Lin Qin stayed in Thick Earth City for three days.
During those three days, he did not rush to cultivate. Instead, he wandered through every street and alley in the city, listening to people talk and watching them go about their business.
Lin Qin went to Red Gold Castle, the equivalent of Fiend Castle.
The Blood Battle Platform was located in the eastern part of the city. Covering a thousand mu, it was a massive circular arena. Viewing stands surrounded it, capable of holding a hundred thousand spectators. The rules of the Blood Battle Platform were simple: those who stepped onto it signed a life-and-death waiver. The victor lived; the loser died. No one was permitted to interfere or seek revenge. These were rules laid down by the Chief Sovereign. Violators would be erased directly.
The Blood Battle Platform served two main purposes. First, it resolved private grudges. Second, it allowed one to accumulate the qualifications needed to challenge the city lord. Anyone wishing to challenge the city lord had to achieve one hundred victories on the Blood Battle Platform before gaining the right to issue a challenge. Once the city lord accepted, the two sides would decide the outcome on the Blood Battle Platform. The winner became the new city lord, while the loser died.
Lin Qin also learned that Thick Earth City's lord was a Seven-Star Fiend of the earth element named Shi Yuan, who had held the position for thirty thousand years. It was said that he, too, had first achieved a hundred victories on the Blood Battle Platform before defeating the previous city lord and taking his place. Thirty thousand years had passed, yet no one had ever been able to shake his position.
"Seven-Star Fiend," Lin Qin muttered.
Early on the fourth day, Lin Qin