Chapter 14: The Origin of the Violator
Inside the Imperial Council Hall, Su Xiao sat next to Silver Feather Duke, with only one seat between them. The Violator was likely one of these four individuals, with Silver Feather Duke being the most suspicious, followed by the Little Duke, then Princess Sayeto, and finally the old fox Bloomer.
Of course, this was merely Su Xiao's personal judgment. From the moment he entered the Black King World until now, he had yet to find any direct clues pointing to the Violator.
[Tip: Main Mission: Struggle for the Throne (First Ring) has been completed. The Hunter has directly participated in the struggle for royal power.]
[You have received Soul Crystal (Complete) ×2.]
[Main Mission Second Ring has been activated.]
[Main Mission: Black Throne (Second Ring)]
Difficulty Level: Lv.48
Mission Information: Find the Black Throne and obtain the World Core embedded within it.
Mission Time Limit: 19 days
Mission Reward: Black King's Soul (Chest-type reward, obtainable as one of the legendary set components)
Mission Penalty: Forced execution.
Warning: If the Violator obtains the World Source ahead of time, the Main Mission will immediately fail.
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The second ring of the Main Mission was triggered. This mission carried a significant amount of information, and the difficulty had suddenly increased.
The Reincarnation Paradise had not yet established a spatial coordinate in the Black King World. This was why Su Xiao had experienced such a strong sensation of teleportation earlier. It was no longer a simple teleportation but rather a process of forcibly throwing him into this world first, followed by a more precise teleportation.
Due to the absence of competition from hostile paradises, the difficulty of obtaining the World Core was greatly reduced. However, the Violator remained a major problem.
From the Reincarnation Paradise's prompt, Su Xiao could deduce that this Violator also knew of the World Source's existence. This led him to a conjecture: the Violator was not originally a contractor of the Reincarnation Paradise but belonged to the Apocalypse Paradise. This would explain the other party's achievement of killing a Battle Angel.
After killing the Battle Angel, the Violator likely obtained the World Core by chance. Using the World Core as a bargaining chip, they made a deal within the rules of the Reincarnation Paradise, turning over a new leaf and jumping ship to join the Reincarnation Paradise.
As the saying goes, a dog cannot change its habit of eating shit. The Violator remained restless even after arriving at the Reincarnation Paradise. However, they failed to consider what kind of place the Reincarnation Paradise was. The moment the Violator started to act out, the Reincarnation Paradise sent a swarm of Hunters to pursue them.
For some unknown reason, the Violator managed to successfully counter-kill them. This situation triggered a certain regulation within the Reincarnation Paradise, leading to the current scenario.
Su Xiao had eliminated a large number of Violators and was definitely an old hunter level. Therefore, the Reincarnation Paradise teleported him and the Violator into the same world.
Within this world, there was an unmarked World Core. This way, it could both lure out the Violator and allow the Reincarnation Paradise to balance the consumed Space-Time Power.
If Su Xiao lost, it didn't matter. After witnessing the ferocity of the Reincarnation Paradise, as long as the Violator didn't want to die, they would use the World Core as a price to slink away from the Reincarnation Paradise.
Su Xiao had discovered long ago that the Reincarnation Paradise was absolutely fair within its rules. There was no powerful will controlling or dominating it.
Unlike the Violator's treatment, as soon as Su Xiao entered this world, he triggered the regulation notarization mechanism. Not only did he obtain the royal identity without cost, but he also had a major figure like the Old Divine Stick to guide him from the start.
It could be said that without the royal identity and the guidance of the Old Divine Father, Su Xiao could not have achieved his current status. This was not a matter of strategy or strength but something theoretically impossible. No faction would acknowledge a suddenly appearing outsider.
More importantly, the Reincarnation Paradise also provided a high-reward mechanism, namely the Black King Set. The Violator's side obviously wouldn't have such a reward mechanism.
The current situation was that Su Xiao was searching for traces of the Violator, while the Violator was likely searching for the World Source. As long as Su Xiao followed the "Black Throne Mission" to search, he would definitely find the Violator. Of course, that was only as a last resort.
