Chapter 36

"Hong Bao, you little brat, dare to challenge Grandpa Ye Zhen!"

Instantly, Ye Zhen's arrogant voice echoed like a thunderclap in the early spring, resounding in every corner of Donglai Peak, instantly waking up many disciples who were in deep cultivation.

Hong Bao, who was practicing martial arts, heard Ye Zhen's voice and his triangular eyes immediately widened. "You, Ye Zhen, I didn't come to find you, and you actually dare to challenge me, looking for death!"

With a whoosh, Hong Bao darted out of the forest and ran towards the martial arts arena.

Li Yunchong, the third-ranked disciple on the Earth List, who was meditating in a quiet room, also got up and walked towards the martial arts arena when he heard Ye Zhen's voice echoing over Donglai Peak. "Is this kid Ye Zhen crazy? However, no matter the outcome, I must carefully observe Hong Bao's moves. He is the second on the Earth List, and I am the third."

At the peak of Donglai Peak, Gu Duozhi, who was practicing swordsmanship with a rather gentle expression, suddenly sheathed his long sword. "Interesting, interesting, an unknown kid dares to challenge the second-ranked Hong Bao on the Earth List. The long-silent Earth List might become lively because of this.

I, the first on the Earth List, must also join in the fun!"

Inside the teaching hall at the tip of Donglai Peak, Liao Feibai, who was sitting in meditation with closed eyes, was startled awake by the voice. His long, sword-like eyebrows furrowed, and a look of worry appeared on his handsome face.

"Challenging the second-ranked Hong Bao on the Earth List, has his cultivation broken through to the True Essence Realm? But even if his cultivation has broken through to the True Essence Realm, Hong Bao is not someone he can easily defeat."

His eyes sparkled, and Liao Feibai suddenly chuckled. "However, this courage and audacity suit my taste. I hope he won't be too brutally beaten..."

The entire Donglai Peak gradually woke up because of Ye Zhen's shout. Disciples who were practicing in various places stopped their training and headed towards the martial arts arena, especially those who were ranked on the Earth List.

"Someone is challenging Hong Bao, who has dominated the second rank on the Earth List for a year. This is a spectacle that must be seen. At the very least, it will help us gauge Hong Bao's true strength..."

At the foot of the martial arts arena, Jin Yuanbao stared at the confident Ye Zhen on the stage, dumbfounded.

He had considered many possibilities, but he never thought Ye Zhen would challenge Hong Bao so openly. Hong Bao, the second on the Earth List, was someone even the first-ranked Gu Duozhi was unwilling to provoke easily.

Even he, the ninth on the Earth List, would only avoid Hong Bao when he saw him. But Ye Zhen, who had only been an outer disciple for four months, dared to challenge Hong Bao!

Ye Zhen's shout gathered the outer disciples who had left dejectedly after losing money back around the martial arts arena. Looking at the confident Ye Zhen on the stage, everyone had the same thought—Ye Zhen was bound to lose!

In the next moment, hundreds of outer disciples rushed towards Jin Yuanbao.

"Senior Brother Jin, open the betting!"

"Jin Yuanbao, open the betting quickly, we want to place our bets!"

This was the first time Jin Yuanbao was sweating cold sweat because of opening the betting. If Ye Zhen's victory over Ma Hui was a surprise because people didn't know Ye Zhen's strength, it had given Jin Yuanbao a big profit.

Actually, when opening the betting for Ye Zhen and Ma Hui, Jin Yuanbao had also wondered if it would be a surprise.

But now, even if he analyzed it a hundred or a thousand times, based on his observation of Ye Zhen's strength, Jin Yuanbao concluded that Ye Zhen had almost no chance of winning.

If he had to give a probability, it would be... one in ten thousand!

In this situation, if he opened the betting, he would definitely lose, and lose everything.

"This... Senior Brother Hong hasn't arrived yet, right?" Jin Yuanbao responded with a bitter smile, his mind racing to think of a way to escape today.

"Ye Zhen, I'm coming, wait for me!" A roar unique to Hong Bao echoed from a distant mountain, making Jin Yuanbao's mouth stiffen.

"Ha ha ha, Junior Brother Li, let's race to see who is faster!"

"I dare not refuse!"

Instantly, two figures dashed forward like the wind, one as agile as a dragon, the other as fast as lightning, like two wisps of smoke rushing towards the martial arts arena.

"Senior Brother and Junior Brother Li!" The crowd exclaimed.

The two figures were initially neck and neck, but Gu Duozhi's speed increased, while Li Yunchong's speed remained constant. In the end, Gu Duozhi was dozens of meters ahead of Li Yunchong.

"Senior Brother is mighty!" The outer disciples cheered as Gu Duozhi won.

"Ha ha ha, Junior Brother Li, you're still the same, not liking to compete. You must have held back a bit, right?"

