Chapter 111: Four-Person Team
Inside the small courtyard, Sophia suppressed the fury in her heart. On the surface, Su Xiao had agreed readily, yet he lay sprawled on the recliner without even making a move to get up.
"Doctor Bai Ye, are you mocking the authority of the Sea God?"
"Yes, so what?"
Su Xiao glanced at Sophia, straightened his upper body, and lit a cigarette.
Sophia was taken aback by his words. She re-evaluated Su Xiao, her smile fading as she pulled over a chair and sat down. Her demeanor shifted abruptly, becoming languid.
"To be honest, I don't really care about the Sea God's authority either. At the end of the day, Os·Atlantis is just stronger than us. Even if he's a divine being, so what? As long as you're stronger than him, you can kill him too."
Sophia rubbed her sore shoulders. The burden on her was immense, and shoulder pain was a chronic issue. As an ordinary person among countless transcendents, Sophia was an anomaly. She was the eldest daughter of the Sea God, yet she wasn't a transcendent, which left many dumbfounded. To the point where she couldn't even openly claim to be the eldest daughter of Sea God Os·Atlantis.
"Sophia, to be honest with you, my boss has a connection with Boros, which is why we're staying here. Otherwise, we would have gone to the Sand Painting World long ago. The environment there is better than here."
Baha spoke up. Hearing this, Sophia wasn't surprised. A small number of people possessed a 'transit constitution,' allowing them to freely enter and exit different inner painting worlds. The Old Knight, Brother Donkey, the Blazing Sun Monarch, the Nightmare King, and others were all like this.
"What do you mean?"
"Counting it out, my boss, Bubu, and I have already lived in Shelter City No. 6 for six years. The favor we owed Boros has long been repaid. If you want us to go to the main city, that's fine, but bring out some enticing chips."
Baha's meaning was simple and straightforward: bring benefits.
"At least give me a price, right?"
"Get us a few thousand Soul Stones, and we'll go to the main city with you right away."
"A few thousand Soul Stones? What size?"
"This big."
Baha took out a Soul Crystal (Complete). Seeing this, a deep confusion appeared in Sophia's eyes.
"Bai Ye, are you really a doctor? You're a bandit, aren't you? Right, hmm?"
Sophia resumed her smiling demeanor, but judging by her clenched fists, she wanted to punch Baha. Yet she had to maintain her elegance, which was infuriating.
"How could I possibly come up with a few thousand Soul Stones? Once you go to the main city, you won't be short on the benefits you deserve. Many big shots live in the main city. If those big shots united, even the Sea God would find it troublesome. But they can never unite. With so many big shots around, the treatment fees will definitely be substantial. Think about it, compared to that, what's a little bit of benefit squeezed out of a weak woman like me now?"
Sophia tried to embezzle the treasures she had brought this time. The Sea God had actually anticipated that Su Xiao and his group wouldn't just go to the main city like that, so in the evening, he had ordered the rewards for wooing the three of them to be delivered to Sophia and Roe.
"Forget it then. We'll have Boros convey to the Sea God that I'm not prepared to accept his wooing based on just his words."
"What are you talking about? The gifts were actually prepared long ago. I was just joking with you. Why can't you take a joke?"
Sophia took out a small box and opened it to reveal a small piece of red crystal inside. She handed the entire box to Su Xiao.
[Prompt: You have obtained Divine Blood Crystal (15 grams).]
[Divine Blood Crystal]
Origin: Any Primordial World with deities.
Quality: White ~ Immortal Rank (determined by the weight and quality of the Divine Blood Crystal)
Type: Rare Resource
Effect: Can be used for forging, gem inlaying, and various other purposes (too much information, please open the branch list to view).
Rating: 10 ~ 1500 points.
Description: Crystallized divine blood. Such items mostly appear in the deep seas where oversized divine creatures exist. When such divine creatures perish, they leave behind a large amount of divine source blood. If not diluted by seawater and subjected to the accumulated water pressure of the deep sea over time, they will form Divine Blood Crystals. The divine energy contained in this item has completely transformed in nature and has numerous uses.
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"This is a unique ore from the deep sea. If you wear it on you, even if you go to the shallow sea zone, no transcendent sea beasts will attack you. Actually, it's not particularly precious."
As Sophia spoke, she inexplicably felt a pang of envy. She wanted one too.
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Su Xiao didn't speak. He felt that the [Divine Judgment] ring on his index finger emitted an unusual fluctuation, as if it wanted to absorb this [Divine Blood Crystal].
Su Xiao wondered if this was the opportunity for [Divine Judgment] to advance to the Immortal Rank. Previously, the growth value of Divine Judgment had been stuck at Holy Spirit Rank·99.99%, refusing to budge.
