King of Creation-Chapter 1639 - 1624: You Said That Too

On Wuxian Island, the sky had not yet darkened, nightfall had not yet descended. There were at least two hours left before the moonlit battle, yet a large number of martial artists were already swarming around the Heavenly Snake Reef.

Yuann Hongying requested a battlefield with a radius of at least three hundred miles, but in the end, Wuxian Island, the organizer, only allotted a battlefield with a radius of one hundred miles centered on the Heavenly Snake Reef.

This battlefield with a radius of one hundred miles was more than ten times larger than the previous Five Immortals Arena, which was ten miles long and five miles wide.

For a duel, it already provided a certain strategic depth,

Moreover, the main issue was that there were too many spectators. If it weren’t for the spectators, the battlefield could be any size; fights ranging thousands of miles are not unusual.

But the crowd was simply too big, so much so that the Five Immortals Hall was starting to feel overwhelmed.

Over three hundred thousand spectators, and martial artists continued to arrive from all directions, with numbers still steadily increasing.

Keeping each of these over three hundred thousand spectators able to see the duel without causing a disturbance or influencing the match was not an easy task.

Not everyone had something like Yuann Yinying’s Nine Realms Divine Eyes Spirit Formation. Even with the most advanced projection formations available, the Five Immortals Hall could only project the general scene within a radius of a hundred miles.

Thus, the battlefield was capped at a hundred miles in size.

Furthermore, for martial artists with remarkable eye power, despite not being able to view the battlefield hundreds of miles away, they could still see a rough overview given favorable conditions.

In other words, the surroundings of the battlefield, including the sky and ground, could accommodate countless martial artists, greatly reducing the pressure on the Five Immortals Hall to maintain order.

As the Five Immortals Hall designated the battlefield, just after nightfall, the vendors called out even more vigorously, and betting became immensely popular.

However, today’s betting was somewhat peculiar.

Usually, the most popular bets were those at private booths with high odds, but today, at the official booth of the Five Immortals Hall, even with a hundred counters aligned in a row, there were lines of hundreds of people behind each counter.

With only one duel today and an extended betting period, otherwise just the act of betting alone might have caused chaos.

Those who wagered small amounts, like ten or even a hundred High Grade Spiritual Stones, did it for fun, whereas those who bet thousands or tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, sought to make a profit.

There were two reasons for this phenomenon.

Since the Five Immortals Hall changed their booth regulations, it’s the first time the Five Immortals Arena offered higher odds than those private booths.

Just as Yi Xun previously promised Yuann Yinying, today the Five Immortals Hall offered stable odds of three to one for Yuann Hongying’s victory, unchanged regardless of the number of bets placed.

But the odds for Ye Zhen’s victory were very low, only one to one.

Regarding such a significant odds difference, Yi Xun provided an official explanation—Di Kuohai is their Five Immortals Arena’s Ten Arena Champion, and they believe in the strength of the Ten Arena Champion from the Five Immortals Arena.

The second reason was because today’s booth opened by the Five Immortals Hall no longer enforced maximum bet limits for individuals as had been done previously at the Five Immortals Arena; today, there was no limit—if one dared to bet, the Five Immortals Hall dared to pay.

This change delighted the gamblers who previously couldn’t cash in at the official Five Immortals Hall booth.

With Yuann Yinying previously setting an example by betting fifty million High Grade Spiritual Stones on Yuann Hongying, they would be truly foolish not to follow suit.

For these reasons, those private booths had the highest odds offered for Yuann Hongying’s victory at only one to one and a half, most were one to half or one to one.

Even while looking at the long queues of bettors at the official Five Immortals Arena booths, they dared not raise the odds.

Yuann Hongying’s third brother bet fifty million High Grade Spiritual Stones!

That’s fifty million High Grade Spiritual Stones, not five million nor fifty thousand, but fifty million High Grade Spiritual Stones.

Such a gigantic fortune, ninety-nine percent of Dao Realm experts couldn’t come up with.

Yet, Yuann Yinying, a martial artist at the Peak of Ninth Stage Realm King Realm, took it out effortlessly.

Additionally, Yuann Hongying having someone like Eunuch Fuq, a Dao Realm expert, as a slave, if people still couldn’t realize the truth, they would truly be foolish.

Yuann Hongying and Yuann Yinying indeed have substantial backing, and behind them, their father might very well be the fabled Creation God!

Besides, martial artists who witnessed the battle between Ye Zhen and Yuann Hongying at the Five Immortals Arena half a year ago were shocked to find that Yuann Hongying’s cultivation had ramped up from Sixth Stage of Dark Palace Realm to the Peak of Ninth Stage Dark Palace Realm within six months.

Just six months!

This is undoubtedly the means of a Creation God!

In other words, it’s very likely Yuann Hongying’s backer, the Creation God, intervened!

Who’s going to win and who’s going to lose is as clear as daylight.

Therefore, there are particularly many martial artists betting on Yuann Hongying today.

Over seventy percent of the martial artists bet on Yuann Hongying winning, those betting on Di Kuohai winning were less than ten percent, the rest were still observing.

However, the bets collected by the Five Immortals Hall for Yuann Hongying’s victory had already reached a number that struck fear.

One billion!

Over one billion High Grade Spiritual Stones, while bets on Di Kuohai winning amounted to only fifty million High Grade Spiritual Stones.

Under such circumstances, if Yuann Hongying wins, the Five Immortals Hall would have to pay out at least five hundred and fifty million High Grade Spiritual Stones.

This wouldn’t just be skeletal damage, but a devastating loss.

