Betting His Entire Fortune

The Rookie Ranking Tournament is the first battle for this year's rookies from Tai'a Divine City.

People take their first public appearance in Tai'a Divine City very seriously and hope to make a name for themselves!

These prodigies from all over the world were mostly proud and arrogant. Even though they encountered some setbacks when they first arrived in Tai'a Divine City, they quickly regained their confidence.

Especially after these past few months of training, these newcomers have made great progress and are eager to show their skills!

At this moment, at the new recruit registration area, the new recruits of this year began to declare their first challenge opponents. After a successful declaration, they would receive the corresponding badge.

As soon as Yi Yun's sign appeared, it was snapped up by people.

At this point, the advantage of guilds became apparent. As the largest guild among the newcomers, Hongdao Hong Dao Society naturally seized control of Yi Yun's nameplate.

"Who's got a death wish and dares to steal from me!"

The tallest of the Four Little Tyrants had one foot on a stool, a dagger dangling from his hand, its gleaming blade pointed at those around him.

"Smack!"

A card landed in the tall man's hand; it was Yi Yun's challenge card.

When faced with a powerful gang, it's indeed not easy for others to compete.

"You lot, stop wasting this opportunity. Do you even know how much money Yi Yun has? How many of you can come up with five hundred Dragon Scale Rune? Do you even have the nerve to come and gamble?"

One of the Hall Master of the Hong Dao Society said loudly, "For a newcomer, five hundred Dragon Scale Rune are already a huge sum of money."

Many of them simply cannot afford it.

But Yi Yun, with tens of thousands of Dragon Scale Rune in his possession, a few hundred Dragon Scale Rune are nothing to him.

People were arguing heatedly when suddenly, someone in the hall said, "Hey, isn't that Yi Yun...?"

This sentence immediately attracted the attention of many people, who all looked over. At the entrance of the hall, a Linen-clothed Youth was leaning against a carved wooden railing, watching everything with great interest.

This boy had bright eyes, distinct features, and a hint of childishness on his face. Who else Yi Yun!

"It really is that kid!"

The people of the Hong Dao Society certainly recognized Yi Yun.

"The rookie competition is about to start, and we're all waiting for this kid! Judging from his expression, he doesn't seem worried at all."

People were talking amongst themselves. Yi Yun straightened up and greeted the group from the Hong Dao Society with a smile.

Seeing this, many people were speechless. Shouldn't Yi Yun Hong Dao Society? Yet he actually greeted them. Didn't this kid know what Hong Dao Society up to? It was as if everything happening before his eyes had nothing to do with him.

"Everyone, have you filled in the bets?"

Yi Yun asked the Four Little Tyrants and Hall Master of the Hong Dao Society.

"The stakes? Heh heh!" someone sneered, "The stakes are certainly ready. For you, the brothers have already gathered a huge amount of Dragon Scale Rune for our duel. We'd be embarrassed to offer less than eight hundred Dragon Scale Rune per match."

Upon hearing this from the Hong Dao Society member, everyone present gasped in shock: eight hundred Dragon Scale Rune!

For a newcomer, earning 800 Dragon Scale Rune would take at least a month of hard work, but now it's gone in a single match!

They discovered that most of them were indeed not qualified to fight Yi Yun; they couldn't even afford the stakes.

Moreover, Yi Yun is no pushover. Although many of them came forward, they didn't really have much confidence in facing Yi Yun. A bet of 800 was too outrageous.

Yi Yun clearly showed little interest in the number eight hundred. He shook his head and said, "Eight hundred Dragon Scale Rune runes per battle? How dare you even say that? You've all fallen on hard times. I saw quite a few of you pawning your Rune Money House before. What, you only got this few Dragon Scale Rune?"

Yi Yun said sarcastically. Behind Yi Yun, Zhou Kui and Song Zijun were dumbfounded. They had followed Yi Yun to see the scene, thinking that Yi Yun was there to scout out the enemy's situation so that they wouldn't have a bad fight when they actually entered the arena.

But they never expected that Yi Yun would immediately slap the Hong Dao Society in the face, not only mocking their miserable situation but also bringing up the matter of these young masters pawning their Rune Money House!

For these "respectable" young masters from wealthy families, pawning items was by no means a glorious thing; its shamefulness was only slightly less than borrowing money at exorbitant interest rates.

Is Yi Yun still complaining that he hasn't drawn enough hatred? Saying that is practically asking for a beating.

As expected, the members of the Hong Dao Society were furious upon hearing this, and if it weren't for the fact that it was a public place, they would have wanted to take action immediately.

"Kid, stop talking nonsense! You still borrowed money from Rune Money House at exorbitant interest rates!"

Yi Yun said nonchalantly, "Yes, I did borrow a little, just five thousand. That's because I was worried I wouldn't have enough Dragon Scale Rune. But now I realize I might have been overthinking it. I only have a little over forty thousand Dragon Scale Rune, but you only bet eight hundred per round. When will you ever finish gambling them all?"

"At my level, Dragon Scale Rune are actually quite easy to earn; it's just a number."

