Chapter 314 The Dragon's Might is First Displayed! A Bold Gamble of 5,000 Contribution Points!

The mountain wind whistled, blowing through the valley.

It kicked up several fallen leaves from the ground.

Countless gazes were focused on Jiang Yun.

They were waiting for his response to Feng Ziyue's seemingly fair, but secretly sharp, challenge.

In everyone's expectations,

facing a challenge from an Amethyst Prodigy using a half-step Amethyst spirit beast, Jiang Yun would either be hot-blooded and boldly accept, or weigh the pros and cons and cautiously decline.

However,

Jiang Yun's reaction exceeded everyone's expectations.

He raised his head.

His gaze calmly met that of the smug Feng Ziyue on the cliff, and his voice was not loud, yet it clearly reached everyone's ears.

“Why should I fight you?”

“???”

Seven simple words.

Like a ladle of cold water,

they doused the originally boiling atmosphere of expectation.

After a brief moment of bewilderment,

the spectating students immediately broke into an uproar.

“This... what does the Sacred Student mean by that?”

“Could it be... he's afraid?”

“No way? With the Sacred Student's personality, he didn't back down even when facing Feng Qianyuan at the Colosseum yesterday!”

“Today is different! Feng Ziyue is eighty-seventh on the Heaven Rankings. Even if his spirit beast is Gold Rank, it's half-step Amethyst with the foundation of a Great Family! Moreover, he himself is a genuine Purple Crystal Second Stage Beast Tamer. It's normal for the Sacred Student to be a bit cautious...”

“Cautious? I think he's just chickened out! To think he's called the number one person below amethyst rank, yet he doesn't even dare to accept a challenge from someone's Gold-rank Spirit Beast?”

“Exactly. If he doesn't even dare to take this on, how will Longxiang Pavilion hold its head up in the academy in the future?”

“It's over. He's already lost the Aura. Even if he avoids the battle today, there will be no shortage of trouble in the future...”

The discussions were noisy and chaotic.

Most were tinged with disappointment and a hint of disdain.

After all,

the miracles Jiang Yun had created before were too dazzling. People subconsciously held extremely high expectations for him. At this moment, this seemingly retreating performance inevitably made some people feel a sense of letdown.

On the cliff,

Feng Ziyue was first stunned.

Then, his face showed unmasked mockery and smugness.

He laughed out loud, his voice piercing.

“Hahaha! Jiang Yun! Weren't you just talking big, saying that suppressing me at the same Realm would be as easy as flipping your palm? What? Now that it's time for a real fight, you've chickened out? You don't even dare to accept the challenge of a single one of my Gold-rank Spirit Beasts?”

He cut off his laughter.

His tone turned into a sharp pressure.

“If you don't even dare to do this, then hurry up and put away that arrogant title of 'number one below amethyst rank'! And stop opening some Longxiang Pavilion here to make a fool of yourself! Just tuck your tail between your legs and behave, then maybe you'll have less trouble!”

Zhao Tiezhu and the other two below were burning with rage as they listened.

Their fists clenched until they cracked.

Yet they were helpless.

They could only look at Jiang Yun nervously.

Facing Feng Ziyue's aggressiveness and the surrounding cluttered discussions, Jiang Yun's expression still didn't fluctuate much.

He seemed not to hear those doubts and taunts, only shaking his head slightly before speaking again, his tone carrying a hint of unfathomable indifference.

“You misunderstand.”

“It's not that I don't dare.”

He paused.

His gaze swept over Feng Ziyue and the extraordinary Hurricane Spirit Owl beside him.

The corner of his mouth seemed to hook into an extremely faint curve.

“I just feel that this battle for no reason is quite boring.”

“Since it's an invitation to battle, why not have some stakes?”

“A battle needs a wager.”

“A wager?”

These words were like a stone thrown into a lake.

Once again, they stirred up even larger waves.

“A wager?! What does the Sacred Student mean by this?”

“Not only does he dare to accept, but he also wants to add a wager?!”

“My god! He thinks it's not exciting enough and wants to raise the stakes?”

“Could it be... he wasn't afraid just now, but was mulling this over?”

