Chapter 48: A Formidable Enemy
On the open ground before the mother nest, the surface was covered in a layer of fungal carpet. Stepping on it felt similar to walking on a lawn, only firmer and tougher.
Translucent soul jellyfish floated all around, each over two meters in diameter. However, compared to the kilometer-high mother nest behind them, these soul jellyfish appeared quite small.
Busy worker scorpions occasionally passed by. Due to the proximity of a "biological reaction mound," the air here was exceptionally fresh.
Su Xiao, Bubu Wang, and Amu all looked up at the spatial vortex above. If his guess was correct, some divine being was using such means to arrive here—and it was an evil god. Su Xiao had slain many evil gods before and was quite accurate in judging their aura.
Originally, Jila also wanted to come out and watch the commotion, but out of caution, Su Xiao had Amu carry her back inside and keep an eye on her, forbidding her from leaving the nest chamber. Jila wasn't afraid of Bubu Wang or Baha—she would even ride on Bubu Wang's back and pluck Baha's feathers—but she was somewhat scared of Amu.
"This teleportation is way too slow," Baha remarked.
The moment he finished speaking, the spatial vortex above suddenly expanded. A figure over four meters tall, humanoid in shape, with over a dozen eyes, a horn curving backward on its head, and a pair of black wings on its back, stepped out from the spatial vortex.
As the spatial mist cleared the next second, this God of Misfortune immediately turned to retreat back into the vortex. Unfortunately, there was a specialized space-type contractor present—Baha interfered with the spatial vortex, causing it to close.
Why did the God of Misfortune try to retreat as soon as he appeared? It wasn't hard to understand. Anyone who, after completing a spatial teleportation and watching the spatial mist dissipate, saw a kilometer-high dark purple mother nest, tens of thousands of Demon Flame Dragons swooping around, fungal carpet covering the ground for over a dozen kilometers, and various insectoid structures across the area, would have the same reaction as the God of Misfortune.
The God of Misfortune had used his [Strange Misfortune Coin Purse] to kill many luck-type beings, rarely failing. He had prepared to use overwhelming combat power to settle this, but upon reaching his destination, he realized this enemy wasn't so easy to deal with.
The God of Misfortune hovered a dozen meters above the ground. Even in such a predicament, he maintained an air of arrogance, lowering his eyelids to glance at Su Xiao, Bubu Wang, Amu, and the Demon Flame Dragon Barbatos behind Su Xiao.
Given the God of Misfortune's pride, backing down now was absolutely impossible. So he decided to strike first and capture the leader. The aura of misfortune around him suddenly intensified, with black misfortune energy condensing into solid form, like specks of black energy suspended in the surrounding air.
The God of Misfortune pointed at Su Xiao below. A terrifying curse aura descended upon Su Xiao, causing the sky to be shrouded in dark clouds, the environment turning pitch black.
"..."
Su Xiao looked at the God of Misfortune standing diagonally above him. Though afflicted by the misfortune curse, he showed no reaction whatsoever. His [Soul Lock Lantern] wasn't triggered either.
The originally eerie, dark atmosphere suddenly became awkward. The God of Misfortune, hovering in midair, looked puzzled. He gathered misfortune energy again and fiercely pointed at Su Xiao from a distance.
"..."
Su Xiao remained expressionless. This made the God of Misfortune's eyes widen a bit, as if he found it impossible. He gathered misfortune energy a third time and fiercely pointed at Su Xiao once more. This time, his intimidation was especially powerful, with aura surging wildly.
Releasing his misfortune, the God of Misfortune abandoned the arrogance he had maintained since his arrival, let out a roar, and unleashed his full power.
When everything settled, Su Xiao raised his hand and looked at the dissipating misfortune on his palm. He confirmed one thing—compared to the fortune of the entire Law Destruction faction, the God of Misfortune's methods clearly weren't enough. Unable to shake the Law Destruction faction's fortune, it naturally couldn't afflict Su Xiao with misfortune.
Originally, Su Xiao had wanted to test if the God of Misfortune's misfortune could offset the Law Destruction faction's bad luck, creating a double negative that would give him good luck for a while. Now it seemed he had overestimated the God of Misfortune and underestimated the Law Destruction faction's fortune.
The surrounding misfortune dissipated. Su Xiao locked eyes with the God of Misfortune. At this moment, both opposing parties shared the same sentiment—neither was in a good mood.
"Kill him."
Su Xiao turned and walked toward the insect nest. The next second, dragonflame sprayed down from above, and one living missile after another flew from the distant brutal cannons.
By the time Su Xiao reached the nest chamber and meditated for a while, a notification appeared. Unexpectedly, this God of Misfortune had some skill, managing to hold out for so long under the siege of the Demon Flame Dragons.
[You have slain the God of Misfortune.]
[You have obtained the Misfortune Chest (Uncertainty Chest, with multiple opening results).]
[Due to your equipped Nine-Star Title: God Hunter, you have seized the "Divine Soul" of the God of Misfortune through this kill and sealed it within the God Hunter title.]
[Current Divine Souls stored in the God Hunter title are as follows:]