BookMe Chapter 456: I've figured out human nature, but I haven't counted the number of people clearly
Chapter 456: I've figured out human nature, but I haven't counted the number of people clearly
Chu Xinghe swore... At the moment he accepted the Black Tortoise's challenge, he wasn't nervous at all. But when it came to the final setup of the Star Chart, he was genuinely anxious.Damn it, this was supposed to be a situation where the three wolves would wreak havoc, but we ended up turning it into a three-wolf showdown...
The Black Tortoise Star Chart was the last chance, so after much deliberation, Chu Xinghe decided to place it upside down.
The reason for this choice was actually quite simple... Chu Xinghe analyzed it from a human nature perspective.
Think about it... Although we don't know how many times Tantai Jing and Ji Moran have acted in the previous rounds, it's certain that these two have already been exposed as wolves.
This final Black Tortoise Star Chart is the last opportunity, and under such circumstances, neither Ji Moran nor Tantai Jing would trust anyone.
At this point, even I, Chu Xinghe, would only trust myself...
So, in this situation, neither of them would care what others do; they would definitely make a move.
If I placed it upright, Tantai Jing would act first and flip the Star Chart, but if Ji Moran acted afterward, the Star Chart would be flipped back upright.
So, the upright path wouldn't work.
Only placing it upside down could lead to failure.
If placed upside down, Tantai Jing's action would turn it upright, and Ji Moran's subsequent action would turn it back upside down!
So, ultimately, the Star Chart would revert to the upside-down mode... To verify his hypothesis, Chu Xinghe secretly set up a small sensing formation on the Star Chart. If anyone touched it, he would know.
Soon, after Chu Xinghe stepped out of the altar, Tantai Jing was the second to enter.
From Tantai Jing's serious expression, Chu Xinghe knew he had mastered the art of human nature to perfection!
And indeed, Chu Xinghe's calculations were correct. Shortly after Tantai Jing entered, the sensing formation gave a slight response...
Tantai Jing... he made a move!
Now the formation had been turned upright!
Others followed one by one, and as expected, they didn't touch the Star Chart.
Finally, the suspense shifted to Ji Moran. Chu Xinghe watched as Ji Moran, pretending to be nonchalant, entered the altar, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face!
Hmph!
Little Ji... you think that by pretending to be calm, you can scare me, Chu Xinghe?
Quite the opposite!
If you looked serious, I might actually be a bit scared.
But the more you pretend to be calm, the more nervous you actually are... Tantai Jing is from the Demonic Sect, so even if he did something, no one would be surprised... But you're different, Ji Moran!
Your Cloud Soar Sect is on the righteous path... If you're exposed doing something like this, your sect would be finished.
So you appear calm, but inside, you're terrified. Why are you afraid?
Because you're going to make a move!
And indeed, Chu Xinghe's guess was spot on.
When Ji Moran entered as the seventh person, the sensing formation responded again!
Ji Moran made a move!
The Star Chart was flipped in Ji Moran's hands!
Now the Star Chart was back to the upside-down mode!
Watching Ji Moran walk out of the altar with a nonchalant look, Chu Xinghe almost wanted to high-five him in celebration!
Little Ji, there's no need to be so nervous. This time, I've calculated everything, even human nature... This time, the three wolves are bound to win!
But just as Chu Xinghe was about to jump in excitement, the sensing formation responded again!
Chu Xinghe: "???"
Before Chu Xinghe could figure out why the Star Chart was moved again, a beam of light shot into the sky, and the next moment, divine light roared, soaring into the clouds, showing no sign of dissipating...
It turned out the sensing formation didn't deceive Chu Xinghe; the final formation within the Black Tortoise Altar had fully formed.
The light shot straight into the space-time rift, and the Black Tortoise's shadow instantly fell upon it, with all four formations fully formed!
Chu Xinghe stared at the pillar of light reaching the sky, dumbfounded...
And so were Tantai Jing and Ji Moran...
But at this moment, a voice came from not far away.
"Tantai brother... hahaha... you didn't expect this, did you... I, Zheng Yu, had already calculated that you would definitely make a move at the end! I admit I took a gamble, but I won!"
Zheng Yu suddenly spoke, leaving Tantai Jing bewildered, and everyone present was equally confused.
Zheng Yu didn't keep them in suspense and directly stated that as the last entrant, he had an extraordinary feeling from the Black Tortoise Sovereign's Fortune Essence inheritance.
In that instant, he felt the Star Chart was wrong!
So Zheng Yu didn't hesitate to flip the Star Chart one last time.
And he was right!
