The liver is a late bloomer!

"How many immortal crystals are you planning to get this time? Judging from the results of your cultivation over the years, the immortal crystals you've spent are quite good."

"The sword intent emanating from you is already threatening me." Mu Chunlei sensed the faint yet profound sword intent emanating from Xu Chen.

"Senior is too kind. Someone who can see through my strength at a glance is no ordinary Great Luo Realm expert," Xu Chen said with a slight smile.

"As for how many immortal crystals I want?"

"Give me ten billion immortal crystals first!"

Xu Chen picked up the roasted animal leg from the dish and began to eat it.

"A billion? You really have guts."

"If your payout doubles for each game you play, you'll need to play at least five games."

"Do you think you can easily win in the arena?" Mu Chunlei picked up the immortal tea on the table and took a sip.

"Therefore, I only earn one billion catties of Dao Origin Immortal Crystals."

Mu Chunlei almost spat out the celestial tea he was drinking.

"By the time you reach the fifth match, your opponents will be at least among the top 10,000 on the list of 100,000 geniuses. You should know that once you reach that level, you can even go toe-to-toe with a Grand Luo Realm expert."

"Can you hold out?" Mu Chunlei questioned.

"I still cherish my life," Xu Chen replied leisurely.

"it is good!"

“You’ve helped me make a fortune, so I can’t be stingy. I, Chunlei, still have some connections in the Dark Dao Network. I can sense that you’re up to something big.”

"If you need anything in the future, just ask and I'll do it for you," Mu Chunlei said generously.

"Forget about favors, how about you give me half of the immortal crystals you earn?" Xu Chen's eyes lit up.

"That won't do!" Mu Chunlei immediately waved his hand. Taking away half of the immortal crystals for no reason would be the death of him.

"Then help me collect more information on those who might become my future rivals," Xu Chen said casually.

"No problem. Based on your current strength, I will give you a list in two days. Your opponents will definitely be on it," Mu Chunlei said confidently.

"Okay." Xu Chen nodded.

Two days later, it was the same restaurant and the same private room.

Xu Chen looked at the nine beams of light in front of him, each containing two Golden Immortal Realm experts fighting.

"Your opponent will most likely be one of them. Think about how to deal with it."

Mu Chunlei enjoyed the food, savoring each bite of meat and sip of wine with great ease.

"Where do these individuals rank on the list of 100,000 prodigies?"

"You're hovering around 90,000th place. If you hadn't been hiding your strength in the last battle, you would most likely have been killed here." Mu Chunlei said, looking at Xu Chen seriously.

"They're alright, none of them are difficult opponents."

After watching the battle visuals of these nine prodigies of the Divine Race, Xu Chen had already devised a plan of countermeasures.

"I will provide you with information for every game from now on, so I won't make money by following you for nothing."

"Could you do me another favor?" Xu Chen's lips curled up slightly.

"That won't work!"

"..."

One day later, in the Dark Path Gambling Arena, the 11th Battle World.

The plaza below was still packed with people. Xu Chen stood in the middle of the battlefield, sensing the aura emanating from his opponents in the distance.

"Mu Chunlei is indeed reliable."

Xu Chen's opponent was a beautiful woman from the Divine Race, with a slender waist and a full figure, wearing a long purple dress, with a purple ribbon that shimmered with starlight swirling around her.

"Fellow Daoist, please go easy on me." A slightly seductive voice rang out on the battlefield.

"Since you've spoken, I'll give you face."

A purple acquired spiritual treasure sword slowly appeared in Xu Chen's hand, and a boundless aura of destruction slowly condensed behind Xu Chen into a giant sword phantom that was thousands of feet long.

"The battle begins!"

Xu Chen took a step forward and transformed into a sword avatar.

The beautiful woman from the Divine Realm waved her ribbon, weaving a large net as she traversed the battlefield and the void.

Seeing this, Xu Chen smiled inwardly.

His favorite thing is fighting against these flashy foxes.

Five hours later, Xu Chen, looking slightly disheveled and seemingly on the verge of exhaustion, ended his performance.

A powerful, destructive sword intent completely annihilated the essence of the beautiful woman from the Divine Clan, transforming her into a beautiful statue standing in the air, her expression still one of disbelief from the last moment.

Xu Chen breathed a sigh of relief as he was teleported to the War Waiting Secret Realm.

"Young friend, when would you like to see the next battle begin?" The leader of the Divine Clan handed over a sacred pill that restores one's original essence.

"It will take some time to recover to the original state after three months," Xu Chen said after thinking for a moment. He felt that the frequency couldn't be too fast.

"it is good."

A spatial treasure chest appeared in front of Xu Chen.

"Forty-five million catties of Dao Origin Immortal Crystals, young friend, please accept them."

"As for the distribution of light and shadow later, it will be divided into one portion per year."

Xu Chen nodded and accepted it.

In the temporary cave dwelling, Xu Chen's consciousness returned to his main body.

