# Chapter 3: Title Shop (Use Sun Gold Coins to purchase titles of various star ratings. Each refresh of the shop list consumes Sun Gold Coins.)
[Sun Gold Coins: Due to the special certification of the Void Tree for this world's First Era, killing enemies in this world will not reward Soul Coins from kill rewards, but instead Sun Gold Coins. Therefore, this world's World Shop has the Void Tree providing various types of item inventory.]
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Upon seeing these prompts, Su Xiao glanced at his -?? Void Tree Reputation. He suddenly felt that saving up 3,900 nine-star titles to upgrade his combat title [Deep Blue Shadow] to the strongest title didn't seem so far away.
He then looked at Molei, Yueshitu, and Hao Mei in the opposite cell. He felt that he had clearly taken another step closer to the strongest [Deep Blue Shadow] title.
"Bai Ye, how do we choose the type for this world shop?"
"You decide."
"This..."
"Let's make a deal. The Sun Gold Coins go to me, and I'll help you find two medium-to-large mineral veins of the same level as 'Moonstone.' All the output from them belongs to you."
Su Xiao's previous cooperation with the Apocalypse Sisters only included the three's title acquisition, not the "Sun Gold Coins." Since it was cooperation, sincerity and fairness had to be maintained. Although "Sun Gold Coins" were better in abundance, obtaining them from cooperation partners could only be done through trade.
As for enemies, there were many methods: coercion and bribery, contract traps, and so on.
"It's a deal!"
After entering this world, the Apocalypse Sisters, whose main mission was survival, naturally wouldn't refuse this deal. Their main missions were all the same: the longer they survived in this world, the more World Source they obtained, and the higher their evaluation during the subsequent world settlement.
As for where to find such mineral veins for the Apocalypse Sisters, the alchemical creation "Silent Servant" in Su Xiao's storage space wasn't just for show. Since this cooperation with the Apocalypse Sisters was suitable, how could he not bring along the "Silent Servant," an alchemical masterpiece for finding mineral vein resources?
Clang. Clang, clang!
Slash marks appeared in front of Su Xiao, and the metal bars of his cell were all severed. After he walked out of the cell, another slash passed through Amu's cell. After Amu broke free from his restraints, he used brute force to destroy the cells of Bubu Wang, Baha, Molei, Yueshitu, and Hao Mei.
"Where to next?"
Molei naturally didn't know Su Xiao's plan. Su Xiao gave them three two choices: 1. Teleport them for free to the outer districts of Twilight City, the safest area in this world, bar none. 2. They could find their own way to teleport there.
Molei and the others firmly chose the latter, claiming they couldn't bear to let a friend spend money. They were still young and didn't want to say goodbye to this beautiful world... cough~, they didn't want to develop the habit of taking advantage of others at such a young age.
Su Xiao felt a slight regret. His Law-Destroying Teleportation Array was becoming more refined. He had originally planned to have Molei and the others be the first test subjects of the Law-Destroying Teleportation Array: Super Improved Version. But unfortunately, the three insisted on going to Twilight City at their own expense.
Su Xiao walked along the corridor out of the dungeon. After passing through a long, narrow upward staircase passage, he arrived at an underground space.
Giant machinery rumbled here, mostly driven by steam power. The several-hundred-meter-tall giant machine at the center used fuel as an energy source to generate electricity while also converting heat into steam kinetic energy. Countless cables and steam pipes extended upward, providing energy to the city above. Prisoners with bare, dirty upper bodies, wearing coarse shorts, moved like ants on and around the giant machinery and ladders.
This was the lowest level of the underground city. Once prisoners and slaves entered here, there was only one final outcome: the giant crematorium deep in the lowest level.
