Opening the Betting Pool!

"Damn it, my dear brother, how could you have been killed?"

Standing by the window, Xue Chentian sighed, a hint of disappointment on his face. Although he didn't care much about this brother, he was still his brother, and his death was a disgrace to him as well.

Xue Chentian was the true prodigy of the Xue Family, while Xue Chenyang was merely a playboy.

Xue Chenyang had cultivated for over a hundred years to break through to the Nascent Soul Stage. Unlike him, Xue Chentian had reached the Void Refining Stage at the young age of two hundred, hailed as the Xue Family's greatest hope.

"Never mind. Since Father said he has arrangements, I'll wait and see. If that doesn't work out, I can always seek revenge after I become stronger in the future."

As a prodigy, Xue Chentian naturally possessed considerable depth. He wouldn't rashly seek revenge without sufficient confidence.

With that thought, Xue Chentian once again calmed his mind and resumed his cultivation. The fluctuations in his aura made it clear that he was about to attempt a breakthrough to the mid-Void Refining Stage.

"Damn it, go get him!"

"Son of a bitch, I bet my entire year's income on you, go get him!"

"Crimson Blood Wolf, bite him!"

In the spectator stands of the Heavenly Courage Beast Arena, countless gamblers roared hoarsely as they watched the battles on the arena stage. Where there were beast fights, there were betting markets, and the Heavenly Courage Beast Arena was the biggest bookmaker.

Meanwhile, news of Lu Jiuyuan and his group had already reached the ears of the Chen Family's people stationed at the Heavenly Courage Beast Arena.

"Since the Ling Family wants to have some fun here, make the arrangements. Let them win a few matches, and then eliminate them when they reach their fifth consecutive victory."

Chen Chi, a high-ranking member of the Chen Family, was the one in charge of managing the Heavenly Courage Beast Arena for the family. His cultivation base had reached the Peak Body Integration stage.

After receiving the news from Ling Qingdi and the others, Chen Chi quickly issued his orders. Once his subordinates had left, Chen Chi thought with curiosity.

"What exactly is the background of the people Ling Qingdi brought? They actually dared to kill Xue Chenyang directly. Aren't they afraid of the Xue Family's retaliation? But no matter what, the entire landscape of Yuanwu Kingdom is likely to change again."

Xue Chenyang, as the second young master of the Xue Family, had been openly killed. No matter what, the Xue Family would absolutely not let this matter rest.

As the Heavenly Courage Beast Arena's staff made their move, Lu Jiuyuan's Little Earth Dog was soon arranged with an opponent: a Qi Refining Stage Soft Bone Rabbit.

Although it was at the Qi Refining Stage, it didn't possess much strength. It was only faster than an ordinary rabbit. In front of the Little Earth Dog, it was easily defeated.

Upon seeing that its opponent was a rabbit, a look of disdain appeared on the Little Earth Dog's face. This scene was witnessed by Ling Qingping and the others.

"Look, it seems disdainful!"

Ling Qingping exclaimed in surprise. Ling Qingdi was also somewhat astonished. Demonic beasts at the Qi Refining Stage had not yet developed sentience. In other words, they probably couldn't even understand human speech, so how could they show an expression of disdain?

Could there really be something mysterious about it?

Lu Jiuyuan became even more convinced that this Little Earth Dog was extraordinary.

It was a pity that Long Aotian had claimed to be too lazy to come and stayed in Qingshan Garden to refine Dragon Blood. Otherwise, Long Aotian might have been able to discern the mystery of this Little Earth Dog.

"Alright, time is almost up. Let's go and get ready!"

Lu Jiuyuan said first. Then, he scooped up the Little Earth Dog and headed towards the preparation area. Just as he was about to enter, Lu Jiuyuan stopped and turned to Ling Qingdi, asking.

"By the way, if the opponent's demonic beast dies, can I buy it with spirit stones?"

"Of course, that's possible, but it depends on whether the other party agrees."

Ling Qingdi was stunned for a moment, but quickly replied, then asked curiously.

"Brother Lu, why do you ask?"

"It's nothing. I heard that Soft Bone Rabbit meat is delicious. I just want to make some spicy rabbit heads to eat."

Lu Jiuyuan said, then carried the Little Earth Dog inside. Ling Qingdi was about to head to the spectator stands, but Ling Qingping stopped him.

"What's wrong?"

"Brother, let's go place a bet. After all, we have to give Brother Lu some face."

Ling Qingping thought for a moment. Most people who came to watch beast fights would place bets, and it would be reasonable for them to bet on Lu Jiuyuan winning.

"This, alright."

Ling Qingdi could also guess that the people at the Heavenly Courage Beast Arena would probably give him some face and deliberately let Lu Jiuyuan win a few matches. However, this also meant that the odds for the first few matches would likely not be high.

During the rest time between each match, they could continue to bet. With this in mind, Ling Qingdi took Ling Qingping to the betting counter and had to wait patiently in front of the crowded queue.

Soon, it was their turn. Looking at the odds for Lu Jiuyuan displayed above, he was somewhat surprised. The odds for Lu Jiuyuan and his opponent were both one to one, which meant that even if they bet, they would only get their principal back.

However, since it was just to give Lu Jiuyuan face, Ling Qingdi took out ten thousand high-grade spirit stones after some thought. This amount of spirit stones was not insignificant for him.

Ling Qingping, on the other hand, took out one hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones, as that was all her monthly allowance.

As they were about to leave, Ling Qingdi noticed that a few people had bet on Lu Jiuyuan to win. Unfortunately, their identities would not be revealed. Otherwise, Ling Qingdi would have been very curious as to who had bet on Lu Jiuyuan to win.

After placing their bets, Ling Qingdi and Ling Qingping headed towards the beast fighting stage assigned to Lu Jiuyuan. The Heavenly Courage Beast Arena had more than one stage; there were a total of ten stages in the arena, each with different audiences.

The stage where Lu Jiuyuan was located was Stage Nine!