## Chapter 543: The First Bout - A Display of Wealth
The Heavenly Craft Hall is also located in the Thirty-Three Heavens, but it is not within the vast architectural complex of the Heavenly Court hidden among the Cloud Layer. Instead, it is situated in a mountain forest within the Thirty-Three Heavens.
Like the Heavenly Medicine Hall, the Heavenly Craft Hall's predecessor, in addition to the original Heavenly Soldier Valley, also included Expert Craftsmen recruited by the Heavenly Court from various Worlds over the years.
Within the Heavenly Craft Hall, Misty Purple Qi rises and Red Clouds intertwine. Countless elite Heavenly Soldiers stood guard around, and large teams of Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals wearing Behemoth God Armor patrol with rumbling footsteps.
In the Great Hall in the center of the Heavenly Craft Hall, boundless Earth Vein True Fire burns fiercely. Hundreds of bare-chested Dwarf Craftsmen shuttle back and forth between giant Artifact Forges arranged like an Assembly Line.
From time to time, Magic Tools and Magic Treasures shimmering with Spiritual Light rush out of the Artifact Forges, only to be bound by Dharma Nets jointly cast by the prepared Heavenly Soldiers, affixed with Sealing Talismans, and sent into the Armory.
Kane arrived at the heavily guarded Heavenly Craft Hall via Cloud Soaring. His passage was unimpeded. Who was he?
Tang Song, the Great Heavenly Venerable's former personal bodyguard, now one of the Four Imperial Lords, in charge of nearly one-third of the Heavenly Court's Army and Manpower. Who would dare stop him?
As luck would have it, just as Kane arrived inside the Heavenly Craft Hall, a sudden Dragon's Roar and Tiger Roar sounded.
A large Blade, shaped like a Fierce Tiger and exceptionally formidable, suddenly shot up from an Artifact Forge.
This exceptionally spiritual Blade vibrated slightly, its Blade Qi sweeping in all directions. Hundreds of Heavenly Soldiers nearby grunted and were swept into rolling gourds all over the ground by the Blade Qi. Several Heavenly Soldiers who were closer had their limbs severed by the Blade Qi.
Seeing the Blade about to fly away through the Sky,
Kane saw this scene and was about to step forward when a big man clad in black armor snorted coldly, his eyes wide, and strode forward. He gripped the Knife Hilt tightly, and a powerful Magic Power erupted from his Body.
The large Blade was restrained by his Magic Power, letting out a mournful cry, and became completely quiet in the blink of an Eye.
"Chi You!" Kane's Gaze fell upon the big man. Chi You seemed to sense it and raised his head.
"Hahaha, Kane, the last time didn't count. Today my Tiger Soul is reforged, let's have a good Bout again!"
Having obtained a handy Magic Treasure, Chi You, who had lost to Kane several times in previous fights, issued another challenge.
Seeing Chi You swinging his Blade towards him, Kane momentarily forgot the Purpose of his visit. He summoned the Five-Steel Mountain-Splitting Axe, gripped the Axe in his hand, and chopped down towards him.
Just as the Heavenly Craft Hall was about to be destroyed by the aftershocks of their clash, a four-sided Black Cauldron flew out from the depths of the Heavenly Craft Hall. A powerful suction force emanated from the Cauldron's mouth, and the two were swallowed inside without resistance.
In a Great Hall in the deepest part of the Heavenly Craft Hall, Tang Song, dressed in Taoist robes, sat cross-legged. A hazy, indistinct Primal Chaos Qi Flow flickered above his head.
The Three Flowers atop the Head bloomed, and three Phantoms that looked exactly like him sat cross-legged on the Three Flowers. One held the Chaos Bell, one held two Azure Swords, and one held the Taiji True Form Diagram in his hand.
Tang Song toyed with a small Golden Bell in his hand, identical to the Chaos Bell True Form Diagram condensed from the Three Flowers atop his head. He lightly flicked the Bell's wall with his Finger, and a clear Bell Sound gently echoed in his ear.
