Chapter 42: Reincarnation Paradise is Awesome!

Chapter 42: Reincarnation Paradise is Awesome!

Inside the Unseen Room.
A long blade was withdrawn from a violator's head. Of the four encountered, three had been killed, and the remaining one had "escaped."
Su Xiao's original plan was that if two of them managed to flee the Unseen Room, he would chase down and kill one within Ring Tree City. The best outcome was to kill three and leave one alive.
Su Xiao put on a single-sided wireless earpiece and pressed the tactile button on it. "Bubu," he said.
"Woof!"
Bubu's bark came through the earpiece, followed by the hiss of a signal switch. A few seconds later, the hiss turned into wind and heavy, ragged breathing. This was the reason for keeping one alive.
In ancient times, bee hunters made a living by catching hornets and collecting their pupae, selling the processed hornets and pupae to medicine merchants. How did these bee hunters continuously find hornet nests? By searching the mountains bit by bit? No.
Bee hunters would go to flower fields, using scraps of meat to attract hornets. After catching one, they wouldn't kill it. Instead, they would tie a feather to the hornet—light and easy to spot.
After releasing this hornet with tree fluff tied to it, they only needed to follow it, and before long, they would find the location of the nest.
Unable to locate Gray Gentleman's general position, Su Xiao felt like a fishbone was stuck in his throat. He took out his personal terminal and opened the electronic maps he had captured along the way. Ring Tree City and the surrounding area appeared on the screen, with many spots blacked out, indicating that Su Xiao, Bubu, and Baha hadn't been there.
Drip, drip, drip~
A red dot on the map was moving rapidly. It was clear that after the three temporary teammates were killed, this violator was panicking.
Su Xiao walked out of the Unseen Room. The World Store had refreshed with many good items, but unfortunately, he couldn't afford them and couldn't buy them.
One good thing was that the items inside had become more diverse, with many exchange items costing just a few points of Kill Merit, and quite a few costing over a dozen points.
Su Xiao looked at Aidoer. Aidoer tossed the Doom Gold Coin in her hand. The coin landed a meter above the ground and remained upright.
Aidoer was much calmer than before, because she had a solid foundation now. With the [Precipitated Glass] in hand, she had leverage. She had joined the Dawn Team solely to obtain the [Angel's Battle Intent], and that had always been the case.
As for after obtaining the [Angel's Battle Intent], did she even need to think about it? Of course, she would immediately use a life-saving item to slip away and quickly seek out her miner friend, hiding several kilometers underground until the end of this world.
Thinking of this, Aidoer almost laughed out loud. But remembering how close she had been to getting the [Angel's Battle Intent], she felt an intense, gnawing frustration. She could sense that the other party was genuinely prepared to give her the [Angel's Battle Intent] as payment for their cooperation. But he wouldn't just hand it over directly; instead, he dangled it in front of her, each time bringing it a little closer. The last time, her fingertip had even faintly touched the [Angel's Battle Intent]. She was going crazy with desire.
Aidoer tossed the Doom Gold Coin again. This time it landed on the front side: Minor Doom. She said, "I overdrew my luck earlier. It'll recover in a few hours, so it's not a big problem. I estimate that our tracking this time won't go too smoothly."
Hearing this, Su Xiao continued tracking the coordinates. It was worth noting that the Doom Gold Coin was a bit "snobbish."
When Su Xiao tossed it, it would temporarily reduce his Luck Attribute by 1 point. But when Aidoer tossed it, it only had a chance of deducting Luck Attribute. After tossing it for so long, not even 1 point of Luck Attribute had been temporarily reduced.
Su Xiao tracked at a moderate speed. When he got near Ring Tree City, the tracking target reached the central belt of the Ancient Capital. The target stopped, and Su Xiao heard conversation through his earpiece.
"We encountered Kukulin Bai Ye. He's in Ring Tree City. Call everyone. Let's go surround him."
"Why should we surround him?" a cold female voice came through.
"He's our enemy. He just provoked us and killed my three temporary teammates. This grudge must be avenged."
"I told you before, don't go to Ring Tree City, don't go to the World Store. Didn't you hear me? We entered the Treeborn World through unconventional means, compressing the survival slots here to 100. That alone makes us hated. Kukulin Bai Ye, Solomon, Enzuo, and that damn anonymous person are all directly hostile to us."
The cold female voice paused, then let out a long sigh. She was clearly a leader among the violators.
"Now you want to seek revenge? Just wait quietly. Let Gray Gentleman go find Bai Ye."
