Chapter 3: Void Tree Rewards for Such Incidents (Warning: Due to your Void Tree Reputation being -???, choosing this reward type is estimated to result in you paying the Void Tree 12,000 to 20,000 Soul Coins).
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Seeing this prompt, Su Xiao furrowed his brows. He understood what the first two reward types meant, but as for the last one, judging by the implication, if he chose this reward, he wouldn't get anything and would have to pay 20,000 Soul Coins out of pocket?
Su Xiao selected [Reincarnation Paradise Rewards for Such Incidents], and the next second, a prompt appeared.
[You have received World Medal (Souvenir, can be gifted to neutral units, thereby having a certain probability of receiving a return gift).]
[You have received Secret Medicine Formula: Dark Walker.]
[Secret Medicine Formula: Dark Walker]
Prerequisite: Alchemy Lv.80 or above (Achieved).
Formula Info: Each creation requires 3000 Mana Points, consumes materials: Soul Source Matter, Dark Essence, Source-Less Polymer Substance II, Concentrated Dark Creature Spinal Cord, Life Extract, Crystal Vial.
Potion Effect: After drinking, permanently increases Abyss Resistance by 2 points (effective below 30 Abyss Resistance; second consumption results in certain death).
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At first glance, 2 points of Abyss Resistance doesn't seem like much, but if you've tried to increase Abyss Resistance, you'd find that 2 points is already quite substantial.
Having successfully sealed the Abyss Rift, Su Xiao relaxed a bit. He had constantly felt that something within the darkness connected by this Abyss Rift was watching him.
Only now did Su Xiao have time to check the kill prompts that had appeared. Upon inspection, he found there were actually two types of kill prompts.
[Prompt: You have killed Abyss Spawn (Aberrant Species).]
[You have received Golden Skill Point ×3.]
[You have received Abyss Chest (Upon opening, has a chance to obtain Abyss products).]
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[You have killed Wolf God · Sheen.]
[You have received 7580 Soul Coins.]
[You have received 15.8% World Source.]
[You have received Wolf Blood Chest (Opening this chest has a certain chance of obtaining Silver. Moon Wolf exclusive items, or equipment and gems above Origin Rank).]
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[Abyss Chest] was put away first. Seeing this item, Su Xiao felt a bit dizzy. From this type of chest, he had already opened two Original Sin Objects. If he opened a third, it would be truly disastrous.
As for the [Wolf Blood Chest], this was a good item. It could yield equipment above Origin Rank, which he hadn't obtained so far.
Besides these two chests, there were other gains this time. During the battle with the Wolf God, Su Xiao had summoned World Lightning, clearing all the dark creatures on Floating Light Island. This meant he didn't receive Soul Coins or World Source rewards, but instead, chests were scattered all over the ground. Bubu Wang was currently responsible for collecting them.
According to Bubu Wang's observation, the chests dropped by the dark creatures were all of the same type, called [Gloomy Chest]. He had no idea what could be inside, but estimated they were items related to the Abyss.
Just then, Su Xiao suddenly felt a faint warmth coming from his index finger. Raising his right hand, he found that the [Divine Judgment] ring was finally about to advance.
Su Xiao had never figured out the advancement method for the [Divine Judgment] ring. Previously, when he killed the Soul Death God, this equipment didn't advance. Now, killing the Wolf God triggered an advancement. No matter how you looked at it, the Wolf God couldn't be considered an evil god. It had indeed been corrupted by the Abyss, but right after being corrupted, the Beast Clan and Sea Clan had sealed it away.
Thinking about it this way, the growth accumulation of the [Divine Judgment] ring was indeed from killing evil gods. However, when the growth reached 99.99%, the advancement condition was definitely not just killing evil gods. It was highly likely that it required killing a powerful god that had a significant impact on its world but had fallen deep into the mire.
Although he couldn't clearly determine the advancement method, it didn't matter, because the [Divine Judgment] ring was already approaching its maximum quality. Judging by the fluctuations of this equipment, it would advance one more time and then reach its absolute limit. Su Xiao inspected the advanced [Divine Judgment] ring.
[Divine Judgment]
Origin: Reincarnation Paradise
Quality: Origin Rank
Category: Ring
Durability: 105/105 (Increased by 30 points)
Equipment Requirement: Once slaughtered an extremely evil god (Greatly exceeds equipment requirement)
Equipment Effect 1: Soul Life (Core · Passive), each point of the wearer's Soul Strength increases Health Points by 150 points and Nerve Reflex Speed by 0.5%.
Current Soul Strength: 710 points.
Increased Health Points: 85000 points (This equipment can increase Health Points by a maximum of 85000 points).
Increased Nerve Reflex Speed: 280% Nerve Reflex Speed (This equipment can increase Nerve Reflex Speed by a maximum of 280%).
