Serpent Ancestor

”Alright, I bet!” Lin Tianhe exclaimed excitedly.

The essence of gambling lies in the expectation that your gains will outweigh the risks you take.

Xu Hei had already revealed two pieces of junk, and the third was even worse, almost impossible to yield anything valuable.

At this point, even betting ten million Spirit Stones was worth the risk.

”Xu Hei, since I’m putting up ten million to gamble, you can’t just reveal some worthless junk. The treasure you reveal must have sufficient value, agreed?” Lin Tianhe added.

This person was indeed cautious.

No wonder, ten million Spirit Stones was an enormous sum, equivalent to their entire fortune, and Lin Tianhe couldn’t afford any mistakes.

Xu Hei glanced at Gongsun Bo and asked, ”Master, what do you think would be a reasonable value?”

Gongsun Bo replied, ”For a mere five thousand Spirit Stone low-grade material, revealing something worth a hundred thousand is already a huge profit. Let’s set the boundary at a hundred thousand in value. What do you both think?”

”Alright, it’s a deal!” Lin Tianhe agreed immediately.Xu Hei hesitated for a moment but then agreed as well.

Subsequently, under Gongsun Bo’s arrangement, both parties drafted a contract. According to the laws of Liefeng City, once the contract was established, it took effect immediately and could not be reneged upon.

However, Xu Hei was still not at ease, so he added a clause that required the Spirit Stones to be handed over to a notary immediately, who would then decide the winner.

”Fellow Daoist Lin, please pay the deposit!” Gongsun Bo said.

Lin Tianhe patted his storage bag, took out three million Spirit Stones, and then looked at the masked black-clothed person behind him. After gathering from him, he finally managed to come up with ten million and handed it over to Gongsun Bo.

Xu Hei couldn’t help but think to himself that this person wasn’t as wealthy as he had imagined.

What Xu Hei didn’t know was that ten million was an unimaginable fortune for Elemental Infant cultivators. Only the upper echelons of Liefeng City, after years of operation, could come up with such an amount. Others certainly wouldn’t be this wealthy.

Of course, the total value of Lin Tianhe’s magical treasures and talismans was certainly that much, but assets are assets and cannot be generalized.

”If Fellow Daoist Xu wins, the ten million Spirit Stones are yours. If you lose, I will assist Lin Tianhe in taking you away by force!” Gongsun Bo declared righteously.

”Don’t worry, if I lose, I’ll go with them myself!” Xu Hei replied.

At this moment, everyone gathered around, watching with great interest.

Even the hot-tempered Evil Sword Emperor, Wang Xiu, stopped in the distance to watch.

As the top expert in Liefeng City, he was originally here to maintain order, but he witnessed such a scene.

Xu Hei placed the square stone material in his palm. With so many people watching, it was impossible for him to cheat even if he wanted to.

He took a deep breath and made the first cut, slicing the stone halfway open, revealing nothing.

”Sigh, just as expected!”

”Gambling on stones, how could you possibly get a treasure by guessing blindly?”

”This person is definitely going to take a trip with Lin Tianhe, and his life is probably in danger.”

The onlookers shook their heads, already drawing conclusions in their hearts.

Judging by the aura of Lin Tianhe and the person behind him, if Xu Hei left with them, his fate was predictable—certain death.

Xu Hei made another cut, slicing off another half, and still nothing appeared.

Lin Tianhe’s smile widened, and his hand rested on the hilt of his sword.

The black-clad cultivator behind him was also ready to strike at any moment. If Xu Hei dared to play tricks, he would forcibly intervene and detain him, even if it meant defying the rules of Liefeng City!

”Bai Zhi, is this reliable?”

Xu Hei was extremely anxious, having no confidence at all.

But Bai Zhi completely ignored him.

Xu Hei shook his head helplessly and made another cut.

Suddenly, it felt as if he had hit something hard, and he couldn’t cut any further.

