The staff member produced three copies of the agreement, and Lin Yun and Wu Jun each signed them.
After signing, Lin Yun and Wu Jun each took one copy, while the remaining one was kept by the Hundred Treasures Pavilion.
Next, Lin Yun handed over his one hundred million Haoyue crystal stones as his stake to the staff.
“Both of you, the match will officially begin in the time it takes for one incense stick to burn. Please take a moment to rest and prepare,” the staff member said before hurriedly leaving the arena.
Lin Yun closed his eyes, resting and gathering his focus while awaiting the start of the match.
The crowd began placing bets on the match.
Lin Yun’s ability to produce a true holy weapon made some people view him differently.
However, Lin Yun was still one realm below Wu Jun, and Wu Jun had the backing of the Wu clan’s resources, making him formidable in many aspects.
Thus, the majority still bet on Wu Jun, though a small number felt Lin Yun seemed mysterious, possibly with an extraordinary background, and might create a miracle. These few placed small bets on Lin Yun, though only with the mindset of taking a gamble for a big payoff. This group was a tiny minority.
Wu Chengtian also took out his remaining ten million Haoyue crystal stones and bet them all on Lin Yun.
The time for one incense stick to burn passed quickly.
Ding-dong.
The bronze bell in the arena rang, signaling the official start of the match.
“It’s finally beginning,” Lin Yun said, abruptly opening his eyes with a look of anticipation.
In this duel, with such high stakes, Lin Yun had bet his entire fortune. If he won, he would become immensely wealthy!
“Kid, you dared to challenge me. Today, I’ll make you perish in this arena! You’ll pay the price of your life for your arrogance!” Wu Jun’s tone was sharp, and his Third Stage Transcendent Realm aura surged forth instantly.
As soon as he spoke, Wu Jun’s warblade transformed into a torrent of fiery waves, carrying terrifying power as it roared through the air, rushing toward Lin Yun with his spiritual sense and physical strength fully unleashed.
Compared to his earlier fight with Wu Chengtian, Wu Jun wasn’t suppressing his realm this time, so the power of his attack was naturally much greater.
Such an attack would be quite troublesome even for an ordinary Third Stage Transcendent Realm fighter to face.
“They’re fighting!”
Wu Chengtian and his two younger brothers instantly grew tense.
Even the female elf watched the arena below with slight nervousness.
After all, she was certain in her heart that Lin Yun was likely fighting to save her; otherwise, he wouldn’t have acted without forming a contract.
Because of this, she naturally didn’t want to see Lin Yun die in the arena, and she felt anxious about his fate.
In the arena.
Facing Wu Jun’s powerful incoming attack, Lin Yun didn’t waste words. The light on his treasured sword surged, and he fiercely met the attack head-on!
Lin Yun knew this battle was different from others he had faced in the Transcendent Realm. Wu Jun also wielded a true holy weapon, so Lin Yun no longer had an advantage in weaponry. To win across realms, he would have to rely entirely on his own abilities.
His Origin-Level Seventh Stage spiritual sense and mid-stage Indestructible Divine Body’s powerful physical strength were fully channeled into this sword strike.
Clang!
A loud metallic clash echoed through the arena, with violent waves sweeping across the battlefield.
Under this impact, Lin Yun was forced to retreat a few steps.
“Kid, your spiritual sense has reached Origin-Level? And your physical strength seems quite strong too? So that’s your trump card, huh? Unfortunately, you’re still destined to lose!” Wu Jun roared as he charged forward, his warblade like a giant fiery python, surging with light and rushing toward Lin Yun again!
From the brief exchange, Lin Yun instantly determined that Wu Jun’s spiritual sense was likely at the Ninth Stage Heavenly Dao Level, and his physical strength was possibly at the Origin Body level.
Thus, Lin Yun’s spiritual sense surpassed Wu Jun’s by seven levels, including one major spiritual sense realm, and his physical strength was three or four levels higher, including one major physical realm.
Even with these advantages combined, they couldn’t fully bridge the gap between the Second Stage Transcendent Realm and the Third Stage Transcendent Realm, only covering most of it.
In the past, Lin Yun had relied on his true holy weapon and spiritual sense to bridge the gap between the Second and Third Stage Transcendent Realms.
This time, he lacked the significant advantage of the true holy weapon.
Clang, clang, clang!
Continuous collisions erupted, with powerful waves raging like a hurricane.
