I’m not going to reason with you people anymore!
This sound was still echoing in everyone’s ears, more maddening than any diabolical noise.
A reasonable person is not scary. A thug who refuses to reason is also not scary.
But what stood before them was a peerless expert who defied reason, a formidable force wielding a star-forged weapon, capable of unleashing destruction like a devil bent on annihilating everything!
Such people no longer bother to reason with you; instead, they resort to brute force. Do you think there’s anything else you can do?
Qin Hai’s lips kept twitching, and his expression grew increasingly cold!
At this moment, even he felt that the problem had become really serious.
Many people stood there in shock, saying, “Wait, my ears are working fine, right?”
Zhang Yong still kept his hands in a respectful clasped position, displaying such politeness and sincerity that not a single trace of insincerity could be found.
Right now, he was just frozen in place, his smile frozen on his face.
It was very quiet, very still all around.
Wang Ling and the other young men were stunned.
They saw Lu Yu speaking with a smile, thinking that it meant agreement on the reallocation of the formula.
But now, as soon as Lu Yu spoke, his words didn’t match his facial expression at all!
Zhang Yong awkwardly laughed for a while before finally managing to say, “Mr. Lu, this… what exactly is going on here? I heard you’re a man of reason. You wouldn’t just embezzle and seize our belongings, would you?”
Lu Yu looked at Zhang Yong and smiled, saying, “I’m going to take it by force!”
Zhang Yong was speechless.
Lu Yu smiled so sincerely that as soon as he opened his mouth, Zhang Yong found himself unable to argue back with any reasoning.
This was obviously unreasonable on Lu Yu’s part.
Many people felt a chill in their hearts.
Lu Yu is unreasonable, and they really have no way to deal with him.
Hit, can you even handle it?
The old serpent man, seeing that Lu Yu actually refused to reason, took a moment to recover before saying, “Lu Yu, among humans you’re considered one of the top experts, but who knew you were actually a ruffian?”
“You old fool, the formula is in my hands, and I simply won’t share it. What can you do to me?” Lu Yu said coldly, then snorted and added, “Wang Ling is the only one who knows the formula. If you dare, just try to take him. I’d like to see whether you can snatch him faster or I can kill him faster. You’d better pray that you can kill me along with him. I’ve heard that there’s a Wang Bone inside the central bone殿 of your Snake City!”
“You’re threatening me!” the old serpent man hissed, his hand gripping the snake skull tightening fiercely. From the skull’s eyes blazed two brilliant beams of blue light, as radiant as twin suns, their glow nearly eclipsing the stars in the night sky.
Qin Hai said coldly, “Lu Yu, you’re supposed to be the number one person in Huaxia. How could you shame your country like this? It’s clearly someone else’s thing, yet you want to seize it for yourself?”
“I’m taking the person with me, and I won’t share the recipe,” Lu Yu replied sharply. He sounded very impatient as he continued, “You two don’t try to reason with me either. I simply don’t feel like discussing reason today—it’s too exhausting. Step aside or fight, just give me a straight answer.”
As Lu Yu spoke, he flipped his hand over.
Dozens of grayish qi streams swiftly flickered between his right hand, converging into a stone sword in Lu Yu’s palm.
Half-Star Vessel——
Many people know that in this world, apart from the three known Star Artifacts, only Lu Yu currently possesses a complete Half-Star Artifact.
The crowd inhaled sharply, once again stepping back.
A vast expanse of ruins lay empty, with all the stalls and pedestrians withdrawn far away.
Nowadays, even watching the chaos in the world requires finding a somewhat distant spot; getting too close is practically risking your life.
Lu Yu’s hand swept across the stone sword’s blade, and instantly, black flames ignited along its length.
Lu Yu clearly had no intention of being reasonable today.
Everyone knows the truth, though no one speaks it aloud.
Even if Lu Yu won the argument, the old serpent people and Qin Hai would still seize upon the reason of Lu Yu having killed someone, and would not let him go.
If Lu Yu doesn’t hand over the recipe and the person involved, he won’t be able to walk out of here.
Therefore, Lu Yu didn’t pay any attention to anyone.
The old snake man and Qin Hai stood still, rooted to the spot. Lu Yu had already cut off all avenues of retreat with his words, and had even drawn his weapon.
Either fight a war or step aside.
Would being firm and strong-willed be enough to keep Lu Yu around?
If they give way, what will happen to their dignity?
Zhang Yong had long realized that something was wrong and had run away a considerable distance.
He came here to reason. Now that reasoning is impossible, there is no further relation with him.
Qin Hai said coldly, “Do you really want to monopolize the formula?”
Lu Yu said coldly, “What do you mean by ‘keeping it all to myself’? He was bought by me, and he belongs to me.”
The old snake man said, “Lu Yu, you really don’t show any mercy at all.”
“I have nothing more to say to you,” said Lu Yu. “Either you kill me, or let me go.”
Qin Hai said coldly, “Lu Yu, if you had been born in my era, you wouldn’t have survived for the next second. But this time, you’ve won, and you can keep the formula. However, I have one request.”
“Go ahead and speak. But don’t even think about asking me to do something that would make me lose money.”
“From now on, I have the right of first refusal on one-third of the evolutionary liquid you refine and sell.”
“One-third is too much, one-fifth.”
“Okay.” Qin Hai nodded, without giving it much thought.
Although Zhang Yong didn’t have the recipe, after taking a quick glance, he also noticed the yield of the evolution liquid.
The minimum daily production of the evolution liquid is at least one hundred drops, and if efficiency is sufficient, producing two hundred drops in a day is easily achievable.
A fifth of that, calculated based on one month’s production, is still a considerable amount.
