Chapter 30: Wait a Moment
The Moon Goddess walked out from the small wooden door inside the church. She was now wearing a fluorescent blue long dress, her skin fair, apparently unaffected by the unknown energy inside.
"I surrender."
The Moon Goddess lightly kicked aside the dagger at her feet. Even now, she could remain calm, after all, having held power for many years, she still had that psychological fortitude.
[Tip: The Hunter is being affected by the 'Soul Soothing' effect. Judging... Judgment passed. Due to the Hunter's high soul strength, this control is resisted.]
[The Hunter is being affected by the 'Will Hypnosis' effect. Blade Grandmaster has immunized this will control.]
[The Hunter is being affected by the 'Mind·Obedience' effect. Blade Grandmaster has immunized this charm control.]
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The Moon Goddess smiled at Su Xiao, her thin lips curling up. She looked even more beautiful, and also more dangerous.
Su Xiao's forward steps paused, and his pace toward the Moon Goddess gradually slowed.
"Relax your mind, yes, just like that."
The Moon Goddess walked toward Su Xiao, her arms extended forward horizontally. From the look of it, she clearly intended to embrace Su Xiao from the front and use a fourth type of control ability.
Su Xiao grew closer and closer to the Moon Goddess. Her heart pounded wildly. Facing Su Xiao, who was covered in blood and killing intent, it would be a lie to say she wasn't nervous. She wasn't sure how long she could control him, but escaping from here should be possible. As for completely controlling him for her own use, that was a dream. Facing a monster as powerful and inhuman as him, being able to control him for a short while was already gratifying to her.
When Su Xiao was only one meter away from the Moon Goddess, she quickened her pace. As long as she embraced the enemy and used the fourth control ability, she could take the opportunity to leave.
The Moon Goddess actively 'threw herself into his arms,' but at that moment, Su Xiao suddenly kicked out sideways.
Bang!
The Moon Goddess felt a tremendous force hit her side waist. She had never experienced such a kick before. Moreover, she was still in the posture of throwing herself into his arms, and the kick was too sudden. She involuntarily let out a strange sound:
"Ee-yah."
The Moon Goddess slammed into the wall with a bang, seeing stars as she collapsed to the ground, clearly stunned by the kick.
A short blade slid out from Su Xiao's sleeve.
"Wait a moment. What do you want to know? All the secrets of the empire, I know them all."
The Moon Goddess was clearly out of breath from the kick, speaking in broken sentences.
Pfft.
The blade of the short knife sliced across the Moon Goddess's throat. She didn't feel pain, only a cool sensation brushing across her neck.
Bright red blood sprayed out. The Moon Goddess looked at her own hands. She wanted to cover the wound on her throat, but for a moment, she didn't know how to do it.
"Shouldn't you... first take me... prisoner?"
The Moon Goddess leaned weakly against the wall. She couldn't understand why Su Xiao had killed her so directly. So clean and decisive. Shouldn't there have been some negotiation first?
"I can... give... you..."
Before the Moon Goddess could finish her words, she collapsed to the ground, losing all signs of life.
[You have killed the Moon Goddess.]
[The Moon Goddess is the representative of the empire's divine authority. You have obtained 12.8% World Source.]
Su Xiao flicked the blood off the short blade. Finding that the Moon Goddess hadn't dropped a treasure chest, he was somewhat disappointed. If such a ruler dropped a chest, it could potentially be a world-class chest.
"Don't flatter yourself. Killing you was just a side task."
Su Xiao walked out of the church. His main purpose this time was to find the Earth Dragon, Tamen. That was the real mission target. As for the Moon Goddess, since he could gain a large amount of World Source, he naturally wouldn't let her leave.
As for the earlier negotiation with her, it was entirely because he was too heavily injured from his fight with Tamen. For a few seconds after the battle ended, his entire torso had lost sensation, completely numb.
Compared to the reward for killing the Moon Goddess, the World Source gained from killing Tamen was much less, only 3.5%, but he had dropped a treasure chest of extremely high value, the [Epic Chest (69%)].
