"I can't call them over. If they come, the Star God won't belong to me anymore."
Chthon thought for a moment and shook his head. In truth, that was not the real reason. The real reason was that giving up so easily would arouse the Tree of Time's suspicions.
Although Chthon did not think much of the Tree of Time, it was, after all, the Oracle and the Thinker. If he exposed a major flaw, there was no way the Tree of Time would fail to notice it.
Chthon was greedy, and he was determined to obtain the Compound V Big Tree. Why would he give up the Star God so easily?
If his guess was correct, Chthon definitely had another way to obtain the Compound V Big Tree, which was why he could give up the Star God so readily. That method must have involved tampering with the previous summoning. After all, that was their only contact with Chthon.
This was a perfectly sound line of reasoning. If Chthon gave up the Star God, the Tree of Time would definitely notice something.
Therefore, Chthon could not give up—or rather, he could not give up too easily. He had to wait until he was on the verge of death before giving up. Only then could he fool the Tree of Time and allow the Curse to continue lurking, hiding, and infiltrating.
Once the Curse successfully infiltrated and fully activated, the five Compound V Big Trees would become Chthon's possessions. Compared to that, a clone, though valuable, was still far less important.
Besides, although the Star God had been somewhat unexpected, it was still far too early for him to kill Chthon.
"Chthon, your greed will kill you sooner or later."
Upon hearing Chthon's answer, Death could not help but curse.