The Golden Cauldron King

Above the treasure-refining chamber rented by Tang Ping on Craftsman God Planet, a deep black, shuttle-shaped spaceship hovered in the air.

Inside the spaceship.

"Xiaoyao, this ship of yours is truly impressive. An F-Grade spaceship—many Immortal beings can't even afford one. But... why don't you just refine a Flight Palace Type Heavy Treasure for yourself?" Golden Cauldron King sat on the sofa in the ship's control room, looking around and smiling with praise.

Xiaoyao was the alias Tang Ping used while on Craftsman God Planet. He had originally wanted to use a homophone, but Tang Ping's homophone was "lying flat," which didn't sound very good. Tang Ping then thought that lying flat was essentially being carefree and unfettered, so he chose the name Xiaoyao.

As for Golden Cauldron King, he was naturally the Human Race King-level Immortal with God Kingdom coordinates in the Black Dragon Mountain Star Area whom Tang Ping had ultimately chosen.

And as for this F-Grade spaceship, the reason was even simpler: with Tang Ping's current wealth, he could afford not just one, but ten thousand of them.

"Haha... I still prefer spaceships for travel. Heavy Treasures are better suited for combat, and given my current strength, they are a bit too strenuous to operate," Tang Ping explained with a laugh.

During his days on Craftsman God Planet, he had never once exposed his combat strength, and there was no need to do so now; he would just continue to act as an ordinary World Lord.

"Let's go!" Without paying attention to the change in Golden Cauldron King's expression, Tang Ping gave the order directly.

"Understood!" the ship's intelligent assistant replied.

The F-Grade spaceship immediately began to launch, its speed rapidly soaring until it turned into a phantom, darting into the void.

Soon, the ship passed through the countless vortex spaces and arrived in the cosmic starry sky outside Craftsman God Planet.

"Xiaoyao, we have now left the vortex space region surrounding Craftsman God Planet. I didn't dare perform a God Kingdom transmission back there, but we can do it now," Golden Cauldron King said with a smile.

"Sorry for the trouble," Tang Ping said, standing up.

Golden Cauldron King, dressed in golden robes, stood to the side. A powerful aura of the Laws rippled faintly from his body as he gazed into the endless void. Suddenly, an incredibly blinding light erupted from him, instantly radiating outward and covering the space for several kilometers around.

The entire spaceship was enveloped in this dazzling radiance.

Whoosh! The entire spaceship was instantly drawn into the God Kingdom along the temporarily opened spatial passage.

God Kingdom transmission was somewhat similar to ultra-long-distance teleportation, but this was not the kind of teleportation achieved through comprehending the Laws of Space. Instead, it was a special ability inherent to the God Kingdom itself, one it possessed naturally from the moment of its birth.

Inside Golden Cauldron King's God Kingdom.

An endless ocean of azure blue, resembling a massive emerald, rippled with gentle waves. Above the vast blue sea... a golden palace hovered. That golden palace was like a star, constantly radiating light that illuminated the entire God Kingdom.

"This is my God Kingdom," Golden Cauldron King said proudly, standing beside Tang Ping.

"Very nice, truly spectacular," Tang Ping remarked, looking at the scene within the God Kingdom.

After a while, seeing that Golden Cauldron King was still standing there without making a move, Tang Ping asked in confusion, "Why aren't we leaving? We should be heading to the Black Dragon Mountain Star Area, right?"

"Hehe... Xiaoyao, I suddenly feel that the transmission price we agreed upon earlier was too low," Golden Cauldron King's expression shifted, and he said with a meaningful look.

"Uh..." Seeing the change in Golden Cauldron King's face, Tang Ping quickly realized what was happening and said with a half-smile, "Heh... are you... thinking of changing professions to become a bandit?"

When he first arrived, Tang Ping was a pauper compared to the Immortals, so he had nothing to worry about. Now that he was leaving, he was wealthy beyond measure, but due to his confidence in his own strength, Tang Ping had never considered the possibility of being robbed.

However, only he knew how strong he was; others had no idea. Who would suspect that a mere World Lord possessed the combat power of a King? The mismatch between his wealth and his perceived strength made it difficult for others not to harbor ulterior motives.

If they were outside, Golden Cauldron King might have worried that Tang Ping was setting a trap or had people lying in ambush.

But now, they were inside his own God Kingdom. It was impossible for an outsider to sneak in and ambush the master of the God Kingdom without his knowledge.

Therefore, he didn't hesitate to reveal his true colors.

Hearing Tang Ping call him a bandit, Golden Cauldron King chuckled and said, "No, no, no... how can you call me a bandit? At most, you could call me a kidnapper. After all, I'm not just eyeing your wealth; most importantly, I want you."

At this, the greed in Golden Cauldron King's eyes could no longer be concealed. He knew the difference between a basket of golden eggs and a hen that could lay golden eggs, and as an adult, he chose both.

"Uh..." Tang Ping didn't react for a moment and was almost disgusted. "Look, can you speak clearly? If you want my treasure-refining techniques, just say so. Don't talk about 'wanting me'—you almost made me sick."

"You... Hmph! I won't trade barbs with you. Xiaoyao, from now on... you will obediently be my slave for refining treasures." Golden Cauldron King realized the ambiguity in his words, but he didn't care. Instead, he chose to act immediately, intending to soul-enslave Tang Ping.

He casually sent out a surge of Immortal Divine Power, which transformed into a massive hand reaching out to suppress Tang Ping, followed closely by a strand of Void Divine Power, ready to soul-enslave him once he was subdued.

Clearly, in Golden Cauldron King's eyes, Tang Ping was a mere World Lord who could be taken with a flip of his hand.

"Hmph!" Seeing this, Tang Ping let out a cold snort and immediately brought out his strongest treasure—the Chaos Sword Formation.

According to what he knew, Golden Cauldron King's strength was only that of a barely-qualified King. However, Tang Ping had never fought an Immortal before, let alone a King-level one.

Although he had estimated his own strength to be between a High-level King and a Peak King when using his treasures, an estimate was just an estimate; without the test of actual combat, it meant nothing.

Furthermore, he was currently inside the opponent's God Kingdom. Fighting within a God Kingdom provided a boost to its master. Even if Golden Cauldron King was only a barely-qualified King, within his own domain, he would at least possess the strength of a low-level Peak King.

A lion uses its full strength even when hunting a rabbit. Fighting a King-level Immortal for the first time, Tang Ping dared not be careless. In addition to the Chaos Sword Formation, he wore a treasure-grade armor, had treasure-grade wings on his back, and within his Internal World, his Flight Palace Type Supreme Treasure was ready to be deployed at any moment.