"Kid, I’m quite interested in you!" The guy was straightforward, speaking up directly.

Ye Luo glanced at him, "Sorry, I’m only interested in women!"

The man was taken aback, not understanding what Ye Luo meant by this.

Ye Luo chuckled; this was a phrase only used on Earth, so of course, the guy wouldn’t understand.

"Is there something you want from me?" Ye Luo asked again.

"I want to learn about your body strengthening methods!"

"Oh?" Ye Luo looked at him curiously. In reality, the body strengthening cultivators of the Sixth Region were mostly concentrated in this South Territory, so Ye Luo hadn’t met many.

Originally, he wanted to refuse, but the young man occasionally exuded the power of the Law, indicating his body strengthening realm was definitely formidable.

No one likes to delve deeply into the question of how many realms exist in body strengthening; it’s not as precise as realm cultivation after all. Since there are very few body strengtheners, can one really expect cultivators to set boundaries for them?

Therefore, for convenience, body strengtheners compare their physical prowess to the cultivators’ strength, meaning they simply share the same cultivation realm divisions with cultivators.

"So tell me, how do you want to compete?" Ye Luo asked out of curiosity.

"Very simple, a test of strength!"

Strength? Ye Luo looked at him, puzzled. This was the first time he’d encountered such a method of competition.

"It’s quite simple. The power of the physical body is determined by strength. If your strength is greater than mine, then the power you can unleash will be greater than mine, which means you’re stronger!" The young man smiled, something rarely seen.

This piqued Ye Luo’s interest.

"Alright, tell me more!"

He then briefly explained; in fact, this method was somewhat like arm wrestling, where both people exert their physical strength on an object, making it easy to determine a winner.

"This object is called Gold Silk Wood. It serves no other purpose but is extremely sturdy. No matter how much strength you use, you cannot break it! There were two ancestors at the Fifth Level of the Heavenly Martial Realm who used their full strength on it, and it still didn’t budge!"

The young man took out a shiny block of wood and spoke.

Instantly, Ye Luo squinted his eyes. If that’s the case, then this block of wood would be an absolute treasure for crafting weapons!

Even his Lingyun Sword might not be as sturdy as this Gold Silk Wood.

"Don’t overthink it. In our South Territory, this isn’t considered a treasure. At most, it’s used for building houses. The reason is simple; while your physical strength doesn’t affect it, it falls to pieces with a slight application of a spell! Moreover, if you forge it and destroy its natural grain, it becomes just an ordinary piece of wood with no use whatsoever!"

Ye Luo suddenly understood, realizing that the drawbacks of this thing were unexpectedly big.

"Oh my, it’s Gold Silk Wood! It’s a miracle that such a thing still exists in the Martial Realm!"

In the base, the robot with glasses was already shouting out.

"Ye Luo, the base needs this thing! Find a way to get it, and I’ll exchange treasure resources for it with you. I guarantee you’ll be satisfied with the price!" the robot shouted while jumping up and down.

Its posture clearly showed it wanted to jump out of the base.

Ye Luo squinted his eyes. Although this robot sometimes annoyed him, it never lied. Since they said so, then this Gold Silk Wood definitely has its use to them!

As for its use, well, since the base is inside his Divine Kingdom, and he still wants to rely on the base’s strength to dominate, once it’s useful to them, Ye Luo might as well get some for them.

Judging by what the young man said, it shouldn’t be too valuable, and he could extort a good amount from the robot later.

"Oh, but collecting this thing could be a bit tough!" Ye Luo pretended to be troubled.

"Hmph, I know what you’re thinking. Here, these resources for a piece of Gold Silk Wood. How about that?"

The robot threw over a Qiankun Ring.

Ye Luo used his Divine Sense to examine it and immediately grinned. The robot truly was affluent! It seemed unjust not to extort them a bit.

"Tsk tsk, Gold Silk Wood, this thing is indeed rare. It’s a divine wood that existed at the beginning of the Martial Realm. It might only exist at such inter-plane junctures, but this thing indeed has no real use!" The Fire Turkey stretched its neck and said.

"Hmph, what do you know? The Martial Realm was once the domain of our Zhongzhou Empire. This Gold Silk Wood was an essential material for base construction, but after being invaded by the Other Race, which didn’t know how to protect the environment, it led to the near extinction of this Gold Silk Wood!" The robot pushed up its glasses and looked disdainfully at the Fire Turkey.

"Screw you! A metal lump laughing at me!" With that, the Fire Turkey pounced over and started brawling with the robot.

Ye Luo didn’t want to watch what followed; he was now pondering how to obtain this Gold Silk Wood.

Raising his head, he found the young man was looking at him curiously.

"Do you even dare to compete?"

Ye Luo laughed, "Of course, I want to compete, but since it’s a competition, shouldn’t we have some stakes?"

The young man also laughed, "Exactly! What stakes do you suggest? How about we wager our lives?"

Ye Luo was a bit helpless upon hearing this. It seemed the cultivators of the South Territory were indeed not afraid to die!

Furthermore, rumors had it that body strengtheners were even bolder, and it seemed to be somewhat true.

"Haha, there’s no need for that. We’re just having a simple contest, why involve our lives?" Ye Luo said with a smile.

By this time, many spectators had already gathered around, listening to Ye Luo’s words, they all looked at him mockingly. In the South Territory, this is a sign of cowardice!

However, Ye Luo didn’t care about others’ opinions.

"Alright then, if you lose, give me that piece of Gold Silk Wood in your hand and tell me where I can get a lot of it!" Ye Luo grinned, "If I lose, you can do whatever you want with me, whether to kill or to maim, it’s entirely up to you!"

The crowd looked at him, puzzled, wondering if this kid was a fool. That Gold Silk Wood, of what use was it? If he won, he wanted that, but if he lost, he would lose his life!

At this, the young man shook his head, "That’s not appropriate. Since you’re wagering your life, naturally, I should do the same. As for the Gold Silk Wood, it’s not much of a secret; win or lose, I can tell you!"

Ye Luo suddenly had a good impression of this young man. There probably weren’t many like him in the South Territory.

Having agreed on the rules for the competition, the two readied themselves and began the contest.