Chapter 1782: Crucifixion (1/2)

A mortal challenging Heavenly Phoenix as if it was nothing? The crowd started to wonder about the ident.i.ty of this mortal.

“You!” The prince thought that he could intimidate Li Qiye but he was sorely mistaken.

“It is time for you to fulfill your betting obligation.” Li Qiye nonchalantly said.

The prince’s expression became quite unsightly after being forced to the edge: “Mortal, think again! My brother-in-law will be a Heaven Emperor. When he makes his debut, the world will heed his call. If you touch a hair of mine, my brother-in-law will ma.s.sacre your hundred races!”

The prince’s action earned him disdain from the crowd. However, many in the vicinity still shuddered when he brought up his brother-in-law.

Jin Ge of the War-Monarch Clan was a potential future emperor. His name instilled fear in all of Pure or even the thirteen continents. In the previous generation, he could have become one.

He proved his grand dao even before Dao Dragon Heaven Emperor. Moreover, his fame and prestige were much greater as well, earning him many supporters.

Alas, when he was trying to shoulder the Heaven’s Will, members of the hundred races ambushed him so he lost the chance. The furious candidate killed many ancestors and powerful enemies before coming out unscathed through waves of a.s.saults.

After the first failure, he returned to the War-Monarch Clan for isolated cultivation, biding his time for the next.

Many still believe that he would find success the next time and that he was the closest being to an emperor at the moment. His existence also boosted the status of Heavenly Phoenix.

That’s the reason why the crowd took a deep breath when his name was brought up by the prince.

“No idea who that is. I don’t know every random dog or cat frolicking on the street.” Li Qiye waved his sleeve dismissively.

“Little animal, you’re dead for publicly talking about my brother-in-law like that?!” The prince grasped this chance to change the topic.

“No big deal, hurry up and kill yourself, or must I do it myself?” Li Qiye leisurely said.

The crowd was stupefied at his att.i.tude, not caring about Jin Ge at all in Pure.

“Yeah! Why are you talking about matters outside of the bet?! I, Laoliu, look down on people who won’t pay up the most! If you’re a man, honor your bet after losing! If everyone reneges after losing, what’s the point of coming here to gamble, just go home and take care of your kids instead! In my opinion, we might as well close the workshop now if people can just do this, am I right, everyone?”

Sheng Laoliu from the Hooligan Sect was in the crowd and attacking the prince. Who knows how long he had been there but the guy had been observing the situation the entire time.

“That’s right!” Many cultivators nodded in agreement. Even a king quietly stated: “If there is no guarantee of people paying up, how can we dare to come here again? What if the opponent will just renege?”

“Yes, there needs to be an enforcement of sorts.” A different gambler chimed in.

They didn’t dare to provoke Heavenly Phoenix and Jin Ge. However, this was a good chance to pressure the Stone Workshop because this incident could set a terrible precedent for the gamblers here.

It was up to the workshop to maintain an honorable result for the sake of their customers.

“Your Highness, you need to reconsider.” An expert from the workshop reminded the prince with a serious tone under the egging of the crowd. Even if they didn’t push him towards his death, they must not allow him to leave.

Gambling was their most profitable endeavor. If they couldn’t do this, then no need to do business in the future. No one else would dare to come here and play.