Chapter 34: Demon God Team
The abundant elemental forces caused the sky of this world to become clear and cloudless, and the water vapor that had been gathering in the upper atmosphere fell as raindrops. For the first time since this world transcended, normal rainfall occurred.
The drizzling rain under the clear sky added a chill to the solemn atmosphere. Soul Lord, standing mid-air, naturally sensed that he was locked onto. He spoke in a deep voice:
"Ermu Kensa!"
Soul Lord spoke, ordering the Fish Clan to act. Under normal circumstances, the Fish Clan would swarm out. However, the issue was that this time, the [Heart of the Abyss] had not manifested, and the earlier incident involving the Old One God Ubo Sara made the Fish Clan more cautious.
With a loud rumble, a teleportation array formed behind Soul Lord. What should have been an instant formation became excruciatingly slow.
At that moment, on the coast of some world, sunlight, sandy beaches, and bikini-clad beauties. The Team Leader, bare-chested and wearing beach shorts, tore a pendant from his neck. Looking at the fading runes on it, he sighed:
"As expected, it was used after all. What a pity, this was the only pendant strengthened to +35. The rest is up to you now. If I provide further help anytime soon, your Origin Stone: World will backlash against me, the previous generation's Chosen One."
The Team Leader picked up a cold drink beside him, biting the straw and sipping slowly. His gaze shifted to the side as he said:
"I came here specifically to find you. Tell me about your scheming against White Bull."
Nearby, an Elemental Scholar, whose body was skin and bones, with withered and wrinkled skin, stared blankly at the sky. He spoke weakly:
"His fate is about to run out. You should have known that long ago. No one can change another person's destined fate. You should have understood this after your decisive battle with that one from Shuguang."
Hearing this, the Team Leader said nothing, merely gazing at the distant horizon.
...
Doom Star, the place where the [Eye of the Elements] descended.
Soul Lord felt the slow formation of the spatial array behind him, as well as the backup plan—reinforcements from the peak powerhouses of Arcane Eternal Star, who were supposed to open a teleportation array in the void and arrive in this world. Yet there was no movement at all. This clearly indicated that the world's spatial fabric was frozen by a stronger spatial force.
It wasn't a blockade; a blockade could be broken violently. Freezing, however, was particularly troublesome. It didn't prevent spatial teleportation but made it extremely slow. For instance, the world-level teleportation array behind Soul Lord would take at least ten minutes to activate.
Very well. Soul Lord only needed to hold out against the siege of Su Xiao, the Underworld God, and the Blade Demon for ten minutes to welcome reinforcements from Arcane Eternal Star. Although the Supreme Being would not descend, the other two peak powerhouses of Arcane Eternal Star, Raging Sea Hells and Freezing Wind King, would definitely arrive. Then it would be three against three, and things would become manageable.
Boom!
The endless rocky ground suddenly exploded. Starting from where Su Xiao had disappeared, the earth seemed to have been punched by the sky. The ground sank layer by layer, first sinking dozens of meters before pausing, then sinking another few hundred meters, eventually forming a huge pit a thousand meters deep.
With a loud crash, before the person arrived, the wind pressure hit. Soul Lord's black-gold robe rustled loudly. He raised his hand, predicting the direction of the enemy's attack.
A powerful soul shockwave radiated outward. To date, no one had been able to withstand this soul shockwave without retreating. No one.
Crack!
Layer upon layer of transparent soul barriers were pierced. Su Xiao stopped two meters away from Soul Lord, his long blade only a few centimeters from piercing Soul Lord's neck.
Crack, crack, crack, crack!
Terrifying sounds of force compression echoed. Under Soul Lord's soul shockwave, not only did Su Xiao not retreat, but the tip of his long blade slowly advanced. This made Soul Lord's eye twitch. All forces were mutual. The soul shockwave failed to blast Su Xiao back, and he pushed forward against it, which inevitably meant...
With a loud bang, Soul Lord, standing mid-air, flew backward.
The Underworld God on the ground raised his hand. The next second, a bone-white giant hand that stretched endlessly, blotting out the sky, pressed down.
With a rumble, Su Xiao, the Blade Demon, and Soul Lord were all crushed underground by this bone-white giant hand that covered the entire region. The Underworld God pressed one hand on the bone beside him, and the next second, he also appeared in the underground space created by the giant hand.
