Zhao Gongming looked at Di Jiang, who was rubbing his hands together like a fly and grinning so hard his face was all wrinkles. He was already numb to it.
He was tired. Let it all fall apart. Get it over with.
"Hand it over."
Zhao Gongming held out his hand with practiced ease, his face expressionless.
"Natural treasures. You know the rules."
Di Jiang was taken aback by how readily he agreed, then beamed with delight and gave a thumbs-up.
"Now that's what I call straightforward, Brother Zhao!"
"I won't hold back, either!"
As he spoke, Di Jiang produced a timeworn stone that radiated an ancient, weathered aura.
[ Ding! High-grade artifact-refining material detected: Years' Disc Stone ]
[ Rating: Excellent ]
[ Matching refinement options: Conceptual treasures of summoning, collision, or gravity ]
"All right. Wait here."
Zhao Gongming took the material and summoned the Nine Dragon Cauldron.
Samadhi True Fire, Six Ding Divine Fire, and Lunar Sacred Fire took turns blazing.
His movements were smooth and practiced, like a master at work.
Forty-nine days later.
A dull rumble rang out, as though some enormous creature were about to emerge.
"It's done."
Zhao Gongming beckoned, and a rectangular metal plate, blue with white lettering, landed in his hand.
A large "Lu" was written on it, followed by a string of ever-changing, mysterious symbols.
[ Ding! Congratulations, host. Refinement successful! ]
[ Treasure name: Lu State License Plate (Dayun Summoning Order) ]
[ Grade: Houtian Spirit Treasure (Conceptual Grade) ]
[ Conceptual attribute: Lightning speed · Dayun collision ]
[ Effect: When the license plate is activated, it ignores the laws of space and forcibly summons the phantom of a Dayun heavy truck to ram a locked enemy with devastating force! ]
[ Each impact is equivalent to a