Chapter 45: The Shop
Silver Lady did not keep Su Xiao waiting long. She ordered the materials he needed to be delivered and, moreover, prepared a workshop for him within the witch's workshop.
However, the location of this witch's workshop was somewhat remote, on the north side of District 130. The entire District 130 was sparsely populated, primarily used for agriculture and animal husbandry.
It seemed that, based on the material list Su Xiao had provided, Silver Lady had deduced he was making explosives. Coupled with his precedent of detonating two "Sun Holy Swords" in Arcane Eternal Star, she had prepared this witch's workshop for him here.
Each district in Moon Ring City had a teleportation tower. Su Xiao naturally didn't mind the remote location of this workshop and headed there that very night.
Alanna, who was full of curiosity about the Sun system explosives, insisted on going along. However, in the later part of the night, Alanna returned to the Witch Guild in District 1. Judging by her shaken expression, she had apparently re-experienced her own life through a lantern show, leaving the child so moved she couldn't sleep.
The next morning, Amu pushed open the workshop window. A dense wave of fire element energy dispersed from the opening, dissipating the stuffy heat inside the room.
Su Xiao held a specially made glass cylinder, 15 centimeters thick and 50 centimeters tall, in one hand. Inside was a solution that was light gold with a hint of orange-yellow. If a bit of this solution were poured out, it would have a slightly semi-fluid, viscous texture.
There were ten containers in total, all filled with highly compressed liquid Apollo. This specially made liquid Apollo had extremely strong stability, so much so that it couldn't even be detonated remotely through mental energy. Only a powerful impact combined with a violent collision could set it off.
Su Xiao didn't plan to go directly to Sky City. Instead, he would first go to Giant Armor City. Currently, the entire northern coastal area of the continent was basically the territory of the Corrupt Lord. First, the Eternal Winter City, Long Lu, in the far north was destroyed, followed by the fall of Sky City in the northeast. This made "Giant Armor City" the front line for their side.
Inside Giant Armor City, one couldn't see the corrupted beings. But standing on the city walls, one would see an endless sea of low-level Sinkers and Corrupted. The earth was corrupted, the sky was a pitch-black expanse, a scene of the apocalypse.
Su Xiao planned to go to Giant Armor City first to find Gideous, the former supreme commander there. He brought Bubu Wang, Amu, and Baha and took the teleportation tower. When the spatial fluctuations subsided and he walked out of the tower, a chilling, murderous aura permeated this fortress city. He headed straight for the Witch Corps Command Headquarters in the rear district. Upon arriving at the command headquarters, he was informed that the supreme commander, Gideous, was seriously ill and inconvenient to meet.
Hearing this, Baha, crouching on Su Xiao's shoulder, immediately said, "No big deal. My boss also has the identity of Holy Flame Alchemist."
Upon hearing this, the cold female adjutant, Refna, was slightly surprised. Then, she politely said, "Thank you for your kindness. The commander has taken his medicine and is resting peacefully. Please do not disturb."
"Oh? So he doesn't want to see us. Takes medicine and rests peacefully early in the morning."
A dark blue light flickered in Baha's eyes. He questioned in an aggressive tone, "Could it be that Commander Gideous has some problem? Or is he corrupted by the Calamity Legion and is now a subordinate of the Corrupt Lord?"
Hearing this, the female adjutant, Refna, changed expression slightly. The captain of her personal guard beside her showed anger and demanded, "You're talking nonsense! What evidence do you have..."
Zheng!
A long blade swept across. The personal guard captain's head fell with a look of shock on his face. With a thud, the headless body, blood spurting from the severed neck, collapsed. A few drops of blood splashed onto the face of the female adjutant, Refna, beside him. This warm bloodstain didn't frighten her but made her angry. How dare this Law Destroyer, without any evidence, kill a mid-level officer of the Witch Corps?
Evidence regarding the suspicious Supreme Commander Gideous? Sorry, an evil faction doesn't need evidence. As long as there's a hint of suspicion, immediate execution is carried out. The maximum mercy is to give the suspicious person a chance to speak their last words before death.
Of course, there was another possibility: deliberately leaving this suspicious person alive to use them to feed false information to the enemy, thereby striking a heavy blow against them.
As for being inside the Witch Corps Command Headquarters at the moment, if the soldiers and guards here tried to stop them, they would all be slaughtered. The Witch Corps was just a small part of the Witch Faction. The real power was held by the Night Witch Guild, the Star Research Society, Sky City, and the Ancient King City.
