"Heavy reward?"

"How much is heavy?"

"Considering his wealth, I think this heavy reward must be quite substantial."

"Yes, if he doesn't offer enough, it wouldn't match his status."

"Let's hear it first. If he really offers a lot, it's not impossible, and just look at how confident he is, those things must be genuinely authentic."

A brave man will emerge for a generous reward. As Zhang Menglong finished speaking, many started to feel tempted.

...

"Of course, I understand, no matter who comes, they bear immense psychological pressure and risk, so I can't let the volunteers come for nothing. Therefore, I will reward the tester this time with a cash prize of 1 trillion Divine Crystals!"

"1 trillion?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, that's truly extravagant, even an Eighth Grade Empire might not be able to come up with this much money?"

"What does this matter? Think about how much he's earned from this survival base recently."

"At 5 million Divine Crystals per person per day, one month is already... tsk tsk, this 1 trillion is just a drop in the ocean for him."

"This money is a drop in the ocean for him, but for us, it's astronomical. With this money, we can easily get a full set of equipment, maybe even several bottles of Green Arrow Oral Solution. Just imagine, limb regeneration capability, selling outside for a profit."

"Brother, you really have a big vision, a natural business mind!"

"Right? If we can get a set of equipment, we can delve into this Ancient Cave Heaven, maybe gain something. Even if it's not elevating to heavenly status, the opportunity to enter a superpower greatly increases."

"Indeed, this is the only chance for us poor kids to rise from obscurity!"

"I'm in!"

"Me too!"

"Don't you all dare to compete with me, I'm determined to be the subject of this experiment."

"You all are in it for the money, but I'm different. I'm mainly here to dispel everyone's concerns. Money is really not important; what's crucial is bringing benefits to everyone."

"It's you!" Zhang Menglong found the person who just spoke in the crowd.

The martial artist was also somewhat pleasantly surprised that his words actually caught Zhang Menglong's attention.

"Brother, what's your name? Please introduce yourself first." Zhang Menglong invited the young man up.

The young man had dark skin, slightly naturally curly hair, and based on appearance alone, he somewhat resembled an African from Earth. His realm was roughly Sixth Grade Divine Breath, comparable to the Night Demon in the cage, making him a very suitable tester.

"Hello everyone, my name is Samo, from the Manlik Empire." The dark-skinned youth Samo wasn't shy at all; he even introduced his country with passion.

"Good," Zhang Menglong took out an agreement, "this is a volunteer form, it states all the rewards for this experiment. If you unfortunately meet with mishap, I will find a way to deliver this money to your family, so you can confidently and bravely take on this challenge."

Samo hesitated a bit but ultimately signed his name on it.

His homeland, the Manlik Empire, and Gu Xiao's Yanlan Empire are of similar status. As a Sixth Grade Divine Breath, he's already their nation's once-in-a-millennium super genius. This time, he's carrying the hopes of his entire family and country. Getting this far has been extremely challenging.

His thoughts were simple too: if he seized this opportunity, after purchasing equipment with the 1 trillion Divine Crystals, he would still have over 900 billion left. Even without joining a superpower, returning home would greatly enhance his family's and country's strength.

If he succeeded, it would be a case of one man's rise elevating everything around him. As long as he's daring enough to fight, no matter the outcome, he won't lose, thus his resolute decision to step forward.

"Here are 1 trillion Divine Crystals," Zhang Menglong handed him 10,000 Fifth Grade Divine Crystals directly, "this is NBeye, you can put it on now."

Samo followed Zhang Menglong's instructions and put on these sets of contact lenses. But seemingly in the daylight, there was no apparent effect, and he didn't feel any significant change.

"What weapon do you use?" Zhang Menglong continued to ask.

"This is my weapon." Somewhat embarrassed, Samo revealed a long spear, which was gifted by an old acquaintance. The quality wasn't great. Among all the Heavenly Prides, it's quite inferior.

Zhang Menglong took the spear, brought out some Krypton Gold, and casually used Strange Fire to temper it. With his skill, he didn't even need any extra tools to easily forge weapons below Saint Grade.

With the powerful Strange Fire, the Krypton Gold was fused into the spear. Many impurities in the spear were volatilized by the Strange Fire, and its quality was visibly improved!

With the addition of Krypton Gold, the spear's color faintly revealed some gold, appearing somewhat noble.

"This is a bottle of Green Arrow Oral Solution," Zhang Menglong handed the oral solution to him, "you can drink it now or later."

"Thanks, Mr. Gu," Samo didn't choose to use it immediately, instead, he approached the side of the cage with his weapon, "Open it!"

"Hmm." Zhang Menglong pressed a switch, and suddenly the cage opened a gap wide enough for a person to enter. As Samo walked in, the gap closed again!

Everyone quietly watched the large cage; the entire scene became very silent.

Just moments later, a roar came from the cage, the kind the Night Demon only makes when seeing prey!

The whole cage began to shake violently. Everyone knew very well, the battle had begun. But as to whether Samo could safely emerge, no one knew!

Time dragged on, lasting half an hour. The noises in the cage went from intense to calm, and finally settled into complete silence.

"Crack!"

The door opened!

Everyone stared intently at the exit, unsure of whether Samo or the captive Night Demon would emerge.

"Tap tap tap." With the sound of footsteps, an object was thrown out, landing in the center.

It was an ugly head, belonging to the Night Demon!

As the light hit, the head began to smoke and decay.

"Damn it!" Samo emerged from the cage.

His back had three wounds, deep enough to see bone, clearly left by the Night Demon.

The meat around the wounds was pulsating, seemingly ready to heal at any moment, and Samo's hand held an already opened Green Arrow Oral Solution, the liquid inside completely consumed.

"Really unlucky," Samo cursed as he walked, "I could've saved some, who knew this thing still moves after losing its head, wasting 98 billion!"

From the moment the head flew out to Samo reaching Zhang Menglong's side, over a minute had passed, yet he showed no signs of mutation, and at this point, his wounds were nearly completely healed!

The Green Arrow Oral Solution indeed worked!

Samo deeply bowed to Zhang Menglong, "Thank you, Mr. Gu, for this opportunity. I, Samo, using my honor and dignity, will endorse your products!"