Douluo Continent: I am the Ice Archer, my ice power is invincible.

Chapter 28 A Group of Pretty Boys

Xiao Han was very familiar with the rules of the Soto Grand Arena.

He led his team to the front desk to register and sign up, preparing for tonight's team battle.

Team battles are based on the highest level in the team, so their opponents are at most at the Battle Soul Venerable level.

Soto Arena has only one central arena, but twenty-four sub-arenas, which can accommodate 60,000 spectators at the same time.

Tonight is the first time the Tianbing team has come here to compete. They don't have enough points, so they can only compete in the branch arena.

Compared to the main arena, the opponents in the sub-arenas are not as strong, and the popularity is not as high.

But none of that matters, as long as I can make money betting.

Team Tianbing was assigned to the twelfth Arena.

After confirming the match, Xue Wu followed the two teachers to the audience seats of the twelfth Soul Arena.

Xiao Han and his group of seven then arrived at the Soul Master rest area.

This area is quite spacious, and many Soul Masters are already seated there, all waiting to participate in the Soul Battle Competition.

Some of them were meditating, some were resting with their eyes closed, and others were observing other Soul Masters.

The arrival of Xiao Han and his group did not attract much attention, because the girls were all dressed as boys.

In the eyes of those older Soul Masters, they were just a group of naive teenagers.

The rest area has a huge floor-to-ceiling window from which you can see what's happening in the arena.

The entire Soul Arena is shaped like a giant bowl, with the arena at the bottom and the audience seating all around.

The game is about to begin tonight.

Xiao Han wasn't very interested in other people's matches.

He wanted to win the first game with his team, and he also wanted to make money.

They were newcomers, a rookie duo with no prior record to their name; their record was completely blank.

The Arena usually offers higher odds for such novice combinations.

Xiao Han gathered the group together.

"Have you thought about tonight's battle strategy?"

Shui Bing'er said:

"I'll use my ice spell to freeze their feet first, then you guys can launch your attack and blast them off the stage as quickly as possible. How about that?"

"Okay, that's what I think too."

"That's settled then. We must win tonight."

"Team Sky Ice, victory is assured!"

Xiao Han smiled.

"Since everyone is so confident, shouldn't we place a bet?"

Shen Liuyu asked curiously:

"Xiao Han, what kind of bet are you talking about?"

"The Arena will offer bets on our Tianbing team; we can just bet on ourselves to win. We're a rookie duo, so the odds are higher. This is a great opportunity to make money."

"I see."

"I've run out of money buying clothes. Do you guys have any money? Lend me some first, and we'll split the profits when we make money."

The girls all understood what Xiao Han meant.

Tianshui College provides free room and board for its students; they only need money when they go out.

Therefore, I didn't carry much money with me.

"I have five hundred gold soul coins here, you can have them all."

As she spoke, Shui Bing'er took out a money pouch from her soul tool and handed it to Xiao Han.

"I have four hundred here, you can have that too."

"I have five hundred here, here you go."

"Here's all five hundred of mine."

The girls trusted Xiao Han and handed him their money.

There are a total of 2,800 Gold Soul Coins.

"Two thousand eight hundred, I'm going to make a fortune. That's a good omen."

Xiao Han put away the gold soul coins.

"Since you trust me so much, I definitely can't let you lose. Wait here, I'm going to place my bets and I'll be right back."

Xiao Han happily went to the front desk.

Before the match, no one knows who their opponent is.

Therefore, the large screen above the front desk only displays the odds for each team in that arena.

The higher the win rate of a team, the lower the odds, and vice versa.

Several people are placing bets at the front desk.

"Look, the highest odds tonight belong to the Sky Ice team, at a whopping 3 to 1. We haven't seen such high odds in a long time."

"What is the Tianbing Team? I've never seen them before. They must be a weak rookie team to have such high odds."

"Yes, only the most naive and foolish people would buy them."

As they were talking, Xiao Han placed all 2,800 gold soul coins on the plate.

"Two thousand eight hundred, all for the Sky Ice Team."

The waiter looked at Xiao Han with surprise, feeling that he looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he was.

Are you sure?

"Of course, just place your bets."

"Okay. Here's the receipt, please take it."

Xiao Han put away the receipts and left the front desk amidst the surprised gazes of the others.

The waiter shook his head.

"The Sky Ice Team is a completely new combination, and there isn't a single Soul Master above level 35 on the team. They even have four Soul Masters below level 30, which is why the odds are so high. Two thousand eight hundred gold soul coins are probably going to go down the drain. That person looks familiar...is he a member of the Sky Ice Team?"

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Xiao Han returned to the Soul Master rest area.

"Xiaohan, have you finished shopping?"

"Hmm. They did indeed offer us relatively high odds, 3 to 1. This is also the highest odds in the 12th Arena tonight."

"Hmph! The highest odds, who do you think you are?!"

Shuiyue pouted, looking a little angry.

Xiao Han smiled and said:

"If we win tonight's match, we'll get 8,400 gold soul coins, a net profit of 5,600, which is great."

"Then let's prove to them with our actions that we are a new team, but not rookies."

"Yes, Team Sky Ice, victory is assured!"

Several people were in the rest area, waiting to go on stage.

An hour later, the host's voice came through the loudspeaker.

"Next up is a team battle between the Seven Stars Team and the Sky Ice Team. The Seven Stars Team has achieved three consecutive victories in the previous Soul Arena, while the Sky Ice Team is a brand new combination, making its debut in the Soto Grand Soul Arena. Who will emerge victorious? Let's wait and see. Please welcome both teams to the stage."

Xiao Han and the girls exchanged smiles.

"It's finally our turn. Let's teach them a lesson."

"good!"

Xiao Han and his companions passed through the Soul Master passage and slowly walked onto the arena under the watchful eyes of thousands of spectators.

The members of the Seven Stars team also stepped onto the stage one by one, standing on the opposite side.

The seven men were all over twenty years old: three burly men, three tall and thin men, and one short man who was less than 1.6 meters tall.

One of the burly men said to the short man:

"Boss, our opponents tonight are a bit weak. They're just a bunch of greenhorns, all fair-skinned and clean-cut, like girls."

The short man looked at Shui Bing'er and Xiao Han, who were standing at the front of the line, and grinned, looking quite smug.

"Looks like you two are the ringleaders. Pretty boys aren't suited for this kind of place. Just admit defeat and you'll avoid getting hurt."

Xiao Han scoffed and retorted:

"Shorty, you should be the one to admit defeat."

"You bastard! Who are you calling a little dwarf?!"

"What? You're short and you won't admit it? I'm not even twelve years old yet, and I'm already as tall as you."

The short guy was furious after being rebuked.

"You brat, you're so arrogant for such a young age. Just wait and see how I deal with you!"

"Little dwarf, it's not certain who'll get the better of whom yet."

Even before the match began, a strong sense of tension filled the arena.

Seeing this, the host quickly said:

"Both teams, please unleash your martial spirits. The match will officially begin in one minute!"

(End of this chapter)