Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 1007 - 916 Bet Big

Chapter 1007: 916 Bet Big

"I was refining a batch of elixirs when the lady mentioned that many Taoist friends were looking for me. I had intended to visit each of them in turn, but Taoist Friend Yang invited us over for a tea tasting and discussion, so we came here instead."

Shen Long explained.

"I almost forgot, Taoist Friend Shen is an Eighth Rank Alchemist. With Taoist Friend Shen here, it’s only a matter of time before Qianling Sect becomes a super sect."

Liu Feng praised.

"Super sects all possess Xuantian Treasures, and our Qianling Sect still has a long journey ahead."

Shen Long humbly said.

As far as he knew, even the True Spirit Noble Families and Super Clans did not have many Xuantian Treasures; they rarely used them. Yet, Shen Long and Chu Buyu owned three Xuantian Treasures.

"Taoist Friend Shen, I heard you severely injured a True Spirit. Could you share with us the details of that True Spirit?"

Heaven Venerable Qian Huo asked.

Upon hearing this, the attention of most Mahayana Cultivators turned to Shen Long; they had all heard about the incident and wanted to hear it from Shen Long himself.

Shen Long nodded and gave a simple account of what had happened. However, he altered some details about Shen Ben to prevent high-rank Diviners from deducing Shen Ben’s whereabouts.

"Taoist Friend Shen, it is said that you practice the ’Myriad Demons True Scripture’ and can transform into four kinds of True Spirits to combat enemies. Yet you couldn’t kill the True Spirit Qingniu?"

Li Xuewei questioned.

"The Petrification Divine Ability of Qingniu is extraordinary; it has killed several of my Spirit Beasts."

Shen Long sighed.

"It’s pretty normal to find it troublesome to deal with a True Spirit that possesses Petrification Divine Ability and letting it escape. Would Taoist Friend Shen be interested in a friendly competition? If you win, these ten Eighth Rank Demon Cores and ten Spiritual Medicines aged 300,000 years will be yours. If Taoist Friend Shen loses, just provide something of equal value."

Heaven Venerable Qian Huo suggested.

Curiosity was evident on the faces of people like Yang Yixin and Li Xuewei; Heaven Venerable Qian Huo had slain True Spirits before, and Shen Long’s strength was not weak either, making it uncertain who would come out on top.

"I heard Taoist Friend Ning has slain a True Spirit Armored Dragon Beast before. Let’s use its True Spirit Core as the wager. I’ll bet three drops of Divine Milk of Nature, a Nine Orifices Exquisite Immortal Fruit, an Eight-Star Golden Marrow Mushroom, and a Nine Orifices Daofruit Pill."

Shen Long said.

"Divine Milk of Nature? Nine Orifices Daofruit Pill?"

Heaven Venerable Qian Huo exclaimed in surprise, both items being precious even to him, especially the Nine Orifices Daofruit Pill, which could aid in comprehending the Spirit Domain.

"I have already traded that True Spirit Core with another Taoist friend, but I do have a True Spirit Core of a Blackwater Mysterious Snake, which I will use as a wager!"

Heaven Venerable Qian Huo declared solemnly.

"Count me in for the competition. I’ll bet two Nine-Star Jade Begonia Fruits and two Dual Polarity Thunder Immortal Fruits as my stake. The Dual Polarity Thunder Immortal Fruit can weaken the power of Thunder Methods, much like the Nine Thunder Calabash Peach and the Five Thunder Lotus, with a similar yet uniquely effective quality."

Yang Honglei said.

"I’d also like to see the capabilities of my fellow Taoist friends. I’ll wager a bundle of Eighth Rank Seven Stars Jade Silkworm silk, a 300,000-year-old Five Thunder Lotus, a segment of 300,000-year-old Entrapment Thunder Wood and three Blood Jade Immortal Dates."

Li Xuewei stated.

The Entrapment Thunder Wood could be used to create treasures that weaken Thunder Methods, while the Blood Jade Immortal Date, a fruit passed down from the Immortal Realm, had strong healing effects, sharing a peculiar similarity to the Divine Milk of Nature in that regard.

"A friendly competition? I want to participate too. I’ll wager two Eight Treasures Glazed Immortal Fruits and two Nine-Star Jade Begonia Fruits."

