Li Ziran was deeply displeased. He was no fool, and he could plainly see the coercion.
Repay him? What was there to repay? Had he really brought me here out of the goodness of his heart, just to nurture me?
Everyone just wanted to live better.
He had never imagined William would use such a flimsy excuse to keep him here. The entire Boundary Wall was contracting, like a python trying to pin him in place. Yet this power, capable of destroying civilizations, was nothing but child's play to Li Ziran now.
Not only did it fail to harm Hippo Ancient City in the slightest, it actually brought the gravity inside the entire Ancient City into a more perfect cycle.
"What do you want?" Li Ziran asked again. He was still clinging to the last of his patience. The higher he rose, the lonelier he became. Though William had fallen far behind him, he truly did not want to be the only super-lifeform in this dreary Void Expanse.
At least they could talk when he grew bored. Perhaps that was why William enjoyed nurturing civilizations.
"The method for fusing energy!" William stated his purpose outright, utterly naked in his intent, his eyes fixed on Li Ziran. Even the entire Boundary Wall began pressing toward the center. He knew this demand went too far, but opportunities like this were rare.
Li Ziran shook his head. It was not that he was unwilling; William simply could not perceive it, just as Li Ziran had been unable to sense the elements when he first arrived on the Red Soil Continent.
The Starry Sky Chains existed on a perceptual level. They were a form of will, and more importantly, his Origin Essence. William had never entered his universe and could not possibly understand their