# Chapter 3: Same Origin, Same Fate
They had the same father, and the same type of energy within their bodies, which made their soul wavelengths unimaginably close to each other.
This was precisely the purpose of Elf King Cromwell. His over five thousand offspring could "hunt" each other. Within the "Hunting Grounds," when these descendants killed one another, they not only seized the opponent's soul power but also acquired their abilities, strengthening themselves.
Because the abilities they mastered were all of the same type, their bodily energy was virtually identical, and their bloodlines were mutually compatible.
In common terms, this was like several thousand small accounts "leveling up" simultaneously. As the hunting continued, these thousands of small accounts merged into a single max-level account in the Southern Region, controlled by a single consciousness. The ultimate victor was none other than the Child of Destiny, Yuer.
Hunting, growing stronger, continuing to hunt—this was what the Child of Destiny, Yuer, had been doing since he turned fifteen. Until the Hunting Grounds were completely emptied, he knew that he had carried the wishes of thousands of his brothers and sisters, becoming a qualified vessel. Now, all that remained was to wait for the moment to fulfill his mission.
Within the spreading dust and smoke, the Child of Destiny, Yuer, rushed past not far from Su Xiao. Yuer habitually lowered his body, took a few steps forward, then rolled forward while pulling the dark red great bow from his back. In a kneeling position, he nocked an arrow and drew the bowstring.
Crack, crack, crack~
As the bowstring was pulled, the ultra-strong biological fibers emitted a sound that sent chills down one's spine. With such a powerful bow, the power of the arrow when released would surely be terrifying.
Yuer's pupils contracted. As he began charging his power shot, the sharp tip of the arrow aimed at the bald muscular man a few meters away.
Archers like Yuer were rare. Most archers tried their best to maintain distance, but he did the opposite—rolling forward, afraid of being too far from the enemy, worried that the arrow's explosive power would be insufficient.
Despite the calm expression on Yuer's slightly youthful face, he was actually a bit nervous inside. This was his first time fighting enemies outside of his siblings. Moreover, he wasn't really sure how strong he was—the Hunting Grounds had no reference points.
Crack, crack, crack~
As Yuer charged his power shot, the targeted bald muscular man initially prepared to charge forward and interrupt the enemy's charging. But just as he began to straighten up, his scalp went completely numb. This was his perception frantically warning him—if he dared to move forward, he would have his head blown off by an arrow in the next second.
Yuer's power shot didn't need to be fully charged before firing. It could be released the moment charging began, growing stronger as the charging continued.
"This guy!"
Within the dust and smoke, the veins on the bald muscular man's neck bulged. His expression shifted from terror to ferocity. At this moment, he felt nothing but chills down his spine and a bloated bladder.
With no other choice, the bald muscular man bent his legs. As his lower body exerted force, with a loud boom, the stone slab beneath him cracked. He leaped backward violently, hoping that increasing the distance would give him more time to dodge the incoming power shot.
Yuer, still half-kneeling, pressed his face close to the bowstring. In his field of vision, the retreating enemy emitted visible fear from his body. Yuer was puzzled—when he fought his brothers and sisters before, they rarely showed fear.
'Shoot to kill.'
Yuer released the bowstring. The power shot arrow flew out, piercing through a layer of sonic boom, dispersing all the surrounding dust and smoke.
Boom!!
The ground where the power shot passed cracked and burst apart. The next instant, the bald muscular man was shot and exploded with a loud bang—yes, literally exploded. Blood and shredded flesh splattered everywhere.
Killing the enemy with a single arrow, Yuer himself was stunned. This enemy was too fragile. His "Power Shot" had only been charged to about forty percent.
In this regard, Yuer was quite similar to Su Xiao—developing his own ultimate moves with rather plain names, like "Power Shot," "Leaping Shot," "Triple Shot," and so on.
Not far away, the ponytail woman witnessed the bald muscular man being blown apart. Wearing black soft metal combat gear, her blood nearly ran cold. She was about to retreat, but Yuer lunged forward with agile movements while drawing the elven curved sword at his waist.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
After the elven curved sword and energy sword clashed several times, Yuer used the accumulated recoil from the strikes to kick out.
Bang!
