This time, Hank didn't stare at Zhou Xuan. Instead, he stared at the small bowl in front of him.
The lid was lifted, but the numbers left him stunned. One point was correct, two twos were correct, two fours were correct, but the six was missing. Why was there an extra one?
Hank was a little stunned and didn't react!
Of course, this result was a huge surprise to him. Given his level and his eyesight, he could have easily understood the score with just a glance, but this unexpected turn of events was a huge blow to his morale!
Sato's body trembled, and his heart sank. He had indeed lost!
Moreover, he didn't even know where he lost. When he came, he only regarded Hank as a formidable opponent, and he didn't take Zhou Xuan, whom he had never heard of before, seriously. It was only in this game that he began to realize and take him seriously. Indeed, Zhou Xuan is a top-notch master who doesn't reveal his true abilities!
Ma Shu understood Zhou Xuan's special nature to some extent. He had experienced Zhou Xuan's methods once before. They were neither too harsh nor too mild, but they always managed to kill you in the end!
Only Zhuang Zhixian, initially tense and gritting his teeth, thought Zhou Xuan would betray him. But as soon as the dice were opened and he saw the score, he couldn't help but jump up wildly. He shouted without regard for his image, "Two, two, four, fourteen points! We won! We won again!"
At this moment, Zhuang Zhixian wished he could grab Zhou Xuan and kiss him hard. Although Zhou Xuan was hateful, his methods were really good. He had been watching him closely the whole time, but without anyone noticing, he had made Sato and Hank boil to death in a pot of water!
If he hadn't become Zhou Xuan's mortal enemy, if Zhou Xuan hadn't been impossible for him to use, and if Zhou Xuan's identity hadn't been so special, Zhuang Zhixian would have really wanted to win over Zhou Xuan, form an alliance, and make a fortune across the land!
But that was obviously impossible. Based on their previous interactions, Zhuang Zhixian knew that Zhou Xuan would never cooperate with him. This person was completely different from Ma Shuzhe; he couldn't be won over with money or beauty. Besides, this time, he had already offended him to death!
Adding to the 20 million won in the previous round, Zhou Xuan won a staggering 140 million in just two rounds. This allowed Zhuang Zhixian to recoup his previous loss of 1 billion Hong Kong dollars. Feeling much more at ease, he glanced at the time in front of Zhou Xuan. There were still 20 minutes left before the hour was up. He smiled and raised his wrist to Zhou Xuan, indicating that he remembered and there was no need to worry.
This gesture can be seen as a gesture of goodwill and a reward to Zhou Xuan.
Seeing Hank's stunned expression, Zhou Xuan moved the chips back. At this moment, he was the biggest winner, and the situation was clearly in his favor.
Sato won five million in the previous game and lost twenty million in this game, for a total loss of fifteen million, which is not too significant compared to the total of three hundred and fifty million.
Hank, on the other hand, lost 25 million in the last round and 80 million in this round, for a total loss of 105 million, nearly a third of the total. His chips on the table were significantly less, and his mentality was even more clearly defeated in this round than in the last.
Sato knew from that moment on that Hank had definitely lost today, lost inexplicably, and was in danger himself. Up until now, from the two rounds they'd gambled on, he hadn't figured out how Zhou Xuan had won at all!
To say that he cheated or rigged the game, Sato doesn't think so. He's a master cheater, and even if his methods are superb, he still has to meet a few basic conditions. But Zhou Xuan didn't meet any of those basic conditions. It's like the bank was robbed, but Zhou Xuan didn't leave the house and stayed at home the whole time. Can you really pin the blame for the robbery on Zhou Xuan?
Obviously impossible!
Although Zhou Xuan won this round, making Zhuang Zhixian happy, he was even more flustered. The closer he got to the end of the game, the more afraid he became, because he had not yet found any way to deal with Zhuang Zhixian.
Hank was truly flustered, but despite his confused expression, he remained silent.
Zhou Xuan pointed to the dice and asked Sato and Hank, "Should I shake it or should you shake it?"
Sato shook his head. He wasn't going to take the initiative with this game. He wanted to stall for time and deal with it later. He had made up his mind that he would no longer bet on any micro-bet games and would wait until he could play other games.
Hank took a few breaths, then grabbed the dice cup and said, "I'll shake it one more time!"
Zhou Xuan casually gestured to him, letting him shake his hand.
Hank picked up the stock cup with both hands, calmed himself down, and then pondered, his hands trembling slightly as he held the cup.
Zhuang Zhixian chuckled. This Hank... he's nothing like the legendary figure. His hands were trembling after losing; how can he possibly win later?
