433: Glorious Seal! Bronze Grand Alchemist!

After Zhang Shun finished speaking, he raised his head arrogantly.

In his view, the three Directors of the black market had come to support him.

Who knew.

The next second, he was slapped in the face by a Director.

One of the Directors turned to Su Lie and said gently, "Little brother! If your gamble with Zhang Shun succeeds!"

"I guarantee you, on behalf of the Cross Star Black Market, that everything in your betting agreement will be honored, and you will not suffer any unfair treatment from the Cross Star Black Market!"

This made Zhang Shun's face twitch, and a hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes.

Another Director immediately followed up, saying, "We came here specifically to put your mind at ease! If you can truly refine a 12th-grade god-tier pill, we are willing to hire you as our black market's Grand Refiner, with all benefits provided according to the treatment of top-tier employees!"

"In addition, there will be extra security guarantees! We guarantee that your Mist Survivors Guild Demon Hall will not issue a warrant for your arrest, will not issue an investigation order against you, and no person, power, or organization within the Demon Hall or the Guild will retaliate against you for this matter!"

... The words of the two Directors filled Zhang Shun with anger, and he couldn't help but whisper, "What the hell! Elder Wu! You guys are too ruthless! I haven't lost yet!"

"No! We performed divination regarding this matter. You will lose!"

The Director who had just spoken to Zhang Shun responded seriously.

This caused Zhang Shun's expression to change drastically, and he immediately froze in place.

Su Lie noticed an extreme Fear bursting forth from Zhang Shun's eyes.

Zhang Shun even began to tremble uncontrollably.

Zhang Shun suddenly looked toward the illusory Purple Gold Eight Treasures Furnace floating beside Su Lie, and a strong burst of fury ignited in his eyes.

He suddenly conceived a reckless plan.

"Damn it! Since waiting will definitely lead to my death, I'll just destroy your refining furnace! That way, the pill is certain to be damaged and fail, and you'll be finished!"

Thinking this.

Zhang Shun, driven by malice, raised his hand and pointed, directly unleashing a divine ability.

Just then.

A cold white aura shot out from his finger, heading straight for the refining furnace beside Su Lie.

This was a sword dao divine ability.

It was a sword light formed by condensing the Gengxin Metal Qi he had refined himself.

This sword light cut through everything, was extremely fast, and impossible to guard against.

This was also his killing divine ability.

He had once used it to instantly kill dozens of enemies who dared to challenge him in close combat.

Qing Qing, who was standing nearby, instantly changed her expression: "Damn!"

Her worldview was completely shattered.

She hadn't expected Zhang Shun, as a black market supervisor, to actively violate the rules of the black market and the bet.

Although she saw the sword light.

She was powerless to stop it; she didn't even have time to open her mouth and speak.

Everything happened too fast!

Meanwhile, the three Directors standing next to Zhang Shun remained completely still, calmly watching this dramatic scene unfold.

In a flash of lightning.

Just as the white sword light was about to strike Su Lie's refining furnace.

A sigh resonated in everyone's ears.

The next second.

The sword light condensed from Gengxin Metal Qi instantly disintegrated.

It did not dissipate into the air.

Instead, it transformed into a white aura mass that slowly condensed in Su Lie's palm.

Snap!

Seeing this, Zhang Shun's mind shook. He stared in disbelief at the white aura mass in Su Lie's hand, feeling an inexplicable pain in his chest.

In that instant, he felt as if he had lost something crucial.

Before he could speak.

Pfft!

His throat moved, and he spat out a mouthful of foul blood: "How is this possible?"

This aura was his ultimate killing technique, refined over three years.

He had always controlled it freely, and no one else could control it.

But today.

His aura had collapsed in the hands of a Level 70 Second-Turn Professional, was seized, and became the other person's possession.

This caused a line of cold sweat to break out on his forehead.

He thought of a possibility: "Damn it! Could this be some big shot possessing the Identity Disguise Talent?"

The pupils of the three Directors standing beside Zhang Shun contracted. A look of confusion appeared in their eyes, and they began communicating with each other.

"What's going on? This Liu Xiu instantly controlled Zhang Shun's Gengxin Metal Sword Qi? Plunder Skills can't steal divine abilities! This is definitely the power of the rules!"

"Although this Liu Xiu is only Level 70, his vital energy is extraordinarily vigorous; his Life attribute must be at least over a billion! This is not something a Second Transfer Survivor should possess!"

"Awesome! Awesome! Old Wu, your Demon Hall people have hit a snag this time!"

