Chapter 39: Surprise
On the Wind Sea Continent, the Sea Clan main city, Yatuo Ancient City.
On the vast ocean, any piece of land is precious. The Giant Spirit Island, where the Sea Clan main city is located, must be the largest island in this world. It is so vast that the reason it is still called an island is due to its unique structure.
The towering steel city walls are exceptionally spectacular. Under the embellishment of time, these hundred-meter-high steel walls have lost their coldness.
In fact, the Sea Clan main city has two parts: one is the part above land that people see, and below this giant island, there is a section submerged in the sea, which is also a large city.
The former peace and prosperity are no more. Looking down from above, one can see that the land around the Sea Clan main city has melted, and the seawater trapping this place has turned into a dark purple. Countless marine creature skeletons float on the sea surface. Their flesh has not been devoured but corroded and dissolved by the toxic seawater.
Thin purple mist rises from the seawater. The Sea Clan members who still have their sanity within the main city are all standing on the high walls, wearing various protective gear, looking in despair at the colossal creature ahead.
This is a supreme beast with countless black tentacles, each tentacle a hundred meters thick and hundreds of thousands of meters long. At such a scale, each black tentacle looks very thin, of course, relative to its size. At the core of this beast's body, there is a giant eye, surrounded by many smaller secondary eyes.
This beast floats in mid-air. In its giant eye, a murky yellow light that distorts one's spirit shines through. This turbid light erodes the sea surface, causing a hissing sound, and the high walls of the Sea Clan main city become pitted and scarred.
Within the Sea Clan main city, screams, roars, and explosions blend together. The Spider Empress's supreme poison, combined with the supreme beast's murky light, causes the Sea Clan's defenses to collapse in a short time.
Among the supreme peaks like Soul Master, Blade Demon, Immortal Old Man, Deer God, and the Old Hag Demon, the Spider Empress's single combat ability ranks lower, but her deadly poison is too suitable for annihilating large forces. If she wanted, she could turn the vast transcendent realm of the Wind Sea Continent into a place with no living creatures in just half a month. However, this is also related to the gradual decline of the Wind Sea Continent.
The epic war between the Beast Clan and the Sea Clan consumed too many world resources, making it difficult for this place to produce "top-tier supremes," let alone "super top-tier supremes" and the most powerful "supreme peaks."
The Sea Clan has lost. If it were just the Spider Empress, after she destroyed the Beast Clan, the Sea Clan would still have some hope. But the Spider Empress released the "Ancestor." This beast is called the "Ancestor" because the powerful beasts on the Wind Sea Continent were all exterminated by the rising Beast Clan and Sea Clan.
This beast, named "Ancestor," was born in the early First Era when the Wind Sea Continent was still barren and chaotic, emerging from the murky darkness. As one of the five ancestral beasts, it is now the oldest and most powerful beast.
The "Ancestor" appearing is the Beast Clan reaping what they sowed. Back then, when the Beast Clan and Sea Clan resisted the Abyss invasion, they did not achieve a complete victory. Instead of sealing all Abyss passages, they each left one open.
The reason for this was the blood curse of the Beast Clan and Sea Clan, which was both a disaster and a source of power. They both understood that once they lost this powerful bloodline, they could not compare to the witches of the Witch Realm or the ancient gods of the Doom Star. They would likely be unable to hold onto the Wind Sea Continent, this transcendent realm. The large Void races had long coveted transcendent realms. The Void has Arcane Eternal Star as its absolute overlord, making it difficult for those large races to rise completely in the Void.
If they could seize a transcendent realm, whether it be the Demon Race, Feather Race, Devil Race, Star Clan, or Soul Clan, they would have a higher development ceiling.
Therefore, the Beast Clan and Sea Clan each chose to leave one Abyss passage open and control it so that the Abyss energy would not surge out violently, only dispersing slowly and in moderation, ensuring that their blood curse would not disappear.
The terrifying population explosion of the Beast Clan and Sea Clan, if completely out of control, would quickly deplete the resources of the Wind Sea Continent. So, the kings of the two clans tacitly chose to go to war with each other. Thus, the Wind Sea Continent, in a distorted manner, successfully became renowned alongside the other two transcendent realms.
