"Really want to know?"
Mu Lingyao nodded heavily; she wanted to know more than anyone else.
"Let's put it this way. This master's Divine Sense is as powerful as it gets—vast and boundless, infinite and endless. With a single thought, it can probe the primordial chaos of the cosmos above and investigate the profound mysteries of heaven and earth below. As for this master's Comprehension, that's even more extraordinary. Once opened, it can penetrate all the mysteries of the Three Thousand Great Daos. With a mere snap of my fingers, I know everything under heaven and earth, past and future, nothing escapes my knowledge."
Gu Qingfeng's words were nothing if not exaggerated.
The people in the arena exchanged glances, none of them believing it.
No matter how powerful one's Divine Sense was, it couldn't possibly probe the primordial chaos of the cosmos above and investigate the profound mysteries of heaven and earth below. And what was this about 'Comprehension opening' to penetrate all the mysteries of the Three Thousand Great Daos?
Knowing everything under heaven and earth, past and future, nothing escaping his knowledge?
This was simply too exaggerated.
Of course.
Although no one believed Gu Qingfeng's words, no one dared to deny them outright, much less mock or ridicule him.
After all, they had all witnessed with their own eyes Gu Qingfeng effortlessly ascending to the eighty-first layer of the Tower of Stolen Gold. They clearly understood that even if Gu Qingfeng's words were outrageously exaggerated, the power of his Divine Sense and Comprehension was absolutely beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
"You!"
Mu Lingyao had wanted to angrily rebuke this fellow for starting to boast and talk big again. But after experiencing the events at Floating Sky Island, Eight Treasures Manor, and now the Tower of Stolen Gold, she truly couldn't bring herself to say for sure that Gu Qingfeng was definitely boasting and talking big.
She hadn't been present at Floating Sky Island, so she wouldn't comment on that. At Eight Treasures Manor, Gu Qingfeng had said she could exhaust herself to death and still not budge him an inch. The facts had proven that to be exactly the case. Now, at the Tower of Stolen Gold, Gu Qingfeng had said reaching the top of the tower was as easy as playing around. The facts had proven that to be exactly the case as well.
In the eyes of Mu Lingyao, Huadiexianzi, Qiānlíng, and the others, the current Gu Qingfeng was simply an unfathomably mysterious and incredible figure, mysterious beyond belief!
Seeing that Mu Lingyao still wanted to ask something, Gu Qingfeng, however, had no interest in listening further. He said, "Little lady, this master has been at it for so long and is really a bit tired. It's about time we headed back."
"Leaving so soon?"
"Why not? We've played what needed playing, shown off what needed showing, and won the prize money that needed winning. What's the point of staying if we don't leave?"
"There's still one important matter left to settle!"
"What matter?"
"The bet!"
"The bet? Heh, if you hadn't mentioned it, this master would have forgotten all about it."
Hearing the word 'bet,' Gu Qingfeng finally recalled that there really was such a matter. He chuckled, "Where are those three little fellows? They haven't run off, have they?"
Perhaps because the shock Gu Qingfeng had delivered today was simply too insane, everyone had been so deeply immersed in it, unable to extricate themselves for a long time, that they had completely forgotten about other matters. Now, hearing Mu Lingyao bring it up, everyone remembered that there was indeed the matter of the bet.
"Run? They wouldn't dare run. Even if they wanted to, they couldn't!"
Mu Lingyao quickly spotted the figures of Bai Yufei, Xuanyun, and Liu Feng in the crowd.
The three of them indeed had not run.
It wasn't that they didn't want to run, nor that they didn't dare to run, nor even that they couldn't run. Rather, all three knew that if they ran today, the issue in the Dual-Pole Celestial Domain wouldn't just be about losing face or embarrassment; it would mean they could never hold their heads up high again.
At this moment.
The expressions on the three of them were each more unpleasant than the last. They looked dazed and absent-minded, as if they had suffered a tremendous blow.
Indeed.
The three of them had originally intended to seize this opportunity to ruthlessly trample the upstart Gu Qingfeng underfoot, to also dampen Mu Lingyao's arrogant aura, and most importantly, to show off in front of the crowd.
