66: The hunt begins, no one is optimistic

Just as Ye Kong was about to enter the Secret Realm, he remembered that Zhang Wuji had previously given him 10,000 contribution points.

Immediately, he sent a message to Zhang Wuji.

“Wait a moment, bet on me to win.”

Hearing Ye Kong’s message, Zhang Wuji’s expression turned hesitant.

After much thought, he decided to trust Ye Kong after all; a Prodigy Genius was most likely to create miracles.

Subsequently, Zhang Wuji directly wagered 10,000 contribution points, betting on Ye Kong to win.

At the same time, Ye Kong walked directly to Ye Hefan’s side.

He transmitted via Divine Sense, saying, “I’ll give you 50,000 contribution points; later, help me bet on myself to win.”

“Don’t worry, Big Shot.”

Ye Hefan nodded, even feeling a bit touched that Big Shot Ye Kong trusted him so much as to directly hand over 50,000 contribution points.

Seeing Ye Hefan agree, Ye Kong directly transferred 50,000 contribution points from his token to Ye Hefan’s token.

There was no other way; such betting pools were all real-name systems, and generally, individuals were not allowed to place bets on themselves.

Seeing those 50,000 contribution points, Ye Hefan had no trace of greed; he directly wagered all of them, including his own 2,000 contribution points, betting on Ye Kong to win.

At this moment, Ye Kong also entered this Heavenly Rank Formation Map.

As soon as he entered, he found himself teleported into a forest, where the surroundings were eerily quiet, with no other people.

Looking at the trees and the sun in the sky, Ye Kong thought that inside this Heavenly Rank Formation Map, it was just like a Small World.

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Seeing that all the new students had entered the Secret Realm, the five senior students, who exuded powerful Aura and wore purple clothing, also stepped out from the crowd.

At this moment, the onlookers were greatly puzzled; they all recognized them as senior students from the inner courtyard.

Why were they stepping out?

Under everyone’s watchful eyes, the five of them were also teleported into the Secret Realm.

Moreover, the mentors on the high platform did not show any intention of stopping them, seemingly tacitly approving of this behavior.

“My goodness, I didn’t see wrong, did I? How come there are five Inner Sect Disciples entering this New Student Grand Competition!”

“You didn’t see wrong, and look at their clothing; it’s purple. This is clothing only the top 50 Inner Sect Disciples are qualified to wear.

This New Student Grand Competition is probably going to be interesting; five Disciples from the top 50 Inner Sect have entered.”

“What do you think they went in for?”

“That goes without saying; I estimate it’s aimed at Ye Kong. This new student named Ye Kong is truly terrifying.

It’s one thing for the academy to change the competition rules for him, but they even sent five Inner Sect Disciples in.

This shows how highly the Elders judge Ye Kong’s strength!”

For a time, everyone was incredibly shocked by the sudden entry of the five Inner Sect Disciples.

As everyone entered this Heavenly Rank Formation Map, the large screen outside immediately began a live broadcast of the entire event.

Even those not present could watch the live broadcast directly by clicking a link.

They could even see a small map where Ye Kong was a gold dot, and all other students were red dots.

Looking at the dense red dots in the forest.

The students watching via communicators did not believe that Ye Kong could suppress 500 new students at once.

In their eyes, this was impossible; no matter how strong Ye Kong was, he was still a new student.

To suppress 500 people, even a Late Stage General wouldn’t be able to do that, would he?

At this moment, the students watching the live broadcast noticed something.

On the mini-map, in addition to the gold and red dots, five new blue dots appeared, which immediately puzzled them, and they started flooding the chat with comments.

“Did you see that? What are those five blue dots?”

“Same question, what are those five blue dots?”

“Same question.”

For a time, the comments section was frantically asking who those five blue dots were.

Just then, the camera turned to the five inner courtyard Disciples.

“My goodness, did you see that? Those five people are among the top 50 Inner Sect Disciples.”

“Really, those five senior students are all wearing purple clothing, which only the top 50 Inner Sect Disciples are allowed to wear.”

“How did they end up in here?”

“Who knows? Maybe the academy’s high-ranking officials want to further increase the difficulty of this New Student Grand Competition.”

“What do you think those five top 50 inner courtyard members entered this Secret Realm for?”

“What do you think? It must be to target Ye Kong!”

“Impossible! Ye Kong is already facing 500 new students alone; if you add five senior students from the top 50 Inner Sect, wouldn’t he be doomed to lose?”

