Chapter 8: life and death battle

Words : 2671 Updated : Oct 13th, 2023

Outside the capital city, the Duel Platform had gathered a considerable crowd, consisting of not only onlookers with a penchant for excitement, but also numerous heirs. Today was the day of the life-or-death duel between Drake Dragon and Tom Li. Although duels were constantly fought here during the day, there were rarely any life-or-death matches. Moreover, it was a duel between two heirs, and although their cultivation was not earth-shattering, it still attracted a huge crowd of people to come and watch. The famous gambling den in the capital city—the Blue Gambling House, had even opened betting odds for all gamblers to choose from: Tom Li winning at 2:1 odds, Drake Dragon winning at 10:1 odds. Since it was a life-or-death duel, there was no possibility of any fraud, especially with two heirs involved who were of high status and could not be bought. For a while, even those who were not gamblers started placing bets, but most of them bet on Tom Li winning. Although Drake Dragon had defeated Tom Li last time, that was when Tom Li was completely unprepared and Drake Dragon had taken advantage of an opening. Miracles don't happen twice in a row. However, a small group of people who liked to take risks and gamble with high stakes wanted to bet on Drake Dragon winning. However, this group was very small. The betting area was located not far from the Duel Platform. The place where people bet on Tom Li winning was packed, but the area where people bet on Drake Dragon winning was deserted. "I'll bet 300,000 gold coins on Drake Dragon winning." Suddenly, a tall man appeared in front of the person in charge of registration and threw over a crystal card. "What?" The person was taken aback. It had been almost half the morning, and he had only received a little over 10,000 gold coins so far. He almost thought he had heard incorrectly. The tall man was none other than Stone Peak, who had been entrusted by Drake Dragon to bet all the gold coins on himself. Drake Dragon had anticipated that his duel with Tom Li would be broadcast due to their status. He knew that the Blue Gambling House,despite knowing they would lose money, would still open betting odds because of the high profile they would receive from it. The Blue Gambling House made most of their money from their internal gambling, and they also participated in external gambling to avoid causing dissatisfaction among gamblers. However, the Blue gambling House had deep pockets and could afford to lose money while still making a profit from the publicity. Therefore, Drake Dragon targeted this aspect. The original gambling match was changed to current betting on the outer ring, with one at 1:1 and one at 1:10. Drake Dragon only needed to be rational to know what to do. After receiving the bets from Stone Peak and with his help, Drake Dragon had collected over 200,000 gold coins. After giving the gold coins to Stone Peak, he gritted his teeth and put together a total of 300,000 gold coins. Stone Peak's family was not well off. Because Shi families were straightforward and had a bad temperament, they were not good at managing businesses. In fact, they were not as wealthy as some other family. To raise money, he pawned his weapons and armor to gather enough money to go all in with Drake Dragon. After receiving the receipt from the person who opened it up, Stone Peak's heartbeat could not help but race uncontrollably. Brother, please be stable, my family's wealth is riding on you! As it was almost noon, Tom Li had arrived. He saw a bit of ground and jumped onto the ten-foot high platform, which immediately drew a round of applause. However, those sounds were not for his appearance, but for the impending climax of the duel. The good show was finally about to begin. Today, Tom Li was wearing a sturdy outfit, clean and tidy, very handsome. A hint of pride could be seen on his face: Drake Dragon, the humiliation you gave me, I will repay you tenfold. However, after Tom Li got onto the platform, he waited for a long time, but Drake Dragon did not appear. People couldn't help but feel puzzled: wouldn't he be afraid to come? While everyone was puzzled, the old man guarding the platform said coldly, "The duel you agreed upon was at three o'clock in the afternoon. You came half an hour early. You can choose to wait on the platform or come down and wait." Everyone heard this and immediately started booing. Tom Li, who had been so confident on the platform, was taken aback: how could I have forgotten to check the time? "It doesn't matter. I'll wait for him on the platform. After all, he's a dying man. His time is much more valuable than mine." Tom Li smiled indifferently and sat cross-legged on the platform, like a masterful figure, but after a while, something was wrong. It was noon and the sun was very hot. The platform was made of black rock slabs that were scorching hot and could fry an egg. But Tom Li had already sat down and couldn't get up. To maintain his masterful demeanor, he was suffering all the time. Some people with keen eyesight had already noticed that there was a hint of smoke coming from under Tom Li's buttocks. Everyone's face was extremely strange at this sight. "This person is really stupid. He's suffering for his pride and in a moment when the battle hasn't even started yet, his buttocks will be cooked." A woman's voice carried from a distance where two masked women were looking at the platform. "To be honest, he's