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Hua Xia and Yin Yang City could be relatively uneventful, but progress in Clone Swallow was slow. This was mainly due to the systemic issues within the Demon Realm.
From Ghost Daozi, Lian Yun obtained relevant information about the Demon Realm. Unable to gather detailed information about the souls of Lian Yun's parents, he collected a significant amount of information from the sidelines.
Firstly, the Demon Realm continued to operate under a centralized system reminiscent of ancient Egypt, functioning as a heavily slave-based society.
To enter the Demon Realm, one needed a certain status and identity; otherwise, they would be captured by powerful individuals within the realm and forced into slavery.
In this slave society, sometimes those in power did not adhere to strength hierarchies. For instance, many slaves belonging to Demon Emperors were under the command of certain ghost kings.
According to the information provided by Ghost Daozi, spirits born from Ghost River were allocated among the Three Ghost Emperors and then distributed by the Demon Emperors to their bureaucrats and nobles.
Thus, unless one had access to the slave distribution records under the three major Demon Emperors, even prime ministers serving them might not know the whereabouts of certain slaves.
Moreover, there were frequent occurrences of slave gifting and trading between the Demon Clan and bureaucrats, making it nearly impossible for Lian Yun to ascertain his parents' specific location.
However, there was still a lead based on the situation of Ghost River: those who died in a given year would be reborn as slaves from Ghost River in the following year. The year after Lian Yun's parents died, the slaves born from Ghost River were allocated under the Egyptian Demon Queen.
Among the three imperial capitals of the Demon Realm, Thebes belonged to the Egyptian Demon Queen.
Yan set off with Chen Er Gou from northern Hua Xia, traveling along the train tracks leading to Yin Yang City until they reached the border of Europe. They then entered a town on the edge of the Demon Realm.
After spending three days gathering information, Lian Yun and Chen Er Gou decided to approach a down-and-out noble named Alafard. They offered ten units of High Emperor-level Spiritual Energy as a bargaining chip to obtain certification from the town lord and secured noble status.
With their new title, they established an enterprise in town, purchased slaves, and built their reputation. After acquiring around a thousand capable slaves, they paid some offerings to the town lord and earned a title among mid-level Demon Clans.
Through connections with the town lord, they eventually settled in a larger city called Tannis.
Compared to ancient Egypt, one significant advantage in today's Demon Realm was that heroes were not judged by their origins; any title recognized by official channels would be acknowledged.
In Tannis, there were city missions available that could elevate noble titles upon completion. However, there were limits on how many missions one could undertake and how much they could advance.
To this end, Lian Yun and Chen Er Gou split up to complete nearly a thousand basic noble tasks before achieving mid-level noble status.
Mid-level nobles could possess up to ten thousand slaves. Thus, Chen Er Gou continued completing mid-level noble tasks while Lian Yun mingled with other nobles in Tannis and purchased some capable slaves.
In the mindset of the nobility in the Demon Realm, both spiritual power and mental power are finite resources, while slaves represent an endless source of wealth.
Most nobles in the Demon Realm enhance their abilities by absorbing Ghost Slaves, as long as the Ghost Slaves remain alive, resources will never run dry.
However, under Lian Yun's extravagant spending, which seemed to be a generous display akin to a big-headed fool, he not only won the favor of Tannis and the Noble Circle but also quickly acquired ten thousand slaves.
Moreover, Lian Yun had a peculiar habit when purchasing slaves; he sometimes disregarded their strength and abilities, focusing solely on his personal preferences. If he liked a particular slave, even if they were a useless Ghost Slave, he would willingly spend a fortune to acquire them.
For capable slaves recommended by noble lords, Lian Yun was also willing to pay a price that would satisfy the noble lords. His main goal was to see all the slaves owned by the nobles.
The distribution method of Ghost River slaves indicated that Lian Yun's parents could potentially be assigned to any noble.
Additionally, since Ghost Slaves born from Ghost River are essentially anonymous, finding them becomes even more challenging.
Thus, Lian Yun aimed to pursue two directions simultaneously in his search for his parents.
The first was to continuously elevate his noble rank and then enter Thebes, where he could meet the slave distribution officer of the Egyptian Demon Queen and obtain specific information about the flow of Spirit born from Ghost River back in the day, allowing him to trace downwards layer by layer.
The second approach involved observing all the nobles' Ghost Slaves within a city while raising his noble rank. This dual approach would save considerable time.
After collecting ten thousand Ghost Slaves, Lian Yun instructed them to disperse and complete tasks. Since high-ranking nobles were already part of high society, entering this elite circle was no easy feat.
It required completing tens of thousands of intermediate tasks.
Over nearly two months, Lian Yun got acquainted with all the nobles in Tannis but had only completed around five thousand tasks.
Fortunately, Yan's strength and generous nature earned him significant goodwill from the nobles, leading some to suggest that Lian Yun should curry favor with the city lord Abed.
As the lord of Tannis, Abed had certainly noticed Yan, this suddenly emerging noble. Both his character and the quality and speed of task completion were quite impressive.
In Abed's eyes, Yan appeared to be someone with great ambition.
However, upon meeting Yan in person, Abed realized that Yan's actions did not reflect mere ambition; it was clear that Yan was meant to hold a higher noble status.
Because Yan, like him, belonged to the Peerless Ghost Emperor.
After understanding Lian Yun's needs, Abed arranged for Lian Yun to participate in the Gladiatorial Arena. The losers would have to serve the winners as slaves, and if one could achieve a hundred consecutive victories, not only would they gain the title of a high noble, but they could also establish a solid noble foundation.
However, participating in the Gladiatorial Arena required a recommendation from a High Noble, so Abed requested that Yan fight under the name of the Abed Family's affiliated clan.
Once Lian Yun achieved a hundred victories in the Gladiatorial Arena and became a high noble, the Abed Family would also gain considerable honor and benefits.
Abed believed that for Yan to secure a hundred victories would not be an easy task; thus, why not take advantage of such honor and benefits? Moreover, in future nominal conflicts among some High Nobles, he could request Yan from the affiliated clan to step in on behalf of the main family.
Becoming an affiliated clan would come with significant restrictions. Lian Yun initially did not want to agree, but considering that his personal abilities would only allow him to attain high noble status at most, anything above that could only be directly granted by the Egyptian Demon Queen, the great emperor.
After negotiating some conditions, Yan ultimately agreed to Abed's request.
Once they reached an agreement, Abed instructed Lian Yun to wait for a month because he needed time to prepare. Since Yan required one hundred opponents, he needed to engage in gambling matches with other city lords and forces above High Nobles in Thebes.
While Yan's heart for the Gladiatorial Arena had yet to begin, the grand formation of the Peerless Demon Master had already been activated in the Land of Huaxia.
(End of Chapter)
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