Chapter 106: Primordial Source
A golden lightning pillar formed by world thunder crashed down, the single golden lightning column itself a hundred meters thick, engulfing Su Xiao, Zuiyasi, and the Sun Bird.
This was only the beginning. The world thunder spread outward, also catching Wood and Bishop Polos in its range. Bishop Polos's entire body trembled violently, showing signs of rolling his eyes back.
Compared to the two of them, the ordinary Sea Race members nearby died on the spot. It must be noted that they were not at the point where the world thunder struck; they were merely caught in the aftermath as the thunder spread through the sea.
As everyone knows, when lightning strikes into the sea, the conductivity of seawater causes the lightning's power to continuously diminish. Moreover, this was over 20,000 meters deep in the seabed, nearly 30,000 meters.
The degree of weakening that world thunder suffered after striking the seabed at such depths was easy to imagine. The current power of the world thunder made Su Xiao understand a principle.
As a Law Destroyer, under normal circumstances, he could only attract lightning through his Luck Attribute, absolutely not through Elemental Affinity. The world thunder attracted by the latter was far too strong. If it hadn't been weakened by the seawater, the process of attracting lightning would be as follows:
Lightning Spirit activated → Su Xiao leaps up, using Heaven's Wrath: Falling Thunder to attract lightning → Because the attracted world thunder is too strong, Su Xiao, who receives the lightning with his blade, dies → The enemy is dumbfounded.
Golden arcs of electricity spread throughout the seawater, the high-voltage current hissing. Su Xiao's vision was a blank white, but soon, his numb body regained sensation.
Su Xiao saw Zuiyasi, several dozen meters away, standing bolt upright, shivering in the seawater. Wood, further off, was in a similar state. Bishop Polos had already rolled his eyes back, his body covered in scorched black lightning marks.
The flames around the Sun Bird had disappeared. It was trembling in the seawater filled with electric arcs, its pupils bouncing up and down, looking quite comical.
Su Xiao stomped on the seawater beneath him. With a boom, he shot through the water, leaving a white trail, finally reaching the front of the Sun Bird. After fighting for so long, this was the first time he had successfully closed in.
'Blade Path Sword: Extreme.'
Su Xiao swung his blade in an ordinary slash. The sword was covered in deep blue patterns, making the entire weapon look sharper.
Puchi.
The long blade cut through the Sun Bird's head, even slicing off a piece of its beak. The intense pain from the Cyan Steel Shadow Energy instantly restored the Sun Bird's consciousness. Flames erupted from it, spreading outward.
With a loud boom, the seawater within several hundred meters burst into flames. The scene was like seawater burning, both magnificent and surreal.
Su Xiao retreated with the impact of the seawater. Several prompts appeared in succession. A type of fire energy invaded his body, but it was quickly devoured by the Cyan Steel Shadow Energy within him. Even so, he was still seriously injured, a burning pain in his chest, and his health points dropped significantly.
The Sun Bird did not pursue. Having just been struck by the lightning, it was also in a bad state.
This was exactly the situation Su Xiao wanted to see. In this battle, Zuiyasi had been overly proactive. The Sun Bird, Taihakak, was Su Xiao's problem. For Zuiyasi to merely assist on the side was already more than enough.
Not only did Zuiyasi assist, but he also invaded the Sun Bird's body, risking being burned to death, and severely wounded it. This was not the Zuiyasi Su Xiao knew. In other words, this guy had ulterior motives.
If he was after certain things from the Sun Bird after its death, Su Xiao didn't care at all. It was only natural for Zuiyasi to contribute in battle and receive what he needed.
What Su Xiao was worried about was that Zuiyasi wanted to devour the dying Sun Bird. That wasn't the most critical issue. If he devoured it, there would inevitably be a risk of failure. If he failed, and the Sun Bird revived with full health, the joke would be huge.
Zuiyasi had already cultivated the Ancient God System; there was nothing he wouldn't dare to do.
One strike of world thunder basically made Zuiyasi give up. After defeating the Sun Bird, sharing the spoils was only natural. But during the battle, Su Xiao absolutely couldn't let his good teammates, Zuiyasi and Wood, cause trouble.
In reality, Wood was also on guard against Su Xiao and Zuiyasi. Zuiyasi, that bastard, was on guard against Su Xiao and Wood, because he was the one planning to cause trouble. Having just been struck by the world thunder, he no longer had any such thoughts.