In Tang Song's palm, an area the size of a palm was directly shattered, turning into a patch of Chaos Void. This Chaos Void was exactly the same as the true Chaos Sea Outside the World. No wonder the Force of those top Innate Spiritual Treasures could destroy a Great World at every turn.
Reopening the Four Great Elements (Earth, Fire, Wind, Water) and recreating Qiankun was truly not just an empty boast from those Sect Leaders and sages.
Tang Song weighed the Chaos Bell in his hand with satisfaction.
In one hundred and twenty years, this Chaos Bell had Devoured countless Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, Ores and Five Metals in the Heavenly Craft Hall. The weight of those Ores alone was equivalent to the entire Solar System.
Having Devoured so many Ores and Metals, this Chaos Bell's Force was not much inferior to that of an ordinary Innate Spiritual Treasure, and it was even more formidable than the Underworld Cauldron, which suffered from Innate Deficiency.
Of course, in terms of Killing Power, neither the Chaos Bell nor the Underworld Cauldron could rank higher than third among Tang Song's many Magic Treasures.
The first, without a doubt, was Tang Song's Twelve Du Tian Underworld King Banners, as the Twelve Du Tian Underworld Formation could evolve the Twelve Du Tian Underworld Formation and recreate Pangu's True Body.
Unless Tang Song's three hundred and sixty-five Great Cosmic Star Banners could be Refined and empowered by the Chaos Bell, they could not contend with these Twelve Du Tian Underworld King Banners.
As for the second, the Chaos Bell still didn't rank. It wasn't that its Grade wasn't high enough, but in terms of ferocity, it was still slightly inferior, unless it could achieve Post-natal Reverting to Pre-natal and become a true Innate Spiritual Treasure.
But this was easier said than done. With the Strength of the Infinity Stones, Tang Song had wanted to try, but after having a Dao Integration Experience, Tang Song had a premonition that even the Infinity Stones could not transform the Magic Treasures in his hand into Innate Spiritual Treasures.
Just as the Infinity Stones could allow him to clear out all Life in the entire Universe in an instant, breaking through the Limitation of the Single Universe Level still depended on himself.
After all, no matter how magical the Infinity Stones' own Strength was, it was only confined Within the Universe. Outside this Universe, they were no different from ordinary Gemstones.
This was the wonder and Limitation of the Power of Rules, just like the Law of a Country is a piece of waste paper in another unrelated Country.
In the original Hell Abyss, now the depths of the Netherworld, within a Blood Sea Space with a diameter of tens of millions of miles, the viscous Blood Sea, along with countless ferocious Yakshas and Blood Gods, was surging wildly, constantly converging towards the center of the Blood Sea.
There seemed to be a Guixu there, swallowing up all the ten thousand-mile-high waves stirred up by the Blood Sea.
In the Netherworld, above the Blood Sea, large groups of ghost messengers with pale faces would occasionally arrive trembling. They would take out various containers, Five Yin Pouches, Jade Bottles, Porcelain Jars, and the like, and tilt them downwards. Immediately, massive amounts of Blood Water, along with countless Corpse Remains, would spray down, turning into countless torrents that replenished the Blood Sea below.
Countless twisted demon faces struggled and writhed in the Blood Water. These demon remnant souls had just roared a few times before they were excitedly picked up by the countless Yakshas in the Blood Sea with their steel forks and chewed incessantly.
These demon remnant souls became the best Nourishment for these Yakshas, making their Fierce Flames even more intense.
"Buzz buzz buzz—"
After an unknown amount of Time, a buzzing sound of Blade Vibration resounded through the Blood Sea. An extremely fierce Blade Qi permeated the entire Blood Sea. Wherever the Blade Qi passed, countless Yakshas and Blood Gods in the Blood Sea instantly transformed into streaks of bloody Blade Light and merged into the Blade Qi.
After the Blade Qi gained a touch of blood red, it silently retracted to the center of the Blood Sea. On an Altar in the center of the Blood Sea, a blood-colored Long Saber, four feet long and as thin as a cicada's wing, was enshrined.
