Fantasy: Starting with a bowl, you can exchange it for endless cultivation.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Lord Li." Gu Chen cupped his hands to Li Xianghe.

"It's alright," Li Xianghe agreed.

Ximen Bin and Qiu Jiu immediately took out all the silver and pills they had to count.

Ximen Bin had a total of over 70,000 taels of silver and four Great Golden Pills, cultivation pills exclusive to fourth-grade experts.

Qiu Jiu had over 30,000 taels of silver and three Transformation Pills on him.

The two of them put all the silver and pills into Li Xianghe's possession, and Ximen Bin also put his treasured weapon, a top-grade Xuan-level longsword, there as well.

After assessing the situation, Li Xianghe concluded that the prizes the two had placed with him—the precious weapons, the elixirs, and the silver—were worth approximately 240,000 taels of silver.

Gu Chen then took out 240,000 taels of silver and handed it over to Li Xianghe.

Gu Chen currently has 320,000 taels of silver on him.

Even if Ximen Bin and Qiu Jiu had more silver on them as a prize, he could still come up with the corresponding amount.

Seeing that Gu Chen could actually produce so much silver, Qiu Jiu and Ximen Bin were overjoyed.

Two hundred and forty thousand taels of silver was not a small sum for either of them.

Today is the day I'll become rich.

Both sides had handed over their prizes.

Li Xianghe then said, "The prize has been prepared, you two may begin."

Upon hearing this...

Gu Chen and Qiu Jiu nodded.

It floats directly into the air.

Although the two did not possess the strength of Ximen Bin and Luo Tianxing.

However, their combat strength surpasses that of a sixth-rank official, and their combat fluctuations are equally astonishing.

It's better to fight in the air.

The two stood facing each other in the air. Qiu Jiu said calmly, "Gu Chen, your undefeated legend will end today. You have a lot of courage, daring to propose adding a prize. Courage is a good thing, but courage needs to be supported by strength."

"You've been relying on challenging opponents of higher levels to defeat many, giving you the illusion that you can challenge those at the Transformation Sea Realm. Today, I'll show you just how big the gap is between the True Essence Realm and the Transformation Sea Realm. In the face of absolute strength, your confidence and courage are a joke."

As Qiu Jiu spoke, the aura of the early stage of the Transformation Sea Realm was released from his body, directly approaching Gu Chen.

"I don't know how big the gap is, I only know that you will lose next," Gu Chen replied calmly.

Then, the aura of a perfect True Essence Realm cultivator burst forth, and at the same time, three extraordinary phenomena appeared behind him.

The phantom images of three sacred beasts—Azure Dragon, White Tiger, and Vermilion Bird—appeared behind him, their roars and howls echoing throughout the entire mansion, amplifying Gu Chen's power in every way.

This caused Gu Chen's aura to approach that of the late stage of the Breaking Aperture Realm!

Upon witnessing this scene.

Many officials in the audience wore expressions of disbelief.

Gu Chen broke through.

Previously, he was only at the late stage of the True Essence Realm, but now he has reached the peak of the True Essence Realm.

Moreover, the number of phenomena he controlled actually increased from two to three.

To know.

The Four Beasts Celestial Phenomenon Technique, a top-tier cultivation method, increases one's strength by one small realm for each additional phenomenon mastered before reaching the Sea Transformation Realm.

Gu Chen actually cultivated a phenomenon representing the Breaking Aperture Realm and the Transformation Sea Realm while still in the True Essence Realm.

It's just missing the extraordinary phenomenon of reaching the Core Formation stage.

With these three extraordinary phenomena, his aura was already comparable to that of the late stage of the Breaking Aperture Realm.

He's a monster, a true monster.

Is that his source of confidence?

But that is clearly not enough.

If he were given another year or two, he might be able to defeat Qiu Jiu, who was at the early stage of the Transformation Sea Realm.

But now...

Even if he breaks through to the True Essence Realm and masters the three extraordinary phenomena, he will still be no match for Qiu Jiu.

