498: No need for your help

After a while, Qi Xuming's palm finally slowly loosened...

"Huh?!!!" Everyone gave a soft exclamation. The two young girls both covered their small mouths, looks of astonishment appearing on their faces, because they discovered that the piece of metal seemed to have no changes at all, and was still exactly the same as before!

Qi Xuming's expression was clearly somewhat awkward...

"Hahaha, hahahahaha..." Xu Chuanzhong burst into laughter, laughing so hard that tears were almost flowing out. Since obtaining this piece of metal until now, he had never been this happy; he felt absolutely ecstatic inside!

Geng Nanfeng was somewhat unconvinced and directly grabbed the metal piece, unleashing his ultimate skill, the "Eagle Claw", to knead it. One could see his fingers erupting with bursts of golden light, as if countless explosive attacks were striking that piece of metal...

Suddenly, his movements stalled and he stopped!

"How is it?" Qi Xuming asked.

Geng Nanfeng's face turned red from holding his breath, and he shook his head, saying: "I don't know what this thing is, but it is actually this hard!"

He returned the metal piece to Qi Xuming and sighed softly: "We might have been fooled!"

Xu Chuanzhong was almost dying of laughter upon hearing this and said loudly: "What did you think I was doing here just now?"

"Could it be... you were also trying to damage this piece of metal?" Geng Nanfeng realized.

"That's right!" Xu Chuanzhong nodded heavily.

"Where did you find it?" Geng Nanfeng asked curiously.

"Can't say!"

"Tch, isn't it just a piece of metal? Is it worth keeping so secret?" Geng Nanfeng said disdainfully.

"A piece of metal? But if even we cannot damage this piece of metal, tell me, is it worth it?" Xu Chuanzhong retorted.

"This..." Geng Nanfeng was immediately speechless. That was true; the three of them were top-tier figures in Daming. An item that even the three of them could not damage certainly had its value.

Qi Xuming looked at the metal piece, with Xu Chuanzhong's grating laughter still ringing in his ears. He steeled his heart, no longer holding back, secretly channeling his spiritual energy, and squeezed the metal piece hard again. However, he discovered that no matter how hard he tried, he really could not damage it in the slightest!

"How is this possible? No, I absolutely cannot let this old guy look down on me!"

He got ruthless, tossed the metal piece into mid-air, and condensed a small flame on his fingertip. With a flick of his finger, with a "whoosh" sound, a fireball the size of a ping-pong ball flew toward the falling metal piece. The moment they made contact, a "boom" was heard, and a shocking burst of fire erupted!

"What?!!!" Xu Chuanzhong and Geng Nanfeng exclaimed, their eyes fixed in shock!

With their profound senses, they could clearly feel the astonishing energy from this fireball, as well as the terrifying heat it radiated. If they were to face this fireball, they believed they would very likely be unable to block it!

No, they definitely wouldn't be able to block it!

At this moment, the way the two looked at Qi Xuming changed...

The two had completely not expected that just a small bet would actually reveal Qi Xuming's trump card. But the strength of this trump card made them feel a bit shaken. Incredible, this kid had actually cultivated such a powerful technique without them knowing!

Speaking of which, was there really a fire-type technique of this level in Profound Skill? The two dared not be certain, because based on their experience, they had truly never seen such a high-level technique. Perhaps even a Heaven Rank Cultivation Technique would find it difficult to produce such terrifying heat, right?

Just as their thoughts were racing, the Fireball Technique finally dissipated. The metal piece in the air was revealed again, supported by Qi Xuming's spiritual energy. Everyone stared, their mouths agape, unable to close them for a long time!

No change!

Under such terrifying firepower attack and burning, the metal piece still had no changes at all. This didn't make sense, right?

Because everyone knew that if something like metal encountered high heat, let alone whether it would melt, at the very least it would expand. But this piece of metal acted as if nothing had happened, remaining as cold and aloof as before, chilling to the bone!

Xu Chuanzhong finally recovered from his shock and laughed: "Brother Qi, although this technique of yours is extremely astonishing, it still cannot shake it. How about it? Do you have any other moves? If not, you have to honor the bet and hand over the ginseng!"

Qi Xuming's expression changed several times. He originally wanted to try a few more times, perhaps the metal piece would change after multiple fireball attacks, but it really wasn't worth using the Fireball Technique multiple times for a small bet. This was his trump card, after all, and he definitely couldn't keep using it in front of others. So, he gritted his teeth and said: "It seems I still underestimated it! Here!"

With a wave of his hand, he threw the metal piece back to Xu Chuanzhong's side, then took out a small wooden box from the flying boat and threw it over...

Xu Chuanzhong took the wooden box and looked; it was indeed a century-old ginseng. He couldn't help but beam with joy and said: "Not bad, not bad. Brother Qi is truly a man of his word! Hahaha..."

Qi Xuming said with a cold face: "Now can Brother Xu tell us where it came from?"

Xu Chuanzhong was stunned for a moment, thought about it, and said: "Are you coming to Southern Yue City, or are you just passing through here?"

Qi Xuming and Geng Nanfeng looked at each other. They actually already had guesses in their hearts about why Xu Chuanzhong appeared here. Now that they heard him ask, they simply didn't hide it anymore. Qi Xuming said: "We are indeed here specifically for Southern Yue City. It is said that the Sea Clan is about to invade, and Nanyue Base's strength is weak. We two were idle anyway, so we came here to help out!"

Xu Chuanzhong laughed; it was indeed as he expected, so he said: "It seems you are also here to help Long Yuan, right?"

"That's right!" Both Qi Xuming and Geng Nanfeng nodded in response.

"I don't think you need to worry about the safety of Nanyue Base anymore. With Long Yuan's strength, protecting Nanyue Base is not a problem at all, so you should just go back where you came from!" Xu Chuanzhong snorted.

"What? You say that Long Yuan alone can protect Nanyue Base?" Geng Nanfeng said in shock.

"I didn't say that, but..."

"But what?!" Geng Nanfeng pressed.

Xu Chuanzhong raised the metal piece in his hand and said: "This piece of metal came from Long Yuan's hands. Do you know about the qilin war chariot that Long Yuan built?"

"We've heard a little about it." Both Geng Nanfeng and Qi Xuming nodded slightly.

"Hmph, you don't know this, but those qilin war chariots are all built using this kind of metal. And this kind of chariot can instantly transform into a flying vehicle, its speed making even Prince An sigh in inferiority. They can instantly injure enemy experts on the battlefield, charging through everything with ease. Do you think Long Yuan still needs you two old fogeys to help him?" Xu Chuanzhong said disdainfully.

"What? Everything you said... is true?!!!" Geng Nanfeng listened, dumbfounded, and asked in a trembling voice.

"I saw it with my own eyes! Those Sea Clan experts outside Linhai City were all heavily injured by them. The Sea Clan were scared witless and have already retreated into the ocean!" Xu Chuanzhong said loudly.

"Good heavens!!!" The four of them, including Geng Nanfeng, exclaimed in disbelief.