Watching Chen Ping walk toward the crafting station, then seeing the impatience in Number Ninety-Eight's eyes, Number Ninety-Six finally sighed.
"Hold it. We'll add another Ranked Engraving Knife on our side—two against your one."
Number Ninety-Eight impatiently continued, "Kid, you had a good time showing off just now, didn't you? Now our stakes are equal. Let's see if you still dare to gamble. If you don't, get on your knees and kowtow."
"Y-You..." This time, Chen Ping was at a loss. The unexpected look on his face made it clear that he had not anticipated Number Ninety-Eight being able to produce another Ranked Engraving Knife to wager against him.
Seeing Chen Ping's reaction, the last trace of doubt in Number Ninety-Eight's heart vanished, and the mockery on his face became unmistakable.
"Adding another engraving knife as a stake still might not make you qualified."
Chen Ping hesitated for a long while before finally speaking.
"Hmph, is it not enough, or are you scared?"
Number Ninety-Eight rolled his neck, producing a series of cracking sounds. "My Dark Azure Dragon ranks fifty-ninth on the Ranked Engraving Knife List. It comes with dual dark and wind attributes."
"Any Soul Guidance Device made with it will carry those two attributes. It weighs three times as much as an ordinary engraving knife and excels in stability."
"When used together with suitable Soul Guidance Devices, its effects are extremely formidable. When crafting Soul Guidance Devices of seventh level or above, it raises the success rate by at least ten percent."
"Besides that, I'll add another one—Flame Wizard, ranked fifty-third on the Ranked Engraving Knife List."
"This engraving knife can greatly reduce the difficulty of carving rare metals with hardness above the bedrock grade. When Soul Power is injected during engraving, it can precisely melt rare metals