Some of those present had previously participated in the Blood Soul Cult's extermination efforts.

The Night Watch officer who witnessed Gu Chen using the Four Beasts Attack Technique during the battle to wipe out the Blood Soul Cult headquarters.

But then my eyes lit up.

Gu Chen has now mastered the three extraordinary phenomena. If he also cultivates the corresponding Four Beasts Attack Technique to the third form, he will be able to suppress the Transformation Sea Realm.

Gu Chen may not necessarily lose today's match.

They all became hopeful.

If Gu Chen wins today.

That would be hilarious.

He directly defeated the early stage of the Transformation Sea Realm with the True Essence Realm at its peak. Gu Chen is second in ability to challenge opponents of higher levels. Who in the Divine Dynasty dares to claim the first place?

"You actually broke through, and even mastered the corresponding phenomenon of the Four Beasts Celestial Phenomenon Technique: Transformation into the Sea ahead of time. I have to admit, Gu Chen, you are truly a prodigy. But if this is all the confidence you have to win against me, it's not enough. You're too naive. With this little bit of confidence you've been hiding, you dare to put up more than 200,000 taels of silver to add to the stakes in a bet. Today you will lose miserably." Qiu Jiu sneered.

He had previously wondered what gave Gu Chen his confidence.

They actually dared to be so bold.

I never expected that this was all the trump card they had been hiding.

He overestimated Gu Chen.

Perhaps Gu Chen had won too easily in the past and had never experienced failure, so he thought this time would be the same as before.

Today, he will make Gu Chen experience the taste of defeat!

"Whether you're naive or not, you'll find out soon enough," Gu Chen replied with a cold laugh.

I stopped wasting my breath on him.

The Fire Profound Blade was drawn, and the Blade Intent of Breaking Illusion began to condense, slashing directly at Qiu Jiu.

Although the Breaking Illusion Blade is only a sixth-grade martial art, Gu Chen has cultivated it to perfection, enabling it to unleash the power of the Breaking Aperture Realm.

Furthermore, the emergence of sword intent further enhances its destructive power.

Furthermore, with the amplification of the three extraordinary phenomena, Gu Chen's aura has now reached the late stage of the Breaking Aperture Realm. Therefore, the power of this martial art will not be affected by his realm.

At the same time, Gu Chen's three extraordinary phenomena not only amplify his own attributes, but also amplify the destructive power of his martial arts.

This strike directly brought the attack to a level very close to that of the early stage of the Sea Transformation Realm.

With a single slash, Gu Chen unleashed a crimson blade of light, over ten meters long, that pierced through space and hurtled towards Qiu Jiu.

"Hmph." Qiu Jiu snorted coldly, full of disdain. This level of attack was hardly enough to hurt him.

His robes fluttered as he unleashed a devastating punch.

The vast true essence of the early stage of the Transformation Sea Realm surged from his body and wrapped around his fist.

It formed a terrifying rotating fist force, like an air cannon, blasting towards Gu Chen's blade light.

boom!

Click!

The blade aura that was over ten meters long was shattered instantly.

This attack is still insufficient against a true early-stage Transformation Sea Realm expert.

"Lord Gu, is that all the power your attack has?" Qiu Jiu sneered. "If that's all, then Lord Gu should be prepared to take my next punch."

As he spoke, he raised his fist high, rotated his waist to gather power, and golden fist energy continuously condensed and compressed on his fist.

The officials below, especially those below the fifth rank, felt the terrifying fluctuations from a great distance.

This is the martial art that Qiu Jiu practices, a top-tier martial art among fifth-grade martial arts called "Sky-Splitting Fist".

Sky-Splitting Fist, First Move: Mountain Collapse!

Qiu Jiu suddenly threw a punch.

In an instant, he condensed boundless fist power and unleashed it upon Gu Chen.

Sensing the earth-shattering force of his punches, many people began to worry about Gu Chen.

Don't let the first punch defeat you.

