Chapter 3: Spoils of War (Passive): Upon killing a prey this time, a Scarlet Chest is guaranteed to drop, and within this Scarlet Chest will be 15% to 20% of that prey's total wealth.
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Su Xiao drew the long knife from his waist and vanished in an instant, leaving behind only a few lingering traces of blood energy.
Three kilometers away, the spirit demon, sensing the unfavorable situation, immediately clapped both hands together with a crisp *smack*. Ripples of spatial energy spread around it, and a psychic transmission was about to activate. But at that moment, a howling gale of wind pressure descended.
*Zzzt!* A blood energy ray as thick as a bucket swept through, forcing the spirit demon to abort its psychic transmission and leap to the side. Subsequently, explosions erupted in succession across the area the blood energy ray had passed over.
The spirit demon looked into the distance. A blood energy phantom floated high in the sky several kilometers away. Seeing this, the spirit demon was not alarmed but delighted. Maintaining this distance from a melee grandmaster still gave it a high chance of escape. It produced an ornate hourglass, raised it above its head with its left hand, and made as if to crush it.
*Clang!*
A sharp blade aura swept past. The spirit demon's left arm lost all sensation from the forearm up. Without time to consider anything else, an energy blade of dazzling light coalesced in its right hand, which it swung forward in a slashing motion, intending to repel the approaching enemy.
*Dang!!*
The long knife struck the light blade. At the moment of weapon impact, the spirit demon felt no recoil force in its hand, because, including the light blade in its hand, the entire right half of its body shattered like scattering porcelain due to the enemy's terrifying slashing power.
In just a single exchange, the spirit demon felt a suffocating pressure that made its teeth chatter. This was precisely why blade grandmasters were so unwelcome in the later stages. The despair upon engaging them was overwhelming—uncontrollable, unkillable, and the key point was that you could bombard the blade grandmaster for ages without necessarily killing them, but if the blade grandmaster got close and landed a few strikes, you were basically finished.
The luster in the spirit demon's pupils rapidly faded, then returned. From its aura, it was clear it had undergone a massive transformation. This was a racial trait of the Light Spirit Clan: dual birth, possessing two life souls, inherently having two lives.
"Wait..."
The spirit demon had just begun this sentence when it met the gaze of the pair of eyes opposite, which emitted a blood-red light. It took a deep breath and shouted:
"400,000!"
*Whoosh!!*
The blade stopped beside the spirit demon's neck. The fierce wind pressure blew its short hair back. Though not struck, the cutting force of the blade aura had carved a bloody gash, causing it to swallow nervously.
The spirit demon was about to continue speaking, but its eyes suddenly widened, its pupils began to tremble, even showing double vision. Then, its gaze became calm. It sat cross-legged on the ground and said:
"Apologies, the main soul was dormant for a time. When asleep, one always gets confused, still thinking this is its true body. I forgot I've been using this Light Spirit Clan shell for quite a while..."
Before the 'spirit demon' could finish, Su Xiao swept a side kick across. Shattered flesh and blood scattered in a fan shape. But then, a voice came from the air:
"Bai Ye, we will meet again."
The voice gradually dissipated. Su Xiao's brow furrowed slightly. He surveyed the spirit demon's remains scattered before him and immediately noticed a slowly fading platinum-white mark. On this mark was the number 1.
Seeing this platinum mark and the number on it, Su Xiao thought of one person: the 1st member of the Phantom Troupe, the Platinum Apostle. Some also called this person Faceless, or the Undying.
Long ago, the Phantom Troupe no longer had a new 1st member. The reason was that the former 1st member, the Platinum Apostle, had betrayed the Troupe Leader. The specific reasons were known to few, but one thing was certain: surviving a period of pursuit by the Troupe Leader showed just how troublesome the Platinum Apostle was.
The most difficult aspect of the Platinum Apostle was that no one knew where its true body was. It could become anyone—perhaps a native of a mission world, a contractor, or even a violator. As long as one touched the medium it spread, they could be assimilated by it.
The strongest point of this assimilation was not control, but that the person involved was completely unaware. Take the spirit demon, for example. From start to finish, the spirit demon maintained its own consciousness. The gains it obtained were not taken by the Platinum Apostle that assimilated it, because what the Platinum Apostle took was far more precious: the spirit demon's fate.
The Platinum Apostle grew in this way. After choosing a target for assimilation, it would continuously devour the target's fate. When the target's fate was exhausted, death would come.