Now, as Su Xiao picked up the [Divine Blood Crystal], the Divine Judgment ring reacted as it did when absorbing divine energy before. From this, he speculated that the Divine Judgment ring had temporarily 'changed its taste.' To advance to the Immortal Rank, absorbing [Divine Blood Crystal] was necessary. After that, it would most likely revert to absorbing the source energy left behind by dead evil gods.
"This thing is good. Are there more in the main city?"
"Of course there are. The Sea God and the great nobles of the main city all have Divine Blood Stones. What do you say? Come with me to Divine Grace City."
"Let's move."
"Aren't you going to pack your luggage or something?"
Hearing Sophia's words, Baha said, "Already packed."
"You knew I would invite you to the main city?"
Sophia grew inwardly cautious.
"We guessed as much. Boros came by earlier, and his expression was like he'd lost his own father."
Baha flew up to the rooftop and, using his spatial ability, sealed the house. Inside this house, Su Xiao used the last [Directional Coordinate] he held to set up an initial spatial coordinate.
Elsewhere, by simply setting up a teleportation array diagram, they could reach this location in a short time. This was an escape measure for emergencies.
Su Xiao didn't think he could 100% take down the Sea God this time. The main city was, after all, the Sea God's territory. In contrast, Shelter City No. 6, with Zuiyasi controlling the Boros Divine Envoy, was equivalent to their own base camp.
After seeing the existence of [Divine Blood Crystal], Su Xiao knew that his purpose for going to the main city had expanded. He needed to obtain more [Divine Blood Crystals]. He had already activated the Divine Judgment ring to absorb the 15 grams of [Divine Blood Crystal] he had just obtained.
The previously stagnant growth of the Divine Judgment ring had successfully taken a very small step forward. As long as there was enough [Divine Blood Crystal], the Divine Judgment ring would surely advance to the Immortal Rank.
Divine Judgment Ring·Equipment Effect: Soul Life (Passive). For each point of Soul Strength the wearer has, it increases Life Value by 130 points and Neural Reflex Speed by 0.7%.
Current Soul Strength: 530 points.
Life Value Increased: 40,000 points (this equipment can increase Life Value by a maximum of 40,000 points).
Neural Reflex Speed Increased: 150% Neural Reflex Speed (this equipment can increase Neural Reflex Speed by a maximum of 150%).
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The Holy Spirit Rank [Divine Judgment] ring already had this level of power. If it advanced to the Immortal Rank, Su Xiao estimated that in future battles with big bosses, he could at least withstand a few more hits.
Please do not underestimate this difference. The big bosses Su Xiao soloed were generally exceptionally strong. He speculated that this was due to the rapid increase in his brand rank.
After reaching an agreement with Sophia, Su Xiao boarded a carriage waiting outside the courtyard. This carriage was fully metal-structured and much larger than an ordinary carriage. The beasts pulling it were two creatures that somewhat resembled hippos.
The carriage sped along and didn't stop at the city gate, charging directly into the seawater. The carriage's cabin and the sea beasts in front were enveloped in a layer of light membrane.
Upon entering the water, the energy characteristics within the pulling sea beasts rapidly transformed, and their forms gradually changed, becoming somewhat like walruses, pulling the carriage as they swam through the sea.
The sea beast's diving speed was very fast. Two hours later, Su Xiao sensed the carriage penetrating a light membrane, emerging from the seawater. The carriage door opened, and fresh air rushed in.
After getting off the carriage, a well-arranged vista of buildings came into Su Xiao's view. The sunlight above was somewhat dazzling, revealing how large the Sun Stone in the sky was. Even more unbelievable was the presence of a blue sky and white clouds above, with a gentle breeze blowing. It felt like returning to the outside world, rather than being at the bottom of the sea.
The outer city building complex of Divine Grace City stretched beyond the horizon. Someone had once calculated that the main city covered an area of 78,400 square kilometers.
Su Xiao stepped forward toward the outer city district. He hadn't gone far when he heard the sound of water breaking behind him. A carriage stopped, and Wude, Zuiyasi, and a sea tribe member clad in scale armor stepped out.
Su Xiao merely raised his hand in greeting, indicating that he knew Wude and Zuiyasi but had no deep friendship with them.
Just then, among the buildings of the outer city district, a figure caught Su Xiao's eye. From the person's expression, it seemed like they were just passing by, but Su Xiao knew they had come intentionally.
This person took a few steps and then glanced at the ground, a habit formed from years of picking up money. This person was none other than Kaisa.
With Su Xiao, Wude, and Zuiyasi gathered in the main city, that was already enough for the Sea God to handle. And now, Kaisa had joined them.