Chapter 3: Complete the Golden Challenge, which is to become the champion of this Golden Arena.
Regarding the Golden Arena, Su Xiao had long known about it. Back in the Wind Sea Continent, he had obtained the [Golden Arena Admission Ticket], and the Golden Arena was located in the Witch Realm.
Among the rewards from participating in the Golden Arena, Su Xiao valued the Golden Skill Point the most. In other words, the "Golden Arena," which every contractor could only participate in once in their lifetime, offered the most Golden Skill Points. Missing this opportunity would leave a permanent shortage of Golden Skill Points.
After Su Xiao gathered the [Origin Stone: World] in the Eternal Light World, one of its bonuses was: "Power (Passive): You will gain a permanent boost. All skills within the skill list have their level cap increased by Lv.10 (This bonus can only be triggered when True Stamina reaches 500 points)."
Currently, Su Xiao's True Stamina had already exceeded 500 points, but he hadn't immediately activated this bonus from the [Origin Stone: World]. Such a significant increase in ability caps required time and a safe environment to adapt, along with a massive amount of Golden Skill Points to raise various abilities to their new limits.
Su Xiao had a feeling that if he returned to Reincarnation Paradise alive this time and achieved the expected gains, after this upgrade, he would undoubtedly become the strongest among the current Absolute Strong Rank. He might even challenge the historical upper limit of the Absolute Strong Rank. This wasn't arrogance but rather the expected outcome for a super late-game inheritance system like the Shadow of Law Destruction after obtaining the [Origin Stone: World].
Weighing the three goals, Su Xiao decided to complete the "Golden Challenge" first, because the Moon Witch's commission and the talent awakening task were both harder to achieve and would take more time.
"Woof."
On the train car, Bubu Wang, who was enjoying the breeze beside Su Xiao, barked, meaning it vaguely sensed someone secretly spying.
Su Xiao wasn't surprised by this. At this stage, his main mission content was: Kill Azler, the Black Hole, one of the leaders of the Dark God Cult, and use the [Astral Disk] to seize the portion of Dark Blood he possessed, allowing the [Astral Disk] to absorb it.
After completing the first part of the main mission by killing the Dark Twins, Su Xiao had obtained the [Astral Disk]. If he guessed correctly, the subsequent mission content would involve dealing with the powerful beings who had seized portions of the Dark Blood. Once the [Astral Disk] had absorbed all the Dark Blood, the final stage of the main mission would begin. Then, he would learn the true reason the Moon Witch, Seris, had invited him to the Witch Realm.
Therefore, the main mission and the Moon Witch's commission could be seen as the same content. This also explained another matter: after discovering that Su Xiao possessed the [Book of Original Sin] and had five "Big Dads" sealed inside it, the Moon Witch chose not to fall out with him. Of course, not falling out was definitely related to the deterrent power of these five "Big Dads."
Su Xiao watched the fleeting wilderness scenery. He was gradually realizing that although the Dark Twins and Azler the Black Hole were both leaders of the Dark God Cult, their difficulty levels were not on the same scale. Azler the Black Hole was a super old schemer hiding behind the scenes, and he also had the help of a fanatic, a leader-level combatant of the Dark God Cult.
With one in the open and one in the shadows, they were harder to deal with. Moreover, their relationship was like brothers, making it difficult to provoke or sow discord between them.
"Woof."
Bubu Wang beside him barked again, meaning the spy had quietly left.
Su Xiao raised his hand and patted Bubu's dog head. This time, only he and Bubu had come to the appointment. Amu, Baha, Alanna, and Serin were still in Falling Star City. The reason was that another bombing had occurred there. Falling Star City was intended to replace the Ancient King City and become one of the three major prosperous cities. Someone daring to plan a bombing there made one suspect it was the work of the fanatic.
Before long, the train speeding across the wilderness stopped. Su Xiao looked to the side and saw a three-story building standing amidst a flower field. The courtyard was surrounded by a fence, and a few hunting dogs were lazily lying under a tree.
Sensing someone's arrival, these lying dogs raised their bodies and pricked up their ears. Their radial pupils sent a chill down one's spine. This was the most obvious sign of a wizard's "Malignant Transformation."
