Chapter 421 (2/2)
Xiang Shaoyun registered himself for the fifth arena and signed the waiver. The bookmaker had a look of expectation as he gazed at Xiang Shaoyun.
Each year there would be some geniuses challenging arenas two stages higher than themselves, but not many of them survive. Let's see if this kid can survive, mused the bookmaker.
At this time, Scorching Blood Monarch appeared at a certain corner. When he saw Xiang Shaoyun, a look of hatred covered his face as he muttered, ”You dare challenge the fifth arena? Very well. Let's see if you are really good enough to kill those two stages above you.”
He then shouted a command, ”Wolf Fang, go to the fifth arena and kill that Xiang Shaoyun.”
A man with cold eyes stepped forth and answered deferentially, ”Yes, monarch.”
Wolf Fang then walked toward the fifth arena. He was an up-and-coming youngster from the Noxious Blood Gang. He was a peak fifth-stage King also capable of punching above his weight. He was a King of Kings and had contributed greatly to the Noxious Blood Gang. He was a ruthless character who never showed mercy, not sparing even women, the old, and the weak. Scorching Blood Monarch was confident Xiang Shaoyun would not survive a battle with Wolf Fang.
Xiang Shaoyun stood beside the arena waiting for the current ongoing battle to end. He was observing the two combatants seriously while contemplating the new technique he wanted to create. He started trying to predict their moves. Unfortunately, it was quite impossible for him to straight up gain the ability to predict moves. Perhaps more acc.u.mulation of knowledge was required.
Predicting an opponent's future actions based on their current movements seems to be very difficult, lamented Xiang Shaoyun inwardly.
He understood the hards.h.i.+ps of creating a new technique and was not discouraged. Rather, he continued contemplating, trying to figure out the key points he could focus on to help him create his new technique.
Soon, one of the two combatants was killed. The victor left the arena with rather terrible wounds. It was now Xiang Shaoyun's turn to fight. His opponent was not Wolf Fang. Rather, it was a late fifth-stage Skysoar Realm expert.
Before the battle, he instructed Celestial Skeleton to wager 500,000 mid-grade spirit crystals on his victory. The current payout for Xiang Shaoyun's victory was two-to-one. In other words, he would win one million mid-grade spirit crystals from his victory.
Generally, when a third-stage King challenged the fifth arena, the payout would be at least ten-to-one. After all, the combatant had skipped two whole stages. But due to Xiang Shaoyun's history of 10 consecutive victories, the bookmaker knew to not use the normal rate. Otherwise, they would suffer great losses if an upset happened again.
The same scene as Xiang Shaoyun's first match at the fourth arena repeated. Everyone was betting on his opponent winning. Although he had a stunning performance previously, it did not instill enough confidence to make others believe he could defeat a fifth-stage King.
Right this moment, a lazy voice rang out, ”I'm betting 10,000 mid-grade spirit crystals on this kid.”
Everyone turned around to find that Ugly Gambler had appeared yet again. He was still betting on Xiang Shaoyun.
As soon as Ugly Gambler placed his bet, the bookmaker quickly announced, ”The bet is closed. The battle begins.”
The bookmaker reacted too fast and those who wanted to follow Ugly Gambler's bet could only sigh in regret.
”We clearly have more time! How can they start the battle in advance? This is totally unreasonable!”
”Yeah! Gambler has only placed a bet of 10,000 mid-grade spirit crystals. Clearly, Xiang Shaoyun has a high chance of winning!”
”Yes. Based on Gambler's Law, only when the Gambler places a bet of above one million will the combatants be somewhat equally matched. This Xiang Shaoyun will most likely win.”
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