Wu Shattered Star River

From heaven to hell, it only took Han Shiqi a dozen or so breaths!

The Gold-Devouring Bug is a very special type of demon beast, possessing no offensive power whatsoever, yet it is loathed to the core by countless people.

This is because these bugs often gnaw on mineral crystals. Many times, even when an exceptional mineral crystal is unearthed, it is discovered to have been completely devoured by the Gold-Devouring Bug.

For example, the Azure Profound Crystal that has just been unearthed!

If it hadn't been devoured, this Azure Profound Crystal would have been worth at least five hundred million, but now it's worthless.

A bloody loss!

It's understandable that Han Shiqi fainted, with five hundred million that was about to be in his hands flying away.

A wave of commotion erupted around them, with many people sighing incessantly.

Some people, who were initially so jealous that they almost wanted to kill, now revealed expressions of lingering fear. The jealousy and envy they felt earlier had vanished, replaced by a sense of pity for Han Shiqi.

Old Lu still held his head high, the regretful expression gone.

His judgment was correct; the stone did indeed yield something good. Unfortunately, it was eaten by the Gold-Devouring Bug, which wasn't his fault.

This was fate!

Han Shiqi's life was simply unlucky, and no one could be blamed.

"No wonder…"

Old Xu nodded slightly and transmitted his voice to Qin Rong, saying, "I was wondering why I couldn't see through this stone; I always felt there was something wrong. It turns out the problem lies here."

Qin Rong sighed, a look of regret appearing on his face. If they could have unearthed five hundred million, today's gambling match would have become famous.

However, upon further thought, the Azure Profound Crystal being devoured by the Gold-Devouring Bug seemed like a good story as well, something that gambling patrons could enthusiastically discuss, perhaps leading to even better publicity?

Jiang Han and Jiang Lang breathed a sigh of relief. They exchanged glances, feeling great joy as they looked at the unconscious Han Shiqi.

Jiang Han and Han Shiqi were mortal enemies, and Jiang Lang belonged to the Ling Yunmeng faction, having suffered no small amount of resentment from Han Jinmao's faction. The more miserable Han Shiqi was, the happier they became.

Someone stepped forward to provide treatment, and Han Shiqi woke up with an expression as if his own father had died.

The stone-cutter looked at him and pointed to the remaining two stones, asking, "Shall we continue cutting these two?"

A faint glimmer of light appeared in Han Shiqi's eyes. After a long while, he finally calmed down and waved his hand weakly, saying, "Cut them."

The stone-cutter on Jiang Han's side continued to cut the stones. After a few cuts, all the stones turned out to be duds. Han Shiqi glanced over and felt slightly better.

Jiang Han's side had only unearthed less than a million Profound Stones so far, so Han Shiqi was still far ahead.

If he could continue to lead, winning their five million, then he would still be making an overall profit.

Without any surprises!

Han Shiqi's remaining two stones didn't yield anything good. The last stone yielded a mineral crystal worth two hundred thousand.

He unearthed a total of one million nine hundred thousand, losing three million one hundred thousand.

All eyes turned to the few remaining stones on Jiang Han's side. The gambling match had reached its most critical moment, and Han Shiqi had already suffered a bloody loss.

If Jiang Han's side didn't unearth anything good, then he could still earn over a million. But if they did unearth something good, Han Shiqi would be completely finished.

One stone after another was cut open.

Han Shiqi's eyes grew brighter and brighter because the next three stones in a row were all hollow, containing nothing.

There were still five stones left!

Jiang Han's side still had less than a million Profound Stones. These five stones didn't have any special characteristics. Perhaps they were all hollow stones?

The stone-cutter's gaze turned to the Bull Head Stone selected by Jiang Han. Jiang Han had estimated that this stone could yield tens of millions of mineral crystals.

With a single cut, a dazzling golden light burst forth!

"Bang!"

The moment he saw the golden light, Han Shiqi's legs went weak, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted again.

The golden light was too dazzling. From the cut-open stone skin, a chicken egg-sized golden mineral crystal could be faintly seen inside.

Gold Lithium Stone!

This stone was very common, often unearthed in many gambling dens, but a chicken egg-sized Gold Lithium Stone was rare, and its price was extremely exaggerated. Han Shiqi casually glanced at it and estimated its value.

