X-Dragon Era

Some might think these guys take their cultivation levels too seriously, but that's not surprising. Xin Yun could affirm that the vast majority of participants already possessed the ability to break through to the Amethyst Order. They were merely suppressing their levels on purpose... Just for this competition, just for the glory, they deliberately restrained themselves from breaking through. Therefore... On the surface, these guys seemed like Crystal Ten Stars, but in reality, their power was infinitely close to the Amethyst Order. The difference in strength between the Crystal and Amethyst Orders was definitely not something a Crystal Order expert could compare with.

Given such high odds, how could Xin Yun remain indifferent? You must understand... What's at stake in this gamble is not just money, but Dou City's points, which can be used to buy treasures that are only available for purchase with points.

If it were just ordinary treasures, Xin Yun wouldn't have been too tempted. After all... he already had quite a few treasures in his possession. However, according to his memories from his past life, there was an exceptionally extraordinary treasure in that points store!

While pondering, Xin Yun did not rush to place small bets. Instead, he continued to look at the list on the wall and, drawing on his memory, searched for the names of the Nine Great Experts from his past life. Soon... He found the names of the Nine Great Experts one by one. Coincidentally, or perhaps not, none of the Nine Great Experts from his past life had a power that exceeded eight stars now!

Time slowly ticked away, and finally, with less than ten minutes left before betting closed, Xin Yun turned around and headed towards the betting station.

He took out a bundle of silver notes from his bosom, laid them on the counter with a smile, and said calmly, "Buy me a bet on Fantasy Dream Team to win the championship!"

Stunned by the large bundle of silver notes on the table, the young lady at the betting station was dumbfounded. She had seen people make hefty bets before, but this was the first time she had seen such an enormous bet in her life.

Swallowing hard, the young lady asked with difficulty, "Are you... planning to put all of these on the bet?"

In response to the young lady's question, Xin Yun resolutely nodded and said, "Yes, put it all on, hurry up... there's not much time left."

Hearing Xin Yun's words, the young lady quickly came back to her senses. There were only ten minutes left before betting closed, and after this bet, they would need to start closing the books. If they didn't hurry, it might be too late.

During her contemplation, the young lady quickly counted the silver notes. There were a total of sixteen notes, each worth ten million taels, adding up to 1.6 billion taels of silver. Soon... she handed the betting slip that she had made to Xin Yun. After the competition ended, he would need to use this slip to collect his winnings here. If he lost it, then the bet would be void.

After finishing all the arrangements, Xin Yun did not rush to leave but stayed there. Meanwhile, the young lady behind the counter started to calculate quickly, and her colleagues also hurried over to help. For such a large transaction, it was easy to make mistakes if handled by one person alone, so multiple people were needed to check the calculations repeatedly.

Finally, when all the calculations were done, the young lady stepped out from behind the counter and walked over to the wall chart, updating the odds. Looking carefully, the original odds of 1:47 had changed to 1:1.8 following Xin Yun's significant bet!

Seeing this result, Xin Yun smiled and nodded. The reason he bet so much was based on his judgment that the final odds would not be lower than 1:1, and as long as they were above 1:1, the points won from 1.6 billion taels of silver would be enough to buy that treasure. As for the other items, Xin Yun didn't care much. Although they were treasures, to Xin Yun, they were nothing more than trivial.

Only when the betting closed and he confirmed that the odds would no longer change, did Xin Yun leave the betting station and return to the inn. There were only a little over four hours left before the competition started. Even though he wasn't tired, Xin Yun still sat cross-legged on the bed and began to cultivate, because no matter what, he couldn't afford to have a poor mental state for the first match tomorrow.

As Xin Yun entered his meditative state, Dou City started to buzz with activity. A large crowd of spectators began to enter the viewing area. The organizers of the World Academy challenge had already begun the preparations. However... such activities did not need the participation of the students, who just had to directly take part in the competition later.

After several hours of cultivation, the bell for gathering rang outside. Upon hearing the bell, Xin Yun stopped cultivating, left the room, and after meeting up with his four teammates, they all hurried towards the gathering point.

The gathering point was an underground plaza where over three thousand members from more than a thousand academies had converged. Until now, no one knew the mode and rules of the competition for this edition of the World Academy Challenge. These were exactly what was about to be announced.

After a short wait, a figure appeared on the central stone platform in the plaza. After attracting everyone's attention, the tall figure announced the rules and mode of the first round of competition loudly.

The first round of the competition was the Captain's Battle, which only the captains of each academy could join. The other team members could only watch as spectators. The mode of competition was divided into eleven groups, with 300 people each, participating in a free-for-all battle. Only the last ten captains standing in each group, along with their teams, could advance to the next round of competition!

Faced with such competition rules, members in the plaza immediately burst into discussion, creating a noisy scene. These rules were far beyond everyone's expectations. A free-for-all battle among 300 captains was indeed terrifying. Even those with overwhelming strength could not be sure of enduring till the end.