As Song Yi’s words fell, a strange wave emanated from the dice in Tushan Qing’s hand. The next moment, the wave swept over Zhang Gaoqiu, who also seemed to have sensed the change. Suddenly, he stood up with a horror-stricken expression: "Where is my bloodline power? Where has my bloodline power gone?"
Zhang Gaoqiu’s eyes were filled with trepidation. He just felt that his family’s bloodline power disappeared inexplicably. In an instant, he had become an ordinary person without mysterious power, knocked down from a high pedestal.
"Impossible! How could this be? How could my bloodline power just vanish?" Zhang Gaoqiu was shocked, his face ashen.
The entire Class A Academy descended into chaos. Song Yi quickly began investigating the cause, and reported to the academy’s top management.
The academy assembly dispersed, and Zhang Chen and Tushan Qing walked out of the academy. Zhang Chen gave Tushan Qing a meaningful look: "Chai, the academy is in chaos today, let’s each head back and meet again another time."
After saying this, he was about to stride down the mountain, when Tushan Qing quickly reached out and stopped him: "It’s not easy for us to meet here, in this Jinling City where we have no support. Now that we know each other, we can rely on one another. Let’s go have some drinks."
At these words, Zhang Chen frowned and was about to decline, but Tushan Qing seemed to guess his thoughts and showed a deeply meaningful smile: "Zhang, I have a great creation to discuss with you."
At these words, Zhang Chen paused, looked at Tushan Qing, and then nodded in agreement. He wanted to see what purpose Tushan Qing had.
At the same time, Zhang Chen was interested in Tushan Qing’s talent power; this gambling power was truly extraordinary. If he could obtain this ability, it would add another divine technique to his future. He just wasn’t sure if his Golden Finger could withstand the assault of Tushan Qing’s eerie power.
Thinking of this, Zhang Chen felt excited: "My current divine techniques are far superior to Tushan Qing’s. Even if I lose a bet with him, I can suppress him and take back the treasure I lost."
Of course, Zhang Chen’s greatest reliance was his own Golden Finger. In front of his Golden Finger, there was nothing he couldn’t exploit.
But before taking action against Tushan Qing, Zhang Chen wanted to understand Tushan Qing’s methods, so he asked the Great Freedom Celestial Demon: "Do you know the details of Tushan Qing’s gambling power?"
"This ability is called the Law of Cause and Effect. Under the Law of Cause and Effect, even the Heavenly Dao Law must retreat. This kid’s Law of Cause and Effect is too sinister; you’d best stay away from him. If you stir up any trouble, it’ll be a problem," the Great Freedom Celestial Demon warned Zhang Chen.
What is the Law of Cause and Effect?
A strange power that ignores cultivation, level, and the operation of the Law of Heaven and Earth.
Despite the Great Freedom Celestial Demon’s words, Zhang Chen thought otherwise. Although the Law of Cause and Effect was sinister, if he could find a way to embody it, it would be a trump card for the future.
Especially since his strength was still superior to Tushan Qing’s. Even if the Law of Cause and Effect deprived him of a divine technique or a treasure, he could suppress Tushan Qing and find a way to retrieve the treasure.
So Zhang Chen looked at Tushan Qing, showing a look of eager anticipation: ’The key is, to obtain Tushan Qing’s Law of Cause and Effect, I might not even need to trigger his innate divine technique. Perhaps I can gain his divine technique before it takes effect. Or I could choose a sure-win bet and gamble with Tushan Qing, ensuring I wouldn’t lose.’
Zhang Chen was a smart man, and he certainly wouldn’t place himself in danger.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Tushan Qing was unnerved by Zhang Chen’s gaze.
"I suddenly want to make a bet with you." Zhang Chen looked at Tushan Qing and said with a smile.
"Make a bet with me?" Tushan Qing’s eyes gleamed with interest: "What kind of bet do you want to make with me? What’s the stake?"
As he spoke, a die in Tushan Qing’s sleeve turned silently, and he looked at Zhang Chen with curiosity.
He naturally wanted to gamble with Zhang Chen, as the stakes with Zhang Chen were tempting to him.
But when he previously tried to lure Zhang Chen into gambling, the guy seemed to sense something and avoided his trap.
More importantly, since he was under Tushan Qing’s identity now, even if he won the bet, he believed Zhang Chen couldn’t suspect him.
As the die turned, Zhang Chen could sense that a mysterious power enveloped him in the void.
The next moment, as the mysterious power touched Zhang Chen’s body, his Golden Finger automatically activated, and then a pure purple light ball fell out.
[New skill discovered, do you want to retrieve it?]
"Retrieve!" Looking at the fallen purple light ball, Zhang Chen felt a surge of relief. His Golden Finger hadn’t disappointed him; the Law of Cause and Effect was unable to exempt his Golden Finger power.
[New Skill: Gambling]
[Note 1: Skill activation condition requires saying ’I’ll make a bet with you’ in front of the target]
[Note 2: All skills, bloodlines, magical treasures, and life can be turned into bets]
[Note 3: Ignores cultivation realm gap]
As the information flowed into Zhang Chen’s Golden Finger Interface, he couldn’t help but gasp at the defiance of the Law of Cause and Effect. This gambling Law of Cause and Effect can gamble randomly, or designate the opponent’s ’chips’ for gambling.