“The Humanoids must also give us one fifth,” said the old serpent man. “No matter what the future relationship between us and humans may be, even if war should break out, you must still sell us one fifth of what you produce.”
Lu Yu said coldly, “Sell you weapons, and then let you come kill me?”
“This is my bottom line. Otherwise, just get ready to flee with your Star Artifact.” The old serpent man stood firm, his hand gripping the snake’s head and发出 a crunching sound.
Lu Yu nodded and said, “When the time comes for a final confrontation between us, the transaction will naturally end. I can agree to that.”
“Okay.”
The old snake man nodded, his face expressionless, but inwardly he was secretly delighted.
Compared to humans, humanoids require a greater amount of evolution fluid.
Even if they obtained the elixir from the gods, it was not an easy task.
If they could obtain a large amount of evolution liquid from Lu Yu, they could cultivate several powerful aces, and even potentially develop a Snake King-level leader.
Wang Ling and others felt relieved.
Knowing this, the battle would not take place.
Many people could only watch helplessly and felt disappointed.
With the three top experts working together to decipher it, how could they still have any chance of obtaining the formula?
Qin Hai and the old serpent man voluntarily stepped aside, allowing the situation to be resolved peacefully.
Lu Yu walked past the two great masters without being stopped.
“Lu Yu, the trade fair hasn’t even started yet. Don’t you plan to stay a few more days?” The old snake man suddenly spoke up, calling out to Lu Yu.
Lu Yu said, “Of course I don’t want to miss it. However, if I am to participate, I must first send these people away.”
The old serpent man turned to Qin Hai and said, “King of Hell, this auction at the ruins is still somewhat unsafe, isn’t it? How about letting Lu Yu join us as well? I believe that with three Starcrafts, no one would dare to make a move here again, right?”
The old snake man seemed to have something specific in mind, yet his words only triggered a loud uproar from the surrounding crowd.
The maintenance of the three star artifacts upholds the rules of the trading fair, which effectively enhances its security.
With Lu Yu’s reputation preceding him, it’s likely that no one will dare to take action this time.
In the past, due to the existence of the Old Serpent People, they were also worried that the Old Serpent People might favor the humanoid races.
Considering that Qin Hai is a demon by birth, there’s also a possibility he might show favoritism toward the demon race.
Now, with Lu Yu added to the group, the three of them belonged to different races, ensuring there would be no more bias.
This time, they can proceed with the transaction without any worries.
“Lu Yu really has remarkable skills,” someone remarked with admiration. “Just using a single star artifact, he’s managed to completely restrict two powerful experts. Moreover, entering the auction house requires payment. Merely by lending his name, Lu Yu is guaranteed to receive at least one hundred billion star spirit stones as payment.”
“Don’t be envious. This is exactly why comparing people drives others crazy! Do you think Lu Yu has had it easy? I’m also from Fanggang. Back then, Lu Yu climbed step by step all by himself from Fanggang to reach his current position. The blood and tears he has shed are countless times more than ours. Just the integration of the Ten Thousand Poisons and the Poison Dragon Body—every time he absorbed the poison, Lu Yu was literally risking his life. One mistake, and he would have lost his life right there.”
What this person said made many people nod in agreement.
Without effort, even possessing one of the Nine Star Souls would be of no avail.
Lu Yu left with Wang Ling and the others.
The path taken to come here was already memorized, so using the teleportation method to return to the entrance ruins was even easier.
Lu Yu brought Wang Ling and others to Fanggang City.
He first granted several young people permission to enter the first realm, then took Wang Ling to the core domain.
Lu Yu said seriously, “Remember what you promised me. You must never step beyond the core domain in the future.”
Wang Ling was looking around with boundless excitement.
So far, no more than four hundred people have been able to enter this core field.
And the fact that he could actually become one of them is itself a kind of honor.
Being able to enter here has always been his dream.
I’ve heard this is the safest place in the world.
Not only was there protection from the outer first domain, but Lu Yu himself was there to guard as well.
It can be said that as long as Lu Yu remains alive, this city will never fall.
Lu Yu didn’t expect that Wang Ling would enter such a place in this way.
“Actually, I don’t really believe you,” Lu Yu continued. “These people are my closest friends and family in this realm, so I hope you won’t let me down. Moreover, in the First Domain, I will have Liu Xing assign someone to monitor this place twenty-four hours a day.”
Wang Ling nodded and said, “I understand Mr. Lu’s concerns. Those young people are also my only remaining nephews and nieces. I certainly don’t want anything unexpected to happen to them. If they can survive safely for the rest of their lives here because of my decision, I would be content. Moreover, I still have several other relatives in different cities. If Mr. Lu can also bring them to the First Domain, I would have even less reason to betray you.”
“I asked Liu Xing to come find you. You just need to tell him everything, and he will take care of the rest.”
Wang Ling expressed his gratitude, saying, “Then I should thank you, Mr. Lu.”
Lu Yu suddenly frowned and said, “I remember you mentioned that someone named Zhang Yong also saw the formula. Are you certain he and the other person don’t have complete documentation of the formula?”
Wang Ling nodded and said, “Mr. Lu, you can rest assured about this. At that time, the recipe was rolled up. They only took a quick glance at the beginning before tossing it to me; they didn’t actually unroll it.”
Wang Ling said with a bitter smile, “Originally, I thought I could earn an extra ten percent commission by selling it, so I thought I was making a profit. But in reality, I was the dumbest among the three of us. Carrying this item, selling it means money, but it also means a death sentence if someone targets you.”
Lu Yu said, “This is best. I overheard your conversation with Zhang Yong—it seems the place you went to is extremely dangerous, with over a hundred people entering but only a few surviving. Should the location of that place remain secret? If not, I can pay you some star spirit stones, and you just need to tell me where it is.”
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