510: Chapter 510 The Sucker

"What was it you asked me to do earlier?"

Nie Ning put down his teacup and asked.

Claude and Louisa exchanged a glance, then looked at Nie Ning.

"Since you possess the Power of the World of this realm, we want you to help us find the location of the World Core so that we can lift the suppression of the Power of the World."

Upon hearing this, a strange look flashed in Nie Ning's eyes.

Any normal person would immediately realize the importance of the World Core without needing to think about it.

However, he had little understanding of the concept of worlds, so he wasn't quite clear on what the World Core's function was, and he wasn't even sure if it was the legendary World Tree.

Nie Ning looked at the two of them: "That might be a bit difficult. I only possess a sliver of the Power of the World; I can't lock onto the location of the World Core at all."

If he really had that ability, wouldn't he have gone to find the World Core long ago?

Furthermore, since it is the World Core, there's no guarantee he wouldn't encounter threats, and he might even face the situation of being stripped of his Power of the World.

For him, his current life basically depended on the Power of the World.

Without the support of the Power of the World, he would be nothing more than a stray dog by the roadside in this kind of world war, not worth mentioning.

"We have a World-Locking Disc to pinpoint the World Core. If we use the Power of the World as a guide, we can lock onto the location of the World Core much faster."

Seeing that Nie Ning didn't answer, Claude continued.

"Once the restriction of the Power of the World is lifted, we can send out the world coordinates, and the portal can be reopened. Otherwise, if we just wait, who knows how long it will take."

In the history of interstellar exploration, cases of being trapped in other worlds were common, mostly because the interstellar coordinates were lost, making it impossible to return.

However, these were secondary matters; they just wanted to control the World Core before the Extreme Phase Demon Palace did.

Because this world possessed abundant life energy, it could become an excellent medicinal garden with just a little modification.

And although this exploration was a joint venture between the two factions, the final benefits would still depend on the World Core.

Nie Ning rubbed his chin and fell into deep thought.

High-level experts were meticulous and loved to trip others up at every turn; he had been tricked quite a few times recently.

Therefore, in Nie Ning's view, Claude definitely had ill intentions!

However, since he had saved him once, refusing just like that clearly wouldn't be good.

Moreover, most of his goals had already been achieved, and there was no need to stay in this place for retirement; the rich life energy was not irreplaceable.

Besides, the cultivation environment of the Extreme Phase Demon Palace was much better than here.

Unless he could obtain treasures like the Shengyang Secret Spring every day, it really wasn't as good as staying in the Extreme Phase Demon Palace.

Unfortunately, after using the Shengyang Secret Spring once, its miraculous properties had clearly weakened significantly, and who knew how many years it would take to recover.

"It's not impossible."

After Nie Ning finished speaking, a flash of joy appeared in Claude's eyes.

But just then, Nie Ning continued.

"But as a member of the Extreme Phase Demon Palace, I certainly cannot do anything that harms the interests of the Extreme Phase Demon Palace. You aren't planning to occupy this world all by yourselves, are you?"

Since it was the World Core, it certainly couldn't only have the use of lifting world suppression.

Even if Nie Ning just guessed randomly, he could figure out the key to it.

"That's naturally impossible. We of the Yin-Yang Sect are not the type of people to be ungrateful."

A rare smile appeared on Claude's face.

Occupying it alone was definitely not okay; that was an extremely unethical behavior, but that didn't mean they couldn't take the biggest slice of the cake.

Once they had the World Core, they could divide it however they wanted.

Of course, they couldn't go too far, otherwise the Extreme Phase Demon Palace would likely flip the table and directly destroy this world.

However...

Nie Ning stared at Claude for a while.

Although he knew this guy had ill intentions, as long as the portal could be opened, the bickering could be left to the big shots of the Extreme Phase Demon Palace to worry about.

...

Subsequently, the three of them began to discuss a strategy to prepare for locking onto the World Core.

But the more they discussed, the more Nie Ning felt something was wrong.

"Wait, isn't this plan of yours a bit too perfunctory? You're using me as bait?"

Claude's plan was to lock onto the location of the World Core, then have him try to control the World Core and use an array to completely seal it.

This was the part that left Nie Ning speechless; did he not know his own worth?

Even a high-level Transcendent like Claude had been beaten to a pulp, so did the strength of the World Core's guardian even need to be mentioned?

Going there would just be serving himself up on a platter!

"Rest assured, we will use a mystic tool to mask your aura, and then you will secretly set up the Spirit-Suppressing and Evil-Turning Array."

"When the guardian notices something is wrong, you will activate the array to completely shield the World Core, use the Power of the World Core to form a barrier, and then counter the guardian."

Claude explained the plan vividly, but throughout the whole thing, Nie Ning wore an expression of 'You're bluffing me'.

Nie Ning felt that Claude must be telling a joke; otherwise, how could he come up with such a terrible plan?

'Counter the World Core? Why don't you just let me control the world directly?'

He had to know that his real level was only Tier 5, and the Power of the World he possessed was only at Tier 7.

If the World Core discovered his existence and stripped away the Power of the World, then no matter how strong the array was, it would be hard to protect him.

Seeing that Nie Ning kept silent and was looking at them like they were fools, even Claude, whose temper had just improved, couldn't help but want to lose it.

Louisa, who was on the side, spoke up at this moment.

"Our presence will attract the attention of the World Core. Once the World Core is on guard, it will be difficult to lock onto it again."

"You are different. You can control the Power of the World yourself, so the World Core will not classify you as an enemy. The only thing you need to do is to avoid the guardian, and we will help you with that."

"At that time, we will lure the guardian away first, and then you just need to set up the array as quickly as possible. As long as the array is formed, no one will be able to hurt you."

Nie Ning scratched his head and still didn't speak.

Because he always felt that these two were just talking absolute nonsense.

If it were really that simple, he might as well just give the world rune to these two.

Of course, he was just thinking about it.

For him, the world rune was very useful, and it wasn't like he didn't have thoughts of obtaining the complete world rune.

It was mainly because the two had talked for so long without offering any benefits; did they really think that just because they saved him once, they could treat him like a sucker?

Even Claude's purpose in saving him wasn't pure.

If he didn't have the Power of the World, would these two even bother with him?

Even if it were an equivalent exchange, it didn't mean the other party could do whatever they wanted.

Moreover, if it weren't for his sneak attack, if Que Guan had escaped, who would have been the unlucky one was uncertain. There was no reason for only him to become the tireless, complaining sucker.