Chapter 5: Dawn Fragment (Dawn Paradise External Defense Fragment, High Judgment Value, No Practical Use Value, Precious, High-Price, But Useless Souvenir).
Introduction: A precious box filled with wealth and hope.
Price: This item cannot be sold, transferred, etc., in any way.
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Seeing one of the draw rewards, [Dawn Fragment], Su Xiao's gaze gradually turned serious. This thing wasn't the kind of item that seemed worthless but was actually a supreme treasure. It had undergone multiple judgments by Reincarnation Paradise, ultimately concluding that this item had extremely high judgment value but zero practicality.
For some reason, Su Xiao always felt that this item would bring him indelible and profound memories for a long time to come, its dominance perhaps far exceeding the shampoo from opening Scarlet Cards in the early stages.
Of the five items in the [Mysterious Treasure Box], aside from the [Dawn Fragment], all were what Su Xiao wanted. The [Skill Upgrade Pod Free Use Permission (One Time)] went without saying. If he could draw this reward, then the Strength attribute's [Basic Passive] ability, once obtained, could quickly be pushed to X.
[Primordial Fragment] was also a good thing, and [Primordial Fruit] went without saying. Its exchange price in the Abyss Store was second only to [Original Sin Object · Collector], reaching 7680 Precipitated Glass.
A full-scoring World-level equipment, for so long, he had neither seen nor heard of it. Thinking about it, whoever obtained such a thing would keep it for themselves. Even if it was very unsuitable for them, they would sell it to a friend.
But it was among these treasures that the [Dawn Fragment] had mixed in. This was clearly due to value balancing. The [Mysterious Treasure Box] corresponded to a reward worth 500 ounces of Space-Time Power. But even the [Skill Upgrade Pod Free Use Permission (One Time)] had a judgment value of 700 ounces of Space-Time Power. When he received the bounty in the Shadow World before, Su Xiao had obtained this reward.
The value of the other three items was higher than the [Skill Upgrade Pod Free Use Permission (One Time)], naturally not something that could be drawn from the [Mysterious Treasure Box] worth 500 ounces of Space-Time Power. However, if the [Dawn Fragment], which had high judgment value but no practical use, was added, the overall value would be balanced.
Su Xiao put away the [Mysterious Treasure Box] and walked out of the rock temple. The rewards from killing the Soul Death God this time were very high. First, over 2000 ounces of [Soul Source Matter] and the World Source obtained from the kill. Then there was the [Soul Potential (Passive)] ability gained from the Soul Trial, and the 1500 ounces of Space-Time Power from the [Hunt List · Blood Pact] bounty. Finally, there was the Hunter Guild's commission.
Su Xiao rode the Storm Flame Dragon back to the Holy Serpent Tribe. When he returned to the Holy Serpent Tribe, the sky was getting dark. A huge bonfire was lit, and the tribesmen of the Holy Serpent Tribe were gathered around the bonfire, enjoying roasted exotic beast meat. The atmosphere was noisy and cheerful.
Su Xiao sat on the high stone roof, watching the Holy Serpent Tribe members by the bonfire. Compared to the Beast Clan and Sea Clan who were fighting for their lives, this side was relatively peaceful.
Of course, the Tribe faction also had a hidden danger. They were neighbors with the Dark God Cult. The fact that the Soul Death God had become the god worshipped by the Soul Herding Tribe showed how deadly this hidden danger was.
In the night, Baha flew silently and landed on Su Xiao's shoulder, saying, "Boss, the location is locked. It's in the Dark Zone. If I'm not mistaken, the Divine Domain entrances of the Lust God and the Snake God are over there."
"Mm."
Su Xiao continued meditating. Regarding dealing with the Lust God and the Snake God, in his view, it was necessary, but the prerequisite was not to spend too much time. Not to mention that among the three Supreme Gods of the Dark God Cult, the Death God was the strongest, followed by the Snake God, and finally the Lust God. Now that the strongest Death God was so fragile, the remaining two were even more manageable.
Of course, this wasn't because the three Supreme Gods were weak, but because they were restrained in many aspects. They indeed had the strength of the top echelon of the Ninth Rank, but they weren't at the absolute peak tier. The situation for that tier was that Ninth Rank combat power could only be that strong, not that they only had that level of strength. They were paving the way for [Absolute Strength].
For example, Brother Ruthless and Demon Scythe · Talid were representatives of this tier. Don't look at Demon Scythe · Talid's last attack, which only showed the combat power of the top echelon of the Ninth Rank. It was more a matter of whether it was worth it. When the Abyss-type Demon Scythe · Talid unleashed all her abilities, she was terrifying.
With Su Xiao wearing the [God Hunter] title, plus Shenfu and Voodoo Shaman · Baze, this trio could be called a God-Slaying Team. The reason for dealing with the Lust God and the Snake God later was simple. Given the Dark God Cult's style, after the Death God was slain, they would definitely retaliate.
