Chapter 54: Purge
The flowing mist wall did not disperse with the death of the Hetero King. This mist wall could be opened in two ways. First, when the Hetero species welcomed the coronation of a new king, which required over 95% of the Heteros to gather and open the mist wall through a special method.
The old king was buried, the new king was crowned. Aside from this, the mist wall would never open. The king was not only the leader of the Hetero species but also the main body of their spiritual center. If something happened to the main body, the beastly nature of the Heteros would overpower their rationality. The powerful combat genes did not come without a price.
The second way was to erode the mist wall with the Crawling Spirit, a small creature from Xisi Star that was an artificially cultivated organism.
The Hetero species were originally the overlords of Xisi Star. At their peak, they occupied over 60% of the land on Xisi Star, beating the other three combat races to the point of helplessness.
The emergence of the Crawling Spirit pulled the Hetero species down from their position as overlords and also made them understand why the first few generations of Hetero Kings were willing to sacrifice their freedom to live within the mist wall.
The 283rd generation Hetero King was assassinated. The spiritual center of the Hetero race split into four streams. The Parasitic species were barely okay, but the Ground species and Fission species almost lost their rationality. Compared to them, the Devourer species were even more insane. They completely lost their minds, becoming like wild beasts.
Originally, the Hetero species had four branch races. The Devourer species ranked third in number but first in combat power. They were now extinct.
When the Hetero species on Xisi Star were on the verge of extinction, a very small number escaped and arrived at the Ten Thousand Beast Continent. As the saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. After arriving at the Ten Thousand Beast Continent, the Hetero species quickly regained their dominant position.
Now, the Hetero King had died again. This time, their opponents were not other war races but the contractors.
Ripples of space spread out. Su Xiao looked at the World Core floating in mid-air. Since this was not a competition with other paradises, a temporary space coordinate could be formed immediately.
Once the temporary space coordinate was formed, everything would be easy. It wouldn't take long to embed the World Core into it, turning it into a permanent space coordinate while simultaneously making this world belong to Reincarnation Paradise.
The temporary coordinate would be generated in five minutes. Su Xiao's gaze shifted to the corpse of the Hetero King, considering whether to extract his soul memories.
The Hetero King was not an ordinary powerhouse. He could inherit the memories, combat techniques, etc., of previous Hetero Kings.
Even if he extracted dangerous soul memories, Su Xiao could simply choose not to watch them. His talent ability was not to absorb soul memories but to watch them from an immersive perspective.
This was very different from absorbing memories. For example, if he absorbed the memories of a Blade Grandmaster whose blade skill was Lv.30, the blade ability he gained would also be around Lv.30, provided his body could withstand it.
This seemed quite beautiful and powerful, but in reality, it wasn't. A person's memory composition was very complex. Fully accepting memories would almost require merging with the other's memories, which would cause cognitive confusion.
Soul memories were different. They were somewhat like watching a first-person movie. If the person being extracted was a Blade Grandmaster Lv.40, after Su Xiao extracted his soul memories, he would be lucky to master a Blade Mastery Lv.10.
Blade techniques were an exception. Su Xiao himself was a Blade Grandmaster. He gained a lot from watching this type of soul memory. Close combat was similar, as he was also a grandmaster in that technique.
With the cooperation of his dual close-combat grandmaster skills, his blade techniques could see through weaknesses, and his kicking techniques could attack those weaknesses. This had driven countless powerful enemies to despair.
Su Xiao would not absorb the soul memories. Instead, he would use his amplified senses to watch and experience them, without receiving any inexplicable memories.
Su Xiao extended his hand forward, palm facing down. A blue glow emerged from the corpse of the Hetero King.
Orbs of light floated out. In the past, extracting soul memories would yield only two or three orbs. This time, at least twenty appeared.
[You have obtained 'Technique Memory: Inheritance Tail (Incomplete)'.]
[You have obtained 'Ancient Memory: Billion Pivot (Incomplete)'.]
[Warning: This soul memory is extremely dangerous.]
[You have obtained 'Ascetic Memory: Life Baptism (Incomplete)'.]
[You have obtained...]
Looking at this large pile of soul memories, Su Xiao ignored the ancient memories and singled out three types of ascetic memories.
Three blue energy threads appeared in Su Xiao's hand and entered the three orbs.
Su Xiao's pupils lost focus. A scene was now unfolding before his eyes.
A raging blizzard. A lonely candidate for the king walked forward. He was exhausted to the point of collapse. Either he would fall, or he would become the new king. Before becoming king, no fellow tribesman would protect him, nor was he qualified to enter the Mist Village.
He kept walking until he was completely exhausted or transcended his limits to gain new life. To become a king, one needed an iron will, the ability to endure loneliness, and the capacity to bear the weight of the entire race.
Su Xiao's pupils regained their focus. He felt a sense of physical and mental fatigue, so tired that he was about to lose strength. Based on his experience, this fatigue would soon fade.
[Your Willpower has been permanently increased by 5 points.]
The gain was quite good. Moreover, Su Xiao could feel that his fatigue had faded significantly. As for the damage caused by the battle with the Hetero King, it could not be recovered in a short time unless he returned to Reincarnation Paradise.
[Announcement: Temporary coordinate has been generated.]
[Verifying...]
[Space-Time Power Condensate ×6 detected, successfully collected.]
[Space-Time Power Condensate interception in progress, successfully intercepted. Fallen zone location has been changed.]
[Purge of Hetero species in this area will begin shortly. This area will become a safe zone.]
...
Above the ancient hall, blood surged in the sky, forming a huge ф mark.
A Ground species stood atop the ancient hall, roaring. Nearby lay the mutilated corpse of another Ground species that had been gnawed on.
Raindrops fell from the sky, landing on this Ground species. Its roar abruptly stopped, and it collapsed with a thud.
In an instant, the city of Woxinge fell silent. All Hetero species died. Even the Hetero Commander, like the most ordinary Ground species, had raindrops penetrate the buildings. The moment they landed on them, their souls dissipated, and their bodies died.
A phantom knelt among the tall buildings. This was the phantom of a deity. Its noble head was pressed tightly against the ground. Even more terrifying was that its main body was gradually being pulled into this phantom, waiting to be judged. Under the majesty of a certain existence, even a deity had to kneel. Even if it was unwilling, it had to kneel obediently. After all, it was facing Reincarnation Paradise.
Crack~
Dust flew. The deity that had intended to manipulate the Hetero species after entering this world turned to ashes, causing no ripples. The World Conquest Battle was about to end. More importantly, the coordinates of Sanctuary Paradise within this world had been destroyed.
There was no powerful energy fluctuation, no change in the laws of power. After a light red rain, the Hetero species in Woxinge City were completely wiped out.
The rain stopped. The accumulated water on the ground quickly evaporated. Everything returned to calm.
Inside the ancient hall, black fluid gathered and returned to the Little Fatty's body. He looked somewhat depressed. The sixth-rank boss he was about to solo had suddenly died.