Chapter 32: The Beast's Last Stand
The Outcast Hatu chuckled and continued:
"As you can see, you did come, and you did try to seize my 'Star Heart.' In truth, luring you, an Alchemist, to this realm was the main reason I agreed to offer the 'Star Heart.' They all believed that when the Abyss Doom Cataclysm arrived, I would survive. In reality, that was my death sentence. I was exiled long ago; the Beast Family cast me out in the First Era. It's just that the other Beasts deemed it beneath them to publicize this.
This cataclysm is different. This current Lord of the Abyss cares nothing for the balance between the Abyss and the Elements. He is unlike the previous King Lord. He is too extreme—so extreme that he would drive the giant monsters at the Abyss's edge to tear the Star Realm to shreds.
He seeks eternal darkness. He ascended the throne while the previous Lord of the Abyss had not yet fallen. This has never happened in the long history of the past. So, none of our families acknowledge him.
Dukain has declined. The other Beasts of Rune care only whether the Lord of the Abyss is powerful. If he is strong, they recognize him. The Azguk family is ambitious, now entrenched in Wind Sea. The Bronze Clan remains forever aloof. The Collective doesn't want to participate in any of this; they rarely even leave the Abyss. Oh, and the mother tree of the Black Maple Tree was seized from the Collective family by you Law Destroyers."
The Outcast Hatu's words were somewhat scattered, but for the one granting him this final dignity, he indeed wanted to reveal some secrets he knew as a token of gratitude, especially since he was now in a state of severe near-death.
"We were fooled by the Empire's Emperor, the Ancestral God Yashmies, and that mysterious old hag. This was their scheme. Only one of the Emperor and the Ancestral God will emerge victorious. In all my life, I have never seen a human with no power at all who is so terrifying. Truly, those who use their fists cannot outwit those who use their minds."
Having said this, the Outcast Hatu lost his strength. He paused for a few seconds before continuing:
"You are a Law Destroyer. You will eventually face the Supreme Being..."
As the Outcast Hatu spoke, Su Xiao asked, "Was the Supreme Being already this powerful in the First Era?"
"Hehehe~ When I was still a Beast, just gaining intelligence, it was already this strong! It and we are not even on the same rank. I once arrogantly challenged it. Before I was killed, I could feel that it could truly, completely kill me. If our King Lord hadn't arrived, I would have died right then."
After saying this, the Outcast Hatu had no strength left. He nodded weakly.
Boom!
Su Xiao's aura exploded. He raised his longsword, which was wreathed in black smoke, and brought it down.
Feeling the pressure of the incoming slash, the Outcast Hatu bared his blood-stained flat teeth and smiled. Sometimes, respect is shown through mercilessness.
The longsword passed through. The massive rock behind the Outcast Hatu split diagonally. The evening clouds in the distant sky were also cut diagonally, a slash mark spanning the horizon as if cleaving the very edge of the sky.
The slashing power gradually subsided. Su Xiao sheathed his longsword. At that moment, a figure drifted over. It was the Clock Tower Master, Shirgolf, wearing a black-gold robe, with 11 'Spirit Holes' on his bald head...
No, wait. It was actually the Apocalypse Paradise Violator, Soul Master, who also had 11 'Spirit Holes.'
To be precise, it was the Apocalypse Paradise Violator, Shirgolf! This old bastard had completely replaced Soul Master.
If anyone had it rough, it was Soul Master. When he first arrived at the Ancient Dragon Kingdom, as the owner of the 'Soul Mark,' he exuded the calm of a powerhouse. That was until he met Su Xiao and the Priest. He then realized that this world was full of monsters.
After that, Soul Master became cautious. Using the 'Soul Mark' as a price, he obtained a special authority: to trick powerful Contractors from other Paradises into Apocalypse Paradise, thereby gaining substantial rewards from Apocalypse Paradise.
The problem was that the Priest had set his sights on this ability. Soul Master had no choice but to track Su Xiao here, hoping that Su Xiao and the Priest would clash, allowing him to escape the Priest's pursuit.
The result was that Su Xiao and the Priest chose restraint. Soul Master couldn't understand it. In the previous world, this Law Destroyer and the Initial Death were at each other's throats, each wishing the other dead the next second. How had they come to this world and decided not to provoke each other?
This was where Soul Master suffered. The grievances and grudges between Su Xiao and the Priest were a messy, tangled account. The one thing both parties agreed on was to temporarily set aside the old grudges from the previous world within the current one. If necessary, cooperation was even possible.