“Betting what? Money? Resources? Or...”

On the cliff, Feng Ziyue's pupils also shrank, the mockery on his face instantly freezing, replaced by a hint of suspicion.

He stared intently at Jiang Yun below.

He tried to see any trace of a bluff on the other's face, but those calm eyes were bottomless, containing only an infuriating tranquility.

Arrogant!

Too arrogant!

A Gold Rank kid, facing a challenge from him, Feng Ziyue, was not only not terrified, but actually took the initiative to propose a wager?

This was simply blatant contempt for him!

Anger rose in Feng Ziyue's heart.

But at the same time, a hint of caution also emerged.

Could this kid really have a certainty of victory?

No!

Impossible!

His Hurricane Spirit Owl was cultivated using heavy resources from both his Family and the academy. It was at Peak Gold Rank 9, and its Aptitude, skills, and combat experience were all top-tier, only one opportunity away from Amethyst.

It was even destined to become a main-combat spirit beast.

Jiang Yun's spirit beast,

according to intelligence, was only Gold Rank Four.

Even if it was somewhat strange,

it was absolutely impossible to cross such a large gap!

Furthermore,

he, Feng Ziyue, was an Purple Crystal Second Stage Beast Tamer!

His Mental Energy far exceeded the Gold Rank. Even if he was commanding a Gold-rank Spirit Beast, he could rely on a stronger mental link and battlefield insight to push the spirit beast's potential to the limit!

This was an unbridgeable advantage brought by the Realm!

“Hmph, just putting on a show!”

Feng Ziyue sneered in his heart.

He suppressed that hint of doubt.

“Fine! If you want to gamble, this young master will gamble with you! Speak, what do you want to bet? Don't bring out some worthless junk and embarrass yourself!”

Jiang Yun had been waiting for those words.

He smiled slightly.

He slowly spat out two words,

which caused the entire valley to instantly fall into an eerie silence.

“Bet contribution points.”

Immediately after,

a specific number exploded like a thunderclap.

“Five thousand contribution points.”

“If you win, I give you five thousand.”

“If I win, you give me five thousand.”

“How about it?”

“Hiss!!!”

A wave of sound formed by countless gasps of cold air!

“Five... five thousand contribution points?!”

“Oh my god! Is the Sacred Student crazy?!”

“Five thousand points! That's equivalent to the maximum reward for four S-rank missions! A Common student might not even save that much in a year!”

“Gambling so much?! How confident is the Sacred Student in himself?!”

“He either really has the confidence, or he's just... smashing a broken pot?”

“Will Feng Ziyue accept? Five thousand points isn't a small amount even for a Prodigy from a Great Family like him, right?”

Feng Ziyue also hadn't expected Jiang Yun to propose such a massive wager; his pupils contracted violently.

Five thousand contribution points, even for him, was a considerable fortune, enough to exchange for many precious resources.

This kid... actually dared to gamble with the contribution points he just got and hadn't even warmed up yet?

Does he really have something to rely on?

Or is he just purely arrogant and ignorant?

His gaze was as sharp as a knife as he scrutinized Jiang Yun once more.

The youth still stood there calmly, without the slightest flicker or hesitation in his eyes, only a sort of near-certain indifference.

This posture

instead caused that trace of unease in Feng Ziyue's heart to faintly expand.

But the arrow was on the string.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd,

how could he back down?

If he didn't dare to accept,

where would the face of Feng Ziyue, the Jingfeng Sect, or even the Feng Family go?

Moreover... he had absolute confidence in himself,

and in his Hurricane Spirit Owl!

Absolute confidence!

“Fine! Let's gamble!”

Feng Ziyue gritted his teeth.

A look of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.

“Five thousand contribution points, this young master accepts! Today, I'll let you, a bumpkin who doesn't know the heights of the heavens or the depths of the earth, recognize reality!”

Seeing Feng Ziyue agree to the wager,

the smile at the corner of Jiang Yun's mouth deepened slightly.

The reason he proposed such a wager

was not a momentary impulse.

