The waitress welcomed them attentively. She accompanied to his table in the corner of the room. The way she looked at him now was a look filled with fear. This youth was really terrifying.

"Young master ghost, what would you like to order?"

"Give me the green salad and hot water with lime"

Considering he had already eaten and not very hungry, he ordered the salad on the menu before going to sleep.

"Keep the balance"

The waitress was startled when he paid for his meals, even after becoming super scary and famous. Normally powerful cultivators and adventurers not only wouldn't pay but might demand coins using their power. The Ghost's reputation in Rivertown after what he did outside was more than enough to make them cough out their today's earnings but surprisingly he paid for his meals and even gave her considerable tips.

Psst

The bartender gave her a quick glance and shook his head telling her not to charge him.

"Young master, it's... it's on the house"

"Wonderful"

Gaya became happy hearing the waitress but Micheal shook his head. These people were not rich and their lives depended on the earnings of this tavern, how could he use his power and reputation for the sake of saving a couple of coins?

Wouldn't this stain his reputation?The original appearance of this chapter can be found at Ñøv€lß1n.

"No, I'm a customer in this tavern, just like everyone here, and a customer must pay for what he bought"

At the end of his words, he smiled at the waitress to loosen up her mood and placed the coins on her palms.

"Now go and bring me the order"

The waitress couldn't help but smile back and run back to bring his meals as the adventurers gawked at him amazed.

He's really paying for his meals?

Is he the same person who roasted Ralphy alive on the stake?

He looks so friendly now

'What the f**k, human? They should be paying US for not wrecking them"

While the adventurers were staring at him, Gaya screamed in frustration inside his mind.

"I don't know what kind of princess you were but I don't like to be indebted and besides what would happen to my reputation if I did not even pay for my meals"

"It's a privilege of being powerful, human, what's the use of cultivation if we pay the commoners"

"It's not a privilege, it's disgusting, I'm slowly getting why they chased your snakey ass away"

"Shut up, you don't know nothing, if you think I'm evil, just wait until see the bitch sitting on the Nagaland throne"

While Gaya and he were divulged in this conversation, the waitress brought him the salad and the hot water.

"Here's your green salad and hot water with lime, young master Ghost"

"Thank you"

"Oh? No need, young master"

He seemed like a completely different person now. She was among the people there when he burned Ralphy alive and then, he was radiating an immense killing intent and looked terrifying.

She nodded hearing his question

"There are two actually, one must be under thirty years old and not more than a level 10 Body refining stage cultivator"

??This means that I meet the requirements to participate in the competition"

"Don't be rash human, even though the competition is meant as an entry shot to young humans, the disciples of the sects will also participate to show their power and earn the resources given by the King of Bredia"

"Hmm"

He was still not sure to participate in this competition but the more he heard Gaya, it seemed like a good place to be a badass and earn more points before going to seclusion for a few days.

The system notified him that he has enough experience points to reach level four of the Body refining stage. Yet, the system required three days to upgrade his level and strengthen his body and during the three days, he wouldn't be able to access the system and any disturbances would cause him to fail the breakthrough as well as lose all the experience points.

How big of a loss that would be?

That was why he didn't dare to attempt to breakthrough in this place.

"Continue"

"Where was I? Huh the second stage, the second round is the most entertaining and what most people will look forwards to, the first 24 disciples who reached the higher number of steps will fight one on one in twelve stages"

"Huh? Didn't you say the first 24 disciples to reach the top? Where does this higher number of steps come from?"

Her expression turned more gloomy

"No one has ever reached the top, human, that's why they take the disciples who climbed more steps rather than waiting for them to reach the top"

"Make sense, now tell me how they arrange the fights?"

"They will give 24 cards, on top of them there will be a number from 1 to 12. You will choose one randomly and participants who get the same number will be fighting against each other on the stage.the prizes for the winners vary each time, so we'll only know about that tomorrow "

He kept running his finger through his beardless smooth face and pondered about whether he should take part or not.

"Hey system, how many badass points do I have?"

[11000 points]

"Alright system, recommend me a way to beat this competition? I don't care about the second stage since I have my sweet shield, my concern is the first stage"

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He was waiting for the system to recommend him rather than searching through the shop because although the system would always try to take away his badass points, it would also recommend him some overpowered skills for situations like this. The Responsive Shield and the Lightning dash skill was an example of this.

After a few seconds of waiting, a golden sheet appeared before him.

Name: Energy devourer

Class: Legendary

Function: The host will be able to turn the Energy pressures into Experience points

Upgradable: Yes

Price: 9000 badass points

Looking at the amount next to the price, he deeply sighed as his heart ached to spend that many points on a single skill.

"Hold onto it, I'll buy the skill if I need it"