just hypocritical," another woman shook her head. "Dreama Qi sister, we've been here for several days. When are you going to propose to him that you're getting divorced?" The woman asked. The woman called Dreama Qi furrowed her brows slightly and said hesitantly, "Right now he's in trouble. If I propose getting divorced at this time, it will be too cruel to him and I don't know what to do." "But this matter can't drag on forever. Our master has been urging us several times. If we don't go back to the mountain now, we may be punished. Moreover, with your sister's caliber, you can reach the transcendent stage in the future and touch the path of heaven. He is a person from another world and there can be no result between you two." The woman sighed. "But I still feel that this is not right and I feel sorry for him. Alas...let me think about it some more." Dreama Qi shook her beautiful head lightly and her beautiful eyes showed a hint of distress. When the woman saw that Dreama Qi was still hesitating, she was about to speak when she suddenly saw a commotion in the distance and quickly looked over there. In the crowd, a black-robed man walked slowly towards them with a sword-shaped eyebrow and a radiant gaze. He had a unique charm that gave people a deep feeling. He was like a well. On the surface, nothing seemed to be there, but no one could see through him or understand his depth. He was like a mystery in itself. Even the woman and Dreama Qi were shaken when they saw Drake Dragon appear in such an image. They couldn't help but feel that Drake Dragon was very confident now compared to a few days ago when he had just lost his family and property. Seeing Drake Dragon's arrival, Tom Li "popped" up from the ground with a jump, feeling a burning pain in his buttocks. His heart was full of anger. "Drake Dragon, come up and die!" Tom Li shouted angrily. Drake Dragon didn't even look at Tom Li, but glanced at the crowd and saw Stone Peak nod at him. He couldn't help but feel relieved. Not only did he see Stone Peak, but he also saw Yves Chubby and the others. Obviously, they had come to cheer him on. Drake Dragon smiled slightly at them and turned to walk towards the platform. Tom Li jumped up, but Drake Dragon went up the stairs. At this moment, those who bet on Drake Dragon winning felt suddenly cold in the middle of their bodies, feeling that the money they invested would most likely be lost. "Drake Dragon" When Drake Dragon finally came up, Tom Li ground his teeth and spat out two words. "Asshole, your buttocks are burned!" Drake Dragon looked at Tom Li and couldn't help but laugh coldly. Actually, he had come here a long time ago, but he had been hiding in the shade and no one noticed him, but he saw everything here clearly. "Noon has arrived. Sign the life-and-death contract." At this moment, the old man took out a document and Drake Dragon smiled slightly, leaving his name on it. This time was different from last time. There was no concession of defeat this time. The victorious party had the right to determine the other party's life or death. After Tom Li signed the contract, he looked at Drake Dragon with a fierce expression and said, "Little bastard, today I will repay you for the humiliation you gave me, hundredfold." Now that the life-and-death contract has been signed, this platform has become their battlefield without anyone as a referee. "Sharp blades heal quickly, but hurtful words do not fade. It seems you don't understand that you have repeatedly provoked me and are forcing me to do this." Drake Dragon took a deep breath and a strong sense of murder emerged in his eyes. Since Ethan Zhou said he was not Leon Dragon's son, people have used this insulting term to call him. "Go to hell, bastard" Tom Li sneered and roared, his spiritual energy was flowing all over his body, and a spiritual energy could be seen flowing around him with the naked eye. Everyone in the audience smiled at each other. Tom Li had suffered a big loss last time, without using his true qi to protect himself. He was successfully sneaked by Drake Dragon. This time, he had already arranged his defense in advance. Although they are only in the stage of gathering qi, their spiritual power cannot be released externally, but by using their spiritual power to protect their bodies, ordinary people are difficult to cause them harm. After arranging the defense, Tom Li, with a ferocious smile on his face, lunged at Drake Dragon, grabbing his shoulders with both hands. The two claws were full of spiritual energy, just like iron hooks. If an ordinary person was caught, his shoulder bones would be crushed instantly. "Okay, Tom Li, completely destroy this mess" A loud roar came from the audience, and it was none other than Victor Wang, who had been slapped in the face by Drake Dragon and lost half of his teeth in the Imperial Academy. Now that Victor Wang is young and has lost half of his teeth, the pills that can regenerate bones are simply out of his family's reach. He has already hated Drake Dragon to death, and seeing Drake Dragon being held in hand, he can't help but cheer loudly. As he cheered, Stone Peak, Yves Chubby, and others' faces turned pale. Drake Dragon had never shown a trace of cultivation, which made their hearts jump to their throats. As Drake Dragon watched Tom Li coming at him, a sneer appeared on his lips, and with one step, he moved like a shadow towards Tom Li. "boom"

Chapter 8: life and death battle

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