Reborn with Infinity Money System, I was Worshipped by All Universes!-Chapter 182 - 179-How Much Did You Pay for That Ranking?
Ahem!
Hearing Galdorin’s words, the Speaker looked a bit awkward and replied,
"Go summon the Saintess. If we want to find any information about that ’Master,’ we’ll probably need her to use the Blood Tarot Cards."
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Uno Kingdom, Royal Capital – Kris’s Estate
"Kris!"
"Clinton!"
"I’m ready to tutututu!"
Velen shouted.
After a long day of shopping, he had returned to the estate and was now preparing to break through from Titan Rank Lv.1 all the way to Lv.9—right in front of the trio.
Tutututu?
Arthur and Kris looked confused by Velen’s declaration.
Clinton, however, gave a bitter smile.
Truth be told, he really didn’t want to witness Velen’s breakthroughs anymore.
They were just too demoralizing.
Wait a sec—
Suddenly, Clinton sensed the fluctuation in Velen’s cultivation aura and blurted out:
"Velen… did you already break through to Titan Rank Lv.1?"
"Yup!"
"I ran into a genius ranked 100th on the Rising Magi Rankings earlier on the street. You need to be at least Titan Rank Lv.1 just to challenge him."
Velen casually explained.
Rising Magi Rankings?!
Not only Clinton, but even Arthur and Kris lit up at the mention of the rankings.
Wipe out calamities in a glance?
Come on—just some bottom-rank genius on that list—His Highness Velen probably wouldn’t even need two moves to finish him off!
As Arthur and Kris speculated about how the battle went, Clinton suddenly asked:
"Velen… how much did you pay for that ranking?"
Clinton might not be the brightest in many areas, but when it came to status and honor, he knew exactly how Velen operated.
"Pay for it?"
"Clinton, don’t joke around. The Rising Magi Rankings are a major leaderboard managed by the Hall of Magi. There’s no way they’d allow buying ranks."
"Exactly. If the Hall of Magi ever found out, both Velen and that genius ranked 100th would be disqualified!"
Arthur and Kris laughed, confident in their reply.
"One million Low-grade Mana Crystals!
"And the Hall of Magi already approved it. Once the rankings update, you’ll be able to see my name right there."
"Clinton, you really get me!"
Velen shot Clinton a thumbs-up, while Arthur and Kris stared at him like they’d been struck by lightning.
What?!
No way—absolutely no way!
"How could the Hall of Magi approve something like this?! If ranks can be bought, then the whole Rising Magi Rankings would be meaningless! They’d never do that!"
Arthur and Kris couldn’t accept it.
After all, both of them had made the Rising Magi Rankings in their youth—within the top 20, no less.
It was one of the greatest honors of their lives.
Now, that very honor had been shamelessly defiled in front of them—and they were having a hard time processing it.
"I don’t know why they approved it either," Velen said, shrugging.
"But hey, I’m not rude. I turned around and gifted them one million Advanced Mana Crystals as a thank-you!"
"Anyway, time to start my breakthrough."
Wait, WHAT?!
One million WHAT?!
Arthur and Kris exchanged a look—pure disbelief in their eyes.
Corruption!
This is corruption! A blatant, shameless, and luxurious corruption!
Since when did cheating get so… official?
BOOM!
While they were still reeling from the audacity of it all, a powerful breakthrough aura burst out from Velen’s body, immediately pulling their focus.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Titan Rank Lv.3!
Lv.4!
Lv.5!
The moment Velen hit Titan Rank Lv.2, the breakthroughs didn’t stop—in fact, they became even faster.
So this is what "tutututu" meant…
If they didn’t understand before, they got it now.
This man was literally machine-gunning through ranks!
"Clinton… does His Highness Velen always break through like this?"
Arthur asked, dazed, turning toward Clinton, who was watching calmly.
"Yep!"
"No need to be shocked. That’s just Velen’s default setting."
Clinton grinned, watching their stunned faces.
He could have earned his spot on the Rising Magi Rankings with pure strength,
but instead, he chose to just flex his absurd wealth and buy his way in.
A true tycoon—comparable to a god by sheer spending power.
Looking at Velen now, his Titan Rank Lv.9 aura slowly stabilizing, Arthur and Kris could only let out helpless chuckles.
"Well, you guys carry on. I’m going to bed."
Having completed his breakthrough under their witness, Velen strolled off toward the courtyard, completely satisfied.
"He’s off to bed again!"
"Wonder what kind of expensive nonsense that rich brat will mess with tomorrow morning…"
Clinton couldn’t help but feel a vague sense of unease as he watched Velen leave.
—
Night fell.
"Finally! I get to see the true power of the Soul Armor Set! Clinton—go ahead, hit me with all you’ve got!"
Arthur, now standing across from Clinton, shouted with excitement as he looked at the glowing armor in Clinton’s hands.
"Gladly!"
Clinton soared into the sky.
A terrifying burst of soul force exploded from within him.
Left hand: Soul Unsheathing!
Right hand: Grand Magic!
BOOM!
Suddenly, a terrifying blade of light, over a hundred feet long, sliced through the darkness.
"Arthur—take this!"
As the blade, infused with maximum soul power and magic, cut through the night sky, a brilliant slash descended upon Arthur like a meteor.
"Bring it on!"
Arthur laughed heartily. He raised his sword, pouring vast amounts of mana into it, determined to meet the attack head-on!
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The next morning.
"Hey Arthur… just how powerful is Clinton’s Soul Armor Set?"
"You left right after blocking that strike last night. I couldn’t stop thinking about it."
Kris looked toward Clinton—who, at that moment, was air-drying his pants on the Soul Armor Set—and turned to Arthur curiously.
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"Can you imagine a sword slash imbued with a trace of universal law, thrown at me with his soul literally outside his body?"
"And on top of that, he dropped a Grand Magic Spell right next to my face?"
"If he were the same rank as me—hell, even if I used my Soul Spear—his sword would be a hundred times stronger than mine."
"To put it simply—if I could pose a threat to enemies of equal rank,
he could instantly kill them in one blow. No one would survive."
Gulp.
Kris was stunned.
He’d expected the Soul Armor Set to be strong…
But this strong?
"If that’s the case, there’s only one strategy left," Kris said seriously.
"We’ll have to kite him with long-range spells!"
"Long-range?"
Arthur glanced at him and chuckled.
"Did you forget who he really is?
He’s not just some simple swordsman like me—
He’s dual-classed!"
