Asura Emperor Venerable

Zhao Youyi couldn't answer for Shi Hao, so she just looked at Shi Hao.

"Sure." Shi Hao accepted the challenge. "If I win, just a single slap on your face will do."

These words filled Liu Huafeng with even more anger—you actually want to slap me?

Fine, I'll first defeat you and slap your face, then make you kneel to lose face again.

"Let's start!" he said with a stern face.

Zhao Youyi took them to a small room where many wooden racks were placed, each holding several raw stones, totaling around a hundred.

She did not dismiss others, merely prevented them from entering the room, so everyone stayed outside to watch the battle.

After all, the final result needed to be spread by everyone.

"One day, one raw stone, highest bidder wins," Zhao Youyi reiterated the rules, "During the selection, you can keep only one stone, or you'll be considered to have lost."

Both Shi Hao and Liu Huafeng nodded; otherwise, I could just take all the raw stones and leave you with nothing to choose, then what's the point of competing?

If you fancy a stone, you can hold onto it and not let the opponent choose it, but if you find a better one, you must put the current one down to pick the next.

"Then, let the timing begin."

Shi Hao and Liu Huafeng started selecting from opposite sides of the room.

Truly a collection.

Shi Hao merely glanced at the first raw stone and praised it in his heart, as it contained an Immortal Elixir, though it seemed quite damaged.

—Having seen so many raw stones, he naturally accumulated some experience.

But since there's material, let's hold onto it for now.

Thus, Shi Hao picked up the first raw stone.

Whoa!

Everyone watching almost collectively stumbled.

Could you be any more casual?

Even Zhao Youyi was filled with uncertainty, questioning herself if she made a mistake.

She chose Shi Hao for the bet because both Li Yuan and Liu Huafeng favored the raw stone Shi Hao selected, so she thought it wasn't just luck, but Shi Hao had real skills.

However, Shi Hao's casual manner now made her doubt.

Liu Huafeng glanced at Shi Hao with intense disdain.

Competing with such a person?

It's truly a massive insult to him.

Of course, Shi Hao wasn't concerned with anyone's gaze and continued looking at the second stone.

Oh, it's another score and even better.

Swap.

The third stone, oh, even better.

Swap again.

Seeing Shi Hao continuously picking up and putting down raw stones, everyone was speechless.

Are you seriously selecting?

Until the ninth one, when Shi Hao discovered it was a waste stone and promptly skipped it.

Yet, everyone thought he was just putting on a show, naturally disbelieving he was serious about choosing.

After picking twenty stones, Shi Hao was exhausted and stopped to rest.

Damn, this guy surely knows how to act, resting after picking just twenty stones?

Everyone was speechless, never seeing anyone so good at pretending.

After a while, Shi Hao recovered and continued selecting.

Despite needing rest, his speed in choosing raw stones was too fast, picking up and putting down at a glance, which Liu Huafeng could never match; thus, in overall progress, Shi Hao was even slightly quicker than Liu Huafeng.

So, when they passed by each other, it was in Liu Huafeng's half of the room.

Shi Hao glanced at the raw stone in Liu Huafeng's hand, then smiled, not as good as the one he selected.

He won.

—The rest were stones Shi Hao already picked through, so none would be better than the one in his hand.

Now, there's still two hours left until the day ends.

It's evident that neither Shi Hao nor Liu Huafeng could check through the entire room.

Soon, two hours passed.

"Time's up!" Zhao Youyi announced loudly.

Though Zhao Youyi hardly had any confidence left in Shi Hao, as long as there was a glimmer of hope, she wanted to fight for it.

Qian Mo was all smiles, really wanting to thank Shi Hao; he truly didn't understand how this kid gave Zhao Youyi the confidence to agree to the additional wager.

Can you still hold your head high in Xuanbai City now?

"Open the stone!"

Shi Hao and Liu Huafeng started cutting their stones simultaneously; in this aspect, Liu Huafeng was clearly more skilled because how many stones had Shi Hao even cut?

So just as Shi Hao started, Liu Huafeng already opened a "window" in the raw stone.

"It's a score!"

"Purple leaves?"

"Another window, it's even clearer now."

"Only three pieces of purple leaves?"

"Gasp, I know, could it be Tri-Original Purple Leaf Grass?"

"Silver Spirit grade Immortal Elixir!"

"At least three thousand years old!"

"Heavens!"

Everyone was boiling with excitement, shocked to the point of having tingling scalps.

A three-thousand-year-old Immortal Elixir, besides some established Jade Immortal Sects, who else could produce it?

Zhao Youyi's face looked even worse; she had a glimmer of hope that Shi Hao might win against Liu Huafeng by sheer luck.

But now, it seemed that hope was shattered too.

A three-thousand-year-old Immortal Elixir!

Indeed, one because Liu Huafeng had high skills, second it was Zhao Family's treasure, otherwise in those outside raw stones, even a century might not produce such a thing.

Liu Huafeng wore a face full of arrogance, also deeply satisfied.

As expected from the Zhao Family's trove, it was the first time he extracted such an Immortal Elixir.

His actions became faster but also extremely careful, and soon, he extracted the entire Immortal Elixir intact.

Qian Mo laughed heartily, though Shi Hao's side wasn't revealed yet, he believed he had already won this bet.

"Zhao Youyi, time to call me brother," he taunted Zhao Youyi deliberately.

Sure enough, Zhao Youyi's delicate body trembled slightly, her small fists clenched tightly, yet she didn't explode.

What's the point?

"The result isn't decided yet, what are you smug about?" Weng Nanqing interjected, rebuking Qian Mo.

No matter the situation, she always had full confidence in Shi Hao.

Thus, her husband must win, she wouldn't allow anyone to doubt it.

Qian Mo gazed at her, revealing a trace of amazement.

This woman, though just a Martial Artist, her looks were not inferior to Zhao Youyi, and she even had an indescribable aura, not losing to Immortal-level Zhao Youyi either.

Hehehe, he didn't dare touch Zhao Youyi, a Zhao Family's direct descendant, but this little martial artist?

A few tricks and he could have her in his bed.

In this light, the bet was a bit interesting after all.

Snap, Shi Hao finally found a suitable place to cut, peeling off a large piece of stone skin.

"What's that?"

"Can't see clearly, it's dark."

"Could it be a treasure?"

Through the opening Shi Hao made, everyone saw a corner of the raw stone and began discussing eagerly.