Chapter 59: Too Strong to Participate in Battle
Within the Sand Flame Kingdom, the Shata Gobi Desert.
The land was desolate. Due to years without rain, the ground was covered in finger-wide cracks. A few withered grasses swayed in the wind as a black dragon flew overhead, landing in a stone forest within the Gobi.
The sun above was scorching, but fortunately, there was a depression in the mountain wall within the stone forest. This semi-open cave could both block the sunlight and shield against the fierce winds of the Gobi.
Su Xiao dismounted from the dragon's back. He had barely been injured in his fight with the Perniel sisters. Although Perniel Camilla had used some ability to transfer a mass of lethal energy into his body, under the devouring annihilation of the Cyan Steel Shadow Energy, this mass of lethal energy only cost him a large chunk of his health points—far from lethal. Interestingly, this was the only time the Perniel sisters managed to harm Su Xiao.
The Black Dragon, Mides, let out a roar. This creature was clever enough to realize that now was its chance to regain freedom.
The Black Dragon, Mides, was unaware of one thing: the Luo's Array Diagram within its body, also known as the Heart-Biting Array Diagram, was attached to its heart. If it did not attempt to peel off this array diagram, the Luo's Array Diagram would continue to stabilize the high-activity energy within its body.
Once the Black Dragon, Mides, attempted to peel off the Luo's Array Diagram within itself, if successful, it would die within a very short time. Gaining great power came at a cost.
"As you wish, you are free."
Su Xiao snapped his fingers, and the unique mental imprint on the Luo's Array Diagram within the black dragon disappeared.
"Roar!"
The Black Dragon, Mides, spread its wings and roared to the sky. After a moment, it looked down at Su Xiao, baring its full set of sharp teeth. The term "unruly and untamable" described it perfectly.
After weighing the pros and cons, the Black Dragon, Mides, chose not to court death. Instead, it flew high into the sky and soon disappeared beyond the horizon.
"Let's begin."
Kaisa rubbed his hands together, a sly grin unique to him on his face.
At Su Xiao's signal, Bubu Wang took out a ring and a pile of metal fragments. This was the "Danes' Halberd."
The fragments of the Danes' Halberd were special. When two fragments touched each other, they would either bounce apart or stick together. After some assembly, a halberd over two meters long appeared.
The halberd was covered in spiral patterns. The material looked like rock, but upon touching it, one would find it was metal—very heavy metal.
"Ready to witness a miracle, heh—ptui!"
Kaisa spat into his palm, rubbed his hands together to spread it evenly, then picked up the [Perniel Ring] from the ground.
Seeing this, Bubu Wang decided that no matter the outcome, it would never touch that ring with its paws again.
Kaisa held the [Perniel Ring] in one hand, reached into his pants with the other, rubbed and rubbed, and after a while, finally produced a small lump of black grime. He placed this lump of grime in his palm, pressed the [Perniel Ring] onto it, sandwiched the ring between his hands, and continued rubbing~
"Kaisa, what kind of method is this? A bit disgusting."
Baha watched Kaisa with interest. Kaisa raised an eyebrow at Baha and continued rubbing vigorously with both hands.
Before long, smoke was rising from between Kaisa's hands. Seeing this, he took out dozens of bottles and jars from his storage space and poured them onto the [Perniel Ring] one by one.
A strange smell spread. When Bubu caught this odor, it nearly bid farewell to this beautiful world, howling in agony as it ran far away.
Su Xiao and Baha silently took out gas masks, took a deep breath of fresh air, and then continued observing Kaisa.
Amu behind Su Xiao remained calm, but upon closer inspection, one would notice that Amu's eyes had rolled back. Su Xiao put a gas mask on him, and Amu "revived."
"Heh—ptui!"
Kaisa spat another thick glob of phlegm onto it. At that moment, a deafening roar came from within the [Perniel Ring]. The sound was both furious and somewhat desperate.
Hearing this roar, Kaisa took out half a bottle of water, used a third to clean the ring, then took a few sips himself. Only after tilting his head back to drain the last drop from the bottle did he contentedly put away the empty bottle.
Heaven knows what kind of crazy method Kaisa used. After clearing his throat, he put the [Perniel Ring] on his index finger.
Hum~
A wave of energy spread, and white patterns appeared on the ring, but these patterns were slowly fading. Seeing this, Kaisa quickly picked up the Danes' Halberd from the ground.
"Yah ha!"
Kaisa let out a low growl and finally lifted the Danes' Halberd. Yes, lifted—this halberd was extremely heavy.
"Did you see it? That great door."
