63: Huge bets

Zhou Xing, however, was in no hurry, as the official competition was seven days away. Currently, only contestants from twelve major cities had arrived, and those from further away still needed some time.

Before the official competition, Zhou Xing could perform Fusion with more divinity fragments, and reaching the Control Mid-Stage would be no problem.

Soon, the group arrived at the Listening to Snow Pavilion.

After settling everyone in, Bei Chen was dragged away by Lin Xiu to attend a banquet.

Zhou Xing and the others gathered to review the data of the contestants from Dawn City and other known major cities.

First, as a super city, Dawn City itself had five extra spots for the Special Training Camp.

A week ago, Dawn City had already selected the recipients of these five spots.

When they saw that the strength of the five people who obtained the spots had reached the staggering Late Control Stage, everyone couldn't help but sigh—Prodigies!

At this moment, Zhou Xing finally understood what Monsoon had told him in Long City.

Some prodigies cannot be judged by common sense.

However, Zhou Xing understood that this was due to different starting points.

The Watchers in Dawn City were born into a higher level of exposure and had access to far more resources than ordinary people.

To put it bluntly, while these people from Dawn City were geniuses, they also benefited from a bit of luck.

If they were on the same starting line, it's hard to say who would be stronger.

Fortunately, besides these five people, the other geniuses from Dawn City who didn't advance wouldn't compete with the major cities for those three spots.

Even so, in the current data, there were several whose strength was not inferior to Jin Yan. Once all the cities arrived, it was hard to imagine how fierce and cruel the selection would be.

However, Star City wasn't bad either. Ye Wuchen and Wen Jie were just one step away from the Control Mid-Stage, and they had "White Mist," a rare Awakened One of the "god of space," plus Zhou Xing, whose true strength others couldn't see through.

They might have a chance this time.

Meanwhile, in a building not far from the Pavilion of Numerous Stars, a small gathering of powerful figures was taking place.

The Chiefs or their deputies from other major cities who had already arrived in Dawn City were sitting around a long table, enjoying fine wine and food.

At this time, Bei Chen and Lin Xiu arrived. Just as they were seated, a burly man with a bushy beard opposite them laughed loudly, "Haha, Bei Chen, it's been three years. How many good things did you bring this time? That Scarlet Flame Stone you lost to me last time was of no small help to me."

Looking at the burly man, a flash of irritation passed through Bei Chen's eyes.

This person was the Chief of The Watchers from Flame City, one of the major cities—Long Haotian. Don't be fooled by his rough appearance; he was full of schemes.

"As long as it was helpful. After all, your strength increasing is a good thing for all The Watchers. Speaking of which, I deserve some of the credit, don't I?"

Bei Chen sat down calmly and looked at Long Haotian, "But this time, I've come prepared. I just don't know if your pockets are deep enough?"

"Oh? Brother Bei Chen, you're so confident?" A beautiful woman in a blue robe chuckled, covering her mouth. "Is it because of that little fellow with the space-type? Or the other Genius with both ice and fire elements?"

Speaking of this, the beautiful woman looked at Bei Chen, "Star City's group this time is a bit stronger than the one three years ago. However, while dual-element Fusion or the space-type is good, just being at the Initial Control Stage might not be enough..."

As she spoke, she flicked a Recording Crystal with her finger, projecting the data of the contestants from each city into the air.

Of the ten from Star City, Zhou Xing, White Mist, and Wen Jie were Grade A, while Ye Wuchen and the others were all Grade B.

In comparison, other cities more or less had Grade S rating contestants.

"Sister Qinger's intelligence is quite impressive, mastering everyone's data so quickly..." Bei Chen looked at the beautiful woman with deep eyes.

The beautiful woman in front of him was named Li Qing, the Chief of Luo City. Her strength was average, but her intelligence-gathering ability was top-tier.

"Yeah, Old Bei, with this kind of strength, I suggest you don't bother. Not only is the top three impossible, but even getting a top ten overall ranking might not be easy."

Someone spoke up to remind him, clearly not thinking highly of Star City.

Hehe, the less you think of us, the easier it is for you to take the bait!

Bei Chen looked at everyone, his face intentionally looking very displeased.

"Hmph, who is stronger or weaker remains to be seen. Since you all think our Star City won't even make the top ten, how about we make a bet?"

As he spoke, Bei Chen waved his hand, and a piece of dark gold metal emitting a special divine fluctuation was placed on the long table.

He looked at everyone, "This is a piece of starfall gold, one of the best Materials for crafting divinity equipment and my most precious collection. I'll use it as the stake for this bet. I just don't know if you dare to take it."

Seeing Bei Chen's exasperated look, Lin Xiu couldn't help but transmit a message secretly, "Are you stupid? Can't you see they're just goading you?"

"That starfall gold is your most precious collection. If you lose, where will you find such a suitable divinity material to craft your main divinity weapon?"

He was truly worried for Bei Chen.

Three years ago, Bei Chen had lost many good things to others. This time, he had fallen into someone else's trap after being only slightly provoked.

He knew how important this starfall gold was to Bei Chen.

"Fine, since you're so confident, I'll bet with you." Seeing that Bei Chen had actually brought out starfall gold, everyone's expressions changed, somewhat shocked.

Long Haotian gritted his teeth and slapped down a jade box. After opening it, a dense burst of fire-element energy erupted.

The temperature in the entire hall suddenly rose.

Then, a golden crystal the size of a pigeon egg appeared in everyone's sight, with what seemed like static flames flowing inside.

"This is a treasure I obtained with great difficulty. It contains the purest Divinity Flame, suitable for any Awakened One of a fire-type deity.

I bet that no one from your Star City will make it into the top ten."

Long Haotian grinned and looked at Bei Chen.

Seeing Long Haotian's gesture, others who were interested brought out their own collections to add to the stakes—

Tears of the Deep Sea that could increase water divinity content, a Titan's Heart that could strengthen the Physical Body, and even the usually cautious Chief of Ice City brought out a bottle of Frost Spirit Essence.

At this moment, Li Qinger pondered for a moment, and a translucent glass bottle containing purple-black divinity fragments appeared before everyone.

Instantly, Bei Chen's gaze was firmly attracted, and his breathing became a bit hurried.

This was because these were divinity fragments of the "god of stars," which were the most important to him, and the divinity content was definitely not low.