Since Tai Tan withdrew from the competition,
The Shining Crystal was undoubtedly obtained by Jin Mian in the end.
The staff personally delivered the box containing the Shining Crystal to the private room.
After Jin Mian paid the money,
He picked up the box and closed the door.
Happily holding the box, he carefully sat down on the sofa.
After taking out the Shining Crystal, the light emitted from the crystal instantly illuminated the entire room.
Then he began to carefully examine the crystal.
Soon, he furrowed his brows.
"Strange?"
"It seems this intense light isn't emitted by the crystal itself."
"There seems to be something else inside."
Jin Mian used Ultimate Ice to condense two ice glasses.
After putting them on,
He brought the crystal close to his eyes to look.
Inside the center, there was a stone the size of a bottle cap.
"Indeed, there's more to it."
"Let's smash the crystal and see."
He placed the crystal on the table.
Jin Mian punched down.
Bang!
The crystal remained completely intact.
Instead, Jin Mian felt slight pain in his fist.
This surprised him a little.
That punch seemed effortless,
But smashing a stone shouldn't be difficult.
Yet it had no effect on this crystal at all.
Disbelieving, Jin Mian stood up.
Clenching his fist, he swung his right arm back forcefully.
Then slammed it down heavily.
With a 'thud,' the table under the crystal split in two.
But the crystal was still intact.
"Damn, I don't believe it."
"I'm an eighty-seventh level Spirit Douluo, and I can't even break a crystal?"
After casting a barrier,
Jin Mian tinkered with the crystal.
But whether he punched it or used tools to strike it, the crystal remained as good as new, without a single crack.
"What the hell is this thing?"
"Whose crystal has such high hardness?"
"Even diamond isn't this exaggerated."
Jin Mian sat cross-legged on the floor, looking at the crystal placed there and complaining.
Helpless, he had to ask someone what this thing was.
But now the problem was, who should he ask?
Soon,
A familiar person appeared in his mind.
The God of Destruction!
As one of the Five Great God Kings of the primordial era, this guy has lived for an extremely long time.
He must be knowledgeable.
Asking him wouldn't be wrong.
So, Jin Mian closed his eyes.
He began using the scepter of destruction mark on his forehead to contact the God of Destruction.
"God of Destruction, are you there? I need to ask you something."
"Lord Destruction? Senior Destruction?"
"Great Destruction..."
Finally, after his persistent calls,
The God of Destruction responded.
A purple phantom appeared irritably in the private room.
"So annoying!"
"All day long, it's'Senior Destruction' when you need something, and 'Old Man Destruction' when you don't!"
"Let me tell you, don't even think about getting a branch of the Ancient Tree of Life!"
"Since I helped you last time, I have to kneel on durians when I go to Xiao Lü's place now, and worse, Xiao Lü doesn't make breakfast for me anymore."
"Choosing you as my successor was the worst luck in eight lifetimes."
The God of Destruction, like a resentful little wife, started complaining as soon as he appeared.
But Jin Mian remained calm.
He said without a hint of panic: "Fine, then take back my Godly Trial. Even without the Destruction Godly Trial, I can still become a god in the future."
"Uh..."
Hearing this,
The God of Destruction's mouth, which had been running like a train, immediately fell silent.
These days,
Finding a suitable successor is harder than becoming a god.
That Asura, to find a successor, has already stepped in personally.
Although it didn't work out later, that guy started training him personally.
The Kind and Evil gods, after hearing that Jin Mian is my successor, have been eyeing him covetously lately.
They declared that as long as Jin Mian gives up the Destruction Godly Trial,
They would immediately snatch him away.
And my wife, the Goddess of Life, originally favored that little girl, but she's still not quite there yet.
Only I,
Following my wife's advice, decisively bestowed the Godly Trial.
That's how I got a successor with talent comparable to a freak among monsters.
Thinking of this,
The God of Destruction sighed silently in his heart.
Forget it.
Who made this the successor I chose? Just bear with it.
He forced a smile and asked: "Just kidding, tell me what you need."
Jin Mian pointed at the crystal on the floor and asked: "Do you know what Kind of crystal this is? Why can't I break it no matter what method I use?"
Seeing that this kid wasn't here to ask for a Life Tree branch,
The God of Destruction instantly relaxed.
He picked up the crystal from the floor and examined it.
Soon, he gave an answer.
"Where did you find this Radiant Gold?"
"This is an extremely precious material, its origins can be traced back to ancient times..."
Seeing the God of Destruction about to start storytelling,
Jin Mian quickly interrupted: "Stop! I don't want to hear it. Just tell me directly, why is the outer shell of this thing so hard?"
The God of Destruction shook his finger.
"This outer shell isn't a crystal. It's a self-protection mechanism formed by the light energy inside the Radiant Gold to prevent energy leakage."
"This crystal-like thing is actually a light substance condensed from light energy over millions of years."
"Trying to break it with brute force is impossible."
Jin Mian asked: "Then what should I do?"
The God of Destruction gave a simple answer: "Refine it!"
"Refine it?" Jin Mian was puzzled.
The God of Destruction nodded: "Yes, this layer of light substance has been condensed over millions of years. Its hardness is top-notch. Only refining can break it."
Jin Mian asked again: "How long does it take to refine?"
"About five hundred years." The God of Destruction gave an approximate time.
!!!
Five hundred years!
That's the entire time the Great Sage was trapped under Five Elements Mountain.
By the time it's refined, when will that be?
"Is there a faster method?" Jin Mian asked hopefully.
The God of Destruction thought for a moment and said: "There is, but you'd need to find someone with a light attribute to help you refine it. The stronger this person is, the faster the refining speed."
"Alright, I'll stop here."
"Xiao Lü is calling me back to kneel on durians. I'm leaving."
After saying this,
The God of Destruction left.
Leaving Jin Mian alone sitting on the floor, deep in thought.
"A person with a strong light attribute?"
"Where can I find one?"
"Wait, isn't Xiao Mi light attribute? I can ask it to help me refine it."
Thinking of this, Jin Mian praised himself as a genius.
He quickly summoned Xiao Mi.
"Xiao Mi, aim at this crystal and release light energy!"
"Mika?"
Although Xiao Mi, just summoned, didn't understand,
It still complied.
Aiming at the crystal, it released powerful light energy.
Instantly,
The originally indestructible crystal
Began to show signs of slowly melting.
And the melted crystal turned into light energy, silently absorbed into Xiao Mi's body.
Soon,
The bottle-cap-sized Radiant Gold was revealed.
After storing the Radiant Gold,
Jin Mian picked up Xiao Mi and left the auction venue.
After all, what he wanted was already obtained.
Staying here any longer was pointless...
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