Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates-Chapter 476 - 462: Xiao Ye’s First Confrontation

Xiao Ye promptly accepted the challenge for the arena battle, which surprised Xie Ming. However, when he saw that Xiao Ye’s cultivation was only at Virtual Martial Level 7, he could not help but sneer disdainfully.

In his view, Xiao Ye must be an impulsive Disciple who didn’t know how high the sky was or how deep the earth was, who couldn’t help but agree after being provoked by his own few words.

"Very well, after you lose, when I take away this courtyard, the Elders won’t say that I bullied the weak." A fierce smile appeared on Xie Ming’s face; with a title of being invincible below the King Martial Realm, he naturally wouldn’t be mediocre.

"Wait a moment!" At this time, Xiao Ye spoke, "I agreed to fight you in the arena, but I didn’t agree to this wager. According to your proposed stakes, if you win you can take away my courtyard, but if you lose you suffer no losses at all, which is very unfair."

Hearing this, Xie Ming furrowed his brows and said, "What do you propose then?"

Xiao Ye replied with a cold smile, "It’s very simple. We each put forward one thousand pieces of top-grade essence stones. If you win, not only can you take away my courtyard, but you’ll also get my essence stones. If I win, your essence stones will belong to me."

Hisss!

Hearing Xiao Ye’s words, Xie Ming couldn’t help but gasp in surprise, even Tian Yuan’s eyes widened in disbelief.

One thousand top-grade essence stones!

For some experts in the King Martial Realm, managing to gather a few hundred top-grade essence stones was already a rarity. Although as disciples of the Taiyi Palace, they had ways to obtain top-grade essence stones, they didn’t have that many.

Seeing that Xie Ming was silent for a long while, a hint of mockery appeared on Xiao Ye’s face: "What’s the matter? The invincible disciple under the King Martial Realm of the mighty Taiyi Palace can’t produce one thousand top-grade essence stones?"

"If that’s really the case, then you’d better get lost early and stop embarrassing yourself here." ƒree𝑤ebnσvel-com

As soon as Xiao Ye finished speaking, he flung his sleeves and turned to head back into the house.

Those words stabbed deeply into Xie Ming’s heart like a sharp knife, making it hard for him to breathe, and his fists clenched with a cracking sound. He was actually being looked down upon by a new Disciple!

"Could this brat know that I can’t produce one thousand top-grade essence stones, so he’s using this as a wager to make me back down?" A genius well-versed in the ways of the world like Xie Ming managed to suppress the rage in his heart and calmly analyzed the situation.

And the more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

After all, Xiao Ye came from East State, a place relatively backward in Martial Arts; it would be extremely difficult for him to produce one thousand top-grade essence stones.

"Boy, stop right there. Isn’t it just one thousand top-grade essence stones? I will now immediately go borrow from other Disciples. But if you can’t produce one thousand top-grade essence stones when the time comes..." At this point, Xie Ming’s body radiated a powerful wave of energy, his cold gaze fixing on Xiao Ye, the threat unmistakable.

"There’s no need for more words. If I can’t produce one thousand top-grade essence stones, I’ll give you my life," Xiao Ye turned around and answered Xie Ming with a faint smile.

Why wouldn’t he want top-grade essence stones delivered to his door? This would be a good opportunity to make Xie Ming suffer.

Moreover, after this incident, he would be able to establish authority in the Yellow Hall, letting others know that he wasn’t someone they could bully at will, to prevent every Tom, Dick, and Harry from troubling him in the future.

"Fine, you just wait. Once I’ve gathered one thousand top-grade essence stones, I’ll come find you." Watching Xiao Ye’s calm and composed demeanor, Xie Ming felt somewhat uneasy, feeling as if he had been duped, but thinking of his strength, he immediately felt brimming with confidence.

One thousand top-grade essence stones, as well as this courtyard, would be his.

Having said that, Xie Ming turned and left in a hurry to gather the essence stones.

"Hmph." Watching his objective achieved, Tian Yuan’s mouth revealed an imperceptible cold sneer as he followed and left.

Xiao Ye watched Tian Yuan’s retreating figure, his gaze turning icy cold.

He had a particular distaste for such despicable characters; to avoid future trouble, he was determined to give the other a proper lesson.

"Squeak squeak!" Little White, perched on Xiao Ye’s shoulder, also gnashed its teeth, sharing the sentiment with Xiao Ye.

One thousand top-grade essence stones was not a small amount for the disciples of the Yellow Hall, where possessing a hundred would be quite impressive.

As Xie Ming went about borrowing essence stones, the upcoming arena battle between him and Xiao Ye also spread with astonishing speed, causing quite a stir.

A newcomer from East State was actually going to face the invincible under the King Martial Realm, Xie Ming, on the arena, and the stake was so high; it was considered the most attention-grabbing event of the year in the Yellow Hall.

Instantly, many disciples who were diligently cultivating came out one after another, with a playful attitude, wanting to see why this new Disciple, Xiao Ye, had such audacity.

Four hours later, Xie Ming had finally gathered one thousand top-grade essence stones and came back to Xiao Ye’s courtyard.

Then the two went together toward the arena inside the Yellow Hall.

