Battle of the Prefect

For a time, even many people who were not particularly well-off and lived outside the city of Liang'an Prefecture began to act lavishly, preparing to enter the Challenge Arena within the city in three days to watch the battle between Aier and the Prefect, Daniel Chris.

As for Aier's temporary residence in Liang'an Prefecture, Eric, acting as Aier's steward, also received many invitations.

Everyone knew that there was a high probability that Lord Aier would replace Lord Daniel Chris to become the new Prefect of Liang'an Prefecture.

When that time came, the power structure of Liang'an Prefecture would inevitably undergo significant changes.

Not to mention anything else, those who were close to Lord Aier and followed him would certainly receive better treatment within Liang'an Prefecture.

However, since everyone knew that Lord Aier was about to fight Lord Daniel Chris, they dared not disturb him, so they all turned their attention to Eric.

In these three days, the gifts Eric received were actually not much less than what Aier had obtained from the arena matches.

Aside from the treasures Aier picked out that he could refine himself, all the others were exchanged for Earth Element High-God Godheads.

Everything was prioritized toward reaching the Paragon realm with his Earth Element divine clone first!

Several or even multiple Asura Prefect clones could not compare to a single Paragon clone.

Possessing Willpower not only meant a massive boost to Aier's personal strength, but more importantly, it gave Aier the ability to preserve his life in front of an Overgod projection.

The divine sense of Overgods could cover the Supreme Plane and descend directly to any location in the form of an Overgod projection.

Even a super powerhouse like an Asura Prefect was as weak as a toddler in the face of an Overgod's Willpower, and could be killed in an instant by an Overgod's thought.

However, because a Paragon also possessed Willpower, the erasure by an Overgod projection's Willpower was ineffective against them.

If Overgods wanted to kill a Paragon, they could only take action in person.

But if an Overgod were to take action personally, it would inevitably attract the attention of other Overgods.

At that point, the Overgod who took action against a Paragon would inevitably be shunned by all other Paragon powerhouses.

Whether it was for Supreme God Token missions or the Plane Battlefield, Paragons were the best helpers for the Overgods.

If a Supreme God Token were to fall into a Material Plane, and a Paragon took action, even an Overgod would be helpless to stop them.

On the Plane Battlefield, if one side had a Paragon and the other did not have one to keep them in check, the outcome of that plane war would be decided the moment the Paragon stepped onto the field.

"Lord Aier."

"Lord Aier!"

On the third day, as Aier walked out of the small courtyard, people on both sides of the street greeted him one after another.

Aier also greeted everyone with a smile.

"Ah, Lord Aier is so handsome..."

"Mm-hmm, to have such great strength and yet be so approachable; if only I could marry Lord Aier."

"What kind of beautiful dream are you having? With your looks, you dare to fantasize about marrying Lord Aier?"

"Heh, at least I dare to think about it. What about you? You don't even dare to think about it, you're even worse than me!"

Aier, walking in front, had a face full of black lines.

People in the Divine Plane were truly open-minded enough.

It was true that due to his strength, the previous Aier felt he lacked the ability to protect those important to him, so he had not involved himself with other women.

Now, Aier felt he was capable of shielding others, and if he met a girl who moved his heart, he wouldn't mind settling down.

But as for the people saying these things, forget it!

Arriving at the Challenge Arena, to Aier's surprise, there was already someone hovering in the air above the arena, waiting.

"You've come!"

Sensing Aier's aura, Daniel Chris opened his eyes.

"As you wish, Aier."

"I have come to accept your challenge."

Aier looked up with a smile on his face: "Thank you, Lord Daniel."

"It is a great help that you are willing to accept my challenge at this time."

Aier's words were indeed sincere.

The position of a Prefect would bring Aier many conveniences.

Whether it was Godheads or any other treasures, the prefecture city was definitely where the most and best could be found.

It was foreseeable that the coming period would be a time of rapid progress for Aier's strength.

He flew directly to the opposite side of Daniel Chris.

"Lord Daniel, before we begin our battle, are you willing to abide by my rules?"

Daniel Chris's face darkened.

Although Daniel Chris had already prepared a Space Ring when he accepted Aier's challenge, being asked so directly by Aier still made him feel unhappy.

However, in order to ensure his own safety, even if Daniel Chris had strong opinions about Aier, he would not let them erupt at this moment.

Just as he had thought before.

If his strength proved inferior to Aier, then the contents of this Space Ring would be his guarantee for survival.

And if he managed to defeat or even kill Aier in battle, wouldn't the items in his own Space Ring remain his anyway?

Therefore, Daniel Chris did not hesitate, tossing the Space Ring directly to Aier.

"Take it!"

"Swish!"

Aier snatched the Space Ring, his mind stirring as he instantly claimed it as his own.

"Hahaha, Lord Daniel is truly worthy of being a Prefect for countless years; your generosity is magnificent!"

Inside the Space Ring Daniel had given Aier, there were a staggering one trillion Inkstones!

This amount exceeded Aier's current assets by dozens of times.

It was estimated that only when Hector Boy arrived with the assets of the Boy Family would anyone be able to surpass Daniel's offering.

"Rest assured, I will hold back during the fight."

"Heh..."

Daniel let out a cold sneer.

"Then I thank you, Aier."

"Please—"

Aier's tone made it sound as if he already considered victory to be in his pocket, which made Daniel Chris extremely displeased, so he had no desire to say more to Aier and began the battle directly.

Extending his hand, a slender cyan longsword appeared in Daniel Chris's grasp, and then, Daniel Chris's figure transformed into dozens of afterimages as he lunged at Aier.

"Inch from the Horizon!"

Facing Daniel Chris's attack, Aier surged with divine power, forming a domain with a radius of one hundred meters around himself.

When these afterimages of Daniel Chris intruded into Aier's domain, their speed dropped sharply; while it didn't reach the level of a "crawling turtle," it rendered his move a non-threat to Aier.

This was not the first time Aier had used this move, and Daniel Chris had naturally already prepared a way to counter it.

Suddenly, within Aier's domain, the dozens of Daniel Chris's figures merged into one in an instant, and the longsword in his hand swung out—