The liver is a late bloomer!

A young girl from the Divine Race, with five precious pearls floating behind her, exuded the primordial energy of the Five Elements Great Dao.

Xu Chen looked them up and down. All five pearls were acquired spiritual treasures that could amplify the five elements' divine abilities. There were also six acquired spiritual treasure rings on her ten delicate, white fingers.

She wore three phoenix hairpins made of acquired spiritual treasures, and the veil she wore was also made of acquired spiritual treasures.

Her entire outfit, from her silk skirt and jade belt to her phoenix boots, was made of top-grade acquired spiritual treasures.

At a casual glance, one could see eighteen acquired spiritual treasures.

In contrast, Xu Chen only carried the acquired spiritual treasure sword in his hand.

In comparison, it seems rather shabby.

"I am very sorry for killing you, fellow Daoist."

A sweet voice rang out on the battlefield.

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"Battle begins!" a grand voice rang out.

The Divine Clan girl raised her hand and unleashed a torrent of crimson flames toward Xu Chen. This torrent of crimson flames was imbued with the laws of the Great Dao of Fire; a direct hit from it would obliterate at least half of a Golden Immortal's essence.

Then the void trembled, and a wooden trapping array appeared within a radius of ten thousand miles around Xu Chen.

A giant golden sword hung above Xu Chen, sealing off the surrounding space in conjunction with the power of the formation.

Xu Chen, sword in hand, stood proudly in the air, watching the torrent of crimson flames.

"He comes at us with a deadly move right from the start!" A powerful sword intent surged from Xu Chen's body.

The Seven Lives Compass of Sword Dao, formed from sword Dao divine power, appeared behind Xu Chen.

The compass needle behind me slowly rotated, eventually pointing to the blue zone.

The laws of swordsmanship condense into an illusion.

On a vast sea imbued with sword intent, a bright moon slowly rises.

"Seven lives of swordsmanship, transforming into gentleness."

Xu Chen's eyes sharpened, and the sea behind him rose slowly with the bright moon. An inexplicable force melted away the earthen formation and the giant golden sword in the sky.

Xu Chen transformed into a beam of light and rushed towards the Yu Shen Clan girl, creating ripples in the void wherever his light passed.

"Fellow Daoist, do not resist, or you will feel pain!"

The girl from the Yushin clan quickly formed hand seals, and the torrent of crimson flames flying in mid-air actually turned and crashed into Xu Chen.

A massive divine sense locked onto Xu Chen.

Tens of thousands of green light clusters appeared in the void around Xu Chen.

Each ray of green light transformed into a vine and swept towards Xu Chen.

"The five elements can be used by all gods, truly six!" Xu Chen couldn't help but exclaim, as his sword emitted a soft blue light.

The sword light exploded in the air, transforming into tens of thousands of sword beams that precisely severed all the vines.

The surging torrent of crimson flames was directly severed by a sharp sword light.

The girl from the Divine Clan, who was hiding in the shadows, showed a hint of panic on her face, and several beams of light shone from her body.

On the battlefield, various Five Elements Immortal Dao supernatural powers attacked wave after wave, each wave more violent than the last.

Xu Chen began to put on a show of acting skills, pretending from time to time to be grazed by a divine power, thus losing some of his essence.

This scene thrilled the gamblers outside the battlefield, because they had all bet on Xu Chen to lose.

Amidst such a violent attack of immortal powers, Xu Chen pretended that his source energy was being damaged more and more severely.

The girl from the Miko clan, who had been hiding in the shadows, revealed herself and looked at Xu Chen with an apologetic expression.

"I will release a soul-releasing flower for you in the long river of time."

As the girl from the Divine Clan finished speaking, the power of the Five Elements Laws between heaven and earth began to change.

Ten Golden Immortal Realm beasts, formed from the power of the Five Elements, emerged from the void, their eyes filled with murderous intent as they looked at Xu Chen.

Outside the battleground, all the gamblers who had placed their bets wore expressions of relief.

But at that moment, a powerful sword intent exploded in the battle world.

"Sword kills seven lives, twin illusions."

A purple battle sword rested on the shoulder of the goddess girl.

"You don't need to apologize."

The head of the goddess girl flew into the sky, her essence directly annihilated by a massive sword intent.

Xu Chen, on the other hand, showed signs of exhausting his vital energy and entering a state of slumber.

The battle ended, and Xu Chen's figure disappeared from the battle world.

All the gamblers outside Xu Chen's battle world started swearing, but Mu Chunlei was all smiles.

"I knew it! This kid is no ordinary person; he even managed to defeat the Hundred Treasures Girl!"

The stock in Mu Chunlei's hand vanished in a wisp of smoke, and then a treasure chest containing 2.4 million catties of Dao Origin Immortal Crystals appeared in his hand.