Yuer kicked the spine of the energy sword. The woman, who had successfully blocked the kick, was sent stumbling backward.
But she forgot—Yuer wasn't a warrior; he was more skilled with the longbow.
After kicking out, Yuer sheathed his elven curved sword, rolled to the left front side, knelt, and rapidly fired arrows.
Bang, bang, bang~
Three arrows flew out in succession. While these arrows were still mid-air, Yuer left an afterimage, swept to the right front side, and fired another rapid volley.
Bang, bang, bang~
Three more small air bursts were broken through. By the time Yuer completed his second round of shooting, the three arrows he had just rapid-fired were just arriving in front of the ponytail woman.
Yuer drew his bow again, beginning to charge a "Power Shot." When the enemy had slashed away all six arrows he had just fired, he released his fingers from the bowstring. A boom followed, and the ponytail woman suffered a headshot.
When Yuer looked at the remaining four enemies, he found that two of them had grown black tentacles all over their bodies and had died on the spot—a sight that made one's scalp crawl. Another enemy was evenly distributed across the wall surface, the barnacle-covered wall riddled with holes from the strong kinetic energy of the flesh impact.
The last enemy knelt on the ground, his eyes rolled back, drool flowing from the corner of his mouth. A black mist figure stood behind him, one hand pressed on top of his head. The scene instinctively made one think of soul-devouring.
"Wood, any findings?"
Zuiyasi reverted to human form. Upon hearing this, Wood, in his demon incarnation state, shook his head.
"Nothing valuable in the memories. The memories related to Gray Gentleman were tampered with by Shenfu. As for the Bay City side, most of it is about the peripheral areas."
As Wood spoke, he pulled with one hand, separating the enemy's soul from his body. The soul caught in his hand ignited with a ghostly green flame. After letting out a chilling scream, it dissipated into the air.
Wood had been liberated after getting rid of the Abyssal Jar. Don't think that carrying the Abyssal Jar was a benefit for Wood—that was only the case for Kaisa, who could collude with the Abyssal Jar. During the time Wood carried the Abyssal Jar, many of his abilities couldn't be used, such as this soul-seizing ability. Among the Good Teammate squad, Wood's soul strength was second only to Su Xiao's—after all, he was a demon clan member.
Yuer, whose face still showed traces of youth, re-evaluated Su Xiao and the other two in his mind. Although he lacked life experience, he once again felt that Su Xiao, Wood, and Zuiyasi didn't look like good people. This wasn't prejudice but based on their abilities.
Zuiyasi either made enemies grow tentacles or devoured them with tentacles.
Wood's soul-devouring in his demon incarnation state made it clear at a glance that this didn't belong to the good alignment—no, not even the neutral alignment. It was a typical evil alignment.
As for Su Xiao, every time Yuer met his gaze, he felt an inexplicable palpitation. It was as if he saw a massive blood beast behind Su Xiao, grinning with bared fangs at him, while Su Xiao's expression remained incredibly calm.
At this moment, Yuer confirmed that he had joined the evil alignment. He scratched his head but didn't care too much. As long as he could complete his mission, joining any alignment didn't matter. To him, the mission was above all else, including his own life.
Drip, drip~
Blood dripped down Yuer's index finger. He raised his hand to look at the wound on the back of his hand, dissatisfied with his performance just now. In his first battle outside, he had been injured by an opponent. In the Hunting Grounds, many of his elder brothers were skilled with deadly poisons—being slightly injured meant certain death.
"I really still have many shortcomings."
Yuer muttered softly. Aido'er, passing by, heard this and immediately felt her pride wounded.
What neither Yuer nor Aido'er noticed was that Kaisa, who had been lying on the ground playing dead, had already disappeared.
The surrounding environment grew increasingly damp and cold. Su Xiao looked up at the dark sky and approached the wall ahead, built from various shells piled together. This wall was nearly several dozen meters high, completely black in color.
Such walls surrounded the entire Bay City. Originally, there were no gaps, but that couldn't stop the participants. Someone had broken through a passage at the base of this wall.
Inside the passage, faintly black-tinged water vapor permeated the air. Su Xiao took out two vials of "Life Secret Medicine" and tossed one to Aido'er. As for Yuer, he didn't need to inject this.