Under such circumstances, it was destined that the Wind Sea Continent could not produce individual powerhouses. Even if one emerged by chance, they would sooner or later clash with the Beast Clan and Sea Clan. The Beast Clan and Sea Clan's betrayal of the Spider Empress is the best proof.
In contrast, the Witch Realm produced the Moon Witch, Serisilis. The group of old witches were almost grinning from ear to ear. Guard against and betray this "supreme peak"? Don't joke. Ever since the Witch Realm produced the Moon Witch, Serisilis, when a few old witches went to Arcane Eternal Star for the Arcane Celebration, their hairstyles were different from before.
The Beast Clan's current fate is the result of their own actions. Not only that, but they also severely dragged down the Sea Clan, which seemed like an enemy but was actually a secret ally.
Now, floating in front of the Sea Clan main city, the million-meter-sized "Ancestor," so large it blots out the sky, is the consequence brought by the Beast Clan. Ask, what method did the Beast Clan use to both prevent the Abyss passage from spewing out massive Abyss energy and maintain a certain output power?
The answer is that they used the "Ancestor Beast's" corpse, which can passively absorb Abyss energy and form crystalline Abyss power. This not only achieved sealing but also periodically produced a rare treasure called "Dark Crystal," until the "Ancestor" came back to life.
Within the Sea Clan main city, raging fires burn. At the center of the main street, the Spider Empress stands on a thousand-meter-high mountain of corpses. With her previous strike, she shattered over a hundred thousand flying Sea Clan members in the sky. She now slightly tilts her head back, closes her eyes, and spreads her arms to enjoy the rain of blood. Only enough Sea Clan blood can slightly calm the anger in her heart.
The Spider Empress's head of milky white hair is stained red with blood. When she opens her eyes, a pair of blood-red vertical pupils make her appear even more brutal. Her stunning beauty, combined with such cruel and violent eyes, makes her beauty even more ruthless.
The Spider Empress looks at the Sea Clan royal palace standing tall in the center of the main city. That is her target. The old Beast King is dead, and she cannot personally kill him, but the Sea King of the Sea Clan is one of the four betrayers back then and was the planner among them.
At the same time, at the bottom of the Sea Clan main city, the lowest level of the royal palace.
Here, tens of thousands of meters deep into the seabed, no more than three people in the entire Sea Clan know of this place's existence, including the Sea King, its creator.
The Sea King, clad in dark golden scale armor, is escorted by over a dozen personal guards. He stops in front of a giant rock door. The rock door is grayish-white, with a pitted surface and traces of melting like candle wax. If one listens carefully, they can hear the sound of something moving and rubbing against the wall inside.
A faint light flickers in the Sea King's eyes. In the next instant, the heads of the over a dozen personal guards around him explode, killing them instantly. These guards, who have followed the Sea King for many years, never imagined that their king would have murderous intent towards them.
The Sea King, over three meters tall, with slightly naturally curly long hair and a pale, beardless face, stops in front of the rock door. Compared to before, his face is now terrifyingly pale, no, deathly white. Additionally, eyes begin to open on his hands, the side of his neck, and other places.
"You can fool everyone, but the Sea Clan will always perish."
A distorted, deep voice, unlike that of a human, comes from within the grayish-white stone door opposite.
"Traitor, you traitor!!"
This time, the voice is angry and loud.
"How long can you pretend? We are indeed afraid of the ancient urn. You can use the ancient urn to suppress us forever, but don't forget, you are also one of us. You are not a Sea Clan member. Even if you become the Sea King, you are not a Sea Clan member. Ah hehehehe~"
This time, the voice is mocking and cunning, but the feeling of wanting to devour others is still strong.
"We come from the Abyss, and so do you. You will always be one of us, the fourth seat of the family. You can't escape."
An old voice comes from within the stone door. As soon as this voice speaks, the other violent auras subside.
