Liu Yuxing

The first day of the rookie ranking competition has come to an end.

Yi Yun fought a total of five matches and won them all easily!

In the other seven matches, the opponents conceded defeat.

Those who were waiting to see Yi Yun make a fool of himself were completely dumbfounded. The members of the Hong Dao Society were utterly speechless; what could they say after being bullied like this by Yi Yun?

As for those who originally Yi Yun as a fat sheep and planned to take a bite, but were blocked by the Hong Dao Society, they were extremely fortunate.

They were extremely grateful to the Hong Dao Society stopping them in time, preventing them from jumping into a fire pit; otherwise, a brick would have taught them a lesson in no time.

At the end of the first day of the competition, according to the arena rules, the losing side had to pay the winning side with Dragon Scale Rune.

Ten members of the Hong Dao Society, including the Four Little Tyrants, lined up to hand over the Dragon Scale Rune to Lin Ming.

Normally, when they queue up, they're getting resources and good things like entering Training Ground. If they were even slightly less fortunate, they'd queue up to buy fried dough sticks or use the outhouse. But now, they're queuing up to give away Dragon Scale Rune.

These Dragon Scale Rune were obtained by them after they pawned their entire fortune.

You can imagine how they felt.

Holding his identity token, Yi Yun watched with great delight as piles of Dragon Scale Rune flew toward him.

He chuckled and said, "You're too kind, thank you all for your generosity. You know it's not easy for a newcomer like me, and you've specially sent so many Dragon Scale Rune for me to spend. Thank you so much!"

Upon hearing Yi Yun's words, the members of the Hong Dao Society, who were already suffering from heartache and liver pain, almost vomited blood.

Yi Yun, is it not easy being a newcomer?

His wealth surpasses that of even many trial participants who have been in Tai'a Divine City for two or three years, let alone newcomers!

Looking at Yi Yun's radiant smile, they really wanted to punch him. Unfortunately... they couldn't win.

"And the Space Ring, hmm, don't forget..."

Yi Yun reminded the fat boy among the Four Little Tyrants that he hadn't received the fat boy's ring yet.

The fat man's lips twitched twice. He looked at the emerald green Space Ring in his hand, his short, chubby fingers trembling slightly as he took it off.

This ring was a gift from his Lineage for his twelfth birthday.

In the Tai'a Divine Kingdom, boys' twelfth, fifteenth, and twentieth birthdays are considered major birthdays, with special customs associated with them.

At twelve, one sheds childishness and receives blessings from elders; at fifteen, one's hair is tied up and one can consummate the marriage with a woman; at twenty, one undergoes the coming-of-age ceremony and formally enters adulthood.

This blessing gift for his twelfth birthday was given away just like that, and you can imagine how the fat man felt.

If he went back to his Lineage and Lineage elders found out, they would definitely scold him.

But that's how it is in Tai'a Divine City. You have to accept the consequences of your bet; that's the rule of Tai'a Divine City.

"You... you have four rings, can you even wear them all?"

"Skinny Monkey, one of the Four Little Tyrants, said unwillingly."

"Sure, I can wear them. Who said I can't? I can wear eight on one hand without any problem. Four rings? I can wear them on two fingers."

Yi Yun spoke, he put the four rings on the middle and ring fingers of his left hand, two on each finger.

Yi Yun looked at it and was very satisfied.

Finally, I have Space Ring. It will be much more convenient to hunt wild beasts in the Divine Wilderness in the future.

As for the Gengzi Medicine Mountain, I probably won't go there much more often in the future.

Seeing Yi Yun wearing four rings on one hand, displaying the blatant nouveau riche attitude, Skinny Monkey swallowed hard, staring blankly, speechless.

Yi Yun returned home laden with spoils, and many people's eyes blazed with envy as they watched his retreating figure.

As for Zhou Kui, Song Zijun, and the other teenagers who followed Qin the Bald, they didn't know what to say at this point. The wealth that Yi Yun earned in a day was more than they could earn in a year.

They finally realized that worrying about Yi Yun before was completely pointless.

"Sigh! If only I had bet more! I only bet fifty Dragon Scale Rune, betting on Yi Yun to win ten or more matches..."

Zhou Kui looked deeply regretful. Fifty Dragon Scale Rune were a lot for him, and he felt very uneasy when he bet them, wondering if ten rounds were too much.

But now, Yi Yun has won ten matches without even drawing his sword. What a pity! I should have thrown all my savings into it back then!

As night fell, in a spacious and brightly lit house in the superior garrison of Tai'a Divine City.

A puppet beast was rolling on the ground, sweeping away the dust.

These puppets are used by some aristocratic families in the capital to clean the grounds. Tai'a Divine City naturally does not provide such things, but some scions of large Lineage will bring these puppets to Tai'a Divine City to clean their houses.

"Oh? You want me to challenge Yi Yun tomorrow?"

Inside the room, a delicate-looking young man leaned against the bed, toying with a willow-leaf throwing knife in his hand.

