Purchasing Godheads

On the way from Soth Valley, the Metal Lifeform encountered very few bandits and robbers.

Now and then, they came across a few foolish bandits, and two Highgods under the tribe chief would step forward to drive them off.

Those two Highgods couldn't be bothered to lower themselves to fight such bandits and robbers. They merely showed themselves to intimidate them.

On the morning twenty days after they had left the Soth Tribe, nearly everyone aboard the Metal Lifeform perked up. Through the transparent metal, they saw a vast, magnificent city built from emerald-green stone.

The emerald-green city exuded an air of grandeur and antiquity.

House City! One of the ten great cities within a billion li of Liang'an Prefecture!

"So this is what a city in Hell looks like?" Luo Ya and his two companions gazed at the great city with fresh curiosity.

The city covered an area of roughly a thousand li in diameter. It had weathered countless years, and an ancient, boundless aura swept over them.

We're finally here! Luo Ya felt a surge of anticipation.

Soon, the people aboard the Metal Lifeform began flying down one after another.

"Luo Ya, we'll part ways here, then." Before leaving, the two Highgods leading the group made a point of coming over to say goodbye. Butler Kele had already told them that Luo Ya and his companions would go their separate ways once they reached the city, to begin their own challenges on the path to becoming Fiends.

The residents of Hell admired anyone who dared to take on the challenge of becoming a Fiend.

"Goodbye." Luo Ya nodded in response, then set off toward House City's gates with Milia and Morti, taking the lead.

It was their first time seeing a large city in Hell, and all three found it fascinating. As they followed the crowd toward the gates, they took in the imposing, emerald-green ancient city around them.

"Those three who went in without paying must be Fiends, right?" Milia had noticed three figures in golden robes walk straight into House City. The city guards at the gate hadn't stopped them at all.

"Fiends are mostly quite powerful. It's only natural they get some privileges," Luo Ya said. He thought it was perfectly normal. The strong enjoyed special treatment wherever they went.

On Bifu Continent, the Bifu Army, the prefectural soldiers, and the Fiends all had strict selection and examination processes. Anyone who passed them counted as an "elite" of Hell, so they didn't need to pay an entrance fee to enter a city.

Soon, it was the three of them's turn.

After each paying one piece of Moshi, Luo Ya and his companions entered House City.

Inside House City.

Luo Ya and Milia walked ahead, with Morti following behind. As they made their way along the broad streets, they looked around at the grand buildings. The whole place radiated an ancient, elegant beauty. Every building was practically a work of art.

Following the flow of people, Luo Ya and his companions got a glimpse of the many bustling sights in this city of Hell.

Before long, the crowd brought them to the busiest part of House City.

"The Fiend Castle!" Luo Ya's gaze fixed on the castle directly ahead.

Milia looked toward the strangely alluring castle as well.

It was an ancient purple castle, a hundred meters tall. Its purple had darkened almost to black. A gigantic carving adorned the castle: a face. Its features were blurred, but the striking crimson eye set in it stood out clearly.

For some reason, the crimson eye in the blurred face of that enormous carving made their hearts pound, even though it was only a sculpture.

"The Fiend Castle really is extraordinary." The building left a deep impression on Luo Ya.

But they weren't in a hurry to go inside just then. Instead, they headed toward an emerald-green castle in the distance to their right.

The ancient castle was built entirely from emerald-green stone. At its peak rested an emerald-green lotus leaf, a symbol they knew well: the insignia of the Bifu Army.

"I heard you can buy just about anything inside Bifu Castle. Let's take a look." Luo Ya led Milia and Morti inside.

In the battle earlier, he had killed more than ten bandits, including a Highgod bandit at the very end. A Highgod's wealth was quite substantial, so they could certainly afford to shop at Bifu Castle.

Bifu Castle was packed with people.

The castle's main entrance was a hundred meters wide, and crowds streamed inside. It was easy to imagine just how good business was at Bifu Castle.

The first floor of Bifu Castle.

After entering, Luo Ya and his companions saw that the first-floor hall was a thousand or two thousand meters long and wide. Those were staggering dimensions. Even with tens of thousands of people inside, it wouldn't feel the least bit crowded.

"There are so many gods shopping here," Milia said. It was her first time seeing so many gods at once. The stream of people seemed to stretch on without end.

"The higher the floor in Bifu Castle, the better the merchandise. Let's go straight to the third floor." The three of them followed the stairs up to the third-floor hall.

The third-floor hall of Bifu Castle was clearly smaller, but it was still several hundred meters long and wide. There were far fewer people here, though.

Counters piled with all kinds of merchandise stood throughout the hall, along with some private rooms. Gods of all kinds wandered in groups of three or five from counter to counter, carefully examining the goods.

"Offensive Artifacts, Defensive Divine Artifacts, medicines, materials, cultivation aids, Godheads..." Clearly, the many counters around the third-floor hall offered a vast range of goods.

If you could think of it, you could buy it here.

"A Highgod Godhead?" Luo Ya soon spotted the counter he had been looking for. More than ten attendants worked there, and it specialized in selling Godheads.

"Luo Ya?" Milia turned to him in surprise. He already knew the drawbacks of refining a Godhead, so why was he buying one?

"Don't worry. I have my reasons." Luo Ya casually explained through Soul Transmission, and Milia didn't ask any more questions.

"I'll take one Highgod Godhead each of the earth, wind, water, and fire elements." When Luo Ya approached the counter, he saw that every Godhead had a clearly marked price.

Godheads were different from Artifacts. Even a Godhead left behind by a powerful person was no different from an ordinary Highgod Godhead.

What truly made Godhead prices vary was the relative scarcity of each kind.

The Godheads of the seven elemental laws were clearly more common than those of the Four Great Rules, and their prices were lower.

Among the Godheads of the seven elemental laws, light, darkness, and thunder were somewhat rarer. By comparison, earth, wind, water, and fire Godheads were the cheapest of all.

"That'll be twenty million Moshi for these four Highgod Godheads." The rabbitfolk attendant serving Luo Ya and his companions was very welcoming. She didn't look down on him for being a Midgod.

"Here are two hundred Zhan Stone slabs." Luo Ya took them directly from his Spatial Ring.

Each Zhan Stone slab was ten centimeters long and wide, and one centimeter thick. It was worth one hundred units of Zhan Stone.

Two hundred slabs like these amounted to twenty thousand Zhan Stone, equivalent to twenty million Moshi.

"Thank you for your purchase. Here are the Godheads you bought." The rabbitfolk attendant provided excellent service. Smiling, she brought out four exquisite metal boxes containing black crystals that glowed green, fiery red, ochre, and pale blue.

Among Highgod Godheads, the most expensive were those of the Laws of Fate, with each selling for more than thirteen million. Next came life and death, each worth around ten million Moshi. Since many gods in Hell cultivated the Laws of Destruction, those Godheads were cheaper, at around eight million Moshi apiece.

As for the earth, fire, water, and wind Godheads, they were the cheapest, selling for around five million each.

Combining these four kinds of Highgod Godheads should bring about some new changes... In a good mood, Luo Ya put away the four Godheads without rushing to conduct his experiment.