The Sea King remains silent. He places one hand on the stone door, and in the next moment, the stone door explodes with a bang. Abyss black mist surges forward, and several dark figures rush in. Their blood-red eyes want to tear the Sea King apart and devour him.
"The Spider Empress and the Ancestor are outside."
As the Sea King says this, the sharp teeth and black claws rushing towards him through the black mist stop simultaneously. Many years ago, they had fought the Spider Empress and knew how powerful this deadly poison supreme was.
At that moment, a hunched old man, wearing a tattered robe like strips of cloth and leaning on a twisted wooden staff, walks out from the black mist. His eyes are pitch black, and on his skin covered with age spots, eyes move and shift positions. Just then, a dark creature, a Devourer of Darkness, flies out from the Abyss black mist, trying to escape, but is entangled by black threads. It is pulled into a hole on the old man's cheek and crunched and chewed.
The eerie old man stops beside the Sea King. The Sea King's life force visibly withers. His originally somewhat robust figure becomes gaunt and bony, but the Sea King does not die.
Crack, crack...
From within the black mist behind the stone door, a crisp sound comes. First, a terrifying aura of original sin disappears, indicating that the original sin object has moved to an unknown location. The seal within the black mist shatters with a bang, and a massive amount of Abyss energy surges out.
The Abyss energy flows from behind the eerie old man, then engulfs him. The eerie old man doesn't care at all. Instead, a smile appears on his terrifying face. The black mist in his eyes is so dense that it seems to devour all light.
The era of the Sea Clan and Beast Clan ends here. The Abyss era of the Wind Sea Continent has arrived.
...
In the silent ancient hall, dark embers drift. The crisscrossing slash marks and large cracks in the hall show how brutal the previous battle was. Without the protection of countless spells, this building would have long been reduced to rubble.
The faint whispers of the dead in the air have disappeared. This quiet environment brings peace to Su Xiao's mind as he lies on the ground. After a fierce battle, lying quietly like this for a while is indeed a pleasant experience.
"Woof ow ow."
Bubu Wang, with an arrow in each of his left and right buttocks, runs over looking particularly wronged. After getting up and observing, Su Xiao finds the problem not too serious. He has Amu pull out the arrows for Bubu Wang, pouring half a bottle of recovery potion on the wounds and having him drink the other half.
Amu's injuries are not too serious, but it is Amu himself who firmly believes this. After a preliminary observation, Amu's injuries are not light. Soul arrows can damage the soul. Given Su Xiao's current state, he naturally cannot give Amu a major repair.
Upon learning this, Amu's tense eyes gradually relax. But then he hears that he will be taken to the Great Library to find the four Sun Scholars for treatment.
Su Xiao also needs to find the four Sun Scholars for treatment. He was forced to cut off his right arm earlier. Although the combat prosthetic works well, restoring 96.25% of the right arm's various attributes, he uses his right arm to hold the blade. This makes the gap between the combat prosthetic and his own right arm even larger. The most urgent thing next is to go to the Great Library to treat his right arm.
As for the left arm, using a combat prosthetic is the best choice for now. Because the left arm is more severely damaged, treatment by the Sun Scholars may not completely heal it. He will have to rely on the treatment authority upon returning to the Reincarnation Paradise for a full recovery.
After the nun dies, she turns into dark embers and scatters, leaving only the "Sin Eye Demon Scythe" standing on the ground. Su Xiao takes out a bandage-like sealing bandage covered with sealing spells, wraps it around the demon scythe to seal it, and tries to put it into his storage space. It succeeds.
The only use for this thing later is to give or sell it to the Demon Scythe, Talid. Su Xiao prefers to give it away. The reason is that demon scythes enhance their power by devouring Abyss energy, which gives all demon scythes a personality: an almost extreme sense of gratitude and resentment. If you have a grudge against a demon scythe, its vengefulness can reach the "witch level." If you have a favor with a demon scythe, and it takes too long to repay that favor, the demon scythe will feel uneasy inside.
If he encounters troublesome Abyss spawns in the future, he can ask the Demon Scythe, Talid, for help. The demon scythe's ability to track Abyss spawns is arguably the best in the Star Realm. Moreover, the Abyss spawns he will face later will only become more troublesome.