Su Xiao wasn't sure if his guess was correct, but after experiencing so many worlds, his growth was certainly not limited to martial prowess. When he was at the first rank, he absolutely wouldn't have thought of so much.
"Duke Kukulin, sitting there isn't quite appropriate, is it?"
Silver Feather Duke spoke, interrupting Su Xiao's thoughts. He still had a smile on his face, looking very much like a noble gentleman. Apart from being lecherous and fond of messing around with his own sister, Silver Feather Duke actually had no other flaws.
"Princess Pedeira was frightened last night, so I am attending on her behalf."
As Su Xiao spoke, he looked at Silver Feather Duke. He planned to kill this guy first because he was the easiest to deal with.
"Oh? Is that so? What frightened Princess Pedeira last night?"
Silver Feather Duke spoke with a smile in his eyes, seemingly joking, but his words were barbed.
"She was assassinated last night, but that's not worth mentioning. Silver Feather Duke, your sister is quite something."
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Silver Feather Duke was momentarily stunned, and his face gradually turned cold.
"What do you mean by that? This kind of thing is no joke, Duke Kukulin."
"As far as I know, adultery among the royal family results in the stripping of one's title and undergoing the Holy Fire Baptism."
Su Xiao spoke slowly while wiping the bloodstains from his clothes.
"That's correct, but slander also warrants punishment by caning and public scorn."
Silver Feather Duke's expression remained unchanged, showing no signs of panic, only some anger in his eyes—the anger of being falsely accused.
"Is that so? Then let everyone have a look."
Su Xiao pulled out a black crystal from his bosom. Seeing this, Princess Sayeto and Bloomer both frowned. They recognized this item. It was a type of ore naturally containing Eternal Force. It had many uses, such as supplying energy or storing Eternal Force. There was a type of dark-natured Transcendent who could store Eternal Force along with images inside this item.
With a crack, Su Xiao squeezed a crack into the black crystal. A surge of energy flowed out, constructing a scene in midair. As the energy poured in, the scene turned into a video. In the video, Silver Feather Duke and his sister were in a woman-on-top, man-on-bottom position, exploring the origins of humanity.
Bloomer covered his eyes with one hand, his expression caught between wanting to laugh and finding it hard to watch.
Princess Sayeto frowned deeply, her expression clearly showing some... disgust?
Only the Little Duke was staring intently at the image above the council table. With those wide, unblinking eyes, he had clearly opened the door to a new world.
Bang!
Silver Feather Duke slammed his hand on the conference table.
"Unless you explain this clearly today, you won't leave this place."
Silver Feather Duke pointed at Su Xiao, his eyes devoid of fear, only anger—uncontrollable anger.
"Duke Kukulin, you just arrived in the Holy City, so you might not know. This thing can be faked. As long as one is a somewhat capable Transcendent and has seen Silver Feather Duke and his sister, it's enough to forge this video. Didn't Ken Lahan tell you about this? Oh, I see. That Right Guardian hasn't interacted with other Transcendents for over a decade. This is a technique that only emerged in the last ten-plus years."
Bloomer said this, but he felt uneasy inside.
"This thing can be faked?"
Su Xiao looked at Bloomer with some "surprise."
"Of course. I can help you forge one right now."
Princess Sayeto spoke up. She never looked at the video again, as if she found this kind of thing utterly disgusting.
"Kukulin, if you don't explain this clearly today, you definitely won't leave."
Silver Feather Duke appeared angry, but he was actually somewhat panicked because this video was real. He and his sister had really been in that position last night, and the bedroom scene was exactly the same.
"Since this kind of video can be faked, can the child in Maggie Willery's belly also be faked?"
As soon as Su Xiao said this, the corner of Silver Feather Duke's eye twitched. The Black King had once established a law that adultery among the royal family was a grave crime.
Princess Sayeto and Bloomer both looked at Silver Feather Duke.
"Ridiculous."
Silver Feather Duke laughed in anger. He never dreamed that on Su Xiao's first day in the Imperial Council Hall, he would be targeted.
Was Su Xiao trying to kill Silver Feather Duke by exposing his adultery with his sister? Of course not. Such a low-level method wouldn't kill Silver Feather Duke. Su Xiao intended to eliminate him in a more straightforward manner, not dragging things out.