Chapter 311: Begin a Bet

As Xiao Jun Yao was dodging Lou Mu Yan’s variety of attacks, an unexpected vine suddenly entangled his feet. He couldn’t avoid it in time and was pulled, landing heavily below the battle platform.

The elderly man on the pillar gave Lou Mu Yan a thoughtful look and announced the result: “Lou Mu Yan wins, entering the final round.”

The mechanical voice immediately resounded in the building: “Lou Mu Yan wins!”

On another battle platform, Luo Ye and Chu Han1, when hearing this sound, couldn’t help but be surprised.

Lou Mu Yan actually beat Xiao Jun Yao.

Chu Han looked at the silver-clothed, brocade man with a grim expression, and a faint smile rose on his stern face, “Since they’ve already decided the winner, then there’s no need to delay here. Take out your all to fight me at your strongest.”

“Alright!” Luo Ye’s unhurried voice was very pleasant.

After watching the battle between Lou Mu Yan and Xiao Jun Yao, the Sword Masters in front of the crystal wall were once again dumbfounded!

“He—He lost just like that?” One of Xiao Jun Yao’s team members said in disbelief.

“This is too unexpected. Lou Mu Yan can defeat Xiao Jun Yao. I feel so unreal right now.” One of them touched his chest and said.

“Lou Mu Yan’s various tricks and methods are too many. Xiao Jun Yao just couldn’t guard against it at all.” Someone complained.

“Having so many tricks and methods is because Lou Mu Yan has that ability. If it were you all, can you make Xiao Jun Yao be in such a sorry state?” People who had already developed admiration for Lou Mu Yan retorted.

“That’s right, Xiao Jun Yao didn’t lose wrongfully.”

“What do you mean?”

“Didn’t you see that from the very beginning, the battle situation was all under Lou Mu Yan’s control?”

“The more Xiao Jun Yao fought, the more of a sorry state he’s in, but Lou Mu Yan’s still so calm like the wind and clouds. Even if he didn’t lose now, as time goes by, his Elemental Energy wouldn’t be able to support the consumption from his Magic Tool, and he’d inevitably be knocked down by Lou Mu Yan.” An elite Sword Master of a superpower Kingdom said slowly.

“You really can’t tell just by looking. Lou Mu Yan, this woman, hides so deeply.” Many people sighed within.

“Lou Mu Yan hides deeply, and the one named Chu Han hides even more deeply.”

“Look, Luo Ye’s injured by him.”

“Luo Ye actually lost!”

“Just what’s Chu Han’s background? He hasn’t even pulled out his giant sword on his back.”

“The biggest dark horse this year is probably Chu Han.”

“There’ll be an interesting show to watch when Lou Mu Yan meets Chu Han. When these two dark horses collide, who do you think will win?”

“Naturally Chu Han. Don’t you see that he acts cleanly and decisively in each battle, and his strength hasn’t even been fully exerted. He’s ruthless and accurate in dealing with each opponent. Such an opponent is too scary.”

“I’m also optimistic about Chu Han. Under absolute strength, all kinds of tricks may not be effective.”

“I’m actually more optimistic about Lou Mu Yan. After all, she’s always been able to amaze us since the beginning of this competition space!”

“Chu Han has been firmly first place since the first round. To say that he’s also amazing isn’t too much either. He just doesn’t have as much gossip as Lou Mu Yan, and his reputation isn’t as loud as hers either.”

“…”

After Luo Ye lost to Chu Han, the Sword Masters present were discussing who would win the match between Lou Mu Yan and Chu Han.

One of the Sword Masters who loved to gamble opened a bet and two thirds of the people bought Chu Han’s win.

Although Lou Mu Bai and the others didn’t like to gamble, but they believed in Lou Mu Yan, so they bet all their belongings down on her.

Watching the group of people betting in the big room, the personnel of the Organisers who were guarding all around were also itching.

There were also small bets in private, and most of them were betting on Chu Han winning.

In fact, most people thinking that Chu Han would win was also justified.

First, Chu Han’s cultivation base was at Advanced-Phase Sword Sovereign. Lou Mu Yan was an Advanced-Phase Sword Monarch. He was an entire stage higher than her.

