He was reluctant, but Forced Exchange still said to Money Body within the core of the Cave Heaven, "He said that he wants you to tell him how to create a Supreme Metac. He also said that I should tell you that he knows that you know, so you shouldn’t lie to him."
His life was on the line, so he emphasized, saying, "He claimed that you definitely know. So what should we do?"
When Money Body heard this, he thought to himself, ’If he doesn’t know how to make a Supreme Metac, then it is even more unlikely that he is at rank 9. It is also proof that he hasn’t reached the Quasi-Supreme Grandmaster level of understanding.’
’Anyone who has reached the limit beneath the Supreme Grandmaster level of understanding should know how to create a Supreme Metac. If he doesn’t know, he should only be able to use a maximum of three Divine Metacs at once. So I should be able to match him in power, if not defeat him outright.’
His eyes brightened at this point in his train of thought, and he asked himself, thinking, ’Should I take the fight to him? If I can defeat him, I might be able to get to the bottom of how he gained his power without alerting anyone.’
Then he shook his head inwardly as he thought, ’Or the request might all be a ploy to make me believe that he is weaker than he actually is. Once I underestimate him, I would be compelled to fight him. By then, it would be too late if something went wrong.’
He thought about the reason Loki made that request from various angles and with various motives in mind. But not once did he consider whether he should give Loki the information he wanted or not.
He didn’t need to think about it because there was nothing to think about. His mind was already made up about it as soon as he heard the request.
So while he was thinking to himself, he said to Forced Exchange in an angry voice, "What kind of request is that? Does he even know what he is asking for?"
Without waiting for Forced Exchange to reply, he said, "Tell him that Supreme Metacs can’t be created. At the very least, I don’t think it is possible at all."
Forced Exchange knew that even if Money Body knew how to create a Supreme Metac, the rank 8 money cultivator wouldn’t say it. So he didn’t bother to press Money Body for the information.
Instead, he said to Loki, "Money Body said he doesn’t think it is possible to create a Supreme Metac. So please, give me another request."
But Loki only smiled and said, "It seems your boss doesn’t care for your life. Frankly, that’s not a problem for me. I like it when people are stubborn like that. Only when they are stubborn will it be enjoyable to break them."
Loki was having a great time with this back and forth, but Forced Exchange was having a less-than-pleasant experience with it. He wanted the ordeal to end, so he said to Loki, "Please, make another request. Be reasonable about this."
But Loki insisted, saying, "But I am being reasonable. You asked me what I wanted, and I gave it to you. What more do you want from me?"
"Do you know that I could have ignored your offer for parley entirely? But I didn’t. Instead, I did my part in making a request. Now it is your turn to fulfill that request."
As he spoke, he smashed Forced Exchange’s face in for good measure. His fist pressed into the money cultivator’s face until it reached the back of the skull.
It was as if he was punching Forced Exchange to make sure that his words got into the money cultivator’s head. It was either that or he was expressing his dissatisfaction with being accused of being unreasonable. Either way, Forced Exchange didn’t enjoy the fist-to-the-back-of-the-skull punches.
In fact, those words and the brutal skull-cracking punch turned out to be the last straw for Forced Exchange. The rank 6 money cultivator refused to endure the physical pain of Loki’s punches and the mental pain of Loki’s unreasonable request. So he exploded in anger.
He shouted at Loki, saying, "Of course you’re being unreasonable. What kind of hair-brained request is that? How is he to know how to create a Supreme Metac? Is he a Dao Lord?"
"Even if he knew how, he wouldn’t exchange that information for my life because my life isn’t worth it. I won’t exchange my life for that information either. That’s how unreasonable you’re being. Fuck you."
In return, Loki shouted at his face and said, "Fuck you too. I have all the power, so I can be as unreasonable as I want. If you don’t like it, do something about it."
Forced Exchange could only hear part of his words because Loki’s fists were always disrupting his mind with soul-crushing power. But at this point, he didn’t care anymore.
Because of Loki’s unreasonable request, he had determined that Loki was not interested in making a deal. At least, Loki wasn’t sincere about it. So he decided to stop humiliating himself by begging Loki.
Since he was going to die anyway, he decided to make use of what little time he had left to curse and shout at Loki. While he was doing this, he was also talking to Money Body.
He sighed and said, "It seems he truly wants me dead. And it is clear that you are not willing to risk a confrontation with him."
"But what will happen if I die? What if he continues to inquire about our activities in the Blessed Heaven World? What will you do then?"
Money Body’s eyes flashed with a cold light as he said in reply, "If he still comes after us after you die, then I will let him have what he wants. He has proven himself to be strong enough to know."
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