Bei Yuxuan looked at the two with an apologetic face.
“Brother Lu, Miss Tang, I’m sorry.
This was my fault; I’ve caused the two of you a fright.” Lu Chen smiled.
“It’s fine, just a small matter.” Just then, a steady voice, as resonant as a great bronze bell, drifted out from the depths of the Spirit Dueling Arena: “To cause a scene at the Tianling Fighting Spirit Arena…
do you two think the Duke’s Mansion’s name is greater than that of the current Emperor?
Or do you think your own skills can surpass those of the Enshrined Elders?” As the voice fell, a middle-aged man dressed in a long black robe appeared out of thin air in the middle of the field.
spirit power condensed beneath his feet as eight spirit rings pulsed in an orderly rhythm.
Although he was only a Spirit Douluo, the ‘Spirit Dueling Arena Manager’ emblem engraved on the spirit tool badge on his chest caused Old Madam Wang to snort coldly.
She slowly withdrew her Spirit.
The current Tianling Fighting Spirit Arena was no longer the private property it had been ten thousand years ago.
It had been acquired by the Imperial Family.
With the Heaven Spirit Imperial Family backing it, no one dared to truly come to blows here.
“Your Excellencies, young masters, please calm yourselves.” The Spirit Dueling Arena Manager’s tone was steady and calm, giving both sides a way out.
“The rules of the Spirit Dueling Arena state that blood can only be shed on the stage.” Luo Du took a deep breath, forcibly calming the panic that had been shaken out of him by Lu Chen’s aura.
With a cold laugh, he looked past the manager at Bei Yuxuan, deliberately emphasizing the word ‘friends’: “Bei Yuxuan, since you’ve found these two ‘friends,’ do you dare to bet again?
Or…
are you afraid?” He then glanced at Lu Chen and said sarcastically, “Your friend’s aura just now wasn’t weak at all; I was almost scared to death.” After saying that, he deliberately winked and made an exaggerated expression of fear.
It was full of mockery.
Lu Chen’s eyes narrowed slightly.
Ignoring the other party’s taunts, he carefully sized up Luo Du.
Looking at the other’s arrogant and overbearing manner, a strange illusion suddenly arose in his heart.
This Luo Du seemed to be deliberately hiding something; everything he did seemed intended to provoke Bei Yuxuan into agreeing to the bet.
“Enough!” Bei Yuxuan’s face was dark to the extreme.
Finally unable to suppress his anger, he stared fixedly at Luo Du.
“How do you want to bet?” “Young Master, it’s almost time.
Let’s go in first.” Seeing that Bei Yuxuan was blinded by rage, Old Chen hurriedly spoke up to dissuade him.
As soon as these words were spoken, Luo Du’s eyes suddenly turned cold, sweeping toward Old Chen like a venomous snake, a flash of ferocity in his gaze.
Seeing this, Lu Chen was now certain: Luo Du definitely wanted to get something from Bei Yuxuan.
And Old Chen had clearly seen through this, which was why he spoke up to warn him.
Lu Chen glanced at the three young people behind Luo Du, then looked at Bei Yuxuan and asked curiously, “How did you usually bet in the past?” Bei Yuxuan was taken aback, then explained in a low voice, “Each family provides three people, corresponding to three matches: Spirit Master, Spirit Grandmaster, and Soul Elder.
Best of three wins, and the loser hands over the wagered items.” “Must there be three people?
Can it be a gauntlet match?” Hearing this, Bei Yuxuan’s heart stirred.
He instantly guessed Lu Chen’s meaning and nodded.
“It’s possible.
A lower level can fight a higher level, but not vice versa.” The two exchanged a look, understanding each other perfectly.
Then Bei Yuxuan looked at Luo Du, his tone icy: “You deliberately mocked and pushed me step by step.
Isn’t your goal this seventy-thousand-year ‘Silver Armored Giant Bear’ left arm bone on me?” As his voice fell, Bei Yuxuan opened his palm.
A left arm bone appeared in his palm, emitting a dark luster with a slight reddish hue, its joints as thick and sturdy as heavy armor.
The moment they saw the Spirit Bone, the entire crowd gasped, followed by a complete uproar!
“A seventy-thousand-year Spirit Bone!
Are they crazy?
The Bei Yu family is really putting it all on the line!” “As expected of a top-tier Duke’s Mansion, this is practically a mobile mountain of gold!” A seventy-thousand-year Spirit Bone would be worth at least sixty million gold coin at an auction house.
Moreover, they were usually priceless and unavailable!
Except for top-tier powers, ordinary people didn’t even have the chance to see one.
Even the Spirit Dueling Arena Manager’s heart couldn’t help but pound violently upon seeing that slightly reddish Spirit Bone.
Luo Du’s breathing instantly became rapid, a glint of greedy success flashing in his eyes.
This Spirit Bone was exactly the target his father had specifically told him he must obtain!
High-age Spirit Bones were difficult to obtain even for a Duke’s Mansion.
Lu Chen raised an eyebrow, not expecting Luo Du’s goal to be a Spirit Bone.
But on second thought, it wasn’t surprising.
For a Spirit Master, Spirit Bones were the most attractive treasures besides spirit rings.