Both Su Xiao and the Blade Demon had formidable physiques, while Soul Lord was protected by soul power. Thus, within this vast underground space, their auras remained steady.
Standing in the underground river that submerged his calves, Soul Lord's soul domain expanded. Under normal circumstances, enemies would be dragged into this domain. Even if the enemy had a peak domain as well, this was the terrifying aspect of the soul domain—once dragged into it, entering the Soul Spirit Realm, it became Soul Lord's home ground.
The domain of death spread, but in terms of domain strength, the soul domain was superior. Dark blue smoke dispersed as the Blade Demon used his demon spirit characteristic power to temporarily suppress the soul domain.
The Underworld God raised his hand, pointing his index finger, which had sharp bone tips, at Soul Lord.
Rumble~!
The surrounding world shook violently. When everything settled, the four of them were within the Underworld God's Bone God Domain. It resembled a cylindrical bone arena, with a hollow skull shape above. The arena was about a thousand meters in diameter. Su Xiao, the Blade Demon, and the Underworld God formed a pincer formation, surrounding Soul Lord in the center.
The Underworld God's aura was fully unleashed. Using his own Bone Domain, he suppressed Soul Lord's soul-based power. The Blade Demon charged forward fiercely, shattering layers of soul barriers, and slashed at Soul Lord's throat.
With a crack, the long blade stopped at the side of Soul Lord's neck. Veins bulged on Soul Lord's neck and forehead, his usual composure gone.
Pfft!
The long blade pierced through Soul Lord's throat. Within the Bone God Domain, facing both the Underworld God and the Blade Demon simultaneously was extremely dangerous. A moment of carelessness would lead to death.
Even without carelessness, defeat was inevitable, and the outcome would be decided quickly. Yet facing Su Xiao, the Underworld God, and the Blade Demon, having his throat pierced in a single exchange without being instantly killed already demonstrated Soul Lord's strength.
Clang!
The long blade was withdrawn, now transformed into a blood blade surging with blood mist. This caused Soul Lord to lose seventy percent of his soul blood.
Above, the bone whirlpool churned, suppressing more than half of Soul Lord's abilities. This was the price of facing the Underworld God's suppression. Ahead, the Blade Demon was in full state. It seemed like just one slash, but all his power was condensed into that single strike. If Soul Lord dared to release his restraint on the Blade Demon, he would be decapitated.
The soul system rules in the surrounding area began to distort under the suppression of the Underworld God and the Blade Demon. Wailing soul screams were enough to instantly kill powerhouses at the Absolute Strong rank.
Su Xiao and the Blade Demon suddenly swapped positions, using the [Substitution] ability. This made Soul Lord's eyes widen.
Pfft!
The blood blade pierced through Soul Lord's throat. The terrifying attack power of this strike, which destroyed one life core, forced Soul Lord to immediately shift his suppression target.
With a hum, Su Xiao, who had pierced Soul Lord with his long blade, immediately felt the surroundings filled with soul power, and this soul power had solidified. If he forcibly retreated using his physical strength, it was possible, but it would give Soul Lord a chance to use a soul shockwave to catch his breath.
With a pfft, the long blade, which had multiple nicks on its edge, pierced through Soul Lord's just-healed back. As the Blade Demon's power invaded, another of Soul Lord's life cores exploded instantly. At this moment, Soul Lord was both furious and utterly speechless. What kind of monsters were these? One strike destroyed one life core.
A feather sword pierced through Soul Lord's chest, forcing him to one knee. It was the Underworld God, holding the long handle of the feather sword, looking down at Soul Lord.
One great sword strike, and another life core exploded instantly. At this moment, Soul Lord fully understood. If this continued...
Suddenly, his vision turned blood red. A blood spear pierced his head. That wasn't all. A bone spiral spike pierced his neck. Two more life cores left Soul Lord without hesitation.
This siege was just a single exchange. Life cores in the soul system were not an advantageous ability. Now, the life cores were instantly emptied.
Soul Lord's eyes bulged. His last two life cores had soul-protective properties. Even under a powerful attack, they wouldn't explode instantly. This meant that the blood spear and bone spiral spike were abilities specifically designed to destroy life cores.
"Ah!!"
