Hearing all the mockery around him, Su Han suddenly smiled.
“Do all of you think that I’m trying to avoid embarrassment?” Su Han said lightly as his gaze scanned around.
“What else could it be?”
“If not for embarrassment, why else would you be willing to forgo such a good opportunity?”
“The Frost Cloud Sect is a sacred place and you should not be allowed to look down on it.”
Many more voices started to ring out, as if everyone were confident that Su Han wouldn’t dare to participate.
“Very well, then.”
Su Han smiled calmly. “I can participate. However, it would be a bit boring if I just follow everyone else like this. How about a bet?”
“A bet?”
Most people began to frown as Ping Yuzi and the others paused for a moment.
“What’s the bet?” Bai Yu asked.
“If there’s one person that proves to be stronger than me, then I lose.”
Su Han said, “If I lose, I will give each of you ten thousand gold pieces. However, if you guys lose, then you will each give me ten thousand gold pieces. How’s that sound?”
“Hahaha… He wants to compete with all several thousand of us?”
“He truly is cocky. I don’t believe that all of us would lose to one of him.”
“Let alone us, just Young Master Leng himself would be able to win!”
Everyone looked at Su Han mockingly, as if they had never seen such a cocky person.
“Ten thousand gold pieces each amounts to dozens of millions of gold pieces. Do you have that kind of money?” Chen Feng said.
“That’s my business, but are you willing to accept the bet?” Su Han said calmly.
Chen Feng smiled coldly. “And what if you don’t have the money?”
“If I don’t, then my head would be yours,” Su Han said.
“Su Han!”
Xiao Yuhui panicked and whispered, “That’s dozens of millions of gold pieces! Moreover, the second stage tests physique and not potential. Your potential is incredible indeed, but that doesn’t guarantee that your physique would be the same!”
“It’s fine,” Su Han said confidently.
In his past life, Su Han was the Ancient Fiend Dragon Emperor. He didn’t even value dragon blood, let alone beast blood.
“Alright!”
Chen Feng smiled. “I will accept this bet. However, don’t forget about what you said.”
“Well, it’s just ten thousand gold pieces.”
“I accept too!”
“Su Han, don’t come crying to us when you don’t have the money!”
Many people agreed. Why wouldn’t they, when they could easily earn ten thousand gold pieces each?
If such a confident Su Han had only made the bet with several people, he might really win. However, against several thousand people, how could he possibly win?
Of course, not everyone was willing to bet, because ten thousand gold pieces was not a small number. It was enough to feed a family of three for the rest of their lives.
“If anyone is not willing to accept the bet, back off now,” Su Han said loudly.
Some of the people in the crowd began to hesitate. They weren’t disciples of big clans, so ten thousand gold pieces was indeed a lot for them.
“Just accept the bet. If you do lose, then I’ll pay for you!” Ping Yuzi suddenly said, seeing that some people were about to back off.
Hearing this, those who were originally about to back off suddenly paused. Then, they stepped back to their original positions.
“First Elder is very wealthy indeed.” Su Han looked at Ping Yuzi.
“Humph!”
Ping Yuzi snorted coldly, “Ten million gold pieces are also extremely costly for him. However, I have one request. If you do lose, I want you to kneel before the mountain and face the Frost Cloud Sect as you apologize for three whole days!”
“First Elder… ” Xiao Yuhui was suddenly about to interrupt.
Ping Yuzi, however, waved his hand. “Elder Xiao, just let it be. This man needs to be taught a lesson for looking down on us. Otherwise, who knows what sort of trouble he would stir up!?”
“Hahaha…”
Su Han suddenly laughed. “Your name is Ping Yuzi, right? I accept your bet. If I lose, I will do as you say and kneel before the Frost Cloud Sect Mountain and apologize for three days. However, if you lose… then you pay me twenty million gold pieces. How’s that?”
Ping Yuzi glared at Su Han and gritted his teeth.
Twenty million gold pieces…
That was almost his entire fortune!
For Su Han, a mere several dozen million gold pieces was something he could easily spend, because he was not only a pill refiner but also a blacksmith!
However, for Ping Yuzi, twenty million gold pieces were his entire fortune.
Seeing Ping Yuzi fall silent, Su Han continued to prod him. “Aren’t you really rich? Why, is it too much for you?”
Ping Yuzi gritted his teeth in rage and immediately responded, “Alright, I agree!”
“Then, let’s begin!”
Su Han turned around and walked directly to the pool of blood.
Bai Yu shook his head lightly as he watched Su Han walk away. “This brother-in-law of yours is too reckless.”
Xiao Yuhui’s eyes flickered. She stayed silent.
“Humph, I’m eager to see how he’s going to take on several thousand people!” Li Qing snorted coldly.
…
As Su Han moved closer to the pool of blood, so did the several thousand people.
“You all should be aware that after infusing grade-one beast blood, a star will appear on your forehead. If you infuse grade-two beast blood, you’ll have two stars on your forehead… This is how it goes.”
Ping Yuzi said to everyone, “After the star appears, you can move on to the next pool of blood. If you really can’t take it, then you may quit anytime.”
“We understand!” everyone said with excitement. They had not expected to win ten thousand gold pieces from joining a competition.
Splash!
As everyone entered the pool of blood, an incredible red light immediately appeared underneath their feet. The red light grew more intense until it became so saturated that it began to look like actual blood, submerging everyone’s lower bodies.
“You have one night. The second stage ends tomorrow at dawn. Now, start infusing blood!” Ping Yuzi yelled.
After that, all several thousand people shut their eyes tightly and started to direct beast blood into their bodies with all their attention, just like they did in the first stage when they were opening dragon veins.
“Su Han, one man does not choose to go against heaven’s will. This is not a wise choice.” Chen Feng snorted coldly as he stood near Su Han.
Su Han eyed him and said calmly, “Cretin.”
“Humph, wait till you have to take out several thousand million gold pieces. Let’s see if you can still stay as calm as you are now.”
Chen Feng smiled coldly and immediately started to infuse beast blood.
As time went on bit by bit, bright red radiance began erupting on everyone’s bodies as they directed beast blood into themselves.
“Now what’s he up to again?”
Ping Yuzi looked at Su Han and frowned. “This bastard isn’t even directing beast blood into his body!”
Bai Yu, Xiao Yuhui,and the others also looked at Su Han sitting cross-legged with only his head revealed. None of the fake beast blood had passed through his body.
There was not a single trace of red radiance to be found on his entire body. Evidently, he had not even started to infuse beast blood.
“What’s this guy up to?”
Xiao Yuhui broke her calmness as she couldn’t suppress her urge to stomp her tiny feet.
There were dozens of millions of gold pieces on the line. Even if they sold the Xiao Clan, it wouldn’t be enough to cover it.