After the life-and-death struggle against the Amethyst Vicious Beast on the thirty-first floor of the Trial Tower, Little Fire and Little Skylark had both gained significant benefits under extreme pressure, with their control over power and comprehension of skills reaching a higher level.

Especially Little Fire, who, under the nourishment of the special time flow and abundant energy in the Beast Taming Space, had just successfully achieved a Breakthrough and entered Gold Rank Five!

Although its Realm was still lower than the Hurricane Spirit Owl's, with its diamond rank peak Aptitude, the strangeness of its dual Water-Fire attributes, and the support of the legendary rank Water-Fire Dragon Domain, Jiang Yun had absolute confidence that below amethyst rank, Little Fire was enough to suppress any opponent!

Right now, he was just worried about lacking contribution points!

Wasn't someone coming up to deliver them?

Why not?

These five thousand contribution points!

Jiang Yun was determined to get them!

“It's a deal.”

Jiang Yun said no more.

He raised his right hand.

His mind communicated with the Beast Taming Space.

The next moment,

a scorching and majestic Aura

erupted with him as the center without any warning!

The air instantly became dry, and the temperature rose sharply.

Faintly, there were low, majestic dragon roars, as if coming from ancient time and space, echoing in the depths of everyone's Soul!

“Roar!!!”

Accompanied by a clear yet oppressive dragon roar, a blazing gold-red light soared into the sky from in front of Jiang Yun!

Within the light,

a slender and magnificent figure rapidly solidified!

It was about four zhang long, its entire body covered in shimmering gold-red scales, each seemingly forged from fire and fine gold, flowing with a scorching luster.

Its head was formidable, already possessing the initial appearance of a True Dragon, though its dragon horns were still short with only one fork, showing an even more vigorous youthful spirit and potential.

Pale gold dragon whiskers grew beneath its jaw,

drifting slightly with its breath.

Its four limbs were strong and powerful, with sharp claws that, while not as thick as the heaven-propping pillars of the divine dragons in legends, contained explosive power.

A long tail was elegant and powerful,

its tip burning with inextinguishable gold-red dragon flames.

Not only did its entire body emit a blazing fire Aura, but in the gaps between its scales and the depths of its dragon eyes, there was also a faint flow of azure water-like luster. Water and fire merged, forming a unique and harmonious pressure.

It was precisely the Golden Scaled Fire Dragon Fish that had broken through to Gold Rank Five!

Little Fire!

It hovered in the air in front of Jiang Yun.

Its dragon head was slightly raised.

Its dark gold dragon eyes calmly watched the Hurricane Spirit Owl on the cliff. A majestic Aura, mixed with Dragon Clan dignity and the dominance of water and fire, swept through the entire Lingqi Valley like a tide!

At this moment,

all the onlookers, whether new or old students, whether they had seen it before or not, were all plunged into unprecedented shock!

“Dragon! It really is a dragon!”

“My god! This pressure... this Aura... it's even more terrifying than what I heard in the rumors!”

“Water and fire dual attributes! It actually exists! Did you feel it? It's hot and... there's a kind of suffocating feeling of being submerged?”

“This dragon might... although it feels not quite complete yet, it's definitely real dragon might! My spirit beasts are trembling inside their Beast Taming Spaces!”

“I only saw it once from a distance at the Colosseum before. Feeling it up close... it's too terrifying! Feng Qianyuan didn't lose unfairly!”

“Is this the Sacred Student's spirit beast? No wonder he dared to bet five thousand contribution points!”

“This Aura! Gold Rank Five? That's not right; I heard it was only Gold Rank Four yesterday? It broke through just like that?!”

“Monster! The Sacred Student is a monster! This spirit beast is also a monster!”

On the cliff,

the originally proudly standing Hurricane Spirit Owl,

at the moment Little Fire appeared,

saw the smooth wind elements around its body suddenly stagnate. In those cyan, wind-lantern-like eyes, clear vigilance and a hint of... undetectable fear were revealed for the first time!

That was a faint suppression coming from the level of life and Bloodline!

Feng Ziyue's face

also completely darkened the moment Little Fire's majestic dragon might swept over, and the trace of unease in his heart suddenly magnified.