Chapter 1902: Growing Bigger and Bigger

"What, we can't afford to lose!" the Martial Cultivator at the betting table explained gloomily: "When Ye Liuyun first fought a Late Fourth Layer Martial Cultivator, the odds were 1-to-3; given the opponent's strength, the odds became 1-to-5. We won't change the odds just because you bet a lot."

"Is that so?" Lei Ming, who didn't understand this, glanced at the other Martial Cultivators around him placing bets.

The others nodded, confirming it was indeed so, and Lei Ming believed it.

"Alright then! fifty-two trillion eight hundred billion, all in, betting the young man to win!" Lei Ming said, pulling out all his Storage Rings.

Now these Divine Crystals have already filled three Storage Rings. A regular Storage Ring can no longer hold even one more.

In the previous round she won forty-eight trillion, and with a principal of four trillion eight hundred billion, she didn't take back a single point.

For most people, that's already an astronomical figure.

Martial Cultivators have become somewhat numb to such high‑stakes gambling by Ye Liuyun and his group.

Only some secretly marvel at Ye Liuyun's confidence. More and more Martial Cultivators are beginning to bet on Ye Liuyun's victory.

The Martial Cultivator managing the betting table was also frustrated. With so many Divine Crystals, each inventory check became increasingly laborious, forcing him to enlist others. Even though a Martial Cultivator can scan with Divine Sense, it still takes time and drains Divine Soul Power.

"If you want to bet next time, you can use a note or IOU instead of handing over Divine Crystals, so you won't have to laboriously count each time!" the Martial Cultivator kindly told Lei Ming.

Lei Ming immediately retorted: "That's not allowed. How would I know when you've won everything? If you run out of money, then my young man would have fought on the arena for nothing! Check at your leisure; I'm not in a hurry!"

The Martial Cultivator was helpless and could only accept, though he also didn't know how long Guan Shan Yue could hold out.

Fortunately, Lei Ming's Storage Rings hadn't been touched at all. A pile of one trillion Divine Crystals, he didn't need to count them carefully.

So he had to assign his subordinates to inventory, then issue a note to Lei Ming.

At that moment, Zhao Ming Cheng also joined in, betting the thirty-three billion he had won.

"Go ahead and bet; the young man won't lose!" Lei Ming said deliberately to her, actually speaking for the other Martial Cultivators to hear.

Because counting the Divine Crystals took longer, the Martial Cultivators had more time to contemplate.

Seeing Ye Liuyun bet so fiercely, many of them placed bets on Ye Liuyun's win.

The Martial Cultivator managing the table reported to Guan Shan Yue: "Sir, the amount wagered on Ye Liuyun's victory is too large!"

"No problem, let them bet! Sooner or later it's ours. As long as Ye Liuyun keeps betting, we have nothing to worry about," Guan Shan Yue said, untroubled.

He had just gone out and even recruited a few Fifth Layer Martial Cultivators.

Tempted by the massive Divine Crystals, even if they were to challenge lower‑realm Martial Cultivators, they would throw themselves into it without shame. After all, no one can resist Divine Crystals.

These people may not be the top Fifth Layer elites, but crossing realms to fight lower‑realm Martial Cultivators was sufficient.

Thus, as long as Ye Liuyun kept betting, he believed the money would eventually be won back. He didn't believe Ye Liuyun could still defeat Late Fifth Layer Martial Cultivators.

On the arena, when Ye Liuyun's battle with Furious Thunder Palm Li Meng began, the Martial Cultivators started cheering.

Because Ye Liuyun fought Li Meng without even using a blade. Li Meng's barrage of raging thunder passed by, yet Ye Liuyun emerged unscathed and even absorbed the lightning power.

Then Ye Liuyun struck, using only Heaven and Earth Power; a few slaps made Li Meng spit blood and die.

The Martial Cultivators watched in disbelief. The usually arrogant Li Meng was pounded like a rubber ball before Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun also put away his Storage Rings and Primordial Pill. He didn't dare touch the corpse, so he let the arena's management remove it.

Seeing the situation turn unfavorable, Guan Shan Yue didn't let Zhou Chen go onstage; instead he waited for the old fox Xie Hongyuan to return and sent him onto the arena. The odds shifted to 1-to-3.

"That old fox is full of tricks; he might use external forces or some crooked, unorthodox methods!" Zhao Ming Cheng warned Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun was also twelve‑fold vigilant in his heart.

Sure enough, the old fox released a Kuailei and a ferocious beast, both at Late Fourth Layer, to confront Ye Liuyun together.

Xie Hongyuan had just specially purchased the Kuailei and the ferocious beast, intended solely to deal with Ye Liuyun.

He thought winning would net him tens of thousands of Divine Crystals, so spending a little money was worth it. Even if he failed, returning the Kuailei and beast would incur only a small loss.

He originally wanted to buy an Early Fifth Layer beast, but at this price, buying a Late Fourth Layer one not only gave him a beast but also an extra Kuailei, providing multiple aids for future Alien Battlefield engagements.

Unexpectedly, Ye Liuyun immediately released a Kuailei of his own, clashing with the opponent's Kuailei, then with one hand wielding a blade and the other a palm, he directly blocked both the enemy and the beast.

After persisting for a while, the old fox's Kuailei ran out of energy and was dismantled by Ye Liuyun's Kuailei, which then turned to attack the beast.

Ye Liuyun also freed his hand, cleaving Xie Hongyuan in two, extracting the Primordial Pill, and retrieving the Storage Ring.

As for the beast, Ye Liuyun didn't keep it; he killed it outright, tossed it into Space World, where the Vermilion Bird and Barbarian Ox shared it.

Ye Liuyun's wagers grew like a rolling snowball. After winning the previous round, the total rose to three hundred sixteen trillion eight hundred billion, and with this round against Xie Hongyuan, the odds tripled, bringing the sum to one quadrillion two hundred sixty-seven trillion two hundred billion.

Guan Shan Yue was on the verge of a rage. Even though he had made a lot of money running the arena gambling house over the years, Ye Liuyun had truly bruised him.

"Useless, a bunch of useless ones!" he finally couldn't hold back and shouted.

He immediately adjusted his strategy. Originally there was an Early Fifth Layer Martial Cultivator, but he dared not let him back onstage, swapping in a Mid Fifth Layer Martial Cultivator instead.

The whole arena erupted in a chorus of boos.

"Mid Fifth Layer challenging Late Fourth Layer, Guan Shan Yue, are you now unable to afford a loss?"

The Martial Cultivators below had profited from both matches with Ye Liuyun, and at this moment they all started speaking up for Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun calmly asked Guan Shan Yue: "What are the odds for this cross‑level challenge?"

"One to... ten!" Guan Shan Yue gritted his teeth and said.

If he said less, he guessed not only Ye Liuyun wouldn't agree, but other Martial Cultivators would scold him.

"Fine, I accept!" Ye Liuyun said calmly.

"Good! Well done!" the Martial Cultivators immediately fell to the ground, cheering for Ye Liuyun.

Lei Ming, on the other hand, took out a bunch of Storage Rings to place his bets.

"All in, betting the young man to win; see if this time you don't get wiped out!" Lei Ming said with a radiant smile.

Guan Shan Yue wore a dark face, and his subordinates did the same, heads down counting the quantities.

Zhao Ming Cheng hesitated a bit, but still followed Lei Ming, betting on Ye Liuyun's win.

Most Martial Cultivators bet on Ye Liuyun's victory, but almost all used the just‑earned profit, not their own principal.