The Star Luo Imperial Palace.
News that Jing Hongchen had wagered two hundred million on the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy winning this tournament.
In barely a dozen minutes.
It had been delivered to Xu Jiawei's desk by covert agents.
He read through the secret report.
Two hundred million Gold Soul Coins, wagered just like that.
Without so much as blinking.
Xu Jiawei could not help marveling.
"Just how much money did Jing Hongchen bring this time?"
"He certainly couldn't produce such an enormous sum himself. I'm afraid this must all come from the Illustrious Virtue Hall's operating funds."
"Is Jing Hongchen mad, withdrawing such a massive sum from the Illustrious Virtue Hall all at once? Isn't he afraid the Illustrious Virtue Hall will cease to function?"
The Illustrious Virtue Hall, which made its money selling soul tools, truly deserved its reputation as the wealthiest institution on the continent!
Without exception!
Its extravagance was downright inhuman!
Someone capable of becoming emperor clearly saw further than most.
Soon.
He realized something.
Jing Hongchen's financial resources were frighteningly vast. He had already spent over a hundred million at the auction, and now he had thrown another two hundred million into a wager.
However wealthy the Illustrious Virtue Hall might be.
Ultimately, it was merely one organization within the Sun Moon Empire.
One could only imagine how terrifying the Sun Moon Empire's wealth was.
At that moment, for some reason, Xu Jiawei.
Kept feeling that the Star Luo Empire's crisis was already looming before his eyes.
Earlier, he had tried to loot a burning house by selling soul tools smuggled out of the Sun Moon Empire at the auction.
First, to demonstrate his empire's strength; second, to put Jing Hongchen in his place.
To make the man understand.
So what if the