I Want to Fight Ten

They did not want to end up like the ten unlucky souls from today, having all their possessions looted. Those with family or friends might be fine, but lone wolves would be forced to leave the city and head into the wilderness to earn Inkstones.

There was no help for it; every city in Hell was exactly like this.

If one did not have a place to live, they were not permitted to linger within the city.

Aier did not care what would happen to those whose Space Rings he had plundered.

At this moment, looking at the fifty-plus Earth Element High-God Godheads that had appeared in his hands, the smile on his face grew even wider.

Among the ten Space Rings, the one with the fewest assets still contained over thirty million Inkstones.

The ones with the most contained as many as two billion Inkstones.

Adding them all up, it was nearly six billion Inkstones, all of which Aier had taken to the Amethyst Castle to exchange for Inkstones.

As for the other items within the Space Rings, Aier had handed them over to his butler, Eric, to handle.

Since he had decided to let Eric serve as his butler, Aier left all matters outside of his own cultivation to Eric to manage.

Aier even considered having Eric handle the purchase of Godheads and various Heaven and Earth Wonders once his Earth Element reached the Paragon realm.

Glancing at the Equipment Slot, he saw that the Wind Element Godhead would take another five months to refine, so he stopped paying attention to it.

If he refined all fifty-plus Earth Element High-God Godheads, it would be enough for Aier to find the convergence points for his six Earth Element Laws and Profound Mysteries, and to take a significant step forward on the path of fusion.

The fusion of Laws and Profound Mysteries became increasingly difficult the further one progressed.

Since the four Supreme Planes were created by the four Supreme Gods, those who had truly cultivated a single element's Laws and Profound Mysteries to the Paragon realm numbered no more than twenty.

This number was far rarer than the number of Overgods.

Countless beings were stuck at the bottlenecks of convergence points and completion, unable to make any progress.

But these bottlenecks meant nothing to Aier.

The ability of the Equipment Slot allowed Aier to achieve miracles through sheer force.

If one attempt at comprehending the Laws and Profound Mysteries didn't work, he would just try again.

Ten, a hundred, or even a thousand times was not a problem at all.

With Aier's current strength and the investment from the Boy Family, the snowball was already rolling.

In the future, Aier's progress in strength would only become faster and faster.

Achieving the Paragon status in Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire was merely a matter of time.

The Willpower of the Coiling Dragon Universe was granted by the universe based on the probability of an event occurring.

There were fewer than thirty Overgods, who had perfected their Laws and rules over nearly two thousand epochs, possessed endless faith, and held the two opportunities to create Divine Planes.

Therefore, perfecting the Laws and rules allowed one to receive the Willpower bestowed by the heavens and earth.

Linley was the only one in history to have a four-element soul mutation, so the Willpower Linley received was twenty percent stronger than the Willpower of a single Paragon. Combined with Linley's physical strength, it meant that even before becoming a Paragon, Linley was already a cut above the average Paragon.

A dual-element Paragon was also a great feat that no one in the Coiling Dragon Universe had achieved in over a thousand epochs.

However, Aier was not certain if a dual-element Paragon could receive additional Willpower.

After all, there were only two people with three-element soul mutations, and neither of them had received Willpower.

However, a four-element Paragon would definitely receive an additional Willpower reward.

Being the strongest person beneath the Overgods was, to Aier, as easy as reaching into his pocket to take something.

Currently, all Aier lacked was a little time!

"I surrender!"

"This is my Space Ring, please show mercy!"

The next day, as Aier grabbed his opponent by the neck on the arena, this High-God immediately offered up his Space Ring.

"Oh?"

Aier raised an eyebrow. It seemed this guy had watched his fight yesterday.

Otherwise, this was only his first fight of the day; why would this guy be so proactive before he even spoke?

"Sensible."

Taking the Space Ring, Aier released his grip, letting the man land on the ground as he claimed ownership of the ring.

However, when Aier probed his divine sense into the Space Ring, his expression turned dark.

The Space Ring was filled with nothing but junk, and there were only a little over a hundred Inkstones inside.

Seeing the change in Aier's expression, the man was startled and hurriedly flew toward the edge of the arena.

"I concede, I concede!"

But before the referee could even speak, Aier extended his hand toward the man's direction—

"Shrinking Earth—"

Shrinking Earth was a technique Aier had developed based on the concept of Shrinking Inches into Feet, primarily fusing the Earth-Walking Profound Mystery and Gravity Space Profound Mystery, while incorporating the Earth Element Profound Mystery, Life Force, and Earth Pulse.

Aier and the fleeing High-God appeared to be at least twenty meters apart.

Yet, as Aier reached out his hand, the distance between them seemed to cease to exist, and the High-God was instantly seized by the back of his neck.

"It seems my actions yesterday led some to believe I am easy to talk to..."

"In an Arena Battle, one is responsible for their own life and death, but I am kind-hearted, so I specifically allowed you losers to offer up ransom money."

"Since you specifically prepared an extra Space Ring, I assume you were aware of what I said during the first match yesterday."

"If the money isn't enough, then use your Godhead to pay the difference!"

With that, Aier focused his mind, and the suction in his palm surged violently, instantly forming a rapidly spinning gravity field that tore the man's body to shreds, leaving behind only a Godhead, which Aier caught in his palm.

Following yesterday's battles, Aier's matches today had naturally attracted quite a crowd.

No one had expected that after Aier received the Space Ring yesterday, he would let his enemy go.

They wondered why, when today's opponent offered up a Space Ring after losing, he was dragged back and killed while trying to leave the arena.

Upon hearing Aier's explanation, they all suddenly understood.

Indeed, in Arena Battles, few were like Aier, who would let someone live as long as they offered up a Space Ring.

This man had tried to be clever, not realizing that by doing so, he had offended Aier and lost his life in the process.

"Hmph!"

Although he had killed the man, Aier still felt no relief in his heart.

If he had truly let this guy walk off the arena alive today, he reckoned his own spirit would have been stifled with frustration.

Without delay, Aier looked up at the referee and said, "I have nine more matches today; have all nine of them come up."

"I want to fight nine at once!"

"Lord Aier, are you certain?"

Hearing Aier's words, the referee of the Liang'an Prefecture arena was startled and spoke up, "The Arena Battle is a place for everyone to spar and fight, and it is always one-on-one."

"There has never been a precedent for you to take on nine opponents at once like this."

"I am the precedent!"

Aier waved his hand—

"My purpose in coming to Liang'an Prefecture this time is to achieve one hundred consecutive victories and then directly challenge the Prefect."

"Today I am taking on nine, and tomorrow, or any day after, as long as my opponents are gathered, I am willing to take on ten at once!"