Su Xiao once thought that Abyss spawns were a category, but later he found that Abyss spawns are a large system with three major branches:
1. Group: Abyss Spawn.
2. Entity: Abyss Spawn.
3. Immortal: Abyss Spawn.
First is the major branch "Group: Abyss Spawn." Su Xiao has not encountered this type yet. These are Abyss spawns in group form, with high intelligence, even powerful creativity and talents. The problem is that with high intelligence comes a greater desire for possession.
Generally, this type of "Group: Abyss Spawn" exists in some high-level world as the behind-the-scenes boss family of a large force.
Therefore, "Group: Abyss Spawn" is also called the Abyss Descendants. These clans or families are naturally hostile to Su Xiao.
The second branch of Abyss spawns is called "Entity: Abyss Spawn." These Abyss spawns exist as individuals. Even members of the same group rarely gather together.
Moreover, the abilities of this type of Abyss spawn vary greatly. The top tier includes terrifying beings like the "Dark Cradle," while the lowest includes "Earthworms," which are single-celled-like dark creatures.
Dark Cradle, Drowning Shadow, Devourer of Darkness, Hunger Roach, Earthworms, etc., are all "Entity: Abyss Spawns." Their individual combat power, intelligence level, lifespan, etc., vary greatly.
As for the third branch, it is "Immortal: Abyss Spawn." Su Xiao has dealt with this type the most and knows it best. According to his knowledge, the "Immortal: Abyss Spawn" branch has more detailed divisions: Alien Born, Mutant Born, and Parasite Born.
Out of ten "Immortal: Abyss Spawns," at least seven are Alien Born. This type is the most common. However, this "common" is relative to Su Xiao. If a ninth-rank world encounters an Alien Born and lacks a powerful force willing to pay the price to deal with it, one Alien Born is enough to turn a world into a forbidden zone for life. After devouring a large amount of world force, they become extremely powerful.
In contrast, Mutant Born are much rarer. Out of ten "Immortal: Abyss Spawns," only about two are Mutant Born. These are the most combat-capable "Immortal: Abyss Spawns" and are highly aggressive.
The last type, Parasite Born, is the rarest but has the most bizarre abilities.
[Prompt (Void Tree): The safe zone you created, certified by the Reincarnation Paradise, Wind Sea Continent, Mudong City, has its certification tier increased (3).]
[With the Void Tree as the intermediary, Apocalypse Paradise, Death Paradise, Holy Light Paradise, Sanctuary Paradise, and Watchful Paradise apply for the spatial coordinate certification rights of "Safe Zone: Mudong City." If this certification is completed, Apocalypse Paradise, Death Paradise, Holy Light Paradise, Sanctuary Paradise, and Watchful Paradise can all teleport their contractors to "Safe Zone: Mudong City."]
[As the true city lord of "Mudong City" and the creator of this safe zone, according to Reincarnation Paradise Regulation Article 159356, you have the right to participate in the decision on whether to open the spatial coordinate certification rights of "Safe Zone: Mudong City."]
[If you agree to open this certification right, Apocalypse Paradise, Death Paradise, Holy Light Paradise, Sanctuary Paradise, and Watchful Paradise will pay the Reincarnation Paradise 156,800 ounces of space-time power. You can receive 20% of this as the city lord of Mudong City's due income (the ownership of this space-time power is: certifier Void Tree 30%, holder Reincarnation Paradise 50%, city lord hunter Kukulin Bai Ye 20%).]
[You have agreed to open this certification right. Apocalypse Paradise, Death Paradise, Holy Light Paradise, Sanctuary Paradise, and Watchful Paradise will obtain the spatial coordinate certification rights of "Safe Zone: Mudong City."]
[As the city lord of Mudong City, if you go to Mudong City, you can obtain corresponding permissions, such as issuing tasks, managing faction stores, etc.]
[Prompt (Reincarnation Paradise): Because the hunter has brought certification income to the Reincarnation Paradise this time, your Reincarnation Paradise reputation has increased by 21,800 points.]