The "Malignant Transformation" of wizards could be divided into two types: "Madness Sequence" and "Filth Sequence." The former was extreme, dark-hearted, and cruel, with relatively minor changes in appearance. Simply put, the "Madness Sequence" transformation meant the wizard had, to some extent, resisted "Alien Abyssification." The "Filth Sequence" transformation was much more miserable.
These hunting dogs had clearly undergone an artificial "Malignant Transformation," specifically toward the "Madness Sequence."
Deliberately showing these dogs could be seen as the Moon Witch revealing a weakness. "Malignant Transformation" was a taboo among the wizard faction. If others learned that Seris, the Moon Witch, was researching this, it would undoubtedly cause endless trouble. Some upright old wizards would even step forward to confront Seris face-to-face. These old wizards, who had toiled for the wizard faction all their lives, were not afraid of death.
Entering the courtyard, Su Xiao frowned slightly. This meeting with the Moon Witch, Seris, had given him a bad feeling from the start. He gave Bubu Wang a look, and without further communication, Bubu understood and blended into the environment.
Su Xiao pushed open the door and entered the elegantly styled building. Going up to the second floor, the scene before him made him feel even more uneasy.
Sunlight streamed in through the window, a fresh breeze stirred the white gauze curtains, and soothing music relaxed the mind. In this setting, a beauty in a moon-white long dress with smooth, flowing hair was sitting on an ancient yet luxurious black wooden chair, lost in thought. The earring on her right ear slowly scattered a little moonlight. Her slightly dazed gaze held a hint of weary languor.
The Moon Witch, Seris, looked incredibly charming at this moment. If anyone else saw this scene, they would likely feel admiration and affection, if not outright infatuation. However, the person witnessing this was Su Xiao, who had a Charm Attribute of -22 points. Seeing the scene before him, his heart was as calm as still water. His first thought was that this woman's invitation this time meant trouble.
The breeze was gentle, and the Moon Witch, Seris, still had a somewhat languid look in her eyes. Su Xiao stopped at the door. Seconds ticked by. After half a minute, the Moon Witch couldn't hold back anymore. She spoke with a meaningful smile:
"As expected of a Technique Grandmaster. The Charm Eye has no effect on you. That puts my mind at ease."
As she spoke, the Moon Witch, Seris, took off a ring from her right index finger. The ring was entirely crimson, and at the gem setting, there was a slit, like an eye about to open.
"..."
Su Xiao silently sat down opposite her at the small round table. Seeing this, the Moon Witch across from him picked up her teacup and took a light sip.
"I owe you for what happened at Sky City."
The Moon Witch was referring to the incident where the leader, Po Yern, severely wounded the Supreme Rank, Immortal, Abyss Spawn near Sky City, and Su Xiao then devoured and destroyed it.
The primordial life force energy of this peak-stage Supreme Rank, Immortal, Abyss Spawn was immense, equivalent to the Demon Spirit devouring five portions of "Demon Spirit Source Matter." Even though Su Xiao could obtain 70% of the demonic energy through his newly acquired "Demon Devouring Constitution" ability and high-risk additional operations, the remaining 30% of demonic energy would still increase the Demon Spirit's strength within the Blade Demon Spirit from 410 points to 560 points.
According to the ratio of Demon Spirit strength to Soul Strength given by Devourer Star, Akas, a Demon Spirit strength of 560 points would require Su Xiao to have a Soul Strength of about 1060 points to suppress it.
Currently, Su Xiao's Soul Strength was 890 points, still a full 170 points short of 1060. This meant that once the Blade Demon Spirit within Dragon-Slaying Flash completed this "Primordial Life Force" absorption, it and Su Xiao would enter a thrilling and dangerous "mutual harm" phase.
Of course, Su Xiao wasn't without gains. This time, he could absorb 350 points of demonic energy. With the effect of the "Demon Devouring Constitution" ability, his "All Potential Cap Tiers" and "Abyss Resistance" would both see massive improvements. The former was crucial for whether his Strength, Agility, Stamina, and Intelligence attributes could reach 800 points.
At this moment, Su Xiao could already feel the Blade Demon Spirit within Dragon-Slaying Flash rapidly devouring and converting the Supreme Rank, Immortal, Abyss Spawn's primordial life force energy into demonic energy. Moreover, the Blade Demon Spirit, which he had been suppressing all along, seemed to be biding its time, ready to make a move.