Equipment Effect 2: Wolf Blood (Passive), when your Health Points are below 50%, Melee Damage increases by 12%, and you gain 10% All Damage Reduction (including Elemental Damage, Soul Damage, etc., but cannot negate True Damage).
Tip: If the wearer kills a Divine unit, the ability gained from killing the god will replace this ability.
Equipment Growth: 0%.
Equipment Growth Condition: After killing an extremely evil god, this equipment can absorb the god's Source Energy to grow...
Rating: 3000+ (Origin Rank equipment rating is 1500 to 3000 points).
Description: Hunt, hunt more evil gods, until...
Price: Unsellable.
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The bonuses of the Divine Judgment ring had increased considerably, especially the newly acquired [Wolf Blood], which was exceptionally practical. However, once a new god was killed, this ability would be replaced. That was the characteristic of the Divine Judgment ring, unavoidable.
Arriving at the back door of the temple, Su Xiao pushed open the two metal doors with both hands. As the metal doors opened, faint cyan moonlight and the scent of grass and trees greeted him.
The World Lightning that had struck down earlier had blasted open the sealing hall but hadn't penetrated the courtyard behind the hall, which was protected by Abyss Force. The courtyard still had a lawn, with various colored natural elements floating in the air.
A grave covered in various small, colorful flowers was located here, along with a tombstone emitting cyan moonlight, and a wolf sword inserted in front of the tombstone.
Feeling the fatigue from the fierce battle with the Wolf God, Su Xiao simply sat down on the ground in front of the wolf tomb. He took out the flesh and blood of the Mutant Beast · Erba, pressed it against the tombstone, and then took out the [Silver Moon Blade].
As soon as he took out the [Silver Moon Blade], the small knife made of moonlight floated up, and strands of silver moonlight merged into it. Whether it was an illusion or not, it seemed a wolf shadow was crouching on top of the several-meter-high tombstone, howling silently with its head raised.
Su Xiao took out a bottle of Elemental Brew, pulled out the stopper, and while resting, savored the homemade wine. When the entire bottle was finished, he stood up from the ground, put away the [Silver Moon Blade], and grasped the hilt of the wolf sword stuck in the ground with one hand. If this wolf sword couldn't condense Supreme Moonlight, he would have to go find another wolf sword.
Fortunately, this situation didn't occur. As Su Xiao grasped the wolf sword, cyan moonlight gradually appeared on the blade. After using a sealed bottle to collect some Supreme Moonlight, he released the hilt. After all, this wasn't his weapon. Being able to use it temporarily was because he was a Shadow of Law Destruction.
Su Xiao walked towards the exit. After a few steps, he suddenly heard a faint tapping sound, causing him to pause.
A few seconds later, from a black high wall in the courtyard, came another faint tapping sound. Looking towards the sound, a small, jade-white bone hand was lightly tapping the wall with its slender index finger, as if trying to get Su Xiao's attention but afraid of making too much noise and disturbing the wolf tomb resting here.
Su Xiao approached the wall. The wall surface was pitch black, and a black stone disc was embedded at a height of about 1.2 meters from the ground.
Su Xiao pressed his hand on the stone disc.
"Dudu, gugu."
A very clear voice came from within the wall behind the stone disc. Hearing this sound, Su Xiao tapped the stone disc with his fingertip. The specially made stone disc emitted an ethereal sound.
[Prompt: You can conduct a friendly trade with Dudu Gugu. Dudu Gugu is a friendly unit of Wind Sea Continent.]
[Due to your -19 points of Charm Attribute, Dudu Gugu's cognitive perception in this regard has been refreshed. Dudu Gugu is very scared.]
[Dudu Gugu is hesitating whether to trade with you.]
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Seeing these prompts, Su Xiao furrowed his brows slightly. As if noticing his expression.
[Prompt: Due to various reasons, Dudu Gugu has decided to trade with you.]
Su Xiao pondered for a moment, then took out [Ancient Soul Clock] from his storage space.
[Ancient Soul Clock]
Equipment Effect: Timer (Passive), can use this Soul Clock to set a timer. When the set time arrives, there is a 50% chance to trigger "Elven Morning Song," or a 50% chance to trigger "Ghost Lullaby."
Elven Morning Song: Beautiful singing from the Soul Clock wakes you up, welcoming a new day. For the next 16 hours, your Luck Attribute +2 points, Stamina Recovery Speed +10%, Soul Energy Recovery Speed +10%.
Ghost Lullaby: You will continue to sleep for 2 to 5 hours due to the ghost's lullaby. During the continued sleep, your Mental Strength, Sanity Value Cap, and Soul Strength will be permanently increased.
Tip: This equipment can only be used once per natural day, and it can only be activated normally after the user enters a sleep state.
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Ever since obtaining this item, Su Xiao had used it normally only once. He then discovered that while its attributes looked wonderful, using it was another matter entirely.
