Chapter 1904: Chapter 1904 Kill With One Strike Again
Lei Ming, strutted to the betting table with her hand on her waist, saying loudly, "Pay me money. You gotta pay me 3 times for each bet. Don’t tell me you can afford that!"
"Pay her!" Guan Shanyue grudgingly yelled, signaling for his men to pay out.
With that, Lei Ming not only recovered the three hundred billion Spirit Crystals she had staked but also won an extra nine hundred billion of the crystals.
But Guan Shanyue’s losses were even worse. Because many had switched their bets to Ye Liuyun, his losses from this round were quite substantial.
The other martial practitioners didn’t hurry Ye Liuyun off the stage. They were all waiting to see how this would unfold.
Guan Shanyue was desperately contacting stronger martial practitioners to fight Ye Liuyun. He was already afraid to go after weak ones. After looking for a while and promising to pay the winner half of Ye Liuyun’s betting funds, a stronger martial practitioner finally agreed.
The martial practitioner who accepted Guan Shanyue’s invitation was a revered figure among mid-level Fourth Realm martial practitioners, a famed sword cultivator called Broken Sword Ruler.
Broken Sword Ruler did not often fight, but whenever he did, he relied on his immense sword will to kill his opponent with a single strike. Moreover, because he had a small piece of his long sword broken, he earned himself this title.
He had made a name for himself as a strong competitor on the stage, even having once killed a late-stage Fourth Realm martial practitioner with just one strike.
When Broken Sword Ruler stepped on stage, the martial practitioners below became excited.
"Who should I root for? Broken Sword Ruler, who’s never been beaten, or the Rich Newcomer?"
At this point, the martial practitioners had bestowed upon Ye Liuyun a new nickname, which was Rich Newcomer.
Many martial practitioners didn’t bother remembering Ye Liuyun’s name, only paying attention to his wealth.
Once Broken Sword Ruler was on stage, he waited on the side without any expression, appearing quite calm.
Ye Liuyun, after giving his opponent a once over with his Golden Phantom Eyes, nodded at Lei Ming.
At this moment, all martial practitioners had turned their eyes towards Lei Ming.
Lei Ming hopped cheerfully over to the gambling table and asked, "What are the odds for my friend?"
"One to three!" The martial practitioner taking bets at the table told Lei Ming.
"Okay! Here you go, 1.2 trillion Spirit Crystal! You better check it properly, don’t go denying it later!" Lei Ming handed her Interspatial Ring to the martial practitioner as she spoke.
That martial practitioner looked toward Guan Shanyue. The amount was too big, and he didn’t dare make the decision.
At this time, the martial practitioners below the stage started to get worked up again.
"I’ve never seen so many Spirit Crystals in my life. Can’t wait to see how much a trillion Spirit Crystals look like!"
"Accept it!"
Guan Shanyue also waved his hand, believing that Broken Sword Ruler would not lose. Just by looking at how calm and steady Broken Sword Ruler was on stage, one could tell that he was confident.
Even if he lost, he could easily cough up trillions of Spirit Crystals.
The martial practitioner at the betting station immediately took Lei Ming’s Interspatial Ring, confirmed the amount, and issued a receipt to Lei Ming.
"Hold on. Let me figure who to bet on!"
At this point, seeing Ye Liuyun placed all his bets on himself yet again left the martial practitioners somewhat at a loss.
In the end, many people decided to bet on both sides, not to earn money, but to join in the fun.
However, the majority of them still put their money on Broken Sword Ruler. Although the odds were low, the battle on the field was a matter of strength, not of wealth.
"Ms. Zhao, you not gonna place a bet? It’s a great chance to make money! If you bet on Ye Liuyun, you’ll sure win!" Lei Ming enthusiastically tried to convince Zhao Mingcheng.
Zhao Mingcheng thought about Ye Liuyun’s performance in the secret realm, and then let Lei Ming accompany her to place a bet of one hundred million Spirit Crystals on Ye Liuyun’s victory.
"Ms. Zhao, are you sure about this? That’s Broken Sword Ruler!" When Guan Shanyue saw Zhao Mingcheng also betting on Ye Liuyun, he reminded her again.