When Xiao Ye arrived at the designated arena according to the instructions in the handbook, he discovered that the surroundings were already surrounded by layers of people, a vast crowd so much so that calling it a sea of people wouldn’t be an exaggeration.

"So many people?" Xiao Ye was slightly startled.

It was merely his duel with Xie Ming, yet it had drawn so many people. Were these disciples really so idle with nothing better to do?

In fact, he didn’t know that a bet of a thousand top-grade Essence Stones was considered an extravagantly large stake in the history of the Yellow Hall, and coupled with his status as a newcomer, it naturally piqued a lot of interest.

"What’s wrong, scared now? Too bad it’s already too late," Xie Ming said with a sneer, seeing Xiao Ye’s shocked expression, thinking he had developed a sense of timidity.

Xiao Ye couldn’t be bothered with the other party, stepping into the air as if treading on nothing, rising to mid-air.

He stood proudly among them, his gaze sweeping around, finding himself in a huge square with roughly hundreds of dueling platforms.

"This will do." Xiao Ye randomly chose a dueling platform and stepped towards it.

"Look, isn’t that the new disciple? He only has the Cultivation of Virtual Martial Level 7, how can he be so bold to place such a bet with Xie Ming? He’s really audacious."

"Tch, newcomers are all like this, thinking too highly of themselves without knowing their place. I heard that when he first came to our Yellow Hall, he was escorted by an Emperor Realm Elder."

"I’m more curious whether this kid from East State can even produce a thousand top-grade Essence Stones? Surely Xie Ming hasn’t been fooled by this kid, has he?"

"Haha, I think it’s possible. All we need to do now is just sit back and enjoy the show."

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The many disciples of the Yellow Hall on the square started discussing fervently, none of them holding out hope for Xiao Ye.

After all, Xie Ming was also considered a celebrity in the Yellow Hall, his strength ranking in the middle tier, and he was one of the disciples hoping to be promoted to the Xuanzi Hall, while Xiao Ye was just a newbie, they naturally didn’t think highly of him.

"Hehe, Xiao Ye, whether you can produce a thousand top-grade Essence Stones or not, just the act of fighting Xie Ming, given your attitude earlier, he will definitely go hard on you, conveniently avenging me in the process."

Tian Yuan couldn’t help sneering amidst the crowd.

A few days earlier, when Xie Ming was looking for a dwelling enveloped by a Gathering Qi Array for his newly joined cousin in the Yellow Hall, he had heard about it and deliberately leaked the incident involving Xiao Ye, effectively drawing Xie Ming over and sparking a conflict between them.

It was just as he had expected.

He had fought against Xiao Ye back in East State, so he knew very well that Xiao Ye’s current strength would undoubtedly be defeated facing Xie Ming.

Unless Xiao Ye’s Cultivation had improved again in just a few days, or he had concealed his true strength that day.

However, he had already dismissed both possibilities, so he was confident Xiao Ye would definitely face a loss this time, even more so hoping Xiao Ye wouldn’t be able to produce a thousand top-grade Essence Stones.

Swoosh!

Xie Ming, from beyond the crowd, moved abruptly, appearing on the dueling platform like a flash of lightning, arrogantly instructing Xiao Ye, "Now, hand over the wager to the referee."

During the Yellow Hall’s dueling platform battles, an Elder would act as a referee to ensure the fairness of the duel.

As he spoke, Xie Ming first removed his own Space Ring, then passed it to a white-haired old man below the platform.

The old man took the Space Ring, checked it, then nodded and proclaimed loudly, "Indeed, there are a thousand High Grade Essence Stones inside."

Swish!

Immediately, all eyes fell on Xiao Ye, everyone curious whether he could truly afford so many top-grade Essence Stones.

Xiao Ye appeared calm, pulling out a prepared Space Ring from his chest and tossing it to the referee.

During the Dynasty Battle, he had plundered a large number of Space Rings; aside from those given to the Xiao Alliance and the Tianjiao Kingdom’s Martial Artists, he still had several on him.

The referee checked for a while and then, with a deep look at Xiao Ye, loudly declared, "This Space Ring indeed contains a thousand top-grade Essence Stones. Both of your stakes are in order, and you may proceed with the duel."

"In the duel, as long as you do not harm each other’s lives, I will not intervene. However, if you dare to break the rules, don’t blame me for being ruthless," the old man said, casting a threatening glance at Xie Ming.

In his view, Xiao Ye’s Cultivation was only at Virtual Martial Level 7, even if his talent was extraordinary, it was still improbable for him to contend with Xie Ming, let alone to withstand ten moves without defeat.

However, coincidentally, Xiao Ye was personally escorted by Elder Tian Jiu, so of course, he dared not be careless, otherwise, offending Elder Tian Jiu could mean the end of his carefree days in the Yellow Hall, he might even face repercussions.

"Don’t worry, Elder, I just plan to teach this kid a lesson; I won’t kill him and violate the rules," Xie Ming stared at Xiao Ye, a sinister smile appearing on his lips.

Xiao Ye, from beginning to end, had a very calm expression, locking eyes with Xie Ming.

The numerous disciples in the audience, faces filled with curiosity, watched the two on the dueling platform.

"Kid, this is my first move; you just make sure to take it. Don’t get knocked off the platform right away; that would be too dull," Xie Ming said with a cold laugh, while he took a step forward.

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