Legend of Wyatt

Chapter 1994: Placing Bets

As soon as the words were spoken, Wyatt Barnes signed his name on the ’Life and Death Contract’ and pressed his handprint in front of Wade Yorke’s incredulous gaze!

"The ’Life and Death Contract’ is sealed!"

Almost at the moment Wyatt Barnes signed the ’Life and Death Contract’, the elder from the Life and Death Hall holding the contract timely shouted, "Wade Yorke, Wyatt Barnes...will ascend the ’Death Duel Arena’ for a life-and-death showdown in one hour!"

"One hour later?"

Wyatt was taken aback, showing a look of confusion, not knowing why the life-and-death duel had to wait an hour.

Is it necessary to wait that long?

"In the next hour, our Life and Death Hall will act as the bookmaker, initiating a ’bet’ on your life-and-death duel with Wade Yorke! If you are confident, you can also place all your contribution points on yourself, betting that you will survive till the end... Of course, if you die, even if you didn’t bet on yourself, you won’t be able to use your contribution points."

As if seeing Wyatt’s confusion, the manager of the Life and Death Hall, Asaiah Nigel, calmly explained, "So, generally speaking, those who ascend the ’Death Duel Arena’ will place all their contribution points on themselves beforehand!"

Wyatt suddenly understood, not expecting such a serious place like the Life and Death Hall to have such a tradition.

"Our Life and Death Hall does not earn any bets from disciples of the Holy Land...we merely act as a middleman, mix your bets together, and then calculate ’odds’ based on the final situation."

"Of course, if our elders in the Life and Death Hall favor someone, they can also place appropriate bets."

Asaiah Nigel continued.

"Elder Asaiah Nigel means...other disciples of the Holy Land can also place bets?"

Wyatt asked in surprise.

"Of course!"

Asaiah Nigel nodded, "Otherwise, what do you think the audience seats around the Death Duel Arena are for?"

"For betting, you can find the other two copper flame elders in our Life and Death Hall... After you place your bets, and ascend the Death Duel Arena, other disciples of the Holy Land can enter the Life and Death Hall to bet and ascend the audience seats around the Death Duel Arena."

"Before I give the command, although you two are on the Death Duel Arena, you must not strike first! Otherwise, the side that strikes first will suffer severe punishment from our Life and Death Hall!"

As he spoke, Asaiah Nigel’s tone turned more severe, "The traditions of the Life and Death Hall are not to be overturned by anyone!"

Wyatt nodded, then stepped out to find the other two copper flame elders to place his bet.

"What a pity...I only have one hundred contribution points."

While placing his bet, Wyatt couldn’t help but sigh inwardly, secretly hoping, "Just hope everyone else bets on Wade Yorke...that way, I could win a lot."

"Wade Yorke! Why aren’t you placing your bet?"

As Wyatt finished his bet and ascended the Death Duel Arena, Asaiah Nigel looked at Wade Yorke, who stood motionless, with a sunken face and shouted.

Instantly, Wade shivered, snapped back to reality, and hurriedly went to place his bet.

After placing his bet, Wade flew onto the ’Death Duel Arena’, confronting Wyatt Barnes, staring at him with a hostile gaze.

"Wyatt Barnes, although I don’t know where you got the courage to sign the ’Life and Death Contract’ with me, Wade Yorke...but I must tell you, today, I will definitely kill you to avenge my brother! To relieve my father’s hatred!"

Wade Yorke spoke slowly, with a gloomy face, almost word for word.

"Anyone can talk big...whether you can kill me depends on whether you have the ability!"

Unlike Wade, Wyatt’s face remained calm, speaking unhurriedly after hearing Wade’s harsh words.

"I would like to see...if an hour later, your face can still remain as calm as it is now!"

Wade sneered.

"Then wait patiently."

Wyatt said lightly, his gaze shifting to the outside of the Life and Death Hall.

Almost as soon as Wyatt looked over, a group of Holy Land disciples outside the Life and Death Hall seemed to receive some instruction and swarmed in, turning the Life and Death Hall into a noisy ’marketplace’.

"Wyatt Barnes actually signed the ’Life and Death Contract’?"

Many Holy Land disciples showed astonishment and incredulity, still not recovered from the shock of Wyatt signing the ’Life and Death Contract’.

"Really don’t know where he got the courage! Actually signed the Life and Death Contract...simply seeking his own death!"

Immediately, some Holy Land disciples said disdainfully, feeling that Wyatt Barnes signing the ’Life and Death Contract’ was purely overestimating himself!

"I find this Wyatt Barnes somewhat peculiar...since coming to our Fire Worship Sect, he initially opposed the first elder of the Black Tortoise Altar, Maximus Lee, yet wasn’t at a disadvantage! Even from his later deeds, he doesn’t seem like someone at a disadvantage."

A Holy Land disciple, recalling Wyatt’s ’experiences’ since arriving at the Fire Worship Sect, couldn’t help but say.

