During the life-and-death duel between the two, the Myriad Martial Arts Merchant Guild's casino opened a betting market. Almost everyone bet on Fan Huan winning, but the odds were pathetically low. Only Zhao Cheng, before stepping onto the stage, bet his entire fortune on himself.
The outcome of the fight greatly exceeded everyone's expectations. In the beginning, Zhao Cheng was indeed suppressed and beaten by Fan Huan, but in the end, Zhao Cheng used a talisman, and his strength suddenly doubled.
Fan Huan, certain of victory, had already relaxed his guard against Zhao Cheng. Caught completely off guard, he was instantly severely injured by Zhao Cheng.
Although Fan Huan's strength was greater than Zhao Cheng's, it wasn't double, and he had also suddenly suffered such a heavy blow. The subsequent battle was without suspense. Zhao Cheng staged a desperate counterattack, ultimately turning the tables and killing his life-and-death nemesis.
This result was unacceptable to many, as most of them had bet on Fan Huan winning, causing them to lose a lot of money.
Zhao Cheng, on the other hand, made a huge profit from this battle. You see, the casinos had offered odds of 1:50 this time.
This battle caused those gamblers to lose disastrously, and naturally, many people were curious about what method Zhao Cheng had used to suddenly double his strength.
After much inquiry, they finally learned the secret of the Strength Amplification Talisman that could amplify strength by a factor of one.
A Strength Amplification Talisman that doubles strength! This is something that can be used as a life-saving trump card.
Zhao Cheng's experience was a living example. Without that Strength Amplification Talisman that doubled his strength, he would have died at Fan Huan's hands long ago. How could he have made a huge profit after avenging his life-and-death feud?
Normally, these martial artists weren't too interested in Strength Amplification Talismans, because most of these talismans could only amplify strength by 20-30%, and only a very small number could amplify strength by 50%.
Although amplifying strength by 20-30% also had some effect, at a critical life-or-death moment, this small increase in strength was not very useful.
However, a Strength Amplification Talisman that doubles strength is enough to cause a complete reversal in strength. Sometimes, this single talisman is a life.
When Chu Jianqiu heard about the 1:50 odds, his eyes instantly turned red. Damn it, if he had placed a bet just now, the money he earned would probably be enough for him to break through to the Body Refining Ninth Layer. Why would he need to work hard selling talismans here now?
However, Chu Jianqiu only thought about this; he didn't take it too seriously. Because without knowing the strength of both Zhao Cheng and Fan Huan, even if he had confidence in his talismans, he might not necessarily have won the bet.
Chu Jianqiu hadn't refined many talismans. The dozen or so Strength Amplification Talismans sold out instantly.
Those who didn't manage to buy a Strength Amplification Talisman immediately beat their chests and stamped their feet, filled with regret. If they had run a step faster, wouldn't they have managed to grab one?
"Young Master Chu, do you have any more of these Power Amplification Talismans? I can offer double the price!"
"I'll offer triple the price!"
"I'll offer quadruple!"
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The scene instantly became chaotic again.
In their opinion, Chu Jianqiu was selling these talismans cheaply to begin with. For Strength Amplification Talismans with such effects, even two or three times the price would be completely within their acceptable range.
Chu Jianqiu gleefully put away the spirit stones he had received. In less than the time it takes an incense stick to burn, he had earned over 400 spirit stones. Over 400 spirit stones meant over 400 Body Tempering Pills, which was enough for him to open up another meridian.
Being a Talisman Master is really profitable! Chu Jianqiu sighed with emotion in his heart.
"Cough cough, everyone, please don't argue. I still have some stock of these Strength Amplification Talismans. As long as everyone has money, talismans are not a problem," Chu Jianqiu coughed twice and said lightly and casually.
"Everyone, please go back and get your money ready. You can come back at this time tomorrow!"
Chu Jianqiu packed up his stall, shouldered the large bag of spirit stones, and left. He still needed to exchange these spirit stones for talisman refining materials and Body Tempering Pills.
When those people heard that Chu Jianqiu still had stock of Strength Amplification Talismans, they were instantly overjoyed and hurriedly went back to prepare their money. They planned to buy as many Strength Amplification Talismans as possible tomorrow.
No one would say they had too many of these life-saving items.
Who knew how long it would take Chu Jianqiu to refine them again after selling this batch?
You see, Talisman Masters don't succeed in refining talismans every time, and refining talismans requires a lot of time and effort. If they were slow, who knew how long they would have to wait for the next batch of Strength Amplification Talismans?
Chu Jianqiu bought materials for a hundred Strength Amplification Talismans at the Talisman Pavilion and went to the Myriad Martial Commerce Pill Pavilion to buy over three hundred Body Tempering Pills.
Returning to his residence, Chu Jianqiu began refining talismans day and night, like crazy.
Failure rate? That was impossible for him.
For other Talisman Masters, even the most skilled ones, it was impossible to succeed in refining talismans 100% of the time.
But for Chu Jianqiu, who possessed the Myriad Dao Source Flow Talisman Array Inheritance, aside from failing a few times when he first started refining talismans, he hadn't failed since.
As the number of refined talismans increased, Chu Jianqiu's talisman refining skill rapidly improved at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the speed of refining talismans also rapidly soared.
But after refining fifty Strength Amplification Talismans, Chu Jianqiu suddenly noticed something was wrong.
As his refining technique became more proficient, every Strength Amplification Talisman he now refined reached the level of a supreme-grade talisman core. The amplification of strength from this type of talisman was far more than double. Chu Jianqiu estimated that the few he refined best could amplify strength by three or four times.
Taking out a Strength Amplification Talisman that doubles strength was already astonishing enough. If he were to take out this kind of Strength Amplification Talisman that could amplify strength by three or four times, it wouldn't just cause shock; it would be more than that.
Talismans that far exceeded the normal level would definitely arouse suspicion from others.
Exceeding the normal level by one grade could still be explained by talent, but if it had already departed from the normal scope, it would inevitably attract suspicion and covetousness. People would definitely suspect if he had obtained some rare treasure or inheritance.
In the long history of the Heavenly Martial Continent, there were quite a number of martial artists who soared to prominence after obtaining great opportunities, but many also fell during the process of rising, their inheritances seized, becoming someone else's opportunity.
Most of the martial artists who fell midway were those who did not know how to hide their brilliance when they were still weak and were too shocking to the world, leading to someone discovering the secret of their great opportunity and thus meeting a tragic end.
Chu Jianqiu pondered for a while, hid away those supreme-grade talisman core Strength Amplification Talismans, and in the subsequent refining, controlled the talisman cores of the Strength Amplification Talismans to be at the high-grade level.
After refining non-stop for a day and a night, Chu Jianqiu finally completed the refining of the hundred Strength Amplification Talismans.
This speed of refining talismans was enough to instantly surpass all Talisman Masters in the Great Gan Dynasty. Even the acknowledged Talisman King in the Talisman Array world of the Great Gan Dynasty could not compare to Chu Jianqiu in terms of talisman refining speed and success rate.