Competing Together!!

"This surge of power... Lord Lin Hai, I thank you for your help again. I truly don't know how to thank you."

Zeref's eyes were brimming with tears, his excitement palpable, for this was not the first time Lin Hai had helped him.

Previously on this planet, with his strength, he had no chance of making the top ten. But then, one day while he was resting on his small island, a strange man suddenly arrived. That man was Lin Hai.

After arriving on the island, he opened a watch shop. Even for Jie Er Fu, who had wandered the world for hundreds of years, this person felt even stranger than himself. On a desolate island in the middle of the ocean, devoid of any life and completely silent, he had opened a shop. Furthermore, the man was not affected by the aura of death radiating from his body.

Later, with the desire to understand the man, Jie Er Fu entered the watch shop, and that was the beginning of the continuous opportunities that followed. He originally thought that receiving that help was the luckiest of lucks. But he didn't expect that at the lowest level of the Demonic Beast Palace, he would once again receive Lin Hai's help.

His heart was deeply moved. He thought that he must repay him well in the future.

Ishtar was even more excited. During this period, she could meet this invincible man at any time. Last time in Gensokyo, she hadn't had the chance to thank him. Now, he had saved her again and even given her such powerful strength.

Ishtar was very excited. Originally, to ordinary people, she was the high and mighty Goddess of Venus. But at this moment, she felt she could understand the feelings of those who admired her. This feeling of wanting to repay the other party but not knowing what to do made her very distressed.

However, she felt that at least she was a woman—a woman with top-tier figure and beauty. Perhaps in that regard, she could repay him with her body. Although it couldn't fully repay the kindness Lin Hai had shown her, it was at least an effort.

But as Ishtar's gaze shifted, she discovered something that distressed her. Because in front of her, there were still one, no, two peerless beauties.

One was a cold, ice-mountain-like beauty with white hair, wearing tiny clothes that barely covered anything. To say she wasn't trying to attract Lin Hai's attention, he wouldn't believe it. The other was a woman covered in dragon scales with leathery wings on her back, a completely different style from the white-haired woman, but her eyes were fiery, and every movement exuded an incredibly intense attraction.

Both of these women, whether in terms of clothing or figure, were on par with her. She, who had always been proud of being a top-tier beauty, felt a surge of worry; she had to show herself off better. Otherwise, she might truly be overshadowed by these two women.

Othinus was very moved; she decided to follow this first-ranked person on the planetary ranking closely. His strength had been recognized by the Heaven Boundless Board, beyond doubt. And in his brief introduction, in that illusion, he had traveled to places she had never imagined.

Therefore, toward this supreme god who knew the ultimate truth, Othinus felt respect and worship from the bottom of her heart. Previously, she suffered from having no chance to approach him, but now that the great one was right before her eyes, she wouldn't give up this opportunity.

"Everyone, time is of the essence. We won't be resting here."

"Let's head to the core of the palace immediately."

"End everything here."

Lin Hai didn't explain what he did inside the red mist sphere... Nor did he prove that these three White-fied beings were specifically created by him. The crowd naturally had doubts in their hearts, but since Lin Hai didn't explain, they couldn't confirm it.

He turned around and entered the entrance to the third level of the Demonic Beast Prison. Floating in mid-air, he looked at the imprisoned darkness ahead, recalling what had just happened.

His heart couldn't help but be a bit unsettled. The enemy this time, the three Crimsoned ones working together, was truly strong. It could even be said they were the strongest enemies he had ever met. Using his previous power, it would have been impossible to be their match.

However, until now, the power Lin Hai had displayed in his eyes could only be considered the lowest level of power. He had obtained higher-level power at the end of space-time before. He hadn't found it suitable to use before because that kind of power was too high-level for the dimensions of this universe. Using a sledgehammer to crack a nut was unnecessary.

But now, conventional power could no longer deal with the new enemies. He had to bring out his true strength.

"Then let's go."

Fallen Cold Ice followed closely behind Lin Hai. She considered her power to be the second strongest among them, qualifying her for the second position.

But Ishtar didn't agree with this positioning. Ishtar had received higher-level power from Lin Hai and became his subordinate. Because those strengthened by the red heterochromatic power were called Crimsoned, and Lin Hai's power was platinum-gold, those strengthened by his power were called Argented.

With a wave of his hand, the surrounding illusion changed like a slideshow. The crowd was instantly transported from the deepest part of the prison to the front of the first level of the Demonic Beast Palace.

And Demonized Qi Yu, the gatekeeper, already had his eyes on them...