Master of Kaidan
Chapter 406

Chapter 406: 406

"Are you sick of living or what?"

Feng Xue, who had defeated the Guardian of the 61st floor in just three moves, pushed open the big door and immediately heard an angry shout.

Feng Xue paused for a moment, then quickly gathered himself and thought, "So there’s no rule against fighting above the sixtieth floor?" But when he turned to look, he saw about a dozen people gathered in a small circle, seemingly watching something interesting.

Feng Xue frowned and curiously moved closer, seeing a young man piloting a chariot single-handedly on the table, waving a long spear gloriously. Under the wheels lay a splendidly dressed woman, bleeding from all seven orifices.

However...

"I told you not to rely on XP cards. Dueling talks with Power, don’t you get it?"

Following the voice, Feng Xue saw a peculiar man dressed in a Scholar Robe with a Duel Disk inexplicably stuck on his hand. He couldn’t help but twitch his mouth as he turned to look at the other side and indeed saw another person in a classical linen robe, also wearing a Duel Disk with a beard.

"What’s going on? Did I travel through time again?"

Feng Xue glanced around, confirming that he was indeed inside the structure of the Babylon Tower, then heaved a sigh of relief. But seeing these beings all burning with intense Kaidan Fire, he couldn’t help being a bit curious.

"Oh, a newcomer?!"

Suddenly, someone in front of him seemed to notice his gaze, turned around, and let out an exclamation. Soon after, the other Kaidan also turned their heads, even the two who were playing cards paused. In an instant, more than a dozen pairs of eyes focused on Feng Xue, and their piercing gazes made him shiver involuntarily.

"Hello, seniors!"

Feng Xue awkwardly raised his hand to greet them. The dozen or so people also returned the gesture with their distinct rituals. Then, a young man of Arab descent with purple eyes and a unique mark on his forehead smiled and walked up, squinting his eyes, saying,

"It’s been almost a decade since we’ve seen a newcomer. If you want to challenge, go to the houses on the east side. Their owners have already moved up."

"Eh? No owners? Why wouldn’t Old Li want it?" Feng Xue asked with a subtle expression, bringing up Old Li on purpose to start a conversation.

The Kaidan showed strange expressions upon hearing this, and the purple-eyed Arab youth replied with disdain,

"You know Old Li? Is that guy still alive?"

"He’s doing quite well, currently ’rehabbing.’ Are you not on good terms?" Feng Xue probed, and a sturdy man waved his hand, saying,

"We’re on decent terms. After all, someone as shameless as him can get by anywhere, mainly because he’s not ambitious. It’s been years, and he hasn’t progressed, which is quite frustrating."

Feng Xue’s expression turned slightly odd, and the purple-eyed youth laughed, explaining,

"Old Li was quite powerful. At the time, we told him to secure a house here first before climbing higher, but he didn’t listen and insisted on going straight to the hundredth floor..."

The young man stopped there, making it obvious—if Feng Xue was familiar with Old Li, he would know what happened. If not, he wouldn’t disclose more information about Old Li.

Feng Xue just smiled and brought the topic back, saying,

"According to you, even houses without owners need combat? What do you fight? Guardians?"

"No, it’s a shadow left by the previous owner." The purple-eyed youth pointed to a very model-like house not far away, saying,

"See that house? The original owner moved to a higher floor three years ago, and the house was taken. Now that house is a basic model. If you challenge it, a replica of the original owner will appear, based on their state in the last battle on this floor. Defeating the replica earns you the plot—though it’s unclear if it’s the intent of Infinite City, it surely prevents loopholes. However, it also makes these houses increasingly hard to win."

Hearing this, Feng Xue couldn’t help but mourn for those challengers who would attempt to take his house after he moved, but then showed a puzzled expression—

"If that’s the case, wouldn’t a lot of houses be occupied?"

"So what if they’re occupied?" the man in a linen white robe shrugged casually, while the purple-eyed youth kindly explained,

"No one knows why Infinite City created the Babylon Tower. After all, it’s only been around for a few decades. Even if there’s some refresh mechanism, we don’t know. What if there’s a seventy-year property term? It’s not up yet, anyway."

"That’s true." Perhaps because he often read about worlds, churches, and organizations in novels that lasted thousands or even tens of thousands of years, Feng Xue tended to overlook the fact that Infinite City has only existed for several decades.

At this moment, he suddenly wanted to inquire why mythical characters from thousands of years ago appeared in Infinite City, which only emerged in these few decades. However, considering his newcomer status, asking questions that clearly involved confidential matters seemed somewhat inappropriate, so he suppressed his curiosity for now.

He only exchanged pleasantries, saying,

"Ah, I haven’t introduced myself. I’m Feng Xue, a friend of Old Li. I’ve recently hit a bottleneck in my Power, and Old Li mentioned there’s a difference above the fiftieth floor in Infinite City, so I wanted to come up and try for a house."

"I figured as much. I’m Cain."

As soon as the purple-eyed youth finished speaking, Feng Xue was taken aback. Man, he thought Surt and Michizane Sugawara were already outrageous enough, but this guy went even further!

But before he could think too much, Cain, perhaps misunderstanding something, quickly said,

"No need to worry. I’m an innate Kaidan, so I didn’t actually kill my brother. The ’Sinner’ part is just a persona... Speaking of which, in recent years, I’ve also gained Vampire Power."

"Is that so? I’ve recently gained a ’Play the Erhu with Full Health’ Power myself." Feng Xue did not explain further, merely giving a frank smile before moving past the topic, asking,

"Do you have any recommended challenge targets, like characteristics of these houses, or which might be weaker?"

Saying this, Feng Xue pulled a few coins from his pocket, wearing an expression of "I’m not asking for free." Although the coins had a self-promotion function, their forced transaction feature was extremely appealing. Cain did not refuse, leading Feng Xue past a few card-playing Kaidan, and said while walking,

"Currently, on the sixty-first floor, only 23 houses have owners while others have died or moved to higher floors. However, at this level, everyone’s strength is pretty similar, with differences mainly in their Powers. For example, this one, the previous owner was a deity from a minor Divine System. Due to the popularity from some novel, it suddenly gained popularity and resurrected. Its Powers seem to involve transforming into a Giant Beast and destroying things. If you’re good at dealing with giant units, you’ll have an advantage..."