MTLNOVEL Chapter267-The Bet
"By the way, Lord Daniel, what level is your daughter now?"
The 5-Element God King asked again, seemingly to confirm.
"God Lord, I believe. If I remember correctly, your sons are also at this level, right?"
Daniel replied.
The 5-Element God King chuckled awkwardly:
"Indeed, my kids are indeed at this level..."
"You seem a bit nervous. Are you scared?"
"How could that be! One of my kids has even reached the Half-Step God Lord stage!"
The 5-Element God King hastily said.
"Oh, is that so... In that case, how about we make a bet?"
Daniel suggested, looking at the 5-Element God King.
"A bet? What does Lord Daniel wish to wager?"
"Let's bet on whether Crossbridge World can take first place this time!"
Daniel quickly said.
Upon hearing this, the 5-Element God King burst out laughing.
If it were a bet on something else, he might hesitate before deciding whether to take it.
But betting on whether Crossbridge World could win first place...
This kind of thing—did it even need to be asked?
After all, this competition had over six million participants.
Among these six million, excluding the filler participants and those joining for fun,
the remaining were the elites of each realm!
Take the 5-Element God Realm as an example. The strongest Mortal Realm in the realm had a rank of Upper Tier-God.
In other words, those who ascended from this world were at least of High God rank.
As for the younger talents, they were at least God Lord rank.
Such individuals...
There were quite a few of them.
The 5-Element God King could believe that Daniel's daughter, Rose, could secure a decent ranking,
because she was, after all, Daniel's daughter.
It was only natural for her to be strong.
But the others?
He hadn't even heard of them.
For instance, Reed from the recent match he had just watched.
If it weren't for the fact that Reed was from Crossbridge World, the 5-Element God King probably wouldn't have remembered his name at all.
A person who had only ascended at Earth God rank, even if they spent these years just raising their level to the peak of High God rank, would likely have exhausted most of their energy.
Facing those who had decades of experience at the God Lord rank...
How could they possibly compete?
It was absolutely impossible!
Let alone the other people from Crossbridge World.
They were likely not even worth mentioning.
So, for Daniel to propose this bet—he wasn't even planning to win!
The 5-Element God King thought as much.
If that was the case, what else was there to say?
"I accept! What's the wager?"
"As for the wager... Didn't you take quite a liking to that Fox Clan God King before? If you lose, I'll arrange a wedding for you!"
Hearing Daniel's words, which seemed half-joking and half-serious, the 5-Element God King's face turned green.
To hold a wedding with the Beast Clan...
The 5-Element God King had never even considered such a thing!
But then he thought about it—he had a pretty good chance of winning.
His expression returned to normal.
"Then what if you lose, Lord Daniel?"
"If I lose, I won't bring up this matter again. How about that?"
"Deal. It's a bet!"
The 5-Element God King agreed decisively.
No matter how he looked at it, he couldn't possibly lose!
After all, in Ascension City, there were several worlds of Upper Tier-God rank.
There were also quite a few Heavenly Tier-God ranked worlds.
Some of them even had participants who had survived the Beast Clan wars.
How could Crossbridge World's people possibly be stronger?
Thus, the 5-Element God King didn't see any problem at all.
However...
For Daniel to propose such a straightforward bet, could it be that he had some kind of secret weapon?
Something that could guarantee his loss?
But the 5-Element God King didn't think there was anything that could enhance someone in such a short time...
Wait!
At that moment, the 5-Element God King suddenly remembered that Daniel seemed to possess a pile of Supreme Artifacts.
He hurriedly said:
"Lord Daniel, you're not planning to give them Supreme Artifacts, are you? If that's the case, I can't acknowledge the result!"
Hearing this, Daniel realized it was indeed a good idea.
"Not a bad suggestion. Though, to be honest, I hadn't thought of it before. Don't worry, I'm not the type to play dirty. Besides..."
Every genius has their pride.
Those who could be recruited by Rose and Reed wouldn't stoop to such measures.
Hearing Daniel's assurance, the 5-Element God King let out a sigh of relief.
"In that case, Lord Daniel, prepare to lose. This time, there are several High God-ranked worlds, and even Heavenly God-ranked ones. Crossbridge World may not even make it to first place!"
Daniel smiled but said nothing.
With Rose and Reed there, he hardly had any worries.
They... were enough!
At this moment, Big White suddenly laughed.
The 5-Element God King looked at Big White, puzzled.
He couldn't figure out what was so amusing about his statement.
Wasn't it true?
Anyone with common sense wouldn't bet on Crossbridge World taking first place.
After laughing for a while, Big White looked at the 5-Element God King and said:
"Hahaha, 5-Element God King, you seem unaware that my father is actually only a few decades old. He's not even a hundred yet!"
As soon as Big White finished speaking, the surrounding God Kings were stunned.
They could hardly believe it.
Daniel...
Was only a few decades old now?
How was that possible?
Daniel had ascended from the Mortal Realm to the God Realm only a few years ago.
How could this be?
These God Kings were certainly no match for Daniel.
Especially the 5-Element God King.
Because he had once sent an avatar to Crossbridge World.
So he knew that Daniel's strength wasn't something he achieved in the God Realm.
He had already been immensely powerful in the Mortal Realm.
But now, hearing from Big White that Daniel was only a few decades old...
In other words, he could fully qualify for this competition?
At this point, an idea popped into the 5-Element God King's mind...
Could it be that Daniel had secretly signed up for the competition this time?
So the 5-Element God King immediately said:
"Lord Daniel, you didn't secretly register to compete, did you? If you did, I can't honor the bet!"
Of course. If Daniel participated in the competition, he could probably annihilate all six million contestants with a single finger.
What would be the point of the competition then?
"You're overthinking it. I'm not that kind of person. The matters of the younger generation are theirs to handle, and I won't interfere."
Indeed, Daniel had no intention of thick-skinnedly participating this time.
If it were in another God Realm, he might consider such an interaction—it seemed like it could be fun.
Hearing that Daniel wasn't participating and wouldn't hand out Supreme Artifacts, the 5-Element God King finally relaxed.
Wasn't this a guaranteed win for him?
"That's good. Lord Daniel, just wait and see the outstanding performances of the young talents from the 5-Element God Realm!"
The 5-Element God King once again returned to his arrogant self.
Watching him, Daniel couldn't help but laugh.
Hopefully, when the time came for the real showdown, he could maintain this arrogance.
The battles were heating up.
Every day, the number of spectators increased.
A projection was even set up for those unable to attend in person to watch the matches.
Of course, where there were competitions, there were betting pools.
Reed, unsurprisingly, became a notable dark horse.
He almost never lost.
Initially, those who bet on Reed's opponents winning suffered heavy losses.
Reed's fighting style was extremely straightforward.
He charged in, attacking directly with fists and kicks.
Ordinary High God-ranked opponents couldn't withstand Reed's attacks.
In fact, Reed rarely used the spear strapped to his back.
As a result, Reed's odds kept rising.
Moreover, several popular contenders emerged in this competition.
This included the prodigies from Brightsun World and those from the 5-Element Temple.