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Chapter 9: The Nine Dangerous Figures
From the Ranking List of the Eighteen Layers of Hell, Lian Yun assessed that the first four layers corresponded to the Spirit levels of Ding, Bing, Yi, and Jia, while the fifth layer represented the peak Spirit.
The sixth to ninth layers corresponded to the Ghost Kings of Ding, Bing, Yi, and Jia levels, with the tenth layer representing the peak Ghost King.
Layers ten to fourteen were designated for the Demon Emperors of Ding, Bing, Yi, and Jia levels, with the fifteenth layer corresponding to the peak Ghost King. The last three layers divided the Peerless Ghost Emperor into three tiers: unparalleled, top-tier unparalleled, and strongest unparalleled.
According to the Ranking List, the top four were Curse, Cat, Snake, and Hammurabi II.
The Cat and Snake are considered divine beasts in Egypt and India, while Curse represents the primary ability of the Egyptian Pharaoh. Undoubtedly, these three figures are leaders in their respective regions of the Demon Realm.
Hammurabi is likely a ruler similar to an Eternal Emperor, with this second incarnation clearly being a leader in the Babylon region.
From the challenges faced in the Eighteen Layers of Hell, it seems these four have surpassed what is deemed as the strongest unparalleled level; they have undoubtedly reached Half Emperor status.
Chiyou ranked first on the seventeenth layer but was only fifth overall. Ghost Daozi, Count of Monte Cristo, and Underworld God all resided on the Sixteenth Layer.
It may not be that their abilities are lacking; rather, they have chosen to challenge two layers lower.
Although Count of Monte Cristo and Underworld God possess average abilities, they hold no significant advantage against Chaos Beasts. Ghost Daozi might have the capability to challenge the eighteenth layer but likely lacks sufficient materials for arranging formations, which could be a considerable burden. Thus, he refrains from attempting even the seventeenth layer.
Despite Yan possessing Demon Emperor strength, he was new to this realm and had made no preparations. Therefore, he first exchanged all his White Spirit Coins at the exchange office for thirty-nine High-Grade Soul Currencies. Then he purchased five Superior Soul Swords for three High-Grade Soul Currencies each from a bustling trading high-rise.
Only then did he begin his challenge of the Eighteen Layers of Hell. He faced no issues on layers one through five; however, upon entering the first layer's area measuring ten thousand meters square with a hundred heads and an army of one hundred thousand soldiers...
In subsequent layers, both the number of heads and soldiers remained similar; however, the spatial area expanded because both their realms and sizes increased.
By the time Lian Yun reached the ninth layer, with an area extending ten thousand meters square—equivalent to a hundred-mile radius—the sheer size alone would require an immense amount of materials for arranging formations. It was easy to imagine that if he were to reach layers seventeen or eighteen, even as a regional lord like Ghost Daozi could not afford such expenses.
To put it bluntly, even if he prepared enough materials, he might not have sufficient space or equipment to carry all those materials into the Dungeon.
After clearing the ninth layer, Lian Yun decided not to continue. Firstly, he had already acquired enough resources; secondly, he needed further preparation. Although the ninth layer was merely an A-rank Ghost King level challenge, it had already posed significant difficulties for him due to its overwhelming forces.
He wasn't lacking confidence in clearing the tenth level; it was just that without proper preparation, it would be exceptionally difficult.
Next came the calculations regarding the ranking rewards.
Since this belonged to the entire Yin City and all Spirits, each level of the leaderboard had millions of participants. Moreover, the rewards were peculiar; they weren't given out at specific intervals but rather for every rank gained.
In other words, if one could secure first place on a level, they would receive a reward of one million. This seemed impressive at first glance, but it carried a hint of a "killing the goose that lays the golden eggs" mentality.
This was likely why Chiyou managed to take first place on the seventeenth level.
After claiming a million rewards, one could no longer earn rewards on that level. If this were in Yin-Yang City, it might not be such a big deal, but in Yin City, where Spirits had infinite lifespans, it wasn't exactly a good thing.
However, for Lian Yun, it was a significant advantage. After all, regardless of lifespan, he never intended to stay in Yin City for long.
For some reason, the rewards for the nine levels were entirely identical; they were divided into multiple tiers. From one million to one hundred thousand, gaining a rank would yield one Low-Grade Soul Coin as a reward. Lian Yun had ranked within the top ten thousand across these five levels, which already netted him four hundred fifty thousand Low-Grade Soul Coins.
From one hundred thousand to ten thousand was another tier, with ten coins per level, totaling ninety thousand. By this point, Lian Yun had accumulated nine hundred thousand Low-Grade Soul Coins.
From ten thousand to one thousand was yet another tier, with one hundred coins per level, adding another four hundred fifty thousand. However, with billions of people in Yin City and countless talented individuals among them—along with many Demon Emperors continuing to challenge this Dungeon for top rankings—the best Lian Yun could manage across these five levels was between seven thousand and eight thousand. Thus, he only gained about an additional million.
Then from one thousand to one hundred was one Medium-Grade Soul Coin per rank; from one hundred to ten was one hundred Medium-Grade Soul Coins; and from ten to four was one thousand Medium-Grade Soul Coins. The first three places awarded one Supreme Soul Coin each and one hundred High-Grade Soul Currency for second place and ten High-Grade Soul Currency for third place.
This was merely the reward structure below the Ghost King level.
However, even within the top hundred ranks, the rewards were something that even top Ghost Kings would find hard to obtain.
The rewards from levels six to ten were classified as Ghost King-level rewards.
Among them, from one million to one hundred thousand ranked players, there were four hundred fifty thousand Medium-Grade Soul Coins. For levels six through nine, Lian Yun's rankings fell between thirty thousand and fifty thousand; combined, he still earned over two million.
Thus, nearly seven hundred thousand Medium-Grade Soul Coins amounted to quite a fortune.
Perhaps this was Yin City's way of providing benefits to newly arrived powerful Spirits—allowing them to acquire substantial wealth right away and have enough resources for growth—so they wouldn't waste time on trivial matters that could hinder their personal development.
However, this so-called huge sum of money was just a drop in the bucket for Lian Yun.
At first glance, ten million Low-Grade Soul Coins sounds like a lot, but in reality, it is worth less than a thousand Medium-Grade Soul Coins. The value of over seven million Medium-Grade Soul Coins amounts to just over seven hundred High-Grade Soul Currency.
In fact, the value of ten million Low-Grade Soul Coins does not even equal the price of a single High-Grade Soul Currency.
However, the total amount of Soul Power contained in ten million Low-Grade Soul Coins is more than a hundred times that of one High-Grade Soul Currency. The main issue is that the Soul Power within Low-Grade Soul Coins is too fine, making it extremely difficult to absorb.
For ordinary Spirits, they have the time to slowly absorb these ten million Low-Grade Soul Coins, which are worth less than one High-Grade Soul Currency, and eventually turn them into the equivalent of a hundred High-Grade Soul Currency.
But for Lian Yun, he did not have that much time.
Instead of directly exchanging them, Lian Yun went to the first floor of the Mission Office and set up a trade mission: two hundred Low-Grade Soul Coins for one Medium-Grade Soul Coin.
This way, the value of Lian Yun's ten million Soul Currency suddenly increased by nearly fifty times.
In fact, such trade missions were abundant on the first floor of the Mission Office, and many factions had long-term exchange rates, with prices set at one hundred and ten for one Medium-Grade Soul Coin.
(End of Chapter)
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