Daphne whispered, "This place is so dangerous."
"You’re the one who wanted to come along."
"Following you has its benefits, but I don’t know if there are any Rule of Dream available. Let’s head to the challenge center first to see if the Laws we need are there."
Jiang Chen smiled, "Okay, let’s go take a look."
The two of them walked on the ground, heading toward the challenge center.
Most of Dimitre City’s population consisted of Corrupted Demigods, as well as a portion of Wanderers. In addition to Wanderers, there were also Heroes, and even members of the Underworld Clan were present. Demigods from the Underworld Continent could be seen everywhere.
The entire city of Dimitre was divided into four citadels: East, South, West, and North. Jiang Chen and Daphne were in the western one.
As soon as they entered the heart of the western citadel, they saw a battlefield. The entire battlefield was enveloped by a Barrier.
There were two Demigods on the battlefield. One of them was a Corrupted One, and the other an Underworld citizen.
"Is that Underworld citizen Axingdu, the one who wields a hundred thousand Star Laws?"
"Yes, that’s him. It’s said that when he first arrived, he only possessed a thousand Star Laws, but now he has acquired a hundred thousand."
"A hundred thousand? Don’t forget Ansoths Hewitt has three hundred thousand Star Laws. Ansoths Hewitt is sure to win."
"Once you reach the Demigod Realm, it all depends on who controls more Laws. That Underworld citizen is simply no match."
"That might not necessarily be the case. Having a multitude of Laws doesn’t automatically mean you are powerful; it also depends on how deeply the person understands those Laws."
"Generally speaking, possessing Laws allows one to exert their normal combat strength, but a profound Realization can unleash even greater fighting power."
"It is said that Underworld citizens can exert twice their combat strength."
Daphne stood next to Jiang Chen. She whispered, "Are they slaughtering each other?"
"Yes, this is the rule of Dimitre City. To become Divine, one must engage in slaughter. Killing your opponent allows you to obtain their Laws, assimilate them to grow stronger, and advance triumphantly toward becoming Divine."
Jiang Chen already understood this well; this was the City of Slaughter.
At that moment on the battlefield, the two began to clash.
Jiang Chen watched the fight attentively. The Corrupted One’s Power of Laws was immense, boasting a full three hundred thousand Star Laws. In contrast, the Underworld citizen opposing him had only a hundred thousand, a threefold difference in quantity.
Clearly, the Corrupted One, Ansoths Hewitt, had the upper hand.
However, Jiang Chen noticed that the Underworld citizen’s Realization of the Star Law was much deeper than Ansoths Hewitt’s. A single wave of his hand unleashed the power of stars, effortlessly and without the need to mobilize the Power of Laws.
Daphne looked puzzled. "What’s happening? This Underworld citizen seems different, actually able to contend with Ansoths Hewitt."
Jiang Chen chuckled. "It’s the same principle as with the Wanderers’ Martial Arts. With the same Cultivation Technique and the same Realm, a different Realization of Martial Arts makes a difference."
"Although you are an Incubus, your Realization of the Rule of Dream is not as profound as that Incubus Beast’s, and you can only exert your normal strength."
"After becoming a Demigod, it’s all about wisdom and Realizations. Experience points and such are useless."
"You should spend more time on your Realization of the Rule of Dream in the future."
Daphne nodded. It was the first time she had seen an expert capable of exerting twice their combat strength.
Jiang Chen was nonchalant. Merely twice the combat strength? He could exert a hundredfold combat strength. With his five hundred thousand Laws of Destruction, magnified a hundred times, that equaled fifty million in combat strength.
Jiang Chen kept his eye on the Underworld citizen. This guy can probably exert more than just twice his combat strength. He’s feigning weakness, pretending to only have twice his strength while actually concealing his true power. Such a familiar ruse! Jiang Chen smiled.
Daphne, puzzled, asked, "What are you smiling about?"
"That Underworld citizen appears to be barely resisting, but in fact, he is quite strong and is deliberately concealing his strength. He’s playing the pig to eat the tiger," Jiang Chen said.
Daphne carefully observed the Underworld citizen. Each time he received an attack, he seemed to struggle, fully absorbed in the defense. Is this guy really hiding his strength?
On the battlefield, the two continued to exchange blows—one with a sword strike, the other with a punch—seemingly evenly matched.
Upon reaching the Demigod Realm, it all came down to one’s understanding of the Laws and control over them. Grasping the Power of Laws was no easy feat.
Jiang Chen said, "Let’s go. There’s nothing more worth seeing here; that Corrupted One is probably dead."
Daphne followed behind Jiang Chen.
Just as Jiang Chen and Daphne were leaving, exclamations rose from the crowd:
"Huh? Ansoths Hewitt is actually dead?"
"How could this happen? That Underworld citizen is so powerful! Wasn’t he only exerting twice the Power of Laws?"
"This guy is truly strong!"
Daphne turned back, saw the scene, and laughed. "You really are amazing! Ansoths Hewitt is dead, and the Underworld citizen is extracting the Laws from his body."
Jiang Chen said, "Corrupted Ones are all pig-brained. They only want to show off their strength without knowing how to conceal it. Their deaths are due to their own stupidity."
Daphne gave him a sidelong glance. He makes it sound like I’m a fool too.
The two headed for the challenge hall, looking at the names of the challengers displayed above.
[Manolo (Difiled God Continent): Ninety million Time Laws...]
[Poligno (Difiled God Continent): Ninety million Space Laws...]
[Kuwaitibek (Difiled God Continent): Eighty million Law of Devouring...]
[Aliro (Underworld Clan): Eighty million Killing Law...]
[Iliya Shen (Difiled God Continent): Seventy million Law of Death...]
[Christine (Difiled God Continent): Seventy million Rule of Dream...]
...
Daphne exclaimed in shock, "What? Seventy million Rule of Dream? This person has to be an Incubus!"
At that moment, Daphne looked at the information on display, utterly stunned. A full seventy million Rule of Dream? That’s almost infinitely close to Divine!
Jiang Chen said, "Why don’t you go up and try challenging Christine?"
"Are you telling me to go get myself killed? She has a full seventy million Rule of Dream, and I only have three hundred Rule of Dream."
Jiang Chen examined the information; every challenger’s record was noted. He was searching for details on the Law of Destruction and, sure enough, found some.
Ulysses, ten million Law of Destruction...
Jiang Chen’s eyes lit up. Ten million Law of Destruction, while I only have five hundred thousand...
Jiang Chen continued his search and found two other Demigods possessing the Law of Destruction: an Underworld citizen with seven hundred thousand Law of Destruction, and a Hero from the Continent of All-Gods with one million Law of Destruction.
Jiang Chen’s current goal was to find those who possessed the Law of Destruction, obtain their Laws of Destruction, and become a God of Destruction.
Stepping forward, Jiang Chen asked, "How do I challenge someone on the list?"
"It’s quite simple. Write your name after the challenger’s, and they will naturally sense it."
"What if they don’t agree?"
"Then there’s nothing that can be done; it’s up to whether they agree or not. Once they do, you’ll both go up on the platform and fight each other to the death..."
Jiang Chen understood. He immediately stepped forward and wrote his name after that of the Underworld citizen, Ada.
Instantly, Jiang Chen’s information appeared: Challenger Jiang Chen, 510,000 Destruction Laws...