Previously, Su Xiao had dared to hire people to assassinate Sky City's high-ranking officials. Now, facing the Witch Corps, especially a defeated one, he certainly wouldn't be polite.
A sharp alarm sounded. The blood-stained tip of the blade pressed against the chin of the female adjutant, Refna. As the blade tip lifted, the female adjutant, Refna, had no choice but to raise her chin obediently.
"Where is Gideous?"
Su Xiao's tone was calm, with no hint of threat. But Refna knew that if she showed the slightest disobedience, her head would be cut off in the next second. This made her neck feel a chill. The gradually approaching aura of death caused her adrenaline to secrete rapidly. The world before her eyes seemed to brighten a bit. Her thinking was unprecedentedly active.
The first thing the female adjutant, Refna, did was immediately cancel the urgent alarm and coldly dismiss the approaching personal guards. Her voice trembled slightly as she said, "Lord Bai Ye, please follow me."
Hearing this, Su Xiao flicked the blood off his blade and walked towards the elevator.
As the elevator door closed, the female adjutant, Refna, slowly inhaled and then exhaled. She hesitated for a moment, then said, "Lord Bai Ye, I'm not saying this to protect myself, but... I feel that Lord Gideous has been a bit abnormal since his disastrous defeat. Although his living habits are the same as before, he just gives people... a different feeling. I specifically asked his wife, and she said nothing was wrong. Maybe I'm just being paranoid."
The female adjutant, Refna, watched the floor indicator on the elevator as it went up. Her gaze was a bit dazed. Finally, she sighed.
Ding~
The elevator stopped. It didn't go to the 35th floor where Supreme Commander Gideous was, but stopped at the 20th floor, the material depot. Baha landed on the female adjutant, Refna's, shoulder. His hawk claws, cold as metal, made the female adjutant, Refna, swallow all her questions.
Walking into the material depot filled with ammunition boxes, Su Xiao sat down on a half-meter-high ammunition box and gestured for the female adjutant, Refna, to sit on the opposite one. Refna hesitated for a moment, then sat down.
"Moon Witch Sesshilis and I both believe that Gideous had no chance of coming back alive. But he did, and with only minor injuries. The old guild leader came to see him last night and found no problems."
Su Xiao took out a piece of beast-skin parchment and handed it to the female adjutant, Refna, opposite him. On this beast-skin parchment, produced from the Wind Sea Continent, was a list-like description of over a hundred kinds of torture that would make one's scalp tingle. What was even more chilling was that each torture was clearly priced in Soul Coins.
This was a service of the Sea Clan on the Wind Sea Continent. The Sea Clan and the Beast Clan had been at war for too many years. Both sides not only had various war methods but also many tortures developed by executioners to pry open the mouths of prisoners and obtain important information. Over time, the Sea Clan of the Wind Sea Continent had become the strongest in this field.
Seeing that the female adjutant, Refna, opposite him, was already pale, Baha landed on Su Xiao's shoulder and said, "We don't know who you are, but we can be sure you are not the original owner of this body. Do you really think you can fool us? Even the Absolute Strong rank violators from the six major paradises wouldn't dare to show off their disguises in front of us. Do you understand the concept of soul scent? The original owner of this body had a fresh citrus scent. But you... How does the essence of intelligent beings taste? You've swallowed quite a few alive, haven't you?"
Hearing this, the 'female adjutant, Refna' opposite narrowed her eyes, and murderous intent surged within her. Seeing this, Baha quickly said:
"Hey, hey, hey, calm down! The person opposite you is the Law Destroyer who killed the Ancient King a few days ago. You must stay calm. If you don't, you're done for. So, relax~, that's right, just like that. Stay still like a harmless little animal."
Baha retracted his dark blue demon hawk aura. Su Xiao retracted his blood aura. Amu slightly moved the battle axe pressed against Refna's fair neck. Bubu Wang yawned and started thinking about what to eat for dinner.
Seeing that 'Refna' had calmed down, Baha said, "Lady, see the list in your hand? Don't be shy. You can choose 2 to 3 yourself. We'll pay the required Soul Coins. The Sea Clan will handle the transportation. We've cooperated more than once."
As Baha spoke, Su Xiao had already taken out a communicator and dialed the old Sea Clan member he had cooperated with before. After a moment, a voice, old with a hint of hoarseness, came from the other end: "Lord Bai Ye, it is an honor to be at your service."