He then manifested all the original immortal crystals of the Great Dao.

"Ten billion, that's easy money." Xu Chen looked at the Great Dao Origin Immortal Crystal in the spatial treasure chest with his divine sense, and the idea of ​​getting another 10 billion catties arose in his mind.

The moment the thought crossed Xu Chen's mind, he broke out in a cold sweat.

"Don't get carried away; know when to quit while you're ahead."

"Besides, even among the God-Controlling Clan, I probably can't claim to be invincible at the Golden Immortal Realm."

Xu Chen had read the general information about the Top 100,000 Prodigies Ranking. Most of those who made it onto the ranking were prodigies who had lit two lamps.

Even more so are the prodigies of those top-tier holy families, born with holy seeds and with innate treasures sealed within their bodies.

The rumor also mentions a supreme secret technique that forcibly ignites half a lamp of the soul.

Even if Xu Chen unleashed his full power, he wouldn't dare say he could defeat such a powerful Golden Immortal.

"It's a pity that we can't unleash our true fighting power here. If we had a strong backer, such a powerful person who has grown up with heaven-defying resources would definitely be a great opponent."

Xu Chen looked toward the inner domain of the Divine Clan.

"Let's rest for a while and fight again in three months."

Meanwhile, within the Dark Dao Network, Mu Chunlei was excitedly contacting all the powerful figures he knew, beginning to gather information on Xu Chen's next opponent.

"He's as deep as the sea, and his acting is pretty good too. It's no wonder I'm rich following him!" Mu Chunlei muttered as he contacted his old friend.

In the outer realm, within the Great Xu Cave.

At this moment, Da Xu and Qi Tianyun were enjoying a table of delicacies from the Yu Shen Clan, looking quite relaxed.

Xu Chen arrived and naturally joined in.

"How's the plan going?" Da Xu poured Xu Chen a glass of wine.

"Not bad, things are going smoothly so far. In a year or two, we should be able to raise enough money for your materials," Xu Chen said, taking a sip of his drink.

"That's good!" Xu Chen replied and then looked at Qi Tianyun.

"It's been thousands of years since we last met, and Fellow Daoist Qi's cultivation has improved even more," Xu Chen said with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist Xu is joking. What I saw before was the difference between a dragon and an insect, but now I see you as the sun and a mayfly."

Even though Xu Chen concealed his aura, Qi Tianyun felt like an ant, while Xu Chen was like the great sun in the sky, projecting his power across all worlds and nurturing all living beings.

"Fellow Daoist Qi remains as humble as ever."

"Come on, drink!"

Three months passed in the blink of an eye. Xu Chen also received a message from Mu Chunlei about his opponent in the Dark Dao Network. It was still the ninth person.

However, the combat strength of these nine opponents ranks within the top 90,000.

"It seems my acting skills are still effective. Luckily, there's the Dark Dao Network."

If it weren't for the Dark Dao Network, Xu Chen would probably have been exposed in the first round if he wanted to hide his strength.

In the 11th battle world, Xu Chen met his opponent.

A burly man from the Divine Race, who practiced body refinement, stood in the air, clad in a Heavenly Spirit Treasure Armor, like a majestic and indestructible divine mountain, inspiring awe in all who beheld him.

This opponent is one of the nine, and also one of the most troublesome for Xu Chen. Another of the new immortal techniques he has learned is about to be revealed.

"Keep acting," Xu Chen thought to himself.

In this battle, Xu Chen exhausted his opponent for ten days and ten nights, only managing to slowly suppress him by combining the Four Symbols Holy Sword and the two immortal divine abilities of Annihilation.

Four colossal swords, each a thousand feet long, were positioned at the four corners of the battlefield. Together with the Sword of Destruction that Xu Chen had condensed in the center of the battlefield, they fought for ten days before finally obliterating the enemy's essence.

Inside the temporary cave, Xu Chen looked at the 130 million catties of Dao Origin Immortal Crystals in the spatial treasure chest, his expression full of satisfaction.

"Play a few more games, double your money, and then we can call it a day."

Because Xu Chen appeared to have almost exhausted his own essence, the next battle was scheduled for a year later.

But no matter how good his acting was, the manager of the gambling den didn't believe him anymore.

Ten months later, Xu Chen, having finished his fake renovation and recuperation, entered the Dark Dao Network and found Mu Chunlei.

"So? Have you figured out my opponent for the next match?" Xu Chen asked, looking at Mu Chunlei's troubled expression.

"This time it's a bit difficult. According to convention, the opponent you're assigned should be between 70,000 and 60,000th on the list of 100,000 geniuses."

"But your acting is always excellent, which has angered some of the powerful figures in the gambling arena."

"I feel that our opponents this time are around 50,000 strong, so you need to be careful," Mu Chunlei said worriedly.

"Then hurry up and give me the opponent's lighting and shadow effects, I want to study them carefully."

