When 'God' Decides To Start Over
Chapter 85 - 79: Doom Diamond_3

Chapter 85: Chapter 79: Doom Diamond_3

"Did you hide the Diamond of Misfortune on your person?" Li Xiu was a bit surprised. Didn’t Longsheng Tian use X-rays or something similar to scan Ximen Guan’s body?

"Those fools think they know everything, assuming I definitely wouldn’t carry my life-saving chip with me. So I purposely went the other way and left clues to make them think the Diamond of Misfortune was hidden somewhere outside... all idiots... fools..." Ximen Guan started to appear a bit deranged again.

"Where exactly did you hide the Diamond of Misfortune?" Li Xiu thought it over and realized swallowing it seemed the only possibility. If it were hidden on his body, no matter how arrogant Longsheng Tian was, they wouldn’t leave even things on his body untouched.

"Don’t worry, I’ll get it for you. This thing is only useful to you, it’s utterly useless to me, just a life-saving talisman. When you swallow it, the Diamond of Misfortune will completely disappear, and Longsheng Tian won’t be able to find it. My life-saving talisman will become a death-proof card." Ximen Guan said as he squatted down, then touched his backside, mimicking an indecent gesture.

Li Xiu realized this seemed a bit inappropriate. When Ximen Guan held the gemstone out to give to Li Xiu, he quickly backed away.

"What are you afraid of? Compared to the Demon Spirit Gemstone, this bit of dirt is nothing." Ximen Guan said, rinsing the gemstone in the sink before offering it to Li Xiu again.

"Uh, forget it; I don’t want it. I’ll still do what you asked of me. You can count on that." Li Xiu took two steps back, refusing the gemstone from Ximen Guan’s hand.

What a joke, asking him to eat something like this—he’d rather not have that worthless demon spirit.

Ximen Guan glared and shouted, "I said I’d give it to you, so you must take it. I, Ximen Guan, am not someone who breaks their word. Take it, eat it, let it become your demon spirit."

Saying that, Ximen Guan directly threw the gemstone through the bars of the iron cage. Li Xiu was unwilling to catch it, letting the Hope Diamond fall to the ground.

Under the light, the Hope Diamond emitted a gentle blue glow, with that lustrous brilliance, vivid and radiant.

Unlike the noble elegance of a sapphire or the sharpness of a blue apatite, the blue of the Hope Diamond had its unique charm.

The gemstone was gorgeous; even without the demon spirit within, its beauty alone made it priceless.

But looking at this gemstone, Li Xiu didn’t even want to pick it up.

Li Xiu wasn’t a germaphobe, but he really couldn’t bring himself to put this in his mouth.

"What are you hesitating for? Quickly pick it up and swallow it, the Unparalleled Demon Spirit is right in front of you. Whether you can stand against Longsheng Tian in the future entirely depends on it..." Clearly, this old madman Ximen Guan still hadn’t grasped the situation, urging Li Xiu to hurry up.

Li Xiu found himself in a dilemma—unable to take it, unable to not take it either.

He certainly wasn’t going to swallow it, but if he didn’t and just carried it with him, the Diamond of Misfortune had already brought about the downfall of so many owners, one more wouldn’t make a difference.

No matter how strong Li Xiu’s abilities, he was powerless against such superstitions. He really didn’t dare to try.

"Ahem, I say, Brother Ximen, you see, I’m actually not that interested in the Demon Spirit Gemstone. How about you just put it back and give it to someone else later?" Li Xiu adamantly didn’t want to take it.

Ximen Guan was momentarily stunned, finally coming to his senses, his old face blushing.

"Well, it’s a bit dirty, but it can be washed. At a time like this, don’t mind such trivialities. This is a once-in-a-millennium treasure that drove Longsheng Tian almost crazy. A real man shouldn’t mind small details... shouldn’t mind small details... anyway, I’ve already given you the gemstone; I’m not taking it back." Ximen Guan said awkwardly.

Li Xiu looked at Ximen Guan’s demeanor and knew he definitely wouldn’t take it back. He probably also feared being killed by the Diamond of Misfortune.

This situation was awkward indeed, the two of them staring each other down—one unwilling to take it back, the other unwilling to pick it up. The unmatched gemstone lay lonely on the ground, like an orphaned child.

"Kid, do you want to get out of here alive?" As they remained at an impasse, Ximen Guan suddenly asked.

"Of course," Li Xiu nodded.

"There’s only one way you can get out of here alive, and that’s by pretending to be controlled by the Blood Seal. But you don’t know what it’s like to be controlled by the Blood Seal; there’s no way to fake it. If you swallow it, I’ll tell you how to pretend to be under the Blood Seal’s control, fooling that woman without a flaw." Ximen Guan wanted Li Xiu to swallow the Hope Diamond for his own safety as well.

Only by making the Diamond of Misfortune disappear completely, would Longsheng Tian never find it.

"I appreciate the thought, but if I truly can’t fool her, I’d rather take my chances." Li Xiu shook his head.

"Take your chances? With what? That woman is not simple; as a fellow Trial Taker, you are nowhere near her level, you have no chance." Ximen Guan sneered. "Have you seen the gemstone on her finger ring? If I’m not mistaken, it was owned by a palace-level figure within Longsheng Tian: the Demon Spirit of Virtue and Punishment, a type of evolving demon spirit. Before I was trapped here, it had already evolved to A-level, and now after so many years it might have reached S-level. Do you think you stand a chance of surviving against an S-level demon spirit? Even an A-level could take your life in an instant."

"I won’t give her the chance to summon the demon spirit," Li Xiu said.

"Who do you think you are? God? You think by saying she can’t summon, she won’t?" Ximen Guan retorted angrily. "A man must know when to yield, stop fussing around, swallow the gemstone, and summon the demon spirit of the Hope Diamond."

Seeing Ximen Guan was dead set on not taking back the Diamond of Misfortune, Li Xiu hesitated for a moment, then used a food wrapper to cover his hand before picking up the Diamond of Misfortune.