Chapter 450: Chapter 435: Need to Pay More

The Collection Emperor gracefully wiped his monocle with a cloth.

“Hello, it’s nice to meet you for the first time. Let me introduce myself: I am an Emperor Beastmaster. You can call me the ’Collection Emperor.’ My greatest hobby in life is collecting extremely interesting collectibles.”

The Collection Emperor, to prove his words were not false, released a trace of his imperial aura.

Just a trace of the imperial aura almost crushed Li Cunxu.

Jiang Lingyun was rendered unconscious by the Collection Emperor’s aura, and Li Cunxu’s legs felt weak; he staggered to support Jiang Lingyun, preventing her from collapsing onto the ground.

Li Cunxu placed Jiang Lingyun on a recliner and leaned on the back of the recliner to avoid collapsing himself.

“Your Excellency the Collection Emperor, what is the reason for your unexpected visit?”

The Collection Emperor said gently, “Can you summon that very beautiful dragon of yours?”

As expected, he came for the pure crystal dragon.

Li Cunxu did not rush to turn hostile or use the Old President’s Life-saving Jade against him.

Long before the pure crystal dragon revealed itself, Li Cunxu had devised a plan to deal with the Collection Emperor, which, if successful, would solve the trouble the Collection Emperor brought without using the life-saving jade.

The pure crystal dragon was summoned, and the Collection Emperor instantly flashed to its front, examining it with intense scrutiny.

“So beautiful, truly beautiful, a flawless work of art collectible.”

The pure crystal dragon, intimidated by the Collection Emperor’s fiery gaze, quickly hid behind Li Cunxu.

While staring intently at the pure crystal dragon, the Collection Emperor asked:

“What is its name?”

Li Cunxu replied, “Pure Crystal Dragon.”

The Collection Emperor said, “Can you sell this beautiful pure crystal dragon to me?”

The pure crystal dragon glared fiercely at the Collection Emperor; if looks could kill, it would have killed the Collection Emperor a hundred times.

Li Cunxu replied with a hint of coldness, “No sale.”

“Don’t rush to a decision; you can consider it carefully. I am willing to offer a very high price.”

As he spoke, the Collection Emperor inadvertently leaked a trace of aura.

Li Cunxu, suppressed by the aura, half-knelt, supporting himself with his hands on the deck.

Li Cunxu looked up to find the Collection Emperor staring at him with an extremely cold gaze, as if to say, consider carefully, lest I resort to robbery.

Coercion, blatant coercion.

Li Cunxu remained silent for a long time, his hands clenched into fists, then released, then clenched again, like a young man struggling repeatedly at the edge of his limits.

At this moment, Li Cunxu felt his performance was so vivid it could be at actor of the year level.

“Ah! The Divine Guard Continent’s film industry has lost an actor of the year.”

Meanwhile, the Heart Concealing Pearl in his pocket was functioning, preventing the Collection Emperor from hearing his heart’s voice using certain tools.

The Collection Emperor loved collecting and definitely had such tools.

As for where the Heart Concealing Pearl came from? Jiang Lingyun’s treasure-seeking mouse found it for her at the seabed, and Li Cunxu borrowed it for use.

After a long struggle, Li Cunxu asked, “How high is a very high price?”

“A Legendary Emperor-level resource.”

“Do I get to choose, or do you specify a resource for me?”

“I have one hundred and seven Legendary Emperor-level resources for you to choose from.”

Li Cunxu lowered his head and remained silent for a long while before slowly speaking.

“The pure crystal dragon was hatched and raised by my own hands; our bond surpasses all.”

The Collection Emperor said coldly, “So what? You’re refusing to sell it to me?”

Li Cunxu replied, “No, I mean it needs more money, also a Legendary Emperor-level resource.”

“Agreed.”

The Collection Emperor smiled with great satisfaction.

The pure crystal dragon turned back, looking at Li Cunxu with disbelief.

Li Cunxu turned his head away.

“Don’t blame me; an emperor’s demand isn’t something I can stop.”

The pure crystal dragon, teary-eyed, turned its hateful gaze towards the Collection Emperor, not blaming the heartless Li Cunxu but blaming everything on the Collection Emperor.

The pure crystal dragon began to muster a Destructive Dragon Breath in its mouth, preparing to go all out against the Collection Emperor.

Since there was only one Heart Concealing Pearl and Li Cunxu was worried about the pure crystal dragon’s acting skills, he hadn’t given it advance notice.

“Be good, don’t do this.”

Li Cunxu wouldn’t let the pure crystal dragon truly go all out. He grabbed its tail and squeezed its mouth shut, extinguishing the Destructive Dragon Breath inside.

Li Cunxu said, “Before selling the pure crystal dragon to you, you must agree to two conditions.

First, give me the resources now. I want to secure the resources first.

Second, ten days from now, you’ll come to take the pure crystal dragon. After all, it’s my partner, and I need time to say goodbye.

You wouldn’t want to acquire a depressed pure crystal dragon, would you?”

The Collection Emperor stared deeply at Li Cunxu, coldness seeping all around.

Taking the resources first, then giving ten days of time— a skilled observer would see this as Li Cunxu looking for an excuse to delay and escape.

But the Collection Emperor decided to agree because he was confident Li Cunxu couldn’t escape his grasp.

Who was he? The Collection Emperor.

Against the Ten Emperors, he could contend evenly using many collectible tools.

By ruthlessly using some one-time collectibles, it might not even be impossible to kill a Ten Emperor.

Seeing his lack of response, Li Cunxu presumed he disagreed and added:

“If you don’t trust me, I can sign a contract with you.”

Upon hearing about the contract, the Collection Emperor nodded.

Though confident he could catch Li Cunxu even if he fled, signing a contract was a simpler matter. With so many valuable collectibles to gather, he had no desire to waste time playing hide and seek with Li Cunxu.

Seeing the Collection Emperor nod, Li Cunxu quickly wrote a simple contract.

The contract stated: Li Cunxu would immediately receive two Legendary Emperor-level resources, and the Collection Emperor would come to take the pure crystal dragon in ten days, during which time Li Cunxu would not escape with the dragon.

Seeing no traps in the contract, the Collection Emperor signed it.

In truth, even if there were a trap, it wouldn’t matter; contracts of this level would bind Li Cunxu, but to the Collection Emperor, even contract backlash was akin to an ant bite.

After signing, the Collection Emperor gave Li Cunxu the resources he chose, then left briskly.

Li Cunxu looked at the signed contract on the table and felt the urge to laugh.

This contract would be the Collection Emperor’s death warrant.

Li Cunxu turned and entered the yacht’s room, using a small teleportation array plate to return to Shendu University, swiftly seeking out the principal.

“Principal, do you know where the League President is? It’s incredibly urgent, ten times so.”

Guided by the principal, Li Cunxu found the Old President.

The Old President was currently explaining the cultivation method of Void Spirit Bamboo to three monarch-level individuals. Upon seeing the Old President, Li Cunxu ignored the strange looks from the monarchs and immediately rushed to hug the Old President’s leg, presenting the contract signed with the Collection Emperor and complaining with a tearful voice.

Indeed, Li Cunxu’s method was to lodge a complaint.

The pure crystal dragon could produce exceedingly crucial purification crystals, and the Old President had high regard for it. However, the Collection Emperor wanted to seize it by force.

The world’s strongest individual, whom even the Four Shendu await to naturally pass away, his wrath—who knows how many hits the small frame of the Collection Emperor can withstand.

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