Chapter 38: Breaking the Situation
The "Contribution Badge" was undoubtedly a good thing. Accumulating five of them would unlock the usage rights of a special Paradise facility. In Su Xiao's view, Paradise facilities like the "Meditation Secret Realm," "Death Tower," and "Trial Mind Mirror" should be similar to the "Land of All Beings."
Su Xiao's ability to develop various blade techniques and ensure they had top-tier practicality came from his training in the "Land of All Beings: Eighth Layer" after each return to Reincarnation Paradise. There, the efficiency of developing and perfecting blade techniques was over 1590 times higher.
His stay limit in Reincarnation Paradise was seven days. Three days were spent on improving abilities, enhancing himself, and handling various trivial matters; three days were spent training in the Land of All Beings; and one day was spent immersed in the Soul Library.
In other words, the three days he spent in the Land of All Beings: Eighth Layer were equivalent to thirteen years of non-stop blade training for others, always maintaining peak condition. Calculated this way, combining work and rest with normal training for over 25 to 30 years would only match his three days of intense cultivation there.
The Land of All Beings was not a type of training that forcibly accelerated growth. It allowed Su Xiao to temporarily possess over 1,500 soul avatars. Each swing of his blade yielded thousands of insights, using training quality to overcome the inefficiency of long-term practice.
Therefore, Su Xiao was quite looking forward to unique Paradise facilities like the "Meditation Secret Realm." However, in this regard, it was best to consult with Tuanzhang upon returning, to ask which one to unlock first. The reason was that unlocking the first special Paradise facility indeed required only five Contribution Badges, but unlocking the second and third required double the amount. By the fifth, it would require 80 Contribution Badges at a time.
[You have submitted the Sun Potion Formula.]
[You have received Contribution Badge × 1.]
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Su Xiao picked up the [Sun Secret Medicine (Peak)], drank a tenth of it to allow his body to initially adapt to the potion's benefits, then downed it all.
This secret medicine could increase 11% of current health points. For others, this might not be much, but Su Xiao had 4.33 million health points. 11% meant an increase of nearly 480,000 health points.
As the potion entered his throat, it felt like drinking blazing sun liquor, a fiery burning sensation that quickly faded. His internal organs felt as if they were bathing in a warm spring, nourishing the source of his life force while gradually healing hidden organ damage.
Three hours later, Su Xiao opened his eyes. Saying he felt reborn was an exaggeration, but he was indeed refreshed. Checking his current health points, they had reached 4.81 million. On the path of being inhumanly durable, he was advancing triumphantly.
Having a health point cap of 4.81 million at the Absolute Strength rank was already particularly absurd, but this still didn't meet Su Xiao's expected goal. His current limit was 6 million health points, plus the [Supreme Life Source Matter · Unique] could break through this limit, increasing it by another 2 million, bringing his health point cap to 8 million.
Advancing to Supreme rank with an 8 million health point cap would give Su Xiao a greater sense of security. He wasn't exaggerating intentionally. Looking at his Supreme-rank enemies, one would know this wasn't false. His Supreme-rank opponents were either Abyss Descendants or beings like Soul Lord and Underworld God. From this perspective, advancing to Supreme with an 8 million health point cap was about seeking maximum stability.
The five strongest Abyss Descendant families: Azguk, Rune, Dukain, Bronze, and Collective. Each had maxed-out initial hatred towards Su Xiao, directly locked into mortal enemy reputation.
Through investigation, the upheaval in Wind Sea Continent was initiated by Spider Woman, but the leader should be the Azguk family. This family's name was a transliteration of Abyss language, literally meaning "Deep Sea Dominator."
After Su Xiao advanced to Supreme rank and stabilized his strength, he would head to Wind Sea Continent as soon as possible. It wasn't a nostalgic revisit; that place was almost a different version of a Transcendent World. The Beast Clan stronghold, Eternal Ring City, was unknown in its current state. The Sea Clan main city, Yato Ancient City, was certainly unrecognizable.
The ancient battlefield, once stained dark red by blood, might have become a breeding ground for deep-sea creatures. The White Hoof Port, twistedly prosperous due to war, was surely now full of ruin and abandonment.
The reason to go to Wind Sea Continent quickly was to avoid the unsealed Azguk family from regaining its former strength over time. Once the Azguk family fully recovered, Su Xiao alone at Supreme rank couldn't handle them. Back in the Second Era, several Supreme Peak Law Destroyers from the entire Law Destruction faction had joined forces to barely defeat the entire Azguk family, and even then, they could only seal them, not completely eliminate them.
