"I have to participate too?"
In Wang Shouyi's villa, Yu Zhibo pointed at himself, "But I've already comprehended the laws!"
Under the Ghost Emperor's persistent persuasion, the two rulers of the Demon Kingdom and the Sea Monster Kingdom also agreed to the challenge matches. As for Wang Shouyi, it was even more so, as this entire arena battle was orchestrated by the Dragon Country from behind the scenes.
Thus, with the prepared outmaneuvering the unprepared, the racial arena finally commenced in full, though many restrictions were added considering the practical situation.
For example, participants must be B-class or above, combatants are not allowed to hide in alternate dimension voids, and their level must not be greater than or equal to A-class fifty.
This was why Yu Zhibo posed his question: he had reached the law level, so he should have been disqualified from the arena.
Upon hearing this, Wang Shouyi smiled, "Don't you still have clones?"
"Clones?"
Yu Zhibo couldn't help but laugh, "You really trust me. All those participating in the arena matches are elites from various races. Although I can suppress the strength of my clones to below the law level, their internal power is ultimately rootless. Once depleted, they automatically dissipate. If we lose, it means we will lose a lot of resources."
According to the arena mechanism, participants were divided into five tiers from B-class to A-class 49th stage: B-class, A-class 1-9, A-class 10-19, A-class 20-29, A-class 30-39, and A-class 40-49.
The rewards for arena battles also increased with the level. A winner in the B-class stage, upon victory, could have the losing side choose to pay 10,000 strands of immortal qi/demonic qi. The stakes for the four A-class tiers were 100,000, 200,000, 400,000, 800,000, and 1.6 million strands of immortal qi/demonic qi respectively.
Even though the number of immortal qi and demonic qi vortexes on Earth had begun to increase, these generous rewards could still be considered a high-stakes gamble.
"Don't overestimate the strength of other participants, nor underestimate your own clones," Wang Shouyi's gaze held encouragement, "Be confident."
"Alright, but don't blame me if I lose!" Yu Zhibo said somewhat indifferently. Being able to reduce the risk of Dragon Country's ability users facing death on the arena, he didn't care about the death of his clones. Moreover, as he entered the law level, his clones could allocate more energy, so it was worth a try.
Seeing him agree, Wang Shouyi nodded and asked again, "How is the exploration progress of the realm veins and the Eternal Night World going recently?"
Yu Zhibo sighed, "I sent quite a few clones there, and each one died. Those places are truly dangerous, one after another."
The space where Bai Xinyi was originally located seemed to have entered a state of collapse after his departure. Clones sent there dissipated without being able to bring back any laws.
And as that space collapsed, the spatial hearts within gradually revealed themselves. Clones, through the spatial hearts, finally escaped the spatial nesting and reached the true realm vein land. However, upon arrival, they were instantly crushed by the pervasive chaotic laws.
Moreover, the chaotic law energy there did not return with the clones like in Bai Xinyi's space; it seemed to be sealed by some unknown energy.
As for the Eternal Night World, with the continuous fusion of the two realms, increasingly powerful beings began to awaken. It was a place rife with peril, and often one would simply die while walking, without even seeing a trace of a Tuolu giant tortoise.
With the exploration teams of the Eternal Night World suffering heavy casualties, the Dragon Country had essentially abandoned its exploration of the Eternal Night World.
Although Yu Zhibo wanted to go and see, he couldn't send clones above the law level. This was because the sequence cores of his clones could not control the essence of lightning like his main body. Once they exposed the Earth's law aura there, it could potentially bring hidden dangers to Earth.
"Do your best and leave the rest to fate. Searching for the realm heart is just one of our backup plans. It would be best if we get it, but if not, it's not so dire that our retreat is cut off," Wang Shouyi patted his shoulder.
Yu Zhibo shook his head, "The strong do not lose their drive because of danger. I've decided to risk my life to personally investigate and create supreme glory for my Dragon Country!"
Wang Shouyi glanced at him, "Speak plainly."
Yu Zhibo chuckled, "The reason the clones were instantly killed upon arrival was mainly because their sequence cores were fake, so they couldn't alter the nature of the laws like I could when I personally went there. Thus, they could only appear with the highest strength of level 49, and were consequently crushed by the pervasive laws of the realm heart."
"But I, who have mastered the essence of lightning, am different. I can quickly assimilate my laws with those of the realm vein land, and thus will not be crushed by the chaotic laws there. I think it's worth a try."
Speaking of this, Yu Zhibo looked at Wang Shouyi somewhat strangely, "Dad, didn't you say before that the realm veins originated from Earth, and the creatures that appeared there wouldn't exceed the law level? Even if it's my third uncle, my clones who reached the realm vein land were not only enveloped by pervasive chaotic laws, but the creatures there had all reached above the law level. This information error is too great!"
Wang Shouyi's face twitched. After a moment of thought, he said, "I can only say that the situation of the realm veins is more complex than I imagined. According to the information you've provided, the reason there are so many weak creatures in the芥子 space of the realm vein land is likely because the environment there is no longer sufficient to sustain those weak creatures, which is why they hide in the 芥子 space."
"I'll go take a look again in a couple of days. After entering the law level, I feel that my Flying Thunder God Technique has achieved a further breakthrough. Even your Double Pupils cannot completely seal me. I believe I can still protect myself," Yu Zhibo said.
He now desperately wanted to improve his strength, not only because he had seen more terrifying existences in the Eternal Night World and the realm veins, but more importantly, because Earth and the Eternal Night World were accelerating their fusion. At that time, Earth might become a realm similar to a secret realm space in the Eternal Night World, and it was possible that S-class beings would begin to invade.
If events developed in that direction, his current law-level strength would definitely not be enough. A better coping measure would be to quickly activate the tomoe sharingan.
After all, during this period of fusion, no one knew what changes might occur.
"You decide for yourself!" Wang Shouyi no longer tried to persuade him. Yu Zhibo was about to become a father, and he respected his thoughts.
Moreover, yesterday he had tried to seal Yu Zhibo with his Double Pupils, but the guy had vanished like a loach. He figured he should be able to protect himself.
"This thing should be returned to its rightful owner. I don't need it anymore!" Yu Zhibo took off the necklace condensed from void spikes that he wore around his neck and handed it to Wang Shouyi.
This necklace had accompanied him for several months, helping him break through the void seals of many powerful individuals and escape using the Flying Thunder God Technique. It held significant commemorative value, but it should be given to someone who needed it more.
Wang Shouyi took the necklace and said, "The arena battle is three days away. Rest for these few days and don't run around. We'll discuss everything after the arena battle is over."
Yu Zhibo nodded.
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