Chapter 64: Powerful Enemy
After the Supreme Being left, the Wind King glanced at Sefeiliya, then sat down, and even shot a glare at the Wind Prince beside him.
"Don't always stay cooped up at home. Come out and see the world."
"Y-yes."
The Wind Prince was still somewhat dazed. His father was a proponent of peace, usually stern, but never this domineering.
"Another confrontation with the Law Destroyers. But this time, there's only one Law Destroyer. Fortunately, only one."
"Father, aren't we for peace—"
"A thousand years ago, I was one of the main forces against the Law Destroyers."
"Ah?!"
The Wind Prince was dumbfounded. He had indeed never heard of this. Or rather, as a homebody, he was only now learning how formidable his father truly was.
Sefeiliya also took her seat. She looked at Dilin lying on the sand field—a corpse now.
"Dilin, this is the last gift you gave me."
A smile spread across Sefeiliya's face. The Supreme Being's attitude was clear: eliminate the last remaining Law Destroyer. The difficult part was that this Law Destroyer came from Reincarnation Paradise.
Some things were both coincidence and inevitability. If before, Su Xiao and Arcane Eternal Star were only potentially hostile, with the grudge stemming solely from Sefeiliya, then today, Su Xiao and Arcane Eternal Star had become outright enemies. Arcane Eternal Star would use every method to eliminate him.
For Su Xiao, this was no different from before. As Mawen Hua'erzi once said, having a backing was a good thing.
Su Xiao could grow stronger quickly within Reincarnation Paradise. Unless he had a concealment authority, he rarely came to the Void, or only did so when executing Reincarnation Paradise's missions.
As long as he was on a mission, Su Xiao felt that even Arcane Eternal Star couldn't do much to him. So his goal remained the same: become stronger and enjoy the scenery along the path of growth.
Su Xiao firmly believed that strength required constant accumulation. As for enemies far stronger than him, if he couldn't beat them, he couldn't beat them. He didn't believe such enemies had low combat intelligence. As for techniques, those powerhouses had undergone even more trials—why would they be weaker than him? Just because he was the last Law Destroyer? Impossible.
For this reason, Su Xiao had always avoided direct contact with Mage Sage Sefeiliya. Even if there was contact, it was during grand events like the Powerhouse Battle Royale, which were witnessed by multiple parties.
Now, as long as Sefeiliya dared to act, Void Tree and Reincarnation Paradise were not to be trifled with—they would absolutely kill her. Sefeiliya knew this too, so she could only watch from the audience.
Strength had to be fought for. So Su Xiao had always used strategy to avoid enemies he absolutely couldn't defeat. As for those he could barely handle, he would take risks to try, otherwise, he wouldn't have his current strength.
Back then, Su Xiao inherited the Shadow of Law Destruction only because he, with an ordinary person's physique, assassinated a king in the Pirate World. The king himself was weak, but his influence was vast. To complete the task, Su Xiao risked using a pirate crew.
This massive disparity in overall strength allowed Su Xiao to obtain a world-class ring, thereby inheriting the Shadow of Law Destruction.
Afterward, thanks to the power boost from being a Law Destroyer, Su Xiao dominated the ghouls in his second world.
Su Xiao couldn't choose his starting point, but he had wagered his life to secure a high starting point. From then on, wherever danger lurked, he went. The higher the rank, the more so. In Reincarnation Paradise, slow strength growth meant fewer resources, being overtaken, a slow death, or dying on the spot.
The fairest thing about Reincarnation Paradise was that as long as you dared to fight, you could obtain massive resources. Moreover, during World Wars, those crazy teammates, though completely uncontrollable and uncooperative, were strong enough and never held anyone back. Even if captured by the enemy and tortured, the probability of them betraying information was extremely low—laughably low. For Su Xiao, having such crazy teammates was enough.
Su Xiao had experienced many perilous situations. He had lost count of how many times he had been on the brink of death.
Dead Silence City, Origin Island, Heru City, Divine Nation.
These places were each more dangerous than the last. For Su Xiao now, this was just the beginning. He would go to even more dangerous places. With danger came more magnificent scenery on the path of growth.
On the yellow sand field, Su Xiao sheathed Dragon-Slaying Flash and walked toward the contestant seats. He now had a small goal: to enter the Void without the protection mechanism of Reincarnation Paradise. That would also mean he had the basic qualification to face Arcane Eternal Star head-on.