Su Xiao wandered here for a while. The overseers, who usually had fierce eyes and held iron-spiked whips, had all turned a blind eye. They didn't know who Su Xiao was, but as intelligent beings, their instincts made them choose to pretend to be blind. It was like when a huge blood beast passed by; intelligent beings wouldn't shout loudly or provoke it. Instead, they would lean against a large rock, hold their breath, and some would even close their eyes in resignation, praying frantically in their hearts.
The slave overseers felt exactly this way. Some of the more clever ones had already kicked the slaves off their workstations and taken their place, minimizing their presence as much as possible.
Just then, a dwarf approached. He was covered in dirt, and although he was a slave, he hadn't taken off his shirt in this sweltering environment. It was clear that he was trying to dress as decently as possible. Even as a slave, he hadn't given up any opportunity. For someone like this, as long as he was given a little chance, no matter how high the position, he would dare to swallow it whole.
Su Xiao needed someone like this now—someone who wanted wealth and power and wasn't afraid to lose their life. That was why he had deliberately released his aura earlier.
"Your value, and what you want."
"Noble sir, I am a wealthy merchant from Twilight City. Due to an accident..."
Su Xiao ignored the dwarf merchant and walked toward the exit stairs.
"I slept with someone else's lover. I offended an old noble in Twilight City, so I was framed for a serious crime. After a trial by the court, I was sentenced to death. That old noble didn't want me to die so easily, so after several twists and turns, I was sold as a slave to the underground city. This place is separated from Twilight City by the 'Lightless Zone.' For a weakling like me, there's no way to return to Twilight City."
As soon as the dwarf merchant finished speaking, with a pop, his head exploded. His headless body fell to the ground with a thud.
Su Xiao determined that the other party was lying, not through mind-reading or anything like that, but by using detection equipment to check the other party's information. For those with weaker strength, their life information was more comprehensive. In contrast, when detecting a strong person, only their name, title, and the like could be seen, with the rest being combat ability information.
This dwarf merchant indeed came from Twilight City, but he had embezzled a secret treasure from his backer, attempting to use it to rise to prominence and kick his backer out of the way to take their place. Su Xiao didn't care about this. He had used too many traitors before, like in Wind Sea Continent, where he had a group of traitors under him.
What really made him decide to kill the dwarf merchant was that the other party hadn't spoken a single truthful word. Even after falling to such a state, he still refused to admit defeat, thinking he was still the smartest one and could use his smooth talk to escape his predicament and deceive everyone.
"This... sir, if possible, could I serve you?"
A figure with a bare, dirty upper body and a lean frame spoke. He looked no different from the other slaves in appearance, except he wasn't skinny to the bone. It seemed he understood one thing better than the dwarf merchant: rather than making his attire look decent, it was better to face reality, use the meager resources at hand to keep his body from collapsing, and stay low-key, hidden among the other slaves, waiting for an opportunity.
"Who are you?"
Baha, on Su Xiao's shoulder, spoke.
"I'm a fallen old noble who was expelled from Twilight City and was stupid enough to become a slave. Oh no, I mean a former old noble."
The fallen old noble laughed self-deprecatingly, not appearing particularly flattering or fawning. He knew very well that if he wanted to work for someone as ruthless as this, who killed without blinking, flattery and fawning wouldn't work. He had to show real ability.
"..."
Su Xiao walked up the exit stairs.
Half an hour later, on the fifth floor of a somewhat bloated palace, the central building of the underground city, the meeting hall was filled with smoke. The Dark Bishop Berheva, the leader of this world's Dark God Cult, sat in the main seat, his fingers interlaced, frowning in thought.
Imagine, just opening his eyes early in the morning, his subordinates rushed in urgently, telling Dark Bishop Berheva that a few people had suddenly appeared in the dungeon. At first, Dark Bishop Berheva didn't pay much attention. But after hearing about the mark on one of their sword sheaths, he suddenly had a bad feeling.
Due to the prison-like nature of the Blazing Sun Star world, information here was isolated. Su Xiao's deeds outside hadn't spread here. But the deeds of the Shadow of Law Destruction had existed since the First Era and had always been circulated in this world.
