Chapter 40

Li Tianfu's match, the result was so easy to predict!

It could be said that many of the people in the hall were specifically there for Li Tianfu's match. They might not place bets on other matches, but for Li Tianfu's match, they would definitely bet.

Although the odds for Li Tianfu's matches were usually very low, who would give up on a nearly guaranteed win?

Why would anyone turn down money?

"Quick, quick, look!"

"Li Tianfu's opponent's information has been released."

Above the hall, a huge red banner appeared, displaying the details of Li Tianfu's opponent in large characters.

"Jing Yan?"

"Which city's combat association is he from?"

"Hey? Donglin City?"

"That's not right! The Donglin City combat association only has two permanent Ninth Heaven martial artists, Li Tianfu and Long San, right?"

"Are you a pig? Can't you read? Didn't you see... Seventh Heaven?"

The person who said this almost popped his eyes out when he saw the words "Seventh Heaven."

What's going on?

Did the Extreme Combat Association make a mistake?

A Seventh Heaven martial artist fighting Li Tianfu, a Ninth Heaven martial artist?

"Damn! Am I hallucinating? Is the Jing Yan on the banner the Jing Yan from the Jing family? But Jing Yan from the Jing family is only at the Third Heaven stage, right? How did he become Seventh Heaven?"

A bearded man slapped his thigh hard and shouted.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Ladies and gentlemen!"

At this moment, a staff member of the combat association walked out and stood on a platform suspended in the air above the hall. He channeled his yuan qi, and his voice boomed out.

Seeing a staff member of the combat association come out, the thousands of martial artists and ordinary people in the hall quickly quieted down.

Before they understood what was happening, very few people placed bets. Indeed, the information on the banner was too hard to accept, and many people thought the combat association might have made a mistake.

"Let me inform you about an upcoming high-level match."

"You haven't misread. One side of this match is our Extreme Combat Association's contestant, Li Tianfu, a Ninth Heaven martial artist. The other side is Mr. Jing Yan, a martial artist from the Jing family of Donglin City, at the Seventh Heaven stage."

"This match is very rare. To be honest, in all my time working at the Extreme Combat Association, I have never seen a Seventh Heaven martial artist fight a Ninth Heaven martial artist. However, this match is real, personally arranged by our supervisor, Ran Qi. The match will take place in one hour."

"In other words, you have only one hour to place your bets. This match will use a floating odds system. You can start placing your bets now." The staff member spoke quickly.

"Boom!"

The crowd surged towards the betting counters.

Since the match was confirmed to be real, how could they miss it?

"I bet 100 spirit stones on Li Tianfu to win!"

"I bet 200 spirit stones!"

"Quick, quick, I bet 50 spirit stones, all my spirit stones, on Li Tianfu to win."

"Hmph, 50 spirit stones, you're so poor. I'll bet 500 spirit stones."

It was a chaotic scene.

Fortunately, there were many betting counters, enough to satisfy the bettors' needs within the hour.

At the beginning, the odds for Li Tianfu and Jing Yan were both 1:1.

"1:1!"

"Li Tianfu is now 2:1!"

"Damn, in the blink of an eye, it's 3:1."

On the odds crystal, the odds for Li Tianfu and Jing Yan kept changing. Li Tianfu's odds were getting lower, while Jing Yan's were getting higher.

"Jing Yan's odds are now 5:1. A bet of 100 spirit stones can earn 500 spirit stones. Damn, what a tempting odds, but unfortunately, Jing Yan can't win. Any bet will be lost. If Jing Yan were at the Ninth Heaven stage, I would be willing to take a risk."

Betting was still going on hotly.

In a room on the second floor of the Extreme Combat Association, Jing Yan was also watching the changing numbers on the odds crystal, a slight smile on his lips.

"Good, very good." Jing Yan nodded slightly.

Jing Yan's odds quickly reached 10:1. At this point, the changes in the odds began to slow down, indicating that fewer people were placing bets.

"I should place my bet now, to stir things up a bit." Jing Yan's gaze shifted, looking outside the room. "Someone!"

Jing Yan called out.

The reason Jing Yan didn't place his bet at the beginning was that if he had bet 5,000 spirit stones right away, it might have immediately lowered his odds, causing some people to hesitate.

After all, the outcome of this match was already very clear. Why would someone with a clear head suddenly bet so much on Jing Yan? Is there something wrong here?

Because of this concern, Jing Yan did not place his bet at the beginning.

However, at this point, it was time to stir things up. A bet of 5,000 spirit stones would instantly lower his odds. With his odds lowered, Li Tianfu's odds would naturally rise.

When the bettors saw Li Tianfu's odds rise, they would definitely get more excited and might even increase their bets.

"Mr. Jing Yan, what do you need?" A female martial artist entered the contestant preparation room where Jing Yan was, looking at him and asking.

"Here are 5,000 spirit stones. Please help me place a bet." Jing Yan smiled at the female martial artist and took out the 5,000 spirit stones he had prepared.

After taking out these 5,000 spirit stones, Jing Yan only had about 20 spirit stones left.

"Oh?" The female martial artist was taken aback, her brows furrowing.

"Mr. Jing Yan, I'm really sorry, but as a contestant, you cannot place a bet on Li Tianfu." The female martial artist had an apologetic expression.

However, in her heart, she had a different thought.

This Jing Yan must have a problem; he doesn't even know this rule.

The betting rules of the combat association clearly state that contestants cannot place bets on their opponents. Otherwise, a contestant could place a heavy bet on their opponent and then intentionally lose the match, which is absolutely not allowed.

The female martial artist inwardly criticized but showed no expression on her face, still smiling gently and politely refusing Jing Yan's request.

"Who said I want to bet on Li Tianfu?" Jing Yan was somewhat amused and exasperated.

Betting on Li Tianfu? Even if the rules allowed it, Jing Yan wouldn't do it. The current odds for Li Tianfu were already over 10:1. A bet of 5,000 spirit stones would only yield a few hundred spirit stones at most. Moreover, with the match still far from starting, the odds would continue to change, and it was hard to say how many spirit stones he would end up with.

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