Chapter 375: Returning to the Flame Spirit Inheritance (1/2)

Seeing as how Helios had taken his bait, Argentum could not help but grin widely. Fortunately, he swiftly concealed this grin as he made sure to give off the feeling that he was not happy because he had persuaded Helios to give him a cut of the ownership, but instead feel happy that Helios was willingly giving away part of his ownership to him.

Of course, to a bystander, what was actually going on could be seen in plain sight.

Nevertheless, Helios had fallen into the illusion that Argentum was trying to set up, thinking to himself that he was a great person for being so magnanimous that he would give his greatest fan a share over the ownership of the Heaven's Gust Inheritance. Taking a few deep breaths, he then looked at Argentum with a solemn expression as he said, ”Although I would be willing to give you a part of the ownership over my inheritance, this divine being right here has the right to decline the share you give if it goes beyond my boundaries.”

As he said this, he could not help but feel regret since he allowed his narcissistic side to reign over his rationality. Though, since he had already said it, he, the great Tempest King, would not go back on his words…even if he was persuaded to say it.

Naturally, Argentum wanted to obtain as much of a share from Helios's inheritance as possible. With that, he went all out with his numbers, asking Helios, ”Would the great Tempest King be willing to give me authority over half of the inheritance?”

”Declined.” Unsurprisingly, Helios declined the first quote Argentum gave him. If half of his authority over the inheritance was given to Argentum, his combat power wouldn't just stop at being reduced by half.

”How about 40%?” Of course, Argentum was going to make sure that he systematically went down through the various percentages.

”Declined.”

”35%?”

”Declined.”

”Would the great and magnanimous Tempest King be willing to settle on 30%?”

”I appreciate the compliment, but declined.”

”25%?”

”Still declined.”

”How about 20%?”

”Declined.”

”Will Helios Gustav, the dashing yet charitable Tempest King that could wield all of the wind in the world, be magnanimous to give this lowly being here a 15% share over the inheritance?”

”As I've stated before, I appreciate the compliment, but I would still decline.”

”Would you be willing to settle on 10%?” At this moment, Argentum felt like giving up. Fortunately, a look of contemplation had appeared on Helios's face this time around when he heard the percentage that was given to him. Seeing as how he was close to accepting the percentage, Argentum hastily gave him a hopeful look while radiating an aura that screamed 'Please accept, please accept, please accept…!'

Eventually, a light smile appeared on Helios's face as he replied, ”Alright, although my capabilities would be reduced by around 50%, it wouldn't really affect that much, considering that I am the strongest being out there. Hahaha!”

”Indeed, indeed! Such is the great Tempest King. Even a small percentage of your power would be equivalent to the power of many.” Unsurprisingly, Argentum kept up his bootlicking, making sure that Helios would not go back on his words.

As for Rosalia, who was looking at the two of them all this time by the side, could not help but think to herself, 'Am I watching some sort of play where the joke is there's no joke?'

Leaving her thoughts aside, Helios could not help but beam in delight as he heard Argentum's words, letting out a loud cackle as he said in response, ”And this is why you are my biggest fan!”

Snap!

Snapping his fingers, a green magic circle appeared between the two a few seconds later, giving off the feeling that it could be see through everything. Naturally, Argentum looked at the circle with interest as he wondered why Helios would conjure a magic circle out of nowhere, only to recall that this was just his way of assuring that Argentum wouldn't lose his share of the inheritance. To the main inheritance owner, one would experience a loss in combat power far greater than just sharing the inheritance with another person if the co-owner died.

As a beam of green light shot out of the magic circle, stopping at Argentum's chest, Helios looked at him with a solemn expression and asked, ”Will you, Argentum, swear that you would not let your share over the inheritance be lost?”

”I swear by my life that I would not lose this share even if I die,” Argentum replied as he adjusted his response to match Helios's wavelength, to which Helios lightly nodded in satisfaction. Soon after, a beam of green light shot out of the other side of the magic circle, attaching itself to Helios. Eventually, the green magic circle shattered, as well as the green beams of light as both Argentum and Helios felt that there was now a connection between the two of them.

Seeing as how Argentum did not decline forming a connection between the two of them, Helios became more at ease and felt that he could trust Argentum a bit more. Letting out a light sigh of relief, he then went ahead and waved his right hand in the air as a few strands of Wind energy particles soon appeared on his fingertips. After that, he shot those strands of Wind energy particles towards Argentum as he told him, ”Absorb it.”

Following Helios's words, Argentum absorbed the strands of Wind energy particles that were sent towards him, only to feel that his combat strength had increased once again. Unsurprisingly, he had obtained a notification from the system regarding this increase in combat strength.

Ding!

'You have obtained the passive skill [Heaven's Gust Inheritance: Partial Ownership].'

As he felt his newfound strength course throughout his body, he could not help but think that the boost he had obtained from Helios was somewhat greater than the boost he had obtained from Melzarin's inheritance, even though the cut he had obtained was only half of what Melzarin gave him.

'Does that mean Helios's inheritance is already at the peak of large-sized inheritances?' Argentum could not help but think, eventually placing these thoughts at the back of his head as he thought that there was no point in thinking about it.