Chapter 353 The competition begins
Chapter 353 The competition begins
"Senior, I'd like to make a bet with you."
Zheng Qian's eyes were calm yet full of confidence. He took the initiative to gamble against Dongfang the Gambler, which surprised Dongfang the Gambler.
"Kid, you've got guts." The Eastern Gambling King's eyes were full of admiration as he asked, "So, how do you want to bet?"
Zheng Qian took out a ring from his pocket and handed it to Dongfang the Gambler.
"Senior, what do you think of its value?"
The Eastern Gambling King's eyes narrowed slightly. He took the ring, covered it with spiritual energy, and found a space of three hundred square meters inside.
"Five hundred thousand mid-grade spirit crystals."
The Eastern Gambling King offered a price, and the geniuses stared in disbelief at the tiny spatial ring.
Could it be a magical weapon?
This is the idea of the geniuses in the Southern Region. Spatial rings are too precious for them to have thought of this level yet.
Chen Tianrui and You Haoshen exchanged a glance, and four words simultaneously flashed through their minds: spatial ring.
This spatial ring belongs to Ye Ku, a prodigy of the vortex royal family. Zheng Qian examined it and found that inside, besides some books he couldn't understand, there were some pills and spirit crystals, as well as some treasures he didn't recognize.
Ye Ku's status is extremely noble, otherwise he wouldn't possess such a treasure as a spatial ring. You Tong is a prodigy of the Yu Ren race, but he doesn't have a spatial ring; Li Zun is the strongest prodigy in the Southern Region's Dragon Shaping Realm, but he also doesn't have a spatial ring; there are thousands of geniuses from the Southern Region present, including Chen Tianrui and You Haoshen, and none of them have spatial rings.
Zheng Qian smiled slightly; he had finally made a preliminary assessment of the value of the spatial ring.
A 300-square-meter spatial ring is worth 500,000 mid-grade spirit crystals, so the spatial ring Ya Lan gave him must be worth at least thirty times more. This is because the spatial ring Ya Lan gave him has a larger space, can hold more things, and is therefore naturally more valuable.
"Tell me, what do you want me to bet with you?" The Eastern Gambler handed his spatial ring to Zheng Qian. He also had a spatial ring, which was a size smaller than the one Zheng Qian had given him.
The gambling tycoon from the East finally realized that Yun Youzi was even wealthier than he had imagined. The spatial ring he gave to his disciple was even better than his own; he had to admit defeat.
Yun Youzi remained calm, but his eyes shone with immense pride.
My apprentice is incredibly powerful and has many treasures.
Zheng Qian smiled slightly and said to Dongfang the Gambler, "I want the cultivation technique, as well as the blueprints for the war chariot and the forging method."
Dongfang the Gambler took a sip of his wine. The Dongfang family was the strongest forging family in the Southern Region. They possessed the most advanced chariot forging techniques and the most mature forging system. However, these were closely guarded secrets and could not be gambled away casually.
Looking at the team of over 700 people, no matter how the rules are set, Zheng Qian is guaranteed to lose.
Besides, he wouldn't even dare to bet with a little kid, so wouldn't he be wasting his life at several hundred years old?
Having made up his mind, the Eastern Gambling King generously agreed: "A complete pseudo-god-level cultivation technique, three blueprints for chariots capable of killing pseudo-god-level experts, and forging methods."
Zheng Qian looked at Yun Youzi, who nodded. Zheng Qian immediately understood that the price offered by the Eastern Gambling King was not low.
"make a deal."
The price offered by the Eastern Gambler was not only not low, but far exceeded the price of a spatial ring. A complete pseudo-god-level cultivation technique is worth at least 200,000 mid-grade spirit crystals. Furthermore, the blueprints and forging methods for a chariot capable of killing pseudo-gods are each of immeasurable value.
If we were to calculate the price of the chariot blueprints and forging techniques, the forging technique for just one chariot would be worth 500,000 mid-grade spirit crystals. The Eastern Gambler offered such generous terms to make up for the shortfall in spirit crystals that Yun Youzi had contributed.
The difference between the three hollow herbs and Yun Youzi's 100,000 high-grade spirit crystals and 100,000 mid-grade spirit crystals is too great. Therefore, Dongfang the Gambler will place the excess bets on Zheng Qian, which can be considered as settling the score with Yun Youzi.
