37: Chapter 37: Desperate Effort?
37: Chapter 37: Desperate Effort?
Ye Zhen burst into laughter and suddenly pointed at Golden Yuanbao, “I’m going to bet all my fortune on my own victory, do you dare?”
“Why wouldn’t I dare!” Shocked at first, Hong Bao then strode towards Golden Yuanbao, “Thanks for the reminder, it’s a chance to pick up silver for free.
Not betting would be stupid!”
Golden Yuanbao, gnashing his teeth, stared at Ye Zhen, wishing he could tear Ye Zhen’s mouth apart.
If it hadn’t been for Ye Zhen, he wouldn’t have had to lose this much.
“Two thousand two hundred taels of silver, five hundred Sect Contribution Points, one bottle of True Essence Pill, five Marrow Cleansing Pills, six bottles of Blood Essence Pills, Golden Yuanbao, this is all my fortune now, quickly take the bets.”
With each item Hong Bao wagered, Golden Yuanbao felt as if he was being cut with a knife.
This wasn’t betting, it was clearly cutting flesh from his body.
Ye Zhen was also slightly surprised.
Hong Bao’s fortune was much richer than he had imagined.
Just those pills alone were worth more than twenty thousand silver.
“Senior Brother Jin, how much did I win last round?” After Hong Bao returned, Ye Zhen casually approached Golden Yuanbao’s gambling table.
“The odds are one to two, returning your two Marrow Cleansing Pills and fifty Sect Contribution Points, I owe you two thousand five hundred silver, that’s correct, isn’t it, Junior Brother Ye!”
Seeing Ye Zhen approaching, Golden Yuanbao’s forehead veins throbbed.
Just one sentence that Ye Zhen reminded Hong Bao had made him lose several more pounds of blood.
Hong Bao’s single bet was equivalent to the bets of several dozen ordinary Outer Disciples.
“Oh, all in, betting on myself to win!”
“Alright!” Although Ye Zhen’s all-in bet brought so small inco to Golden Yuanbao, compared to his losses, it was truly insignificant.
Suddenly, just when Golden Yuanbao was seething with fury, Ye Zhen pressed his voice a bit and said, “Senior Brother Jin, do you want to win?”
“Yes, yes!
I’m desperate!”
Golden Yuanbao, stunned and staring at a serious-faced Ye Zhen, felt a glimr of hope rise in his heart, like a drowning person clutching at a straw, and hurriedly asked.
“If you share half of your net inco from this bet with , I might have a chance to win!” Ye Zhen said.
“What do you an by winning?” Golden Yuanbao urgently asked.
“People die for money, such vast inco is already worth fighting desperately for, just fighting desperately.” Ye Zhen said.
“Fighting desperately?” Golden Yuanbao, startled, further asked, “How confident are you?”
“I don’t know, the fierce fear the stupid, and the stupid fear the reckless.
Gambling with life, there’s always a chance to win.” Ye Zhen spoke lightly, but for so reason, Golden Yuanbao heard a strong scent of bloodiness in his words.
“Good, if sharing half ans you win, then half it is!” Golden Yuanbao instantly made the choice most beneficial to him.
Without Ye Zhen fighting desperately, he wouldn’t only be at a total loss but also end up in debt; however, if Ye Zhen could carve out that slim chance, even sharing half with Ye Zhen would make him rich overnight!
“Good!” With a long laugh, Ye Zhen leaped back onto the Martial Combat Platform.
“Fighting desperately?
Ye Zhen, no matter how hard an ant fights, it can’t overco an elephant.” Ye Zhen’s conversation with Golden Yuanbao, even if spoken in a lowered voice, wasn’t a secret to the sharp ears of the people present.
“Enough talk, take my move!”
Ye Zhen’s figure suddenly sank and bounced, his speed exploding from stillness to the extre in an instant.
