Third, if he continues and enters the finals, his two identities will definitely have a time when they compete on the same stage, and no matter who wins or loses, it will not be a good thing for him.

These are actually not the most important, the most important thing is that this step is the most critical part of his plan, and only after completing this step, can he calmly arrange the back hand.

The second round is undoubtedly the most appropriate opportunity to retire, everyone knows that he is seriously injured, and it is justified to withdraw from the ring, and the opponent is his own people, which will not have any impact on his reputation, and at the same time can make a big profit, is there a better chance than this?

When the judgment continued to suffer from the chaos, at this time, he decisively chose to retreat bravely, and the next thing was handed over to another identity to complete, of course, the other identity was still him.

Xiao Cheng watched coldly in the betting hall, and sometimes took out a part of the spirit stone to bet, and firmly controlled the proportion of the total funds in the bet at about three to seven, he won seventy percent, and Qingzhen won thirty percent, so that when he saw that it was profitable, he would induce more cultivators to bet, and at the same time, there would be no suspicion.

The two competitions in the morning made him famous, and most of the cultivators paid attention to the number of matches he would play next, placing bets one after another, some big and some small.

Until the semi-finals were about to start in the afternoon, the total amount of bets had reached as many as 250,000 high-grade spirit stones, which was the largest gambling handicap in the history of this competition in the world, and even the staff of the betting station were smacked.

Now Xiao Cheng's amount of money is very large, it is impossible to fully invest in this handicap, only more than 70,000 high-grade spirit stones have been invested, if they are fully invested, they will definitely lower the odds, make the cultivators suspicious, and there is no need to fully invest, the betting capital ratio is three to seven, and his spirit stones have accounted for ninety percent of these three percent.

In the afternoon, the top of Wanliu Mountain was crowded with people, the atmosphere was extremely warm, the voices of discussion were one after another, and sometimes because of the wonderful battle, there were loud cheers, and the enthusiasm of countless cultivators was completely poured into the fierce competition.

The second round was less than the first round, and it was carried out extremely quickly, but in half an hour, the first and second rounds were completed, and the chief referee stood on the platform and announced loudly: "Now start the second round and the third game, please invite the young strong man of the third game to the ring, the competition is about to begin!"

With an uproar, tens of millions of people on Wanliu Mountain were like boiling water in a pot, churning from a distance, making messy cheers, isn't the third game exactly where Xiao Cheng is, Xiao Cheng is going to the ring again.

Many people's eyes looked at the stands where the Sword Pavilion was located at the same time, but they didn't find Xiao Cheng's figure, and a trace of bad thoughts flashed in the hearts of a few people, and they were immediately dispelled, how could Xiao Cheng suddenly withdraw from the game?

Even if you are seriously injured in the ring, you must kill your opponent on the spot, and you will never retire.

The disciples of the Sword Pavilion were a little anxious, and Si Yixiu asked a disciple: "The third game is about to start, why hasn't the little uncle come yet, you just came here from the inn, is there any news about the little uncle?"

"Senior Brother Huisi, I didn't see Uncle Xiao when I came, I don't know Uncle Xiao's situation, otherwise I will immediately go back to the inn to inform Uncle Xiao, maybe Uncle Xiao forgot the time!" The disciple of the Sword Pavilion arched his hand.

"Okay, you go and take a look now, and inform Uncle Xiao that the competition has begun!" Si Yixiu nodded, his face full of anxiety.

Qing Zhenming buried his head and smiled bitterly: "Hey, Uncle Xiao hasn't come yet, I'd better wait for Uncle Xiao to come before going to the ring, otherwise I always feel a little disrespectful!"

Ye Lingdie sat behind Qingzhen, a smile flashed in his beautiful eyes, and he suddenly interjected: "He may be here soon, you hurry up and get into the ring, you wait for him in the ring, you can't let him go to the ring first, and then you go up again, others will say that you have a big shelf, and you still pose in front of the elders!"

Ye Lingdie, as the person next to Xiao Cheng, Xiao Cheng has almost nothing to say to her, of course she knows Xiao Cheng's plan, if Qingzhen does not go to the ring, Xiao Cheng will definitely lose a lot of money.

"Uh...... It seems to make some sense!" Qing Zhenming nodded thoughtfully, and said with a smile: "Hehe, it's still the little uncle who knows the little uncle best, I really didn't expect this!"

Ye Lingdie heard the four words of Uncle Xiaoshi, her pretty face darkened, she glared at Qing Zhenming fiercely, and said angrily: "The dog's mouth can't spit out ivory, why don't you hurry up and get into the ring!"

"Hehe, follow the order of the little uncle, I'll go!" Qing Zhenming smiled, and when he saw Ye Lingdie making a gesture to beat him, he hurriedly flew to the ring like burning his buttocks.

Qing Zhen Ming flew into the ring, and tens of millions of cultivators on Wanliu Mountain looked at the empty ring and Qing Zhen Ming was the only one, and couldn't help but be a little disappointed, raising his eyes to look at Kyushu City, hoping that Xiao Cheng would arrive quickly.

The rules of the world competition are very simple, as long as the cultivators of the two sides are ready, they can start, there is no need for the referee to call to start, and the other rings soon started fierce battles, but the No. 1 ring where Xiao Cheng is still only Qing Zhenming standing there alone.

