A Betting Match? Line Up One by One!

"This is Jiangnan Pavilion. At the moment, only three students live here, all from Jiangnan Base City." Yang Hui led Gu Ce from the front with some restraint.

This was something the Hall Master had personally instructed him to handle!

Even the Training Camp's instructors found it difficult to see the Hall Master even once a year. Just who was this young man? The strength in his body seemed no weaker than that of some War Gods. Could he be the Hall Master's...

He did not look like him, either.

No, he could not let his thoughts run wild!

Yang Hui cut off his train of thought and quickly led Gu Ce into Jiangnan Pavilion.

"Shi Jiang, Zhao Ruo, Luo Feng!"

At once, three figures poked their heads out almost simultaneously.

"Another newcomer?" Zhao Ruo's voice sounded strange. Luo Feng had only arrived last month, and now there was another one?

When had Jiangnan Base City produced so many promising talents?

"Gu Ce!" Luo Feng recognized him and cried out in surprise.

Gu Ce glanced at him and immediately understood. Luo Feng had followed his advice, displayed his talent, and joined the Elite Training Camp ahead of schedule. He smiled and nodded.

"You know each other? That makes things easier. Then you... hmm, you can explain the rules to him. I'll be leaving first." After thinking it over, Yang Hui still swallowed the words, "Take better care of him."

It was not certain who would be taking care of whom.

"Don't worry, leave it to me." Zhao Ruo patted her chest. "With me, your Senior Sister, here, I won't let him suffer any losses. Huh? Haven't I said that before?"

"You're very strong." Shi Jiang frowned slightly as he looked at Gu Ce.

Hearing Shi Jiang say that, Zhao Ruo turned her head in surprise. "Junior Brother, how old are you this year?"

"I just turned sixteen in July." Gu Ce had no intention of hiding it.

"Gasp!" *2

Shi Jiang and Zhao Ruo sucked in a breath. Luo Feng was slightly better off, since he had already known Gu Ce was a genius, but he was still shocked.

Yang Hui had said earlier that Shi Jiang's strength was on par with his own, and now Shi Jiang had said Gu Ce was very strong.

Did that not mean Gu Ce ≈ Shi Jiang ≈ Yang Hui = a Mid-level War God?

"Your strength has improved way too fast!" Luo Feng could not help saying.

"That's thanks to Hall Master Thor's generous cultivation." Gu Ce smiled. "Alright, aren't you going to let me come in and sit?"

"Come in, come in!" Zhao Ruo snapped back to her senses and hurriedly said.

Hall Master Thor?

Shi Jiang thought to himself. Was there a Hall Master surnamed Thor in the Limitless Martial Arts School?

Speaking of the surname Thor, and a Hall Master... that only left Thor himself!

Shi Jiang discreetly glanced at Gu Ce. It seemed this "newcomer" had quite an extraordinary background!

"Jiangnan Pavilion only has three buildings, so you may have to temporarily stay with Luo Feng. I'm sorry to inconvenience you," Zhao Ruo said apologetically.

"It's no big deal." Gu Ce waved it off indifferently. He would not be staying long anyway.

After explaining a few more things students needed to know, most of which were the same as at the Lightning Martial Arts School, Shi Jiang suggested that Gu Ce test his Trial Tower Level.

"That? No need to test it. Mine is Level 4.1." Gu Ce spoke casually.

!

Shi Jiang was certain now. This newcomer had to be Thor's personal disciple, concealing his identity to come use the Limitless Martial Arts School's equipment.

"So strong!" Zhao Ruo's eyes widened in shock. "Then you can make a run for the top twenty. What's your Combat Power Amplification?"

"8.2." Gu Ce smiled.

"Your exertion multiplier is that low?" Shi Jiang was puzzled.

Did he not practice the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade?

"Mm." Gu Ce replied without offering further explanation.

"Get some rest first." Shi Jiang took a deep breath. "Tomorrow evening, we've prepared a welcome banquet for you."