To prevent the Dark God Cult's retaliation, Su Xiao prepared to strike first and beat the Dark God Cult half to death.
Su Xiao wasn't arrogant enough to think he could single-handedly challenge the Dark God Cult of the Wind Sea Continent. Since they were so formidable, he naturally had to use some strategies, such as mobilizing over a thousand Centaur Heavy Cavalry, plus Eugin and the Firstborn of the Abyss Dragon, to launch a surprise attack on the Dark God Cult's lair.
As for whether he could beat them half to death, theoretically, it was possible. These over a thousand Centaur Heavy Cavalry were selected from his own 10 legions. Even without title bonuses, the weakest were at the Leader level, and about thirty percent were at the Great Leader level.
He checked the time. It was already 10 PM. Su Xiao jumped down from the stone roof and went inside to rest. When the morning sun rose, accompanied by the clashing of armor, the door was knocked.
Eugin pushed the door open, entered, and knelt on one knee, saying, "My Lord, the cavalry legion is ready to fight at any time."
"Very good."
Su Xiao got up and walked out of the stone house. After a few steps, he paused and asked, "I heard you've been in close contact with the White Dragon Lord lately?"
Su Xiao turned his head to look at the kneeling Eugin. Eugin immediately raised his voice to defend himself: "My Lord, absolutely not! You must believe me."
"Don't get excited," Su Xiao said as he stopped in front of Eugin, looking down at the kneeling Eugin, and continued, "Haven't I always trusted you?"
Su Xiao looked at Eugin with a kind smile, which caused beads of cold sweat to form on Eugin's forehead. He swallowed his saliva and said, "My Lord, your malice is overflowing."
"Oh? Is it? It seems my ability to control my aura has deteriorated."
The blood energy permeating the stone house retracted. Su Xiao walked out of the stone house, and Eugin quickly got up to open the door. Clearly, this guy's rebellious streak had shrunk away recently. Would it grow back later? Of course, it would. Without a rebellious streak, he wouldn't be Eugin.
At noon that day, on the southern side of the Tribe faction's territory, the Dark Land. Nothing grew here. Occasionally, a tree could be seen, but it was pitch black. Judging from the bloodstains on the black trees, this was definitely not a good thing. It should be a creature disguised as a plant to hunt passing beings nearby.
Looking into the distance, there was a gloomy grand cathedral. Surrounding the gloomy grand cathedral were dense and oddly shaped buildings. This place was the main base of the Dark God Cult in this world.
The Storm Flame Dragon flapped its dragon wings. Su Xiao was standing on the dragon's back. Below were over a thousand Centaur Heavy Cavalry. At the very front of these centaurs was Eugin, riding a war beast, holding a battle axe, and overall a head taller than the Centaur Heavy Cavalry. Both in physique and strength, he had a leader's aura.
More importantly, all the Centaur Heavy Cavalry present were wearing pitch-black battle armor. This was partly due to the integration of the Firstborn of the Abyss Dragon. Previously, on the main battlefield, the Firstborn of the Abyss Dragon chose to maintain its dragon form and spew dragon flame above the Sea Clan. But after only one melee battle, it stopped doing so because it was almost killed by the Sea Clan legion that time.
Therefore, the Firstborn of the Abyss Dragon used its own ability characteristics to temporarily integrate itself into the armor and weapons of several hundred to a thousand Beast Clan soldiers. This way, it could not only absorb Primordial Life Force from injured enemies but also enhance the combat power of its allies.
That meant the over a thousand Centaur Heavy Cavalry present, as well as Eugin at the front, were receiving a boost from the Firstborn of the Abyss Dragon.
Seeing this, Su Xiao activated the title effect of [Sun Lord], plus had Bubu Wang activate its aura. The Centaur Heavy Cavalry present received the following boosts:
[All True Attributes +20 Points], [All Ability Levels Increased by Lv.18], [Sunlight Nourishment (Passive)], [Blazing Sun (Passive)], [Ice and Snow Aura], [Maximum Health Increased by 35%], [Health Recovery Speed Increased by 40%], [Movement Speed Increased by 20%].
"Kill! Leave no one alive!"
Eugin at the very front had none of the trembling fear he showed when kneeling in the stone house earlier. At this moment, Eugin was violent, cold, and iron-blooded.
Boom!!
Over a thousand Centaur Heavy Cavalry stomped the ground simultaneously with their iron hooves. They drew their heavy lances and charged towards the group of Dark God Cult members a kilometer ahead. Due to the boost from the [Sun Lord] title, flying sparks scattered everywhere.
In front of the gloomy grand cathedral opposite, a Dark Bishop with one pale eye and a face full of black lines clenched his hand in the air. He was ready to show these Beast Clan members that the Dark God Cult had survived for so many years through hard power, not by hiding and skulking.
One hour later.
Bang!!
