Ajin hurriedly made sure he knew everything there was to know about the situation. He imdiately picked up his speaker-type soul tool and announced on stage, Everyone placing your bets, please wait a mont. Theres a minor interlude that I have to tell everyone about so that everyone can make better judgnts. Just a few monts ago, 98 and 66, who are both mighty soul engineers, have announced their own wager! 98 will use his own carving knife as the stake, and 66 will use a powerful soul tool as his! We will invite the tournants chief judge to assess these two items so that we can confirm their value. Of course, the wager has been announced and completed, and both parties cannot take anything back anymore.
98 grabbed the speaker-type soul tool from his hands and said loudly, My stake is a carving knife. Its the sa one that will be used later on in the competition.
He stuffed the speaker-type soul tool back into Ajins hands after this sentence. When he turned around at Huo Yuhao, he could see that Huo Yuhaos head was lowered, and there seed to be sweat dripping down from his temples.
Why dont we let it go, brother? He Caitou whispered into Huo Yuhaos ear.
Let it go? No, its too late. The announcent has already been made. His ears were pretty good, and 98 could clearly tell what they were going on about.
At this mont, the three judges that the Duskwater Alliance had sent forth stepped onto the competition stage. The judges had changed once more because this was the round of six, so the judges that ca forward today were all Class 7 soul engineers. These three mighty Class 7 soul engineers had veils draped over their faces, as it was clear that they had so reputation in the outside world, so they were afraid that people familiar with them would recognize them.
The three judges stepped onto the competition stage and quickly arrived before them.
98 directly retrieved his carving knife and handed it over. He wasnt afraid of people pining after his carving knife, as the world seed to look on. Furthermore, he had quite a background to back himself up.
His dark green carving knife was a tad bigger than most carving knives. The blade seed to have rust marks, but they didnt seem like actual rust. It seed ancient and unornanted, and there were two dragon-shaped engravings on both sides of the blade. It emanated chilly sensations, and even the naked eye could tell that this carving knife was extraordinary.
The middle judge among the three took the carving knife carefully. He was imdiately overco with a look of astonishnt. This Darkness Green Dragon?
98 answered proudly, Yes, its my Darkness Green Dragon.
The judge turned around and took Ajins speaker-type soul tool. He deepened his voice and said, 98 has chosen his Darkness Green Dragon as his stake. This is a ranked carving knife, the Darkness Green Dragon is ranked 59th on the Carving Knife Leaderboard. It carries darkness and wind elents, and any soul tool that it creates will carry these two elents. Its three tis heavier than typical carving knives, and is well-known for its stability. Using this carving knife with suitable soul tools will create formidable effects, and it will have a ten percent increase in success rate when forging soul tools above Class 7.
Yes, this was a formidable ranked carving knife. Ranked carving knives were almost priceless to soul engineers.
The three judges turned towards Huo Yuhao when they finished introducing 98s carving knife. Huo Yuhao was grasping his Hongchens Blessing as tightly as he could with his right hand, and his eyebrows were tightly knit together, but he didnt make a sound at all.
96 ca over beside 98 and asked him a few questions inquisitively while he glanced at Huo Yuhao from ti to ti.
98 whispered so explanations to him with a smile on his face. 96 frowned slightly, and he responded as if he were chiding his friend.
What are you betting with? The judge stepped up to Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao hesitated for a mont before he over his Hongchens Blessing.
My teacher gave this to . Dont spoil it. The look of reluctance on his face was undeniable as he spoke.
The leading judge examined the soul tools formation arrays as he took Huo Yuhaos Hongchens Blessing. His body trembled as he blurted out, This is the Illustrious Virtue Halls
Shut up! Huo Yuhao interrupted him with an angry shout.
The judge seed to realize sothing, and he hurriedly closed his mouth as he continued to inspect the soul tool. The other two judges ca over, and all three of them inspected it for a long ti as their eyes flowed with astonishnt and shock.
This was a soul tool that Jing Hongchen, the Illustrious Virtue Halls Hallmaster, had created himself. Even though they werent sure if this was a Class 9 soul tool, they could tell that this was an incredible soul tool from how complex it was and from the materials that were used to craft it.
The three judges exchanged looks, but 98 was a little impatient. He walked over and said, Can you make the announcent? You guys cant be biased. Otherwise, hmph!
