God of Gamblers

The Crow King was somewhat torn between laughter and tears. "Don't worry, my mind is perfectly sound. I haven't gone mad!"

The Azure Flood Dragon King cast an Illusion-Breaking Divine Art and, after confirming that he had not been deceived by an illusion, could not help sighing. "Old Brother Crow, you really are young at heart. Your blood still runs hot!"

Following someone was not unheard of, but it usually happened among younger juniors.

For old antiques like them, whose lifespans were nearly exhausted, they might not even live to see the master they followed grow powerful before using up their remaining years and passing away!

What would be the point?

Naturally, the Crow King understood what the Azure Flood Dragon King meant. Before his breakthrough, he had harbored the same concern.

"Haha! That's true enough. Look at me now—do I look even the slightest bit old and feeble?"

The Azure Flood Dragon King's expression shifted. He had already noticed that the Crow King was brimming with vitality and full of vigor, and had assumed it was due to his breakthrough extending his lifespan.

But now, it seemed there might be another reason?

For instance... some divine medicine that extended one's life?

Tu Tian, however, showed little interest. He was still far from exhausting his lifespan and had no such concern. "This isn't the place to talk. The disturbance just now will probably bring people from the Illusionary Food Manor to investigate soon. We aren't afraid of them, but there's no need to invite unnecessary trouble!"

The Azure Flood Dragon King nodded slightly. "Why not visit my secluded residence next? Peacock King happens to be staying there as well!"

Tu Tian said, "Then I'll leave you two for now. After killing Jiang Rui, there are still some traces that need cleaning up!"

"Peacock King?" The Crow King's eyes lit up. He would be the next person to... spread the teachings to!

Sacred City was also the greatest city in the Northern Region—grand and majestic, vast and imposing, its walls lying like a great azure dragon while its palaces resembled immortal mansions descended into the mortal world.

A dozen or so minutes earlier, inside the Jiang Family's Stone Gambling House.

"It went up again! He won again!"

"My heavens, what kind of luck is this?"

"What luck? It's clearly because this little brother's source techniques are exquisite!"

A huge crowd followed behind Shen Ye. Whenever he cut open a gambling stone, those gamblers would roar madly with excitement, as though they themselves were the ones cutting the stone.

Shen Ye shook his head slightly. He was merely finding something to do while waiting for the Crow King and the others. If he truly wanted to uncover some priceless treasure, he would have used fortune enhancement long ago!

Without using fortune enhancement and relying solely on deductions from Ziwei Dou Shu, his chance of winning was actually only around eighty percent.

But even eighty percent was already practically the same as the God of Gamblers in the eyes of these gamblers who spent all year soaking in stone gambling houses!

Hua Yue frowned in displeasure. Those bastards kept shoving around and had nearly stolen her exclusive spot behind Shen Ye!

After cutting out another piece of exotic source, Shen Ye tossed it straight to the stone gambling house manager. "Exchange it for source at market price."

He did not care how valuable the treasures he cut out were. He was simply enjoying the process while raising his proficiency in Ziwei Dou Shu.

It was like when he bought scratch cards out of boredom during his first life. Unless he hit the jackpot, he would cash out all small winnings and keep buying more until he had lost everything he won in the first round.

The manager's old face was practically wrinkled into a chrysanthemum. To be fair, this Young Master was extremely generous. Even when he uncovered treasures that required buying above market price, he casually sold them off.

But the problem was that this Young Master cut stones far too quickly!

What source master did not circle a stone, carefully scrutinizing and polishing it, confirming his judgment again and again before finally deciding to buy a gambling stone?

When cutting stones, they were even more cautious, holding their breath and concentrating, sometimes even worrying that their breath would tarnish the treasure within!

Who was like this Young Master, buying and cutting stones on the spot, as casually as an ordinary mortal chopping pork?

If this continued, his stone gambling house would be emptied out!

If a stone gambling house belonging to one of the Ancient Desolate Families ran short on source stones, would it not become a laughingstock?

But he did not have the courage to ask the other party to stop and rest.

This Young Master had previously cut out mineral essence worth tens of thousands of jin of source and sold it without even blinking. Clearly, he did not take such treasures seriously.