It could be said that this was the most valuable Epic Chest Su Xiao had ever obtained.
Taking out Fate Dominator, Su Xiao lit a cigarette. With the Lucky King state active, he first opened the Soul Speaker's chest.
[You have opened a Purple Chest.]
[You have obtained Moon Hair (Special Item).]
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Aside from the most basic rewards, Su Xiao didn't even see any Paradise Coins. This made him feel uneasy. The Soul Speaker's chest didn't matter much, but if Tamen's chest was the same, it would be a huge loss.
[You have opened an Epic Chest (69%).]
[You have obtained Earth Dragon Blood (Bloodline/Item).]
[You have obtained Earth Tremor (Skill Scroll).]
[Earth Dragon Blood]
Origin: Moon God Continent
Quality: Epic
Type: Bloodline/Item
Bloodline Effect: After injecting this Earth Dragon Blood, there is a 10% chance of obtaining the Ancient Earth Dragon bloodline, a 23% chance of obtaining a common Dragon race bloodline, a 50% chance of being eroded by Dragon Force, and a 17% chance of producing an unknown mutation.
Item Effect: This is an offering to the Moon God.
Rating: 670 points
Description: Offer the Dragon Blood, ring the Moon Bell, the Moon Hair will guide the direction for the deity... Everything is for you to decide.
Selling Price: 352,000 Paradise Coins.
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[Earth Tremor]
Type: Skill Scroll·Ultimate Skill.
Prerequisite: True Strength 130 points, True Stamina 86~105 points.
Warning: If Stamina is below 105 points, using this ability carries great risk. If Stamina is reduced below 85 points, using this ability will cause the user's death.
Skill Effect: Leap forward, triggering the gravity resonance of the earth's veins within a half-kilometer radius. The user will smash the ground with full force, creating a shockwave that inflicts a physical control effect on all targets within an 85-meter radius, stunning them for 0.2~3 seconds, and dealing 830 points + Strength attribute × 8.7 points of shockwave damage.
Tip: Using this ability consumes 12%~60% of the user's own Health Points, depending on the Stamina attribute.
Tip: During the use of this ability, the user's physical defense is increased by 60%, lasting for 1.2 seconds.
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Seeing this almost crude ability, Su Xiao lost interest. It didn't match his combat style. In the time it took to jump up and smash down, he could slash out two rounds of Ring Break with far greater lethality.
However, this was an ultimate ability, commonly known as a finishing move. Although the damage of this finishing move was average, it would definitely be in high demand if he took it back to sell.
[Awakening Quest: Wrath of the Commander·Third Ring (Completed).]
[You have obtained Soul Source (High Purity).]
[The final stage of the Awakening Quest has been activated.]
[Awakening Quest: God Slayer (Final Stage)]
Difficulty Level: Lv.52~Lv.57
Quest Requirement: Kill the Moon God!
Quest Time Limit: 5 days
Quest Reward: Second awakening of the talent ability Soul Devourer.
Quest Penalty: None.
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[Tip: Due to the Hunter's personal actions, the final stage of the Awakening Quest has deviated significantly.]
[God Slayer is extremely dangerous. This quest will have no penalty. The Hunter may choose to abandon this quest.]
[The original quest was 'Offer the Dragon Blood,' with a difficulty level of Lv.49.]
[The current quest is 'God Slayer,' with a difficulty level of Lv.52~Lv.57.]
[If the Hunter completes the Awakening Quest 'God Slayer,' the Soul Devourer talent awakening will receive a massive enhancement.]
[If the Hunter chooses to continue executing this quest, they must arrive at the initial landing location.]
Seeing the series of prompts from Reincarnation Paradise, Su Xiao realized a major problem: he had done his Awakening Quest wrong.
Or rather, the Awakening Quest itself wasn't the problem. The problem was the way he completed the task. Perhaps he had screwed over the Soul Speaker too badly, causing the final mission to escalate to God Slayer.