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In the heart of the Azure Continent lies a legendary establishment known as Origin Mall.
This extraordinary store offers goods beyond imagination: a sip of its cola can instantly replenish one's vitality; its spicy snacks grant the strength to overcome powerful foes; the games it offers can accelerate cultivation progress; and its novels impart profound techniques and insights.
Origin Mall boasts a vast array of offerings, catering to leisure, entertainment, dining, and training needs alike.
However, there’s one rule that all visitors must remember: never cause trouble in the store. The owner, though unassuming, is unimaginably powerful.

The Omniversal Merchant

Upon entering the shop, Bai Hong's gaze landed on the descriptions of cola and spicy bars displayed on the glass shelf. He couldn't help but take a sharp breath.

Items with effects as extraordinary as these being sold for only one hundred spirit crystals? It was practically giving them away for free!

Glancing at Luo Chuan lounging at the door, Bai Hong suppressed his doubts. Such powerful beings often had eccentricities—selling such miraculous items at absurdly low prices wasn't entirely unexpected.

As for whether the advertised effects of the spicy bars and cola were genuine…

Bai Hong never doubted it for a second.

The strong had their own pride, and Bai Hong couldn't imagine someone like Luo Chuan stooping to the level of deception.

"Boss, may I try a pack of these spicy bars?" Bai Hong asked, picking up a packet from the shelf.

"Go ahead," Luo Chuan replied casually.

Bai Hong retrieved ten spirit crystals from his space ring and placed them on the counter. Carefully, he tore open the packaging. A strong, spicy aroma wafted out, causing his eyes to widen in surprise.

He had encountered countless elixirs that could temporarily boost strength, but something as simple as the aroma of these spicy bars stimulating one's appetite was unheard of.

Swallowing his anticipation, Bai Hong took out a red oil-coated spicy bar and placed it in his mouth without hesitation.

The moment the spicy bar entered his mouth, Bai Hong's eyes widened in astonishment. It was as if a flame had ignited within him. His spiritual power began to surge uncontrollably, circulating rapidly through his body.

Even more shocking, his cultivation realm started rising visibly. In just a few breaths, he broke through to the Ninth Stage of Pathseeker!

Closing his eyes, Bai Hong focused on the changes within his body. After a minute, the effect dissipated, and his cultivation returned to its original state. Opening his eyes, he exhaled deeply, his heart filled with awe.

For a solid minute, he had maintained the spiritual strength of a Ninth Stage Pathseeker cultivator. What astounded him even more was the complete lack of side effects. His body remained perfectly normal, as if the effect had never occurred.

As a royal consecration of the Star Empire, Bai Hong's thoughts quickly turned to the military.

If these spicy bars were supplied to the army…

The price of ten spirit crystals per packet was insignificant for someone of Bai Hong's standing. However, supplying such items to the entire army would be an immense undertaking. That said, if reserved for high-ranking generals and elite soldiers, the army's overall strength would rise dramatically.

In a world like Azure, where strength was paramount, a single powerful cultivator could face hundreds alone. The idea of generals consuming spicy bars and wreaking havoc on the battlefield was exhilarating.

Though he hadn't yet tested the cola, Bai Hong had no reason to doubt its effects either.

"Boss," Bai Hong asked, his voice filled with excitement, "can the spicy bars and cola in your store be supplied to the Star Empire in large quantities?"

But Luo Chuan's response immediately dashed his hopes.

"Our shop has rules. Each customer is limited to purchasing one of each item per day."

This was the second time Luo Chuan had repeated this policy today.

Bai Hong sighed, his excitement giving way to helpless regret. "What a shame."

Still, he couldn't entirely fault the shopkeeper. After all, Luo Chuan likely didn't produce these items in infinite quantities. If they were supplied en masse to the Star Empire, the shop itself wouldn't survive.

The shop's peculiar rules didn't surprise Bai Hong. Eccentricities like this were typical of powerful figures like Luo Chuan.

Moreover, with the shop situated in Nine Stars City, its very presence was already an immense benefit to the Star Empire.

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