126: Chapter 126 Believe Me?

Meanwhile, in the deepest part of the Dark Net Auction House, in an underground secret chamber.

It lacked the opulence of the outside, filled instead with a suffocating cold and deathly silence.

The surrounding walls were covered in twisted, eerie dark red formation patterns, resembling the blood vessels of some living creature, pulsing slightly as if breathing.

In the center of the chamber stood an altar built of white bones.

Ji Wuyue, dressed in a red dress, no longer possessed the charm and arrogance she displayed at the auction house.

She knelt on one knee before the altar.

Her expression was extremely fanatical, even carrying a hint of morbid piety.

In front of her, a swirling black mist floated above the altar.

From the black mist, a hoarse voice filled with endless pressure emerged.

"Have you confirmed it?"

Ji Wuyue lowered her head, her voice extremely respectful.

"Confirmed!"

"Martial Spirit cultivation, holding a demon saint-level demon core!"

"Furthermore, just last night, Wang Potian, a Martial Venerable of the Wang family in Demon City, died in the abandoned industrial zone along with the head of the Wang family. They died silently, without even sending out a distress signal."

Ji Wuyue analyzed seriously.

"That old thing Wang Potian just spent 200 billion to buy his cultivation technique at the auction house, only to go and intercept him immediately after. Clearly, he was counter-killed."

"All signs match up."

"He is that Su Yuan who killed the demon saint!"

The black mist churned violently.

"And," Ji Wuyue continued to report, "he has already made an agreement with me to bring the demon saint-level demon core to the Dark Web tomorrow afternoon at six o'clock for a special auction!"

"Very good!"

The voice from the black mist rose sharply, filled with uncontrollable cruelty and excitement.

"Make arrangements immediately!"

"Summon the three Great Red-Robed Archbishops!!"

"Activate the altar and prepare the top-tier formation — the 'Nine Nether Sky-Locking Death Formation'!"

"Prepare to connect to the abyss passage and use the power of the Demon Emperor to welcome the arrival of three demon saints!"

Ji Wuyue was shocked.

Three Great Red-Robed Archbishops! Three demon saints! Combined with the power of the Demon Emperor!

This terrifying lineup was enough to overturn the entire Capital!

"Not only that."

The voice in the black mist was absolutely cold.

"I will immediately request the Demon Emperor to launch a full-scale attack on the human border!"

"At all costs, contain the two Martial Emperors of the Great Xia Kingdom!"

"We will crush them completely from the inside!"

"This time, even if that Su Yuan truly possesses combat power comparable to a Martial Emperor, he must be made to die here!"

"And that prodigy from Capital Martial Arts University named Su Yu!"

"Wipe him out as well!"

"Eliminate this entire generation of human prodigies and cut off their destiny!"

Ji Wuyue bowed deeply.

"Your will be done!"

The next day, 9:00 AM.

The busiest commercial center in the Capital, Tiangong Pavilion.

This was the top-tier military equipment retailer backed by the Great Xia Kingdom and a money-burning pit that every martial artist dreamed of.

Su Yu arrived on time.

Lin Xiaoxiao was wearing a light blue casual outfit today, her long hair draped over her shoulders, looking youthful and beautiful.

Standing at the entrance of the bustling mall, she was like a beautiful scene, attracting many passersby to look repeatedly.

Seeing Su Yu appear, Lin Xiaoxiao immediately greeted him excitedly.

"Su Yu! Over here!"

The two walked into Tiangong Pavilion and went straight to the high-end battle armor section on the third floor.

Inside the transparent bulletproof and explosion-proof glass display cases, sets of battle armor emitting a cold metallic luster were displayed.

Lin Xiaoxiao's gaze was glued to two of the display cases and couldn't be pulled away.

In the left display case was a streamlined silver battle armor.

"War-General Level entry-level battle armor — 'Wind Stealth'."

"Forged with deep-sea light gold and engraved with level-two wind-element formation patterns, it can provide the martial artist with a 30% speed boost."

In the right display case was a heavy-looking dark red battle armor.

"War-General Level entry-level battle armor — 'Mad Rhino'."

"The main material is Red Flame Heavy Iron, which has amazing defensive power. It comes with a strength-boosting formation pattern that can instantly erupt with 1.5 times the force of a heavy strike."

The sales clerk stood to the side, wearing a professional smile, and introduced them in detail.

