Chapter 2: Place the World Core of this world at the World Center Node formed 3 hours and 25 minutes later (certified by Reincarnation Paradise).
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Su Xiao naturally chose the second option.
[Detected that the Hunter's current life state is not conducive to guarding the World Core of this world.]
[Top-tier treatment pods ×5 are about to be deployed (includes your follower slots).]
[Detected that the Hunter had two temporary allies in this battle. You may apply for top-tier treatment pods for them without additional authority/resource expenditure.]
[Application submitted.]
[Top-tier treatment pods ×7 deploying...]
[Estimated deployment time: 10, 9, 8...]
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A whistling sound came from above. Ten seconds later, six treatment pods over eight meters tall, plus one giant treatment pod, landed on the King's Front Avenue. Seeing this, Su Xiao took out his communicator and called Xiao:
"Come back."
The other side was silent for a few seconds before hanging up. Moments later, the surrounding space rippled slightly, and Xiao stepped out from the spatial distortion.
"There's one for you."
Leaving these words, Su Xiao dragged the head of the Iron Blood Hound · Giant Blood Fang to its oversized treatment pod, threw it in, and activated the pod.
He walked up the metal steps of the adjacent treatment pod, pressed his hand on the door for identity verification, and the pod opened. He half-reclined inside, took out his left arm from the life-support device, removed the crystal left arm, and the special Proud Song crystals occupying a third of his torso. Intense pain surged through him as the pod door closed.
Furthermore, a protective barrier from Reincarnation Paradise, equivalent to a safe zone, enveloped this treatment pod. Seeing Bubu Wang, Amu, Baha, and Beini all enter their pods, Xiao also tried to enter one.
Inside the fluorescent green liquid of the treatment pod, Su Xiao felt drowsy. After a life-and-death battle, recovering from injuries was indeed a quite pleasant experience. Moreover, this top-tier treatment pod was truly extraordinary, with a recovery level of the deepest restoration. The [Causal Contamination] he had previously contracted was dispelled by the pre-recovery purification.
An hour later, the treatment pod opened, and Su Xiao stepped out. Aside from the fatigue of a fierce battle, all his injuries were healed—a strange feeling of being both tired and relaxed.
Xiao's treatment pod also opened. As she stepped out, she looked at her hands and felt her entire body, her eyes filled with barely concealed disbelief. All her various old ailments, even the part of her left arm mildly eroded by Abyss power, had been restored.
In fact, this was not surprising. After all, top-tier treatment pods were rarely seen under normal circumstances. This also showed how important certifying a Transcendent World was to Reincarnation Paradise.
Speaking of which, even if this world was certified by Reincarnation Paradise, the Empire Emperor's plan could still be realized. Because Reincarnation Paradise's certification does not interfere with the natural evolution of a world. Even if the final result of evolution is the world's destruction, Reincarnation Paradise will not intervene. This seems to be one of the important initial clauses.
Moreover, the Star Realm currently indeed needed such a Transcendent World, where all races could use it as a base camp to unite against the Abyss Calamity.
Even if it was unknown whether this would be useful, compared to waiting for death, even if the final result was still destruction, it was better than being helpless and desperate. Although unwilling and fearful, at least the races of the Star Realm had resisted.
Xiao turned her head, gave Su Xiao a deep look, and then vanished into the spatial distortion. Clearly, this top-tier assassin had realized that although this Law Destroyer was warlike and violent, he was very good to his collaborators, not stingy at all when dividing the spoils later.
For someone like Xiao, who wanted to go further, having her body restored to its peak this time was actually more precious than obtaining a seat of power in the Transcendent World.
The World Center Node was still being formed. Su Xiao pressed his hand on his sword hilt.
'Extreme Blade · World!'
Clang!!
A sharp, metallic-sounding slash resounded. With Su Xiao at the center, a spherical [Extreme Blade Domain] appeared. It only lasted for an instant, making the surrounding air seem darker. Every ten or so centimeters, there was a grain-of-rice-sized flashing point of a slash.
