Chapter 123 (1/2)
Translator: Radiant Editor: Radiant
Don’t even mention those mortals who were so excited to the point of craziness. Even the Transcendents themselves were so excited that they were shouting.
“Quick, quick, come. Come to the Hall of Life and Death.”
“The ninth match is going to start soon! There’s still half an hour left before it will begin! It’s actually a Dark Abyss Demon!”
“Only half an hour left.”
Even though more than half of the Transcendents were here, there were still many others out adventuring or in closed-door cultivation, or even those who withdrew to themselves as they were too lazy to come and watch the battles… Regardless, there were still many Transcendents who were not at the arena yet! As for those who were currently present, they were passing on the message because other than the highly ranked Demigods and several other existences, the majority of Transcendents had not even seen a demon before this event!
Many people had not even seen one throughout their entire life.
Amongst the biographies passed down, according to legends… they would all speak of the Abyss Demons!
But in reality, the demons actually originated from the ‘Dark Abyss’, and were a sort of Transcendent organism.
The Dark Abyss was faintly connected in many ways to the material world. Thus, occasional fluctuations in space would produce a channel in space that allow for large numbers of Abyss Demons to fight their way in! Since ancient times through to today… there would be Abyss Demons invading their way into the material world. But such happenings were irregular. Sometimes, there might be eight to ten invasions over ten thousand years. Other times, it could even be a single invasion in many tens of thousands of years!
A Transcendent lifespan was short – just 800 years. The longest lifespan was a Demigod with a mere 3000 years.
Hence, it was very natural for most Transcendents to not see a demon in their entire life.
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“I’m really sorry that I won again.” The old cogey Chao Qing tilted his legs as he joyfully took a big bite out of a green apple.
“Hope your teeth break!” Old Granny Ye humphed.
“Ai, it’s actually another 5000 kilograms of Origin Stone. I’m feeling so happy right now.” Chao Qing bit on the apple as he looked below at the back of Xue Ying who walked barefoot to the side-door at the corner of the battlefield for a respite. His face, full of smiles, became even brighter, “This youngster from our Water Daoist Faction is quite formidable. He started fusing the Profound Mysteries of Water and Fire at such a young age, even to the extent of applying them on his spear techniques! The ‘True Meaning of Water and Fire’ is something I bet he’ll definitely be able to comprehend.”
“Look at how you’re so pleased.” Old Granny Ye curled her lips. She was relatively calm. After all, Origin Stones were less important to her since she was nearing the end of her life.
“For the sake of this brat Dong Bo Xue Ying, I suggest… holding a meeting amongst us Elders!” Chao Qing suddenly spoke.
“Holding an Elder’s meeting?” Old Granny Ye was startled as she looked towards him.
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“Little brother Xue Ying, well done, beautifully executed, hua haha…” The Tranquil Sun Province’s group of Transcendents were all eating and drinking with excitement, especially so for Cheng Ling Shu.
Cheng Ling Shu’s name contained the character ‘Shu’ which represented being lady-like. However, her demeanour right now was entirely unlike that of a lady, and likewise not that of the disposition belonging to a female mage.
Instead, she was shouting out carelessly.
That was because she won her gamble! This time, she actually set down a wager for the Transcendent Battle Life and Death. Most of the payouts were quite low. Yet for the one she bet on, ‘At least seven matches’, the payout was quite huge! Those who set down the odds of payouts had gathered plenty of information from many intelligence networks. Even information on Xue Ying’s life since youth and evaluations by Demigods were all obtained clearly.
The bookmakers all agreed that Xue Ying’s primordial bloodline was too ordinary. Thus, the chances of winning six matches would be relatively low. Old Granny Ye had even wagered with Chao Qing that Xue Ying could not reach the sixth match.
As for winning at least seven matches? The chances were even lower!
“Sister Ling Shu should have bet quite heavily this time round, isn’t it? You should treat us to a good meal after this,” Peng Shan quipped.
“It’s merely just a few hundred kilograms of Origin Stones. Not much, not much.” Cheng Ling Shu was delighted, “How can that be considered much, I bet little brother Xue Ying will be winning even more! This Transcendent Battle of Life and Death will give contribution points on an exponential scale the more battles he win! Thus, if you want to go for the big kill, you should find little brother Xue Ying.”
“The ninth match is going to start soon.” Chi Qiu Bai laughed, “Forcing the Infernal Palace to bring out a living Abyss Demon… I bet those old folks of the Infernal Palace must be feeling heartbroken over this.”
“An Abyss Demon is something which we’ve never seen before.” Zi Che Gu Feng, Hai Ru Zhen and the rest were eagerly expecting the display. They were Transcendent mages, and thus, they were quite excited and interested in researching the ‘Abyss Demon’. It was such a pity that they did not have the qualifications when they were at the Sky realm to face one themselves.
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