Soul Lord went berserk. Terrifying soul power radiated from him, even causing the Bone God Domain to crack extensively. Soul Lord forcibly opened the thirteenth spirit aperture at the cost of his life. Doing so meant he would die after this battle, but he had to make those besieging him pay the price.
[Extreme Realm: Star Realm.]
At that moment, outside, the Bone God Domain resembled a bone divine tower standing at the center of the giant pit's bottom. The peak powerhouses present hesitated whether to retreat immediately or form a temporary alliance. After all, the [Eye of the Elements] had already manifested. The Old One God Ubo Sara and the Fish Clan's Great Elder were both formidable, not to mention the other peak powerhouses.
Fortunately, the battle had just begun, but a decision had to be made quickly. Soul Lord couldn't hold out much longer. Under such a siege, lasting a minute would earn a thumbs-up and admiration for Soul Lord's strength. If both sides unleashed their ultimate moves from the start, surviving fifteen seconds would make the Fish Clan's Great Elder feel the need to reassess Soul Lord.
Just then, the Bone God Tower shattered. What appeared before everyone was Soul Lord, with Dragon-Slaying Flash piercing his throat, a Demon Blade piercing his back, and a feather sword piercing his chest.
Soul Lord, with a blood spear through his head, had pupils trembling violently.
"Im...possible."
Soul Lord spoke his last words and died on the spot. He had intended to forcibly open the thirteenth spirit aperture, making the three pay an unforgettable price. However, after [Extreme Realm: Star Realm] was activated, what Su Xiao seized was Soul Lord's [Ultimate Ascension] ability. This wasn't a peak ability, so it could be seized. Moreover, [Ultimate Ascension] was the skill name for [Spirit Aperture] in the skill list.
Soul Lord had indeed successfully opened the thirteenth spirit aperture. However, the ability was suddenly seized, causing the power of the thirteenth spirit aperture to become...
Boom!!
Soul Lord's head exploded, leaving only a headless corpse. As the long blade, Demon Blade, and feather sword were withdrawn, the headless corpse fell face-first to the ground.
Seeing this, the peak powerhouses present, including the Old One God Ubo Sara and the Fish Clan's Great Elder, felt a chill surge through them.
Soul Lord had died so simply under the siege of the Demon God Team? Clearly, Soul Lord could unleash the terrifying power of thirteen spirit apertures. Everyone guessed this. Even if it meant death afterward, facing this siege meant death anyway.
In fact, Soul Lord himself was confident he could unleash the combat power of thirteen spirit apertures. The moment he was targeted by Su Xiao, the Underworld God, and the Blade Demon, he had made that resolve. Unfortunately, he didn't know that a certain characteristic of [Extreme Realm: Star Realm] was the Domination characteristic.
It wasn't that the peak powerhouses present were slow. It was that Soul Lord died too quickly. Just as the peak powerhouses were about to form an alliance, Soul Lord was already dead.
Su Xiao, the Underworld God, and the Blade Demon all turned their gazes to Deep Sea Sovereign Ubo Sara. This tens of thousands of meters tall Old One God narrowed all its eyes. Among these three bastards, two could sever cause and effect. Moreover, it had long lost its Supreme power. If it died this time, it would be a complete and utter death.
"Alliance, or we all die!"
The Fish Clan's Great Elder, over ten meters tall with an octopus head, roared. The other peak powerhouses responded. Seeing this, Deep Sea Sovereign Ubo Sara breathed a sigh of relief inwardly but was ready to retreat. However, the next second, all the peak powerhouses present disappeared.
This made Deep Sea Sovereign Ubo Sara truly realize that compared to the peak powerhouses of the ancient era, the peak powerhouses of this era were truly cunning and deceitful!
One hour later, in the North Sea, on the endless sea surface.
Massive amounts of dark blue Old God blood tinged this black sea with a faint blue, almost indistinguishable from ordinary oceans. All around the sea surface were severed tentacles, some over ten meters thick, others heavily ossified.
A huge octopus head was half-submerged in the seawater, with a deep cut reaching into its brain marrow, showing the ferocity of that blade strike.
Su Xiao stood atop Deep Sea Sovereign Ubo Sara's head. The Blade Demon rose from the nearby seawater, and the Underworld God floated mid-air.
