36: Chapter 36: Do You Dare?
36 -36: Do You Dare?
“Hong Bao, do you dare to fight with your grandpa Ye Zhen!”
In an instant, Ye Zhen’s wild voice, like dry thunder in spring, exploded in every corner of Donglai Peak, echoing nonstop, and instantly waking many disciples who were in the midst of their arduous cultivation.
Hong Bao, who was practicing martial skills when he heard Ye Zhen’s voice, immediately glared with wide, triangular eyes, “Good for you, Ye Zhen!
Grandpa didn’t come looking for you, yet you dared to challenge me?
You’re courting death!”
With a swish, Hong Bao leaped out from the woods and ran towards the Martial Combat Platform.
In the Silent Chamber, where he was meditating, Li Yuncong, ranked third on the Earth Ranking, also stood up and headed towards the Martial Combat Platform after hearing Ye Zhen’s voice echoing above Donglai Peak, “Has Ye Zhen gone mad?
However, win or lose, I must watch Hong Bao’s moves carefully.
He is ranked second, and I am third.”
At the peak of Donglai Peak, Gu Duozhi, who was sword training against the wind with a rather gentle expression, suddenly sheathed his long sword, “Interesting, interesting!
An unknown youngster dares to challenge Hong Bao, the second on the Earth Ranking.
The often quiet Earth Ranking might just heat up because of this.
This excitement, as the number one on the Earth Ranking, I must join in!”
Inside the Training Institute on the summit of Donglai Peak, Liao Feibai, who was meditating, was also startled by the voice and opened his eyes; his long, saber-like eyebrows furrowed, and a trace of concern suddenly appeared on his spirited face.
“He’s actually challenging Hong Bao, the second on the Earth Ranking.
Could it be that his Cultivation has broken through to the True Essence Realm?
But even if his Cultivation has broken through to the True Essence Realm, Hong Bao is not someone he can easily defeat.”
With a glint in her clever eyes, Liao Feibai suddenly started chuckling, “However, this courage and boldness are very much to my liking, hopefully, he won’t be too brutally defeated...”
All of Donglai Peak, stirred by Ye Zhen’s shout, gradually woke up.
Outer Disciples who had been training hard in various places all stopped their practice and headed towards the Martial Combat Platform, especially those ranked on the Earth Ranking.
“Someone is challenging Hong Bao, who has dominated the second place on the Earth Ranking for a year.
This spectacle is definitely worth watching, at the very least, to gauge Hong Bao’s true strength...”
Beneath the Martial Combat Platform, Golden Yuanbao stared with wide eyes at the brash Ye Zhen on the platform.
He had imagined many possibilities, but never that Ye Zhen would challenge Hong Bao so openly; Hong Bao, the second on the Earth Ranking, was an existence not even Gu Duozhi, the first on the ranking, would want to provoke lightly.
Even he, ranked ninth on the Earth Ranking, would have to detour around Hong Bao, but Ye Zhen, who had been an outer disciple for just over four months, dared to challenge Hong Bao!
Ye Zhen’s shout, which previously sent the losing and depressed disciples away from the Martial Combat Platform, now instantly brought them back.
Looking at the confident Ye Zhen on the platform, everyone had the same thought flash through their minds—Ye Zhen was undoubtedly doomed to lose!
The next moment, hundreds of outer disciples swarmed towards Golden Yuanbao.
“Senior Brother Jin, start the betting!”
“Golden Yuanbao, start the bets; we want to place our stakes!”
This was the first time Golden Yuanbao was sweating coldly from initiating betting; if Ye Zhen’s upset victory over Ma Hun was because people underestimated Ye Zhen’s ability, then Golden Yuanbao had simply picked up a great windfall.
Actually, while starting the betting for Ye Zhen versus Ma Hun, Golden Yuanbao had thought about the possibility of an upset too.
But now, even if he were to analyze carefully a hundred times or a thousand times, based on his observation of Ye Zhen’s strength, the conclusion Golden Yuanbao reached was the same—Ye Zhen had almost no chance of winning.
If a probability had to be assigned, that probability might be...
one in ten thousand!
Under these circumstances, if he were to initiate betting, he would undoubtedly lose and even lose his capital entirely.
“This...
isn’t Senior Brother Hong still yet to arrive?” Golden Yuanbao responded somewhat tragically, his brain working feverishly to think of a way out of this situation.
“Ye Zhen, I’m here, you just wait!” From a distant mountaintop, a bellow uniquely belonging to Hong Bao rose, stiffening Golden Yuanbao’s smile considerably.
“Hahaha, Junior Brother Li, let’s see who’s faster with our lightness skill!”
“How can I refuse!”
In an instant, two figures shot forth like meteoric lightning—one as agile as a dragon, the other faster than lightning, resembling two wisps of smoke racing towards the Martial Combat Platform.
“It’s Senior Brother Gu and Junior Brother Li!” people exclaimed.
The two figures were neck and neck at first, but Gu Duozhi’s form kept accelerating, while Li Yuncong maintained a steady pace.
In the end, Gu Duozhi had overtaken Li Yuncong by dozens of meters.
“Senior Brother Gu is mighty!” Witnessing Gu Duozhi’s victory, many outer disciples collectively cheered.
“Hahaha, Junior Brother Li, you’re still the same, never keen on competing.
You must have held back a bit just now, right?”
