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"Li Gu, known as Iron Fist Li Gu."

"His highest level martial technique is the Mortal Rank First Grade, known as the Minor Jin Gang Fist. He once used this technique to kill a cultivator in the Golden Core Realm."

"Oh?" Li Xiaoyao was slightly surprised and thought to himself, there really isn’t a weakling in the Li Family. As long as someone is from the Li Family, they are capable of defeating enemies above their level. From this alone, one could see how terrifying the foundation of the Li Family is."

"Xiaoyao, are you really confident?" Li Tu had also watched the video of Li Xiaoyao killing Li Shisan and knew this guy was a beast, but even so, he was still somewhat worried. After all, compared to Li Shisan, Li Gu’s strength was far greater."

Li Xiaoyao took a sip of his tea and said indifferently, "No big problem."

Seeing his calm demeanor, Li Tu did not say anything more. Although he didn’t know him deeply, he knew somewhat that Li Xiaoyao was not someone who brags without substance or likes to show off. Since he said there was no big problem, that meant he was confident."

By noon, the arena for the life-and-death battle was already full, with a spectacular sea of heads in attendance.

Almost everyone who stayed behind in the Li Family had arrived.

The Li Family members were of two types: one kind pursued worldly fame and fortune and had little interest in cultivation, so they were assigned to manage the Li Family’s secular business enterprises.

The other kind wholeheartedly pursued spiritual realms and mostly stayed in the Li Family to cultivate in seclusion, occasionally going out for experience."

The reason today’s life-and-death battle between Li Gu and Li Xiaoyao attracted so many spectators was mainly due to their strength."

This was a battle between cultivators in the Spirit Cultivation Realm. As bystanders watching from the side, they could gain great insights into cultivation and also observe combat techniques."

Fights of this level were not common. Some clan members who were in closed-door cultivation rushed over as soon as they heard the news."

With more than ten minutes to go before the life-and-death battle, Li Gu was already wearing a black training suit and sat cross-legged on the stage, closing his eyes and focusing his breath.

On the viewing platform, the discussion was endless, mostly speculations about the outcome of the life-and-death battle.

Some even started betting pools.

"Li Gu wins, the odds are one to one; Li Xiaoyao wins, the odds are one to seven."

"I bet on Elder Li Gu to win."

"I also bet on Elder Li Gu."

At a glance, it was clear that no one had placed bets on Li Xiaoyao’s side, which was empty, reflecting the lack of confidence the clan members had in him."

"Wow, Xiaoyao, these odds are quite high for you, one to seven, tsk tsk," Li Tu said, looking at the betting pool and taking delight in the disaster."

Li Xiaoyao also saw the odds on the betting board and couldn’t help but feel speechless; the odds were really low for him."

Li Tu touched his Storage Ring, smacking his lips and saying, "I only have thirty thousand Spirit Stones, so I need to be careful in choosing." Saying that, he looked at Li Xiaoyao and asked, "Xiaoyao, give me some confidence, can you really win?"

Li Xiaoyao didn’t bother with him and strode over to the betting board. The clan member running the board was stunned to see him.

"Can I place a bet?" Li Xiaoyao asked, making eye contact.

The clan member was stunned for a few seconds, then nodded, "Yes."

There was no strict rule that those involved in the life-and-death battle couldn’t bet, it was just that few people did such a thing. For Li Xiaoyao, this was the first time."

Of course, if it had been Li Gu wanting to place a bet, the clan member certainly wouldn’t have allowed it."

Everyone unanimously believed that Li Gu had an absolute advantage; no one thought Li Xiaoyao could survive the life-and-death battle. Since that was the case, if he wanted to bet, wouldn’t that be just like giving money away?

Li Xiaoyao nodded and asked, "How many Spirit Stones do you have?"

The clan member was startled again and asked, "What are you going to do?"

"I need to confirm if your spirit stones are sufficient to cover the bet," Li Xiaoyao said nonchalantly, which sounded like a joke to the clan members and others listening.

"Confidence is good, but blind self-confidence like this is arrogance."

"Quite an interesting lad," someone remarked.

The clan members obviously thought he was boasting and did not take him seriously.

"I have three hundred thousand spirit stones," a clan member said with shining eyes, only for his brightness to fade quickly. Li Xiaoyao had just returned to the Li Family yesterday. How many spirit stones could he possibly have on him? Probably only a few hundred at most, it seemed unrealistic to expect to get a large sum from him.

"Three hundred thousand?" Li Xiaoyao shook his head, looking quite disappointed.

"Oh, is that too little for you?" sneered another clan member nearby. "Can you even produce thirty stones? If you don’t have the spirit stones, stop posturing here. Don’t think you’re something special just because you’re the Clan Leader’s son. In the Li Family, everything is determined by strength."

Many people looked down on this suddenly emerged son of the Clan Leader; the reason being that his status had changed drastically from an ordinary person to the son of the Clan Leader, and many found that hard to accept.

Just because you’re the Clan Leader’s son and the young master of the Li Family, why should we only be ordinary clansmen?

Li Xiaoyao glanced at the man who had spoken, and with a raise of his hand, a heap of spirit stones appeared in front of him, piled up like a mountain.

A pile as large as a small hill, it must have contained at least four or five hundred thousand spirit stones.

The crowd, which had been chattering nonstop just before, instantly fell as silent as if one could hear a pin drop.

The calm voice of Li Xiaoyao rang out, "Is that enough?"

The man’s face twitched a few times before he remarked awkwardly, "That’s enough."

This was really... quite a slap in the face for the man who had just mocked him, as he now felt his face burning hot.

Li Xiaoyao raised his hand again, put away the spirit stones, and declared, "I bet three hundred thousand spirit stones, on my victory."

The man taking the bets hurried to write it down, fearing that if Li Xiaoyao were killed by Li Gu on the stage the next moment, he would miss this golden opportunity.

Having said this, Li Xiaoyao turned to leave, but the man called out, "Brother Li, you need to place the spirit stones here as the bet."

"Is that the rule?" Li Xiaoyao asked, frowning.

"Um..." The man chose his words carefully before explaining, "Because you are a participant in a life-and-death battle, we need to manage the risk, you understand."

The man was being subtle, but Li Xiaoyao knew he was worried that if he died in the life-and-death battle, there would be no way to pay the three hundred thousand spirit stones.

Li Xiaoyao took out an ordinary storage ring, transferred three hundred thousand spirit stones into it, and tossed it onto the plate, asking, "Is that satisfactory?"

"Yes, yes," replied the man, gleeful, already convinced in his heart that Li Xiaoyao would certainly not survive the coming fight.

"Thirty thousand spirit stones on Li Xiaoyao to win," Li Tu shouted.

"Are you sure?" a group of people around him looked at him as if seeing a fool.

Li Tu glared at them: "Was I not clear enough?"

The man didn’t argue with him and happily wrote down Li Tu’s name, while secretly shaking his head, "Idiot."

After placing his bet, Li Tu checked the time and said, "Five more minutes."

"The Clan Leader has arrived," someone called out, and everyone looked in that direction.

Li Chengfeng and Li Yiming appeared below the life-and-death battle stage, seated in the front row.

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