Chapter 597

Chapter 597: Odds for the Second Match

Yi Chen did not waste any more time.

Streams of Sword Energy slashed toward the Flame Tribe fighter.

The Flame Tribe fighter tried to dodge, using only his remaining energy to avoid the first Sword Energy, but he had no strength left to escape the next.

Sizzle…

The Sword Energy repeatedly carved deep wounds into the Flame Tribe fighter, leaving visible injuries down to the bone.

Blood splattered everywhere.

In the blink of an eye, the Flame Tribe fighter completely lost his life force.

His soul flew out from his broken body, quickly slashed to ashes by a Sword Energy.

Though he looked down on the assets of the level 150 Flame Tribe fighter, Yi Chen still approached the fighter, extracted the Space Stone from his body, and placed it into his storage ring.

The defensive barriers around the arena instantly vanished.

The audience fell silent.

Because the odds seemed quite good, most of the spectators had bet on the Flame Tribe fighter to win.

The current outcome was hard for them to accept.

A handful of spectators who had bet on Yi Chen wanted to cheer but realized that there were very few like them around.

Shouting at this moment could easily attract the displeasure of the surrounding audience, so they had to suppress their excitement.

“I lost, I actually lost.”

“Indeed, in a life-and-death duel, three times is the limit; over three is the truth!”

“Yes! I don’t know what I was thinking, seeing such good odds, I bet on the Flame Tribe fighter.”

“After winning three matches, the Flame Tribe fighter’s methods and strength were already clear as day. Any following opponent who had no countermeasures wouldn’t dare to challenge him.”

It was not until Yi Chen left the arena that the audience began to react.

One by one, they sighed in frustration.

Those who had heavily bet on the Flame Tribe fighter’s victory were even more deeply mired in gloom.

Outside the coliseum, spectators who couldn’t get tickets but placed bets were just as upset upon receiving the news.

Meanwhile, after Yi Chen left the coliseum, he went straight to the Death Duel Registration Office.

After registering and claiming his reward for the first duel, he immediately signed up for the next death duel.

This time, not only were there no restrictions on the opponent’s race, but the opponent’s level was also raised to level 151.

Once this was settled, he returned to his flying treasure to continue his training.

Thomasen then went to claim the reward for his bet as well.

After deducting the one percent commission from the coliseum, the earnings reached 20 billion low-grade immortal stones.

Although this amount meant little to Yi Chen, it marked a good start.

The First Bet Amount Met His Expectations.

Two hours later, the coliseum announced Yi Chen’s second match.

His opponent was Balk, a level 151 member of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.

As soon as this duel was announced, it drew the attention of countless spectators.

Both were among the most celebrated death duelists in the coliseum recently.

Clay, who is Yi Chen, successfully killed a fellow level 150 Flame Tribe fighter in his first Death Duel, and the betting amount for that duel reached over 45 billion.

After just a few hours, he signed up for the second Death Duel.

Balk’s reputation was even more impressive.

This was his second Death Duel, with his last one taking place a year ago.

In that duel, he challenged an opponent from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe who was level 152 and emerged victorious.

“He’s amazing! After the first Death Duel, most would take a break to recover before signing up for the second duel.”

“This Clay is going for his second Death Duel so quickly, it feels like he signed up for the second duel right after finishing the first.”

“He’s really bold for choosing an opponent who is a small realm above him for his second Death Duel.”

“This isn’t boldness; it’s suicidal! It seems like he doesn’t even understand the rules of Death Duels. He thinks defeating an opponent at his own level means he can challenge someone stronger.”

“Indeed, Balk is much smarter. After successfully challenging someone stronger in his first duel, he rested for about a year to return to peak condition before his second duel.”

“Moreover, in his second Death Duel, he set the opponent’s level to 150 and below.”

“Being a genius who can defeat strong enemies, he should target someone at a lower realm. This way, he can avoid facing opponents who could counter him while ensuring victory.”

“What a pity! The odds are just too outrageous; otherwise, I would have bet all my belongings on Balk to win.”

“Odds of 1.2 aren’t fair. But the person willing to bet everything on Balk’s victory is probably a newbie, right?”

“As an experienced bettor, let me give you a piece of advice: even if the chances of winning look like 100%, never go all in. Because the coliseum is never short on miracles, changes, and traps.”

“Going all in just once leads to more times. Even if you win the first few times, one day you will lose everything.”

Countless spectators buzzed about this Death Duel scheduled for the next day.

Nearly everyone believed Balk would win.

What disappointed them was the unfriendly odds.

Only half an hour after betting opened, the odds for Balk to win dropped to 1.2.

This meant that betting 100 low-grade immortal stones on Balk’s victory would return only 20 low-grade immortal stones if he won.

“It seems the odds have started to stabilize…”

In the crowd, Thomasen noticed the odds were stabilizing with minimal fluctuations, and the betting amounts were accumulating significantly, signaling it was his time to act.

He immediately took out the Space Stone for betting and continuously placed various resources and treasures on Yi Chen to win.

Initially calming odds began to shift rapidly as Thomasen kept increasing his bets.

1.3, 1.4, 1.5…

“The odds are rising; it seems someone is going for a surprise bet!”

“Great! I was just thinking about looking at other matches, but the odds just went up!”

The news quickly spread, leading some spectators, previously distracted by the unfriendly odds, to refocus on this match.

As the odds for Balk’s victory surged to 1.5, a large number of spectators began betting on his win.

What surprised the audience even more was that although they thought the odds would soon drop, they found that the rising odds momentarily paused before slowly climbing again.

However, the rise was not as extreme as before.

This fueled even more spectators to join in.

Betting amounts constantly climbed.

As the bets on Balk’s victory surged exponentially, Thomasen continued to place bets at an even faster rate, gradually pushing the odds higher to attract more spectators to wager against him.