I have the face of a great demon.

After Liu Xingchen and Tie Zhu stood in the arena, Liu Xingchen asked Qian Duoduo, "Where's your Mighty Demon Ape?"

Upon hearing this, Qian Duoduo's lips curled into a smug smile.

"Don't worry, look, it's here."

As he spoke, he whistled, and immediately a rumbling sound came from afar, as if some enormous creature was approaching at an astonishing speed.

Everyone's gaze turned to the source of the sound, where a huge figure was leaping towards them from a distance, each step causing the ground to tremble slightly.

The Mighty Demon Ape has finally made its appearance. Its body is tall and mighty, its muscles are like hard rocks, and it exudes a wild power.

When the Mighty Demon Ape stood still in the arena, the onlookers were surprised to find that Iron Pillar was only slightly shorter than it.

This is quite a tall size for a human being.

The mighty ape roared, waving its thick arms and pounding its chest with tremendous thuds, like the beating of war drums, its momentum astonishing.

Liu Xingchen secretly sensed the spiritual energy fluctuations of the demonic ape, and indeed, as Qian Duoduo had said, it was around the third level of Qi Refining. But just by looking at the size of this demonic ape, one could tell that its power was not to be underestimated.

So he whispered to Tiezhu, "Use the Vajra Talisman."

Taking three punches from the demonic ape head-on is no joke. Even Tie Zhu, who is born with superhuman strength, cannot be careless. It would be better to have an extra layer of insurance.

Tie Zhu wasn't one to show off, and upon hearing this, he immediately took out the Vajra Talisman.

Just as he was about to use it, he heard Qian Duoduo shout:

"Wait, using talismans won't work."

“Why not?” Liu Xingchen retorted. “We only said we can’t use weapons or magic items, we didn’t say we can’t use talismans, did we?”

He chuckled, displaying an air of self-righteousness, as if he had too much money.

"The rules don't need to be explained in such detail; everyone understands. Talismans are external objects, so naturally they can't be used. If you don't believe me, ask everyone."

The spectators outside the arena all shouted "Yes!" It seems to be a universal rule that talismans, like weapons and magical artifacts, cannot be used in hand-to-hand combat.

Since it's a rule that's tacitly accepted in the cultivation world, they have no choice but to abide by it.

Without the Vajra Talisman, it would be dangerous for Tiezhu to withstand three punches from the Demon Ape.

Just then, a hurried figure flashed into the gambling arena.

"My disciples, why are you all betting with others?"

The visitor was none other than Hua Wufeng.

He rushed here, and when he arrived, the gambling arena was already crowded with people. He squeezed in and was about to ask his two apprentices what was going on when he heard Qian Duoduo shout something strange.

"Oh my, isn't this Master Hua?"

"Too much money, that's you!" Hua Wufeng's eyebrows shot up as soon as he saw Qian Duotai.

Liu Xingchen could tell at a glance that the two didn't get along.

Sure enough, Qian Duoduo immediately started making sarcastic remarks.

"That's me, isn't it? Oh dear, Elder Hua, it's been so many years, how come you haven't reached the Foundation Establishment stage yet?"

"Oh, I almost forgot, you can't afford Foundation Establishment Pills."

"Old Hua, this won't do. You can't just cultivate without earning money to buy Foundation Establishment Pills. How can you establish your foundation without Foundation Establishment Pills?"

"Look at me, I ate one Foundation Establishment Pill, it didn't work, I ate another one, still didn't work, I ate a third one, and finally I succeeded in establishing my foundation."

"There's nothing I can do, I have too much money, I can't spend it all, I simply can't spend it all."

With so much money, his smug, arrogant face made Liu Xingchen want to punch him in the face.

Looking at the audience, they all had similar expressions.

However, everyone has clearly gotten used to his attitude and is speechless.

Hua Laodao snorted: "Too much money. I don't have time to waste with you. I just want to ask you what this bet is all about."

"You mean a betting match? Oh dear, I never expected this to be your disciple. Who would have thought that Master Hua would take on disciples? Don't you all agree?"

"If I had known they were your apprentices, I definitely would have let them go."

"But unfortunately I didn't know that. Now that the notarization fee has been paid, it's not easy to back out under everyone's watchful eyes."

Old Master Hua, too lazy to listen to his nonsense, quickly ascertained the rules of the duel and then angrily rebuked him for having too much money:

"You have too much money. Everyone here knows you're a swindler who will stop at nothing to cheat and cheat. Now you're even bullying my disciple."

"Who doesn't know that the Mighty Demon Ape is much stronger than cultivators of the same level? Even a cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining might not be able to defeat this third-level Qi Refining Demon Ape. Do you still want my disciple to take three punches from the Demon Ape head-on?"

Hua Laodao's voice was full of anger: "Isn't this blatant bullying of honest people?"

This made sense, and the audience present all agreed, saying that the bet was unfair.

However, those with too much money have skin as thick as a city wall and don't care at all about what others think.

"I didn't force them; they both agreed to it," Qian Duoduo said, looking completely innocent.

"You took advantage of their ignorance of the Demon Ape's strength and deliberately deceived them." Old Master Hua mercilessly exposed Qian Duoduo's trickery.

"Hehe, that's because your disciple, Hua Laodao, is too stupid. You can't blame me."

Seeing that Hua Laodao was so angry about having too much money that he was blowing his beard, Tiezhu was too ashamed to raise his head.

I only regret that I was so ignorant and caused trouble for my master again.

Solve the trouble you caused yourself; at worst, you'll get three punches from the demon ape.

Tie Zhu gritted his teeth, ready to step forward and take responsibility for the matter himself, but Liu Xingchen had already stepped forward first.

“Master, please rest for a while. We can handle this.”

Before Hua Laodao could speak, he immediately questioned:

"We have too much money. Since we've already made the bet, we won't go back on our word."

“However, you just admitted that this bet is unfair to us. In that case, we should be allowed to use talismans.”

Liu Xingchen's words were reasonable and well-reasoned, winning the support of the entire audience, who chanted in unison:

"Let them use it! Let them use it!"

But even with so much money, they still wouldn't budge.

"No, rules are rules, and they cannot be broken. This duel cannot involve the use of external objects. Using talismans is absolutely forbidden."

"If you want to use talismans, they have to be drawn on your bodies first, then they won't count as external objects. Hahahaha..."

The mention of having too much money drew boos from the entire audience.

Drawing talismans on your body? Are you kidding me?

People aren't talismans, so how can you draw talismans on your body?

What's drawn on a person's body is a tattoo.

While everyone was indignant about the shamelessness of having too much money, Liu Xingchen unexpectedly clapped his hands.

"Alright! You have too much money. You said it yourself, the talismans drawn on the body are not considered external objects, and they don't break the rules."

Qian Duoduo was taken aback for a moment, then resumed his smug expression and laughed loudly, "That's right, I said it. If you're so capable, then draw it."

"Alright, Tiezhu, come on. Let's draw the talismans."