Chapter 4: Quelling Chaos: Quell the chaotic situation within the Wind Sea Continent, causing the two major factions to cease hostilities (requires payment of a bounty deposit of 10 ounces of Space-Time Power to activate this bounty. Due to the extreme difficulty of this bounty, completion will yield a 500-fold additional bounty reward).
Tip: The amount of the bounty deposit does not represent the danger level of the corresponding matter, nor the combat power of the target, etc. This bounty deposit is determined based on comprehensive circumstances.
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Among the four available bounties, Su Xiao first paid 100 ounces of Space-Time Power to confirm the search for Wolf Grave. If successful, it would not only enhance the Silver Moon Blade but also earn 400 ounces of Space-Time Power.
For the second bounty, hunting the Death God, Su Xiao pondered for a moment and decided to pay 300 ounces of Space-Time Power as the bounty deposit. Although this matter was worth pursuing, it also depended on the situation, so it wasn't suitable to max out the bounty.
For the third bounty, Su Xiao immediately paid 1000 ounces of Space-Time Power. If it were a "Supreme Powerhouse" from another faction, Su Xiao would definitely avoid them at this stage. But if it were a magic-type "Supreme Powerhouse," that was a different consideration. Although directly fighting would still be unwinnable—the gap between the top tier of the Ninth Rank and a "Supreme Powerhouse" was significant—since the opponent was a magic-type "Supreme Powerhouse," Su Xiao was confident he could escape. This gave him an opportunity to maneuver.
The Arcane Eternal Star had only three veteran "Supreme Powerhouses": Sefeiliya, the Fierce Wind King, and Dean Guya. As for the newly promoted ones, those three might not even be able to defeat Su Xiao, let alone the newcomers.
Times had changed; it was no longer the era when the Arcane Eternal Star could freely hunt Su Xiao. After the "Sun Holy Sword" appeared on the Arcane Eternal Star, the high-ranking members of the Arcane Eternal Star were filled with hatred for Su Xiao, while the mid- and low-level spellcasters were filled with fear, terrified of encountering him.
Understandably so. In the minds of young spellcasters, Su Xiao was practically the ultimate villain boss.
Gambling 1000 ounces of Space-Time Power against a "Supreme Powerhouse" of the Arcane Eternal Star was worth it. Besides, with the enemy in the open and him in the shadows, if he didn't dare to max out the bounty now, how would he deal with the entire Arcane Eternal Star in the future?
Su Xiao reviewed the fourth bounty. From the 500-fold reward, one could see the difficulty of this matter from all angles, but 10 ounces of Space-Time Power wasn't much. What if it succeeded?
All four bounties were activated by Su Xiao. The "Hunt List: Blood Pact" faded away. Su Xiao closed his eyes to rest for a moment, then heard footsteps approaching. A faint but refreshing fragrance reached him, a scent he was familiar with. When he opened his eyes, he was met with a pair of resentful eyes.
Su Xiao continued to rest with his eyes closed, but the person sat down beside him, staring straight at him. The look of someone wanting to glare another to death was unmistakable, like Saint Poem at this moment. She had been dragged into the Wind Sea Continent by the contract and was still a bit dazed.
At first, Saint Poem thought she might just tag along and gain some benefits. Then she received a notification from the Holy Light Paradise. The content of that notification almost directly praised her, granting a high mission reward for her proactive decision to go to the Wind Sea Continent to find the "Initial Mark."
Saint Poem was still confused until she checked the detailed notification and learned that the "Initial Mark" represented 2 million ounces of Space-Time Power. She was stunned for a long time.
"I assisted you for an entire world progression."
Saint Poem spoke.
"Half of one."
Hearing Su Xiao's words, Saint Poem, who had been a spectator for most of the previous world progression, immediately changed the subject with a guilty conscience and asked, "Do I have a grudge against you?"
"No, this is an accident."
"This... well, I believe that. As long as someone is sane, they wouldn't go to a Transcendent Primordial World in their second world progression after advancing to the Ninth Rank."
Saying this, Saint Poem suddenly realized that this was also her second world progression after advancing to the Ninth Rank. Thinking of this, her mentality collapsed. Once upon a time, she was also a top-tier combat healer at the Eighth Rank, until she went to the Source: Dead Silence City. A new tier of doors opened for her, belonging to the monsters' tier, where crushing top-tier Eighth Rank strength was like bullying noobs. For example, Hunter: Bai Ye, Nightmare: Kai Yin, Domain Violator: Shenfu, Death Ranger: Water Brother...
Just as Saint Poem was thinking this, a tapping sound came. A figure holding an ancient blind staff walked into the cabin—it was Water Brother.
Soon after, a figure in a black robe with dark gold trim on the edges walked into the cabin. It was Solomon. It could be said that his presence this time was perfectly normal.
People gradually boarded the airship. In less than an hour, over a hundred people were in the cabin. Looking around, Shenfu was resting with a kind expression on his face. Not far away, the Undead Girl was measuring her height against the markings on the cabin wall. Diagonally opposite was a man with white deer antlers on his head and pale blue-white skin. His emerald green vertical pupils made it hard for anyone to dare meet his gaze.
Solomon, the Undead Girl, and the Antler Man—these three were all of the Undead System. It was hard to judge who was stronger; each was a formidable character who alone could form an Undead Legion.
In the back row, the chubby Black Demon sat there smiling, with no one willing to come within a few meters of him. Black Demon's reputation was quite fearsome.
Four bald men with barcodes on the back of their heads sat expressionlessly. They were from the Death Paradise's Ranger Guild, each of them very powerful.
"This lineup is pretty fierce. Really scary."
A man with a crew cut, sitting casually, spoke. Hearing his words, the surrounding Ninth Rank contractors were speechless, because compared to others, this man was more dangerous.
This man's name and code name were unknown; everyone called him Brother Ruthless, the Four Technique Grandmasters of the Reincarnation Paradise.
Brother Ruthless had done too many shocking things. He once used a Violator to lure a Battle Angel, then had the Battle Angel use the Honor Store's [Emergency Aid (Authority)] to call for reinforcements. Then Brother Ruthless beat up the Death Ranger who came to reinforce, forcing that Death Ranger to also use [Emergency Aid (Authority)] to call for help. An Executioner arrived.
But soon, the Executioner was also beaten senseless by Brother Ruthless and had to continue calling for reinforcements. Then a Guardian from the Watchful Paradise arrived, forming a team of Battle Angel + Death Ranger + Executioner + Guardian, four against one Brother Ruthless. In the end, they still lost.
At that time, the Guardian sister realized that only magic could defeat magic. She decisively activated [Emergency Aid (Authority)] and requested reinforcements from a Hunter of the Reincarnation Paradise. Then Brother Ruthless's accomplice, who had been lurking nearby, showed up.
In the end, the two of them extorted a large sum from the Battle Angel, Death Ranger, Executioner, and Guardian before letting them go. The Violator, who had been used as bait from the start, watched the whole thing in stunned silence.
It was because of Brother Ruthless and his accomplice that the [Emergency Aid (Authority)] had an additional attribute: "The reinforcer must not intentionally harm the reinforced party."
Did you think this group was already a lineup of gods fighting? Not at all. This time, they were entering the Wind Sea Continent in two batches. The order of entry had nothing to do with strength; it was completely random. Su Xiao was in the first batch, and there would be another batch of contractors, Hunters, or Battle Angels, etc., entering the Wind Sea Continent later.
Saint Poem looked around and realized that the lineup going to the Wind Sea Continent this time was no longer gods fighting, but a group of gods preparing for a massive free-for-all. Realizing this, her mentality shattered on the spot.