This Old One God from the ancient era, after fully experiencing the "hospitality" of this era, perished here forever.
This was different from the siege of Soul Lord. When killing Soul Lord, the three were willing to pay a sufficient price, so they all pushed forward. The siege of Ubo Sara was different. Killing Soul Lord was a deterrent; killing Ubo Sara was to further eliminate threats. The three held back somewhat. Even so, Ubo Sara was besieged to death.
Su Xiao, the Underworld God, and the Blade Demon formed a perfect siege combination. The Underworld God had unparalleled suppression power. The Blade Demon and Su Xiao charged head-on. If one blocked the Blade Demon's Demon Blade, they couldn't block Su Xiao's long blade. If they blocked Su Xiao's long blade, they couldn't block the Blade Demon's Demon Blade.
Soul Lord died so quickly because he made a mistake that wasn't exactly a mistake. He tried to block both the Demon Blade and the Law-Destroying Blade. As a result, he got hit by both. Seeing this, the Underworld God immediately pierced Soul Lord with his feather sword.
The next targets were the Fish Clan's Great Elder and the Second Elder Diknuga. After witnessing Soul Lord's death, the two immediately retreated.
Not only that, but the Demon Hag, the Underworld Lord, and the Crimson Beast Dilo also quickly left this world. Although the Goblin Elder and the Moon Witch had other purposes, not to seize the Heart of the Abyss or the Eye of the Elements, the Demon God Team wouldn't care about that. If they didn't leave Doom Star now, they would be enemies.
Moreover, the Goblin Elder and the Moon Witch could wait until the conflict between Su Xiao and the Underworld God ended before coming to this world. Then it would be their turn to clash.
All schemes and plots, under Su Xiao's open strategy using the [Eye of the Elements] + [Path to the Peak], became insignificant. The Demon God Team was indeed too invincible.
Even if the Fish Clan now mobilized fully, along with the two peak powerhouses of Arcane Eternal Star and other peak powerhouses, to besiege the Demon God Team, the three members of the Demon God Team were generally willing to risk their lives for this matter. In contrast, the peak alliance had various interests and concerns.
On the sea surface, Su Xiao and the Blade Demon looked at the Underworld God. After clearing the field, it was undoubtedly time for Su Xiao and the Underworld God to clash.
A tide of blood surged from afar. On top of this tide stood one of the Four Original Sins, Slaughter Richmond, a peak powerhouse under the Underworld God. Besides him, the other three of the Four Original Sins—Lust Ina, Gluttony Quek, and Wrath Stein—were also present.
Archbishop Saulot led the surviving twelve bishops and the entire Witch Hunter Group of the Beast Church, all arriving.
If a fight broke out now, it would undoubtedly be Su Xiao against the Underworld God, and the Blade Demon besieged by Slaughter Richmond and the other members of the Underworld God's temple. Calling it a siege was just a way to delay the Blade Demon before being killed. Slaughter Richmond's strength was slightly weaker than Dilo and the Moon Witch. Facing the Blade Demon alone, he would die. But with the other temple members continuously sacrificing themselves without regard for cost, they could barely hold off the Blade Demon for a while.
To put it in the boldest terms: Blade Demon, even if you can kill us all, it will take some time!
The Underworld God raised his hand, signaling Slaughter Richmond and the others to retreat. He didn't care about the lives of his minions, but the Four Original Sins and Archbishop Saulot had followed him for a long time and shouldn't die here. The seats of power in the Fourth Era should have a place for them.
The two sides faced off in silence. Under this terrifying pressure, the once arrogant and cruel bishops and Witch Hunter Group members trembled in fear. Some even had their heads explode with a bang, their blood turning into blood mist and dissipating, dying on the spot. This was the current pressure of the Law Destroyer Kukulin Bai Ye.
The Blade Demon's aura inexplicably began to strengthen. As a Law Destroyer with the Blade Demon Spirit, Su Xiao knew that the Blade Demon's state had become unstable after the previous battle. He was regaining his sense of self, which seemed good but was actually walking the path of fate.
A massive bone gate formed behind the members of the Underworld God's temple.
Crack, crack, crack~
A crystal layer spread, and a Law-Destroying Teleportation Array formed under Su Xiao and the Blade Demon's feet.
"Prodia (Ancient God language, meaning Eternal City)."