Additionally, the Archbishop of the Abyss was also in Wind Sea Continent. He absolutely couldn't let this guy lead the Dark God Cult to rise. Su Xiao always felt that the Dark God Cult's worship of the Abyss was more like a means to gain power rather than an ultimate goal.
Most of the high-level worlds Su Xiao had visited had the presence of the Dark God Cult. Based on his experience, this style was very similar to the Pantheon of the First Era. This made one wonder whether the gods of the First Era, who looked down on all beings in the myriad realms like ants, had truly perished or were lurking in the darkness.
There was a saying that the peak of the gods was before the First Era of the myriad realms. They were the celestial beings who survived a great calamity. When the First Era began, the gods were actually in decline.
From this perspective, the myriad realms were truly turbulent. The Abyss's invasion of the Void was gradually worsening, like a powder keg ready to explode at any moment.
At least two Abyss Descendants, the Azguk family and the Dukain family, were no longer indulging in darkness and were gradually becoming active.
The gods, who were also deeply hidden, seemed to have found a new way to revive, allowing the ancient terrifying celestial dominance to descend upon the world again.
More critically, according to the "Era Records" in the Great Library, it was rare for multiple big-daddy-level Original Sin Objects to be awakened simultaneously in one era. However, the problem was that Su Xiao had already sealed six with the [Book of Original Sin].
Su Xiao checked his soul strength, which had increased to 1499 points, just one step away from 1500. At that point, he could open the [Soul Secret Treasure Box] for the eighth time. It was expected that the reward corresponding to 1500 soul strength would be quite impressive.
[Announcement: The location of the first "Desire Statue" is about to be announced.]
[Location: Red Moon Cemetery.]
[Exact coordinates will be announced in 1 hour and 30 minutes.]
[This Desire Statue contains: Broken Source × 1 piece, Sacred Ritual Vessel (World-Exclusive Secret Treasure), Power Source Matter × 1 portion (belongs to this world), 4000 ounces of Space-Time Power.]
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The rewards represented by this "Desire Statue" were tempting. Kaine's team, Demon Scythe team, Haojiu's team, and Shenfu's team would all compete for it. It was even possible that the higher-ups of Eternal Life Society would participate, especially since, under Shenfu's arrangement, the enmity between Su Xiao and President Xiketo was maxed out.
No matter how one looked at it, directly competing for this "Desire Statue" was basically suicide. Su Xiao felt that he should first weaken the enemy's forces as much as possible. He should head to the location of this "Desire Statue" and, once the competition began, focus on crushing the Eternal Life Society's ambushed strong enemies rather than directly participating in the competition.
However, this was just a rough plan. He would have to adapt to the subsequent changes in the situation.
Meanwhile, at the Eternal Life Society headquarters in Dawn City, inside the 80th-floor meeting hall.
"The Void Tree has already announced that the first 'Desire Statue' is in Red Moon Cemetery."
Xiketo spoke. Upon hearing this, the assembled Eternal Life members all stood up, vehemently stating that this time they would tear the Hunter apart alive. However, among them, White Sheep, Greedy Crab, and Angry Bull did not express their opinions.
White Sheep had soul injuries. Although she had temporarily suppressed them with expensive soul secret medicine, this was irreversible soul damage. It was normal for her not to participate in this siege. As for Greedy Crab and Angry Bull, the two had always been in cahoots, harboring rebellious intentions towards Xiketo. While not known to everyone, it was clear to the middle and upper management of Eternal Life Society.
So, the three sat quietly without any expression of stance. Xiketo's gaze swept over Greedy Crab and Angry Bull. Both pretended not to notice. Directly challenging the president's authority was something they still dared not do.
As for whether the announcement content from Shenfu, Haojiu, and Moon Witch was true or false, there was no need to doubt. Both sides were on the same boat now. At least until Su Xiao was killed, the likelihood of conflict between them was low.
"Platinum Apostle, you should know this Hunter better."
Xiketo spoke. In his view, Platinum Apostle, who was once Tuanzhang's right hand, should have had more contact with the Hunter, Bai Ye.
"I don't know him that well, but this guy is Bai Ye's 'old friend.' They have a life-and-death bond."
After Platinum Apostle finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Shenfu.
"A life-and-death bond?"
