# Chapter 5: Title Chest (★★★★★)
Usage Effect: Upon opening, can obtain a nine-star title.
Stock Quantity: -- pieces (unlimited exchange quantity).
Exchange Price: 120 Sun Gold Coins.
【Note: Due to the lack of proper certification for this world's World Shop, although the items in the shop have no quality issues, the above title chests cannot be traded or transferred. The titles obtained upon opening are all non-tradable titles.】
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After reviewing the information on the five types of title chests, Su Xiao's thoughts became clear. Good, nine-star titles cost 120 Sun Gold Coins each.
【Tip: The World Contact Platform has been activated. There is no limit on the number of daily posts in this world.】
Su Xiao rarely posts on the World Contact Platform, but he values its contact list highly, as it lets him know which Paradise camp opponents have arrived in this world.
Opening the branch World Contact Platform of the World Contact Platform, names or codenames appeared one by one. This list was not sorted by strength but by the order of entry into this world. The first was Black Demon, with a note behind it reading (Intruding without mission).
If this were a resource-type world, someone intruding here would make sense, but who would actively intrude on Blazing Sun Star? Thinking about it, Black Demon's method of entering this world was quite special.
Currently, Blazing Sun Star has another name: the Abyss Proximity Zone, especially the world's Dark Zone, where Abyss creatures run rampant. If Black Demon accidentally fell into the Abyss, he would only have two outcomes: either being swallowed by the depths, or, having just fallen in, struggling to climb out, emerging from a small Abyss passage in this world's Dark Zone.
With this estimation, Su Xiao decided not to contact Black Demon for now. He and Little Fatty were friends, but with Black Demon, at most, he wouldn't actively be hostile. Last time they met, Little Fatty's consciousness had nearly disappeared. After falling into the Abyss this time, Little Fatty should be completely gone.
Looking down the contact list, Xi'er's name was among them. Strangely, her partner, the Ruthless Guy, hadn't come to this world. What surprised Su Xiao even more was that behind Xi'er's name, there was a string of small text like a prompt.
【Hunters cannot actively attack this unit (this prompt is only visible to Reincarnation Paradise Hunters).】
Seeing this prompt, Su Xiao knew Xi'er had a special mission this time, because the person below her name on the list was too special.
【Bee (Reincarnation Paradise).】
Bee was the last contractor of Dawn Paradise, and now the camp name behind her had actually changed to Reincarnation Paradise. This carried a lot of information.
It seemed Xi'er had received a mission to protect Bee. Speaking of which, Su Xiao's combat power was now stronger than Xi'er's. If there were an important mission, his priority should be higher. However, considering the completion rate of protection missions Reincarnation Paradise had given him during his mid-to-low ranks, it suddenly made sense that this mission fell to Xi'er.
Continuing to look at the contact list, skipping a few unfamiliar names, Su Xiao saw Thunder Mage Lord Aig. He had a relatively deep impression of this person, especially his ultimate move, which was the most spectacular yet weakest ability he had ever seen.
When Su Xiao saw the name Tyrant, he remembered something. Star Devourer might have already arrived in this world. If it had truly come, it shouldn't take too long before the other party actively sought him out.
Continuing to scroll, Su Xiao saw Priest, an 'old friend.' They would likely clash in this world later.
Continuing downward, he saw Platinum Apostle's name had turned gray. Whether contractors or violators, as long as they entered this world, they would definitely appear on the contact list. A name turning gray meant death. Su Xiao didn't believe Platinum Apostle had died just after entering this world.
Both Priest and Platinum Apostle had come, so Archbishop of the Abyss should have come as well.
Closing the contact list, a Soul Coin appeared in Su Xiao's hand.
Ding~
The Soul Coin was flicked into the air. As it fell, a hand grabbed it, pinching it between fingers and rubbing the Void Tree pattern imprint on it with a thumb.
"My dear friend, Caesar seems to have discovered something incredible in Twilight City."
"Be more specific."
"Can't be specific for now. Once I have more definite news, I'll discuss it with you. What's more important now is to summon Toad and Rat. They're both waiting for my teleportation, but my dear friend, you understand, Caesar has been destitute for a long time, so..."
"Coordinates."
"Hehehe, the coordinates are here."
Caesar handed over a card with a sly grin. On it were written the coordinates. Su Xiao flipped the card over and saw it was a promotional card that read: "Caesar's Dietary Therapy, Your Stomach and Intestines' Close Friend."
"..."
Su Xiao looked at Caesar, who rubbed his hands and grinned, saying this was just one of several side businesses, implying that his dietary therapy required reservations and was particularly famous in goblin circles.
