"Not bad. These three Half-Spirits actually managed to reach the third step of the 12 steps. Putting aside their identities as Half-Spirits, their natural endowments are pretty good!" When they saw Xiao Fan and the other two ascend to the third step, the Fire Spirit Tribe members immediately nodded and praised them.
"In my opinion, they'll reach the fifth step at most!" A Fire Spirit Tribe member sneered and said, "Because there's a certain method to ascend the 12 steps. The most important thing to note is that you can't ascend too quickly. Because if you ascend too quickly in the beginning, you'll definitely run out of energy in the later stages!"
"These three Half-Spirits obviously don't know about this. They ascended three steps in a row as soon as they arrived. I'm afraid that they've already exhausted a lot of their energy, right?"
"Actually, it can be seen that these three Half-Spirits have some strength and ability. Unfortunately, they're too eager to succeed!" A Fire Spirit Tribe member said indifferently, "If they're too eager to succeed, the heavens won't let them succeed!"
"These three Half-Spirits definitely won't be able to reach the sixth step. Even if they're a little surprising, they're just so-so in the end!"
"Come, let's start the bet!" A Fire Spirit Tribe member started to shout. "If these three Half-Spirits can ascend to the fifth step, the odds are 1: 2. If they can ascend to the sixth step, the odds are 1: 5. If they can ascend to the seventh step, the odds are 1: 10. If they can ascend to the eighth step, the odds are 1: 100!"
"I bet that they won't be able to reach the fifth step!"
"I bet that they won't be able to reach the sixth step!"
"I bet that they won't be able to reach the seventh step!"
....
In an instant, the huge crowd of Fire Spirit Tribe members became excited, and the group of them started to make bets.
The Fire Spirit Tribe had a few problems, and one of them was that they loved to gamble. The entire Fire Spirit Tribe could be said to be a gambling addict. At this moment, they were using Xiao Fan as a gambling tool and started to make bets.
However, even though there were many people betting, practically all the members of the Fire Spirit Race were betting on the fifth, sixth, and seventh steps. Not a single one of them bet that Xiao Fan's group would ascend the eighth step.
Because not a single member of the Fire Spirit Race believed that Xiao Fan's group would be able to ascend to the 8th step. Since they definitely wouldn't be able to ascend to the 8th step, betting on the 8th step was a bet that they would definitely lose. Only an idiot would bet money on the 8th step.
The members of the Fire Spirit Race weren't idiots, so they naturally wouldn't do something so stupid!
Clang!
While the members of the Fire Spirit Race below were betting, Xiao Fan took another step forward with Shangguan Tong and Shangguan Chen. He directly ascended to the fourth step. The melodious notes rang out again and echoed in the sky.
"The fifth step!"
They were betting that Xiao Fan's group wouldn't be able to reach the fifth step. The people from the Fire Spirit Race were all staring at Xiao Fan's group. They tightly gripped their gambling chips and their breathing was rapid. It was as if they were constantly fanning themselves.
However!
Clang!
Xiao Fan took Shangguan Tong and Shangguan Chen to the fifth step calmly, and the melodious notes that belonged to the fifth step immediately rang out.
"Dammit!" The members of the Fire Spirit Race who had bet that Xiao Fan's group wouldn't be able to reach the fifth step were all vexed. They cursed loudly and threw away their gambling chips furiously at the same time!
"The fifth step should be the end of the three Half-Spirits. Haha, prepare to collect your money!" A member of the Fire Spirit Race was in high spirits as he called out loudly.
Many members of the Fire Spirit Race laughed loudly when they heard that because they were betting that Xiao Fan's group wouldn't be able to reach the sixth step.
However, before they could finish laughing, there was a clang. Xiao Fan had taken Shangguan Tong and Shangguan Chen to the sixth step. He stood with the geniuses from the Fire Spirit Race who had yet to reach the eighth step but were still persisting. They were unwilling to go down.
The surroundings immediately fell silent!
The members of the Fire Spirit Race who had said that Xiao Fan's group wouldn't be able to reach the sixth step and that the fifth step would definitely be the end of Xiao Fan's group. At this moment, all of them looked like they had eaten a dead child. Their faces were extremely ugly as they stood there with ashen faces. They were unable to say a single word.
On the other hand, the members of the Fire Spirit Race who had bet that Xiao Fan's group wouldn't be able to reach the sixth step all cursed furiously. They threw their chips to the ground furiously as they became extremely furious.
However, there were also some members of the Fire Spirit Race who were overjoyed. They couldn't help but laugh out loud because they had all bet that Xiao Fan's group wouldn't be able to reach the seventh step. At this moment, Xiao Fan had already reached the sixth step, so they had already won half of their bet.
"Hahaha, you've won. Pay up!" The members of the Fire Spirit Race who had bet that Xiao Fan's group wouldn't be able to reach the seventh step immediately rushed over to the banker. They took out their chips and laughed loudly.
