Chapter 629

Chapter 629: Ending Betting

In fact, it was just as the audience guessed and predicted.

With Xier’s appearance, the contestants were almost confirmed.

In the following hours, despite a few other talented individuals with notable reputations, even higher than Xier’s, appearing on the list,

the best choice in the eyes of the audience remained the experienced Xier.

Many strong individuals approached Xier, wanting to lend him some treasures to increase his success rate.

Xier readily chose to accept everyone’s goodwill.

This was a mutually beneficial arrangement.

No one owed each other a favor, yet they had experienced collaboration.

On the other hand, strong individuals also visited Yi Chen, wanting to lend him some treasures to boost his success rate.

Like many in the audience, they focused on the potentially astonishing odds.

Even though the chances of winning were minuscule, almost approaching zero, the betting didn’t have to be substantial.

Losing wouldn’t be too disappointing.

Unfortunately, Yi Chen outright refused all offers.

He did not wish for too many people to bet on his victory.

Because this would lower the odds of his winning.

Everyone finds joy in sharing happiness; solitary enjoyment isn’t as pleasant.

As the registration channel closed and voting began, Xier led significantly, far ahead of all others.

He maintained this advantage easily until the end of voting.

Receiving the news from his friend, Xier felt ecstatic.

The thought of easily claiming three hundred trillion Low-grade Immortal Stones was simply exhilarating.

Soon, the coliseum delivered the promised prize to him as expected.

Without any hesitation, he entrusted the coliseum with all three hundred trillion Low-grade Immortal Stones, betting it all on his victory.

Making money was the fastest way to gain wealth.

Even if the odds were just one to zero point zero zero zero one, the three hundred trillion Low-grade Immortal Stones could still earn him thirty billion Low-grade Immortal Stones.

And before this, thirty billion Low-grade Immortal Stones was already a considerable sum for him.

After the voting concluded and the contestants were officially determined, the betting channel opened.

Thomasen knew there would be quite a few spectators eager to take a risk on the incredibly high odds for an upset.

Therefore, the moment the betting channel opened, he unhesitatingly placed one hundred trillion Low-grade Immortal Stones on Yi Chen to win.

This caused the odds for Yi Chen’s victory to instantly drop to one to zero point zero zero zero one, while the odds for Xier’s victory soared above one to ten thousand.

Of course, this was only temporary; the odds quickly reversed.

This is exactly what Thomasen wanted.

He did this purely to scare off those who were indecisive and tempted to make a risky bet.

He wanted them to know that someone had placed heavy bets on Yi Chen, making the odds unlikely to be absurdly high.

Similarly, placing heavy bets at the start could motivate those who hesitated, wanting to bet on Xier to gain benefits, while worrying that the odds were too low.

Within ten minutes, the odds reached one to two.

After the betting channel opened for an hour, Yi Chen’s winning odds increased to one to twenty.

However, after that, the rate of increase slowed down.

The main reason was that Thomasen’s initial betting amounts were too outrageous, and time was running short, making it hard for Bloodthirst Coliseum to attract more spectators, especially those who were originally uninterested in the fights.

Total betting amounts continued to rise.

Thomasen also occasionally increased his bet to make the odds look better, hoping to attract more undecided viewers to place bets on Xier.

As the competition was just one hour away, the total betting amount had reached twelve trillion.

The odds reached an astonishing one to thirty.

And Thomasen’s total betting amount had soared to three hundred trillion Low-grade Immortal Stones.

The reason these odds seemed unbelievable was that most spectators initially predicted Yi Chen’s winning odds to be in the thousands, or even tens of thousands.

As a result, Thomasen’s three hundred trillion Low-grade Immortal Stones sharply pulled the odds down to one to thirty times.

This was even lower than the odds from the last match, where the competitors were three small realms apart.

"I wonder what those betting on Clay to win are thinking. Betting on odds of over thirty to one is just crazy."

"The odds are so unbelievable that it probably isn’t the fault of those betting on Clay. At least a few friends I know initially wanted to take a risk, but ended up betting on Xier’s victory, and they kept increasing their bets."

"That’s why the odds are so exaggerated; it’s likely that the big shots behind Clay are betting heavily."

"Where do they get their confidence that Clay can win? Even the clan leader’s strength and talent wouldn’t guarantee a win against a top genius at level one hundred fifty-six, right?"

"Who knows? Maybe they have some treasure! Or perhaps everyone thinks Xier wouldn’t intentionally lose this match, and there might be insider information we’re unaware of."

"Thinking about it this way makes me a bit uneasy. If I had known, I would have placed a small bet on Clay to win."

"This is about being smart. It’s too late to think about it now that the betting channel has closed. From what I estimate, many spectators, even strong ones, might have also taken risks for an upset. In Death Duels, there’s a saying, ‘When things are unusual, there must be something strange; reverse betting doesn’t always lose!’"

"With no hope of winning, yet the odds are only thirty to one, it clearly indicates this situation. The previous matches Clay participated in were also similarly strange — just this time it’s even more outrageous."

"Some clever people will place bets on Clay while believing Xier is favored to win. With odds of thirty to one, losing wouldn’t be too disappointing, but winning would yield much higher rewards."

"It’s possible that someone even got ahead at Stag Coliseum by following the big shots behind Clay!"

"In the same fight, if the odds are one to ten thousand and total betting amounts are normal, the probability of a miracle is almost negligible. But if the odds drop from one to ten thousand to just thirty to one, even if the fighters are the same, the chances of a miracle appear much greater."

As the competition time drew closer, those who bet on Xier to win became increasingly anxious.

Especially those who couldn’t resist temptation, continuously increasing their bets and even placing heavy bets on Xier’s victory, felt even more uneasy and anxious.

If given a chance to choose again, at least half of the spectators would have opted to withdraw their bets after regaining their calm.

However, the betting channel had already closed, and it was too late to regret.