After flipping the card to check the spatial coordinates on it, a crystal layer spread under Su Xiao's feet, forming a teleportation array on the ground. A few seconds later, with a roar, Toad and Rat appeared, crashing with two thuds into the wall of the backyard. Toad kicked his right hind leg once and then stopped moving.
There was a slight deviation in the coordinates that needed improvement. After recording this in his space notes, Su Xiao took out two bottles of Elemental Brew. Toad and Rat, who had been storming over angrily, suddenly had their anger dissipate quite a bit.
"Unexpectedly lively."
A somewhat lazy voice came. This voice, seemingly full of magnetism but actually sounding a bit drained from being squeezed dry by his wife, was naturally Brother Zuiyasi. His Ancient God System physique was naturally strong, but the problem was that his wife was also from the Ancient God System, so it was a case of positive meeting negative. Zuiyasi, who was calm in life-and-death battles, would still hesitate for a while at the bedroom door when he heard his wife say "turn off the lights and go to sleep."
"You look well, Zuiyasi."
Wood walked into the courtyard. Hearing this, Zuiyasi sighed and said, "These past few months in Doom Star, I've either been fighting and killing, or on my way to kill someone. Even with an undying system, dying every day can't hold up. Bai Ye, I need your potent restorative potions. It doesn't matter if the potency is strong. I die hundreds of times a day now, using regenerative power to replace arms and legs more frequently than changing clothes."
"You say potent restorative potions don't matter? Are you... serious?"
Su Xiao's eyes seemed to brighten a bit. This was the interest of a potion master.
"I was serious just now, but now I'm a bit hesitant. Let's go with moderate."
"Too bad. I was planning to give you the Multi-Compound Secret Medicine."
"How potent is this Multi-Compound Secret Medicine?"
Zuiyasi showed a hint of hesitation. He had indeed died too many times these past few months, so the potion Su Xiao mentioned was quite tempting.
"The potency is about 1200 times that of 'moderate.'"
"Great, I'll go with 'moderate.'"
Zuiyasi completely lost interest in the Multi-Compound Secret Medicine. Seeing this, Su Xiao was slightly disappointed. No one had ever tried his Multi-Compound Secret Medicine, but since Zuiyasi chose 'moderate,' then moderate it would be.
Or rather, during the cooperation period of 'good teammates,' they still trusted each other until the second before the final big boss fell.
Baha explained Su Xiao's plan to Zuiyasi, Wood, Caesar, Toad, and Rat. After hearing it, Zuiyasi and Wood expressed no objections. It was indeed necessary to support an agent in Twilight City. The former noble, Alberts, was indeed a good candidate.
After Caesar finished listening to the series of plans, he said there should be a slight change because he had entered this world through identity substitution. His current identity was the warehouse manager of the Soul Academy.
Hearing this initial identity, everyone present couldn't help but break out in cold sweat for the Soul Academy, but that wasn't the main point. The main point was the memory images Caesar had seen through his previous identity.
During Su Xiao's negotiation with Dark Bishop Berkhva that morning, Berkhva had provided intelligence that the high-ranking officials of Twilight City had decided to select the new inheritor of "Sun's Blood." The details were that Twilight City, the Soul Academy, and the Gods' Church would each send a team to retrieve the usurped "Sun Source Stones."
The person who ultimately obtained all the "Sun Source Stones" would be the new inheritor of "Sun's Blood."
Those qualified to usurp the "Sun Source Stones" were exceptionally powerful, not to mention that the "Sun Source Stone" itself was a source of power. This was far more powerful than the "Dark Blood" of the Witch Realm. Simply put, after swallowing a "Sun Source Stone," it could be treated as an organ capable of absorbing World Force, converting World Force into a continuously self-enhancing source energy.
So, how many "Sun Source Stones" were there in the outside world? The high-ranking officials of Twilight City answered 18. They wouldn't dare falsify this information, or they would be opposed by all forces. However, whether the central district of Twilight City still had hidden "Sun Source Stones" was unclear. At the very least, more than 90% of the "Sun Source Stones" scattered outside were indeed 18.
Up to this point, the intelligence provided by Dark Bishop Berkhva was fine. The real problem was the timeliness. The Southern Continent and the Northern Continent were separated by the Dark Zone, making information transmission difficult. Moreover, the underground cities of the Northern Continent didn't care about the situation in the Southern Continent. They were more concerned with how to withstand the next wave of monster hordes.
