Chapter 1496: The Blood Battle King

The Blood Battle Arena was a slaughterhouse, like an underground boxing ring.

The Blood Yan Hall had used it to rake in untold sums of money.

Every day, hundreds or even thousands of life-and-death matches took place here.

Nobles gambled and amused themselves here, while fighters risked their lives for money.

Of course, many nobles also stepped into the arena themselves to hone their skills.

Some died in battle; others fought their way through a river of blood.

Kaxin was one of them!

In the Blood Battle Arena of Kapen Royal City, Kaxin was still a legend.

Back when Kaxin was not yet the heir, he was obscure among his many brothers.

However, he was extremely ruthless with himself.

He went alone, without even a single guard, to the Blood Battle Arena and became a blood fighter.

Blood fighters were beings meant for others' amusement.

They fought for their lives on the arena every day, while nobles placed heavy bets in the stands.

From then on, Kaxin began his path of defying heaven and rising to prominence.

It was this Blood Battle Arena that unearthed his terrifying combat talent.

At first, Kaxin barely survived over a dozen consecutive matches.

Each time, he narrowly escaped death at the hands of his opponent.

Almost everyone thought he wouldn't live much longer.

Yet, after match after match, his rate of progress was despairingly fast.

Ten years later, Kaxin had defeated countless formidable foes and swept through opponents of the same rank.

From initial bitter struggles to later having almost no opponent who could last a single exchange!

Having endured countless life-and-death battles, Kaxin's strength advanced by leaps and bounds, becoming so formidable that it drove opponents to despair.

However, this was not the end.

After that, Kaxin, already the king of the Blood Battle Arena, began challenging opponents above his rank!

This audacious move made everyone think he was seeking death.

But he did not die, and he survived on the arena for over a hundred years.

Until one day, no one dared to fight him anymore!

At some point, Kaxin had stopped losing.

Later, when the Blood Battle Arena checked the records, they discovered that Kaxin had won over eight hundred consecutive matches!

One must know that in this place teeming with experts, even a hundred consecutive wins was an extremely rare feat.

But Kaxin had won over eight hundred consecutive matches!

Moreover, almost all his opponents were experts a minor realm higher than him!

From then on, Kaxin earned a nickname—the Blood Battle King.

This was a legend!

Fanyu and the others' respect for Kaxin was not because he was the heir of the city lord's manor, but because they feared his strength!

They were also strong, but they were absolutely not as insane as Kaxin.

The news of the 'Blood Battle King' returning to the arena instantly ignited the Blood Battle Platform, sending everyone into a frenzy.

The name 'Yuan Ye' was only known among the high-ranking officials of Karpun Royal City.

But the name 'Blood Battle King' was known to almost everyone in Karpun Royal City.

The news that Yuan Ye and Kasin would fight to the death on the Blood Battle Platform spread, and within three days, the platform raked in thirty billion low-grade demon spirit stones!

Ninety percent of people were betting on the 'Blood Battle King' Kasin to win.

Even though Kasin's odds were only one-to-one.

Of course, there were also some speculators who placed their bets on Ye Yuan, as his odds were too tempting.

One-to-fifteen!

That was fifteen times the profit!

If they won the bet, they would make a killing.

When the betting first opened, Ye Yuan's odds were one-to-seven.

But after three days, very few people had bought Ye Yuan, and his odds had risen sharply to one-to-fifteen.

To the Blood Battle Platform, Ye Yuan was a complete newcomer with no track record to support him.

These odds looked scary, but in reality, not many people would buy in.

The higher the odds, the more the Blood Battle Platform doubted him.

Those who bet on Ye Yuan were doing so with a sliver of hope.

Even if they bought, they wouldn't buy much.

At that moment, in a room of the Blood Battle Platform, the hall master Blood Eagle looked somewhat agitated.

'Youming, do you have any certainty about this life-and-death battle? I originally didn't intend to open this betting pool, but I don't know what the higher-ups were thinking—they insisted on opening it! Now it's gotten so big that I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place! In just a few days, it's already thirty billion. By the time it closes, the pool might reach a hundred billion or more! If that Yuan Ye loses, three years of our Blood Battle Platform's profits will go down the drain!' Blood Eagle said in a deep voice.

Youming said calmly, 'In a life-and-death battle like this, who knows the outcome until the very last moment?'

Blood Eagle's throat nearly tightened as he said, 'Youming, that's an irresponsible thing to say! You know Kasin's strength better than anyone—he's practically invincible among his peers! You were the one who issued the challenge; don't you know Yuan Ye's strength?'

Youming glanced at Blood Eagle and said calmly, 'Blood Eagle, don't get so worked up. All I can tell you is that Ye Yuan's chances of winning are greater than you think. As for who will win, it's really hard to predict.'

Logically, Youming really couldn't see any chance of Ye Yuan winning.

But when he recalled Ye Yuan's calm expression, he felt that Ye Yuan must be confident.

This contradictory feeling had lingered in his mind for a year, making him very uncomfortable.

He believed the other two fellows must feel the same way.

Blood Eagle of the Blood Battle Platform was originally an outsider, but this time he had been dragged into it.

Once the betting pool opened, he was stuck.

Youming was also puzzled as to why the higher-ups had ordered them to open this pool.

To be honest, Ye Yuan's chances of winning were really too slim.

Unless that powder could severely weaken Kasin's strength.

However, Kasin had been taking that powder for months and showed no problems; he was still vigorous and strong.

This showed that Ye Yuan hadn't deceived him—the powder really didn't affect Kasin's strength.

Youming's attitude made Blood Eagle want to jump up and down. He roared at Youming, 'Greater than I think? Youming, have you lost your mind? If Yuan Ye were at the same level as Kasin, that would be one thing, but he's only an intermediate demon general! Even Kasin himself, at that level, couldn't defeat his current self across ranks, could he?'

Youming rolled his eyes and said calmly, 'It wasn't me who made you open the pool, so why are you yelling at me?'

Blood Eagle was momentarily speechless and immediately deflated.

Youming glanced at him and said, 'Three years' profit is no big deal. Your hall is the most profitable; it's just a drop in the bucket. I reckon the higher-ups are gambling too. Think about it—if Yuan Ye wins, how much money you'll make!'

Blood Eagle snorted coldly and said, 'Easy for you to say! Your hall just burns through money and doesn't know our hard work! I've watched Kasin grow up with my own eyes; I know his strength better than anyone. Even if Yuan Ye were a second Kasin, he couldn't beat him at this level! This hundred billion is as good as gone this time!'