"Ahem~, everyone has their own fate. Let's put revenge on hold for now. I believe that if my three teammates have spirits in heaven, they will understand."
"You're way too damn real. But since we're all in the Treeborn World, we're brothers. We need to stick together."
Shouhao's voice came through. Suddenly, his tone changed, and he urgently asked, "You have a bioelectrical response exceeding your body's frequency. Do you have a technological prosthetic?"
"Technological prosthetic? I don't have that."
"Damn! It's a tracker. Blow him up!"
"Wait! Wait! You can just remove the tracker! There's no need to blow me up! Shouhao, you..."
Boom!!
Su Xiao was jolted, slightly tilting his head. He pulled the wireless earpiece from his ear and rubbed his ear canal to relieve the inner ear pain. The violators' "brotherhood" was truly unexpected.
It could be said that the violators' method of dealing with the tracker was quite hardcore. By blowing up the whole person, the tracker was naturally eliminated.
Su Xiao pondered for a moment and felt that Ring Tree City was no longer safe. If Gray Gentleman knew he was here, he might come and detonate a large explosive device.
Leaving Ring Tree City, Su Xiao headed to a mountainous area over thirty kilometers away. He found a semi-open cave as a temporary shelter and sat on a stone platform, closing his eyes in meditation.
Too many words lead to mistakes, too many actions lead to errors. Therefore, Su Xiao chose to do nothing, just wait. He could afford to wait.
Su Xiao had already accomplished what he needed to do. He had found the Soul Severing Shadow Stone and used the Talent Awakening Device. No one had stipulated that he must resolve his grievances with Gray Gentleman within this world. This was indeed a good opportunity, but it wasn't the only one.
In other words, even if Su Xiao did nothing next, he would still be the winner. Gray Gentleman had a world-shattering plan? If he could blow up the entire Treeborn World, then fine. If not, then Gray Gentleman was in the open, and Su Xiao was in the shadows.
In this situation, waiting to see what Gray Gentleman was going to do and then responding with appropriate measures was the best strategy.
Time passed quickly while waiting. Su Xiao meditated every day and never felt bored. Aidoer, who was constantly yearning for the [Angel's Battle Intent], was so uncomfortable she wanted to roll on the ground.
In the blink of an eye, two days passed.
"Time to eat."
Aidoer's voice came. Su Xiao ended his meditation and looked at the serving of Sichuan Pepper and Sour Pork Chop placed in front of him. Aidoer's cooking wasn't dark cuisine. After getting used to it, it actually tasted quite good. That was the scariest part.
Su Xiao took out some dried meat and ate it. He wasn't going to be led astray by Aidoer's peculiar taste.
[Announcement (Void Tree): It is estimated that in 6 hours, this world will enter the fourth stage (final stage).]
[After entering the fourth stage, supply crates (10) will be dropped at the Initial Tree located in the central zone of the Ancient Capital.]
[Tip: The supply crates are Blue, Purple, and Gold.]
[Blue Supply Crate: Contains a large amount of common resources.]
[Purple Supply Crate: Contains a large amount of rare resources.]
[Gold Supply Crate: Contains the world's unique output: Creation Seed.]
...
There were still six hours left. Going to observe the central meadow area was a good decision. Su Xiao set off with Bubu Wang, Aidoer, and Baha.
Half an hour later, in the central part of the Ancient Capital.
A few kilometers from the central meadow, Su Xiao stood on a dozen-meter-high ruin, looking into the distance.
According to Bubu Wang's reconnaissance, many violators had gathered here, and quite a few contractors had come as well. In total, there were several hundred people. Except for those who stayed in the Mushroom Village, everyone else had gathered in the Ancient Capital.
Everything was calm. Su Xiao didn't plan to get close to the central meadow. When the supply crates were dropped, he intended to throw a Blazing Sun Wrath: Apollo over there. Since the violators were all gathered there, he might even blow up Gray Gentleman.
Time passed minute by minute. Aidoer yawned. Her experience in this world was strange. When it was dangerous, she felt like she was about to die any second. When it was safe, it was like a vacation. Unless an enemy had lost their mind, they wouldn't come within a hundred meters of Su Xiao. The assassination-type hunters she often encountered in the past hadn't shown up this time.
So-called hunters used assassination to gain benefits. By killing contractors from other paradises, they had a chance to drop Scarlet Cards, profiting from that.