Su Xiao, Bubu Wang, and Baha each injected a vial of "Life Secret Medicine" before the team continued forward. Zuiyasi led the way, followed by Su Xiao and Wood, then Bubu Wang and Aido'er, with Baha and Yuer bringing up the rear.
Su Xiao brought Aido'er to Bay City for several reasons: to have an extra cannon fodder, to prevent her from escaping—she was still a special overlord unit worth 100 killing merits—and finally, because of Aido'er's mysterious good luck.
Su Xiao hadn't felt much about it before. After capturing Aido'er, he never provided her with protection, fully embodying the principle of survival of the fittest.
After arriving at Bay City and farming seven killing merit cards, Su Xiao felt that Aido'er's survival rate in subsequent events was low. To his surprise, Aido'er tenaciously survived.
Especially after Bubu Wang rescued Aido'er from the underground prison, Su Xiao was almost surprised that this woman was still alive. At that time, he thought Aido'er was problematic—possibly an informant planted by Gray Gentleman.
Until Aido'er, with nothing better to do, tried drinking a bottle of Kaisa's concocted "Life-saving Elixir" on a whim. She actually recovered 34.7% of her health. Even Kaisa was shocked—this was pure dumb luck.
Afterward, under Su Xiao's coercion, Aido'er tearfully drank over a dozen bottles of "Life-saving Elixir." The lowest recovery was still 10.5%. This luck was incredibly strong.
Kaisa's "Life-saving Elixir" was actually quite sophisticated. It contained trace amounts of "Space-Time Force Conversion Substance," which caused the wildly fluctuating recovery amounts. In a sense, every sip was a challenge to fate.
At that time, Su Xiao thought it was another trick by Gray Gentleman's subordinates. But after hearing Aido'er utter the classic line, "Isn't it normal to open an Immortal-grade equipment from a Holy Spirit-grade chest?" Su Xiao confirmed that this Apocalypse girl was just lucky, nothing else. This was also the reason for Aido'er's wealth.
Although fate was elusive, one could "attach a script"—for example, pulling Aido'er into the team.
The current "Dawn Team" was fully staffed: Su Xiao, Wood, Zuiyasi, and Yuer were all in this team. The last member was naturally Aido'er. Bubu and Baha were default members, not occupying slots.
Everything was ready. Su Xiao entered the passage beneath the city wall. As soon as he touched the faintly black water vapor, he felt a slight stinging sensation on his skin. The "Life Secret Medicine" injected earlier gradually took effect, causing the stinging to fade.
Entering Bay City, Su Xiao saw that all buildings were covered in barnacles, wet with a fishy smell. The ground was black.
Su Xiao's previously laid plan was working. Selling large quantities of Bay City "tickets" not only earned a substantial amount of Soul Coins but also used the participants who came to Bay City for benefits to share the pressure from Bay City.
Not to mention others, Solomon had a blast. This guy summoned an undead army this morning and charged directly at Bay City, killing over eighty percent of the monsters in the front district.
This was the terror of the undead system—being able to create an army stream in a short time. The undead army Solomon summoned this morning had killing power comparable to Su Xiao's Sun Legion developed in Ser Star. The difference was that unlike the Sun Legion, which could exist permanently once developed, Solomon's summoned undead army only lasted a few hours.
Throughout the eighth rank, if there were a ranking of "Contractors/Hunters Most Unwanted to Encounter in World Conquest Battles" among the other five Paradise contractors, the Undead Girl would definitely be first. She was practically a cancerous figure in World Conquest Battles, thoroughly defeating the eternally unconvinced Death Paradise contractors.
Solomon ranked second, while Su Xiao and Black Demon fluctuated between third and fourth.
But if Su Xiao developed an army stream, he and the Undead Girl would be the two universally recognized cancerous figures of eighth-rank World Conquest Battles, even more soul-crushing than Black Demon and Solomon.
Bay City was filled with yin cold. Su Xiao looked at Bubu Wang, who raised his head, indicating that he could sense how many enemies were nearby using his aura, but due to the special environment here, the chance of being detected by enemies was high. It was manageable in the front district, but if they reached the back district, they might "pull a train."
