What's it like to be stronger than Saitama?

The dark swordsman, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up: "Young master, it seems that the Rooster just touched all our beast weapons. Could it be that he did it?"

The pitiful bald man beside him gave him a grateful look. What a loyal brother!

These words restored some of Jill's "anger." "You mean, the Azure Greatsword broke just now because of Rooster?"

"But this is an S-class beast weapon! How could he destroy it just by touching it? And there's not a single thing wrong with its appearance!"

Finding an opportunity to interject, the Fire Dragon Scepter said, "This Rooster's metal ability is most likely at the S-rank. Perhaps he can alter the structure inside the Azure Greatsword? For example, by creating a crack beforehand, so I can break it with a gentle swing!"

The Fire Dragon Scepter swore that he had never put in as much thought into a test as he had during his childhood, not even the most hard-working exam.

Jill ignored the Fire Dragon Scepter. "Could this metal ability affect the Azure Greatsword? Its material is the horn of a strange beast."

The Dark Swordsman said, "Could it be that it's not his special ability, but rather Old Master Qian's alchemical techniques? After all, he's a master of manufacturing!"

That's a very high possibility.

"Damn it, Youji touched all three of those beast weapons!"

If he loses three beast weapons in a row, even Gil will get scolded!

The Dark Swordsman, perhaps having suddenly realized something, said, "Young Master, things have come to this point, there's no point in being anxious. Why not give it a try? If this S-rank superpowered weapon works, we can still make a splash and turn the tide."

"If it's really broken, then everyone saw Youji touch our things just now, so we must make the Qian family pay for it! If the Qian family refuses, then we'll ask Youji for the Bright God Gloves!"

Oh my god!

The Fire Dragon Scepter was stunned. Was this still the same dull and taciturn dark swordsman?

The Dark Swordsman glanced disdainfully at the Fire Dragon Scepter. Just because I don't talk much doesn't mean I'm stupid.

Jill was persuaded, and he tossed another one-star S-rank beast equipment, the "Bewitching Horn," to the Dark Swordsman.

The Dark Swordsman glanced sideways at the Fire Dragon Scepter and noticed the bald man whistling indifferently, seemingly unconcerned.

Left with no other choice, he could only channel his spiritual power and sound the bewitching horn.

The melodious sound of horns rang out in the hall. Apart from a few powerful individuals, the other guests began to drift off into a daze. Fortunately, this was a crowd control skill, and its power was not particularly strong. They could be brought back to their senses with just a push from someone nearby.

This immediately silenced the mocking voices directed at Jill.

The horn had no effect on Yang Xi, but the ability to influence others' minds through sound was quite novel.

To prevent chaos at the auction, Yang Xi used his supercomputer to send out a mental shockwave, helping those who were in a dazed state to wake up.

After trying another piece of defensive beast equipment and finding no problems, Jill breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Losing an S-class beast equipment is still within his tolerance.

However, the fact that the Azure Greatsword broke was indeed a bit strange, but Jill felt that she couldn't just blame it on the Rooster.

Because the other two items he handled were still intact, and most importantly, Jill didn't believe that anyone in the world could destroy a priceless S-class alien weapon just by touching it.

Perhaps this azure greatsword was already switched when it was delivered.

"Once we get back, we need to thoroughly investigate everyone in the family. Could there be a mole among us?"

Moreover, as the heir of the Uruk family, Gil felt that even if there was no evidence to prove that Youji was behind it, he would not take the initiative to attack without first breaking off relations.

Patience and cunning are the hallmarks of the Uruk family.

But after making such a huge blunder, Gil couldn't stay there any longer. After bidding farewell to Yang Xi from afar, Gil left the auction house with his last bit of youthful stubbornness.

Money, money, money, one day I will trample you under my feet.

When I get home, I need to ask my aunt if she knows a powerful metal-type ability user.

Rather than humiliating Qian Duoduo at the auction, Jill prefers to win over the Judgment Organization and leave the Qian family isolated and helpless. This is the best strategy to cut off their lifeline!

The auction continued only after the three members of the Uruk family left.

