Only after Mephisto had completely disappeared did the smile on Li Yue's face gradually fade away.
"Mephisto, a devil's bargain? Hehe!"
"It's a pity, the greatest use of the 'San Venganza Contract' is useless to me, otherwise, I wouldn't have to beat around the bush like this!"
Li Yue fell into thought.
Before this, he had Noah collect all sorts of information about the 'San Venganza Contract' and then synthesize it.
The result led him to a startling discovery.
It was precisely this discovery that made him change his previous plan and re-strategize.
In the movie, the function of this contract is to summon souls.
Those souls were extremely evil spirits, and in the end, they were all devoured by Blackheart.
But, if Mephisto really needed souls, then why would he specifically create these incredibly evil souls?
Why would he choose the secluded village of San Venganza and choose its villagers to sign the contract?
If it was just because he liked to devour evil souls, even if the contract was lost, it wouldn't be a big deal for him, a demon king, right?
After all, how much use could a few souls be to an existence like him?
But the truth is, on the contrary, ever since the previous generation of Ghost Rider, Carter Slade, escaped with the contract, Mephisto had been searching for its whereabouts.
What was the reason?
Let's carefully recall the plot!
Carter Slade took the contract, went into hiding, even faking his death for decades, deeply concealing the 'San Venganza Contract'.
But in the end, for Johnny, a new generation of 'Ghost Rider' whom he had known for less than two days, he handed over this contract!
Hehe, why?
Don't talk nonsense about them both being Ghost Riders and having good feelings for each other. Carter Slade dared to casually betray the demon king, let alone a stranger he had known for a few days.
Finally, Carter really did hand the contract over to Johnny.
Then Johnny took the contract and exchanged it with Blackheart for his girlfriend. Blackheart used the contract to summon the evil souls sleeping in San Venganza village and then devoured them.
And the ending? Blackheart was burned alive by Johnny's 'Penance Stare', also burning all the evil souls he had devoured within him.
From then on, the San Venganza Contract was destroyed!
Looking closely, isn't it a huge coincidence!
Carter Slade gave the contract, which he had risked his life for, to Johnny, whom he had known for less than a few days, and then the contract was destroyed by Johnny.
It's obvious that Carter Slade's purpose was to have Johnny destroy the contract and the evil souls within it.
Because he himself couldn't do it. After betraying Mephisto, his power was almost exhausted, and he no longer had this ability.
And Blackheart's appearance, as well as Johnny's appearance, gave Carter Slade his greatest opportunity.
Blackheart's power is very strong, being Mephisto's son, he understands Mephisto's power very well.
Therefore, Blackheart could completely repel Mephisto's human incarnation, preventing Mephisto from taking action or making any moves.
And Johnny is the new generation of Ghost Rider, possessing the power to burn and judge sin, and the power to destroy the contract.
Without Mephisto's interference, the contract could be destroyed.
Carter Slade was waiting for this very moment.
Li Yue carefully reviewed the entire plot of "Ghost Rider" and was startled to realize that this seemingly simple old man, Carter Slade, was actually the true mastermind behind the scenes.
And the function of the 'San Venganza Contract' was far from simple.
That's why the demon king put effort into creating it and wanted to obtain it, while Carter Slade wanted to destroy it.
So the question is, what is the true function of the 'San Venganza Contract'?
Why was the demon king so fixated on it?
Why did Carter Slade want to destroy this thing at all costs?
Hehe!
Everything depended on the transaction between Li Yue and Mephisto three days later.
Why three days later? Because the plot ends three days later, which is also why Li Yue chose this particular time.
...
One day later!
In the hotel, Li Yue's room door was suddenly knocked on.
"Knock, knock, knock!"
"Come in!"
Li Yue sat on the sofa, not looking up.
"Click!"
The door opened, and immediately a burly man in black, leading a dozen men in black, walked in.
"Did you get the item?"
"Yes, Mr. Li Yue!"
The leading big man said respectfully.
Not just because the young man in front of him was one of the richest people in the world, but also because of his previous experience of being taught a lesson.
"Bring it here, let me see!"
"Yes!"
The big man waved his hand, and immediately a subordinate held a long wooden box and handed it over.
Li Yue took it and then opened it.
Inside the box was an ordinary shovel.
Seeing this scene, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Good, Raymond, you did a great job. I said, if you snatch this shovel from that graveyard old man, I'll give you ten million!"
As he spoke, Li Yue took out a pre-prepared check and handed it over.
"Thank you so much, Mr. Li Yue!"
Raymond, the big man, respectfully took the check, glanced at the number on it, and his palms trembled slightly.
"Were there any casualties?"
Li Yue said, while taking out the shovel, his mental power swept over it, and he sensed the scroll hidden inside the shovel handle.
That was the 'San Venganza Contract'!
"There were some, a few brothers died. That old man... that old man seemed to be able to turn into a flaming skeleton!"
Raymond stammered. As the underground boss of this city, it was the first time he felt so restrained.
"Our men opened fire, used quite a few bombs, and after a few deaths, we managed to kill that old man."
"Okay! You've worked hard!"
Li Yue nodded.
Carter Slade was dead.
There was nothing strange about it, because the guy himself was already at the end of his rope.
His remaining power might only be enough for him to transform once, and then he would be unable to do anything more.
Although Raymond and his men were the local thugs Li Yue hired, their firepower was not weak. No matter how strong Carter Slade was before, he was useless now.
Under repeated bombardment, he still ended up dead.
"Alright, since the mission is complete, you can leave now!"
Li Yue waved his hand, signaling that they could leave.
"Yes!"
Raymond didn't dare to say more. Before, when Li Yue looked for them, someone had mocked Li Yue as a 'yellow-skinned monkey', and as a result, that person died instantly.
Raymond still remembered how miserably that guy died, bleeding from all seven orifices, his body disfigured, it was practically a live horror movie scene.
Bowing respectfully to Li Yue, Raymond left with his subordinates.
He was a smart man and didn't ask further questions, because he knew when to speak and when not to.
...
These gang members all left.
Li Yue took the shovel, then smashed it hard, and the shovel immediately broke into two halves.
At the break, there was a protrusion.
That was the axis surface of the contract.
Taking out the contract hidden inside, Li Yue's palm gently stroked it. His mind stirred slightly, and he could clearly feel a deep power.
Incredibly deep.
Darkness, coldness, infinite, endless...
Holding it in his hand, there was a faint ripple in his heart.
Jealousy, greed, selfishness, arrogance...
Waves of emotions surged like a tide, emerging thread by thread from the boundless void, soaking into his heart.
"What a terrifying thing!"
Letting out a long breath, Li Yue stared at the contract, his eyes flickering.
"How could such a good thing be cheap for Mephisto? Hehe, although I can't use its true function, I can use the others!"
Many thoughts flashed through his mind. At this moment, Li Yue changed his plan again.
"System, is there any way to resist Johnny's 'Penance Stare'!"
"Ding!"
The system's voice sounded.
"'Penance Stare', uses hellfire to judge sinful souls. To resist the burning of hellfire, it costs one hundred points of Origin Energy per minute!"
"Understood! In that case, let's do it this way!"
Pondering the pros and cons in his heart, Li Yue immediately made up his mind, and a new plan was born.
"If that's the case, Mephisto will probably go crazy! Hahaha!"