Yi Yun said calmly that he had accumulated more Dragon Scale Rune by gathering herbs these past few days, and that number had now exceeded 40,000.

But when he said that, not only the members of the Hong Dao Society, but even Song Zijun and Zhou Kui felt that what Yi Yun said was really infuriating.

It's practically jumping up to provoke hatred; it's almost as if it's saying, "Come and beat me up!"

The members of the Hong Dao Society present were originally hot-blooded young men who were easily swayed by emotions. Moreover, after being provoked by Yi Yun, they all wished they could fight Yi Yun right now!

The eldest of the Four Little Tyrants reached for his Space Ring, took it off, placed it on the table, and gritted his teeth, saying, "I'll bet a thousand Dragon Scale Rune, and this ring too!"

"Space Ring!"

Someone blurted out, but then immediately corrected themselves, "It's a Class 1 (Earth) Space Ring made by the Gongsun Lineage; it's very difficult to buy in ordinary trading houses!"

People were secretly astonished. Spatial storage equipment was expensive to begin with, and if it was made by the Gongsun Lineage, the price would be even more outrageous.

Space Ring are considered luxury items, but for martial artists, especially those who frequently go out to hunt wild beasts, such a piece of equipment is extremely important.

It can store weapons, arrows, supplies, Life-Preserving Array Talisman, and other essential combat items.

Some expensive materials from wild beasts can also be stored in the Space Ring.

Space Ring are also sold in the Myriad Treasures Pagoda of Tai'a Divine City. The lowest-grade Space Ring costs more than two thousand Dragon Scale Rune, while better ones cost tens of thousands or even one hundred thousand Dragon Scale Rune.

However, most trial participants in Tai'a Divine City rarely buy Space Ring from the Myriad Treasures Pagoda. The Dragon Scale Rune have too many uses, so buying a single ring would be too wasteful.

Their Space Ring are often inherited from their Lineage.

Lineage that can equip their descendants with Space Ring are all very good Lineage. A considerable number of the trial participants who came to Tai'a Divine City did not have Space Ring to use, let alone the high-level Space Ring that the Four Little Tyrants brought out.

Yi Yun glanced at the ring and was very satisfied.

These Four Little Tyrants are quite sensible; they were just in need of Space Ring, and they delivered it to me right away.

Yi Yun's earlier statement that Dragon Scale Rune were just a number to him was actually an exaggeration, intended to provoke the Hong Dao Society. With more Dragon Scale Rune, he would never have trouble spending them; in fact, he would never have enough.

Tai'a Divine City also has many resources, which require a massive amount of Dragon Scale Rune to purchase.

Yi Yun's swordsmanship is currently rather rough and urgently needs improvement.

If Yi Yun intends to cultivate the Savage Heaven Technique, then these Dragon Scale Rune will be spent like water.

Yi Yun's current 40,000 Dragon Scale Runes, in reality, aren't that much.

"Anyone willing to bet bigger?"

Although Yi Yun was quite satisfied with the Earth-grade Space Ring, he outwardly appeared to be only barely acceptable, which undoubtedly angered many people.

The Four Little Tyrants always acted together, and they all took off their Space Ring and placed them on the table.

This bet is for four coins!

All four rings can be carried, which would create more space. Alternatively, Yi Yun could exchange them for a better Space Ring.

This bet is incredibly tempting!

Provoked by Yi Yun, the other members of the Hong Dao Society increased their bets, making the rookie ranking competition even more turbulent!

This is destined to be a competition that will create a huge stir in the newcomer community!

Time passed day by day, and the rookie ranking competition finally arrived as scheduled!

For newcomers, this is a crucial battle, which can largely determine their future achievements in Tai'a Divine City!

Those who rise high on the Earthly Ranking often continue to rise, and in the coming years, they will rank very high on both the Heaven Ranking and Earthly Rankings, becoming prominent figures.

Therefore, each newcomer ranking competition is closely watched by various forces.

This time, naturally, was no exception.

Tai'a Divine City generally does not allow unauthorized personnel to enter. However, some of the city's stewards have connections with various major powers, and some of them even come from those powers themselves. Therefore, the forces of Tai'a Divine City Tai'a Divine Kingdom City in a timely manner.

The most watched objects by all the major forces were naturally Chu Xiaoran and Qiu Niu.

These two individuals, one a descendant of the Duke of Zhenguo and the other a rising star among the younger generation of a reclusive Lineage, both have the potential to break into the top 1,000 of the Heaven Ranking or Earthly Rankings within a year!

This is an extraordinary achievement. In addition to these two, Yi Yun also attracted the attention of many other forces. The reason for this was that Yi Yun had earned a large amount of Dragon Scale Rune by gathering herbs, and then he was challenged by a large group of people.

This was an interesting incident in the rookie ranking competition. Of course, it was just an interesting incident. A young man with a special talent for gathering herbs was a talented person, but not worth the effort of major powers to recruit and cultivate. (There will be a third update, which will be later.)

...(To be continued~^~)