Chapter 1: Title Chest
Usage Effect: Upon opening, you can obtain ★～★★★★★★★★★ titles.
Tip: Before opening, you can choose between fixed-feature titles or attribute-less titles.
Stock Quantity: -- pieces (no limit on exchange quantity).
Exchange Price: 1 point of World Reputation.
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Seeing this Title Chest, Su Xiao's gaze gradually turned serious. He tried to inquire about the probability of obtaining titles from this chest. The result he got was that it was determined by a combination of personal luck and Void Tree Reputation, which together decided the probability of a contractor drawing a high-star title each time.
If one's luck was good, it was entirely possible to pull a nine-star title in one go, of course, that was a 0.001% probability.
After seeing this information, Su Xiao didn't hesitate to choose the free usage permission for the [Title Smelting Disc].
Since he had the Law-Destruction luck on him, plus Void Tree Reputation - ???, he would use one-star titles for synthesis. Titles with fixed features generally could only be synthesized three times, meaning synthesizing a one-star title to four stars was the limit. However, attribute-less titles didn't have this problem, because the title energy within attribute-less titles was very pure. With the corresponding authority obtained at the ninth rank, they could be synthesized continuously.
More precisely, the reason why titles with attributes could only be synthesized three times wasn't due to a restriction from Reincarnation Paradise, but because the main title, after being enhanced by title energy of multiple features, reached an upper limit, hence this situation.
Attribute-less titles had no such problem at all. In fact, this was the purest form of title energy. Synthesizing them to higher star ratings was also a process of accumulating small amounts into a large one.
There was one issue: Su Xiao's two main titles were both eight-star titles. To smelt and synthesize one of them into a nine-star title, he would need at least 5 attribute-less eight-star titles.
How many one-star attribute-less titles were needed to synthesize one eight-star attribute-less title? The answer was 78,125 pieces. For 5 eight-star attribute-less titles, that would require 390,625 one-star attribute-less titles.
There was another issue: Su Xiao needed a total of 10 eight-star attribute-less titles, which meant a total of 781,250 one-star titles. This sounded like a lot, but it actually required a total of 781,250 points of World Reputation.
As for why Su Xiao was so certain that opening [Title Chest] would yield one-star attribute-less titles, if this Title Chest only depended on luck, then Su Xiao had a way. After all, he had 70 points of Luck Attribute, and the Law-Destruction luck wasn't about continuous bad luck. In the words of the Goddess of Fortune, the luck electrocardiogram sometimes dips very low, sometimes peaks very high.
Therefore, if [Title Chest] only depended on luck, it could still be manipulated. The problem was, this thing also looked at Void Tree Reputation, which was unsolvable. The Void Tree Reputation was the price paid for developing the insect race. Undoubtedly, it was worth it. Otherwise, what Su Xiao faced today when he came to Eternal Light World would have been a dead end.
Su Xiao tried to manifest the Title Smelting Disc certified by Void Tree. It was different from the Smelting Disc certified by Reincarnation Paradise, having root-like patterns on it. After checking the synthesis limit, he found that synthesizing several hundred one-star attribute-less titles at once was no problem, and the synthesis speed for one-star titles was also very fast.
Closing the Title Smelting Disc, Su Xiao looked ahead at a dense forest. It was extremely abnormal for such a dense forest to appear at the edge of the Sand Sea, so he maneuvered the small wooden boat to bypass this area.
Since the Sand Dune Shelter was already in the very outer region of the Sand Sea, after sailing for over an hour on the small boat, Su Xiao reached the edge. Ahead was a towering black high wall. After putting away the small wooden boat, Su Xiao climbed the black high wall and looked ahead. It was a Gobi desert that looked as if it had been scorched by flames.
Just as Su Xiao was about to continue heading towards Beini's location, he suddenly noticed a low building on a distant hill, which looked somewhat like a space tower.
After observing for a moment, Su Xiao decided to go check it out. When he arrived near the space tower, he sensed a faint, eerie aura inside. It should be some kind of powerful wraith. He walked towards the space tower without concealing his aura. The powerful wraith inside went into hiding. A Blade Grandmaster was practically the nemesis of such eerie beings.
