CHAPTER 611: CHAPTER 103: AN ASTONISHING TIE

"Who is Liu Qingqing?"

Chu Yu was discussing this with the referee from Zone 7, while Yun Sheng had already finished the healing treatment.

Yun Sheng had heard the name Liu Qingqing for the second time; earlier, Feng Da seemed to have mentioned that Liu Qingqing’s skills were even better than his.

It was only the first match, and both newcomers had encountered such formidable opponents; something was strange about this.

Thanks to the healing from the Elf Little Queen, Donghuang Lingling’s complexion was still very pale, but the wounds on her body had basically disappeared and were likely to leave no scars.

After Yun Sheng additionally administered a large amount of Meditation Water and Hemostatic Agent, her complexion remained somewhat pale, but her chest’s rise and fall had become much steadier.

The Water Elf King is indeed the strongest healer among the Four Great Elves.

Once Yun Sheng confirmed that Donghuang Lingling’s life was not in danger, the first thing she did was to inquire about the entire course of events.

She had thought that Donghuang Lingling’s opponent, Feng Da, was tough enough, but it turned out that Donghuang Lingling’s opponent was even more difficult to deal with.

"This..." The male referee hesitated, unsure whether to reveal the secret of the opposing contestant, as the rules of the Arena prohibit referees from favoring any participant.

"Liu Qingqing is a martial artist heavily trained by the Dark Night Pavilion, with the cultivation of a Martial Arts Sect. In terms of strength, she is already qualified to compete in the Earth Wing Arena. Her combat skills are very special, employing the Beast Blood Fusion with a Sea Beast, the Octopus Queen. The wounds on your friend were caused by contact with the tentacles of the Sea Octopus King," Chu Yu took the initiative to relay this information to Yun Sheng.

The Octopus Queen, a Sea Beast, a type of Demon Beast that Yun Sheng had never encountered.

It was also the first time Yun Sheng heard of a martial artist using Sea Beast for Beast Blood Fusion.

No wonder Donghuang Lingling had numerous injuries and puncture wounds on her limbs and neck; they indeed looked like they were left by octopus tentacles.

"Thank you for telling me this information, but why are you telling me all this? I don’t believe that you, a referee of No. 9 Sun District whom I’ve only met once, would help me for no reason," Yun Sheng didn’t think that the female referee would help her out of the blue.

"No reason, just because I don’t like Liu Qingqing. Yang Gang, leave this place to me. There are still several matches in your zone, you go handle them," Chu Yu evidently didn’t express it outright, she glanced at the male referee from Zone 7 beside her.

Yun Sheng could tell that Chu Yu had more to say.

The male referee gave Chu Yu a look and left reluctantly.

As soon as the male referee stepped out, Chu Yu cautiously observed her surroundings, ensuring no one was around before she resumed conversing with Yun Sheng.

During the time Donghuang Lingling was regaining consciousness, Yun Sheng learned some details she wasn’t previously aware of from Chu Yu, the female referee of Zone 7.

As it turned out, some referees, including Chu Yu, were already aware that the Dark Night Pavilion was secretly manipulating the outcomes of the Yellow Wing Competition Zone’s matches by using Elixirs and Magic Healing.

However, given the sizable influence of the Dark Night Pavilion within Sky Wing City, and the difficulty in rooting out their contestants scattered across all competition zones, they had no choice but to turn a blind eye.

"Personalities and teams represented by Liu Qingqing and Feng Du have significant control over the outcomes of the Yellow Wing Competition Zone’s matches, from the daily competition to the monthly competition even up to the annual competition. In many cases, the outcomes are not determined by the true strength of the contestants, but rather by the outside betting led by the Dark Night Pavilion," the referees, including Chu Yu, despised such actions but have been helpless to change them.

"Are you hoping to use us to help you get rid of people like Liu Qingqing from the Dark Night Pavilion?" Yun Sheng finally understood.

"I can guarantee the other competition zones, but I believe that as long as you cooperate with me, at least the influence of the Dark Night Pavilion in Zone 9 will be completely eliminated," Chu Yu showed a completely different demeanor from the one she had on the arena.

On the surface, she seemed like a skillful female judge, but once Yun Sheng had contact with her, she found that this woman, both in terms of speech and experience, was much stronger than the ordinary competition zone judges.

"You’re overestimating us. We are just newcomers, and today’s victory was also quite lucky," Yun Sheng still didn’t completely trust Chu Yu.

Moreover, she was unclear about the true origins of Chu Yu.

Yun Sheng could feel that Chu Yu’s identity was not simple.

"You underestimate your own strength. On the surface, it’s your first competition today. But do you know that because of you two dark horses, the Yellow Night Envoy suffered heavy losses this month," Chu Yu revealed a relieved smile.

It turned out that every contest in the Sky Wings Arena, even a trivial daily competition, involved gambling run by the Dark Night Pavilion.

Sky Wing City is known for the Sky Wings Arena, and a major pastime for the rich visitors who come to watch the matches is gambling.

Elixirs make up a part of the total income of the Yellow Wing Competition Zone, and a large portion comes from the prize money contributed by the contestants.

But those sums are only trifles compared to the gambling money on the betting books controlled by the Dark Night Pavilion in the periphery of the Yellow Wing Competition Zone.

The gambling money on the betting books controlled by the Dark Night Pavilion in the Sun Competition Zone alone would amount to at least several hundreds of thousands each day.

And that’s just the gambling money for the Yellow Wing Competition Zone. In even more popular competition zones like the Sky, Earth, and Profound zones, the stakes are even higher.

After becoming a judge, Chu Yu became privy to the dirty secrets.

The match of "Yan" today made the Dark Night Pavilion lose tens of thousands of gold coins.

The Dark Night Pavilion treats human lives like grass and controls the contestants with drugs and healing. Such behavior should have been dealt with long ago.

Unexpectedly, this time, because of the dark horse Yun Sheng, the Dark Night Pavilion took a hit.

"Tens of thousands of gold coins?" Yun Sheng was shocked. She had only participated in a basic competition in the Sun Competition Zone, and there were such large sums of gold coins at stake.

"That’s nothing. Do you know that the match between Liu Qingqing and your friend cost the Dark Night Pavilion at least fifty thousand gold coins?" Chu Yu said with a smile on her face.

She could imagine the Yellow Night Envoy’s face when they learned of the match results – how unsightly it must have been.

Sixty thousand gold coins would surely mean that the money the Yellow Night Envoy contributed this month would be greatly reduced.

"But Lingling clearly lost, didn’t she? How could she still win fifty thousand gold coins?" Yun Sheng was even more confused.

But soon Yun Sheng understood; that Liu Qingqing must also be a contestant protected by the Dark Night Pavilion. And judging by what Chu Yu said, her status within the Dark Night Pavilion must be much higher than that of insignificant characters like Feng Da, and her strength was also stronger.

"Humph! I wouldn’t let that eight-clawed woman win so easily. We didn’t determine a winner or loser," on the other side, Donghuang Lingling had already woken up. She just happened to hear the conversation between the two and, hearing Yun Sheng’s words, Donghuang Lingling hurriedly argued and neatly sat up.