King of Creation Chapter 1639 - 1624: You Said That Too

Although the sky above Wuxian Island hadn't darkened and night hadn't arrived, with more than two hours remaining before the moonlit showdown, vast crowds of martial artists were already crowding around the Heavenly Snake Reef.

Yuann Hongying had demanded a battlefield spanning at least three hundred miles in radius, yet Wuxian Island, as the event's organizer, ultimately provided only a one-hundred-mile radius area centered on the Heavenly Snake Reef.

This expansive battlefield, with its one-hundred-mile radius, dwarfed the previous Five Immortals Arena, which measured just ten miles long and five miles wide by more than tenfold.

For such a duel, it offered ample strategic space.

The primary challenge stemmed from the overwhelming number of onlookers. Without spectators, battlefields could stretch thousands of miles without issue.

Yet the masses were simply too enormous, leaving the Five Immortals Hall struggling to cope.

More than three hundred thousand viewers had gathered, and martial artists kept pouring in from every direction, swelling the numbers further.

Ensuring all these three hundred thousand-plus spectators could witness the fight without disruption or meddling in the contest proved a daunting challenge.

Not every observer possessed something like Yuann Yinying’s Nine Realms Divine Eyes Spirit Formation. Even employing the finest projection arrays, the Five Immortals Hall managed only a broad view of the hundred-mile radius.

Hence, they limited the battlefield to a hundred miles.

Besides, martial artists blessed with superior eyesight could still catch a general glimpse of the action from afar under ideal circumstances, even if not crystal clear from hundreds of miles away.

In essence, the battlefield's periphery—sky and earth alike—could host endless martial artists, easing the Five Immortals Hall's burden in enforcing order.

Once the Five Immortals Hall announced the battlefield boundaries right after dusk, vendors hawked their wares with renewed fervor, and betting exploded in popularity.

Still, today's wagers carried an unusual twist.

Typically, private stalls drew the biggest crowds with their tempting high odds, but this time, the official Five Immortals Hall booth saw lines stretching hundreds deep behind each of its hundred aligned counters.

With just a single duel on the docket and an prolonged betting window, otherwise the sheer volume of bets alone could have sparked mayhem.

Small-time punters staking ten or a hundred High Grade Spiritual Stones did so for thrills, while big rollers dropping thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands chased real gains.

Two factors fueled this trend.

For the first time since the Five Immortals Hall updated their booth rules, the official Five Immortals Arena offered better odds than the private ones.

True to Yi Xun's earlier pledge to Yuann Yinying, the Five Immortals Hall set fixed three-to-one odds for Yuann Hongying's triumph, holding steady no matter the betting volume.

In contrast, Ye Zhen’s victory odds sat at a meager one-to-one.

Yi Xun addressed this stark disparity officially: Di Kuohai, as their Five Immortals Arena’s Ten Arena Champion, commanded their full faith in his prowess.

The second draw was the Five Immortals Hall's new policy scrapping individual bet caps from prior Five Immortals Arena events—no limits today; if you bet it, they'd pay it.

This thrilled gamblers previously shut out from maxing bets at the official booth.

With Yuann Yinying leading by example, wagering fifty million High Grade Spiritual Stones on Yuann Hongying, ignoring the trend would make them utter fools.

Consequently, private booths capped Yuann Hongying victory odds at one-to-one-and-a-half at best, most hovering at one-to-half or even.

Despite eyeing the endless queues at the official Five Immortals Arena counters, they hesitated to hike odds further.

Yuann Hongying’s third brother staked fifty million High Grade Spiritual Stones!

Fifty million—not five million or fifty thousand—High Grade Spiritual Stones!

A colossal sum that ninety-nine percent of Dao Realm powerhouses couldn't muster.

Yet Yuann Yinying, at the Peak of Ninth Stage Realm King Realm, produced it without batting an eye.

Plus, with Yuann Hongying owning a Dao Realm slave like Eunuch Fuq, only idiots would miss the implications.

Yuann Hongying and Yuann Yinying clearly backed by immense forces, their father potentially the legendary Creation God!

Moreover, those who saw the clash between Ye Zhen and Yuann Hongying at the Five Immortals Arena six months back marveled at her surge from Sixth Stage Dark Palace Realm to Peak Ninth Stage Dark Palace Realm in mere half a year.

Just six months!

This screamed Creation God intervention!

Plainly, Yuann Hongying’s patron Creation God had stepped in!

Victory and defeat shone obvious as day.

Thus, droves of martial artists piled bets on Yuann Hongying today.

Over seventy percent backed Yuann Hongying's win, fewer than ten percent chose Di Kuohai, the rest watched and waited.

Yet the Five Immortals Hall's haul on Yuann Hongying bets had ballooned to a terrifying sum.

One billion!

More than one billion High Grade Spiritual Stones versus a mere fifty million on Di Kuohai.

