Chapter 1387: Something's Off, This Guy's About to Win
"Mr. Tang, are we betting on the house this time?"
"Naturally, this challenger is bound to lose. This kid is probably a newcomer to Yunlong Heavenly Palace, thinking this is a chance to make a fortune, not realizing that in Yunlong Heavenly Palace, one can battle across realms."
"This mountain before the challenger, he won't be able to surmount it."
As Lin Chen appeared, the crowd immediately began placing bets at the betting tables below the stage.
Everyone looked down on Lin Chen, assuming his defeat was inevitable, and bet on the defending Quinn.
However, before Lin Chen ascended the stage, he placed a bet on himself.
Seeing so many people bet on Quinn, if Quinn won, they wouldn't earn much money since this fight was deemed to be without suspense.
Thus, the responsible party for the Heaven Hall bookmakers immediately changed the odds, changing the defending side's odds to 1%, while Lin Chen's victory was one to a hundred.
The sudden change in odds by the house made everyone quite dissatisfied.
Such a sudden change in odds had never happened before.
But due to the pressure from the Heaven Hall, no one was willing to be the one to argue about it.
Anyway, they could still earn a little from this match, just not much.
Even with the change in odds, still, no one bet on Lin Chen.
After all, Quinn's winning odds were low, only 1%, betting ten thousand low-grade Spirit Crystals would win a hundred low-grade Spirit Crystals.
But betting on Lin Chen would surely be a loss.
"Kid, this must be your first time in the ring, you must be out of your mind to dare challenge me."
"I won't bully you, I'll let you have one hand, but even so, beating you like a dead dog is a piece of cake."
Quinn looked at Lin Chen and mocked coldly.
"If that's the case, then I'll wait and see who has the last laugh."
Lin Chen looked at Quinn and smiled faintly.
After speaking, Lin Chen's figure flickered, charging directly at Quinn.
Seeing Lin Chen's swift movement technique, Quinn's expression changed immediately, secretly thinking he had underestimated this guy, this speed could compare to his own.
Boom——
Once Lin Chen got close to Quinn, he threw a punch.
Seeing this, Quinn's expression grew serious, facing Lin Chen, whose cultivation was three realms lower, he dared not be careless in the slightest.
Immediately, Quinn clenched his fists, gathered spiritual power in both, and positioned them in front of him.
Rumble——
Lin Chen's punch directly pushed Quinn back, who shook his hand with a pained expression on his face.
"Oh, weren't you going to let me have one hand? Was the other just now not a hand but a leg? Oh, you're a monster with three legs and one hand."
Lin Chen looked at Quinn and taunted.
Upon hearing this, Quinn's face turned ugly.
He didn't expect Lin Chen to have some strength; being mocked like this made his expression even worse.
"Kid, don't get cocky. I'll kill you."
Quinn looked at Lin Chen, let out a light shout, and then leapt up, gathering powerful strength in his fist and slammed towards Lin Chen.
Seeing this, Lin Chen was unfazed and threw his fist again, charging at Quinn.
Rumble——
The two fists collided, both Lin Chen and Quinn were jolted back by each other's force, Quinn felt as if his arm might be crippled, a surge of pain came.
Lin Chen also gripped his arm, showing a pained expression.
Seeing the initial exchange between the two, the crowd below the stage became uneasy.
They realized they had underestimated Lin Chen; they initially thought Lin Chen would be defeated in one round, but it wasn't so now.
Lin Chen's fighting power could actually contend with Quinn.
"Mr. Tang, something seems off, this kid has some skills."
"What are you panicking about, this kid is merely at the Nirvana Realm Sixth Layer; even if he has the power to contend with Quinn, his physique, bloodline power, spiritual power can never compare to Quinn at the Nirvana Realm Ninth Layer, as the fight drags on, this kid is sure to be defeated."
"As expected of Mr. Tang, your analysis is spot on..."
...
After Lin Chen engaged Quinn, the crowd below first looked surprised, their faces turned grim. As the fight went on, their nerves were on edge, fearing Lin Chen might defeat Quinn.
But listening to the middle-aged man known as Mr. Tang, the crowd felt reassured.
However, as the fight continued, Lin Chen showed no signs of fatigue or spiritual depletion, gradually gaining the upper hand.
"Something's wrong, this kid is becoming more valiant in battle, showing no signs of defeat."
"We can't change our bets now, can we?"
"Change our bets? Are you looking for death, don't you know once bets are placed, they can't be changed?"
"Then I'll place a new bet."
"Sorry, the betting time is over, wait for the next match."
...
As Lin Chen and Quinn fought, everyone was sweating profusely, their foreheads and palms were soaked, they had a nagging feeling Lin Chen might win this bout.
Watching the competition on stage, even the disciples of the Heavenly Palace running the house were sweating heavily, they too felt Lin Chen might win.
Fortunately, only Lin Chen bet on himself to win, otherwise, there'd be a catastrophic loss.
"Mr. Tang, it's really not looking right, Quinn seems to be losing."
"What are you panicking for, this kid is only at the Nirvana Realm Sixth Layer, it's impossible for him to win, don't worry."
"Don't panic..."
Despite what he said, the middle-aged man known as Mr. Tang was sweating profusely on his forehead, deceiving himself with lies he couldn't believe.
Rumble——
However, just as he finished speaking, with a loud bang, Quinn was knocked off the stage by Lin Chen.
Falling off the stage signified defeat.
In this match, Lin Chen triumphed, the challenger won.
Except for Lin Chen, everyone else bet on the defender and lost everything.