Su Xiao's gaze shifted to Aido'er. She was not only a second-rate healing type—abbreviated as second healer—but also a second-rate perception type. In short, Aido'er knew a bit of everything but wasn't proficient in anything—a typical negative example. But there was no helping it; she just wanted to survive. What was wrong with that?
Aido'er clasped her hands together. After sensing for a moment, she whispered, "I sense... it's very dangerous here."
"Hahaha, that fart sounds just like human speech."
Baha spoke. Aido'er chose to swallow her anger—mainly because she couldn't win in a fight or a verbal argument.
Following the route in his memory, Su Xiao moved through the alleys between buildings. Although this place seemed to have been soaked in the deep sea for ten thousand years, the terrain hadn't changed much, just the alleys were narrower than before.
The Dawn Team's division of labor was actually quite clear, as follows:
Zuiyasi: Immortal half Tank + Melee + Enemy Erosion + Dangerous Mechanism Tester.
Su Xiao: Frontline Assault + Melee Suppression + Melee Grandmaster + Solo Fighter.
Wood: Weakening + Control + Intelligence Acquisition + Group Battle Fighter.
Yuer: Ranged + Powerful Output + Ranged Suppression.
Bubu Wang: Reconnaissance + Infiltration + Behind-Enemy-Lines Sabotage.
Baha: Assassination + Energy Poison + Core main force for Su Xiao's Strategic Retreat (Space Ability).
Aido'er: Team Accessory + Reserve Cannon Fodder.
...
After penetrating deep into Bay City for over forty minutes, Su Xiao heard unusual sounds. This was an area rarely visited by participants, and the danger level began to spike.
Boom, boom, boom~
Heavy footsteps came. Su Xiao hid behind a small building and looked toward the nearly ten-meter-wide central street. The street surface was covered in fluorescent blue mucus and some crushed bones.
A monster about nine meters tall, roughly humanoid, walked down the street. Its head had a single vertical eye on the front. Its body surface was like flowing petroleum. Upon closer inspection, it was composed of many tough black worms, like wet, slimy leeches.
This monster's right arm was very long, dragging on the ground. Its deformed claws scraped across the street, leaving several marks. On its chest and abdomen was a circular giant mouth that opened like a blooming flower.
This monster, called "Sludge Man," wandered aimlessly down the street. Seeing this thing, Su Xiao had no intention of fighting it. Such monsters were not only strong but also had various disgusting abilities. Moreover, killing them yielded far less reward than killing boss-level existences.
These monsters likely gathered in groups. Although it seemed like only one was patrolling now, one roar from it might attract seven or eight "Sludge Men."
Su Xiao waited for the "Sludge Man" to walk away before continuing through alleys and side paths toward the Royal Palace.
The passage to the Great Relic was in the back courtyard of the Royal Palace. In Su Xiao's view, to find the "Talent Awakening Device," over seventy percent of the difficulties should be in the Royal Palace and the Great Relic. As for the central district of Bay City, although dangerous, it was large. Encountering many enemies would at most require a strategic retreat. The "Sludge Men" and "Fishmen Monsters" here, though ferocious, wouldn't chase someone to the death.
One hour later.
Squelch, squelch~
Su Xiao stepped on the fluorescent blue mucus beneath his feet, moving through a sewer. The back district, as the concentration of wealth and power, had excellent infrastructure. The sewer Su Xiao was currently traversing led directly to the vicinity of the Royal Palace.
In the cramped sewer, the air was filled with a fishy stench. Su Xiao ignored the smell and continued forward. The probability of encountering enemies here was low, but if they did, they would have to fight head-on.
After advancing for a few minutes, a writhing, reflective mass ahead caught Su Xiao's attention. Looking closely, it was a cluster of writhing, semi-transparent worms. The visual experience was explosive, causing considerable "damage" to the psyche.
Crack, crack, crack~
A crystal layer wrapped around Su Xiao's two calves as he continued forward. As for why Zuiyasi wasn't in front—this guy was currently bringing up the rear. Entering this place, bringing up the rear was equally dangerous. The one opening the path had to be the strongest melee fighter.