With such bearing, he was undoubtedly the heir of some great power. How could a mere keeper of a stone gambling house dare interrupt the enjoyment of such an important figure?

He could only pray that the important figures of the clan he had notified would hurry over!

Outside the stone gambling house, a group of armored knights cleared the way ahead while several young men and women surrounded someone like stars around the moon.

Most of these youths were core disciples from major Northern Region sects, and the person they surrounded was Jiang Yichen!

Although his grandfather's authority had greatly declined, it had not actually affected his standing among the younger generation.

No matter what, he still had an Ancient Desolate Family behind him, a grandfather who was a mighty expert, and outstanding strength of his own. Even among the younger generation of the entire Eastern Wasteland, he ranked among the best!

"Brother Yichen, I heard you recently cultivated the Ancient Mighty One's Phenomenon?"

"Hiss! It is said that ancient phenomena can defeat powerful enemies a Major Realm above their own. Doesn't that mean Brother Yichen can fight experts of the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm?"

"So impressive! I heard that even the holy sons of many sacred lands might not be able to cultivate an ancient phenomenon!"

"Haha, it's not worth mentioning! Not worth mentioning!" Jiang Yichen thoroughly enjoyed their flattery. After suffering a crushing defeat some days ago, he had reflected deeply, rebuilt himself after breaking down, and finally cultivated his phenomenon through his own unremitting efforts and with the help of precious treasures provided by his mighty-expert grandfather!

Listening to the flattering voices, the stifled emotions that had accumulated in his heart over many days were finally eased somewhat.

Just then, a shrill voice came from not far away.

"Jiang Yichen, I heard you were defeated by someone five realms below you?"

Jiang Yichen's face instantly darkened, so gloomy it seemed ready to drip water. Turning around, he saw a young expert with blade-sharp eyes and a steady, imposing aura walking toward him amid a crowd of youths.

"Ji Haiyue, what are you doing here?" Jiang Yichen snorted coldly.

"What? Am I not allowed to visit your Jiang Family's stone gambling house?" Ji Haiyue shot back.

One ranked fourth among the Jiang Family's younger generation, while the other was temporarily ranked third among the Ji Family's younger generation. They had long clashed with each other and could not stand the sight of one another, so naturally they traded barbs upon meeting.

"Oh, right. Don't change the subject. You still haven't answered—were you really defeated by someone who fought across a Major Realm?"

Jiang Yichen's eyes nearly spat fire, but he could not deny it. He could only grit his teeth and say, "That's right. I was ambushed!"

"Ambushed?" Ji Haiyue sneered mockingly. "Why did I hear that you were sent flying with one move in a fair and open duel?"

"What a joke! If I hadn't seen that his cultivation was low and used less than ten percent of my strength, how could he possibly have ambushed me?"

"So that was it!" Ji Haiyue suddenly understood. He had long felt that rumor was far too absurd. His strength was close to Jiang Yichen's—would that not mean the person could defeat him across realms as well?

Even the divine body of their Ji Family could not defeat him by crossing an entire Major Realm from the first level of the Dao Palace Realm.

Though he thought this, Ji Haiyue still scoffed. "You only dare talk big behind his back!"

Jiang Yichen snorted. "Hmph! It would be best if he dared show himself before me. Then I can wash away my humiliation!"

He was not merely talking tough. He truly believed it.

Those who cultivated the Ancient Mighty One's Phenomenon could defeat enemies a Major Realm above themselves. Although he was not confident he could fight an expert of the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm, he felt he had some chance against someone at Four Extremities Grand Perfection!

There were eight realms between the first level of the Dao Palace Realm and Four Extremities Grand Perfection!

Even if the other party possessed the legendary combat power of the Eight Bans, at most they would only be his equal!

There was no way he could lose!

The power was still out. I was already melting from the heat, and I even had to ask the construction crew to charge my phone. The key was that work still had to be done during the outage. During the day, I took my laptop elsewhere to mooch electricity; at night, I returned to the dormitory and became a corpse. After two days of this, my saved chapters had successfully decreased by three. I'm furious!