Saint Emperor Devourer of Heaven

The sharpness hidden within Cang Ming made the old man beside him feel very uneasy.

He wanted to speak several times, but ultimately remained silent.

He understood Cang Ming too well; once he made a decision in his heart, no one could dissuade him, and no one's words would be of any use.

“Uncle Fu, do you think that person named Jun will appear today?”

Cang Ming turned and left the dungeon, heading towards the special rooms in the arena.

Throughout the entire arena, there were very few special rooms, reserved for the church, the royal family, and some distinguished guests from the starry sky. Even the high-ranking nobles of Xiluo were not qualified to enter.

“According to the timeline, that Jun Wuxie should have already arrived on this ancient star. If nothing unexpected happens, he will appear today. It's just difficult to determine how he will appear. I imagine he wouldn't dare to act openly, but would hide his identity and observe secretly, waiting for an opportunity to act, perhaps even choosing to break into the prison at night.”

“Hmm, that makes sense.” Cang Ming's lips curled up slightly, and he said coldly, “Uncle Fu, have the people from the Four Sects of Heavenly Principles select two experts to wait here in the prison tonight.”

“Young Master, Xiluo has already made preparations. If he really dares to break into the prison, he will inevitably be surrounded and face utter destruction. Why do we need to send more experts here?”

Hearing this, Cang Ming turned to look at the old man: “Uncle Fu, some days ago, my elder brother encountered Jun Wuxie in the starry sky.”

“What?”

The old man revealed a look of surprise. He was unaware of this matter. No one in the Heavenly Principles Dao had sent him this message. How did the young master know? Could it be that he had arranged spies around the eldest young master?

“My elder brother and that person named Jun should have had a conflict. They were competing for the same opportunity. Although I don't know exactly what happened during the process, it is certain that my elder brother did not gain an advantage and seemed to have suffered a loss.”

“This… is the news reliable?” The old man's face was full of surprise, and he couldn't believe this news: “What kind of person is the eldest young master? In this vast starry sky, besides the young master, is there anyone else who can compete with the eldest young master? Is Jun Wuxie really that powerful?”

“Powerful? Perhaps, but this time, he will have a hard time escaping my grasp!” Cang Ming smiled confidently: “I can trample on an opponent that my elder brother can't handle! After all, this is the Xiluo Imperial Capital. Our Heavenly Principles Dao's prestige suppresses the starry sky, but sometimes we still have to be as cautious as possible to avoid unexpected complications. Arrange for some experts to guard here. If that person named Jun comes to break into the prison, then don't let him fall into the hands of experts from other forces.”

“I understand.” The old man nodded and said, “I heard that Jun Wuxie has a very heaven-defying sublimation technique, and it can be maintained permanently. The power of sublimation is far superior to other sublimation techniques. If we can obtain this secret technique from him, it will be a huge gain.”

“It's more than just that. He has more than just a sublimation technique. This person has prosperous luck. Growing up until now, he has obtained countless opportunities, and he must have peerless treasures on him. None of these things can fall into the hands of others. If other forces capture Jun Wuxie, they will have a certain say. If we capture him, we can take everything for ourselves. At that time, even if other forces are dissatisfied, they won't dare to turn against us.”

The old man nodded and said nothing more.

How could he not have thought of what the young master said? His previous words were just following Cang Ming's intentions.

Years ago, with his status and strength in the Heavenly Principles Dao, he could still suppress Cang Ming and make him listen to his opinions.

Now he can't suppress him anymore. Cang Ming is getting stronger and stronger. In a few years, I'm afraid even he won't be Cang Ming's opponent. Now, he can't afford to offend the young master, otherwise, the days to come will be very difficult.

They came to a special room all the way and looked down at the entire arena.

At this time, the arena was still relatively quiet, and everyone was looking forward to the exit where the gladiators and beasts were about to appear.

In a rumbling sound, the gate opened.

“Ji Beilan,” ragged, covered in solidified blood, and disheveled, walked out.

“Ladies and gentlemen, gladiators are on the stage, wonderful pictures are about to be presented!” The host of the arena's voice echoed in the sky: “Today, our gladiator will once again challenge the limit. His opponent is a fierce beast at the peak of the Great Heavenly Realm, which is higher than any fierce beast he has faced before!”

“Woo!”

“Ah!”

… …

In the stands of the arena, countless people screamed excitedly, and the whole scene was boiling.

“Ladies and gentlemen, please be quiet, the following is an announcement of the rules of today's gladiator, and everyone is welcome to bet and enjoy!” The host's voice sounded again: “The rules of today's gladiator will be determined according to the changes in the arena. At most, three fierce beasts at the peak of the Great Heavenly Realm will appear at the same time. Now, ladies and gentlemen, you can bet, buy the gladiator to win or the arena to win, I wish you good luck and win a huge amount of spirit coins!”

As soon as the words fell, there was another burst of excited screams in the field.

Jun Wuxie was at the end of the arena's stands, quietly watching such a scene, and sneered in his heart.

This arena is actually engaged in such a gambling thing.

He saw that most of the people who came to watch the gladiator took out the starry sky rune communicator, and he couldn't help but be stunned.

The gladiator gambling organized by the Hualunba arena in Xiluo is actually conducted online on the Star Rune Communicator?

He spread out his spiritual thoughts and carefully looked at the people operating the rune communicators, and found that they had all entered the same platform, which seemed to be an official platform created by the Xiluo Empire under the authorization of Qiwentower.

Jun Wuxie also took out the Star Rune Communicator, entered the platform, and quickly searched for all the detailed information about the platform on the Star Rune Network.

According to the data, this official gladiator gambling platform of the Xiluo Empire was indeed registered in Qiwentower and obtained authorization, which means that it is subject to the supervision of Qiwentower.