In front of the High Firmament Palace, Kane went to the Heavenly Craft Hall.
The Old Demon Dragon, called over by Wade Wilson, came to the stall he had set up.
"Wade Wilson kid, what are the Rules for your betting table?"
At this moment, Wade Wilson was busy having fun, collecting Stakes from various Heavenly Court High-level Staff. Setting up a gambling table in front of the High Firmament Palace? You have to admit, he was the only one in the entire Heavenly Court who dared to do it.
Many Heavenly Court High-level Staff who came for the meeting joined in the fun and bet some Things, wagering on who would win between the two Imperial Lord-level High-level Staff above.
Even Hela, who was cold as ice and full of Queenly aura, threw a String of Beads onto the gambling table. However, the Material of the String of Beads made Ao Guang, who was standing nearby, twitch his Eyebrow.
The String of Beads, strung together with thirty-six beads, was made of the pearls from under the jaws of Flood Dragons that had cultivated for a thousand years.
Hela's seemingly insignificant String of Beads represented the slaughter of at least thirty-six Great Flood Dragons that had cultivated for a thousand years.
Seeing this String of Beads, Ao Guang felt a chill down his spine and subconsciously moved a few steps away from this Killing God.
The Old Demon Dragon looked at the mountain of Stakes piled in front of Wade Wilson with shining Eyes. There were many good Things among them, making the Old Demon Dragon's heart itch.
Piles of Crimson Spirit Ganoderma, reddish in color and larger than a pot lid, were discarded on the ground.
Ginseng as thick as a forearm had grown into the shape of a child, with all its facial features developed.
Siberian Solomon's Seal as thick as a thigh, densely and messily intertwined... These Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were considered Hard Currency in the Heavenly Court, where everyone cultivated now.
On the Samsara Palace's list, searching for Spirit Herbs of high age could be said to be a long-term Mission, and the Contribution Points were always high.
In ordinary worlds, the Growth limit for Ginseng and Lingzhi Mushroom is a hundred or so years. If they exceed this limit, they will either rot or become woody Fiber, completely losing its medicinal Value.
Unless that World has Spiritual Energy, those aged Medicinal Herbs absorb Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and transform into Spirit Herbs and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
Among the All Heavens and Myriad Worlds explored by the Samsara Palace, there are not many Worlds rich in Spiritual Energy, but not many does not mean none.
Twenty-four earth-yellow Dragon-shaped Jade Stones, half a meter long, were placed on Wade Wilson's gambling table. These earth-yellow Jade Stones faintly emitted a layer of Golden Light around their Entire Body, and a Misty Qi Flow was clearly visible inside.
These Dragon-shaped Jade Stones were the Spirit Veins detected by those Reincarnators. Any World that produces Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures must be a place where Spirit Veins converge.
These twenty-four Yellow Dragon Jade Stones were not Jade Stones at all, but twenty-four extracted Spirit Veins.
Judging from the Quality of these Spirit Veins, the length of the Spirit Veins before Condensation was at least over a hundred miles. Those Reincarnators who specialized in Grave Robbing and Cave Exploration and Mountain Driving and Treasure Seeking must have harmed countless Worlds to obtain these exceptionally precious Spirit Veins!
Tang Song's concept of cultivating himself with all Things was not just an empty phrase. For a hundred years, Lane had resolutely implemented Tang Song's words.
The Heavenly Court was not only Mining rare Minerals in various Worlds and recruiting Manpower, but also directly moving mountains and filling seas. These Spirit Veins condensed from Spiritual Energy were the top priority among these efforts. Countless Yellow Turban Warriors rushed between various Worlds, using Great Divine Power to extract the Earth Vein Spiritual Energy detected by the Reincarnators, and then brought them back to the Thirty-Six Heavens of the Heavenly Court. Who knows how many Spirit Veins were buried there? Take the High Firmament Palace located in the Thirty-Three Heavens as an example.