Second, Chu Han was vigorous and resolute in his previous battles. He had few tricks, but were all extremely effective, with huge momentum, and his attacks were very ruthless; meanwhile, Lou Mu Yan, despite all her various tricks, always gave people a feeling that her true strength wasn’t that good, and she just didn’t win as thrillingly perilous.

After all, most of the Sword Masters present were used to fighting with Magic Tools and Elemental Energy. Layers after layers of means like Lou Mu Yan’s couldn’t be played out by them at all.

Therefore, deep-rooted in their hearts, they all believed that Chu Han’s fighting style was the embodiment of true strength. Lou Mu Yan’s methods, short-term, may be successful, but once others were prepared for it, it would be difficult to win using them.

“Tomorrow, Lou Mu Yan and Chu Han will fight. The other two groups will fight first.” The referee’s voice sounded timely.

Although the match was delayed until the next day, but Lou Mu Yan and Chu Han weren’t allowed to leave their rooms.

After the two of them fought, they started to adjust their status after taking pills.

On the same day, the last five in the rankings were also decided, but not many people paid attention to it.

Si Nan and the others left the sealed rooms after their matches and waited with the others to watch the last match on the second day.

Of course, as Lou Mu Yan’s admirers or friends, they naturally spent a lot of money to bet that Lou Mu Yan would win.

First, they just felt that Lou Mu Yan wouldn’t lose so easily. If they bet on her, she had more than half of the possibility of winning. Right now, the odds were one to five—if they won, then their winnings would flip five-fold.

Second, if Lou Mu Yan, that petty and sly woman, came out and found that they bet on Chu Han instead of her, she would definitely beat them up one by one.

What treatment, and buying pills after that, they definitely would all just become imaginary.

In the central castle, the Elders of the Six Major Sects weren’t calm anymore.

“Who would’ve thought, who would’ve thought. Lou Mu Yan and Chu Han would actually be the last to compete for first place.” An Elder of the Heavenly Secret Palace couldn’t help but sigh.

Xiao Jun Yao was already an official pupil of the Heavenly Secret Palace, and they always had high hopes for him. The original certainty of him entering the top three just flew away like this.

In the competition for the third place, Luo Ye defeated Xiao Jun Yao2, which was acceptable, but the sudden appearance of Chu Han and Lou Mu Yan caught them by surprise.

“Haha, I’ve already said that this girl, Lou Mu Yan, would definitely amaze and shock everyone, but you old things didn’t believe me.” The strong and sturdy Elder of the Eight Extremes Sect laughed, then looked askance at the Elders present.

“Humph, what’re you being so smug for? Even if Lou Mu Yan wins the championship, she still won’t be your Eight Extremes Sect’s pupil.” The Vast Mountain Sect’s Elder snorted coldly.

Between Chu Han and Lou Mu Yan, he was still more optimistic about Chu Han. Compared to Lou Mu Yan, Chu Han was the Sword Master the wanted to spend the larger effort trying to win over.

“Even if Lou Mu Yan doesn’t choose the Eight Extremes Sect, she wouldn’t choose your Sect that only knows how to use brute force.” The Elder of the Eight Extremes Sect and the Elder of the Vast Mountain Sect hadn’t liked each other for a long time.

“So don’t argue anymore. Lou Mu Yan, a woman, just used the wood attribute Elemental Energy. She’s most suitable to come to our Medicine Sect to learn Alchemy.”

“…”

“Enough. As for the belonging of Lou Mu Yan and Chu Han, they must have already made a choice in their hearts. No matter how much you quarrel, it’s useless.”

Seeing that the Elders of the several Major Sects were arguing about the candidates again, the wise Elder from the Heavenly Secret Palace furrowed his brows slightly to stop them.

Not only in the Heavenly Secret Palace, but even among the Six Major Sects, he was an extremely prestigious existence, so after he opened his mouth, the Elders of each Sect no longer quarrelled about snatching people.

“Humph, Hao Shan old man, do you dare to gamble with me?” The Elder of the Eight Extremes Sect couldn’t help but provoke the Elder of the Vast Mountain Sect when he saw that the juniors started gambling.

1yeah, see… I’m pretty sure Chu Han was meant to have had a bye… but now he’s battling Luo Ye so… lol. I’m pretty sure author made a slight mistake. XD

2seems like author corrected it here hahaha.