Gulman gave Li a long, hard look, then slowly nodded. "If you're willing to teach me the magic you've mastered, then I can agree to all your conditions—as long as they do not violate the principle of reviving my race!"
Li snorted. Only this time did Gulman's words carry any meaning. That nonsense he had spouted at the beginning about becoming Li's subordinate had been utterly useless.
Becoming your subordinate without saying he would obey you meant he could turn around and bite you at any time.
Li looked Gulman over from head to toe, then nodded lightly. "If that's the case, then... you must first agree to one thing."
Gulman froze for a moment. "What is it?"
"Given your current state, would going up to the world above trigger fluctuations in the plane?" Li remembered that this guy was now the sole Gaia Giant Serpent. Naturally, he would inevitably become Leviathan—and Leviathan was an existence capable of causing the entire world to tremble! Moreover, this guy had already evolved to the very limit of a Gaia Giant Serpent. If he wished, he could devour the plane's origin at any moment and transcend it.
Gulman gave a bitter laugh. "Do I even need to explain? I may have evolved to the limit of a Gaia Giant Serpent, but what use is that? Other creatures' bloodlines run through my body. Forget anything else—I can't even maintain the Gaia Giant Serpent form for long. Let alone devouring this plane, I can't activate most of a Gaia Giant Serpent's abilities. Besides, I somehow formed a mental link with you before. Once I assume my serpent form, you can easily drain away my life force. With all that considered, what do you still have to worry about?"
Li nodded lightly. "But if you transform