198: Chapter 198: Stats skyrocket, all in!

Time flew by.

Six days had passed in the blink of an eye.

Only one day remained until the decisive battle between Li Fan and Lan Feng.

At this moment, on nearly every major thoroughfare of the vast Silver Dragon Central City, promotional videos about the upcoming duel between Li Fan and Lan Feng were playing on a loop.

Even on many large forums,

the promotional efforts had reached a level close to the highest possible specifications.

Aside from the Giant Rock Group spending vast sums on extensive advertising, this was also inseparable from the assistance of the Silver Dragon Duel Arena.

After all, no matter what the external conglomerates did,

the Silver Dragon Duel Arena was the biggest beneficiary.

Therefore, the one most eager to grow the pie was still the Silver Dragon Duel Arena.

And precisely because of this immense promotional push,

the number of people who had reserved seats for this battle had now surpassed two hundred million!

This figure was already comparable to the viewership data for duels featuring star Contestants of the Star Shattering Rank.

"Is Little Fan still in seclusion?"

"Yes, it seems he's been in seclusion this whole time."

"Tomorrow is the duel between 'Frenzied Warrior' and 'Lan Feng'. It would be such a pity to miss this fight."

"Indeed. A battle between two top-tier Star-Treading Level existences holds great benefits for cultivators at our current stage."

Inside a massive estate somewhere on Blue Star, Li Daguo and Huang Lan were chatting.

That's right, parents had also reserved seats for this duel.

They had originally wanted to go with Li Fan, but since he had been in a state of continuous seclusion, they had no choice but to go watch it themselves.

Meanwhile, aboard the Dark Star,

Li Fan slowly emerged from the gravity chamber.

After six days of relentless, frenzied training,

Li Fan's stats had undergone a meteoric rise.

He opened his personal panel.

"Name: Li Fan

Level: Star-Treading Level, Fourth Tier (97.5%)

Strength: 15,980.6 (Stellar Units)

Defense: 15,325.1 (Stellar Units)

Mental Power: 15,026.9 (Stellar Units)"

Judging solely by the numbers now,

his current physical attributes were already on par with the peak of the Star-Treading Level, Ninth Tier!

Even though his cultivation realm was still at the Star-Treading Level, Fourth Tier, his combat power was now in a completely different league compared to before.

"Next, it's time to boost my cultivation realm."

Taking a deep breath, Li Fan headed towards the cultivation chamber.

The energy stones left by the previous owner of the Dark Star were almost depleted.

However, with the over sixty billion cosmic coins he had earned from the duel arena, he didn't need to worry too much about energy stones for the time being.

Before entering seclusion, he had already purchased a large quantity of energy stones in advance.

Now, what he needed was to voraciously absorb the cosmic primordial energy within the energy stones, saturating every cell in his body to elevate his realm.

Entering the cultivation chamber,

a hundredfold concentration of primordial energy instantly surged towards him. With the introduction of the energy stones, the energy density within the chamber skyrocketed to ten thousandfold!

Every cell in Li Fan's body, like a parched seabed, began frantically absorbing the primordial energy.

In the process, Li Fan's cultivation realm started to skyrocket as well.

...

Time arrived at the next morning.

Less than four hours remained until the start of the duel between Li Fan and Lan Feng.

Inside the Dark Star's cultivation chamber,

Li Fan, who had been sitting cross-legged, suddenly opened his eyes.

Compared to before, Li Fan's entire aura had become sharper, akin to a ferocious beast capable of destroying heaven and earth—truly terrifying.

He opened his stats panel.

"Name: Li Fan

Level: Star-Treading Level, Sixth Tier (67.5%)

Strength: 21,956.6 (Stellar Units)

Defense: 21,199.6 (Stellar Units)

Mental Power: 20,933.9 (Stellar Units)"

Looking at his current stats, Li Fan was quite satisfied.

He could actually continue to push his realm further, attempting to reach the Star-Treading Level, Seventh Tier.

However, due to time constraints,

he had to end his session early.

But even with his current stats, they were already terrifying enough.

Judging by the numbers alone, he was standing at a stage infinitely close to the Star Shattering Rank.

Coupled with the Frenzied Battle Prairie Art, his overall combat power was now sufficient to test himself against the peak of the Star Shattering Rank, First Tier!

Now, he was quite looking forward to his opponent, Lan Feng!

If Lan Feng could help him comprehend the third layer of the Frenzied Battle Prairie Art, his combat power would rival that of the Star Shattering Rank, Second Tier!

A Star-Treading Level, Sixth Tier cultivator fighting a Star Shattering Rank, Second Tier opponent—if word got out, it would surely make people's jaws drop!

"Time to go out."

Exhaling, Li Fan stood up and left the Dark Star.

Immediately after,

Li Fan accessed the virtual network and arrived at Gu Ling's Pure Land estate within it.

In the virtual network, everyone could customize their own private space. Generally, without permission, others could not enter.

However, Gu Ling held nothing back from Li Fan, so he naturally had that permission.

Entering the estate,

Li Fan looked at this beautiful yet empty manor and couldn't help but feel a pang of guilt towards Gu Ling.

Ever since marrying Gu Ling, he had left Blue Star, wholly devoted himself to cultivation, and rarely had time to accompany her.

For many newlywed wives, this would undoubtedly be very hurtful to the relationship. Many might even act unreasonably to deliberately attract attention.

But Gu Ling did not.

Not only did Gu Ling not complain at all, but she also managed the home front impeccably and was diligently studying economics, hoping to help him in the future.

This warmed Li Fan's heart and further affirmed his decision to choose Gu Ling.

Yet, at the same time, he felt guilty.

During his period of intense cultivation, Gu Ling had been lacking in companionship.

"Perhaps it's time to consider having a child or two."

Li Fan mused silently to himself.

While Li Fan was still lost in thought,

he had unknowingly walked into the house and saw Gu Ling deeply engrossed in her studies.

"Ling Ling."

"Brother Fan, what brings you here?"

"Can't I just miss you?"

"Of course you can!"

...

Gu Ling was overjoyed and ecstatic at Li Fan's arrival, immediately throwing herself into his arms.

Soon,

after a brief moment of intimacy,

Li Fan got down to business with Gu Ling.

"What? Go to the Silver Dragon Duel Arena to place a bet?"

"Brother Fan, this kind of gambling doesn't seem very reliable."

Upon hearing Li Fan's idea, Gu Ling was surprised and couldn't help but show concern on her face.

Having studied economics extensively, Gu Ling had little trust in gambling.

Li Fan suddenly coming to her to place a bet made her worry he might get caught up in it.

But then,

Li Fan's words completely stunned her.

"Don't worry, it's reliable."

"I'll transfer you a sum of money. Just bet on me to win."