Su Xiao had always disdained this practice. The rewards from opening Scarlet Cards were too garbage. He still hadn't used up the shampoo he got, and he had no time to wholesale shampoo.
Ding~
Aidoer tossed the Doom Gold Coin out of boredom. When the coin landed, she perked up. It was the reverse side: Major Doom. Since she started using the Doom Gold Coin, this was the first time she had thrown a Major Doom after so many tosses.
"Not good!"
Aidoer lowered her voice to call Su Xiao. Su Xiao looked over. Aidoer pointed at the Doom Gold Coin floating in mid-air.
Boom~!
Aidoer heard a dull thud. Her mind buzzed, and her entire body's qi, blood, and organs churned. She nearly fainted. This wasn't an attack; it was Su Xiao grabbing her by the back of the collar and sprinting at full speed through the ruins. What was normal full speed for Su Xiao was overspeed for Aidoer.
A moment later, three kilometers away, Aidoer's feet were back on solid ground. She sat on the ground like she was drunk, took out a small canister to inhale oxygen, but didn't forget the important matter. She tossed the Doom Gold Coin in her hand. It was still the reverse side: Major Doom.
Su Xiao lightly tossed Aidoer up. Before she could scream, she found herself riding on Bubu's back as he ran at high speed.
Su Xiao's team was traveling at full speed, moving away from the central meadow. They were now 6 to 7 kilometers away, but it was still Major Doom.
When Su Xiao, Bubu Wang, Baha, and Aidoer were 15 kilometers from the central meadow, Aidoer tossed the Doom Gold Coin again. This time it was Minor Doom.
Su Xiao didn't know what was about to happen, but he felt that not letting Aidoer go earlier was the right choice. She was now the pre-battle MVP.
Su Xiao pondered for a moment and decided not to stay in the Ancient Capital at all. He guessed a certain possibility.
Traveling at full speed, Su Xiao arrived at the southern side of the Ancient Capital, which was the gap in the fog wall. Beyond this gap was a forest, and further ahead was the hot jungle.
At this location, Su Xiao had Aidoer toss the Doom Gold Coin again. This time, the coin finally stood upright.
"Isn't this a bit too much? Aren't we too far from the central area?"
Aidoer looked at the forest outside the fog wall gap, unable to understand why Su Xiao had retreated so far. If she knew how Su Xiao and Gray Gentleman usually "greeted" each other, she wouldn't think that way.
At the fog wall gap, Su Xiao took out an arm-thick metal tube. After pulling it, the mechanical bees attached to it activated and flew away, leaving the tube only thumb-thick.
Mechanical bees with translucent golden abdomens flew away. These mechanical bees could both scout and serve as explosives. Their abdomens contained a small amount of liquid Apollo.
Su Xiao controlled the mechanical bees to fly toward the central meadow. Bubu Wang began setting up a temporary signal base station and launched a signal amplification device upward to enhance the controllable range of the mechanical bees.
This scene stunned Aidoer. She suddenly felt a sense of wounded self-esteem, thinking she was worse than a dog.
Su Xiao controlled the terminal with both hands. The screen showed hundreds of small grids. As the mechanical bees flew at high speed, the image of the Initial Tree became clearer.
...
The central meadow was still empty. This was the usual routine for several supply crate battles. After the crates landed, people would rush out from the surrounding ruins.
When it was a few seconds before the supply crates were dropped, the roar of an old-fashioned airplane came from above. As this super-large aircraft flew over, ten supply crates were dropped: 3 Blue supply crates, 6 Purple supply crates, and 1 Gold supply crate.
Seeing these supply crates, the contractors and violators around the meadow had eyes like hungry wolves. This was the final round of the Treeborn World, the last carnival.
The output of this round of supply crates was incomparable to the previous three rounds. Grabbing a Blue supply crate would yield very good returns. Grabbing a Purple supply crate could make you rich. Grabbing the Gold supply crate would make you instantly wealthy.
As the ten supply crates fell, they all deployed parachutes, slowing their descent as they gradually fell toward the thousand-meter-high Initial Tree.
Just as everyone's attention was focused on the supply crates, a patch of blazing red appeared on the trunk of the Initial Tree. Then, it exploded from the inside. Wood splinters flew, and magma flowed out of the several-meter-wide hole in the tree.
This caused the participants in the surrounding ruins to collectively shift their gazes, staring at the rapidly cooling tree hole. Footsteps came from inside. Each step was steady, as if stepping on the hearts of everyone present. When the person walked out of the tree hole, everyone saw Gray Gentleman holding a metal cup.
