Chapter 499 Life and Death Battle 7

The time for the decisive battle drew nearer by the second.

But what surprised everyone was that even now, Su Luo had still not arrived.

On the battle stage, Su Qing's lips curved slightly, a mocking, cold smile playing at her mouth.

"Su Luo, are you scared? Are you too afraid to come? Someone like you, how are you worthy of His Highness Prince Jin? Why should he be so good to you? You're not worthy! Not worthy!"

Su Qing's cold, deep eyes drooped slightly, as she stood quietly on the marble battle stage paved with large stones, a silent cold laugh in her heart.

If Su Luo didn't come, it would not only signify that she, Su Luo, was a coward, but at the same time, she would be placed on the continent's wanted list, never to have peace again!

People on the continent worshipped the strong and always disdained the weak.

Therefore, there was a rule that anyone who signed a life-and-death contract but dared not show up for the life-and-death battle would be directly placed on the continent's wanted list, with a high reward, and anyone could kill them.

So… Su Luo, if you appear today, you die; if you don't appear, you also die!

Su Qing's cold eyes lowered, a malicious, venomous light flashing within them.

At the same time, in the private room on the second floor of the arena, the door was tightly shut.

A stunningly beautiful woman, seemingly untouched by the world, sat in her seat, her eyes fixed unblinkingly on the empty battle stage below, her gaze profound and unfathomable, no one could tell what she was thinking.

To her right, a veil sat quietly, this veil that could shroud half a person, was as dark as ink, just like her eyes.

Below, discussions were buzzing, no matter how Lan Xuan's people tried to appease or incite, Su Luo's absence made these people feel they had been fooled, and they immediately became united in their indignation, more so than ever before.

Lan Xuan pressed a hand to his throbbing temple, a bitter smile in his heart: If sister-in-law doesn't show up soon, things might not turn out well.

"There are three minutes left, but our other duelist has not appeared." The referee walked onto the battle stage, scanning the surroundings, his voice cold: "As everyone knows, regardless of the reason, anyone who signs a life-and-death contract but does not step onto the life-and-death stage will inevitably be targeted by experts from across the continent in the future."

The referee paused, and another minute passed.

"Two minutes left."

As the referee spoke, the crowd immediately erupted in discussion.

"No way? That Miss Su really doesn't dare to come?"

"Exactly, she's actually a coward. I originally heard that this young lady appeared to be a waste but was actually hiding her strength and cultivating in secret, and I thought she was someone significant, but I never expected…"

"Exactly, I was originally quite optimistic about this Su Luo, I wanted to see the drama of a concubine's daughter's comeback, who knew, she doesn't dare to show up at all."

The referee's cold voice rang out again: "One minute left."

Immediately, everyone fell silent, holding their breath, quietly waiting for the final second to arrive.

Tick, tock, tick, tock…

Everyone had never felt time pass so slowly at this moment, so slow it seemed as if the entire world had stopped turning.

"Ten, nine, eight, seven…" At this moment, everyone in the crowd spontaneously counted down, their hearts filled with various excited emotions.

Following the countdown from the crowd below.

In the private room on the second floor, a smile slowly bloomed on the lips of the extraordinary and beautiful woman, a smile as brilliant as a summer flower.

The cold smile at her lips grew even stronger: Su Luo, I didn't expect it would be so easy to defeat you, it really makes one feel a lack of accomplishment.

However, very quickly, the smile on her lips instantly froze, her entire body as if acupuncture points had been struck, her back stiff and almost unable to move.