Su Xiao looked at the Sun Bird several hundred meters away. It was time to end this overly dangerous battle. He didn't want to be forced into a mutual kill with the Sun Bird.
Su Xiao crushed the scroll in his hand. This scroll was called [Sea Wrath: Endless Legion], an Immortal Rank item. Depending on the location, it could summon a Sea Wrath Legion with different characteristics. It received a high bonus at sea or in the sea, with the highest bonus when submerged in seawater, which was Su Xiao's current situation.
It was because of this Immortal Rank item that Su Xiao had attracted the world thunder. As he crushed the scroll, an invisible wave spread out. With a thump, it was as if the sea had let out a heartbeat.
Gurgle, gurgle...
A series of bubbles emerged from the seabed. The already cold deep sea became eerily bone-chilling, a coldness that felt like knives scraping against bones.
One by one, translucent phantoms appeared around Su Xiao. The number of phantoms increased rapidly. In just three seconds, there were tens of thousands of these deep blue phantoms. They were the souls of the dead sunk to the seabed, now summoned and manifested.
The eye sockets of these souls were empty blackness. Su Xiao stood among these sea wraiths, his long blade pointing at the Sun Bird.
At that moment, the Sun Bird experienced an emotion it had never felt before. For an instant, it wanted to flee, to escape this deep sea where everything was unknown.
"Roar!"
One by one, the sea wraiths charged forward, forming a deep blue torrent, carrying ice and death, rushing toward the Sun Bird.
Seeing this, the Sun Bird spewed white solar flames from its mouth. The moment the solar flames touched a sea wraith, it exploded and then evaporated. The blazing sun in the sky was the bane of these sea wraiths.
But! This was the deep sea. Even the blazing sun had to submit to the cold of the abyss.
Countless sea wraiths surged toward the Sun Bird. Initially, there were tens of thousands, quickly reaching over a hundred thousand, and finally nearly several hundred thousand. This was the terror of an Immortal Rank one-time item. [Sea Wrath: Endless Legion] was boosted by the environment and the user's Intelligence Attribute.
Apart from this, although the number of sea wraiths was immense, their existence time was short, only about ten seconds. This was the price for such a large quantity.
Hundreds of thousands of sea wraiths enveloped the Sun Bird. For the first few seconds, the Sun Bird could still burn many of them with its solar flames. But after spewing for a while, it began to struggle.
It had left the desert world, ventured deep into the sea, been continuously weakened by Wood's abilities since the start of the battle, been besieged by Bishop Polos's subordinates for over two hours, been invaded by Zuiyasi who caused massive internal damage, been struck by world thunder, and had half its head cut through by Su Xiao's blade.
These accumulated weakenings, consumption, and injuries finally made it unable to hold on. It was enveloped by the sea wraiths, and it seemed it would die here.
Su Xiao would not let the Sun Bird be killed by the sea wraiths. That would not completely kill it. This divine creature had to be slain with the Demon Blade to eradicate it completely.
Otherwise, it would be reborn in the Sun Church of the Sand World, absorb solar energy for a while, and then attack again.
If the Sun Bird attacked a second time, Wood and Zuiyasi would definitely be the first to run. In that situation, it would be impossible to recreate the current siege formation, and Su Xiao would have to make a strategic retreat.
Su Xiao took a black gem from his chest and crushed it with a crack. This was given to him by Wood earlier. Wood had also noticed something off about Zuiyasi; the guy probably had ulterior motives.
As soon as Su Xiao crushed the black gem, Wood, who had been floating in the sea playing dead, reignited the deep green flame in his eye sockets.
Under the cover of the sea wraiths, Su Xiao charged toward the Sun Bird, which was tightly wrapped by them. The surrounding seawater finally stopped boiling. His approach speed wasn't fast. There was only one chance for a slash. Success or failure depended on his cooperation with Wood.
As for Zuiyasi, he was floating in the seawater several hundred meters away. That bastard had clearly given up on his schemes. Unless it was a critical moment, he wouldn't make a move, only idling on the sidelines. Of course, if the situation became too dangerous, Zuiyasi would transform into a powerful ally.
Su Xiao's distance to the Sun Bird grew closer and closer. When he was within several dozen meters, a sense of palpitation appeared, as if a fiery hand was gripping his heart.
The Sun Bird, tightly wrapped by the sea wraiths and suffering the erosion of the deep sea's cold, suddenly opened its eyes. Because of the wraiths blocking the view, only one eye was visible. Its gaze seemed to be mocking.
