I create patterns, regardless of your level of expertise.

Ten thousand spirit stones isn't a lot here.

As a grand event that only happens once every ten years, larger venues can easily generate millions in cash flow.

Besides, they've already recognized Li Hao as a Black Card user of the Medicine Tower, so 10,000 spirit stones is nothing to him.

The key question is, why suppress Ye Fan?

What kind of ordinary person could be the highest-ranking VIP in the Medicine Tower?

If he's a big shot, how could his judgment be bad?

Maybe they've figured out something.

After a brief moment of tranquility.

Suddenly, everyone around them turned against them!

"I'll also bet on Ye Fan!"

"I bet 100 spirit stones on Ye Fan!"

"I'll bet a thousand!"

The bookmaker's face darkened at the sight. Ye Fan's odds were so high that even if it was an upset, he would still make a profit if the bets were placed according to the original odds.

But now, so many people are betting on Ye Fan. If Ye Fan really wins, he'll lose everything!

He could only hurriedly instruct, "Once you've placed your order, don't change it!"

"The odds have now been adjusted; Ye Fan is now 1 to 1!"

The odds have dropped, but that hasn't dampened people's enthusiasm for betting.

Originally, Chi Man's bets completely outnumbered Li Hao's, but after Li Hao placed his bet, the two sides quickly evened out.

The bookmaker was sweating profusely and had to adjust the odds multiple times.

The changes happening offstage were naturally observed by the two contestants on the stage.

Chi Man's expression remained unchanged, and it was impossible to know what he was thinking.

As for Ye Fan, his hand, hidden in his sleeve, clenched slightly.

Could it be that someone has really seen through me?

He couldn't help but look at Li Hao, the "instigator," but he couldn't see anything.

"Alright! The match is about to start, betting is now closed!"

As the bookmakers closed the betting pool and asked people to leave, the crowd dispersed to prepare for the game.

"Sir, please sit here, it's a good spot!"

The seats are for whoever gets them first, and at this moment, a guy who had already reserved a seat in the front row was offering a fawning invitation.

Li Hao naturally did not refuse, sat down, and casually tossed him a storage ring.

The guy glanced at the number of spirit stones inside, his face immediately turned red, and he left without even watching the competition, thanking everyone profusely.

On the stage, the referee stepped out and raised his hand high.

"This is only the preliminary round. Losing one match does not mean you are completely eliminated. If you really can't take it anymore, you can admit defeat to avoid getting too badly injured and not even having a chance to play in the semi-finals."

"This battle will end when the fighting is over, understand?"

Seeing both sides nod, the referee didn't delay and immediately announced the decision.

"The match begins!"

The moment the referee left the ring, the two fighters attacked simultaneously.

Chi Man wielded a pair of red and blue swords. Although she was a woman, her attacks were extremely fierce and decisive.

On the other hand, Ye Fan did not take out any weapons and simply dodged Chi Man's attacks.

However, despite dodging, he did not appear disheveled.

Because the grandson kept his hands behind his back the whole time, he seemed quite at ease.

I've finished installing it for him.

"He's even better at pretending than me, tch."

Li Hao chuckled inwardly, then looked at Xiao Wei beside him and said, "Although you don't need to participate in the preliminary rounds, in the subsequent mountain climbing battles, you will be facing top experts selected from the preliminary rounds."

Are you confident?

Xiaowei's combat experience is practically nonexistent.

Coming over to observe will definitely be beneficial.

However, Xiao Wei is not without her advantages.

His personal martial arts technique is of the high-level Earth rank, and the martial arts he has learned are also of the high-level quality.

Li Hao had already taught Xiao Wei the Heaven-Rank martial art, Annihilation Eye, which he had obtained from the Heavenly Puppet Sect, last night.

Disciples of major sects like Chi Man, while not entirely lacking in Earth-rank techniques and martial arts, only possess a limited number of such skills.

Furthermore, most of them are only beginners and haven't yet reached the point of mastering the skills.

Unlike Xiao Wei, who mastered a skill in one go, others learned Earth-rank martial arts one fight at a time.

Xiao Wei watched for a while, and then became somewhat eager to try it out.

"I am confident of victory. I believe we each have our own advantages. As for who will win, we will probably only know when we start fighting."

"Actually, I'd like to try out the preliminary rounds now."

Li Hao didn't care and said, "If you think it's necessary, then go ahead. Anyway, with me here, even if we lose, I can still put you in the mountain climbing battle."

"Or you could overcome your mental barrier by just finishing the preliminary rounds, and then we wouldn't even need to fight the mountain climbing battle."

As he spoke, Li Hao couldn't help but look around.

Speaking of the preliminary rounds, where do I register?

Just as I was thinking this, a sudden gasp rippled through the crowd.

On the stage, after the initial probing, the two gradually got serious.

A pair of wings intertwined with flames materialized behind Chi Man, and his aura surged, clearly indicating that he had unleashed a martial art of considerable skill.

On the other hand, Ye Fan, although his expression was more serious, did not make any major moves.

As Chi Man transformed into a stream of fire and rushed towards him, Ye Fan finally retreated explosively. At the same time, his hands changed their hand seals, and countless golden threads highly condensed from spiritual energy surged out from all around.

Chi Man came on strong, but the golden threads intertwined and tangled, forcefully stopping his momentum.

Not only did they forcibly stop her, but some of the silk threads also wrapped around Chi Man's limbs, while the rest of the silk threads surrounded her like a cocoon.

Chi Man tried to struggle for a moment, but immediately realized that it wouldn't be so easy to break free from this thing.

"This person is not simple. Judging from the probing just now, it may not be easy for me to take him down."

"Never mind, there's still the chance for the semi-finals. If we reveal too much of our strength in the preliminary rounds, we'll be more vulnerable to being targeted in the subsequent mountain climbing battle."

Chi Man's mind raced, and at that moment she suddenly turned her head to look at Li Hao, her meaning unclear.

Seeing that the golden threads were about to completely surround her, she no longer hesitated and immediately shouted, "I surrender!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the frantically tangled golden threads stopped instantly.

"I concede, you win."

Chi Man withdrew her power and stopped struggling. Seeing this, Ye Fan on the opposite side withdrew his hand seals, and countless golden threads turned into light spots and scattered.

"Thank you for your concession."

Ye Fan clasped his hands in a fist salute, said nothing more, and immediately jumped off the stage and left.

The audience below the stage were stunned.

"No way, are you two playing house?!"

"You're certainly going to fight! You haven't even started to put up a fight yet, why are you suddenly giving up?"

"Rinne Feng, refund my money!"

"How could you do this to us?!"

How can the audience accept that the fighting is like playing around?

Seeing this, Li Hao couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

He had originally wanted to see how strong Chi Man was and compare him to Xiao Wei. But since she wasn't willing to reveal herself, there was nothing he could do.

You can't just go up and bully a child yourself, can you?

Or we could just find some time to arrange a fight between the two of them.

"Tsk, this is so boring."

Li Hao clicked his tongue and then said to Xiao Wei, "It seems like you can register over there. Go ahead and try if you want."

Xiao Wei, itching to fight, immediately got up and went over.

It was at this moment that Chi Man stepped down from the stage.

With just a cold glance, all the cursing and swearing around him stopped.

Then, Chi Man actually took the initiative to walk towards Li Hao.