Su Xiao had a talent for increasing Soul Strength, which had always allowed him to suppress the Demon Spirit. Now that the Demon Spirit finally seemed ready to turn the tables, it was naturally a bit eager to try.
Furthermore, Su Xiao vaguely felt that his Demon Spirit had female characteristics. This was because, not long ago, the Demon Spirit had nearly devoured Tide Hunter. Back in the Wind Sea Continent, from the dark blue smoke representing the Demon Spirit, a hand with slender, fair fingers had reached out. On the back of this hand were faint dark blue patterns.
What left a deeper impression on Su Xiao was that he inexplicably raised his hand and interlocked fingers with it. This wasn't mutual attraction but rather an instinctive attempt to catch it. In other words, it wasn't an inexplicable action but a subconscious effort to prevent the Blade Demon Spirit from gaining further consciousness. Unfortunately, this would at most delay things. The significant boost to the Blade Demon Spirit this time made it inevitable that the Demon Spirit would gain consciousness.
In fact, the Blade Demon Spirit gaining consciousness had long been foreshadowed. The existence of the Void Blade Demon itself was proof of this.
The good news was that Su Xiao had chosen to seal the Blade Demon Spirit within Dragon-Slaying Flash. This way, even if the Blade Demon Spirit truly gained consciousness, it would only occasionally "mutually harm" him, rather than constantly eroding and interfering with him.
Moreover, by the mid-to-late Supreme Rank, it would be time for him and the Blade Demon Spirit to make a final decision. If the Demon Spirit won, a new Blade Demon would appear. If Su Xiao won, the Demon Spirit's consciousness would fall completely silent.
At this stage, although Su Xiao's Soul Strength wasn't enough to suppress the Blade Demon Spirit with 560 points of Demon Spirit strength, he had just obtained the Eternal Rank [Seal Demon] scabbard. This Law-Destruction-exclusive scabbard's main purpose was to curb the Demon Spirit's backlash. Furthermore, Eternal Rank was the highest equipment tier, at least in the mainstream equipment system.
Therefore, even if Su Xiao's current Soul Strength was insufficient, with the [Seal Demon] scabbard, the enhanced Demon Spirit wouldn't be able to erode him quickly. As long as he quickly raised his Soul Strength to 1100 points, the situation would be stable.
"Bai Ye, you killed the Dark Twins earlier. Did you find a disk they carried? Metallic texture, about the size of a plate, showing a soft gold in sunlight, with stars distributed on it..."
As the Moon Witch, Seris, described it, Su Xiao quickly realized she was looking for the [Astral Disk]. Although he had it, he wasn't about to reveal that. It was both the core item of the main mission and a clue to many subsequent matters.
Regardless of what the Dark Blood possessed by Azler the Black Hole and other powerful enemies was, once the [Astral Disk] absorbed all the Dark Blood, the greatest secret of the Witch Realm would be revealed to Su Xiao.
Whether it was the final requirement of the main mission, the talent awakening task's requirement to kill the "Initial Malignant Transformation," or the "Hunt List: Blood Pact: Bounty 5: Aggregate" requirement to "Find the Malignant Aggregate and submit it to Reincarnation Paradise," all these important matters were related to the [Astral Disk] and the "Dark Blood."
Realizing this, Su Xiao's thoughts became completely clear. He just needed to take the [Astral Disk] and, based on the main mission's clues, collect or seize all the Dark Blood.
It seemed simple, but those qualified to possess Dark Blood were undoubtedly powerful enemies. Currently, he only knew that Azler the Black Hole, one of the three leaders of the Dark God Cult, had a portion of Dark Blood.
"If you find this disk, you can give it to me. There will be a heavy reward."
The Moon Witch, Seris, took a light sip of black tea, smiling as she looked at Su Xiao. Although she said this, her actual meaning was that Su Xiao must keep the [Astral Disk] safe. It was very important.
"Hmm. I'll inform you if I find it."
Su Xiao would never admit to having the [Astral Disk]. The Moon Witch, Seris, across from him, didn't press further on this matter. They were both old foxes; mutual understanding was enough. Some things didn't need to be said too bluntly.
"This disk is called the Astral Disk. It's actually a key, but it's only useful after absorbing all the Dark Blood."
Hearing this, Su Xiao understood the Moon Witch's intention. After he killed the Dark Twins, this employer had finally fully trusted him and was ready to reveal some secrets to facilitate subsequent cooperation.