“Golden Immortal Realm experts of this level are relatively rare in the gambling arena. Your opponent is very likely an expert who has never been to the gambling arena before.”

"Furthermore, the gambling arena already knows that I've been collecting information on your opponents. While they won't prohibit it, they will certainly restrain me."

"So even if we collect information for you this time, it probably won't be of any use," Mu Chunlei said.

"If the information you collected is useless, then treat me to a big meal on the Dark Dao Network to settle the score," Xu Chen said with a slight smile.

"Come on, I'll treat you now, it's just a meal."

Two months later, in the gambling arena of the Dark Dao Network.

Looking at his opponent this time, Xu Chen felt that this persona was about to unleash all its hidden cards.

A young man exuding an aura of killing intent, with purple hair, a black robe, and a long spear on his back.

The two only exchanged glances, and Xu Chen felt that it was hard to say whether he could win even if he went all out.

"You're very strong, and you can act too."

"I've seen the light and shadow of your battle, and it gives me a feeling that I can't see through it."

The young man from the Divine Clan slowly took the long spear from his back.

With a wave of his hand, Xu Chen summoned 136 acquired spiritual treasure flying swords that appeared in mid-air, forming a sword array.

A purple battle sword appeared in his hand, and a powerful sword intent surged forth.

Meanwhile, the gamblers below the battle world had already recognized Xu Chen's opponent.

Ye Ying, ranked over 49,000th on the list of 100,000 prodigies, specializes in killing and destruction, and once killed a Grand Luo Realm expert.

The moment they recognized Ye Ying's identity, almost 90% of the gamblers placed their bets on her.

Mu Chunlei, who was among the gamblers, looked conflicted, but then gritted his teeth and placed all his bets on Ye Ying.

"Ru Hai, go in peace. I will place a Soul-Releasing Flower for you in the Wan Dao Cheng He."

"Your opponent is too strong; you simply cannot defeat them."

The more Mu Chunlei tried to comfort himself, the more determined his expression became. He couldn't help but recall his experiences of winning small bets and losing big bets.

"This time I'm going to avenge myself and show those old bastards what's what!"

In the battle world, the sound of the battle starting rang out.

Xu Chen and Ye Ying on the opposite side went all out, and the powerful battle fluctuations shook the entire battle world.

This time, Xu Chen got serious and stopped thinking about acting. Instead, he used this pseudonym to unleash the full potential of the supernatural abilities he had learned.

The gamblers below, who were watching this battle, were dumbfounded. They had only ever seen such power when the Great Dao Laws of the Great Luo Realm experts clashed.

Meanwhile, above the battle world, those massive divine senses, watching Xu Chen unleash his full power, began to realize what was happening.

"This shouldn't be something trained by the Nebula Clan. Just look at this fighting stance; it would be impossible to achieve without the guidance of more than a dozen Saint Venerable Realm experts," a massive divine thought said in disbelief.

"It's just that his supernatural abilities are somewhat weak, and he's trapped in the Nebula Clan."

"If he were allowed to unleash his full potential, he would probably be even stronger."

"This kid wants to make a fortune in the gambling arena, and he's been planning this for who knows how many years."

"Throughout history, those with extraordinary talent have tried to make a fortune in the gambling arena. Although some have succeeded, very few have. Even if this kid wins this battle, he'll lose his life here in the next one."

Just as the various divine thoughts were conversing, an even more powerful divine thought descended upon them.

"I want the true spirit of this clan below!" a domineering voice rang out.

"Why? Those who pay more are willing to pay more!" Dissatisfied voices rang out.

"The holy son of our clan has been gestating for tens of thousands of years and is about to be born. He needs the nourishment of this true spirit. If you want to snatch it, you can follow along."

Upon hearing this, all the divine thoughts fell silent.

In the battle below, both sides entered a state of complete absorption.

Although limited by the Nebula Clan's supernatural powers, Xu Chen still felt a sense of exhilaration in the battle.

The roar of swordplay and the path of slaughter captivated the Golden Immortal realm experts below.

"Great!! It's been so long since I've had such a satisfying fight! I almost don't want to kill you!" Ye Ying's voice rang out.

"How about I admit defeat because I can't bear to kill you?"

Xu Chen formed a hand seal with one hand and held a sword with the other.

The entire battlefield was covered by the Zhou Tian Starfall Sword Formation, and a giant star sword carrying the laws of ice and fire slashed towards Ye Ying.

Ye Ying unleashed his true form of the Great Dao of Destruction with a single thrust of his spear.

"boom!!"

As the two forces clashed, the entire battle world trembled once more, and cracks began to appear in some vulnerable areas.

Four Grand Luo Realm officials appeared outside the battle world, their expressions somewhat shocked as they worked together to maintain the battlefield.

"I should have assigned them to the tenth battle world!" the Grand Luo Realm supervisor in charge of maintaining the battle world said with some regret. (End of Chapter)