What neither Lord Yun nor I had expected was that, just as the quarterfinals were about to begin the next day, an enormous sum of Heavenly Dao currency suddenly surfaced—so huge it was almost impossible to imagine—and left everyone stunned.
"The chief disciple under Lord Tu Tai suddenly joined forces with the other major and minor bookies today to take the banker's seat. On one hand, they spread word to the immortals that you were being unfair. On the other, they brought out a million taels of Heavenly Dao currency. They've joined together as the banker and want to bet against us fairly..." Corpse Ninefrost said.
"I didn't hear wrong? A million taels?" I frowned and looked toward Corpse Ninefrost. Lord Yun naturally froze as well, following my gaze. Lord Tu Tai was glaring at us with a sinister expression, as though waiting to see whether we could swallow this colossal sum!
Lord Yun looked at me and said, "This million taels is far too large a sum. It's impossible to exchange it all. What do we do now? This is truly beyond our expectations. Who could bring out so much Heavenly Dao currency? Could all their clans have joined together as one? Wouldn't that put us at a disadvantage?"
"They've finally surfaced. No matter how wealthy the banker, even if all their clans joined forces, they couldn't possibly produce such a massive amount of Heavenly Dao currency—especially Heavenly Dao currency from the Holy Land. You have to understand, we've practically exchanged all the reserves that the Outland could possibly have held over the years. The only place this sudden fortune could have come from is..." I declared.
"The Holy Land?!" Lord Yun's brows furrowed in shock. "What was bound to come has finally arrived. As expected, they really are