Because Su Xiao and the Primordial God had fought too fiercely here, this single [Extreme Blade · World] slashed through the world in this area. A crack appeared, and Abyss energy seeped out from within.
Su Xiao took out the [Origin Codex]. This was the method he had deduced to eternally banish the Primordial God · Yashmish. Among these, the current [World Bounty · Destination] played a crucial enlightening role.
[World Bounty · Destination: Complete the writing of the Origin Codex and place it in the 'Destination' (requires paying a bounty deposit of 50 ounces of Space-Time Power to activate this bounty. Due to the extremely high difficulty, completion will yield a 5000x additional bounty).]
There were two Primordial Gods: one spawned by the Abyss, and one derived from the Elements. The one Su Xiao had just defeated was the [Dark Primordial God · Yashmish] spawned by the Abyss. The Abyss was its destination—dust to dust, ashes to ashes.
As Su Xiao placed the [Origin Codex] into the Abyss rift, a powerful spiritual pressure erupted from within the Codex:
'NO!!!'
The intense will manifested as layers of solid shockwaves. Before letting go, Su Xiao pushed the [Origin Codex] deeper into the Abyss rift.
Flesh made of living metal grew out from the [Origin Codex], forming an arm that tried to reach out of the Abyss rift. But as soon as this arm touched the Abyss power, it was assimilated and dissolved.
Not only that, as the last Primordial God to be banished, the [Origin Codex] began to shatter. Because its existence was closely tied to the Primordial God; it was both the Primordial God's weakness and existed because of the Primordial God.
Nothing in the Star Realm was absolutely immortal or indestructible. Abyss Descendants could revive within the Abyss, but once their [Origin Clan Emblem] shattered, this powerful revival collapsed. The Primordial God was an invincible supreme deity, but the shattering of the [Origin Codex] weakness meant that the Primordial God's [Concept of Existence] began to crumble.
The [Origin Codex] completely shattered. With a crack, the blue core on its cover broke. Among the fragments, one piece was very square.
Spirit Shadow Thread extended out, pulling it over. Sensing that it seemed hard but was actually brittle, with an exceptionally brilliant interior but a dim exterior, Su Xiao chose to pay Space-Time Power to apply to Reincarnation Paradise for certification of this item. After confirming that this item no longer had any connection to the Primordial God, he put it away.
Although he didn't know exactly what the blue stone block that Dugu Dugu wanted was, this thing clearly met the task description. Regardless of what equation Su Xiao used to solve this 'middle school math problem,' the answer was correct.
[You have permanently banished the Primordial God · Yashmish.]
[You have obtained 48,215 Soul Coins.]
[You have obtained ??? Chest · Supreme Deity.]
[You have obtained the Divine Soul Treasury Key.]
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[Your Main Mission · God Slayer (Completed).]
[You have obtained the Supreme Passive Scroll Chest (★★★).]
[Hint: Opening this chest will definitely grant a random Supreme Passive corresponding to a body attribute, and the grade of this Supreme Passive is ★★★ (highest tier).]
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[Your [World Bounty · Destination] has been achieved.]
[Due to the multiple bounty + bounty correction of the [Hunt List · Blood Pact], you will receive a total bounty worth 250,000 ounces of Space-Time Power.]
[You have obtained 24,000 Space-Time Stone Fragments (equivalent items, can be sold to Reincarnation Paradise at any time for 240,000 ounces of Space-Time Power).]
[You have obtained 2 Star Radiance Stones (Equipment Enhancement boost items, equivalent to 10,000 ounces of Space-Time Power in this judgment).]
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Since the main mission was completed, Su Xiao checked the world stay time, which showed:
Current World Stay Time: Unlimited until the World Center Node (Reincarnation Paradise certification) is generated.
With nothing to do, Su Xiao took out the [Divine Soul Treasury Key]. Based on the resonance reaction of this item, he arrived at the east side of the Royal City, an area sealed off by black metal. After breaking through the external obstacles, stairs leading underground appeared. At the end, a door made of what looked like writhing flesh appeared.