None of the participants in the surrounding ruins dared to make the first move. The first to act would be the most likely to be targeted. No one wanted to be targeted by Gray Gentleman unless they had a death wish.
After appearing, Gray Gentleman didn't waste any words. He pulled off the talisman rope wrapped around the Death Grail and poured out the liquid inside. He chose to appear here, naturally unafraid of being focused fire by the participants in the surrounding ruins.
"Stop him!"
A shout came from the ruins. Unfortunately, this decision was too late.
Thump~
A gray pulse representing death spread outward. This was the Death Domain, the death domain emitted by the Death Grail. Even though this wasn't on Alliance Star, the dangerous object S-002: Death Grail was still terrifying.
Back on Alliance Star, Su Xiao had been affected by the Death Domain. With his soul strength at the time, he had to endure 15% of his maximum health in true soul damage per second. At that time, Su Xiao's soul strength was 500 points.
Why was the dangerous object S-002: Death Grail so terrifying and unstoppable? The reason was that its appearance was due to the Abyss Force eroding Alliance Star. That was why Alliance Star had so many dangerous objects.
It could be said that without the unique world rules of Alliance Star and the blessing of the Abyss Force, those dangerous objects on Alliance Star were just so-so.
The problem now was that the Treeborn World had been heavily eroded by the Abyss. To make a simple analogy, Alliance Star was eroded by a stream of Abyss Force, while the Treeborn World had been filled with Abyss Force.
Gray Gentleman had been planning for so long, so he must have known early on that the Treeborn World was not lacking in Abyss Force. That was why he had set his sights on the various dangerous objects that had spawned on Alliance Star due to the Abyss Force.
These objects would be weak in other worlds, but in the Treeborn World, even without the blessing of world rules, they were still effective. The Abyss Force here was too dense.
The Death Domain spread. The participants in the ruins were terrified. A contractor from Watchful Paradise named Liange turned and fled. But as soon as he took two steps, his pupils turned into a dull gray-white, and he fell to the ground with a thud. This Eighth Rank contractor, who had lived a splendid life, died suddenly here.
Not far away, an old man dressed as a witch doctor activated a spatial item. The next moment, he appeared several kilometers away, but the intense pain throughout his body remained. This made him despair. This place was also affected by the Death Domain.
"Ah!!"
The witch doctor let out an unwilling roar. He had strength, but he had encountered this situation.
In the ruins beside the meadow, a completely transparent figure fell to the ground with a thud, losing its sustained invisibility. She had eyeshadow and thin red lips, giving her a fairy-like beauty. But now she was about to die.
Shenyin, lying on the ground, looked at the sky. She had never thought she would die like this. But this was the risk of being in a paradise, especially in the Treeborn World: Killing Competition, which had reached the peak of Eighth Rank.
Shenyin raised her hand, as if trying to grab the sky. In her vision, gray encroached from all sides until it covered her entire sight. The gray turned into pitch black...
The ruins around the meadow could no longer be described as tragic. Over a hundred contractors had died, either on their way out or on the lawn rushing inward.
Meanwhile, in Ring Tree City.
This place was already deathly silent. On the streets and in the buildings lay the corpses of vine tribesmen. Some places had caught fire due to lack of supervision.
The entire Ring Tree City had died within 5 seconds, leaving no survivors.
[One of the Death Grail's characteristics: Whenever a living being dies within S-002's Death Domain, the Death Domain absorbs soul power, causing the area of the Death Domain to expand (817 years ago, the Death Domain once covered a quarter of the continent. Within its range, only a very few intelligent beings survived by chance, with a probability lower than 0.0001%). This continues until someone drinks the liquid inside S-002, at which point the Death Domain shrinks back to a 10-meter range. After the liquid in the cup is replenished, the above process repeats.]
The stronger the soul power of the deceased, the larger the Death Domain expands. Of course, quantity can also compensate, as seen now with Ring Tree City.
If one could withstand the erosion of the Death Domain and fly to an altitude of ten thousand meters to look down, they would see that the entire Ancient Capital, no, the entire central part of the continent, was now shrouded in the Death Domain. If not for the fog walls surrounding the central part of the continent, the area of the Death Domain would be even larger.
Even blocked by the fog walls, the Death Domain was still spreading into the gaps in the fog walls to the south and north.
This was Gray Gentleman. When he didn't move, he was still. When he moved, it was earth-shattering.
...
At the central meadow.