At the same time, a dense wave of spiritual energy emanated from the crack. Xu Hei applied a bit more force, and with a ”crack,” the stone split open, revealing the object inside.

It was a milky white, glowing crystal, only the size of a fingernail.

Everyone held their breath, and when they saw the crystal, the noise vanished instantly.

Silence!

A deathly silence!

The previously noisy discussions and disdainful remarks disappeared in an instant, leaving the entire place in pin-drop silence.

”This is...” Gongsun Bo’s pupils contracted, his mouth agape. Even with his experience of witnessing countless stone materials, he couldn’t help but be shocked.

Even Wang Xiu in the distance was stunned, his eyes wide open.

”I must be seeing things!” Old man Yuan gasped, rendered speechless.

”No, this can’t be!”

Lin Tianhe was even more dumbfounded, his jaw almost dropping.

Words could no longer express the emotions of those present.

”This is actually a Supreme Spirit Stone?!” Gongsun Bo exclaimed in shock.

”Supreme Spirit Stone!”

After a long silence, the entire gambling hall erupted, and everyone was in an uproar.

No one could have imagined that Xu Hei would actually reveal a Supreme Spirit Stone from a piece of junk stone material worth five thousand Spirit Stones. It was impossible, absolutely impossible!

Xu Hei was also stunned. Bai Zhi’s words were true; there was indeed something inside! But he hadn’t expected it to be a Supreme Spirit Stone.

The value of a Supreme Spirit Stone couldn’t be measured by ordinary Spirit Stones. It was something even Divine Transformation Stage cultivators coveted, a priceless treasure that couldn’t be bought no matter how many Spirit Stones were offered.

”No! No, this isn’t right. The spiritual energy of this object has lost more than half, and its color is dimmer than a true Supreme Spirit Stone. It’s not a complete Supreme Spirit Stone; it should be a half-Supreme Spirit Stone!” Old man Yuan said from the side.

Xu Hei compared it in his mind. The piece he revealed was indeed darker in color than a true Supreme Spirit Stone. Moreover, it was slightly smaller in size.

It must have lost some of its spiritual power due to its age and various ordeals.

But even so, it was still a priceless treasure, not something that could be measured by Spirit Stones.

Forget a mere hundred thousand, even five million wouldn’t be enough to buy it!

Gongsun Bo cast an envious glance. If he had known, he would have opened it himself. This was a half-Supreme Spirit Stone, after all.

”Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Xu, on revealing a half-Supreme Spirit Stone. Its value far exceeds a hundred thousand. According to the contract, the ten million bet is yours!” Gongsun Bo handed over Lin Tianhe’s storage bag.

Lin Tianhe’s face darkened, and he quickly formed a hand seal, trying to make the bag fly back to him.

”Hmph!” Gongsun Bo snorted coldly, clapping his hands to break the attraction, and the bag successfully landed in Xu Hei’s hand.

Xu Hei sent his Divine Sense into the bag, easily breaking the restriction inside. The ten million Spirit Stones were all there.

”Hahaha, I’ve struck it rich!” Xu Hei laughed, storing the Spirit Stones in front of everyone.

He looked at the expressionless Lin Tianhe and cupped his hands, saying, ”Thank you, Brother Lin, for your generosity. I’ll gladly accept this ten million!”

It was a blow to both body and mind!

The onlookers were in an uproar, some envious, some dumbfounded, and some jealous.

Of course, there was also anger, like that of Lin Tianhe and the black-clothed cultivator behind him, who were furious to the point of losing their minds.

They had lost ten million! And to the thief who had stolen their Supreme Spirit Stone!

In a situation where victory was assured, how could they lose? It was something he couldn’t believe, something he couldn’t accept!

”You cheated!” Lin Tianhe pointed at Xu Hei, shouting angrily, ”How could a low-grade stone material reveal a Supreme Spirit Stone? And why did you specifically choose this one among so many? You were clearly cheating!”