[Current Reincarnation Paradise reputation: 75,920 points.]
[Because your Reincarnation Paradise reputation has exceeded 70,000 points, your Honor Store level is increased by +1.]
[Prompt: The maximum Honor Store level is 15. It is currently level 16, breaking the limit.]
[When you end this world progress and return to the Reincarnation Paradise, your Honor Store will be refreshed and new permissions and functions will be added.]
...
Without any effort, he gains 31,360 ounces of space-time power. To think, even if Su Xiao completes all the hunting bounties from 1 to 4 this time, his net income would only be 20,800 ounces of space-time power.
Seeing these prompts, Su Xiao's first thought is that the Spider Empress's revenge on the Beast Clan and Sea Clan of the Wind Sea Continent is more thorough than expected. Also, a drastic change has occurred in the Wind Sea Continent, to the point where the entire world has become a dangerous area. Only Mudong City, certified by the Reincarnation Paradise, remains a safe zone. Therefore, the value of this sole remaining safe zone in the Wind Sea Continent has skyrocketed.
Su Xiao does not plan to deal with the situation in the Wind Sea Continent for now. He must first complete the task on the Blazing Sun Star. It seems that defeating the nun has entered the later stage of this world progress, but that is not the case. He has a feeling that the real show in this world is just beginning.
Su Xiao arrives at the inner side of the silent ancient hall. He adjusts the Mysterious Eye to lock-picking mode and attaches it to the keyhole on the wall. The Mysterious Eye begins to operate.
Speaking of this alchemical treasure, Su Xiao has put quite some effort into developing it. Unfortunately, the uses he has developed for the Mysterious Eye are really hard to describe. For example, he recently twisted the Mysterious Eye and adjusted a new mode called the Boomerang Flashbang.
In this mode, the Mysterious Eye can emit a strong light that causes even absolute-strong level beings to feel instant severe pain. The problem lies in the "boomerang" attribute. If thrown, the Mysterious Eye will fly in a graceful arc and come back, then... boom! in front of Su Xiao.
The rings on the Mysterious Eye click and clack as they turn. After a few minutes, the lock plate on the wall opens, revealing a passage to the central area. Entering it, Su Xiao sees a wooden door on the side wall.
Pushing open the wooden door, he finds it is a bedroom. The bedroom is simply furnished: a bed, a bookshelf, and under the bookshelf, a wooden table and chair. Sitting down, he opens a drawer and finds two "Sun Source Stones."
Being able to store "Sun Source Stones" so casually is typical of the nun. In addition to the two "Sun Source Stones," there is also a black badge in the drawer. Picking it up, he sees a blood-red ф mark on it.
[You have obtained the Reincarnation Treatment Badge (Permission Item).]
[While in the Reincarnation Paradise, submitting this treatment badge can activate one deep treatment authority.]
...
Although he doesn't know how the nun obtained this, it is undoubtedly a good thing. Su Xiao can undergo deep treatment when he returns to the Reincarnation Paradise this time. Come to think of it, it has been a while since he last had deep treatment.
Su Xiao does not immediately head to the central area. He is currently injured. Returning the same way to the inner city, he heads towards the Great Library.
Five hours later, at the lowest level of the Great Library.
Dim light shines down from the ceiling. Pipes and cables are tangled, leaving only a few narrow passages. Following the passage, the center opens up. All cables and pipes converge under a steel cradle. This cradle, though made of steel, gives the feeling of being alive.
Su Xiao sits up from the steel cradle, moving his right arm treated by the four Sun Scholars. He has to say, the "Sun Treatment Secret Method" is indeed good. Although it doesn't reach the level of treatment in the Reincarnation Paradise, it is quite good. It can handle subsequent battles. As for the treatment experience, Su Xiao, who has mastered many Law Destruction abilities, handles it easily. He even manages to have dinner while the treatment is almost finished.
"Let's go."
"Moo."
A wronged-looking Amu sits beside the steel cradle, staring blankly, as if his heart has suffered tens of thousands of points of true damage.