But who could have imagined that this upstart Gu Qingfeng would actually successfully ascend to the twenty-seventh layer of the Tower of Stolen Gold? Not only did he ascend to the twenty-seventh layer, but he also ascended to the fifty-fourth layer, breaking the highest record of the past millennium. Then he ascended to the sixty-third layer, breaking the highest record in the tower's history. Finally, he effortlessly ascended to the eighty-first layer, becoming the first person since the tower's arrow-shooting days thousands of years ago to reach its summit.
How could this upstart Gu Qingfeng possibly ascend to the top of the Tower of Stolen Gold?
They didn't know.
The three of them racked their brains but couldn't figure it out.
They were also unconvinced.
Extremely unconvinced.
But unconvinced or not, no matter how unconvinced they were, they had to admit that Gu Qingfeng had truly ascended to the top of the Tower of Stolen Gold.
They knew they had lost this time, lost miserably. Not only had they failed to trample the upstart Gu Qingfeng underfoot or dampen Mu Lingyao's arrogant aura, but they had instead made fools of themselves in front of the entire public. What awaited them was also the ten million kowtows that were the stake of the bet!
The only thing that gave them a sliver of relief was that today, whether it was the Golden Crow Liu family, the aristocratic Bai family, or the Lotus Secret Realm, many senior experts had come. Precisely because there were senior experts from their own families present, the three dared to continue staying here. Otherwise, the three would have had no idea what to do today.
The Golden Crow Liu family need not be mentioned; Liu Kaiyun and over a hundred others had long since arrived.
The aristocratic Bai family had also come with several dozen people, led by Senior Bai Teng.
The Lotus Secret Realm had similarly come with several dozen people, also led by Old Master Dan Lei.
Whether it was Liu Kaiyun of the Golden Crow Liu family, Bai Teng of the aristocratic Bai family, or Old Master Dan Lei of the Lotus Secret Realm, all were seniors of considerable reputation in the Dual-Pole Celestial Domain.
Both Liu Kaiyun and Bai Teng were Yinghuo Golden Immortals whose cultivation had stepped into the Great Perfection of the Thirty-Six Heavens. Their immortal bodies possessed the four guardian Yao Gang of Taibai Metal, Suixing Wood, Chenxing Water, and Yinghuo Fire. Their immortal souls also contained the four Yao Hearts of Taibai Metal, Suixing Wood, Chenxing Water, and Yinghuo Fire. They were known as Four Yao Golden Immortals. Moreover, both were seniors from the ancient era, their strength profound and unfathomable. As for Old Master Dan Lei of the Lotus Secret Realm, he was even more remarkable. Having cultivated for tens of thousands of years, he enjoyed great fame and high seniority in the Dual-Pole Celestial Domain. Even the experts from the various large and small Secret Realms present had to address him as 'Senior.' It must be known that this Old Master Dan Lei was a Zhenxing Golden Immortal who had stepped into the Fortieth Heaven. Although he had not yet cultivated the Zhenxing Earth Gang or the Zhenxing Earth Heart, with every move and every style, he could already manipulate the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth in their transformations and evolutions. With a mere lift of his hand, he could summon heavenly thunder to ignite earthly fire.
It was rumored that once one cultivated the Five Yao Gangs and Five Yao Hearts, one could merge with the great nature, comprehend its mysteries, wield its power, and employ its laws.
Although Old Master Dan Lei still lacked the Earth Yao Gang and Heart, his strength was still not something the seniors from the various Secret Realms present could compare to.
When the crowd saw Liu Kaiyun of the Golden Crow Liu family, Senior Bai Teng of the aristocratic Bai family, Old Master Dan Lei of the Lotus Secret Realm, and others standing together with Bai Yufei, Xuanyun, and Liu Feng, everyone knew that this bet would likely end up being dropped. These old seniors would definitely step forward to protect Bai Yufei and the other two. At the very least, they would absolutely not allow them to kowtow ten million times in front of the entire public.