Chapter 052: The Cheater

Wang Bo visited Baoqing Workshop for the second time, and they were still greeted by that two-faced loli.

Seeing the wealthy patron arrive, the little loli beamed like a flower. "Young master and miss grace our workshop again, and you've brought a new miss. Do you have some treasure to forge for this new miss?"

Wang Bo thought about it. Initially, he had wanted to give gifts to win Xiaoqing's favor, but ever since the incident with Fahai, Xiaoqing's attitude toward him had changed.

Wang Bo noticed the change in Xiaoqing's attitude and had put aside the idea of giving her gifts.

But this time, reminded by the little loli, Wang Bo thought, since he was here anyway, he might as well forge a treasure for Xiaoqing to boost her favor. So he nodded. "Yes, we came to forge a personal treasure for Xiaoqing, preferably a spiritual treasure."

Xiaoqing was startled.

Wang Bo smiled at her. Xiaoqing's face flushed, and she couldn't help turning her head away with a light snort.

"No problem."

The little loli led Wang Bo and his party to the real Baoqing Workshop and began inquiring about Xiaoqing's magical power, habits, preferred treasure styles, etc., making a detailed record.

Soon, Xiaoqing decided on her treasure: a sword, a divine sword that could grow or shrink.

After Wang Bo paid, the little loli ordered the craftsmen to start forging the treasure.

However, because forging a spiritual treasure was very difficult, it would take some time.

Xiaoqing couldn't help asking, "How long will it take?"

"Three years," said the little loli.

Xiaoqing couldn't help saying, "That's too long."

The little loli chuckled, took a puff of her pipe, and said, "Spiritual treasures are always hard to forge. They require meticulous care and repeated tempering to succeed. Three years is not too long. Besides, for us cultivators, three years is just a blink of an eye."

Wang Bo said, "Three years is indeed a bit long."

His mechanical soldiers were constantly conquering territories. Without the obstruction of Cihang Pudu, the world would be unified in two or three months. Then, after a few months of stabilizing the realm, he would send Fahai away and leave this world.

All told, at most half a year, he would leave this world. He couldn't wait three years.

The little loli said, "Three years is already the fastest time."

Wang Bo said, "How about this: I have a portable cave heaven. Inside, two days pass, while outside, only half an hour. Why not let the craftsman enter my cave heaven to forge the treasure for Xiaoqing?"

What Wang Bo called a portable cave heaven was actually the Time Villa. He just called it a cave heaven to prevent the little loli from not understanding. In the Time Villa, one day outside equaled forty-eight days inside.

Calculated this way, less than a month outside would mean three years inside.

That is, Xiaoqing could get her spiritual treasure in about a month.

After hearing this, the little loli glanced at Wang Bo and said, "What a fine portable cave heaven, reversing heaven and earth, alternating sun and moon. I didn't expect you to have such a powerful treasure."

Wang Bo smiled modestly.

The little loli said, "I can agree to that, but after it's done, you must return the craftsman to me, and you must pay an additional twenty percent of the fee."

"No problem," Wang Bo agreed without blinking.

As long as it could be solved with money, it wasn't a difficult matter.

So the two formally signed an agreement.

The little girl clapped her hands and called over two big-headed monsters. "These are the blacksmiths."

Wang Bo pulled out the Time Villa and sent the two monsters inside. The demons inside the villa would arrange everything for them.

Once that matter was settled, Wang Bo took out the Tiger Tally and handed it to the little girl.

"Take a look for me. What kind of treasure is this?"

The little girl took the Tiger Tally, glanced at it a few times, tossed it in the air a couple of times, and couldn't help but laugh. "This is a Yin Tiger Tally, one of the treasures of Fengdu. How did it fall into your hands?"

A treasure of Fengdu, the Yin Tiger Tally?

Hearing that the Yin Tiger Tally came from Fengdu, Wang Bo instinctively thought of the ghost officer he had encountered in the ghost market.

He remembered the other party saying that a mysterious monk had once entered Fengdu, caused a great commotion, and then left safely.

Could it be that this mysterious monk was Cihang Pudu?

Not only did he cause a ruckus in Fengdu, but he also stole a treasure of Fengdu? Was Cihang Pudu really that powerful?

But thinking carefully, a millennium-old demon was indeed very rare.

Wang Bo recalled that when Bai Suzhen saved the frightened Xu Xian, she had also used her thousand-year cultivation to break into the South Sea and steal the immortal herb.

So, it didn't seem impossible for a centipede spirit with a thousand years of cultivation to break into Fengdu and steal a treasure.

But this guy was unlucky—he got killed by a single punch from Wang Bo. Didn't that mean that when Wang Bo went all out, his strength surpassed even a millennium-old demon?

Steel Body, Spartan Bloodline, Magic, Ripple Qigong, Nine Yang True Qi, and Cosmo—combined, these had indeed propelled Wang Bo's strength by leaps and bounds.

But before, Wang Bo had never encountered a worthy opponent, so he had never been able to gauge his own strength.

As for the seventy-two Pillar Demons of Hell, forget it—they were too powerful.

Wang Bo was still far from catching up to them.

But now, Wang Bo finally understood his own strength. With a sneak attack, even a millennium-old demon could be shattered by his punch. He estimated that as long as gods or immortals didn't personally intervene, he should be invincible in the mortal world.

Even if a god did make a move, he could put on the God Robe, pick up Gungnir, and fight the god.

Even if he couldn't win, he could still escape.

Thus, Wang Bo felt that in most worlds, he could roam freely.

Even if a nuclear bomb was aimed at him, he had no need to fear.

With a teleport, he could easily avoid the bomb, or even teleport it away and toss it into outer space.

At this point, he finally had some ability to protect himself across the myriad worlds.

From an ordinary mortal to this level, Wang Bo had taken only a few years.

And Cihang Pudu, that centipede spirit, had taken a thousand years but still couldn't withstand Wang Bo's sneak-attack punch. This proved that cheating felt good for a while, but cheating all the time felt great forever.

Wang Bo was the one who kept cheating.

Seeing Wang Bo's smug expression, the little girl couldn't help waving her hand in front of his face to call him back. "What are you spacing out for? You still haven't told me how this Yin Tiger Tally fell into your hands."

The little girl was very interested in this matter.

Wang Bo thought it over and decided to tell the truth.