In the cosmic void not far from the shelter world, in the belly sac of the king worm, which was heading towards the first resource star of the insect swarm, the atmosphere fell into a mysterious stagnation for a while.

Xue Hua just said that Ta Laxia's tone seemed to be supporting Gu, but in fact, it was just a half-joking sentence, but he didn't expect that the old mage who heard his words suddenly fell silent.

“... Hello? What do you mean? What's the situation? Don't scare me! ”

An ominous premonition rose in Xue Hua's heart, and he recalled what Ta Rasha had said to him.

He once told Xue Hua in the chat that the reason why his soul can continue to exist and has not dissipated is the result of many reasons at the same time.

These reasons include the fact that he is a powerful transcendental mage and an extremely powerful spiritual entity, as well as the protective effect of the Heradic cube as a shelter, but the most important reason is that his body is still "alive" in some way.

Although this body is actually owned by Baal, one of the three demon gods of hell and Ta Rasha's nemesis, it has even used the evil power of hell to demonize the body of this human genius mage.

But I don't know if it's because he wants to humiliate Ta Lascha or because he thinks his body is really useful and doesn't want to change it, anyway, Baal has been wearing Ta Lasha's body outside the market.

If it was meant to humiliate Ta Rasha, then it must be admitted that it did, and it was done quite well.

But it also helped to preserve Ta Rasha's soul.

There is always a mysterious connection between a person's soul and their body, and this is especially true of the transcendent.

The transcendents have experienced the transformation of their bodies into source energy, and their bodies are no longer the flesh and blood of ordinary mortals, but more like bodies reconstructed from pure source energy.

This makes their spiritual entities, that is, souls, more closely synchronized with their own bodies, and even if they are separated by thousands of miles, one can perceive the existence of the other.

The spiritual entity exists in dependence on the presence of the body, which is the vehicle of the soul.

For the transcendents, no matter where their bodies are, as long as they are not completely destroyed and their souls are not destroyed, they can continue to live in this state.

With the right help, the souls of these transcendents can live as long as any other normal transcendent, just without the ability to wield any power.

So theoretically, as long as Baal doesn't die or suddenly wants to reconstruct a new body on a whim, then Ta Rasha won't die.

But in terms of the current situation in Chaos Purgatory......

Thinking of this, Xue Hua instantly understood the reason why the old mage was silent and the true intention behind what he had just said.

That's not some kind of old people's worrying nonsense, but a real "orphan"!

Ta Lasha and Bar are now grasshoppers on the same rope, the difference is that whether Ta Lasha dies or not will not have any effect on Bar at all, but if Bar dies, Ta Lasha will be buried with him!

This is completely equivalent to a unilateral life-sharing contract, except that even Barr himself may not know that his life and death will be linked to his former mortal enemy.

Thinking of this, Xue Hua's eyes suddenly became serious when he looked at the old mage, and noticing the change in his demeanor, Ta Laxia suddenly burst into a hearty laugh.

"Hahahaha! You kid, what are you doing with a bitter face, do you think you lost the deal you just made with me? I'm sorry to tell you, but I can't return or exchange once it's sold! ”

"......" Xue Hua didn't answer his words, he knew that this old guy was trying to gag and fool this matter.

“... Uh, don't stare at me like that... The hairs on my back stand upside down, you guy, I don't like men! ”

Ta Laxia still didn't respond to Xue Hua's serious eyes, but only used more explicit and vulgar jokes to try to bring the problem back to himself.

But Xue Hua still stared at him without saying a word, no matter how much he spewed feces in his mouth, he couldn't shake his determination to ask for an answer.

In the end, the old mage, who couldn't stand Xue Hua's eyes, had to sigh and shake his head gently.

"Alas... You little fellow, you are really obsessed with these things, and my old man is just a little flawed in his expression and tone, and he is caught by you......

Okay, now that the deal between us is done, let's stop it for today, I'll ...... first."

"If you dare to run now, I'll ask Lord Akara to help me deliver the real Heradic Cube, that's what I found, I guess it shouldn't matter if I borrowed it for a month or two."

Xue Hua's tone was light, but his expression was full of unwaveringness.

This convinced Ta' Lasha that he was absolutely doing what he said.

“... You little bastard, sometimes it's really annoying......"

"Tell you the truth, what would you do if Barr was killed by Mephisto?"

"What else? Die? Ha! Do you think I'm alive like this now?! ”

It seemed that Xue Hua's question had stepped on his sore feet, and Ta Laxia's expression suddenly became excited.

"I should have died a long time ago! The moment he failed to stop Barr, he was already dying! Now that bastard is making waves outside against me, and I'm so shrunk in a goddamn little box that I can't show my head! So if you count alive! Then I've lived enough! ”

The old mage rarely burst out with a series of foul words, and the pain and self-blame in his tone made Xue Hua instantly understand why this seemingly old guy was called a "hero" by the people of the whole shelter.

He's not the kind of guy who likes to put lofty words like "save the world" on his lips, but everything he does is really defending the world he loves.

"But you know, it's not ......" Xue Hua tried his best to defuse the self-blame in Ta Rasha's heart, but before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted very rudely.

"Not what? It's not my fault?! Barr! Diablo! The two demon gods are attacking inside and outside, and it's normal that I can't resist it alone? ”

"Huh!" Ta Lasha let out a disdainful sneer: "You dare to comfort me with such excuses, but do you dare to say it again to the victims and their families who died because of Baal's escape from the seal?!" ”

"......" Xue Hua was speechless, not knowing what to say.

He was not a native of the sanctuary world, and he really couldn't really understand the pain in the old mage's heart.

But if there is such a heinous and vicious guy on earth who escapes from prison under his care and goes to be the culprit, I am afraid it will be difficult for him to forgive himself so easily.

No matter how much the situation could have been avoided.