This...... This...... What is it! Demons?

Looking at the approaching fantasy creature, Hou Ping suddenly recognized the right hand with jet-black claws.

Isn't that my own hand in a dream? What the hell is going on!

"Confused? Do you think it's incredible to be a materialist? Then you might as well think of us as high-level creatures who have trained themselves to the limit, and don't some of you are working in this direction? ”

The other party seemed to know Hou Ping's thoughts very well, and looked at him very calmly, his cold eyes were full of disdain for him, as if he was looking down on an insignificant ant:

"Let's make a deal—I'll give you the power you crave."

"I don't need that kind of power!"

"No, you need! If you don't have a strong thirst in your heart, I can't be at all. ”

was slapped in the face by the other party on the spot, Hou Ping couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed and uneasy about being spied on, but he immediately adjusted his mentality:

"And what do you want me to get in exchange for you? Soul? ”

There is no love in the world for no reason, and there can be no good thing in the sky that suddenly drops a pie, especially when dealing with dangerous creatures like demons, you must keep calm.

"Snort~"

The strange creature suddenly let out a scornful sneer:

"Please don't use your own bizarre worldview to figure out my intentions, okay? Soul? Hahaha, laugh at me, how did you inherit it? How could such ridiculous words be uttered! ”

Hou Ping was stunned by the creature opposite, isn't the other side the legendary demon? Isn't it for pleasure to collect the souls of men? Could it be that their perception is skewed?

"Huh? Well, oh, I see......"

When Hou Ping was thinking about how to explain so as not to anger the other party, the demon on the opposite side had a thoughtful look, Hou Ping simply shut up and waited for the other party to send the next round of negotiations, since it would appear at the request of his own wishes, then he must have something to use it, Hou Ping had made up his mind that he must take advantage of this opportunity.

As for what misfortune will happen to him after signing a contract with the demon - isn't he already living in hell now? What else is there to be afraid of?

"I searched your memories and found that your knowledge of us was sparse and distorted. Maybe it's some irregular operations of my kind that give you room for imagination, but we're not as bad as you think. As you can realize, it is not untrue that the price of a contract with us is your soul - you have no potential to drive the origin of the world, and if you suddenly come into contact with forces that exceed the limits of your acceptance, there is a high chance that you will be assimilated by them in turn. You must know that you do like to take risks, and you always like to overestimate your own tolerance, which makes us have to carry the black pot for a lot of time."

The awe-inspiring creature shook its jet-black nails happily after grumbling, tapped the back of its fingers a few times, and then spoke again:

"I'm amazed at how many billions of years have changed! Unexpectedly, the will of the world did not favor them either...... Well, I decided! I give you the power to live forever in this world in the form of my vehicle! I wonder who will have the last laugh in this place of divine sleep! ”

"It's so awesome to say, in the end, it's not up to me to communicate and influence the world"

"Ga ......"

Hou Ping's point-blank words brought the self-intoxication on the other side to an abrupt halt, and the 'demon' widened his two bull eyes, and two thick flames erupted from his huge nose, looking annoyed and angry.

"Damn inferior creatures!"

"I am human! It's not a low creature! You insulted me, you have to apologize to me! ”

Hou Ping refused to back down a step, he had to test the other party's bottom line first, if he just escaped from a wolf's den into a tiger's den, don't struggle like this!

At least Hou Ping must confirm his weight in the other party's heart in this cooperation, and ensure that his next actions will not hurt his family outside.

"Is there something wrong? We are the first generation of creatures made by the gods themselves, who have been active on this planet since the beginning of eternity, walking in lava, frolicking among electric snakes and thunderstorms, and breathing freely in the diffuse, hot miasma; And you're a shoddy product that smells like that reptile, so fragile that you almost shatter at the slightest touch! ”

Hou Ping felt that his head hurt when he heard this, and the other party used the asymmetry of knowledge to put him at a disadvantage that he couldn't fight back. God? First-generation creatures? Hou Ping didn't know what to say about these things that came out of the other party's mouth, but Hou Ping had some guesses about the reptilian creature that the demonic creature in front of him said, combined with the situation in his last dream, Hou Ping thought that what it was talking about was the Nuwa in human legends, which just explained why they were labeled evil heretics.

It may be that in an ancient war, Nuwa's side won the final victory, so that mankind could appear smoothly in the years to come, and for the enemies of their creator, human beings naturally did not praise their merits.

