Chapter 4: Lord of the Abyss: Slaying the Lord of the Abyss (Pay 100 ounces of Space-Time Power to activate this bounty. Completing this bounty grants the final bounty reward of the "Hunt List: Blood Pact").
Tip: This is a World Bounty.
Tip: After completing this bounty, your "Hunt List: Blood Pact" will be filled, granting the "Final Bounty Reward."
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[Warning: Detected contractor sharing bounty tasks. This Abyss Campaign has prohibited sharing bounty tasks.]
Alright, it seems further manipulation is impossible. As for having only operated once, and the Void Tree Reputation -? points, that's not a big deal. After all, the massive amount of Merit Points on hand can't be exchanged for supplies right now. When this campaign ends, if we lose, it won't matter to Su Xiao. If we win, he will definitely manipulate things several times over with the already massive Merit Points, and by then, the Void Tree Reputation will surely reach new negative heights.
Four bounty tasks. The first has a quota of 9 million ounces of Space-Time Power. The danger of the "Gate Node" was already anticipated. The second must be completed in the ensuing melee, and no Super-Giant·Ancient Abyss Being has appeared yet; its survivability is bound to be formidable, with a bounty of 9 million ounces for three of them.
The third bounty, "Supreme Dragon Rider," is most likely the strongest daughter of the Womb Bed. With her strength at the Supreme Realm, a bounty of 50 million ounces is not surprising. If it weren't for the fact that every 10 million ounces of bounty quota makes the cumulative bounty harder, her bounty would be even higher.
As for the bounty corresponding to the current Lord of the Abyss, this is actually the last bounty needed to complete the "Hunt List: Blood Pact." Thinking about it carefully, it seems right. Since it's a "Hunt List," it must have a day when it's fully written. This "Final Bounty Reward" is highly anticipated.
All four bounties were accepted. This maxes out the number of bounties Su Xiao can accept. He stood up and walked out of the room. Just as he left the Base Camp, a World-Destroying Wing dove down and lowered its dragon head before him. He leaped onto the dragon's back, and the World-Destroying Wing spread its wings and took flight.
As for the situation on the back of the World-Destroying Wing, it was far from comfortable. Su Xiao sat cross-legged on the rough, asphalt-like dragon hide, thinking of the Storm Flame Dragon·Dis. Not only was its nearly twenty-meter-long body suitable for riding, but Dis was also covered in scale-feathers. Thinking of this, he opened the Insect Race list to check on Barbatos. He was surprised to find that Barbatos had already been awakened and was in a stage where it could be resurrected. The resurrection and cultivation process would take 36 hours to complete.
On the dragon's back, the wind howled past his ears at high altitude. Su Xiao didn't head straight for the "World Barrier." Charging through the "World Barrier" straight to the Abyss Dragon's Depths would be the shortest route, but he would have to fight through a massive Abyss Legion along the way. Therefore, taking a detour and flying past the original territory of the Feather Race, which was southeast of the Mamon Mod Fortress entrance, was the best route.
Three hours later, the Mamon Mod Fortress appeared before him. This once-majestic fortress now showed a dark and dilapidated feel under the invasion of Abyss power.
It seemed to foreshadow that the glory of the Demon Race from the previous great era had completely withered away with the Mamon Mod Fortress. Indeed, the Demon bloodline originated from the ancient era, or even earlier. They were once formidable figures, but in the current era, they had somehow begun to decline.
According to the Soul Elder of the Great Library, the Demon Race had lost their core power of "Sacrificial Nurturing." The ancient demons were generally extremely evil, with constant internal conflicts, but their powerful combat strength allowed the Demon Race to flourish until the end.
This was because the Demon Race had never given up on "Sacrifice." As long as living beings made sacrifices to them, they could gain power. Of course, a terrible price would soon follow, ultimately leading to tragedy.
This seemingly unprofitable behavior actually contained immense causal power. Without the power of this causal system, the Demon Race was merely a strong alien species kept in captivity by the Star Realm authority system. Demons cannot have their hearts bound; only extreme evil can unleash extreme power. This is why, in the entire current era, only one "Ultimate Demon" had emerged, and that was by absorbing the power of the Star Realm.
Su Xiao seemed to understand why the Ancient God system of this era was so powerful. It was because the power of "Sacrifice" was occupied by the Ancient God system.
In fact, there were only a few power systems that led to the pinnacle. The Abyss, Elements, and Star Realm were the three strongest T0 tiers. Following them were Sacrifice and Primordial Life, which were first-tier. Besides these, the current great era also had a super-first-tier tier, considered T0.5, which was the Fate system.
