The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Upon hearing this, the consciousness of the Azure Netherworld immediately transmitted an overwhelming sense of "excitement" and "approval," its gratitude even more "surging" than before:
“…Brilliant!…This plan is brilliant…There is such a…perfect solution…”

“…Outsider…no, esteemed ally…you are truly…my savior…”

"...If that's truly the case...I...I will cooperate fully...Thank you...for showing me...a way out..."

Its response was incredibly enthusiastic, as if it had encountered its only savior. Its eagerness to change the status quo almost made Moran think that the overly "light" gift of thanks was only because it was too weak and had nothing to offer.

"Then let's sign a cooperation agreement!"

Moran smiled and took out a formal cooperation agreement with clearly defined terms, containing powerful magical effects.

The Qingyou Realm's initial excitement abruptly halted, followed by a long, suffocating silence.

"...This...contract...should...I...be allowed...to reconsider?"

"...This is of utmost importance...it involves...the future of the entire world...I...I need time..."

All the previous gratitude, agreement, and urgency quickly faded away, replaced by an indescribable hesitation. Moran even sensed a hint of subtle resistance and malice.

Something is wrong!
Moran's heart jumped, and her vigilance rose to the highest level.

At that moment, an unimaginable, boundless, and terrifying pressure suddenly descended.

The surrounding rocks and vegetation remained unchanged, but Moran felt as if a massive weight was pressing down on her from all directions. The air solidified like iron, and the space became incredibly viscous, as if it were about to completely imprison and crush her.

The Qingyou Realm consciousness, which had just appeared weak and exhausted, was now filled with greed and scheming.

Moran immediately realized that the previous friendliness of the Azure Netherworld was all an illusion. Although she was surprised, she did not panic.

The situation is different in every world, and the alignment of the world's consciousness is also different; otherwise, she wouldn't have prepared a contract.

The contract from Senior Carmela contains the power of rules, and even the world's consciousness must abide by it once it is signed.

She didn't care about the faction of the world she was helping; as long as the contract was successful, having another world as a sales location for card magic was a certainty.

If they can't reach an agreement, she'll be facing a world consciousness that hasn't fully recovered, but she's confident she can leave.

A powerful surge of magic erupted from within, forcefully resisting the crushing force of the world's consciousness. Then, it connected with its own mirror space, opening a teleportation channel.

The next moment, Moran appeared in the control room of the Starry Sea Ark. The forceful teleportation against the immense pressure of heaven and earth had taken a toll; her face was slightly pale. Without hesitation, she said:
"Click! Immediately jump out of this world!"

If the world consciousness of the Azure Netherworld is unwilling to cooperate, then let's find the next one.

If it weren't for the need to sever the ascension path to contact the world's consciousness without alerting the Immortal Realm, Moran would have loved to go back to when she first arrived in the Azure Netherworld and tell herself to ignore this world. "Understood!" Kaba quickly began operating.

A world with a global consciousness is inherently difficult to enter but easy to leave. The Starry Ark relies on a mirror space that originates from a level ten world. With a single leap, the Starry Ark broke through the boundary membrane.

The world consciousness of the Azure Netherworld let out a silent roar, clearly not expecting Moran to escape so easily.

Once the Ark broke free from the membrane of the Azure Netherworld, the consciousness of the Azure Netherworld could no longer harm Moran and the others.

Just as Kaba was about to perform his second long-distance jump, further away from this world, a piercing alarm shattered the brief peace in the control room.

"Three extremely high-intensity energy sources have been detected rapidly approaching from the direction of the Immortal Realm! Energy level determined to be Dao Ancestor Realm! Estimated arrival time: 30 seconds!"

On the screen, the three-dimensional star map clearly marked three dazzling streaks of light, like small stars, which were breaking through the air at a heart-pounding speed, heading straight for the Azure Netherworld!

The undisguised, overwhelming pressure was suffocating, even through the void.

The appearance of these three streaks of light was not only clearly captured by Moran and the Starry Sea Ark, but also alarmed the consciousness of the Azure Netherworld, which was regretting letting go of a large chunk of "fat meat".

Just as Moran ordered Kaba to control the Ark to rapidly move away from the Stream of Light and perform a long-distance jump regardless of energy loss, a thought filled with extreme panic, despair, and humble pleading pierced through the barrier of the Starship Ark and was forcibly transmitted to the control room, echoing in Moran's heart.

Completely different from his greedy and calculating demeanor just moments before, the consciousness of the Azure Netherworld was now trembling violently, almost incoherent:
"No! Don't go! Please! Don't leave me! The contract! I'll sign it! I'll sign it right now!"
"Before... I was so foolish! I thought your talk of the Immortal Realm's counterattack and the Dao Ancestor's descent was just alarmist talk, an exaggeration to trick me into giving me my primordial power! I was wrong! I truly know I was wrong!"

Its thoughts were choked with sobs, filled with endless regret.

"They're here! Three! Three Dao Ancestors! They'll drain my last bit of essence! They might even completely obliterate my existence and replace me! I don't want... I don't want to be endlessly suppressed and have my essence drained anymore! That's more painful than complete annihilation!"
Please! Save me! I'm willing to pay any price, to sign the strictest contract! Help me, let's fight them together! Please!!

Mo Lan listened to the desperate pleas of the Azure Netherworld's consciousness and sneered inwardly.

She no longer believes a single word about this fickle and unpredictable world consciousness.

What you call alarmist talk is just wishful thinking. It was just that it had been hoping to get her help for free, and maybe it was even planning to betray her at a crucial moment!
It's estimated that they were truly terrified when faced with the arrival of the Immortal Ancestor, fearing they would fall into the same desperate situation as before.

However, for Moran, as long as the contract can be established and bound by the rules of the contract, it doesn't matter what the consciousness of the Azure Netherworld thinks.

The power of a contract compels it to fulfill its terms; it cannot afford the cost of breaching it.

But she's not without a temper.

Previously, when we tried to reason with them, they made all sorts of excuses and even harbored malicious intentions; now that disaster is imminent, they come begging for mercy. Is there such a thing as a free lunch?

In a flash, Moran drastically changed the original agreement—that the power obtained from refining the Dao Ancestor's cave core after killing him would be split 50/50—to: "All spoils of war (including but not limited to the Dao Ancestor's cave core, personal treasures, etc.) shall belong to Moran!" (End of Chapter)