Chapter 1994 - A Bet

Chapter 1994: A Bet

The moment Duan Ling Tian finished speaking, under Yang Wen’s gaze that was filled with disbelief, Duan Ling Tian signed his name and left his handprint on the Death Pact.

“The Death Pact is done!” As soon as Duan Ling Tian signed the Death Pact, the Bronze Flame Elder from the Palace Of Death cried out, “Yang Wen and Duan Ling Tian will enter the Death Arena and engage in a Death Duel in an hour!”

‘In an hour?’ Duan Ling Tian was stunned and baffled. He did not understand why they had to wait an hour before engaging in a Death Duel.

Was there a need to wait this long?

“In the next hour, our Palace Of Death will become the banker and set up a place to bet for the Death Duel between you and Yang Wen! If you’re confident, you can bet all your Contribution Points on yourself. Naturally, if you die, you’ll still lose all your Contributions Points!” Nie Zui said indifferently as though he could read Duan Ling Tian’s mind, “For this reason, usually those who enter the Death Arena will bet all of their Contribution Points on themselves!”

Duan Ling Tian finally understood. He did not expect a serious place like the Palace of Death had such a tradition.

“The Palace Of Death won’t earn any Contribution Points from this. We’re merely acting as the middle person. We’ll calculate the odds based on the situation. Naturally, the elders from the Palace of Death are allowed to place a bet as well if they want to,” Nie Zui continued to add.

“This means other Saint Land disciples are allowed to bet, Elder Nie Zui?” Duan Ling Tian asked in surprise.

“Of course!” Nie Zui nodded. “Otherwise, what do you think the seats in the Death Arena are for? If you want to place a bet, you can look for any of the Bronze Flame Elders. After you place your bet and enter the Death Arena, the other Saint Land disciples will then be allowed to enter the Death Arena to place their bets before taking their seats. Before I give an order, both of you are not allowed to make a move even if you’ve already entered the Death Arena! Otherwise, the person who makes the first move will be severely punished by the Palace of Death!” His voice became stern when he reached this part of the sentence. “Any disruption of the tradition of the Palace of Death is strictly forbidden!”

Duan Ling Tian nodded before he walked away to look for the Bronze Flame Elders to place his bet.

‘Unfortunately, I only have 100 Contribution Points.’ When Duan Ling Tian was placing his bet, he could not help but sigh. He thought to himself, ‘I can only hope the others place their bets on Yang Wen. In that case, I’ll be able to win quite a number of Contribution PointsI!”

After Duan Ling Tian finished placing his bet, he entered the Death Arena.

Meanwhile, Nie Zui looked at Yang Wen who stood rooted to the ground with a solemn expression. He fiercely prompted Yang Wen and caused him to regain his senses. After he regained his senses, he quickly placed his bet as well. After that, he entered the Death Arena, standing opposite of Duan Ling Tian, and glared at him.

“Duan Ling Tian, although I don’t know where you get your courage from to sign the Death Pact, I have to tell you that I’ll definitely kill you today to avenge my younger brother and relieve my father of his hatred!” Yang Wen said with a grave expression.

Unlike Yang Wen, Duan Ling Tian’s expression remained calm. When he heard Yang Wen’s words, he replied in a speed that was neither fast nor slow, “Everybody can boast. It remains to be seen if you have the capability to kill me!”

“I’d like to see if you’ll still be able to maintain your composure after an hour!” Yang Wen smirked.

“Then I suppose you’ll have to wait and see,” Duan Ling Tian replied indifferently. At the same time, he turned to look outside the Palace of Death.

When Duan Ling Tian looked outside, he saw the Saint Land disciples being given some sort of instruction. They all swarmed to one place, causing the Palace Of Death to look like a bustling market.

“Duan Ling Tian actually signed the Death Pact?” Many of the Saint Land disciples had a baffled and disbelieving expression on their faces. Even after a long while, they did not regain their senses.

“I really don’t know where he gets his courage from! To think he actually signed the Death Pact! He’s just seeking death!” Some Saint Land disciples snorted disdainfully. They thought Duan Ling Tian had overestimated his own strength when he signed the Death Pact!

“I think Duan Ling Tian is just lucky. Since he had arrived in the Fire Worship Sect, he had offended the Black Turtle Sanctum’s First Silver Flame Elder Li An, but he didn’t suffer any losses so far. Based on the following incidents, he doesn’t seem like a person who would do something that would make him suffer losses!” A Saint Land disciple recalled the incidents that had happened to Duan Ling Tian after he arrived at the Fire Worship Sect.

However, this Saint Land disciple’s words made many people mock him.

“What? Don’t tell me you think he’s stronger than Senior Brother Yang Wen? You think he’ll be able to kill Senior Brother Yang Wen in this Death Duel?”