Therefore, the group of former evil faction leaders, now forced to reform, were all frowning in the meeting hall. Just then, the dungeon warden rushed in hurriedly. Before he could catch his breath, he said urgently, "Bishop, it's bad. The outsiders you told me to watch have left the dungeon."
From the warden's demeanor, it was clear he was rather rough and clumsy. As for why someone like this was chosen as the dungeon warden, this position was both offensive and located in the dampest lowest level of the underground city, so naturally no one wanted to take it. Plus, this warden was very straightforward, which was what the Dark Bishop was most satisfied with.
"Really?"
Dark Bishop Berheva's gaze was piercing, making the warden swallow his saliva, about to explain something.
"Good riddance. Do you know where they went?"
Dark Bishop Berheva finally had a hint of a smile on his face. He leaned back comfortably in his chair. Others in the meeting hall also began to discuss, and the atmosphere noticeably relaxed.
"I know where they went."
The warden's answer was so certain that Dark Bishop Berheva's heart skipped a beat. He wondered if this subordinate had been too clever and used some tracking method on that Law Destroyer.
"Bishop, they're right outside the door. I saw them when I came in."
As soon as the warden said this, the meeting hall suddenly became so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.
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East of Twilight City, over a hundred kilometers away, on an endless desolate land.
Three figures stood here. Among them, the tallest was the infamous Tyrant within the Paradise camp. As the saying goes, some people gain power by burning their life force, others by sacrificing their souls. The Tyrant was an exception. He achieved his current absolute strength, first, because he drank liquid Abyss energy, granting him an undying constitution, and second, because he exchanged intelligence for power. In other words, he might be the only contractor among the seven major Paradise camps with an Intelligence Attribute of -260 points.
This wasn't natural. It was the Tyrant's own choice. The more negative his Intelligence Attribute, the stronger he became. It was a kind of Abyss contract of "restriction," "cost," and "gain."
There were many people with negative Luck, negative Charm, and negative Stamina. Among Su Xiao's enemies, there were quite a few with negative Charm. After all, the Charm Attribute was an external attribute. To put it more directly, the Charm Attribute had no effect on physical constitution; it mainly affected negotiation and summoning, belonging to the mystical side.
To be clearer, Strength, Agility, Stamina, and Intelligence were the four basic attributes, while Charm and Luck were external supplementary attributes. One was an inseparable part of one's own physique, and the other was like a permanent external blessing.
Therefore, being able to have a negative Intelligence Attribute, and at -260 points without dying from the backlash of such a high negative attribute, might only be possible for the Tyrant himself. Seriously speaking, this was actually a particularly rare talent.
Beside the Tyrant stood a tall, thin man. If the three-meter-tall, muscular Tyrant was strong, then the 1.9-meter-tall man showed a kind of large-framed thinness that wasn't weak. However, his eyes, full of "wisdom," indicated that his level of big-brain cleverness was second only to the Tyrant. This was an absolute-level contractor from Sanctuary Paradise, named Brother Immortal.
Actually, Brother Immortal used to be a normal contractor with average intelligence and ordinary potential for growth. He had been a second-rank contractor for a long time until he discovered his super invincible talent.
As everyone knows, more than 98% of permanent enhancement potions can only be drunk once. If you try to drink a second bottle of the same potion, not only will you not improve, but you'll die from it. Brother Immortal's talent was that he could drink a quantity of permanent enhancement potions that would cause a contractor of the same rank to die several hundred times over.
The problem was that Brother Immortal was very poor at the beginning and couldn't afford multiple bottles of permanent enhancement potions. So he contacted several alchemists. Since he couldn't afford finished potions, he could try semi-finished ones. The answer Brother Immortal got at the time was: "Brother, are you serious?"
These alchemists were all extremely excited. Unless they had a strong enough alchemical system inheritance, 99% of alchemists had to go through an extremely painful process of developing potion formulas.