The old Sea Clan member was very polite, no, it was already to the point of respect. Given Su Xiao's relationship with the current Sea King, the old Sea Clan member would naturally be respectful.
"One portion of lunch."
Su Xiao spoke. The so-called lunch was determined by the state the interrogated person was returned in. Breakfast meant the target must be kept alive and their spirit unbroken. Lunch meant just being alive was fine, nothing else mattered. Dinner meant even the corpse didn't need to be transported back; just send the skull back after processing for identification.
"Okay, do you want an extra meal?"
"Yes."
"Lord Bai Ye, are you in the Witch Realm? You know, our relationship with the Witch Realm isn't very harmonious. The cost of going there..."
The old Sea Clan member didn't continue, meaning that if possible, they would like to be paid more. Of course, if Su Xiao refused, the old Sea Clan member wouldn't dare to force a price increase.
"I understand your difficulties."
"Yes, yes. Lord Bai Ye, you've never been stingy with us before. I was being talkative. Should I send someone over now?"
"..."
Su Xiao didn't speak. He just handed the communicator in his hand to 'Refna' opposite him. 'Refna' took the communicator with a slightly trembling hand. If before she was acting brilliantly, now she was truly terrified.
In fact, from the moment he met 'Refna', Su Xiao had sensed something was wrong with this person. The moment she saw him, her aura fluctuated, showing an instant of uncontrollable fear.
Although Su Xiao, with his -22 Charm attribute, often encountered such situations, it was rare for someone's aura to show such deep fear.
This made Su Xiao think that this person must have had some interaction with him in the past. She was now disguised as 'female adjutant Refna'. Plus, this time he came to deal with the highly suspicious Supreme Commander Gideous. Thinking about it this way, it was a foregone conclusion that Supreme Commander Gideous had a problem, and his adjutant was probably also disguised by a member of the Calamity Legion.
As a 'Contract Grandmaster', making an enemy a double agent was a common tactic for Su Xiao. At the moment, the small-time leader of the Calamity Legion opposite him was not far from giving in. Once she was dominated by fear and signed a seemingly non-restrictive contract, the rest would be easy.
However, the situation didn't develop as Su Xiao had expected. Although 'Refna' opposite him was full of fear, she maintained her disguise to the end. Seeing this, Su Xiao felt not a trace of anger but was in a good mood instead. This was an unexpected catch of a big fish.
Su Xiao took the communicator from 'Refna's' hand and said to the old Sea Clan member, "Cancel the lunch."
"As you wish, Lord Bai Ye."
Hearing this, Su Xiao gave a coordinate on the Wind Sea Continent. It was a small-scale gem vein, with a total value of over 50,000 Soul Coins. After deducting mining, labor, time costs, etc., a profit of 5,000 to 6,000 Soul Coins was no problem. This was why the old Sea Clan member was always respectful. It wasn't just because of Su Xiao's friendship with the Sea King, but also because every time he cooperated with Su Xiao, even if the cooperation didn't go through, there was still meat to eat.
Su Xiao got up from the ammunition box and walked towards 'Refna'. 'Refna's' eyes narrowed slightly, her breathing became a bit heavier, and she said, "So you still have to silence me..."
Before 'Refna' could finish, Su Xiao pressed his hand against her face. Crystal spread, forming a reverse summoning array beneath her feet. The next second, 'Refna' disappeared.
Su Xiao took out his pocket watch. Time ticked by. The fact that he had just killed a personal guard captain hadn't caused too much of a stir, partly because the old guild leader was handling it, and partly because the morale in the Witch Corps was currently low. This meant that Supreme Commander Gideous, who was recuperating in the command headquarters, hadn't even noticed this, as he was busy inventorying the vast treasures in the Witch Corps' treasury.
Half an hour passed. Su Xiao activated the reverse summoning array on the ground again, summoning back 'Refna', who had been exiled to the Eternal Light World. This half-hour tour of the Demon Insect Clan's main base left 'Refna's' gaze dazed.
"Hey, hey, lady, snap out of it. What do you think now?"
Baha spoke. His words pulled 'Refna' out of her daze. 'Refna's' lips trembled. She suddenly knelt sideways on the ground with a thud, tears streaming uncontrollably down her face. She said in a tearful voice, "Lord Law Destroyer, save me... I... I was originally a deity, protecting a mid-tier world, until one day..."