Jiang Tianshan declared.

The Eight Treasures Glazed Immortal Fruit, much like the Nine Orifices Exquisite Immortal Fruit, originated from the Immortal Realm and can assist Monster Beasts in cultivating to become True Spirits.

"Winner takes all?"

Heaven Venerable Qian Huo narrowed his eyes and asked.

"Of course!"

Shen Long nodded in agreement.

Yang Honglei and the other two had no objections and agreed to the terms.

"Let’s go outside the marketplace to spar! With our strength, the Cave Heaven Treasure might not withstand the impact."

Yang Yixin suggested.

They left the marketplace and came to a vast plain.

"Let’s toss a copper coin, and decide who competes with whom based on the sides it lands on!"

Yang Yixin proposed, taking out a golden copper coin.

Shen Long and Li Xuewei both got the tails side, while Yang Honglei, Heaven Venerable Qianhuo, and Jiang Tianshan got the heads side; Shen Long would spar against Li Xuewei, and the victor would advance to the final round; the three representing the heads side would compete among themselves, and the eventual winner would move on to the final round.

The ultimate victor would receive all the stakes—winner takes all.

"Since it’s a friendly match, we should stop at the first sign of victory and must not take other Taoist Friends’ lives. Using the Tribulation-Substituting Treasure will be considered a loss."

Yang Yixin stated solemnly.

The five people, including Shen Long, agreed and spread out to begin the competition.

Shen Long and Li Xuewei stood in the sky, a thousand yards apart from each other.

His body emitted a brilliant blue light, growing a large number of blue dragon scales; with a smack into the void with his right hand, an earth-shattering dragon roar sounded, sending a blue sound wave straight towards Li Xuewei.

Wherever the blue sound wave passed, heaven and earth seemed to collapse.

Li Xuewei’s mouth opened slightly, and eighteen blood-light flickering banner flags shot out, circling around her once, after which the surface of the flags burst with dazzling blood light, spewing out copious amounts of bright red blood, turning the area within a hundred miles into a bloody sea.

Ripples appeared in the space above her head, and a huge blue dragon claw emerged, slapping down towards her.

Li Xuewei flipped her right hand, revealing a blood-red broken sword about a foot long in her grip, its blade showing fine cracks.

A fragment of the Xuantian Treasure, the Bloodthirsty Sword.

Li Xuewei wielded the Bloodthirsty Sword, slicing toward the overhead dragon claw.

A grating sound of tearing air rose as space itself was cleaved open, a thick crack appeared, and a massive blood-colored sword light swept out, colliding with the blue dragon claw.

Amidst thunderous booms, the blood-colored sword light shattered the blue dragon claw into pieces.

The bloody sea roiled and surged, and from it, a blood-colored Flood Dragon with a thick body emerged, colliding with the blue sound wave.

A huge explosion resounded, and the body of the blood-colored Flood Dragon burst apart, turning into a massive amount of fresh blood. This blood suddenly condensed into long blood-colored spears, each a hundred yards long, charging towards the blue sound wave.

The blue sound wave was unstoppable, shattering the approaching blood-colored spears. A sweep of blood-colored sword light came rolling in, crushing the blue sound wave to pieces.

Behind Li Xuewei, a greenish firelight lit up the void, and a massive Green Fire Phoenix emerged, instantly raising the temperature nearby as copious amounts of blood-colored flames evaporated.

The Green Fire Phoenix slammed into Li Xuewei, submerging her body in green flames, which consumed her at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Behind Shen Long, a cloud of blood mist emerged in the void. The blood mist suddenly condensed, taking on Li Xuewei’s form.

Li Xuewei looked coldly on, holding a palm-sized blood-colored little bell in her right hand.

With a flick of her wrist, a clear and loud bell sound rang out. Upon hearing this, Shen Long felt the blood in his body flowing faster.

Shen Long’s body shone with a bright cyan light and vanished in a gust of wind. A ring of blood-colored light swiftly passed by the area; large amounts of blood-colored flames emerged from the ground along with signs of corrosion, and the air was filled with a rotten, unpleasant stench.

The ground shook violently, emanating a powerful gravitational force as a Yellow Giant Ape tens of thousands of feet tall appeared on the plain, baring its teeth and grinning.