novelraw Chapter 1712
Chapter 1712
Yun Cangzi's expression instantly froze, because from Zhang Menglong's hands, he once again sensed the scent of an enormous fortune—that was at least the amount of Energy you'd only get from several hundred billion Divine Crystals.
"How is that possible? Why do you have so much money?" Yun Cangzi's facial muscles began twitching. He never imagined Zhang Menglong could actually pull out a second sum of money like this!
He'd just burned through one trillion, now another trillion, and when he beat Xichen back then, he probably spent another trillion. All together that was already three trillion Divine Crystals. Even the Royal Family of a Ninth Grade Empire couldn't possibly take out that much cash in one go.
Even if he'd injured Xichen before and robbed him of all his assets, at most he'd barely make his money back. Most of Xichen's wealth was in fixed assets; his cash assets, at best, were just a few hundred billion!
"Come on out, big brother!" Zhang Menglong slapped a massive pile of money into the painting scroll in one go. He felt a bit of heartache, but not much.
As that familiar power surged out, the puppet once again appeared in everyone's line of sight. Just like before, he dropped to one knee before Zhang Menglong, but this time his face clearly had a bit more expression, completely different from just now, because this time Zhang Menglong had burned through a full 1.2 trillion—he was going to make sure Yun Cangzi was killed on the spot!
"Th-that Dao Level puppet got summoned again!"
"He summoned it again? How rich is this guy? That's already two trillion Divine Crystals. Does he have 'money powers' or what?"
"As long as he's got enough money, unless you're a true Dao Level powerhouse, who can do anything to him? In this Skyless Realm, I'm afraid no one will dare go against him anymore."
"Yeah, even though he's already spent two trillion, who can guarantee he doesn't have a second two trillion? You going to claim he's broke? I sure don't dare test it!"
"Best keep as far away from him as possible. We can't afford to mess with this guy. Unless we go back to the Hong Yun Empire, provoking him is just asking to die. Don't go looking for trouble!"
"Hey? I remember someone just now saying if he didn't die, he'd do a handstand while taking a shit? Isn't it time to make good on that?"
"Hahaha, brother, don't look at me. I wasn't the one who said that, hehe…"
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"You want to know why I have so much money, right?" Zhang Menglong looked at Yun Cangzi with a playful smile. "No harm in telling you—might as well let you die understanding. Still remember that batch of Perfect Grade elixirs that appeared at that auction?"
"Those elixirs were yours?" Yun Cangzi had been investigating the source of that batch of elixirs all along, because he also wanted to get his hands on a Universe Ring Pill.
But although the Black Rock Auction House belonged to him, when he went to investigate the records, all of the seller's image data and other information had actually been tampered with!
And when the auction supervisor who had received Zhang Menglong tried to recall his appearance in the meeting, he likewise suffered a strange memory disorder, completely unable to reconstruct Zhang Menglong's features from his mind.
There was only one possibility: that seller had heaven-defying means, not only destroying those records, but even tampering with people's memories. This person's methods were absolutely extraordinary, so later he'd stopped digging. He never expected that mysterious seller to appear before him in this way.
Roughly estimating, that batch of elixirs had a total value of at least five trillion. That much money was enough for him to summon this Dao Level puppet five times!
Never mind five times—this second attack alone would be enough to leave Yun Cangzi with no burial place!
"That's right, I refined them in one night."
"One night?" Yun Cangzi's expression looked like he'd just eaten shit—utterly miserable.
Never mind how believable that was for the moment; the current situation made it clear he had completely underestimated Zhang Menglong. Even worse, if what Zhang Menglong said was true and he really had refined that entire batch of elixirs in just one night, then the wealth he carried on him definitely far exceeded that five-trillion figure!
"Mister Gu, forget it, I don't want anything anymore—just spare my life!" At this moment Yun Cangzi's psychological defenses completely collapsed, because he knew very well that if this puppet struck a second time, his chances of survival were absolutely zero!
"I already gave you a chance once," Zhang Menglong said with a smile. "And I've already spent this money. If this punch doesn't get thrown, this puppet will dissipate on its own in half an hour. Wouldn't that mean I just threw that money into the river?"
"I'll pay! I'll pay the money!" Yun Cangzi shouted hysterically.
"Counting the one just now, that's a total of 2.2 trillion. You sure you can afford it?" Zhang Menglong asked.
Yun Cangzi's face went ashen in an instant.
2.2 trillion—he wouldn't be worth that much even if he sold himself off to be someone's beast of burden!
"Actually, sparing your life isn't impossible," Zhang Menglong said. "I'll be staying here for a while. During that time, you be my—"
"Rest assured!" Before Zhang Menglong could finish, Yun Cangzi had already rushed to reply. "For these days, I'll be your Servant. Any command of yours, I'll obey unconditionally. Everything I have is yours!"
"I don't trust the people from your turf," Zhang Menglong said. "I need to see some sincerity."
Yun Cangzi gritted his teeth and tapped between his brows. A purple sigil immediately floated out from his forehead. "Mister Gu, this is a shard of my Soul Core. Through it, none of my thoughts can escape your eyes, and as long as it's destroyed, my Soul will collapse. You can use it to control my life and death completely!"
Zhang Menglong took that Soul Mark. At this moment, a trace of nervousness flashed across Yun Cangzi's face, but Zhang Menglong didn't notice.
However, right then, a slight curve appeared at the corner of Zhang Menglong's mouth. "Yun Cangzi, you think I don't understand Formations?"
A flame suddenly ignited in Zhang Menglong's palm. Within that Soul Core shard, a wisp of black mist instantly evaporated out.
Yun Cangzi's face changed dramatically. "You understand Formations?"
"Just a bit, just a bit," Zhang Menglong said with a grinning smile. "You hid a Formation inside this Soul Shard. If I really took it into my body, that Formation would've attacked my Soul. Your plan was pretty vicious. But unfortunately for you, I've played this little trick more times than I can count."
Zhang Menglong held that Soul Core mark in his hand and began roasting it with his Strange Fire. "I was actually planning to give you a chance, but now it seems people like you just can't stop eating shit."
A soul-piercing, all-encompassing agony instantly swept through Yun Cangzi's Soul. In order to win Zhang Menglong's trust, what he'd handed over really was a shard of his own Soul Core.
He frantically begged for mercy, but this time, Zhang Menglong would never believe him again!
As that Soul Shard completely evaporated, Yun Cangzi's corpse grew cold. One of the three giants who had dominated wind and cloud in the Skyless Realm for countless ages thus fell.
"This kid, I knew he wasn't simple!" In the crowd, Yang Sande actually looked a bit excited. In just a few days, Zhang Menglong alone had taken down two of the Skyless Realm's three giants, and now it seemed the remaining Dark Hand probably no longer had any right to arm-wrestle with Zhang Menglong.
Zhang Menglong took the spatial storage device from Yun Cangzi's body and found the Formation fragments hidden inside.
He walked up to Dark Hand. "I keep my word. However much profit this Teleportation Array business makes this time, you get twenty percent. But I only handle taking the money, not doing the work. If any trouble comes up, Fifth Grade will handle it."
Zhang Menglong casually tossed two Formation fragments to Dark Hand.
He suddenly remembered something and turned directly to face everyone. "We don't need to make this auction such a hassle. From now on, I set the price of this Teleportation Array—ten million Divine Crystals per person. Pay first, leave first!"