Take the spirit demon again. If it had been its original personality, even if it came to track Su Xiao, it would only have left a tracking mark and immediately left, rather than using its misfortune-based abilities to retaliate against Su Xiao. The reason it did so was that its fate had been nearly devoured entirely. Under such circumstances, whether by chance or a momentary impulse, it would always find new ways to court death.
The Apostle who reaps fate was the former Troupe member No. 1, one of the most troublesome violators currently. The good news, however, was that the host the Platinum Apostle had assimilated this time was not very strong; otherwise, it would have been even harder to deal with.
In fact, the cooperation between Shenfu and the spirit demon was more like an alliance with the Platinum Apostle, though neither had made it explicit. The Platinum Apostle didn't want Shenfu to detect its trail, and Shenfu didn't want to be targeted by the Troupe Leader because of the Platinum Apostle—that would be disastrous.
[Prompt: You have killed Violator 19****28.]
[You have obtained Honor Medals ×4.]
[You have obtained Scarlet Chest: Spirit Demon (Due to the effect of the Spoils of War ability, this chest will contain 20% of the total wealth of Violator: Spirit Demon. However, due to the special nature of this chest, it will only be fully notarized and can be opened normally after you complete this world progression and undergo the world evaluation).]
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Su Xiao examined the Scarlet Chest in his hand. Its shape was similar to a regular chest, but its surface bore scarlet patterns and emitted a faint blood energy.
Putting away the Scarlet Chest, Su Xiao was about to continue his journey when he noticed a translucent mark appear and then slowly dissipate in the air. Seeing this mark, he immediately guessed that it was most likely used to track his location.
It was the tracking mark placed by the spirit demon. Therefore, after its death, the tracking mark would fail within a short time. Su Xiao thought back for a few seconds, confirming that he had never had an enemy named Spirit Demon before. Of course, it was possible that, given she was a violator and he was a hunter, the enmity arose from a chance encounter.
But for a top-tier ninth-rank violator to secretly ambush an absolute-strong-rank hunter was beyond what could be explained by mere chance hostility. This suggested a high probability that she was an accomplice of Shenfu.
If she was Shenfu's accomplice, it made sense why she would risk setting a tracking mark.
Although Su Xiao didn't know what plan Shenfu was secretly orchestrating, during the operation against the Four Titans of the Lightless Temple, he absolutely had to guard against Shenfu causing any trouble.
As Su Xiao pondered, he stopped before a stretch of ruins. He silently stood behind a broken wall. Just as a member of the Lightless God Cult turned a corner and walked right beside him, a crystal short blade had already formed in his hand.
*Pfft!*
The short blade pierced cleanly from under the jaw through the top of the skull. The thrust was quick, and the withdrawal was even cleaner. Su Xiao then smoothly rounded the corner and slit the throat of another Lightless God Cult member.
The blood on the crystal short blade turned into blood energy, which then, in its blood energy form, empowered the crystal blade edge, making it more lethal.
The crystal short blade was thrown. A temple caster who was about to cast a spell and shout loudly was stabbed directly in the mouth. The crystal short blade then pierced through the back of his head, pinning him to the weathered rock wall behind.
*Crack, crack, crack~*
Crystal layers spread like threads, touching two temple knights who were in the process of falling and the temple caster pinned to the wall. The bodies of the three quickly crystallized, turning into crystal statues.
Su Xiao made a grasping motion with one hand. The crystal statues of the three Lightless God Cult members shattered and converged toward his hand. Then, these crystal fragments compressed and condensed into a sphere the size of a marble.
Su Xiao grasped this crystal sphere and then tossed it. It vanished into a stone pillar high above. He silently leaped onto a several-meter-high broken wall, crouched quietly on it. A few seconds later, several Lightless Temple members passed below the broken wall.
After waiting for over ten seconds, Su Xiao leaped down from the broken wall, avoiding other searching Lightless God Cult members, and arrived at the innermost part of the ruins.
This was a drafty hall. At its back was a half-damaged beast-shaped sculpture. After observing the sculpture for a moment, Su Xiao channeled demon spirit energy into it. The next second, an invisible giant mouth swallowed him inside.
After sliding through a spatial passage for a while, Su Xiao again felt the sensation of falling. All around was pitch black. He took out a Soul Coin and tried to inject energy into it. Upon being repelled, the Soul Coin then emitted a faint light, illuminating the surroundings.