Fierce Lion furrowed his thick brows. He had actually been unhappy with Shenfu for a while, and now he had a reason. It could only be said that Fierce Lion had quite a talent for seeking death.
Xiketo glanced at Fierce Lion, who obediently shut up. Xiketo asked, "Shenfu, in your opinion, will Bai Ye participate in this competition?"
"He will."
"Then proceed with the original plan. You, Haojiu, Platinum Apostle, Moon Witch, Sea Crocodile, Gangmu, and Bone Mountain will compete for that 'Desire Statue.' Once Bai Ye appears, we, hiding in the shadows, will join you and surround and kill him on the spot."
"President, I have a concern."
"Speak freely."
"Say, is it possible that after the competition starts, Bai Ye will stay in the shadows, watching from the sidelines, and then suddenly attack you, who are also hiding in the shadows? He is one person, you are a group. Which side is more conducive to concealment seems obvious."
Upon hearing this, Xiketo and the others felt this was true. That Hunter was definitely not a reckless man. Otherwise, when he attacked the Eternal Life Society headquarters last time, he wouldn't have timed it so perfectly.
"Then what do you suggest?"
"Perhaps, you hiding in the shadows can serve as bait."
Shenfu said no more after this. After some discussion, the group decided to prepare three plans. If the Hunter participated in the "Desire Statue" competition, it would be one encirclement plan. If he ambushed the hidden squad, it would be another encirclement plan. If he stayed in the shadows, waiting for the final moment to strike, it would be yet another encirclement plan.
Simply put, as long as Su Xiao participated in this competition, he would be in grave danger. If he didn't participate, Eternal Life Society would suffer no loss. Shenfu, Platinum Apostle, and Haojiu would be happy to see that. Su Xiao, who currently held 15 pieces of "Broken Source," posed a huge threat to their subsequent plans.
This round had 6 pieces of "Broken Source," and the next round had 8. If Su Xiao obtained most of them, and his holdings of "Broken Source" reached over 26 pieces, the sixth round of competition would not be necessary, meaning they wouldn't need to go to "Dawn Ruins." This result was unacceptable to both Haojiu's team and Shenfu's team.
Therefore, Su Xiao now held the initiative. Haojiu, Shenfu, and others had to focus on competing for the six "Desire Statues."
After the group in the meeting hall finished their discussion, they decided to gather in 20 minutes and set off. They would use the teleportation array in the city to reach "Red Moon Cemetery," which was an advantage as a local force.
A moment later, only Xiketo, White Sheep, Angry Bull, and Greedy Crab remained in the hall. Seeing that everyone had left, Greedy Crab, who was obese and weighed at least a ton, stood up and obediently approached Xiketo, bending down to listen to his orders. It seemed that Greedy Crab and Angry Bull had rebellious intentions, but in reality, these two were the most loyal to Xiketo, and Xiketo trusted them deeply.
"Understood, President. Leave this to us three. But are those two sisters and the dwarf really reliable?"
Greedy Crab was a bit worried. Xiketo patted his shoulder: "Don't worry, they are my old partners. Before Dawn fell silent, we cooperated more than once. That dwarf has a blood feud, and now only we are willing to help him. The main thing is you three, be careful on the road."
"Yes, we will definitely bring back the 'Source Core.'"
"Good work."
"Haha, President, you're being polite with me again."
Greedy Crab didn't laugh with the usual hidden cruelty but smiled sincerely.
"Alright, get lost, all of you."
After the three left, Xiketo leaned back. A few seconds later, he opened his eyes and looked towards a corner. A shadowy feeling appeared there, and a figure with a giant demon-like physique stood there.
"I'm sorry about High Lord Gurbak. Now we have a common enemy."
"Yes."
"Don't go to Red Moon Cemetery this time. There are already enough people here."
Hearing this, the tall figure in the shadows felt displeased.
"Follow White Sheep and the others to 'Bone Wasteland.' Remember, it's best if you don't show yourself. Protect them secretly."
The giant demon in the shadows fell silent. After half a minute, it silently acquiesced and merged back into the shadows.
When only Xiketo was left in the meeting hall, he opened his eyes. The dark red heat in his eyes seemed capable of burning everything in the world to ashes.
An hour later, Red Moon Cemetery.
The dim sky made the place misty. The cold atmosphere made one wonder if this was a territory of ghosts and evil spirits. In reality, there was no need to worry about that. There was no death in this world, so there would be no undead or wraiths. In contrast, the undying were more terrifying existences.
