Published: February 11, 2025
Ye Zhongming sat in the arena's chair, watching Gao Yi, who appeared indifferent yet cold, slowly walk back. He mentally calculated for a moment and arrived at a six-digit figure.
That was the income he had earned so far in the free matches.
Ye Zhongming naturally had to demonstrate his value and needed to take some actions, with Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue's free matches being one of them.
He wanted to showcase the strength of Cloud Summit and, importantly, his wealth.
Because with every bet, Ye Zhongming placed substantial amounts, wagering on the victory of his two subordinates. The facts proved that the captains of the avoidance squad rarely found opponents at their level.
At least, it was so here.
Thinking about the odds for Gao Yi just now, Ye Zhongming realized that his journey in the arena was coming to an end. The five rings society had significantly lowered the odds for Cloud Summit's two warriors, and after placing a hefty bet, he couldn't gain much profit, even risking unexpected situations.
Who knew if the five rings society would pull some tricks on him? Therefore, Ye Zhongming decided to stop.
He had already made enough money.
Of course, Ye Zhongming also knew that the five rings society hadn't lost money. They hadn't leaked that the trio was from Cloud Summit Villa, as they needed to earn money too. After these matches, even though Ye Zhongming took the lion's share with his large bets, they still made quite a bit.
Exiting the crimson arena, he ran into Brother Yuan, Mo Qi, and others, who looked uncomfortable. They had already been schooled by Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue in the first two matches, and upon seeing these two's performance, the powerful factions behind them fell silent.
Mo Qi, ranked ninety-second on the personal combat power list, felt that even if he entered the ring, he wouldn't have much chance, while the leader of the xuan yue group was naturally stronger, yet remained silent, clearly lacking confidence in victory.
This time, the progressive party and xuan yue group had been completely humiliated, and it would be strange if their expressions were good.
Seeing Ye Zhongming and his two companions, these individuals were puzzled amidst their anger—how could such powerful three be nameless?
Ye Zhongming paid them no mind. He had just received news that someone was selling puzzle pieces from the puppet ruins.
The three hurried to a bar and found the person who had relayed the news to them.
Upon seeing this person, Ye Zhongming had some recollection, after all, they had met in the puppet ruins. However, this person looked unwell; even though he was sitting there in relatively clean clothes, a bloody aura surrounded him, clearly indicating he had sustained serious injuries.
The person pulled out a puzzle piece and gestured to Ye Zhongming.
“Make a bid.” Seeing the puzzle piece, Ye Zhongming relaxed and directly asked for the price.
“Six-star evolution potion.”
Ye Zhongming simply shook his head, saying, “I don't even know what these puzzle pieces can do when combined. Under such unknown circumstances, I can't accept your price.”
“This is a treasure given in the adventure realm, and I'm the only one with it, so the price won’t be cheap.”
The person was quite insistent, believing that something unique must have a unique price.
Ye Zhongming smiled dismissively and took out the puzzle pieces he had obtained in the frozen tunnels.
“See this? As long as the completion rate reaches a certain value, every adventure realm will have such puzzle pieces. They are not unique. Do you really think this is as valuable as you say?”
Seeing the two completely different puzzle pieces, the person was stunned for a while, the previous assertiveness fading. He realized that even if the puzzle piece he held was unique, a six-star evolution potion was still a bit steep, and once it lost its uniqueness, its value would plummet.
However, given the reality, he had no choice but to exchange the puzzle piece for something that could directly enhance his power, as that was his only hope now.