By that calculation, Hodan earned at least 20 trillion Inkstones every time he extracted a drop of Sovereign's Might. In other words, for every four drops he extracted, he could earn the value of one. He was accumulating Sovereign's Might even faster than he could in the Plane Battlefield.
After all, the Plane Battlefield was held only once every trillion years. It was true that each event consisted of a dozen or so battles, but that was only worthwhile if you killed enough soldiers.
With this method, though, they could produce Sovereign's Might in quantity as long as they had enough Inkstones. No one had to risk their life in the Plane Battlefield.
That was what mattered most. Others acquired Sovereign's Might to save their lives, while you had to risk yours to get it. Wasn't that putting the cart before the horse?
Hodan could also extract Thunder Sovereign Power from Thunder Stone, but they were in Hell, so he didn't want to complicate matters. He simply let everyone assume he was extracting Destruction Sovereign Power from Inkstone.
What Hodan needed to do now was make a name for himself. That would require Silvermoon to use his status as City Lord, but that alone wasn't enough. They needed Huoxie, a Paragon, to lend his weight to the event.
Hodan didn't think anyone would dare try to seize the Sovereign's Might within the city, but he still had to take precautions. Huoxie's involvement would also ease the pressure on Silvermoon. Even a Paragon wouldn't make an enemy of another Paragon over a few drops of Sovereign's Might.
"Big Brother Silvermoon, haven't you entertained quite a few Asura-level experts?" Hodan said to him. "Tell those Prefects that Big Brother Huoxie enjoys drinking, but doesn't like owing anyone favors. He's willing to sell