Kaisa's body was trembling. He was under immense strain at this moment. An ordinary Seventh Rank contractor would have died on the spot, but Kaisa endured it with his "Greedy Heart." This wasn't just a figure of speech; it was an ability Kaisa possessed.
"..."
"I didn't see anything. I only saw you about to kick the bucket."
Not only did Baha see nothing, but Su Xiao also saw nothing. After Kaisa picked up the Danes' Halberd, no changes occurred nearby.
"I can pierce the World Gate. After piercing that thing..."
"Risk and reward are equal. Pierce it."
Su Xiao suddenly spoke. He thought of a possibility, but he didn't know if Kaisa would dare to try.
Hearing Su Xiao's words, Kaisa's eyes widened. He let out a strange cry, hugged the Danes' Halberd, and began a salted fish thrust.
Crack!
The Danes' Halberd pierced into the "air," and large cracks appeared around it, as if it had shattered a giant mirror.
With a boom, thunder roared in the sky, and several lightning bolts struck around Kaisa, forming a circle.
Kaisa's calves began to tremble, and his face turned green. Just as he was about to release the Danes' Halberd in his arms and flee outward, a silver-blue lightning bolt struck down from above. The Danes' Halberd Kaisa was holding acted like a lightning rod, receiving this lightning bolt as thick as a bucket.
"Save save save..."
Kaisa trembled, but before he could shout the word "me," a frozen hammer flew over. It exploded before hitting him, and the impact sent him flying.
Kaisa rolled out of the lightning circle, lying on the ground with his butt sticking up, black smoke rising from his head.
Inside the lightning circle, spatial ripples were in chaos. Two half-broken metal doors appeared. Through the breach made by the Danes' Halberd, one could see a huge diamond-shaped crystal inside the doors.
Seeing this, Su Xiao grabbed Amu's arm. Baha beside him swooped down, grabbed Kaisa's leg, and flew away with him into the distance.
In the stone forest, Bubu Wang was looking up at the sky. At that moment, a sound of breaking wind came from in front of it.
"Ow~"
Before Bubu Wang could understand what was happening, Su Xiao rushed over, grabbed the fur on the back of its neck, and its vision receded.
Su Xiao and Baha quickly covered several kilometers. Su Xiao released Bubu Wang and Amu, looking at the surging lightning in the sky, as if the apocalypse were approaching.
Boom!
A lightning column dozens of meters thick struck down. The stone forest instantly vaporized, and lightning surged outward, creating a spectacular scene.
In the lightning, a crystal the size of a chicken egg floated up. The core of this world had appeared.
The reason this place was an open Primordial World was precisely because the World Core was sealed, making it impossible to obtain World Source here.
Su Xiao's main task in entering this world was to eliminate violators, followed by obtaining the "Danes' Halberd." The Danes' Halberd was the key to unlocking the seal on the World Core, which also meant that a battle for control of this world might soon begin.
The area around the World Core became an absolute forbidden zone. Lightning columns dozens of meters thick struck down from above, forming a pit three kilometers in diameter on the ground.
The lightning columns continued to strike for nearly half an hour. When everything finally calmed down, the World Core was nowhere to be seen.
[Tip: The Hunter has lifted the sealed state of this world's World Core.]
[You have obtained World Key (??? Rank Item).]
[Verifying...]
[Verification complete. Due to the average combat power of this world being too high, it is unsuitable for trials, resource acquisition, etc. There will be no competition for this world's World Core.]
[Due to the long-term sealing of the World Core, a large amount of Space-Time Power has accumulated.]
[Due to initial regulations, this world will initiate a resource battle in 15 to 19 natural days.]
[Void Tree is notarizing...]
[Notarization complete. The participants in this resource battle are: Reincarnation Paradise, Apocalypse Paradise, Holy Light Paradise, and Death Paradise.]
[The restricted area for this resource battle is the Extreme Cold Zone. Any participating personnel cannot leave this area.]
[If this resource battle is won, the Hunter will receive a portion of the resources obtained this time.]
[If the Hunter participates in this resource battle, the gains will be increased.]
[Warning: Apocalypse Paradise, Holy Light Paradise, and Death Paradise have prohibited the Hunter from participating in this resource battle (the Hunter can command a large number of soldier units in this world).]
[Tip: Our side has obtained an additional temporary spatial coordinate establishment right. Our participating contractors will receive an overall buff effect.]
[The Hunter will not participate in this resource battle. Our participating contractors will receive the following buff effects.]
[1. True Strength, Agility, Intelligence, and Stamina attributes temporarily increased by 2 points.]
[2. Battlefield supplies.]
[3. Random ability temporarily increased by Lv.3.]