At this moment, the entire Reception Hall of the Yuan Family was so quiet that even the sound of a needle dropping to the floor could be heard clearly.
Everyone's eyes were filled with astonishment!
A 17-year-old Advanced Warrior.
In the history of Base No. �, this could truly be called unheard-of and unseen... Even on television, there had never been a genius capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with Su Xiaobai!
No, he could no longer be considered a genius.
He was a genuine monster.
A prodigy!
An unparalleled prodigy!
Once such a person matured, how could his future achievements be limited to the Martial Marshal or Martial God realms?
He would probably reach a realm even higher than the Martial God realm—a realm even more legendary!
One billion, excessive?
No, not excessive in the slightest. It was perfectly reasonable!
If a great lineage were here today instead, let alone � billion, even � billion would be willingly paid!
Spirit Coins were easy to obtain, but talent was hard to find... Not to mention a prodigy like this, who might not appear even once in ten thousand years!
"You... you..."
Yuan Feihe tried to speak, but the shock was so overwhelming that his words came out haltingly... He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the astonishment in his heart, and said, "Guest Elder Su, the Yuan Family doesn't have one billion right now. That's too much; the entire Yuan Family might not even be able to produce it... But I can guarantee that as long as you join the Yuan Family, let alone � billion in the future, even � billion—I'll give it to you. How about it?"
Yuan Feihe's heart was stirred.
Putting everything else aside, being an Advanced Warrior alone was enough to make him a recruitment target... After all, they were only a small lineage, and they didn't have many Martial Masters when all factors were taken into account.
Therefore, Advanced Warriors were the backbone of the Yuan Family and the primary targets for vigorous recruitment!
Not to mention that Su Xiaobai's talent was monstrous. If they could invite him to join, the Yuan Family's ascension to become a great lineage would be just around the corner!
"If you don't have it, then forget it!"
"Come find me when you have it. It won't be too late then!"
Su Xiaobai did not accept Yuan Feihe's proposal. He leisurely rose to his feet.
"Guest Elder Su, I hope you understand that, at present, the initiative isn't in your hands."
Yuan Feihe's eyes instantly darkened.
His tone also carried a thick, sharp threat.
He refused to submit.
To them, that meant he was not only useless as an ally but also a huge hidden danger and threat!
How could Yuan Feihe allow such a threat to grow unchecked?
"What? You want to kill me?"
"I have an Identity Card for the Core Area!"
Su Xiaobai narrowed his eyes.
"Hahahaha..."
Yuan Feihe burst into laughter. "Guest Elder Su, I regret to inform you that from the moment you entered the Yuan Family, the entire Yuan Family has already been covered by the range of a shielding device!"
"Let alone crushing your Core Area Identity Card—even if you had a superconducting Communicator, you still wouldn't be able to send out a single message!"
"This is the grand gift I prepared for you. How is it? Do you like it?"
The members of the Yuan Family surrounding them also revealed cold smiles.
There were more than twenty Advanced Warriors present alone.
There were nearly seven or eight Martial Masters as well.
And outside, the various Warriors of the Yuan Family were even more numerous.
Under this encirclement with no possibility of reinforcements, a mere Advanced Warrior would never escape, even if he grew wings!
"Oh~~~"
"So that's how it is!"
Su Xiaobai wore a look of sudden realization. Then a pleased smile appeared on his face, and he sat back down in his chair with utter ease and cheerfulness. "Then I'm relieved!"
Seeing Su Xiaobai's relaxed, natural smile, Yuan Feihe's laughter gradually weakened, and a strange feeling inexplicably rose in his heart.
It was as if the ones trapped in the cage right now were not Su Xiaobai before him, but themselves!
"Guest Elder Su, I'll give you one final chance!"
"If you agree, swallow this pill!"
Yuan Feihe flipped his hand and produced a green pill from thin air.
With a flick of his finger, the pill shot out. Su Xiaobai reached out and caught it effortlessly.
"This is the 'Gu Repelling Pill.' After you take it, you won't feel anything unusual in your body for the time being. But after seven days, you'll feel tearing pain throughout your body... Don't worry, though. The Yuan Family has an antidote. As long as you come here within seven days and obediently follow the Yuan Family's orders, I'll give you the antidote!"
A fierce glint flashed in Yuan Feihe's eyes. "Of course, you can also choose to refuse. But I imagine that as an Advanced Warrior trapped here without being able to send out any distress signal, you must know very clearly what the outcome will be, right?"
"There were people who once tried to refuse me, but in the end, they all became a handful of ashes beneath your feet!"
"Guest Elder Su, this is your final chance. You'd better seize it!"
Yuan Feihe's methods were indeed ruthless.
He had used this very method to forcibly control quite a few Warriors and make them work for him... The other Warriors had no choice whatsoever.
Either they died, or they submitted.
No one wanted to die.
They could only choose to submit!
That was why this move had never failed Yuan Feihe.
Now that it was Su Xiaobai's turn, Yuan Feihe used the same method again... In his view, with talent like Su Xiaobai's, setting aside how much others valued him, he himself would cherish his own life. He would undoubtedly choose to submit!
Once he submitted, it would be equivalent to the Yuan Family gaining a tremendous boost from nowhere. Their future ascension into a great lineage would no longer be a dream!
"I see. So these are your methods!"
"I thought it would be something novel..."
The corner of Su Xiaobai's mouth curled upward.
He gently applied force and squeezed.
The green pill was crushed to pieces in his hand!
In an instant.
Surging waves of spiritual power erupted around them with a thunderous roar. Every Warrior of the Yuan Family revealed a murderous glint in their eyes, staring fixedly at Su Xiaobai as they assumed fighting stances!
"Refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit..."
Yuan Feihe shook his head with great regret. "Since you're seeking your own death, there's nothing I can do. Kill—"
Before he could finish the final word, a considerable commotion suddenly came from outside the Reception Hall!
Shouts of slaughter, the clanging of weapons colliding, and hurried cries for help erupted into a cacophony!
"Hm?"
Everyone's gazes shifted toward the doorway.
"What's going on?!"
Yuan Feihe also knitted his brows. "Go and see what happened!"
The Warrior who received the order walked to the entrance. The instant the door opened, his body suddenly stiffened. Then he fell straight backward and crashed to the ground.
Everyone looked over and saw a long, narrow wound appear on the Warrior's neck, with blood spraying violently from it!
And standing in the doorway was none other than a figure dressed in a black cloak and wearing a Black Mask...
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