Chapter Thirty

Arnin slowly walked through the large residential area. It was like a small village. As he progressed with the key in his sleeves, he noticed that the smaller houses belonged to children around his own age. There weren't many that were around his age, possibly five or so, but it seemed that as he progressed, the bigger the students got, so did the houses.

While he walked, the students that were outside their own lodges noticed Arnin. They were surprised to see that instead of occupying one of the first houses, he kept on going forward. They thought that maybe he was confused as to how the lodging worked, but the look in Arnin's eyes didn't look confused or lost. Everyone looked at him, but no one approached. Some people looked without any emotions, others with some pity, while a few even had the intent to fight written all over their faces.

Slowly, he progressed, and the houses continued to get larger. He needed to get to the end of the residential area and would need to find one of the largest houses. However, that was all the information that was given to him. There was nothing on the characteristics of the house or even the number plate to distinguish it. Arnin noticed the various looks that were thrown towards him, however he ignored them all.

Even though he ignored their stares, he still inspected the cultivations of each of the people. He was surprised from what he gathered. The five-year olds were still in Orb Birth - Earth, however they were reaching the pinnacle. As the ages increased so did the cultivation. He finally understood why the Moth group was considered a place for talented people. Finally, he reached the end of the place and noticed that the ages here were around twenty. Not only that, but the students were at least at Essence Manifest. Some were younger than Brajus and Dane, but their cultivation still surpassed them.

At the end of the residential area, he found that the houses were extremely large. They were smaller then the one the village elder had, however only by a small amount. Just as he reached the area he heard a voice from behind.

"Little kid. What are you doing over here? This area is for the older students." The voice contained some anger. Arnin turned around only to find a group of students who looked to be around the age of twenty. The person who spoke seemed to be the leader of the group. He had shoulder length black hair, and jet-black eyes. He was tall and dashing, especially with the tattoo drawn over his left eye. It looked like a tattoo of a blue diamond.

Arnin didn't answer the question and only pulled out his black key and shook it in front of their eyes. Vilis also walked forward in order to defend Arnin. The cultivations of the people in front were all above Orb Birth - Heaven. They were stronger than Arnin.

"It was for older students. Since I will be living here from now on, it is also for smaller kids." Arnin stared directly into the eyes of the leader. He didn't threaten the guy, but his deep stare still intimidated him. He took a couple steps back when he saw Arnin's stare. However, because of this action he felt his face become deep crimson.

"What do you mean? Who gave you that key? Give it to me!" The leader felt humiliated, so he angrily spoke to Arnin. He even stretched out his hand to grab the key, however Arnin just pulled back his hand and shoved the key back into his sleeve. Vilis took another step forward and growled at the leader.

"What do you think you are doing? Don't touch something that isn't yours." Arnin felt a little annoyed at the leader's attitude and his sudden reach for the key. Although he was young, he wasn't someone that could be bullied so easily. He had his own dignity as a past Demon Lord, so why would he let others push him around?

Noticing Vilis getting angry, the leader and the group took a few steps back. It was known that a beast was usually stronger than a cultivator of the same realm. The reason behind this was because of the beast's strong physical body. It surpassed those of humans, which allowed beasts to be more difficult to deal with. This was the reason that Von and Jelen had a difficult time dealing with Vilis inside the forest.

The leader of the group had a cultivation of Essence Manifest - Sky, while the rest were still in the Earth smaller realm. Vilis, who was sitting a Rank One - Hell beast, was much stronger than the whole group.

"Kid, control your beast." Feeling humiliated once again, the seething leader glared at Arnin.

"You want me to control my beast? Well, aren't I doing that right now? If you don't scramble away now, my pet here can be controlled in different ways." Arnin had a wicked smile on his face, which caused the group to look straight into Vilis' menacing eyes. They felt a shiver run down their back.

"You better watch your back kid. Once I call the seniors over, they will handle both you and your beast." The leader ran with his tail between his legs, but not forgetting to threaten Arnin. When Arnin heard this, he couldn't help but shake his head.

