Chapter 5366: A Gambling
The martial arts arena fell silent. The Imperial Guards, who had just been mocking David, were now stunned, their smiles frozen.
A First Stage Earth Immortal Realm cultivator had easily defeated a Seventh Stage Earth Immortal Realm captain? This was truly beyond belief!
Zi Yuan’s lips curled into a faint smile as she looked at Ao Lie and said, “Commander Ao, do you still think Fellow Daoist Chen isn’t worthy of a spar?”
Ao Lie’s face darkened. He looked at David and said seriously, “Not at all! Shi Hu was clearly showing mercy just now! He was afraid of injuring you, so he held back, allowing you to exploit his weakness! If he had used his full strength, you wouldn’t have stood a chance!”
Even Shi Hu, who was lying on the ground, was tempted to retaliate—he had clearly used all his strength, but he couldn’t even touch the hem of David’s clothes. How could he show mercy?
However, he didn’t dare to disobey Ao Lie’s orders and could only lower his head, resigned.
Hearing this, David revealed a sinister smile on his face: “Oh? So, I won unfairly?”
“Right!”
Ao Lie said with a stiff neck, “You were just lucky! If this were a life-and-death battle with real swords and guns, you would have already died under Shi Hu’s blade!”
“Alright.”
David nodded, his tone calm yet slightly cold, “How about a life-and-death battle? There are no restrictions, and it will continue until one party loses.
However, since it’s a life-and-death battle, there must be a stake, right?
I bet one million immortal stones. If I lose, the immortal stones are yours; if you lose, you will also get one million immortal stones, how about it?”
One million immortal stones was not a small sum. Even an imperial guard commander like Ao Lie would need to accumulate it for decades to accumulate.
However, David’s attitude, coupled with the previous insult, infuriated him, prompting him to agree without hesitation: “Alright! I’ll bet with you! I want to see how a First-Rank Earth Immortal cultivator like you can fight me to the death!”
The surrounding Imperial Guards erupted in excitement, gathering to witness the life-and-death duel between a First-Rank Earth Immortal and a peak Ninth-Rank.
Zi Yuan tried to persuade him, but David’s glare silenced him. He simply wanted to completely subdue Ao Lie and convince the entire Divine Kingdom that he was worthy of equal cooperation.
Ao Lie stepped into the center of the arena, his silver spear trembling, its tip pointed directly at David: “Kid, don’t accuse me of bullying you. You attack first!”
David stopped speaking, and with a flick of his right hand, the Dragon Slaying Sword materialized.
Silver lightning flashed from the blade, and a terrifying murderous aura permeated it, sending chills down the spines of the surrounding Imperial Guards.
“So you’re relying on a weapon!”
A glint of disdain flashed across Ao Lie’s eyes. “I thought you had great abilities, but I didn’t expect you to rely on a sharp sword!”
Before he could finish his words, David’s figure had vanished.
Shocked, Ao Lie immediately swung his silver spear, creating an impenetrable defense.
However, the moment the silver spear collided with the Dragon Slaying Sword, there was a loud “crack!” and the silver spear in Ao Lie’s hand was cut apart by the Dragon Slaying Sword!
“What?”
Ao Lie’s pupils constricted, his face filled with disbelief.
His silver spear was forged from thousand-year-old black iron, indestructible. Even a ninth-stage Earth Immortal cultivator’s all-powerful attack wouldn’t leave a mark. And
David didn’t give Ao Lie any time to react, plunging the Dragon Slaying Sword straight into his throat.
Frightened, Ao Lie dodged to the side, barely avoiding the deadly attack, but the sword still left a bloody mark on his neck.
“Stop!”
Ao Lie shouted and retreated repeatedly, “It doesn’t count! This doesn’t count at all! You used a magic weapon, and I only used an ordinary black iron spear. You have a huge advantage in terms of weapons, so this competition doesn’t count!”
The surrounding imperial guards also echoed, thinking that David had indeed relied on weapons to win, and it was an unfair victory.