"What's the hurry? The outcome hasn't been decided yet! "The banker directly pushed away his chips and said with a sidelong glance.
"There's no need to watch at all. If they can reach the seventh step, I'll eat my chips!" The member of the Fire Spirit Race who had bet that Xiao Fan's group wouldn't be able to reach the seventh step immediately said.
"That's right!" Another member of the Fire Spirit Race who had bet that Xiao Fan's group wouldn't be able to reach the seventh step walked over and said in an extremely casual manner. "It's really unexpected for the three of them to reach this step, but that's all they've done. Reaching the seventh step isn't something they can do!"
"The bet is over. It's time for you to pay up!"
"We'll talk about it after the outcome has been decided!" The banker remained unmoved. He pushed away all his chips and insisted.
"Why are you so stubborn? I've already said that they …! "A member of the Fire Spirit Race immediately became rather furious as he shouted out.
However, before he could finish his sentence, something happened.
Clang!
Another melodious sound rang out. After that, under everyone's stunned gazes, Xiao Fan directly led Shangguan Tong and Shangguan Chen onto the seventh step.
The surroundings instantly fell deathly silent!
All the members of the Fire Spirit Race stared at the backs of Xiao Fan's group with shock. Their mouths were slightly agape, but they were unable to utter a single word.
At this moment, the old man in white robes who stood beside the twelve steps opened his eyes slightly once more. He raised his head and looked at Xiao Fan's group. A wisp of surprise appeared in his eyes as well.
The eighth step of the twelve steps was an important dividing line that determined the geniuses of the Fire Spirit Race. Those who could reach the eighth step were true geniuses of the Fire Spirit Race. Those who couldn't could only be considered ordinary.
However, even though they were only ordinary geniuses, geniuses who could reach the seventh step absolutely couldn't be ignored. All of them were geniuses that received the attention of many!
On the other hand, even though the Half-Spirit Race had geniuses as well, they were extremely few in number. Moreover, compared to the Fire Spirit Race as a whole, the Half-Spirit Race only had a tenth of the Fire Spirit Race as a whole.
In the past, no more than 20 or 30 geniuses from the Half-Spirit Clan were able to ascend the seventh step every single time the number one danger zone was opened. However, only a mere 2 geniuses from the Half-Spirit Clan were able to ascend the eighth step.
Now, Heavenly Flame City that had never possessed any Half-Spirit Race geniuses had actually suddenly produced three Half-Spirit Race geniuses that could reach the seventh step. How could anyone believe this?
Suddenly!
"Hahaha! Didn't you say that you would eat the chips once the three of them reached the seventh step? Eat it! Eat it! Stop wasting time!" The person from the Fire Spirit Clan broke the silence in the air. He couldn't stop himself from laughing wildly. He pointed at the person from the Fire Spirit Clan who had spoken before and shouted.
When he heard the Fire Spirit, the face of the Fire Spirit that said he would eat the chips instantly darkened like the bottom of a pot, and the veins on his forehead bulged.
Suddenly, he didn't say a single word and directly crushed the chips in his hand. After that, he turned around and walked towards the distance without even looking back.
"Kill them all!" The Fire Spirit didn't continue chasing after him. He had an extremely excited expression instead, and he shouted loudly as he gazed at all the Fire Spirit that were betting.
However, no one paid any attention to him. All the Fire Spirit Race's members were still staring fixedly behind Xiao Fan's group of three, and all of them had indeterminate expressions on their faces.
"Where did these three Half-Spirit Clansmen come from?" One of the Fire Spirit Race's members spoke in an extremely low voice. "Why have I never seen or heard of them?"
"What a series of surprises today. First, our Skyfire City suddenly gained two more top geniuses that can ascend to the eighth step. Now, three more Half-Spirit geniuses that can ascend to the seventh step. Heh!" One of the Fire Spirit Race's members chuckled.
"So what if they can ascend to the seventh step?" One of the Fire Spirit Race's members laughed coldly. "They're still ordinary and useless if they can't ascend to the eighth step!"
"But those three Half-Spirits are still not bad. If they're trained well, then perhaps they'll become great figures in the future!" A member of the Fire Spirit Clan, who clearly had an extraordinary status, ordered in a very casual voice, "Men, when they come down, go up and talk to them. See if the three of them are interested in joining our Yang Family of Heaven Fire City!"
"They can state any conditions they want. I can give them any cultivation resources, and my only condition is that they have to serve our Yang Family for the rest of their lives!"
"Yes, my Lord!" One of the subordinates immediately accepted the order. He was about to step forward and wait for Xiao Fan's group of three to descend from the twelfth step.
However, before he could reach the twelfth step, a loud clang rang out.
With a clang, Xiao Fan, Shangguan Tong, and Shangguan Chen stepped onto the eighth step under countless shocked gazes. They stood together with Yang Hao and the silent woman from the Fire Spirit Clan.
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