Chapter 1663: The Weather Turns Cool, Time for the Desire Demon Sect to Go Bankrupt

Deafening, majestic booms exploded across the sky above Eternal Dark City.

"The Gambling Saint of the Sky-Blazing Gang is here!"

"The King of Gamblers of the Sky-Blazing Gang is here!"

"The Gambling Overlord of the Sky-Blazing Gang is here!"

"The Demon of Gamblers of the Sky-Blazing Gang is here!"

"The Gambling Monster of the Sky-Blazing Gang is here!"

These figures wore black robes, with three golden characters reading "Sky-Blazing Gang" embroidered on their backs!

At this moment, the entire arena fell silent, not a sound to be heard.

Everyone was stunned into stupidity; even Chen Paijiu and Li Shisan Zhang stood dumbfounded, filled with disbelief.

Could it be that the Sky-Blazing Gang had so many people hidden within Eternal Dark City?

Moreover, judging by their titles, they all seemed to be masters of gambling arts!

"Oh my heavens..."

"Where exactly did this Sky-Blazing Gang spring from? First a Gambling God, and now a Gambling Saint and a Gambling Overlord?"

"Could it be that they are preparing to challenge Qiu Wumo together?"

Everyone present was shaken to the core; even Qiu Wumo was startled by the other party's display.

A moment later, he suddenly burst into laughter: "Even if all of you attack together, it is impossible for you to defeat me!"

Upon hearing this, the crowd immediately realized the truth.

Even if the Sky-Blazing Gang possessed so many gambling experts, what they were wagering on was whether they could secure first place in the Gambling Duel Competition.

Even if they arrived, without having obtained Lower Grade Immortal Artifacts within Eternal Dark City, they would have nothing... Wait!

As if suddenly remembering something, everyone looked up in unison toward the Ranking List hovering above Eternal Dark City.

There, names like the Sky-Blazing Gang's Gambling Saint, Gambling Overlord, and King of Gamblers were all listed on the Ranking List.

Although their rankings were not high, each name was associated with over a hundred Lower Grade Immortal Artifacts!

With so many people combined, let alone securing first place, they could practically create an additional first-place winner!

"Heavens! They were already inside Eternal Dark City; look at the Ranking List!"

"We were so focused on the people ahead that we didn't realize they were occupying the last few positions!"

"This is terrifying; these people had set up their trap from the very beginning!"

Everyone was dumbstrounded; it turned out that from the start, the Sky-Blazing Gang had already infiltrated Eternal Dark City!

Xu Que smiled confidently, raised his hand, and commanded: "Members of the Sky-Blazing Gang, hand over your Lower Grade Immortal Artifacts to me, the Acting Cool Saint!"

"Yes, Gang Leader!"

Everyone bowed with clasped fists in unison and handed their Storage Rings to Xu Que.

Zeng!

In an instant, Xu Que's name surged past Chen Paijiu and Li Shisan Zhang, appearing in the first position on the Ranking List!

Dang!

Dang!

Dang!

Just then, a muffled bell toll rang out, signaling the end of the Gambling Duel Competition!

Xu Que's name floated up from the Ranking List, radiating intense golden light as it drifted above Eternal Dark City.

"Bastard!" Qiu Wumo roared, raising his hand to erase Xu Que's name, "You are cheating!"

However, when the power of a Half-Step Immortal Emperor surged forth and struck Xu Que's name, it instantly scattered.

"How, how is this possible?"

Qiu Wumo's eyes widened immediately, filled with disbelief.

He was a Half-Step Immortal Emperor; how could he fail to erase a mere name?

Xu Que let out a cold smile, clasped his hands behind his back, and looked up at the firmament.

A gentle breeze blew past, causing his black hair to flutter, while an intangible aura of Acting Cool overflowed throughout the arena.

"The weather has turned cool; it is time for the Desire Demon Sect to go bankrupt."

Hiss!

Everyone inhaled sharply in unison, their hearts shaken profoundly.

This lad was actually targeting the Desire Demon Sect!

Qiu Wumo took a deep breath and said in a heavy voice: "My Desire Demon Sect is the number one sect in the Nether Nether Region; how can you bankrupt us just by saying so? Even if you won first place, you do not have such capability!"

"Oh, is that so?" Xu Que narrowed his eyes and said with a cold smile, "Have you forgotten the wager between us?"

The wager?

Qiu Wumo paused slightly, his pupils suddenly contracting into needle points.

That wager from earlier...

Now that Xu Que had become the first-place winner, did that not mean he had already lost?!

It took only a moment of thought for Qiu Wumo to realize the truth.

"You tricked me!"

Originally, one needed to secure first place to qualify for a duel with Qiu Wumo.

Yet Xu Que, using his own methods, bypassed the qualification stage entirely, inducing him into a wager before even obtaining first place!

Now, this lad had secured first place, meaning he had already lost the wager!

No matter what request he makes, as long as it does not violate his own Great Dao, he must agree to it!

"You are delusional... Mmph!"

Qiu Wumo let out a low roar; just as he was about to renege, he felt a powerful invisible force surge from the Void and crash violently onto his Great Dao!

That Great Dao, which he had already walked halfway along, suddenly developed cracks!

"Damn it... My Great Dao is about to collapse!"

Qiu Wumo was terrified in his heart; only now did he realize that if he went back on his word, he would be violating the wager.

Since he took gambling as his Dao, violating the wager was equivalent to abandoning his own Great Dao.

Fortunately, he had silenced himself quickly just now; otherwise, at best his Great Dao would have shattered and his cultivation regressed, and at worst his Dao would have been destroyed and he would have died, never able to be reborn for all eternity!

The moment one steps onto the Great Dao, one's own life becomes inextricably linked to it.

The Great Dao is oneself; if the Dao exists, then oneself endures forever, but if the Dao is destroyed, one's soul flies off to Tian Wai!

At this moment, everyone around sighed, feeling that Xu Que's disadvantage would surely be miserable.

Although Qiu Wumo had once said that if anyone could defeat him, they could make one request,

the Desire Demon Sect was the foundation of Qiu Wumo's existence; let alone disbanding it, even suffering any damage to it was unacceptable.

Xu Que had first tricked Qiu Wumo, and now he was making such an excessive demand; his death was likely imminent.

"What a pity; a fine young man is about to die."

"Alas, he should not have, absolutely should not have, made such a request."

"This young man is merely an Immortal King, while Qiu Wumo is a Half-Step Immortal Emperor; with just a casual move, This Lad will be instantly doomed to never be reborn for all eternity!"

"Just wait and see; Qiu Wumo definitely will not agree."

Everyone discussed clamorously, all believing that Xu Que was certainly doomed to die this time.

However, at this very moment, Qiu Wumo raised his head and looked at Xu Que with complex eyes.

After a moment of silence, he slowly spoke: "Esteemed Self... agrees to you."

Having said this, he turned and left directly, his figure gradually disappearing into the darkness, leaving behind only a desolate voice.

"From this day forth, the Desire Demon Sect is completely disbanded and shall never appear again upon the Immortal Cloud Continent!"

Between the Great Dao and the Desire Demon Sect, Qiu Wumo hardly hesitated for long before choosing the Great Dao.

With the Desire Demon Sect gone, as long as he became an Immortal Emperor and his Great Dao had no more weaknesses, he could naturally rebuild it.

But if the Great Dao were lost, within his lifetime, he might not even have another chance to step into that realm again.

Hearing Qiu Wumo's words, everyone looked at the gradually disappearing figure with disbelief.

What was happening?

Had Qiu Wumo actually agreed?!