As the organizer of the Sword Pool Tournament and the ruler of Sword Pool City, the City Lord's Manor needed to turn a profit too. It often did so by setting odds and taking bets.
But it usually reserved that for exceptionally powerful fighters. An ordinary Sword Pool Tournament match was hardly enough to make the City Lord's Manor open a betting pool.
Now, however...
At the crowd's urging, Steward Liu, the Black-Robed Elder, made an immediate decision and agreed to open one.
Clearly, in Steward Liu's eyes, this fight promised to be spectacular enough to warrant it.
Once the information reached the City Lord's Manor, its advisers quickly set the odds.
Qin Hao versus Wang Xuan.
A Qin Hao victory paid three to one!
A Wang Xuan victory paid two to one!
The moment the odds came out, Sword Pool City nearly erupted.
"So the City Lord's Manor doesn't favor Qin Hao either. If he wins, they'll pay out triple, but if Wang Xuan wins, only double."
"Even a fool knows where to put his money. Wang Xuan, of course."
"Isn't that obvious? Wang Xuan far surpasses Qin Hao in both cultivation and Martial Dao Realm. Their fight might be exciting, but Wang Xuan has the better chance of winning."
"They don't call him the Fastest Sword in the Absolute Immortal Domain for nothing."
"I'm betting ten thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones on Wang Xuan."
"What are you doing here with a measly ten thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones? Move aside! I'm putting thirty thousand on Wang Xuan!"
"Count me in too. Twenty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones on Wang Xuan..."
"I'm not so sure. I think Qin Hao has a decent chance. Five thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones on Qin Hao, and twenty thousand on Wang Xuan..."
"Damn, could you be any