This was a Law-Destruction Treasure Vault, but it was very small, only about a dozen square meters. On the wall ahead were layers of metal shelves. Unfortunately, most of these shelves were empty, while some held a few small piles of gray ash.
Su Xiao was mentally prepared for this. Some Law-Destruction Treasure Vaults had existed for too long, and not all secret treasures could withstand the test of time. To be safe, he took out the [Greed Bead] and waited for a moment. The bead had no reaction.
Su Xiao surveyed the situation inside the vault. Due to its ancient age and the lack of patterns or markings, it was hard to tell this was a Law-Destruction Treasure Vault. However, the entry method needed to be changed. Using demon spirit energy as a key was a method that anyone with some experience would recognize as belonging to a Law-Destruction Treasure Vault.
Arriving at the entrance, after waiting for over ten minutes, Su Xiao checked the team channel, confirming that Zuiyasi, Wude, and Kaisa were already outside. He then forcibly broke the mechanism beast sculpture at the entrance and stored it in the team storage space.
The spatial mechanism at the entrance failed, causing the mechanism beast sculpture outside to shatter immediately. Just as a spatial fluctuation was about to spread out, Baha, who was waiting outside, intercepted it, and then Wude took over.
Moments later, a spatial fluctuation appeared ahead. Only Kaisa entered the vault. Seeing this, Su Xiao used the spatial ripples ahead before they dissipated to exit the vault.
The cold, salty air unique to the Wet Salt District drifted into his nostrils. Since the Lightless Temple members were searching this area, Su Xiao entered an alternate space opened by Baha.
Using Baha's alternate space as cover, Su Xiao soon left this ruin area. He had completed his part. The remaining matters here would be left to his other three good teammates. Next, he needed to head near Sanctuary City and prepare to kill the first of the Lightless Temple's Four Titans.
Two hours later, inside the ruined hall, before the half-damaged beast sculpture, a Lightless Temple member dressed in a gray old robe looked around with confusion. He had come to search here because he had heard an unusual noise just a moment ago.
In the Lightless Temple, all those wearing this kind of gray old robe were the lowest-ranking temple servants. The rank structure here was: Gray Robe Servant, Half-Armor Warrior, Armor Knight, Blue Robe Caster, Red Robe Priest, and finally the Black Robe High Priest. Above that were the four supreme beings, including the Eternal Dark Lord.
At this moment, this Gray Robe Servant looked around with a puzzled expression. While searching a corner, his hand unconsciously pressed down on the beast sculpture, which had only half a head left, using it for support as he leaned in to see if anything was in the corner.
*Crack~*
A crisp sound came from under the Gray Robe Servant's hand. This startled him, and he immediately retracted his hand and stepped back. Even though he carried a protective stone while exploring outside the city, he was still on edge. Now, in this perilous ancient ruin, he was naturally even more cautious.
The Gray Robe Servant looked at the spot he had just pressed. Then he let out a surprised exclamation. The head of the beast sculpture he had pressed had collapsed inward, revealing a faint light from within.
After hesitating for a moment, the Gray Robe Servant decided to go forward and check. The next instant, he was sucked inside. He only managed to let out half a scream, leaving behind one arm spurting blood.
Before long, the bloody smell here attracted nearby temple knights and temple casters. A few hours later, this spatial mechanism was opened, and a metal box that had been sealed for at least several thousand years was discovered.
Torches illuminated the darkness of the abandoned hall. Temple High Priest Ezle led his two trusted aides into the hall, followed by a crowd of temple knights and temple casters offering flattery and support.
Temple High Priest Ezle, no, it should be Shenfu, stopped before the metal box. After examining it, he determined that it had not been opened for at least several thousand years, and the mechanism on it was extremely complex. Any slight mistake would trigger the mechanism and damage the contents inside.
"Go to Black Iron City and invite a master craftsman. This thing can't be moved carelessly anymore."
Hearing Shenfu's words, the several temple priests present felt troubled. Given the Lightless Temple's reputation, they couldn't invite a master craftsman from Black Iron City. Those master craftsmen were mostly disciples of the Mechanical Creator. They had the Mechanical Creator's backing and weren't afraid of the Lightless Temple.
"I don't care what method you use. Three hours. In three hours, I want to see a master craftsman here, ready to try and open this treasure box."