Leaving the Great Library, Su Xiao plans to return to his temporary residence to rest. As dusk falls, he returns to the residence and finds that the servants in the mansion are all there, and there are no signs of outsiders sneaking in. It seems that the old nobles and the newly risen powers have reached a tacit understanding not to provoke Su Xiao.
The deceased old noble, Augustus, and the Finance Minister, Black Bersa, are the most vivid lessons. As for whether the old nobles and the newly risen powers will avenge these two former leaders, it is very unlikely. Both sides will quickly elect new leaders.
As night falls, the temperature plummets. The outdoor temperature reaches minus 10 degrees Celsius, considering it was still 20 degrees Celsius in the early evening.
The fireplace in the wall is lit. Su Xiao leans back on the sofa. The unstable climate of this world indicates that the sun above is becoming increasingly unstable. Following this line of thought, it can also be understood that the Blazing Sun Lord, Ashlot, is getting worse and worse, to the point of being unable to withstand the erosion of the Blazing Sun Blood. It seems this lord cannot even last a few years.
Compared to this, one thing puzzles Su Xiao: the kill prompt for killing the nun has not appeared yet. After consulting about this issue, the Reincarnation Paradise gives the prompt that the relevant kill prompt is being calculated.
"Woof."
Bubu Wang runs over, holding a crystal in his mouth. Su Xiao takes it and crushes it, revealing a note inside. This is information sent back by the irritable little elf, Diagu. The content is that the Goddess of Fortune's progress in the "Nightmare Dungeon: Golden King City" is not going well. She is still suffering at the first boss's progress. At this rate, not to mention half a month, she might not be able to clear it in half a year.
Burning the note, Su Xiao's eyes narrow slightly. To make the Goddess of Fortune clear the dungeon smoothly, the best method is to send her a teammate. But given the situation of the "Nightmare Dungeon: Golden King City," this is almost impossible, with a success rate of only 0.01%.
After a moment of thought, Su Xiao has an idea. He takes out the [Strange Cloth Bag].
[Strange Cloth Bag (You can put items into this cloth bag. If the God Merchant is interested in this item, the God Merchant will come to your world to trade with you. If the God Merchant is not interested in this item, the cloth bag will spit out the item placed inside).]
Su Xiao puts the "15 portions of Pure God Blood" obtained from the God Exile Land into the [Strange Cloth Bag]. After waiting for over half an hour, he suddenly feels a summoning sensation. He chooses to respond.
Hum~
Space fluctuates around him. When the world becomes clear again, Su Xiao arrives at a long corridor. At the end of the corridor, there is a wooden counter. Behind the wooden bars, a black curtain is drawn.
Su Xiao sits down in front of the wooden counter. As soon as he sits down, the curtain in front opens automatically, and a prompt appears.
[Prompt: You will trade with the God Merchant. This is a neutral unit certified by the Void Tree. If you choose to attack, you will suffer multiple consequences.]
[Your method of trading with the God Merchant is barter, and no exchange list will be triggered. Whether the transaction is successful will depend on the wishes of both parties...]
...
A humanoid race weighing several thousand jin sits behind the wooden counter. It has multiple arms, each hand with only two fingers, like a human having only a thumb and a pinky. Its head, besides the air holes for the mouth, is covered with eyes of various sizes. Although its appearance is somewhat frightening, its gaze is gentle. Coupled with the layers of fat on its skin, it looks somewhat simple and honest.
The God Merchant has no language ability. Beside its hand, there is a circular mechanism with two simple expressions on the front and back: a smiley face indicates agreement, and a sad face indicates rejection.
Su Xiao equips the [God Hunter] title, takes out the 30 "Divine Souls" stored inside, and together with the "15 portions of Pure God Blood," places them on the wooden counter as bargaining chips. He clearly hears a gulp from the opposite side.
Merchants like the God Merchant, who are neutral units, also have ranks. The three recognized highest-ranked merchants are: the Mysterious Merchant, the Traveling Merchant, and the God Merchant.
The bargaining chips Su Xiao has brought this time make the God Merchant very tempted. After weighing the options for a moment, the God Merchant behind the wooden counter takes out a black crystal.
"God Blood."