What was even more uncomfortable was that the permanent enhancement potions they painstakingly developed couldn't be certified immediately. Only potions that were indeed effective would be certified by default. Therefore, not only were others afraid to drink such potions, but the alchemists themselves were also afraid to drink them.
Normally, alchemists would be so frustrated that they would prepare rescue measures, grit their teeth, and drink the potion themselves, leaving behind unforgettable memories. Now, there was someone with extraordinary power helping them test newly developed potions. Of course, they were overjoyed.
Not only were the alchemists happy, but Brother Immortal was even happier. After returning to Sanctuary Paradise, besides buying things to improve his abilities, he would chug potions to enhance various physical attributes.
What truly made Brother Immortal famous was that he drank over a hundred bottles of the same Immortal-rank permanent enhancement potion in a row, stunning the alchemists in the Void. Brother Immortal burped and asked if there was more.
Actually, Brother Immortal's intelligence problem wasn't caused by potions. His talent was indeed very impressive. The reason he wasn't very smart now was that, when he was at the ninth rank, a primordial beast stepped on his head, flattening it along with the soul in his head. Moreover, Brother Immortal didn't have deep recovery authority at the time, so it took him over a dozen world progressions to recover. Unfortunately, the soul body in his head had solidified.
Now, Brother Immortal, with one eye bigger than the other, stood with one hand on his hip, looking up at the sun in the sky, seemingly deep in thought.
Beside Brother Immortal was the Star Realm Devourer, who looked like a child just over ten years old. Its eyes were solemn as it thought about its revenge plan.
It could only be said that fate was so marvelous (qí miào), bringing these three big brains together as a team.
Compared to these three big brains, three old yinbis had already met in Twilight City. Originally unwilling to cooperate again, they had joined forces once more because of one matter. That's right, they were Shenfu, Platinum Apostle, and Archbishop of the Abyss.
On the northern icy plains, a figure in clerical robes with a twisted cross pendant around their neck walked through the wind and snow.
Under the withered World Tree in the southern region of this world, a demon clan member in a dark purple suit pressed one hand against the tree trunk. Their condensed flame pupils seemed deep in thought.
Several hundred kilometers north of Twilight City, the sky was pitch black. The air was filled with ice-crystal-like substances. If one accidentally bumped into them, they would be corroded by the high concentration of dark matter contained within. This area was the "Lightless Zone" that divided this world's land into two major regions. All the monsters here were so powerful that they were despair-inducing.
Those teleported here naturally weren't ordinary people. Kaisa, Toad, and Violent Rat appeared here. The three rascals of the Arbiters had all arrived.
The lineup known to have come to Blazing Sun Star was already quite astonishing. First, there was the Big Brain Squad. Then there was the out-of-control Black Demon, who had just broken free from the Abyss into this world, and Water Brother, who had further synchronized with the Primordial Demon Mirror.
This lineup alone wasn't enough to make people feel creeped out. But if you added the Good Teammate Trio, the Old Yinbi Trio, and the Three Rascals of the Arbiters, it gave people the feeling that all the forces on Blazing Sun Star were in for a disaster. Then, the even more heavyweight Green Gillian also entered the scene.
The problem was that this lineup wasn't the final result. The three black-hearted old grandpas, Mawen Hua'erzi, the Old Law Destroyer, and the Black Mist Figure from Starry Sky Seat, had also come to this world.
Why had these three come here? Because on the Arcane Eternal Star side, Soul Lord Yuwen Gewu had prepared the teleportation round-trip permissions certified by the Void Tree and was bringing a group of spellcasters to Blazing Sun Star to kill Su Xiao.
Normally, facing a top-tier supreme powerhouse like Soul Lord, Su Xiao's situation would be extremely dangerous. But this time, the lineup on Blazing Sun Star was truly indescribable. Therefore, no one could predict the outcome.