In the fourth segment, the five representatives of the Black Heaven Sect had defeated all five orthodoxies!
That feat had caused a huge uproar among the audience.
While everyone was chanting the Black Heaven Sect's name, Chu Kuangren went up to them and cast the Spring Breeze Healing Technique on them without saying a word. The gentle spring breeze quickly healed the injuries on their bodies.
Very soon, their exhausted bodies were as good as new.
This technique made everyone's heart palpitate.
They did not know how many more tricks Chu Kuangren had hidden up his sleeves. The person before them was just too unpredictable!
"Now, would you like to sign an IOU?"
Chu Kuangren looked at the Linghu Clan Head and the others.
Jun Yi's eyes lit up when she heard that. "Sect Leader, did you make another bet with them?"
"That's right. The Linghu Clan Head and the others were too enthusiastic. They fought to give me soulstones, so I had no choice but to accept them." Chu Kuangren laughed.
Everyone was so angry that their lungs were about to explode.
However, they could not do anything about it.
"How much did you win this time?" Jun Yi asked expectantly.
"Let me see. The Linghu Clan Head and I bet a hundred million, the Sky Palace Lord five hundred million, the Thunder Falcon Tribe three hundred million, and the Overlord Sage Tribe three hundred million. That's a total of 1.2 billion Top-tier soulstones," Chu Kuangren said with a smile.
Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard that.
The previous 4.5 billion and the current 1.2 billion would add up to 5.7 billion Top-tier soulstones. Even for a sage orthodoxy, that was a terrifying number!
"5.7 billion Top-tier soulstones. I'm afraid the total value of all the prizes in the championship is only two to three hundred million Top-tier soulstones. Sect Leader, you've won 5.7 billion in one bet. That's terrifying."
Nangong Huang gulped and said. In the history of the Black Heaven Sect, no Sect Leader had ever achieved such a feat.
"Not only is the Sect Leader the youngest in the history of the Black Heaven Sect, but he's also the best at making money. That's amazing."
Jun Yi was amazed and her eyes were filled with admiration.
Then, the Linghu Clan Head and the others signed another IOU under Chu Kuangren's domineering aura. This time, not only them, but even the Sages behind them were trembling in pain.
"Everyone, if you want to bet again, feel free to look for me."
Chu Kuangren chuckled.
Everyone almost vomited blood when they heard that.
Next time?
Just these two times had already greatly damaged their vitality. If there was a third time, they would probably have to pay for the loss of their orthodoxy's base.
"Everyone, the group stage is over. Next up will be the semi-finals, which will be held in two days."
"The four orthodoxies participating in the semifinals are the Overlord Sage Tribe from Group A, the Tempest Mountain from Group B, the Sky Emperor Palace from Group C, and the Black Heaven Sect from Group D." The Twelfth Prefect's voice came from the judges' booth.
Upon hearing that, Chu Kuangren chuckled and said, "This is bad. It seems like these three orthodoxies are not very friendly towards our Black Heaven Sect. Don't tell me they're going to join forces against us again? How scary."
Although he said that, there was not the slightest hint of fear on his face.
Or rather, it was mockery.
Indeed, the Overlord Sage Tribe, Sky Emperor Palace, and Tempest Mountain did not have a good relationship with the Black Heaven Sect.
Tempest Mountain was one of the best sword orthodoxies in Firmament Star, so there was no lack of friction between them.
Chu Kuangren had forced the Overlord Sage Tribe's Graygrill Sage to sever his own arm, and the Young Emperor Chang Tian was even taught a lesson by Chu Kuangren in front of everyone.
As for the Sky Emperor Palace, they did not have a grudge against them. However, after two bets, even if they did not have a grudge against them, they would be forced to do so.
The other orthodoxies had lost one or two hundred million soulstones, but the Sky Emperor Palace had lost one and a half billion soulstones and two Sage Weapons. On top of that, all of their cultivation techniques were unconditionally available to Chu Kuangren.