"Mm!" Zhao Mingcheng replied but did not change her bet.
"What an ungrateful woman! When I’m done with this boy, I’ll deal with you. I’ll make sure you kneel before me and serve me nicely!"
When Guan Shanyue saw Zhao Mingcheng treating him so coldly, he couldn’t help but scorn her in his heart.
Soon, everyone had placed their bets, and the match officially began.
Everyone was looking forward to seeing which was stronger, sword intention or sword will.
Broken Sword Ruler was indeed very calm. He drew his sword in one swift motion, displaying his strongest sword will.
This time, Ye Liuyun didn’t use Spatial Force but exerted all his strength to chop down with his sword will and the power of heaven and earth.
As the lights of the sword and knife crossed, they were stalemated for a moment before Ye Liuyun’s knife continued onward, directly splitting Broken Sword Ruler’s sword light and piercing through his body.
The martial practitioners under the stage were silent until Broken Sword Ruler fell to the ground with his body cut in half. It was after that did the crowd erupted in exclamations.
"Another one strike kill! He’s too strong!"
"Oh no, I regret not betting more!"
"I regret even more! Why didn’t I bet on the rich kid?! Well, I guess power’s not as powerful as money, huh!"
The crowd below was in uproar. Those who had placed their bets on Ye Liuyun began to cheer, regretting that they had not bet more. On the other hand, those who had bet on Broken Sword Ruler began to curse him.
The man in charge of the arena was directing the staff to clean up.
Ye Liuyun looked at Guan Shanyue and said, "Keep going. I’m waiting!"
"Fine, just you wait. Someone’s gonna deal with you!" Guan Shanyue retorted, visibly angered.
At that moment, Lei Ming came over to collect her winnings.
"Can you afford a triple payout?" Lei Ming asked loudly on purpose.
"Cut the crap! I can afford to pay up ten times the bet!" Guan Shanyue grumbled with a dark face.
"Oh, wonderful! Give us ten times the odds then! With just triple payouts each time, I don’t even know when will I win all your money!" Lei Ming retorted to provoke him.
"Don’t get cocky! These crystals will be mine sooner or later!"
After saying this, Guan Shanyue turned around sharply and went off to find someone.
Ye Liuyun and his group had won another 3.6 trillion Spirit Crystals. Adding their initial capital of 1.2 trillion, they have a total of 4.8 trillion now.
The other martial practitioners all eyed the Interspatial Ring in Lei Ming’s hands, green with greed.
If it weren’t for the high cultivation level of the city’s deacons, they would have tried to snatch the Interspatial Ring.
Never did Zhao Mingcheng think that her one hundred million Spirit Crystals would quadruple in the blink of an eye. This was much faster than acquiring Elixirs in the secret realm.
"I was right, wasn’t I?!" Lei Ming asked Zhao Mingcheng with a gleeful grin.
"Ah, yes! Thanks for reminding me!" Zhao Mingcheng expressed her gratitude repeatedly.
It was only then that people noticed the women who had come with Ye Liuyun.
Except for the one named Ye Tiandao, whose facial features were overly hard, the other women were lively, and mysterious, each possessing a unique charm.
"It’s nice being rich. He even has so many women around," a martial practitioner said enviously.
Lei Ming overheard this, yet she commented nonchalantly, "Wanna be rich isn’t that hard. Just follow Mr. Moneybags, you can’t go wrong!"
"Hahaha!" Lei Ming’s words resulted in laughter from other martial practitioners.
In such a short period, Ye Liuyun’s nickname had changed to Mr. Moneybags. This also indicated that these martial practitioners recognised the prowess of Ye Liuyun’s sword intention.
Many martial practitioners also discussed Ye Liuyun’s strength in private, believing he was likely a top-tier martial practitioner in the Fourth Realm.
Many late-stage martial practitioners in the Fourth Realm reckoned that they wouldn’t be able to block Ye Liuyun’s strike earlier too.
At the moment, Ye Liuyun was just sitting quietly on the stage, cultivating while waiting for his next opponent.