Shenfu's acting was always impeccable, on par with Su Xiao, Wude, and Green Gillian. So, disguised as Temple High Priest Ezle, he perfectly emulated the High Priest's usual style.
Hearing Shenfu's words, the temple priests and temple casters present were terrified. They knew very well the terrible consequences of failing the High Priest's command. Several of them left with grim expressions.
Three and a half hours later, a master craftsman with an extremely ugly expression was escorted by several temple knights into the abandoned hall. However, upon seeing the mechanism runes on the treasure box, the master craftsman's expression improved slightly. He examined the box for a moment and said:
"Judging by the style of these mechanism runes, they belong to the external Tubuyan civilization. This civilization excelled in the use of life force and soul power. Are you sure you want me to break it? Today, the value of this layer of mechanism runes might be higher than what's inside."
The master craftsman looked around at the temple priests opposite him. As for his mention of the Tubuyan civilization and its expertise in life force and soul power, that was complete nonsense. Why did he say that? Who would refuse a secret medicine that enhances perception? Moreover, the person who commissioned him to say this was a close friend of his mentor. Not to mention, the people he was deceiving were the Lightless Temple, which he detested to the core.
Details determined success or failure. Before the treasure box was even opened, a possible outcome had already been laid out. For example, this so-called Tubuyan civilization, which excelled in life force and soul power, would naturally leave behind three [Life Crystals] that had yet to be processed and refined. This was perfectly normal, just as no one would suspect a blacksmith's home to have a hammer.
As for how Su Xiao, Zuiyasi, Wude, and Kaisa knew that the Lightless Temple would seek out this particular master craftsman, especially since there were three master craftsmen in Black Iron City capable of opening the treasure box, the truth was that Su Xiao and the others didn't know which of the three the Lightless Temple would approach. So, they had secretly reached agreements with all three master craftsmen in advance, perfectly solving this probability problem.
Another issue was that easily obtained things always aroused suspicion. Conversely, if the treasure was hidden in a vault, sealed in a mechanism box with attached runes, and to open it, they even had to coerce a master craftsman from Black Iron City, the treasure obtained this way would obviously be more trustworthy.
The moment the treasure box was opened, a rich aura of primordial life force spread out. Everyone present unconsciously felt a surge of greed, their eyes fixed on the three [Life Crystals] inside the box.
Tiny, sparkling light green particles drifted out of the treasure box. A temple caster greedily inhaled these light green particles. In just a few seconds, he was astonished to find that his total life force had increased somewhat. This nearly made him unable to suppress his inner greed.
Shenfu looked at the three [Life Crystals] inside the box. Seeing such a rare treasure, it would be a lie to say he wasn't tempted. But in an instant, he extinguished the nascent greed. The timing of these [Life Crystals] appearing was somewhat suspicious, and there were three of them. This number was truly thought-provoking.
"Such secret treasures can only be offered to the four supreme beings. Do any of you have other opinions?"
Shenfu's words made everyone present retract the greed in their eyes, followed by successive agreements and flattery.
Shenfu closed the lid of the treasure box. Having formed some kind of suspicion, he had lost all interest in these three [Life Crystals]. The reason was that the potent poison of the Holy Flame Alchemist demanded his full vigilance, even as a humanoid ancient god.
Soon, Shenfu, along with a few trusted aides and the temple knights and casters who had discovered the secret treasure, headed back towards Sanctuary City.
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Void, Arcane Eternal Star, the rebuilt Lakeside Dormitory.
Silver Moon Lake still shimmered with silvery moonlight under the silver moon's glow. However, this was no longer the Silver Moon Lake of old, and there was no longer the original Lake Heart Island.
On the third floor of the Lakeside Dormitory, in Green Wei's room.
At this moment, Green Wei looked utterly defeated, staring at the scrolls and parchments on the table. The various runes and arrays on them made Green Wei, no, made Green Gillian dizzy.
After quietly letting Green Wei's consciousness fall asleep, Green Gillian could finally begin her night life. Having barely come back to life, her first desire was to enjoy a hearty meal, then go see her old flame, who was also the mentor of this body.
But who would have thought, before she could even leave, her long-yearned-for old flame came to her door. However, she didn't come to reminisce about the past, but brought various alchemical knowledge for her to master.
What made Green Gillian even more frustrated was that the owner of this body was indeed an alchemical genius, personally recognized by the famous Holy Flame Alchemist. After recalling from the body's memories who the Holy Flame Alchemist was, Green Gillian suddenly felt that karma had come far too quickly.