His fist, densely covered with nearly pure cyan True Yuan, crossed over twenty ters in a flash, like a cyan teor, striking towards Hong Bao.
The pupils of Gu Duozhi and Li Yuncong below the platform sharply contracted, and Gu Duozhi even stood up.
“Nearly pure cyan True Yuan, Peak of the Fifth Stage Blood Training, just one step from entering the True Essence Realm?
Junior Brother Li, when did our Donglai Peak have such a formidable presence, how co I didn’t know?”
“Senior Brother, I don’t know either; I only knew that his cultivation was barely breaking through to the Fourth Stage of Blood Training three months ago.” Li Yuncong was also visibly shocked.
“Three months’ ti, from the Fourth Stage of Blood Training to the peak of the Fifth Stage of Blood Training, so fast?
What grade is his Bloodline Talent, do you know?” Gu Duozhi hurriedly asked.
“I’m not sure.” Li Yuncong shook his head, “But his talent can’t be that high.
Four months ago, he was still a servant disciple; his Bloodline Talent must be below Fourth Grade.”
“What?
He was a servant disciple four months ago!”
This thoroughly shocked Gu Duozhi.
Four months ago, he was a servant disciple, and after four months, his cultivation had reached the peak of the Fifth Stage of Blood Training, now aiming to stand shoulder to shoulder with them.
“Is there an elder in the sect who favors him?” Gu Duozhi asked.
“No!
If there were, he wouldn’t be mingling among the Outer Disciples.” Li Yuncong replied.
“Interesting, interesting, this Ye Zhen is really quite interesting.” Gu Duozhi, watching the lightning-fast Ye Zhen attacking Hong Bao, had his eyes flickering nonstop, as if calculating sothing.
“Senior Brother, with this, does Ye Zhen have a chance to win?” Li Yuncong asked.
“A chance to win?
Impossible.” Gu Duozhi firmly shook his head, “Have you forgotten the strength of the top three in our sect’s rankings?
It’s not sothing these ordinary Outer Disciples can compare to.”
Moreover, Junior Brother Li, you and I, alongside Hong Bao, have reached the threshold for Inner Sect Disciples, just waiting for the end of this year’s Sect Competition, to directly rise as Inner Sect Disciples.
Even if Ye Zhen’s cultivation has reached the Peak of Fifth Stage Blood Training, Hong Bao is not soone he can defeat!”
Seeing Ye Zhen’s aggressively fast arrival, Hong Bao responded almost without thought with a punch, his fist densely packed with pure cyan True Yuan.
“True Essence Realm, Hong Bao has already stepped into the True Essence Realm!” Ye Zhen was also taken by surprise.
When the color of the True Yuan changed from light blue to pure blue, it signified that the martial artist’s cultivation had officially entered the True Essence Realm, marking the true beginning of the martial path.
Bang!
The two iron fists collided fiercely, the True Yuan on the fists violently burst into a clump, and neither of them retreated half a step.
Both Hong Bao and Ye Zhen’s pupils contracted at the sa ti, each astonished by the other’s strength.
Hong Bao’s cultivation had entered the True Essence Realm not long ago; facing Ye Zhen at the peak of the Fifth Stage of Blood Training, the suppression in terms of cultivation stages should have allowed him to repel Ye Zhen with a single punch, yet Ye Zhen’s figure remained unmoved.
Ye Zhen, most aware of his own punch’s power,
had his True Yuan refined by the Mirage Dragon, making its purity almost comparable to those in the True Essence Realm.
Although he hadn’t used his full strength, leveraging the speed advantage of the Snake Bounce Grass allowed him to evenly match Hong Bao.
Hong Bao’s strength was even greater than he had imagined.
“Hmph, now take my punch and see!”
As he spoke, a fierce aura suddenly rose around Hong Bao, his punching style changed, manifesting four arms and legs smashing towards Ye Zhen.
Even the True Yuan that erged on the surface of his body suddenly turned a pale golden color.