For example, they cooperated covertly, both suddenly revealing their trump cards at the end. The Platinum Apostle was killed by these two working together like that.
Did Soul Master have the survivability of the Platinum Apostle? Of course not. So, he was doomed.
After arriving in this world, the Priests came knocking. Even more absurdly, the Priest didn't kill him but instead introduced him to his esteemed teacher, Clock Tower Master Shirgolf.
As for Clock Tower Master Shirgolf, this one was even more heavyweight. Other immortals were thinking about how to escape this realm or be reborn. But him? He originally wanted to become a neutral unit of the Void Tree. However, through a twist of fate, he ended up joining forces with the Priest.
Don't forget, the Priest had already seized the ability to forcibly pull Contractors from other Paradises into Apocalypse Paradise. Of course, this required first defeating the victim.
The operations of the Priest and Clock Tower Master Shirgolf were absurd. Clock Tower Master Shirgolf, by 'opening the brain' of Soul Master, caused Soul Master's ability system to be 'supremely sublimated,' meaning it was suppressed by the Spirit Hole system.
After that, Clock Tower Master Shirgolf seized Soul Master's body and devoured both of his souls. If it were just that, it wouldn't be a big deal. The key point was that the Priest was in the process of converting Shirgolf, who was devouring Soul Master, into an Apocalypse Paradise Violator.
The truly jaw-dropping operation wasn't this, though. It was that, halfway through the devouring, Shirgolf suddenly stopped and waited for Soul Master to counter-devour him. At that time, Soul Master, reduced to only the instinct of a Soul Beast, naturally began to counter-devour and succeeded.
Thus, it became a situation where Soul Master, in his Beast state, had devoured Shirgolf. Simply put, it went from two separate 'individual judgments' to one.
Then came the tug-of-war. In terms of controlling the Spirit Hole power, Soul Master in his Beast state was far inferior to Shirgolf. As expected, he was killed by Shirgolf.
However, in the Paradise's judgment, this individual was no longer Soul Master or Shirgolf but a 'Violator who suffered a tragic accident.'
The reason for this was that Soul Master was a complete Violator, while Shirgolf, under the Priest's ability to forcibly pull people into Apocalypse Paradise, was a powerhouse from the First Era. His certification was stuck halfway, making him half a Violator. He didn't enjoy any judgment or certification, possessing only a useless identity.
One Violator + half a Violator fused together. The final result was definitely a Violator. That is the current 'tragic accident' victim, Violator Shirgolf.
"It seems we have all achieved our respective goals."
Floating a few meters high, Shirgolf spoke with his hands behind his back. His appearance had the youthfulness of Soul Master, but his skin looked aged. This didn't matter, though. The 'Causal Lock Ring' was broken, and his strength was gradually recovering. Although he might not recover to the 'Supreme Peak' and might even need to re-advance, Shirgolf was very satisfied with his current situation.
Su Xiao placed one hand on his sword hilt. He didn't mind having a fight with Shirgolf here, even if it reduced his chances in the final battle against the Ancestral God.
"The Priest concealed a lot, but I'll know once I succeed. Hunter? Battle Angel? Truly unimaginable. What I've heard and known in the past is completely different from what I'm experiencing now. This is the best opportunity before the cataclysm."
Shirgolf smiled, still composed. The Soul Power he released caused the space around him to appear to boil.
"..."
Su Xiao drew his longsword. At that moment, a figure walked out from the ruins in the distance. The next second, she appeared nearby. It was Reshma.
Baha landed on Su Xiao's shoulder, pointing a wing at Shirgolf, and said:
"Miss Reshma, it was these guys who tricked you into this realm back then. Can you tolerate that? I might be able to, but you are an existence from beyond the realm. I'm not trying to stir things up, but this really doesn't suit your temper."
After saying this, Baha clicked his tongue and whispered something to Bubu Wang beside him.
Reshma's gaze turned to Shirgolf, causing the composure on Shirgolf's face to gradually fade.
"Reshma, our grievances and grudges..."
"Mm, let's call it even. I allow it."
Hearing those words, 'I allow it,' Su Xiao sheathed the longsword he had drawn a third of the way. He summoned the Lord's Train, and along with Bubu Wang, Amu, Baha, and the Alchemical Maid Vinea, they boarded the train.
The train sped across the Sea of Life, heading back in the direction they came at maximum speed.
Loud booms came from behind. Soul Power bloomed, rose, and transformed. A grey power quietly appeared, enveloping and suppressing the Soul Power.