After the farce just now, the Black Jade Shield, which was originally the most inconspicuous of the four beast weapons, actually fetched an unexpectedly good price, breaking the 200 million mark.

However, Yang Xi did not want this beast weapon.

Yang Xi wasn't a greedy person; the Qian family had shown the utmost sincerity, so he should reciprocate.

After all, for Yang Xi, the information held by the Qian family was far more important, something that money couldn't buy.

For example, the question that had been lingering in his mind just now—if Old Master Qian hadn't spoken up, he wouldn't have known who to ask.

Fortunately, my earlier show of bravado finally piqued Mr. Qian's curiosity.

"Your Excellency Rooster, can you now tell me what you've done to the Azure Greatsword?"

143. A Grand Exchange of Hidden Knowledge

Yang Xi replied, "Should we talk about it here?"

Old Qian slapped his forehead and quickly invited Yang Xi into the VIP room for a chat. He could also tell that Yang Xi had no interest in the remaining beast weapons.

This further increased Qian Lao's goodwill towards the Judgment Organization, not because he cared about those few S-class alien beast weapons, but because of the goodwill shown by Youji.

Once the four of them had entered the VIP room, the butler, Afu, served them fragrant tea, then closed the door and stood guard at the entrance.

Yang Xi didn't say anything, but directly ordered Qian Duoduo to bring out the Muramasa demon sword.

"Could the secret from earlier be hidden within this Muramasa demon sword?"

Grandpa Qian took the S-class alien beast weapon from the Sakura Group and, without waiting for Yang Xi's explanation, immersed his mental energy into it.

Rather than revealing the truth directly, he preferred to use his knowledge and experience to unravel the mystery.

A little while later...

Grandpa Qian looked at the Rooster with a shocked expression and said, "The alchemical matrix inside is intact, but the 'activity' contained in the materials has completely disappeared!"

How... how is this possible?

As long as the alchemy matrix exists, the activity of the materials will not dissipate so quickly, since the energy source of the alien beast weapon is the user's mental power!

But the facts were right in front of him, leaving him no choice but to believe them.

Yang Xi was very satisfied with the shocked look on Old Master Qian's face, which resembled that of a master. Without keeping him in suspense, he directly used the "superpower potion" trick of the Judgment Organization to start fooling the old man.

This secret knowledge astonished Mr. Qian and also attracted the attention of the two girls next to him.

"So... whether it's a beast or a superhuman, they all possess superhuman abilities, and I also discovered by chance that superhuman abilities are also present in beast weapons."

"This might be what you just mentioned called 'active', Mr. Qian."

Yang Xi's words caused a huge uproar in Qian Bukui's mind. He had been studying the alchemical matrix left behind by the great alchemist Damon for decades and had never thought of this in this direction.

If what Youji said is true, and the supernatural factor really exists, and it is what they call "active" in alchemical terminology, then wouldn't that mean that active also exists in the bodies of supernatural beings?

Does this mean that people with superpowers can be used to forge alien beast weapons?

No, it should be called a superpowered weapon.

This idea sent chills down Mr. Qian's spine.

"However, the process of refining superpowered potions is fraught with risks. Even with the most experienced person in our organization, there is still a considerable failure rate. Nevertheless, we have equipped each of our Zodiac positions with more than two superpowers."

This statement shocked the three members of the Qian family even more. If they could mass-produce multi-type ability users, wouldn't that greatly reduce the time needed for the birth of powerful individuals?

It's important to understand that the cost of training one S-level powerhouse is incomparable to the cost of training three A-level ability users. However, in actual combat, an ability user with three A-level abilities might be more flexible and adaptable, and have a greater chance of winning.

This... is the trump card that will allow the Qian family to rise again!

But what puzzled Mr. Qian was why Youji suddenly revealed the secret of this "superpower potion" to them.

Selling superpower potions?

With such advanced technology, money must be readily available to this kind of organization.

Yang Xi's purpose was naturally very simple. First, he wanted to figure out the mystery of the number of dark energy cubes on the back of the alien beast weapon. Second, he wanted to inform the Qian family about the concept of superpower potions, hoping to strengthen the Qian family so that Yang Xi would not have to fight alone in the upcoming conquest of the four sea areas.

