A moment later.
Yuanshi finally made up his mind!
His gaze toward Wu Tian grew ever firmer. After a slight hesitation, he spoke aloud:
"Wu Tian!"
"Would you dare bet against me?"
Wu Tian looked at Yuanshi curiously.
A bet?
Before he could figure out what madness had possessed Yuanshi,
Yuanshi continued:
"Since the Witch-Demon era, you and I have formed countless grudges... Now that you have attained the Primordial Origin Dao and I have become a Heavenly Dao Saint, if we were to fight directly, the Primordial Wilderness would surely be shaken and countless lives would suffer!"
"Didn't you say the Earthly Dao also needed an Investiture of the Gods?"
"Then let us use this Investiture of the Gods Tribulation as our chessboard and place a wager to settle the enmity between us. It would also be for the sake of all beings in the Primordial Wilderness..."
As soon as those words were spoken, everyone looked toward Yuanshi in surprise. Yet Yuanshi's eyes shone brightly, utterly resolute...
Nüwa gave a soft snort and muttered:
"If you can't beat him, then just admit you can't beat him..."
"Why claim it's for the stability of the Primordial Wilderness?"
Normally, such mockery would have sent Yuanshi into a furious rage. Yet now, he acted as though he had heard nothing and continued staring fixedly at Wu Tian.
He even continued speaking.
In Yuanshi's view, wasn't Wu Tian so capable? During the Witch-Demon Tribulation, Wu Tian had exploited a loophole and led the Ancestral Witches away unscathed...
Then they would gamble again!
They would see whether Wu Tian still had such ability.
Whether he could once more snatch chestnuts from the fire during a Tribulation!
The criteria for victory were simple. If Yuanshi won—or rather, if the Heavenly Dao won—then there would be