Hearing this, a dull spatial teleportation sound echoed, and Su Xiao and the Blade Demon disappeared.
Clearly, the two sides had agreed on the final battlefield and were ready to fight to the death when both were at their peak.
When the spatial teleportation ended, Su Xiao was in a ruin within the Hidden City. Although the Hidden City was being rebuilt, some areas were still ruins.
As soon as the teleportation completed, a dark, maddening killing intent came from beside him. During the previous battle, the Blade Demon had been barely maintaining his sanity.
"Send... me... away."
The Blade Demon spoke. Clearly, before becoming the Blade Demon, this Law-Destruction Shadow never killed innocents. It made sense. How could someone who killed innocents be willing to help the Team Leader open a path in the Abyss?
The crystal layer spread, and the Law-Destroying Teleportation Array reappeared. Su Xiao said:
"Mother of Mercy."
"Okay."
Boom!
As soon as the Blade Demon finished speaking, the teleportation array activated. Su Xiao didn't know what the Mother of Mercy was plotting. She had been active but never approached the Heart of the Abyss or the Eye of the Elements. Since that was the case, he would send her a guest. After all, there were no innocents on the Mother of Mercy's side. This would satisfy the Blade Demon's boiling killing intent without breaking his principles as a Law-Destruction Shadow.
Su Xiao sent a message in the team channel and waited on the spot. Turning his head, he saw a noodle shop. He walked in, finished a bowl of noodles after a while, looked at the kind-faced middle-aged man in the kitchen, left some local currency, and left. The taste was above average.
"Boss, over here."
Baha landed on Su Xiao's shoulder. Soon, they arrived at the research institute of the Legendary Wizard Sawyer. As soon as they arrived, a dark aura hit them.
Su Xiao walked quickly and reached the lowest level of the institute. There, he saw the shattered [Eye of the Abyss Ritual], the half-conscious Eye Princess, and the Legendary Wizard Sawyer, covered in blood, leaning against the wall.
"I... overestimated myself. I thought I could use this eye ritual to go further and become a Grand Wizard. However, the Heart of the Abyss successfully descended. That was inevitable. Going further was my selfish desire, but it won't hinder... a friend's important matters."
As he spoke, blood gushed from his mouth. The Legendary Wizard Sawyer pointed at the [Heart of the Abyss], which floated mid-air, beating like a pitch-black heart.
Su Xiao, with his crystal left hand, picked up the [Heart of the Abyss].
[Tip: You have obtained the [Heart of the Abyss]. This item still has a strong Star Realm aura. It needs 24 hours for the Star Realm aura to dissipate before it can be stored in your storage space.]
Holding the [Heart of the Abyss], Su Xiao came before Sawyer. Sawyer opened his eyes with effort and smiled.
"..."
Su Xiao took out the Eye of Omniscience and handed it to the wizard who had failed his ascension, whose cause and effect and fate were shattered, and who was doomed to die.
The [Eye of Omniscience] was one of the rarest eyes. It could answer three questions. They couldn't be about knowledge, history, or involve Original Sins. They could only be about currently existing items or beings.
Earlier, Sawyer had proposed using the [Eye of Omniscience] once to find where his long-lost daughter was. In return, he would pay the corresponding reward.
"Bai Ye, I lied. My wealth... was all used to set up this [Eye of the Abyss Ritual]. I have no reward to pay you."
"..."
Su Xiao said nothing but didn't withdraw the hand holding the [Eye of Omniscience].
"Actually, my daughter... was enveloped and decomposed into particles by a ritual error when I was ascending to Legendary Wizard. I tampered with this memory. It was too painful. I couldn't go on. If... if possible, help the people of the Hidden City. They were born into misfortune. What did they do wrong to suffer such calamity?"
At this point, Sawyer's pupils began to dim. He murmured, "Thank... thank you, Bai Ye. Knowing you is the luck of this failure."
With that, white mist from shattered cause and effect drifted from Sawyer's eye sockets. This Legendary Wizard had died.
"..."
Su Xiao held the [Heart of the Abyss] in one hand and the Eye Princess in the other, walking out of the research institute. Seeing this, Amu slammed his dark battle axe into a wall, causing the place to collapse, becoming the final resting place of Sawyer, who had spent his life pursuing dark knowledge.
