Chapter 1333 - 1332: Another Bet
"Our sect master is starting to cheat again, truly deserving the title of Shameless Gambling Saint."
All the refining grandmasters chuckled internally.
Still, they secretly admired him, as there’s a reason to the shamelessness of Qi Duo Tian Gong. Since they’re gambling, Zhang Bin won, how could he just leave?
"Gambling is fine, my stake is my marvelous array. If you defeat me and obtain my array, only then can you gamble with Little Fatty." Zhang Bin feigned a troubled expression, speaking angrily.
"Hehehe... He finally agreed to gamble with me. Once I win that second-level array, I’ll continue gambling and definitely win Little Fatty back." Qi Duo Tian Gong rejoiced internally, feeling smug, as his title of Shameless Gambling Saint isn’t just empty words but holds truth.
So, he immediately said, "Alright, let’s start the second gambling round, your stake being that marvelous array. What treasure should I wager?"
"It’s simple, if you lose, you will craft a thousand defensive armor embryos for me, using only the finest materials. Once arrayed, they’ll become high-grade magical artifacts." Zhang Bin said coldly.
A major battle with the Black Prison Star People is imminent; now that he has Little Fatty, if he diligently cultivates and comprehends the metal property Dao method, mastering Metal Escape should come soon. With Little Fatty’s help, he should be able to infiltrate the Black Prison Star Battleship, but infiltrating doesn’t guarantee victory.
Because within the cosmic battleship, there are numerous mechanical warriors, and the Black Prison Star People might awaken under emergency, leading to an extremely terrifying battle.
He can only bring many powerful cultivators into the decisive battle.
They should all possess Ascension Realm strength, with numbers not exceeding a thousand.
Even gathering a hundred is quite difficult.
Hence, top-notch defensive armor must be crafted.
However, compared to Zhang Bin and the Kunlun Elder, or other Earth experts, Qi Duo Tian Gong excels in artifact refining.
With the same materials, Qi Duo Tian Gong’s crafted artifact embryos are undeniably the toughest and of superior quality.
As for array placement, Zhang Bin and the Kunlun Elder are more than capable.
Furthermore, Zhang Bin has learned Long Yu Divine Skill, with complete subsequent cultivation techniques.
Becoming a True Dragon means not only enhancing the body but also spawning formidable arrays internally.
True Dragon stages spawn different arrays.
Thus, Zhang Bin has mastered numerous arrays from the Immortal Realm.
Mortal World cultivators can only arrange simplest Immortal arrays.
Essentially, these are second-level formations.
The Level Two Sharpness Formation is among the lowest level Immortal arrays.
Thus, with extraordinary artifact embryos, one can refine armor with phenomenal defensive power.
Even if they collapse after some time, they are usable for battle, potentially becoming impervious to swords and spears, and possibly even withstand terrifying thermal attacks.
Ma Rufei’s letter from the Ming Dynasty revealed that the Black Prison Star People wore semi-spiritual treasures, making their defenses nearly unbreakable.
If their side lacks similarly formidable armor, infiltrating the cosmic battleship would be suicidal.
"Only refining artifact embryos?"
Qi Duo Tian Gong was startled, a dense anger surfaced on his face, "Do you belittle my ability to set up great formations?"
For a Great Refinement Grandmaster like him, not allowing him to arrange formations is nothing short of a colossal insult.
"Qi Sect Master, your formation ability is superb, I don’t underestimate you, but your mastered arrays are quite ordinary, so they need to be set up by myself." Zhang Bin said calmly.
In reality, Zhang Bin just didn’t want numerous second-level formations to spread.
The impact would be too great.
If the Black Prison Star People mastered them, they would truly become invincible in the world.
Thus, he plans to set them up himself.
"Damn, this bastard might indeed have mastered many marvelous arrays, hence the self-proclaimed Great Refinement Grandmaster. Today, I must win all the arrays he has mastered..."
Qi Duo Tian Gong contemplated inwardly.
Yet he said, "I can craft 1000 artifact embryos for you, but you must provide the materials."
"Deal."
Zhang Bin agreed.
He has plenty of materials, of course from the Dragon Blood Forbidden Zone obtained dragon bones.
If the materials fall short, he’ll capture the bone dragon guarding the Dragon Marrow Grass in the Dragon Blood Forbidden Zone, using it to refine defensive armor.
With his current strength, he’s fearless of that bone dragon.
"We are all refining experts, let’s gamble through refining. I’ll present a treasure with great defensive power; you attempt to break it. If you can, you win; otherwise, I win. How about it?" Qi Duo Tian Gong’s face bore a crafty look, "Your refined little sabre is so sharp, you wouldn’t dare gamble on it, would you?"
"Wow, this guy probably has some extremely tough treasure, so he’s confident in defeating me. But I’ve refined the Merit Gold Seal and possess 13 dragons already. Luck is in my favor, this gamble suits me well."
Zhang Bin laughed wickedly inwardly, pretending to be delighted, and agreed without hesitation.
"Hahaha... This time, I will surely win."
Qi Duo Tian Gong’s face revealed a victorious expression.
All the refining grandmasters also wore victorious smiles.
Even some whispered among themselves.
"Sect master indeed deserves to be the Shameless Gambling Saint, this win is assured."
"I reckon this youth will end up losing even his pants."
"The marvelous array belongs to the sect master now."
"..."
Repressing his ecstatic delight, Qi Duo Tian Gong’s right hand suddenly revealed a peculiar object.
It was a piece of black material the size of a duck egg.
It looked unassuming.
He said with a smile, "It’s this thing; if you can split it in half, consider it a win."
"Hehehe... The sect master indeed presented Star Core Iron."
"Star Core Iron, its hardness can rival Heavenly Treasure, even Little Fatty couldn’t melt it."
"This youth is bound to be puzzled."
"..."
All the refining grandmasters snickered.
"Damn? This old man actually has material with hardness comparable to Heavenly Treasure?"
The three clowns, Gao Si and White Crane, were stunned, "Did the senior brother fall for it this time?"
Even Zhang Bin frowned slightly; he took out the little sabre he refined.
He raised it high, forcefully slashed it on the Star Core Iron in Qi Duo Tian Gong’s hand.
"Dang..."
A thunderous noise resonated, sparks flew.
The little sabre rebounded high.
But the Star Core showed not a single trace.
Clearly, it was terrifyingly sturdy.