"What do you want to bet with me?" Tushan Qing looked at Zhang Chen with full curiosity.
Zhang Chen smiled at Tushan Qing: "Forget it, we are the exemplary youths of the new world, we should quit gambling and drugs, let’s not bet."
There was a look of astonishment on Tushan Qing’s face as Zhang Chen glanced at the stiff expression of Tushan Qing, and with a smile, he walked down the mountain.
"I have a feeling this kid seems to have seen through my trump card, could he have recognized my true body?" Tushan Qing’s eyes showed a touch of uncertainty as he felt Zhang Chen was using gambling to probe him.
But since Zhang Chen was unwilling to gamble, Tushan Qing couldn’t force him, so the two went to the tavern at the foot of the mountain. Tushan Qing ordered a pot of fine wine and some side dishes, then said: "Zhang, we are somewhat like fellow disciples, in the future we need to support each other and take care of each other."
Zhang Chen smiled: "Sure, sure."
Tushan Qing clinked glasses with Zhang Chen, then scrutinized Zhang Chen, remembering the astonishing ’chips’ on Zhang Chen when he previously initiated the betting technique, he asked: "Do you know why Zhang Xiaohua came to Jinling?"
Zhang Chen raised his head to look at Tushan Qing, following up with: "Brother, you are testing me, I may not be well-informed, but I’ve heard rumors that the Shen Family’s water fortune is coveted, and Zhang Gaoqiu came to Jinling for the Shen Family’s water fortune."
Tushan Qing was surprised to hear this, not expecting Zhang Chen to actually know about this.
"You are right in saying this, but it’s not that simple. With just Yellow Heaven Dao, unless it mobilizes the Great Virtuous Master, it’s not easy to swallow the Shen Family. Yellow Heaven Dao will inevitably suffer great losses." Tushan Qing said.
Zhang Chen was surprised as he looked at Tushan Qing, but then he heard Tushan Qing say: "Actually, this targeting of the Shen Family isn’t just by Yellow Heaven Dao; there is also a hidden hand from the White Lotus Sect’s Water Element Hall."
The White Lotus Sect has the hall of the Five Elements: metal, wood, water, fire, earth, which Zhang Chen had long heard of, and he had even clashed with the Divine Spirit of the Flood Banner.
The Water Element Hall Tushan Qing mentioned is actually the Flood Banner.
They looked at each other, then Tushan Qing said: "In fact, there is another secret source, which is the true reason why Yellow Heaven Dao is determined to get involved at all costs."
Zhang Chen felt his heart stir, looking at Tushan Qing with blazing eyes. Seeing Zhang Chen was interested, Tushan Qing then said: "To talk about the origin of the Shen Family in the past, it’s because tens of thousands of years ago, the Shen Family excavated an Ancient Great Tomb, obtaining the power to control water flow, thus becoming a mysterious noble family, which has been passed down till today, allowing them to gain seventy percent of the nation’s water transport power."
It was the first time Zhang Chen heard this news, and he couldn’t help but show an astonished expression.
"The Great Virtuous Master speculates that the ancestral tomb of the Shen Family actually contains the burial site of an Ancient Innate Water God. The Shen Family also obtained the blood of that Innate Divine Spirit, thus transforming into a bloodline noble family." Tushan Qing said.
Listening to Tushan Qing’s words, Zhang Chen’s eyes were filled with curiosity: "I didn’t realize the Shen Family had such a history."
"So the reason Yellow Heaven Dao is attacking the Shen Family is because...?" Zhang Chen probed.
"I’ve heard that at the source of the Shen Family tomb, there is authority left by the Innate Water God. If Zhang Xiaohua can obtain this authority, he will no longer be just a Water God, but could possibly become one of the Five Directions and Five Emperors: the Black Emperor. He could control all water flow authority in the world, step into the Twelfth Tier in one go, or even directly break through the Twelfth Tier into a realm that even the Great Virtuous Master dreams of reaching." Tushan Qing said.
Zhang Chen felt a great wave in his heart upon hearing this: "Is this information reliable? Why would such an important message be spread so casually?"
Tushan Qing replied with a cheeky smile: "If it were earlier I indeed wouldn’t have known, but... I have my own fate, Yellow Heaven Dao fooled everyone. I’ve heard, that Innate Water God possesses an Innate Spiritual Treasure, if we can seize the Water God’s flesh, or obtain the Innate Spiritual Treasure, or even seize the Divine Position of Innate Water God, we will have made a great profit."
Zhang Chen couldn’t help but gasp at the thought of such a key detail, if Zhang Xiaohua benefited, wouldn’t it mean there would be no room for him anymore?
"What do you mean?" Zhang Chen looked at Tushan Qing.
"What I mean is, you and I should seize the opportunity to join forces, infiltrate the source of the Shen Family mausoleum, and seize the creation within." Tushan Qing said.
Zhang Chen was moved by the idea but still had many concerns: "Why did you choose to join forces with me?"
He had two worries, first: Fear that this guy would team up with Zhang Xiaohua and try to trap and eliminate him. Second, why didn’t he join forces with the Demon Race experts, and instead chose to cooperate with himself?