Chapter 73: Interest upon Interest

"This time we've made quite a lot!" Gune sighed softly.

Gune had bet all thirty-seven million.

The odds were 0.32.

With this wave, Gune made a net profit of over eleven million Holy Source Coins.

Adding the principal, Gune now had forty-eight million Holy Source Coins.

"Mm, to the outside world I appear severely injured, and my own performance matches that."

"At the same time, they've seen through my weakness in soul defense."

"I'll recuperate for a while, then in the next few matches, someone will definitely challenge me. At that time, my odds will be higher, and that's when I'll rake in the Holy Source Coins."

"When the time is right, during the fight I'll suddenly lose control and be unable to withstand my opponent, ultimately losing. The genius falls, a lamentable sigh—if this script were filmed, it would surely be a box office hit." Gune thought to himself.

After chatting with Duolansi for a while, Gune took his leave and began his recuperation.

And Gune's recuperation just confirmed the outside world's speculation.

Gune's soul was severely damaged, his transcendence out of control.

Even rumors like seclusion to await death spread through hearsay as if they were true.

But without a doubt, Gune's momentum had cooled down.

Even in the opening fight, Gune would not be favored, at least not as much as before.

And this situation was exactly what Gune most wanted to see.

After half a month of secluded cultivation, Gune finally emerged again.

And news unfavorable to Gune had spread everywhere during this half month.

When Gune accepted a challenge from an opponent, the market odds confirmed this.

The odds for Gune's victory directly soared to 1.2.

With such high odds, Gune had no reason to lose.

After a "well-matched" exchange, Gune ultimately narrowly defeated his opponent.

This was another full-bet windfall.

In the next three matches, Gune's odds remained high.

They were 1.1, 0.8, and 0.8 respectively.

Obviously, Gune's consecutive victories had an impact, but overall,

Gune's Holy Source Coins, with favorable odds and consecutive wins, over several rounds,

had soared from the initial thirty-seven million to over seven hundred and ten million.

Seven hundred million Holy Source Coins was a huge sum even for powerful deities.

And for Gune, there were far too many things he could do with this money.

...

In the dim and silent secret chamber.

Gune rubbed the gladiator medal in his hand.

At this moment, within Gune's gladiator medal, the challenges of seven five-star gladiators were arrayed before him.

And Gune's gaze fell on a challenger named "Ouluste."

Regarding this transcendent named "Ouluste," Gune knew he was very powerful.

Especially in terms of soul.

During this period, through battles, Gune had also become known to the outside world for a small weakness.

That was that Gune's soul seemed not very strong, or rather, because of a previous battle with Mu Weng Goat, Gune's soul had suffered irreversible damage.

Therefore, every time an enemy launched a soul attack, Gune found it difficult to resist.

He was even struck and injured by continuous enemy attacks.

Thus, during this time, the transcendents who challenged Gune were all powerful experts with fierce soul attacks.

Among these five, Ouluste might not be the strongest in overall strength, but his unique soul attack methods were definitely the most formidable.

Just as Gune was pondering,

the transcendent door lit up.

It was Duolansi.

After entering, Duolansi directly tossed a transcendent storage bracelet to Gune.

"This is the information on this batch of seven five-star experts challenging you."

"Mm!"

Gune nodded.

Then he began to examine it carefully.

After about an hour, Gune withdrew his probing consciousness.

"They are all very formidable fellows. But I'm still stronger." Gune said softly.

"So how should we bet?" Duolansi asked directly.

"Mm, I need to think it over carefully. I'll tell you when the time comes."

Duolansi showed no unusual reaction.

In the previous matches, Gune had done the same.

He would only let Duolansi place the bet close to the closing of the market.

While talking with Duolansi, Gune's mind stirred slightly.

"Mm, I have some matters to attend to. When the fight is about to start, I'll send you a message."

"I understand." Duolansi did not dawdle; he nodded and left directly.

After Duolansi left,

Gune cast Blood Source · Great Blood Dream Heaven Curse and entered the Blood Dream World of the Holy Feather Dark Source Continent.

Earlier, Gune had felt a faint call from Senior Sogra.

When Gune entered the fourth level of the Blood Dream Colosseum, Sogra was already waiting there.

"Senior, what do you need from me?" Gune asked.

"There's news about the cross-border teleportation treasure you asked me to find." Sogra said with a smile.

Gune felt a surge of joy.

Gune could use the Gu Ying Gate for cross-border teleportation.

But the consumption was still considerable.

However, if combined with other powerful treasures for cross-border teleportation,

the energy consumption would be greatly reduced.

And this would give Gune enough power to radiate to more transcendent worlds in the future.

"What kind of treasure? What are its specific effects?"

"It's a very ancient and peculiar light bridge object." Sogra began to explain gently.

"If it is set up within a teleportation array, it will naturally absorb free energy from the starry sky."

"At the same time, at the entrances of the teleportation arrays on both sides, it can absorb energy from that transcendent world. The absorption efficiency is quite high."

"When enough energy is absorbed, it can allow demigods or even deities to pass through easily with only a small amount of energy treasures."

"If used to teleport experts at the level of divine envoys, ancestral spirits, or holy positions,"

"the energy consumed would be even less."

"So it is indeed an extraordinary treasure." Gune smiled.

"But the price of this treasure is not cheap. Although I said it was needed by a dependent of a great existence,"

"that person was only willing to reduce the price from fifty million Holy Source Coins to thirty million Holy Source Coins, and could not lower it further."

"Thirty million Holy Source Coins, that price is reasonable." Gune nodded slightly.

"Let's go with that price." Gune said after some consideration.

"After I finish my matters here, I will hand over this sum of Holy Source Coins to you, Senior, and you can pass it on to that person."

"As for the treasure, can it be traded within the Blood Dream Colosseum?" Gune asked.

"The treasure is quite large; I'm afraid the Blood Dream Ring cannot accommodate it." Sogra shook his head.

"Then how about this: when the time comes, have him offer it to the Nightmare Lord through an altar. I'll inform the Nightmare Lord to pass the item to me. Such a small matter is no problem for the Nightmare Lord."

"Alright, using the great Nightmare Lord's hand to transfer the treasure is indeed a good method. Let's settle it like this. I'll contact that person now."

"Thank you for your trouble, Senior."

"It's just a small matter." Sogra said.

After taking leave of Sogra, Gune sank into thought.

"It's about time to wrap things up at the Divine Kingdom Colosseum." Gune thought to himself.

"I hope that fellow named Ouluste has high odds, so I can earn more."