Douluo Continent: Heavenly Mystery System

Chapter 20 The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, Unaware of the Oriole Behind

After completing the agreement, Ye Xiaofeng went to the betting area of ​​the Great Soul Arena.

"Hey, beautiful, bet 500 million on Ah Xin for me tomorrow," Ye Xiaofeng said with a smile to the waitress. Even though the Great Soul Arena would restrict him, he still wanted to make the act real.

"I'm sorry, Young Master Ye, the rules of the Great Soul Arena yesterday stipulated that you cannot participate in gambling activities," the waitress said to Ye Xiaofeng with a smile, but no matter how Ye Xiaofeng looked at her, she seemed to be gloating!

"You just wait, I'm going to find your Manager Luo!" Ye Xiaofeng turned around angrily to find Luo Shaotian.

"Luo Shaotian, what the hell do you mean?" Ye Xiaofeng kicked open Luo Shaotian's office door.

"Young Master Ye, please calm down. Due to your performance on the previous two occasions, the higher-ups have given you special consideration. Please understand?" Luo Shaotian quickly tried to appease Ye Xiaofeng's anger.

"Take care of your sister! You expect me to understand? How am I supposed to understand?" Ye Xiaofeng showed no respect to Luo Shaotian whatsoever.

"Young Master Ye, even without gambling, you can still get 1000 million. Why get angry over such a small matter?" Luo Shaotian seemed to know that Ye Xiaofeng would get angry at him, but he still smiled and comforted him.

"Is there really no way at all?" Ye Xiaofeng asked tentatively, unwilling to give up.

"Young Master Ye, this is not something I can decide. It was arranged by my superiors, and I have no power to change it. How about I accompany you to relax?" Luo Shaotian played the emotional card, but he was secretly overjoyed.

"No need," Ye Xiaofeng said, slamming the door as he left.

"Ye Xiaofeng, you've finally met your match?" Luo Shaotian revealed a long-lost smile, having finally managed to trip Ye Xiaofeng up today.

"Someone, go and follow him." Luo Shaotian was still worried about him getting involved in gambling through other channels.

Ye Xiaofeng went straight back to the Heaven and Earth Inn, ignoring everyone else. He did nothing but drink and eat, and everything seemed perfectly normal.

"Manager Li, go and bring me more wine!" Ye Xiaofeng shouted, throwing the empty wine jug out of the private room.

"Young Master Ye, please calm down, I'll be right there," Manager Li said, and hurriedly brought the food to Ye Xiaofeng's private room.

"Manager Li, I'm quite unhappy. Today I'm going to drink to my heart's content!" Ye Xiaofeng continued loudly, as if he were speaking to an outsider.

"Young Master Ye, it was my fault for not being attentive enough. Please forgive me," Manager Li quickly apologized.

"Everything has been arranged properly," Ye Xiaofeng suddenly said in a low voice.

"Then I'll invest in it for the first half hour before it starts," Manager Li said with a lewd smile, before leaving the private room.

After drinking, Ye Xiaofeng went back to his room to rest in a daze. The next day, around noon, he went to the Great Soul Arena in a daze again.

Now everyone in the capital knows that Ashin is challenging the Sword God to avenge his previous defeat. The match is about to start in an hour, and everyone is worried about the Sword God's return.

To date, 300 million has been invested in Ah Xin, while the investment in Sword God has reached 2.6 million. Among them, Xue Qinghe deliberately invested 5000 million, Prince Xue Xing directly invested 1 million to pressure Xue Qinghe, and Bone Douluo also invested 5000 million.

The current odds for the two players:

Ashin: 1:113

Sword God: 1:1.5

Ladies and gentlemen, today's match will begin in a little over half an hour.

Next up, please welcome Ashin with applause! However, the applause from the audience was noticeably less enthusiastic than after lunch.

Before the host could even say "Please welcome the Sword God," the audience erupted in applause and cheers.

