I Don't Agree to the Terms-Chapter 1030 - 541: More Money? No Way, That’s Not Enough

Gu Shanhai flicked his long sleeve, and all the panicked ghostly creatures were engulfed within it, leaving them for experimentation.

Anyway, once inside his sleeve universe, it was as good as being dead.

As the ghostly creatures were instantly cleared away, the entire sanctuary seemed to realize it couldn't leave and decided to fight Gu Shanhai to the death.

An invisible frequency kept oscillating, and spatial rifts began to appear around.

Seeing this, Gu Shanhai knew the opponent was charging up for a big attack, so he waved his hand and smoothed out all the spatial rifts.

He could sense a brief pause in the ghostly sanctuary, like it was feeling a bit annoyed.

"Just learned this recently and my hands were itching for a try." Gu Shanhai smiled, this being a minor trick derived from his learning of "When Space No Longer Rests," not considered a major power.

As long as he mastered the knowledge, any derived technique was no problem for Gu Shanhai.

Now Gu Shanhai was curious whether his interruption of their big attack had left any other contingencies.

If not, he was ready to strip the place bare.

Theoretically, there shouldn't be any, since the real boss of the city was the grey mist, and the sanctuary was more like a parasite on it.

As for calling the grey mist to save the ghostly sanctuary...

Gu Shanhai glanced at the fierce battle between Shura and a great heavenly entity, shaking the ground.

The coordinated use of magical treasures left the grey mist with little room to resist, making defeat just a matter of time.

It couldn't even save itself, let alone the ghostly sanctuary.

With Shura's combat abilities, text-based reminders, and powerful magical artifacts at hand, losing was simply not an option.

The Corpse King? That's just an extra.

If that Corpse King foolishly came looking for Gu Shanhai, it would be a mere sleeve's problem.

The ghostly sanctuary seemed to have realized this problem and did not seek help.

"You're not human." A voice came through as the ghostly sanctuary began to collapse, turning into a vast light and shadow figure.

The light and shadow had no actual form or substance.

This was the true appearance of the ghostly sanctuary.

However, the controller was not the sanctuary itself but a projection of the will from the All Ghosts Survival Platform or the Ghost World.

"You've figured it out?" Gu Shanhai raised an eyebrow, acknowledging the accurate observation.

"Whatever reward the human world gave you, I can pay tenfold," the light and shadow remarked calmly.

From its perspective, such existences wouldn't act based on likes or dislikes, only profit would move them.

"I'd love to accept, but I'm afraid I won't live long enough to receive it." Gu Shanhai thought of jokingly asking for more money, but worried that he might not survive to get it.

If it were merely two worlds fighting, Gu Shanhai might not mind switching sides, but clearly this time was different; someone was supporting the human world from behind, complicating alliances.

"You seem to know something. Just say the word, and I can reward you satisfactorily." The light and shadow didn't further persuade Gu Shanhai to help, already seeing from his words that it wasn't possible, instead becoming more interested in the information Gu Shanhai hinted at.

The light and shadow here was just a projection or an avatar, and losing it would affect the human invasion process, which couldn't be saved from the Ghost World; using this as a chance to investigate seemed better.

After all, the human world was strong, but usually defensive against Ghost World invasions; their sudden aggressive stance defied logic.

"No, not going to happen, why would I tell you anything?"

"There's no benefit, and even if there was, I wouldn't dare take it. I could end up in serious trouble over such a trivial matter."

Gu Shanhai unhesitatingly refused; the Ghost World wasn't substantial enough to offer anything worthwhile.

Moreover, this entity wasn't trustworthy, likely looking for a scheme to harm him.

They weren't familiar, so what if the other party tries some trickery?

"It seems you're determined to oppose me, young one." The light and shadow's tone was unchanged, but it implied a threat that he was doomed.

"Ah this... threatening me for not cooperating, that's illegal," Gu Shanhai retorted, challenging them to make a move.

But as a civilized person, such remarks were better left unsaid to maintain his image.

"I know what you're after, so let's end this." The light and shadow spoke directly, exploding with an extremely unstable strong glow from within.

Gu Shanhai naturally understood the intent, having reached this point, unable to win or escape, the best solution was self-destruction.

The body being destroyed wasn't the real one, so it didn't matter.

As for the Corpse King, grey mist, or the sanctuary itself, to the light and shadow, they were merely tools.

Even if lost, it wasn't hard to recreate with technology, having leeched human resources over the years, resources weren't an issue.

Failure was no novelty for the All Ghosts Survival Platform and the Ghost World, experiences constantly accumulated through failures.

"Look at that, blowing up over a disagreement."

"Life should be cherished."

Gu Shanhai pressed down the light and shadow, instantly calming its instability.

He'd already seen through its plans with celestial foresight techniques, continuing the banter leisurely while setting up a spatial blockade to prevent escape under the guise of self-destruction.

Gu Shanhai wasn't naive.

This so-called self-destruction posed little threat to him.

If the real body came, there'd be a slight chance of failing to stop the self-destruct, but as a mere avatar, failing to control it would mean he wasted his years of expertise.

The light and shadow remained unresponsive, likely designed to prevent Gu Shanhai from extracting information post-activation.

Gu Shanhai didn't mind at all.

He never aimed for such information, capable of deducing techniques independently, verifying any obtained from memories multiple times to avoid being tricked.

He casually stuffed the light and shadow into his sleeve for research.

A quick glance showed it resembled three previous energies he absorbed, which were structural pillars, while this sanctuary was like a load-bearing wall.

Meaning the city was supported by these pillars and walls, like a server.

Now without them, the consequences were evident.

"Wonder if they can finish the fight before the city collapses?" Gu Shanhai mused at the battle, feeling a bit helpless.

The sanctuary was in his hands, but the All Ghosts Survival Platform wasn't helpless; it planned mutual destruction.

Not only was this city collapsing, but any ghost strongholds in the human world were dissolving, abandoning secret invasions, waiting for Gu Shanhai to leave.

The Ghost World could wait patiently, time enough for Gu Shanhai to depart.

Avoidance was possible when confrontation wasn't.

"It's a shame, upsetting the wrong person means retraction is impossible without consequences."