God of Pets

Chapter 905 You Dare Not

"Are you sure?" Feng Wuci looked Chen Guan over again.

Chen Guan's unusual behavior surprised her. Although she also wanted Chen Guan dead, she still tried to figure out what his purpose was.

Anyone could see that Xiu Jieming was going to lose.

No one would be foolish enough to gamble their life on Xiu Jieming winning at a time like this, especially since Chen Guan was only betting on getting her to apologize, something that didn't actually benefit him.

Feng Wuci didn't think Chen Guan was the kind of fool who would do something like that on a whim. If he were that kind of person, he would never have lived to this day, nor would he have achieved what he has today.

"What exactly does he want to do? What is he plotting?" Feng Wuci kept scrutinizing Chen Guan and pondering.

“Of course it’s certain. It’s a bet that we can’t win. Why wouldn’t we be sure?” Chen Guan looked at Xiu Jieming on the fighting platform and said, “Xiu Jieming is destined to become the next generation of judge. There is no controversy about that.”

"How was he destined to become the presiding judge? Was it your destiny? Who do you think you are? A Taoist priest? Or God himself?" Feng Wuci said disdainfully.

“I’m nobody, just someone who understands Xiu Jieming. As long as he doesn’t want to lose, no one can make him lose.” Chen Guan stared intently at Feng Wuci and said, “I believe he will win. Do you dare to bet with me on this? Do you believe Qi Tianxin can win?”

“Of course I believe it. In fact, whether I believe it or not, my husband will definitely win. Yours is just unrealistic delusion,” Feng Wuci said coldly.

Chen Guan laughed: "After all that talk, you still haven't said you want to gamble. So you're scared, you don't dare to gamble with me because you don't have confidence in your husband, or rather, you don't know him well enough to be sure he can win. In that case, let's not take the bet. That makes sense, who would take on a bet they're sure to lose?"

After saying that, Chen Guan turned and left.

Feng Wuci's eyes were extremely gloomy, and his expression kept changing.

She was now wondering whether Chen Guan was bluffing her, trying to intimidate her and dampen her spirits, or whether he genuinely believed that Xiu Jieming would definitely win.

Feng Wuci was clearly not an impulsive person. Although she had a strong feeling that Chen Guan was bluffing her and messing with her mentality, she still did not directly accept Chen Guan's bet.

In some respects, Chen Guan's words were not wrong. Feng Wuci did not completely trust Qi Tianxin, or rather, she did not trust anyone; she only trusted herself.

Therefore, Feng Wuci considered many things, but in the end he said nothing and let Chen Guan walk back to the Xiu family's camp.

She didn't want to give Chen Guan any opportunity to exploit her pride or emotions.

However, he already hated Chen Guan intensely and vowed to make Chen Guan pay the price after the election.

Seeing that Feng Wuci was so tolerant, Chen Guan didn't say anything more.

Feng Wuci thought he hadn't given Chen Guan any chance, but Chen Guan had already done what he wanted to do.

The main purpose of what he just said was not to humiliate Feng Wuci, but to say it to Xiu Jieming.

With so many powerful figures present, he couldn't possibly use any means to help Xiu Jieming, and using secret methods was even more out of the question, as it would definitely be detected.

The only method that wouldn't be noticed by others is the spirit of the cheerleaders.

Chen Guan didn't know how much effect his cheerleader spirit would have on Xiu Jieming. Under normal circumstances, it would have some effect, but not a very strong one.

Because Xiu Jieming was the one whose Secret State was activated by the Cheerleader Soul, not everyone can be activated into a Secret State. In fact, most people and secret spirits only experience a temporary boost after being activated by the Cheerleader Soul; only a very few people and secret spirits can obtain a permanent boost.

For humans, permanent advancement is a state of absolute secrecy, while for a Mystic Spirit, permanent advancement is an improvement in quality or level; these two are different.

Humans cannot improve their quality like spirits, and spirits have never reached a state of absolute secrecy.

What they have in common is that only humans and spirits with sufficient talent can achieve permanent advancement.

However, this improvement is not unlimited. Once someone has been stimulated to the point of being in a top-secret state, they will generally not experience a significant improvement when stimulated again. Instead, they will only receive some temporary buffs, which will temporarily enhance their combat power.

As for how much it can improve, the effect varies from person to person.

Chen Guan didn't know how effective it would be, but he was just trying his best.

It seems that the effect is very limited. At least there is no obvious improvement in Xiu Jieming's condition, and his combat strength does not seem to have changed significantly.

That was all Chen Guan could do. He returned to his seat and continued watching the game.

Feng Wuci and the others were initially worried that Chen Guan might have used some tricks, but as time went on, Xiu Jieming's condition worsened, the divine runes on his body became increasingly dim, and defeat seemed inevitable.

Feng Wuci felt a pang of regret, realizing she had been tricked by Chen Guan. She regretted not accepting his bet earlier; otherwise, she could have rightfully taken action against Chen Guan after Xiu Jieming's defeat.

Chen Guan brought this upon himself; even if he were to die, he wouldn't be able to say anything, so it can't be blamed on her.

But it seems too late for regrets now. Xiu Jieming's defeat is inevitable, and his body is beginning to give way to Qi Tianxin's methods.

Qi Tianxin brandished a sword in his hand. The sword had no sword light or strong power fluctuations. It looked ordinary and seemed to be just a ritual object used for sacrifice.

But with each swing of the sword, a deep, bone-revealing wound was left on Xiu Jieming's almost indestructible body.

Qi Tianxin didn't get close to Xiu Jieming at all, nor did she see any sword light or anything flying towards Xiu Jieming from the sword, so she didn't know how Xiu Jieming got injured.

“That sword… seems to be the Heavenly Emperor’s Sword, a secret divine treasure… It should have been in the hands of Long Yuming of the Long family… After Long Yuming disappeared… the Heavenly Emperor’s Sword also disappeared… I never expected it to fall into Qi Tianxin’s hands… That Long Yuming…” Qin Qiu said thoughtfully.

He didn't finish his sentence, but everyone around him already understood what he meant: Long Yuming was probably harmed by Qi Tianxin.

Chen Guan had also heard of Long Yuming and the Emperor's Sword, mainly because the Emperor's Sword was such a famous treasure.

The Emperor's Sword possesses two terrifying characteristics: it ignores defense and its sword force is guaranteed to hit.

Ignoring defense is already a powerful feature of this treasure, but the ability to guarantee a hit with sword force is even more terrifying.

The typical guaranteed hit characteristic simply ensures that the sword will always strike the opponent.

The Emperor's Sword has a guaranteed hit characteristic; it doesn't even need to touch the opponent. Once the Emperor's Sword is unleashed and the target is locked, the enemy will be struck no matter where they are.

It can be said that the Emperor's Sword is a terrifying treasure capable of taking a person's head from tens of millions of miles away.

(End of this chapter)