Chapter 56: Watchful Guard
Hao Tao was savage and ferocious, but that didn't mean he was brainless. Realizing the situation was hopeless, he decisively tossed out a teleportation scroll and vanished from the spot.
Su Xiao didn't pursue. The reason was that he still planned to sell something to Hao Tao later, to add a bit more trouble for some old geezer.
Shenfu didn't pursue either, because he was now very exhausted. Using [Spit] to complete a backstab was a massive drain even for him.
Shenfu transformed into gray-white tentacles. As these tentacles dissipated, Shenfu's aura vanished. Seeing this, Su Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly. He had slain many powerful Ancient Gods, but he had never sensed a death aura like Shenfu's at this moment.
This feeling was clearly that the power of the Ancient God had merged with the power of death, opening up an unprecedented path. It wasn't the [Death Ancient God] he had previously assumed. This felt more like Shenfu had used [Primordial Death] to devour his own Ancient God source power. Thinking about it this way, this [Primordial Death] had a much bigger origin than imagined. It might very well be one of those ancient and dangerous things.
However, there was one thing Su Xiao found puzzling. Since Shenfu already had this [Primordial Death], which was ultimately strengthened after devouring the Ancient God source power, why was he still plotting for the [Forbidden Mark]? Judging from the fates of Huishenshi and the Platinum Apostle, becoming an owner of the [Forbidden Mark] wasn't necessarily a good thing.
Furthermore, Shenfu was using the continuously spreading wine from the [Original Sin Object · Golden Holy Grail] to increase his Ancient God source blood. Then, he used the Ancient God source blood to nourish his own Ancient God source power. Finally, he used [Primordial Death] to devour the nourished Ancient God source power.
In terms of holding Original Sin Objects, Su Xiao admired Kaisa the most. He could collude with the [Abyssal Jar] because the Original Sin characteristic of the [Abyssal Jar] was greed, 1000% matching Kaisa.
Besides Kaisa, Su Xiao also somewhat approved of Shenfu's method of using the Original Sin Object [Golden Holy Grail]. Having such a powerful enhancement perpetual motion machine, yet still pursuing the extremely risky [Forbidden Mark], was truly puzzling.
Leaving this aside for now, Su Xiao leaped onto the tallest building in the nearby area. The moment the Platinum Apostle was killed, the outcome of this Paradise Battle was decided. All that was left to do was wait.
The reason the other teams hadn't been eliminated was that each team still had members alive. In the final round, the [Broken Origin] held by each team would automatically be inherited by the surviving members.
[Tip: Detected that within the current Dawn Ruins, only the Apocalypse Paradise team and the Sanctuary Paradise team remain, and the leader of the Sanctuary Paradise team is in a state of withdrawal from the team.]
[Notarizing...]
[Corresponding notarization completed. All remaining Broken Origins will belong to the Apocalypse Paradise team.]
[Current number of Broken Origins held by the Apocalypse Paradise team: 51.]
[The 1 Broken Origin reserved by the Void Tree will now be granted to the Apocalypse Paradise team.]
[The Apocalypse Paradise team currently holds all Broken Origins.]
[Synthesizing Broken Origins...]
[Synthesis complete. You have obtained the Complete Origin. Place the Complete Origin at the central node to achieve victory in this Paradise Battle.]
...
A crystal core the size of a soccer ball appeared. Su Xiao held it up with one hand and, based on the central node location given by the Void Tree, took the Lord's Train to the destination.
Half an hour later, at the very center of the Dawn Ruins, on a black iron platform, Su Xiao stopped in front of a blooming metal device. He exerted force with one hand, attempting to crush the Complete Origin in his hand. Of course, he didn't actually intend to do so.
The next moment, a large number of warnings appeared. The most crucial one was that destroying the Complete Origin would result in losing the qualification to win this battle, and that qualification would be inherited by the team that held the second-highest number of Broken Origins at the start of the final phase.
No way around it.
Su Xiao glanced at [Hunt List: Blood Pact]'s Bounty 5: Dawn Erosion. Knowing it was impossible, he released his grip on the Complete Origin, letting it fall onto the blooming base device.
With a click, the base secured the Complete Origin.
Thump!
An invisible shockwave swept through. Wherever it passed, everything in the Dawn Ruins began to crack. All the wandering Violators in this place also had their bodies covered in cracks, shattering along with the surrounding buildings.
[Announcement: Apocalypse Paradise has won this Paradise Battle.]
As this announcement was made, the dust settled. Su Xiao closed this announcement while also closing several recruitment prompts from Apocalypse Paradise.
[Tip: The rewards for this Paradise Battle are as follows:]