Zhou Xuan had a different idea. He had been using ice energy to probe everything, but Hank's trembling hands were definitely not due to fear. Rather, it seemed that he was using a kind of skill, somewhat like internal energy cultivation.
Because Zhou Xuan's icy energy sensed the change in Hank's internal energy, a powerful energy circulated in Hank's lower abdomen, then rose to his chest, extended to his arms, and finally to his hands, before flowing from his hands to his thighs.
Zhou Xuan could sense that after Hank's energy entered the Ban Zhong, it only enveloped one of the scattered particles. Given Hank's violent energy source, as soon as he released it, the energy would shatter the scattered particles inside into fragments.
Zhou Xuan was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood.
Under Hank's manipulation of his internal energy, the scattered stone first split into fragments. Then, enveloped by his internal energy, it slowly and very gently dispersed again. Even experts wouldn't be able to detect the movement; they could only estimate the stone's value before it split. As for what happened after it was shattered, only Hank could understand.
This is a game of skill. In a gambling game, as long as these scattered pieces don't actually disappear, it's not considered cheating and you won't be caught. If one piece is missing, it will make the opponent dissatisfied and might try to cheat. But shaking the pieces to break them doesn't count as cheating. No one can guarantee that when shaking the pieces, they will use enough force to break a lot of them.
Of course, the material of the micro-particles could not possibly be broken in the dice cup. The person who could break the dice must be extraordinary. However, in a casino, no one stipulates that if the micro-particles are broken, the game is invalid, and the person who shakes the dice is not considered cheating. The only thing that matters is if you can't hear it. If you can't hear it, it means you have poor skills and your hearing is not as good as others. If you lose, you have nothing to say.
Only then did Zhou Xuan truly understand Hank's intention. Immediately, just as he was about to use his inner strength to split the microparticle, he used his ice energy to transform the outer layer of the microparticle into gold, albeit only a very thin layer.
Hank used his internal energy to split the particle apart, and then used his internal energy to protect the microparticle until it softened and stuck to the ground.
However, he could not use his internal energy to perceive the scene inside the scattered piece. He simply used his internal energy as usual, unaware that Zhou Xuan had already transformed the surface of the piece into gold. His internal energy did not shatter the scattered piece!
After Hank stopped shaking the bowl and placed it on the table, Zhou Xuan then swallowed the extremely thin layer of gold.
The microparticle immediately returned to its original form. Because these particles were new and spotless, Zhou Xuan transformed and devoured a very thin layer of the outer skin, so it was not visible from the outside. If the particles were old, they would become new at this time. But since they were new, the color did not change much, and the area and volume were also not noticeable.
After putting down the small cup, Hank let out a long breath; this internal energy was extremely taxing on one's energy.
Hank was absolutely certain of the outcome of this incident, because his internal martial arts skills were capable of splitting wood and shattering stone. He believed that no one in the hall would have imagined that Hank was actually a master of internal energy. With his skills, even if everyone in the hall rushed up at him without using a gun, they would not be a match for him.
However, this is just Hank's own idea, his own opinion.
Zhou Xuan was someone he hadn't expected. Zhou Xuan also understood that Hank was a master of internal martial arts. Being able to shatter the scattered pieces inside the scattered pot was something that ordinary practitioners couldn't do. Even in the most remote and remote places, you couldn't find many people with skills comparable to Hank.
In the past, Zhou Xuan had faced many martial arts masters, such as Yingying, Wei Xiaoyu, and Wei Haihong's bodyguards. These were all extremely skilled, but compared to Hank, they were still far inferior.
Hank is a master of internal martial arts. Although Fu Ying and Wei Xiaoyu are extremely skilled, they are far from being able to shatter rocks and split wood, let alone possess the internal strength to strike through mountains.
Hank was confident this time, but he really didn't expect to encounter Zhou Xuan, a strange person who shouldn't exist in the world. Zhou Xuan's ice energy was not a kind of ability on Earth, so it was beyond Hank's understanding. It was not surprising that he lost to Zhou Xuan.
Even now, Hank still can't figure out how Zhou Xuan beat him. He wonders if Zhou Xuan got lucky, or if he just made a mistake. But it's too much of a coincidence!
The first time it was his own mistake, but the second time it was Zhou Xuan who shook it. Could it be that he and Sato both misheard? Since they couldn't see that Zhou Xuan had done anything wrong, it could only mean one thing: Zhou Xuan is a master who is even more powerful than them!
Of course, Hank had always been at the top, and he didn't believe there could be anyone better than him, which is why he suffered such a crushing defeat.
After shaking his head, Hank looked at Zhou Xuan and Sato, then at his own hands, and whispered, "Mr. Sato, Mr. Zhou Xuan, do you intend to place a bet?"