I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 621 Not Simple

How can there be so many coincidences in the world?
The gambling fox felt a little scared.

For a man as cunning as him, he could live well in the chaotic world and cause trouble everywhere without being beaten to death. Besides the fact that he had several lives, the most important thing was that he was cautious and never believed in luck.

If it was luck that Zhang Chen ruined Zhang Shicheng's plan of transforming from a dragon to a dragon once, then it was definitely not luck that he ruined Zhang Shicheng's plan of transforming from a dragon to a dragon twice.

The most crucial thing is that Zhang Chen was in the lair of Pingbian Wang and ruined Zhang Shicheng's plan of transforming from a dragon into a dragon right under the nose of Huang Tiandao. Could this be a fluke?
What a fluke!

If it were someone else, he would have been turned into ashes by the attack from Huang Tiandao and Pingbian Palace. How could he still be able to jump around?

Thinking about the bargaining chip with the mighty divine light surrounding Zhang Chen, Tu Shanqing felt scared at the thought.

"But the stronger he is, the safer it will be when we enter the tomb of the Innate Water God. Even if I don't fight for the power of the Water God, as long as I get some of the Water God's flesh and blood and body, it will be enough for my bloodline to evolve again." Tu Shan Qing muttered to himself.

"But if I can seize the chips from him... I, Tu Shan Qing, will be invincible in the world." Tu Shan Qing's eyes lit up frighteningly when he thought of the chips on Zhang Chen.

"Why don't I, the ancestor, possess so many treasures? Comparing yourself with others is really frustrating. That kid is also a man of great luck. I need to be more cautious when facing him in the future. I can't take it lightly." Tu Shan Qing was so envious that his eyes turned red.

Time passed quickly and the school seemed to have quieted down. Zhang Xiaohua attended class quietly and didn't make any trouble. Zhang Gaoqiu also seemed to have quieted down. Shen Ling also ignored Zhang Chen. For a moment, the whole academy seemed to be at peace and the atmosphere was exceptionally calm.

However, Zhang Chen could feel the cold gazes from Zhang Xiaohua, Zhang Gaoqiu and others from time to time. Those gazes were like knives, as if they wanted to cut him into pieces.

Zhang Chen had no friends in the classroom. When those children of powerful and wealthy families saw Zhang Chen wearing a coarse linen shirt, they seemed to realize that Zhang Chen came from a humble background and no one wanted to interact with him. Only Tushan Qing followed Zhang Chen around and treated him as a brother every day, not caring about other people's opinions.

Tu Shan Qing can be called the socialite of Class A and No. A school. She gets along well with everyone from Zhang Xiaohua, the prince of Pingbian Prince, to ordinary noble children in Class A, to Zhang Chen.

Especially Tushan Qing always gathers people to gamble. It seems that his innate magical power is to absorb the gambling emotions of all living beings, so Tushan Qing always gathers people to gamble.

The children of the rich and powerful were all into prostitution, gambling and drugs. Especially since Tu Shanqing's bets were all from the Great Wilderness, although they were not valuable, they were a curiosity, so all the children of the rich and powerful joined in the gambling.

The bets were all small ones, but they aroused everyone's emotions, causing a trace of inexplicable energy in everyone to be absorbed by Tushan Qing and disappear into Tushan Qing's body.

"That energy seems very strange?" Zhang Chen looked at Tushan Qing's gathered energy thoughtfully.

"That's luck." The Great Freedom Demon appeared on Zhang Chen's shoulder and said with a serious face, "You see, that guy keeps losing, but in the process of losing, he absorbs the fortune of the person who wins the gamble. He accumulates a huge amount of fortune to survive future disasters. If he encounters a killing disaster in the future, he will release the absorbed fortune. Naturally, the way of heaven will bless him and help him turn danger into safety and become indestructible. No one can kill him."

"Is there such a weird method?" Zhang Chen took a breath of cold air. Anyone who knew Tushan Qing would be in big trouble. If he was not careful, he would be cheated and lose everything, and even his own luck would be lost to the other party.

"Although this kid is weird, he is not as weird as you." The Great Freedom Demon muttered to himself.

Zhang Chen was able to see through Tushan Qing's methods because he had the golden finger, a unique power between heaven and earth that could peek into the magical origin of heaven and earth. If it were someone else, even a twelfth-level strongman, or even a strongman beyond the twelfth level, might not be able to detect this kid's strange methods.

However, when Zhang Chen thought of this, he suddenly had an inexplicable thought in his mind, and asked the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon: "Tu Shanqing's bet is so weird, can he gamble with an existence that has surpassed the realm of 'fruit'?"

Zhang Chen was really curious about the limit of this magical power. After all, when he obtained this magical power, there was no description of the limit. Since the narration did not describe the limit, it meant that there was no limit.