Just as he walked out of the collapsing institute, Su Xiao saw the Dean of the Yargul School waiting outside.
Ao Ge crystal formed in front of Su Xiao, creating a spatial coordinate. Seeing this, the Dean of the Yargul School asked:
"Your meaning is that this place is no longer safe."
"..."
Su Xiao didn't speak. He boarded the Lord's Train. Seeing this, the Dean of the Yargul School asked:
"What world is this coordinate for?"
"The Ten Thousand Races Realm."
After Baha said this, the Lord's Train's door slammed shut. The Dean of the Yargul School's eyes became exceptionally bright.
"Dean, we've operated on Doom Star for so many years! We can't leave..."
The Eye Scholar's final "ah" wasn't an emphasis but a scream. The Dean of the Yargul School held a skull in one hand, turning to look at the other high-ranking members of the Yargul School. All of them perked up, declaring their willingness to follow the Dean to the Ten Thousand Races Realm.
As for whether the Yargul School would become a cancer in the Ten Thousand Races Realm, that was impossible. Even the inheritance of the pantheon system existed there. Adding an eye ritual system was no problem. Not to mention, even the Old One God Ubo Sara had been killed by Su Xiao and the others. Why fear the eye ritual system?
Almost simultaneously, the residents of the Sanctuary City began a large-scale migration, also heading to the Sanctuary City. As for why the residents were so cooperative, after learning that the Sanctuary City was at war with the Underworld God's temple, they were very willing to leave.
...
At that moment, in the Eternal City.
The Eternal City, which was about to become the battlefield for the final battle, was undergoing a large-scale migration to a high-level world, which was the Underworld God's temple's retreat.
Inside the divine tower of the Eternal City, the Underworld God looked at the World Core before him. He reached out and touched the World Core of this transcendent world. There was no need to hesitate. It was time to gain even greater power, the power to become the ultimate winner in the upcoming battle.
A crucial point that everyone overlooked was that throughout the Star Realm, all Ancient Gods, except for a few like Shenfu, had fallen. Where did the power of these Ancient Gods go? The answer was the World Core of Doom Star.
Moreover, figures like Shenfu were only tangentially related to the Ancient God system. The initial Ancient God power they possessed was less than 1% of the total, possibly only 0.1%. Shenfu's strength lay in his strangeness, wisdom, and the initial death, followed by the [Forbidden Mark].
The Night Mother was dead. The Old One God Ubo Sara was also dead. The unknown Ancient God of Doom Town existed in name only, without the initial power of an Ancient God.
This meant that if the Underworld God truly chose to do this, he would possess over 99.9% of the [Initial Ancient God Power] of the entire Ancient God system in the Star Realm.
[Initial Ancient God Power] had no characteristics. Whichever Ancient God occupied it would transform it into power corresponding to their characteristics. This also meant that if this succeeded, the Underworld God would become the absolute strongest Ancient God in the history of the Star Realm. Of course, there were corresponding risks. Occupying so much [Initial Ancient God Power] would bear an enormous burden of cause and effect, directly borne by himself. If he couldn't quickly ascend to the Supreme Realm afterward, he would inevitably suffer severe backlash from this power.
Meanwhile, in the Land of All Beings, Layer Ten, on the soul lake, on a platform made of crystal layers, inside the Lord's Train.
Su Xiao sat cross-legged on the carpet in the rear compartment, holding a [Magic Crystal].
[Rare Treasure: Abyss Magic Crystal: A [Rare Treasure] with the characteristics of this era's Abyss. Can be sold to Reincarnation Paradise for 200,000 ounces of Space-Time Power + one ??? Authority.]
Su Xiao still had over 600,000 ounces of Space-Time Power. Adding this item's value of 200,000 ounces, and the completion of [Bounty 5: Azguk], would allow him to acquire ten more [Supreme Passives], raising all his Supreme attributes to the 1,000-point mark!
With that, the upcoming decisive battle would be a sure win.
Clearly, these two utterly ruthless individuals were preparing to make the other experience what a trump card was in this decisive battle. As a result, Doom Star, a transcendent world with no civilians from any faction and barely any living beings left, suddenly became somewhat dangerous.
The question was whether the ultimate battle between Su Xiao and the Underworld God would shatter this transcendent world from the Second Era.