Su Xiao didn't think Reshma could kill Shirgolf. However, the subsequent feast definitely wouldn't include Shirgolf. Or rather, this was exactly the situation he wanted: to break free and find an opportunity to regain his former strength, or even surpass it. Shirgolf didn't want to get involved in the ensuing conflicts.
On the train, Su Xiao leaned back in a single sofa. The trip to the Secret Island seemed like only one battle, but it was extremely dangerous. One wrong step would have meant total defeat.
However, with the 'Causal Lock Ring' broken, the Alchemy of the Void would inevitably flourish and develop healthily. Before long, Alchemy would once again spread throughout the Star Realm.
This was because the legacy inheritances left by the Second Era Alchemists would automatically activate upon the 'Causal Lock Ring's' destruction.
Setting these aside for now, Su Xiao checked his gains from this trip. Earlier, by sealing the 'Causal Rune,' he had destroyed the Causal Lock Ring. This also triggered a chain reaction: he eliminated the world's already insane World Consciousness.
At that time, the insane World Consciousness had driven all the Alchemical Creatures on the island and 99.999% of the aquatic life in the Sea of Life. This meant that all these targets hostile to Su Xiao were instantly killed by his method of sealing the 'Causal Rune.'
Although this was an indirect kill, and with Su Xiao's luck, not a single Treasure Chest dropped, he did gain a trace amount of World Source and Honor Experience corresponding to the [Old Hunter] title.
Each kill granted a trace amount of World Source, but the problem was that he had killed too many individuals in that instant. The already overflowing World Source instantly maxed out.
After reaching 400% World Source this time, he gained three additional rewards: 1. [Primordial Source Matter x10], 2. [Supreme Passive Scroll Chest (★★★)], and 3:
"The upper limit of this world's settlement evaluation +0.1 to 1.7 (depending on the overflow of the obtained World Source)."
Su Xiao checked his current world settlement evaluation upper limit. Previously, it was +0.853. Now he had gained 1.7. Adding them together equaled 2.16. Clearly, this reward wasn't calculated by simple addition; the more you had, the more severe the diminishing returns.
Su Xiao was confident that he now had the upper limit to obtain an SSSS-rank world evaluation. However, having the upper limit alone was useless; he also needed the corresponding settlement.
Relying solely on the 400% World Source settlement probably wouldn't achieve this. The last time he got an SSSS-rank world evaluation was because it was his first world, and there was a huge bonus in that aspect of the settlement.
But if he had the 400% World Source settlement plus the settlement from completing all Real Stage Main Quests, he was 99% sure he could achieve an SSSS-rank world evaluation in this, his second world progress, a feat usually only possible in the first Supreme world.
Additionally, the Hunter Honor rewards from [Old Hunter] were also generous:
[Old Hunter]
Limit Burn: Four times.
Title Effect: Hunter Honor (Passive)...
Current Honor Experience: 400%/400% (Due to the [Old Hunter] title being Limit Burned 4 times and having full title potential, the Honor Experience upper limit is increased by 300%, and Honor Experience gain is increased by 2.65 times).
Current Honor Shop Level: 16 (The normal maximum level is 15. The highest level record a Hunter has achieved is 48).
Note: Due to the particularity of this title, you only need to possess it, not equip it, to activate the 'Old Hunter' effect.
Description: The one with the highest personal Honor Shop level in Reincarnation Paradise can receive a precious personal reward.
...
[You have chosen to consume Honor Experience to increase your current Honor Shop level.]
[Your Honor Shop level has been increased to Lv.20.]
[When you return to your Exclusive Room this time, your Honor Shop will undergo a refresh, unlocking more high-authority items.]
...
Su Xiao had been considering which title to upgrade to 'Limit Burn 5 times' using his existing Hunter Coins. The options were:
[Old Hunter], [Peak Work], [God Hunter], [Original Sin Scholar].
He first ruled out [God Hunter]; this title's current strength was more than sufficient. [Peak Work] wasn't urgent either. So, the choice was between [Old Hunter] and [Original Sin Scholar].
In truth, he had wanted to do this upgrade for a while, but being on the Secret Island was too dangerous. There was no time to handle this title synthesis, which required frequent operations. It wouldn't be maximizing gains; it would be maximizing the risk of death.
[Old Hunter] was for gaining more resources. [Original Sin Scholar] was for stability, further improving his mastery of Sealcraft. Weighing the options, Su Xiao chose [Old Hunter].
