"Senior, are you alright?" Seeing the Food King in such agony, Xiao Wenbing, despite being on the opposite side for the time being, couldn't help but express his deep concern.
"Good my ass..." the Food King suddenly roared, "Which damned bastard actually stole the Netherwater that I, an old man, risked my life to obtain..."
Xiao Wenbing's expression changed, and a chill ran through him. He felt a coldness running down his spine, and he felt extremely uncomfortable.
Could the Netherwater be the legendary water of the underworld?
According to ancient records, Netherwater is the most yin water taken from the underworld. It is known as the king of water and is the nemesis of all fire-type magical treasures in the world. Moreover, the destructive power of Netherwater is beyond comprehension. If an ordinary person gets even a little bit on it, the water in their body will be immediately absorbed and evaporated, leaving no chance of survival.
Glancing at the enraged Food King, Xiao Wenbing felt a sliver of hope. If it really was that thing, then it would be the absolute nemesis of the earth vein fire source. Moreover, after extinguishing the sea of fire, if he were to accidentally get even a tiny bit of the Nether Water on him, he probably wouldn't need to diet anymore; he could be as thin as a mummy.
Thinking back to what the Food King had said at the beginning, he finally understood that the old man had not lied. If the Netherwater was used, then it would truly be a life-or-death battle.
The King of Food cursed loudly. Over two thousand years ago, by sheer chance, he had unintentionally gone to the Underworld. It was a journey that was almost impossible to survive. He had finally obtained some Underworld Water and returned unharmed, but now he had suddenly disappeared. How could he not be heartbroken?
Xiao Wenbing lowered his head in deep thought. It was unbelievable that someone with the cultivation of a Food King could have his treasure stolen without anyone noticing.
Suddenly, a thought struck him. He turned his head and saw the treasure god's angry face, and immediately understood. Indeed, apart from this master, there was probably no one else in this realm who could do such a thing.
Volume 4, Chapter 270: Gold-type Battle Armor
As the Food King continued his tirade, the Treasure God's expression grew increasingly grim. Xiao Wenbing, seeing this, sensed something was wrong and immediately withdrew his earth vein fire, went to the Food King's side, and gave him a meaningful look.
The Food King was taken aback, unsure of what Xiao Wenbing was doing with his winking and gesturing. However, following his gaze, he saw the face of the Treasure God, whose features were already beginning to reveal their magnificence, and immediately fell silent. He turned to look at Xiao Wenbing, his face full of bitterness. After Xiao Wenbing's prompting, he naturally understood that the Treasure God had undoubtedly taken the item in his hand without a word.
Indeed, among those present, only the Precious God possesses such cultivation...
However, this deity not only committed a despicable act of thievery, but judging from its appearance, it seemed it wouldn't allow the victim to complain. The Food King's old face immediately turned as bitter as a gourd; this... was there no justice left?
After persuading the King of Food to stop, Xiao Wenbing turned around, flew to the side of the Treasure God, and smiled amicably at it.
Although his servant did not say anything, the precious god immediately understood his meaning and finally said in a deep voice, "That thing is too dangerous; you can't withstand it."
Xiao Wenbing pondered for a moment. To be honest, he wasn't confident he could withstand the erosion of the Netherwater, so he asked, "Is that so? If I can't, what about the Dark Infant?"
Baby God continued to shake his head, saying, "Even a Dark Infant won't work. In this realm, only Ancestor Divine Tree and I are unafraid." He paused for a moment, then added, "Of course, if your Dark Infant can be cultivated to the level of a Dark God, you should be able to be unafraid as well."
"Dark God?" Xiao Wenbing gave a wry smile. If all five of his Dark Infants had reached the Dark God realm, then not only in the cultivation world, but even in the Immortal Realm, they could probably walk sideways with impunity.
He stretched out his hand, making a begging gesture. After a moment's hesitation, the God of Treasures took out the jade bottle and placed it in his hand. He said, "The small golden talisman and the life-saving golden talisman on you should be able to stop it, but it's a bit of a waste."
