Looking at the Golden Scorpion King, Lin Qi said in a deep voice, "Want to take a gamble? Come with me. I'll satisfy that bottomless appetite of yours and give you all the good things you want to eat—dragon meat, for example. Then I'll help heal your wounds! Most importantly, my intelligence is far greater than those companions of yours. You won't have to worry about me causing you trouble!"
After hesitating for a long while, the Golden Scorpion King stared fixedly at Lin Qi. "I want to kill the God of War!"
Lin Qi smiled and pointed at Abili, who lay on the ground like a corpse. "Look, I already hold a god's life and death in my hands!"
The Golden Scorpion King cast Abili a startled glance. With his somewhat shriveled brain, if Lin Qi had not pointed her out, he would never have noticed Abili at all! He let out a heavy, scorching breath and said in a deep voice, "Then I'll come with you! But you have to swear that you'll help me kill the God of War!"
Lin Qi looked seriously at the Golden Scorpion King. "Of course. I swear it! But I hope you understand one thing: if we are to fight the God of War, how am I supposed to trust that you are not a planted spy deliberately sent by him?"
The Golden Scorpion King shrieked furiously, and his cry reduced all the dense forest within a thousand miles to ash.
Waving his two enormous pincers in rage, the Golden Scorpion King snapped, "Would I ever be his lackey? You are insulting me!"
Lin Qi watched the Golden Scorpion King expressionlessly. "Sign a soul contract, Golden Scorpion King! Become someone I can trust completely. Otherwise, I cannot possibly keep you by my