The silent Red Moon Cemetery seemed harmless, but once the undead in the graves were disturbed, they would crawl out of the pits, roar like wild beasts, and pounce on any living thing in sight.
At the southern area of Red Moon Cemetery, on a main branch of a large locust tree, Su Xiao sat, watching the faint figures of undead in the distance.
Contrary to everyone's expectations, Su Xiao appeared so openly, knowing there would be an ambush. This left the dozens of Eternal Life Society members hiding in the shadows at a loss.
If Shenfu, Platinum Apostle, Haojiu, and Xiketo came to surround and kill Su Xiao, he would undoubtedly lose. Especially Haojiu and Xiketo, both were at the absolute limit of Absolute Strength.
Inside an alternate space, Xiketo looked at Su Xiao sitting on the main branch of the large locust tree a few hundred meters away and lowered his voice: "Now is a good time to strike."
In fact, seeing Su Xiao here, Xiketo secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The situation he most feared hadn't appeared. But on second thought, his worry was unnecessary. The probability of that happening was not zero, but very low.
Xiketo's words received no response, which puzzled him. He looked at Shenfu, Platinum Apostle, and Haojiu beside him. The three looked at each other. They had all been struck by realm thunder before, and none of them wanted to make the first move.
"A group of people, dawdling."
Bone Mountain, a Violator who had joined the Gentleman team this round, waved his hand and left the alternate space. With a bang, his pale aura exploded. A massive phantom hundreds of meters tall appeared behind him. The phantom held a bone battle axe and, with the momentum to split the heavens and earth, fiercely struck at Su Xiao.
Facing this attack, Su Xiao remained unmoved. He didn't even turn around, sitting with his back to Bone Mountain on the main branch of the large locust tree. To be honest, this scene made Bone Mountain, the attacker, feel a chill run down his spine. He had spoken harshly, but now he was attacking the infamous Beheader Bai Ye. The arrow was already on the string, so he had to strike down with all his might.
Boom!
The large locust tree and Su Xiao shattered together. However, as Su Xiao shattered, he turned into splashing silver semi-fluid. This was actually a disguise using the [Fake Persona Doll].
Seeing this, Shenfu suddenly felt a bad premonition. He wasn't afraid of Su Xiao attracting realm thunder in this competition, but he was worried that the other party wouldn't come at all.
"Xiketo, did you take this opportunity to have your subordinates do something important?"
"No."
"That's good."
Although Shenfu was still uneasy, he could only wait and see.
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Bone Wasteland, Northernmost Side.
The dry wind blew, wringing out all the moisture from the land. The earth was a dim yellow, with occasional half-buried bones. Some bones were very large, with strangely shaped skulls.
White Sheep, Angry Bull, Greedy Crab, and three others stopped at the innermost part of an ancient ruin. A rock wall blocked their way. Greedy Crab patted the sand in his hair and cursed, "How did the boss find this damn place? If it weren't for the directional pointer, I would definitely get lost."
"Yeah, but it's safe enough. We have a directional pointer, and it's still this hard to find. It's impossible to get here by luck."
Angry Bull finished speaking, took Greedy Crab's water bottle, and gulped down water. After drinking, he handed the bottle to White Sheep, who shook her head and said, "Three, please retract your perception and turn around."
White Sheep looked at the three who had come with them. Two were twin sisters, and one was an elderly dwarf. These were none other than the Blind Twin Sisters and the Dwarf Mechanic that Su Xiao had encountered in Lord Continent.
The Dwarf Mechanic shrugged, turned around, and patted the shoulder of the Blind Twin elder sister, signaling her to turn around as well.
In the distance, on a tower several tens of meters high, the Giant Demon Chief Siba, once the trusted subordinate of High Lord Gurbak, stood inside the low wall at the top of the tower. He held a heavily enchanted strong bow. This Giant Demon Chief, who had once shot an arrow through Su Xiao's chest, was not to be underestimated in ranged combat.
Under the rock wall, White Sheep took out a key. The key split into dozens of pieces, fitting into various parts of the rock wall ahead. With the rumbling sound of mechanisms, a passage appeared in the rock wall, revealing a chaotic distorted space inside. White Sheep walked in.
Seeing everything going smoothly, Angry Bull and Greedy Crab began setting up teleportation nodes using scrolls. Once White Sheep retrieved the "Source Core" from the distorted space vault, they would immediately teleport it back to the headquarters in Dawn City to avoid any accidents on the return trip. If not for the chaotic space inside the distorted space vault, teleporting directly from inside would have been more secure. But the current arrangement was also stable enough.