Xiao Wenbing nodded, understanding his meaning, but using the life-saving golden talisman was indeed not a good idea: "Understood, thank you."
Watching Xiao Wenbing fly towards the Food King, the Precious God muttered to himself, "No need for thanks. Just don't forget to bring me to the God Realm in the future, and I'll be content."
However, Xiao Wenbing did not hear these words, so he did not reply. He simply flew to the King of Food's location, returned the small jade bottle to him, and said, "If Senior uses the Netherwater, I know I am no match for him."
Holding his recovered treasure, the Food King was overjoyed and filled with admiration for Xiao Wenbing's ability and courage to bargain with a divine master. He quickly stored the jade bottle in his spatial storage and said, "Fellow Daoist Xiao, I won't use the Nether Water, and you won't use the Earth Vein Fire Source, how about that?"
"Alright." Xiao Wenbing moved, then stepped back to his original position and said, "Please enlighten me, senior."
The King of Food slowly raised his hand again, and with the same claw, he grabbed at the treasure. However, this time, considering that the food king had retrieved the treasure for him, he showed more mercy.
However, he immediately noticed that Xiao Wenbing was also mimicking him, meeting his attack with a palm strike. He was greatly surprised; if Xiao Wenbing didn't use the earth's ley line fire, did he intend to clash head-on with him?
Although Xiao Wenbing has already reached the Nascent Soul stage, this level of cultivation is the same as that of the Golden Core stage. He didn't even consider it a threat to the Food King.
Just as the two hands, one large and one small, were about to touch, a dazzling white light suddenly burst forth from Xiao Wenbing's palm.
This white spot of light, like an extremely sharp blade, sliced the Food King's arm, leaving it riddled with holes and scars.
The Food King was shocked and quickly tried to retract his weapon. However, he did not expect that the speed of this round of light blades was as fast as lightning. In just a moment, it had condensed into a huge light blade, severing his arm in two.
The King of Food groaned in pain, looking at his arm, which had been broken again, with extreme frustration. He couldn't believe that what Xiao Wenbing held in his hand was so powerful.
White light spots continuously emerged from Xiao Wenbing's body, gradually forming a white fortress around him.
As the Food King swung his arm, another severed arm grew back. He examined it closely but couldn't recognize the origin of the white fortress at all, so he could only ask, "What kind of magical artifact is this?"
“This is… a metal fortress.” Xiao Wenbing hesitated for a moment before finally giving one of his five pieces of armor a resounding name.
"What?"
"This is a newly crafted earth-metal elemental magic weapon, named Metal Fortress. I humbly request your appraisal, senior," Xiao Wenbing said with a smile.
"A golden fortress?" the Food King muttered to himself. He hadn't seen him use this on Demon Suppression Star, so it must have been recently crafted. However, this magical artifact looked extraordinary, and he'd only been here a short time; to be able to forge such a treasure was truly...
That's unbelievable.
Seeing the solemn expression on the King of Food's face, Xiao Wenbing's thoughts shifted slightly, and the white fortress in the air immediately descended, surrounding him. After the light faded, it transformed into a close-fitting armor that shimmered with white light.
The armor covered him from head to toe, with not an inch of skin exposed.
The armor has a pair of towering, slightly curved horns on its head, and a thick, smooth breastplate is embedded in the chest. Wisps of light flow on the hands and feet of the armor, indicating that energy is circulating at high speed.
In addition, the surface of the armor emitted a white light about three inches long, making it dazzling.
The Food King took a deep breath. This armor was far too domineering. If he wasn't mistaken, the white light on the armor should be the metal-type barrier.
"Senior, shall we continue?" A suppressed voice came from inside the armor; it was Xiao Wenbing challenging him.
The King of Food snorted coldly. To be honest, he was quite wary of Xiao Wenbing's newly conjured armor.