The chief referee on the stage frowned, looked at the time, two and a half minutes had passed, and if Xiao Cheng didn't come again, it would be regarded as a waiver.

It stands to reason that Xiao Cheng should come to participate in the competition, Qing Zhenming is a disciple of the Sword Pavilion, and at the same time, he is a lot weaker than the opponent he met in the morning, so there is nothing to worry about.

In the main stand, sitting side by side with Venerable Yan and Jiang Hongzhen, seeing that Xiao Cheng was still not coming, they all showed a relieved smile, and sneered with Venerable Yan: "It seems that my guess is really right, he will use this opportunity to withdraw from the game, there is indeed no better time than this, this kid will really pick the time!"

"Hehe, but he didn't expect it anyway, the predecessors of He Yan had already discovered his details, he thought that he was not leaking, how could he escape from the palm of the predecessors of He Yan!" Jiang Hongzhen nodded with a smile, admiring the wisdom of Venerable He Yan.

Tens of millions of cultivators in Wanliu Mountain were waiting extremely anxiously, seeing that the time was about to pass, and even some of the rings had already decided the winners and losers, why didn't Xiao Cheng show up, did he really retire?

"Oh, why hasn't Xiao Cheng come yet, I can bet on him to win, if he abstains, my bet money will be wasted!"

"Lao Tzu bets several times more spirit stones than you, Lao Tzu is not in a hurry, what are you in a hurry!"

"Could it be that the injury in the morning was too severe, and he couldn't participate in the competition?"

While there were different opinions, a cultivator in a gray Dao robe flew quickly from Kyushu City, wearing a red kendo belt around his wrist, obviously a disciple of the Sword Pavilion. Seeing that disciple flying towards Wanliu Mountain alone, everyone had a bad feeling in their hearts, could it be that Xiao Cheng really withdrew from the competition.

Ding Hecheng, a disciple of the Sword Pavilion, flew towards Wanliu Mountain in a hurry, and as soon as he landed, he panted and said to Si Yixiu: "Senior Brother Si, junior uncle, he ...... Uncle Xiao said that the injury was too serious, and he needed to calm down and recuperate, so he couldn't participate in the competition, so he could only retire!"

"Ah, Uncle Xiao has withdrawn, this ......" Everyone was stunned when they heard the news, this news was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day for the disciples of the Sword Pavilion, everyone knew that Uncle Xiao's injury was very serious, but they didn't think that the injury was so severe that they couldn't participate in the competition.

Si Yixiu snorted lightly, and said solemnly: "Be quiet, don't make a fuss, everyone can see the injury of the little uncle, it is indeed extremely strict, and the little uncle is also good for the reputation of our Sword Pavilion, because of the injury and retired from the game, he has not been defeated in the hands of anyone, and he will not fall into the reputation of the Sword Pavilion."

If Uncle Xiao is injured in the ring, it will not only be bad for Uncle Xiao's health, but if he is defeated, it will not be good for the reputation of the Sword Pavilion. This is Uncle Xiao's own choice, and we respect his choice!"

The disciples of the Sword Pavilion immediately quieted down, pondering Si Yixiu's words, these words were indeed very reasonable.

They very much hope that Uncle Xiao can continue to fight, and even hope that Uncle Xiao will eventually become the strongest, in their eyes, Uncle Xiao is invincible.

But they ignored that Uncle Xiao was also flesh and blood, and he was also a human being, and if he dragged his injured body to continue fighting, it would definitely cause extremely terrible consequences, and only then did he realize that their hope was actually a little cruel and selfish.

After listening to Si Yixiu's words, Ye Lingdie was a little ridiculous, this guy had already planned to retire halfway, but he didn't expect it to be interpreted so great by Si Yixiu, and said that guy must be thinking about how much money he can make this time, right?

After Si Yixiu rectified the order, he blessed his true qi and shouted lightly to the chief referee on the platform: "This chief referee elder, our junior uncle is too injured to act, so I am very sorry to give up the next game!"

Si Yi Xiu's light drink of blessing true qi spread throughout the audience, and tens of millions of cultivators on Wanliu Mountain were in an uproar, Xiao Cheng actually withdrew, with Xiao Cheng's strength, he was completely sure to enter the finals, and even had the opportunity to compete for the strongest, why did he withdraw like this......

Many people sighed for Xiao Cheng's withdrawal, Xiao Cheng could have a better ranking and a stronger prestige, but he could only retire because of injury, feeling sorry for Xiao Cheng.

While the other part of the people sighed, they felt even more sorry for their spirit stones......

"Why did Xiao Cheng quit like this, he said it earlier if he wanted to quit, but he didn't say it until after the competition began, my white spirit stone was wasted like this!"

"Hey, why every time I get to Xiao Cheng's game, Lao Tzu loses, is it true that Lao Tzu was born to make a ...... with him?"

At this time, no one thought that Xiao Cheng did not withdraw from the game because of his injury, not because he was unexpected, but in everyone's mind, Xiao Cheng did not have any reason to withdraw from the game.

In the first group where Xiao Cheng is located, the strongest opponent Jace has been defeated by Xiao Cheng, and if he persists, he will definitely enter the top 16 of the finals.

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~R1152