His 'Book of Original Sin' had devoured over 200 [Original Sin Cores] this time. Even if he immediately encountered the seventh Big Daddy-level Original Sin Object, he could handle it. Of course, he would need to improve his Sealcraft as soon as possible afterwards.
Su Xiao spent a total of 580,200 Hunter Coins to exchange for 1,934 Title Chests (★★★).
[Title Chest (★★★)]
Use Effect: Upon opening, you can obtain one Nine-Star title with a specified characteristic.
Stock Quantity: -- (Unlimited exchange quantity).
Exchange Price: 300 Hunter Coins.
...
Thus, including what he had saved before, Su Xiao now had a total of 3,125 Nine-Star titles. He opened the Title Burn Wheel. Next, it was a matter of burning them repeatedly until he obtained four 'Limit Burn 4 times' attribute-less sub-titles.
This was Su Xiao's method of upgrading titles. If probability wasn't enough, he used quantity. What title synthesis success rate? He would place the main title, and the five surrounding title slots would all be filled with attribute-less titles of the same rank as the main title. The success rate instantly became 100%.
There was once a Contractor who used a total of three Nine-Star attribute-less titles to upgrade a Nine-Star 'Limit Burn 0 times' main title to 'Limit Burn 3 times.' For Su Xiao, he would definitely have thrown 155 Nine-Star attribute-less titles at it. Failure rate? Did title synthesis even have a failure rate?
He checked the prompt that had just appeared:
[You have killed the Outcast Hatu.]
[You have gained 38,260 Soul Coins.]
[You have gained the Abyss Chest: Lone Beast.]
[You have gained the Primordial Clan Emblem: Rune (1/10).]
...
The reward for killing the Outcast Hatu wasn't as high as imagined. After all, his 'existence' had been taken away.
What truly surprised Su Xiao was that he had obtained the [Primordial Clan Emblem: Rune (1/10)]. This was owned by the 'Outcast Hatu.'
Su Xiao speculated that the Rune Family, also known as the Beast Family, had most likely divided the [Primordial Clan Emblem: Rune] into seven pieces. Each of the seven family members held one piece. The stronger the member, the larger the piece of the [Primordial Clan Emblem] they possessed.
For example, the 'Outcast Hatu' was likely the weakest member of the family in his prime.
'Supreme Peak' naturally had varying levels of strength. However, this tier was very interesting. Generally, you only knew who was stronger after a fight. During a standoff, as long as you didn't lose your momentum on the spot, it was hard to judge.
Moreover, at this level, one was either extremely difficult to kill or possessed fierce combat power. They had to have at least one of these traits. If Su Xiao successfully advanced to 'Supreme Peak,' he would definitely belong to the fierce combat power echelon. After all, he was fighting his way to 'Supreme Peak.'
He took out his communicator and tried to contact the Grey Hound Brothers again. After a long time with no answer, he hung up. Originally, he had brought these two brothers here to deal with the Primordial Origin Haluota. He understood the Gods' fighting style. Among other things, the domain formed by Divine Flesh was the most troublesome.
His countermeasure was the 'Eat, Eat, Eat' trio: the Grey Hound Brothers + Amu. They would gobble up the Divine Flesh forming this domain. 99% of this Divine Flesh was immune to attacks, but it couldn't withstand the devouring of the Grey Hound Brothers and Amu.
Amu could even digest Abyssal creatures, and the Grey Hound Brothers were professionals in this regard.
The reality was that after the three giants came here, one was completely fake, one was forever left behind, and the last one, even more absurdly, replaced Soul Master to become a Violator.
Now, the Grey Hound Brothers were missing, likely having met with misfortune. However, the reward for coming here had already been paid in advance to these two brothers: letting them eat their fill of 'Divine Flesh.' Plus, they hadn't directly participated in this battle, yet their fate was unknown.
Just then, Bubu Wang barked. It meant that the bio-sensing device it had installed on the train had detected an unusual fluctuation.
This device was Bubu Wang's proud creation. Normal detection devices constantly emitted pulses for area reconnaissance. This continuous emission might attract some enemy. Bubu's invention, the bio-sensing device, received signals instead.
Taking the terminal Bubu Wang handed him, Su Xiao found that the detected creature was humanoid and was immersed in seawater.
"..."
