Information Asymmetry and Empty Promises

"I would like to ask you to help me deal with someone," Mu Feng stated his purpose directly.

Bi Ji was slightly surprised by Mu Feng's answer. Di Qiuli had only told her that Mu Feng wanted to meet her, so Bi Ji had assumed it was Long Xiaoyao's intention.

Not seeing Long Xiaoyao after arriving here had already been beyond Bi Ji's expectations, and Mu Feng's words left her even more stunned.

Bi Ji asked, "Why come to me? There should be more suitable candidates for you."

Mu Feng said, "Don't you want to know who I intend to deal with?"

"Who is it?"

"A Soul Douluo sent by the Holy Spirit Cult to the Star Dou Great Forest."

Bi Ji's delicate brows furrowed slightly. She knew of the Holy Spirit Cult's rotten reputation. Even as a soul beast, Bi Ji found those evil Soul Masters deeply distasteful.

Bi Ji asked, "How did you learn of this?"

Mu Feng replied calmly, "Because I am the Holy Spirit Cult's Holy Son."

"You!" Even Bi Ji was shocked beyond measure by those words. She shook her head, disbelief in her voice. "A Soul Master with a Six-Winged Angel martial soul is the Holy Spirit Cult's Holy Son?"

Bi Ji's gaze gradually turned solemn. "Are you making a fool of me?"

Mu Feng said nothing. He took out a token representing his status as Holy Son from his storage ring.

Bi Ji accepted the token. The evil, powerful aura it carried was absolutely not something a four-ring Soul Ancestor could replicate.

She returned the token to Mu Feng, processing the information she had just received.

The Holy Spirit Cult's Holy Son was asking a ferocious beast to kill one of his own Soul Douluo powerhouses?

It was simply unbelievable, yet it was happening right before her eyes.

Bi Ji asked, "Then what about His Excellency the Dragon Emperor Douluo?"

Mu Feng merely nodded and revealed no further information.

Mu Feng did not follow up on Bi Ji's topic. Instead, he abruptly changed the subject and asked a completely unrelated question. "Senior Bi Ji, do you believe I can become a god?"

Become a god? Since the first generation of Shrek's Seven Monsters ten thousand years ago, no one had managed such a feat. It could be said to be the ultimate aspiration of every Super Douluo.

Yet it had come from the mouth of an eleven-year-old four-ring Soul Ancestor. Under any circumstances, people would be shocked by the astonishing talent of an eleven-year-old Soul Ancestor, while also mocking his absurd lack of self-awareness.

Seeing Mu Feng's serious expression, Bi Ji knew the boy was not joking.

Bi Ji remained silent. She knew how difficult becoming a god truly was, but she had also personally witnessed the strange qualities of the boy before her.

Mu Feng did not stop because of Bi Ji's silence. Instead, he began recounting the entire process through which he had discovered Faith Power, naturally concealing Electrolux's existence.

To perfect this story, Mu Feng had spent a great deal of effort along the way filling in the plot holes caused by omitting everything related to Electrolux.

The nearly flawless story, half true and half false, quickly made Bi Ji accept Mu Feng's explanation.

She also understood why Mu Feng wanted to eliminate that Soul Douluo. His unchecked expansion and indiscriminate recruitment of Soul Masters had nearly destroyed the faith anchors of Mu Feng's Angel Holy Church.

Now that she knew Faith Power existed within Mu Feng, Bi Ji could already be certain that across all of Douluo Continent, the Soul Master with the greatest hope of ascending to Divinity was the eleven-year-old boy before her.

However, Bi Ji had not been overwhelmed by shock. She slowly asked, "Why should I help you?"

Mu Feng pressed his lips together and hesitated for a moment before speaking. "Because I can bring soul beasts a better future."

Bi Ji's expression stiffened. Once she recovered, she scrutinized the little fellow before her with an entirely new gaze.

Mu Feng continued, "Given humanity's rate of growth, several dozen Title Douluo-level powerhouses will emerge within a hundred years. Every time humans obtain a soul ring, the number of high-level soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest decreases accordingly."

"Especially soul beasts older than a hundred thousand years. The time they need to cultivate far exceeds humanity's mere few centuries of lifespan. As one side rises and the other falls, the number of ferocious beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest will only decline faster."

Mu Feng was laying out an account for Bi Ji, one that every ferocious beast in the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest understood.

Bi Ji clearly understood that Mu Feng's words made perfect sense. That was why they had pinned their hopes on their Lord recovering and leading the soul beasts back to the Divine Realm, hoping to change their current predicament.

Thus, Mu Feng's words were indeed tempting to Bi Ji, but the promise of a genius who had yet to mature ultimately carried insufficient weight.

Besides, even if Mu Feng could see through the predicament facing soul beasts, it was systemic and structural. It could never be changed by a single sentence from him after becoming a god.

Yet for some reason, Bi Ji saw that very confidence in Mu Feng.

Bi Ji said, "In the end, this is merely a promise you are making now. What weight does it hold?"

"Senior, you should understand what Faith Power signifies," Mu Feng said earnestly. "I swear upon my martial soul that I will fulfill every promise I make to you."

"Besides, I will not be the only one to benefit from this. If the Holy Spirit Cult is allowed to grow here unchecked, it will bring no benefit to the three great empires, Shrek Academy, or the Star Dou Great Forest."

Mu Feng analyzed, "If I had merely told you that the Holy Spirit Cult had sent a Soul Douluo to the Star Dou Great Forest, then even without the heartfelt proposal I just made, if my guess is correct, you would still ultimately act against him."

"My plan is not urgent, but the harm caused by the Holy Spirit Cult already exists right now."

Bi Ji stared at Mu Feng. "But you are not someone who can wait."

Mu Feng admitted frankly, "Yes, Senior. Time is important to me. I do not want it to delay my growth stronger, which is why I sincerely proposed this transaction to you."

In Bi Ji's eyes, this eleven-year-old boy had once been nothing more than a cute child with extraordinary talent. But now, she sensed something unusual in his words.

He could use what he knew and precisely control the rhythm of negotiations. Such monstrous performance was not something an ordinary youth could achieve.

Bi Ji did not know that all Mu Feng had used was information asymmetry. Only by reasonably exploiting the unequal information held by both sides could he create the greatest profit for himself.

"I truly could not tell that you were so extraordinary, little fellow," Bi Ji praised. "I accept your deal."

Hearing that, Mu Feng smiled sincerely. "Then thank you, Senior."

As he spoke, he handed the already prepared plan to Bi Ji. "Before the operation, I will meet Senior once more at the location agreed upon above. If the plan changes by then, I will inform Senior again."

Bi Ji put it away and turned to leave, but she suddenly remembered something. Turning back, she said, "When Qiu Li came to find me, she seemed to be in a strange mood. Did the two of you have some kind of conflict?"

Mu Feng was puzzled as to why Bi Ji attributed Di Qiuli's odd state to a conflict between the two of them, but he still answered, "No."

"That child has a somewhat bad temper. Girls need a little more tolerance," Bi Ji said, leaving behind that baffling remark before transforming into a streak of green light and vanishing into the Star Dou Great Forest.