Chapter 2: Seraphilia had an extremely terrifying sixth sense. She vaguely felt that something was off about the Holy Flame Alchemist, so she personally received him to facilitate subsequent probing.
If it were the first possibility, things would be easy to handle later. In fact, Su Xiao might even have the chance to go to the "Black Maple Courtyard."
Outside the door, besides Seraphilia, there were four others: the apprentice Green Wei, the Wind Prince, Hugh, and Luen, whom he had encountered earlier.
Among them, Hugh was an old acquaintance. Back in the Strongest Warrior Tournament, in the final round, it was Su Xiao versus Hugh. The opponent's black flames that could burn the soul left a deep impression on Su Xiao.
Although Hugh was a spellcaster, he never devoured natural elements; instead, he cultivated the soul system. This guy was exceptionally lazy unless necessary. If it weren't for representing Arcane Eternal Star that time, he might not have stepped up to fight Su Xiao at all. Surrendering directly was something this guy was very likely to do.
Among those present, Seraphilia and the apprentice Green Wei represented the "Arcane Faction," the Wind Prince represented the "Element Faction," Hugh was undoubtedly from the "Soul Faction," and Luen was sent by the "Mana Faction."
Seraphilia took out a black crystal card and handed it to Green Wei beside her. Green Wei said, "Master, you're so kind. I'll never..."
Before Green Wei could finish, Seraphilia glared at her, and she immediately shut up.
"All subsequent expenses will be covered by you."
"Understood, Master. I'll handle it well."
Seeing Green Wei's determination, Seraphilia frowned slightly, feeling a bit worried, but she didn't stay long. After nodding to Su Xiao, she walked into the white spatial vortex that appeared behind her.
After Seraphilia left, the Wind Prince, Hugh, and Luen all relaxed a bit. Hugh, in particular, sat on the windowsill of the corridor. This lazy bum would never stand if he could sit.
"Your master is footing the bill, Green Wei. Aren't you taking us to splurge at the Dawn Manor? What's your opinion, Mr. Holy Flame?"
Luen spoke, revealing shark-like fangs when he smiled.
"Where we should go is up to Mr. Holy Flame."
Hugh's words made Green Wei nod repeatedly. She said, "Right, Mr. Holy Flame, where are we going? It must be the Dawn Manor, right? Let's go there and eat lots and lots of delicious food. Their desserts..."
As Green Wei spoke, she swallowed her saliva.
"We should actually go to the Great Library. It's quiet enough there."
The Wind Prince looked weak, with dark circles under his eyes as if he'd been punched twice. As he spoke, he yawned, suggesting he hadn't slept for at least a month or two.
"Hmm, let's go to the Great Library."
Su Xiao made his decision. Other places could wait; the Void Great Library was the most worthwhile place to visit first.
As soon as Su Xiao said this, the Wind Prince immediately felt a rather unfriendly gaze on him. Following the gaze, he saw Green Wei.
From the behavior of these few, one could see the attitudes of the various factions. The "Soul Faction" had sent Hugh, indicating they weren't urgent about recruiting the Holy Flame Alchemist. No, they had probably half-given up.
The "Element Faction" was similar. The Frost Wind King's intention might have been simply to let his son go out and move around, not continue being a shut-in. If he didn't go out, the Frost Wind King feared his son's limbs might atrophy.
The ones truly willing to pay a heavy price to recruit Su Xiao, he estimated, were only the "Arcane Faction" and the "Mana Faction."
Among Green Wei and the other three, Luen was a space-type, making travel convenient. However, one thing to note was that within Arcane Eternal Star, performing spatial movement without wearing the "Arcane Ring" would immediately be detected by the nearest "Mana Tower." At the least, Mana Guards would come knocking; at worst, the "Mana Tower" would lock on and annihilate them during the spatial movement.
A flash of light appeared before his eyes, and Su Xiao found himself on a street. The buildings on both sides were in a mystical style. A hundred meters away stood a five-story building with a strong sense of history, at least a hundred meters tall. The walls had a black-gray hue, with some areas showing signs of weathering, giving a sense of historical depth and beauty.
This was the Great Library. Su Xiao walked up over a hundred steps and entered the first floor. Near the entrance, many tables and chairs were set up for reading.
