Chapter 36: Stunning
The Ancestral God cannot be killed, but can be banished. For instance, now, Ancestral God·Yashmis was slain by Su Xiao and fell into death. In the future, it would resurrect through a deity eroded by the Abyss, unless it was permanently banished, like that Ancestral God derived from elemental power.
The [Origin Codex] in Su Xiao’s hand emitted a faint hum. The shattered blue core within Ancestral God·Yashmis’s corpse was drawn over, forming a blue gem on the cover of the [Origin Codex].
Though the battle was over, no one present felt any joy in victory, because the two main forces here, Su Xiao and Shenfu, were now in a tense standoff.
An oddity resembling amber appeared in Su Xiao’s hand.
[Dead Evil Worm]
Origin: Abyss·Dukain Family.
Quality: Abyss Level.
Category: Dangerous Object (One-Time Use Item).
Effect: Upon activation, this worm will enter its peak-stage "Dead Evil Worm Body" phase, which is the final form of the Dukain Ancestor. This "Dead Evil Worm Body" lacks the combat awareness, combat experience, etc., of Dukain Ancestor·Bain, and does not have the "Ultimate Evil (Supreme Peak·Passive/Active, X)" ability. It is a violent, murderous, chaotic twisted monster.
Note: The "Dead Evil Worm Body" exists for a total of 300 seconds.
Item Rating: 13,000 points (Abyss-level item ratings range from 10 to 6,000 points).
Introduction: Terror of evil, descends.
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In the battle against the Ancestral God, Su Xiao held nothing back, even using the single-use [Sun Holy Sword], but that didn’t mean he hadn’t kept a trump card.
As for Shenfu, he said he would find help, but that helper never showed up. Now it seemed the helper had been waiting for an opportunity, and after seeing the situation was favorable, decided not to act. At this moment, it was undoubtedly the time to strike.
Shenfu glanced at the sealed [Dead Evil Worm] in Su Xiao’s hand. Just as he prepared to act, the "Causal Lock Ring" maintained by Kaisa suddenly shattered. Almost simultaneously, the aura of the [Dead Evil Worm] in Su Xiao’s hand became even more chilling. That sense of evil, before it even spread, made souls feel uneasy.
In Su Xiao’s left hand was the [Dead Evil Worm], in his right hand a gold coin. Earlier, when Molei was unconscious, he summoned the Goddess of Fortune for this very moment. As long as he used this lucky coin, which lasted 24 hours, his luck would, under the Goddess of Fortune’s ability, swap with Molei’s for 30 seconds.
After using the [Lucky Coin], he would immediately use the indiscriminate [Dead Evil Worm]. The one attacked would inevitably be Shenfu, who posed the greatest threat to the worm.
Xiao had retreated to a metal wall. A bead of sweat dripped down her chin. She pulled her gray-white feathered hood back on, ready to leave immediately if things went wrong.
As for why she didn’t leave right away, Xiao, as a top-tier assassin, had a feeling that staying in this increasingly powerful world would be a great opportunity. Based on her experience, she guessed this world might be undergoing the legendary transcendence.
If she was in this world during its transcendence, she would become a supreme being in the transcendent realm. This was a crucial boost to fate, causality, and so on.
Moreover, after this, this world would become her homeland. As an assassin, no longer a wandering soul-like drifter, that was another major gain.
The Leader of the Gods·Harota hadn’t left immediately for the same reason. Catching the timing of this world’s transcendence was another important goal for him, beyond revenge.
“It seems we’ve won.”
Shenfu, half his body shattered and slowly writhing black tentacles growing from it, turned to leave.
Clang!
Layers of wind pressure spread outward from Su Xiao and Shenfu as the center.
Dragon-Slashing Flash clashed with the black-glove-state Spurn. Shenfu, wearing [Spurn] on his right hand, looked calmly at Su Xiao. After a moment, his face showed his former kind smile, and the Spurn on his hand melted away.
Clang!
Shenfu’s head was severed. As it flew through the air, Shenfu spoke with a smile:
“We all must face our own fates. See you in the next world, Bai Ye.”
Shenfu’s head turned into gray-white fragments of skin, scattering in midair.
“This monster.”
The Leader of the Gods·Harota spoke in a deep voice. For this being, who in the First Era was about to advance to [Supreme Peak], to say such a thing showed how eerie Shenfu was. It was worth noting that the Leader of the Gods·Harota had never advanced to [Supreme Peak]. After the Ancestral God occupied his divine body, it used the pretext of advancing to [Supreme Peak] to restore its former strength.
Su Xiao looked around at everyone present. No one would pass up the chance to seize the [World Core]; there were too many benefits. Under his gaze, which faintly revealed a blood-red gleam, the crowd gradually withdrew. Enjoying the status of a supreme being in the transcendent realm was already quite good. There was really no need to fight this Law Destroyer, who had been directly confronting the Ancestral God the whole time. That was no joke.
Su Xiao kicked sideways. The metal throne shattered. The [World Core] sealed inside was revealed. He grasped it in his hand.
Boom!
A massive blood-red ф mark appeared in the sky above. Almost simultaneously, Su Xiao received dozens of notifications regarding the transcendent realm and this world’s [World Core]. Among them, a few were most important.
[Detected: Hunter has obtained this world’s [World Core]! And this world is in the stage of transcendent transformation.]
[Hunter may choose from the following two options.]