Gu Chen saw this.

He snorted coldly and threw the Fire Profound Blade into the ground.

Then begin making hand seals.

Instantly, the alien true essence within his body began to surge out wildly, rapidly condensing as he performed hand seals.

Soon, a ferocious azure dragon sacred beast was condensed from true essence. The dragon scales on the dragon's body were lifelike, and the sharp dragon claws reflected a cold light, as if they were real.

It was the first move of the Four Beasts Attack Technique: Azure Dragon Rifts the Abyss.

The officials below, who had never seen Gu Chen use this martial art before, were all shocked.

"This is a fourth-grade martial art, the Four Beasts Attack Technique! Gu Chen has actually mastered a fourth-grade martial art!"

Many officials found it unbelievable.

To know.

Martial arts of the fourth rank already possess a certain degree of willpower and require the use of a portion of spiritual power.

It has the ability to lock onto an opponent and not dissipate on its own unless it is completely blocked.

Unexpectedly, Gu Chen, who was only at the peak of the True Essence Realm, had already mastered it.

Although it was only the first move, it was already amazing enough.

If Gu Chen can master the second and third forms.

Perhaps we can defeat Qiu Jiu today.

After condensing the Azure Dragon, Gu Chen directly controlled it to meet Qiu Jiu's punch head-on.

Although Azure Dragon Rift is only the first move, it corresponds to an attack at the True Essence Realm.

However, this does not mean that the power limit of this technique is only the True Essence Realm.

As the first move of a fourth-grade martial art, if the user is strong enough, its power can be enhanced to the level of the Core Formation Realm.

Although its upper limit is not as high as the other three styles, it consumes less true energy.

It can be used as a transition.

Boom!

The golden fist phantom that Qiu Jiu unleashed collided with the azure dragon that Gu Chen had condensed from true essence in mid-air.

The vibration spread outwards.

The shockwave of true energy and the violent force of the punch instantly knocked the two of them back.

The golden fist phantom instantly disintegrated, as did Gu Chen's Azure Dragon, which turned into energy and vanished into the air.

Neither of them gained the upper hand in this move.

Qiu Jiu, relying on his early stage of the Transformation Sea Realm cultivation, was not injured by the backlash, and Gu Chen, relying on his Crimson Copper Body, was also unaffected.

Below, Ximen Bin looked somewhat displeased; Qiu Jiu's punch had actually been blocked by Gu Chen.

He was actually able to withstand an attack from someone at the early stage of the Sea Transformation Realm.

Everyone underestimated him.

No wonder he dared to accept the challenge.

A True Essence Realm cultivator at its peak can withstand a punch from an early-stage Transformation Sea Realm cultivator.

Gu Chen has every reason to be proud; he has been defeated today.

No one said anything about him.

After all, there's a difference of almost two major levels.

An ordinary True Essence Realm Perfection cultivator could probably be killed with a wave of their hand by someone in the Transformation Sea Realm.

He just hoped that Qiu Jiu could be more serious.

Don't procrastinate.

Defeat Gu Chen as soon as possible, lest this kid keep showing off his fighting power.

This shocked everyone around him.

Even if they win the battle today, it won't achieve the effect they want.

Qiu Jiu's face was grim; he hadn't expected that his punch would be blocked by Gu Chen.

He said unwillingly, "Now I'm going to get serious. I hope you're lucky enough to block my second punch."

He unleashed the second move of the Sky-Splitting Fist, Cloud Breaker!

He is more than a whole realm higher than Gu Chen.

If victory cannot be achieved through a direct crushing defeat.

He had to fight Gu Chen to a standstill before finally managing to win.

Those present wouldn't think he was that great.

They would only think that he barely defeated Gu Chen because of his higher cultivation level, and they wouldn't think much of him.

This is not what he wants. What he wants is to defeat Gu Chen with absolute dominance.

Everyone present felt that Gu Chen should have been defeated by him, displaying the aura of his Transformation Realm.