However, who could they blame for that?
It was their fault for coveting the Godly Phoenix.
"Chu Kuangren, I'll see you in the semi-finals!"
The Overlord Sage Tribe Leader snorted before he turned around and left.
The Tempest Mountain Sect Leader and the Sky Emperor Palace Lord also gave Chu Kuangren a meaningful look before they left with their respective sky-prides.
…
The championship entered the preparation stage of the semi-finals.
The names of the four orthodoxies that were participating in the semi-finals had also spread throughout the First City, especially the Black Heaven Sect, who was known by everyone.
Currently, in the streets and alleys of the First City, cultivators of all sizes were discussing the Black Heaven Sect's impressive performance in the championship.
Lan Yu, Nangong Huang, and the other names were even more well-known.
On this day.
Lan Yu came out of her cultivation state.
She sensed the power within her body and murmured, "I can't believe that the continuous battles have pushed me to the threshold of a late-stage Honorable."
At this point, she was only one step away from becoming a late-stage Honorable.
After that, she would be able to become an Honorable!
With her talent and Chu Kuangren's years of training, she would probably be able to compete with a Boundary Sage once she became an Honorable.
Except for Lan Yu.
Nangong Huang and the others had more or less gained some benefits from their battles with the other sky-prides. Other things aside, their Daoist core alone was enough to keep them in a state of vigorous improvement in their cultivation from now on.
Two days passed.
Soon, it was over.
The familiar entrance, the familiar cheers.
After two days, Chu Kuangren and the others returned to the arena!
"Sect Leader, look, the Thirteenth Prefect is back."
At that moment, Jun Yi pointed at the judge's booth and said.
Chu Kuangren looked over.
At the judge's booth, the Thirteenth Prefect, who had left in anger after losing a hundred million soulstones to Chu Kuangren, was once again sitting at the judge's booth.
"Ignore him," Chu Kuangren said.
"Alright."
Chu Kuangren looked around him again.
He realized that other than the orthodoxies who were participating in the semifinals, the other orthodoxies were there too. They probably wanted to watch the entire championship before leaving.
At the judge's booth, the Thirteenth Prefect stood up and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the semifinals of the Sky-Pride Championship!"
"Before the semifinals begin, I'd like to clarify a few things. Based on the discussions between us and the judges over the past two days, we've added two more points to the original rules."
"First, the point system will be abolished. The winner will no longer be determined by the number of points earned. From now on, all orthodoxies' points will be invalid."
At that, the audience was in an uproar.
Everyone could tell who this rule was aimed at. It was the Black Heaven Sect, which had the highest points among the orthodoxies.
"F * ck me, what kind of rule is this?"
"They worked so hard to earn their points, why should it be abolished? This is so unfair."
"Sigh, the organizers can't do anything about it. Who would've thought that the Black Heaven Sect could earn so many points? If they don't abolish this rule, there's no way to compete at all. They could've just given the championship to the Black Heaven Sect."
"That's true."
The Overlord Sage Tribe, Tempest Mountain, and Sky Emperor Palace had no objections to the abolition of the point system. In fact, they were all in favor of it. Otherwise, they would not be able to compete with the Black Heaven Sect in terms of points.
"Heh, it's fine to abolish the point system. I think it's meaningless to win too easily anyway. However, if you just abolish the points we worked so hard for, it'll be hard to explain without some compensation, right?"
Chu Kuangren said to the Thirteenth Prefect.
"Of course. As compensation, the Black Heaven Sect with the highest points will have the right to choose their opponent in the semifinals," the Thirteenth Prefect said.
"In other words, I can choose any orthodoxy to be my opponent, right?"
"That's right."
"This compensation is as good as nothing."
Chu Kuangren sneered before he swept his gaze across the three orthodoxies of the Overlord Sage Tribe.
"Let's pick the Overlord Sage Tribe then." Chu Kuangren did not have any intention to target them. He just randomly picked one.
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