Gu Duozhi walked into the crowd, and the outer disciples automatically made way for him. The name of Senior Brother Gu Duozhi, the first on the Earth List, was well-known.

"Are you Ye Zhen, the one challenging Hong Bao?" Gu Duozhi squinted and sized up Ye Zhen.

"Ye Zhen greets Senior Brother!"

"Good, good! Today, regardless of the outcome, just this courage is enough to earn my respect!" After saying this, Gu Duozhi walked into the crowd, and the outer disciples surrounded him like stars around the moon, occasionally greeting him.

"Junior Brother Ye, why are you so impulsive? If you can't win, admit defeat early to ensure your safety..." Li Yunchong sighed and advised Ye Zhen, then disappeared into the crowd without saying more.

More and more outer disciples gathered from all directions, and the calls for Jin Yuanbao to open the betting grew louder.

"Jin Yuanbao, you're not thinking of running away after winning some silver, are you?"

"Senior Brother Jin, open the betting quickly, I'm waiting to place my bet. I need to win back the five hundred taels of silver I lost earlier."

Under the pressure of the crowd, cold sweat poured down Jin Yuanbao's forehead. The crowd was here to pick up silver, but in the current situation, betting on Hong Bao's victory was like picking up silver.

Looking at the increasing number of outer disciples, Jin Yuanbao was almost in tears. If he opened the betting, wouldn't he lose everything?

Who doesn't know how to pick up silver?

Even if he set the odds as low as possible, the sheer volume would be overwhelming.

Jin Yuanbao knew that if he opened the betting today, he would lose everything he had accumulated over the years.

"Forget it, the reputation of the Iron Bookie will be ruined, but it's better than losing everything. I won't open the betting anymore..." Clenching his teeth, Jin Yuanbao frowned and shouted, "Ouch, my stomach hurts..."

In a flash, Jin Yuanbao tried to use the 'urination escape' technique to leave.

But a voice stopped him in his tracks.

"Jin Yuanbao, be honest. A bookie never runs away in the middle of a bet. Since you started the betting for Ye Zhen, you must finish it. If you run away today, you won't be able to do any business on Donglai Peak in the future!"

Senior Brother Gu Duozhi's cold snort made Jin Yuanbao's face contort into a smile more painful than crying. "Senior Brother, how could I do that?" Jin Yuanbao pretended to rub his stomach. "Strange, my stomach doesn't hurt anymore!"

"Honesty my ass!"

Cursing under his breath, Jin Yuanbao reluctantly shouted, "Here, the betting is open, Jin Yuanbao's Iron Bookie is open. Hong Bao's odds are 10 to 1, Ye Zhen's odds are... 1 to 10!"

Clutching his teeth, Jin Yuanbao set Hong Bao's odds as low as possible and raised Ye Zhen's odds to a terrifying level, hoping to attract some adventurous bets on Ye Zhen to reduce his losses.

"Senior Brother is mighty!" The crowd cheered and rushed to place their bets.

"Bet on Hong Bao, one thousand taels!"

"I bet on Senior Brother Hong, three hundred contribution points!"

...

The outer disciples went wild placing their bets, but Jin Yuanbao was dumbfounded. As the bets piled up, his face turned paler and paler.

This one bet would not only cost him everything but also leave him in debt!

"Five hundred taels, I bet on Ye Zhen." Feng Haoran's voice was like music to Jin Yuanbao's ears.

"Feng Haoran, you're betting on Ye Zhen too? I'll bet on Hong Bao, eight hundred taels of silver, and two hundred contribution points. I'll earn a few Blood Essence Pills instead of risking everything." Shi Tianjia said to Feng Haoran.

"You don't understand!" Feng Haoran left Shi Tianjia with a perfect back of his head, his eyes fixed on the martial arts arena, full of excitement.

Boom!

Hong Bao, who rushed to the scene, leaped high and landed on the martial arts arena, smashing his fist into the ground, sending stones flying.

"Ye Zhen, are you the one challenging me?" Hong Bao licked his lips, his red eyes full of fierce battle intent.

"Yes!"

"Quite brave, but I like it!" Hong Bao bared his white teeth at Ye Zhen. "I've wanted to beat you up for a long time. This way, I can beat you even more thoroughly, and no one will blame me if I beat you to death!"

Hong Bao spread his stance and shouted, "Come on, no one has dared to challenge me on the martial arts arena for a long time. My fists are itching, and I can't wait!"

"Hold on!" Ye Zhen suddenly stopped him.

"What, are you scared? If you're scared, come and kowtow to me..."

"Ha ha ha ha, scared? If I were scared, I wouldn't have used the amplification charm to challenge you!" Laughing, Ye Zhen suddenly pointed at Jin Yuanbao. "I'm going to bet all my wealth on myself winning. Do you dare?"

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PS: Young man, do you dare to bet all your recommendation tickets? Do you dare?

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