"There are five portions of Dark Blood. Each portion represents a characteristic: Mind, Will, Power, Authority, and Wisdom."
As she spoke, the Moon Witch, Seris, took out an old piece of parchment and spread it open. In the center of the parchment was a witch's mark, but it was an ancient style. One could faintly see that the current representative mark used by the wizard faction was derived from this witch's mark.
Around this witch's mark were five black marks: a black sword, a black crown, a black single eye, a black heart, and a black full moon.
These five black marks corresponded to the characteristics of the five portions of Dark Blood. The Moon Witch, Seris, pointed her fair finger at the black single eye and said, "This is the Mind's Eye. The Dark Blood that Azler the Black Hole devoured represents Mind."
After uttering the name Azler the Black Hole, the Moon Witch's hair slowly began to float. The cold hatred, like moonlight, was chilling. After a moment, the Moon Witch sighed and said:
"My most proud disciple died at the hands of Azler the Black Hole. She was painstakingly trained by me and those old stubborn ones. She was supposed to be the next Moon Witch..."
In all their meetings, this was the first time Su Xiao heard hesitation in the Moon Witch, Seris's, tone.
"Bai Ye, the moment you see Azler the Black Hole, don't give him a chance to speak. Use your strongest move to kill him in one strike. If you give him a chance to speak, you might be the one to lose. Don't be arrogant because of your Grandmaster power. Nothing in this world is absolute, including a Blade Grandmaster's restraint over the Mind system. That is Dark Blood, the strongest power in the Witch Realm."
The Moon Witch, Seris, placed a photo on the table. It showed a man wearing a black top hat. His face was pale, and a scar ran from the corner of his mouth to below his ear on the right side. The centipede-like stitched scar didn't make him look fierce; instead, the smile in his eyes made him seem gentle and humble.
The later the stage, the more kind-faced the enemies Su Xiao encountered. The less dangerous they appeared, the more perilous they actually were. Those with fierce looks and vicious faces were either small fry or paper tigers.
No explanation was needed. Su Xiao already knew the man in the photo was Azler the Black Hole, a legendary leader of the Dark God Cult, like a mist behind the scenes.
Su Xiao picked up the photo and found it was actually half a photo, looking like a casual snapshot. He brought it to his nose and smelled a faint scent of sandalwood. This photo was definitely not a candid shot. It had been carefully preserved, perhaps placed on a desk or bedside for a long time in a sandalwood frame. Over time, the unique smell had permeated the back of the photo.
"How did you get this?"
Su Xiao asked while taking out a microscopic device to examine the details of the half photo.
"One of my wizards paid with his life to obtain it. He was a Space System. In the end, only his hand and this half photo were teleported back. All other information was erased. Diviners tried, but the causal lines were severed by an unknown Fate System wizard."
The information the Moon Witch revealed showed Azler the Black Hole's caution. However, he had a weakness: the other half of this photo. That was Azler the Black Hole's weakness.
First, rule out the possibility that the other half of the photo was the fanatic. Although Azler the Black Hole and the fanatic were like brothers, the fanatic was always high-profile and wouldn't need to erase his traces.
From the condition of the photo, Azler the Black Hole had only managed to destroy half of it in time. Moreover, he would rather expose his own appearance than reveal the person on the other half of the photo.
Azler the Black Hole had devoured the Dark Blood of Mind. His overly powerful mind was like a giant ghost ship on a windless sea. If only Azler the Black Hole was on this giant ghost ship, it would be endless loneliness, very painful.
Azler the Black Hole needed someone who wouldn't disturb him, someone quiet and obedient to stand by his side. Most likely, it was a wife or child. This was the best choice.
"The Dark Prophet cursed this photo. If anyone tries to restore it, they will also be affected by the curse."
The Moon Witch's fingertip touched the photo. The moon pattern on her nail emerged, repelling the curse emanating from the photo. Only then did Su Xiao notice the curse on the photo. He wasn't an expert in this area because there was no need to spend energy on it. With the [Book of Original Sin] in hand, his curse resistance was extremely high.
"Dark Prophet?"
Su Xiao had heard this title once before.
"Yes. He is the strongest Filth user."