As Gu Duozhi walked through the crowd, many outer disciples automatically made way for him, Gu Duozhi’s reputation as the top brother of the Earth Ranking was indeed illustrious.
“Are you the Ye Zhen who challenged Hong Bao?” Gu Duozhi narrowed his eyes and sized up Ye Zhen.
“Ye Zhen has seen Senior Brother!”
“Good, good!
Today, win or lose, just this courage alone is enough to impress me!” With that, Gu Duozhi walked into the crowd, and many outer disciples surrounded him like stars around the moon, occasionally greeting him.
“Junior Brother Ye, why are you being so impulsive?
If you find yourself losing later, concede early to ensure your safety...” Li Yunpei sighed softly, advising Ye Zhen before he disappeared into the crowd without another word.
More and more Outer Disciples were rushing over from all directions, and the calls for Golden Yuanbao to open the betting were getting louder and louder.
“Golden Yuanbao, don’t tell me you won some Silver and now you plan to run?”
“Senior Brother Jin, quickly open the betting.
I’m waiting to place my bets.
I have to win back the five hundred Silver I just lost.”
Under the surging crowd sentiment, cold sweat streamed down Golden Yuanbao’s forehead.
The crowd’s momentum was as if they had come to pick up Silver; however, considering the current situation, betting on Hong Bao was indeed like picking up Silver.
Watching the crowd of Outer Disciples grow, Golden Yuanbao almost cried.
If he opened the betting, wouldn’t he lose everything, including his underpants?
Who wouldn’t know how to pick up Silver?
Even if he pushed the odds to the lowest, the sheer volume was overwhelming.
Golden Yuanbao was well aware that if he opened the book today, the modest fortune he had amassed over the years would be entirely lost.
“Forget it, let the reputation of Iron House be ruined, it’s better than losing everything.
It’s not like I couldn’t just stop hosting bets later...” Clenching his teeth, Golden Yuanbao furrowed his brows and shouted, “Ouch, my stomach hurts...”
With a flash, Golden Yuanbao was about to deploy his ultimate escaping tactic and leave the scene.
But a voice suddenly made Golden Yuanbao’s steps halt in place.
“Golden Yuanbao, you must act with integrity.
A bookmaker should never run away halfway.
Since you started this bet on Ye Zhen today, you must see it through.
If you dare to run today, you won’t have to bother with any business on Donglai Peak ever again!”
Sr.
Gu Duozhi’s cold snort made Golden Yuanbao force a smile uglier than crying, “Sr.
Brother, how could I,” Golden Yuanbao feigned a gesture rubbing his stomach, “Huh, strange, my stomach pain is gone!”
“Pretend to be ethical my ass!”
Cursing under his breath, Golden Yuanbao reluctantly began to announce, “Come now, the betting opens, Golden Yuanbao’s Iron House is open!
Hong Bao at a ratio of ten-to-one, Ye Zhen at...
one-to-ten!”
Clenching his teeth, Golden Yuanbao set Hong Bao’s odds to the lowest while raising Ye Zhen’s to an alarming level, hoping to attract some adventurous fellows to bet on Ye Zhen and minimize his losses.
“Senior Brother is mighty!” With a cheer, many Outer Disciples rushed forward to place their bets.
“I bet on Hong Bao, one thousand Silver!”
“I bet on Senior Brother Hong, three hundred Sect Contribution Points!”
The many betting Outer Disciples were going crazy, and Golden Yuanbao was stunned as the bets he was holding in his hands piled up, causing his complexion to turn increasingly pale.
This round was not only going to cost him his capital but was likely to leave him in substantial debt!
“Five hundred Silver, I bet on Ye Zhen.” When Feng Haoran’s voice sounded, it was akin to the sound of heavenly music.
“Feng Haoran, you’re betting on Ye Zhen too?
Let’s see if you don’t lose miserably.
I’ll stick to making some Blood Essence Pills instead.
I bet on Hong Bao, eight hundred Silver, two hundred Sect Contribution Points,” Shi Tianjia told Feng Haoran.
“You don’t understand!” Feng Haoran left Shi Tianjia with a view of his back, his eyes fixed on the Martial Combat Platform, filled with fervor.
Boom!
Hong Bao, who had hurriedly arrived, leaped high, and when landing on the Martial Combat Platform, he smashed his fist to the ground, sending debris flying.
“Ye Zhen, so it’s you challenging me, huh!” Hong Bao licked his lips, his reddened eyes filled with raging Battle Intent.
“That’s right!”
“You’ve got guts, but I like it!” Hong Bao bared a grin at Ye Zhen, “I’ve been wanting to beat you up.
Now I can do it even more heartily.
Even if I beat you to death, no one will blame me!”
Suddenly assuming a stance, Hong Bao shouted, “Come on, it’s been a long time since anyone dared to challenge me on the Martial Combat Platform.
My fists are itching; I can hardly wait any longer!”
“Hold on!” Ye Zhen suddenly interrupted.
“What, are you scared?
If you’re scared, come kneel before me...”
“Hahahaha, scared?
If I were scared, I wouldn’t have used a Sound Amplification Talisman to challenge you!” Laughing loudly, Ye Zhen suddenly pointed at Golden Yuanbao, “I’m ready to bet all my possessions on myself winning.
Do you dare accept?”
PS: Lad, do you dare to put all your recommendation votes in?
Do you dare?

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