Facing Zhang Yu's fierce and determined aura, the doll thought to herself, "It's only been a little over two months since I last saw Zhang Yu, and yet his willpower and spirit have changed so much? What kind of potential has been awakened in him?"
If it were the old her, she wouldn't have cared about Zhang Yu's threats at all.
She had plenty of ways to deal with him.
But now, she was extremely weak and had a burning desire to climb Kunxu again and reclaim everything she had lost.
The doll sighed inwardly, "Ah, those who have nothing to lose fear nothing. There's no need to fight to the death with a poor guy at this level. I'll just use a little trick and dangle a carrot in front of him to keep him moving forward."
After some thought, the doll's tone softened, "Don't be so tense, Zhang Yu. I came to you because a great opportunity has fallen into your lap."
Zhang Yu, however, asked a question that had been on his mind for a long time, "Was Zhou Tianyi sent by you?"
"Zhou Tianyi? Who's that? I don't know him."
The doll seemed genuinely unaware of who Zhang Yu was talking about and didn't care.
She continued with her previous topic, "After I awakened your potential, you achieved what you have today. Don't you want to further enhance your potential?"
Further enhance his potential?
Zhang Yu suddenly thought of the contents of the Yu Book.
He had always felt that the current Yu Book only had a prologue, which made him wonder if there was more to it.
Now, hearing the doll's words, it seemed his guess was confirmed.
Zhang Yu thought to himself, "So my potential is indeed greater than this. If it weren't for the Yu Book not fully unleashing my potential, my scores and competition results should be even higher and stronger."
"Ah, in the end, I'm still being held back by the Yu Book."
Zhang Yu's brief silence made the doll think he was already tempted.
So she quickly added, "Let's work together to climb Kunxu. With my help, you will surely stand at the peak of Kunxu, become an immortal, achieve wealth and cultivation freedom."
Zhang Yu, however, was full of caution towards this evil god and wasn't easily fooled.
Instead, he was more concerned about the wish, "Can the wish be revoked?"
The doll, of course, denied it, but Zhang Yu didn't believe her.
After some back-and-forth, Zhang Yu kept threatening with his life, finally saying, "The ritual power is rigid, like a dumb program. How could you not have left a backdoor?"
The evil god sighed, "You should know that if I revoke the wish, I'd be at your mercy. Do you think I'd agree to that? Let's not talk about unrealistic demands. We're in the same boat now, let's discuss something practical."
After the recent tug-of-war, the doll realized that Zhang Yu wasn't as easy to deal with as before.
He was no longer the weak, powerless student she could bully at will.
Now, he had a will of steel, acted decisively, and had the means to take her down with him, along with the strength to carry it out.
The doll understood... in the current situation...
Zhang Yu had earned the right to negotiate with her, so she decided to make some concessions.
The doll said, "Alright, to show my sincerity, I'll revoke the wish that made you kneel."
Zhang Yu added, "And the wish that bound you."
The doll agreed, "Fine, I'll revoke both."
After some unknown actions from the doll, Zhang Yu soon found that the two wishes no longer bound him.
The doll then said, "Now can you put me down so we can talk properly? Holding me like this is quite disrespectful."
Zhang Yu chuckled, "Holding you is the only way I can threaten you. Do you think it's appropriate for me to let go?"
The doll sighed inwardly, "He really hasn't let his guard down at all."
Zhang Yu continued, "Since you refuse to revoke the wish and still want to use the ritual to control me, I'll have to keep you with me at all times to ensure I can take you down with me whenever necessary."
The doll exclaimed, "You..."
In the next moment, she was shocked to see wisps of formless cloud energy emerging from Zhang Yu's body, like clouds pouring out from within him.
The doll exclaimed in surprise, "This is the manifestation of the Formless Cloud Hand at level 10? You've reached level 10 in just two months? How is that possible?"
Zhang Yu said calmly, "I hope you understand that with this move, as long as you're near me, I can attack you with the Formless Cloud Hand at any time."
The doll's gaze towards Zhang Yu changed, thinking, "This kid's potential seems even more terrifying than I initially thought. But this is good... with him... I might really be able to climb higher and reclaim what's mine."
If Zhang Yu were still the weak and powerless student he once was, the doll wouldn't have cared even if he pledged his loyalty.
But now, seeing Zhang Yu's strength and potential, even if she couldn't fully control him, she had to acknowledge his worth.
