Chapter 1: Alchemy Grandmaster
The Land of All Beings, Fifth Layer.
Heavy snow fell from the sky. Su Xiao sat cross-legged on the frozen ground, white steam rising from his body. He had been cultivating here for ten hours, still developing a new blade technique. Until it was fully perfected, he would not use it in actual combat, unless the situation deteriorated to the point of near-certain death.
[Tip: The hunter’s stay time has reached its limit. You will soon return to the real world.]
Su Xiao paid no attention to this prompt. He had already calculated the time; after leaving the Land of All Beings, he would return directly to the real world.
Half a minute later, a sensation of teleportation occurred. When Su Xiao’s vision cleared, he was already sitting on the floor of the second floor of the accessory shop.
In the next world, Su Xiao would face the attribute breakthrough barrier of 150 points. All he needed to do now was relax his mind and adjust his state.
He went downstairs and opened the shop door. The weather was quite good—dark, oppressive clouds filled the sky. For Su Xiao, who had no plans to go out today, this was good weather.
Just as Su Xiao was about to take out his tablet to tackle a puzzle game, he noticed a new shop opening across the street. No, it was the antique shop reopening. The shopkeeper was certainly not the old man from before; that fellow was already in the "Lifelong Training Class."
Those who opened shops here were either greenhorns or people like Su Xiao, who purely wanted a place to live. Judging by the expression of the shopkeeper across the street, he was most likely a greenhorn.
There was nothing special about the new shop across the street. Su Xiao’s real-world life remained peaceful, until two days later, when he received a prompt from Reincarnation Paradise.
[The hunter is about to return to Reincarnation Paradise. Please ensure there are no witnesses.]
The familiar sensation of teleportation appeared. When the spatial fluctuations subsided, Su Xiao was already inside his exclusive room.
[The hunter is about to enter a new world.]
[The hunter has chosen to break through the 150-point attribute barrier. The attributes being broken are Strength, Agility, Stamina, and Intelligence.]
[Attribute barrier breakthrough difficulty accumulating. Single attribute is 100% difficulty. Each main attribute barrier breakthrough will increase difficulty by an additional 20%. If there are more than two main attributes, each additional main attribute will increase difficulty by 10%.]
[Attribute barrier breakthrough difficulty: 190%.]
[Evaluating hunter’s comprehensive combat power…]
[Warning: Due to the hunter’s comprehensive combat power + barrier breakthrough difficulty, the hunter will enter a Seventh Rank world to complete the attribute barrier breakthrough.]
[World selected…]
[Selection complete. The hunter is about to enter the Light·Dark World.]
[Tip: This world belongs to the Void Tree and is a fully open Primordial World. Within this world, side quests, hidden quests, achievement quests, etc., can be triggered. World Source can be obtained in this world. Treasure chests, Scarlet Cards, etc., can be obtained in this world.]
[Starlight Iron is a unique scarce resource of this world.]
[This world possesses technologies such as Supernatural Steam Technology, Alchemy, and Secret Arts. For detailed information, the hunter can obtain it through the world introduction and personal exploration after entering this world.]
[The hunter will encounter Seventh Rank contractors in this world.]
[Warning: The hunter must not actively harm allied Seventh Rank contractors. This contractor advanced to Seventh Rank 17 natural days ago and will be executing a special mission within this world.]
After a series of prompts, Su Xiao learned that he was about to enter a Seventh Rank world. Although his Reincarnation Mark was only Lv.59, breaking through four attribute barriers, combined with his current combat power, had forcibly pushed the breakthrough difficulty to Seventh Rank.
Against Seventh Rank contractors of lower to middle strength, Su Xiao had a high chance of victory. However, he could not afford to be careless. At Seventh Rank, everyone had a trump card. He could not remain in Shadow Burn state 24 hours a day. If he let his guard down, it was not impossible for him to capsize in a ditch.
As for facing Seventh Rank contractors of middle to upper strength, that would be very dangerous. He could not defeat the top tier of Seventh Rank at all. Su Xiao had not yet advanced to Seventh Rank.
From the prompts, it seemed that besides Su Xiao, there was only one allied contractor entering the Light·Dark World. This person had just advanced to Seventh Rank and likely had very special abilities, entrusted with a special mission.
As for the other contractors, things were quite interesting. In this fully open Primordial World, contractors from Apocalypse Paradise, Death Paradise, Sanctuary Paradise, and Watchful Paradise could all be encountered. Moreover, killing enemies had a chance to drop Scarlet Cards.
In this situation, if they were not from the same Paradise, they would most likely start fighting upon meeting.
With challenges came higher rewards. After confirming that his supplies were ready, Su Xiao began waiting for the teleportation into this world.