"Vilis, go bring me that loud-mouth." Arnin stood there standing with his arms crossing over his chest. "Try not to kill him though." Arnin warned Vilis.

Vilis quickly chased after the group which his eyes shining brightly. The group never expected that Arnin wouldn't even let them go, however they kept running.

"H-hey kid, stop your beast!" The leader yelled while he ran. Arnin ignored his yell and only waited silently. A few moments later, Vilis, with the leader in his mouth, waked back valiantly.

"You want to bring back some stronger people since you couldn't handle my beast? Just for that line, you will be accompanying me with finding my lodging." Arnin didn't know where he was supposed to stay, so he decided to use the leader to find his abode.

When the leader found that he was not going to be killed, he released a sigh of relief, however his eyes contained a deep hatred for Arnin. If the beast wasn't present, he would have given him a thrashing.

Arnin ignored his stare and continued to walk around. "Tell me, I don't know how to find my lodge, how do I know which one is mine?" Arnin asked the leader as he walked. All he knew that his house was very large, but he was given no other information. He was honestly at a loss. He didn't want to go and try his key at every door, hoping that it would open. That would be a huge waste of time.

The leader didn't answer his and only turned his head to the side. This displeased Arnin somewhat.

Grrrr

Vilis made a deep growling noise when he saw Arnin being displeased. This caused the leader to panic and his hairs to stand up like soldiers.

"Alright, alright. Can't you tell your beast to let go of me? It's not like I can run from him or anything." The leader asked with some fear. This fear was was not of Arnin, but of the beast.

"No!" Arnin gave a straight answer without even thinking about it. "Answer my question. Once I find where I will be staying, you can go." Arnin didn't want to waste time with the leader, he just wanted to find where he would be staying so that he could continue with his cultivation.

"Kid, although I may be weak, there are seniors that live in this area that are much stronger than me. Most of the seniors have reached Essence Manifest - Hell and Heaven, so it would do you good to let me go." The leader, although scared of the beast, began to threaten Arnin. He didn't think that a child his age would try to kill someone else, especially since they were too young and naive for that. He felt that if he threatened him a little more, then there was a chance that he would make the beast let go.

Arnin was somewhat surprised when he heard the information, but it wasn't new. This information was given to him by Dane's group previously, so he knew that this would be the case.

"Tell me how I can find my lodging, I won't ask another time." Contrary to what the leader thought, Arnin didn't budge. Rather, there was a layer of coldness in his eyes that deeply penetrated the leader.

"Fine. Your identification card should have a few things written on them. The bottom left corner should have a number, that number corresponds to your house. Tell me the number and I will help you get to where you will stay." The leader finally gave in. Although he felt some coldness from Arnin, he knew that he was at the mercy of the beast. One wrong move could possibly get him in deep trouble.

Arnin was surprised that the information would written on his card, so he quickly pulled it out and looked it over. The number written was ten.

"What did you say? Ten? There is no way!" The leader looked at Arnin with shock. Then he suddenly smiled coldly. "Kid, I think that this home is a little too much for you. You should try and give it up, or else you might not even know how you were thrown out." The Moth group was known for competition, and this involved houses as well.

"Don't speak nonsense, and just tell me where to find it." Arnin understood that his house was probably much larger than others and possibly would bring him some trouble. Although he planned to keep a low profile, that didn't mean that he would give in to others. He would just have Vilis guard the place.

"I am not speaking nonsense; I am actually trying to help you out of my good will. The place where your house is located is the seniors' location. Plus, these are the oldest seniors. Their cultivation has already surpassed that of Essence Manifest." The leader warned. Arnin was slightly flabbergasted. Arnin felt that this would be somewhat troublesome. He was not able to handle Essence Manifest cultivators yet, let alone people who were a realm higher. The only way he could handle them was if he released some of his original powers, but that was only something he would do if he was facing a life or death situation.