The chief judge nodded. He picked up the speaker-type soul tool and said, 66 has chosen a high-level soul tool as his stake. For so special reasons, we cannot describe this item, but we can attest that its value is comparable to the Darkness Green Dragon. Alright, we have finished assessing their stakes, and the Darkness Green Dragon will temporarily be given back to 98 for use in the tournant. This soul tool will be kept with us, and it will be given to the victor after this round. The wager has been established, and the Duskwater Alliance will treat either party that goes back on his word at enemies. We will do our best to make sure that this wager goes through.
The three judges kept the Hongchens Blessing after the announcent and returned to their seats. The judges were sitting on three elevated chairs three ters above the ground, so they could watch everything that was going on with the contestants from their vantage point.
Ajin took the speaker-type soul tool back and said loudly, Alright, the interlude is over. I trust that the wager between these two soul engineers has influenced your bets in so way, my dear guests. You have ten minutes left, hurry up and make your bets! The booths will close once ti is up.
The gamblers were indeed a lot livelier after this interludes excitent and stimulation.
Huo Yuhaos face seed to glow with ice-cold light as he hit himself softly on the left shoulder. An amused smile broke out across his face.
Hes taken the bait in the end!
He Caitou escorted Huo Yuhao to the second regions crafting desk before he patted him on the shoulder and returned to his own side.
98 walked over to his own crafting desk opposite Huo Yuhao. There was a bright smile on his face as he said, So, this soul tool is from the Illustrious Virtue Hall. Its quite impressive looks like youre committed quite a bit to this gamble.
Huo Yuhao answered coldly, You still have a chance to regret your words. Otherwise, wont you be devastated if you lose your ranked carving knife to ?
98 laughed out loud. I wouldnt be so sure that Ill be the one that will be devastated after this round. Youre daydreaming if you want to retract my wager. Werent you so arrogant and outrageous before this? Why are you cowering now? Enough bullshit, well see who wins this wager with our abilities. Dont worry, even though I have absolute confidence that I will win, I will not underestimate you. I will use the soul tools that Im most adept and familiar with against you today, and I wont give you a single thread of a chance at all.
Huo Yuhaos face changed slightly, but he said nothing more. He closed his eyes and began to conserve his energy and ntally prepare himself.
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The rare tals and the myriad of refined tals that were to be used in this round were sent up. This round was ten hours long, so a lot more tals had been prepared for today. So were placed on the crafting desks, while a rack specially given to each contestant was placed next to each of them for their own convenience.
The fifteen minutes allotted for betting quickly passed, and the gamblers returned to their seats one after another. After the lots had been drawn, the audience knew that the most attractive and interesting faceoff would be between the two soul engineers who had made their own individual bet. The other two were conspicuously unbalanced, and the odds were pathetically low. The odds for the match between Huo Yuhao and 98 were relatively higher, while Huo Yuhaos odds were the highest. This was because he was against 98, and nobody could see how he had any advantage at all. Without talking about anything else, the judges estimated him as a Class 5 soul engineer, while 98 was a Class 6 soul engineer. 98 also possessed a ranked carving knife, the Darkness Green Dragon!
Huo Yuhaos odds were at 1:3, while his opponents odds were at 5:4. The other two matchups were more evenly split.
Begin! The soundproof barriers rose right after the chief judges announcent. The emcee was already outside the competition stage, and was responsible for narrating todays competition. He quickly got onto a tall structure outside the competition stage, and took a seat five ters above the stage. His seat was equipped with a speaker-type soul tool and a telescopic soul tool. The emcee could clearly see what the six soul engineers were doing on stage.
All six soul engineers began to move once the announcent was made. This round had no limit as to the number of soul tools that each contestant could create. That also ant that every contestant was allowed to create as many as they wanted within the stipulated ti. The choice that each contestant had to make with regards to the volu and power would be up to them.
Huo Yuhaos eyes were especially focused and serious today. He had the sa faith that he would definitely be victorious, but he also understood that 98 wasnt easy to deal with. The man had a ranked carving knife, and he was also a Class 6 soul engineer, so his standards were comparable to Huo Yuhaos own abilities. The only thing that guy didnt have was Huo Yuhaos Spirit Eyes, which gave him an advantage.
A dash of golden light glowed beneath Huo Yuhaos eyes. He waved his right hand over his forehead, and a green blade charged with life energy appeared in his hands: his Life Guardian Blade! His opponent had a ranked carving knife, so how could Huo Yuhao match up to his opponent if he didnt use his own?
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