Compared to the morning classes, the afternoon classes were incredibly dull, consisting entirely of physical training.
Even a three-ring Soul Master like Ye Chen was drenched in sweat.
After enduring until class was finally over, Ye Chen specifically sought out Wang Dong.
"Lend me some money."
"???" Wang Dong's face was full of question marks. "Don't you have enough money to spend?"
"I'm planning something big. Want to invest?" Ye Chen asked mysteriously.
"What? Are you going to rob someone?" Wang Dong asked in confusion.
"More or less, but it'll make money much faster than robbery," Ye Chen said confidently.
"..." After thinking for a while, Wang Dong still pulled a Gold Soul Coin savings card from her pocket.
"There are 50,000 Gold Soul Coins in here. I'll lend it to you," Wang Dong said through gritted teeth.
She had run away from the Clear Sky Sect and had not brought that much money with her.
Now that she had lent it all to Ye Chen, she could not help feeling reluctant.
"Don't worry. I definitely won't let you lose money." Taking the savings card, Ye Chen headed straight for the soul arena.
"???" After much deliberation, Wang Dong was still worried and ultimately chose to follow him. "Wait for me! What are you going there for?"
Just as Ye Chen had expected, by the time he arrived at the Shrek Soul Arena, the arena's broadcast was promoting Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi's upcoming match.
At the Outer Court, Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi held the title of the Outer Court Twin Stars.
At Shrek's soul arena, people generally opened betting pools where spectators could place wagers.
Thus, their soul matches were also the most entertaining. Their strengths were nearly equal, and although both had trump cards, they normally would not use them. Their matches often ended with either side winning, with draws being even more common.
Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi had also made quite a bit of money by exploiting this loophole.
The Outer Court's strongest offense versus the Outer Court's strongest defense.
"Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi's soul match is open for betting! Anyone who wants to place a wager, hurry up! Bets are final! Bets are final!"
When Ye Chen arrived at the betting booth, Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi's odds were roughly the same, both around 1:1.8, while the odds for a draw were astonishingly high at 1:3!
"Student, would you like to place a bet?" the staff member in charge of the betting pool asked.
Ye Chen nodded and took out the Gold Soul Coin savings card Wang Dong had lent him.
"Hello, I'm betting 50,000 Gold Soul Coins on Bei Bei to win."
"50,000? Student, are you sure you want to bet that much?"
"Yes, I'm sure."
Hesitation meant defeat. He had to go all in!
Besides, Ye Chen simply could not imagine any situation in which Bei Bei would lose!
With Huo Yuhao, that absurdly overpowered cheat, helping him, and Xu Sanshi suffering from the negative effects of the Dragon Whisker Needle, losing would be difficult even if he tried.
If the soul arena had not prohibited first-year students from participating in soul matches, Ye Chen would have wanted to compete himself and win even more Gold Soul Coins!
Meanwhile, Wang Dong, who had rushed over, felt as if the sky had fallen when she saw this scene!
"Wait, you bet it all?" Wang Dong grabbed Ye Chen and asked.
"Of course. Don't worry, I'm confident." Ye Chen led Wang Dong to the spectator stands.
Sitting in the stands, Wang Dong looked utterly devastated. What would she do if Ye Chen lost everything in one go?
That was practically all her money! Apart from the little she had kept for living expenses, she had lent everything to Ye Chen!
Soon, the soul match officially began.
At the referee's command, Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi released their martial souls almost simultaneously.
Yu Xiaogang, who was watching the Sky Screen, froze when he saw Bei Bei's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul.
Then his face filled with delight.
"Erlong, look! It's the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul! Our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan has endured for ten thousand years!"
Yu Xiaogang had always been deeply troubled by the destruction of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan at Spirit Hall's hands. He had even sworn to destroy Spirit Hall at any cost!
He had never expected that there would be light at the end of the tunnel. Spirit Hall was gone, yet the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had survived instead.
Yu Xiaogang immediately typed into the chat box.
[Yu Xiaogang: Isn't this soul match a guaranteed win for that Bei Bei? The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul is the strongest beast martial soul in the world!]
The others watching the Sky Screen all seemed to have a pile of question marks floating over their heads.
Judging by the odds, the two had traded wins and losses, with tons of draws as well. Could this martial soul theory master really determine the result in advance just by looking at their martial souls?
[En Ci: The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul is indeed powerful, but calling it the strongest beast martial soul in the world is a stretch, isn't it?]
En Ci did not say that without basis, because his newly accepted disciple, Long Yue, possessed the Mountain Dragon King, a martial soul that surpassed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul!
[Long Yeyue: Exactly. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon can no longer be considered the strongest beast martial soul in the world.]
Long Yeyue strongly agreed. Her own Light-Dark Twin Sacred Dragons, Twin Martial Souls, had long surpassed ordinary Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Souls in strength.
Of course, if Ye Chen had seen that comment, he would definitely have mocked her a few times.
Long Yeyue? Just Fireworks Douluo and the continent's greatest escaping Douluo. What did it matter if her martial souls were strong?
She had practically dragged down the status of Limit Douluos!
Gu Yue and Tang Wulin, who saw that comment, said nothing.
One did not want to expose her identity, while the other was unsure whether his martial soul counted as a dragon-type martial soul.
The good mood Yu Xiaogang had just gained was completely ruined by Long Yeyue and En Ci, wiping the smile off his face.
[Yu Xiaogang: What do you mean the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon isn't the strongest beast martial soul in the world? Do you understand the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, or do I?]
[Yu Xiaogang: ********]
[Sky Screen: Yu Xiaogang has been muted for 10 minutes.]
Naturally, apart from Yu Xiaogang himself, no one else could see his name. They only saw a string of code names, but everyone knew perfectly well who had been muted. Yu Xiaogang: "???"
[Xu Xiaoyan: Why did someone get muted? That's so scary.]
[Ning Rongrong: Exactly. I'm practically scared to tears.]
Yu Xiaogang: What did that mean?
At the same time, within the Sky Screen,
Ye Chen looked thoughtfully at Bei Bei's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul.
"I heard that Bei Bei and Mu En's Light Sacred Dragon bloodline came from Yu Xiaogang. Could it be that Yu Xiaogang ultimately did have children with Liu Erlong?" Ye Chen guessed.
By then, Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi's battle had already begun.
The two were extremely familiar with each other's moves.
But as they fought, Xu Sanshi realized something was wrong.
Because Bei Bei was fighting very aggressively today, as though deliberately forcing him into a corner.
Just as Xu Sanshi prepared to unleash his second and third soul skills, his brain suddenly felt as though it had been pricked by a needle.
His consciousness blurred slightly. He stalled when activating the two soul skills and failed to release them immediately.
Taking advantage of that opening, Bei Bei instantly defeated Xu Sanshi.
"Bei Bei wins!" the referee announced.
Outside the Sky Screen, Yu Xiaogang was overjoyed at the sight and immediately typed into the chat box.
[Yu Xiaogang: See that? I told you the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul is the strongest beast martial soul!]
But the moment he sent it, he received a notification from the Sky Screen: [You have been muted and cannot send messages.]
Yu Xiaogang: I ********!
Wang Dong, seated in the stands, finally let out a relieved sigh.
Ye Chen saw that reaction clearly.
"What are you panicking for?" Ye Chen asked with a smile.
"How could I not panic? I almost ended up drinking the northwest wind with you!" Wang Dong now wanted nothing more than to beat Ye Chen up.
But on second thought, she seemed unable to beat Ye Chen anyway.
"Let's go." Ye Chen stood up. "I'll take you to collect the money."
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