Green Gillian even suspected whether Green Wei was cultivated from her cells, otherwise, how could she have alchemical talent?
"Teacher, I want to go out. I don't want to learn this stuff anymore. What alchemical talent? That's just a lie from the Holy Flame Alchemist. I have no alchemical talent."
Green Gillian mimicked Green Wei's tone 100%, speaking with a look of utter despair. If it were anyone else, they truly couldn't disguise themselves as Green Wei in front of Sefeiliya. Only Green Gillian could do it, because she knew the Sefeiliya sitting opposite her very well.
Sefeiliya ignored Green Wei. She continued to focus on drawing an energy conduction ring composed of Li elements, until the Green Wei opposite leaned back in her chair, tilted her head back, and let her hands hang limply.
*Dong~*
Sefeiliya tapped the table with her knuckle, locking eyes with the now-sitting-up Green Wei. But this brief eye contact made Sefeiliya feel a bit dazed. She seemed to see the shadow of an old acquaintance in Green Wei. This made her emotions hard to calm. The surging hatred and the doting love for her beloved disciple nearly mixed together.
Sefeiliya left a stern look, telling Green Wei to continue studying alchemy, then got up and left. After going out the door, Sefeiliya let out a long sigh.
On one side was a corridor with continuous windows. Moonlight streamed in through the windows.
"You saw me again."
It seemed a phantom appeared behind Sefeiliya, accompanied by an elusive laugh. This imagined phantom had not appeared in Sefeiliya's perception for many years.
"Shut up. You are just my imagination, an imagination born after I personally killed my enemy. I have long since defeated you."
After Sefeiliya spoke, the illusory Green Gillian gradually dissipated. Sensing this, Sefeiliya let out a long sigh and walked towards the corner of the corridor.
At that moment, in Green Wei's room, Green Wei, no, Green Gillian's eyes opened. The smile on her face gradually intensified. She mouthed silently, in a way only she could know:
"This time, it's not just imagination."
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Sanctuary City, on the southern guard tower.
Su Xiao sat on the metal railing of the tower's top floor. Beside him was a member of the Eternal Light Temple on guard duty. However, at this moment, the Eternal Light Temple member's eyes were pitch black, and black mist of demon spirit energy emanated from his body. He was clearly being controlled by Su Xiao through the Blade Demon Spirit.
*Click, clack~*
Su Xiao twisted the Mysterious Eye in his hand. Although he had unlocked three methods of use, he always felt that the activation method was wrong.
It felt like this was clearly a bird with wings, but he was making it spin its long neck and head at high speed, flying like a helicopter. Although it did fly, it always looked strange.
"Boss, the person is coming. Bubu, stop sleeping. The escort team over there is coming."
Baha woke Bubu Wang. Bubu Wang woke up dazedly, his eyes seeming to ask if it was time to eat. Learning it was for business, Bubu wiped the drool from his mouth, took out a terminal, and started operating. Soon, mechanical bees flew out.
These mechanical bees weren't for close-range surveillance, but for detecting high-intensity energy targets. With the threshold adjusted by Bubu Wang, only the Lightless Temple's Four Titans within this large surrounding area could trigger the mechanical bees' dynamic capture.
A few minutes later, several figures, seemingly sitting around a large round table, were gradually rendered. Although only outlines, their shapes clearly identified them as the Eternal Dark Lord, the Archbishop of the Abyss, the Ancestor, and the Star Devourer.
At this moment, in the Upper City of Sanctuary City, on the fifth floor of the Supreme Temple.
The Eternal Dark Lord, the Archbishop of the Abyss, the Ancestor, and the Star Devourer were indeed sitting around a large stone table. Among them, the Star Devourer was the tallest. Its outer skin was as black and shiny as a meteorite. The two horns curving backward on its head bore dense patterns. However, the patterns on both horns did not extend to the tips.
Every time the Star Devourer devoured a star and digested it, the star patterns on its horns would grow by less than 0.01 millimeters. When its horns were completely covered with star patterns, it would be time for it to take another step forward.
The backward-curving horns, several meters long, now only had the last ten or so centimeters at the tips without star patterns. One could imagine how many stars it had devoured and how many worlds it had caused to collapse.
The Star Devourer had four arms. Two of the arms had only three fingers, while the other two were beast claws, each with an eye on the back of the hand.