Ninety-nine Spirit Veins intertwined and provided Cover for each other, gradually forming a formation of ninety-nine Giant Dragons vying for a Treasure Pearl in the center. The Heavenly Court Palace Cluster was located in the very center of this Treasure Pearl.
The Giant Dragons formed by these ninety-nine condensed Spirit Veins were either majestic, or precipitous, or magnificent, or beautiful. The Dragon Heads and Dragon Tails of the Giant Dragons were distributed over an Area of ten thousand miles. Wherever a Dragon Head was located was an excellent Spirit Vein. With the Dragon Mouth open facing the Sun and Moon, Misty Purple Qi would naturally descend from the Sky. Occasionally, the Sky would create clouds and rain, and the rainwater that fell would carry a faint purple color.
Of course, the Heavenly Court's creation was not limited to this. One by one, large Stars hung high in the Sky, three hundred and sixty-five of them as bright and dazzling as the Earth's full Moon.
The three hundred and sixty-five Artificial Stars were all covered with Spirit Veins and arranged according to the Bearing of the Circulatory Heaven Star Great Array, drawing the Stellar Power from half the Universe to nourish the Heavenly Cycle Star Banners upon them.
Three hundred and sixty-five silver Light Beams in the Sky, carrying condensed Stellar Power as substantial as reality, fell with the sound of surging waterfalls.
One must know that even in the Cave Heavens and Blessed Lands of the Jambudvīpa World, with Magic Arrays to draw Stellar Power, the Stellar Power obtained was merely a faint, mist-like light mist. Only someone like Tang Song, who controls the Circulatory Heaven Star Great Array without any constraints, the Lord of the Heavenly Court, could have such a grand gesture with those three hundred and sixty-five Light Beams of condensed Star Power, each about a mile thick.
'Crashing, rumbling,' the Stellar Power roared as it fell into the Sea of Clouds within the Thirty-Six Heavens, where the condensed Stellar Power converged with the Earth Vein Spiritual Energy.
Compared to a hundred years ago, the Spiritual Energy concentration in the Heavenly Court was more than ten times higher, truly possessing some of the flavor of a real Ancient Heavenly Court.
Within the Thirty-Six Heavens, before the mountains and behind the ridges, there were towering ancient Trees everywhere. By the water and beside the streams, there were Exotic Flowers and Plants everywhere. Lingzhi Mushrooms danced on the Treetops, and orchids exhaled their fragrance under the Trees. It was truly a land of Immortals and Earth Gods.
Staying here for a long Time, even a pig, as long as it lived to a certain age, would probably become a Monster, let alone the elites carefully selected from various Universes and All Heavens and Myriad Worlds.
Of course, the Thirty-Six Heavens were not entirely populated by humanity. There were also Specialty Products, auspicious creatures, Spirit Beasts, Monsters, and Immortal Cranes gracefully flying, White Apes offering fruit, from various Worlds.
Any mountain peak within the Thirty-Six Heavens could be called an Immortal's Cave, a Cave Heaven and Blessed Land.
As for the origin of the Spirit Veins Wade Wilson took out! Naturally, they were also obtained through the Samsara Palace. As a former super mercenary,
Wade Wilson, one of the few Nine-Star Reincarnators in the Samsara Palace, naturally had many good Things in his possession.
For example, the K'un-Lun Divine Embryo condensed from Spiritual Energy in a certain tomb-robbing World, capable of cultivating a Second Avatar, or the Snake Slough of a Variant Black Water Profound Snake from a certain World, the Tree Heart Essence of a thousand-year-old Bodhi Tree, Ancient Swords and Divine Weapons, and so on.
It wasn't just him; most of the Heavenly Court High-level Staff present were also unofficial members of the Samsara Palace. Therefore, on the gambling table, there was a large pile of Knife and Fork, Swords and Halberds, Bow and Arrow, bronze hammers, bright mirrors, fly whisks, Jade Stones, Pearls, Jade Slips, Books, Long Banners, and command Flags.
Each of them faintly emitted an auspicious Qi Fluctuation, clearly not ordinary items.