Inserting the key into the lock, the flesh door in front gradually retracted to both sides. Inside was not large, a fully enclosed room of over a hundred square meters, with only two rows of display racks. It seemed more of a collection than high value.
Dozens of various Divine Souls came into Su Xiao's view. He picked one up and found that this Absolute Strength level Divine Soul had been inherited so poorly it was unrecognizable. Originally a Water Divine Soul, it had become a Deadly Poison type—very absurd.
Among the 25 Divine Souls, there were two Supreme Divine Souls. These were good items. Using the [Return Principle] of the [God Hunter] title to revert them to their initial state, most could be sold.
A particularly interesting thing was that normal Supreme Divine Souls, due to harsh fusion conditions, had extremely low fusion probabilities, even less than one in ten thousand. Coupled with the unbearable pain of failure and the side effects after fusion, they were about 800,000 to 1,000,000 Soul Coins each. If they weren't sold after six or seven world progressions, a Supreme Divine Soul might even go for 500,000 Soul Coins. This was because 99% of Divine Souls bought were used as materials to apply for related permissions from Apocalypse Paradise to ensure successful fusion. This obviously meant helping Apocalypse Paradise win several World Domination Battles by lying flat.
Logically, if a Supreme Divine Soul was 500,000 Soul Coins, then an Absolute Strength Divine Soul at 50,000 Soul Coins would be about right. After all, the Divine system, in a place like the Paradise factions with so many power system choices, was really not a good option unless there was extremely high compatibility.
But this was not the case. Absolute Strength Divine Souls were about 200,000 to 300,000 Soul Coins each. Inheriting Divine Soul power wasn't without requirements. Body attributes, even willpower, and the characteristics of core abilities all had compatibility needs.
However, compared to Supreme Divine Souls, the requirements for Absolute Strength Divine Souls were much lower. They generally only required body attributes. More picky ones might need some ritual or rare materials.
Don't forget, in Reincarnation Paradise, there was a group almost as large as Contractors—the Workers. Divine Souls with very low inheritance requirements, like needing only a certain amount of Intelligence or Endurance attributes, were very popular among Workers. The Absolute Strength Divine Soul system and the Gem power system were the most popular certified systems among Workers.
Moreover, it wasn't just Reincarnation Paradise that had Workers. Among the six major Paradise factions, except for Dawn Paradise which had few Workers, the other five major Paradise factions all had a large number of Workers.
Workers were mostly merchants, craftsmen, etc. When they reached the late stages, their financial resources were not bad. Once, an Absolute Strength Divine Soul with an inheritance requirement of [Intelligence Attribute 75 points] ended up being auctioned for a high price.
Among Su Xiao's 23 Absolute Strength Divine Souls this time, if he got lucky and found one with such a low [Inheritance Requirement], he could make a small fortune.
Leaving the Divine Soul Treasury, Su Xiao returned to the Lord's Train. He checked the [Old Hunter] title that had completed its upgrade earlier.
[Old Hunter]
Origin: Reincarnation Paradise
Limit Refinement: Five times.
Title Potential: 100%.
Category: Rare · Title
Title Effect: Hunter Honor (Passive) – When killing enemies/completing main missions, you gain corresponding Honor Experience based on their comprehensive combat power/danger level. When Honor Experience reaches 100%, you can use this to upgrade your current Honor Store level.
Current Honor Experience: 1000%/1000%.
Current Honor Store Level: 20 (Normal maximum level is 15. The Hunter's highest recorded level is 48).
Hint: Due to the special nature 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 Store level in Reincarnation Paradise can receive a precious personal reward.
Price: Unsellable.
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Previously, the Old Hunter title only gained [Honor Experience] from killing enemies. Now, with the added method of completing main missions, the effect was immediate. Even though the storage limit of 1000% was full, the danger level of the [Main Mission · God Slayer] was right there.
[You have chosen to consume all Honor Experience to upgrade your current Honor Store level.]
[Your Honor Store has been upgraded to Lv.30.]
[When you return to your Exclusive Room this time, your Honor Store will undergo a refresh and unlock more high-authority items.]
