Block 1, Novice zone, registration counter.
" Young Master, it would take 50 low grade mana stones for a new registration and 5 low grade mana stones if you already have an old registration form to battle in perspective spots. We would normally give 3 challenger tokens during new registration, but if young master wants to buy an additional set of challenger tokens, it would take 1 stone per token. We would also give a discount of ten percentage on purchase of 100 tokens and above, also a special discount of twenty percentage upon buying 1000 or higher. Since young master looks cute in my eyes, this older sister shall also give an updated catalog, holding information about top 100 genius in each respective zones in block 1, worth 10 low grade stones for a meager amount of 5 stones, which option would young master choose to prefer. " A young and beautiful looking demon, who appears to be entering in late teens, had a long and cushion like fox tail, orange in colour, with her body which was bewitching to commit crime, Mark found that her high charm value had exceeded 60, which had explained him the phenomenon incurred. No wonder she was kept as the receptionist in the counter, poor men would probably burn out their little bit of stash, buying challenge tokens from her, emptying their pockers daily.
On their way to the underground arena from library, Heil flame glory had given mark a short explanation of how things work in the arena, it's rules and the regulations, the people he should seldom offend and masters he should look up to.
Generally all new comers are considered an category of ordinary participants. A participant need to obtain a record of 1000 wins or obtain a 50 win streak to become a "challenger."
A participant who had became a challanger can use his status to challenge one among the thousand "platform master" in a zone, by using thousands of his challenger tokens at stake, for becoming the next platform master of that particular stage, entering the ranks of top thousand.
The challenger tokens can be used to exchange all kinds of rare artifacts and life saving important resources found at the exchange counter, they are not easy to obtain even at the expense of spending millions of low grade mana stones to exchange them. Since challenger tokens are of high value the arena had regulated the limit on their purchase. A single participant at most could only buy 10 challenger tokens per month, a challenger could buy 20, and so on. Only New comers had the benefit of buying 1000 tokens at once during his initial purchase, for the sake of encouraging them to become a challenger. The arena had also made rules of non exchange, by which contribution points are only exchangeable during duels and spars, and could not be forcefully extracted out, so that new comming participants would not be bullied by his peers. If a member is found to breach this rule, he would be banned from entering the arena for a time period of 1 year. By that phase your friends, rivals, juniors or your peers would had long surpassed you, ascending to higher zone after tempering their bodies with the intense battles that occur at regular pace. So even if someone was at the top in the list of 100 geniuses, he would never dare to breach the rule and get themselves banned and falling behind others.
The platform masters are the strongest thousands among each respective zones, who can issue a challenge to the top 100 geniuses of that particular zone, to enter the genius list by waging their rare artifact as a collateral to seize their seat.
The top 100 genius are called " seats " who are given an opportunity to enter mana tower, which can increase the threshold capacity of mana stored in the body, expanding their mana core, increasing the value of mana, allowing them to last longer during intense battles. Higher the level of zone, more benefits could the Seat reap from the tower, allowing them to strengthen themselves, promote their cultivation realm and temper their bodies.
Seats can further challenge the authority of upper zone platform master and there by entering their ranks after being successful. This process of increasing the ranks and promoting to higher zone continuous till an individual reaches Masters zone. the place where strongests of the younger generation fight against others, the place where the true zone of the arena lies.
Participant, challenger, platform master and seats are the basis for classification of the individuals in each zone, higher their qualifications more benefits could they reap on their journey of reaching towards the peak.
Mark had borrowed few thousands of low grade mana stones from Heil, before entering the place. He had spended 1055 low grade mana stones, purchasing a new registration form, 1000 challenger tokens, a catalog which had general information regarding top 100 genius from each zones.
At novice zone, platform no.148
Mark was able to see several low level innate born demons*¹, the participants. Whose levels were way below level 20, they were fighting in battle rings, below the large flying platform a size of a soccer field. These rings covered an area which can accommodate a medium sized house.
*¹ ( Demon's after they had evolved from monster, their offspring would not have to become a monster, but rather can become a innate demon who had to level up from bottom, provided with high intelligence and aptitude compared to regular monsters .)
In one particular ring, Mark was able to see a tall muscular demon, whose head was covered by a pale crimson red helm and his face was half masked by a white colour fabric, leaving behind his eyes exposed, which appeared to be closed. He was extruding a dim black colour radiance out from his body, indicating the presence of an aura grand master. His upper body was covered by thick black colour metal plates, while the lower half of his body, which resembles to that of a serpent was covers with his striped green colour scales, which can help him resist hard blows even from cultivators at higher realms. There were no participants that wanted to enter that ring and become a stepping stone for that demon.
