Chapter 33: Shadow Hunt
Inside the grand cathedral, Su Xiao raised his hand and pressed it onto the "Sacrificial Altar." A surge of black-gold energy gradually spread from within his Reincarnation Imprint. This was the Dark Source he had obtained.
Gulu, who had been eyeing Baham's loot sorting with envy, noticed the fluctuation. She saw that the "Star Core Stone" had been activated and asked, "You got the Dark Source?"
Gulu crunched the candy in her mouth. She had touched the "Star Core Stone" before, so she naturally knew the function and value of the Dark Source.
Regarding talent abilities, the most common method of enhancement was talent awakening. Talent awakening was divided into first awakening and second awakening.
After the first awakening, a talent ability could reach S-rank. No matter how strong, it wouldn't exceed this limit. The talent rank didn't fully represent the power of the talent; rather, it indicated the growth potential of that talent.
When a contractor entered Paradise and signed the contract to complete semi-datafication, they would awaken a talent. This was the initial talent, with a maximum rank of A. At this stage, the talent could gradually grow until it reached the critical point before the first awakening.
After experiencing several mission worlds, contractors would begin to develop a unique understanding and application of their talent abilities, using this as a foundation to develop their capabilities.
At this stage, they could use the "Awakening Book" to trigger the first talent awakening mission. Upon successful awakening, the talent would reach S-rank.
When they had a deeper understanding and application of their own talent ability, it was time for the second talent awakening. Using the "Awakening Book II" as a medium, they could trigger the second talent awakening mission.
This could elevate the talent ability to SS~SSS rank, depending on the upper limit of the talent's potential. Achieving this meant that their compatibility with their own talent far exceeded others, and they could begin to find ways to master a second talent ability.
There were many ways to obtain a second talent. For example, Su Xiao had eaten the Soul Fruit back then, and his Law-Destroying talent, Shadow Hunt, was his third talent.
With the "Second Awakening Talent: Soul Devourer" and "Second Awakening Talent: Blood Beast" preceding it, when he mastered Shadow Hunt, this Law-Destroying talent was already in its first awakened state. This meant that the Shadow Hunt ability only needed to complete one talent awakening to reach its peak.
This wasn't surprising. That was how third talents worked. Upon mastery, they naturally completed the first awakening, allowing one to directly begin the second awakening.
However, there was one point: to awaken a third talent, the talent technique was useless. Su Xiao had tried this before; it required high-tier authority.
Besides talent awakening, the Dark Source was the only method Su Xiao knew of to enhance talent strength. Moreover, this enhancement wouldn't increase the talent rank, meaning it wouldn't affect subsequent talent awakenings.
"Hey..."
Gulu just started speaking when her tone suddenly changed. She asked, "My Father, how much Dark Source did you get?"
"31."
"Then how many talent abilities are you going to enhance?"
"One."
Hearing Su Xiao's words, Gulu's eyes brightened even more. She said, "Sell me the remaining Dark Source."
"Alright."
Su Xiao certainly wouldn't refuse this. Although the Dark Source was precious, it could only be used to enhance talents. His Soul Devourer and Blood Beast had both been enhanced before in the Dead Silence City, a branch of the Black Throne Continent. Now, only Shadow Hunt was left to enhance. Selling the remaining 11% of the Dark Source to Gulu was the most profitable choice.
"You focus on enhancing your talent. If any outsider comes, I'll kill them."
Gulu sat on the steps a few meters away, but her gaze gradually became suspicious. Behind Su Xiao, Bubu Wang and Baham were both taking out first-aid equipment.
Seeing this, Gulu thought that using the Dark Source to enhance talent abilities might be somewhat dangerous.
Actually, Gulu was mistaken. It wasn't that using the Dark Source to enhance talents was dangerous, but that enhancing the unique talent abilities of the Law Destruction Faction was dangerous.
Su Xiao pressed his hand onto the Star Core Stone. As he injected the Dark Source into the stone, numerous star-like points appeared on its surface, and a prompt emerged.
[Prompt: Checking talents that can be enhanced by this ritual...]