'Refna' began to describe her story. The specific content wasn't important, but her acting skills were definitely top-tier among those Su Xiao had seen.
Why had 'Refna's' attitude changed so drastically? First, the terrifying tortures of the Sea Clan filled her with fear. Crucially, during this time, she didn't show any intention of dying for the Calamity Legion. Then, being exiled to the Eternal Light World, she witnessed the Demon Insect Clan's main base, which made her realize what kind of situation her backer, the Corrupt Lord, was about to face.
This combination of blows made 'Refna' kneel on the spot. In the shortest possible time, she fabricated a background for herself as a pure and innocent flower. She had been forced all along. Even so, she remained unsullied from the filth. Finally, she acted it all out with her acting skills.
Bubu Wang, Amu, and Baha were all staring at 'Refna' with wide eyes. Bubu Wang even felt like applauding. Her acting was so good that, for a moment, he believed what she was saying, as if she really was the only pure and innocent flower in the entire Calamity Legion.
"So, what kind of deity were you before?"
Hearing Su Xiao's words, 'Refna' dropped her disguise. Her figure was graceful, her clothes bold, and her head full of silver hair made her even more charming.
"I was... the Goddess of Fortune."
"Pfft~"
Baha couldn't hold it in and burst out laughing. Seeing this, 'Refna's' face turned pale with fear, and she explained aggrievedly, "If it weren't for that bitch being too strong, I would definitely be the current Goddess of Fortune."
"Hahaha!"
Baha was laughing his head off. This made 'Refna' realize the seriousness of the situation. She no longer dared to disguise her aura. A sense of misfortune spread out.
"So, you are the previous God of Misfortune? After losing your divine position, you joined the Calamity Legion."
Su Xiao's words made 'Refna', no, Lady Misfortune, turn her head. Finally, she sighed and stopped acting. She no longer tried to hide her fear of Su Xiao.
Why had the brilliantly acting Lady Misfortune shown a moment of fear upon first meeting Su Xiao? It was because the current God of Misfortune had been killed by Su Xiao not long ago. A trace of "Misfortune Curse" still lingered on him. Since it was harmless, he hadn't spent resources to remove it. It would dissipate completely in about a month.
Lady Misfortune was one of the Corrupt Lord's three attendants. Unfortunately, she was the weakest, with the least combat power under her command, only controlling the lowest-level cannon fodder Sinkers.
The Supreme Commander Gideous, currently on the top floor of the command headquarters, was disguised by one of the three attendants, the Death Curse Baron. He could control ordinary Corrupted. As for elite Corrupted, only the Corrupt Lord could command them.
After revealing this information, Lady Misfortune began to change the subject, unwilling to continue providing useful information, for fear of being drained of her value. Seeing this, Su Xiao took out a contract.
Lady Misfortune took it. After carefully checking and confirming there were no problems, she glanced at Su Xiao again, trying to read his expression. Clearly, Su Xiao, also a 'Contract Grandmaster', wasn't as famous in this regard as Wood and Gray Gentleman. This was a good thing.
To show her sincerity, Lady Misfortune signed her true name on the contract. When Su Xiao took the contract back, the parchment immediately separated into 48 layers. His peak was 50 layers. This time, his touch was decent.
A stack of contracts floated in front of Lady Misfortune. She, who had always played the role of a villain, suddenly felt a sense of grievance. Her lips parted, wanting to say something, but seeing Su Xiao's right hand resting on the hilt of his blade, she swallowed all her words and began to continue providing valuable intelligence.
First, this invasion by the Calamity Legion was indeed a conspiracy between Shenfu, the Platinum Apostle, and the Archbishop of the Abyss. Their goal was to create enough crisis to activate the World Force of this world, thereby generating multiple false World Children.
When a calamity descended upon the Witch Realm, at least 3 to 5 false World Children would appear within the world. Don't underestimate them. They were of a higher rank than the genuine World Children of the top-tier Ninth Rank.
After the appearance of 3 to 5 false World Children, the World Force of this world would become extremely active. That would be the opportunity to extract it. The three of them, Shenfu, needed at least several million ounces of World Force to achieve their goal.