Hearing Su Xiao's words, the God Merchant takes back the black crystal and replaces it with a large bottle of golden god blood.
[You have obtained 100 ounces of Golden God Blood.]
As the transaction is completed, Su Xiao feels a teleportation sensation. When the spatial fluctuations around him subside, he is back in the inner hall of his temporary residence, still sitting on the single sofa. A large crystal bottle containing 100 ounces of "Golden God Blood" is placed on the coffee table.
Su Xiao forms a temporary Devouring Core. With his current Devouring Core level, the originally pure Golden God Blood, after being filtered by the temporary Devouring Core, turns into a light golden color that is pleasing to the eye. However, it also decreases from 100 ounces to 94 ounces.
Forming a summoning array, Su Xiao places a badge on the array. As the array activates, nothing happens. About 10 minutes later, the Goddess of Fortune appears, her hair still a bit damp. They are old acquaintances, so the Goddess of Fortune does not put on a divine descent posture.
"Sorry to keep you waiting. I was taking a bath, so~"
The Goddess of Fortune tidies her light golden hair. In the next second, her gaze is attracted by the large bottle of "Golden God Blood."
"This is... Golden God Blood?"
"Yes."
"Is it... prepared for me?"
"..."
"Oh, oh, a slip of the tongue. You mean for me to use it to transform into Fortune God Blood?"
"Yes."
"Bai Ye, you are..." The Goddess of Fortune wants to say that Bai Ye is really a good person, but because her conscience aches severely, she can only say: "You are truly omnipotent. Since becoming a god, this is the first time I have seen Golden God Blood."
The Goddess of Fortune's eyes are practically shining. This time, coming to fulfill the promised transaction, she is very satisfied. Not only because she was summoned by a gentle ordinary summoning array instead of the "Law-Destroying Teleportation Array," but also because she saw the Golden God Blood she had dreamed of.
"Stop talking nonsense. Let's begin."
"Tch~, can't you let me be happy for a while longer? But you're right. Business is important. Let me see how much Fortune God Blood I can convert this time."
The Goddess of Fortune floats up, and the large crystal bottle containing the "Golden God Blood" does the same. The "Golden God Blood" inside rushes out and swirls around the Goddess of Fortune.
Two hours later, the Goddess of Fortune, looking slightly tired, descends. Previously, every 10 drops of attribute-less god blood could be converted into 3 drops of Fortune God Blood. This time, with the purest "Golden God Blood," 10 drops convert into 5 drops of Fortune God Blood.
A total of 47 ounces, or 22,889 drops of Fortune God Blood, gathers into a ball floating in front of them. This makes the Goddess of Fortune's gaze a bit dazed. She currently has over 4,000 drops of Fortune God Blood, which she accumulated after two collaborations with Su Xiao. Originally, after years of effort, she had only gathered a total of over 50 drops of god blood.
This means that after splitting the Fortune God Blood 50-50 this time, she will have over 15,000 drops of Fortune God Blood, more than 300 times her original amount. Such a gap explains why the Goddess of Fortune feels that the scene before her is like a dream.
"How about I take 30% this time?"
The amount of god blood she can get this time is so much that it makes the Goddess of Fortune a bit uneasy.
"..."
Su Xiao doesn't speak. Cooperation is cooperation. The rules of cooperation are set in advance. Unless there is a drastic change in the situation, the cooperation rules will not change.
Su Xiao puts the 23.5 ounces of Fortune God Blood he obtained into a container and soaks the [Fate Dominator] in it. The Goddess of Fortune opposite hesitates for a moment, then absorbs the tens of thousands of drops of Fortune God Blood in front of her. This causes her hair to shimmer with a faint golden light, which subsides after a few minutes.
"Fortune, I have a good thing to share with you. What do you think?"
Su Xiao speaks with a kind smile on his face. Seeing this, the Goddess of Fortune is instantly stunned.
"I suddenly remembered that I left the kitchen fire on. I'll be right back."
The Goddess of Fortune gets up to run, but in the next second, she is pinned to the carpet by Su Xiao. After a struggle, she is ridden and her side neck is pressed down. The Goddess of Fortune begins to feel that things are not good.