"Spatial Vibration" is Yun Youzi's unique skill. What Zheng Qian presented was merely the theory, Yun Youzi's insights. Wu Chengming, on the other hand, presented three complete pseudo-divine-level cultivation techniques. Wu Chengming knew he had gained an advantage. This demonstrates just how precious Yun Youzi's "Spatial Vibration" is.
The strongest cultivation technique of an era, created by the most monstrous genius himself—not to mention the Southern Region, the entire human race would be willing to offer ten complete pseudo-god-level cultivation techniques in exchange. From any perspective, Zheng Qian and his group are at a disadvantage.
So what? Zheng Qian believed he would definitely win.
Wu Chengming and Dongfang Gambling King were the same; they believed they could definitely win.
"Zheng Qian, how do you want to fight?" You Laohu shouted, finally it was his turn to speak.
Zheng Qian's eyes were calm as he said indifferently, "You Laohu of the Nan Yeji Sect, Dongfang Yifeng of the Dongfang Family, Ye Lanshuang of the Yinhun Sect, Wu Ye of the Miannan Empire, and all of you unknown geniuses, do you dare to gamble with this monstrous talent?"
"Holy crap, how can Zheng Qian be so arrogant?"
"You're asking for death. You're asking for death."
"There's nothing to say. I, Yang Tongtong, have thirteen low-grade spirit crystals. If you win, they're all yours."
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The geniuses were in an uproar. Zheng Qian actually said they were unknown geniuses. Who was he looking down on?
Ye Lanshuang laughed, swaying her hips as she walked out, and asked, "Oh, you still want to bet with us? How about this, you tell us how to bet, and we'll agree to it, so you won't say we're bullying you."
"You set the stakes, and I'll take them," Dongfang Yifeng sneered. He was determined to defeat Zheng Qian and seize his fortune today.
Yu Laohu laughed even more arrogantly: "Haha, Zheng Qian, as long as you dare to gamble, I'll play along to the end."
Wu Ye didn't speak, but raised the dagger in his hand, his eyes cold.
Clang. Zheng Qian took out the Dragon Scale Void-Piercing Sword and planted it in the ground, saying loudly, "In this battle, this monstrous genius will defeat all of you without using his sword. However, I will take all your belongings. If you defeat me, the 30,000 mid-grade spirit crystals on my person will also be yours."
Tiger Yu waved his hand and said, "Agreed, no problem at all."
Zheng Qian doesn't even need to use his sword, and he can still have 30,000 mid-grade spirit crystals taken from him. What reason does he have to refuse? Besides, even if Zheng Qian were to fight him one-on-one with his sword, he wouldn't be afraid at all.
You Laohu was certain that he could defeat Zheng Qian.
"Agreed, completely agreed."
"No problem, I have my sect's secret techniques. If you can win, then you're truly capable."
Ye Lanshuang smiled shyly: "Zheng Qian, you want to make a move on me? Sure, as long as you win, I can give myself to you."
None of the geniuses refused Zheng Qian's request; no matter how the rules were played, they couldn't possibly lose. Besides, Zheng Qian had 30,000 spirit crystals; if they could snatch them, they'd be set for life.
“Alright.” Zheng Qian shouted, “A gentleman’s word is as good as his bond. I, Zheng Qian, formally accept your challenge. To ensure the fairness of the competition, the rules will be set by my master, Senior Dongfang, and the seniors of the Nan Ye Ji Sect, and they will supervise the competition process.”
The Eastern Gambling King chuckled, his voice not loud, but everyone present could hear him clearly.
"The rules are that everyone is free to play. There are two ways to play the competition. The first is a one-on-one gauntlet. The second is to use the Qianfeng Mountain, Mafeng Mountain, and Niufeng Mountain ranges of the Seven Links Mountains as the competition venue. Zheng Qian will enter first for fifteen minutes, and the rest of you will go in and surround him. How about that?"
Wu Chengming nodded: "Both ways of playing are fine."
Yun Youzi didn't speak, but instead looked at Zheng Qian.
Zheng Qian understood immediately and said, "The first option is not challenging at all and is unfair to them. So, I choose the second option to give them more chances to win."
Yun Youzi smiled and said, "Then let's go with the second option. They are the future of the Southern Region, so go easy on them."
"Yes, Master."
Zheng Qian bowed to Yun Youzi and headed towards Qianfeng Mountain.
"Hurry up, I'll be waiting for you at Qianfeng Mountain."
The competition has officially begun.
NFBE