Seeing that Hou Jinfeng had taken the bait, Jiang Shangyun took a washbasin-sized chunk of blue-black ore from his Storage Ring. It radiated a bone-piercing chill as he said:
"This is a piece of fourth-tier middle-grade ice-blue iron. If my granddisciple does worse than your disciple in this trial, it's yours."
Hearing Jiang Shangyun stake such a precious Spirit Treasure, Hou Jinfeng felt a flicker of unease. But things had already come this far; he could only grit his teeth and hold firm!
He did not hesitate either, immediately taking a roughly ten-foot-long piece of wood from his Storage Ring. It resembled metal, yet was not metal. He said:
"This is a piece of fourth-tier middle-grade vajra wood. Its value should be no less than that of your ice-blue iron. I'll stake it on this wager! If my disciple does worse than your granddisciple, it's yours."
"Good! Old Marquis, at least you're decisive! Let's sit back and wait for the youngsters' results!"
Now that Hou Jinfeng had taken the bait, Jiang Shangyun said no more! He turned and focused on the Azure Cloud Tower.
After making the wager, he felt much better, regardless of whether he won or lost. He believed his granddisciple's strength would surely give him a pleasant surprise! Even if the boy failed, it was no great matter. If he was less skilled than his opponent, there was nothing to say about it. He would merely lose a fourth-tier Spirit Treasure, which was better than doing nothing and silently stewing in anger.
Not long after the two made their wager, the blue light marking Liu Changxu's position on the Azure Cloud Tower reached the thirteenth floor.
Meanwhile, the green light representing Wang He tore through the floors like a blade splitting bamboo, reaching the thirteenth floor in