The old woman spoke to stop him, but Jie Yu still opened the box.
After the box was opened, not only did the junior disciples of the Seven Realms Sacred Residence look conflicted—
even Chu Feng and Bai Yunqing showed traces of surprise.
Inside the box was actually a Life Crystal.
The Life Crystal was sealed within a formation, but it was undeniably a genuine article.
"You're going to use this as your stake to bet against me?" Chu Feng asked, even he found it hard to believe.
"Don't you need a Life Crystal? Don't you want to prove your ability?"
"I won't ask for any stake from you. But I'll use this Life Crystal as the wager and bet against you one more time."
"This time, we'll use our skills to gamble right in front of everyone."
"Do you dare?" Jie Yu asked.
"How do you want to bet?" Chu Feng asked.
"You're a Spirit World Master too, so let's compete with the skills of a Spirit World Master. We'll see whose formation construction is superior."
"Within half an hour, each of us will set up a formation."
"After half an hour, we'll pit them against each other. Whoever breaks the other's formation first wins."
"You like fairness, don't you? Then I, Jie Yu, will give you fairness." As soon as those words left his lips, Jie Yu released his power of the barrier.
Then his barrier power began to weaken—from the Blue Dragon God Robe to the Gray Dragon God Robe, and finally to the White Dragon God Robe.
He had suppressed it himself.
"You're sure you want to compete against me at the White Dragon God Robe level?"
Even Chu Feng was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected Jie Yu to voluntarily propose suppressing his own barrier realm.
"I'm not the kind of person who can't handle losing."
"But we've never trained together, and I didn't witness your trial process."
"Now you bring out a crystal you condensed and claim it was your own doing? I, Jie Yu, cannot be convinced."
"Not only can I not be convinced—everyone present from my Seven Realms Sacred Residence is likewise unconvinced."
"However, if you truly possess the ability to condense such a crystal on your own, then your barrier techniques must be quite impressive."
"Now, I, Jie Yu, am giving you a chance to prove yourself."
"Prove yourself right here in front of everyone."
"If you can defeat me, not only will this Life Crystal be yours, but I'll also keep my promise—every time I see you in the future, I'll respectfully call you 'sir.'" Jie Yu said to Chu Feng.
"Young Master Jie Yu, this is way too unfair."
"What's his status? He doesn't deserve this. There's no need for us to go easy on him like this."
At this, all the junior disciples of the Seven Realms Sacred Residence grew anxious. They all knew what a Life Crystal was.
Jie Yu shouldn't have used such an item to bet against Chu Feng.
On top of that, he wasn't even asking for a stake from Chu Feng—it was an incredibly lopsided deal.
However, compared to the juniors of the Seven Realms Sacred Residence, Chu Feng and Bai Yunqing actually looked at Jie Yu with a measure of newfound respect.
Jie Yu's earlier contempt toward them had been real, his provocation of Bai Yunqing had been real, and those unpleasant qualities were undeniably real as well.
But his voluntary suppression of his realm was also real, and the fact that he produced such a precious item to wager against Chu Feng without demanding anything in return was equally real.
This, Chu Feng had to admit, made Jie Yu seem a bit more like a man.
"Jie Yu, I do need the Life Crystal."
"If I win, give me this item. But you don't need to call me sir." Chu Feng said.
The reason he said this was because he could tell that Jie Yu was someone who cared deeply about his pride.
For Jie Yu, having to address him as "sir" might be more painful than losing the Life Crystal.
This was also why Jie Yu hadn't simply called Chu Feng "sir" outright, but instead chose to use the Life Crystal as a wager to bet against him once more.
"What, are you pitying me? I, Jie Yu, don't need that." Jie Yu said.
"It's not pity. I simply think this is more fair." Chu Feng said.
"If I lose, the Life Crystal is yours, and I'll still call you sir as I promised."
"If you lose, I don't need any stake from you either—but it will prove that you lack the ability to condense such a crystal on your own."
"No matter how you obtained that crystal, it wasn't your true skill."
"You may seem like you've lost nothing, but in truth, you'll have lost your face."
"So this contest is still fair." Jie Yu said.
"Fair enough." Chu Feng chuckled.
"So you accept?" Jie Yu asked.
"Of course I accept. Since you don't believe me, I'll show you all whether I, Chu Feng, truly have this ability." Chu Feng said.
"Then let's begin."
With that, Jie Yu immediately began constructing his formation.
Chu Feng, likewise, did not dare to slack off.
Soon, the outline of Jie Yu's formation took shape, while Chu Feng's was still under construction.
Seeing this, the previously worried junior disciples of the Seven Realms Sacred Residence immediately relaxed.
The speed of formation construction reflected a Spirit World Master's command over their formations. By this measure, Jie Yu was already outpacing Chu Feng.
More importantly, they recognized at a glance exactly what kind of formation Jie Yu was setting up.
With this formation deployed, Jie Yu could not possibly lose.
"Chu Feng, there's something special about Jie Yu's formation," even the Queen said. Based on her experience, she could tell that Jie Yu's formation was extremely formidable.