Swallowing the Stars: Starting with a Simulated Battle of Geniuses!

Chapter 8: The Gamble, 5 Mixed-Element Units!

"They've taken the bait!"

Li Yang's feigned arrogance drew the ire of the crowd, and it wasn't out of sheer boredom.

In the simulator, he was favored by the beautiful member "Taeyeon" as soon as he entered Time Island. Then, he was challenged to a duel by Canaan, who was pursuing Taeyeon.

At that time, his understanding of the laws and his combat strength were inferior to Canaan's, so he simply hid.

Since it's an emulator, I don't need to care about saving face or having any morals!

For more than a decade afterward, Taeyeon remained silent, then turned to a member of the Qianwu royal family, turning Canaan into a complete clown.

He's timid and submissive in the simulator, but in reality, he has to fight back fiercely!

Buchanan smiled helplessly, turned around and left Time Square.

Sure enough, the next moment Canaan took the initiative to provoke them, showing the momentum of eliminating a scourge for the people, and even attracted many followers.

The calls for condemnation were incessant.

"Li Yang, do you dare accept my challenge?" Canaan asked confidently. "Since you're so knowledgeable, accepting my challenge as an 'ordinary' Time Island cultivator who has grasped the essence of the second type of light isn't considered bullying you, is it?"

In recent days, information about Li Yang's background has been leaked within his inner circle.

Born on the Dragonwing Continent, a super genius of the Yingshan lineage, he had just begun to understand the laws of light before entering Time Island.

With this crucial information, Canaan dared to recklessly challenge them to war!

"If you don't find it interesting, I'll bet another thousand points as a prize, how about that?"

"A thousand points and you think you're good enough to play with me?" Li Yang stood up, his arrogant, spoiled brat attitude making him incredibly irritating. "Another three thousand points would be more like it. If I lose, I'll give you five Mixed Yuan Units!"

Five mixed units?

It's normal for duels to have stakes, but this is a world-class circle of geniuses. Normally, betting hundreds of billions of cosmic coins is considered a huge betting pool.

Even a cosmic-level member wouldn't dare to bet 500 million in one go.

Canaan's expression turned grave as he said, "Where am I going to get four thousand points to bet with you? If you're afraid to take it, just say so!"

"You don't have it, but I do!" Li Yang sneered, tossing out a three-star certification from Xinghe Bank. "Don't try to provoke me. Come back and play with me after you've saved up enough money!"

"Forget it, Li Yang is just a newcomer, there's no need for us to hurt each other's feelings." Taeyeon's original intention was to win over Li Yang, but it gave Canaan an inescapable courage.

Canaan gritted his teeth and said, "I accept. Four thousand points it is. How about a duel in a month?"

Canaan clearly didn't have enough points and needed to find someone to help him. If he understood the second essence and used it properly, he could pass the second level of the Tower of Time and get a reward of two thousand points.

The remaining half wasn't too difficult to gather.

"Okay, I'll wait for you." Li Yang was secretly delighted; four thousand points was exactly the other party's bottom line.

I'm here to listen to the lecture today, not just to make a show of it.

More importantly, I need to find a way to earn some extra money, otherwise even if I get the Time Giant skull from my grandmother, I won't have the money to buy simulated time.

.......

A palace nestled in the clouds above the square.

The two realm lords were drinking together, watching the scene in the square. Buchanan spoke first, "Lyon, are all the little brats from your Yingshan clan this arrogant?"

He asked for five Mixed Yuan Units right off the bat; even a poor Realm Lord couldn't come up with that much cash.

"Tsk tsk, that's a bit too much, but it's a good thing that the young man has some vigor." Ying Shanliang didn't think highly of Li Yang. Although the two were of the same race, they hadn't known each other for long, but he was quite familiar with Canaan.

This is a genius no less than Li Yang, and his rate of progress is equally rapid.

