suddenly burst out with huge murderous intent.
"So, what about the Moonlight Netherfish? Or even the Sunlight Netherfish? You don't know that their mature bodies are the Starlight Sun-Moon Jiao, right? Compared to a human like me, isn't the Starlight Sun-Moon Jiao better?" Tang Ling had no idea at all. Afraid of the murderous aura of the phantom of the head, he suddenly made such a suggestion.
"Interesting, don't you think that I can't think of the things you can think of?" The tone of the phantom's head was full of humor: "It's true that the ignorant are fearless."
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