As for single-handedly taking on the entire Arcane Eternal Star, that was still far off. But Su Xiao's rate of growth within Reincarnation Paradise was not slow—that was his advantage.
As for the reason for the hostility with Arcane Eternal Star, in Su Xiao's view, there was no special reason. Since they had come to him, he certainly couldn't keep hiding forever. It just wasn't the time yet.
The audience remained silent. The sight of a Law Destroyer dominating a Spellcaster had shaken them considerably.
Su Xiao returned to the contestant seats. As soon as he sat down, most contestants looked at him differently. Some had made their stance clear: they wouldn't antagonize Su Xiao and would maintain normal interactions, but they also feared trouble. The chubby guy in seat 18 was like this. After nodding and smiling at Su Xiao, he silently got up and left. He didn't dare provoke Arcane Eternal Star—it would implicate his race.
A few remained unchanged:
The Night Temptress Witch, wearing a witch's hat, from the Transcendent Primordial World.
Hugh, yawning as if half-asleep.
The Twin Star brothers, their heads covered in barcodes, playing with a Rubik's cube.
A burly miner from Apocalypse Paradise, a mining shovel hanging at his waist.
A demon in a suit, holding a contract, negotiating with a contestant, his face almost written with helplessness.
Mont, sitting cross-legged in seat 38, holding a translucent tablet, playing a puzzle game provided by Su Xiao. Judging by Mont's expression, his current thought was probably: Who am I? Am I crazy? Why am I playing this maddeningly difficult game?
With a crack, Mont slammed the tablet onto the ground, stomped on it a few times, and immediately felt relieved. He understood—this "game" was meant to be played this way.
The neighboring Feather Clan Young Miss, Shangyue, also remained unchanged. She held a delicate cake in her hand, its sweetness making her squint in bliss. Her conclusion was: Life is good.
Su Xiao picked up a pastry, took a bite, and frowned. Too sweet.
The second major round continued. Su Xiao began to rest with his eyes closed. His only goal in participating in the Powerhouse Battle Royale was to reach the top three and qualify to awaken Azure Shadow King.
This round had 88 contestants, meaning 44 matches. Most ended within five minutes with one side forfeiting, so the pace wasn't slow—5 to 9 matches per hour.
As night fell, lights lit up around the arena. The ground also changed: the yellow sand drained away, and metal plates rose up.
Each plate was 10 meters long and wide, over 6 meters thick, seamlessly joined together. The surface had a brown coating, stained with indelible blood and pockmarked with scars.
The second major round ended at 11 PM. Of the 88 contestants, only 32 remained. Some had died on the field; more were eliminated.
[Announcement: With fewer than 40 contestants remaining in this round, after the next round ends, the top ten in arena points will qualify for the fifth round of the Powerhouse Battle Royale.]
Seeing this announcement, Su Xiao wasn't surprised. Before even completing four rounds, only 32 contestants were left. The third round would be the final one.
Su Xiao checked his arena points: 29 points, ranking second. First place was the Twin Stars with 30 points. In their previous two matches, the Twin Stars had been lucky—their opponents were average, and the matches ended quickly.
This was unavoidable. When Dilin fought Su Xiao, she fully adhered to one word: stall. She used every ability just to drag the match to five minutes. As for her mentor Sefeiliya's expectations? To hell with them.
Su Xiao looked at the tenth-place score: 19 points. This meant Su Xiao had to win the third round. Otherwise, even if he didn't die, he might be eliminated.
Su Xiao still had a trump card: Bubu Wang, Baha, Amu, and Beini had never taken the field. Once they did, it would be five against one.
On the screen above the field, 32 numbers appeared. A few seconds later, the draw results came out. Su Xiao immediately spotted his own number, 16, and below it, 78.
Su Xiao shifted his gaze to a man in a robe. He was from Watchful Paradise.
For some reason, Su Xiao had been pitted against magic users in all three matches. The second was against the Spellcaster Dilin, and the third was against a magic user from Watchful Paradise. Based on his aura, this was a Mage Lord.
"Brother, I have a project worth 2 million Watchful Origin. Want to talk?"
The Watchful Origin the contractor mentioned was the currency of Watchful Paradise, equivalent to Paradise Coins in Reincarnation Paradise. '50 Paradise Coins' was roughly equal to '64 Watchful Origin.'