[Killing Talent: Soul Devourer has been enhanced to its maximum value through this ritual. Growth Talent: Blood Beast has been enhanced to its maximum value through this ritual. Law-Destruction Talent: Shadow Hunt can be enhanced.]
[Enhancement Count: 0/4.]
[Detected that Shadow Hunt is the Hunter's third talent. Due to the extremely high upper limit of the third talent's strength, enhancement through this ritual cannot be interrupted. If interrupted, subsequent enhancements will require 5 to 7 times the Dark Source consumption to continue.]
[Yes/No to enhance Law-Destruction Talent: Shadow Hunt.]
...
There were quite a few prompts, but the content wasn't much. Because of the high upper limit Shadow Hunt could reach, it was best not to interrupt this enhancement, meaning to enhance it four times consecutively. If one enhancement was done and then stopped, the Dark Source consumption for the subsequent enhancements would increase.
Su Xiao checked his Spirit Shadow Constitution ability, the reason being:
[Spirit Shadow Constitution: Skill Effect 4: The body's adaptability to all Law-Destruction energy types is increased. When mastering a new Law-Destruction ability or enhancing an existing one, the mortality rate is reduced by 20%.]
Seeing that the Spirit Shadow Constitution was fine, Su Xiao chose to enhance the talent ability.
Boom!
It was as if a thunderclap sounded in Su Xiao's ears, followed by darkness before his eyes, and then nothing else. Suffice it to say, Law-Destruction abilities were truly considerate in the later stages. The enhancement process had no pain or discomfort. His vision went black, and when he woke up, the enhancement was complete.
The moment Su Xiao began enhancing the Shadow Hunt ability, within the grand cathedral, with Su Xiao on the "Sacrificial Altar" as the center point, blue energy burst forth, then surged wildly outward.
Boom!!
An overwhelmingly powerful shockwave continuously spread outward. Bubu Wang and Baham were immediately sent flying.
Gulu, who had been preparing to watch the show, felt a sudden bang, as if someone had kicked her in the chest. She flew backward.
While flying backward, Gulu's small hand grabbed the edge of a stone seat's armrest. She swayed like a wheat stalk in a strong wind, eventually, due to the continuous powerful impact, she let out a sound of surprise, the stone seat's armrest broke, and she flew off.
When everything settled, Gulu, now hanging from a chandelier above, pulled a metal can off her head and casually tossed it away. The expression on her face, one of "Who am I, where am I, what happened," clearly indicated she was dumbfounded.
"?"
Gulu, sitting on the chandelier, looked around. When she saw Bubu Wang and Baham calmly walking back towards the "Sacrificial Altar," her first thought was that this kind of thing was definitely not the first time Bubu Wang and Baham had experienced it.
In front of the Star Core Stone, Su Xiao sat on a crystal seat. He lit a cigarette. The gray maidservant stood behind him in a praying posture, and strands of silvery-white energy entered Su Xiao's body, healing his severely painful internal organs and easing the intense pain.
"Name your price."
Su Xiao spoke. Gulu, who had just jumped down from the chandelier, fell silent. She looked at the Star Core Stone, then at Su Xiao, and finally revealed a somewhat complicated smile.
"If I use this to enhance my talent, I won't die, will I? If I'm killed by an enemy, I accept that. But dying while enhancing a talent ability, this..."
Gulu was about to continue when she noticed Su Xiao's gaze gradually turning serious, like a "kind father" about to hang her up and beat her.
"Don't worry, you won't get that treatment."
Baham spoke. Hearing this, Gulu roughly guessed what was going on.
"You Law Destroyers develop abilities based on the standard of 'as long as you don't die, it's fine,' don't you?"
Gulu had always thought her inherited system was a bit extreme. Now, compared to those ancestral Law Destroyers, the founder of her system seemed positively benevolent.
Regarding the sale of the Dark Source, even if Gulu called him "Daddy," the price was 2000 Soul Coins per 1% of Dark Source. 11% totaled 22,000 Soul Coins.
Gulu couldn't say this price was unacceptable, but the main issue was that she really didn't have the Soul Coins right now.
"I'll pay 23,000."
Sacred Hymn suddenly spoke, causing Gulu's expression to freeze. She looked at the mouth on her own palm.