Initially, Lady Misfortune didn't know the trio's ultimate goal. But once, by chance, she overheard the Corrupt Lord mentioning to his trusted subordinate, the Death Curse Baron, that the three of them needed so much World Force to go to a place called Dawn Paradise. Moreover, there was a spot for the Corrupt Lord to go there. That was why he was willing to risk invading the Witch Realm. Otherwise, he definitely wouldn't have come to provoke these particularly vengeful witches.
After hearing this intelligence, Su Xiao's expression remained unchanged. But he knew that Shenfu and the others were planning something big. The plan in the Witch Realm was just the beginning of this major event.
Su Xiao got up and walked towards the elevator. Lady Misfortune immediately followed. The group went up to the 40th floor. After passing through two checkpoints guarded by guards, they arrived at the door of Supreme Commander Gideous's residence.
Dong dong, dong~
Lady Misfortune, still in disguise, knocked on the door. Don't underestimate this knocking pattern. It was a signal for the Death Curse Baron inside to be alert, but not to the point of immediately fleeing.
Lady Misfortune pushed open the door. The group entered the room. A gentle breeze blew the sheer curtains on the balcony. Supreme Commander Gideous, his face a bit pale from his injuries, was half-lying on a recliner. Seeing Su Xiao and the others arrive, Gideous was first surprised, then struggled to sit up. The movement pulled at his wound, causing the muscles on his face to twitch in pain.
"This is... the Law Destroyer? I've heard so much about you."
The Death Curse Baron, disguised as Supreme Commander Gideous, spoke. The reason this disguise was so hard to see through was that the Death Curse Baron had become a version 2.0 of Gideous. He had replicated Gideous's aura, memories, and even subtle living habits. Before activating the "Preset Memory," even the Death Curse Baron himself believed he was Supreme Commander Gideous.
Su Xiao walked forward step by step. This very ordinary action caused the Death Curse Baron's heart to suddenly stop beating and then contract violently. This caused his blood to rush to his brain, unlocking the sealed "Preset Memory." In just 0.5 seconds, the Death Curse Baron recalled everything. This calmed the fear in his heart.
"The Moon Witch has important business with you. The old guild leader will temporarily take over your position..."
Hearing Su Xiao say this, the Death Curse Baron's mind calmed down. Being suspected was inevitable. Sending him to Moon Ring City seemed dangerous, but it was also an opportunity.
"Alright, then I..."
The Death Curse Baron's words were cut short. Because, at some point, Su Xiao had a long blade in his hand, and he was already in the stance of having completed a horizontal slash. A little blood gathered into a bead on the blade, slid along the edge to the tip, and finally dripped to the ground.
Only then did a blood line appear on the Death Curse Baron's neck. His expression was very ugly. He looked coldly at Su Xiao and said in a slightly mocking tone, "Fast blade. But do you really think that can kill me? I am... cough! cough!"
A sticky white substance spewed from the Death Curse Baron's mouth. When this substance splashed onto the carpet, it began to proliferate rapidly.
This was a kind of supernatural fungus, specifically targeting units with exposed life force. So-called "exposed life force" meant having a wound, with blood and bodily fluids containing a huge amount of life force. The Death Curse Baron, who had super regenerative power, perfectly met these conditions.
Su Xiao sat on a chair and waited. He took out a bottle of Elemental Brew, poured himself a glass, and tossed the remaining half bottle to Amu. Amu, of course, wouldn't stand on ceremony. He held the bottle with one hand and drank it like a cow.
Su Xiao took a sip. After changing the brewing location, the flavor of the wine had indeed improved significantly. He glanced at the Death Curse Baron, who was still writhing in pain, and continued to savor his own brew. After finishing one glass of wine, the Death Curse Baron kicked his legs and died completely. Su Xiao checked the notification. It was a weakling who didn't even drop a treasure chest.
Lady Misfortune witnessed all of this. The various plans she had been brewing in her mind popped like soap bubbles, disappearing without a trace.
The Corrupt Lord had sent two of his three attendants to infiltrate the Witch Faction. This showed that the Corrupt Lord hadn't lost his mind. He had no intention of occupying the Witch Realm. He just wanted to achieve his goal and then retreat immediately.
Su Xiao glanced at Lady Misfortune. After weighing it for two seconds, he decided to keep her alive for now. He might be able to use her later when he killed the Corrupt Lord.
With a bang, Amu kicked open the window. Su Xiao leaped out of the window. After falling a short distance, a dark shadow caught him and flew upwards. A dragon roar pierced the sky.
