"You exchanged the Star Apparatus Bureau's points for these?!" The young girl was visibly stunned as she watched me transfer the points.
"Could this kid be trying to be a reseller?"
"Heh, are you awake? Look at all those Star Controllers from the great clans—why is it only A Li who's selling this stuff?"
"We'll know once he gets stuck with them."
"He's still too young. This kid probably hasn't participated in this grand competition before."
"Perhaps he's some wealthy young master from a Household, here to pick out star charts?"
"Otherwise, do you think one million points can be spent casually? That could recruit how many Quasi-Zhou-Heaven-level experts?"
When I accepted all the astral charts, there was naturally no shortage of mocking voices around me. Several beautiful women even came over of their own accord to observe me.
I ignored their sarcastic jeers and even refused the girls who tried to curry favor with me.
Rumble.
After a tremendous boom, the arena below finally determined a victor. However, the battlefield in the central area seemed to have been constructed from materials of a higher plane, so it had suffered hardly any damage.
I did not explain to Night Winter why I had bought so many star charts. Instead, at the instant the second challenger activated his artifact to challenge the arena, I swung my sword at the Heaven Clan defender who was preparing to return to the astral formation!
Bang!
The strike smashed into the ground on the spot. Since its speed and power were only at the level of provocation, it merely activated the system's challenge panel.
Having had his challenge intercepted, a Star Controller from the mutated Blood Dragon Clan flew into a rage and cursed, "You mere bastard from the Heaven and Earth Clan! How dare