Since entering Dead Silence City, Sacred Hymn had remained silent the entire time. Was it silence? No, she didn't want any existence in this damn place to notice her, including Su Xiao.
After entering Dead Silence City, Sacred Hymn regretted it. Was this a place for humans? Why did the Eighth Rank have such a freakishly dangerous area? Such questions often arose in Sacred Hymn's mind.
It wasn't until Su Xiao killed the Wolf Cavalry Captain that Sacred Hymn, being in the same combat unit as Gulu and contributing to the battle, also got a share. It could be said that without Sacred Hymn's status buffs and healing, whether Gulu could have survived until the end was debatable. However, their current relationship was that Sacred Hymn owed Gulu more favors.
"Damn it, are you even human?"
Gulu glared at her own palm. Sacred Hymn, completely unconcerned, spoke in a tone that maintained elegance with a hint of laziness: "It's an auction, anyone can participate. Besides, I'm a soul body now."
"You're such a dog."
Gulu said through gritted teeth.
"Woof?"
Bubu Wang, who was drinking cola through a straw nearby, looked suspicious. What did this have to do with him?
Under Gulu's glare, Sacred Hymn finally stopped talking. She knew that if this little lunatic was pushed too far, she might really walk out the door right now, find the Dead Silence City Sword Saint Group on the street, get herself killed, and drag Sacred Hymn down with her.
The Dark Source was ultimately sold to Gulu for 22,000 Soul Coins. However, they hit a snag at the payment stage. Gulu didn't have that many Soul Coins. The reward the Tuanzhang had promised her wouldn't be credited until they returned to Reincarnation Paradise this time.
The barter phase began. Gulu took out various items from her storage space. As for why she didn't just owe the debt, Su Xiao was actually okay with that, but Gulu would have to write an IOU.
Upon hearing the word "IOU," Gulu instinctively shuddered and flatly refused, thus starting the barter.
When Gulu took out a piece of [World Core (Fragment)], a pleasant supply-demand relationship began. When asked about the origin of this [World Core (Fragment)], Gulu was furious. She said, "It's all that Second Seat's fault, that vixen. Every time she asks me to do something for her, she gives me this stuff. If I could beat her, I'd definitely punch her. She's too bullying."
Baham followed up on the topic, asking, "Second Seat?"
"Yeah, the Second Seat of our Traveling Group. So what if she's Ninth Rank? I'm almost Ninth Rank too. Once my inheritance completes its ninth awakening, I'll be super strong, and then I'll go beat her up for always bullying me."
"Yeah, yeah, you're super strong."
Baham's tone was so perfunctory it wasn't even disguised.
"Don't you believe me? I'm an assassination type, but the inherited system I have is the kind that gets strong very late. I'm barely holding on with my equipment now. Otherwise, why do you think I love enhancing equipment so much?"
As she spoke, Gulu took out another [World Core (Fragment)]. Seeing this, Su Xiao asked Gulu to take out all the [World Core (Fragments)] she had.
Soon, a small pile of [World Core (Fragments)] appeared on the table. A rough estimate put it at nearly 40 pieces. It seemed Gulu was often bullied by the Second Seat. Every time the Second Seat asked her for a favor, the payment was [World Core (Fragments)]. If she didn't go, the Second Seat would beat her with a smile.
Within the Traveling Group, Gulu respected the Tuanzhang. As for the other members, she had an average relationship with the First Seat and didn't interact often. As for the Third Seat, she was friends with him. The Fourth Seat, a gravity-type, was Gulu's arch-rival. If not for both being members of the Traveling Group, they would have already fought to the death.
As for the Traveling Group's Second Seat, Gulu was a bit intimidated. They knew each other before she entered Reincarnation Paradise. When she was a few years old, this neighbor big sister always thought of her with good food and took her to amusement parks, but she also often bossed her around and bullied her.
Now, it wasn't just a matter of strength difference. It was that whenever Gulu saw her, she instinctively felt a bit timid.
Counting the [World Core (Fragments)], there were 37 pieces in total. According to market price, this item was worth about 350 to 400 Soul Coins each, a rare item that was sold casually.
