Primordial Emperor

Zhou Liang felt annoyed when he thought about being set up by Lin Chen.

But aside from cursing Lin Chen in his heart, he had no other choice. After all, he couldn't exactly go and confront Lin Chen.

"Placing bets for someone else? Senior Brother Zhou, stop joking. Who would give you ten thousand low-grade Spirit Crystals without fearing you'd run off with the money?"

Zhang Yuan obviously didn't believe Zhou Liang's words, as ten thousand low-grade Spirit Crystals was not a small sum.

"Why would I lie to you? If you don't believe it, you can search me. I was just robbed by Lin Chen, you know that. Do you think I could have ten thousand low-grade Spirit Crystals to bet with? If you can find even one Spirit Crystal on me, I'll give you all my possessions."

Zhou Liang looked at Zhang Yuan, speaking angrily.

He was feeling awful after being set up by Lin Chen.

He couldn't do anything about Lin Chen but didn't fear Zhang Yuan before him.

Zhang Yuan thought about Zhou Liang's words and realized they made sense.

He nearly forgot that, not long ago, Zhou Liang, like himself, was robbed by Lin Chen. With Lin Chen's methods, it was impossible he left Zhou Liang with any Spirit Crystals.

It seemed that Zhou Liang was indeed placing bets for someone else.

"I wonder who entrusted Brother Zhou with their bet, ten thousand low-grade Spirit Stones is quite a large sum, and they won so much too."

"Winning so much, and they didn't even give Senior Brother Zhou a cut?"

Zhang Yuan looked at Zhou Liang and asked lightly.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Liang felt even worse, thinking to himself, could you not bring up what's painful for me?

"I can't reveal the person's identity; speaking out would lead to big trouble."

Zhou Liang looked at Zhang Yuan, speaking coldly.

After all, it was Lin Chen who sent him a voice transmission to bet in a small woods, and no third party knew about it.

If it got out, Lin Chen would undoubtedly know it was him who leaked it, and he wouldn't let him go.

Lin Chen was very cunning and meticulous. His plan this time was perfect and he quietly made a fortune. Zhou Liang didn't dare fully break with Lin Chen, even under the threat of a Bloodline Contract, he just planned not to offend Lin Chen in the future.

"Forget it, no point dwelling on it."

"I thought Senior Brother Zhou could use this money to redeem the Bloodline Contract from Lin Chen."

Zhang Yuan sighed as he looked at Zhou Liang and said.

"Aye, if only it were that simple."

Zhou Liang sighed, feeling heavy-hearted.

"Don't worry, Senior Brother Zhou, I'll think of another way. Why don't we go somewhere quiet to discuss how to deal with that kid together!"

Zhang Yuan approached Zhou Liang, speaking softly, a chill flashing in his eyes, hating Lin Chen to the bone, dreaming of his demise.

"No way, even if the Bloodline Contract wasn't with Lin Chen, and my debts were cleared, I don't intend to provoke him. I advise you, Junior Brother Zhang, not to cause trouble with him either. If he is associated with Instructor Xing Yao, he's not someone to be easily messed with. That guy is more dangerous than we think."

Zhang Liang looked at Zhang Yuan and advised.

"Hmph, so what about Xing Yao, Senior Brother Zhou fears him, but I, Zhang Yuan, am not afraid."

Upon hearing Zhou Liang's words, Zhang Yuan snorted coldly.

Xing Yao is one of the top ten Inner Sect Disciples of Yunlong Heavenly Palace, with a significant status, surpassing some Elders.

But Zhang Yuan is from the direct line of the Zhang Family, with a mother from the Tong Family, and his cousin Tong Zegen is also one of the top ten Inner Sect Disciples, with a status no lower than Xing Yao in Yunlong Heavenly Palace.

Yunlong Heavenly Palace rules dictate that Inner Sect Disciples cannot interfere in Outer Sect Disciple conflicts unless it's the Law Enforcement Disciples involved, so he didn't tell his cousin about it.

If Xing Yao did get involved, the Law Enforcement Hall would take action. He would inform his cousin, so he naturally wasn't afraid.

Watching Zhang Yuan's arrogant words, Zhou Liang shook his head.

"I've said all I can; how you choose, Zhang Yuan, is up to you."

Zhou Liang spoke softly, bypassing Zhang Yuan and heading towards his own place.

"Boss, this guy refuses a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. If he won't cooperate with us against that Lin Chen, what do we do?"

A lackey approached Zhang Yuan, watching Zhou Liang's departing back, speaking coldly.

"What else can we do? Do you want to tie him up?"

"In Yunlong Heavenly Palace, Lin Chen has offended quite a few people. Zhou Liang is afraid because the Bloodline Contract is with Lin Chen, but others might not be."

"Hmph, Lin Chen, just you wait, let's see how long you can be arrogant."

Zhang Yuan spoke coldly, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

...

After the Spirit Martial Arena's contest, Shi An, despite ruling out Master Qingxu being Lin Chen, even excluding his twenty thousand low-grade Spirit Crystal loss in the third round, still won over a million low-grade Spirit Crystals from them.

In the Martial Arts Practice Ground, in front of everyone, he dared not send people to cause trouble, but privately he wanted to get back the Spirit Crystals the kid won.

So Shi An had people investigate Master Qingxu's background.

However, the result was that this person had no information; after the Spirit Martial Arena contest, he vanished without a trace.

This made Shi An extremely angry, understanding that Master Qingxu had come to toy with him, earning his money, and left him unable to find him.

Yet, no matter how hard Shi An thought, he couldn't guess that Master Qingxu was actually Lin Chen in disguise.

If he knew, he'd be even angrier.

...

Yellow Hall, Martial Arts Practice Ground.

Swoosh, swoosh—

The fight between Lin Chen and Zi Ling was fierce.

Zi Ling used sheer strength to strike at Lin Chen, intending to continue her attack by airborne, only to find a black shadow flash before her eyes, with Lin Chen dodging away.

Then, Lin Chen, after being hit, quickly adjusted himself, appearing behind her, gathering force and punching.

"So fast!"

Zi Ling, unable to dodge in time from Lin Chen's incoming attack, was shocked, thinking that Lin Chen's speed had improved significantly compared to the previous day.