Chapter 583, The Divine Tycoon

Translator: Silavin

 

“I… I forfeit!”

 

Under this threat, Jiang Hao showed no hesitation whatsoever and hastily raised his hand to signal his surrender.

 

Subsequently, under countless bewildered gazes, he fled like a rabbit, escaping with remarkable speed.

 

“What the Hell? What’s going on?”

 

“The Cold Lightning actually forfeited?”

 

As the staff announced that Qin Yichen maintained his position on the stone platform, waves of incredulous exclamations erupted thunderously.

 

“Wait! I remember now! Isn’t he that lucky guy who extracted a Peak Grade Spirit Seed at Water Moon Crystal House!?”

 

“It’s him!?”

 

“Looking at how he tosses money around, he shouldn’t be short of it. Could it be that Jiang Hao was bought off?”

 

“Hard to say, perhaps there’s really such a possibility. Although the Cold Lightning’s strength is decent, the Family behind him can’t even be considered Second Tier in Heavenly Dragon Imperial City…”

 

As someone recognised Qin Yichen, everyone’s imagination began racing, and soon a plausible reason for Jiang Hao’s surrender materialised out of thin air.

 

Watching those below who spoke as if they had it all figured out, Qin Yichen could not help but shake his head. He did not bother to explain anything. Or rather, was there even a need to? They would realise the truth soon enough

 

Nevertheless, this demeanour of Qin Yichen’s was interpreted by others as guilt.

 

“Cold Lightning could definitely be considered a dark horse in the first round, yet he was bought off with money!? How shameful!”

 

“A mere Ten Corner Alchemy Manor actually produced such a tycoon. I’m going to challenge him!”

 

“Me too!”

 

“Everyone move aside, let me go first!”

 

After brief sighs of amazement, continuous shouts and hollers rang out.

 

Actually, from above, it was not difficult to see that in the massive square, the platform where Qin Yichen stood had the largest crowd beneath it. Clearly, representing Ten Corner Alchemy Manor, he had long been marked with the label of being the easiest target.

 

When the news of Jiang Hao being ‘bought off’ spread, whether due to wanting to use Ten Corner Alchemy Manor’s platform for fame or hoping to be bought off themselves, the crowd beneath Qin Yichen’s platform suddenly erupted into a frenzy.

 

Soon, the next ‘lucky’ guy pushed through numerous rivals and stood opposite Qin Yichen.

 

“Haha, this old man was quick on his feet. Hey, young man, surrender quickly and save yourself the suffering!”

 

From the robes he wore, it was not difficult to see that he was merely a Fourth Grade Alchemy Master, but for some unknown reason, he had such confidence to speak this way.

 

However, within a minute…

 

“I… I forfeit!”

 

As these words of near-surrender fell, this fellow’s face turned ashen, and his eyes looking towards Qin Yichen were filled with wariness.

 

“Is this guy an idiot? What’s a mere Fourth Grade Alchemy Master doing joining in this commotion?”

 

At this moment, a mocking voice came from below. Hearing this voice, the Alchemy Master opposite Qin Yichen who had announced his surrender trembled.

 

As Alchemy Masters, they were all proud individuals! A Fourth Grade Alchemy Master would absolutely be looked up to by countless people in some regions! Yet in the Alchemy Manor Summit, in Heavenly Dragon Imperial City, he was nothing worth looking at!

 

He was unwilling to accept this!

 

He was unwilling to accept that his journey to this Alchemy Manor Summit would end in such obscurity!

 

Therefore, when stepping down, this Fourth Grade Alchemy Master’s face completely lost its previous ashen colour, replaced by satisfaction. As he left, he even gave a sly smile to the crowd below!

 

“What the hell! He was bought off again! Even a Fourth Grade Alchemy Master was bought off!?”

 

“MotherFFFFF!, he isn’t a tycoon – he is a DIVINE TYCOON!”

 

“Everyone get lost! Let me go first!”

 

Those who had originally been mocking the Fourth Grade Alchemy Master were stunned when they saw the expression on his face, followed immediately by thunderous uproarious voices.

 

Buying off challengers. Such a thing was not unheard of in Alchemy Manor Summits! However, no one had ever offered conditions to buy off even such low-level challengers!

 

He bought off Jiang Hao, then without changing expression bought off a Fourth Grade Alchemy Master! Just how wealthy was this young man representing Ten Corner Alchemy Manor?

 

As gasps of breath rang out, quite a few people below had already become envious!

 

The vast majority of Alchemy Masters who came to participate in the Alchemy Manor Summit came with an attitude of observation and watching the spectacle. If they could gain a considerable fortune while observing, it was something they absolutely would not want to miss out!

 

For a moment, heads bobbed enthusiastically as Alchemy Masters rubbed their hands together eagerly, wishing they could all jump up at once. They no longer wanted any position on a platform. As long as Qin Yichen casually gave them several hundred thousand gold coins, or pointed out which Shooting Star Spirit Crystals were more likely to yield Spirit Seeds, that would suffice!

 

“Haha, young man, die!”

 

“I forfeit…”

 

“I forfeit…”

 

“I forfeit…”

 

…

 

As time passed, quite a few platform defenders had already demonstrated astonishing strength. In the massive square, many platforms had sparse crowds beneath them, with the general situation basically settled.

 

However, due to a fellow wearing Fourth Grade Alchemy Master robes spreading the news, one platform not only had not seen its crowd decrease, but was actually continuously growing!

 

That was the platform where the representative of the weakest Ten Corner Alchemy Manor stood!

 

This time, challenging the Ten Corner Alchemy Manor platform had caused many to lose sight of their purpose.

 

Was it for a share of glory? Or was it to be bought off?

 

Or perhaps human nature was simply this fond of spectacle? Even normally high and mighty Alchemy Masters were no exception?

 

Regardless of the reason, Qin Yichen’s platform continuously had challengers, while the crowd below gathered in ever greater numbers.

 

“Hey, what are you still doing beneath this platform?”

 

“What’s wrong? We’re watching Luo Xiu Jie defend his platform!”

 

“What’s there to watch? Hurry over to the Ten Corner Alchemy Manor representative’s platform!”

 

“The Ten Corner Alchemy Manor representative’s platform? After all this time, surely it’s been taken over already?”

 

“You know nothing! This time, the one representing Ten Corner Alchemy Manor is a Divine Tycoon! No matter how strong you are, Spiritual Rupture Realm or Spiritual Flow Realm, he buys everyone off! I’ve already got five hundred thousand gold coins and just need to wait for it to finish to find him!”

 

“What!? Five hundred thousand! Really?!”

 

“Damn, then what’s the point of watching this slide show? Go, go quickly!”

 

As that Fourth Grade Alchemy Master who should have remained obscure wandered about, a bizarre scene appeared. Nearly a small portion of the Alchemy Masters were all surrounding the platform where the Ten Corner Alchemy Manor representative stood.

 

Among these were not only those seeking gold coins, but also some righteously indignant individuals…

 

Perhaps there were also some with ulterior motives.

 

This scene was witnessed by everyone, including not only the gleefully malicious Ouyang Wensu, but also the two giants of the Alchemy Council, who were unclear about the circumstances!

 

In short, at this moment, all eyes in the entire venue were focused on the same place – the platform representing Ten Corner Alchemy Manor!