[Ultra-long-distance teleportation countdown begins: 3, 2, 1.]
Seeing the countdown, Su Xiao felt something was wrong.
Bang!
His vision went black, and Su Xiao lost consciousness.
Darkness and light alternated. Su Xiao stood up from a pitch-black expanse. The scene before his eyes was filled with blackness, while above was a vast expanse of starlight.
Just as Su Xiao was about to move forward, he stopped. He raised his hand and pressed forward, only to find a transparent membrane blocking his way.
"Oh? A Seventh Rank newcomer this time? And a summoner?"
"Could also be someone coming to a fully open Primordial World for the first time."
"Heh, from Reincarnation Paradise. If you provoke him, he might not care about the main quest and chase you across the entire world. Summoner my ass, he has a blade at his waist. He's a lone wolf from Reincarnation Paradise."
The voices of two men and one woman came from behind. Su Xiao looked toward the source of the sound. The three who spoke were not together; they were all separated by transparent walls.
This place was probably not the Light·Dark World yet. No world introduction had appeared, and temporary language ability had not been granted.
[Announcement: A total of 45 contractors are entering the Light·Dark World this time. Reincarnation Paradise: 2, Apocalypse Paradise: 10, Death Paradise…]
This was an announcement from the Void Tree. Su Xiao had seen it during the Strongest Warrior Tournament.
[To enter this world, 50 ounces of Space-Time Power must be paid (payment completed).]
[Yes/No to pay Soul Coins to obtain a higher initial identity. 1 to 50 Soul Coins can be paid (Seventh Rank). If not paid, you will enter this world as a beggar.]
Su Xiao did not hesitate to pay 50 Soul Coins. An ordinary Holy Spirit Rank equipment with average attributes cost 50 to 120 Soul Coins. 50 Soul Coins could buy the worst Holy Spirit Rank equipment.
Su Xiao could use his Alchemy to climb to a high position, but that would take time. Moreover, the status gained this way would be unstable and easily suspected. A disguised identity with a background, identity proof, and possibly even having been active for several years or decades, was easier to trust.
Investment brought returns. As long as his initial status was high enough, Su Xiao was confident he could earn back 100 Soul Coins, no, even more.
Soon, the Void Tree’s interference ended, and a prompt from Reincarnation Paradise appeared. From this moment on, the Void Tree had no right to interfere, no matter what Su Xiao did within the Light·Dark World.
[Tip: Space-Time Power has been consumed. After this world ends, the hunter’s minimum comprehensive rating must reach A+.]
[About to enter the Light·Dark World.]
Light flashed before his eyes. Su Xiao heard the rumbling of steam train wheels turning. He gently rubbed his forehead. After the discomfort from the continuous teleportation faded, he looked around.
He was currently sitting on a train. This steam train went directly to the "Council Hall," the center of power in the Light·Dark World. The four kingdoms on the continent were all under its command.
Alchemy Grandmaster·Kukulin Bai Ye—this was Su Xiao’s current identity. Estimated time of arrival at the Council Hall: 1 hour and 30 minutes.
The information he had was very limited. Bubu Wang was in the adjacent seat, Baha was in the rear carriage, and Amu and Beini’s whereabouts were unknown.
Su Xiao pressed his hand against the one-finger-thick glass window. This was a byproduct of Alchemy, kept secret from the outside world, claimed to be produced by the "Chidorman Company."
The scenery outside the window flew by. The speed of this steam train was absurdly fast. There were electric lights inside the steam train. Electrical energy had been developed but was not highly valued. Compared to Supernatural Steam Studies, electricity was a low-power energy source, mostly used for civilian purposes. Clearly, there were no precision electronic devices in this world; research was focused on Supernatural Steam Studies.
The entire steam train was a full seven meters wide, like a steel beast racing along the tracks.
The passengers’ clothing was not particularly splendid, indicating that the textile industry was far less developed than transportation. Such convenient transportation allowed power to be centralized.
Supernatural Steam Technology, Alchemy known only to the Council Hall and the upper echelons of the four kingdoms, publicly known Secret Arts, and the hyenas lurking in the darkness. Hyenas were not beasts; they were somewhere between humans and monsters. However, they did not prey on ordinary people; they specifically attacked the high-ranking officials of the four kingdoms and the Council Hall.
"Are you Mr. Bai Ye?"
A man dressed in a black formal suit, wearing silver earrings, stopped beside the seat. There was a faint "beastly scent" about him.
The moment this man spoke, over a dozen pairs of eyes focused on him, their killing intent undisguised. These were all passengers, but they had another identity: Secret Arts practitioners, specially assigned this time to protect an important figure—Alchemy Grandmaster·Kukulin Bai Ye.
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