Over ten minutes later, the spatial wormhole on the rock wall fluctuated. White Sheep, holding a sealed box, walked out. Seeing this, Greedy Crab breathed a sigh of relief:
"Everything is going smoothly. Let's try to return to headquarters before dark."
Greedy Crab spoke. White Sheep, who looked slightly tired, nodded. If not for the fact that only she and Xiketo could open this vault, and that all the powerful beings in this world were now competing for the "Desire Statue," making it a perfect safe opportunity, she probably wouldn't have come in person with her current soul injury state.
"The boss is too cautious. Hiding the 'Source Core' in this godforsaken place, what could possibly go wrong..."
Before Angry Bull could finish his sentence.
Boom!
A deafening sound of breaking wind came. Before the few could react, Su Xiao was already standing in front of the Blind Twin Sisters. Because he appeared so quickly, the twin sisters could only leap backward simultaneously. The terrifying aura made them feel a certain degree of dizziness. This was the taste of death approaching.
A side kick.
Thud!
The twin sisters disappeared. The Dwarf Mechanic beside them had blood gushing from his seven orifices and all over his body. The fragments from the shattered twins shot out like shotgun pellets, killing the Dwarf Mechanic on the spot.
Clang!
The long blade deflected the incoming metal arrow. Su Xiao ignored the distant Giant Demon Chief Siba and surged forward, slashing at Angry Bull.
Clang!
Crystallized thick arms blocked this powerful slash. Layers of wind pressure spread to the surroundings. The terrifying force of this slash made Angry Bull immediately fall to his knees. Cracks appeared all over his muscles and skin. Blood gushed from his mouth and nose. The capillaries in his eyes burst, making his eyes bloodshot. His ears rang.
At this moment, Angry Bull only had one thought: this enemy's slashing power was a monster.
Smack!
The second powerful slash shattered Angry Bull's crystallized arms. His head was split diagonally, followed by a small part of his torso being cut diagonally. Because the [Realm Ring] ability was activated, he died on the spot.
[Realm Ring]
Origin: Blazing Sun Star · Painter.
Quality: World Level.
Durability: 23/30 points.
Equipment Requirement: Shadow of Law Destruction · Kukulin Bai Ye (Met).
Equipment Effect: Boundary Expansion (Active), expands a world domain with a diameter of 1000 meters, lasting 60 minutes.
Equipment Trait: Gradual Withering (Passive), this equipment cannot be repaired by any means.
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Su Xiao disappeared with Dragon Shadow Flash and reappeared in front of Greedy Crab, delivering another powerful slash.
Pfft~
The long blade cut into Greedy Crab's shoulder. His fat, like water, caused the blade to sink in but failed to cause damage.
'Extreme Blade: World.'
Zheng!
Dense intersecting slashes appeared, cutting the surrounding space into sugar cube-sized pieces. The gradually appearing terror on Greedy Crab's face froze. He began to shatter.
With a bang, White Sheep fell dozens of meters away. Her left arm was gone, and there were some slash marks on the left side of her body. Just being caught in the "Extreme Blade: World" had caused such damage.
Were the core members of Eternal Life Society weak? Not really. It was just that the enemy they encountered this time was too strong, the oppressive feeling nearly suffocating them.
"Cough, cough, cough~"
White Sheep, barely standing, covered her mouth with one hand. Blood seeped through the gaps between her slender fingers as she coughed dryly. Her trembling pupils and slightly blood-stained white short hair gave her a fragile beauty. This was her last life-saving measure. Unfortunately, Su Xiao, who was immune to mental attacks, was completely unaffected.
"How... how did you know we were coming for the 'Source Core'? Even if you had divination help, it's impossible. We clearly..."
Before she could finish, White Sheep suddenly felt a burning sensation on the side of her neck. She reached up to touch it. A soul-attribute brand appeared on her neck.
This made White Sheep's trembling pupils contract to their smallest. She suddenly understood what had happened. Earlier, the enemy had grabbed her by the neck with one hand, choking her until her feet left the ground, and asked her where her president, Xiketo, was.
Enduring the suffocation of being choked and having her soul gripped, White Sheep's perception sharply decreased. Coupled with the enemy asking about her beloved president, intending to harm him, her anger surged. These preconditions, combined with the huge gap in soul strength between them, prevented her from sensing the formation of a soul mark.
