LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 73
Chapter 73: You Want to Fight Ten Alone?
While the ten people were discussing, the battle in the arena was nearing its end.
Qin Bei was unable to dodge Ye Jianxiu’s swift, precise, and ruthless sword strike.
The sword pierced directly into Qin Bei’s left shoulder.
With his right hand clutching the blade, it seemed he was trying to prevent Ye Jianxiu’s sword from advancing any further.
Qin Xuan was a bit dazed.
When did his brother become so weak?
The onlookers were equally confused, not expecting Qin Bei to lose so quickly.
Only Ye Jianxiu wore a strange expression.
He had indeed used all his strength to stab at Qin Bei, but Qin Bei’s speed was far too fast for him to catch up.
Just when he thought he couldn’t keep up, Qin Bei, seemingly in a panic, ran straight into the sword in his hand.
It was quite… speechless.
Not only that, when the sword tip pierced Qin Bei’s flesh, Ye Jianxiu clearly felt a resistance.
This force was something he couldn’t break through even with all his strength.
Yet at that moment, Qin Bei’s hand grasped the sword tightly.
Then…
He just stabbed it in…
But he hadn’t done anything!
In the middle of the fight, he even felt like the sword was slipping out of his control.
Biu Biu Biu~
Blood gushed from Qin Bei’s shoulder.
Everyone could only watch as blood sprayed from his shoulder like a fountain.
And it just kept gushing…
This was quite strange…
Qin Bei looked at Ye Jianxiu with a pained expression.
“You… you… such a strong sword! I… I give up!”
“No, I—”
Ye Jianxiu wanted to say this had nothing to do with him.
But in the current scene, saying it wouldn’t change the perception of those around him.
“They have to believe me, right?”
“Have I grown stronger without realizing it?”
“Or is there some hidden power in my body that suddenly erupted just now?”
Ye Jianxiu pondered this.
Qin Bei pulled out the Earth Grade Treasure Sword and applied healing ointment to his shoulder.
Only then did the bleeding stop.
“Prince Bei, are you okay?” Ye Jianxiu asked with concern.
He felt a bit guilty for hurting Qin Bei with the inexplicable power inside himself.
“It’s fine. Thanks to Brother Ye for holding back, the injury’s not severe—just a bit of ointment will do,” Qin Bei said generously.
His cheerful attitude perplexed Ye Jianxiu.
Because according to the rumors, Prince Bei was known to be vengeful.
Anyone who dared to provoke him would surely see Qin Bei become merciless.
“It seems rumors are just that—rumors. Those people just can’t stand to see others doing well,” Ye Jianxiu thought.
“Brother Ye, you’re a person of your word, willing to give spirit stones for a challenge. This king is also not one to ignore etiquette.”
“Here, these are two thousand medium-grade spirit stones, equivalent to two hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones.”
With that, Qin Bei promptly took out two thousand medium-grade spirit stones from his Cosmos Bag and piled them on the ground.
“This… I’ll only take a thousand. Let’s forget the bet.”
Ye Jianxiu felt that since he had come to challenge and even injured his opponent, it wouldn’t be right to take spirit stones from him.
Qin Bei was, after all, a prince with a status far above his own.
The fact that the other man wasn’t fussing about being injured made him wonder—would he still be human if he accepted those spirit stones?
The Sword Sect never taught him such things.
“Hey~ What was agreed upon is what it is—how can you backtrack? Keep it! Otherwise, I might suspect you want to tarnish my reputation.”
“Think about it! Prince Bei, at such a young age, marrying a saintess and being hailed as a hero of the people—if someone accuses me of being a deadbeat, then that’s more than a hundred thousand spirit stones at stake.”
Qin Bei spoke with righteous indignation.
“Well… okay, I’ll follow what Prince Bei says. I’ve decided—you’re my friend!” Ye Jianxiu nodded.
“Okay, okay, the battle is over; you’ve won. This farce should come to an end,” Qin Bei stated.
But then, Mo Huai and the others were not pleased.
“Prince Bei, wait! Ye Jianxiu has completed his challenge, but we haven’t challenged yet, have we?”
“Exactly! We came all this way just to challenge, we can’t leave before it even starts!”
Qin Bei glanced at Mo Huai and the others.
“But you haven’t offered any spirit stones! Although I lost this round, the rules won’t change just because of that.”
“If you want to challenge, you need to prepare one hundred thousand spirit stones! If you don’t, then scram!”
Qin Bei said bluntly.
Seeing Qin Bei looking irritated, no one was surprised.
Anyone who lost a battle and a hundred thousand spirit stones would be angry.
“We have spirit stones. In fact, we prepared them a long time ago, just waiting for you, Prince Bei, to show up!”
“Yes, yes! Kong Yu was too rude, which is why we didn’t want to communicate with him.”
Kong Yu stood aside, his mouth twitching.
These bastards.
It was bad enough they were only interested in advantage, but now they were acting like they themselves were wronged!
“Kong Yu, it’s not that I’m criticizing you, but you should learn from Prince Bei. He’s a Three-Seal Prince, and though his status is noble, he’s polite in communication—unlike you!” Mo Huai said with a serious expression.
Kong Yu: ???
My stars, you’re insane!
Those lines were all told to me by Prince Bei!
And honestly, based on Prince Bei’s attitude just now, where did you see any politeness?
In your dreams?
Kong Yu wanted to retort, but held back.
He had already realized Qin Bei’s intentions.
The Prince would handle the lesson himself, so he didn’t need to voice his frustrations.
“Here, here! I’ve got the spirit stones ready—one thousand medium-grade spirit stones!”
Mo Huai was the first to present his spirit stones.
“Brother Mo Huai, you’re already third on the combat strength ranking. Challenges should be first for those of us further down, right?”
“Exactly! Here are my hundred thousand spirit stones.”
“And mine…”
Thus, an amusing scene unfolded at the entrance of Prince Bei’s mansion.
Ten people scrambled to present spirit stones, all eager to challenge Qin Bei.
Such phenomena surely hadn’t occurred in a hundred years.
Because normally, challenges were made by those not on the list wanting to enter the rankings or explore higher strides in combat.
It was unheard of for those on the list to challenge someone off it.
…
“Calm down, calm down, no need to fight over it. You’ve all given your spirit stones, right?”
Qin Bei smiled kindly at the ten.
“They’re here, they’re here! Prince Bei, choose an opponent quickly!” Mo Huai rubbed his hands together.
He was bursting with excitement to defeat Qin Bei, not only to earn a neat ten thousand spirit stones but to also gain fame.
It was indeed a no-risk high-reward situation!
“Oh~ Since you’ve already given your spirit stones, then there’s no need to choose. Come at me all at once!”
At that moment, Qin Bei revealed his true intention.
He had long anticipated that these troublemakers, lacking confidence, wouldn’t bet anything.
That was merely a guise.
The real scheme was to make these people think they were his equals.
Then, in their greed, they would willingly put up spirit stones for the challenge.
As a result, he not only could give them a good beating, but also make a fortune.
If we set aside Ye Jianxiu’s two hundred thousand spirit stones, he’d still pocket nine hundred thousand spirit stones!
Qin Bei suddenly felt that there were so few people looking to stir things up.
If all the talented individuals from Great Xia among the top fifty showed up, he’d hit the jackpot this time!
Mo Huai: ???
Ye Jianxiu: ???
Everyone: ???