BXBX NOVEL Chapter 47: What Should be the Punishment?_1
The interior of the Gambling House once again fell into absolute silence.
The Hexagram Divination Demon’s lips moved as if to say something, but upon noticing the charred remnants of the body, he swallowed his words.
If before the final round, they had considered using their home field advantage to null this gambling round and consume Shen Yuan’s treasures.
But after experiencing the Book Immortal’s furious rebuke, they had completely erased such an absurd thought.
They realized that Shen Yuan must have a greater reliance, and this game of gamble had already far exceeded their control.
Suppressing the fear in their hearts, the Gambling House Master bowed his head.
“We lost this round of gambling, we are willing to compensate you by all means!”
“Any treasure in the four pavilions are yours to choose.”
As these words were spoken, the hearts of the four Pavilion Masters were bleeding.
The foundation of the four pavilions today has been accumulated over thousands of years by the Ghost Market, and more than half of it was lost in this game of gamble, even if the peak of Spirit Energy Tidal Surge was restored in the future, the four pavilions might never be able to recover for a long period of time.
If such a situation were to happen, other ghost objects in the Ghost Market might seize this opportunity to rise and challenge their position.
This gambling round had seriously harmed their vitality.
But at this point, they had no other choice.
However, just as the four Pavilion Masters were ready to bleed heavily, Shen Yuan suddenly spoke up.
“I never said I wanted the treasures of your four pavilions.”
At this statement, the four Pavilion Masters’ faces showed astonished expressions.
“Are you saying you don’t need these treasures as compensation for winning the gamble?”
“Are you serious?”
“Are you really willing to give up these treasures?”
The four Pavilion Masters’ faces lit up with ecstasy, their expressions anxiously questioning Shen Yuan, fearing he would go back on his word.
On their faces, Shen Yuan saw a greed resembling that of a miser.
“Of course!”
Shen Yuan opened his mouth calmly.
“You didn’t put up these treasures as stakes, so, of course, I won’t accept those pieces of junk that you regard as treasures.
After all, I am a man who values credibility.”
The minds of the four Pavilion Masters seemed to freeze for a moment, and the Treasure House Master instinctively asked:
“Then what do you want?”
“Quite simple!”
Shen Yuan’s index finger gently swept over the rusted scabbard of the Darkness-Light Sword, his expression calm as he said:
“Since you want something from me, you just have to put up a stake that’s equivalent to its value.”
“This request is quite reasonable, isn’t it?”
Shen Yuan’s bland words were like a thunderbolt in the minds of the four
Pavilion Masters.
The complexion of the four Pavilion Masters suddenly changed, and without hesitation, they declined.
“Impossible!”
“Absolutely impossible!”
“This is not in the terms of the gamble!”
If from the beginning they had set up the gamble to seek treasure from Shen Yuan, they might have been able to put up a corresponding stake.
However, once Shen Yuan placed those two Earthly Destroyer Divine Skills and the Immortal Sword fragment on the table, everything changed completely.
The Magical Artifacts House Master couldn’t come up with a bet comparable to two Earthly Destroyer Divine Skills, even if he exhausted the entire Magical Artifacts House resources.
The fragment of the Immortal Sword before the Treasure House Master held far more value than the combined total of the Treasure House. Selling him wouldn’t even begin to fill this deficit.
As for the Master of the Calculation Pavilion, he seemed to be betting on an inconspicuous little black cat, which didn’t appear to have much value.
But only the Master of the Calculation Pavilion knew that if his secret calculations were correct, the value that the little black cat represented could be incalculable, even draining the entire Calculation Pavilion wouldn’t compensate this loss.
Being the house and the Gambling House Master, Shen Yuan’s seemingly plain gamble – his physical body – represented the identity Shen Yuan carries and the consequential ties this body possessed.
The Gambling House Master’s failure already proved Shen Yuan’s extraordinary qualities and it’s a bet she could never make up for.
The Gambling House Master staggered, her eyes bloodshot, “You’re not asking for a bet, you’re trying to kill us…”
“So what if I am?” Shen Yuan’s smile gradually faded, his gaze turned into a sheet of cold indifference.
“In the beginning, when you set up this game, weren’t you also betting on my life?
I’m willing to gamble my life, but why is it when it comes to you, you want to back out? Do you really think the world works that easy?”
The Treasure House Master, furious, rose from his chair. His massive size shook the entire gambling house, a revelation of the sheer dominating power of the Qi refinement to Spirit transmutation.
“You’re deliberately framing us!”
The Magical Artifacts House Master also abruptly stood up, with the broken bamboo strips transformed into spell scrolls circling around him, each one easily capable of killing a cultivator at the Qi Transformation stage.
“We refuse to acknowledge this gambling game!”
The Master of the Calculation Pavilion raised his fishing rod high while in the background appeared an enormous mystical turtle silhouette. The transparent fishing line disappeared inside the air, transforming into an unseen soul-chasing chain heading towards Shen Yuan.
“How could there be someone that can’t be recorded in this world? You must be cheating!”
At this moment, the Gambling House Master finally revealed her hideous appearance beneath her beautiful skin, showing a blurry flesh body beneath. On her forehead, a large “Gambling” character was glowing in a bright red color.
“No bets were placed in this game, I declare this as the casino, this game is invalid!”
All four Pavilion Masters chose to abandon pretenses.
In their view, Shen Yuan’s target from the very beginning was the four of them. If so, there was no need to adhere to the so-called gambling rules.
All four Pavilion Masters attacked at the same time, causing the entire casino to crumble under the might of their divine skills.
Ground collapse, violent spirit energy ravaged all around, the celestial phenomena in the Ghost Market constantly changing, with numerous ghost objects howling together.
A terrifying pressure spread throughout Shen Yuan’s body, and yet he was still as composed as ever,
“Thousands of years have passed, and you – Ghosts of the Ghost Market have entrapped countless spirits, accumulated innumerable wealth.
And now, though you are trapped within this game, all you can do is rage helplessly like frightened strays.”
“Longevity and immortality? In the end, you’re only a bunch of ghosts in high places.”
The moment his words fell, the massive hand of the Treasure House Master had already smashed down towards Shen Yuan, with power enough to darken the sky and resembling a toppling mountain.
The Maine Coon cat was subdued by this tremendous pressure, and even though bronze head iron arm talent revealed itself, still it could hardly break free from this pressure.
“Death!”
The crazed Treasure House Master roared.
The next moment, the mouth of the closed-eye Candle Dragon inscription on the Darkness-Light sword opened up, the swallowed mist reappeared, transforming the surrounding land into a ghostly abyss.
Inside the ghostly abyss, Shen Yuan calmly inquired,
“In the Ghost Market, those who break the gambling agreement and attack guests, what shall be their punishment?”
Time seemed to freeze at that moment, and with the echo of Shen Yuan’s words, an invisible will enveloping the entire Ghost Market began to awaken.
In the empty space, a vast mouth appeared and swallowed the massive structure.
The bloody mouth opened and closed, its numerous teeth crushing every inch of fat, the horrifying sound of grinding echoing throughout the entire Ghost Market.