"In theory, it is possible, but since it is a gambling fight, there must be stakes. There are two types of stakes. The first is a stake of equal value. The second is a stake of value recognized by the other party. Bet of equal value is needless to say, but the second type of bet of value recognized by the other party has too much room for manipulation. If the other party recognizes the bet, even a blade of grass can be betted for the other party's innate spiritual treasure." said the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon.

Zhang Chen fell silent after hearing this. He felt that Tu Shanqing was more and more terrifying. How many years had he lived? According to the time, how deep must his accumulated experience be?

It's so scary!
How many geniuses are there in the fox clan?
For example, the fox fairy girl: Nan Nan, wasn't she also cheated? Her tail was taken away by trickery. For example, wasn't Zhang Gaoqiu before also cheated of his bloodline power?

Now think about it, although Tushan Qing doesn't have his own system, his gambling ability is no worse than his own system. This kid's methods are simply creepy.

When Zhang Chen thought of this, cold sweat broke out.

"I really underestimated the heroes of the world. They may not have my golden finger, but they may have other means. Those means may not be as good as the golden finger, but they should never be underestimated." Zhang Chen was secretly shocked.

He felt that he had underestimated Tu Shanqing! There was no telling how many hidden tricks this kid had.

Just like myself, aren't the means I reveal to the world only one in a hundred true?
"There are probably not too few people like Tushan Qing in this world." Zhang Chen muttered to himself.

"Chongzheng Academy will be conducting an inner sect examination today. How are you two preparing?" Shen Qiu turned his gaze towards Shen Ling and Jiang Nan.

Shen Ling sighed: "How can I prepare? I don't even know the test questions, how can I prepare in advance?"

Shen Ling looked at Zhang Gaoqiu, who had a melancholy look on his face. At this moment, Zhang Gaoqiu had a sad face and was sitting there blankly, as if he had lost his soul.

His biggest reliance is the power of his bloodline. If he loses the power of his bloodline, how can he compete with other geniuses? What qualifications does he have to join the inner court? How can he pass the assessment?
"What are you looking at? It's as if you have a chance to join the inner courtyard. Although I don't know through what despicable means you joined Chongzheng Academy, but you want to join the inner courtyard? Dream on! My Shen family can only get one quota to join the inner courtyard. You, a toad, want to eat swan meat? It's simply wishful thinking!" Shen Ling inadvertently glanced at Zhang Chen's gaze and scolded him angrily.

Hearing Shen Ling's words, Zhang Chen's mouth curled up into a strange smile. At this moment, he really wanted to take out the qualification to enter the inner courtyard and throw it in Shen Ling's face, but after thinking it over, he felt it was unnecessary.

This is so childish!

"What's the point of getting angry at me? If you have the ability, you can join the inner courtyard. It's meaningless for you to come to me to seek a sense of existence." Zhang Chen smiled coldly, his voice full of mockery.

"How dare you contradict me?" Shen Ling got furious when she heard Zhang Chen's sarcastic words.

In Shen Ling's eyes, Zhang Chen will always be a poor boy from the north, a savage, while she is the high and mighty eldest lady. Now that Zhang Chen dares to "rebel against his superiors", how can she not be angry?
At this time, Shen Ling was extremely angry. He glared at Zhang Chen with his eyes full of rage, as if fire was about to be spewed out. The power of the blood in his body was fluctuating, as if he was ready to teach Zhang Chen, this ignorant savage, a lesson at any time.

At this moment, Mr. Zhou Yi from the academy came over with a wooden box in his arms. He coughed lightly, and all the smoke in the field dissipated.

The students who had gathered together to gamble also returned to their seats.

But the teacher stood in front of the podium, put the wooden box on the table, and then said with a smile: "The reason why most of you joined Chongzheng Academy is nothing more than the quota for the inner courtyard. Now the quota for the inner courtyard selection has been announced, and there are a total of 36 quotas."

Hearing Zhou Yi's words, everyone was excited and looked at Zhou Yi expectantly. The young prince Zhang Xiaohua said, "I wonder what the procedure for this inner court assessment is like?"

Zhou Yi said: "There are a total of 500 people who have signed up for the assessment this time. 26 of you have already obtained the quota for the assessment. However... the dean said that in order to select the sons of luck among you, it is better to have no one than to have someone of poor quality. We must select people with great luck. So those of you who have the quota for the assessment must also participate in the assessment. If you fail the assessment, you can use the quota to be exempted."

Zhang Chen's heart moved when he heard this, and he instantly understood what Zhou Qiucheng meant. Zhou Qiucheng felt that there were too many places, and it would be perfect if he could use those who already had places to consume ten of them.

Zhou Qiucheng's selection method is like a nightmare to those children of dignitaries who have never obtained a quota, and it is full of endless malice.

However, after hearing the teacher's words, the faces of all the students in the field changed. Some people held the quota and had the right of exemption, so they naturally sat there as if they were watching a play, while others looked pale, because the academy's assessment method obviously reduced everyone's chances of entering the inner courtyard.

"This is not fair!" Some children from aristocratic families protested in dissatisfaction.

(End of this chapter)