Entering the space tower, Su Xiao found that the place was still relatively well-preserved. He came to the teleportation platform and observed it for a moment. The teleportation array on it was severely aged. 99% of people wouldn't dare to use it, but Su Xiao dared. It wasn't blind confidence. Compared to the [Law-Destroying Teleportation Array], the risk of this old teleportation array was negligible.
Observing the scale disc of the teleportation array, one of the symbols caught his attention. It was the representative symbol of Sanctuary City, which he had seen in the world introduction.
Click-clack～
As Su Xiao adjusted it, the spatial scale was stabilized at the coordinates of Sanctuary City. Su Xiao activated the teleportation array.
Boom!
The teleportation ended quickly. On a worn-out teleportation platform, Su Xiao stumbled forward a few steps due to inertia. Horrifying spatial debris splashed around him, but he casually raised his hand to block it. This level of spatial fluctuation was a piece of cake.
As soon as Su Xiao exited the space teleportation tower, the old tower collapsed. The piercing white sunlight was exceptionally dazzling, making people squint involuntarily.
Ahead, a giant black stone tree stood between heaven and earth. This black stone tree was ridiculously tall, its top reaching into the clouds. All its branches drooped down, forming an umbrella-like shape. However, all the black stone branches hung down to the ground, even deeply embedded into the soil.
The area covered by this black stone tree was at least the size of a medium-sized city, perhaps even larger. The drooping branches were very dense, forming a barrier like a tree wall, leaving only one entrance a few dozen meters high. But the metal double doors at that entrance were tightly closed. The small door a few meters high under the giant gate was open, and inside were guards in heavy armor.
That's right, ahead was Sanctuary City. The structure of the entire Sanctuary City was very simple, divided into the Lower City, Middle City, and Upper City. The bottommost Lower City was the residential area for commoners, which was also the largest area, occupying over 70% of the entire Sanctuary City's area.
The Middle City was controlled by the Lightless Temple. Approved commoners could enter it. As for the topmost Upper City, that was the place where commoners worshipped the Eternal Dark Lord. Although the Eternal Dark Lord wasn't there, no one dared to set foot inside.
Su Xiao soon stopped at the entrance of Sanctuary City. He found that the guards inside the door didn't come forward to check him. Their attitude clearly indicated that as long as one was an intelligent life form, they could freely enter and exit Sanctuary City.
As he walked into Sanctuary City, a cool sensation greeted him. Without the daylight shining, the light dimmed. A feeling of both safety and danger emerged, causing Su Xiao to frown. This Sanctuary City was wrong, very wrong, especially the top. Others couldn't detect it, but as the mortal enemy of world-destroying beings, the Shadow of Law Destruction, he immediately sensed the presence of a world-destroying being at the top of Sanctuary City. Although it was very faint, he wouldn't misperceive it.
That aura was very faint. Even if sensed, it would be mistaken for the aura of a deity. Except for Law Destroyers or Abyss Watchers, almost no one else could possibly detect anything wrong. Moreover, this aura was exceptionally powerful, that power that devoured all light. Thinking that Sanctuary City was controlled by the Lightless Temple, and that the Lightless Temple worshipped the Eternal Dark Lord, Su Xiao roughly guessed what was going on.
He had been wondering before why the terrifying monsters of Eternal Light World could resist coming here to hunt living beings. Most world-destroying beings craved fresh life force. Now, everything made sense, because what sheltered this place was one of the strongest world-destroying beings in this world: the Eternal Dark Lord.
Walking on the street, there were quite a few pedestrians. The native inhabitants here had no idea what was sheltering them, mistakenly believing the Eternal Dark Lord was a divine being. Therefore, the pedestrians on the street had natural expressions. Street vendors were cooking snacks. In a darker alley, a few young pickpockets were gleefully counting their newly acquired loot.