After analysing him, Mark was disappointed, " Hah..... other than your strong external defense, you are not even worth mentioning before a common minotaur. But your external defense seems pretty hard, I can stretch my muscles and probably warm up starting with you, I can defeat you in one single punch, if I truly desire ha... ha... ha... "
Mark made his way to the battle ring, which had picked his interest. Other participants may die with his current powers, unable to defend against his blow. But this lamia race participant was different. He belongs to a side branch from royal line, who had accidentally unlocked his bloodline power to the required criteria for mark. A six fanged serpent variety. Just like Selvira who was a three horned succubus, he was also a variant whose bloodline power can rival her's, but was still an unpolished gem, that had not been baptised by sufficient experience to rival mark. Using his second slave's contract, mark wanted to enslave him and train him hard under his guidance, and who knows this serpent may one day become strong enough to let his entire race work under him.
" Razor.... you really have guts to injure my men, you waste from a side branch's family, kneel down immediately and apologize to your master, or else this young master shall cripple your core, make you lose your cultivation. and truly make you a waste tonight. "
" Razor.... isn't that the name of this six fanged lamia, which I was gonna fight. Judging from his tone he must be from main line branch's family. Does he had a death wish, just a brat who had not climes till grand master ranks, wants to challenge the authority of one, despite being a four fanged variant could he really fight well against a six fanged one. A spoiled brat abusing his connections to play strong. " mark had sniggered a little looking at his foolishness
" Stop! How dare you a peasant entering that ring, don't you know it is equivalent to offending our young master, do you not understand the consequences of offending him. So move your f*ckin a** away from young masters way, unless you had a death wish. " An early teen age demon who seems to be a lacky of the four fanged lamia, had bellowed out loud, threatening mark, trying to bootlick his leader.
" Should i.... what qualifications does this overgrown snake had the rights to command this young master. You dare to threaten me despite being a weakling. I repeat your statement back to yourself, move your f*ckin a** away from here, this noble young master does not like to bully weak. Move away from this place before I change my decision. "
Mark's words had quite startled the audience, a plain looking participant challenged some higher figure, who seems to be brought up from a prominent family. Tough mark was dressed in ordinary and plain looking robes, it had quite a defensive property attached to it. With his present powers if he became enraged, even lower grade Lord class warriors would had to bend their knees, kneeling before him to spare their life, nevertheless a spoiled young brat from the lamia race, who had not even stepped into grand master class, acting high and mighty had touched his nerves.
" Peasant..... you are courting death, I wilhelm cole, a royal descendent born with the noble blood line of lamia race, second son of 3rd elder, I am known well for being kind to others. I shall spare you from death but you have cripple your mana core and come kneel down to ground before my feet, along with that ungrateful servant. Don't blame me for not being merciful if I had accidently killed a disobedient peasant. "
" Fuck! kneel down, do you think that being a four fanged serpent made you king among demon, even if you have an extraordinary back ground, right now fighting outside rings are prohibited. If not for that cause, I would had killed you over several times before you had finished blabbering about your kindness, why don't you enter the ring and fight me to death, do you dare? so called young master. " Mark had released a bit of his aura, which had been altered to black colour by the system, that had let audience identify mark to be a grand master, the audience sighed by exclaiming " no wonder he was arrogant, how could a grand master at such tender age forsake his pride and dignity, kneel before an other race's demon, isn't that asking him to commit suicide, will any one respect the little kid after undergoing such treatment from that young master. "
" Interesting isn't it, let's see what will the events between pampered brat from Cole family and this arrogant brat brought back by young miss lead to. " Heil flame glory had exclaimed internally.
" If you are afraid to come alone, you can tag along with your lackeys, what do you say young master ha...ha...ha...ha... " Mark had decided to provoke him, and make him fall under his plan. it was not easy to get participants fight voluntarily against mark, if he had displayed more or hid strength unless he had provoked some young master of a prominent family, by which the participants will voluntarily fight against mark trying to earn his favor.
" Y..Y..You... don't blame me later for abusing you with numbers. Galen go gather brothers from our blue flame alliance, we shall torture this peasant to extreme that other punks had to think hundreds of time, before planing to make a move on us. "
Wilhelm, the name was not familiar to many participants at the scene, but the name of blue flame alliance had frightened them, it was precisely created by the second seat from master zone in block 1, who had made quite a name for herself defeating all her peers, ranked up continuously to masters zone within a month. This was a feat had shocked all six major forces, as they had suspected her being a Lord class who had not even aged up till ten, and also had the potential to become a king class, within the next few upcoming years.
Her influence had became so high that many young masters from various families had joined together and made her the alliance leader for it, establishing her dominance within the underworld arena, trying to earn favor from her.
Now a little grand master who had offended a member from that group, what could be the fate of him result. Many participants and even platform masters were startled by the flow of events which had reached their ears.
Author's note
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1. Razor - six fanged serpent, a branched family member of Cole family, by hurting lackeys of Wilhelm he had offended the main line member from that Cole family
2. Wilhelm - 2nd son of 3rd elder from Cole family, a member of blue flame alliance, a four fanged serpent variety that can cross level killing his opponents few levels higher than him by his blood line power.