Chapter 44

For the Extreme Battle Association, the general profit from floating odds battles is not too significant. However, the advantage of floating odds is stability; at least the association won’t incur a loss.

However, when the amount wagered on a battle reaches an extremely large number, even a floating odds battle can yield a very substantial profit.

"Jing Yan, I’ll make you cry before you can even react, just wait and see!" Zhao Dengtian waved his hand viciously, gritting his teeth.

"Zhao败类 (Zhao Scum), you might really end up crying in a bit," Jing Yan narrowed his eyes and smiled.

"Humph!" Zhao Dengtian glared again, then turned and left the battle preparation room.

At this moment, on the elevated platform hanging above the hall, a middle-aged staff member stepped out once more.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the betting time for the battle between Li Tianfu and Jing Yan has now ended. The betting counters will no longer accept any wagers on this battle. Thank you all for your participation!"

As the staff member finished speaking, all the betting counters stopped. Even if someone still wanted to place a bet, they would be refused.

At this point, the numbers displayed on the odds crystal had completely stabilized.

Jing Yan’s odds were 1 to 22.

Li Tianfu’s odds were 30 to 1.

These odds were undoubtedly extremely lopsided, and in the history of the Extreme Battle Association in Donglin City, such a disparity in odds might never have been seen before.

"Now, the battle countdown!"

"Ten! Nine! Eight…"

The staff member began the countdown.

At this moment, two figures slowly entered the special battle arena set up on the second floor of the battle association, coming from two different passages.

The many bettors in the first-floor hall could see the situation on the battle arena through a crystal wall.

Generally, bettors are not allowed to watch the battles directly; they must view them through the crystal wall. This is because the battle association is concerned that bettors being too close to the arena might affect the fighters. Some agitated individuals, driven by their losses, might even lose their reason and rush the arena.

Not allowing direct viewing is to prevent such accidents.

However, in some private rooms on the second floor, the battles can be watched directly.

"They’re out!"

"Li Tianfu! Li Tianfu is out…"

"That one in the blue robe is Jing Yan, with a cultivation level of the Seventh Level of Martial Dao, yet he dares to challenge Li Tianfu. It’s really laughable."

"Do you think Jing Yan will be defeated in one move?"

"Hmph! Defeated? More like killed! About half of the fighters who battle Li Tianfu are directly killed on the arena!"

"…"

In the hall, the many bettors became excited as they saw Li Tianfu’s figure appear on the large crystal wall.

On the battle arena!

"Are you Jing Yan?"

The martial artist, dressed in black and with bulging muscles, exuding explosive power, was Li Tianfu.

Li Tianfu stared at Jing Yan for a moment and asked.

"Yes." Jing Yan nodded.

"Do you know that you once reached the Xiantian realm? However, you are now only at the Seventh Level of Martial Dao. How dare you challenge me? Are you not afraid of death?" Li Tianfu’s voice was somewhat hoarse, giving a heavy feeling.

His face also had a black scar shaped like a centipede, looking extremely fierce. In his hand, he held a thick-backed black longsword, faintly emitting a cold aura.

"Death! I’m afraid! But you can’t kill me." Jing Yan’s eyes glinted as he smiled lightly.

"Is that so?" Li Tianfu did not get angry. His combat experience was incredibly rich, and even when facing an opponent whose realm was clearly lower, he maintained a calm demeanor.

Only by staying calm can one unleash their strongest power.

Even when facing the weakest opponent, one should remain calm. This is the awareness a martial artist who has come through countless battles should have.

"Then let’s see!" Li Tianfu’s smile was extremely cold, making people feel a chill down their spines.

If it were an ordinary martial artist, they might be intimidated just by seeing that expression.

However, Jing Yan’s emotions did not waver at all.

"Whoosh!"

"Clang!!!"

The shadow of the blade suddenly condensed, and a black blade glow filled the air in front of Li Tianfu.

A surge of powerful yuan qi erupted, causing a loud explosion in the air.

With this sound, Li Tianfu’s massive body charged at Jing Yan like a beast opening its blood-stained mouth.

"Die!" Li Tianfu roared, his black longsword carrying a menacing blade glow, sweeping towards Jing Yan like a storm.

"It’s started! It’s started!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill him!"

"…"

"I want to see blood, I want to see blood!"

In the first-floor hall, a wave of excitement rose higher and higher, with all eyes fixed on the large crystal wall. Every gaze was filled with intense light.

The madness of thousands of people was unimaginable.

Of course, not all bettors had wagered on Li Tianfu.

A very few had placed small bets on Jing Yan.

After all, Jing Yan’s odds were too tempting. Even if they knew the chances of winning were close to zero, some people couldn’t resist the urge to try their luck. After all, a bet of ten spirit stones, if Jing Yan won, would yield 220 spirit stones, which seemed worth the risk.

However, the number of people who bet on Jing Yan was indeed very small. And they had only placed small bets, at most a few dozen spirit stones. Apart from Jing Yan himself, no one had bet more than a hundred spirit stones on him.

There were also some bettors who had only placed one or two spirit stones on Jing Yan. They had their own considerations; a few spirit stones, if lost, were not a big deal and wouldn’t cause significant harm.

In a room on the second floor.

"President?"

Ran Qi had been closely following this battle, her gaze fixed on the figure in the arena. At this moment, she suddenly sensed someone’s presence beside her and turned to see the president of the battle association suddenly appear.

"I heard this battle is quite interesting, so I came to take a look," the gray-robed old man smiled.

He was the president of the Extreme Battle Association, a significant figure in Donglin City.

This president rarely paid attention to a single battle.

Li Tianfu’s battles, while not daily, occurred every few days. However, the president had almost never appeared to watch. Today, he had come to watch, clearly not because of Li Tianfu, but because of Jing Yan, who was challenging Li Tianfu.

For Jing Yan, who was only at the Seventh Level of Martial Dao, to dare challenge Li Tianfu, the president found it quite interesting.

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Another three updates today! Could I have a recommendation?

Will there be three updates tomorrow too?

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