Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

As the rope was pulled, the bowl cover was instantly lifted upwards.

Attached to the top of this dice bowl was a golden thread, which was connected to a rope hanging from the ceiling beam, allowing the croupier to complete the final step of revealing the dice without touching the bowl.

The purpose was still to reassure the gamblers.

"One one two three five, twelve points, small!"

Around them immediately erupted a mix of sighs and curses, alongside the laughter of those who had bet correctly on the size.

Wang Chen's first bet had been on big, and naturally, he had lost his fifty spirit stones.

But his eyelids didn't even flicker once.

Jin Niang began to shake the dice again.

After the dice bowl settled, Wang Chen said to Zhang San, "One hundred, big."

Zhang San was startled but placed a hundred spirit stones on "big" as ordered.

Some followed him and bet on big, but many chose small.

The dice bowl was uncovered once more.

"One two two three six, fourteen points, small!"

It was small again!

In just a short moment, Wang Chen had lost one hundred and fifty Low Spirit stones!

However, it was as if his gambling spirit had been completely awakened, "Two hundred, big!"

Zhang San's hands trembled as he placed the bet.

This old-timer of the gambling house had seen countless gamblers of all kinds, yet he was still profoundly shaken.

Wang Chen's method of doubling down on bets was usually only seen in pure rookies.

A true gambler would absolutely not do such a thing. .net

Because once someone was on a losing streak, even drinking cold water might get stuck in their teeth—there was simply no reasoning to it!

As expected, Wang Chen lost again.

"Four hundred, big big big!"

Zhang San's hands and even his liver trembled, as he leaned close to Wang Chen's ear and whispered, "Young Master Yan, should we take a break?"

"Are you afraid I can't take the loss?"

Wang Chen was quite surprised, looking at him as if he were an evil wraith that helped old ladies cross the street.

"This Young Master has plenty of spirit stones!"

Wang Chen reached out, took the storage bag from the other's hand, and slapped four hundred spirit stones on the gambling table; "Open it!"

"One one one two three, eight points, small!"

The result was the smallest total points so far.

The four hundred spirit stones Wang Chen had just put out were thus taken by the house.

Those gamblers who had taken Wang Chen as a beacon to bet against were all smiling from ear to ear, their gazes towards him filled with thick goodwill, nearly ready to call Wang Chen daddy.

Even a real father couldn't do much more!

Wang Chen was evidently irritated by these caring yet ignorant stares.

So in the fourth round, under the anticipatory and watchful eyes of all the gamblers...

He bet on a triplet.

A whole thousand spirit stones!

There was a chorus of astonishment all around.

Nobody had expected Wang Chen to be so recklessly audacious.

The probability of rolling a triplet with five dice was very small, and although the odds were the highest, no one would gamble on such luck.

You must know that the dice bowl was in the house's hands!

If triplets were easy to come by, Happy Fang would probably have to declare bankruptcy soon.

At this moment, the gamblers surrounding the table hadn't noticed the fear flashing in croupier Jin Niang's eyes.

She couldn't help but glance toward a cultivator in a mysterious robe standing to the right.

There were more than a dozen cultivators dressed in similar mysterious robes within the gambling house, each with a cultivation level of at least Complete Qi Cultivation, all with a fierce aura.

Their duty was to ensure the safety of the gambling house and "fairness."

But beyond this, these cultivators belonging to the gambling house also bore some special responsibilities.

The cultivator in the mysterious robe received Jin Niang's glance and immediately stretched out his left leg to touch the gambing table's leg with his boot.

On the surface, it seemed the croupiers of the gambling house were mortals, shaking the dice before betting and revealing them, with no way to cheat.

But if one really thought this was the case, they would be gravely mistaken.

Inside the gambling table was a specially designed mini-array that, once activated, could influence the dice inside the bowl.

To silently alter the numbers.

If this move was executed, then Wang Chen would be doomed, with no chance of recovery!

"Hurry and open it!"

Seeing Jin Niang's hesitation, a gambler urged impatiently, "What's the holdup?"

His voice was booming, shocking Jin Niang so much that she subconsciously tugged on the thin cord she had just grasped in her hand.

The cover of the dice cup was lifted early, revealing five dice, each displaying six points, to everyone's sight.

"Triples!"

Someone shrieked, and suddenly the entire gambling hall of the Happy Gambling House fell deadly silent.

It wasn't strange to roll triples, but someone screaming with such excitement meant there was a big problem!

"I won."

Wang Chen said with a slight smile, "At fifty times the stake, that is fifty thousand Spirit Stones."

He patted Zhang San on the shoulder, "I'll give you a thousand."

Zhang San squeezed out a smile uglier than crying.

The Happy Gambling House was no place for the kind-hearted or faithful, and now they were even connected with the City Lord's spendthrift brother-in-law, the Golden Snake Gentleman.

If a gambler won a few dozen or hundred Spirit Stones from them, it wouldn't be much of an issue.

After all, those Spirit Stones were bound to return!

But Wang Chen had won fifty thousand Spirit Stones, and there was no way the Happy Gambling House could afford to pay out that much.

Trouble was brewing!

Zhang San really wanted to advise Wang Chen to take his winnings and leave while he was ahead.

Sadly, it was too late!

Wang Chen said to Jin Niang, "Fifty thousand Spirit Stones."

Jin Niang's face looked as if she were in mourning, as if a family member had died.

But there was no way she was going to pay out, not in this lifetime!

The middle-aged cultivator stepped forward and said sternly, "I suspect you of cheating. Come with us!"

The other two cultivators stood emotionlessly to the left and right, glaring at Wang Chen as though he really had cheated.

"Cheating?"

Wang Chen laughed, "Please provide evidence. If you have none, then pay out the Spirit Stones. Your gambling house doesn't have a rule that says customers can only lose and not win, does it?"

The number of Spirit Stones they had to pay was just too many. It would be most unusual for the Happy Gambling House not to turn hostile.

And he was here to stir up trouble today.

Turning hostile would be perfect!

"That's right!"

"Stop the nonsense and hurry up with the Spirit Stones. Who are you trying to scare?"

"Support, support!"

Several cultivators joined in, none shy about making a big fuss!

"Damned fool!"

Seeing Wang Chen be so "stubbornly foolish" and receiving support from other gamblers, the middle-aged cultivator became enraged.

With a vicious smile, he reached out his claw towards Wang Chen, aiming to viciously grab his throat!

Smack!

"Aah~"

A scream suddenly filled the air,

As Wang Chen's fist collided with the middle-aged cultivator's claw.

Crack!

The middle-aged cultivator staggered two steps back, his hand and arm twisted into a twisted shape.

Countless bones broken, no doubt!

The middle-aged cultivator was terrified to the extreme.

Because the strength displayed by Wang Chen's punch clearly reached the level of Complete Qi Cultivation.

A single punch had shattered his Body Protection Spiritual Light!

"This is a misunderstanding!"

The middle-aged cultivator shouted in a rush, "Your Excellency…"

Snicker-slash!

Before he could finish his sentence, an extremely fierce Sword Light flashed, blinding everyone present.

The middle-aged cultivator's head flew off immediately.

Also decapitated were the heads of the two other mysterious robe cultivators.

Crimson blood sprayed onto the surrounding gamblers and onto the gambling table, creating a shockingly gruesome scene.

The entire gambling house descended into chaos as people frantically raced towards the exit.

Fearing they might become the target of Wang Chen's wrath!

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The second update is here.