For this item, Su Xiao's latest purchase price was 800 Soul Coins.
"These fragments for the Dark Source."
Su Xiao had a great demand for [World Core (Fragments)]. Inserting them into the soil near the Black Maple Tree turned them into consumables, which would be absorbed by the Black Maple Tree in no time.
"Really?"
Gulu across from him looked at Su Xiao. Regarding these [World Core (Fragments)], she was at her wit's end. Selling them cheap felt like a huge loss, and they were hard to sell anyway. Raising the price a bit made them even harder to sell.
The transaction went smoothly. Gulu was about to walk towards the Star Core Stone when Su Xiao said, "If you have more of these in the future, you can sell them to me."
"How much?"
"800 each."
"Hmm~"
Gulu turned around, took out her phone, opened the calculator, and started calculating. This wasn't an intelligence issue. She had self-studied literature, art, multiple languages, and geography, achieving considerable proficiency in all of them. But when it came to mathematics, once the math exceeded the multiplication table, she got confused and had to use the crystallization of human wisdom, commonly known as the calculator app.
After some calculation, Gulu was in a good mood. Was it a loss? Of course not. Previously, no one would buy [World Core (Fragments)] even at 400 Soul Coins each. In her view, being able to sell this stuff at a high price in the future was a great deal.
"Oh, by the way, our Tuanzhang has a lot of this stuff. Why don't you buy it from him? With your friendship, he'd definitely give you a discount."
"I can't use his."
"Why?"
"..."
Su Xiao didn't speak. He just turned his head and glanced at Gulu. Seeing this, Gulu snorted softly and muttered under her breath, "You guys are definitely planning something again. I have it easier."
Su Xiao sat on the steps by the wall. Having just enhanced the Shadow Hunt talent, it was still in a stabilization phase. He would have to wait for it to stabilize before he could check it. Noticing this, he took out the [Silver Moon Blade] from his storage space. This Overlord equipment had completed its transformation.
[Silver Moon Blade]
Origin: Overlord Creature: Silver Moon Wolf
Quality: Overlord Rank: Growth Type (Grown Twice)
Category: Sub-equipment
Durability: 3/3 points.
Equipment Requirement: After using the equipment, there is a chance of temporary Moon Wolf transformation during combat (Moon Wolf transformation will be subject to energy invasion).
Prompt: Due to the Hunter's personal reasons, this effect is permanently invalid.
Equipment Effect: Moon Oath (Active). Cut the palm with this blade. If the equipment requirement is met, no substantial damage will be taken. For the following 30 minutes, the weapon held by the user will be imbued with the "Moon Blade" effect.
Moon Blade (Passive): For 30 minutes, increase weapon sharpness by 120 points, increase weapon attack power by 30 points.
Moon Blade (Active): During the Moon Blade duration, you can activate this ability again. Upon activation, the weapon sharpness and weapon attack power increased by this ability will double (increasing weapon sharpness by 240 points and weapon attack power by 60 points). For the following 30 seconds, your movement speed, attack speed, and reaction speed are all increased by 35%, and weapon attacks will additionally deal damage equal to your own True Agility attribute × 3.2 as defense-ignoring damage (dealing 842 points of Moonlight damage).
Prompt: Each use of "Moon Oath (Active)" will consume 1 point of this equipment's durability. When this equipment's durability reaches zero, it will not break. After being bathed in moonlight, the durability will gradually recover.
Warning: If the equipment requirement is not met, each "Blade Cut" to imbue the Moon Blade effect will permanently reduce the user's maximum HP by 5% (the Hunter is a Shadow of Law Destruction and has met this equipment's requirement).
Rating: ??? (Rating not fixed. After advancing to Ninth Rank, this authority will be automatically obtained).
Growth Condition: Arrive at the Silver Moon Wolf's burial site and offer fresh meat (supernatural creature flesh is not required).
Prompt: Has grown twice (can grow a total of three times).
Description: We are willing to use moonlight to illuminate the darkest abyss for you, hoping you will be safe and sound.
Price: Cannot be sold.
...
