Five days later!

Within the Elegant Pavilion of the Fighting Arena, four handsome men returned breathlessly, excitedly looking at Madam Yang and said, "Madam, the betting odds inside the Fighting Arena have been updated again."

Madam Yang asked with a full face of joy, "And what are they now?"

The four handsome men eagerly said, "Now, Sword Demon’s odds have reached one to seventeen!"

Upon hearing these odds, Madam Yang’s expression showed a hint of astonishment!

What does one to seventeen mean!

If Lin Bai wins, one merit could turn into seventeen merits!

One hundred merits could become one thousand seven hundred merits!

Ten million merits could turn into one hundred seventy million merits!

The odds are terrifying.

The four handsome men said, "There are still two days left before the Martial Arts Competition starts, yet the odds are already this terrifying. If it continues like this, by the time the competition begins in two days, Sword Demon’s odds might reach one to thirty!"

One of the handsome men said with excitement, "Speaking of which, this competition’s odds reached one to ten for Sword Demon from the very first day it spread!"

"It’s been five days now, and it’s increased to one to seventeen. Truly amazing!"

"Moreover, almost no warriors are betting on Sword Demon!"

Madam Yang, hearing this, asked again, "And what about Xu Guang Senior’s odds?"

The four handsome men said, "Because many warriors are betting on Xu Guang Senior, his odds have now dropped to one to seven tzi!"

Madam Yang said softly, "Lowering this much, can’t it maintain at one to one?"

On the Barbaric Ancient Continent, any unit smaller than one is called "tzi"!

Seven tzi is equivalent to 0.7.

The odds of Xu Guang winning are 1:0.7

The four handsome men said, "Yes, and there’s still two days until the Martial Arts Competition begins. As more warriors place bets, and as the Fighting Arena manipulates, the odds will likely keep declining!"

Madam Yang asked, "Have we placed our bets?"

The four handsome men replied, "On the first day of the opening, we bet as you instructed, Madam!"

"At that time, Xu Guang Senior’s odds were one to two, and we bet one billion merits!"

"We acted pretty early, probably were the first ones to place a bet!"

"Since Sword Demon is one of our people, we were the first to learn about this competition!"

Madam Yang said, "Not enough, add more bets! Immediately add another one billion merits!"

The four handsome men said, "Madam, originally we took out one billion merits, which was already with the family’s support. If we add another one billion merits now, the family might object!"

Madam Yang said, "I will explain the situation to the Family naturally, and I’m sure they will also place the bet on Xu Guang Senior!"

Immediately, Madam Yang turned and returned to the Zhao Family.

After explaining the situation inside the Fighting Arena, the high-level executives of the Zhao Family, almost without any hesitation, placed another billion bet on Xu Guang Senior.

Now, the Zhao Family’s bet on Xu Guang Senior has reached as much as two billion!

Inside Black Water City, a storm was brewing!

Tai Yi and Ning Zheng stood in the secret chamber of the Underground Casino, secretly observing the bustling warriors inside the casino.

The two exchanged glances and said with a bitter smile, "This battle has truly caught many people’s attention!"

Tai Yi said, "Indeed, almost all Eight Great Clans have moved, and all have placed large amounts on Xu Guang Senior!"

"Among them, the Zhao Family and Qian Family bet the most!"

Ning Zheng curiously asked, "How much have the Eight Great Clans bet?"

Tai Yi replied, "The Zhao Family placed one billion on the first day of opening, when Xu Guang Senior’s odds were one to two, and not long ago, they added another billion bet!"

"The Qian Family, even more awe-inspiring, placed five billion merits on the second day after opening, when Xu Guang Senior’s odds were one to one!"

"As for the other six families..."

"The Sun Family placed one billion merits!"

"Li Family, one billion merits!"

"Zhou Family, one billion merits!"

"Wu Family, one billion merits!"

"Zheng Family, one billion merits!"

"Tang Family, one billion merits!"

"All bets are on Xu Guang Senior!"

"This is just the bets from the Eight Great Clans, and besides that, many high-level figures within these families also secretly placed considerable private bets!"

"For instance, Qian Family’s Qian Youcai placed ninety million merits personally on Xu Guang Senior!"

"There are many similar high-level figures like Qian Youcai!"

Tai Yi said with a bitter smile.

Ning Zheng said, "It seems the Eight Great Clans are hoping to make some money through Xu Guang Senior’s battle!"

"I heard other cities are also sending warriors over?"

Tai Yi nodded with a bitter smile, "Yes, when Xu Guang Senior decided to battle Sword Demon, Wang Family from Houtu City immediately dispatched the Young City Lord, bringing five billion merits!"

"Besides Houtu City!"

"Other cities, like Black Rock City, Yellow Sand River City, Qiangu City, etc., major families from over ten cities have sent strong ones here!"

"Almost every warrior from these cities placed no less than five billion merits on Xu Guang Senior!"

Tai Yi whispered.

Upon hearing this, Ning Zheng felt a chill all over, never expecting this battle to cause such a sensation.

Tai Yi said, "This is mainly because Sword Demon has only recently arrived at the Fighting Arena and has just the Cultivation of the Death Reversal Realm Seventh Layer. Anyone with some sense believes Xu Guang won’t lose!"

"So, they confidently put all their merits on Xu Guang Senior!"

"And the Fighting Arena, due to too many warriors betting on this battle, has to manipulate the odds secretly, causing Xu Guang Senior’s odds to drop to one to seven tzi!"

"Additionally, the high-level figures of the Fighting Arena are still continually lowering the odds!"

"I guess by the day of Martial Arts Competition, when the betting closes, Xu Guang Senior’s odds might drop to around one to three tzi!"

Ning Zheng said, "Even if it’s dropped to one to three tzi, if Xu Guang Senior wins, the Fighting Arena will still lose! Does the Fighting Arena really want Xu Guang Senior to win?"

Tai Yi said helplessly, "There’s no choice, after all, the fundamental standing of the Fighting Arena is... the casino operation, with martial competition as the main draw!"

"The rules of the Fighting Arena are fair competition, no one can intervene in the competitions within the Fighting Arena!"

"It’s also because the Fighting Arena’s competition is fair and just, that so many warriors, although aware of the casino manipulation, choose to ignore!"

"Because they understand, even if the casino manipulates, the competition is fair!"

"This is the fundamental standing of the Fighting Arena!"

"No one can interfere with the Fighting Arena’s competition!"

Tai Yi said softly.