Vajra Tiger Subduing Fist!
The Human-Level Lower Level Martial Technique, Vajra Tiger Subduing Fist, renowned for its fierce and unmatched power, if cultivated to Small Success could manifest four arms and legs.
If it reached Great Accomplishnt, when the punching speed was extrely fast, it could manifest eight arms and legs with boundless power.
Watching the myriad of punches coming down, Ye Zhen perford the Snake Wandering Steps, deftly turning and flashing out of the range of Hong Bao’s four arms and four legs.
At this ti, Hong Bao looked like a furious Vajra, with the four arms and four legs shifting unpredictably, continuing to attack Ye Zhen like a spinning top.
The power of a Human-Level Lower Level Martial Technique was indeed formidable.
Hong Bao’s Vajra Tiger Subduing Fist forced Ye Zhen not to block it directly.
However, Ye Zhen wasn’t without any counterattack capabilities.
Executing the Snake Wandering Steps, he spun around Hong Bao, occasionally adding a punch from the Five Mountains Divine Fist, especially the Departure Body Fist Qi of the Five Mountains Divine Fist, which also threw Hong Bao into disarray.
“Vajra Furious Gaze!
Vajra Tiger Stomp!”
Hong Bao roared, his body suddenly leaping high, his four fists and four legs manifested countless golden lights attacking Ye Zhen.
These two moves were killing moves within the Vajra Tiger Subduing Fist, combining feints and real attacks, capable of forming multiple killing moves.
At this mont, Ye Zhen felt sowhat frustrated, finally realizing that his own foundation was too shallow, knowing too few martial skills.
Altogether, Ye Zhen did not even have one Human-Level Lower martial technique that could contend with the Vajra Tiger Subduing Fist.
Bang bang bang bang bang!
On the ground, Ye Zhen delivered over a dozen punches of the Five Mountains Divine Fist, each punch’s Fist Qi departing three feet towards Hong Bao.
Hong Bao appeared unruffled, his legwork incessantly kicking, directly blasting the Five Mountains Divine Fist’s Fist Qi, flipped his body, and a move of Vajra Tiger Capture, head down feet up, attacked Ye Zhen.
This ti, it was too close for Ye Zhen to dodge!
Spirit Snake Vein Severing Hand!
In the instant he countered with a punch, Ye Zhen fiercely changed his fist into a palm, grabbing and diverting Hong Bao’s fist with a snap, causing Hong Bao’s right fist to dangle limply.
With a cry of pain, Hong Bao ignored his disabled right hand, his left fist circling, the golden fist aura intensified, unobstructedly smashing towards Ye Zhen’s head.
If this punch landed, Ye Zhen would either die or be severely injured.
“Bastard, die!”
Suddenly, everyone below the platform craned their necks, Golden Yuanbao especially held his breath, staring at the Martial Combat Platform, not daring to blink, fearing that a blink might an Ye Zhen was finished.
If Ye Zhen was finished, so was he.
In the arena, Ye Zhen suddenly stood erectly, his body sharply tilting to the left, avoiding a vital head strike, directly throwing his shoulder to Hong Bao.
This is…..
The crowd below the Martial Combat Platform was imdiately shocked.
With the True Essence Realm’s power, the Human-Level Lower Vajra Tiger Subduing Fist, and Hong Bao’s full-force strike, if it landed, Ye Zhen’s shoulder might shatter instantly.
Did Ye Zhen no longer wish to live?
As everyone gaped in shock, Ye Zhen’s shoulder suddenly thrust forward, actively eting Hong Bao’s fist.
In that instant, his hands moved like spirit snakes, swiftly striking towards Hong Bao’s ribs.
Below the platform, a sudden comprehension dawned upon Golden Yuanbao, realizing Ye Zhen was risking it all!
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PS: Girls, Ye Zhen is risking it all, where are your screams!
No, where are your recomndation tickets!
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