Damn it! Let's smash the darkness together!

But incredibly, he really was just a pure "mortal" who hadn't made it through the selection.

This was his chance!

Such people always have a sense of pride deep inside, they would never truly admit their own ordinariness. Given the slightest hope about becoming Transcendent, they'd pounce like a blood-scented shark, even if they knew it was a trap!

Hehe, when the time comes, I just need to slowly feed him bits of information each day. Once he gets a taste, he will naturally step by step fall into the trap...

At this moment, Gu Qian knew that he had completely grasped the weakness of the youth before him.

With just a little trick, he could tightly pinch him!

While he was still reveling in his thoughts, he saw Xu Shu suddenly reveal a sinister smile on his face.

A smile that made one's skin crawl, chilling to the bone, followed by a rush of panic!

"Why are you smiling?" Gu Qian asked, tilting his neck back.

"Nothing."

Xu Shu didn't particularly tell him that from the very start, he had no intentions of making things difficult for him.

He just curled his lips corner upward, saying playfully, "If you play like this, then I might just get excited, haha."

Even the Tai Chu Scroll has to submit to my Heavenly Defiance, yet you dare to provoke me like this, then don't blame me for getting twisted!

A sudden panic rose in Gu Qian's heart, "What, what do you want?"

Xu Shu continued, "It seems you still haven't understood who the master here is. I'll give you another chance, tell me everything now, or I assure you, you will regret it."

"You think you can scare me? Starve me to death then, I won't say anything." Gu Qian said, betting that Xu Shu wouldn't dare let him actually die.

"Starve you to death? You wish."

Xu Shu stroked his chin, shaking his head like a storyteller and mumbled to himself,

"Sigh, what do you say if I starve you for two days, and when you can't bear the hunger anymore, I give you food with poop mixed into it, would you eat it or not?"

"?" Gu Qian stiffened, the imagery uncontrollably flooding his mind.

No, you...

Xu Shu then said, "Of course, I will also mix something into your drinking water. Suppose, like just now, you haven't had water for a day and a night, and there's a bottle of water mixed with urine in front of you, would you drink it? I don't mind, but at that moment, can you overcome your survival instincts? Speaking of which, I've been quite dehydrated these days."

"?????"

Shameless person, how can you say such things at such a young age?!

Gu Qian was staggered by what he heard.

No, you... Don't you feel nauseous saying these things? Just thinking about it makes me want to vomit!

Thinking that he might soon have to choose between living or eating poop, Gu Qian couldn't help but retch twice, glaring fiercely at Xu Shu.

Damn, what a Heavenly Defiant talent, where on earth did he learn such malicious tactics?

And Xu Shu, watching Gu Qian looking like he was about to crush his molar, said cheerfully, "Don't be angry, I'm a man of my word, I do what I say. So, are you sure you want to go against me?"

Gu Qian set his face, sitting on the cold steel bed, "If you dare do it, I dare to die and show you, then you'll miss your chance to step into Transcendence for life, and you might even die here, so just regret it."

Better to die than surrender.

"Good, that's the spirit!" Xu Shu didn't bother with him further, turning his head and walking away.

Watching his retreating back, Gu Qian forcibly suppressed the urge to call out to him and admit defeat, comforting himself in his heart:

Don't be afraid, he's just playing hard to get. If I can withstand the hunger for the first few days, he will definitely give in!

He cannot possibly watch me truly die, I am his greatest hope to achieve his dream of Transcendence!

Yes, that's it!

I must hold on! I absolutely cannot give in!

As for food mixed with poop, water added with urine—ugh!

I, Gu Qian, would rather starve to death or jump off the building than bow down to such a despicable and cunning person!

You have the guts, just starve me to death!

Come on!

Come on!

Come on!!

*

"Gurururu~"

In the middle of the night, Gu Qian turned over in bed, eyes staring at the ceiling with a hint of sadness.

His stomach kept growling non-stop, sending uncomfortable feedback from both his stomach and intestines.

"I'm so hungry... can't sleep."

"Why am I hungry so quickly~"

"That guy, he wouldn't really bring me shit to eat, would he? He wouldn't, right? Such a beast."

"Shall I speak first?"

"No, no way, if I give in, such a scoundrel will only take an inch and ask for a mile! I must hold out!"

"That's the only way I have a chance... If I can trick him into bringing the Curse Seal to me, I could ascend in one step..."

"That Curse Seal in his hands is gold-patterned!"

Gu Qian caressed his chest, gritting his teeth and struggling internally.

Inside his clothes, at the chest position, hung a baby fist-sized Black Gold Round Platform.

This thing shimmered with a metallic luster, possessing a somewhat sci-fi mechanical style. One end was a disc while the other end was hollow with an inner structure resembling some kind of turbojet, its surface covered with mysterious inscriptions flowing.

Gu Qian, through his clothes, touched the large pendant on his chest, and his mind gradually calmed down.

He fell asleep again.

Then dreamed that someone brought him a cake made of poop.

Startled into dry heaving, he woke up to find it was just a dream, then fell asleep again.

And then he didn't know what he dreamed that startled him awake.

So it went, tossing and turning for most of the night, half asleep until four in the morning.

He simply couldn't sleep anymore.

His mind was groggy, and his stomach hurt with hunger.