Seeing the new effect of the Moon Blade, Su Xiao was quite satisfied. When fighting a powerful enemy, although this couldn't be used as a finishing move, it could serve as a burst suppression for a phase, especially the high-speed acceleration effect brought by the second activation of the Moon Blade.
If, after activating the Moon Blade, he kicked the enemy into a broken guard state, leaving them defenseless, it would be a high-damage, high-speed chaotic slash.
At that time, the slashes would be accompanied by the True Damage of Cyan Steel Shadow, the Soul Damage of the Blade Grandmaster, the defense-ignoring damage of the Soul-Severing Scythe, the True Bleeding Damage attached by the Blood Spear Grandmaster, and the Moonlight Damage from the Moon Blade, among others.
Regarding the current rating of the [Silver Moon Blade], this wasn't a concern. After Su Xiao advanced to Ninth Rank, the rating would be fixed. This was the same principle as him obtaining an Origin-level equipment now and seeing its rating as ???. It was a matter of Imprint level and rank.
Su Xiao took out the previously obtained [Wolf Blood]. This was sealed in a round bottle. Besides the red of the bloodstain, faint cyan light spots could be seen inside, a manifestation of moon-type abilities.
Selling this item was, of course, impossible. Although these [Wolf Blood] were precious, to those who didn't understand the Moon Wolf, it was just a class item, and a class item with extremely high usage risk.
When using materials, one sometimes had to broaden their thinking. Who said Wolf Blood had to be used to obtain an inheritance? Su Xiao took out the [Wolf Blood: Moon Ornament] and slowly poured the Wolf Blood onto it.
As soon as the Wolf Blood touched the ornament, it was immediately absorbed, absorbing as much as was poured.
This Immortal-rank ornament was very important to Su Xiao. Its attribute was simple and brutal: "The damage rank of blade-type and sword-type weapons is increased by +1."
The [Wolf Blood: Moon Ornament] entered its enhancement phase. Su Xiao put it away and began to consider the subsequent exploration route.
Among the four powerhouses in Dead Silence City who possessed Source Stones, only the Sin Collective remained. However, Su Xiao was considering a problem. If he went to fight the Sin Collective now, even if he successfully defeated it, what if this triggered some ritual, or if completing the fourth trial caused him to be forcibly teleported to the Supreme Sanctuary? That would be disastrous.
Not to mention that he hadn't found several badges yet or exchanged the corresponding resources. How to get his Shelter Level to over 40 was the key to whether he could survive this crisis.
In Su Xiao's view, compared to the previous Chosen Ones, his advantages were actually not many. Take the Wolf Cavalry Captain, for example. During that Chosen One's era, he would only have been stronger.
Not to mention the strongest Chosen One in history, the First Saintess, who was a Demigod. What was the result? Without exception, they all failed.
Su Xiao never blindly believed that he could turn danger into safety with good luck at critical moments. With his luck, not having bad luck at critical moments was already a sign of good fortune. If he relied on luck to reverse a desperate situation, he would have died back in the Second or Third Rank.
Since he wasn't at an advantage in combat power compared to the previous Chosen Ones, he needed to think about where his strengths lay, and then use his strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses.
First was Soul Strength, then Alchemy, and finally the three-piece set of escaping + survival + resurrection. The three-piece set was as follows:
[Drifting Bait (Rare Item: Apocalypse Paradise: Freely 'Gifted' by Molei): After 1.57 seconds of mental guidance, you can perform a spatial drift, randomly appearing at a safe location 50 kilometers away...]
[Creation Sprout (Rare Item): When the HP of a Memory Life Marker falls below 0.5%, this item will immediately activate, granting the user a high-tier invincibility shield. The shield lasts for 2 seconds. During this time, the user will recover 50% HP and 50% Mana, and gain a large movement speed bonus.]
[Sacred Awakening (Rare Item): If the target has died within 5 minutes and their body integrity is above 60%, using this item on the target has a high probability of reviving them from a "Death-like State" and healing critical injuries.
Prompt: After the Stamina attribute exceeds 200 points and the Soul Strength exceeds 145 points, even if a fatal injury is sustained and the target enters a "Death State," due to a sufficiently strong physique and soul, the "Death State" will last for 3 to 5 minutes before complete death occurs.
