Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

Chapter 242 Stirring in All Directions

The Earth Character Pavilion was filled with silence.

All eyes converged on Xiao Yi.

Before the battle began…

The majority believed the odds were evenly split between Xiao Yi and the Ghost General, with only a few thinking Xiao Yi could defeat the Ghost General, but certainly not with the two-move victory that Xiao Tianjiao achieved.

However…

When the scene truly unfolded before them.

The first reaction of the crowd was disbelief.

This was the Ghost General, who, just a few years ago, could withstand Xiao Tianjiao's two moves before succumbing. No one believed Xiao Yi could outdo Xiao Tianjiao.

Or rather, no one throughout the entire Great Qian Dynasty thought anyone could surpass Xiao Tianjiao.

Until this moment.

They witnessed Xiao Yi's strength and excellence with their own eyes, as he defeated the formidable Ghost General with a single punch.

Keep in mind.

When Xiao Tianjiao faced off against the Ghost General back then, he was also at the Golden Elixir Realm Peak, and so is Xiao Yi now. Under the same level of cultivation, and with the Ghost General having undergone years of hard training to become even stronger than before.

Yet under such circumstances, Xiao Yi still defeated the Ghost General.

It was a one-hit kill!

Without any doubt!

While the crowd was still immersed in the shock of Xiao Yi's victory over the Ghost General, Xiao Yi then proposed the challenge of fighting in the Heaven Character Pavilion.

That's the Heaven Character Pavilion!

It's filled with practitioners of the Tao Tribulation Realm, even those at the peak of the realm.

Years ago, after Xiao Tianjiao single-handedly secured ninety consecutive victories in the Earth Character Pavilion, he went on to win nine matches in the Heaven Character Pavilion, earning a trillion silver. With just one more victory, he would have accomplished a hundred consecutive victories and create a miracle.

The result was that in the tenth match at the Heaven Character Pavilion, Xue Wuhen, the Pavilion Master of the Combat Pavilion, personally intervened to target Xiao Tianjiao.

At that time, Xue Wuhen was at the peak of the Tao Tribulation Realm.

Xiao Tianjiao's cultivation was also at the Golden Elixir Realm Peak.

Even Xiao Tianjiao had not defeated the Xue Wuhen of that time, let alone the current Xue Wuhen whose cultivation had increased several-fold from a few years back, "He couldn't possibly be thinking of breaking Xiao Tianjiao's record, could he?"

"With ninety consecutive victories in the Earth Character Pavilion, and having defeated the Ghost General, there is no one in the Earth Character Pavilion who can match him. It seems he really intends to challenge Xiao Tianjiao's record!"

"I think he's been addled by his victories…"

Inside the VIP room.

Xue Wuhen was also startled, a trace of astonishment appearing on his face, "Could this kid really be intending to break Xiao Tianjiao's record? How preposterous!"

Back then, he had interfered to prevent Xiao Tianjiao from achieving a hundred consecutive victories because the final bet was a staggering ten trillion silver, and should Xiao Tianjiao win, the Combat Pavilion would have been bankrupted.

He had no choice but to take action.

Even though he ultimately won and stopped Xiao Tianjiao, that battle also damaged his foundation, preventing him from ever advancing to the Dharma Manifestation Realm.

Xue Wuhen never imagined that Xiao Yi was thinking of replicating Xiao Tianjiao's feat?

Ye Heng confidently said, "What does Xiao Tianjiao amount to? My master said that records are meant to be broken, and he will definitely break Xiao Tianjiao's record!"

"Nonsense!"

Xue Wuhen sneered with irony, recalling his own battle with Xiao Tianjiao, he couldn't help but express his feelings, "That Xiao Tianjiao was truly a favored son of heaven, exceptionally brilliant, unparalleled in ages past. That battle drew countless strong individuals, with even the ten great sects sending experts. That brought about a betting round of eighteen trillion silver, forcing me to intervene!"

Eighteen trillion silver?

Ye Heng inhaled sharply.

Carrying several billion silver notes on him, he already felt immensely wealthy.

How much would eighteen trillion silver be?

Xue Wuhen squinted his eyes, looking down at Xiao Yi in the dueling arena, and spoke out loud, "Young man, do you know who's inside the Heaven Character Pavilion? Your strength is not bad, but there are plenty stronger than you in there, and one careless move could cost you your life!"

