Xu Ying stubbornly opened his eyes, indicating that he was unwilling to close them.
The Black Coffin raised another chain, planning to stab his eyes open and make him close them.
Xu Ying hurriedly stopped it and said, "Master Coffin, the reason you chose me—could it be that you saw my future as an expanse of fog, that no one else could calculate my movements, and even the Chaos Bell couldn't find me?"
The Black Coffin did not answer.
Xu Ying coaxed patiently, "Master Coffin should know that everything in this world comes with a marked price. I'm no exception. If Master Coffin uses me to evade the Chaos Bell and the Primordial Immortal Dynasty, you'll have to pay a price."
Chains flew out of the Black Coffin like writhing tentacles, baring their fangs and brandishing their claws. One chain wrapped around Xu Ying's neck, as if threatening to hang him to death if he refused to behave.
Xu Ying sneered. "If I die, can you evade the machinations at the end of the Karma Great Dao? Can you escape the Chaos Bell's pursuit? Can you escape the Primordial Immortal Dynasty's control? But don't worry. Since we're partners, I definitely won't ask for an exorbitant price. I'm very cheap."
The Black Coffin hesitated. Feeling that Xu Ying was a good person, it loosened the chain around his neck.
Xu Ying rubbed his neck and said, "I'll take you away and help you evade the pursuit of the Chaos Bell and the Primordial Immortal Dynasty. I'm not greedy, either. I only want you to..."
He hesitated, his flesh aching so badly that the skin on his face trembled, and even his voice cracked. Gritting his teeth, he said, "I only want eighty percent of your Primordial Beginning Dao Qi!"
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