97 Hell Ranked Soothing Flame (1/2)

A smirk appeared on Arnin's face as he stood up from his rock. The sound of moving wind approached him. He took a few steps forward as he saw a small group of people appear in front of him.

There were four people in this group, with the leader being a tall man with white hair. His eyes were dark brown, and his clothes were completely red. The contrast between his clothes and hair made him look a little weird, however the strength he exuded prevented anyone from commenting on it. The man was in Essence Manifest - Hell.

The people behind him were in the same realm, however in comparison to the strength of the leader, their auras were like small lakes in front of the ocean.

A small smile appeared on the white haired man's face as he approached Arnin amicably. ”Little kid, you should really control your mouth since it could lead to large problems for you. You see what happened after speaking so much? Others are coming for your head.” The white haired man shook his head, however the smile never disappeared from his face.”Luckily for you, I am here to give you a hand with the matter.”

When Arnin heard his words, he couldn't help but smirk. ”Oh? You want to help me? Please, do tell me how you will do so.”

Seeing that Arnin was only speaking to taunt him, the white haired man couldn't help but laugh a little. ”If you continue with that attitude, it will be difficult for me to help you.”

Although his words sounded nice, in reality, they were filled with deep threats. What he really meant was 'If you keep talking like that to me, I don't mind watching you die.' Everyone knew that Arnin had challenged the top ten and called everyone else trash. If no one helped him, then the only ending for him would be death.

”I'm sorry, do you find it hard to help me? That's alright, most trash can't help other people, but it's ok, you don't have to worry about that. You can watch from the side with the other trash.” A wicked smile stayed on Arnin's face as he taunted the white haired man.

Hearing the words Arnin spouted, the white haired man frowned slightly, however it quickly turned into a smile. ”Since you have this under control, then I shall just watch from the side. Please do tell me if you are in need of my assistance, I am willing to support you if you just ask.”

Ignoring the thick skinned man, Arnin continued to wait for more people to arrive. His expectations were risen to a higher level because of the white haired man. 'If this retard is so strong, how powerful might the top ten be?'

To him, people who were able to jump levels and fight were the real opponents. The white haired man seemed like this type of opponent, however Arnin wasn't going to take the initiative until everyone gathered. He didn't want to be attacked in the middle of his fight by someone who didn't mind resorting to such tricks.

A few hours passed by quickly and many people began to gather. Canae and Sinfallel had already returned to his side. He even saw a few other familiar faces, such as Relshe and Srida, and even the couple Adilis and Clareena. He wasn't too surprised to see them.

In the large group, other than the white haired man, there were a few people who he sensed danger from. One of them was even in Essence Manifest - Sky, just a small realm higher then him. Although this surprised him slightly, he didn't find it unbelievable. If he could jump many realms and over power people much stronger than him, then who was to say that others couldn't.

”Canae, name anyone that is in the top twenty. Ignore everyone else.” Although Arnin did call people other than the top ten trash, he knew that it was not the case. Adilis was a very resilient opponent who was able to fight him when he was aggressively attacking. Plus he was only at he back of the twenty, there were nineteen more who were much stronger then.

Canae nodded her head and began to point out the big shots. She pointed towards the white haired man first. ”That person is ranked number twelve.” She then pointed at a ten year old boy who had the cultivation at Essence Manifest - Sky realm. ”He is ranked eleven.” She went on and named all of the people ranked behind the top ten.

”Is there no one from the top ten in this crowd?” Arnin found it weird that none of them were here yet. If anything, they should have been here first.

”I don't see any of the top ten here.” She placed her hand on her chin as she spoke hesitantly. ”Maybe they are here, but not in this crowd?” When she said this, Arnin's eyes glinted coldly.

”That is most likely the case. They must want to see if I am even worthy of their presence. Such pretentious cowards!” Arnin shook his head, but then nodded with satisfaction towards Canae. ”You are just as sharp as I want you to be. Now then, you shall face some people here to increase your strength as well.”

If Canae was going to be his future commander, she would need more battle experience. Although she was able to kill two people in a higher cultivation realm than her, that was only through trickery and surprise attacks. This time, he wanted her to fight them in a more fair battle.

In the past, Canae would have hesitated to go up, or even cursed Arnin for being such a ruthless person, but this time she gladly walked forward. 'Since I am determined to follow him until I can achieve my goals, then I must do as he says and increase my strength.'

As Canae walked forward, Arnin looked at all the people who were gathered. ”Other than a few of you, the rest are just trash, so before facing me, you must go against my slave. Every person that can beat her, will be able to fight me with a partner of their choice.” Arnin didn't contain any of his insults.

”This kid is too much! Face that little girl? She's too weak!” Someone couldn't help but speak with some discontent.

Arnin looked at this person and found that his realm was at Essence Manifest - Sky. ”You seem pretty confident, however do you really want to face a little girl at Orb Birth - Heaven with your 'great' strength?” Arnin spoke with a voice filled with derision.

The man just snorted and didn't walk forward. Although he talked big, he knew that Arnin was not someone he could actually beat. There were rumours that his strength had already reached the level of the top twenty, and maybe even the top ten.

”For the first few rounds, let's do a battle for cultivators at Orb Birth - Heaven. If any of you can beat her, then I don't mind fighting against a group.” He spoke out again. Even though he wanted Canae to fight against higher realmed people, he knew that setting her up with Essence Manifest cultivators right away would only be suicidal. She had neither the strength nor the experience for that.

”Who the hell do you think you are to decide the rules? I say we all should just attack him and get this over with. What do you guys say?” A young man with a heroic spirit walked out from the crowd showing his strength, which was at Essence Manifest - Earth just like Arnin. This man also had a decent rank and a relatively well known name in the battlefield. Rank twenty two, Sword Hero.

He had heard that Arnin challenged the top ten and called the top twenty trash, so what did that make him? Less than trash? With his personality, how could he take such insults?

”Come, then.” Arnin looked at the young man with dull eyes. To him, anyone in the same realm as him was no different from an ant.

Arnin lifted his hand as a grey flame appeared on his palm. The Flames of Neutrality. The power of these flames was extremely terrifying. The heat exuded by them couldn't even be felt; it was at such a high temperature that everything would turn into nothingness against it.

Striking forward, the flames snaked towards the young man who tried to block it with his sword. Almost instantly, the flames began to disintegrate the sword into thin air as if it was paper.