But at that moment, their certain victory had vanished just like that. How could they not panic?
They had staked everything they owned. If they lost it all, they would have to beg on the streets.
The Savage Beast cared nothing for that. Eyes bloodshot, he stared at the Bloodthirst Beast pinned beneath him and struck with all his strength, driving punch after punch into its head.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sound of the Savage Beast pummeling the Bloodthirst Beast rang across the entire square.
The Savage Beast had tremendous strength but lacked speed. The Bloodthirst Beast had speed but lacked strength.
Pinned beneath the Savage Beast, it had no power to resist and could only take the blows.
With each thunderous impact, the spectators' hearts bled.
Was he beating the Bloodthirst Beast? No, he was beating them!
Every punch landed squarely on their hearts, making them bleed.
After one final thunderous blow, the Bloodthirst Beast on the arena floor stopped moving.
A Heavenly Immortal had been beaten to death in the arena, one punch at a time.
Having killed the Bloodthirst Beast, the Savage Beast lay motionless on the arena floor too. But his eyes still blinked, and he was breathing faintly.
The entire square fell silent.
"What a thrilling fight to the death! I now declare the Savage Beast the winner."
"Congratulations to the four fellow cultivators who bet on the Savage Beast."
As that familiar voice fell silent, most of the cultivators in the stands slumped in their seats, their faces drained of all hope.
This had been a fight they were certain to win. Why? How had it come to this?
"Ah! I knew I shouldn't have listened to you! I staked everything I had, everything! I wanted to bet on the Savage Beast from the