The violators who had been in the ruins with the contractors earlier walked onto the central meadow one after another. Each of them had a talisman rope tied around their wrist, glowing faintly. This was Gray Gentleman's doing.
Gray Gentleman wouldn't let these hundreds of violators die. He had other plans for them.
"Truly spectacular."
The violators chatted and gathered on the meadow. By this time, the ten supply crates had just landed.
"Open the crates."
A dozen violators gathered all the supply crates together and opened them one by one. Inside were Soul Crystals, Soul Crystal Cores, as well as Immortal Rank gems, equipment, and skill scrolls. This made the surrounding violators smile.
"Gray Gentleman, as agreed, among these items, the [Creation Seed] is yours. You get one-tenth of the other materials, and we split the rest equally."
A burly man with a fierce face spoke.
"Everyone has worked hard. My one-tenth is also yours."
Gray Gentleman didn't look at the materials. He took the [Creation Seed] from the Gold supply crate. This fluorescent green seed was about to take root and sprout.
"That's what you said. Don't regret it. The vision of a big shot is indeed different."
"Hurry up and divide it. With hundreds of us splitting it, it's not much per person."
"You don't want it?"
"Bullshit."
The violators began happily dividing the spoils. According to the plan, these gains were just the appetizer. The main course would begin a day later.
Unfortunately, these violators didn't know that the main course was about to begin. They... were Gray Gentleman's main course.
"Feng."
Gray Gentleman spoke. Feng, who had been temporarily supervised by Shouhao, walked toward Gray Gentleman. For a long time before, Gray Gentleman had treated Feng like a daughter. Although Feng wasn't smart, she knew who treated her better.
Sitting on a wooden stump, Gray Gentleman looked at Feng in front of him. He took off his glove and asked, "Are you hungry?"
"Not hungry."
"Then let's begin."
Gray Gentleman took out an ancient metal bracelet. This bracelet looked like an old pair of handcuffs, but it contained an extremely terrifying life force.
This was Gray Gentleman's harvest from Alliance Star. In fact, this dangerous object wasn't Gray Gentleman's first choice. Originally, his target was the dangerous object S-109 (Gazing Eye).
The Gazing Eye had characteristics similar to the Death Grail, but it could absorb a large amount of life force.
Gray Gentleman had already obtained the [Gazing Eye] and the [Gladi Bracelet]. However, due to the special method of acquisition, he needed to bring these two items back to the Real World for "gilding." Unfortunately for Gray Gentleman, he had encountered Su Xiao at that time.
In Gray Gentleman's perception, in the Real World, Su Xiao was as strong as a monster. For any reason, he would not fight Su Xiao in the Real World.
Gray Gentleman settled for the next best thing, using the [Gazing Eye] to attract Su Xiao's attention and choosing to keep the [Gladi Bracelet].
The Death Grail wasn't Gray Gentleman's ultimate goal. He only used it as a means. His real plan was the [Gladi Bracelet] + [Creation Seed] + [Feng].
The [Creation Seed] required a massive amount of life force to germinate quickly, and the [Gladi Bracelet] could perfectly meet this requirement.
With a click, Gray Gentleman locked the [Gladi Bracelet] onto Feng's wrist. He pulled up Feng's sleeve, revealing her forearm. On this fair forearm was the brand of Death Paradise.
Gray Gentleman's fingertip touched the Death brand. This brand, which had originally been "fitted" later, began to peel off. Gray Gentleman tore it off, revealing a new paradise brand underneath.
A violator with a big mouth not far away cast a glance. Seeing this brand, he looked puzzled. From First Rank to Eighth Rank, he had seen the contract brands of Reincarnation Paradise, Apocalypse Paradise, Holy Light Paradise, Death Paradise, Sanctuary Paradise, and Watchful Paradise. But this contract brand was one he had never seen before.
"Gray Gentleman, what paradise brand is that on Feng?"
The big-mouthed violator strode over, always vigilant.
"Gray Gentleman, what are you doing? Didn't you say earlier that you would use the [Creation Seed] and the [Gladi Bracelet] to turn the Treeborn World into our violators' base camp?"
"Don't disturb me. If a base camp were easy to establish, I wouldn't have allied with you."
Gray Gentleman's expression was calm. This calmness made the big-mouthed violator and the others feel at a loss. It was they who were embarrassed. Yes, if a base camp were that easy to establish, why would he ally with them?
There was another more important point. The talisman ropes tied around their wrists were given to them by Gray Gentleman. Given how cunning Gray Gentleman was, who would dare disobey? Their talisman ropes would "accidentally" fail, and they would die from the erosion of the Death Domain.
