A Bet

Half a month ago, Qi Yang was killed...

Xia Qihai paused for a moment, astonished as he said, "Brother Su, you, you're too strong!"

"It's not that I'm strong, but they're too weak, and what's more, even though they're weak, they're cunning and wicked. They tried to kill me, and their deaths were well deserved."

Su Zhan shook his head and took out a Star Element Fruit, handing it to Xia Qihai.

"Brother Su, what is this?"

Xia Qihai's eyes sparkled as he saw the Star Element Fruit, but when he thought of Su Zhan's terrifying power, he hesitated and dared not reach out and take it.

Su Zhan smiled and said, "Consider it a token of appreciation for your repeated reminders, Brother Xia."

"Well, thank you very much, Brother Su!"

Xia Qihai couldn't resist the temptation of the Star Element Fruit, so he quickly reached out and took it, his face sincere as he said, "I feel ashamed that I can't help Brother Su in any way now, but in the future, if there's anything troubling Brother Su in the Xia Nation, don't hesitate to ask for my help!"

"Good."

Su Zhan nodded.

After that, he exchanged a few more words with Xia Qihai before leaving the place.

Currently, he had eleven maps obtained from those geniuses, and there was a high possibility of finding clues about the useful Star Element Fruit tree. Time was limited, so he had to search based on the available information as quickly as possible.

...

Two days later.

The spatial passage of the Dark Star Forest would be closed in half a day.

The geniuses rushed toward the entrance.

Su Zhan was no exception.

After two days of searching, the number of Star Element Fruits in his storage ring had reached forty!

With the addition of the Star God Fruit, the total became forty-one!

A bountiful harvest!

Just one Star God Fruit could allow someone to reach the Holy Body. Now that I have the Star God Fruit and forty Star Element Fruits, I wonder what changes my body will undergo after refining them!

Anticipation filled Su Zhan's heart as he increased his speed.

Currently, outside the spatial passage.

The powerful experts of the Core Yuan Realm were waiting for the return of the geniuses from their respective factions.

Many of them began comparing the Star Element Fruits obtained by their own geniuses and felt confident that their geniuses would have more than others...

At this moment, Chen Changfeng, Song Shanhai, and General Li stood together and began chatting with smiles.

"Brother Chen, how many Star Element Fruits do you think Su Zhan could obtain from your Yuntian Sword Sect on this journey?"

"Well, at least five or more!"

Chen Changfeng pondered for a moment and replied.

"Five or more?"

Song Shanhai was momentarily surprised, then burst into laughter, "Brother Chen, you truly believe in Su Zhan. For years, most geniuses who entered the Dark Star Forest didn't obtain more than three Star Element Fruits. Some didn't even get any, and there were even those who perished in the forest!

You say that Su Zhan will have at least five. It might make sense if his cultivation has reached the Core Yuan Realm or if his strength is like Hu Yue and the others. But well..."

Song Shanhai shook his head, although he didn't continue, his meaning was clear.

Su Zhan wouldn't be able to achieve it.

Chen Changfeng wasn't angry either and smiled, "Brother Song, since we have different opinions, how about we make a bet?"

"A bet? What kind of bet?"

"It's simple. If Su Zhan obtains five or more Star Element Fruits, I win. If not, you win."

Chen Changfeng calmly said, "If you lose, you have to share half of your Everlasting Crane Wine with me. And if--"

"Impossible, impossible! The Everlasting Crane Wine is difficult for me to ferment. I can't even bear to take a few sips on ordinary days. I plan to save it for my retirement, to enjoy it while cultivating in the mountains!" Song Shanhai shook his head repeatedly.

Chen Changfeng smiled, "Listen to me first. If I lose, I'll share half of my Snow Spirit Wine with you. How about that?"

"Snow Spirit Wine..."

Song Shanhai licked his lips, pondered for a moment, and finally nodded, "Alright! But let me clarify beforehand, if you try to deceive me after you lose, I will personally speak to Her Majesty the Empress about it!"

"Don't worry, don't worry!"

Chen Changfeng had a smile on his face.

This Su Zhan, he's truly a money tree!

Last time, he gave me 400,000 spirit stones, and today, half of the Everlasting Crane Wine is almost in his pocket!

While the two of them were talking and laughing, ripples appeared in the spatial passage, and the first genius came out and landed on the ground.

Soon, an old man approached and asked him how many Star Element Fruits he had obtained.