But this did not prevent Hou Ping from asking them for help, and the enemies of the past may not be tomorrow's friends, and the history of mankind is a good illustration of this. For an extremely utilitarian race, profit is the norm for all actions, the so-called moral standard is a very abstract thing, and most of the time she is a little girl who is dressed up.

It's like this research base, engaged in obviously inhuman research, and some experimental projects are so cruel that even demons have to bow down. But many years from now, they will likely be celebrated as pioneers of the new age!

And countless vain test subjects like themselves are taken as a natural sacrifice, and may even be used to discredit them and give them a heinous experience. In this way, those with vested interests can loudly praise the 'heroes' who caused all this, and enjoy the results of research extracted from countless flesh and blood with peace of mind.

But everyone should be equal! No one has the right to sacrifice others against their will in exchange for their own interests, that is betrayal! It's betrayal! It's an act that he Hou Ping will never approve!

"Okay, let's put aside each other's preconceptions and talk about something practical"

Hou Ping stopped the meaningless dispute and asked the question he was most concerned about:

"What would become of me if I accepted your powers?"

"Vehicles! Didn't you already say that you will become a vehicle carrying my soul stone?"

Did you say that? What the hell is being a vehicle?

Seeing the confusion on Hou Ping's face, the demon patted his head:

"Damn, how did I forget you were an idiot......"

You're an idiot! Your whole family is idiots!

Wait, am I blasphemy when I say that......

The demon didn't care about the entanglement in Hou Ping's heart, and then shook his head and said:

"Let's put it this way, I was defeated for some reason hundreds of millions of years ago, and I was banished from this world, leaving only a soul stone containing my origin information, and relying on it to connect with this world."

"Banishment?"

"It's the kind that completely destroys the material plane, leaving no dross"

"Oh, it's dead, isn't it?"

“……”

The demon glared at Hou Ping in displeasure:

"It's so superficial! It's all said to be banishment! We are immortal! Even if it is erased from its existence in this world, it will leave its own unique spiritual imprint. ”

"Then why don't they destroy your Soul Stones?"

"Soul backup is a means of insurance reserved by the gods when they created us, so that we will not be lost in the Source due to unexpected circumstances, do you think they don't want to destroy it? Actually, no! This is class oppression! ”

Does this mean that they belong to immortal creatures? Hou Ping was intrigued:

"Then how can you lose?"

"Immortality does not mean that you can fight all the time!"

The demon glanced at Hou Ping angrily, and then said:

"Although we are immortal and physically strong, it takes a lot of energy to do anything...... Got it? ”

It turned out that it had somehow isolated the way for their soul stones to contact energy like using a lead box to isolate nuclear radiation, so it would not have a trace of news for hundreds of millions of years until it saw the light of day again in itself.

"Remember, my name is Diablo, the Master of the Flames, the Vanguard of the Desolate Souls. Boy, I'm looking forward to seeing what you do! ”

Diablo's final admonition arrived at the same time with a sharp pain, and Hou Ping's consciousness fell into a coma almost immediately.

——————

The fourth floor of the base, the main control room of the research institute.

"Director, Director! The spirit of ZS1066 has begun to be active, and the peak of fluctuations is constantly climbing! ”

A researcher operating some kind of instrument in the main control room suddenly began to shout excitedly.

Hearing such good news again after a few years, the woman who was called the director also showed a smile on her face:

"Pay close attention to any data fluctuations at ZS1066 points, and report any changes immediately! Also, ask the ambulance team to prepare hormones and use them as soon as you have a condition! This time we must succeed! ”

Remembering the failure of the last time, the director hesitated for a moment and then said:

"Even if it fails again this time, we must find the reason for the failure of fusion!"

Then, the fierce battle began, and the entire research institute was like a great enemy, staring at the dashboard in front of them for fear of making a mistake.

Several medical staff appeared in the room where Hou Ping was held, and they put the unconscious Hou Ping into a culture tank, connected various infusion tubes to the arteries of his body, and pasted large and small electrodes on him, and then filled the culture tank with nutrient solution to submerge Hou Ping into it.

After the medical staff had done all this, a group of researchers came in Hou Ping's room, and they sat down at their respective jobs within ten seconds, fiddling with the various instruments in the room. The director stared nervously at the surveillance footage hanging on the wall of the main control room from all angles.

Hou Ping's mental data continued to climb, and finally his value exceeded the measurement range of the instrument, and the measuring instrument continued to be overloaded with green smoke after a long whistle of "drip~".