Li Feng listened to Xiao Xiao's introduction and had an general understanding of the challenge rules for the Fengyun List.

The people on the list have to face at least one challenge every month and are also allowed to duel with one another. As long as both parties have no objections, they can proceed with the challenge.

Li Feng stroked his chin.

"Hey, you're not thinking about doing something unwise again, are you?" Xiao Luobing looked at Li Feng's expression and had a foreboding feeling.

Li Feng smiled faintly, "What could I do?"

Despite saying that, he had an idea in mind. Going one arena match at a time to fight for a spot was too time-consuming, but if he could arrange for people on the Fengyun List to duel him voluntarily, it would be much simpler.

Li Feng turned his head to look at the maid Xiao Xiao beside him: "You just mentioned there were bets here?"

Xiao Xiao nodded.

"Yes, Fengyun Tower has organized betting pools where people can place bets on the fighters in Fengyun Arena, and there are no upper limits on the bets."

Xiao Xiao said.

Listening to the other's confident tone, Li Feng thought to himself, "No limits, wow, it seems Fengyun Pavilion is indeed wealthy."

"Would the honored guest like to place a bet for a little fun? Small bets can be entertaining, and almost every guest at Fengyun Tower places a few bets just for the mood."

"Plus, the two contenders who are about to enter Fengyun Arena aren't unknown. They are both geniuses from the Newcomer List, one is Tang Mubai, the seventh youngster from the second-echelon Tang Family, and the other is Shangguan Yao, a genius from a branch of the second-echelon Shangguan Family."

"Oh, geniuses from the Newcomer List."

Li Feng squinted slightly. To make it onto the Newcomer List, one has to ascend all hundred levels of the Heaven Tower and walk the Heavenly Road, then they can get listed.

The Newcomer List has a three-year duration; once three years are up, one disappears from the list. When Li Feng left the Heaven Tower, he checked that list. It only had thirty-four people, not even filling up to the hundred rank.

Over three years, only about ten people make it to the list annually. In the vast Ancestor Dragon City with a population in the tens of millions, only ten can make the Newcomer List; imagine the prestige this list holds.

"Honored guest, you seem unfamiliar with the two. Fengyun Tower can provide information on them for you."

Xiao Xiao spoke from the side.

"Oh, you charge for information here, right?"

Fengyun Pavilion is the largest intelligence dealer in Ancestor Dragon City. They trade intelligence as plentiful as cattle; after all, Fengyun Pavilion manages to rank the top five lists, and without a vast intelligence system, this wouldn't be possible.

Xiao Xiao smiled softly, her dimples were charming: "Since it's your first time here, Fengyun Tower will offer three pieces of intelligence for free. And being a bronze card honor guest, the basic information about Tang Mubai and Shangguan Yao is provided without extra charge."

"Then briefly talk about the two."

Since it's free, Li Feng wouldn't hold back. He knows little about the major families in Ancestor Dragon City, and these two being masters from the Newcomer List would be useful for future reference.

"Yes."

Xiao Xiao nodded, her voice sweet: "Tang Mubai was born into the second-echelon Tang Family, rising in fame since the second Ancestor Dragon Battle a thousand years ago. Tang Family specializes in saber techniques, and the current Family Head is known as the Sword Lord, with strength supposedly reaching Golden Core Late Stage Perfection."

"Tang Mubai is the seventh son of the Sword Lord and the youngest child. It's said that Tang Mubai was born with a natural saber soul, directly breaking out from the womb, which led to him being cursed as a lone star and was disliked by the Tang Family."

"After this, Tang Mubai's presence in the Tang Family became taboo, rarely mentioned to outsiders, until at eighteen during his coming-of-age ceremony, Tang Mubai single-handedly swept through the younger generation of the Tang Family and then entered the Heaven Tower, passed through a hundred levels, walked the Heavenly Road, and ascended the Newcomer List."

"Tang Mubai gained fame across Ancestor Dragon City, and due to the phenomenon at his birth, he was dubbed the Demon Sword, which he's sensitive about. Should anyone bring it up, he would kill them, so never mention it before the Demon Sword."

"Then there's Shangguan Yao, who has some familial relationship with the Demon Sword Tang Mubai; the two are basically cousins because Tang Mubai's mother and Shangguan Yao's father are siblings."

"Shangguan Yao should be Tang Mubai's cousin. The death of Tang Mubai's mother caused the Shangguan Family to resent Tang Mubai, believing him inauspicious and even threatened to finish him off."

"The entanglement in here is quite complicated, Tang Mubai's fame annoys the Shangguan Family the most, and since Shangguan Yao is the legitimate son of Tang Mubai's uncle, he holds substantial prejudice against Tang Mubai, frequently mocking him on sight."

"Therefore, the two are like fire and water, and recently had a conflict over that matter, leading them to schedule a decisive battle in Fengyun Arena."

"This duel has drawn quite a crowd."

Xiao Xiao said.

Li Feng expressed his surprise that these conflicts existed: "What about their strengths?"

"Based on our investigations at Fengyun Tower, the two are currently in the God Fusion Realm of the Golden Core Early Stage, yet to reach the Golden Core Middle Stage, but with their potential, a little more accumulation will make the Golden Core Middle Stage within reach."

To cross into the Golden Core Middle Stage, one must achieve perfect fusion and possess one's own realm domain. The Golden Core Middle Stage has three sub-stages: Divine Embryo, Divinity Transformation, and Divine Separation.

The Divine Embryo phase is for accumulation, enhancing one's realm domain. Once the Divine Embryo reaches a certain level, one can transform the Golden Core Spirit Body within their domain, and once that body forms, one can split their divine sense and fuse it into the spirit body, forming the True Spirit Body.

This True Spirit Body equates to splitting a person in two, also known as a small Nascent Soul.

Golden Core Early Stage with fusion is already strong, especially these two in their twenties; calling them geniuses isn't an exaggeration.

"Tang Mubai excels in sabers, what about Shangguan Yao?"

"Well, oddly enough, the two seem naturally at odds. Tang Mubai joined one of the top ten sects, the Nine Layers Mountain, while Shangguan Yao entered the Wanfa Sect, and the Nine Layers Mountain has always been at odds with the Wanfa Sect."

"Tang Mubai specializes in Martial Arts saber techniques, whereas Shangguan Yao is in Wanfa Sect's Five Elements Peak, specializing in the Five Elements Skill."

"As for which of the two is better, there isn't a definitive answer, which is why this duel is drawing so much attention."

"Their odds are also similar, so placing a bet on either side is a gamble on luck."

Xiao Xiao said.

"Honored guest, if you fancy a small thrill, pick whomever you fancy and place a bet."

Li Feng looked at Xiao Xiao encouragingly from the side; Fengyun Pavilion is clearly eager to have people indulge.

"Alright, I'll place a bet for fun."