Su Xiao took the lottery jar Bubu Wang had made. Everyone drew a lot. The Alchemical Maid Vinea looked on curiously, only to be caught and forced to draw one as well. Amu looked a bit gloomy. It was almost mealtime. If the Alchemical Maid had to go into the water to fish someone out, it might delay dinner.
The lots were revealed. Baha drew the shortest one. Muttering complaints, Baha flew out of the carriage. This was how the Dawn Team operated. During battle, Su Xiao would command Bubu Wang, Amu, Baha, and Beini. In normal times, whoever was best suited for a task would do it. If everyone could do it, they drew lots.
After a while, Baha burst out of the sea, flew back into the carriage, and dropped the fished-out person on the floor. This caused the Alchemical Maid to frown slightly. She had just cleaned the floor. It was worth noting that the newly born Alchemical Maid couldn't tolerate the slightest bit of dirt inside the Lord's Train.
This person wore a dark green robe. Female, with short hair past her ears, and pale skin.
Clang~
The longsword was drawn, poised to strike. The woman, who had just woken up a few seconds ago, agilely leaped backward. It could only be said that Su Xiao's treatment method was very effective.
This person was an Apocalypse Paradise Violator named Aurora. She hadn't died on the Secret Island, which was nothing short of a miracle.
Blood God Ashaga, Bone God Kim, Spirit God Osval, Soul Mentor Loyce, Minister William, Beast Morak, Faceless, the Grey Hound Brothers, and Soul Master—all of them had died on the island. Yet the weakest among them, the Disease Maiden Aurora, had survived.
"I'll give you 5 seconds."
Su Xiao's tone was calm, but to Aurora opposite him, these words represented a death so cold it pierced her heart, as if it would freeze it.
Aurora's fists clenched until her knuckles cracked. She suddenly felt a sense of, 'So this is what a Supreme Being is like.' The pride she had from barely advancing to Supreme in the past was now completely gone. That forced advancement back then couldn't even be considered climbing to Supreme. It was merely becoming Above Absolute Strength, truly Below Supreme.
And indeed, in the Second Era, where Ninth Rank was everywhere and Absolute Strength was as common as dogs, someone like Aurora would be called a 'Pseudo-Supreme.' In the Third Era, over 60% of Supreme Beings were 'Pseudo-Supremes.' This dragged down the value of the stage from Supreme Initial Stage to climbing 'Supreme Peak.'
If the Third Era had been as peaceful as the end of the Second Era, it wouldn't have mattered. But the problem was that in the early Third Era, the Star Realm's structure was turbulent. Now, the Abyss Doom Cataclysm was approaching.
Those 'Pseudo-Supremes' who had been revered in high positions for years, when encountering a true Supreme like Su Xiao, couldn't adapt to the changes in the overall situation. They thought, 'We're both Supreme. Even if I might not win, there's a 90% chance I won't lose.'
Then, when the fight started, they went from questioning their life in the early stages to having their Dao heart shattered midway. Finally, they remembered how they had advanced to Supreme over a thousand years ago.
No one could decide their birth, race, or initial talent. But through acquired effort, they could decide the specifications by which they advanced to Supreme.
"I know the Priest's secret."
Aurora spoke.
"Oh?"
Su Xiao seemed to have gained some interest.
"I'll tell you this secret, and you let me leave."
"You mean, the Priest can seize others' 'existence'?"
Su Xiao's words made Aurora, who appeared calm, feel a sinking feeling inside. She seemed about to say no, but considering that this super old schemer, who was locked in a game of wits with the Priest and First Era immortals and had his own chances of winning, she abandoned the idea of using lies to escape.
"I still have 2 million Soul Coins."
"Deal."
"Huh?"
Aurora was dumbfounded. She even felt that this chance to live was too good to be true.
[Aurora has applied to trade with you.]
[Warning: This unit is a Violator.]
[You have received a 2 million Soul Coin Savings Card.]
...
The train door opened. Aurora stepped off the train. Even as the train drove away, she was still amazed. She had actually bought her life for 2 million Soul Coins.
On the train, Su Xiao materialized the contract they had just signed. The contract stipulated that, unless extremely special circumstances arose, she would have to enter the same world as him in the next world progress. Why? Pseudo-Supremes who could be 'withdrawn' were rare. True Supremes, on the other hand, couldn't be 'withdrawn' from. Without a firm heart, one couldn't truly advance to Supreme; they would be consumed by power.
As for how Su Xiao knew that the Priest had mastered the power of the 'Existence System,' it was based on the situation with Soul Master and Shirgolf, plus some speculation, that led him to say:
'The Priest can seize others' "existence."'
