"The betting is open, the betting is open!"
"The heir of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's Sword Douluo versus the future Clan Leader of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family, everyone come and place your bets."
Today, Heaven Dou Royal Academy was exceptionally lively because the news of Tianlin's challenge to Yu Tianheng had spread throughout the entire academy. As the future leaders of the second and third greatest sects in the world, they immediately became a hot topic.
O'sro and Yu Feng had even set up a stall.
"Hey, O'sro, what are the odds for each of them?" a noble asked. Although the people of Heaven Dou Royal Academy weren't short on money, they were still very interested in gambling. Money from home couldn't compare to money won by their own efforts, could it?
"Well, both of them are Great Spirit Masters at the two-ring level, and their Spirit qualities are comparable, both being top-tier Spirits. Therefore, the odds can only be determined by their levels. Tianlin is level twenty-two, and Yu Tianheng is level twenty-six, with a significant four-level difference. So, after my very professional judgment, Tianlin is one to two, and Tianheng is one to one."
The crowd nodded. They knew that O'sro usually hung out with the two of them and should have an accurate assessment of their strength. These odds could be considered fair.
"Alright, I bet on Yu Tianheng, one thousand Gold Soul Coins!"
And just like that, someone immediately placed a bet, as if it were a good start. A large group of people immediately followed suit, with significantly more people betting on Yu Tianheng than on Tianlin. After all, the four-level difference was there for all to see.
Moreover, Yu Tianheng was older and must have more combat experience than Tianlin.
"These two guys are actually using the Spirit Duel between me and Tianheng to gamble." Not far away, Tianlin and a few others watched O'sro and Yu Feng's behavior in silence.
O'sro was one thing, but what was Yu Feng doing, messing around with him?
Tianlin smiled slightly and said to Ye Lingling, who was beside him, "Senior Lingling, are you interested in scamming them?"
"Very interested. What do you plan to do?" Ye Lingling was always ruthless and didn't talk much. She could definitely do something like scamming her teammates.
Tianlin took out a golden card. "Before I left the sect, Uncle Ning gave me this Gold Soul Coin card. It seems to have about one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins in it. Take it and bet all of it on my victory. After it's done, we'll split the two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins we win in half."
"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is indeed the wealthiest sect in the world, giving you so much for living expenses. But are you that confident? Tianheng is not easy to deal with. Be careful not to lose everything!" Ye Lingling took the golden card from Tianlin, but she knew Yu Tianheng's strength well and asked.
"Don't worry, my boss is invincible at the same level." Gu Ran appeared behind them. He seemed even more confident than Tianlin himself. "Sister Lingling, I also have a card here. My Master gave it to me, and it has about thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins. Help me bet it all on my boss as well. Similarly, we'll split the money we win in half."
"Okay!" Ye Lingling took the cards from the two of them and walked to O'sro. "A total of one hundred and thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins, bet on Xiao Tian."
"What the heck, Lingling, where did you get so much money?" O'sro was stunned. He didn't expect the usually quiet Ye Lingling to be so rich.
"Don't worry about it, just help me bet." Ye Lingling put down the two cards and left.
She had to be the one to place the bet. If Tianlin and Gu Ran went, they would definitely guess that Tianlin had some sure-win method, so how could she scam them?
Time quickly came to noon. This battle did attract a lot of attention. Not only the students who had placed bets, but even the academy teachers and the three members of the Education Committee came to watch.
One reason was to see the strength of the two, and the other was to be able to rescue them in time if they couldn't control themselves during the fight. After all, they were both the future hopes of the two great sects. If one of them were to be lost here, that old dragon, or that pair of sword bones, would definitely go crazy and tear down the academy.
"Xiao Tian, I've been waiting for this day for a long time. Today, I will prove that my Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family is by no means inferior to your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Drink!" Yu Tianheng roared, and a huge thunder dragon appeared on his body, full of domineering aura.
"Is that the number one beast spirit in the world, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon? Then let me see which of our Spirits is more domineering." The special effects of Tianlin's Spirit appearance weren't as amazing as Yu Tianheng's.
Just a long sword naturally appeared in Tianlin's hand, but the one yellow and one purple Spirit Rings that followed made people's jaws drop.
"This, a thousand-year second ring, am I seeing things?" Bai Baoshan rubbed his eyes hard. Could it be that he had gained weight recently, and the fat was pressing on his retina, making him unable to see things clearly?
"No, what I see is the same. Good, my Heaven Dou Royal Academy has truly produced a genius!" Meng Shenji was extremely excited. He had taught tens of thousands of students, but he had never seen a second Spirit Ring that was a thousand years old. Tianlin's talent had actually broken the norm.
"I'm done for, I think I've been scammed by Lingling. She must know something to place such a big bet. I'm finished!" O'sro completely collapsed. He originally thought that even if Tianlin was strong, he wouldn't be strong enough to cross four levels.
But now, the difference between a thousand-year Spirit Ring and a hundred-year Spirit Ring was enough to make up for the mere four-level difference. The outcome of this match suddenly became unpredictable.
"A thousand-year second Spirit Ring, no wonder Sword Douluo Your Excellency said those words back then." Yu Tianheng became completely serious. He no longer regarded Tianlin as a junior who was several years younger than him, but as a master of the same level as himself.
"First Spirit Ability, Thunder Dragon Claw!"
Yu Tianheng used his First Spirit Ability from the start, which was enough to show how much he valued Tianlin.
Tianlin smiled slightly, "Very good, that's how it should be. First Spirit Ability, Congealing Cold Snow!"
He didn't fall behind and also used his First Spirit Ability. Both sides used state-enhancing Spirit Abilities. Thunder Dragon Claw covered the power of thunder and lightning on the palm, greatly increasing the attack power, and the attack also had a very strong piercing effect. This was the characteristic of thunder and lightning, tyrannical and penetrating.
And Tianlin's Congealing Cold Snow's first release method was to condense the power of Ice on the sword's edge, which not only strengthened the attack power, but also made the attack have a very strong freezing ability.
"Tianheng, here I come, take this, Moon Shooting Cold River!" Tianlin took the lead, jumping and thrusting his sword straight forward.
"Good, watch my Thunder Dragon Breaking Wind." Yu Tianheng raised his dragon claw and faced it head-on.
In an instant, the sword and claws intersected, and Yu Tianheng's dragon claw actually caught a trace of sparks on Tianlin's sword, reducing a lot of the power of Ice.
In this round of confrontation, Yu Tianheng had a slight advantage, and then struck Tianlin with six claws at an extremely fast speed, each strike being fast, accurate, and ruthless.
Fortunately, Tianlin had practiced the Mount Shu Sect's movement technique, so he narrowly avoided the attack, but the clothes on his chest were still scratched with five claw marks by Yu Tianheng.
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