Chapter 49: Making a Killing

When Gune returned to the preparation lounge, all eyes converged on him.

Gune, however, paid no heed to the gazes of so many people.

After the fight, he was free to leave.

He immediately hurried away through the passage.

If he lingered, a group of arena brokers would likely come looking for him.

...

Half an hour later, in a small private room.

Duolansi walked in with a smile on his face.

"Gune, you've really made a name for yourself this time. In just this short while, I've received three combat projections of you from friends."

"Now I only regret not having mortgaged myself back then." Duolansi sat down beside him and sighed.

"I think so too," Gune replied quietly.

"You made over 1.4 million Saint Source Coins this time—that's enough," Gune responded.

"Indeed, I made quite a bit," Duolansi said with a smile.

"Speaking of which, how much did you end up putting in later?" Duolansi looked at Gune and asked.

"I mortgaged everything I had, even my marriage fund, and barely scraped together less than 100,000," Gune spread his hands. "If I had that much money, I wouldn't have had to borrow from you."

"Still, you've made a bloody fortune of over a million Saint Source Coins in total. With that many coins, even advancing to Saint rank shouldn't be hard."

"True," Gune nodded.

"It's arrived." Sensing his arena badge vibrate, Duolansi took it out and looked, then broke into a grin.

A million Saint Source Coins—a truly immense wealth.

"Buzz!"

Gune also felt his arena badge vibrate.

Gune didn't dare open the light screen; if Duolansi saw the balance, it would be troublesome.

As his soul permeated it,

the figure of over 11.5 million Saint Source Coins floated into Gune's mind.

"Hoo... The World Anchor is finally within reach," Gune said to himself inwardly.

Then, with a few operations, Gune transferred 100,000 Saint Source Coins to Duolansi.

"Eh? Another 100,000 just arrived."

Duolansi looked up. "Transferred so quickly?"

"Originally, I planned to borrow a sum from you and slowly roll it into a snowball, but now that I've revealed my strength, the snowball probably won't roll anymore."

"But I've earned enough."

"Money is never enough," Gune shook his head.

"That's true."

"Alright, I need to go buy some things. What about you?"

Gune stood up, and at the same time, the silver-gray angel armor unfolded, enveloping his entire body.

Gune's aura also shifted, becoming different from before.

There was no telling if those divine envoys and ancestral spirits who had lost money might seek revenge, so Gune decided to be cautious.

This silver-gray angel armor was common outside; after altering his aura, no one would be able to track Gune's true whereabouts.

"I need to buy some things too," Duolansi also stood up.

...

A dozen minutes later.

Gune arrived at a relatively secluded arena commerce machine.

On the way, Gune had calculated carefully.

After repaying the borrowed money with interest, he would have about 10 million Saint Source Coins left.

With that many coins, he could buy three or four World Anchors.

Exactly how many to buy would depend on the specific price.

At this moment, Gune's gladiator medal contained over ten million Saint Source Coins, as Gune connected to the gladiator mall.

As soon as Gune searched for World Anchors, rows upon rows of World Anchors appeared before his eyes.

Moreover, there was a certain amount of introductory text above them.

[World Anchors possess the powerful characteristic of stabilizing the essence of a超凡 world. At the same time, by using a World Anchor to communicate with the world's will and casting it into the world's essence, one can obtain nourishment from the world's essence, accelerating cultivation and enhancing the comprehension of mysteries.]

"These effects are quite good as well." After browsing for a while, Gune nodded slightly.

"But the price is really not low."

The cheapest, that is, the most ordinary World Anchor, cost two million Saint Source Coins.

Slightly more powerful ones cost two million two hundred thousand, two million four hundred thousand, even two million six hundred thousand, and some even three million.

"For our Oya Continent, which is on the larger side among medium-sized超凡 worlds, either the two million four hundred thousand or the two million six hundred thousand ones will do."

After careful consideration, Gune had already made a decision.

"Two of the two million four hundred thousand ones, and one of the two million six hundred thousand ones."

"With the remaining two million six hundred thousand, I can also purchase treasures to accelerate my cultivation, or even advance directly."

"Only after I ascend to the Saint rank can I participate in the war on the Oya Continent."

After purchasing the three World Anchors,

Gune entered the [Cultivation Treasures] page of the gladiator mall.

Gune's current cultivation speed was not slow.

In less than a year from start to finish, Gune had already advanced to the late stage of the seventh rank of the超凡 level.

In another half year, it would be enough to advance to the eighth rank of the超凡 level.

In about three years, Gune estimated he could ascend to the Saint rank.

In less than five years from start to finish, Gune would be able to complete the entire advancement through the Master超凡 level.

Moreover, Gune was following the path of the six-patterned Soul Source Core.

To think that a normal one-patterned Soul Source Core would require about ten years.

For this six-patterned Soul Source Core, normally it would take at least seventy to eighty years, or even a hundred years.

Five years, for Gune with a six-patterned Soul Source Core to ascend to the Saint rank, this was already quite a fast speed.

As Gune opened [Cultivation Treasures], the treasures that met his eyes all started at tens of thousands of Saint Source Coins.

After about an hour or so,

Gune finally selected three types of [Treasure Fruits].

One of them was the treasure fruit [Luohai Source Fruit].

This fruit had an excellent effect on超凡 seventh-rank cultivators; one dose could elevate a cultivator by one minor realm.

Four [Luohai Source Fruits] would be enough to allow a cultivator who had just advanced to the seventh rank of the超凡 level to advance to the eighth rank.

But the price was not cheap; one fruit cost twenty-four thousand Saint Source Coins.

The latter two types, corresponding to the eighth and ninth ranks, were similarly priced, even higher than the Luohai Source Fruit.

However, no matter which fruit, continuous use would have a certain impact on one's foundational realm, but if used separately, the effect would be better.

But for Gune, after one reincarnation, many drawbacks were completely eliminated.

Gune could completely advance rapidly to the ninth rank of the超凡 level, then reincarnate once.

At that time, there would be no need to worry at all.

After spending five hundred thousand Saint Source Coins to purchase a large number of fruits, Gune still had two million Saint Source Coins in hand.

"Should I get a semi-divine artifact to play with? A semi-divine artifact only costs about a million Saint Source Coins."

At this moment, Gune was flush with wealth.

After thinking it over, Gune ultimately shook his head.

"The remaining two million Saint Source Coins will be needed elsewhere later. Moreover, the subsequent Polar Reversal will also require enough Saint Source Coins to earn more. No rush for now."

After some deliberation, Gune steadied his mind and did not rashly go on a shopping spree.

After purchasing, Gune flew together with Duolansi toward the cultivation site.

With the purchases complete, Gune needed to return to the Oya Continent.

Those evil gods had been extracting the essence of the Oya Continent for nearly five months, close to four months.

The sooner these World Anchors were cast into the world's essence, the better.