Further inside were massive bookshelves dozens of meters high, with many steep wooden ladders beside them that could be moved back and forth. Both the bookshelves and ladders, having been used for years and frequently wiped, shone brightly. The natural wood grain suited the decor here better than any paint.
Standing among rows of dozens-of-meters-high bookshelves made one feel small and realize the vastness of the knowledge stored here.
The collection on just the first floor was beyond what the outside world could match, let alone the fact that this library had five floors.
Due to the upcoming Arcane Festival, the first floor of the Great Library was open to the public. Any guest visiting Arcane Eternal Star could borrow books for free.
The second and third floors required being a student of the "Zhongshi Academy." The fourth floor required entry permission from high-ranking members of the "Element Faction." As for the fifth floor, one needed the Frost Wind King's consent and a prepared travel permit to enter. Of course, if one obtained the Supreme Being's verbal permission, they could also enter the fifth floor.
With the Wind Prince leading the way, the group soon reached the front section of the fourth floor. The back section required additional entry permission.
The bookshelves here were shorter, about five or six meters high. Su Xiao walked between the shelves and soon arrived at the area displaying alchemy books.
After finding an ancient book, Su Xiao sat on a wooden chair, crossed his legs, and began to read it.
After more than ten minutes, Green Wei, who was yawning a few meters away, asked, "Hugh, how's the Crow Woman? I'm a bit worried about her."
Hearing this, Su Xiao glanced at Green Wei before continuing to read. If he showed no reaction at all, it would be suspicious. After all, he was engrossed in reading an ancient book. When someone suddenly spoke, even quietly, one would instinctively look up.
"What else can we do? She's locked up in our place. You know that thing she brought back... the Devil Clan's artifact, right?"
"I know, I know."
"It's the same kind of thing as the Devil Clan's artifact."
"Then isn't the Crow Woman doomed?"
"How could that be? Do you know how many enemies the Crow Woman has eliminated for your 'Arcane Faction' over the years? Your dear master will protect her, and our Soul Lord won't let her die either. If she dies, things will only get more troublesome."
Hearing Green Wei and Hugh's discussion, Luen sighed and said, "I heard that the place where the Crow Woman is imprisoned also holds Master Heros?"
"That's right."
Hugh closed the book in his hand. Despite his laziness, he was responsible for the underground prison in Arcane Eternal Star. To be precise, he was a trusted subordinate of the Soul Lord.
"Master Heros once taught me. He was revered as the Mana Mentor. Oh, by the way, I heard before that Master Heros was called an Element Scholar..."
The few of them spoke in low voices. Su Xiao listened to every word from start to finish. He didn't believe this was a coincidence. The probing from Arcane Eternal Star had already begun.
Earlier, Seraphilia had shown up briefly and left, leaving only Green Wei, the Wind Prince, Hugh, and Luen. On the surface, it seemed like she had left young people behind, but none of these four were simple.
If one treated Green Wei as a completely silly girl, they would suffer a great loss. Green Wei's style was lively and unpredictable, but since Seraphilia had sent her, she must have some outstanding qualities.
The other three went without saying. Su Xiao had cooperated with the Wind Prince before and knew what this seemingly shut-in guy was like when he got serious.
Hugh needed no introduction. He was a former opponent. If he had died, he would probably have been engraved on the Fate Dominator.
As for Luen, he was from the "Zhongshi Academy." Being sent alone to guard a Law Gate during the Arcane Festival—could such a person be simple?
When Hugh and the others mentioned the Crow Woman and the Element Scholar Heros, they were probing. These two matters were particularly important to Arcane Eternal Star, especially the Crow Woman's incident.
After discussing Heros for a while, they started talking about the upcoming Arcane Festival. Luen, in particular, was especially looking forward to the banquet on the first day.
"Mr. Holy Flame, I found something good."
Luen held up an old book with a worn cover. He continued, "This is a secret record about the Law Destruction. Are you interested, Mr. Holy Flame?"
"Very interested."
Su Xiao gestured for Luen to bring the secret record over. At this moment, the more interested Su Xiao appeared, the more uncertain these four would be.
"Does this secret record describe the abilities of the Law Destruction?"
Su Xiao took the record.
"This... I'm not sure. Probably not, hahaha."
