Chapter 1742: The Hottest Candidates

Once the two had returned to Palace Yi, they sat opposite each other in the palace that Su Mo was staying in and started a conversation.

“Su Mo, your performance today was really domineering. You snatched Zhu Tong’s place from him spectacularly!” Gu Tianyi laughed.

“Zhu Tong is nothing compared to the real godly talents!” Su Mo shook his head.

“Indeed. Now that you have been shortlisted, we will be waiting for the Sky Dragon Contest next!”

“Mm!” Su Mo nodded his head slightly in reply.

“There is about half a year left. Do you have confidence in raising your cultivation rank again? Otherwise, you won’t be able to stand against the other geniuses of the Sorcerer Tribe!” Gu Tianyi asked.

He was slightly hesitant with his question. After all, he did not believe that Su Mo would be able to stand up against the godly talents as the difference between them was large.

Even if Su Mo raised his cultivation rank once more, he still didn’t have much hope of fighting against the godly talents.

“It should be easy!” Su Mo said in a low voice. For him, using 6 months to raise a cultivation rank was a piece of cake. However, if he wanted to raise it by 2 ranks, it would be a difficult task.

“That’s great!”

Gu Tianyi nodded his head and he smiled again, “Su Mo, you have been in cultivation seclusion these few months and you probably do not know that the Sky Dragon Contest has started a wave of betting across every star in the galaxy.

“A wave of betting? What do you mean?” Su Mo asked curiously. He had been in cultivation seclusion and had not been paying attention to the outside world.

“It is like this. Due to the nearing of the Sky Dragon Contest, numerous merchant houses from various stars have started a bet on the winner of the Sky Dragon Contest!” Gu Tianyi kindly explained.

“There are a few popular choices. Of course, because of the matter between you and the Sorcerer Tribe, your name is also on the ranks!”

“Interesting. What is the actual scenario?” Su Mo asked curiously. He wanted to know which geniuses had the best chance of winning.

After all, the hot choices would be his opponents.

“Currently, many stars have constructed a list of hot candidates. They created a list of the top ten candidates most likely to win and opened bets on these men. Perhaps not all of the lists agree with each other, but they are similar.” Gu Tianyi exclaimed.

“First place, Xue Juntian of the Triple Deities Sect. Betting returns are 1 to 1.”

“Second place, Wu Qiong of the Sorcerer Tribe. Betting returns are 1 to 1.”

“Third place, Ju Shen of the Giant Beings Clan. Betting returns are 1 to 1.”

“Fourth place, Ju Shen of the Giant Beings Clan. Betting returns are 1 to 1.”

“Fifth place, Fei Tianyu of the Flying Spirit Clan. Betting returns are 1 to 1.”

“Sixth place, Shi Kui of the Snow Lion Tribe. Betting returns are 2 to 1.”

“Seventh place, Mo Wuqing of the Sacred Devil Hall. Betting returns are 2 to 1.”

“Eighth place, Xi Taiyun of the Red Jade Rhino Tribe. Betting returns are 2 to 1.”

“Ninth place, Wu Yexin of the Sorcerer Tribe. Betting returns are 3 to 1.”

“Tenth place, Qin Yun of the Triple Deities Sect. Betting returns are 3 to 1.”

Gu Tianyi spoke continuously as he explained the top 10 hottest candidates.

Su Mo’s eyes brightened as he listened to Gu Tianyi. Qin Yun was listed as 10th on the list and he evidently wasn’t expected to win the Sky Dragon Contest.

Only the top 5 candidates had a 1 to 1 betting ratio and these 5 were the candidates most people expected to win.

“I thought you said that I was included in the list?” Su Mo asked curiously. Gu Tiany had explained the top 10 candidates but his name had not been mentioned!

“You were not listed in the top 10 hottest candidates.”

Gu Tianyi shook his head and continued, “However, because you gained fame from the incident with the Sorcerer Tribe, no one forgot your name. The bets on you have been singled out and the betting ratio is 20 to 1.”

