7: This slap in the face came unexpectedly

After Su Bai collected the scattered broken equipment on the ground, he directly summoned the Four-Winged Red Finch.

“Let’s go, time to head back.”

“Perfect time to test your skills.”

“Try not to attract attention, just stop near the city.”

Su Bai stood on the Four-Winged Red Finch, gently patted its head, and instructed.

The Four-Winged Red Finch let out a sharp cry, flapped its wings, and the surrounding scenery began to rapidly recede.

In the blink of an eye, one person and one beast arrived near the gates of Tang City.

Su Bai returned the Four-Winged Red Finch to his Beast Taming Space and walked into the city on foot.

“Where is everyone?”

“Did they all go to Sunset Prairie?”

Looking at the empty streets, a hint of surprise flashed in Su Bai’s eyes.

He had underestimated his own influence.

There were only a few solitary figures on the street, and the usually bustling street appeared exceptionally desolate.

Phoenix Merchant House.

Su Bai stepped into the mall again, and it was still the same tall salesperson.

“Sir, we meet again.”

“It’s a pleasure to serve you.”

The female salesperson nodded at Su Bai, a characteristic smile still on her lips.

“This time, I’d like to sell some things and also pay back my loan.”

Su Bai said softly.

“Please follow me.”

The female salesperson nodded immediately upon hearing this and led Su Bai towards the interior of the mall.

The two quickly arrived at a secluded room.

“Please wait a moment, I’ll go notify the supervisor.”

The female salesperson greeted Su Bai and then walked towards the inner room.

After a short while, a chubby man walked out of the room.

“Hello, sir, I am Jin Daya, the sales supervisor here.”

“What would you like to sell?”

“Materials? Equipment? Or something else?”

Jin Daya rubbed his hands, his face beaming with smiles.

“A little bit of everything.”

“This room seems a bit small, how about we switch to a larger one?”

“And call two more people to help count the materials.”

Su Bai surveyed the room and said softly.

Jin Daya frowned upon hearing this.

This young man really knows how to boast. Could his equipment and materials really fill the entire room?

As the saying goes, all are guests, and as the mall’s supervisor, Jin Daya naturally couldn’t let the guest lose face.

“Don’t worry, this room is sufficient.”

Jin Daya patted his chest and said confidently.

“Alright then!”

Su Bai didn’t want to argue with him and directly dumped everything from his backpack onto the floor.

“Holy cow!”

Jin Daya only felt a series of shadows appearing before him, and pieces of material fell towards him.

In an instant, two small mountains directly buried Jin Daya.

Su Bai, on the other hand, hid by the door, quietly watching the man.

Su Bai couldn’t really be blamed; Disaster Grade dungeons had a 100% drop rate, so there were indeed a ton of equipment materials.

“Someone, clear the equipment.”

Jin Daya climbed out of the equipment with great effort and immediately shouted.

The efficiency of the Phoenix Merchant House was indeed quite fast; it only took an hour to clear all the equipment and materials.

“Sir, after deducting your loan, there is still ten million star coins remaining.”

“This is our Phoenix Merchant House exclusive bank card. From now on, whenever you make a purchase at any of our Phoenix Merchant House stores, you will receive a 10% discount on your goods. Please accept it.”

Jin Daya now seemed particularly honest, his face full of smiles.

He wasn’t foolish; this young man’s ability to produce so many materials was enough to prove his capability. This was a major client!

“Have that young lady accompany me to pick a Beast.”

Su Bai pointed at the female salesperson not far away and nodded at her.

“Alright!”

“Xiao Qing, accompany the customer to select a Beast.”

Jin Daya winked at Xiao Qing in the distance.

…

Phoenix Merchant House Premium Beast Area.

Before, due to being short on cash, he could only choose Beasts in the Awakening stage. Now that he had savings, he naturally wanted to aim for a higher rank.

Moreover, hidden evolution paths could significantly increase a Beast’s rank, so the higher the rank of the contracted Beast, the better.

However, throughout the entire Phoenix Mall, the highest-ranked Beasts were only Transcendent Rank.

Those Beast Master Class Beasts had long been reserved by powerful families, so ordinary people like them wouldn't even get a chance.

Su Bai observed the cages in front, while Xiao Qing followed behind him.

【Thousand-Ton Ant】

【Rank: Transcendent Rank】

【Abilities: Gravity Domain, Herculean Strength】

【Price: 1 million star coins】

“Is there no hidden evolution path?”

Even at the Transcendent Rank, some Beasts still didn't have hidden evolution paths.

It seemed that a Beast's hidden evolution path should be related to its inherent talent.

…

【Dream Butterfly】

【Rank: Transcendent Rank】

【Abilities: Dream Inception, Demonic Sound】

【Price: 1.2 million star coins】

…

【Armored Dragon Turtle】

【Rank: Transcendent Rank】

【Abilities: Thorned Counter-Armor, Thick Earth Shield】

【Price: 1.2 million star coins】

【Hidden Evolution Path: Armored Dragon Turtle (Transcendent Rank) — Thick Earth Mysterious Turtle (Unknown Rank)】

【Materials Required for Evolution: Ten Earth-attribute Spirit Stones, Ten Nutrient Potions, One Earth God Crystal, One Portion of Xirang (Self-Regenerating Soil).】

Hmm, the price for this Armored Dragon Turtle’s hidden evolution path seems more expensive.

Of course, this “expensive” doesn’t refer to normal cultivation, but rather the evolution cost compared to the Four-Winged Red Finch.

【Gale Wolf King】

【Rank: Transcendent Rank】

【Abilities: Gale Blade, King's Might】

【Price: 2 million star coins】

【Hidden Evolution Path: Gale Wolf King (Transcendent Rank) — Blood-Eyed Wolf Demon (Unknown Rank)】

【Materials Required for Hidden Evolution Path: Ten Blood Crystals, Ten Demon Eyes, Ten Advanced Nutrient Potions, One Portion of Blood God Essence, One King’s Shard.】

…

Looking at the Transcendent Rank Beasts before him, Su Bai’s eyes revealed a look of lament.

Too expensive!

No wonder people said Beast Masters were expensive; it was truly accurate.

However, for now, he still needed to quickly choose his second Beast and then raise its level.

Even among Transcendent Rank, there were differences.

According to the current situation, he should choose a Beast for self-preservation, and the Armored Dragon Turtle seemed like a good choice.

“This one!”

“And reserve that Wolf King too.”

Su Bai hesitated for a moment and handed his bank card to Xiao Qing behind him.

That Gale Wolf King should be the most expensive Beast currently in the Phoenix Merchant House, and the evolution materials for its hidden path far exceeded those of other Beasts. He imagined it wouldn't disappoint him.

Su Bai truly wanted to contract both Beasts directly, but his level wasn't high enough...

For now, self-preservation was the priority. It was possible that the news of him soloing a Disaster Grade dungeon would spread, so it was better to be cautious.

“Alright, please wait a moment. We’ll arrange the contract room for you right away.”

Xiao Qing’s attitude was exceptionally enthusiastic as she led Su Bai directly to the VIP room.