After flying out of the Giant Armor City area and arriving at the northern region, everything in sight was shrouded in a layer of black mist. Countless Sinkers and Corrupted were within this black mist.
A few strange roars came from a massive swarm of corrupted flying creatures approaching from afar. Storm Flame Dragon Dis suddenly accelerated, shaking off these corrupted flying creatures.
Half an hour later, Su Xiao arrived at the original site of Sky City. The buildings here had all been corroded away. Towering corrupted nests stood tall. The shorter nests were a thousand meters high, while the tallest few were nearly ten thousand meters high.
Seeing this, Su Xiao had Storm Flame Dragon Dis provide altitude, all the way to the middle layer above the clouds. The air was thin here. It was an excellent environment to test the "Blazing Sun Blood Spear."
With a pop, Su Xiao crushed a sealed container of liquid Apollo. As the liquid Apollo splashed out, his blood aura suddenly decreased by 20%.
Under the shaping of his blood aura, a "Blazing Sun Blood Spear" composed mainly of liquid Apollo appeared. This "Blazing Sun Blood Spear" was about 4.5 meters long. A thin, pale golden flame burned on its surface, appearing both real and illusory.
A ten-meter-tall blood aura phantom appeared behind Su Xiao. Although it only had an upper body, the soul greatbow in the blood aura phantom's hand was not out of place. This was a soul weapon forged by the Demon Blacksmith and was the exclusive weapon of the blood aura phantom.
The blood aura phantom used the "Blazing Sun Blood Spear" as an arrow. But Su Xiao didn't immediately control the blood aura phantom to draw the soul greatbow. He put on the Ancient Misfortune Ring and then activated the Origin Stone: Slow Motion.
As the Ancient Misfortune Ring activated, Su Xiao's mana value dropped by half. This meant that this kind of attack could only be used twice in a short period.
Crack, crack, crack~
The blood aura phantom drew the soul greatbow. This time, drawing the bow was exceptionally difficult. Su Xiao's blood aura was consumed at a visible rate. Just one draw of the bow and arrow consumed 75% of his blood aura value. When the bowstring was pulled to its peak, the "Blazing Sun Blood Spear" pointed downwards. The blood aura phantom released the bowstring.
Boom!!
Layers of sound waves rippled out. Where the "Blazing Sun Blood Spear" passed, it left behind extremely spectacular spatial cracks. Plus, this arrow was shot diagonally downwards, giving a strong feeling of wanting to pierce the earth.
At the same time, in an underground palace in the Sky City area, a figure immersed in darkness was sitting in the dark, meditating with eyes closed. Suddenly, he opened his pale eyes. A feeling of palpitations made the Dark Eldest Son look up.
Not only the Dark Eldest Son was looking up. The Corrupted in the various giant nests were also looking up at the sky. Accompanied by a whistling sound, a meteor-like object, resembling a small sun, fell at ultra-high speed and plunged into a ten-thousand-meter-high corrupted nest.
First, there was a brief silence. Then, an explosion resounded throughout the entire Sky City area. A terrifying shockwave erupted in the center of Sky City, pushing everything around it into powder. The subsequent high temperature then vaporized this powder into a gaseous state.
Boom!!!
It was as if a sun had fallen to the ground. With this as the center, all the Corrupted in the surrounding area fled in all directions like terrified beasts. But the subsequent flame shockwave that spread out turned them into running skeletons in the next second, which were then completely vaporized by the high temperature.
Su Xiao's original idea was to use 3 to 5 "Blazing Sun Blood Spears" per day to eliminate as many Corrupted as possible, as well as the giant corrupted nests on the original sites of Sky City and Eternal Winter City. This wasn't to pave the way for the Insect Clan's appearance, but to gain as much profit as possible.
But after this one "Blazing Sun Blood Spear," his body energy was half consumed, and his blood aura value was 95% depleted. It was clearly impossible to fire another one. However, the power of this one "Blazing Sun Blood Spear" was far stronger than expected.
The reason was that the "Blazing Sun Blood Spear" had the bonuses from the "Ancient Misfortune Ring" and the "Origin Stone: Slow Motion," and finally, the ultimate boost from the [Blazing Sun Disc].
[Blazing Sun Disc · Equip Effect: Blazing Sun Force (Core · Passive). The holder of this equipment, when using Sun Miracles, Sun Techniques, Sun attribute equipment, items, explosives, etc., increases their strength or damage value by 20%.]
