Jiang Feng, who had been silent for a long ti, suddenly said, “I-I also bet that Brother Gu will live!”
Jiang Hong side glanced at him. “Seventh Brother, don’t embarrass yourself by bringing out a few thousand essence crystals.”
The fatty looked curious. “Right, Brother Jiang, I rember you’re broke as a joke.”
However, Jiang Feng didn’t lower his head this ti, instead eting Jiang Hong’s gaze directly. “My mansion is worth seven hundred thousand essence crystals. I’ll wager that.”
Beside him, Chief Steward Li also didn’t object for once. Despite being fully aware that this was Gu Han’s own choice, and that Jiang Feng would most likely lose the bet, seeing so many people betting on Gu Han’s death still made him feel sowhat uncomfortable.
The fatty imdiately gave a thumbs up. “Brother Jiang, you’re sothing else, a true friend!”
Chief Steward Li really wanted to punch him. Damn fatty, what a piece of work!
Elders Wu and Feng forced bitter smiles. “We are willing to bet five hundred thousand essence crystals each, that he can live.”
Because of Gu Han’s stubbornness, the two elders didn’t even have a chance to intervene. By doing so, they were just showing certain people in the Yuqing Sect that they had tried their best. They didn’t believe Gu Han had even the slightest chance of survival.
Such a promising seedling, gone just like that... The two felt sowhat disappointed and also sowhat pained.
In the end, apart from a very few individuals, everyone else had participated in this staggering, high-stakes gamble, and the amount of essence crystals wagered had reached a terrifying number. Such an enormous sum was unprecedented since the founding of Great Qi.
The fatty was beaming, his face flushed, fully revealing his nature of enjoying a spectacle. “This is great! Anyone else? If no one else, then—”
Suddenly, a voice lacking confidence ca through. “W-wait. I... I’ll bet three hundred thousand essence crystals...”
The fatty raised an eyebrow, instantly identifying the source of the voice, and said with profound disappointnt, “Instructor i? That’s a bit unethical of you. You’re our instructor, after all. How can you forsake your principles just to earn a few essence crystals...”
i Yun gritted his teeth. “I-I’m betting he lives!”
The fatty was stunned. “Huh? Are you out of your mind?”
Chief Steward Li lost it. “Damn fatty, which side are you on?! If you keep spouting nonsense, I’ll slap you dead!”
Facing the mocking and scornful gazes of the crowd, i Yun didn’t seem to care. In fact, he was used to it.
“To be honest with you all, in my entire life, I have never had any luck. I know my own reputation very well, and I don’t bla you for avoiding . But I just don’t want to give up hope! Originally, if no one had chosen during this martial academy opening, I would have had no face to stay. However, that day, the three of you suddenly picked . Even though it wasn’t sincere, I was still very happy...” i Yun let out a long breath, as if lifting a burden from his heart. “You gave hope, so I’m betting with everything I have! For the sake of these essence crystals, I just want to prove that I can also be lucky, and that you really are my hope.”
Gu Han remained silent. He suddenly felt that his previous behavior towards i Yun had been a bit excessive.
Suddenly, Han Fu raised his voice. “I bet too! Eight hundred thousand essence crystals.”
The fatty looked at him. “You? Betting he dies?”
“No, I’m betting he lives!”
“Are you out of your damn—ahem, you’re that optimistic about him?”
Han Fu cast a cold glance at the fatty. “It’s intuition!”
The crowd was sowhat puzzled. As Gu Han’s instructor, i Yun was one thing. Standing on his side was unexpected, but understandable. However, Han Fu had no connection to Gu Han whatsoever. They never even exchanged a single word with each other. Why was he also betting on him living?
He Zhong was sowhat anxious. “Instructor Han, you can’t—”
Han Fu’s face was expressionless. “Just watch. My intuition is never wrong.”
“Enough! You’ve placed your bets! Make your noise! Now...” Du Teng grew impatient, staring fixedly at Gu Han. “Take that poison pill, now!”
“Fine. Let see what this thing of yours is really made of. You claim to be able to poison a Tier 4 demonic beast with this?” Gu Han laughed coldly, about to put the pill into his mouth.
Ah Sha suddenly ran over and hugged him tightly. She could no longer form a complete sentence, her voice cracking. “Young Master, don’t eat it...”
Gu Han suddenly smiled. “Ah Sha, you rember that dream of yours, right?”
“Mhm...”
“That dream was probably real, so I won’t die today.”
Ah Sha didn’t dare make a sound, let alone look at him.
The fatty ca over with a strange expression. “That... there’s sothing...”
“Speak.”
The fatty stared at Gu Han eagerly. “That broken sword, can you give it to first, just in case you kick the bucket...”
Gu Han almost cut the fatty down with said sword in rage. “Fuck off!”
Laughing in embarrassnt, the fatty didn’t speak further. He just started calculating in his mind. If Gu Han actually died, maybe he could find a way to secretly get the body. His gaze swept around the room.
Under the varied stares, Gu Han gently tossed the pill into his mouth. Everyone on Du Teng’s side secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He took it! He is dead for sure!
Sure enough, as the poison pill entered his stomach, Gu Han’s face instantly turned deathly pale. Large beads of sweat continuously dripped down. It hurts! It hurts so much!
The toxicity seed intent on completely dissolving everything within his body. When the pill dissolved completely, a thumb-sized strand of green spirit qi appeared. It was Du Teng’s hidden contingency. This strand of spirit qi was several tis more toxic than that poison pill. In less than half a breath, Gu Han was shaking all over from the pain.
Seemingly sensing the situation, his unusual ridians lit up. Vortices indistinguishable to the naked eye operated at full capacity, pulling all the toxins over with an extrely overbearing attitude. The toxins stood no chance against them, completely dissolving. And the remaining, most refined spirit qi subsequently beca part of his cultivation base.
Gu Han opened his mouth, and a mass of pitch-black blood sprayed out. He collapsed, his eyes fluttered close as he lay there motionless.
Liu Tong shouted loudly in excitent, “He’s dead! He’s going to die! Hahaha! If you offend heaven, you may still live, but if you bring disaster upon yourself, you don’t deserve to live!”
Jiang Feng and Chief Steward Li were secretly distraught and couldn’t bear to watch any longer.
With an ashen face, i Yun muttered to himself, “It seems that I am ultimately incapable of having luck...”
Ah Sha cried heartrendingly, “Young Master!!!!”
Liu Ying stared fixedly at the motionless Gu Han. “Dead? This ti, he... really died?”
Du Teng laughed heartily and freely. Everything was his own choice!
Now, even those madn from the Qingyun Pavilion couldn’t find fault with him.
“Enough! This boy brought death upon himself, so no one can bla—hm?” He glanced at Gu Han, his expression shifted dramatically. “What?! How is this possible?!”
The crowd also realized sothing was wrong. Not only did Gu Han’s aura show no signs of dissipating, it was actually rising slowly!
The fatty was dumbfounded. “Holy shit? This bastard is actually breaking through??”
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