Hearing the title "strongest Filth user," Su Xiao felt it was troublesome. After a wizard's "Malignant Transformation," the "Madness Sequence" seemed stronger, but in a life-or-death battle, the "Filth Sequence" was more troublesome. Even if one won and killed the Filth user, the victor would pay a heavy price in the future. In most cases, the victor couldn't bear the filth power constantly eroding their body and soul and would choose to end their own life.
Therefore, unless necessary, no one would provoke a Filth user. Even if there was a conflict, they would choose to smooth things over and avoid fighting them.
Su Xiao didn't know why the Dark Prophet was willing to help Azler the Black Hole. In external rumors, the Dark Prophet belonged to a neutral faction. He traveled across the Wizard Continent, absorbing the pain, illness, and disasters he saw, bearing them himself. He was an ancient traveler who commanded genuine respect.
Such an old man helping Azler the Black Hole, one of the leaders of the Dark God Cult, was truly surprising. Of course, there was another possibility: the Dark Prophet was helping the person shown on the missing half of the photo.
The Moon Witch, Seris, couldn't do anything with this photo, but that didn't mean Su Xiao was helpless. He had encountered this kind of situation many times.
Under the slightly puzzled gaze of the Moon Witch across from him, Su Xiao took out a Soul Coin, pressed it with his thumb, and flicked it into the air with a *ding*.
The Soul Coin spun upward. When it fell to a certain point, a hand reached out from the side and caught it precisely.
This scene surprised even the Moon Witch, Seris, a Supreme Rank. After sizing up Kaisa, she frowned deeper and deeper, as if thinking of something. She said:
"If I'm not mistaken, this is the famous Deceiver."
"Oh? The esteemed Moon Witch has heard of me?"
Kaisa grinned slyly, looking honored.
"To be precise, I've heard of the deeds of you two."
As she spoke, the Moon Witch glanced at Kaisa, then at Su Xiao. For some reason, at this moment, she suddenly felt that the treasury of the Witch Guild she commanded was no longer very safe.
"My dear friend, why did you call me here?"
"..."
Su Xiao picked up the half photo on the table and handed it to Kaisa. After examining it, Kaisa looked troubled and scratched his head.
"My dear friend, my abilities are limited. This photo has a strong curse. It's not easy to deal with."
Hearing this, Su Xiao knew Kaisa had a way. Kaisa's phrases like "not easy to deal with," "limited abilities," and "somewhat powerless" could basically be translated as: "Need more money."
"Kaisa, this Moon Witch is my employer. Don't charge too much."
Su Xiao said. Given their deep friendship and tacit understanding, these words automatically translated in Kaisa's ears to: "This witch is very rich. Charge whatever you want."
"Yes, yes, yes. I'll be careful with the price."
Kaisa pulled out his shabby POS machine, tapping his fingers while muttering things like "8 out, 16 in, 10% daily interest." The Moon Witch across from him listened in silence.
"Well, Moon Witch madam, if I want to restore this photo, I'll definitely be cursed. Look at my small frame; I might just kick the bucket. So I need to include my risk fee, labor fee, mental trauma fee, nutrition fee, and the possibility that the curse might cause my hemorrhoids to relapse. Although I last sacrificed them to an evil god, life is unpredictable..."
After listening to Kaisa's string of quotes, the Moon Witch was clearly a bit speechless. She simply took out a gem and placed it on the table. Seeing the gem, Kaisa's eyes widened. He immediately stuffed the [Endless Greed Shabby POS Machine] back into his pants, grinning slyly as he picked up the gem from the table.
"Ahem~ Leave it to me."
Kaisa put the [Abyssal Jar] on his head. Before this, the Moon Witch had some doubts about Kaisa's abilities, but now she had none. Putting a Big Dad-level "Original Sin Object" directly on his head, and this Big Dad-level "Original Sin Object" seemed to have long accepted such cooperation—this was a shocking sight.
Kaisa took out various odds and ends, forming a circular array that looked particularly unstable and unreliable. He placed the half photo in the center, muttered incantations, and waved his limbs.
When Kaisa was drenched in sweat, the odds and ends forming the circular array exploded, turning into colorful powder that gathered toward the photo, filling it in with various colors.
Soon, Su Xiao saw that beside Azler the Black Hole in the photo was a delicate beauty with soft, light-golden hair and slightly pale skin, sitting in a wheelchair. Her legs were covered with a blue silk blanket, but from the outline, it was clear she was missing one leg.