“Eldest Young Master, this Spirit Bone was specially selected for you by the Master…” Old Chen hurriedly tried to dissuade him, but before he could finish, Bei Yuxuan raised his hand to cut him off.
“I know.” His eyes stared fixedly at Luo Du.
“This stake is still too small.
Since we’re betting, let’s bet bigger!” With that, he took out a black card from his storage soul tool ring.
The card was bordered with gold, and the words ‘Soul Coin Savings’ were engraved in the center.
“There are five million gold coin in here, which I’ve earned over these past five years.” “Five million gold coin!” Tang Ya swallowed.
“Rumor has it that the Bei Yu Young Master is a business genius.
I didn’t believe it before, but I didn’t expect it to be true!” This was an amount of money ordinary people could hardly earn in dozens of lifetimes.
“Good!
You’ve got guts!” Luo Du grinned and also pulled several items from his ring.
A six-thousand-year Spirit Cat right arm bone, a Rank 6 defensive spirit tool, a Rank 6 melee spirit tool, and so on.
These were all things Bei Yuxuan had lost to him yesterday.
Finally, he took out a right leg bone that was pitch black all over, with faint afterimages appearing around it: “A seventy-thousand-year ‘Shadow Ghost Leopard’ right leg bone, plus the three million gold coin in this card, is enough to offset your stake.” *Hiss!* The crowd gasped once again.
“Another seventy-thousand-year Spirit Bone!” “Is this the foundation of top-tier nobility?
Truly terrifying!” Bei Yuxuan’s expression grew even darker.
“As expected, this guy’s purpose for this trip was this Spirit Bone.
Perhaps from the moment I stepped into Tianling City, the trap was already being set.” Bei Yuxuan was no fool.
Recalling the events of the last two days, he instantly sensed that something was wrong.
He knew he had an impulsive personality, especially when it came to losing to the Luo family.
After losing yesterday, he went out early this morning to find a fighter, wanting to win back the bet.
As it happened, he ran into Lu Chen…
Luo Du must have had people patrolling near the Spirit Dueling Arena, constantly monitoring his movements.
Having cleared his thoughts, the anger in Bei Yuxuan’s heart grew even stronger.
He looked at Lu Chen and said through gritted teeth: “Brother Lu, as long as you help me win this bet, all the spoils of war will be yours!” As soon as this was said, even Lu Chen’s breathing couldn’t help but quicken slightly.
When he had initially egged Bei Yuxuan into the bet, he just wanted to earn some gold coin.
He completely hadn’t expected the stakes between the two to be Spirit Bones, with a total value nearly reaching a hundred million!
Suppressing the agitation in his heart, Lu Chen gave a faint smile.
“No need, I only want that seventy-thousand-year Spirit Bone.” According to the contract, the benefits he would receive already far exceeded sixty percent.
“Humph, you?
Aren’t you afraid of biting off more than you can chew!” Luo Du snorted disdainfully, casually handing the Spirit Bone and other items to the Spirit Dueling Arena Manager.
Then he gave Lu Chen a sinister look and made a throat-slitting gesture.
“I hope you can last a little longer later.” With that, he led his people and was the first to walk through the Spirit Dueling Arena gates.
Although he had been frightened by the aura on Lu Chen earlier, the spirit power fluctuations in this guy’s body were only around Rank 10.
A trash Spirit Master who had just broken through, fighting against a veteran Rank 19 Spirit Master—he was nothing but fodder to be crushed.
“The people of the Bei Yu family really are fools, actually being bewitched by an outsider.
This seventy-thousand-year Spirit Bone is as good as mine!” Luo Du smiled confidently; everything was under control.
Lu Chen licked his lips as he watched the group’s departing backs.
A hint of madness flashed in his eyes.
“I can’t wait.” Seeing both groups enter, the onlookers instantly became excited: “A bet of over ten million!
You don’t see this even a few times a year!” “Don’t dawdle, buy your tickets quickly!
I want to sit in the first row!” The crowd outside went completely wild.
With such a massive stake, everyone wanted to join in the excitement.
The Spirit Dueling Arena Manager’s smile almost reached his ears as he hurriedly called over several employees to check tickets.
He himself then walked inside happily.
At the same time!
On a street corner outside the Spirit Dueling Arena.
An elderly man wearing a large cloak and possessing an unusually burly physique was quietly watching all of this.
Behind him stood two girls and a boy.
One of the girls was exceptionally beautiful, yet she exuded a sense of rationality and wisdom that didn’t belong to her age.
“Sect Master, with such a large bet, should we go in and take a look?” The boy with exceptionally long legs couldn’t help but speak up, his tone full of excitement.
“We should indeed go in and look.” The old man’s eyes darted greedily toward the Spirit Bone in the manager’s hand.
“Sect Master, the Spirit Dueling Arena is an imperial property and values its reputation above all else.
You can’t act recklessly.” The beautiful girl had a somewhat helpless expression as she spoke up to remind him.
“Cough, I know.” The old man’s expression was slightly awkward as he coughed to cover it up.
“Let’s go, let’s head in.
That little fellow’s body is quite strange; his blood vitality is exceptionally vigorous.
It might just be a Body Martial Soul!”