Gray Gentleman carefully examined the brand on Feng's forearm. After confirming there was no problem, he took out the [Creation Seed] and pressed it against Feng's forehead.
Hum~
The [Creation Seed] merged into Feng's brain. Fluorescent green veins sank into her body, finally stopping at her heart.
"That's it? I thought you were going to kill Feng."
The big-mouthed violator sneered.
"Feng is unique."
Gray Gentleman spoke. As his words fell, a tree phantom appeared behind Feng. Several slender roots of this tree pierced into the brand on Feng's forearm, causing this black tree to grow wildly.
Dense black branches and roots spread out. By this time, the surrounding violators had realized that they had been set up by Gray Gentleman. But it was too late.
Amidst curses, screams, and roars, the black branches and roots completely spread out, binding the violators.
Fine roots pierced into their flesh, organs, and even their brains, absorbing the primordial energy, primordial life force, and even the primordial soul energy within their bodies.
The central area of the Ancient Capital was quickly covered by a layer of black shell, like a half-spherical eggshell with a diameter of over ten kilometers, covering the ground. This black shell seemed only ten centimeters thick, but it was actually extremely solid.
The world inside the shell became black and white. The Initial Tree had long been shattered by energy. The fragments of Tuanzhang's mask were blown to the edge.
A spiral giant tree stood at the center of this area. A section in the middle of the giant tree was crystalline. Feng slept within this amber-like crystal.
Black snowflakes fell. With a loud crash, a device landed behind Gray Gentleman. It was a rusty Skill Upgrade Pod!
Gray Gentleman took off his upper garment, revealing his bare upper body covered with brands from various paradises. These brands were stitched together. Gray Gentleman, as if tearing off a piece of clothing stuck to his skin, began to tear off these brands. From the occasional twitch of his eye corner, it could be seen that this was an extremely painful process.
In the black snowscape, Gray Gentleman released the connected brands in his hand. These brands quickly decomposed and were reclaimed by the Void Tree, which then returned them to their respective paradises. How could Gray Gentleman do such a shocking thing as peeling off brands? Because he never turned any brand into his private property.
He knew very well that once any brand became his private property, his death would be imminent. Those who are good at swimming die by drowning.
Gray Gentleman raised his right hand, looked at the new brand on the back of his hand, and was quite satisfied. He turned and walked into the Skill Upgrade Pod behind him, whose door had already opened. The door slammed shut, with the number 1349 printed on it.
One by one, tree roots connected to the No. 1349 Skill Upgrade Pod. The violators at the other end of the roots, until their deaths, couldn't figure out one thing: they were Gray Gentleman's main course. And at this moment, Gray Gentleman could no longer be completely considered a violator.
...
South of the Ancient Capital, in the forest outside the fog wall gap.
The Death Domain, like gray smoke, gradually surged through the fog wall gap. Su Xiao naturally knew what this was. In fact, he had retreated so far precisely to guard against this move by Gray Gentleman. He had never forgotten that the Death Grail was in Gray Gentleman's hands, and how dense the Abyss Force was in this world.
Su Xiao's understanding of the dangerous objects of Alliance Star surpassed Gray Gentleman's. He was the Legion Commander of the Containment Institution and was privy to all kinds of classified information about dangerous objects.
Don't forget that Su Xiao had obtained the Death Grail before Gray Gentleman. After drinking the liquid inside, he temporarily awakened a third talent, which he then transformed into a permanent talent, the Elemental King, through the [Ancient Will].
Throughout Alliance Star, only Su Xiao and Kingsley were qualified to view the unredacted data of the Death Grail. The others who had seen it had long since died of old age or in accidents.
The Death Domain wasn't about killing everyone. Compared to killing living beings, this domain was conducting a cruel selection, choosing the chosen one to walk to the Death Grail and drink the liquid.
At that point, the Death Grail would move to a random location in this world, and the Death Domain would shrink to a 10-meter range.
Su Xiao looked at the gray smoke spreading ahead. He took an item from his storage space. This item was called [Plunder: Domination]. He had obtained it at Seventh Rank by opening a World Chest.
[Plunder: Domination: This is a special item. It can be used on some plot characters in the Primordial World. After use, it can transform them into a World Child (False) and, to a certain extent, dominate their behavior.]