Just as everyone's attention was focused on the battle stage, Li Baocai directly invested 1.2 million yuan in Ah Xin, and finally completed the task in the last minute.

Ashin's odds instantly dropped to 1:5.6.

Ye Xiaofeng's odds rose to 1:3.2.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please turn your attention to the big screen. Both of them are 10-game winning streaks in the Imperial Capital Arena. Last time, Ashin lost to the Sword God by half a move. In this ultimate showdown, can Ashin turn the tide?"

"Sword God, Sword God, Sword God"

"Oshin, Oshin, Oshin"

The audience on both sides were enthusiastic and cheering for the upcoming final.

Now let's watch the big screen:

Sword God VS Ashin

Name: Sword God

Martial Soul: Seven Kills

Soul Power Level: 41

Soul Ring Configuration: Yellow, Yellow, Purple, Purple.

Name: Ashin

Martial Soul: Fire Dragon Spear

Soul Power Level: Level 57, Power Attack Type Weapon Soul Master

Soul Ring Levels: Yellow, Yellow, Purple, Purple, Black

"Ah-Xin, we meet again," Ye Xiaofeng said with a smile as he looked at Ah-Xin across from him.

"I'll make you lose badly this round," Ashin said coldly.

"Then let me see if you have the ability," Ye Xiaofeng said with a smile, completely ignoring Ah Xin's words.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the ultimate showdown has officially begun."

"By the way, aren't you going to invest some in your future apprentice? I've already invested 5000 million." In a high-level room in the Great Soul Arena, the two were watching the big screen, and Bone Douluo said to Sword Douluo.

"I'm still quite rational and don't believe in free lunches." Sword Douluo seemed to know something, but didn't say it out loud.

"You coward, after the sect competition, I'll make him become my disciple instead," Bone Douluo said disdainfully to Sword Douluo.

What can you teach him?

"Then what can you teach him?" Bone Douluo asked in return.

"Hey, you need to understand, I can teach you what you can't teach, and I can teach you what you can't teach," Sword Douluo said confidently.

"On what grounds?"

"With the Seven Kill Sword in my hand," Sword Douluo always manages to outmatch Bone Douluo in terms of strength, leaving Bone Douluo with only a verbal advantage.

"Hmph," Bone Douluo was speechless and continued watching the match.

"Haven't you noticed a problem?" Sword Douluo asked suddenly while sipping his tea.

"What do you mean?" Bone Douluo was a little confused by Sword Douluo's words.

"The odds for this epic showdown an hour ago, and the odds now," Sword Douluo's words hit the nail on the head.

"Isn't this even better? That kid's odds have gone up compared to before." Bone Douluo was still in the dark.

"Half an hour ago, someone invested 1.2 million in that kid Ah Xin," Sword Douluo said calmly as he sipped his tea.

"Who's so rich that they didn't invest in your disciple but instead invested in Ah Xin? They're really brainless. If they had given that money to this old man, I might have guaranteed them a worry-free life for the rest of their days," Bone Douluo said regretfully and angrily.

"I just passed by the gambling area and saw that person was Manager Li from Heaven on Earth," Sword Douluo said with a slight smile as he looked at Bone Douluo.

"That old bastard is going to throw out all his secrets." Bone Douluo also knew Manager Li, after all, every dish in Heaven and Earth was an excellent delicacy.

"Based on my understanding of Manager Li, he is never impulsive, and I also know that my apprentice is in cahoots with Manager Li," Sword Douluo said with a gloating expression.

"You, you mean your disciple..." Bone Douluo finally realized he had been tricked. No, to be precise, everyone had been tricked by Ye Xiaofeng and Manager Li. Sword Douluo knew a little about this.

"Where are you going?" Sword Douluo asked as he saw Bone Douluo about to run out.

"I need to make up for my losses. By the way, lend me 100 million, and I'll pay you back later," Bone Douluo said hurriedly. Although he was very rich, 50 million was still a considerable sum.