“Stop joking! The reason Duan Ling Tian has never suffered from any losses since he came to the Fire Worship Sect is due to his strength. He has yet to encounter a tough opponent! As for Elder Li An, that’s just because it’s not convenient for him to make a move due to his position. Otherwise, how do you think he’s able to survive up until now?”

“That’s right! If you think Duan Ling Tian will win today, you can place your bet on him. However, I’m afraid your Contribution Points will only go down the drain!”

“That’s right! Since you have so much faith in Duan Ling Tian, you might as well place your bet on him. We’ll earn more Contribution Points as well that way!”

Even this Saint Land disciple did not expect his words would bring about so much mockery from the other Saint Land disciples. He immediately fell silent.

As for placing his bet on Duan Ling Tian, he was not that stupid to do so!

Earlier, he had just casually made a remark without much thought. In his opinion, the chances of Yang Wen winning the Death Duel was much higher. After all, Yang Wen was a true disciple of their Fire Worship Sect’s Saint Land and was even a Saint Celestial Stage powerhouse!

As for Duan Ling Tian, although he had mastered a few high-grade Divine Abilities and was quite strong, due to his yellow Innate Spiritual Root, it would be difficult for him to surpass Yang Wen, let alone kill him.

“I’ll bet 300 Contribution Points that Senior Brother Yang Wen will win!”

“I’ll bet 500 Contribution Points on Senior Brother Yang Wen!”

“I’ll go all out and bet everything I have. I’ll bet 3,300 Contribution Points on Senior Brother Yang Wen!”

As the group of Saint Land disciples swarmed in to place their bets, the two Palace Of Death’s Bronze Flame Elders began to get busy accepting the bets and recording the betting information of all the Saint Land disciples.

Even after 15 minutes went by, none of the Saint Land disciples had bet on Duan Ling Tian! Based on this, one could see much they looked down on Duan Ling Tian.

“Nobody bet on Duan Ling Tian?” This matter soon gained the attention of some Saint Land disciples. “In that case, how are we going to earn Contribution Points?”

“That’s right! The final odds of the bet made by the Palace Of Death is calculated based on the number of bets placed on both sides. If everybody bets on Senior Brother Yang Wen, in the end, we’ll only receive the number of Contribution Points we have bet and not a single point more!”

“Is there anyone who wants to bet on Duan Ling Tian? If this continues on, we won’t be able to earn anything at all!”

“Do you think we’re idiots that we’ll place our bets on Duan Ling Tian? That’s like giving away our Contribution Points!”

The group of Saint Land disciples burst into a commotion again. Nobody regarded Duan Ling Tian highly, and all of them were certain he would die today!

“Although Duan Ling Tian’s pretty strong, he only has a yellow Innate Spiritual Root. With the limit his Innate Spiritual Root imposes on him, he won’t be able to achieve anything great even if he has mastered a few high-grade Divine Abilities!”

“That’s right! In this situation, only an idiot would bet on him!”

“It can’t go on like this! If all of us bet on Senior Brother Yang Wen, we won’t be able to earn a single Contribution Point.”

“What to do? Why don’t you bet on Duan Ling Tian instead?”

“I’m not an idiot okay?!”

The Saint Land disciples were snapping at one another since nobody was willing to bet on Duan Ling Tian when a voice resonated in the air, attracting the other Saint Land disciples’ attention.

“I’ll bet 100 Contribution Points on Duan Ling Tian!” A Saint Land disciple took the lead and bet on Duan Ling Tian.

Although it was only 100 Contribution Points, the eyes of the other Saint Land disciples brightened up immediately. It was fine as long as someone took the lead to bet on Duan Ling Tian. Eventually, there would be more people who follow suit. If that happened, they no longer had to worry about not earning any Contribution Points!

It did not matter even if they only earned a little Contribution Points. It was a sure win anyway.

As the saying went, ‘No matter how small it is, it is still a piece of meat’.

“Isn’t he Sun De?”

“Sun De? The Saint Land disciple who successfully comprehended the Black Turtle’s Barrier before Duan Ling Tian?”

“That’s him! I heard the reason he successfully comprehended the Black Turtle’s Barrier was due to Duan Ling Tian unknowingly helping him. No wonder he would bet on Duan Ling Tian. As it turns out, he’s just returning the favor!”

“He’s smart. He probably knows this is the last chance he’ll get to repay Duan Ling Tian’s favor. After today, he won’t be able to do so anymore even if he wants to.”

Many Saint Land disciples recognized the Saint Land disciple, Sun De, who placed his bet on Duan Ling Tian.

Sun De looked at Duan Ling Tian who was in the Death Arena and smiled wryly as he said through Voice Transmission, “Junior Brother Ling Tian, I’ve just arrived at the Saint Land, and this is all of the Contribution Points that I have.”

It was Duan Ling Tian who told him to place a bet on him.