novelraw Chapter 153 : MVP Settlement Time
Chapter 153 : MVP Settlement Time
Chapter 153: MVP Settlement Time
This round of the 【Eastern Continent Grand Competition】 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 Shuangjiang—the pair whom outsiders saw as Dao Companions.
Some even wore doting smiles, already planning their future like nosy aunts:
『Junior Brother Chu and Junior Sister Han are both once-in-a-century geniuses. If they were to have offspring, wouldn’t the child likely be gifted beyond compare?』
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 【Great River Sword Intent】 was an unexpected gain from this crushing defeat.
But it seemed to be more of a fortunate accident.
Geng Tianhe was actually very strong—even stronger than Zhao Xinghan by a good margin.
Unfortunately, Chu Huaixu’s counter to sword cultivators was just too absolute. It was as if he were tailor-made to suppress that entire path.
The 【Heart Sword】 could affect other artifact spirits too, given its power to even annihilate them.
But its suppression wasn’t as severe as it was against Sword Spirits.
As for Mei Chuxue, she specifically sought out Li Chunsong.
『Fellow Daoist Li, regarding the wager... may I make a change?』 asked the woman in red.
The Dead Gambler looked at her with a hint of surprise. 『You're not planning to bet on Xu Ziqing anymore?』
『Correct. I want to switch to Chu Huaixu,』 she replied.
『Why?』 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 gambler’s 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.
『I just think this is more fun.』
Winning or losing didn’t 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 ‘fortune’.
But for them, it was just a game.
People from Spring and Autumn Mountain had odd ways of cultivating—they loved to indulge in worldly pleasures.
Not to mention, Mei Chuxue was an Artifact Refining Grandmaster. She wasn’t 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.
Today’s 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.
『From what I can tell, they seem unwilling to let outsiders know that the sword scabbard I hold is the Dao Ancestor’s Sword Scabbard.』
『Naturally, they’d be even more unwilling to let anyone know that the Bronze Sword in Little Xu’s hand is the Dao Ancestor’s Sword.』
That thought gave him some peace of mind.
He had considered showing off—letting the world know he wielded the Dao Ancestor’s Sword Scabbard. What a glorious scene that would be.
But thinking more deeply, the downsides would be many.
『However, judging by the higher-ups’ attitude, they’re quite happy to let the world know that I’ve mastered the 《Dao Canon》.』
Which made sense—no one had grasped its true meaning in a thousand years. It was practically a stain on the 【Dao Gate】.
Moreover, among these geniuses in the Eastern Continent Grand Competition, the majority cultivated powerful arts—either the 《Sword Canon》 or the 《Luo Heaven Dao Art》. They needed someone like him who practiced the 《Dao Canon》 to hold the line.
As the saying goes—One lamp can light a thousand years of darkness.
As for Geng Tianhe’s comprehension of Sword Intent, Chu Huaixu thought it was part chance and part misunderstanding.
But one thing he was sure of—this guy definitely had the wrong idea.
『He said he became attached to an illusion...』
『Then he probably failed to realize the truth: that I’m a “Sword Guy”.』 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 again—time to receive mission rewards.
The main quest 【Eastern and Western Continents’ Grand Competition】 had finally reached the phase where Chu Huaixu would get the reward he wanted most—【Special Attribute Points】.
『Pity it’s still random attribute points, not the free-distribution kind,』 he muttered regretfully.
After defeating Geng Tianhe, he earned nearly 30,000 experience points.
『Beating up one of Eastern Continent’s top-tier geniuses... it’s just too satisfying!』 Chu Huaixu thought.
The experience he got from one person equaled nearly 30 Lang Yues—he 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.
『They’re not here to fight. They’re just here to help me farm fans,』 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.
『Little Xu, in a way, all these experience points are being saved for you,』 Chu Huaixu murmured to himself.
Next up—drawing for Special Attribute Points.
Given his current needs, it’d be best if they landed on either 【Physique】 or 【Comprehension】.
Of course, if he got even one point in 【Spirit Embryo Attribute】, he’d 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 King’s losing streak, his face soured, and he quickly wiped his hands on his pants with a look of disdain.
『System, spin the wheel!』 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 【Comprehension】!
『Damn, does this mean my brain’s growing again?』
He had never imagined even in his dreams that 【Comprehension】 would overtake 【Physique】 in such a dramatic turnaround.
『I really was born for the genius route!』
『That whole body training thing was just a desperate compromise!』
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.
『Some Earth-rank techniques that have a high compatibility with me might even reach Minor Completion! I won’t be limited by low comprehension anymore.』
『But if a technique has low compatibility, it probably won’t work.』 He knew the system’s stingy nature all too well.
Chu Huaixu sighed contentedly: 『MVP settlement time is just too damn sweet.』
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 【Eastern and Western Continents’ Grand Competition】 quest to get fat with rewards.
The amount of loot was frankly absurd.
Still, Chu Huaixu kept his guard up—after all, it was just a tournament, yet the system had marked it as a “Main Quest”.
That only supported his previous suspicion—that there might be more to the title of Champion.
Normally, Main Quests were tied to grand calamities of heaven and earth.
『This Champion title... might not be easy to sit on,』 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 shrank—and joy erupted from within.
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