After this period of contact, Yang Xi believes that the Qian family is indeed a good partner and worth investing in.

He added, “So there’s something that I find very strange. When our organization collects supernatural factors, we usually do so shortly after a beast or supernatural being dies, collecting them ‘while they’re hot.’ But why is it that when we make a beast weapon, we often only use a small part of the beast’s organs or tissues, yet the supernatural factors, or rather the activity, contained within it can reach one-third of the original body?”

"In our observation, this is highly unreasonable!"

Upon hearing Yang Xi's question, Old Master Qian finally laughed. From the very beginning, this Rooster had thrown out the "superpower potion" as a powerful weapon, making him feel that he had been completely outmatched by the Zodiac Sign of this Judgment Organization in terms of knowledge.

But I never expected that even the Rooster has things it doesn't understand!

It seems that there are no equipment manufacturers in this adjudication organization.

Master Qian stroked his beard and said, "I wonder if Your Excellency Rooster knows that after a strange beast dies, a phenomenon that occurs is called 'active aggregation' in our alchemy?"

"In alchemical theory, the power of a beast comes from the activity contained in its own cells. When the beast dies, this activity will instinctively gather in some special organs."

"Most alien beasts have three or two living organs. Only some extremely rare alien beasts have only one living organ. This single organ, which has almost all the activity of the alien beast in its life, is often the best material for making three-star alien beast weapons."

"So that's how it is!" After listening to Grandpa Qian's words, Yang Xi suddenly understood. It turned out that after the alien beasts died, their dark energy would gather in a certain organ of their bodies. No wonder the S-level alien beast weapon contained a dark energy cube that was about the size of an A-level energy bead.

The One-Eyed Hunter's "clone" is probably this kind of "single organ," which is why Yang Xi was able to extract B-level superpowers from the weak clone.

After that, Yang Xi immediately stripped the supernatural powers of any of the strange beasts he encountered, so he naturally couldn't see this phenomenon of dark energy gathering.

"After obtaining the living **official, we will use alchemy to change the appearance of these materials, making them more similar to the equipment and weapons we use. The most important step is to match them with the appropriate alchemical matrix."

"The location and shape of the alchemical matrix inside the alien weapon are the greatest test of a person's alchemical knowledge."

At this point, Old Master Qian gave Yang Xi a meaningful look, "However, although the concept of 'activity' is valid in alchemy and we can apply it in practice, we equipment manufacturers can only sense it with our mental power."

"Technically, the activity cannot be extracted. Is the word 'extraction' used to describe it?"

Yang Xi spread his hands, revealing the "Star-Absorbing Ring" on his finger, and said, "It's more accurate to say it's for collecting. This Star-Absorbing Ring is the tool we use to collect supernatural energy factors."

When Old Master Qian saw the ring, he said with some skepticism, "How about I have someone bring up a beast weapon so we can test it out?"

Yang Xi sighed helplessly. He truly deserved to be called a master of manufacturing. He was different from the mechanical warrior who ran a brokerage company. He preferred to convince himself with facts.

144 Do you want to learn alchemy from me?

After obtaining Yang Xi's consent, Old Qian asked Afu to fetch a D-grade beast equipment.

This piece of equipment was also a game he created in his spare time. It was made from materials from the alien beasts that Qian Duoduo obtained from the alien beast corpse processing center. It was a wolf hair brush that Grandpa Qian used to practice calligraphy.

Yang Xi examined the simply crafted wolf-hair brush and asked curiously, "What are the effects of this beast-themed equipment?"

Mr. Qian chuckled and replied, "Applying it to the wound can speed up the recovery process, so it can be considered a slight increase in recovery ability. However, I usually use it to write calligraphy."

Seeing that the two were still dawdling, Qian Duoduo urged, "Hey, Uncle Youji and Grandpa, stop praising each other and hurry up and let Yourong and me see the power of the Star Absorbing Ring."

Ever since hearing about the "superpower potion," Qian Duoduo has been itching to get to know it. Although she is the heir of the Qian family and has awakened her superpower, her superpower itself is not very strong in combat.