The neighboring Ancestor was about three meters tall, generally humanoid, with dark gold cloth strips wrapped around its body. The terrifying fluctuation, as if it could drain all life and soul, indicated that as long as it had the chance to leave the Eternal Light World, it could once again become a calamity for all realms in a short time.
Compared to the Star Devourer's consumption of stars, when the Ancestor descended upon a world, it would drain that world and all its inhabitants dry. Eventually, the planets of that world would crack apart one by one, like sandballs losing their moisture.
Looking further to the side was the Eternal Dark Lord. The Eternal Dark Lord wore a metallic-feeling white robe. Under the hood, its head seemed to be a void, or perhaps contained the struggling multitudes of countless sufferings.
Next to the Eternal Dark Lord sat the Archbishop of the Abyss, dressed in a black bishop's robe, with a face very similar to the human race. However, the pitch-black eyes covered with white rings made anyone who met its gaze feel as if they had fallen into the abyss, enveloped and swallowed by darkness and despair.
"Eternal Dark, I heard your capable subordinate is going to give us a big gift?"
The Archbishop of the Abyss spoke, its voice steady and full of authority.
"Yes."
The Eternal Dark Lord's voice had a sense of overlap, like a single voice, or like multiple voices superimposed.
"What good things could there be in this prison?"
The Star Devourer spoke, its voice thunderous. As it finished speaking, the door to the council hall was pushed open. Two of Shenfu's trusted aides stopped outside the door. Shenfu entered the hall alone, carrying the treasure box.
The moment the treasure box entered the hall, the Ancestor, which had been resting with over a dozen eyes closed, suddenly opened its two main eyes, along with the rows of eyes on either side of its main eyes, extending down to its ears, each smaller than the last.
Shenfu placed the treasure box down, opened it, and then stepped back two paces. The Four Titans, originally sitting around the large round table, were all visibly moved. But they quickly discovered that this secret treasure, which made their greed surge wildly, only had three pieces—not enough for all of them.
The Star Devourer's aura began to spread. Just then, the hand of the Eternal Dark Lord, formed from golden mist, reached out. The three [Life Crystals] flew above its palm. This caused the Star Devourer's aura to become violent.
*Crack!*
The three [Life Crystals] shattered. The life force energy within surged out, but was immediately sealed and bound by the Eternal Dark Lord's ability, forming four fist-sized spheres. It kept one for itself and sent the remaining three floating in front of the Archbishop of the Abyss, the Ancestor, and the Star Devourer.
This result made the Star Devourer retract its violent aura. It examined the life force energy before it. Confirming it was fine, it opened its massive maw and inhaled, swallowing it.
The Ancestor grasped the life force energy. Like dry sand absorbing water, the life force energy vanished in an instant.
The Archbishop of the Abyss waited a moment. Seeing that the Ancestor and the Star Devourer were unharmed, it also absorbed its share of life force energy. Finally, the Eternal Dark Lord reached out and grabbed its portion. The golden mist quickly devoured it. Even it could not bind such pure life force energy for long.
"This is indeed a great gift. It's been years since I've tasted..."
The Star Devourer's words were cut short as a sharp pain suddenly wracked its body. Then, a large amount of black liquid spewed from its mouth and nose. More horrifyingly, even after leaving its body, this black liquid rapidly spawned flesh and carapace with its characteristics.
Seeing this, the Eternal Dark Lord knew something was wrong. Then, it felt as if the world in its perception was twisting and turning.
Seeing the state of the Star Devourer and the Eternal Dark Lord, the Ancestor remained very calm, because it was immune to any poison or similar schemes. But just as this thought arose, the Ancestor's vision blurred.
Three of the Lightless Temple's Four Titans were poisoned. However, this was not enough to kill them.
Compared to the poisoned Eternal Dark Lord, Ancestor, and Star Devourer, the Archbishop of the Abyss's expression was even uglier. Because it did not detect any signs of poisoning in itself. On the contrary, having just absorbed a large amount of life force energy, its condition was excellent.
This was the third characteristic of this potent poison: a 90% or higher probability of being ineffective against abyssal beings.
The idea was to let the Four Titans of the Lightless Temple divide the three [Life Crystals] and then cause internal strife? That was possible, but the probability was too low.
But if, among the Four Titans of the Lightless Temple, three who consumed the [Life Crystals] were all poisoned, while only the Archbishop of the Abyss was fine, this situation became very interesting.