Although Su Xiao had just arrived in Sanctuary City, he knew one thing: the residents of Sanctuary City and some of the strong ones actually had no ill intentions. At most, some strong individuals were disheartened after being beaten by the powerful monsters outside. As for the members of the Lightless Temple in the Middle City, they were the minions of the Eternal Dark Lord.
The Lightless Temple was founded by the Eternal Dark Lord. Thinking about it this way, this faction probably represented some world-destroying beings or Abyss Spawn. It was very possible that the highest authority of this faction wasn't just the Eternal Dark Lord, but also other powerful world-destroying beings or Abyss Spawn.
The only good news now was that the Eternal Dark Lord wasn't in Sanctuary City. Otherwise, the aura at the top of Sanctuary City wouldn't be this faint.
Su Xiao tossed a gold coin in his hand. This gold coin had the emblem of the Devil Race on it, emitting a barely detectable fluctuation. When he walked to a side street, a figure stood in a small alley beside it. The person was dressed in clerical attire, leaning against the wall with arms crossed. Seeing Su Xiao's gaze, this person showed a smile.
That's right, it was the 'good teammate' Zuiyasi. Not seen for two world progressions, this guy's aura had become even more unfathomable. It was an aura that was exceptionally difficult to kill or eliminate.
Su Xiao walked into the small alley. Zuiyasi, who was leading the way, didn't speak, just pushed open the innermost door of the alley.
The door closed. In the pitch-black room, three people sat facing each other across a small round table in the darkness.
"Bai Ye, looks like you've run into big trouble this time."
Wude spoke first, his dark green pupil flame making him look eerie in the darkness. This guy had always been eerie, no, he was even more eerie now than before.
Su Xiao didn't speak. He lit the candle on the table. Zuiyasi beside him said, "Wude, don't say meaningless things. This time, all three of us have our own troubles, don't we?"
"Promotion to Absolute Strength."
Su Xiao didn't hide it, stating the core purpose of his visit to this world.
"Monarch Treasure."
Zuiyasi spoke. Hearing this, Su Xiao and Wude both looked at him, their gazes almost saying: 'You actually fell for such a trap?'
"Damn it!"
The more Zuiyasi thought about it, the angrier he got. He knocked on the table with his fist, paused for a few seconds, then said through gritted teeth, "There really is... a Monarch Treasure here. The faction I belong to has been searching for this treasure for a long time. We finally located it this time. The treasure is right here."
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Su Xiao and Wude exchanged glances, suddenly feeling that the current situation was becoming confusing.
"I don't know which bastard spread the news that there's a Monarch Treasure here. The photos that guy spread were complete nonsense. The photos were fake, but this matter is real."
The more Zuiyasi talked, the angrier he got. He knocked on the table with his fist again, causing the candle flame on the table to flicker.
"Wait, you mean the person who spread this news actually didn't know there was a Monarch Treasure here? That guy's situation is similar to Bai Ye's trip to Dead Silence City, but the reality is, there really is a Monarch Treasure here?"
Wude spoke with a smile. It could be seen that it was only because of his friendship with Zuiyasi that he didn't laugh out loud.
"It seems... that's the case."
After Zuiyasi finished speaking, he fell silent and looked at Wude.
"To be honest, our Devil Race actually has one more Original Sin Object. I came this time to place this Original Sin Object in Eternal Light World."
Wude put it rather euphemistically. In fact, he was here to get rid of a 'Wild Dad'.
Wude's gaze turned to Su Xiao, his eyes seemingly asking: 'Bai Ye, since you've already sealed two Original Sin Objects, the Necronomicon and the Soul Crown, why not seal one more?'
Wude naturally didn't know that the number of Original Sin Objects Su Xiao held had increased from two to four.
Su Xiao was also looking at Wude, because since the Devil Race could previously hold two Original Sin Objects, and now only had one left, why not add another? For example, the [Nether Bone Ring], its dark green hue was almost the same as Wude's pupil flame.
Su Xiao and Wude stared at each other, both silently asking the other if they were interested in adding another Original Sin Object. As for Zuiyasi beside them, he didn't even dare to breathe loudly.