Zheng Yu's words left Guo Qizhen and others in awe, praising the Black Tortoise inheritance and acknowledging Zheng Yu as the man closest to Senior Brother Xinghe, mastering the power of Fortune Essence so swiftly!
Tantai Jing looked at Zheng Yu in confusion, then at Ji Moran, and from Ji Moran's equally bewildered eyes, Tantai Jing was sure that Ji Moran had also acted.
But Tantai Jing admitted that he couldn't make sense of it anymore...
Did my action flip the Star Chart upside down?
And then Ji Moran's action should have turned it upright?
I, Tantai Jing, was also gambling... I gambled on human nature, believing the third wolf would definitely act... so when the third wolf acted, shouldn't it have flipped again?
But damn it, Zheng Yu, what are you?
What do you mean by acting too?
Both of us have the Black Tortoise Fortune Essence inheritance, so why is all the Fortune Essence on Zheng Yu's side?
Ji Moran remained silent, feeling nothing but loneliness.
Tears streamed down Chu Xinghe's face...
This time, my brain is about to explode; I calculated human nature perfectly... but I didn't account for the number of people...
Chu Xinghe gambled that both Tantai Jing and Ji Moran would act... but didn't account for Zheng Yu, so he lost...
Tantai Jing gambled that Ji Moran and the third wolf would act... but didn't expect the third wolf, Chu Xinghe, to place it upside down, so he lost...
Ji Moran gambled on trusting only himself, so he acted... never expecting he wasn't the only one, so he lost...
Zheng Yu gambled that Tantai Jing would definitely act on the fourth round... but didn't expect there were two other wolves, so he technically lost too...
Chu Xinghe felt his brain was short-circuiting...
This time, damn it, everyone gambled wrong... but the Star Chart was placed right!
Gambling truly leads to no good end... Chu Xinghe's tears flowed... If any one of us four hadn't gambled, we would have definitely won...
Regardless of the confusion on the scene, all four formations had fully formed.
At the moment the four formations fully formed, the spirit beast talismans and Beast God Talisman on the eight people flew out simultaneously, with the seven spirit beast talismans spinning wildly around Chu Xinghe's Beast God Talisman.
As the spirit beast talismans spun, the entire fog was illuminated by the jade talismans, centered on the Four Saints Temple.
The complete Spirit Beast Island finally appeared before Chu Xinghe and the others.
Mountains... rivers... deserts... oases... jungles... gobi... oceans... different regions formed a complete Spirit Beast Island, with countless spirit beasts roaring towards the Four Saints Temple.
The light from the four formations in the Four Saints Temple converged, forming the shadows of the Four Saints Beasts in the sky, which combined and flew towards the space-time rift.
Under the support of the four formations, the space-time rift began to mend from its previous shattered state.
Finally, when the last piece was completed, a functional entrance to Spirit Beast Island was formed.
On the Blazing Sun Continent... countless people gathered at the space-time rift of Spirit Beast Island.
Everyone witnessed this historic moment.
In their eyes, Spirit Beast Island was supported by the four formations, and the path to Spirit Beast Island was finally established. Once the eight people walked out, Spirit Beast Island would be open to everyone from the Blazing Sun Continent.
Countless young people cheered with raised arms!
The Barbarian Tribe members were tearfully excited.
Even the big shots from various factions were smiling and celebrating.
But at this moment of universal celebration, Wu Xingyun was the only one unable to join in the festivities.
Wu Xingyun felt like a giant question mark...
Did Spirit Beast Island really open?
Tantai Jing, did you really betray us?
I sent you in to sabotage... and you ended up cooperating with them the whole time?
The first failure could be chalked up to inexperience... the second to a mistake...
The third could be seen as setting up for a big move in the fourth...
But damn it, now the fourth formation succeeded... Tantai Jing, explain yourself... don't worry, I won't kill you!
Ling Su, though cheering in the crowd, also had a head full of question marks...
What the hell is this?
Ji Moran, did you forget your mission?
I told you to sabotage, to drain the Grand Sky Sect's resources... is this what you call sabotage?
Were you too cooperative? Is this what you call sabotage?
With Tantai Jing there, you could have acted freely, and no matter the outcome, we could have blamed it on Tantai Jing, right?
So what were you doing?
As Ling Su joined Wu Xingyun in becoming a question mark, within Spirit Beast Island, the seven spirit beast talismans shone with divine light. At the moment Spirit Beast Island opened, the spirit beast talismans received blessings from the Four Saints Beasts, unlocking the divine power of the Four Saints Beasts.
Of course, compared to the seven spirit beast talismans, Chu Xinghe's Beast God Talisman would also unlock the divine blessing from the Beast God!