91 Yinsi Shredded (1/2)
The three weapons were right in front of him. There was the long sword, the dagger, and the double-bladed staff. Of course, Arnin knew which weapon he wanted.
His hand reached out and grabbed the double bladed staff almost instantaneously and tossed it to Canae, who was standing behind him in shock. 'H-he gave me the weapon? B-but why?'
Arnin ignored her reaction. The biggest reason for his choosing the double bladed staff was because it was the only weapon that could be of use to him. He himself didn't really need a sword since the white saber would be able to turn into a physical weapon once he figured out how to utilize it properly, but that didn't mean others around him didn't need one. Not only was the double-bladed staff almost exactly the same as the previous weapon Canae had, but it also was made from materials that would even help Arnin if he used the weapon.
Anyways, Arnin wanted to obtain the voluntary service of Canae, if not that, then he at least wanted her to work a little harder for him then she would for just the slave contract. The weapon he gave her was the first step towards this. He would eventually win her goodwill and she would become a stronger asset for him.
The next thing Arnin looked at was the pile of Death coins. Teacher Statue had already stated that he would need to find a method to keep these coins himself, which actually wasn't a big deal to Arnin.
In the past, Fae gave him an interdimensional bag, and currently, it wasn't too full. He stuffed all the coins in the bag, but of course, they left no room for anything else. In fact, he had to take out some small weapons that were in the bag previously in order to make more room.
After taking all the rewards that he could, Arnin walked out of the Silver arena with Canae. He didn't plan on staying in the Cave Temple Zone for too long since there wasn't much he could gain from it.
Of course, this wasn't the case for others, because people still wanted rewards and Death coins. Plus, anyone who saw the double bladed staff that Canae received knew that the weapons in the Cave Temple zone were of extremely good quality, and quite strong too. Plus, they had elemental properties, which was something difficult to get.
Stepping through the Silver door, Arnin saw Relshe and Srida staring at him with a weird gaze. He could even see Relshe showing slight fear and apprehension in his eyes.
”So, how was your little test? Am I strong enough?” Arnin spoke with derision in his tone. He knew what they were trying to do before he even entered the arena. He couldn't, however, claim that what they did didn't help him. If they hadn't blocked the door, then he would have had to face more than just four people. He would probably have to fight every Essence Manifest cultivator that he taunted. He might have even been seriously wounded, or in the worst case scenario, killed.
Both men looked into each other's eyes with wry smiles. ”Of course you're strong enough. If anything, you are much stronger than expected, so what do you say? Do you want to join us? You won't lose out.” Relshe was still persistent, but he knew that it would harder than before. Arnin was much stronger than their expectations, and he might even be stronger than them.
Arnin snorted and walked into the spectating area with Canae. This time, he just grabbed the unconscious girl who hadn't been touched and then walked out. He did not leave the Cave Temple zone, as he still had some interest in the Gold arena. It was where the strongest would gather, meaning it was also where the rewards would be the best.
He decided to walk into the other spectating area and see how strong the people in the Gold arena were. As soon as he walked in, he felt a strong pressure rush towards him. This didn't affect Arnin too much since he was able to stay perfectly fine under the pressure exuded by Xillar, but it was not easy on Canae.
She was sweating fiercely, and even her unconscious sister had a scrunched up face. Arnin looked around and found that almost everyone in the area was around Essence Manifest - Sky or higher. There were only a few in the Earth realm, and even less at Orb Birth, but each one exuded more power than the people in the other spectating zone.
'Interesting. Seems like the truly strong are gathered here. Maybe I can find some people in the top hundred here. I can try my luck and see how strong they are.' Arnin looked around and found a spot to sit near the door he came from.
He didn't really mind where he sat, it was all the same to him. Canae also sat beside him in silence. Others looked over at their group of three and seeing that they were exuding very weak auras, especially Arnin, they just ignored them.
”Canae, look around and tell me if there is anyone from the top hundred around.” Arnin didn't know anyone from the top one hundred so he could only depend on Canae to point some out for him.
With a nod of her head, she began to look around. ”I can see quite a few here actually.” She was somewhat shocked to see people in the top one hundred. She assumed that almost all would be heading towards the other two zones since the Cave Temple zone wasn't really helpful.
”Go on.”
”I see the person ranked at ninety-nine, thirty-one, eighty-nine, fifty-seven…” She went on named a dozen or so ranks.
”Tell me, how does everyone know who the top hundred are? I don't remember seeing any boards.” Arnin never understood how everyone would know the top hundred. It was an unofficial list, so there shouldn't be a board for it.
Canae looked at Arnin for a second before explaining. ”Before we entered the battlefield, there were a few tests we needed to pass. Although the tests themselves were easy, there were still some who did exceedingly better than others, especially during the sparring round. We just chose the top hundred fighters from the sparring rounds and called them the top hundred.”
Arnin nodded his head and finally understood how the top hundred were chosen. Although the spars weren't life-threatening, they still allowed people to show their abilities. Since he was late to the battlefield, of course, he would miss out on all of these pre-battlefield tests.
'Although I am slowly falling from Orb Birth - Heaven, I still need to fight the strong people here in order to test out their strength. Plus, if I can enter the top fifty, then I wouldn't have to worry about gaining a few resources.'
He suddenly got up from his seat, took the double bladed staff from Canae, and walked towards the exit of the spectating area. ”Canae, stay here and watch how I use this.”
The people in the surroundings looked at Arnin in shock. They used their senses to feel Arnin's aura and when they saw that he was only at Orb Birth - Heaven, they couldn't help but snicker.
”Kid, this is not a place for you to fool around. You never know when you might just lose your life.”
”Little boy, don't expect others to go easy on you just because you are still a child. This is the real world, it's not a place for a kid who just stopped breastfeeding to come and play in.”
People started to yell and make fun of Arnin, however, the latter only stopped his steps and stared at them all with his crimson eyes.
”If you guys think your so strong, why don't you come and kill this milk drinking baby? Or is it that you grew up drinking from a pig, waiting to be slaughtered on the side?” Arnin's words were sharp. He then walked out the door and headed towards the Gold arena.
”That little bastard. Who does he think he is?”
The cultivators couldn't help but gnash their teeth. Arnin had basically called them all pigs waiting to be slaughtered. Weaklings who would watch as death comes.
A young girl suddenly got up from her seat. She looked around the age of sixteen, but the air around her was not something a normal sixteen-year-old girl could have. It was heavy like a blood-filled wave. It exuded strong killing intent.
”Isn't that Yinsi? Rank eighty-nine?” Canae whispered under her breath as she looked at the baleful girl walk out the spectating area right after Arnin.
”That kid is dead. Although she is only at Essence Manifest - Earth, her strength exceeds most of the Earth realm cultivators. Plus, she is extremely bloodthirsty.” Some people began to speak to their neighbors as they saw the disappearing back of Yinsi.
Even though it may seem easy to be in the top one hundred, it was anything but. Only the strongest hundred out of thousands of people could be ranked in the top. Not only that but, Yinsi herself was ranked at eighty-nine even though her cultivation was lower than most, meaning once she broke through there was a high chance she would overtake many of the people ranking above her. She was a powerhouse.
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Arnin didn't hear or see anything that happened after he left, but he already knew that someone would come and face him. Of course, he hoped that someone from the top on hundred would come since that would be a good way to gauge out their strength.