After reading it, Xu Yuehuai didn't show much fear or surprise. She had long known that in this world, there was no such thing as survival of the fittest; only the strong reigned supreme. Therefore, she couldn't understand why Aunt Pu had liked this place so much and thought it was wonderful.
Ji Yuanchi's eyes held an emotion that no one could understand. Pu Erge had been paying attention to their emotions, but he realized that he couldn't understand them at all. He felt a sense of defeat. They weren't afraid. It seemed that he had thought of them as too weak.
Pu Tianyi seemed to see through his second brother's thoughts. He hooked his arm around his second brother's shoulder and pulled him back a few steps, saying, "Second brother, you underestimate them. We haven't seen our little sister for a long time. How do you know she hasn't experienced such a bloody scene all these years? And Yueyue's strength is so outstanding. Do you really think she became such a powerful swordsman by practicing swordsmanship against thin air?"
Pu Erge knew, of course, that the answer to these questions was definitely no, but his presence was like that of an older brother, always wanting to protect his two younger sisters within his own capabilities.
Pu Tianyi knew he could figure it out himself, so he patted his brother on the shoulder and walked between his two sisters. "What do you think? Is it exciting? Do you want to give it a try?"
"Over there you can choose the level of the spirit beast you want to fight. The one you just saw is considered high-level. Based on my assessment of your strength, you have a very high chance of winning against a low-level one." Pu Tianyi brought them here not just to take a look, but also to let the two of them try it out if possible.
Ji Yuanchi was somewhat worried, while Xu Yuehuai was eager to make a move.
Upon hearing this, Pu Erge, who was behind him, turned pale and said, "Pu Tianyi, you've gone too far."
Pu Tianyi understood that this was a warning to him. He wasn't the kind of person to push his luck. He looked at the two of them helplessly and said, "It seems it's a pity we can't finish today. But it's not a big deal. After we go to the second floor, there will only be more and more arenas. We can play next time. The main purpose of coming out today is to relax, so let's not play such dangerous things."
Pu Tianyi reverted to his previous carefree demeanor. Xu Yuehuai looked at Pu Erge and Pu Tianyi, "I want to give it a try."
Pu Erge still disagreed, but considering that Xu Yuehuai's strength was more than enough to deal with the low-level spirit beasts here, while the two of them were still hesitating, Ji Yuanchi said from the side: "If Yueyue wants to try, let her try. At worst, she can just admit defeat if she can't win. It's not a shameful thing."
"Third Brother, bring me your token. You need it to register, right?" Ji Yuanchi held the token in her hand, playing with it and watching how the people around her were operating it.
Pu Tianyi looked at his second brother, waved his hand, and said in a telepathic voice, "See, I didn't say anything, and I didn't stir up trouble!"
Xu Yuehuai looked at Brother Pu, knowing that he was worried about their safety. After all, they were going to the second floor tomorrow, a long journey, and who knew what might happen along the way. If they were injured in an accident at this time and couldn't cope with it, it would be like losing the watermelon to pick up a sesame seed.
"Second brother, don't worry, I will protect myself," Xu Yuehuai admitted.
There is indeed no rule against admitting defeat in this arena, but everyone goes up there with the determination to die, because failing to defeat a spirit beast is not a glorious thing to talk about.
Another group of people didn't have time to admit defeat before they died.
Thus, with Ji Yuanchi's support and Xu Yuehuai's insistence, Pu Erge reluctantly agreed, and Pu Tianyi pretended to agree reluctantly.
The four of them walked together to the registration area. There was only one small window with a servant sitting inside. After the servant took Pu Tianyi's token and registered him, he let them choose the spirit beast they wanted to fight.
Xu Yuehuai glanced at the image on the wall and chose the most powerful one from among the low-level spirit beasts.
Seeing this, the waiter glanced at her and, noticing she was a stranger, kindly explained the rules to the young woman, "Most people here choose to wear a mask and give themselves a code name before going on stage. Would you like one?"
Xu Yuehua thought for a moment and nodded, "Call him Yueze."
The servant handed Xu Yuehuai a mask; it was a demon mask with fangs painted on it.
Ji Yuanchi asked curiously, "Yueyue, why did you choose this name? Does it have any special meaning?"
Xu Yuehuai paused for two seconds before saying, "It just came to mind, it doesn't mean anything special."
Ji Yuan didn't press the matter further.
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After everyone was ready, Xu Yuehuai, wearing a mask, walked to the waiting area and looked at Ji Yuanchi and the others, "Can you help me place a bet? I'll win."
Pu Tianyi paused for a moment and said, "Sister Yueyue, of course I will help you place the bet, but this arena only accepts spirit stones, not spirit power. I don't have many spirit stones on me, only fifty or sixty. Don't worry, although it's not much, I will bet them all on you!"
Xu Yuehuai was unaware of this rule. She took out one of the spatial rings from her space and gave it to Pu Tianyi, saying gently, "Then I'll trouble Third Brother to place all these bets for me."
After Xu Yuehuai handed it out, the competition officially began. Pu Tianyi glanced at the space ring in his hand to see how many spirit stones it contained, but just one glance left him stunned. Pu Tianyi looked at Ji Yuanchi and said, "Little sister, what is the background of this Yueyue sister, and why does she have so many high-grade spirit stones?"
Ji Yuanchi didn't know how much wealth Xu Yuehuai had; she didn't care about it, but she was a little annoyed that she didn't have much herself. "If I had known Yueyue was going to compete, I wouldn't have used so many spirit stones to cultivate the other day. I only have about ten low-grade spirit stones on me now."
Pu Tianyi carefully held the ring in his hand. Pu Erge didn't find anything strange about it. A genius like Xu Yuehuai would be sought after everywhere. Maybe this spirit stone came from there.
Pu Tianyi counted how many there were. There were a full thousand high-grade spirit stones. He suddenly realized that all the talk about his strength during the day was just a joke in Xu Yuehuai's eyes when it came time to pay the bill.
To avoid attracting unwanted attention, when placing his bet of 1,000 high-grade spirit stones, he led the waiter to the large-amount betting window. The waiter glanced at the person opposite him, recognizing him, and his expression wasn't particularly enthusiastic. "How many spirit stones are you betting? You can just place your bets of 1,000 low-grade spirit stones over there."
The servant's voice was weak and listless, showing little enthusiasm for hospitality.
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