So this recruitment for the new inheritor of Twilight City was actually from half a year ago. Dark Bishop Berkhva had learned of this through a slave trader, and since it had been half a year, it was no longer a secret.
More accurately, initially, the three parties—Twilight City, the Soul Academy, and the Gods' Church—each used their own people for this path to kingship. But after three months, all three parties gave up and began releasing the information, recruiting their own path-to-kingship teams. But no one was a fool. If this was such a good thing, why didn't the three major forces use their own people? Why would it fall to outsiders?
The three major forces also wanted their own people to become the new king, but unfortunately, the teams they sent out couldn't even defeat the first strong enemy of their respective teams, and several teams had died in succession.
The enemies the three teams needed to defeat were as follows:
Twilight City Team: Mutated Beast God, Tower Knight Commander, ??? (partial related intelligence, no specific information), ??? (partial related intelligence, no specific information).
Soul Academy Team: Bloodthirsty Beast, Undying Knight (Undead), White Wolf Lord, Exiled Sun Warrior Leader.
Gods' Church Team: Giant Tree King, Undying Ascetic (Undead), Dark Moon Great Prince, Frenzied Sun Beast.
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The order was from weak to strong. That meant the first bosses—Mutated Beast God, Bloodthirsty Beast, and Giant Tree King—had already beaten the teams sent by the three forces into submission.
If not for the fact that Twilight City had also lost many people, the Soul Academy and Gods' Church would have suspected it was a conspiracy by those old immortals in Twilight City.
Subsequent recruitment of path-to-kingship candidates went very poorly. It took nearly two months to gather three teams, and they were all wiped out half a day after departure.
From initially being exclusive to the three major forces, to requiring strength, to now, as long as someone was willing, they could join.
It was necessary to support an agent in Twilight City, but there was no need to wait for the agent to gain authority before obtaining a spot on the path-to-kingship team. Now, one could go directly to Twilight City. Even if they told the city guard squad leader stationed at the city gate that they wanted to participate in the path-to-kingship trial, that squad leader would immediately smile, invite them into the city, and head straight to the inner district.
Besides that, around noon today, it seemed the Soul Academy had sent out a new team to the area where Giant Tree King appeared.
Hearing this, Su Xiao thought of a possibility. Being so decisive in participating was very much in Priest's style. That old fellow would first seize the opportunity, then go with the flow, ultimately never losing out whether he won or lost.
If so, the members of the Soul Academy team should be: Priest, Platinum Apostle, Archbishop of the Abyss.
This was both good and bad. The good thing was that if any of the three teams wasn't strong enough, it would make the subsequent situation extremely difficult. The bad thing was that after dealing with all the super big bosses who had usurped the "Sun Source Stones," trying to take the "Sun Source Stones" they had obtained from Priest's team would be no easier than fighting the bosses.
Talking about this, Zuiyasi and Wood, sitting at the stone table, both agreed.
The teams for Twilight City and the Soul Academy were basically settled. The remaining Gods' Church team also needed to be sufficiently strong. After thinking about this, Su Xiao, Zuiyasi, and Wood all looked at Caesar at the same time.
The meaning was obvious. No matter who was on the Gods' Church team, with the help of the Three Rascals of Arbiters, the probability of obtaining each "Sun Source Stone" would definitely increase.
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At this moment, in the Southern Continent, Sacred Heart City.
This was the lair of the Gods' Church. This large city with a population of over ten million had a somewhat strange architectural style. In front of the Gods' Church's Holy Cathedral, a group of three—one tall, one short, and one thin—stood side by side.
A member of the Gods' Church walking out of the cathedral was about to teach these guys who dared to approach the Holy Cathedral without permission a lesson they would never forget, when he suddenly noticed the 'wise' look in their eyes. This made him stop and hesitate. He was considering whether the big guy who looked like a genius would slap his head off the moment he opened his mouth.
After hesitating, this Gods' Church member walked away. It turned out that even fanatical believers were somewhat wary of geniuses.
As the IQ representative of the Genius Team, Star Devourer stepped into the church. As for their purpose, it was naturally to represent the Gods' Church team in competing for the "Sun Source Stones." For the "Sun Source Stones," which made him drool just from looking at a photo, Star Devourer decided to temporarily postpone settling scores with Su Xiao and spare that guy's life for now.
Meanwhile, the Three Rascals of Arbiters were rushing from the Northern Continent to this location. The final Gods' Church team would likely be six people: Tyrant, Immortal Brother, Star Devourer, Caesar, Toad, and Rat.
This combination only gave one feeling... it was... wonderful.