And the words of this Holy Land disciple immediately evoked ridicule from many Holy Land disciples:

"What? Do you think he is stronger than Senior Wade Yorke? In this life-and-death duel, do you think he can kill Senior Wade Yorke?"

"Don’t be ridiculous! Since Wyatt Barnes came to the Fire Worship Sect, the reason he’s not suffered much is because he’s quite capable and hasn’t encountered any ’tough opponents’! As for Elder Maximus Lee, he refrains from attacking him due to his identity, otherwise, do you think he could still bounce around until now?"

"Exactly! If you think Wyatt Barnes can survive today, go ahead and bet on him...but I’m afraid you’ll end up losing everything!"

"Yeah. Since you’re confident in Wyatt Barnes, then bet on him...this way, we can also earn some more contribution points."

...

Maybe even this Holy Land disciple didn’t realize that his words would be laughed at by so many Holy Land disciples.

Instantly, he shut his mouth.

As for betting on Wyatt Barnes, he wasn’t that foolish!

He had just said it casually, purely as an irresponsible guess, not his true thoughts.

In his view, the likelihood of Wade Yorke surviving today’s life-and-death duel was much greater.

After all, Wade Yorke was a ’True Disciple’ of their Fire Worship Sect’s Holy Land and a ’Saint Immortal Realm expert’!

As for Wyatt Barnes, although he mastered several advanced divine abilities and had decent strength, his talent root was only a ’yellow spirit root’, making it tough for him to catch up to Wade Yorke, let alone kill him.

"I’m betting three hundred contribution points on Brother Wade Yorke to win!"

"I’m betting five hundred contribution points on Brother Wade Yorke!"

"I’m going all in! My entire fortune of three thousand three hundred contribution points on Brother Wade Yorke!"

...

As a group of Holy Land disciples poured in, the two Life and Death Hall Elders responsible for collecting the bets were busy recording the betting information from each Holy Land disciple.

A quarter of an hour passed, and not a single Holy Land disciple bet on Wyatt Barnes!

This clearly showed just how little they thought of Wyatt Barnes.

"No one is betting on Wyatt Barnes?"

This situation quickly caught the attention of some Holy Land disciples, "If this continues, how will we earn contribution points?"

"Yes, since the ’Bet’ in the Life and Death Hall calculates the final ’odds’ entirely based on both sides’ bets... If everyone bets on Brother Wade Yorke, we’ll just get our contribution points back, without earning a single one!"

"Why doesn’t someone bet on Wyatt Barnes, then? If this keeps going, there’s nothing to gain!"

"Do you think we’re stupid? Betting on Wyatt Barnes? That would be like tossing our contribution points away!"

...

A group of Holy Land disciples started fussing again, with not a single person optimistic about Wyatt Barnes’s chances, feeling he was doomed today!

"Wyatt Barnes’s strength is good, but his talent root is just a ’yellow spirit root’... With such limitations, he won’t achieve much even if he masters several advanced divine abilities!"

"Yeah, given the circumstances, only a fool would bet on him."

"But this isn’t working... If everyone bets on Brother Wade Yorke, aren’t we going to end up without any contribution points?"

"There’s no helping it. Unless you’re going to bet on Wyatt Barnes?"

"I’m not that dumb!"

...

While the Holy Land disciples were debating whether to bet on Wyatt Barnes, a voice drew their attention.

"I’m betting one hundred contribution points on Wyatt Barnes!"

A Holy Land disciple finally stepped forward and bet on Wyatt Barnes.

Even though it was just one hundred contribution points, it brightened the eyes of many Holy Land disciples, who thought that with someone leading the way, more would follow.

This way, they wouldn’t worry about not earning contribution points.

Even if it’s just a little, it’s still something, as long as there’s a gain, since it’s effortless contribution points.

The saying goes, ’Even a tiny mosquito is still meat’!

"Isn’t he ’Mats Davidson’?"

"Mats Davidson? The one who comprehended the Black Tortoise Hall’s divine ability ’Black Tortoise Protective Body’ before Wyatt Barnes and came to our Holy Land?"

"That’s him! I heard he succeeded in comprehending ’Black Tortoise Protective Body’ thanks to Wyatt Barnes’s unintentional help... No wonder he bet on Wyatt Barnes, he wants to return the favor!"

"He’s clever, knowing this is his last chance to repay Wyatt Barnes... After today, even if he wanted to repay Wyatt Barnes, he wouldn’t be able to."

...

Many Holy Land disciples recognized the disciple who bet on Wyatt Barnes as Mats Davidson.

"Junior Brother Wyatt, I’ve just arrived at the Holy Land, and I only have this many contribution points."

Mats Davidson looked at Wyatt Barnes on the death duel stage and said with a bitter smile through voice transmission.

It was Wyatt Barnes who reminded him to bet on him, which is why he did.