And what if he guessed wrong? If he guessed wrong, he guessed wrong. At worst, he would kill her to silence her. This was the convenience of being in the Evil faction.
Su Xiao had suspected before whether the Priest had fused the five 'Forbidden Marks' into one, perfectly containing the 'Initial Death,' and thus gained the 'Existence System' ability. It wasn't impossible. An enemy with such treacherous and unpredictable abilities as the Priest would be like this in the later stages.
If the 'existences' of Soul Master and Shirgolf had merged, then Shirgolf's current absurd situation would make sense.
In the past, the Priest's abilities gave a feeling of clutter. Now, at this stage, the Priest was doing something similar to Su Xiao: consolidating his abilities, pursuing simplicity and direct power.
Su Xiao's choice was the blade in his hand.
The Priest's choice was 'Existence Power.'
This gave Su Xiao the feeling that this might be one of the most difficult enemies to deal with in the future.
No, it couldn't be such a coincidence. The final strong enemy he was about to face, the Ancestral God Yashmies, also possessed the terrifying power to seize 'existence.' And the Priest also had this power.
The 'Existence System' and the 'Causal System' were similar yet different. Such difficult-to-deal-with abilities all shared a characteristic: power exclusivity.
For example, Su Xiao's Blade ability. This ability pursued the limit, with the self as the entire system. As for other Blade Grandmasters, they didn't conflict with Su Xiao. At most, they would fight if they met.
Conversely, systems like the 'Existence System' and 'Causal System' had strong power exclusivity. The power of such systems in the Star Realm had a limit. For instance, if the total 'Existence System' in the Star Realm was 1000, the Ancestral God Yashmies occupied 600 of it, the Priest occupied 350, and the remaining 50 was held by other 'Existence System' Transcendents.
Then, until either the Ancestral God Yashmies or the Priest fell, their 'Existence System' wouldn't increase by a single point. Of course, the situation where one increased the total upper limit of the Star Realm's 'Existence System' through resources obtained from the Paradise and then claimed it for themselves was unrelated to the above contention.
The Priest had completed the fusion of the 'Forbidden Marks' with the 'Initial Death' in the previous world. Assuming he later returned to Apocalypse Paradise, digested resources, and improved, then before entering this world, he was already a sufficiently powerful 'Existence System' user.
Would he fail to detect where the remaining 'Existence System' power was? Don't underestimate the aggregative nature and mutual perceptive nature of this kind of power. Not to mention, as the MVP of Apocalypse Paradise's revival, the Priest definitely had this level of consultation authority.
In other words, the Priest hadn't tracked Soul Master to this world. He had come here pursuing the power of the 'Existence System.' As for Soul Master...
Su Xiao even wondered whether his own luck was -150,000, or this Violator's luck was -150,000. This guy was simply unlucky to death.
The Lord's Train charged at full speed through the misty area ahead. A loud boom echoed in his ears, and the surrounding world seemed clearer. They had exited the 'External Mounted Area' of this world and returned to the world's main body.
Sunlight streamed in through the windows. The train sped across the sea. This was the 'Guerte Sea' in the southernmost part of the Empire. The scene where the sea and sky merged into one was relaxing.
Half an hour later, at one of the four major ports of 'Rugang City,' known as Silver Sand Port, the port was unusually quiet and empty today.
A colossal creature swam beneath the sea. Its body, made of active metal and resembling a giant centipede, made clashing sounds as it moved. The mechanical eyes on its head glowed red.
The Lord's Train stopped. As Su Xiao stepped onto the dock, the train entered an alternate space.
The previously empty dock saw figures emerge one after another. There were several hundred of them. Powerhouses from the Machine God Cult, the Soul Clock Tower, and the Royal Family were all here. They shared one commonality: they all had a mechanical right eye. Regardless of whether they belonged to the God power system, it was obvious that they had all been assimilated by the Ancestral God Yashmies.
Not only that, but surging dark Divine Power spread from their right eyes. As their bodies gradually underwent 'active mechanization,' their auras also became stronger. This power wasn't gained for nothing. They had overdrawn their Primordial Life Force, their souls, and even their 'existence' in exchange for this short-term eruption of power.
The salty sea breeze blew. Su Xiao took off his upper garment, the 'Wild Hunt Night' long leather coat, letting it hang naturally, held in place by the sword belt at his waist. He drew the longsword at his waist, the tip pointing diagonally at the ground. Since the enemy had come to him, things were simple.