"Miss Lin has a great eye."

"These two sets of battle armor were just transferred from the military to our Tiangong Pavilion yesterday."

"As you know, battle armor above War-General Level is basically military-controlled material and rarely circulates on the market."

"If you miss this, you won't find it again."

Lin Xiaoxiao nodded repeatedly, her eyes shining with stars.

She turned to look at Su Yu.

"Su Yu, which one do you think is better?"

"I like the speed of Wind Stealth, but the strength boost of Mad Rhino is also very tempting."

"The national exchange competition is coming up soon. If I can wear a War-General Level battle armor, my combat power will definitely double!"

Lin Xiaoxiao bit her lip and glanced at the price tag.

Wind Stealth, 11 billion. Mad Rhino, 12 billion.

She scraped together money from her small treasury, plus the sponsorship from her father, and she had 15 billion at most.

Buying one set was more than enough, but she wanted both, and the budget was nowhere near enough.

Su Yu stood to the side.

His deep eyes swept casually over the two sets of battle armor that the sales clerk was praising to the skies.

Under the perfection-level insight of the Records of Celestial Craftsmanship, the internal structure, material ratios, and formation engravings of these two sets of battle armor were instantly deconstructed clearly by him.

He could only say: Full of flaws.

The melting temperature difference of the deep-sea light gold was off by three degrees, resulting in tiny air bubbles inside, which were extremely easy to break under high-intensity combat.

The engraving of the wind-element formation patterns was even rougher, with energy loss as high as 40%.

As for that Mad Rhino, it was all appearance and no substance, as clumsy as an iron tortoise. The strength-boosting formation pattern even had a slight conflict with the attributes of the Red Flame Heavy Iron.

Such scrap metal, and they dared to sell it for over 10 billion? It was practically robbery.

"Neither is good."

Su Yu withdrew his gaze, his tone flat.

The sales clerk's smile stiffened slightly. Lin Xiaoxiao was also stunned.

"Neither is good? But... this is already the best battle armor available on the market."

Su Yu turned his head and looked at Lin Xiaoxiao.

"Not very good."

The smile on the sales clerk's face disappeared completely.

She looked Su Yu up and down. Although he was dressed cleanly, there wasn't a single brand name on him. He didn't look like a rich young master who could afford battle armor.

"Sir, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't just say whatever you want."

The sales clerk's tone carried a hint of coldness.

"Our Tiangong Pavilion's battle armor all come from the hands of senior military blacksmiths."

"For you to say it's not good, isn't that too arrogant?"

Su Yu ignored the sales clerk's ridicule.

He looked at Lin Xiaoxiao and suddenly spoke.

"How about I build one for you?"

Once these words were spoken, the air suddenly went quiet.

The sales clerk widened her eyes, as if she had heard some huge joke.

Lin Xiaoxiao was even more dumbfounded.

She stared blankly at Su Yu, her mind blank.

Build? Su Yu said he wanted to build a set of battle armor for her?!

This... how is this possible!

Forging requires long-term accumulation!

It requires massive amounts of materials, day after day of hammering in front of high-temperature furnaces, and a profound understanding of formation patterns!

Even if War-General Level is just entry-level battle armor, those blacksmiths who can independently forge them, no matter how talented they are, aren't they all middle-aged people in their thirties or forties who have immersed themselves in this field for more than a decade?

How old is Su Yu? A freshman! Eighteen years old!

His martial arts talent is already monstrous to that extent, how could he possibly have time to learn forging?!

What kind of forging skills could he have?!

Lin Xiaoxiao was speechless.

She wanted to say "I believe in you," but no matter what, the words were stuck in her throat and couldn't come out.

Reason told her this was definitely nonsense.

If the 15 billion in material money went down the drain, she wouldn't even have a place to cry.

Su Yu looked at Lin Xiaoxiao's conflicted expression without urging her.

He just asked calmly, "Do you trust me?"

These five words were very light.

But falling into Lin Xiaoxiao's ears, they were as heavy as a thousand jun.

Do you trust me?

Lin Xiaoxiao looked into Su Yu's deep, clear, and calm eyes.

In her mind, the image of Su Yu holding her hand and thrusting that spear in the underground training room suddenly flashed.

In that scene, he was also this dazzling, this heart-accelerating, making her willingly want to submit.