The Old Demon Dragon picked up a bottle. This Mutton Fat White Jade bottle was one foot three inches high, its entire Body made of White Jade, lustrous and translucent. A faint purple Mist faintly emanated from the bottle's mouth. The bottle wall was engraved with countless flowers, birds, fish, insects, and strange seal script, making it exceptionally exquisite.
"Bet on Frank to win, odds are one to one. Lane, one to two. You can't bet on both. Bets are final!"
Wade Wilson chuckled and "snatched" the Mutton Fat White Jade bottle back from the Old Demon Dragon. He pulled out the Cork, and a stream of pure Primordial Qi sprayed out. Immediately, two streaks of green and red Radiance, like Flood Dragons emerging from water, shot up from the bottle's mouth. The two streaks of green and red Radiance grew against the Wind, instantly expanding from the thickness of Chopsticks to three fingers wide and three feet long, forming two cold, gleaming Treasured Swords.
"This Treasure was snatched from a sect called the Joyous Union Sect. They call it the Joyous Union Bottle! Want to try betting on it?"
"This is the Eight Desolations Profound Fire Mirror I found in that World. When activated to its limit, it can Summon the Eight Desolations Fire Dragon. It is said to have the Ability to destroy a World!"
Wade Wilson and the Old Demon Dragon were also old acquaintances. Knowing that the Old Demon Dragon in front of him had a rich Net Worth, he took out one Treasure after another to tempt the Old Demon Dragon!
The Old Demon Dragon scanned the gambling table piled high with betting funds. He wasn't very interested in those Magic Treasures. What attracted him were the shiny Pearls and beautiful Jade Stones.
Pearls the size of Fists almost blinded his Eyes. Ordinary People had never even heard of Treasure Pearls of this size, let alone seen them. These Moonlight Pearls were all produced by old clams accumulated over millions of years in the Deep Sea, the essence condensed from millions of years of Sea Qi.
Such rare Treasures were now displayed here in dozens of bushels. Among these round and luminous Pearls, there was surprisingly a Mermaid holding a Pearl in its mouth.
The Jade Quality Mermaid's two fins and back were as green and translucent as Jade, smooth and flowing with color, and its entire Body's golden Fish Scales shone brightly.
Such a large quantity of high-Quality Sea Pearls, coupled with this Jade-winged, gold-scaled Mermaid, which could be called a Heavenly Created Rarity, could only be the work of the Dragon God of Rain, Ao Guang.
The golden Heavenly River Star Sand emitted a luster like Gold, but in terms of preciousness, this Material used to forge Magic Treasures and increase their toughness was worth more than a hundred times that of Gold.
This precious Heavenly River Star Sand was piled up here like a small mountain.
This was simply a naked Temptation to the Old Demon Dragon.
What Dragon could refuse such Temptation? Looking at these Treasures, the Old Demon Dragon's Eyes turned green. He stared intently at these Treasures. "I bet on Frank to win!"
The Old Demon Dragon looked up at the two people still engaged in close combat within the Tai Chi Qi Cyclone, and secretly assessed their Strength.
In the memory of the past hundred years, he hadn't seen Lane make a move much. In his impression, Lane was the civil official responsible for handling Heavenly Court affairs for Tang Song.
As for Frank, the Old Demon Dragon recalled, his Rear still faintly ached. That guy's Dark Gold Great Staff really hurt when it hit! He decisively took out a Five Yin Pouch and tilted it outwards. Gold Coins poured out from a black space rift with a crashing sound.
Gold?
At first, Wade Wilson and the few Heavenly Court High-level Staff gathered together didn't show much surprise at the piles of Gold Coins that instantly piled up into a mountain.
Ao Guang, who was standing nearby, even showed a hint of disdain on his Face.
Gold, this precious Metal, was not scarce in the Heavenly Court. The Heavenly Court controlled more than a dozen Gold Ore Stars in the Southern Galaxy alone.
Conservatively estimated, the reserves on those Gold Ore Stars were at least over two hundred billion tons.
