Supreme Battle King

Manager Kong's eyes narrowed. Chiang Zhan's strength had made him afraid. He hesitated slightly and said with a cold smile, "Then what do you mean by that?"    

    

"It's very simple. I want to bet on myself. I wonder what the odds are?"    

    

Chiang Zhan asked confidently.    

    

"The odds for Golden Spear Lin Rui are 1: 1, Frenzied Sword Tu Kuang is 1: 2, Tyrant Fist Lee Loong is 1: 3. If you bet on yourself, the odds are 1: 4. Are you satisfied?"    

    

Although Manager Kong could feel that Chiang Zhan's strength was very powerful, almost comparable to a peak Tenth Layer of Pulse Opening Stage warrior, the reason was very simple. The Golden Spear Lin Rui was known as a genius disciple. His strength was formidable, and he was invincible amongst those at the same cultivation level. He was strong enough to challenge an Aperture Breaking Expert who was at a higher cultivation level than him. In this outer circle Elite Ranking assessment, he would definitely be the number one expert. Furthermore, Frenzied Sword Tu Kuang and Tyrant Fist Lee Loong were both experts, and they weren't any weaker than Chiang Zhan.    

    

With these three people participating in the competition, no matter how much Chiang Zhan placed his bet, it would be a free gift for him. That was why he generously stated the four to one odds.    

    

"We'll do as you say."    

    

Chiang Zhan sneered. It seemed like he had been looked down upon by Manager Kong and was somewhat angry, but in reality, he was overjoyed. The odds of four to one were definitely worth it. This was a once-in-a-century opportunity for him to make a fortune, so he naturally had to make a huge profit.    

    

With a flash of his mind, he waved his hand and took out all the spirit stones.    

    

On the table, the crystal clear spirit stones piled up into a small mountain. After counting, there were a total of eight hundred spirit stones.    

    

"I'll bet eight hundred spirit stones. Luo Jie, what about you?"    

    

Chiang Zhan's eyes swept across Luo Jie. Before he finished speaking, Luo Jie excitedly took out two bags of spirit stones and five hundred spirit stones. He placed all of them on Chiang Zhan.    

    

"Hiss..."    

    

Gasps of cold air could be heard. When the surrounding outer circle disciples saw Chiang Zhan and Luo Jie taking out one thousand and three hundred spirit stones, their faces were filled with shock, and their jaws dropped.    

    

This was definitely a big deal.    

    

Chiang Zhan and Luo Jie had placed more bets than all the people present combined. If they won, even if Manager Kong could afford to pay, he would still lose all of his fortune.    

    

In addition, spirit stones were very important to martial artists. Since Chiang Zhan and Luo Jie dared to place such a big bet, it was obvious that they were very confident.    

    

Although everyone did not believe that Chiang Zhan could become Number One Expert of Outer Sect, the four to one ratio was very exciting. There were people who took out spirit stones and bet on Chiang Zhan on the spot. Although the number was very small, it was not enough to cover the number of people.    

    

Very quickly, Chiang Zhan became the popular candidate for Number One Expert of Outer Sect. The bet on him was second only to Lin Rui's Golden Spear, and it far surpassed Frenzied Sword, Tu Kuang, and Tyrant Fist Lee Loong's.    

    

It was imaginable that in this outer circle Elite Ranking assessment, Chiang Zhan would definitely become the target of countless outer circle disciples' attention, and his name would spread across the entire Heavenly Fist Sect.    

    

Chiang Zhan and Luo Jie looked at each other and smiled. After that, they left the Spirit Stone Hall.    

    

"Looks like we have to be ruthless this time. Otherwise, if anything unexpected happens, the consequences will be unimaginable..."    

    

Manager Kong narrowed his eyes and shot out a fierce light. There were several thousand spirit stones bet on Chiang Zhan this time, although he was confident that he would win. However, just in case, a thought emerged in his mind.    

    

...    

    

Because they had missed the monthly competition for the stone house, Chiang Zhan and Luo Jie could only choose to stay in the wooden house.    

    

In one of the wooden houses, Chiang Zhan was sitting cross-legged on the bed, closing his eyes and focusing his mind. He was cultivating the Essence Astral Strength mental cultivation method.    

    

This mental cultivation method was divided into nine levels. Its main purpose was to condense spiritual energy. Currently, Chiang Zhan had already cultivated to the peak of the second level. He could break through to the third level at any time. Furthermore, he had taken the "Qi Condensation Pill," and his spiritual energy was pure and flawless. It circulated swiftly and agilely. He could do whatever he wanted, but this was far from enough for a single Invigorated Meridian Stage Level Heaven Ten Martial Artist. In fact, he had fallen behind by quite a bit.    

    

There was no other reason. As long as a Pulse Opening Stage warrior condensed their own spiritual energy to a certain extent, they would be able to open their meridians and increase their cultivation base, but if they wanted to break through to the Aperture Breaking Stage, only then could they develop the Acupoint in their body.    

    

To put it simply, the Pulse Opening Stage could open up his meridians, while the Aperture Breaking Stage could open up all the Acupoint in the human body. According to the description of Divine Blood Continent, every human body contained 360 Acupoint. All of them could store spiritual energy. If they could open up 36 Acupoint, he would be able to break through to the First Sky of Aperture Breaking Stage.    

    

This was a huge project. Opening up the Acupoint was far more difficult than opening the meridians. It also had a higher requirement on the purity and control of a warrior's spiritual energy.    

    

Chiang Zhan was now a Tenth Layer of Pulse Opening Stage warrior, and he would soon reach his peak state. Therefore, he needed to break through the third level of the Essence Astral Strength to prepare for breaking through to the Aperture Breaking Stage.    

    

Rumble, rumble...    

    

As Chiang Zhan started circulating the Essence Astral Strength mental cultivation method, the surging spiritual energy in the depths of his Dantian was like a dark undercurrent at the bottom of the ocean. It was like a violent tornado that was spinning, and the impurities within were being refined. The color became more and more transparent.    

    

The night passed in the blink of an eye.    

    

The next morning, as expected, Chiang Zhan cultivated the Essence Astral Strength mental cultivation method to the third level. His spiritual energy was more than twice as pure as before.    

    

Now, he could feel the vigorous and pure spiritual energy surging within the ten main meridians. It was as if the ocean was stirring up waves and waves, bringing along a terrifying force. He could not help but feel excited.    

    

"This time, I will let the entire Heavenly Fist Sect know who the real Number One Expert of Outer Sect is in this outer circle Elite Ranking examination."    

    

Chiang Zhan said to himself. His eyes were as bright as a rainbow, and he seemed incomparably confident. He strode out of the wooden house and saw Luo Jie in high spirits, as if he was even more excited than him.