Chapter 2660: Beast Taming Contest

An Tianxin immediately stepped outside the tent and released a red‑spotted giant python.

This python is a Celestial Being Second Tier, its body jet‑black with a red patch on its head.

The python not only has a high realm, but also carries lethal poison.

It is enormous, over sixty zhang long, and its girth rivals a great tree.

A cold, fierce gaze immediately fixed on Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun glanced briefly, then gave a slight smile, took out a Storage Ring and placed it on the ground.

He then asked An Tianxin, "Do you want to see how much the wager inside is?"

An Tianxin pretended to be generous and waved his hand, "No need. If you can make this red‑spotted giant python obey you, that counts as a win."

Ye Liuyun stood up to leave, when the princess interjected, "Both beast tamers are in good spirits; may we also place bets?"

Hearing that, Ye Liuyun smiled and sat down again.

"I have no objection!"

He wouldn't lose anyway, and he didn't fund it, so he certainly had no objection.

"I also have no objection!"

An Tianxin also went along with Ye Liuyun and agreed.

With that, everyone became excited.

Seeing both agree, the princess smiled, summoned the maid who concealed her realm, and she also produced a Storage Ring.

The maid raised the Storage Ring and said, "Inside is 100 million Top‑grade Divine Crystals; the princess bets Master Ye to win."

"Both beast tamers, please examine."

"Whoa!"

Everyone let out a gasp, surprised that the princess wagered so much.

And she bet on Ye Liuyun's victory.

Ye Liuyun clearly saw An Tianxin's eye twitch, evidently he also hadn't expected the princess's huge wager, especially on Ye Liuyun winning.

If Ye Liuyun loses, the 100 million Top‑grade Divine Crystals become An Tianxin's.

If Ye Liuyun wins, An Tianxin will gain an extra 100 million Top‑grade Divine Crystals.

"The wager is way too big!"

The crowd murmured softly.

Ye Liuyun looked at the maid, then at the princess; he hadn't expected her to be so confident of his victory.

He regarded this princess with a different respect.

But he only nodded, without inspecting, "Princess, a hundred million is a hundred million; I don't need to check!"

An Tianxin also said, "I don't need to check either.

Master Ye, go ahead!"

Ye Liuyun leisurely stood up again and asked the others, "Is nobody placing any more bets?"

At that moment, Lin Xiaoxiao stepped forward, "I bet ten million Top‑grade Divine Crystals, also on Master Ye winning!"

Lin Xiaoxiao's ten‑million bet comprised all the resources she had at hand.

She pushed herself so hard to give Ye Liuyun a cheering platform, showing her support and not letting the princess monopolize the spotlight.

She simply couldn't muster a hundred‑million Divine Crystals.

This sparked further discussion among the crowd.

"What's going on today?

The wagers are this huge! It used to be only tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands!"

As a result, no one else could place bets.

Those with more are too afraid to bet, not knowing Ye Liuyun's strength; those with less have nothing to wager, so they can only watch the spectacle.

Seeing no one bet, Ye Liuyun stepped out of the tent; everyone projected their Divine Sense to scout the situation.

The python instantly lifted its head, staring intently at Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun calmly approached the python, releasing a Soul to imprint a Slave Seal on it.

He also scanned his Soul, learning what abilities An Tianxin possessed and what ferocious beasts he owned.

Then Ye Liuyun leapt up, soaring toward the python's massive head.

"A Celestial Being First Tier beast dares to challenge me!"

Ye Liuyun muttered, then slapped the python.

Of course, the slap used no True Essence; it was merely a symbolic reprimand for An Tianxin to see.

The python's gaze instantly softened, bowing its head toward Ye Liuyun.

Then he jumped onto the python's head and sat cross‑legged.

The python lifted its head, steadily dragging Ye Liuyun, and glared fiercely at An Tianxin.

"Does this count as my win?

Or does the other beast tamer want to test who the python obeys?"

Ye Liuyun asked An Tianxin.

An Tianxin hadn't expected his tamed python to surrender after a single slap from Ye Liuyun.

He whispered commands to the python.

But the python remained unmoved, as if it hadn't heard.

Ye Liuyun waited while he fidgeted for a moment, then calmly said, "Strike him with your tail!"

The red‑spotted python instantly lifted Ye Liuyun into the air, then whipped its long tail, striking fiercely at An Tianxin.

The sweeping strike was powerful; An Tianshen didn't dare block it directly and could only leap up to dodge.

Ye Liuyun laughed, "Does that count as my win?"

An Tianshen was unwilling and wanted to try other commands.

"Master Ye won! The beast tamer An had said before that as long as the ferocious beast obeys your command, you have won."

At that moment, the princess spoke up to uphold fairness.

An Tianshen could only admit that this round counted as Ye Liuyun's win.

He immediately released a Demon Wolf to start the second contest.

But Ye Liuyun blocked him, "First pay the stakes for this round."

"Paying together is still the same; are you still afraid I'll default on you?"

An Tianshen said discontentedly.

Ye Liuyun teased, "Indeed, I'm afraid you'll renege! A bet is a bet, after all! And it's not just mine—there's also the princess's and Miss Lin's."

He also casually stored the red‑spotted giant python into the Storage Ring, and looked at An Tianshen provocatively.

"Fine! Pay it, then!"

An Tianshen said angrily.

He immediately produced one hundred million Top‑grade Divine Crystals and ten million Top‑grade Divine Crystals, and paid them to the princess and Lin Xiaoxiao first.

The princess showed little reaction, but Lin Xiaoxiao was overjoyed, not expecting to earn ten million Top‑grade Divine Crystals for free.

Ye Liuyun then said proactively, "Please have the princess's maid help display the resources in my Storage Ring.

I trust the princess's maid; everyone will trust her and won't worry about anyone causing trouble."

"Fine!"

An Tianshen also agreed.

So that he wouldn't go look, Ye Liuyun said he had meddled with it.

The princess's maid, also generously, agreed and came down.

And having her display it was indeed fair enough.

The maid took the Storage Ring, smiled, raised it, went outside the tent, then rose into the air and poured out all the Divine Crystals inside.

The Divine Crystals splashed down like a waterfall, pouring continuously onto the ground; at first everyone watched the spectacle, but grew increasingly alarmed.

Everyone began guessing how many Divine Crystals were inside.

"How many Divine Crystals did you actually put inside?"

An Tianshen, his heart feeling like it was bleeding, couldn't help but ask.

"Not much, only five hundred billion Top‑grade Divine Crystals!"

Ye Liuyun replied calmly.

"What?"

An Tianshen widened his eyes.