Betting in this platform, all the funds bet into the platform will be transferred to the main branch of the Star Spirit Coin Bank under the supervision of Qiwentower. At the end of the gambling, the payment will be made according to multiples. The winners of the gambling will have the funds and principal transferred to the spirit coin card account bound to their Star Rune Communicator.

“Outside of Xiluo, there are so many ancient stars of life, and so many people are betting.”

Jun Wuxie saw that the proportion of bets now has reached a very exaggerated level.

Because the Xiluo arena is broadcast live throughout the star, the rules of the gladiator were announced, and it was stated that the realm of the three fierce beasts to be dispatched in today's gladiator, the vast majority of people who bet, almost all bet on Xiluo Hualunba arena to win.

Due to the excessive number of people betting on the arena to win, the payout multiple is only 1.1 times.

The number of people betting on Ji Beilan's victory is less than 1% of the number of people betting on the arena, and its payout multiple has reached the maximum limit of 100 times!

In fact, many people who bet on Ji Beilan do not think that he can really win, but the multiple is too high here, so some people buy both sides, with a certain fluke mentality.

“Xiluo Empire, I want to see how many spirit coins you have to pay!”

Jun Wuxie sneered, if there are not enough spirit coins in the betting pool to pay, then the rest should be filled by the platform dealer, the Xiluo Empire.

He exited the platform and found a rune number that had never been used in the contact column.

To be on the safe side, he dialed this rune number.

Soon, the rune number was connected, and a heavenly voice came from inside.

“Who are you?”

It was the voice of Qingyue Fairy. She had left her rune contact number in Wanshi Ancient Courtyard, so Jun Wuxie had her rune number.

“Qingyue Fairy, how have you been recently?”

Jun Wuxie contacted her with his spiritual thoughts. Naturally, he did not release the sound of the rune communicator, so the conversation between them was directly transmitted to the other party's mind through the communicator in the form of spiritual thoughts, and would not be heard by others.

The opposite side of the Star Rune Communicator was slightly quiet for a few seconds, and then came a somewhat uncertain voice: “You are… Jun Shen of Zhuxian Dynasty… Young Master Jun?”

“It's me, I didn't expect that after a meeting that year, a fairy-like person like Qingyue Fairy could still remember my voice, which really makes me flattered.”

“Oh, is your Lord Jun usually so good at making women happy?” Qingyue Fairy's voice carried a hint of joy, obviously very receptive to Jun Wuxie praising her for being a celestial being, “Lord Jun is a busy man, you should be in the Xiluo Imperial Capital now? Now people all over the star are paying attention to the situation there. You are in a tiger's den, but you still have the mind to contact me, a person you met by chance. It seems that you want to know some information from me, am I right?”

Jun Wuxie smiled and said: “Qingyue Fairy is indeed as intelligent as ice and snow. In fact, in addition to understanding the information, I also want to listen to the fairy's heavenly voice. I'm just afraid that the fairy thinks I'm too rash and will jump out of the rune communicator and give me a punch.”

“Giggle…” A silver bell-like laughter came from the other side: “Lord Jun, you are so humorous, what ice and snow smart, heavenly voice, this fairy has accepted it, hehe. Lord Jun, what do you need to know?”

“Didn't the fairy already guess it? It's naturally about the Xiluo Empire's gambling platform. I just want to know, if the amount of payment is too large, will they renege on the debt?”

Another burst of silvery laughter came from the other side: "Divine Lord, you can rest assured that all the assets of the Siro Empire are supervised by the main branch of the Starry Sky Spirit Coin Bank. Even if they wanted to renege on the debt, they couldn't. This is the most basic prerequisite for setting up the Starry Sky Gambling Platform. Moreover, the main branch of the Spirit Coin Bank is jointly managed by the order established by some powerhouses who surpassed the Semi-Sage realm in ancient times. No one can interfere, ensuring absolute fairness and preventing any behind-the-scenes manipulation."

"Understood. Thank you, Fairy Qingyue. If the Fairy wants to earn some pocket money, you might as well bet on Ji Beilan to win. I believe it will be rewarding."

"Divine Lord, are you so confident in Ji Beilan? I've watched all of his previous arena fights. Facing three Great Heavenly Peak-stage ferocious beasts today, he shouldn't have any chance of winning, right?"

"Fairy doesn't need to believe in Ji Beilan; Fairy only needs to believe in me, Jun Wuxie, if Fairy wants to win Spirit Coins."

There was a moment of silence on the other side, followed by a laughing voice: "Alright, then I'll bet my entire fortune on you. If I lose..." The other side sent an emoji of a waving fist, "This fairy will go to Emperor Beginning Star to find trouble with you. You have to compensate me for my losses; otherwise, this fairy will赖上 (lai shang - become dependent on) your Immortal Execution Dynasty."

"I say, Fairy, that's not right. Gambling always involves risks, doesn't it? You're purely trying to get something for nothing, shifting all the risk onto me while you sit there collecting profits, only gaining and never losing. There's no such good deal."

"I don't care. It's settled then. Consider it thanks for telling me this information, and compensation for the mental damage caused by that disgusting thing you did back then!"

The other side sent an emoji of a super-sized hammer. The dynamic hammer emoji kept waving and smashing down with a 'clang, clang, clang' sound, accompanied by a strand of divine thought from Fairy Qingyue: "If you dare to refuse, this fairy will flatten you with a hammer. Are you scared?"

Jun Wuxie sent back a terrified emoji, along with a strand of divine thought: "Alas, so this is the real Fairy Qingyue. What happened to the dignified elegance you promised? It's ruining your image."

Immediately, Fairy Qingyue sent over a blood-dripping dagger.

Jun Wuxie replied with a sideways-smiling emoji, cut off the connection, and then dialed Lingfei's rune communication number.