Chapter 30: Rupert's Tears
Clearly, this world was undergoing massive changes. After the Transcendent characteristic was lifted, other contractors could obtain World Source and join any faction.
What caught Su Xiao's attention was the World Contact Platform. Since he was currently disguised with an Overlord-class template, he could fabricate a temporary identity within the platform.
Due to the Void Tree's notarization mechanism, no matter what Soul had done, he wouldn't be deemed an enemy by the Void Tree. The Hunters, Battle Angels, and others who had died in this world had perished in resource acquisition. Moreover, concepts of good and evil held no meaning for the Void Tree. The notarization mechanism was simply this: as long as no rule system was broken, the Void Tree would not interfere.
In fact, even if Su Xiao summoned the Demon Insect Race here, the Void Tree wouldn't stop him, nor would there be any punishment. This wasn't a Trial World or a Void Tree world. The Void Tree was only here to notarize. After marking Su Xiao as a "World-Class Dangerous Unit," it said nothing about penalties.
Su Xiao wouldn't summon the insect race to this world. The reason was simple: they couldn't develop here. This world's affinity didn't match the insect race. The Dark Demons were mystical creatures, unlike the Tiger Bee Clan, which was a biological evolution type.
A single Tiger Bee could provide massive Bio Energy. If the insect nest devoured Dark Demons, it would only gain dark-attribute special energy, not combat insectoids. If he left Jila here, that would be a huge joke.
Su Xiao couldn't develop a faction. He lacked the eloquence and didn't have the charisma to make others swear allegiance with a few favors. In his view, no one was stupid. Why would anyone risk their life for a small favor? When he had led the Beast Cavalry, it was through authority. Without that identity in the power system, he believed no Beast Cavalry would listen to him.
Therefore, the insect race was Su Xiao's guarantee for a swarm tactic.
"Has the faction been decided?"
Su Xiao took out two injection guns, injected Baha and Balder each, then sat on the sofa.
Once the faction was decided, contractors in this world would receive main quests. That's right, before this, including Molei, everyone who entered this world had no main quests. However, they could trigger many side quests, achievement quests, etc., and the rewards for these quests were very high.
After contractors entered this world, even if they failed to join the Watch Guild, they would often receive side quests. These were all resource-gathering quests, which was why they had entered this world.
Su Xiao suspected that the reason this world had the Dark Prison was because of that Ancient God.
As soon as he entered the Dark Prison, Su Xiao felt it was familiar. The gloomy sky, the withered yellow earth, the bitter freshwater—it all looked like the result of the world being "sucked dry" by the Ancient God.
Originally, the Dark Prison should have been a part of this world. When the Ancient God first descended, it was in a very weak state, so it had "sucked dry" that area without restraint.
Under normal circumstances, that area would have become similar to the Wizard World. But the three Ancient Gods of the Wizard World had "sucked dry" the world with restraint. This Ancient God, however, was on the verge of death when it descended. It sucked dry the area frantically, causing that entire region to wither.
Such a withered region would naturally be rejected. So, this world split off a part of itself, forming the Dark Prison. The Dark Prison and this world were originally one, which was why they could merge.
As for the Dark Demons and Wraiths, they were super-intelligent races that evolved in the Dark Prison. They had some connection to the Ancient God, but not much. They wouldn't be influenced by the Ancient God's consciousness or controlled by it.
However, in some aspects, the Dark Demons and Wraiths originated from the Ancient God. That was why the Ancient God could be reborn using Hao Gui's body.
This was like raising Gu insects. In a harsh environment, the Dark Demons fought and devoured each other. The strongest individual to emerge was the Ancient God's hope for rebirth.
Su Xiao's speculation wasn't baseless. The Watch Guild's title for the strongest tier of Hunters said a lot.
God Hunters. In this world, no one believed in gods. There were no folk legends about gods, and no Divine Cults existed. Literally, those who hunted and killed gods were called God Hunters.
The Watch Guild had indeed done this. The first batch of strongest Hunters ventured deep into the Dark Prison. At that time, the Ancient God inside was very weak. Or perhaps, it also wished to annihilate itself, waiting for the day of rebirth. It was already half-dead. To recover, it had to annihilate.
Among Ancient Gods, annihilation didn't mean destruction. It meant death followed by rebirth and revival.
The Watch Guild's Hunters successfully killed the god. From then on, the strongest tier of Hunters was called God Hunters.
Clearly, the Watch Guild wasn't professional at hunting gods. If Su Xiao had been there back then, the Ancient God in the Dark Prison would have been completely dead.
The Ancient God's Primordial Energy would feed Divine Judgment, the Divine Bone would be turned into a prop, and the soul would be stripped into Soul Memories, ensuring the Ancient God was thoroughly dead.
But the current problem was that this Ancient God possessed a World Core. Forget fighting; even basic information about it couldn't be detected. Fortunately, when it first revived, it couldn't move. Otherwise, leaving the Dark Prison would have been difficult. Facing an enemy with invincible defense and immense power, Su Xiao couldn't win. He couldn't break through his limits on the spot, nor would he fight that Ancient God now.
Su Xiao didn't believe there was a completely unbreakable defense in this world, especially one relying on a World Core. Except in lies, nothing was perfect.
More importantly, this Ancient God had used Hao Gui and Hyena Yas as mediums for rebirth. Although both had been completely devoured, their bodies and souls had become nutrients for the Ancient God's body construction.
Judging by this, the rewards for killing this Ancient God would be astonishingly high. The gains were worth risking his life.
[Prompt: You have accepted a new main quest: Annihilation of Rebirth.]
[Main Quest: Annihilation of Rebirth.]
Difficulty Level: Lv.71 (Quest difficulty will increase over time)
Quest Information: This quest is divided into the following three stages.