An iron-black metal horse hoof stomped and crushed the one-eyed Dark Bishop's head. Several heavy lances coated with Sun Flame stabbed down, exploding the one-eyed Dark Bishop on the spot, turning him into burning embers that scattered. Looking down from above, corpses of Dark God Cult members were everywhere.
Could the several thousand members of the Dark God Cult really fight head-on against the Centaur Heavy Cavalry Legion? The answer was, absolutely impossible.
The Dark God Cult was indeed a malignant tumor, but it was more often hidden in the shadows, with strange and evil abilities. If they were all Abyss-type, no one would be their match. The problem was that the abilities of these Dark God Cult members were generally Dark-type, not Abyss-type.
On the other hand, the Centaur Heavy Cavalry were the strongest heavy cavalry on the main battlefield, the main battlefield heavy cavalry that could beat multiple Sea Clan legions into a daze. The Dark God Cult dared to fight head-on against this ace heavy cavalry of the main battlefield. It was a classic case of having their brains eroded by Dark-type energy, becoming arrogant and reckless. This was also the drawback of gaining power quickly.
The Storm Flame Dragon landed in front of the gloomy grand cathedral. Su Xiao jumped off the dragon's back. Led by Eugin, he arrived at the entrance of a Divine Domain. Entering the Divine Domain, he saw a divine being half-hidden in the darkness, sitting majestically on a divine throne. It was the Lust God.
Why didn't the Lust God retreat earlier? Actually, it wasn't that the Lust God didn't want to retreat, but with Baha, a Space-type, present, trying to escape using spatial abilities was very difficult unless they had a life-saving item certified by Paradise. Not to mention that Shenfu and Voodoo Shaman · Baze were both restraining the Lust God from the shadows.
"Law Destroyer, I've been waiting for you for a long time."
The Lust God on the throne spoke. This clearly indicated that it had been waiting for Su Xiao for a long time, wanting a one-on-one life-or-death battle with Su Xiao, especially emphasizing Su Xiao's identity as a Law Destroyer.
Obviously, the Lust God was probably a deity that had risen only in the last thousand years, otherwise it wouldn't think that a Law Destroyer would care about the reputation of the Law Destruction Faction.
If it were the Snake God, Su Xiao would still fight it. As for the Lust God, whose combat power wasn't even at the top echelon of the Ninth Rank, a one-on-one fight was really unnecessary. Moreover, this deity used Charm-type abilities as its core combat method.
"Brothers, kill it!"
Baha's wing pointed forward. A group of Centaur Heavy Cavalry charged in from the entrance of the Divine Domain, scattering large amounts of sparks in the air.
When the battle subsided, the inner area of the Divine Domain was filled with metal spiral arrows. Initially, the Lust God tried to break out of the encirclement, but after being hit by several spiral arrows coated with Sun Flame, it realized the situation was more serious than expected.
[Blazing Sun (Passive): When an enemy is in a full [Blazing Sun Mark] state: All friendly [Ranged] elite units attacking this enemy unit will deal 320 points + 10% of maximum health as True Scorch Damage, and have a severe healing suppression effect.]
Outside the Divine Domain, Su Xiao didn't wait long before Baha flew over, holding a piece of snake scale in its eagle claws. This gloomy grand cathedral was the main base of the Dark God Cult. Finding something related to the Snake God here wasn't difficult.
As for whether this attack could wipe out the Dark God Cult, it was absolutely impossible. In fact, for the Dark God Cult, this attack wasn't even a flesh wound. This was the most troublesome aspect of the Dark God Cult. They were too difficult to eliminate. Most of the Dark God Cult's high-ranking members were hidden in the shadows, very cautious.
After setting up a one-time Demon Teleportation Array, Su Xiao activated the teleportation array using the spatial node on the main city, Eternal Ring City.
Half an hour later, in a luxurious mansion in the Fifth District.
"Let me state beforehand, I won't divine your future. Also, you need to pay Soul Coins for this divination."
Witch · Lilia lightly sucked on her long pipe, exhaling light purple smoke from her thin lips.
Su Xiao placed a piece of snake scale on the table and said, "Its location."
Earlier, when searching for the Soul Death God's trail, he didn't come to Witch · Lilia because there was no medium. In that situation, trying to divine the location of a target was like looking for a needle in a haystack. But with a medium, it was different. The stronger the connection between the medium and the target, the more accurate the divination.
"A medium with such a strong connection. Finding the location isn't difficult."
Witch · Lilia held the snake scale fragment in both hands, and starlight surged in her eyes. After a moment, she stopped activating her ability, looking slightly tired.
"The Snake God is no longer here."
Hearing this, Baha said, "We know it's not in the Beast Clan's territory."
"What I mean is, the Snake God is no longer in the Wind Sea Continent. It left last night."
After saying this, Witch · Lilia's gaze held a hint of surprise. She was somewhat curious about what Su Xiao and the others had done to scare this evil-aligned deity into fleeing to another world overnight.
PS: (Sunday, rest day, to prevent old illness from recurring. Please forgive me, dear readers.)