162: Chapter 162 Complete Absorption

"You really haven't changed your arrogant ways."

Xinyue Fox shook her head and laughed. "You are only Level 3 right now. The Specter living in symbiosis within you should be at most equivalent to a C-rank. No matter how fierce it is, it's still a bit lacking compared to this top-tier C-rank Ghost."

She pointed at the dark shadow twisting and moving within the black mist, which could not be clearly seen, and spoke unhurriedly:

"This Specter is on par with a Level 4 human Transcendent, except it lacks a physical body. Otherwise, without using heavy firearms, you might not be its match right now."

Chu Xuan heard the mockery in her words. His mind raced, and he deliberately stared at the black mist in silence for two seconds before suddenly sneering, his Face full of arrogance:

"This kind of trash is worthy of being compared to the Specter inside me? Since you say so, why don't we make a bet? If this Specter of yours can enter my body and come out unscathed, I'll give you 100 spirit money. Otherwise, you give me 100 spirit money. Do you dare?"

Xinyue Fox suddenly turned her head to stare at Chu Xuan.

Through the holes in her mask, her narrow eyes were clearly visible. She spoke word by word in a deep, profound tone:

"You wouldn't happen to have no Specter inside you and are afraid to try, so you're proposing a bet as a bluff, would you?"

"How ridiculous! Do you take me for one of you rats hiding in the sewers? I never need to hide my actions!"

Chu Xuan raised his voice. "Just say whether you dare to bet or not. If I have to try just because you say so, wouldn't I lose a lot of Face? Brother Zheng, your brother is losing Face here. What do you think we should do?"

Tang Zheng had been curiously staring at the shadow in the black mist. Hearing Chu Xuan mention him again, his expression immediately turned cold as he put on the air of a master:

"Not giving Chu Xuan Face is not giving me Face. I care about Face the most. Whoever makes me lose Face, I'll beat them to death."

"One more arrogant than the next!" Xinyue Fox's voice was icy. Although she suspected Chu Xuan was bluffing, she didn't immediately agree to the bet.

Chu Xuan's mind whirled, and he secretly gave Tang Zheng a look.

Tang Zheng was slightly stunned. He also thought Chu Xuan was bluffing and cursed him in his heart for being unreliable—clearly having no Specter inside him yet still trying to set up his brother.

However, he didn't hesitate much and snorted coldly. "Since you don't dare to bet, then don't make Chu Xuan try. Let me do it instead."

As he spoke, Tang Zheng started walking toward the black mist.

"Wait!"

Xinyue Fox narrowed her eyes into slits, her tone turning cold. "The bet is fine; I can agree to it! But do you have that much spirit money? 100 spirit money is equivalent to 1,000 spirituality value!"

As she spoke, she beckoned with her hand. The Robed Elder brought a copper bowl filled with spirit money and poured it out. It made a clattering sound; there were a full 120 coins.

He took the bait!

Chu Xuan chuckled inwardly.

He naturally knew that his wink to Tang Zheng and the latter's improvised reaction couldn't have escaped Xinyue Fox, who had been watching them both closely.

"Is this little bit of spirit money a lot?"

Chu Xuan remained calm and took 48 spirit money from the bag he always carried, letting them fall casually onto the table. These were what he had snatched from Old Wu's group and Fox during the trip to Yinshan Village.

Xinyue Fox said mockingly, "It's indeed not much, but you don't seem to have enough here!"

A teacup seemed to be accidentally knocked to the ground.

Chu Xuan's eyes flickered. He clearly felt faint footsteps coming from all around, but when he glanced out of the corner of his eye, he saw no extra figures.

There were still only five people present: himself, Tang Zheng, Xinyue Fox, Fox, and the White-haired Elder.

However, Chu Xuan soon keenly noticed some extra footprints at the staircase entrance. Sensing carefully, he could even hear faint, indistinct breathing in the distance.

Chu Xuan immediately thought of how these people had appeared before; it seemed they had all entered while invisible. He could imagine that many dark muzzles were surely pointed at him right now.

They would fire without hesitation at Xinyue Fox's command.

Chu Xuan knew that Xinyue Fox must be suspicious, but he didn't care because this was intentional on his part, aimed at getting her to accept the bet.

He wanted all 120 of those spirit money!

"Then open your dog eyes and take a look."

Chu Xuan raised his right hand. With a thought, the Spirit Pearl stored in the System's Exclusive Space appeared in his hand. When he spoke again, the arrogance in his tone was almost sky-high.

"Have you seen this before? It's called a Spirit Pearl, and it can store up to 1,000 spirituality value! Right now, it has a solid 500 spirituality value stored inside. It's not something your rats' spirit money can compare to. It's clearly only worth 1 spirituality value, yet you insist on labeling it as 10. You're truly black-hearted to the core!"

From the moment Chu Xuan took out the Spirit Pearl, Xinyue Fox's eyes immediately lit up, unable to hide her greed.

Just as Chu Xuan said, the spirituality value contained within was solid, unlike the inflated prices of their spirit money.

She was about to step forward to touch the Spirit Pearl, but it disappeared in the next instant.

Chu Xuan gave a faint sneer. "Don't you recognize a good thing? You even want to verify it? Are you afraid I'm using a fake to trick you?"

Xinyue Fox took a deep breath. "In that case, let's raise the bet to 120 spirit money. Counting this Spirit Pearl, you have just enough."

"You're quite the calculator, but that suits me just fine. It's a deal!" Chu Xuan spoke indifferently and took a step forward, voluntarily entering the black mist. In the blink of an eye, his figure was completely enveloped.

This decisive manner left Xinyue Fox slightly stunned. Then, she thought "Oh no," realizing she might have been tricked.

However, it was already too late!

Accompanied by an extremely shrill scream, the black mist dissipated at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In less than five seconds, the screaming stopped, and the black mist completely vanished, revealing Chu Xuan inside, completely unharmed.

At this moment, everyone present looked at Chu Xuan with Faces full of shock.

"I didn't lie to you, did I? This Specter inside me is really a bit fierce; I can't even control it myself."

Chu Xuan's expression was calm. He first put his 48 spirit money back into his bag, and then, right in front of Xinyue Fox, he absorbed all 120 spirit money.

"Sorry, I'll be taking these spirit money with pleasure."

[Absorbing for you... Absorption complete!]

[Your spirituality value +120]

[Current spirituality value: 206]