Lei Konghe stared at Fang Yun.
Their eyes met, as though lightning flickered between them.
Everyone else in the Grand Exhibition Hall understood what was happening. Lei Konghe wanted to use the Treasure Wager to discover, or even seize, Fang Yun's treasures. But Fang Yun had not backed down. Instead, he had exploited Lei Konghe's certainty of victory to force him to stake more, making the rewards even greater if Fang Yun won.
If Lei Konghe dared not put up another stake, Fang Yun could simply ride the current downstream. Not only would no one mock him for being as timid as a mouse, but Lei Konghe would become a laughingstock instead.
Now Lei Konghe was riding a tiger and could not get off.
Lei Konghe clenched his teeth and said, "I cannot use the Thunder Ancestor's Relic, but I do have a precious treasure bestowed by Dragon City. I will stake that treasure in today's Treasure Wager!"
With that, Lei Konghe thrust his right hand forward. Radiance flashed within his Heaven-and-Earth Shell, and a fist-sized, teardrop-shaped crystal appeared. Enclosed within the droplet was an azure dragon, coiled in slumber.
The crystal dragon slowly descended between the two men, hovering above Wolf Gu Sage's Saint-Enfeoffment Talisman.
"This..."
Greed appeared on the faces of many present, especially those from the various races who had yet to become Half-Sages.
"Is this worthy of you, a Void Sage of the Human Race?" Lei Konghe's expression was sinister, and profound reluctance lurked in his eyes.
"Barely." Fang Yun sounded casual, but his eyes remained fixed on the object.
That crystal dragon had a name that thundered in everyone's ears: the Dragon of All Living Beings.
Except for a very few races, Half-Sages of most races encountered various tribulations when they ascended. Most of those