"Take me there. I will handle the rest." Arnin decided that he would try and see if he could live there. If things got to the point where he was unable to reside there, then he could just find a different place to stay. Although he was arrogant, he knew when to stop.

The leader face darkened, and his smile got even colder. 'This kid is doomed.' He couldn't help but be glad that Arnin didn't follow his advice. He suffered under his beast, so he was looking forward to seeing Arnin suffer under someone else's hands.

The three approached an area with very large houses, however it was not connected with the residential area. They had to walk past the forest and find the location. The houses were larger than that of the village elder's, which surprised Arnin. The leader, who was still in Vilis' mouth, couldn't help but look at the houses with anticipation and reverence. Just as the three continued to walk, two people approached them from the front. They looked to be around the same age as Dane and Brajus, however the aura they released was much deeper. Arnin squinted his eyes and found that the threads inside their bodies were thicker and there was even an unknown power mixed within them.

"What do we have here? Do you guys do not know that this is only for the top students?" The two people looked at Arnin and the leader with surprise. One of them was a boy while the other was a girl. The male was the first to speak, however his face was dark when he noticed the three.

"Senior, please help me. This child had his beast grab me and bring me here. Plus, he is going to be taking over house number ten." The leader quickly complained with hurt eyes. He acted like a child who was complaining about someone else in front of his parents.

The two were somewhat shocked, but their faces became cold when they looked at Arnin.

"I don't care what you did to this man, but I do not permit you to live in house ten. This place is only for those who have surpassed Essence Manifest. You seem to still be in Orb Birth- Sky." The man spoke coldly. He walked closer to Arnin and looked down at him.

"I don't believe that I need your permission to enter. Step aside." Arnin also became somewhat annoyed. Although the two in front of him were people he couldn't handle, he wasn't going to back down just because of that. Before he became a Demon Lord, he had to face many foes who were much stronger than him. He lost to many of them, almost dying a couple times, but he would never bow his head.

"Kid, I don't think you heard me right. Let me explain it in a different way…" The man then walked over and released his aura. It was a strong aura that caused the leader to shiver in fear, however Arnin didn't budge. He was able to handle Xillar's pressure, let alone a student's. Arnin released his own aura to counteract the other's. Seeing that Arnin still didn't budge, he was very shocked. Never would he have guessed that an Orb Birth cultivator would be able to stand under his aura without breaking a sweat.

"Seems like you have some skill, but that still doesn't qualify you to stay here." The man then vanished into thin air, appearing in front of Arnin. He quickly extended his hand and lifted Arnin into the air.

Arnin became surprised that the man was able to lift him into the air like that. He was able to notice the speed but wasn't able to react to it. Seeing that he was being held up, Arnin's eyes became colder and a red glint appeared. He was just about to swing his leg towards the man before he found himself being thrown back onto the ground.

"As you can see, you can't match up to me. Just give it up and find a new place. House ten is only for the tenth strongest." The man began to laugh as he walked away. Arnin gritted his teeth, but he didn't make another move. With his current cultivation, he would be unable to handle the man, and he couldn't release his sealed power either. Vilis was weak as well, so he could only leave in defeat.

"I told you kid; this place is not for…" Just as the leader was about to finish speaking, Arnin grabbed his arm and cracked it.

"AHHHHH!" The leader screamed in agony as his arm limped to his side. He hatefully looked up; however, nothing came out of his mouth. All he saw was Arnin covered in a sinister aura that shrouded him completely, making him look demonic. He also saw an image of a demon appearing from the aura. He took a deep gulp before closing his eyes in fear.

Arnin had his fists clenched and his eyes were extremely sinister, however he was not frowning. He held a very evil smile, scaring even Vilis, who usually enjoyed such things.

"You think that this is the end? You have just humiliated me, Arnin! I will make you suffer more than you can imagine for this!" Arnin whispered to himself, but every word caused the leader to tremble in fear.

'Who is this kid? Why do I feel so frightened by him?' The leader could only utter such words in his head as he continued to tremble under the sinister aura.