Chapter 726: A Ten-Billion Bet, The Final Assault on the Snake of Rebirth's Faith

With Mossa's death, Ladiz submitted a surrender request to Yu Yuan.

The moment Yu Yuan confirmed his agreement, this civilization

</path> war that should have lasted much longer came to an early end.

Yu Yuan's Bronze Rank standing climbed once again, officially breaking into the top 1000.

But no one was paying attention to him anymore.

All eyes were fixed on the golden-tier faction wars.

On the civilization war between the Snake of Rebirth and the Blood Duke.

Everyone was waiting for the final outcome of that conflict.

The Civilization Ladder channel had devolved into a marketplace of screaming matches.

Back when the Blood Clan and Wolf Clan clashed, Yu Yuan had witnessed the verbal warfare between players of the two races.

But now, the chaos in the chat channel was more than ten times worse than before.

Conflicts were escalating, and not a few were provoking fights.

Yu Yuan scanned carefully. The posts regarding the Snake of Rebirth versus the Blood Duke overwhelmingly favored the Snake of Rebirth.

The reason was that the Blood Duke currently had enemies on every side. Not only was he at war with both the Blood Clan and the Fallen Abyss simultaneously, he was also in a hostile state with the Wolf Clan.

The Snake of Rebirth, by contrast, was only hostile with the Blood Duke.

If that reason alone wasn't fatal enough.

Then the earlier incident of a large number of players mysteriously dying in the Bloodlands had completely turned players against the Blood Duke.

Then, he found a name in his friends list that he hadn't contacted in a long time.

- Commerce God Alliance Customer Service 0414.

He inquired about the betting odds for the battle between the Snake of Rebirth and the Blood Duke.

Soon, the relevant participation details appeared.

Sure enough, players' attitudes toward the Snake of Rebirth and the Blood Duke directly influenced their odds.

Snake of Rebirth odds 1.1: Blood Duke odds 2.3

[Commerce God Alliance Customer Service 0414: Honey, want to place a bet? The war between those two has been going on for days and could end at any moment. Don't miss your chance!]

Yu Yuan looked at his survival points balance: 15.6 billion, 12.24 million...

Not long ago, he had not only retrieved that 5 billion share from Greenfield, but as the Extreme Cold Disaster spread through the Civilization Ladder.

The Molten Element Blocks, which had risen to fame for being cheap and effective.

Their sales continued to break records.

Before he even realized it, his wealth had accumulated to such a degree.

Yu Yuan's gaze shifted repeatedly between the odds for the Snake of Rebirth and the Blood Duke.

His mind flashed through all the information he had on both of them.

Finally...

[Yu Yuan Shelter: Betting on the Blood Duke to win!]

[Commerce God Alliance Customer Service 0414: Alright, how many survival points would you like to wager? I'll send you the contract.]

[Yu Yuan Shelter: Wagering 10 billion survival points.]

After Yu Yuan said this, the customer service representative gave no response at all.

He waited a few seconds. Just as Yu Yuan's brow furrowed slightly, a reply finally came from the other side.

[Commerce God Alliance Customer Service 0414: Apologies, sending the contract to you now...]

Soon, a standard commercial contract was sent over. Yu Yuan checked the contents carefully, found no issues, and signed directly to confirm.

[Ding, please pay 10 billion survival points within 60 seconds. Upon payment, the contract will be formally established!]

When his account balance dropped to 5.6 billion, a commercial contract appeared in Yu Yuan's hands.

Looking at the words [Blood Duke Victory - Odds 2.3] printed on it, the corners of Yu Yuan's mouth curved slightly.

"Blood Duke... don't let me down!"

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The Altar of Life.

"Are you ready?"

Mona stroked her wine-red hair, a hint of helplessness in her tone.

"I hope we won't be changing hair color again this time!"

Yu Yuan couldn't help but laugh.

Indeed.

As Mona's power increased, her hair had evolved and changed along with her.

Her hair was a testament to her strength.

A old meme flashed through Yu Yuan's mind.

It fit Mona quite well, actually.

- The colors left for her were running out.

Mona looked at Yu Yuan, puzzled by his sudden laughter, her eyes full of confusion.

Was it really that funny?

Yu Yuan collected himself. In his hand appeared the newly obtained [Thought Tide Card - Ancient Faith].

This card was a natural fit with Mona's talent. Only when used on her could it unleash its full effect.

[Activating Thought Tide Card - Ancient Faith, Target: Mona]

The Thought Tide Card vanished from Yu Yuan's hand, transforming into a stream of light that surged into Mona's brow.

Mona blinked and looked at Yu Yuan.

"Leader... that's it?"

Yu Yuan wasn't surprised, however. Thought Tide Cards weren't cards that took effect immediately. Their power could only be unleashed under specific circumstances, in specific situations.

"Open the Faith Channel! You'll understand soon enough."

Mona shrugged.

"As you command, my Leader."

Yu Yuan raised an eyebrow slightly.

As the ritual began, the Dark Sanctum descended, and the Faith Channel belonging to the Snake of Rebirth opened once more. Yu Yuan began today's faith identification for believers.

And the moment Mona connected to the Faith Channel, she immediately understood the true meaning of Yu Yuan's words from earlier.

Inexplicable insights suddenly surfaced in her mind, and she sensed a faint, tenuous connection.

The other end of this connection was hazy and indistinct, yet it stirred within her a desire to explore.

Mona understood clearly. That was the Snake of Rebirth's allure pulling at her.

To explore it, she would need to make that connection clearer.

As time passed, after finishing the faith identification of one believer, Mona keenly noticed that the connection in her heart had actually become a bit clearer.

When Yu Yuan heard Mona's account and then looked at the data flashing across the virtual light screen:

Faith Transfer +1.1%, Faith Authority +0.8%

The numbers had increased.

"Mona, let's speed things up then. Let's try to completely seize the Snake of Rebirth's faith today."

A flicker of excitement crossed Mona's face as well, her tongue tracing over her lips.

"Of course."

As it turned out, the combination of the Thought Tide Card and Mona's talent was a 1+1 greater than 2 effect.

A day passed.

Yu Yuan looked at the virtual light screen. The Faith Transfer belonging to the Snake of Rebirth had now reached 70.2%, and Faith Authority had climbed to 38.4%.

Faith Transfer had already met the conditions for [Faith Plunder].

Faith Authority had also achieved a major breakthrough, with the acquisition probability greatly increased.

All of this was inseparable from that Thought Tide Card.

Mona had also gained something. The faith link from earlier had brought her no small benefit as well. Her manipulation of the Snake of Rebirth's faith was now more adept, with significantly reduced consumption.

She had also come to some different understandings about the Snake of Rebirth.

Of course, the gains mentioned above weren't the most important. The most crucial thing was that special connection.

She turned her gaze toward Yu Yuan with the eyes of a predator who had caught her prey, a dangerous glint shining within them:

"Leader, that connection to the Snake of Rebirth... I've caught it!"