Chapter 2074: Chapter Sixty-Eight: Is This Level Six?

Walking less than twenty minutes, Su Xiao arrived at the arena, which was not the Paradise Arena, but the arena inside the Samsara Paradise, where contractors of levels one to four could compete.

Upon reaching level five, the Samsara Paradise's internal arena became equivalent to a transfer station, through which one could arrive at the 'Paradise Arena'.

Entering the arena, a spatial formation diagram appeared beneath Su Xiao's feet, directly teleporting him into a lounge, this lounge covering about a hundred square meters with complete facilities, which was Su Xiao's permanent reward after securing first place at level five.

【You have entered the Paradise Arena (Level Six), please select a mode.】

【Combat Mode/Spectator Mode.】.

【Spectator Mode: You can watch other competitors' battles, costing 300~19000 Paradise Coins per hour, and you can choose which match to watch.】

【Currently ongoing matches: 157540.】

【Hunters must read the following regulations.】

1. The Paradise Arena is completely public; competitors must not privately communicate their origins, numbers, equipment, etc.

2. Hunters in the 'Paradise Arena' can be matched against opponents from the Void, and hunters must not disclose any matters related to Samsara Paradise.

3. The top ten in the Paradise Arena will receive exclusive rewards; hunters must strive for higher rankings.

【Hint: The hunter has obtained qualification for the Strongest Contention Battle.】

【Strongest Contention Battle opening time: 30~127 natural days later (due to the activation of regulatory permissions in the Enlightenment Paradise and Holy Light Paradise, causing the opening time to be delayed).】

【Participating Paradises in this 'Strongest Contention Battle': Samsara Paradise, Enlightenment Paradise, Holy Domain Paradise, Death Paradise, Holy Light Paradise, Watch Paradise……】

【Participating Void races in this 'Strongest Contention Battle': Winged Race, Demon Race, Arcane Eternal Star, Devil Race, Star Race……】

【Participating Transcendent·Primal World representatives in this 'Strongest Contention Battle': None (all Transcendent·Primal Worlds refused to participate in this Strongest Contention Battle).】

【Notary for this 'Strongest Contention Battle': Void Tree.】

……

【Verification shows the hunter has advanced to level six, and arena rankings have been refreshed.】

【Due to the independence of the level six Paradise Arena, the hunter's 'Level Five Arena Battle Record' will not gain ranking bonuses.】

【Resetting hunter's combat data……】

【Competitor: Su Xiao.】

【Status: Good.】

【Paradise Arena Ranking: Outside 1,000,000 (Level Six).】

【Consecutive wins: 0 matches.】

【Top Ten Honor Rewards: Not obtained.】

……

Su Xiao closed the combat data; from his ranking, he could see how many level six competitors there were, with the six-level contractors from each Paradise plus the strong ones in the Void, such numbers were not surprising, especially in the Void, where level six combat power was like carp crossing the river, difficult to count.

Even so, Su Xiao felt he was no longer far from the top tier; once he didn't even have the qualifications to contact the Void.

In Samsara Paradise, as long as one doesn't die, becoming stronger is no problem; compared to the cultivation speed of Void races, becoming stronger in Samsara Paradise is much faster, though the risks borne are dozens, even hundreds of times greater.

【Matching……】

【Successfully matched opponent, opponent's combat ID nature: Void.】

……

Su Xiao's first opponent was a level six strong one from the Void, which piqued his interest, after all, the Void strong ones he had encountered were not easy to provoke; Sha, Lilim, etc., need not be mentioned, even those like Alice were once boss-level, of course, formerly.

Spatial fluctuations surged; when Su Xiao's vision restored, he arrived at a circular yellow sand arena.

The yellow sand arena was the same as at level five, with circular spectator stands and a towering commentary platform, but this time the commentary platform had no Devil Race commentator, and the spectator stands were empty, very desolate.

Opposite the yellow sand arena, a man with a single horn on his head and deep blue skin all over stared at Su Xiao.

Su Xiao did not recognize what race this was, but he could confirm the opponent had partial human bloodline; the Void has too many races, and intermarriage between races may occur, leading to mixed blood.

Su Xiao drew the long sword at his waist; the horned man tens of meters away lowered his body, his sharp horn aimed at Su Xiao.

Bang!

Yellow sand splashed, the sound of breaking air wailed, the horned man instantly vanished from his spot, the horn on his head piercing the air, emitting a piercing wail.

In just an instant, the horned man lunged before Su Xiao, while Su Xiao's face showed a clear expression of surprise; the opponent……was somewhat slow.

Clang!

Blood spattered, the horned man brushed past Su Xiao, his sharp horn thrusting into empty air.

Suspended in midair, the horned man was somewhat bewildered; just now, he hadn't seen clearly how the enemy dodged his deadly strike.

With a thud, the horned man fell to the ground; just as he prepared to leap up, he immediately sensed something wrong—he could no longer feel his lower body.

The horned man looked at his legs; blood soaked the yellow sand, his two legs were gone.

"You……"

Boom!

Su Xiao smashed down from above, his long sword piercing the horned man's occiput, blocked by a layer of golden light wall.

"Is your ranking too low? Seems I can save some stamina."

Before the horned man was teleported away, he faintly heard Su Xiao's words, which made him feel a surge of suffocating anger; having just left his tribe and gone out to travel, the horned man felt he could make a name for himself in the Void, after all, his elders called him a genius.

Not long after his travels, the horned man realized his tribe was utterly insignificant compared to the entire Void, like a grain of sand in the desert; and by some fortunate coincidence, he had entered the Paradise Arena.

The Void races' reward mechanism in the Paradise Arena differs greatly from that of contractors; whether contractors, hunters, or battle angels, before reaching the top ten, they receive no rewards, only accumulating battle experience.

Void races are different; each battle they fight requires paying an 'entry fee', due to spatial transmission, venue, and protection mechanisms, etc., all consuming costs; contractors can enjoy these for free, but for the Paradise Arena, Void races are outsiders, so they must pay the entry fee.

Of course, Void races fighting in the arena do not always lose money; for matches outside 1,000,000 rank, if victorious, the entry fee is doubled and refunded.

For matches between 500,000 and 1,000,000 rank, if Void races win, the entry fee is refunded triple.

For matches within 500,000 rank, if Void races win, the entry fee is refunded quadruple.

For matches within 100,000 rank, if Void races win, the entry fee is refunded quintuple.

The higher the rank, the higher the reward multiplier after victory, but rewards cannot be repeatedly obtained by dropping rank.

Moreover, even if the Void Race ranks in the top ten, they cannot obtain the top ten rewards, which are exclusive to contractors, hunters, battle angels, and the like.

For this reason, the Void Race is dissatisfied; when the strong ones among them reach the top fifty, they are astonished to find that the top ten are truly impossible to surpass—those ten guys are simply insane, and battle is their daily life.