Prefect

Since Daniel Chris had conceded, Aier naturally wouldn't deliberately humiliate him. The chaotic gravity inside the Black Coffin began to fade, and the dark barrier around them gradually disappeared.

Once the Black Coffin vanished, the spectators saw that Daniel Chris had been reduced to just his head, which Aier held in both hands. The look of shock in his eyes had yet to fade.

"How... how is this possible?"

"The Prefect actually lost just like that..."

"What kind of move was that?"

"An Innate Divine Ability, or some special ability?"

"It only took one move..."

"Is Lord Aier really that strong?"

For a moment, everyone who had watched Aier and Daniel Chris fight fell silent.

Lord Aier was strong!

Everyone had known that for days.

But Daniel Chris had held the position of Prefect of Liang'an Prefecture for countless years. His reputation had been built by defeating one powerful challenger after another.

In their minds, even if Lord Daniel Chris was somewhat weaker than Lord Aier, there was no way Lord Aier should have defeated him so quickly.

The fight between Lord Daniel and Lord Aier had already shown as much.

Lord Aier's domain, which had left all the previous challengers helpless, had been shattered by Lord Daniel.

But who could have expected that the next moment, Lord Aier would use that strange move and defeat Lord Daniel Chris outright?

Aier let go, and Daniel Chris used his divine power to float his head in place before immediately restoring his body.

"Gurgle, gurgle..."

In an instant, Daniel Chris's divine body was fully restored. If his face hadn't still looked a little pale, the spectators might never have guessed that Aier had held his head in his hands.

"I lost!"

"I admit defeat without reservation!"

Daniel Chris looked conflicted.

Aier was not only stronger than him, but also possessed a Material Defense Overgod Artifact. Even if his strongest attack had hit Aier, it wouldn't have caused him the slightest harm.

From the very beginning, he hadn't stood a chance!

"From this moment on, you're the Prefect of Liang'an Prefecture!"

With that, Daniel Chris released his divine power and turned into a streak of green light, vanishing from sight.

"Congratulations, Lord Aier!"

"Has Lord Aier become the new Prefect of Liang'an Prefecture?"

Looking at Aier above the arena, the spectators all felt as if they were still dreaming.

It had happened so fast!

It had been barely more than ten days since Lord Aier first appeared at the Challenge Arena—and now he had defeated the former Prefect, Lord Daniel Chris.

In Hell, a Supreme Plane where people would casually go into seclusion for tens or even hundreds of thousands of years, ten days was about as long as a blink.

Some of the people who had come to watch Aier's battles had been there from his very first match.

Others had been defeated by him.

As Aier's fame grew and his strength increased, those who had survived his hands felt ever more proud.

It would even become the most impressive accomplishment of their lives.

Just think about it: they had survived a fight against Lord Aier, the Prefect of Liang'an Prefecture!

Say that aloud, and everyone else would look at them with new respect.

After all, even on the arena, Lord Aier had accepted their "gifts."

Now, plenty of people wanted to give Lord Aier gifts, but probably couldn't find a way to reach him!

"Prefect."

Only then did the arena referee arrive before Aier, drenched in sweat, and bow to him.

The referee was immensely relieved that he hadn't made things difficult for Aier earlier. Otherwise, now that Aier had become the Prefect of Liang'an Prefecture, he would have been his direct superior.

"Mm, thanks for your effort."

"Come on. Take me to the Prefectural Mansion so I'll know the way."

"Yes, Lord Aier!"

As expected, Aier quickly took over the administration of Liang'an Prefecture.

In a supernatural world where all power rested in the hands of the individual, a strong person's might was enough to overcome any opposition.

Afterward, some of Daniel Chris's followers left Liang'an Prefecture with him.

But the vacancies left behind were soon filled by new people.

After meeting with the Commander of the Prefecture Army and the various captains, Aier handed the affairs of Liang'an Prefecture over to Eric to manage, then immediately entered the cultivation room to go into seclusion.

Though Aier didn't appear again after becoming the Prefect of Liang'an Prefecture, his legend had only just begun to spread across Hell.

"Hiss..."

In a tavern in Qinggang City, Olga and his son West exchanged a look and drew in a sharp breath.

They had never imagined that in the few hundred years since they'd last seen him, Aier would have become the Prefect of Liang'an Prefecture.

"Father, thank goodness you had the foresight."

"Otherwise..."

West sent Olga a sound transmission, his voice trembling with fear.

How reckless had he been to even think of ambushing Aier back then?

Fortunately, his father hadn't made a move. Otherwise, how could either of them still be alive?

West had once resented his father for abandoning the Crimson Blood Tribe and fleeing in secret. Now, his admiration for him was as boundless as a river.

Once more news about Aier spread, people hoping to curry favor with him would inevitably set their sights on the two of them.

When that happened, their family's fate would certainly be grim.

"Shut up, idiot!"

A flash of anger crossed Olga's face. "How many times have I told you? Even when using a divine sense transmission, don't reveal who you are."

"Qinggang City is a medium-sized city, and it's home to plenty of Five-Star and Six-Star Fiends. If our identities are exposed, we really will be close to death!"

"Besides, the Inkstone we have isn't enough to let us stay in Qinggang City forever. I need to take Fiend Missions regularly to earn more."

"As for you, you're not to leave the city until you become a High God."

"I understand, Father."

Though his father had scolded him, West wasn't resentful.

After all, for a long time to come, he would need the Inkstone his father earned from Fiend Missions to afford to live in the city.

If he angered his father and caused him to abandon him and flee alone, there would be nothing he could do about it.

Ordinary people like Olga only knew that Aier had defeated the Prefect of Liang'an Prefecture and become its new Prefect.

But some of the powerful figures who had ties to Daniel Chris knew far more.