Following his gaze, they saw a hint of madness in Gu Mengsheng's smile.
Before him, the spirit stone he had bought at a high price was being sliced open with a single cut.
A hazy blue radiance burst forth from within, and the dense spiritual energy made everyone present feel as if their blood were beginning to boil.
They were conduit stones of exceptional quality, their purity surpassing even the usual standard!
Conduit stones, too, came in different grades. The lowest-grade conduit stones were not much different from high-grade Bite Stones, while the very best among them could differ more from ordinary conduit stones than Bite Stones did from conduit stones!
Though the raw ore Gu Mengsheng had chosen was not quite that exaggerated, its quality still far surpassed what ordinary conduit stones could possibly reach.
And most crucially, there was the quantity!
Compared to the raw ore Ye Xiu had selected and opened, the raw ore Gu Mengsheng had chosen contained a swath of blue light as far as the eye could see. There were no fewer than fourteen conduit stones within!
"Fourteen!"
Amid the envious gazes of the crowd, the appraiser from the stone-gambling house raised his hand high and made the announcement.
"Given their exceptional quality, our appraisers unanimously judge this batch of conduit stones to be worth more than twenty million Bite Stones!"
The entire venue was stunned.
Although anyone with a discerning eye had known the moment that cut went down that Gu Mengsheng had seized the lion's share of the wager with a single grand gamble, hearing the actual value still made everyone's hearts race.
An investment of several million had multiplied two or threefold in just a few breaths.
This was not some petty game involving hundreds or thousands. When amounts reached into