"Uh? Level 76?" Minos looked with interest in the direction of that woman, who, truth be told, was quite similar to several others in the surrounding area, and he couldn't exactly tell the differences other than the aura.
Since she wanted to challenge him, he would not run away from the fight. "Okay, what do I need to do to beat her? Can I just make her say those words?" He asked while making a fighting stance.
"Hahaha, Minos Stuart, it's not that simple." One of the noblewomen there said. "You can indeed make us say the words... But would you be able to do that?
Then you need not despair. We of the Flowers Kingdom are fair, and even a weakling at your level stands a chance in our challenges."
This woman was not lying. Because of the diabolical lineage skills that the descendants of the royalty of this state had, they had to follow various rules imposed by the continent, or they would be hunted down and killed.
These women didn't simply play games that only favored them. Even when they were stronger than their opponents, they proposed fair conditions of combat.
For example, on the rare occasions when someone at the level of Minos appeared in this kingdom, even women with several levels above the challenged men would not simply face them head-on. They would pose possible challenges for people at that level to pass, provided, of course, that they were talented enough.
But, even for highly talented people, the challenges would not be easy since their purpose was only to test the talent, not to let they slip away by giving victory to the most capable easily.
So, even if, in their view, Minos' situation was disadvantageous to him, none of them would play 'dirty' or act personally against him.
That would be shameful for them!
They had a great sense of honor and would only show maximum strength to opponents stronger than themselves. Since many there did not understand Emperor Stuart's strengths, they mockingly laughed at him at that woman's words.
"Damn!" Maris realized what Minos intended to do and jumped away from him, afraid to feel the dominance that had so bothered her.
"So it's just me forcing you, huh?" Minos circulated his energies to activate his avatar and show off as much of his Physique's abilities as possible to these women.
He could sense that they had good techniques. Some probably even had two or three Golden-grade techniques in their sets. In this case, he could only beat them the way he planned by putting in the effort.
"Does anyone else wish to challenge me? I know that your challenges happen one at a time. But why don't we make a waiting list? That way, 'if' I win, the next one of you will have an advantage over the others to challenge me..." He said.
The eunuchs there looked at Minos with narrowed eyebrows, trying to understand what this man had in mind.
They were the ones who knew the most about Emperor Stuart among everyone there. However, even they were unaware of Minos' most recent achievements or his forces. After all, the Flowers Kingdom was far from the Black Plain, and few received notification about this fellow's forces and actions.
If they were 9th stage cultivators, like those women watching Minos' movements for days, they would know not to point such a thing out to their superiors.
Unfortunately, ignorance would prevent them from preventing more women from challenging Minos!
"Well then, I, Fawn Jarvis..."
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"I, Sibley Blair, challenge you, Minos Stuart..." Half of the noblewomen in that camp, seven women between levels 76 and 78, challenged Minos, creating an unprecedented waiting list for challenges in this state.
Minos was pleased with this and said, before taking action. "Well, I believe that although you cannot fight me simultaneously, I can do it against you, no? So let's end this quickly, dear flowers."
They wanted to brandish their displeasure against Minos. Still, after he finished speaking, they all immediately felt his powerful Physique ability.
In the blink of an eye, the level 76 woman and the next one who was supposed to face him if he beat the first level 76 woman as well felt their levels drop to level 75.
Meanwhile, Minos' level quickly rose to level 73!
"What?" One of the eunuchs opened his mouth in astonishment, not expecting to see Minos use this ability against such women.
Meanwhile, the noble women there frowned, sensing that he was much more challenging than they thought.
The first one to challenge Minos shivered, feeling her powers diminishing in a way she hadn't expected.
But simultaneously, the Soul Avatar of Minos showed himself to all those people in the camp, making those women suffer from the effects of his techniques.
He focused his techniques on the stronger ones to not accidentally kill the weaker women, those servants who were only there to serve.
Meanwhile, he only directed his Devouring Art at those women who challenged him, leaving the other individuals only pressured by Chaotic Gravity so they would not move.
Minos didn't want anyone getting in the way of his match, so even the level 79 Spiritual Saints there were immobilized by his initial action.
'What? How is that possible?' Maris wondered, open-mouthed as she watched everything from afar.
She hadn't seen Minos using this innate ability before, so seeing him at level 73, she was shocked like the camp members.
But seeing him dominating all those people with only level 73 cultivation, this beast felt even more impressed!
'With that power, I feel like I can't stand up to him!' She exclaimed in her mind, seeing that Minos in that form was already as strong as a level 81 Spiritual Sage.
The level 76 woman who first challenged him, Ruby Salazar, paled as she felt the pressure Minos was putting on her, forcing her to her knees.
Minos realized this woman and others there could show some resistance against him, as they had Golden-grade techniques to help them. However, none of them had a complete set of techniques of this quality.
Consequently, they would have some weaknesses against him, such as defense, mind, attack, and speed, which he had already noticed before he started his move.
Minos could see his opponents' weaknesses through the visual ability he had gained after advancing to the 8th stage, so he had realized before he even acted what the best strategies for each opponent were.
Thus, he pressed them against their weaknesses when he showed his avatar, giving no chances to these women who wished to castrate him.
"I think that's a victory, no? Do any of you wish to continue, or do you admit your defeat?" He asked after bringing all those women to their knees, making them feel terrible from the humiliation and the powerful spiritual fluctuations targeting their weak points.
If he made the slightest mistake at that moment, they could die!
Gulp!
In this situation, they regretted the rash position they had taken one by one!
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