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Checking the time, there were only over 20 minutes left until the World Center Coordinate was generated. Setting the destination for the Lord's Train, Su Xiao relaxed and leaned back in his seat.
The afternoon weather was exceptionally bright. However, the closer they got to the central district of the Royal City, the more miserable the surrounding scenery became. Returning to the King's Front Avenue where he had fought the Primordial God, as soon as he got off the train, Su Xiao saw the [World Center Coordinate].
It was about 80% similar to the [World Center Coordinate] from previous World Domination Battles, but larger in scale and more precise. In the past, his rank was too low to know how precious the materials for the [World Center Coordinate] were. Just the basic material cost for this Transcendent-level [World Center Coordinate] would be tens of millions of Space-Time Power, not counting other things.
It seemed that his gain of several hundred thousand ounces of Space-Time Power this time was still incomparable to a single expenditure by a Paradise faction. But no one would set the Paradise tier as a goal.
A pulse wave spread from the [World Center Coordinate]. Seeing this, Su Xiao took out the [World Core] of this world and placed it on the meter-high central coordinate.
After the central coordinate enveloped the World Core, it gradually sank into the ground until it completely disappeared from the material plane.
Thump~! Thump~! Thump~!
Waves of impact spread outward from this point. After a brief silence, a blood-red impact representing Reincarnation Paradise spread outward.
Where the blood-red impact spread, the black iron ground cracked and shattered. As if time and space were reversing, with the King's Front Avenue as the center, the Royal City began to revert to its state before the Primordial God's [Mechanical Pollution].
Streets and buildings quickly restored to their original forms. Those whose bodies had been metalized, kneeling on the ground but still with a trace of life—commoners, imperial officials, merchants, nobles, etc.—their metalized bodies rapidly recovered.
Not only that, but those refugees covered in pus blisters, walking slowly, had their pus blisters dissolve after being swept by this impact. Their metalized bones quickly returned to normal, and their radial pupils gradually focused.
The entire Royal City was enveloped in a dazed and quiet atmosphere. After a moment, what came was not cheers, but cries and panic.
Near the King's Front Avenue, a figure whose flesh had been restored stood up from a sitting position. He had been different from the surrounding kneeling, metalized figures all along. He had always been sitting calmly cross-legged, even while enduring the intense pain and torment of body metalization.
This was none other than Vice Chancellor · Enmu. Or rather, the consciousness within this body was the Empire's Emperor, Roald · Saint · Adez. The Empire had dozens of kings, but there would only be one Emperor.
Roald looked at the majestic Royal Palace in the distance, and the seven-colored vortex gradually forming in the sky above. This scene was essentially no different from the records of the Wind Sea and Witch Realm becoming Transcendent, except the scale was larger than recorded.
"Indeed, as that Diviner said, when a world faces calamity, the Law Destroyer is the most reliable savior. However, when a world is stable, the Law Destroyer might become the calamity itself."
At this point, the Empire Emperor · Roald's pupils cracked with a snap, and his consciousness completely shattered. Vice Chancellor · Enmu's body fell. Enmu, who thought he was surely dead, suddenly opened his eyes. Clearly, the Empire Emperor had left a way out for his loyal subordinate.
Not only that, he had also left ways out for Grand Commander · Litavig, Deputy Minister · To, Enta, and other trusted aides. Unfortunately, in such a major event, half of them had died. The only one who had left no way out and bet everything was the Empire Emperor himself.
Beside the Lord's Train, Su Xiao closed the series of prompts that appeared. However, he chose to view the following prompts one by one, because the reward for successfully having Reincarnation Paradise certify this Transcendent World had finally arrived.
[Announcement (Void Tree): Reincarnation Paradise has successfully certified the Transcendent World · All Races World.]
[Prompt (Reincarnation Paradise): Due to the Hunter's outstanding performance, enabling Reincarnation Paradise to obtain its first [Transcendent World], your reward this time will be increased by an additional 85% on the original basis. You receive the total rewards as follows:]