It was only because Gold could be refined into extremely conductive refined Gold Material, which could be used in Military Industry, Magic Treasure Refinement, and other aspects, that the Heavenly Court strictly controlled it, and Gold was not kicked out of the precious Metal industry.
But for these Heavenly Court High-level Staff, they really didn't lack Gold.
However, as Time passed, the Gold Coins flowing out of the hundreds of meters high space rift showed no sign of decreasing, but rather increased.
The crashing Gold Coins collided with each other, and the overflowing Gold quickly paved a thousand-mile-long Golden Sea on the Great Hall cloud bridge in front of the Heavenly Court.
Looking at the boundless Ocean paved with Gold Coins, and feeling the visual Impact brought by an entire Golden Sea, even Ao Guang, the Dragon King who was rich in the Four Seas, was somewhat lost in thought. In terms of Value alone, the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures he had brought out were not inferior to this Gold.
But the shock brought by these glittering little darlings gathered together was simply too great.
Compared to this Golden Ocean, Smaug from the Lord of the Rings World could only be considered a pauper.
Just as Wade Wilson recovered from the glittering sea of Gold Coins, thinking that this Gold was the Old Demon Dragon's Bargaining Chip and preparing to count it, the Old Demon Dragon shook the Five Yin Pouch in his hand.
This time, what poured out from the space rift were countless Gemstones, at least the size of Dove eggs, with larger ones the size of Fists.
Radiance and Treasure swept out. Countless red, yellow, and green Gemstones emitting a charming Spiritual Light were piled thickly on top of the sea of Gold Coins.
This layer wasn't thick, only a few dozen meters high, but who knew how many Gemstones were in it.
"Hmph!" The Old Demon Dragon shook the Five Yin Pouch and glanced sideways at the Dragon King. In terms of Financial Resources, he was not inferior to anyone.
In the Abyss World, Lava could erupt at any moment in every inch of the corner. The Specialty Products there, besides various demons and devils, were only the Gemstones that surged out with the Lava.
These sparkling and precious Crystals were originally treasures brewed deep within the Earth.
As everyone knows, Dragons naturally like to collect these shiny Treasures.
When they learned that countless treasures were brewing in the hot Lava deep underground, the Demonic Dragons of the Dragon Abyss raised Kobolds and demon slaves to Mine these Treasures for them.
Over Time, the Dragon Lairs of those Giant Dragons were almost entirely filled with glittering Gold and dazzling Gemstones. The reason Dragon Slayers are famous, besides having to face powerful Evil Dragons, is also because after slaying a Dragon, they can obtain the wealth plundered by those Evil Dragons, which is enough to rival a Country.
Who knows how long the Old Demon Dragon has lived? As the first Demonic Dragon in the Dragon Abyss, the accumulation in its Dragon Lair is absolutely an Astronomical Figure just by thinking about it.
The Radiance emitted by those Jewelry made Wade Wilson's Eyes somewhat blurry.
However, as a qualified bookmaker, he lightly coughed and said to the Old Demon Dragon, "The Value of these Gemstones cannot be estimated. With our current Technology, these Gemstones can be artificially manufactured, so?"
Wade Wilson shrugged at the Old Demon Dragon, indicating that these Gemstones could not be used as Stakes.
"Of course, if you insist, I can give you a ten percent discount on these Gemstones!"
"Forget about these Gemstones. This Gold and these Gemstones are my bed, not for betting!"
The Old Demon Dragon laughed heartily and shook the Five Yin Pouch again.
Countless Metal Ingots of various colors were shaken out of the Five Yin Pouch by the Old Demon Dragon. Countless Metal Ingots, neatly stacked and one foot square, shimmered with various abnormal lights.
Abyssal Demonic Metal, Abyssal Mithril, Demon Blood Gold, Lava Crimson Copper, Earth Core Tungsten Steel, Obsidian Profound Iron, these Magic Metals from the Hell Abyss were piled as high as a small mountain.
(end of chapter)