After setting the timer, he basically never triggered the luck-boosting "Elven Morning Song." He hadn't even seen what the elves summoned by this equipment looked like. Instead, every time, it summoned a ghost to sing the "Ghost Lullaby" beside him.
The key point was that the summoned ghost's singing always had a tremolo, with a face full of forced labor. Moreover, because Su Xiao's Mental Strength, Sanity Value Cap, and Soul Strength were very high, this so-called "Ghost Lullaby" had almost no beneficial effect on him.
This also resulted in the ghost's tremolo version of the "Ghost Lullaby" being able to wake Su Xiao up. Being woken up in this way made Su Xiao's mood particularly unpleasant, which then turned into the ghost's confession.
Su Xiao had always found it hard to accept the tremolo tone of the "Ghost Lullaby." After inquiring, he learned that normally there was no tremolo. It was mainly because the ghost was scared after seeing Su Xiao, hence the constant tremolo.
It was a pity to sell the [Ancient Soul Clock], but using it himself was ineffective. Bubu Wang, Amu, Baha, and Beini couldn't trigger the equipment's effect either, so he might as well use it to trade with Dudu Gugu.
Having traded with Dudu Gugu twice before, Su Xiao had figured out some of the trading rules. Previously, Dudu Gugu would propose the trade content, and then he would take out an item with corresponding characteristics, thus completing the trade. The whole process was a passive trade.
Actually, there was another trading method. Su Xiao would give an item to Dudu Gugu, Dudu Gugu would give equivalent compensation, and then it would be Dudu Gugu's turn to propose the trade type. Su Xiao would take out an item with corresponding characteristics, trading back and forth. However, the trade with Dudu Gugu had a limit, or rather, a limit on the single transaction amount.
This limit seemed to refresh after a period of time, or perhaps the trade limit would refresh in different worlds.
Dudu Gugu's small bone hand grabbed the [Ancient Soul Clock]. After a moment.
With a crash, a large number of Soul Coins fell onto the tray, not only filling it but also spilling over the edges. When the last Soul Coin fell, the tray and the Soul Coins on the ground were piled up.
Su Xiao activated the Soul Coin collection function of his storage space. One by one, the Soul Coins flew up and into the storage space. The clattering sound of coins colliding was particularly pleasant to the ear. In total, he received over 20,000 Soul Coins.
"Black black, dark dark."
Dudu Gugu's clear voice came from within the wall, reminding him of what it wanted.
Su Xiao looked through his storage space for a while but couldn't find anything black or dark. He turned and left the courtyard. When he returned, with a clang, he placed a stone blackened by Abyss Force on the stone disc.
Dudu Gugu inside the wall hesitated for a long time before accepting this 'Abyss Stone' picked up from the roadside. With a plop, a black stone coin landed on the stone disc. It seemed this little guy was quite clever.
Su Xiao wasn't trying to fool Dudu Gugu. The trading rules were like this. If he couldn't meet the conditions Dudu Gugu proposed, the trade would end.
Now it was Su Xiao's turn. He was curious about one thing: what level of existence Dudu Gugu was. It looked cute and timid, but the places it appeared were one more dangerous than the last. Remember, this was the center of a severe Abyss erosion zone. He had previously thought Dudu Gugu had already left.
Thinking about it this way, did Dudu Gugu have a way to deal with Original Sin Objects? If so, Su Xiao wouldn't mind taking out some good things, like [Soul Crystal], to exchange with Dudu Gugu for a method to deal with Original Sin Objects.
Thinking of this, Su Xiao took out a sealed box. After temporarily removing the seal, he took out the Soul Crown inside. Just as he was about to ask Dudu Gugu if it had a way to deal with such artifacts, Dudu Gugu inside the wall spoke first.
"Kiss kiss kiss, kiss kiss kiss."
The clear voice of Dudu Gugu came from within the wall again. This surprised Su Xiao a bit. He remembered that last time he took out something Dudu Gugu particularly liked, Dudu Gugu said the same thing. Could this cute little guy like Abyss Original Sin Objects? Truly, you can't judge a book by its cover.
Su Xiao made a move to place the Soul Crown on the stone disc. Dudu Gugu's voice inside the wall suddenly rose a few pitches.
"Kiss kiss kiss! Kiss kiss kiss!!"
Seeing this, Su Xiao paused. From Dudu Gugu's almost cracking little voice, he could tell it didn't like Original Sin Objects.
"You don't want to touch this Original Sin Object?"
"Dudu."
Dudu Gugu saying "Dudu" meant yes, while saying "Gugu" meant no.
"Do you have a way to deal with this thing?"
"Gugu."
"Oh, seeing you so excited, I thought you liked this thing."
"Gugu! Kiss kiss kiss~"
Dudu Gugu meant for Su Xiao to put the Original Sin Object away quickly.
