Odds

A flicker of anger flashed through Li Du's eyes, but after only a few breaths, he took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed it.

When he turned back, he had squeezed out another bitter smile.

"Sorry to let you junior brothers see such a joke," Li Du said apologetically. "I've rather spoiled everyone's mood today."

"What are you saying, Brother Li?" Dantai Ming waved his hands repeatedly, snapping his folding fan shut. "We've seen plenty of this sort of dog-eyed contempt. It's nothing worth mentioning."

Hou Jin also sneered. "A dignified Inner Sect disciple, yet he acts with such a narrow heart, coming here specifically to make others lose face. With that kind of temperament, I doubt he'll ever amount to much."

The others all chimed in, not taking the interruption too seriously.

The group entered the private room. When they pushed open the window, they could look directly down upon the enormous beast-fighting arena below.

"Roar—"

Within the formation's glowing barrier below, a giant ape clad in crimson scales was being tightly coiled by a black serpent with a pair of wings.

The giant ape struggled frantically, its arms pounding the ground with booming impacts, but it eventually ran out of strength. The black serpent bit down and snapped its neck.

"Damn it, lost again!"

An infuriated curse suddenly rang out from a Heaven-Class private room across from them.

A burly, short-haired young man kicked over the table before him. "That Crimson-Armored Ape looked so fierce. Why did it turn into a soft-legged shrimp the moment it entered the arena? I'm fucking furious!"

Still cursing under his breath, the young man grabbed a jar of strong liquor from the table and gulped down several mouthfuls, his face full of sullen frustration.

"Who's that?" Shi Lei asked curiously.

"Shh, keep