“Who knows? I originally wanted to bet on Ye Kong winning. But now? I’ve decided to bet on the 500 new students winning.

After all, no matter how strong Ye Kong is, he can’t defeat those five from the top 50 Inner Sect Disciples.

You should know that the top 50 Inner Sect Disciples are, without exception, Late Stage General-level powerhouses.

I think Ye Kong would struggle against just one, let alone five.”

Seeing this comment, everyone immediately realized.

“That’s right! I’m going to bet on the 500 new students winning right now!”

“I’m also going to bet on the 500 new students winning!”

“Me too.”

In an instant, thousands of people went to the betting pool to wager on the 500 new students winning.

Seeing this situation, the people on the betting side.

Quickly raised Ye Kong’s odds, from the initial 1:1, to 1:2, and finally even to 1:5.

However, it was still useless; everyone still chose to bet on the 500 new students winning.

Those willing to take a gamble on Ye Kong winning were few and far between.

At this moment, a small chubby guy who set up this betting pool looked at this scene and was almost on the verge of tears.

He thought to himself, this time he was going to lose everything.

Meanwhile, in the forest, the hunt officially began.

The five senior students had already gathered together.

“What do you say? Do we act separately or together now?” Yu Hongzhuo, the highest-ranked among the five, the 27th Inner Sect Disciple, asked the other four.

He had a long sword on his back, and just standing there, a faint Sword Intent seemed to emanate from him.

“Nonsense, of course, we act together. Our target is Ye Kong; we just need to defeat him. I’m not confident I can handle him one-on-one. Let’s let the other new students make a move first and see Ye Kong’s strength!”

Among the five Inner Sect Disciples, a muscular strong man looked at the other four.

“Xiong Liang, that makes sense. As long as we defeat Ye Kong, victory is ours. This kid is a pervert; I really don’t know how he Cultivates!!”

A fair-faced man holding a fan said.

“Hmm, good point. Then let’s start moving.”

Yu Hongzhuo nodded, and then the five of them transformed into streaks of light, heading directly towards Ye Kong’s direction to hunt.

As for Ye Kong, he was unaware of the appearance of the five senior students.

He simply spread his Divine Sense, and the traces of people within a radius of ten thousand meters were all laid bare.

Ye Kong watched as the students continuously approached each other, wanting to form groups.

He couldn’t help but smile slightly; if they all hid individually, he would have to catch them one by one, and with a time limit, it would be a bit troublesome to deal with.

However, if they were to gather together to collectively challenge him.

Then that would be seeking their own demise, perfectly suiting his intentions.

His Divine Sense detected that those people were constantly drawing closer, but Ye Kong was not in a hurry to deal with them.

He simply walked calmly through this Illusory Forest.

Yet, a terrifyingly powerful Aura emanated from him; the Yao Beasts around him did not dare to approach, keeping their distance.

At this time, the viewers in the live broadcast room, seeing this scene, thought that Ye Kong knew he couldn’t defeat 500 new students and was preparing to give up.

“Look quickly, why is Ye Kong walking so slowly? He doesn’t seem hurried at all.”

“Does that even need to be said? He must know that he is doomed to lose this New Student Grand Competition, so he’s giving up.”

“My goodness, why is Ye Kong doing this? I saw him defeat three Inner Sect Disciples with one punch earlier.

I even wanted to take a gamble and bet all my savings on him winning, but now he’s actually giving up.”

“Brother, who can you blame? It’s not that you were too greedy. The 1:1 odds were a sure win, but you just had to bet on the 1:5 odds.

The person running the betting pool isn’t a fool; setting such high odds definitely means they think Ye Kong’s chances of winning are not high.”

“Indeed, if it were just 500 new students, I think Ye Kong would still have a glimmer of hope of winning.

But with the five Disciples from the top 50 Inner Sect also present, Ye Kong is definitely going to lose this time.”

For a time, the comments section was constantly filled with “Ye Kong is doomed to lose”; everyone felt that Ye Kong’s chances of winning this time were minuscule.

Even Zhang Wuji, watching from outside, felt very puzzled and somewhat nervous seeing Ye Kong walking unhurriedly.

He had, after all, wagered a full 50,000 contribution points on Ye Kong winning.

If Ye Kong lost, Zhang Wuji would suffer a huge loss.

Zhang Wuji outside couldn’t help but clench his fists, thinking to himself.

“Ye Kong, you must win!”