So she proposed her cooperation plan again, "I'll help you enhance your potential and climb Kunxu, and all you need to do is take me with you."
Zhang Yu squeezed the doll in his hand and asked, "Is there a way for me to carry you around?"
The doll chuckled, and in an instant, she shrank smaller and smaller, transforming from a cat-sized doll into a thumb-sized black bead.
Zhang Yu found a string and hung the black bead around his neck, then asked, "Won't you be detected as an evil god?"
The doll laughed, "Even though I'm not at my peak, when it comes to hiding, no one at this level can detect me."
Zhang Yu nodded and said, "Alright, let's enhance my potential."
The doll awkwardly smiled, "It's not something that can be done instantly, but it's not hard either. You just need to help me hunt another evil god on this level. After I absorb his power, I can enhance your potential."
Zhang Yu immediately clenched the doll in his hand, "Are you messing with me? I'm just a high school freshman, and you want me to deal with another evil god?"
The doll quickly explained, "I'm not asking you to do it right away. You can build up your strength first, and when you're strong enough, you can take action."
But Zhang Yu became curious, "Where is this evil god? How strong is he? Does he have any followers?"
The doll said, "There should be one hiding behind Songyang High School, and another at Bailong High School."
"As for their strength, the most powerful evil god kings are on the 18th underground level, receiving worship. The higher they climb, the stronger they are. The ones stuck on the first level aren't that powerful."
"But as for the specifics of the evil gods hiding in these two high schools, like where they're hiding and who their followers are, we'll need to investigate together."
Zhang Yu rolled his eyes.
This evil god talked about enhancing his potential but then asked him to deal with another evil god and investigate the details himself.
"This evil god is full of empty promises. I can't trust her easily."
So Zhang Yu stopped listening to her grandiose talk and opened his phone, planning to find some ways to make money quickly.
After experiencing the effects of the Hunyuan Pill, Zhang Yu no longer wanted to practice without any resources.
"If I had money to use Hunyuan Pills every day, my physical strength would improve much faster, probably eight or nine times faster than before."
"The gap is too big. How can I focus on hard training like this?"
He sighed inwardly, "It's true that once you've tasted luxury, it's hard to go back to simplicity."
The evil god, after talking for a while and realizing Zhang Yu wasn't paying attention, climbed onto his shoulder to see what he was doing.
The doll thought, "No, I need to make Zhang Yu rely on me more and realize my importance to carry out my plans."
After watching for a while, the doll suddenly said, "You want to make money?"
Wasn't that obvious? Who in Kunxu didn't want to make money? Zhang Yu casually acknowledged.
The doll continued, "Heh, making money through legitimate means isn't easy. You'll just be exploited by big companies, working your whole life and ending up with peanuts."
"If you're poor and want to make money, you have to break the rules and take the dark path."
Zhang Yu frowned, "The dark path?"
He thought of all sorts of illegal, violent, and cruel activities.
Just as Zhang Yu was about to refuse outright, the doll added, "I have connections in the dark world of tutoring. Do you want to give it a try?"
"The dark world of tutoring?"
Zhang Yu hesitated, "How can tutoring be dark?"
"Scamming students? Taking money and running away? Making students take out loans?"
The doll dismissed Zhang Yu's concerns, "That's nothing. Haven't most tutoring agencies done that?"
"The dark world of tutoring I'm talking about is illegal tutoring!"
"They don't buy the rights to teach the techniques! They don't buy the teaching rights! They don't buy any rights at all! They just take the money and teach the students directly!"
"Illegal tutoring... although the prices are much lower than legitimate tutoring classes, because they don't buy any teaching rights... they actually make more money!"
"With your level 10 Formless Cloud Hand, you're definitely qualified to teach others."
"But you usually don't dare to reveal your level 10 Formless Cloud Hand, right? The dark world of tutoring is perfect for you. You can hide your identity and sell your lessons there."
But Zhang Yu was no longer a newbie in Kunxu.
He had some understanding of the situation.
Hearing this, cold sweat dripped down his forehead.
"Are you crazy? Not buying the teaching rights... wouldn't that offend the big tutoring agencies and the technique development companies?"
"Even if I went out and robbed someone, it would be safer than this."
The doll, however, was nonchalant, "If you're not willing to take risks in Kunxu, how can you make big money? The profits from robbery can't compare to illegal tutoring. Or do you want to work a poor job for the rest of your life?"
"Let me tell you, the big shots in the dark world of tutoring make millions a year."
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(End of Chapter)