To be safe, Bubu Wang was currently on the ground above, having merged with the environment, advancing parallel to Su Xiao and the others.
The slippery sensation underfoot continued. Su Xiao traveled a long distance before finally reaching the predetermined location. He lifted the manhole cover and jumped back to the surface. Although the air quality was still poor, it was much better than below.
Ahead was the Royal Palace. Having reached this point without fighting any monsters in Bay City once again demonstrated the benefits of luring many participants here.
Su Xiao silently leaped onto the wall of the Royal Palace courtyard. In the open front courtyard, the ground was covered in patches of fluorescent blue bloodstains—clearly left by "Elite Fishmen Brothers."
Killing them yielded decent rewards, so many participants took the risk to come here. The sewer route Su Xiao had just taken was obtained by Kaisa from a participant in exchange for ten bottles of "Life-saving Elixir." Looking back, it was somewhat unfair to that brother.
Su Xiao had no intention of exploring the front hall, middle hall, or back hall of the Royal Palace. He planned to bypass them, reach the back courtyard of the Royal Palace, pass through the water mist area, and head to the half-destroyed "Royal Palace Council Hall."
That's right—the passage to the Great Relic was inside the "Royal Palace Council Hall." From the fact that Elf King chose to ambush Shenfu and the others in the "Royal Palace Council Hall," it could be seen that by then, the Elf King was no longer particularly concerned about the "Talent Awakening Device" and the secrets of the Great Relic.
Su Xiao jumped down from the wall and moved along the path beside the Royal Hall toward the back courtyard. Upon reaching the back courtyard, he found to his surprise that there were no enemies here. The most dangerous water mist area, which he had anticipated, was passed through smoothly.
Arriving at the innermost part of the back courtyard, Su Xiao entered the half-damaged "Royal Palace Council Hall" and stopped before the wall on the inner side.
Turning a candlestick beside him, a metal door perfectly integrated with the wall slowly rose, revealing a passage ahead.
The journey had been so smooth that it made Su Xiao feel vaguely uneasy. He glanced at the Holy Serpent Guardian Pendant tied to his wrist.
Inside the hollow gem, the holy serpent had curled into a ball, looking at Su Xiao with tearful eyes, hoping he would put it away.
Su Xiao didn't want the holy serpent to explode either. He put it away and looked at Zuiyasi, indicating that it was his turn to scout ahead.
"Alright."
Zuiyasi walked in front, followed by Su Xiao and Wood. The passage was dark and narrow, forcing them to advance in single file.
After advancing for a few minutes, Su Xiao exited the corridor. The space suddenly opened up. He entered an area of about a thousand square meters. The walls were made of rough piled stones, crude and ancient.
On the ceiling above, there was a large crack, as if something had squeezed out from it. On the ground beneath the crack, there was a large area of erosion marks.
Seeing this, Su Xiao felt a sense of unease. He instinctively turned to retreat. Wood and Zuiyasi on his left and right simultaneously made the same move. The three were almost in sync.
"..."
"..."
"..."
Su Xiao, Wood, and Zuiyasi all stopped. Su Xiao looked around—the corridor they had come from had disappeared.
Whoosh—the fire basin on the wall, several meters above the ground, burst into flames, triggering a chain reaction. The fire basins in this ancient hall lit up one after another.
The pale white flames illuminated the place as bright as day. Su Xiao found that this ancient hall was completely sealed, with no exit. The corridor hadn't disappeared—the walls on both sides had silently closed in, causing the corridor to merge, leaving only a slit.
At the inner side of the ancient hall, rough breathing sounds came. Su Xiao looked toward the sound and saw a humanoid creature about five meters tall. Its muscles seemed cast from iron, its skin dark black, with long curly hair scattered.
It had no eyes. Its mouth and nose were replaced by over a dozen air holes. Its earlobes were rather large, each hanging a gold ring with incomprehensible imprint patterns.
This humanoid creature wore no clothes or armor. It leaned toward male and genderless—its crotch was flat. Using gender to distinguish such a high-level existence was clearly inappropriate. Strong, agile, like a perfect humanoid form—that was the first impression it gave, along with an invincible power.
An invisible aura spread outward with this humanoid creature as the center. Seeing this existence, Su Xiao's heart sank.