"Hmph! Zhang Shun is just trash! If I didn't owe his uncle a favor, how could I let him mess around here!"

"What do we do next?"

"Go with the flow! Zhang Shun died because he gambled his life; he started this, so he has no one to blame! Don't forget, the main goal of our Cross Star Black Market isn't to make enemies, but to widely connect with elites of all races and build a harmonious world!"

"Regardless of why this Liu Xiu is here, his ability can be used by us! If the pill truly succeeds, we will agree to all his conditions! If we can use him to refine more 12th-grade god-tier pills for our Cross Star..."

"Haha! Everything will be worth it!"

"Good! Good! Good! Zhang Shun has done too much dirty work; if he dies, it's a clean slate! Dead men tell no tales! I agree!"

... The three Directors had settled on a strategy in a mere 0.001 seconds.

Su Lie, using the power of his Glorious Talent, condensed the Gengxin Metal Qi into a sphere and casually placed it into his storage ring.

It was also Zhang Shun's misfortune.

Su Lie had just acquired the Glorious Talent, which allowed him perfect control over the Metal element of the Five Elements.

This was a Talent power originating from his bloodline.

It was incomparable to Skills or divine abilities.

While collecting the Gengxin Metal sphere.

Su Lie deliberately glanced at the three Directors.

Seeing that the three maintained an appearance of mere bystanders, he understood the operating principles of the Cross Star Black Market.

Since they wouldn't even protect their own employee.

It showed that these people were utterly indifferent and only valued profit.

Although such people could not be trusted deeply, they could satisfy Su Lie's needs in terms of cooperation.

Following this.

He cast a fearless side-glance at Zhang Shun, raised his hand, and grabbed toward the Purple Gold Eight Treasures Furnace, which had already finished refining the pill.

Buzz!

A precious pill emitting a strong red light flew out and landed in Su Lie's palm.

The moment Su Lie grasped the pill, the Purple Gold Eight Treasures Furnace instantly vanished.

This time, he did not use the Treasure Refining critical hit effect of the Purple Gold Eight Treasures Furnace, so he only obtained one 12th-grade god-tier Earth Fertility Pill.

Bang!

At this moment.

Zhang Shun felt his mouth dry up. He stared tremblingly at the pill in Su Lie's hand, hesitant to attack or harm him.

Because he had already signed the life-gambling contract.

If he dared to attack the betting party before the mist rule judged the winner, it would be a capital offense.

Even if he won, he would still face death.

Su Lie immediately used his Identification Talent on the Earth Fertility Pill.

[Earth Fertility Pill: Red God-level Quality, 12th-grade god-tier; Usage: Dissolve in 10,000 tons of water, ... Effect: After watering for 1 minute, it allows seeds in the field to 100% germinate and root, break ground and grow to 1 meter tall, with roots growing 5 meters deep, adaptable to all plant seeds...]

"Three Directors, what should happen next?"

Su Lie looked up at the Directors of the Cross Star Black Market.

The Director surnamed Wu stepped forward from the three Directors and said with a smile, "Friend! My name is Wu Hongzhong! I am one of the Demon Hall Survivor Vice Hall Masters! This is Xiu! He is a Demon King of the Abyssal Demon race!"

"And this is Kefis! The King of the Sub-Humans from a dimensional alien world!"

Wu Hongzhong introduced himself and the other two respectively.

Although all three wore similar clothing and appeared to have similar physiques.

Su Lie could distinguish them based on their soul aura.

He also greeted the other two Directors one by one as they were introduced.

Wu Hongzhong was very satisfied with Su Lie's attitude and said with a smile, "We are the supreme administrators of the Cross Star Black Market, and also the founders of Cross Star!"

"The Cross Star Council holds power above the Directors, and it is mostly composed of investors closely related to us! Of course, there are also some powerful Refiners and Professionals who rotate among its members!"

"The three of us are not only Directors but also the three Speakers of the Council!"

"Your life-gambling agreement has taken effect and cannot be revoked!"

"Mhm! ... You can place the pill on the certification array on this table, and the mist rule will give an accurate judgment!"

He shook his head after saying this.

Originally, he wanted to ask Su Lie to spare Zhang Shun.

But upon remembering that Zhang Shun had already signed a life-gambling contract with Su Lie, he abandoned the idea.

As a Director, he had to maintain his principles.

Seeing this, Zhang Shun looked at Wu Hongzhong with a face full of resentment: "Elder Wu! I know you have the power to help me! If you save my life, I will serve you like a dog for the rest of my life, alright? I won't refuse anything you ask me to do! ... Oh right! I know you always wanted a certain treasure belonging to my uncle; I can promise you that..."