Not getting a method to contain Original Sin Objects from Dudu Gugu, Su Xiao wasn't disappointed. He took out the 39 [Overlord Essence] he had. Seeing this item, Dudu Gugu's voice immediately became happy and clear.
"Kiss kiss kiss, kiss kiss kiss."
Dudu Gugu held out its two small bone hands. When all the [Overlord Essence] were placed on the stone disc, Dudu Gugu picked up two of them.
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Su Xiao threw an extra [Overlord Essence] to Dudu Gugu, which made Dudu Gugu happily tap the stone disc with its small bone hand, producing an ethereal, pleasant sound.
Neutral units certified by the Void Tree all have one or two unique abilities, whether it's the Blind Old Man, the Mushroom Sage, or the Dudu Gugu before him.
Dudu Gugu's unique ability was to synthesize [Overlord Essence]. It had just taken two [Overlord Essence], which seemed like a handling fee. Su Xiao gave an extra one as compensation for scaring it half to death with the Original Sin Object, which was why Dudu Gugu was so happy.
However, this little Dudu Gugu clearly wasn't willing to accept an Overlord Essence for free. It synthesized with exceptional seriousness now. After several hours, it had synthesized all the Overlord Essence into the largest specification, which made its gentle and clear aura fluctuation show a hint of fatigue.
During the wait, Su Xiao took out the silver sealed box containing the [Silver. Moonlight Set]. Using the trace amount of Supreme Moonlight he had obtained, he activated the Moonlight Set inside the sealed box. It succeeded smoothly, but fully activating this technique set would still take some time.
[You have received Overlord Essence ×8 pieces.]
Eight [Overlord Essence] were laid out on the stone disc, each the size of a fist, looking very solid, faintly showing a dark red color.
With this maximum specification of [Overlord Essence], if 10 were gathered, they could be exchanged for a top-tier Overlord Equipment in Reincarnation Paradise.
After completing the synthesis of [Overlord Essence], the trade quota with Dudu Gugu for this time was exhausted.
"Hand hand hand, grab hand hand."
Dudu Gugu's small bone hand pointed at Su Xiao's hand. Su Xiao pressed his right hand onto the stone disc. Dudu Gugu's several small bone hands grabbed his hand. The small bone hands were slightly cool.
[Prompt: You have received Dudu Gugu's "Blessing of Fortune · Good Luck." Your Luck Attribute is temporarily increased by 6 points, lasting 12 hours.]
[Due to Luck influence, this buff failed.]
[Dudu Gugu attempts to increase the intensity of this buff...]
[Increase failed.]
[Dudu Gugu attempts to increase the intensity of this buff again...]
[Increase failed. Dudu Gugu has temporarily fainted due to overexertion.]
[Dudu Gugu has awakened.]
[You have received Dudu Gugu's "Blessing of Protection · Guardian." Your Body Defense +45 points, Maximum Health Points +5% (Due to your excessively high Health Points cap, this buff has been reduced from the original 15% to only increasing your Maximum Health Points by 5%), effect lasts 12 hours.]
[Because you have completed a trade with Dudu Gugu, and the items you provided made Dudu Gugu feel your generosity, when the blessing ends, you can return here, or if you encounter Dudu Gugu in other areas, you can re-obtain Dudu Gugu's blessing.]
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After finishing the trade with Dudu Gugu, Su Xiao set up a spatial coordinate point here to facilitate future visits. After doing this, he left the courtyard and returned to the dilapidated sealing hall.
Bubu Wang, who had finished collecting all the chests on the island, had already returned. There were several hundred [Gloomy Chests] in the team storage space, waiting to be opened once they returned to the Lord's Manor in Midwinter City.
The spatial array was activated. With a bang, when the spatial fluctuations subsided, Su Xiao, Bubu Wang, and Baha had already returned to the backyard warehouse of the Lord's Manor. Snowflakes were falling outside the window.
A moment later, in the inner hall on the second floor of the ancient castle, Su Xiao leaned back on a single sofa, pondering what to do next. Although competing for the "Initial Mark" fragments was important, searching without a clear goal was worse than waiting for a large piece of "Initial Mark" fragment to appear. When that happened, there would be a fairness announcement from the Void Tree, and he could join the divine-level free-for-all then.
Of course, if his conscience didn't hurt, Su Xiao could also bring his eight Beast Clan legions. He just didn't know if that would violate the certification rules.
For now, the priority was still to rescue the Dwarf King. As long as this succeeded, the spellcasters who couldn't obtain Elemental Artifacts would definitely become anxious and reveal their flaws.
Just as Su Xiao was pondering this, he suddenly felt a fluctuation he had never experienced before appearing in his storage space. It was the technique-type set, the Silver. Moonlight Set, which had been successfully awakened.