The Eye of the Gods floated behind Su Xiao, attempting to detect the humanoid creature's information.
[Comparing both parties' intelligence attributes... Due to the environment, only 8.53% of the enemy's information detected.]
Name: Abyss Guardian
Category: Existence in the gap between the Abyss and ???
Health: 150% (Primordial Abyss Force enhancement, health cap increased by 50%)
Abyss Force: ???
Strength: ??? (True Attribute)
Agility: ??? (True Attribute)
Stamina: ??? (True Attribute)
Intelligence: ??? (True Attribute)
Charm: ??? (True Attribute)
Skill 1, Abyss Guard (Abyss Passive, Lv.86): ???
Skill 2, Power Origin (Abyss Passive, Lv.85): ???
Skill 3, Heavenly Punishment Life (Abyss Passive, Lv.85): ???
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Skill 10, Blind Pillar Man (Passive, X): After leaving the ??? area, the Abyss Guardian enters a state of complete blindness, and its perception is sealed. In exchange, it gains dynamic hearing.
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Skill 17: ???
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Seeing this information, Su Xiao had no intention of fighting this existence. This creature called the Abyss Guardian was not a native of this world. It had strayed here due to Bay City's distortion.
This was also the frustrating aspect of Treeborn World. Although this world had a combat power cap, the cap was very vague. In theory, it was eighth rank, but when higher-level existences strayed here, unlike worlds notarized by the Paradise, they weren't immediately repelled.
Su Xiao held his breath. The good news was that although the Abyss Guardian was formidable, it was currently blind + without perception. As long as they didn't move or make sound, they wouldn't be detected.
Su Xiao observed the Abyss Guardian across from him. Several dozen meters away, the Abyss Guardian sat there, seemingly asleep. Seeing this, Su Xiao gestured to Wood, Zuiyasi, and Yuer for them to spread out, while Bubu, Baha, and Aido'er stayed in place.
Su Xiao slowly lifted his left leg while keeping his eyes on the Abyss Guardian. Confirming there was no reaction, he began to slowly move laterally.
Without dealing with the Abyss Guardian, they couldn't pass through this place. As for retreating, Su Xiao never considered it. Retreating once would make him habitually retreat when facing difficulties in the future. Now that Wood and Zuiyasi were also here, this was the best time to face the Abyss Guardian.
Su Xiao looked at the cracks on the ceiling. The Abyss Guardian must have crawled out from these cracks. He felt that trying to kill it for a treasure chest was too wishful thinking. Driving it away would already count as victory.
Su Xiao did have methods for this. The roots of the Flourishing Madness and semi-melted fat wax should both be able to drive away the Abyss Guardian.
Su Xiao stepped forward step by step. Nearby, Wood and Zuiyasi held their breath. Just as Su Xiao approached within thirty meters of the Abyss Guardian, the Abyss Guardian's snoring suddenly stopped. It raised its head, seemingly looking at Su Xiao.
Boom!!!
A loud bang made Su Xiao's ears go numb. He originally prepared to activate Dragon Shadow Flash to evade, but at the critical moment, he found that the punch thrown by the Abyss Guardian wasn't aimed at him.
To the right, between Wood and Zuiyasi, a fist imprint several meters in size appeared on the wall. For some reason, after being awakened, the Abyss Guardian, without a word, aimed at Wood and threw a punch through the air. Who knew what grudges the demon clan and the Abyss Guardian had.
Su Xiao quickly figured out the reason—it was the Abyss Jar. Even though Wood had sent away the wild father, because he had carried the Abyss Jar for a long time, he inevitably carried its aura.
The Abyss Guardian didn't have a grudge against the demon clan. It was prioritizing killing the former holder of the Abyss Jar.
Wood, who hadn't fully dodged the air punch, knelt on one knee. Blood quickly soaked his purple-black suit.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
The Abyss Guardian seemed to go berserk, throwing punches wildly around, the fist pressure sending a flying tree root flying.
The Abyss Guardian's attention shifted to Su Xiao, after all, Su Xiao had just thrown a root of Flourishing Madness at it. It lunged toward Su Xiao.
