Chapter 56

"Wow, it's starting!"

"Really? 32 battle points!?"

"There's no way around it. Lin Feng's Battle Star level is zero, so the cross-level points for a bet are doubled. For two levels, it's quadrupled. But 8 battle points for Lin Feng... It's quite a burden."

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"Such a high stake, Xue Jin is really going all out."

"Who made Lin Feng lose face so badly? Besides, Xue Jin has a sure win in terms of strength. Lin Feng is said to have just crossed the threshold not long ago."

"Look, Lin Feng refused."

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Refusal!

The appearance of this message instantly caused a huge stir.

"Really?"

"This Lin Feng is too cowardly."

"Don't talk nonsense. If you were in his shoes, would you accept without confidence? For Lin Feng, 8 battle points might be all he has!"

A wave of heated discussions ensued.

Unconsciously, the number of people in the Battle Arena had exceeded three hundred, a large portion of whom were from the 102nd batch, including the Ancient Martial Arts Academy.

In the Ancient Martial Arts Academy, Lin Feng's name was much more renowned than Xue Jin's.

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"Such a coward!" Xue Jin cursed under his breath.

Receiving the refusal message, Xue Jin was also taken aback. Although the Battle Arena doesn't show battle points, the battle record is visible. Lin Feng hasn't fought a single match, so he should have 11 battle points. Therefore, Xue Jin estimated that Lin Feng's battle points should be between 8 and 11.

But he didn't expect Lin Feng to refuse so straightforwardly.

"Surely he has at least 6 points?" Xue Jin hesitated for a moment, about to input a 24 battle point bet according to the quadruple rate, when suddenly—

"Battle Star level zero, ID 102100 Lin Feng, challenges you."

"The bet is 21 battle points. Do you accept?"

Above, all the information about Lin Feng was displayed clearly.

But this time, Xue Jin was stunned, as if turned to stone.

21 battle points?

In other words, if he accepted Lin Feng's challenge, he would have to pay a staggering 84 battle points!

"This!?" Xue Jin's eyes almost shot flames, his heart racing. He had spent the past month fighting and challenging higher levels, spending 30 battle points to reach Battle Star level two, and with the basic battle points recently distributed, he only had 40 battle points in total.

Lin Feng's bet was literally a matter of life and death for him!

84 battle points, including the points needed to upgrade his Battle Star level.

"Lin Feng! You're really something!" Xue Jin gritted his teeth.

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In fact, Lin Feng was completely unaware of the rules for battle point bets in the Battle Arena.

It was also Xue Jin's own greed. If he had placed a minimum bet, Lin Feng would have accepted long ago. At this moment, the 102nd batch students who were watching this challenge in the Battle Arena were already going wild. An 84 battle point bet, while not huge, was quite astonishing for a newcomer!

"Amazing, turning the tables!"

"Is Lin Feng too confident? Xue Jin is still a Battle Star level two."

"Who cares, this is exciting now!"

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"A greedy, lecherous wolf." Xia Ling huffed.

For her, 84 battle points wasn't much. Just to upgrade from Battle Star level two to level three, one needed 100 battle points.

"This Lin Feng is really devious." Yue Meng couldn't help but smile.

"He dug a trap for Xue Jin."

"And he has no choice but to jump."

Just as everyone was marveling...

"Beep~" A message appeared, and a new space instantly opened up in the Battle Arena.

Xue Jin accepted the challenge.

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Lin Feng felt guilty towards Xia Ling.

Moreover, he didn't want to quibble with a girl, to avoid deepening misunderstandings. As for Xue Jin...

Lin Feng had no personal feelings.

Just like before, when Wang Xiuming wanted to duel him over Tao Jing, if Xue Jin wanted to challenge him, Lin Feng would accept. Being too high-profile wasn't good, but being too low-profile was also pointless. Life is about facing one challenge after another.

Lin Feng was never afraid of this.

"Whoosh~" The scene before his eyes changed dramatically.

The vast Battle Arena came into view. Stepping on the alloy blocks, the heavy and slightly cool sensation was very real. Lin Feng's laser sword appeared in his hand, and he looked at Xue Jin, who was brimming with battle intent, with a calm heart.

It felt like he was back at the entrance exam.

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Battle Space.

"Really? Lin Feng isn't even wearing a gene armor?"

"Not only that, look, he's barefoot!"

"Ha! An E9 level laser sword, why not spend 1 battle point to buy an E6 level laser sword!"

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A wave of ridicule and confusion.

Compared to Xue Jin's full armor, Lin Feng felt... as if he had just finished training.

Indeed, that was the case.

"D1, Magnesium Heart!" On the other side, the moment Xue Jin appeared in the Battle Arena, he unleashed his maximum combat power. His gene energy transformed into 'Magnesium Power,' surging out. Unlike Lin Feng, Xue Jin had experienced hundreds of battles over the past month and was well-versed in the entire process.

Striking first naturally gives an advantage!

"Magnesium Beam!" In an instant, Xue Jin's hands formed palms, and he suddenly opened them.

Whatever Lin Feng does is his business. Entering the Battle Arena, Xue Jin had only one goal—

To crush his opponent!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Five highly concentrated white beams shot out from the fine tubes on the top of his gloves; almost simultaneously, the gene boots on Xue Jin's feet emitted a bright white light. The speed enhancement from the 'Magnesium Heart' of the Light Core system was astonishing.

Attack!

At a speed too fast to react!

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"Xue Jin's brain domain width hasn't reached 15% yet, right?"

"Amazing, he has already mastered and skillfully used elemental power!"

"Among intermediate gene warriors, Xue Jin is considered to be of medium to high strength."

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"Oh?" Yue Meng's eyes lit up. "Xue Jin has improved a lot this month, but Lin Feng..."

"Is he confident or arrogant?"

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"Is this lecherous wolf so poor that he can't even afford a D-level laser sword?" Xia Ling frowned.

Tao Jing bit her cherry lips, her hands crossed and tightly clasped, her palms sweating. "Go, Big Brother Lin!"

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All eyes were focused.

The situation in the Battle Arena had suddenly changed.

"Step!" "Step!" Lin Feng's steps were very peculiar, seemingly left and right. A simple feint allowed him to narrowly avoid the five magnesium beams coming at him. The white beams shot through Lin Feng's afterimage, and the audience was frightened out of their wits.

"Hmph!" Xue Jin sneered. As Lin Feng dodged, five more magnesium beams shot out from the fine tubes on his gloves.

The attack was hidden and cunning.

Like a rapid-fire gun.

However...

"Too slow." Lin Feng merely took a small step to the side,