"This kid can last at least three more matches, and the Great Dao Origin Immortal Crystals in my hands can triple in value." Mu Chunlei's expression was somewhat excited, but deep in his eyes, he revealed an extreme weakness.

Xu Chen was teleported back to the waiting hall where he had been, and then led to a secret room by a leader of the Divine Race.

"Hiding your strength is also a tactic. Our arena even hopes you will do this. You acted very convincingly. We'll continue next time."

"You've gained a lot this time. Including your winnings and share, you have a total of 1.3 million catties of Dao Origin Immortal Crystals."

A spatial artifact treasure chest floated in front of Xu Chen.

"I can see you've lost a lot of your source power on the battlefield. How long will it take to recover? When will you be scheduled for your second match?" The leader of the Divine Clan looked at Xu Chen expectantly.

"Schedule my second match in three days," Xu Chen said after a moment's thought, then handed the treasure chest containing the Dao Origin Immortal Crystal to the supervisor.

"These bets are on me to win."

“You already know the rules, so I won’t repeat them.” The head of the Divine Clan naturally accepted the treasure chest.

Xu Chen nodded and exited the Dark Dao Network.

Inside the temporary cave, Xu Chen slowly recovered the meager amount of his original energy that he had consumed, and within just a few breaths, he had fully recovered.

"If the odds are multiplied, you only need to play ten matches before you can stop."

"I wonder if the arena will allow me to win so many matches?"

Xu Chen's gaze swept across the grassland and landed on the distant snow-capped mountains.

Three days later, at the Dark Path Online Gambling Arena.

In the battle world, Xu Chen looked at his opponent and slowly released his aura.

Compared to his previous opponent, this opponent's aura was much more refined, but Xu Chen had a strange feeling about him.

At this moment, gamblers outside the battleground began placing bets, with more than half betting on Xu Chen to lose.

Based on Xu Chen's performance in the previous match, the opponent sent by the Dark Gambling Arena must be stronger than Xu Chen.

"As expected, judging from the aura, I have a high chance of losing." Xu Chen is currently in a self-sealing state, and in this sealed state, he cannot see through the strength of the Golden Immortal Realm expert opposite him.

"Bets placed, battle begins!"

In an instant, the Golden Immortal Realm expert, who had been shrouded in shadow, transformed into a wisp of insect mist and disappeared into the void.

Eerie insect chirps echoed through the battle world.

Xu Chen felt the strange sensation in his mind and soul, and a slight smile appeared on his lips. The light of the sword in his hand shone even brighter.

"A prodigy of the Nebula Clan, capable of mastering the Divine Sword of Seven Lives to such a level, who are you?"

"Tell me, and I might make your death easier."

A black worm, millions of times smaller than a grain of rice, squeezed out of the void and landed on Xu Chen's body silently. It then burrowed into his body through the protective magic on his body.

"Why do all my opponents think they will win when I first arrive at this arena?" The voice, like the twang of a sword, echoed throughout the battle world.

A giant sword gleaming with colorful light appeared in the center of the battlefield.

"Sword kills seven lives, sword kills a hundred realms!"

A clear voice echoed through the battle world, and the last giant sword, shimmering with light, suddenly transformed into a world of swordsmanship.

The insect mist hidden in the void was directly shaken out by this sword world.

"It's rare to find a genius who has cultivated this divine ability to its ultimate level. I can't bear to kill you!"

“But once you’re in the arena, you become the prey, and I have no choice but to kill you.”

An eerie sound, accompanied by the chirping of insects, echoed across the battlefield.

A small clump flew out from the large cloud of insect mist and transformed into an insect-human with arms like sharp swords, emanating an aura familiar to Xu Chen.

The insectoid used the Seven Lives Sword Technique to create another clone. The two insectoids seemed to traverse the void and rushed directly in front of Xu Chen.

These two insectoid beings far surpassed ordinary Golden Immortal realm experts in terms of strength, speed, and swordsmanship.

Xu Chen brandished his sword and engaged in close combat with the two insectoid beings.

The sword light clashed, like a symphony composed by the sword on the battlefield.

Xu Chen faced two insectoids alone, using the purest form of swordsmanship to defend against them.

The gamblers who watched this scene from outside the battle world nodded in approval. They hadn't seen such a pure sword duel in a long time.

However, the duel did not last long. The wisp of insect mist transformed into three insectoids that attacked Xu Chen. Each insectoid was a Golden Immortal and could use one of the Seven Killings techniques of the Divine Sword.

Xu Chen, who had originally planned to finish the battle quickly, suddenly became curious about how many insectoids this swarm of insects could summon, so he refrained from killing them.

When the eighth insectoid appeared, Xu Chen knew that the insect fog had reached its limit.

"Eight sword-wielding insectoids at the Golden Immortal realm—if it were an ordinary Golden Immortal realm expert, they would probably have already lost."

While dealing with the eight insect-men, Xu Chen also observed the cloud of insect mist.