No one stipulated that contractors and hunters couldn't use this item. What would happen if Su Xiao, Bubu Wang, and Baha used it? The answer was that they would temporarily fall into the category of "World Child (False)" and "Chosen One." After leaving this world, this blessing would become invalid.
"Give me the Precipitated Glass."
"Huh?"
Aidoer was stunned for a moment, then quickly took out the [Precipitated Glass].
Su Xiao took out the [Angel's Battle Intent] and gave it to her, then pocketed her [Precipitated Glass].
"Is it... is it that simple?!"
Aidoer held the [Angel's Battle Intent] in her hands, as if she could already hear people calling her a healing-type big shot in the future.
"Hand it over."
"What?"
"..."
Su Xiao's gaze turned unfriendly. Aidoer suddenly realized and handed over the Holy Serpent Guardian and the Doom Gold Coin.
Seeing that Aidoer wasn't playing any tricks, Su Xiao threw the small ancient deity statue given by the Mushroom Prophet to Aidoer. This thing couldn't be exchanged for Soul Stones and was useless.
"Cooperation is over. Hurry up and scram."
Baha spoke, then landed on Su Xiao's shoulder. Together with Su Xiao, they walked toward the gray mist. In Su Xiao's judgment, "according to the reasonable allocation of resources," his subsequent probability of death was much higher than Aidoer's. It was time to end the cooperation and give the reward. Continuing to bring Aidoer along would only be a hindrance.
Just now, Su Xiao had received an announcement. The survival limit had been lifted. Then, his main mission became completed.
What did these two points mean? It meant that the remaining participants in this world were less than 100. Gray Gentleman had fully revealed his claws. If he guessed correctly, those violators who wanted to follow him and pick up the scraps had all been tricked to death by him.
Su Xiao didn't think Gray Gentleman would give up the advantage of numbers and encirclement. Unless... those hundreds of violators could be transformed into Gray Gentleman's own power. Only one's own power was the most reliable.
"Ah, this..."
Aidoer behind was still a bit dazed. But immediately, she activated the small ancient deity statue. She had decided to hide in the Mushroom Village from now on and never leave the village. It was much safer there than going to seek refuge with her miner friend. The Mushroom Village was a safe zone.
The gray mist approached. Su Xiao signaled Bubu and Baha to come closer. He crushed the [Plunder: Domination] in his hand. Dark golden light enveloped Su Xiao, Bubu Wang, and Baha, then faded away.
Su Xiao told Bubu Wang and Baha to step back. He walked alone into the Death Domain. His soul strength was high. Even if something went wrong, he could hold out for a while.
Hiss, hiss, hiss~
The erosion sensation hit. Dark golden lines appeared around Su Xiao, ignoring the erosion. It wasn't blocking, but ignoring and synchronizing. Su Xiao's guess was correct. The Death Domain would not erode those favored by fate. Although he was temporarily favored, it was still effective.
Bringing Bubu Wang and Baha, Su Xiao re-entered the Ancient Capital. The scene before him was like the apocalypse. White mist was everywhere. Everything was silent. Even the microorganisms were dead.
Moving forward, Su Xiao already knew where Gray Gentleman had been hiding. That guy had been hiding inside the Initial Tree in the center all along, using the classic "darkness under the lamp" trick.
Amidst the thick white mist, Su Xiao returned to the vicinity of the central meadow. A giant semi-circular black shell blocked the way ahead, like an inward-slanting sky wall. Everything within a dozen kilometers in front was enclosed within this giant black shell.
Su Xiao disappeared from his spot and reappeared, delivering a straight kick.
Boom!!
A blast of air spread. Su Xiao maintained the straight kick posture for 2 seconds, then slowly withdrew his foot. He began to search for an entrance along the black sky wall ahead.
He searched for a long time until he returned to the starting point, but found no entrance.
Su Xiao hesitated for a moment, then decided to take a risk. He placed one hand on the black sky wall ahead, and a prompt appeared.
[Prompt (Void Tree): This is ??? matter (insufficient authority to view this content). Do you wish to report the cause of this matter's existence? If you wish to report, please submit key information.]
...
A small dialog box appeared in Su Xiao's vision. To be honest, after all his travels, he had never reported anyone. From the Void Tree's prompt, it seemed that if someone reported this matter, the Void Tree would handle it. If not, it would be ignored for now.
Su Xiao thought about any possible useful clues. After a moment, he recalled what the Queen's sister had said in the Dark Domain when trading for her freedom: "Remember, Dawn is your only chance. It's not a symbol, but a title."
[Dawn.]