All the martial artists of the Tianyun Hall were already on edge. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

However, the Grand Deacon of Ming Mountain Hall, Cui Shi, was full of expectation at the moment, occasionally glancing towards the direction of Five Immortals Island.

He eagerly anticipated the battle to begin at any moment.

As long as Yuann Hongying wins, within the Five Immortals Hall, their Ming Mountain Hall will seize the opportunity from the great loss caused by Tianyun Hall to seize power.

By then, Ming Mountain Hall will become the first hall within the Five Immortals Hall, and Cui Shi will not only be the Grand Deacon of the Five Immortals Bright Hall but of the entire Five Immortals Hall.

In the sky, streams of light continuous flowed, and the number of people was steadily increasing.

To prevent interference in the battle, all martial artists were isolated far away at a distance of thirty miles from the battlefield. In the sky, the presence of Dao Realm experts had increased from four to six.

A large guardian barrier that can isolate interference from spiritual power and divine soul power, covering an area of a hundred miles in radius, was being rapidly arranged.

Gradually, a full moon climbed into the sky, and with the arrival of the full moon night, all the spectators looked with even greater anticipation, glancing occasionally towards Five Blessings Inn on Five Immortals Island.

Everyone knew Di Kuohai was preparing for the battle there.

Unfortunately, countless expectant eyes did not immediately see Di Kuohai.

Yet, no one uttered a word; a full moon night was the only agreed upon time, not specifying when during the night, the only thing they could do was wait.

And why did no one speak?

With six immensely powerful divine soul auras looming overhead like a vast sea emanating a terrifying pressure, issuing a warning intent, would you dare to cause trouble?

Ye Zhen did not appear, and Yuann Hongying, like an old monk in meditation, sat cross-legged on Heavenly Snake Reef, emanating a mysterious aura, as if he had merged with Heavenly Snake Reef.

With each breath, it seemed to integrate into the whole world, and after half a day of adjustment and accumulation, Yuann Hongying’s aura, spiritual presence, and mind reached their peak state.

As time passed by, the moon over the sea gradually rose higher, the sea wind began to howl, yet Di Kuohai was still yet to be seen.

Suddenly, Yuann Hongying’s eyes opened abruptly, two beams of green light, seemingly tangible, shot straight towards the direction of Five Immortals Island, his spiritual power pulsated, and his entire being slowly elevated into the air.

At the same instant, Yuann Yinying, who had been resting on the back of the Five-clawed Silver Dragon, opened his eyes abruptly, stepping one foot on the dragon’s head and the other on the dragon’s horn, the Five-clawed Silver Dragon roared, Yuann Yinying rose into the air domineeringly, squeezing into the crowd of martial artists scattered across the high sky.

Instantly, there was chaos, even some were crushed with broken bones and torn muscles by the Five-clawed Silver Dragon.

Among the six Dao Realm presences, five immediately locked onto the Five-clawed Silver Dragon, causing it to tremble all over and dare not move anymore.

Yet Yuann Yinying held his head high, sneeringly looking at the dark void, as if challenging anyone to make a move against him.

Eventually, those five Dao Realm presences slowly dispersed, doing nothing.

Yuann Yinying also stopped his antics, being quite sensible.

Seeing this, those who had been jostled out of position and injured could only grind their teeth and swallow the grievance.

Even the Dao Realm experts dare not act against Yuann Yinying, what could they do?

Besides swallowing their silent suffering, what are their options?

On the other side of Five Immortals Island, Ye Zhen began to drift towards Heavenly Snake Reef, with a pair of grand wings slowly flapping behind him, each flap hastening his flight.

As Ye Zhen arrived, the martial artists surrounding the battlefield became restless.

However, no one shouted orders, and no one commanded, and Ye Zhen didn’t utter the words "Make way", yet wherever Ye Zhen went, the martial artists automatically made way for him.

The day’s time had allowed Ye Zhen to ponder deeply, and also made Ye Zhen treat this battle with utmost seriousness.

He had formed a basic strategy on how to deal with Yuann Hongying.

Yuann Hongying excelled in speed, and the hundred-mile battlefield would tremendously amplify his speed advantage, so Ye Zhen picked up the Sky Eagle Wind-breaking Wings, which he hadn’t used for a long time.

This Sky Eagle Wind-breaking Wings could enhance Ye Zhen’s speed by at least fifty percent.

"You finally came." Yuann Hongying’s unhurried voice sounded.

"Not late!" Ye Zhen replied, glancing at the Five-clawed Silver Dragon beneath Yuann Yinying’s feet in the distance sky.

The affairs here were explained by Mountain God Yi Xun long ago.

Ye Zhen casually surveyed and discovered that Yuann Hongying currently seemed unaffected by the Void Cloud Sea incident.

Moreover, in Ye Zhen’s Divine Soul Sensing, Yuann Hongying’s divine soul was as solid as a mountain or sea, giving an impression of being unwavering.

It seemed that Yuann Hongying had already activated his protective acquired spirit treasure safeguarding his innate divine soul.

Apparently, when Void Cloud Sea was manipulated by Ling Qianbi using Divine Soul Divine Power to entrap Yuann Hongying, it only made Yuann Hongying much more cautious.

"In this battle, you are bound to lose!" Yuann Hongying declared with great confidence.

"Half a year ago during the battle at Five Immortals Arena, you said the same thing, but in the end, I was the one who won!" Ye Zhen retorted.

Upon hearing this, Yuann Hongying’s mouth twitched slightly, almost imperceptibly.