Prompt: This item is ineffective against targets that have completely died.]
Su Xiao believed that the biggest reason for the failure of the previous Chosen Ones was that, even after gathering the five Source Stones and absorbing them with the Chosen One's representative item, combined with the effect of the Shelter Stone, the Chosen One's Shelter Level still didn't reach 40.
Su Xiao estimated that going through this process would yield a Shelter Level of 20 at best. The other Chosen Ones failed because they entered the Supreme Sanctuary, a place permeated with the origin of death, with a Shelter Level of 20.
Thinking this way, the path became clear. Compared to going to fight the Sin Collective now, how to raise the Shelter Level to over 40 was the key.
Su Xiao felt it would be very difficult to achieve this alone. Fortunately, he had prepared well. His three "good teammates" were all in the inner city of Dead Silence City. If he found them and conspired with them on this matter, the probability of success would be high.
"Good teammates" never talk about empty things. If they cooperate and stake their lives, there must be a common interest and goal.
Su Xiao looked at the "Star Core Stone." As long as there was Dark Source, the value of this item was enough to make a large force envious. This was a method to enhance talent abilities.
Zuiyasi and Wood couldn't refuse this. As for the last one, Kaisa, there were too many places where this guy could profit from this kind of thing. He would definitely be the most enthusiastic.
In the end, the problem still lay with the Source Stones. With only five Source Stones, the Chosen One couldn't reach a sufficient Shelter Level.
If he could get another five Source Stones and let the Black King Bracer absorb them, how high would the Shelter Level be? If another five weren't enough, he would get another fifty. He didn't believe he couldn't stack the Shelter Level up.
An alchemist once said, if quality is insufficient, make up for it with quantity. As for who this alchemist was, it was unclear, but his surname was definitely Su.
If that was the case, he had to trace back to how the Healing Church produced the Source Stones.
Years ago, the Healing Church cut a piece from the massive "Origin" within the Supreme Sanctuary. This piece of "Origin" then transformed into the "Primordial Source Stone." Later, this "Primordial Source Stone" was split into five, becoming the "Source Stones."
How the Healing Church managed to cut a piece from the massive "Origin" in the Supreme Sanctuary was now impossible to ascertain. Su Xiao estimated that he probably couldn't do it, but there was one person who might be able to: Kaisa.
As long as the money was sufficient, not to mention cutting a piece of "Origin," even getting Kaisa to bite a piece off was possible. Sometimes, the upper limit of Kaisa's abilities depended on the number of Soul Coins given to him.
Thinking of this, Su Xiao left the grand cathedral, took out a signal gun, and fired a shot into the sky. This was the pre-arranged gathering signal, indicating that there was a huge profit to be made, but it required the combined strength of the four "good teammates."
Returning to the grand cathedral, Su Xiao went up to the stone platform on the second floor and asked the Dazhujiao, "How much do you remember about the Hunter Badge?"
Hearing Su Xiao's words, the half-asleep Dazhujiao cast a glance and said in a somewhat uncertain tone, "That badge, didn't I give it to you?"
"..."
Su Xiao didn't speak. He lit a cigarette and took a deep drag.
"Oh, it seems I didn't give it to you."
The Dazhujiao fumbled around on his body for a while, then opened a hidden compartment on the armrest of his stone chair. He said, "I remember I put it right here. How did it disappear?"
"..."
Su Xiao looked at the backrest of the Dazhujiao's chair. The imprint representing the moonlight was particularly conspicuous. He looked at the empty stone chair beside it, which had a Hunter's mark. He stepped forward and pressed the mechanism on the armrest.
With a click, the hidden compartment opened. He took out a badge from inside.
[You have obtained the Hunter Badge.]
Seeing Su Xiao take out the Hunter Badge, the Dazhujiao on the stone chair beside him suddenly realized. He said, "So it was the Holy Sacrificial Priest who took my badge."
The Dazhujiao pondered for a moment, then said, "Did I tell you the location of the Sinner Badge?"
"No."