"Your close friend, the Goddess of Fate, is exploring a nightmare area alone. She urgently needs your help. Can you bear to ignore her?"
"Yes, very much so. Bai Ye, let me tell you the truth. I actually have a nightmare allergy constitution. Really, this is my exclusive constitution. As for why I could go to nightmare areas before, it's because this constitution only awakened a few days ago. You have to believe me. So I can't go to the nightmare area. Hey, what seal are you holding? Don't stamp it on my face. This thing has nightmare aura. I can sense it. Help~!"
With the 'active cooperation' of the Goddess of Fortune, her consciousness successfully enters the "Nightmare Dungeon: Golden King City."
In the dim city gate tunnel of the king city, beside a campfire, the Goddess of Fate and the Goddess of Fortune look at each other. A few seconds later, a genuine smile appears on the Goddess of Fate's face. Is it moved? No, no, no. The Goddess of Fate is very sure that her close friend was definitely dragged in forcefully.
That's why she smiles so genuinely. After all, close friends and frenemies can switch back and forth. As long as there is no danger to life, the two are generally in frenemy mode.
...
God Exile Land, Underground Safe Zone.
Yueshitu and Hao Mei are sleeping soundly on the plush carpet. Both have just returned from "Xiguang City" and completed multiple tasks, so they are very tired. Molei, on the other hand, is very energetic, studying an ancient book. Seeing the teleportation array flash, she looks over.
Plop~
Su Xiao places the Goddess of Fortune on the plush carpet. This place is safe enough. Sleeping for ten days or half a month is no problem.
"This person is?"
Molei tilts her head to look at the Goddess of Fortune. The more she looks, the more familiar she seems. Soon, her eyes widen slightly, and she exclaims, "Isn't this the Goddess of Fortune? Bai Ye, what's wrong with her?"
"Deep sleep."
After saying this, Su Xiao begins to meditate cross-legged.
"Uh~, this looks like a coma."
"..."
Su Xiao opens his eyes and looks at Molei. Feeling a slight pain in her calf, Molei changes her words and says, "Alright, it is deep sleep."
"..."
Su Xiao continues to meditate. Just then, a prompt appears.
[You have completed the Main Quest: Fifth Ring: Nun.]
[You have obtained World Key × 2.]
[You have triggered the Main Quest: Sixth Ring.]
[Main Quest: Sixth Ring: Avatar of the Gods.]
Difficulty Level: Lv.95+++++
Quest Brief: Kill the Avatar of the Gods located in the "Dead City."
Prompt: All members of the Dusk Team, Gods Team, and Soul Team have the same quest content for this round: "Kill the Avatar of the Gods."
Number of Sun Source Stones the Avatar of the Gods possesses: 3.
Quest Time Limit: 15 natural days.
Quest Reward: Eternal Rank Nourishing Equipment Chest (opening guarantees one Eternal Rank Nourishing Equipment).
Quest Penalty: All attributes -3%, forcibly teleported out of this world.
...
Seeing this quest, Su Xiao knows that his previous guess was correct. The real show in this world is just beginning. Among the three team members, he himself, Ailukelu, Wude, Zuiyasi, Shenfu, Platinum Apostle, Archbishop of the Abyss, Black Demon, Tyrant, Immortal Brother, and Star Devourer, all of them have the next target of dealing with the "Avatar of the Gods" in the "Dead City."
The scene at that time will be spectacular. It's just unknown who will be betrayed.
Su Xiao closes the quest list. In the next second, the kill prompt for killing the nun appears.
[You have killed the Demon Scythe: Nun.]
[You have obtained 30,000 Sun Gold Coins.]
[You have obtained 0% World Source (due to special reasons, killing the nun cannot obtain World Source).]
[You have obtained Golden Skill Points × 6.]
[You have obtained Eternal Rank Chest: Soul Demon Scythe.]
[You have obtained Source Quality Chest (has a chance to be obtained when killing a strong enemy).]
[You have obtained Sun Mask (Abyss: Original Sin Object).]