"There will be quite a few good things at the banquet." Luo Feng smiled.

After their chat ended, Gu Ce followed Luo Feng back to his detached little building and settled into an empty room.

Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Gu Ce took out a notebook.

It was something Hong had given him after they met.

It recorded some of Hong's insights into Conception and domains, as well as methods of using them. It would be of some help to Gu Ce's future comprehension of Conception.

Thor had likewise given Gu Ce a notebook, but compared with Hong's, it was much simpler.

Lightning and rays of light.

Both belonged to subordinate laws of the Law of Time and had nothing to do with space.

Still, the process of comprehending Conception through them was worth Gu Ce studying.

Gu Ce quickly immersed himself in the notebook's contents, greedily absorbing the knowledge within.

The next morning.

Luo Feng brought Gu Ce to the Gravity Chamber inside the Nine Heavens Tower.

This was a Gravity Chamber discovered in the Ancient Civilization Ruins. It could reach a maximum of one thousand times gravity, far beyond anything developed by human scientists.

"Gu Ce, how long can you use the Gravity Chamber for?" Luo Feng asked curiously.

He knew Gu Ce had come specifically from the Lightning Martial Arts School to use the Gravity Chamber. Given his strength, he surely would not be like Luo Feng, who had only received one hour in his first month, right?

Of course, this was now his second month. Luo Feng's ranking had entered the top hundred, and his usage time had already doubled.

"Ninety hours." Gu Ce glanced at the message Hong had sent him.

"Ninety hours? Isn't that the same as the person ranked first?" Luo Feng exclaimed.

"Hm? A newcomer?"

Not far away, a blond young man heard Luo Feng's cry. Turning his head, he spotted an unfamiliar face.

"Luo Feng, aren't you going to introduce him?"

Luo Feng turned around, inwardly thinking that things were bad.

"Gu Ce, this is William Edison, from the European Union Countries," Luo Feng said.

"Gu Ce, what a nice name!" William said warmly. "I've always been curious about Huaxia. There are also many genius martial artists from Huaxia in the Training Camp. Luo Feng is a Spirit Reader, so we can't spar in the Virtual Space. I'd like to have a match with you and exchange pointers. I wonder if you could grant me this request?"

Luo Feng's expression turned strange. Had this man not said something similar to him before?

However, because Luo Feng was a Spirit Reader, William's scheme had failed. Senior Sister Zhao Ruo had said that William and those foreigners often challenged newcomers to betting matches, scamming them out of their money.

"Of course." Gu Ce smiled.

"Let's not bet too much. How about one billion Huaxia credits?" The blond young man William's smile grew even brighter and warmer.

"No." Gu Ce shook his head.

William's expression changed as he prepared to speak.

"That's too little," Gu Ce continued.

"How about this? I've never left Huaxia, so I don't know how strong martial artists from other places are. Could you see if you can call a few more people over so we can test each other's strength? That way, I can get to know you all better."

"Don't worry. For every person who competes, I'll put up five billion as the wager." Gu Ce smiled. "What do you think?"

"This..." William hesitated.

"Gu Ce, you're only sixteen this year and just joined the Training Camp. Don't agree to this!" Luo Feng said "angrily" from the side.

"Of course that's no problem!" William smiled from the bottom of his heart.

"Wait here, I'll notify them!"

Before long.

More than half the Training Camp's students learned that a wealthy newcomer was willing to put up five billion Huaxia credits to compete with students from all over the world!

Looking at the packed crowd outside the Challenge Room, Gu Ce smiled.

"No rush. Line up and come one at a time." Gu Ce's smile was dazzling. "Anyone who wants to raise the wager can do so as well."

Luo Feng watched the entire thing from the side, completely dumbfounded.

With Gu Ce's strength, he could take care of all forty-some people here without any surprises!

That was more than two hundred billion Huaxia credits!

Money was far too easy to make, wasn't it?