The person sitting in front of this effeminate young man was a gloomy-faced, slightly overweight young man, who was none other than Li Hong, the president of the Hong Dao Society.

"Not bad! Brother Liu, you rank sixth among the newcomers. Your Movement Technique are superb. In the capital's circles, there are few who don't know your name, Liu Yuxing."

Li Hong's idea was simple: the rules of Tai'a Divine City stipulated that rookie ranking matches could only be played a maximum of twelve times a day. These twelve matches referred to the number of battles, in order to prevent participants from suffering a severe decline in strength due to excessive exertion.

If someone wins without a fight, like Yi Yun did, then more matches can be added.

Therefore, Li Hong asked Liu Yuxing to defeat Yi Yun, thus ending Yi Yun's winning streak.

At least this can salvage the losses Hong Dao Society in gambling; otherwise, they would have to compensate Yi Yun with 50,000 Dragon Scale Rune.

This is cutting off Li Hong's flesh.

"Haha, Brother Hong, is there no one in your Hong Dao Society who can stop Yi Yun?"

Li Hong shook his head. "Among the two-year trainees, quite a few can defeat Yi Yun, but among the first-year newcomers, there really aren't any..."

After all, the Hong Dao Society couldn't compare to large gangs like the Luo Huo Association, which had been established for three or four years. Its foundation was still somewhat weak. Many truly outstanding newcomers didn't join the Hong Dao Society but went to the larger gangs, which could offer more benefits. The benefits that Li Hong promised were all for the next two or three years.

Therefore, Li Hong did not recruit any of the top 20 newcomers on the ranking list. Among them were lone wolves like Qiu Niu and Chu Xiaoran, who have not yet joined any guild.

Liu Yuxing ranked sixth. Li Hong came to him to deal with Yi Yun, mainly because the two knew each other before and were considered friends.

As for Qiu Niu, Chu Xiaoran, and Li Hong, they have never met them before, so it's unlikely they can be persuaded. Even if they are, they are ranked higher than Yi Yun Yi Yun, and Yi Yun might refuse to challenge them.

"Brother Hong, friendship aside, we still need to be clear. That Yi Yun hasn't even used his weapon yet, and he can still defeat Wan Kai in one move without even using his weapon. That's quite an achievement!"

"Although the strength he has shown so far is not enough to threaten me, who knows how much hidden strength he still has?"

"This time, I plan to break into the top 5,000 of the Earth Ranking. Yi Yun's ranking hasn't gone up yet. If I beat him, it just means I'll take his place at 10,030. There's no other benefit to me."

"I come from the Duke's mansion, while Yi Yun comes from Yunhuang. Those with nothing to lose have nothing to fear. If I defeat Yi Yun, people will say it's only right, and it will enhance Yi Yun's reputation, saying that Yi Yun's strength is too great, even Liu Yuxing from the Duke's mansion came to challenge him."

Liu Yuxing spoke slowly and deliberately. As a true powerhouse among the scions of prominent families in the capital, he was completely different from those hooligans like the Four Little Tyrants. He cherished his reputation greatly, so why would he challenge a kid from Yunhuang under normal circumstances?

That would be tantamount to a disciple of a prestigious school competing on the same stage as a country bumpkin, which, for Liu Yuxing, would be a demotion.

"If you defeat Yi Yun, I'll give you three thousand Dragon Scale Rune as a reward!"

Li Hong knew why Liu Yuxing was resisting; he had exaggerated Yi Yun's strength just to get a reward.

Hearing Li Hong say this, Liu Yuxing smiled, "Brother Hong is a sensible man, but three thousand is too little, eight thousand Dragon Scale Rune, one price!"

Liu Yuxing made an outrageous demand, and Li Hong's eyes widened in surprise, "Eight thousand!? You only made one move! And you want eight thousand?"

Liu Yuxing is strong, but eight thousand Dragon Scale Rune is too exaggerated. Earning Dragon Scale Rune during Liu Yuxing's rookie period wasn't easy.

"Hey! If Yi Yun wins eight more games, you'll have to pay out 50,000, but I only need 8,000. That's not unreasonable."

Liu Yuxing had hit Li Hong's weak spot and was asking for an exorbitant price.

Li Hong gritted his teeth and said, "Fine... eight thousand it is, only if we win."

"Don't worry!" Liu Yuxing laughed and stood up from the bed. "That brat from Yunhuang only beat a bunch of good-for-nothings. How could I possibly lose to him!"

The Four Little Tyrants, along with the other disciples of the Hong Dao Society, were ranked several hundredth among the newcomers. The difference in strength between them and Liu Yuxing, who was ranked sixth, was indeed enormous.

This is also the reason for Liu Yuxing's confidence.

(Uh, everyone, please don't wait for the noon update anymore. I used to get up at six or seven in the morning to write. Now I'm going to bed later and later, so updates will mostly be in the evening from now on.)

...(To be continued~^~)