Su Xiao was in a very good mood. The Sinner Badge could be exchanged for [Origin Stone: Chaos Flame].
"Hmm, I know where that badge is, but..."
The Dazhujiao squinted his eyes, thought for a moment, and then said, "But, it seems I've forgotten where that badge is."
"..."
Su Xiao didn't speak. He turned and walked towards the first floor.
"Wait."
The Dazhujiao spoke. Hearing this, Su Xiao stopped and waited for the Dazhujiao to continue.
"Did I tell you where the Hunter Badge is?"
"Yes."
"Good. Make sure to keep it safe. The Hunter Badge can be exchanged for Dark Soul. Dark Soul is very valuable. Your destination won't be Dead Silence City. Save up resources; you'll need them in the future."
"Hmm."
"This time you go to fight the Wolf Cavalry Captain, be careful. His greatsword is very sharp. I fought him before and lost. You must be careful."
"I will be cautious."
"Hmm, it's good to be cautious. When you come back, I'll give you my badge. My badge can be exchanged for Dark Soul, so you must come back alive."
"Hmm."
Su Xiao went down to the first floor. The Dazhujiao was becoming increasingly confused. Perhaps this was the price of his return to Dead Silence City. However, compared to the Holy Sacrificial Priest, who had turned into a beast immediately upon returning to Dead Silence City, the Dazhujiao's condition was relatively good.
Going down to the first floor, the blazing red stone door of the forge was still tightly shut. The Demon Blacksmith was like that; once he started forging, nothing could move him.
Su Xiao sat down beside Bubu Wang, picked up a roasted goose egg, and began to peel and eat it. At that moment, he felt that one of his abilities had completely stabilized. It was Shadow Hunt. He checked the attributes of this talent.
[Shadow Hunt]
Category: Law-Destruction Shadow: Unique Talent (Not Awakened)
Rank: S (After completing the first awakening, it can reach SSS rank).
Talent Effect 1 (Passive): Pending Activation.
Prompt: Must go to the Law-Destruction Shadow Inheritance Hall and touch the Awakening Stele to activate this ability.
Prompt: The Law-Destruction Shadow Inheritance Hall has been destroyed. The Awakening Stele is currently located in Holy Light Paradise. The Hunter can exchange 1000 to 1200 ounces of Space-Time Power for this item, with the Void Tree acting as a notary during the process.
Talent Effect 2 (Passive): After killing an enemy, your Devouring Core will absorb the enemy's undissipated origin energy, converting it into Soul Energy. When the Soul Energy reaches 100%, you will gain 1 Law-Destruction Skill Point.
Prompt: This skill point is manifested after being notarized by Reincarnation Paradise and can be used to enhance Law-Destruction abilities (because Talent Effect 1 is not awakened, Law-Destruction Skill Points cannot be used to their full potential).
Current Skill Points: 8 points.
...
Just as Su Xiao finished checking the enhanced Shadow Hunt, the main door of the grand cathedral was pushed open. The setting sun hung on the horizon, and the blood-red afterglow shone behind the three people outside the door, making their faces difficult to see, only their general silhouettes.
Against the backdrop of the blood-red afterglow, the three people outside the door were: a thin, cunning-looking little old man who was impossible to ignore; a man in a white clerical robe, holding a twisted cross pendant, who seemed to be smiling; and finally, a devil in a form-fitting dark purple suit, his skull inlaid with rice-sized black gems, wearing black gloves.
Seeing these three, Gulu instinctively took half a step back. Even though she had met them before, a feeling that these three were very dangerous now filled her heart.
"We've been wandering around for a while. Bai Ye, are you ready?"
Wood spoke.
"Hmm."
Su Xiao spread a map flat on an old wooden table. Zuiyasi, Wood, Kaisa, and Su Xiao sat around the table.
Gulu closed the door of the grand cathedral, just in time to see this scene. At the same time, Sacred Hymn communicated with her through spiritual means.
"Gulu, I feel something is wrong."
Hearing Sacred Hymn say this, Gulu silently agreed. After seeing the four people sitting casually and comfortably around the round table, both Gulu and Sacred Hymn felt in their hearts that something very bad was about to happen in Dead Silence City.