"There's no need! Your uncle already died yesterday in the noble title promotion trial! We primarily came here to inform you of this news, but we didn't expect you to sign a life-gambling contract with Liu Xiu..."

Wu Hongzhong did not finish his sentence.

His words caused Zhang Shun to collapse directly onto the ground.

Zhang Shun's eyes were wide open like those of a dead fish.

Just as he was about to say something more.

Xiu raised his hand and pointed, and a confinement array immediately took effect on Zhang Shun's body.

Zhang Shun lost all ability to move, with only his thoughts still flickering.

Xiu looked sternly at Zhang Shun and said, "Zhang Shun! You have violated the laws of the Cross Star Black Market! As an employee, you failed to uphold the principle of fair and just treatment towards a Guest, and you even blamed the Guest for your own mistakes. Even if you manage to avoid Undying today, you will still be expelled by Cross Star!"

"Our Cross Star Black Market has no need for an employee like you who constantly targets Guests!"

After speaking.

He nodded slightly toward Su Lie: "Since you have already gambled your lives, I cannot directly execute him; the judgment must be made by the rules!"

Su Lie nodded in response to Xiu, then placed the pill on the detection array.

Buzz!

Instantly, the array burst into light.

Everyone held their breath and waited for 10 seconds.

[Buzz!]

An air fluctuation appeared in the room.

A panel notification, visible to everyone, jumped into their view.

[Result of the life-gambling match between Cross Star Black Market Talent Supervisor Zhang Shun and Refiner Liu Xiu: The 12th-grade god-tier Earth Fertility Pill refined by Refiner Liu Xiu is authentic. Refiner Liu Xiu wins this gamble...]

After seeing the information on the panel, the three Directors applauded Su Lie in congratulation.

Qing Qing, in the corner, laughed excitedly: "That's wonderful! I can finally live this time!"

The confined Zhang Shun suddenly trembled.

A long river of pills flew out from his storage ring.

The river flew toward Su Lie under the astonished gaze of the crowd.

Seeing this, Su Lie did not stand on ceremony. He immediately took out a new storage ring and collected the pills.

After inspecting them carefully, he nodded and said, "Not bad! It is indeed 10 billion rationality pills!"

Following this.

Xiu's power confining Zhang Shun's body instantly disappeared.

Zhang Shun looked up at Su Lie, his eyes, previously full of resentment, instantly turning respectful.

The mist rule had directly eliminated the hatred in his heart, making him willingly walk up to Su Lie, kneel, and kowtow.

Bang!

After Zhang Shun kowtowed three times, he respectfully called out to Su Lie: "Grandpa!"

Following this address of "Grandpa."

The mist rule notification reappeared in Su Lie's vision.

[Buzz!]

[Zhang Shun has completed the first two betting clauses. For the third clause, do you require the mist rule to help you end Zhang Shun's life? Or do you wish to do it yourself?]

[Note: If the rules act, Zhang Shun will die immediately. If you act, you are allowed to kill Zhang Shun within 12 hours, otherwise the mist rule will actively erase him at that time.]

"Good!"

Su Lie smiled upon seeing this.

He walked up to the kneeling and motionless Zhang Shun, who looked like a wooden puppet.

Buzz!

The next second, Su Lie deployed the Glorious Sealing Skill.

In the blink of an eye.

Zhang Shun was sealed into a Brilliance sculpture.

The reason Su Lie did this was to utilize him as salvage.

He wanted not only Zhang Shun's equipment but also his Talent and Skill.

After completing all this.

Su Lie raised his hand and pointed, directly putting the sculpture into his ruyi pouch.

This scene made the eyes of the three Directors, including Wu Hongzhong, burn with fervor.

The three silently began discussing again.

"What kind of power is that?"

"In my opinion, this Zhang Shun has turned into a gold and silver sculpture, completely devoid of any aura! However, Zhang Shun's name is still on the employee roster, which means he is not dead yet!"

"But you don't need to worry. Zhang Shun signed a non-disclosure agreement, so even if this Liu Xiu wants to obtain our Cross Star secrets through Zhang Shun, it will be futile! Zhang Shun cannot speak them!"

"Mhm! This Liu Xiu is unfathomable. I suggest we give him the title of Grand Refiner! But we shouldn't give him too high a rank; how about the Bronze rank? This way, we can also motivate him to refine more pills for us!"

"Acceptable!"

"Acceptable!"