Chapter 2: Concentrated Abyss Source Crystal (???)
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The former needs no further explanation—it was a case of the previous owner screwing over the current one. After Su Xiao gave it a super enhancement, he relinquished ownership and let it return to an ownerless state.
Relying on the "Greed Chapter" alone, there was naturally no way it could become an Original Sin Object. The key point lay in the [Concentrated Abyss Source Crystal (???)]. This thing's origins were far greater—it was something born when the Witch Realm ascended to become a "Transcendent Realm."
All along, this item had been sealed. Only the first-generation Moon Witch knew the reason. Looking at it now, the first-generation Moon Witch had truly worried herself sick over the Witch Realm. If not for her, who had used herself and the Witch Realm's moon from the very beginning to suppress the [Concentrated Abyss Source Crystal (???)], this thing would have become an "Original Sin Object" back in the Second Era.
Moreover, it would have been an "Original Sin Object" with terrifying characteristics. One of the roots of the Witch Realm was "Malignant Transformation."
Later, this item fell into Su Xiao's hands. He continued to suppress this unawakened thing through the Eternal Light World and the Demon Insect Race's main base camp, the Bug Nest. The result was that this unawakened thing caused the world force consumption of the Bug Nest base camp to skyrocket by 30%. And this was all under the suppression of a "former Transcendent Realm."
Even worse, Su Xiao discovered that the suppression was becoming increasingly unstable. Eventually, he simply let the "Greed Chapter" devour this thing.
Looking at it now, the "Greed Chapter" hadn't succeeded in devouring it, which was inevitable. However, this newly awakened "Original Sin Object," having instead devoured the "Greed Chapter," had its Original Sin become "Greed."
In terms of danger level, it was roughly around 92 to 95. It seemed not far from the Daddy Rank's 100, but back then, the "Dark Crown" had faced such difficulty going from 99.5 to 100.
More importantly, the "Greed Original Sin" currently corresponded to the "Abyssal Jar." If the "Greed Eye" wanted to advance to Daddy Rank, it would inevitably have to confront the "Abyssal Jar"—no, it would have to confront the "Abyssal Jar" and Kaisa. Those two were birds of a feather, flocking together and colluding in villainy.
And confronting Kaisa would, with high probability, lead to confronting Su Xiao. Once it confronted Su Xiao, then it would be settled—this ancient tome would be its eternal home.
But all of this was just possibility. Whether the "Greed Eye" could advance to Daddy Rank remained uncertain.
As for Council Leader Ergu Baiya, this time he was a blind cat catching a dead rat. The "Greed Eye" and the unknown void existence had barely met face-to-face before showing signs of confrontation.
This caused a few wrinkles of a smile to finally bloom on Council Leader Ergu Baiya's wrinkled old face. But before the smile could fully spread, with a whoosh, the "Greed Eye" plunged into Council Leader Ergu Baiya's right eye socket, rapidly devouring his original right eye and replacing it.
A scene that made one's scalp crawl appeared. The mushrooms on top of Council Leader Ergu Baiya's head grew many eyes, and on those eyes, mushrooms grew again. In just a few seconds, the height of Council Leader Ergu Baiya's head went from its original 50 centimeters to over three meters.
One good news and one bad news came to Council Leader Ergu Baiya.
Good news: The "Greed Eye" and the unknown void existence really were fighting.
Bad news: The "Greed Eye" and the unknown void existence were fighting inside Council Leader Ergu Baiya's body.
Council Leader Ergu Baiya was stunned for a few seconds, then his expression turned particularly ugly. The two terrifying beings inside him wouldn't kill him for now, but this situation wasn't much better than death.
With a grim expression, Council Leader Ergu Baiya walked out of the treasury. But just as he reached the treasury entrance—
Bang! Council Leader Ergu Baiya's head slammed into the treasury's four-meter-tall doorframe, causing his old face to twitch uncontrollably.
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Empress City, District 0, within the courtyard of the Forest Manor.
The Lord's Train came to a stop. Su Xiao stepped down from the metal steps. What met his eyes were secondary clan members under Scorpion Lady's command, along with the Fallen Ones. Some of the secondary clan members had followed Scorpion Lady from the Corrupted Royal City, withdrawing during the chaos. Now, seeing Su Xiao, they trembled with fear.
Su Xiao paid no attention to these secondary clan members and walked toward the luxurious castle of the manor. Under the "enthusiastic escort" of the secondary clan members, he arrived before the bedchamber door. As if receiving Scorpion Lady's orders, the surrounding secondary clan members gradually retreated.
The chamber door opened. Su Xiao walked into the bedchamber, followed by Amu. Judging by how Amu looked at the surrounding dark creatures, it seemed to be hungry again.
Su Xiao entered the bedchamber. Scorpion Lady's expression was as usual. Berjil's aura was wary. As for Ehao, that guy hadn't been afraid at all earlier, but now he wasn't as tough as before.
Su Xiao's aura was already terrifying enough, and with his height reaching four meters, the pressure from Amu standing behind him was overwhelming.
Not to mention Su Xiao's astonishing aura from having recently slain a dragon, just Amu alone—the current Amu was very interested in Abyss Descendants. So as soon as it entered the bedchamber, it sensed the three Abyss Descendants present.
Amu first looked at Scorpion Lady. It always remembered that its boss didn't allow it to eat highly humanoid or human creatures. Plus, this Abyss Descendant was too skinny with little meat to eat. It then looked at Berjil.
Amu's gaze made Berjil's anus clench. The reason was that in all his years roaming the Star Realm, he had faced gazes of intense killing intent, hatred, and hostility, but a gaze like this ox-headed creature's—no, this guy should be called a Glutton—this kind of gaze, Berjil was truly experiencing for the first time.
Actually, Berjil was overthinking it. Amu only glanced at him before losing interest. Since he was both a humanoid creature and looked very old, Amu wouldn't eat him unless it was starving to the point of losing reason.
Therefore, Amu's gaze turned to Ehao. Because he had nearly been shattered by Su Xiao's "Extreme Blade: World," Ehao's entire body was covered in wounds deep enough to reach bone.
Coupled with the triple soul slash being difficult to heal, and Ehao's obese body being impossible to stitch up, the not-so-skilled physicians of Empress City could only use the thickest surgical thread to cinch all of Ehao's wounds shut. As a result, Ehao really did look like a freshly braised, plump, delicious pork elbow.
After Amu saw Ehao, it couldn't look away. This Abyss Descendant was neither highly humanoid, had eyes all over its body, arms like beastly muscle limbs, a triangular head, a somewhat beast-like torso, and most importantly, the current Ehao really did look "delicious." Amu was getting hungry just looking at him.
"Amu, hungry."
Amu spoke to Su Xiao with a hint of grievance, showing none of its previous gluttonous ferocity.
"Hold on. If negotiations fail, then eat."
"Amu."
Amu never opposed—no, it never had the slightest doubt about Su Xiao's decisions. Its gaze locked onto Ehao, preventing this "braised pork elbow" from escaping early.
PS: (Tomorrow is Sunday, a day off. Please forgive me, dear readers.)