Chapter 630

Chapter 630: Seizing the Initiative

In the palace,

the Shadow King took Yi Chen, left the flying treasure, and passed through the defensive barriers surrounding the palace.

They soon arrived outside another palace.

Silently entering the defensive barriers, the Shadow King quickly expanded his Perception Ability.

He soon locked onto Xier’s exact location and immediately transmitted Xier’s video clip to Yi Chen using his ability.

This time, although Xier had received support from many strong members,

these strong allies had already left to avoid disturbing Xier as he adjusted his mindset.

Despite having only one target, Yi Chen didn’t waste time and promptly cast the Luck Technique.

An unending stream of purple luck began to gather in his Qi Sea.

This made Yi Chen unable to suppress his amazement.

This guy had strong luck; it had actually reached the purple level.

Unfortunately, while the level of luck was high, the total amount was limited, lasting only about three minutes before Yi Chen drained it completely.

"Let’s go!"

After successfully absorbing Xier’s luck, Yi Chen immediately informed the Shadow King.

The Shadow King then led him out of the palace and back to the palace arranged for him in the coliseum.

From start to finish, Xier remained unaware that his originally incredible purple luck had been completely drained by his coliseum opponent.

He was still immersed in the joy of effortlessly obtaining over thirty trillion Low-grade Immortal Stones, focusing on adjusting his mindset through cultivation.

Little did he know, in just a few minutes, he had lost something even more important than that staggering wealth.

With about twenty minutes left before the match, he successfully adjusted his mindset using his strong willpower.

When there were only six or seven minutes remaining before the match, he finally set out for the coliseum.

What surprised him was that his opponent in the Death Duel had also not yet appeared, arriving even later than he did.

Following the pattern of the previous four matches, right until the last minute, as the audience began to worry about what unexpected event might prevent him from participating, he finally appeared in the passageway to the coliseum.

"They’re coming! I was a bit worried earlier, but now, seeing their momentum, I’m reassured."

"Indeed, no wonder they train young geniuses so seriously in the War Department. They exude a strong killing intent, clearly seasoned warriors."

"I hope nothing unexpected happens this time. I’m really frightened by this Clay. I watched his matches at Stag Coliseum; in his first fight, his opponent was just a Flame Tribe member of the same level."

"That Flame Tribe member wasn’t strong at all; it was just that his abilities countered ours in the Tree-Dwelling Tribe. Even so, Clay had a hard-won victory."

"In the second, third, and fourth matches, each opponent was stronger than the last. Logically, his second opponent in the Death Duel should have easily defeated him, but he managed to barely win every time."

"Don’t worry, there’s no way he wins this time! He’s had enough chances. He can’t possibly have another one!"

In the stands, over three hundred million spectators were rallying themselves.

There was no way around it; on paper, Xier definitely had the strength to defeat his opponent in an instant.

However, this guy named Clay had created too many miracles, which made everyone worry about whether he could create yet another one.

This was also why, in this match, Thomasen had crazily lowered the odds to thirty times, yet there was still over a trillion in bets placed on Yi Chen.

Many people were skeptical, yet just as many believed.

"To thank you for helping me earn such an astounding fortune, I can defeat you in an instant and end your life quickly!"

After Yi Chen stepped onto the stage, Xier looked at him with calm, deep eyes.

Yi Chen smiled indifferently.

To kill him, a top genius above level 160, might hold some possibility.

But this top genius standing before him at level 156 was clearly overestimating himself.

"It seems you don’t believe me. Then let me first heavily injure you, and we can see if you believe afterward!"

Xier paid no heed to Yi Chen’s attitude.

In his view, Yi Chen was also a top genius whose talent was not far behind his own. It was normal for him to scoff at Xier’s words.

With a thought,

he suddenly launched himself, rapidly approaching Yi Chen.

The giant branches struck out toward Yi Chen’s body with thunderous momentum.

The speed was so great that many ordinary members of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe at the same level could not see its trajectory.

"Truly worthy of a top genius!"

Yi Chen secretly admired.

With such strength, he would definitely not withstand an attack like the one from the Time Tribe’s Terry in the last match.

The immortal sword appeared in his hand in an instant, and he began to slice at the swiftly approaching Xier.

Streams of Sword Energy shot out, moving so fast that opponents of the same realm were unable to sense them.

Swish…

Each wave of Sword Energy carved shocking sword marks into the giant branches.

Some smaller offshoots were even severed entirely.

However, while these sword energies left deep marks on the giant branches, they were unable to stop the powerful assault.

As the giant branches came dangerously close,

Yi Chen swiftly dodged.

Xier’s eyes sparkled with intense heat and excitement.

This opponent was quite impressive!

Even though he hadn’t severely injured Yi Chen with one blow as claimed, making him feel a bit embarrassed,

it was hard to find such an opponent.

A top genius qualified for a life-and-death battle against him was exceptionally rare.

Xier felt more thrilled than shocked by Yi Chen’s displayed strength.

Hiss…

The audience on the stands couldn’t help but gasp.

They didn’t share Xier’s desire for an evenly matched opponent.

All they wanted was for Xier to win.

And for things to get better.

A few spectators who had bet on Yi Chen to win showed expressions of wild joy.

Just as expected, this guy named Clay continued to surprise everyone.

"I’m sure he is definitely hiding his strength. Although I don’t understand why he, at just level 151, could still conceal his abilities, the strength he has shown now could not simply come from extraordinary pills."

"Indeed! In just the first round, the strength he displayed was already much higher than when he defeated Terry. During that bout, he was already suspected of using three extraordinary pills that significantly boosted his attributes and were compatible with each other."

"Trying to explain it solely by using extraordinary pills that enhance attributes doesn’t work at all."

"This guy must possess some ability that forcibly raises his strength; otherwise, it wouldn’t make sense for him to be this powerful!"

"I think that makes sense too; otherwise, there’s no way to explain it. His displayed speed is about fifty percent higher than in the last match, and the power of his attacks seems to have tripled!"

"I feel like I might have placed a winning bet!"

Those who had bet on Yi Chen’s victory were extremely excited.

While it currently appeared that Xier had the stronger strength and greater chances of winning,

after all, Xier’s displayed strength was solely his own, without any aid from immortal materials or treasures.

But looking at both sides’ strengths, betting on Yi Chen to win at odds of one to five still felt worth it.

Yet the odds for betting on Yi Chen’s victory stood at thirty to one.