Su Xiao submitted this keyword to the Void Tree. As soon as the submission was made, another prompt appeared.
[Prompt (Void Tree): This keyword is valid. About to...????????????????????????.]
[Prompt (Void Tree): Reception error. Detected forced interference party.]
[Prompt (Void Tree): The forced interference party is Reincarnation Paradise. Due to this action, Reincarnation Paradise has been deducted 53,975 ounces of Space-Time Power.]
...
[Prompt (Reincarnation Paradise): Connection established.]
[Hunter brand authority has been opened beyond rank!]
[Hunter function has been opened beyond rank!]
[VII Combat Assistance Device deploying...]
[Forced interference by Void Tree. Deployment failed.]
[Dark Wall unsealing...]
[Successfully unsealed.]
[War mission issued: Suppress Dawn Again!]
[Mission information is massive. Transmitting gradually...]
...
Prompts from Reincarnation Paradise appeared one after another. Although Su Xiao didn't fully understand what was happening, a large section of the black shell wall in front of him had been damaged. This should be what Reincarnation Paradise had just prompted: "Dark Wall unsealed."
Su Xiao walked inside and found that the world inside was black and white. Everything was in ruins.
The first sight surprised him. This area looked very much like a Trade Market. That slanted metal pod was actually an Attribute Enhancement Pod.
Looking around, Su Xiao saw a scene that was both familiar and strange. This place... seemed like a ruined paradise.
That's right, this was Dawn Paradise.
Su Xiao stepped forward. Before he had taken a few steps, he stepped on something. Looking down, it was a metal mask. He picked it up and examined it carefully. He confirmed that it was the same type of mask as Tuanzhang's.
Taking a metal mask from his storage space, Su Xiao compared the two and found they were made of the same material.
Just as Su Xiao was puzzled, the mission information from Reincarnation Paradise was transmitted. This mission information was arguably the largest in history.
The place Su Xiao had come to was called Dawn Paradise. A long time ago, a direct war had broken out between Reincarnation Paradise and Dawn Paradise. It wasn't a World War, but a more crazy Paradise War.
At that time, both Reincarnation Paradise and Dawn Paradise were big dads. Within the rules of the Initial Regulations, through the notarization of the Void Tree, they launched a Paradise War.
[One of the Initial Regulations: Both paradise factions must pass notarization, and both must submit a war application to the Void Tree. Moreover, more than 80% of the participating contractors from both paradise factions must agree to this Paradise War before the Void Tree will conduct war notarization.]
From the Initial Regulations, Apocalypse Paradise didn't need to worry. As long as they firmly disagreed with the war and kept cowering, a Paradise War wouldn't break out. Only when a big dad fought a big dad could a real war happen.
Compared to other paradise factions, why was Reincarnation Paradise so dominant, like a big dad? It wasn't without reason. It was because, many years ago, Reincarnation Paradise had devoured most of Dawn Paradise, leading to the current situation.
It was worth noting that Reincarnation Paradise originally didn't have the Land of All Beings. That was a high-level facility they had seized.
The reason Tuanzhang's mask fragments appeared in the ruined Dawn Paradise was that, back then, Tuanzhang had led the highest echelon of contractors, hunters, and arbiters from his side to invade Dawn Paradise. Tuanzhang's mask had been shattered at that time, leaving the fragments here.
The current situation was that a paradise faction wasn't so easily completely annihilated. After so many years, Dawn Paradise had recovered a trace of its function and had chosen a Dawn Paradise contractor. That contractor was Feng.
Gray Gentleman used Feng, the special notarization of the Treeborn World, and the Treeborn World's unique [Creation Seed], and finally, through the [Gladi Bracelet], caused the [Creation Seed] to germinate within Feng's body, thereby guiding the extremely ruined Dawn Paradise into the Treeborn World.
The Void Tree didn't care about this situation. Dawn Paradise had also been one of the paradise factions notarized by the Void Tree, one of the Seven Paradises, and the only one that had been destroyed.
Nevertheless, it was still quite shocking that Gray Gentleman, through various plans, had brought the ruins of Dawn Paradise here. But more accurately, Gray Gentleman had achieved this through the notarization mechanism of the Void Tree. Personal power couldn't possibly achieve this. Even though Dawn Paradise was now a ruin, it was the Void Tree that had dragged the ruined Dawn Paradise here, not an individual.
Su Xiao looked at the battle traces that had survived to this day. Even after a long time, he could imagine the scene when Tuanzhang led his people to invade this place.