One "Blazing Sun Blood Spear" later, all enemy buildings in the Sky City area were gone, turned into a sea of fire. This power was truly not inferior to the "Sun Holy Sword." The area of the Sky City region was equivalent to one-tenth the size of an Eighth Rank world.
Actually, Su Xiao had an even more devilish idea: to form a "Sun Holy Sword" using the method of constructing a "Blazing Sun Blood Spear," truly shaping it into the form of a "Holy Sword," and then using it as an arrow to be shot from the soul greatbow. With the bonuses from the "Ancient Misfortune Ring," "Origin Stone: Slow Motion," and "Blazing Sun Disc," what kind of power would this "Sun Holy Sword" have?
Su Xiao looked down at the land of fire below. Having been hit by a "Blazing Sun Blood Spear," magma erupted from the glowing red giant crater on the ground. This had clearly pierced the crust.
If one were to look down from above at the area occupied by the Calamity Legion, they would see that in the center of this vast region, a magma lake had formed. Against the dark backdrop of the other areas, this magma region was particularly conspicuous.
At this moment, near the magma region, the Evil Spirit King, one of the Corrupt Lord's three attendants, riding a corrupted flying dragon, was looking at the hellish scene before him. Magma was churning. The air in the surrounding area was burned away by the Sun Flame. The space was burned through on a large scale, creating a temporary zero-gravity zone in this place.
Even more exaggeratedly, moments after the explosion, the residents of Giant Armor City also heard a loud bang, and the ground beneath their feet shook a few times.
The Storm Flame Dragon flew at high speed. The wind whistled past Su Xiao's ears. He was on his way back to Giant Armor City. The power of that "Blazing Sun Blood Spear" had not only exceeded his expectations but had also stimulated the Calamity Legion's nerves. This caused all the Corrupted in the entire northern region to abandon their newly built nests and swarm towards Giant Armor City.
The number of these Corrupted was in the hundreds of millions. The several-hundred-meter-high walls of Giant Armor City might seem indestructible, but under the impact of such a wave of Corrupted, Giant Armor City would surely fall. Moreover, Su Xiao had confirmed that the Sky City area was not the Calamity Legion's main base in this world. That was on the Eternal Winter City side.
The Calamity Legion's goal was clear: to use Eternal Winter City as their main base, and through the dark spatial gate there, continuously teleport Corrupted from their lair, an unknown world, to overwhelm Giant Armor City. Taking advantage of the Witch Faction's weakest period, they would occupy half of their territory.
Previously, this had nothing to do with Su Xiao. But now that he had accepted the Moon Witch's reward, it did.
Su Xiao looked down at Giant Armor City below. He saw that a large number of Corrupted had already reached the city walls. Under the bombardment of the city's heavy artillery, they were lowering the height of the walls by piling up their own bodies. In a very short time, these Corrupted, who feared no death and had no pain, emotion, or fear, had created a large ramp in front of the wall.
The soldiers of the Witch Corps on the wall were horrified by the scene before them. Especially when they saw the Corrupted leaping towards them, with dry skin, wide, bloody mouths full of poisonous fangs, the city guard soldiers were on the verge of routing.
Seeing this, Su Xiao knew it was time for the Insect Clan to make their entrance. Just then, he suddenly received multiple notifications:
[Notification: Due to your massive killing of Corrupted and your identity as a Paradise faction member, you have met the conditions to trigger the "Giant Spirit Clan's Last Wish" notarization.]
[Current Status of Giant Spirit Clan: Extinct (Annihilated by the Calamity Legion, their Primordial World, which they nurtured from Second Rank to Ninth Rank, was plundered).]
[Giant Spirit Clan Faction Status: No members. Due to the notarization submitted by their clan leader to the Void Tree, this faction is temporarily retained in the judgment until the "Giant Spirit Clan's Last Wish" is completed, or the items in the faction shop are fully redeemed.]
[Giant Spirit Clan Faction Shop Status: After successfully obtaining this faction's reputation, this faction shop can be opened. This faction shop has no redemption prerequisites. With sufficient reputation in this faction, any item can be redeemed.]
[The only method to obtain Giant Spirit Clan Faction Reputation: Kill more than 1,000,000 Corrupted. Subsequently, each Corrupted or other member of the Calamity Legion killed will grant this faction's reputation.]
[Current Faction Reputation: 11,850 points.]