"Indeed, this one is more difficult to deal with than the last one." Just as Xu Chen was thinking about how to act.

The eight insectoids suddenly merged into one, their sword-wielding arms slashing down at Xu Chen, a massive sword intent locking onto him.

A sword formation sealed off the surrounding space.

Xu Chen was prepared for this sudden and powerful move.

They directly teleported and swapped positions, replacing their true form with the twin sword bodies hidden elsewhere.

Just then, the eight-in-one insectoid creature withdrew from its attack, traversed the void, and appeared in front of Xu Chen, slashing down once more.

"I've been on guard against you."

"Stab~~"

Xu Chen split in two, disappearing into a cloud of blood mist.

Just as the dark shadowy insect mist thought it had won, a battle sword shot out from the void, piercing directly and precisely into the natal insect within the insect mist, which was thousands of times smaller than a grain of rice.

"Perfect timing, I was also on guard against you." Xu Chen's figure slowly emerged from behind the insect fog.

Xu Chen's voice was extremely weak after he thrust out this sword, as if he had burned away most of his own life force.

After the natal insect was annihilated, the wisp of insect mist transformed into the appearance of the Nebula Clan.

"Impossible! How could you find my natal worm!" The Nebula Clan expert's expression was one of disbelief, and his own life force began to rapidly drain away.

"You must have practiced swordsmanship before. The insectoid you possessed had extremely pure swordsmanship, and I could feel the release of your spirit in every move."

“If you hadn’t switched to another path, I might not have been able to defeat you today.”

Upon hearing Xu Chen's words, the Nebula Clan powerhouse, whose source energy was almost completely depleted, showed a sorrowful expression.

"kendo!!"

"Hahahaha, Kendo!!!"

"The Way of the Sword will not allow the Nebula Clan to rise!!"

"Young man, listen to me, if you want to reach the top, you must walk the path of the Great Way!"

"Nebula Clan, we're counting on you from now on!"

After the Nebula Clan expert finished speaking, his essence completely dissipated, and his figure vanished from the battle world.

After the battle ended, Xu Chen was teleported back to the waiting secret realm.

"Including your cut, you'll receive a total of 2.9 million catties of Great Dao Origin Immortal Crystals. Will you bet these crystals on the third round?" the Divine Clan manager said.

"Keep pressing for me." Xu Chen nodded.

"Okay, if we continue, the opponents we'll be assigned next time might be even stronger."

"Furthermore, if you place excessive bets in the arena, we may send out one of our trained experts to fight you."

"Therefore, in the later stages, don't bet too much."

"How much is considered heavy?" Xu Chen asked.

"More than 20 million catties of Dao Origin Immortal Crystals," the supervisor said solemnly.

"That's still early. Schedule my next battle for three days from now."

After Xu Chen finished speaking, he left the Waiting World and prepared to return to the Dao Network World to restore his original state.

"Like the sea, don't go~"

A black crystal card in Xu Chen's spatial magic treasure sent out a message.

The thirtieth battle world is also the world where Xu Chen just fought.

Mu Chunlei invited Xu Chen for tea.

"You must have made a lot of money during this time, senior."

Xu Chen's words made Mu Chunlei burst into laughter.

"Thanks to you, junior, I've made a lot of money for my retirement."

"Senior has a good eye." Xu Chen's tone was a little sour. He was sure that the old man opposite him had definitely placed a big bet and earned more immortal crystals than he had.

"No, it's fate that brought us together."

Mu Chunlei picked up the brewed immortal tea and poured a cup for Xu Chen.

"Senior, what brings you here? Do you want a share of the winnings, perhaps because you've won too many immortal crystals?" Xu Chen looked at Mu Chunlei expectantly.

"How can I give away the immortal crystals that I've already got?"

"I called you here because I have good news. I suppose you always place heavy bets on yourself in every battle."

“That’s not really a good idea. Why don’t you give me the Immortal Crystals and I’ll bet on you to win? That way, you’ll get an extra share,” Mu Chunlei grinned.

"Senior Chunlei, you treat me like an innocent child. You think I'd give you the Immortal Crystal just because of a few words from you?" Xu Chen looked at Mu Chunlei with amusement.

"I just felt we were destined to meet, and I wanted to help you earn more immortal crystals. How could you think of me like that?" Mu Chunlei said with a hurt expression.

Xu Chen didn't reply, but just quietly looked at Mu Chunlei.

"I'll give you collateral, so you can confidently give me the immortal crystals, and I'll bet on you to win."

A radiant light shimmered in Mu Chunlei's hand, and an embryonic innate spiritual treasure floated in his palm.

Xu Chen's reaction was surprisingly calm, contrary to expectations that he would be shocked.

"Senior, I prefer to do things in a straightforward and clear manner."

"If you explain the whole story clearly, we can still cooperate."

“On the contrary,” Xu Chen said, getting up. (End of Chapter)