When he thought about his classmates, Lu Yin missed them even more, and he couldn't help but smile.
He thought that his smile was friendly, but in Charon's eyes, it was the smile of a demon, and beads of sweat dripped down his forehead.
Nothing good ever came out of running into this bastard. It's over. The Supreme Tournament is coming to an end. It's over.
What's with Charon's expression? Why does he look like he's seen a ghost? Is he that scared?
The older he got, the more cowardly he became.
The Supreme Tournament was related to the glory of many people, as well as the interests of many powers.
But to the vast majority of the universe, the Supreme Tournament only allowed them to know who the powerhouses were and who the young Paragons were. It also allowed them to witness the growth of these people.
However, some people were different, and they were the bookmakers who had set up the bets for the Supreme Tournament.
After the battle on the third layer ended, an ancient family from the Beast Tamers Flowzone was caught in a bloodbath.
Before the tournament, this ancient family had acted as the bookmakers and set the odds for Little Mountain God's performance. This family was connected to the Divine Grade Hall, and they knew of Little Mountain God's strength. Thus, they had high expectations for him.
When Little Mountain God was eliminated in the third layer, they had to pay an exorbitant sum of money. In the end, they even lost their entire family.
It wasn't that they hadn't thought of going back on their word, but the consequences would have been even more severe. They didn't even know who had participated in the bets, and they had attracted the attention of Enlighters as soon as they tried to go back on their word. After that, multiple Enlighters had attacked them, and the Divine Grade Hall, First Grade Hall, Second Grade Hall, and even the surrounding First Grade Flowzone and Daynight Flowzone had all come to collect their debts.
An ancient family had collapsed just like that. Even if they could survive this crisis, it would be very difficult for them to recover.
And this was just one corner of the universe.
The universe was too vast, and there were seventy-two weaves in the Outerverse. Every weave had its own young geniuses participating in the Supreme Tournament, and there were naturally large powers within each weave who had set up bets. Some people won, while others lost.
Once upon a time, these bookmakers had always been confident in setting the odds, but the Supreme Tournament was different from what they had experienced before.
The young geniuses and absolute experts that they were confident in were nothing more than passersby in the Supreme Tournament. If they were unlucky, they could easily be eliminated.
On the other hand, those who wanted to try their luck and bet on these geniuses losing made a lot of money.
It wasn't just the Outerverse, but also the various large flowzones of the Innerverse, the various regions of the Cosmic Sea, and even the Neoverse.
Just the battle of the third fault had caused thousands of bankers in the universe to lose everything. And this was just the beginning.
The real big bets were not on the random passersby who could be easily eliminated by the shockwaves of the battle, but rather on the famous experts. For example, the banker who had set the odds for Lu Yin to enter the top three at one to ten. Aside from setting the odds for Lu Yin, he had also set the odds for Bu Kong, Zhiyi, Yao Xuan, and so on. Almost all of the famous experts had been eliminated.
No one knew who the biggest banker was. Many people were guessing, but no one had an accurate answer.
When everyone arrived at the second fault, a woman walked out from the starry sky. She looked at the unassuming spacecraft in front of her. "I've finally found it."
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On the second layer of Mount Supreme, the competition began once again as the binding force disappeared.
It was just like what they had encountered in the third layer. It was a battle royale of fifty people. Everyone had joined forces to attack the most famous experts, such as Shangqing and Lu Yin.
Lu Yin watched as everyone attacked him. Stars revolved around his body before exploding.
The Sirius Technique was the core technique of the Sirius Sect, and it wasn't something that ordinary people could withstand. There were experts from the Sixth Mainland, as well as those from the Cosmic Sea and the Neoverse, but only a few were still standing. The rest had all collapsed.
This included Charon. Lu Yin didn't take special care of him. He was going to be eliminated anyway, so it didn't matter if it was sooner or later.
Charon endured the pain in his chest and stared helplessly at Lu Yin. The difference between them was too great.
Back in the Astral Combat Academy, Charon had been stronger than Lu Yin at the start. Lu Yin had threatened Charon to protect him in the trial zones, but now, Charon couldn't even withstand a single attack from Lu Yin.
Not far away, two cultivators from the Sixth Mainland appeared. Blood dripped from their mouths as they stared at Lu Yin and charged out at the same time.
Behind Lu Yin, a young woman from the Neoverse also attacked.
Star energy surged around Lu Yin's body, and the three were sent flying, unable to get up again.
Lu Yin's battle royale ended very easily.
Lan Baobao's battle ended as well, as most people gave up against the Prime Clear.
Most of the arenas were filled with intense battles, and the most exciting battles were between the Crying Lady and Bu Kong. No one had expected the Crying Lady to meet Bu Kong here.
The Crying Lady was the Hall of Honor's second disciple. She was powerful and had mastered a secret technique. She had even reached the highest stage in the Mountain and Sea Realm, but she had lost to Xia Jiuyou.
On the other hand, Bu Kong was from the Daosource Three Skies. Their battle attracted a lot of attention, overshadowing Shu Jing's battle with Wu Taibai and Ce Jiu's battle with Drunkard.
Bu Kong looked at the Crying Lady strangely, his eyes filled with confusion. He had just eliminated the others, but he had been attacked by this woman.
Heartless sorrow for autumn, he only heard these four words, and then he fell into a trap.
In Bu Kong's limited cultivation career, this was the first time he had been hit without even realizing it.
The Crying Lady wore a half-red, half-white mask, and layers of ripples spread out from her body. Her innate gift was hypnosis.