After learning that he only had one, the old man patted his shoulder and comforted him with a few words.

Afterward, this genius found the nearest place to refine the Star Element Fruit.

Once the Star Element Fruit left the Dark Star Forest, the efficacy of the medicine would gradually diminish. Therefore, all geniuses chose to refine it immediately after they exited.

However, they have powerful experts guarding this place, so basically, this place is very safe for refining Star Element Fruits.

Everyone was watching, and it was unlikely for anyone to shamelessly move to snatch them. After all, they represented their respective factions, even their countries!

One by one, the geniuses came out of the spatial passage, and shortly after, Hua Yiyi and Xia Qihai also emerged from the passage and walked towards Chen Changfeng and the others.

"National Master, I only obtained one Star Element Fruit."

Hua Yiyi said disappointedly.

"One fruit... It's okay, it's okay. As long as you return safely!"

Song Shanhai frowned but quickly reassured her.

"Yiyi, it doesn't matter if you have fewer Star Element Fruits. When we return, Elder Chen here will give you Snow Spirit Wine. It will definitely help you improve your cultivation, hehe!"

"In that case, Yiyi thanks Elder Chen!"

Hua Yiyi felt a little confused by Song Shanhai's words but quickly expressed her gratitude.

Chen Changfeng said, "Brother Song, you seem to be overly optimistic. Su Zhan hasn't come out yet!"

"Brother Chen, Su Zhan is only at the early stage of the Master Barrier Realm, and Yiyi is at the late stage of the Master Barrier Realm. Even Yiyi only obtained one Star Element Fruit!"

"Even if Su Zhan's luck is extraordinary, and he finds many Star Element Fruit trees, with his strength, he might not be able to defeat the demon beasts guarding those trees and acquire them."

"Five fruits? Brother Chen, you're daydreaming! Hahaha!"

Song Shanhai laughed heartily.

"National Master, what are you all talking about?"

Hua Yiyi was surprised and felt a little uncomfortable.

"It's nothing, I'm just betting with Brother Chen. If Su Zhan obtains more than five Star Element Fruits, then I lose; if not, I win!"

"National Master, I'm afraid Su Zhan has obtained ten or even more Star Element Fruits..."

Hua Yiyi smiled wryly and said.

"Ten or more?"

Song Shanhai widened his eyes. "How is that possible!"

Seeing this, Hua Yiyi hesitated whether to reveal the fact that Su Zhan killed Ye Yunxuan and obtained nine Star Element Fruits.

Beside her, Xia Qihai heard these words and shook his head, remembering that Su Zhan had obtained more than ten Star Element Fruits from those geniuses, along with so much information and maps, and Su Zhan's strong power. He then spoke up:

"Miss Yiyi is mistaken. If my prediction is correct, Su Zhan might have obtained more than twenty Star Element Fruits!"

"More than twenty?"

Song Shanhai was stunned and skeptical. "Are you all collaborating to deceive me? You're all exaggerating!"

Even Chen Changfeng, who had great faith in Su Zhan, could only smile bitterly and feel that Xia Qihai's words were too exaggerated!

For years, the most Star Element Fruits anyone had obtained was around ten.

But with Su Zhan's power and luck, it was still possible to have more than ten.

As Chen Changfeng was thinking about this, ripples appeared in the spatial passage once again, and Su Zhan emerged from it.

Seeing Su Zhan appear, Song Shanhai and Chen Changfeng hurriedly went to greet him.

Chen Changfeng said, "Su Zhan, how are you? Are you injured?"

"No."

"That's good. The Dark Star Forest is very dangerous. I was just..."

"Enough with the nonsense, let's get to the point!"

Song Shanhai impatiently interrupted Chen Changfeng and looked at Su Zhan. "How many star elemnet fruits did you get? Yiyi said you obtained more than ten!"

And the Ninth Prince even went overboard, claiming that you obtained more than twenty! They must be talking nonsense, right?"

"More than ten? More than twenty? They are indeed talking nonsense!"

Su Zhan shook his head.

Song Shanhai breathed a sigh of relief and laughed easily.

"Brother Chen, did you hear that? I told you, the Ninth Prince and Yiyi are collaborating to deceive me. It's not credible, hahaha!"

Just as Chen Changfeng was about to say that not having more than ten didn't mean not reaching five, Su Zhan spoke up:

"They were indeed talking nonsense. Because the number of Star Element Fruits I obtained is clearly forty!"