Ancient Fiend Dragon Emperor

Chapter 783: Chapter 782: I’m Rich and Capricious! (4 more!)

Clearly, Hong Chen was only speaking figuratively; there was no way he would actually go and smash the betting house. The odds set by the Phoenix Sect weren’t for the betting house to decide.

However, odds of one to twenty were extremely unsettling.

Odds of one to twenty meant that if the Phoenix Sect secured the first place, they would get twenty times their original stake in compensation.

This, in effect, demonstrated a lack of respect for the Phoenix Sect!

”Am I going with you?” Liuyun winked at Hong Chen.

”Sure, let’s go!”

”Can you two keep it down for a while?”

With a helpless pat on her forehead, Shangguan Mingxin asked, ”What are the odds for us being in the top three?”

”The odds for the top three are one to fifteen; the odds for the top ten are one to ten,” Liuyun said.

”It seems that even after the Phoenix Sect secured first place in two rounds, we are still underestimated...”

Su Han smiled slightly, showing no sign of anger, ”That’s good, we can make a huge profit, can’t we?”

”It’s not about making a profit, it’s about respect, respect!”

Liuyun solemnly said, ”Why is my Phoenix Sect so underestimated? Why, after securing first place twice, do we still get such odds? Why...”

At this point, Liuyun paused, suddenly turning to Hong Chen, ”How much do you plan to bet?”

”Everything,” Hong Chen said.

”Deal!” Liuyun nodded firmly.

Shangguan Mingxin: ”...”

Su Han: ”...”

Both Su Han and Shangguan Mingxin were truly at a loss for words with these two living treasures.

Happy they may be, but they still had to put on such a righteous demeanor.

”Sect Master, what do you think we should bet on? First place, top three, or top ten?” Liuyun chuckled, turning to ask Su Han.

Su Han looked sideways at Liuyun, ”What do you think?”

”Haha, I got it!”

...

Auspicious Clouds Inn, one of the largest chain inns in Dragon Martial Continent, is under the Dragon Martial Trading House.

The temporary betting house set up by Dragon Martial Trading House was naturally located inside the Auspicious Clouds Inn in the Central Domain.

Today, the Auspicious Clouds Inn was not accommodating guests, but it was still packed with people, as a long queue had formed outside since a betting house was set up here.

Small bets for fun, big bets for harm; regardless of the stake size, such an event was very tempting.

”Hurry up at the front!”

”We’ve been waiting for so long; can you speed it up?”

”I’m betting 500,000 Spirit Stones on One Slash Palace to win first place!”

A wave of impatient urging continued to sound, and although every Auspicious Clouds Inn in Dragon Martial City had opened such a temporary betting house, the crowds were still overwhelming. To place a bet, one still had to queue up.

”Brother, who are you betting on?” While in line, Liuyun asked a person next to him.

He had slightly altered his appearance, and because his Martial Path Cultivation was too low, nobody cared about him.

”Naturally, One Slash Palace.”

The speaker was a chubby man who cast a disdainful glance at Liuyun, ”Brother, is this your first time betting? Let me give you some advice, don’t just bet on one sect. It might make you filthy rich, but it’s also risky enough to lose disastrously. For safety’s sake, it’s better to spread your bets. That way, even if you lose, you won’t lose too much.”

”Babbling.”

Liuyun muttered to himself before saying, ”Then what do you think about the Phoenix Sect? They’ve secured first place in the previous two stages, I think they should at least get a decent ranking in this third stage, shouldn’t they?”

”Phoenix Sect? Haven’t you heard the rumors?” The chubby man’s eyes widened.

”What rumors?” Liuyun asked, puzzled.

”Everyone’s saying that the Phoenix Sect’s victories in the first two stages were all because of Illusion strengths and Demon Crystal Cannons. The third stage is all about real power—no illusions, no long-range weapons like Demon Crystal Cannons. What skills could they have left to achieve a good ranking in the third stage?” the chubby man said.

”Damn, aren’t you underrating the Phoenix Sect too much?” Liuyun almost wanted to slap him in the face.

”It’s not underrating; it’s just the way it is. Who in their right mind wants to lose money when betting?”

The chubby man snorted and continued, ”Look, I’m a veteran in the betting game. How about this, you give me a thousand Spirit Stones, and I’ll teach you how to bet properly, deal?”

”Go to hell, shove off!” Liuyun rolled his eyes fiercely.

”Why are you cursing now? People like you who clearly can’t bet and won’t humbly seek advice will end up so broke they can’t even afford pants!” the chubby man retorted.

”I’ll bet if I want.” Liuyun lifted his head defiantly.

Seeing this, the chubby man lost interest in further conversation.

About an half hour later, it was finally their turn.

The chubby man bet first, placing a hundred thousand Spirit Stones on One Slash Palace for first place, three hundred thousand for top three, and another hundred thousand for top ten. Additionally, he placed bets on some other sects, totaling about three million Spirit Stones.

Looking at his distressed expression, it was clear that these Spirit Stones were pretty much all his assets. Considering his cultivation at the early stage of the Dragon Spirit Realm, owning three million Spirit Stones seemed about right.

”See that?”

After finishing his bets, the chubby man turned back and looked down on Liuyun with an extremely ostentatious tone, ”Brother, I just bet three million Spirit Stones. Regardless of whether you’ll bet or not, you probably don’t have that much, right?”

”Can you stop blathering? You’re blocking me from placing my bets, just scoot over,” Liuyun said impatiently.

”Hmm, I really want to see how you bet,” the chubby man grumbled unconvinced.

Liuyun ignored him and walked straight up to the bookie, ”I want to place a bet.”

”The odds are written over there, check them yourself. Once you’ve placed your bets, no regrets, Spirit Stones are non-refundable,” the bookie stood in the middle, grinning at Liuyun.

”The odds that are up now, they won’t change later?” Liuyun asked.

”Whenever you bet, those are your odds.” the chubby man couldn’t help but intervene.

”Fine then.”

Liuyun squinted his eyes and smiled at the bookie, ”I bet a hundred billion, all on Phoenix Sect for first.”

As these words landed, the inn fell suddenly silent, you could hear a pin drop.

”You... what did you just say?” the bookie asked in disbelief.

Liuyun waved his hand and ten Space Rings appeared, ”Each of these contains a hundred billion Low-Grade Spirit Stones. Check for yourself. I’m betting on Phoenix Sect for first, make sure you get it right, got it?”

”Alright, alright...” the bookie carefully scanned each of the ten Space Rings and, seeing each truly contained a hundred billion Low-Grade Spirit Stones, his face split into a grin from ear to ear.

”Damn, are you a moron!”

The chubby man slapped Liuyun hard and hurriedly said, ”With so much money, why bet on the Phoenix Sect winning? You could have bet...”

”Shut up!”

Liuyun, lifting his chin and looking down, said, ”I’m rich enough to be capricious!”