Twenty million!

This Gold Lithium Stone was worth at least twenty million.

In other words…

He had lost this time, completely lost. Not only would he lose three million one hundred thousand Profound Crystals in the stone gambling, but he would also lose five million in the bet, for a total loss of eight million one hundred thousand this time.

This was a huge sum, the wealth he had accumulated throughout his life, and he had lost most of it today!

The surrounding area exploded again, with countless people looking at Han Shiqi, all with pity in their eyes.

Just now, the five hundred million that was about to be in his hands had flown away, and now he had to lose eight million. It was already good enough that he hadn't been angered to the point of vomiting blood…

Even more eyes turned to Jiang Han and Jiang Lang, their gazes filled with unconcealable jealousy.

"What's wrong? What's wrong?"

Jiang Lang looked around in confusion, pointing to the stone that hadn't been completely cut open and asking, "Is this very valuable? What is this thing? How much is it worth?"

Shopkeeper Qin said with a smile, "Congratulations, young master! This should be a Gold Lithium Stone, estimated to be worth twenty million. You've struck it rich again this time!"

"Twenty million?"

Jiang Lang curled his lip and said, "Such a big mineral crystal, I thought it would be worth at least several hundred million. But twenty million is not bad, wahahaha! I won five million from this old dog, wahahahaha…"

"Hehehe hehe!"

Jiang Han kept giggling foolishly, still staring at the unconscious Han Shiqi, seemingly stunned by the twenty million.

Soon, the stone-cutter cut out the Gold Lithium Stone, and Shopkeeper Qin said with certainty this time, "Twenty million for sure!"

"I am indeed a stone gambling genius, are you convinced or not?"

Jiang Lang started acting again, pointing to the cut-off stone skin and saying, "I felt this stone was good at first glance, it would definitely yield something good. From every angle, it contains an invisible aura. Oh, no… Did you choose this, Second Brother?"

"Hehehe hehe he!"

Jiang Han was still giggling foolishly, and a chorus of boos rang out around them, along with countless words of annoyance, hating that the heavens were unfair.

These two fools didn't understand anything, yet they were able to strike it rich again? Five million had turned into twenty million?

In two days, they had gambled three times!

Three thousand had turned into twenty million. How many times was that?

The stone-cutter continued to cut the stones, but no one paid attention anymore, as they were all discussing the Gold Lithium Stone.

The remaining three stones didn't look like good stones either, especially the most expensive one, which was pitted and ugly in appearance. In the stone gambling world, this was a waste stone.

As expected…

The last two stones didn't yield anything good, but it didn't matter, as they had gambled five million into twenty million, which was a good result.

They had also won five million from Han Shiqi, so this grand show was worth watching.

Jiang Han didn't look at the last stone, gathering together with Jiang Lang, and the two began discussing where to celebrate later.

Of course, the two were deliberately acting, and they both knew it in their hearts.

The finale was on this most expensive, ugly stone!

The stone-cutter acted, not thinking it was a good stone either, so he wasn't too careful and cut it directly from the middle.

But!

Just as he made this cut, a burst of purple energy soared into the sky, straight into the clouds.

Along with the appearance of the purple energy, there was also a strange roar from within the stone, as if a giant beast was sealed inside!

"Clang ~"

The stone-cutter staggered back, falling to the ground with his butt, his eyes full of horror.

The surrounding onlookers, who were originally gathered in twos and threes, discussing with great interest, were startled by this purple light and beast roar, and all of them turned their gazes over in unison.

Old Lu's eyes widened suddenly, his lips trembling slightly, and he exclaimed, "Purple energy coming from the east, dragon's roar and tiger's howl? This is… a Heaven-Rank Profound Crystal being born?"

"Heaven-Rank Profound Crystal…"

Old Xu was in a daze, looking at the gradually dissipating purple energy in the air, with a look of despair and self-blame.

His face was pale as he murmured, "To think I even missed the raw stone containing a Heaven-Rank Profound Crystal, I'm truly blind, these sixty years as a stone appraiser have been a waste!"

"Heaven-Rank Profound Crystal?"

Qin Rong's body trembled violently, the light in his eyes piercing, his lips also trembling as he looked at the dissipating purple energy in the sky, murmuring, "It seems that it won't be long before I have to go to… the main store to be the head manager!"