Chapter 61: A White-haired Fox?!

Mo Huaiyu followed the masked man to the front of a shop.

The masked man introduced, “Brother, everything I have here is a fine treasure. The lowest are Spirit Pets at the Divine Palace Realm. If you want one at the Faxiang Realm, I can arrange it for you as long as the price is right.”

Hmm…

Mo Huaiyu glanced at the Spirit Pets before him.

Each one could be described as physically imposing, their heads nearly as large as his entire body.

Yet, he still felt somewhat unsatisfied.

“Are there any other Spirit Pets? I feel these… still aren’t quite right.”

Hearing Mo Huaiyu’s words, the masked man’s eyes widened slightly in surprise before he said, “I didn’t expect your discernment to be so sharp, brother. In that case, please continue to follow me. Let me show you our real Spirit Pets!”

There’s another layer to this!?

Mo Huaiyu was genuinely stunned.

One layer of deception outside was one thing, but even this inside area was another trick!

As Mo Huaiyu followed the masked man, they arrived at a new location.

The crowd here was extremely sparse, with only a handful of figures.

Among these few people, he recognized two.

The defeated Qin Wudi, and Zhao Long, who carried a long spear on his back.

“Senior Sister An!?”

Zhao Long spotted An Ruoxi in her peach blossom-patterned attire at a glance, and of course, the young man beside her.

He had heard about that match.

He never would have believed that a young boy at the Dao Platform Realm could defeat Qin Wudi at the Faxiang Realm, and do so in three moves, unless he had seen Qin Wudi’s injuries with his own eyes.

“It’s him!?”

The moment Qin Wudi saw Mo Huaiyu, his heart tightened.

The scene of his defeat was still vivid in his mind.

Others might not have noticed, but he had personally sensed it at the time—a fluctuation of a magic artifact from this kid in that instant.

In other words, this kid had relied on that artifact to defeat him.

Even if it wasn’t Mo Huaiyu’s own power, the fact remained that he had defeated Qin Wudi.

So, upon encountering Mo Huaiyu again, Qin Wudi even subconsciously took half a step back.

When An Ruoxi saw Qin Wudi, she stepped forward in front of the young man, shielding Junior Brother Mo behind her. Her intention was clear: to prevent Qin Wudi from seeking revenge.

Qin Wudi also wanted to avoid the young man.

But just as he prepared to leave, that voice in his head sounded again.

‘Defeat him! Prove that last time was just this kid relying on the power of a treasure! Such a powerful magic treasure absolutely cannot be used a second time in a short period!’

His mind in turmoil, Qin Wudi said, “Kid, fight me again. This time, I definitely won’t lose to you!”

Hearing this, Mo Huaiyu was shocked.

‘What? You still want to fight?’

Zhao Long narrowed his eyes.

‘Oh? It seems there’s a good show to watch. Let me see what method this little junior brother used to defeat Qin Wudi.’

However, the young man said, “Senior Brother Qin, next time for sure.”

‘Come on, using that artifact is really taxing on the body. Although my physique is very robust and my healing ability is top-notch, I can’t just use the artifact again relying on that.’

“Heh!”

Qin Wudi sneered disdainfully.

“Kid, are you scared?”

“Qin Wudi, if you want to fight, I’ll keep you company to the end.”

As An Ruoxi’s words fell, she clenched her hand in a reverse grip, and the Ice Crystal Sword appeared in her grasp.

A powerful aura surged forth.

Mo Huaiyu was also startled by Sister Ruoxi’s reaction.

In his impression, this seemed to be the first time Sister Ruoxi’s tone had sounded somewhat angry.

Facing An Ruoxi, Qin Wudi naturally didn’t dare.

“Kid, do you only dare to hide behind a woman?”

Knowing this was the other party’s provocation, Mo Huaiyu stated, “That’s right. What’s wrong with hiding behind a woman? That’s also one of my skills!”

Seeing a fight was about to break out, the masked man hurriedly intervened.

“Hold on, hold on, everyone. This humble shop is a small business and can’t withstand your mighty displays. How about this? Why don’t the two of you settle it with a Spirit Pet duel instead?”

Spirit Pets!

Mo Huaiyu and Qin Wudi’s eyes instantly sharpened.

“Fine! Then let’s settle it with Spirit Pets!”

Qin Wudi refused to believe this kid’s magic treasure could also be used on a Spirit Pet.

Although Mo Huaiyu was very interested in a Spirit Pet duel, he asked, “How exactly will the victory be decided? What if you give him a powerful Spirit Pet and give me a weak one?”

The masked man said confidently, “Please rest assured, brothers. As merchants, integrity is our foremost principle. I will provide Spirit Pets of equal strength to both of you. The specific outcome of the duel will depend on your respective skills.”

Hearing this, Mo Huaiyu’s mouth twitched.

‘Integrity? If I hadn’t just come all the way in from the outside, I might have believed you, you profiteer!’

In his mind, this masked man had already been labeled as a profiteer.

“But I don’t know how to operate a Spirit Pet either?”

Today was his first time here.

He hadn’t even read the instruction manual.

Even if he read it now, he wouldn’t be able to learn it in a short while.

“This…”

Upon hearing this, the masked man also found it difficult.

“Heh, you two, how about this instead.”

At this moment, Zhao Long, who had been silent on the side, spoke up.

“Let Junior Brother Qin and this little junior brother each bet on which Spirit Pet will win. For this round, we’ll compete based on luck. How about that?”

“Good! Then let’s do as Senior Brother Zhao suggests!”

Qin Wudi immediately responded.

“And what about this little junior brother?”

Zhao Long turned his gaze to Mo Huaiyu.

“Hmm…”

Mo Huaiyu stroked his chin and finally nodded as well.

“Alright, let’s do it that way.”

Luck…

Mo Huaiyu had always been very confident in his luck.

So-called once-in-a-century, once-in-a-millennium things—he had seen plenty.

Moreover, he even possessed the super-rare Yin-Yang Dao Body.

With this kind of luck, wasn’t he a veritable lucky king!

“Junior Brother Mo, are you really going to compete based on luck?”

An Ruoxi asked with some concern.

Something like luck—even she wouldn’t dare to make a definitive judgment.

Moreover, she didn’t want Junior Brother Mo to lose.

“Don’t worry, Sister Ruoxi. My luck has never been bad.”

Mo Huaiyu patted his chest in assurance.

Subsequently, the masked man brought over a tray with numbers and said, “Gentlemen, please randomly take a number. The Spirit Pets here are all at the same Divine Palace Realm level.”

There were Faxiang Realm ones too, but using Faxiang Realm Spirit Pets for a fight would cause too much commotion.

Qin Wudi drew a number randomly first, followed by Mo Huaiyu.

“Number six?”

He raised an eyebrow.

It seemed his luck was decent.

Six was a lucky number signifying smooth sailing.

Not long after, the masked man brought up the Spirit Pets corresponding to the numbers Qin Wudi and Mo Huaiyu had drawn.

Qin Wudi’s was a giant bird with fiery red feathers all over its body.

Its sharp claws looked imposing, and its beak even contained sharp teeth!

“Haha! It seems I’m going to win!”

Qin Wudi said with full confidence.

When Mo Huaiyu saw his own Spirit Pet, his eyes widened in surprise.

It was actually a white-haired fox!?