Xiao Yi looked up proudly in the direction of the VIP room, "Just say whether you dare let me go to the Heaven Character Pavilion or not?"

Hiss!

All those present drew in a breath of cold air.

That was none other than the Pavilion Master of the Combat Pavilion, the Master of Xue Yilou, a being at the peak of the Tao Tribulation Realm.

Xiao Yi actually dared to speak to him like that?

Xue Wuhen snorted coldly and said, "What is there to dare?" After a pause, Xue Wuhen spoke aloud, "Open the Heaven Character Pavilion!"

Boom!

The entire Combat Pavilion thundered.

A series of ear-splitting, resounding bell tolls echoed across the emperor's capital.

The Heaven Character Pavilion was different; those who fought there were all strong practitioners of the Tao Tribulation Realm. When could one usually witness experts of the Tao Tribulation Realm clashing? Therefore, every time the Heaven Character Pavilion opened, the Combat Bell would ring to attract countless skilled individuals to come and watch the battle.

At the same time...

The tickets for the Heaven Character Pavilion were also extraordinarily pricey.

Just the entry ticket alone was worth a million taels of silver, and the vast Heaven Character Pavilion could accommodate ten thousand people.

It meant that selling all the tickets would bring in a revenue of a hundred billion taels of silver!

This was truly a business without any capital!

Just the ticket was priced at a million, and the betting amounts by strong practitioners in the Heaven Character Pavilion were even more staggering—usually no less than tens of millions, and many were even amounts in the tens or hundreds of billions. For instance, the battle between Xiao Tianjiaao and Xue Wuhen that year attracted a record-breaking betting amount of eighteen thousand billion taels of silver!

A girl in a flowing red dress came before Xiao Yi and said respectfully, "Lord Yiquan, activating the formation of the Heaven Character Pavilion requires a vast amount of Yuan stones and will take two hours. Please, would you wait in the backstage area?"

"Hmm!"

Xiao Yi nodded.

In fact.

This mentioned adjusting of Yuan stones was just an excuse; they were waiting for those big shots to hear the news and come to the Heaven Character Pavilion.

Without those big shots participating, how could there be massive betting?

Xiao Yi had no objections to this.

After all...

With his current ninety consecutive wins, he could earn a ninety percent share of the betting amount for each battle. The more bets placed, the more he would earn—why wouldn't he be happy?

At the same time.

The sounding of the Combat Bell in the Heaven Character Pavilion spread the news that a youth called 'One Punch' would go to the Heaven Character Pavilion with his cultivation at the peak of the Golden Core Realm to challenge the record of ninety-nine consecutive wins set by Xiao Tianjiaao the news spreading throughout the emperor's capital.

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It even quickly reached the ears of the experts from the ten great sects.

All ten great sects had branches in the emperor's capital.

In the Tianjian Sect's branch, an arrogant youth, upon hearing the news, laughed coldly, "I want to see exactly who is so confident as to dare challenge the record of Saint Heir!"

At the Vast Righteousness Pavilion's branch, a man in white with a righteous aura smiled slightly, "Challenge Xiao Tianjiaao's record? Interesting, truly interesting; it might be worth taking a look..."

"The Heaven Character Pavilion is reopening, a perfect chance to make money!"—Kuangdao Sect's branch.

In the Yin Yang Dao Arena's branch, "Immeasurable Heavenly Honored, child, follow your master to the Combat Pavilion..."

Apart from the powerful individuals of the ten great sects, the four great noble families—Dongfang, Ximen, Nangong, and Beitang—also received the news and each sent their experts toward the Combat Pavilion.

Inside the royal palace.

Yang Ling put down the book in his hand, narrowed his eyes, and murmured with an odd expression, "Challenge Xiao Tianjiaao's record? Golden Elixir Peak? It couldn't be Xiao Yi, could it? Interesting, with nothing else much to do, let's go take a look!"

At the Xiao Family, they too received the news.

Xiao Zhengde sneered and tossed the secret letter in his hand aside, scoffing, "What audacity, to think he can challenge the record set by my son? Someone, prepare my carriage; I will go to the Combat Pavilion..."

If the emperor's capital was bustling with activity, countless prominent figures were all converging towards the Combat Pavilion...