Chapter 153: MVP Settlement Time
This round of the ăEastern Continent Grand Competitionă was nothing short of spectacular.
Even after all the matches had ended and the crowd began to disperse, discussions still buzzed in the air.
Naturally, the hottest topic was Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiangâthe pair whom outsiders saw as Dao Companions.
Some even wore doting smiles, already planning their future like nosy aunts:
ăJunior Brother Chu and Junior Sister Han are both once-in-a-century geniuses. If they were to have offspring, wouldnât the child likely be gifted beyond compare?ă
This scene was strikingly similar to people shipping a CP, gushing over how beautiful the child of two god-tier visuals might look.
But in truth, in the Xuanhuang Realm, while parents of great talent did increase the odds of gifted children, it was still only a slight increase.
Otherwise, some of the more pragmatic sects might have long encouraged everyone to have more kids.
After the event, Situ Cheng took Geng Tianhe back into seclusion to stabilize his Sword Intent.
Comprehending the ăGreat River Sword Intentă was an unexpected gain from this crushing defeat.
But it seemed to be more of a fortunate accident.
Geng Tianhe was actually very strongâeven stronger than Zhao Xinghan by a good margin.
Unfortunately, Chu Huaixuâs counter to sword cultivators was just too absolute. It was as if he were tailor-made to suppress that entire path.
The ăHeart Swordă could affect other artifact spirits too, given its power to even annihilate them.
But its suppression wasnât as severe as it was against Sword Spirits.
As for Mei Chuxue, she specifically sought out Li Chunsong.
ăFellow Daoist Li, regarding the wager... may I make a change?ă asked the woman in red.
The Dead Gambler looked at her with a hint of surprise. ăYou're not planning to bet on Xu Ziqing anymore?ă
ăCorrect. I want to switch to Chu Huaixu,ă she replied.
ăWhy?ă Li Chunsong paused, bewildered.
From a rational standpoint, he too would have bet on Xu Ziqing.
The Bronze Sword was simply too strong. Even if Chu Huaixu had defied the heavens, he still had no chance of winning.
His own bet on the kid was purely out of gamblerâs instinct.
After all, this boy had already created so many miracles for him. He, a once-wise man who had always lost his bets, might as well go all-in mindlessly.
Mei Chuxue smiled, her peach blossom eyes brimming with allure. Whenever she smiled, her charm always surged to the surface.
ăI just think this is more fun.ă
Winning or losing didnât matter to her. For them, it was just a small gamble to spice things up.
Their stakes, in the eyes of others, might seem like a âfortuneâ.
But for them, it was just a game.
People from Spring and Autumn Mountain had odd ways of cultivatingâthey loved to indulge in worldly pleasures.
Not to mention, Mei Chuxue was an Artifact Refining Grandmaster. She wasnât lacking in wealth.
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On the other side, Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang had already returned to their bamboo hut.
Once seated again on the meditation cushion, he exhaled a long breath.
Todayâs match had actually been a kind of probing attempt.
He had revealed so many of his trump cards, mainly to gauge the reactions of the sect leaders and the other three major sects.
ăFrom what I can tell, they seem unwilling to let outsiders know that the sword scabbard I hold is the Dao Ancestorâs Sword Scabbard.ă
ăNaturally, theyâd be even more unwilling to let anyone know that the Bronze Sword in Little Xuâs hand is the Dao Ancestorâs Sword.ă
That thought gave him some peace of mind.
He had considered showing offâletting the world know he wielded the Dao Ancestorâs Sword Scabbard. What a glorious scene that would be.
But thinking more deeply, the downsides would be many.
ăHowever, judging by the higher-upsâ attitude, theyâre quite happy to let the world know that Iâve mastered the ăDao Canonă.ă
Which made senseâno one had grasped its true meaning in a thousand years. It was practically a stain on the ăDao Gateă.
Moreover, among these geniuses in the Eastern Continent Grand Competition, the majority cultivated powerful artsâeither the ăSword Canonă or the ăLuo Heaven Dao Artă. They needed someone like him who practiced the ăDao Canonă to hold the line.