Finally, a clue to Azler the Black Hole. The previous attempt to snatch 100,000 Soul Coins was orchestrated by this guy. The Swift Violator who carried it out had already been dealt with. Now it was time to make the mastermind pay.
If Azler the Black Hole had planned to assassinate Su Xiao, Su Xiao wouldn't care much. He had been assassinated too many times to count. However, as a three-technique Grandmaster who had recently mastered three high-level technique passives, almost losing 100,000 Soul Coins at this critical juncture was a much greater grievance than daily assassination attempts.
After a moment, the Moon Witch put down her communicator and said, "I've found her. Her name is Fular. Before she was twenty, she became a famous dancer in Falling Star City. Later, due to an accident, she lost her leg..."
"Accident?"
Su Xiao caught the peculiarity of this "accident." The Moon Witch across from him paused for two seconds before answering, "She was hit by a Star Radiance that flew from dozens of kilometers away."
Hearing this, Su Xiao already guessed what had happened. In the Wizard Realm, only a very few high-ranking members of the wizard faction, or the Moon Witch's successors, could master the Star Radiance secret technique.
A Moon Witch successor was fighting a powerful enemy in the wilderness. A Star Radiance that missed its target flew over 50 kilometers and hit Fular.
Suffering such misfortune, Fular, a dancer, had to choose between a mechanical prosthetic or a wheelchair. As for limb regeneration, being hit by Star Radiance made the cost astronomical. Not even a dancer, let alone high-ranking wizard faction members, could afford it. Moreover, finding such a healer was extremely difficult.
Everything had cause and effect. Dancer Fular refused a mechanical prosthetic, as it would mean forever giving up being a dancer. No matter how flexible the mechanical structure, it couldn't match the beauty derived from a real body. So she chose a wheelchair, went to the tallest building in Falling Star City, and jumped off, ending her now bleak life.
As Dancer Fular fell, she happened to see Azler the Black Hole, who was inside the 60th floor, devouring everything with darkness.
Dancer Fular was saved, suspended mid-fall. It wasn't out of mercy from Azler the Black Hole, but to prevent a Soul System from extracting Fular's soul memories after death, thereby learning what she saw on the 60th floor.
A former dancer who had lost her left leg and a former performance master who was disfigured naturally had more in common. When Azler the Black Hole got used to having Fular around, he had unknowingly lost, giving him a weakness.
Fular was still in pain until her birthday, when a gift box containing a head was placed before her. Inside was the head of Star Witch, Yuria. She was the Moon Witch, Seris's, most proud successor. Almost everyone believed Star Witch, Yuria, would be the next Moon Witch.
As for why Star Witch, Yuria, had involved Dancer Fular, she had been leading a team to hunt an Abyss Spawn. A Moon Witch successor couldn't be a hothouse flower. So Star Witch, Yuria, was tasked with hunting Abyss entities across most of the southern region.
At that time, Star Witch, Yuria, led her team from the great swamp wetlands in the south to hunt this Abyss Spawn. They bypassed the west side of the Ancient King City. After a few more days of hunting, if they went further north, they would be near Moon Ring City. Star Witch, Yuria, considered that Moon Ring City had over 100 districts, with a huge population, dozens of times more than the combined citizens of several ordinary kingdoms.
Even though the probability of this Abyss Spawn charging into Moon Ring City was low, Star Witch, Yuria, had to avoid it. This was an Abyss giant beast with strong unpredictability.
Therefore, Star Witch, Yuria, decided to send her team's Space System to teleport ahead and intercept. Although this prevented the giant Abyss Spawn from approaching Moon Ring City, it ended up dozens of kilometers from Falling Star City.
When only Star Witch, Yuria, was left alive in her team, she successfully killed this Abyss Spawn, preventing it from charging into human settlements to absorb life force and recover. This Abyss Spawn had done this six or seven times before.
As for the missed attack injuring an innocent dancer dozens of kilometers away, Star Witch, Yuria, standing on the giant beast's corpse, having lost over 90% of her blood and panting heavily, had no idea about this. In fact, the real catalyst for the escalating conflict was the logistics department of the wizard faction that handled such matters.