"It's too late. Don't you know that betting closes in the last half hour of the final?" Sword Douluo reminded Bone Douluo.

"Why didn't you warn me sooner?" Bone Douluo gritted his teeth in anger. He had come over out of boredom, but after hearing the rumors, he had also jumped on the bandwagon.

Ah Xin and Ye Xiaofeng were evenly matched, but at that moment, Ah Xin used his self-created soul skill again.

"Soul Skill - Man and Spear as One"

Third Soul Skill - One Sword to the Throat

Ah Xin's Fire Dragon Spear flew straight towards Ye Xiaofeng, who countered with his Seven Kill Sword. The two were evenly matched, and the audience held their breath, concerned about Ye Xiaofeng but even more so about the benefits he could bring them.

Just as the two were locked in a stalemate, the Seven Kill Sword that Ye Xiaofeng had conjured shattered instantly, and the Fire Dragon Spear pierced directly into Ye Xiaofeng's left shoulder.

Ye Xiaofeng coughed up blood and collapsed in the Great Soul Arena. All the spectators present were furious, and Prince Xue Xing was absolutely enraged; a hundred million had vanished just like that.

Only a small number of people were crying with excitement over Ah Xin's victory, while Manager Li was grinning from ear to ear and quickly led Ye Xiaofeng back.

In an office, Luo Shaotian was proudly reporting his day's earnings to Xue Qinghe when a deacon from the Great Soul Arena rushed in.

"Didn't you see that His Highness the Crown Prince and I were discussing confidential matters?" Luo Shao was so angry that he slapped the steward across the face.

"Manager, just one minute before the betting closed, someone placed a bet of 1.2 million on Ashin to win," the butler said hesitantly.

"What? Say that again?" Luo Shaotian couldn't believe what he had just said and immediately pulled the steward off his clothes.

"Based on today's odds, we lost 6.72 million to that person," the butler whispered again.

"Luo Shaotian, you are really good," Xue Qinghe said coldly, her heart filled with the urge to kill him.

"Your Highness, it really has nothing to do with me. Please, have mercy and give me another chance," Luo Shaotian hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Go, find out who placed the bets. If you don't know, bring your own head to me!" Xue Qinghe was so angry that she gritted her teeth. It wasn't because she lost the property of the Heavenly Dou Empire, but because she couldn't stand that someone was also being manipulated by her.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for sparing my life. Thank you, Your Highness," Luo Shaotian quickly expressed his gratitude.

"Get out!" Xue Qinghe said angrily, and Luo Shaotian immediately left the room.

"We've made too much of a commotion this time. Let's lay low for a while and close the inn," Ye Xiaofeng said to Manager Li.

"It was all arranged long ago," Manager Li had anticipated this.

"Let's go to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School first." Ye Xiaofeng and the others left the Great Soul Arena and headed to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School with Manager Li.

"Ye Xiaofeng, the sect has rules that outsiders are not allowed to enter the sect." The two guards at the entrance stopped him again.

"Master Lei asked me to invite Manager Li from Heaven on Earth to improve the sect leader's meals. Are you going to stop me too?" Ye Xiaofeng said coldly.

"In that case, Manager Li, please leave," Ye Xiaofeng said deliberately.

"Ye Xiaofeng, go tell Sect Leader Ning that I, Li Baocai, am not someone to be used as a fool. No matter how much you beg me next time, it won't work. Farewell." Manager Li put on this act, angrily turning and leaving.

"Manager Li, it was a misunderstanding between us. Please forgive us," the two guards quickly apologized.

Ye Xiaofeng felt that experience counts, and he almost believed that Manager Li was really angry.

"Junior Brother Ye, don't misunderstand. We were just following the sect rules. We didn't know that Hall Master Lei had instructed you." The two guards quickly changed their tune. They dared not offend Hall Master Lei, much less the sect leader.

"Manager Li, please come in," Ye Xiaofeng said politely to Manager Li, continuing his act to the end.

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