"The difference in their understanding of the laws is huge, so the duel is pretty much a foregone conclusion." Buchanan's eyes were filled with curiosity. "Honestly, does Li Yang have some kind of secret technique? Can you give me a hint, and we can set up a betting pool and make some money?"

Upon hearing this, Ying Shanliang shook his head and smiled, "I still can't hide it from you!"

He had just met Ying Shan Xueyang in the virtual universe. His original intention was to have her persuade Li Yang to avoid the battle, but he learned that Li Yang possessed a treasure that allowed him to comprehend the essence of the second type of light. If nothing unexpected happened, he would soon be able to comprehend the essence of the light source.

If their understanding of the laws is comparable, then the outcome of this battle will be uncertain.

"I trust Ying Shanxueyang's judgment; betting on Li Yang in this battle is definitely the right move!"

Buchanan said bluntly, "You shouldn't show yourself, lest those guys get suspicious. How about we each contribute five Mixed Yuan Units, and you split the profits in half afterwards?"

"No, I'm not interested in that kind of thing." After saying that, Ying Shanliang secretly sent an email to another good brother, asking him to buy 3 Mixed Yuan Units Canaan Win from Buchanan.

at the same time--

Ying Shan Xueyang sent a treasure to the Qianwu Secret Realm and asked Li Yang to open it personally.

Her gaze drifted to the deep starry sky, and she thought to herself, "I've watched that little guy grow up since he was a child. I wasn't absolutely certain he wouldn't accept the challenge. It seems he's grasped the essence of the second type of light."

Using the light sphere for a month, he comprehended the light source, and his comprehension speed was comparable to that of the geniuses in the apocalyptic secret realm.

However, since the little guy wanted to keep it a secret, Ying Shan Xueyang didn't expose him and simply chose to give away the treasure.

That was her greatest gain on the battlefield outside the region. The recycling price of the military system exceeded 30,000 mixed units, which was the greatest support she could give Li Yang.

"The duel's over, I need to talk to this little guy. I can't keep it all bottled up..."

After all, her resources are limited and she can't provide Li Yang with better resources. She needs to gain the attention of the leader and clan ancestor in order to obtain more resources.

With the Genius Battle approaching, those who demonstrate talent and combat strength worthy of entering the top 1,000 will definitely be granted a large amount of resources to help them climb the overall rankings in the Genius Battle.

........

Time Island.

In the palace above the clouds, a realm lord is placing bets.

Beneath the clouds, in the Time Manor, someone is piecing things together.

The Canaan Challenge to Li Yang was not particularly sensational; it was simply a traditional act of an old man teaching a newcomer a lesson.

The prize of five mixed units directly ignited the eight islands, attracting many people to open betting accounts, and the bets were also quite large.

There are even cosmic-level geniuses placing bets, and Li Yang's odds are far ahead of the competition. Simply put, if you bet on him to win now, you can win 5 units of Hunyuan with 1 Hunyuan unit.

"The betting odds on the outside are almost exceeding the stakes of the duel?" Li Yang was envious, but unfortunately he only had 0.3 Mixed Yuan Units left. Even a fly is still meat, so he simply went all in.

With such high betting odds, Canaan, despite his usual arrogance and lack of popularity among some, is progressing smoothly in accumulating points.

"Canaan, these eight hundred points are my entire net worth."

"And my 500 points, you have to do as you said, and share the profits with me afterwards."

"Just take 2% of these 300 points as my profit."

Several veteran members who had just entered the Law of Light took out their savings, hoping for the high returns promised by Canaan.

Many people wanted to invest but couldn't get in, so Canaan became somewhat arrogant and casually told his creditors, "I'll give you the agreed-upon profit sharing. Go back and wait for my news!"

The group of people who left couldn't help but curse under their breath as they went outside: "What a piece of trash. If I hadn't invested so many points, I would have loved to see him lose to Li Yang."

"Exactly, bullying a newbie, what's with the attitude!"

"Forget it, let him win."