Bu Kong hurriedly dodged and was on high alert. This woman was very difficult to deal with.
In the end, the ripples enveloped Bu Kong, and he was immediately hit. At that moment, he heard the words "Heartless Sorrow" again.
Bu Kong's body could not withstand the pressure, and he slammed into the ground. There was a loud boom as his entire body collapsed.
The Crying Lady stood in midair and looked down at him from above.
Countless people who saw this scene were excited. The Hall of Honor's second disciple was truly invincible.
Lu Yin looked at the screen. He did not understand the Crying Lady's Heartless Sorrow, but after such a long time, he had some ideas about this battle technique. It was impossible for Bu Kong to see through it in such a short time, so it all depended on how he would break through it.
In the higher realm, the cultivators of the Sixth Mainland were nervous. They could not understand what was happening, and they had not seen the Crying Lady attack. Bu Kong had collapsed just like that. Could he have been defeated? He was one of the Daosource Three Skies, the future leader of the Sixth Mainland.
Bu Kong slowly stood up and patted the dirt off his body. He looked up at the Crying Lady. He still could not understand how that attack had appeared, but it did not matter.
The Crying Lady stood in midair as hypnotic ripples spread out from beneath her feet. They descended layer by layer and enveloped the entire arena.
Bu Kong raised his hand, and the ripples descended at a speed visible to the naked eye until they touched him. The ripples should have enveloped Bu Kong, but in the next moment, they distorted and finally shattered.
The Crying Lady had an innate hypnotic gift, while Bu Kong's innate gift was disintegration. He had forcefully disintegrated the Crying Lady's hypnosis technique.
This was a difference in power, and the Crying Lady was still a bit weaker than him.
"I'm very curious about what you look like under that mask," Bu Kong said calmly as he waved his hand. The Crying Lady was about to move when she suddenly froze. Not good, a sourcebox array!
Bu Kong appeared in front of the Crying Lady and reached out to grab her mask.
The Crying Lady was frozen in the void, and she could not move. However, one of her hands was pointed in front of her, and Bu Kong appeared directly in front of her.
Bu Kong's hand had already touched the mask, but his body was suddenly flung away and slammed into the barrier that had isolated the arena.
Secret technique — Exile. This was one of the Hall of Honor's inherited secret techniques, and even Bu Kong could not reverse it.
The Crying Lady took the opportunity to break free from the sourcebox array and charged towards Bu Kong. "Heartless — Autumn's Sorrow."
Bu Kong raised his hand, and he did not seem to disintegrate anything. However, the void collapsed, and the space between him and the Crying Lady was completely shattered. The Crying Lady's eyes narrowed, and she hurriedly retreated.
Bu Kong sneered. "I guessed it. Your so-called battle technique is transmitted through sound. When I heard those words, I was already tricked. It's a pretty good battle technique, but it's a pity that once someone guesses it, you'll be finished. All you need to do is prevent sound from transmitting." He then pointed his hand at the Crying Lady and closed his fingers. Star energy was pulled up like a curtain, and the Crying Lady's star energy was completely suppressed. Even her speed was restricted.
This was the suppression that a Boundless Advanced Lockbreaker could exert on an expert of the same level. Bu Kong's control of star energy had reached the level of a World Realm cultivator, and even the Crying Lady had to endure the pain of being suppressed.
He did not need to use any battle technique to attack. Bu Kong had used the star energy of a World Realm cultivator to disrupt the star energy in the Crying Lady's body. Even if he could not heavily injure her, he could still make it so that she could not retaliate.
Bu Kong took advantage of this opportunity to rapidly approach her. He raised his hand and slammed down with a single palm. The Crying Lady watched as Bu Kong's palm descended, but she did not attempt to dodge.
With a bang, the two of them were sent flying, blood splattering across the air.
The Crying Lady was not the only one affected, as Bu Kong was the same.
His face was pale as he stared at the Crying Lady in shock.
The Hall of Honor's inherited secret technique — Punishment. It was known as the most disgusting secret technique, and it could perfectly reflect any damage that the user had suffered back onto the enemy. Bu Kong's palm strike had landed on the Crying Lady, but it had also landed on himself.
"Heartless Autumn's Sorrow." The Crying Lady had been prepared for this moment, and she had taken Bu Kong's attack head-on. She wanted to win, and this was her only chance.
She had risked her heavy injuries in order to attack Bu Kong while he was under the effects of Punishment. No matter how strong he was, she was confident that she would be able to defeat him once she attacked.
However, the Crying Lady had still underestimated Bu Kong. He was the youngest member of the Daosource Three Skies, but he was also the smartest. He had been able to see through the Crying Lady's Sorrow's principles and weaknesses, so how could the Crying Lady defeat him so easily?
The Crying Lady's Heartless Autumn's Sorrow had hit Bu Kong, and her plan had come to fruition. However, the result was different from what she had expected.
Bu Kong had learned many secret techniques from the Secret Progenitor, including the Great Reincarnation Technique and the Resurrection Technique.
The moment he had been heavily injured by Punishment, he had immediately used the Resurrection Technique. By the time the Crying Lady's attack landed, he had already recovered.
The Heartless Autumn's Sorrow had the power to heavily injure an Enlighter with a power level of 300,000, but it was meaningless against Bu Kong, who was at his peak.
"No one has ever used so many secret techniques against me. You're also the first person from the Fifth Mainland to injure me. It's over." Bu Kong's voice rang out in the Crying Lady's ears. He then raised his hand and slapped her. His palm contained the innate gift of disintegration. If she was struck, even if she did not die, she would be heavily injured.