In this scenario, a Yuann Hongying victory meant shelling out at least five hundred fifty million High Grade Spiritual Stones.

Not mere flesh off the bones—a catastrophic hemorrhage.

Tianyun Hall's martial artists teetered on the brink of panic.

Still, Ming Mountain Hall's Grand Deacon Cui Shi brimmed with anticipation, stealing glances toward Five Immortals Island.

He yearned for the fight to ignite any second.

Should Yuann Hongying prevail, Ming Mountain Hall would exploit Tianyun Hall's ruinous defeat to claim dominance within the Five Immortals Hall.

Then, Ming Mountain Hall would reign supreme, and Cui Shi would ascend as Grand Deacon over the entire Five Immortals Hall, not just Bright Hall.

Streams of light streaked endlessly across the heavens, swelling the crowds further.

To avert meddling, all martial artists stayed cordoned thirty miles from the battlefield. Skyborne Dao Realm experts had jumped from four to six.

A massive guardian barrier, shielding against spiritual and divine soul interference over the hundred-mile zone, rapidly took shape.

Slowly, the full moon ascended, and as moonlit night enveloped them, spectators' eagerness intensified, eyes flicking toward Five Blessings Inn on Five Immortals Island.

All knew Di Kuohai readied himself there.

Alas, countless hopeful gazes found no sign of Di Kuohai.

No one complained, though; full moon night was the sole deadline, time unspecified—they could only wait.

And why the silence?

Six colossal divine soul auras hung overhead like an oppressive ocean, radiating dread and warning—dare you stir trouble?

Ye Zhen stayed absent, while Yuann Hongying sat cross-legged on Heavenly Snake Reef like a meditating ancient monk, exuding an enigmatic aura as if fused with the reef itself.

Each breath wove him into the world's fabric, and after half a day's tuning and buildup, his aura, spirit, and will hit absolute peak.

As moments ticked away, the seaside moon climbed higher, gales whipped up, but Di Kuohai remained unseen.

Abruptly, Yuann Hongying's eyes snapped open, twin green beams—almost solid—lancing toward Five Immortals Island, his spiritual power surging as he rose steadily into the air.

That very moment, Yuann Yinying, lounging atop the Five-clawed Silver Dragon, eyes flew wide; one foot planted on the dragon’s head, the other on its horn, the beast roared as Yuann Yinying vaulted skyward with tyrannical flair, shoving through the airborne martial artists.

Chaos erupted instantly, some crushed with shattered bones and ripped flesh by the Five-clawed Silver Dragon.

Five of the six Dao Realm auras locked onto the dragon, making it quiver and freeze.

Yuann Yinying, chin high, sneered into the shadowy void, daring any strike.

In the end, those five Dao Realm auras withdrew gradually, taking no action.

Yuann Yinying ceased his provocation, showing restraint.

Witnessing this, the shoved-aside and wounded could only grit teeth and choke down their fury.

Even Dao Realm experts held back against Yuann Yinying—what could they do?

Besides silently enduring, nothing else availed.

From Five Immortals Island's opposite flank, Ye Zhen glided toward Heavenly Snake Reef, vast wings unfurling behind, each beat accelerating his approach.

Ye Zhen's arrival stirred unrest among the battlefield's encircling martial artists.

Yet no shouts rang out, no commands issued, and Ye Zhen spoke no 'Make way,' but crowds parted instinctively wherever he passed.

The day's interval let Ye Zhen reflect profoundly, heightening his gravity toward this duel.

He'd devised a core plan against Yuann Hongying.

Yuann Hongying dominated in speed, and the hundred-mile field would magnify that edge hugely, so Ye Zhen dusted off his long-unused Sky Eagle Wind-breaking Wings.

These Sky Eagle Wind-breaking Wings boosted Ye Zhen’s speed by no less than fifty percent.

"You finally came." Yuann Hongying's calm voice echoed.

"Not late!" Ye Zhen shot back, eyes flicking to the distant skyborne Five-clawed Silver Dragon under Yuann Yinying’s feet.

Mountain God Yi Xun had briefed him on the local scene long ago.

Ye Zhen scanned casually and noted Yuann Hongying seemed untouched by the Void Cloud Sea fiasco.

Furthermore, Ye Zhen’s Divine Soul Sensing revealed Yuann Hongying’s divine soul as unshakeable as mountain or ocean depths.

Evidently, Yuann Hongying had engaged his defensive acquired spirit treasure to shield his innate divine soul.

Clearly, Ling Qianbi’s Divine Soul Divine Power trapping Yuann Hongying via Void Cloud Sea had only sharpened her vigilance.

"In this battle, you are bound to lose!" Yuann Hongying proclaimed confidently.

"Half a year ago during the battle at Five Immortals Arena, you said the same thing, but in the end, I was the one who won!" Ye Zhen countered.

Hearing this, Yuann Hongying’s lips twitched faintly, barely noticeable.