The Dark Demon Lord - Chapter 59

Now that Arnin had got a hold of more points, his next stop was going to be the Essence Tower. He needed to find out whether the cultivation method he made for the time essence actually worked or not. This would help him determine if his theory was correct.

If the theory he had laid out really did work, then Arnin could probably make this concept work with different elements, and might even be able to create an army using his knowledge on elements. This would be extremely beneficial to him.

It took Arnin about twenty minutes to finally reach the Tower. He quickly headed over to the front desk, and found that Surk was there.

“So, Arnin is back again? What can I help you with?” Surk smiled at Arnin when he saw him.

“I want to head over to the upper floors. Tell me how much each floor is.” Arnin looked at Surk, and directly asked for what he wanted.

“Sure, I can check that for you, however you have to remember that the higher the floor, the stronger the people you will find.” Surk warned Arnin as he took out a large booklet. Arnin, of course, didn’t take his words to heart since he already knew that was case. If the people on the higher floors were just at Essence Manifest – Hell, then he could still handle them to a certain extent, however if their skills were any higher, then he would be at a loss.

Soon, Surk found the pages with the information, and began to recite them all one by one. “All of this information is for the Moth students. The first floor is free, the second floor is five academic points, the third floor is fifteen academic points, the fourth floor is thirty-five, then sixty-five” The points had a weird way of increasing, and Arnin was somewhat annoyed because of such growth. Since he only had fifty eight points, that meant the highest he could go was the fourth floor.

“Alright then, since that is the case, then send me directly to the fourth floor.” Arnin shook his head bitterly, however he decided to go the highest floor he could.

Surk wasn’t too surprised that Arnin was able to rack up so many points. Although he didn’t know that Arnin was an alchemist yet, he wouldn’t be too surprised. He always felt that Arnin was different.

“Give me a minute… and here it is. You see the small platform in the corner? Just head over there, and scan. You will be sent directly to the fourth floor.” Surk smiled towards Arnin.

Arnin nodded his head, and walked towards the small platform that Surk mentioned. He saw a few people surrounding the platform, however they were moving in and out of the platform pretty quickly.

Arnin reached the location, and scanned his card. His body began to vanish in front of the small crowd.

“Why is that kid heading over to a higher floor? Doesn’t he know that the first floor is already his limit?” Some person couldn’t help but voice out after Arnin left.

“Don’t you know who that is? That is the new Moth student who is able to beat people above his own realm. Don’t underestimate him.” Another person who had seen Arnin’s fight with Torne couldn’t help but speak. He warned his friend to not say much, making the latter quiet down.

Arnin finally entered the fourth floor, and looked around with calm eyes. He took a deep breath, and couldn’t help but smile. ‘The essence here is more than a hundred times thicker than the first floor. Not only that, but I can feel various types of components.’ Arnin smiled and walked towards desk on that floor.

When he got there, he found two beautiful students. From their clothes, Arnin could tell that they were Moth students, however he was somewhat surprised. The two girls in front of him had very high cultivation realms, Essence Manifest – Hell. They only looked to be around the age of eighteen so this was extremely rare.

‘So, these are the most extreme talented? Well then, they really are very strong.’ Arnin couldn’t help but think. Not only were the girls young, strong, and beautiful, they were able to stay on the fourth floor, allowing them to cultivate in such an amazing environment.

The two girls saw Arnin, and couldn’t help but cover their pink lips with their fair, white hands. One of the two, who had curly brown hair, walked towards the part of the desk that Arnin was standing by.

“Little boy, what are you doing on this floor?” This was the first question that the girl asked. Arnin was extremely young so she was very surprised to see him on the fourth floor.

“I am here for a room. Tell me which ones are available, or the ones I can duel for.” Arnin directly dived into the topic. He wasn’t there to act like a child and explain himself. He just wanted to cultivate.

The girl so astonished that her two rosy pink lips separated apart. This cute action could cause many males to blush, however Arnin continued to maintain a calm look.

“Are you sure that you are at the right place? This is the fourth floor. Did the people downstairs send you here by accident? Should I help change it for you?” Arnin began to feel a little irritated at the girl in front of him. He strictly believed in the idea of not judging a book by its cover. He had met many people who looked innocent, but were extremely vicious, people who were young, but stronger than most old people, and even those who were small, but their weight exceeded that of mountains.

Having the girl judge him by his age annoyed him, but he just wanted to quickly get a room, and not waste his time bickering.

“Miss, I am in the right place. Don’t ask so many questions and do what you were assigned to do. Find a room that I can use, or a room that is available to duel for.” Arnin spoke with irritation and some sharpness, leaving the girl speechless

She soon showed a faint hint of displeasure after a moment of processing, however she didn’t begin to quarrel with Arnin. She pulled out a booklet that was similar to the one Surk had taken out previously. She began to flip through the pages, and eventually stopped on one.

