87 Rewards of the Top One Hundred (2/2)
People who were in the top twenty would get ten Pink ranked cultivation stones, but instead of neutral ones, they would get it for the elements of their choosing. Other then that, they would get two hundred academic points and a private lodging.
Top ten would get same things as the top twenty, however they received another item. It was a special type of pill for cultivators who were going to break through to the Elemental Formation realm. It was the Seed Blooming Pill.
The Seed Blooming Pill was just as the name described it. Usually, when someone was breaking into Elemental Formation realm from Essence Manifest - Heaven, all the elemental marks on their orbs would condense and form a seed. Once the seed was formed, that person would be considered to have stepped into Elemental Formation - Earth.
After reaching Elemental Formation - Heaven, the seed would have some changes to it, but once it bloomed into a certain plant, then it would considered stepping into a completely new realm.
The Seed Blooming Pill was meant to purify the elemental essence inside the seed during each phase of Elemental Formation. Then, in the end, when the cultivator would begin the blooming of their seed, the Seed Blooming Pill would have a final outburst of energy, completing the purification of the seed and making the bloomed seed much stronger and larger then it would have been.
Everything before the blooming of the seed was considered the foundations of cultivation in Afloria. Only after Essence Manifest, would one enter the true world of cultivation.
Orb Birth realm was when the body would begin to reinforce and feed the orb essence, making it stronger and stronger.
Essence Manifest realm would be when essence could be split into components, or elements. This would also be the time when a person would find their best element and begin to create elementals marks in order to further their control over that element.
Elemental Formation realm was when the elemental seed would form. This seed would the foundation of the element that the cultivator would be pursuing. Not only that, but the seed would begin make the body adapt better to the respective element, strengthening it close to the limits of the human body. The more pure the seed was, the greater strength the body would have the more it could adapt to the element.
”What about the top three?” Arnin was already somewhat shocked to hear about the Seed Blooming pill and felt somewhat moved by its effects. Currently he was not his old self with crazy strenght. Right now, he was weak and starting from the beginning. The better resources he could acquire, the easier it would be to gather strenght and eventually combine with his Demon Lord body.
If the Seed Blooming Pill was so amazing, he wanted to know what the top three would receive, and even the reward for the person in first place.
The blond haired man looked at Arnin with a more solemn expression. ”The top three would not only receive the same things as the top ten, they would also be able to become personal disciples of the Thorn academy masked elders.”
”Masked Elders?”Arnin raised an eyebrow when he spoke.
Both men were shocked at Arnin's question. ”D-do you really not know who the masked elders are?” Arnin shook his head slightly, indicating his lack of knowledge. ”T-this. Since you don't know then let me explain. The ten masked elders are the strongest elders in Thorn Academy, only second to the Headmistress in strenght and that is only by a extremely small amount.”
As he spoke, the blonde haired man had sparkles in his eyes, even the blue haired man seemed to be close to drooling. Arnin on the other hand felt somewhat shocked. To the current him, the headmistress was a very mysterious and dangerous person. To think that there are ten others who are at basically the same strenght was indeed astonishing.
”What about first place? What would they get?” Arnin was even more interested in the first places rewards. Becoming a disciple was not interesting to him, but having someone as strong as a masked elder as your backing was indeed very enticing.
”Well, that is the one thing that no one knows. The first place rewards are never told before the battlefield. It is always kept in the dark.” The blonde haired man had a bitter smile in his face as he explained.
Arnin nodded his head and found nothing surprising about that. If the first place prizes were too amazing, then that person would be targeted by hidden experts from different places. If it was kept in the dark, then it would make other hesitate since the reward could very well be only slightly better than the top threes.
”So what do you say? You want to join us?” The blonde haired man spoke again, his eyes sparkling.
Arnin smirked slightly. ”I remember asking you two questions, not one. Tell me, why me? There are stronger and more experienced people in the battlefield, why go for me?” He was still curious as to why they wanted him. He knew that he was considered one of the weak-average strenght cultivators in the battlefield.
The blonde haired man and the blue haired man looked at each other before both of them nodded. ”Both of us are cultivators of Essence Manifest, so we know how large the difference between Orb Birth and Essence Manifest is. You being at Orb Birth - Hell and still being able stop Essence Manifest - Earth strenght people shows how strong you are.”
Although those words could be persuasive, Arnin knew that there were many people who could do what he did. Although no one knew that he could actually fight Essence Manifest - Hell cultivators with his strenght, just the little strength he showed was something that the average genius could do.
Seeing Arnin unmoved, both men hesitated before releasing a sigh. ”The two of us are not, lets say, welcome by other contestants. Our reputation outside of this battlefield is not very good and many people even want us dead. Because of this, we are not able to work with other people, however you are different. Demonic Joker, this title was given to you because of your ruthless and evil killing methods. You are just like us, hated and wanted dead by others.”
Arnin couldn't help but nod to this point. He was hated. So much, that there were three different groups that actively searched for him and even tried to kill him. Of course those three groups didn't end well, with one of them even falling under his control.
”Since you are both strong and unwelcomed by the rest, then would it not be better for us to work together?” The blonde haired man spoke persuasively.
*BOOM*
”AHH!” Suddenly, a large crashing sound and a terrifying shriek came from the battlefield. Arnin's eyes narrowed as he looked at the two fighters. Piri was breathing hard as he held onto his large axe. In front of him was a large dust cloud.
'Seems like it is my turn to enter the fray. I can't have her dying now since she will be my future.' A sinister smile appeared in Arnin's face as his purple eyes became darker, almost eerie. The two men saw this and couldn't help but feel goosebumps appear all over their bodies.