Star Witch, Yuria, was certainly not weak, but her daily patrol area was in the south, far from her mentor, the Moon Witch, Seris, in Moon Ring City. Under these circumstances, being targeted by the super old schemer Azler the Black Hole, Star Witch, Yuria's, death was sealed. The one who finally killed her was the fanatic's Life Bomb. Her life force was detonated, and her flesh exploded inch by inch.
As a result, only half of a severely carbonized left forearm was sent to the Moon Witch, Seris. The Moon Witch said nothing, even appearing calm. But after that, the underground force family where Azler the Black Hole was located was reduced to just him. Thousands of members turned to ashes overnight.
"Where is this woman?"
Su Xiao asked. If he wasn't mistaken, Fular should now be Azler the Black Hole's wife.
The Moon Witch took out a scroll, opened it, wrote down Fular's general information, closed it for a moment, then opened it again. Words gradually appeared on the scroll.
'Falling Star City.'
Seeing this, Su Xiao wasn't surprised by the scroll's magic. It was a communication item; the person holding the other scroll had written the words. What truly interested him was the diviner on the other side.
Being able to divine Fular's location showed the diviner's extremely high skill. Su Xiao's plans had always been too dangerous, which consumed many diviners. This also meant that whenever he encountered a diviner, he wanted to catch... ahem, invite them into his team.
"I wonder if this diviner..."
"No. No discussion."
The Moon Witch refused before Su Xiao could finish.
"This is also to deal with the Dark God Cult."
"Don't even think about it. I won't push a trusted junior into a fire pit."
The Moon Witch refused again.
Seeing this, Su Xiao tried to put on a relatively "kind" smile and said, "It seems you misunderstand. My team isn't a fire pit. For diviners, I have always..."
"Honestly, how many diviners have you directly or indirectly killed?"
The Moon Witch's words left Su Xiao speechless, unable to think of a way to gloss over the topic.
"Suppose, I'm just supposing, if I had killed diviners, would there be traces left on my aura, making other diviners wary?"
Su Xiao asked with a frown. He felt this was a problem that needed to be solved quickly. Otherwise, every time he encountered a diviner, they would be like a small animal encountering a fierce beast, making it impossible to invite them into the team.
"Bai Ye, with your aura, does it really matter whether killing a diviner leaves traces?"
The Moon Witch's words made Su Xiao fall silent immediately. He stood up and left. What she said was too true. With his blood aura, not just diviners, but all support-type ability users would tremble inside when they saw him.
Leaving the three-story building, Su Xiao and Bubu Wang boarded the waiting train on the tracks. Besides the train conductor, there was no one else. Their destination was District 130, where there was a teleportation tower that could quickly take them to Falling Star City. Dancer Fular was there, the fanatic was there, and Azler the Black Hole was most likely there too.
The scenery outside the window flew by. The faint fragrance of flowers was soothing. During the conversation with the Moon Witch, Su Xiao hadn't been able to check a series of bounty notifications. The content was:
[You have completed Bounty 2: Swift.]
[Due to the "Hunt List: Blood Pact" multiplier bounty + bounty correction, you will receive a total bounty of 5,000 ounces of Space-Time Power.]
[You have obtained Space-Time Stone Fragments ×150 (This is an equivalent item; selling it to Reincarnation Paradise will yield 1,500 ounces of Space-Time Power).]
[You have obtained Secret Treasure Box (This item is judged to be equivalent to 500 ounces of Space-Time Power in this assessment).]
[You have obtained Heaven's Wrath: Torrent Slash (Unique Trait: Skill Scroll. This item is judged to be equivalent to 3,000 ounces of Space-Time Power in this assessment).]
[Tip: As this ability is unique, after you master it, others can only master it after your death.]
[Tip: This ability requires the user to be able to draw down high-intensity World Thunder to master (Condition Met).]
[Tip: This ability requires the user to have over 1,400,000 Health Points to master (Condition Met).]
[Warning: This ability requires the user to have over 600 points of Lightning Resistance to survive using it (Condition Met).]
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Author's Note:
My father is seriously ill. For the past month, I've been mostly at the hospital. I'm sorry for the long hiatus. Now my father's condition has stabilized somewhat, but he still needs treatment. I will need to take more leave in the future. Please understand, dear readers. I saw some readers suggesting in the chapter comments that I should also get a check-up. I felt that was a good idea, so after my father's condition improved, I found time to register. After various tests, the doctor prescribed a lot of medicine. I've been taking it recently, and I'm feeling much better.