“You can look through these. There are five places that can dueled for. Here is the person and his cultivation realm.” The academy allowed students to hide their abilities and other private matters, however, they always kept track of their cultivation realms, and kept them public. This would allow people at lower cultivations to make goals to achieve and encourage competition between students..

Arnin looked through the five, and found that three of the people were at Essence Manifest – Hell, one was at Essence Manifest – Heaven, and another was at Essence Manifest – Sky. Arnin chose the person who was at Essence Manifest – Sky, as he didn’t want to waste any time with duels, so he quickly told the girl about his selection.

When she saw the person he chose, she looked at Arnin pitifully. Although the person was the weakest of the five, she was still was many realms higher then Arnin.

“As your senior, let me give you some advice. These people are too strong for you, really, every person in the Tower is too strong for you. Go into one of the four other locations and cultivate there. Once you are strong enough, then come back.” Although the girl with curly brown hair was displeased with Arnin’s attitude, she decided that he was only a child that had just began his cultivation path. He would be arrogant, and somewhat naive, so she was responsible for reminding him as his senior.

“I don’t care about that. Just take me into the room so that I can begin my cultivation.” Arnin waved his hand, and told the girl with an expressionless look. He wasn’t going to listen to the girl since he already knew that the Essence Manifest – Sky cultivator would be defeated by him very quickly.

The girl shook her head and stopped trying to persuade Arnin. She could only hope that he would learn his lesson after experiencing the difference in strength first hand. The girl led Arnin to one of the hidden doors, and entered after completing a pattern of knocks.

When Arnin entered with the girl, he noticed that the room was completely different from the previous one he had used. The first room he had cultivated in was made out of a single black material, however the room in front of him was constructed from green and yellow jade. There was also a small fountain in the right corner of the room. The lights were also quite bright.

“What are you doing here? Is there someone who wishes to duel me for this room?” The person occupying the room was another lady. She looked to be around the age of sixteen, meaning that she was extremely talented. Chances were that she was more talented than the two girls who were at the front desk.

“Yes, this young boy here would like to duel for this room.” The brown haired girl hopelessly nodded her head. The young teenager who was sitting in the cultivation room was a very well known beauty in the Moth group. Her name was Lyosi, and there were many boys who were attempting to court her, however she was unwilling. Arnin only knew it was her because of the many Moth students who talked about her.

Lyosi was a fairly tall woman with braided red hair. Her eyes were like white pearls that one would find deep in the ocean. Her figure was extremely slender and she was very curvy, making her extremely attractive. The main thing that made her stand out was not her looks, but a certain part of her hair. On the backside of her head, closer to the middle, one could find thick strands of green hair. This was very abnormal, however many found this feature to be very attractive.

“This kid wants to fight for my room? Are you sure you aren’t messing with me?” Lyosi had a very pretty voice. It sounded like chimes from the heaven. Her attractive eyes looked at the small stature of Arnin and she couldn’t help but ask.

Before the girl who led Arnin to the room could say anything, Arnin stepped forward. “I am here for the room. I will give you two options, either you leave without getting hurt, or leave after getting hurt. Of course, the answer should already be clear.” Arnin smiled while he spoked.

When Lyosi heard what Arnin said, she couldn’t help but look at his figure once more. She noted his height, and his baby like looks, and couldn’t help but quickly take her slender, pale hands and cover her succulent pink lips. “Pff!” Her eyes began to water as she attempted to hold in her laughter.

Arnin saw this and couldn’t help but be somewhat stunned. Most people would either be very angry at his words, or would wave him off, however this girl seemed to be laughing, not with mockery, but something else.

“Haha!” Lyosi couldn’t take it anymore, and began to laugh heartily. She looked at Arnin and couldn’t help but laugh a little more. She then got up, and walked over to Arnin, and got on her knees.

“You are such a cute little kid. Don’t worry, your elder sister won’t fight with you. You can use the room for as long as you want.” She looked at Arnin’s dashing face that still resembles a child’s. She found him extremely cute, and couldn’t help but light pinch his cheeks.

She then got up, and walked out the room, not forgetting to rub Arnin’s head with some adoration. Both girls left the room, leaving Arnin standing there alone, stunned. He touched his head, and couldn’t help but clench his fists while he made a very ugly face.

‘That b*tch!’

If You guys are wondering, here are the cultivation realms thus far:

Orb Birth – Earth

Orb Birth – Sky

Orb Birth – Hell

Orb Birth – Heaven

Essence Manifest – Earth

Essence Manifest – Sky

Essence Manifest – Hell

Essence Manifest – Heaven

Elemental Formation – Earth

Elemental Formation – Sky

Elemental Formation – Hell

Elemental Formation – Heaven

Strength will determined differently for both Essence Manifest and Elemental Formation. Will be explained later on 🙂