Luen's smile was a bit stiff.
"Let me tell you something interesting. I've met the Law Destroyer you're hostile to many times. In fact, he's an old customer of mine."
"Huh?!"
Luen's face was full of shock. The Wind Prince and Hugh, a few meters away, were no longer sleepy.
"What's so surprising about that? I'm a worker in the Paradise, and he's a hunter in the Paradise. I know over seventy percent of the mid-to-high-level contractors and hunters."
Su Xiao spoke calmly while reading the secret record.
"That makes sense. You're an alchemist."
Luen's smile grew even stiffer. After a while, when he found Su Xiao engrossed in the record and no longer chatting with him, he excused himself to use the restroom.
Su Xiao continued flipping through the secret record. Most of the content was worthless, but one piece of information was very useful to him: the "Awakening Stele."
It roughly described the function of the "Awakening Stele." First, one needed to awaken the unique talent of the Law Destruction to use it.
Simply put, after awakening the Shadow Hunt talent, one would have Law Destruction skill points. With these skill points, one could use the "Awakening Stele" to learn the abilities inscribed on it.
The record was brief, but from the context, many abilities were inscribed on the "Awakening Stele." The Law Destroyers selectively learned the Law Destruction skills on it, only choosing those that suited them.
Su Xiao closed the record. After learning this information, his determination to retrieve the "Awakening Stele" grew stronger. If it had a large number of Law Destruction passive skills, he could use his Law Destruction skill points to stack passives heavily.
Returning the record to its original place, Su Xiao began to wander around the front section of the fourth floor. There were too many books he wanted to read, but time was limited, so he had to be selective.
Passing by a bookshelf, Su Xiao stopped. He saw four words on an ancient book: "Greed Chapter."
Taking out the book, Su Xiao found it was more like a personal biography. The reason it had the words "Greed Chapter" was that the author had once obtained this item.
Su Xiao also had the [Greed Chapter]. The problem was that after the [Greed Chapter] was completed and upgraded to world-class, it became extremely difficult to fight.
The Soul Manifestations became harder to defeat as one progressed. Su Xiao suspected that he could at most defeat the top few of these "Soul Manifestations."
As Su Xiao flipped through the ancient book, his expression gradually became serious, and he began to "not understand" it.
The book said to condense one's own soul energy and construct one's own "Soul Manifestation" within the [Greed Chapter], forming the initial prototype.
During each battle, this "Soul Manifestation" could have four different characteristics: Power Soul, Agility Soul, Body Soul, and Intelligence Soul.
Choosing one of these four characteristics determined the combat tendency of this "Soul Manifestation."
Finally, one would enter this "Soul Manifestation" with their own spiritual body and then fight the powerful enemies in the [Greed Chapter].
To condense one's own "Soul Manifestation," a soul seal was needed. This ancient book recorded it. Su Xiao observed it for a moment and memorized it.
Besides the soul seal, the Power Soul, Agility Soul, Body Soul, and Intelligence Soul each had corresponding engravings. These engravings weren't complicated. Before long, Su Xiao had memorized all the details of the engravings.
Seeing this, Su Xiao clenched his hand, closing the book. So the [Greed Chapter] wasn't meant to be entered directly with a spiritual body.
He had been like a player skipping the tutorial. No, the [Greed Chapter] didn't have a tutorial at all. Its attributes only fully displayed its characteristics but didn't mention a single word about how to use it.
This made Su Xiao think. He had exchanged the [Greed Chapter] from the Void Tree. His Void Tree reputation was low, so after exchanging for this thing, he didn't even get a user manual.
What was even more infuriating was that if Su Xiao's mental strength were weak, he would have noticed something was wrong. But the problem was that he could still fight by entering with his spiritual body. He was about to defeat the Dark Crow.
Thinking of this, Su Xiao suddenly recalled why every time he went to fight the Dark Crow, the Dark Crow's "Soul Manifestation" seemed very angry. He had previously thought it was because he wore the [Wild Hunt Night] long leather coat, but now it seemed that wasn't the case.
The key was that he had lacked the "soul seal" and the four "engravings" before. Without these two, even knowing the correct method was useless.
Su Xiao decided to go back and try it out later, using the method described in the ancient book to challenge the powerful enemies in the [Greed Chapter].
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