Tsk~~~

Su Mo was rendered slightly speechless. Did no one have the confidence in him? How could they place a betting ratio of 20 to 1 on him?

“This… Su Mo, don’t worry too much about it. After all, many people are not sure of your actual strength!” Gu Tianyi laughed awkwardly. In actual fact, the 20 to 1 betting ratio that Gu Tianyi had given him was saving Su Mo some face.

In actual fact, only Star Guzhou and Red Millet Star gave a betting ratio of 20 to 1 for Su Mo.

Other stars in Ancientspirit Galaxy placed a betting ratio of 100 to 1, or even higher, for Su Mo.

After all, many people did not think that Su Mo would win the Sky Dragon Contest. Even if they stated a betting ratio of 100 to 1, they would not be at a loss.

“It is alright, no one knows what will happen!” Su Mo shook his head. He did not care about that. Time would tell.

However, he was thinking about whether the merchants should lower the betting ratio on him after opening it at such a high rate.

If he won, he would be profiting a crazy sum.

“Mm, I look highly upon you!” Gu Tianyi laughed.

“Brother Gu, did you place a bet?” Su Mo asked curiously. He was interested in who else Gu Tianyi was betting on.

“Nope. However, due to our relationship, I will place some bets on you. Don’t disappoint me!” Gu Tianyi shook his head.

However, he was lying. He had already sent men to the various merchant houses in Saint Royal City to place bets.

He had placed the greatest bet on Xue Juntian of the Triple Deities Sect. in his opinion, Xue Juntian had the greatest chance of winning the Sky Dragon Contest.

Of course, Su Mo was his underling and he would eventually place a small sum on Su Mo.

“Rest assured!” Su Mo nodded his head, the blood in his body was slowly starting to boil with his excitement.

He had waited so long for the Sky Dragon Contest, and it was finally about to come.

“Oh right, Brother Gu, you know a lot of news. Do you know what the rules of the Sky Dragon Contest are?” Su Mo asked curiously, he wanted to gain a greater understanding of what he should prepare for.

“The old rule of the contest is dueling in an arena. However, I heard that the rules would change this time!” Gu Tianyi said.

“What’s different?” Su Mo frowned. Although contesting on an arena was old fashion, it was fair and Su Mo did not want it to be changed.

“I am not sure. I heard that many major superpowers in the Ancientspirit Galaxy requested to abolish the arena contest rule. However, I am not sure of the exact rules being changed!” Gu Tianyi shook his head.

Su Mo sighed inwardly. Since Gu Tianyi was not sure, he would not probe further. After all, no matter what rules were changed, the winner would be the strongest person.

“Su Mo, I won’t disturb you further, I shall take my leave now!”

After talking for a while, Gu Tianyi rose and bade farewell to Su Mo.

Su Mo also did not stay long and Gu Tianyi swiftly returned to his own palace.

Closing his eyes and mind-linking his avatar, Su Yi, Su Mo sat alone in his palace.

Su Yi was Su Mo’s avatar, who had assumed the name Shangguan Hao in Red Dragon Camp previously. He had been staying at the Firmament Place.

Su Mo had changed his avatar’s name to Su Yi due to the request of Emperor Shi.

He mind-linked Su Yi and instructed his avatar to inform Emperor Shi that merchants were opening bets for the Sky Dragon Contest. He requested Emperor Shi to bet a large amount on the candidates.

Of course, whether or not they would gain a large return would be reliant on if they placed their bets on the best, most profitable merchant in Star Guzhou.

After informing Su Yi, Su Mo rose and returned to the cultivation room in his palace.

There was about half a year left to the Sky Dragon Contest and time was tight for him.

That was because he not only had to raise his cultivation level, he also had to make Natal Spiritual Swords and merge Chaotic Energy.

If he had extra time, he would also practice the last few moves of the Seven Calamities Swordplay to increase his overall strength.