As the saying goesâOne lamp can light a thousand years of darkness.
As for Geng Tianheâs comprehension of Sword Intent, Chu Huaixu thought it was part chance and part misunderstanding.
But one thing he was sure ofâthis guy definitely had the wrong idea.
ăHe said he became attached to an illusion...ă
ăThen he probably failed to realize the truth: that Iâm a âSword Guyâ.ă He had given up and even started mocking himself.
At that moment, he shifted his butt on the meditation cushion and began rubbing his hands together.
It was that wonderful moment againâtime to receive mission rewards.
The main quest ăEastern and Western Continentsâ Grand Competitionă had finally reached the phase where Chu Huaixu would get the reward he wanted mostâăSpecial Attribute Pointsă.
ăPity itâs still random attribute points, not the free-distribution kind,ă he muttered regretfully.
After defeating Geng Tianhe, he earned nearly 30,000 experience points.
ăBeating up one of Eastern Continentâs top-tier geniuses... itâs just too satisfying!ă Chu Huaixu thought.
The experience he got from one person equaled nearly 30 Lang Yuesâhe had gained the strength of thirty Langs!
Chu Huaixu instantly felt that sparring with people like Lang Yue was a complete waste of time and life.
ăTheyâre not here to fight. Theyâre just here to help me farm fans,ă he thought to himself.
Once he collected the mission rewards, his total experience soared to a staggering 250,000!
And that was even after he had recently leveled up and used up some.
ăLittle Xu, in a way, all these experience points are being saved for you,ă Chu Huaixu murmured to himself.
Next upâdrawing for Special Attribute Points.
Given his current needs, itâd be best if they landed on either ăPhysiqueă or ăComprehensionă.
Of course, if he got even one point in ăSpirit Embryo Attributeă, heâd be even happier.
That familiar Attribute Wheel appeared again. Mimicking Li Chunsong, he started rubbing his hands together like a fly.
But the moment he thought of the Benevolent Gambling Kingâs losing streak, his face soured, and he quickly wiped his hands on his pants with a look of disdain.
ăSystem, spin the wheel!ă Chu Huaixu commanded.
The wheel spun rapidly, then started a ten-second countdown.
Chu Huaixu had always considered 7 his lucky number, so when the countdown hit seven, he pressed the stop button.
The pointer landed on ăComprehensionă!
ăDamn, does this mean my brainâs growing again?ă
He had never imagined even in his dreams that ăComprehensionă would overtake ăPhysiqueă in such a dramatic turnaround.
ăI really was born for the genius route!ă
ăThat whole body training thing was just a desperate compromise!ă
Chu Huaixu was delighted. This would make learning techniques much less expensive in experience points.
More importantly, he now met the requirements to max out his Mystic-rank techniques.
This meant his two Mystic-rank Technique Upgrade Vouchers could finally be used to their fullest.
ăSome Earth-rank techniques that have a high compatibility with me might even reach Minor Completion! I wonât be limited by low comprehension anymore.ă
ăBut if a technique has low compatibility, it probably wonât work.ă He knew the systemâs stingy nature all too well.
Chu Huaixu sighed contentedly: ăMVP settlement time is just too damn sweet.ă
Of course, a man had to look forward.
What he now cared about was the rewards for the next phase of the quest.
At present, he could totally use this ăEastern and Western Continentsâ Grand Competitionă quest to get fat with rewards.
The amount of loot was frankly absurd.
Still, Chu Huaixu kept his guard upâafter all, it was just a tournament, yet the system had marked it as a âMain Questâ.
That only supported his previous suspicionâthat there might be more to the title of Champion.
Normally, Main Quests were tied to grand calamities of heaven and earth.
ăThis Champion title... might not be easy to sit on,ă Chu Huaixu thought.
But that was for later. Right now, he was nowhere near strong enough to face the Bronze Sword.
At that thought, he turned his gaze to the mission panel, checking the rewards for the next stage.
The next second, his pupils shrankâand joy erupted from within.
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