Chapter 130: Taking the Initiative to Raise the Stakes

Chen Bo, standing to the side, was also full of smugness, chiming in: "Right, if you don't have the guts, just admit defeat obediently now, to save yourself from being beaten too miserably later and having to kowtow and apologize in public—that would be even more embarrassing."

Zhou Chu heard this, but gave a light smile, his expression remaining incomparably calm as he said: "This wager is quite interesting, but having only a penalty isn't enough; shouldn't we add something to make it more fun?"

Chen Bo was stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting Zhou Chu to counter-question him, but he didn't want to lose momentum, so he immediately puffed out his chest, took a bank card directly from his pocket, and said loudly: "This is my pocket money, fifty million in total. If you can win against me, the money on this card is all yours, and I will also kowtow and apologize to you!"

"But if you lose..."

A sinister grin suddenly appeared on Chen Bo's face, and he then took a stone that shimmered with iridescent colors from his Storage Space and said: "You must use this Soul Cleansing Stone to wash away the Soul Profession on your body!"

The wealthy are indeed extravagant; his pocket money alone is fifty million.

Zhou Chu couldn't help but feel moved in his heart, but when he saw the stone in Chen Bo's hand, a brilliance suddenly burst forth in his eyes.

A Soul Cleansing Stone?!

This is a Soul Cleansing Stone!

It is actually a Soul Cleansing Stone that can wash away a Soul Profession!

One must know, this Soul Cleansing Stone is something even more valuable than the fifty million on his card.

Although the value of a Soul Cleansing Stone is extremely high, it has an irreversible effect.

That is to say, once a Soul Professional uses a Soul Cleansing Stone, they will become an ordinary person.

To bind a Soul Profession again, one must use a Binding Soul Stone for help.

Although a Binding Soul Stone also has the effect of clearing a Soul Profession, it does so in the form of overwriting, covering the previous Soul Profession and replacing it with the Soul Profession inside the Binding Soul Stone.

To get this Soul Cleansing Stone, it could be said that Chen Bo mobilized all the resources and connections his family could use, and also spent a large sum of money to obtain such a piece.

In fact, this Soul Cleansing Stone was a plan he had made long ago.

It was for the sake of having an opportunity to use it on someone worth using it on.

Now that this rare opportunity was placed before him, he certainly could not let it pass.

Zhou Chu had hogged the spotlight by relying on his nominal F-rank Soul Profession; now that there was a chance to make him become an ordinary person again, Chen Bo's heart was extremely excited.

Moreover, as a poor wretch, even if Zhou Chu wanted to become a Soul Professional again, he would have to choose the even rarer Binding Soul Stone.

But even a Binding Soul Stone for a Light Tier life-type Soul Profession with the lowest quality would cost over twenty million.

Even if Zhou Chu spent his whole life tightening screws or moving bricks, he couldn't earn that much money.

The future of someone like him should be to die slowly in torment and pain.

Everyone present, including the instructor Su Chang, did not expect that Chen Bo would actually be carrying such a Soul Cleansing Stone on him.

She knew that Chen Bo had always held a grudge against Zhou Chu and had been waiting for a chance to retaliate.

Now that he had finally caught the opportunity, she hadn't expected him to be able to strike such a ruthless blow.

This was simply forcing Zhou Chu into a dead end.

After all, she had a very deep teacher-student bond with Zhou Chu, and she also knew that Zhou Chu was an out-and-out novice at fighting.

Throughout the past three years of high school, he had been constantly subjected to oppression and bullying by others.

Trying to win against Chen Bo in the short time of a single class was almost an impossible thing.

Furthermore, as an instructor, she had an obligation to prevent such unreasonable things from happening.

But before she could step forward to dissuade them, she heard Zhou Chu agree directly: "Fine, if I win, I want both that fifty million and this Soul Cleansing Stone!"

Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but gasp in unison.

Had this Zhou Chu gone mad?

Not only did he take the initiative to increase the stakes, but he also accepted the challenge without the slightest hesitation.

And when Su Chang saw that Zhou Chu had accepted the challenge, she was completely dumbfounded.

When Chen Bo saw that Zhou Chu had agreed, he revealed an expression of wild joy.

To prevent Zhou Chu from going back on his word, he even proposed an even more excessive requirement: both parties would use a written agreement as proof.

At the same time, he asked Su Chang to act as a witness and notary.

Not only did Chen Bo think this way, but Zhou Chu was also worried that Chen Bo would act like a cornered dog and refuse to admit it after losing.

Although there were so many people present, and Su Chang was acting as a notary, having a written agreement was still the safest.

What made Zhou Chu covetous was not just the fifty million on Chen Bo's card, but also that Soul Cleansing Stone.

In the end, both parties signed and pressed their fingerprints on the agreement, and Chen Bo handed both the bank card and the Soul Cleansing Stone to Su Chang.

At this moment, even if Su Chang's heart was leaning toward Zhou Chu, she couldn't help the other party at all.

Words spoken are like spilled water; they cannot be retrieved.

What was originally a classroom assessment had ultimately turned into a high-stakes battle between Zhou Chu and Chen Bo.

Standing in the ranks, He Muxue saw Zhou Chu playing the hero again and couldn't help but break into a cold sweat for him.

It was clear that Chen Bo had obviously practiced for a few days, but Zhou Chu had never touched it.

Otherwise, how could he have been bullied into such a pathetic state for three years of high school?

It was only after getting to know Zhou Chu that He Muxue learned about these past events of his.

It could be said that this duel had no suspense; Zhou Chu was bound to lose.

Chen Bo's face was currently full of smugness, as if victory were already in his grasp; while warming up his muscles, he cast provocative glances at Zhou Chu from time to time, as if he had already seen the miserable state Zhou Chu would be in after losing.

He first arrived at the center of the field, hooked his fingers at Zhou Chu, and said: "Come on, to let you lose with more dignity, I'll let you have two moves first."

Zhou Chu arrived opposite Chen Bo with composure and asked with a half-smile: "Are you sure?"

Chen Bo said with an impatient face: "Why all the nonsense? Even if I let you have ten moves, what of it? Today, I'm going to beat you until you are convinced, and make you kneel at my feet to kowtow and admit your mistake!"

Zhou Chu just shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "Then I won't be polite; I hope you won't regret it later."

Having said that, Zhou Chu's gaze sharpened, his body swayed violently, and he rushed toward Chen Bo in a dash, heading straight for the other party's face with a straight punch.

Chen Bo did not expect that the speed of Zhou Chu's first move would be so fast, and he couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

But he was not a beginner after all, so he quickly dodged to the side and avoided this punch.

However, he never expected that this punch from Zhou Chu was actually a feint, with the ultimate goal being to make the opponent dodge.

The next moment, Zhou Chu suddenly exerted force from his waist and followed through with a side kick, which landed heavily on Chen Bo's abdomen, sending Chen Bo stumbling back several steps, and it took him great effort to steady his body and avoid falling backward.

This made Chen Bo secretly annoyed; he had originally intended to let Zhou Chu have two moves just to go through the motions, to show his own magnanimity and incidentally humiliate Zhou Chu, but he had not expected to almost fall for the trick.

At the same time, what Chen Bo did not expect was that these two moves of Zhou Chu's did not seem to be mere posturing, but rather moves within moves.

Perhaps he had received pointers from someone.

It was highly likely that Su Chang had given him some private coaching.

It was nothing more than playing a few little tricks, specifically to catch someone off guard, and at most, it would end there.

Me, lose? That's impossible!

Chen Bo let out a cold snort, a flash of malice in his eyes, and with a violent stomp of one foot, he lunged toward Zhou Chu like an angry leopard.