As for the subsequent treatment by the soul healer, that was a soul healer. How could they possibly dissect the fragile soul in such a position as the neck? Moreover, even if they did dissect and perform deep perception, how could a soul healer with less than 700 soul strength detect a soul mark set by Su Xiao, whose soul strength was nearly 1500 points? The two were not on the same level in terms of soul power.
More importantly, how could Su Xiao, whose soul strength was about to reach 1500 points, not perceive White Sheep's unique soul form of one soul with two bodies? Therefore, he hadn't dared to kill her with his blade earlier, fearing that a fatal blow would sever her soul. Instead, he had uncharacteristically snapped her neck.
Realizing that she had led the enemy here, White Sheep's eyes burned with anger.
Zheng~
Without any nonsense, the long blade slashed across her neck. White Sheep staggered back a step and sat down weakly under the rock wall. She stared at Su Xiao. This enemy was too decisive. After delivering a fatal blow, he neither said anything nor approached to a dangerous distance. The light in White Sheep's eyes quickly dimmed. The violent curse inscription hidden in her palm dissipated because she could no longer maintain it. It was only 0.5 meters away from being activated, but until her death, White Sheep didn't think this was due to the enemy's luck. This was a true old hunter.
Spirit Shadow Threads wrapped around the sealed box that White Sheep had been holding. Opening it, a "Source Core" that pulsed like a blazing red crystal heart was grasped in his left hand, which was wrapped in a metal armguard.
Su Xiao looked towards the distant tower. One had slipped away, but it didn't matter. The order he had given Baha was to delay the Giant Demon Chief, but not to fight to the death. After sensing that things had gone wrong, the Giant Demon Chief immediately retreated. However, to escape under Baha's harassment, the Giant Demon Chief paid a heavy price, nearly being severely injured, leaving a trail of blood along the way.
Summoning the Lord's Train, Su Xiao and Baha boarded. Amu, Beini, and Fenni were already on board. The train doors closed and it started moving.
Sitting on a single sofa, Su Xiao observed the "Source Core" in his hand. As expected, someone like President Xiketo wouldn't put all his eggs in one basket. After the "Sun Sacred Tree" at his headquarters was taken, he immediately went to retrieve the backup "Life Source" supply method.
The reason the Eternal Life members hadn't become undying was that they regularly supplemented "Life Source." Previously, when the "Sun Sacred Tree" was taken, the commotion was too great to hide. If Xiketo didn't want to become a loner, he needed to give his subordinates sufficient reassurance. This "Source Core" served that purpose.
Originally, Su Xiao had planned to go to "Red Moon Cemetery." However, when he discovered that the soul mark he had set was moving in the opposite direction, it was quite interesting. White Sheep was 99% likely to have soul injuries. Under such circumstances, leaving the Dawn City stronghold to go to "Sleeping Ruins" or "Bone Wasteland" must have been for something important.
The result proved that this decision was correct. Su Xiao set a time and began to rest with his eyes closed. Three hours later, determining that the timing was right, he slowed the train to a low speed, took out a communicator, and dialed a frequency belonging to the enemy side. After a brief wait, President Xiketo's voice came from the communicator.
"It seems you did it."
"Obviously."
"Speak. Did you contact me this time to make me angry, or do you have other schemes? If it's to make me angry, there's no need to waste both our time."
"Let's make a deal."
As soon as Su Xiao said this, Xiketo on the other end fell silent.
"Since you've captured that 'Desire Statue,' use that 'Desire Statue' to exchange for this 'Source Core.'"
"You..."
President Xiketo's tone on the communicator was very unfriendly, but Su Xiao had already hung up. This open scheme of his was quite ruthless.
First of all, secret treasures like the "Sun Sacred Tree" and "Source Core" were extremely rare. With the power and wealth of Eternal Life Society, possessing two pieces over so many years was already very lucky. The possibility of having a third was negligible.
Thus, if Xiketo refused to exchange, it would mean giving up on the eternal life of his trusted subordinates and dozens of main members. Without the supplement of "Life Source," they would eventually become undying. Once rumors started, it wasn't impossible for Eternal Life Society to have internal strife. However, if he agreed to exchange, it would likely cause a falling out with Haojiu's team, possibly even leading to an immediate conflict.
Su Xiao put the communicator aside. He checked his personal information and saw that his soul strength had increased to 1500 points. He took out the [Soul Secret Treasure Box]. It was time to open this soul treasure for the eighth time.