Whoosh—the wind pressure came head-on, blowing Su Xiao's black hair backward. He felt a stinging sensation all over his body, as if he would be killed on the spot in the next instant.
A charcoal box appeared in Su Xiao's hand. Ignoring everything else, the Black King Bracer on his crystal left arm detached. His hand grabbed the "Necronomicon" inside the charcoal box.
The moment Su Xiao's crystal left hand grabbed the "Necronomicon," his entire left side went numb. More terrifyingly, large patches of crystal faces appeared on his left arm. These faces were very small, numbering in the thousands, seemingly crying and wailing—vivid, horrifying, eerie.
Su Xiao's pupils contracted slightly. Purely by instinct, he threw the "Necronomicon" in his hand forward.
Boom!
The "Necronomicon" broke through a layer of air burst, showing how much force Su Xiao had used and how tough this eerie thing was.
Fortunately, the Abyss Guardian wasn't speed-type, and it was too close to Su Xiao. The "Necronomicon" had already flown in front of it. This cult classic, bound from human skin, alien existence skin, and god skin, seemed to grow semi-transparent tentacles.
The Abyss Guardian's aura stalled. It gave up lunging at Su Xiao and, at the critical moment, swung its hand, sending the "Necronomicon" flying with a boom.
After the "Necronomicon" was sent flying, Su Xiao vaguely heard a collision sound and a muffled grunt.
"Roar!!"
The Abyss Guardian let out a roar. Its right arm was covered in semi-transparent tentacles, writhing and growing wildly. It raised its left hand, forcibly tore off its own right arm, and hurled it at Su Xiao.
Thump!
The thick right arm smashed into the wall behind Su Xiao. Su Xiao, who had dispelled his crystal left arm, was already in a state of space penetration.
The Abyss Guardian roared at Su Xiao, slapping the ground repeatedly with one hand, as if... accusing Su Xiao of protecting the previous holder of the Abyss Jar.
Su Xiao speculated that the Abyss Guardian might have seen Law Destroyers before and wasn't hostile toward them. But regardless, the situation had developed to this point. Su Xiao didn't have prophetic abilities. His first reaction upon seeing the Abyss Guardian was to drive this dangerous existence away.
Leaving behind one last roar, the Abyss Guardian leaped up,钻进 the crack on the ceiling. After a large amount of corrosive liquid spilled out, the crack on the ceiling disappeared, along with the Abyss Guardian's aura.
Zuiyasi, who had been watching the show the whole time, breathed a sigh of relief. He hadn't dared to breathe loudly just now and really didn't want to suffer an unjust beating.
"Wood, you..."
Zuiyasi's words trailed off mid-sentence.
At this moment, Wood sat against the wall, his clothes soaked red with blood.
Going back a few seconds, after Su Xiao threw the "Necronomicon," the Abyss Guardian sensed danger but couldn't dodge, so it chose to send the "Necronomicon" flying.
The direction the Abyss Guardian chose to send the "Necronomicon" wasn't random—it was aimed at Wood. Today, it was determined to kill Wood.
Wood, who had barely dodged the Abyss Guardian's punch, was half-kneeling, catching his breath. His injuries made his body numb. Facing the incoming "Necronomicon," he could only side-leap. Unfortunately, the "Necronomicon" slammed into Wood's chest, the impact pinning him against the wall.
At this moment, Wood felt like he was about to die. He sat by the wall, looking down at his chest. The "Necronomicon" came into view. In that instant, even the flame in his eyes stopped burning.
"No!!"
In Wood's shout, the "Necronomicon" sank into his chest. Strangely, he didn't experience any physical mutation. This was not good—it meant the "Necronomicon" had chosen Wood.
This thing was what Shenfu desperately tried to get rid of. Its multifaceted lethality was on par with the Abyss Jar—no, it should be slightly stronger than the Abyss Jar in terms of resource consumption.
In Wood's shout, the "Necronomicon" completely disappeared. Whether because it had integrated into his chest or because of the "excitement" of welcoming a new father, Wood couldn't catch his breath and passed out on the spot.
Who knows whether those old demons of the demon clan would have their blood pressure spike and blood vessels burst upon learning of this. Having just sent away the "wild father," now they were welcoming a "new father."