In an instant, Su Xiao understood the meaning of that gaze. From the very beginning, the Sun Bird knew it was doomed to lose. This was the deep sea, someone else's territory. It was a divine creature, yes, but it wasn't brainless. From start to finish, the Sun Bird had been preparing to do one thing: when Su Xiao got close enough, take him down with it.
Why would the Sun Bird do this? The answer was simple. It could be reborn in the Sand World. By dying together with Su Xiao, it could not only kill him but also immediately escape the danger, reborn in its own lair, protected by numerous Sun Church followers during its weakened state.
Crack, crack, crack...
Crisp sounds came from within the Sun Bird. Its body surface cracked. The sea wraiths that had been protecting and binding it hissed as they evaporated into soul smoke, not even having time to scream.
Su Xiao was now very close to the Sun Bird. Retreating was impossible. Using Dragon Shadow Flash to dodge was also out of the question. This move of the Sun Bird would likely blast through the surrounding space. It seemed he could only rely on the [Holy Cross Medal] to endure. In reality, it was time to show the role of a "good teammate."
Several hundred meters away, black rings appeared in Zuiyasi's eyes. His right hand became ethereal. Just as he was about to reach out, a sudden change occurred.
A huge deep green skull appeared behind the Sun Bird. Wood, who had been playing dead, stood upright in the seawater, holding pieces of the floating Abyssal Jar fragments. As the saying goes, although this wild father of his always hit him, he was still his father, and occasionally helped him.
The Sun Bird, whose ability had been activated, suddenly found itself unable to move. Its body, energy, and consciousness were all sealed.
Bang!
A sharp current broke through the water. Su Xiao charged straight toward the dazzling sun ahead. In his crystal left hand, he quickly constructed a crystal spear, the spear form of the Azure Shadow King.
At this moment, the Sun Bird couldn't move an inch. When Su Xiao was still over ten meters away, he threw the crystal spear in his hand.
[Azure Shadow King · Active: Immediately consume 6500 points of Cyan Steel Shadow Energy to construct a weapon of any form within 0.01 seconds. This weapon can only attack once, dealing True Damage equal to (enemy's lost Mana Points × 2.6 + 5900 points).]
No one had stipulated that the weapon of any form constructed by the Azure Shadow King had to be used in melee.
The crystal spear pierced through the seawater with a burst of air, plunging into the Sun Bird's chest and abdomen, unstoppable.
In the previous battle, the Sun Bird had consumed a large amount of solar energy. Now hit by the Azure Shadow King's ability, its remaining 53.72% health was instantly cleared. The crystal spear stuck in its body shattered with a crack.
The Sun Bird's ability was abruptly interrupted. In its gradually dimming eyes was the same stubbornness as always. It could feel its consciousness about to escape its body and return to its primordial land. As long as it returned there, it could be reborn.
In the deep sea, the dark blue smoke slash of the Demon Blade cut through, splitting a sun in two. The smoke slash left by the Demon Blade in the seawater was like a streak of ink.
With a clatter, Su Xiao sheathed his long blade. He turned into an afterimage, dashing into the distance.
Boom!!
The solar flame exploded in the deep sea. The ability the Sun Bird had been about to use was partially released, not completely suppressed.
Su Xiao, wrapped in a crystal layer, felt a pushing force hit him from the side. He was sent flying at an extreme speed, feeling as if all his bones were about to fall apart.
Fighting the Sun Bird was extremely dangerous. This being itself was ridiculously strong. What was even more ridiculous was that the Sun Bird had come to die together with Su Xiao. The Sun Bird could revive and was very good at mutual kills.
To kill the Sun Bird, Su Xiao used the safest method. First, using the characteristics of the Azure Shadow King, he put the Sun Bird into a false death state. Before the kill prompt appeared, the Sun Bird wouldn't truly die, only be in a false death.
This false death would develop into true death within about 0.7 to 3 seconds, commonly known as the lingering of consciousness. The stronger the individual, the longer the false death lasted.
Was killing an enemy with less than 25% health the safest? No, it should be killing an enemy with 0% health, in the false death state. That was the safest. This time, Su Xiao did exactly that.
[Prompt: You have killed the Sun Bird, Taihakak.]
[Because the Sun Bird, Taihakak, is a special existence in this world, you have obtained Sun Primordial Source × 7.]
[You can directly obtain Sun Primordial Source × 7, or use Sun Primordial Source to exchange for the following rewards.]