Unfortunately, this system either produced a bunch of slackers, like the Goddess of Fortune and the Goddess of Fate, or was killed off by Su Xiao and others before it could rise, such as the Platinum Apostle, who was one of them.
A low, rumbling boom reached his ears. Su Xiao passed through an invisible World Barrier, and his surroundings immediately became dark and damp, yet with a hint of warmth? The Abyss was actually never cold; its spawning characteristics would inevitably bring a certain warmth.
A black crystal appeared in Su Xiao's hand. He tossed it onto the back of this World-Destroying Wing. The next second, the World-Destroying Wing began to undergo intense Abyssification. It seemed it could only last for another ten minutes or so before turning into an Abyss creature. Only in this gradual state of Abyssification would it not attract the attention of the Abyss faction.
The Abyss Dragon's Depths was a dark, massive canyon. The innermost part was a cylindrical shape ten thousand meters wide, with half a meter of black liquid on the ground. In the past, the Abyss Dragon had slumbered in the underground hot springs that flowed through here. The Black Maple Tree was at the center, nourished by the earth's veins. Now, the Abyss Dragon was nowhere to be seen, and the Black Maple Tree was also gone. At the center of the Abyss Dragon's Depths stood a massive crystal monument over ten meters high, which was the "Gate Node."
The ancient Abyss beings, led by Mad Scale·Kuenha, were stationed here. In addition, the Second Elder of the Fish Clan, the Sixth Elder of the Fish Clan·Deep Sea Shadow, and several members of the Bronze Clan were also stationed here.
Furthermore, there were tens of thousands of elite Black Knights, led by the Black Knight Commander·Mo Kai. These Black Knights not only used heavy weapons but also carried a large bow on their backs. Given the length of these bows, they were more than enough to hunt creatures the size of World-Destroying Wings.
A Dark Magic Dragon flew overhead, transforming into a dark humanoid form. Mad Scale·Kuenha, covered in black scales, opened its vertical eyes one by one to look at the sky. It was a bit suspicious for the first few seconds, but suddenly, its eyes widened without hesitation. It grabbed the Black Knight Commander·Mo Kai by the neck with one hand and thrust its other claw into the neck of an elite Black Knight beside it.
Puchi!
Black blood splattered, turning into scales before it even hit the ground. The Black Knight with its throat pierced exploded into a cloud of black scales. Mad Scale·Kuenha and the Black Knight Commander·Mo Kai, whose neck it was gripping, had vanished.
"Hmm?"
The Second Elder·Diknuga, who looked like a tall, thin old man, was startled. He slapped the pendant on his neck, shattering it. As for abandoning the defense of the "Gate Node," he would die anyway. If Mad Scale·Kuenha had run, it could only mean one thing: that god of death had arrived!
The Second Elder's eyes widened. He was about to take out a life-saving item, but he was a step too slow.
Boom!
A figure landed, and a bloody aura instantly dispersed. The figure that landed was bare-chested, with a sword belt tied around his waist. The long sword in his hand seemed to be coated with a layer of psychic energy. As he raised his long sword and slashed down in a virtual strike, the psychic coating shattered, and a wave of slashing power exploded outward.
Dong!!!
The Abyss Dragon's Depths instantly disappeared. As far as the eye could see, the surrounding area had turned into a flat, crystalline plain. From today onward, the terrain here had completely changed, and the corresponding environment would also change. Years later, this place would even naturally produce unique crystalline minerals, or even evolve into crystallized quasi-lifeforms, forming a wonderful and stable ecological system here. This was the result of a single slash carrying 423 "Soul Life Cores." It had both the terrifying power to instantly kill a Peak Realm existence and a long-lasting, wide-area impact.
Below the "Gate Node," the First Elder of the Fish Clan was in a posture of about to use a life-saving measure. With a crack, his crystallized body shattered, along with his causality and everything else.
With a bang, all the crystallized statues around Su Xiao shattered. Only the "Gate Node," which was boiling with power, remained unharmed. Su Xiao deliberately did not attack it. But the next second, a dark liquid emerged from the "Gate Node," gradually transforming into a dark creature that resembled a giant slime.
"Roar!"
Layers of black sound waves spread out.
Su Xiao looked at this dark creature but did not immediately slash it to death.
Black Demon.
"Roar!!"
The Black Demon roared at Su Xiao with a mix of anger and chaotic pain, then lunged at him with wild killing intent that almost boiled over. Seeing this, Su Xiao vanished from his spot. When he reappeared, he was less than two meters away from the lunging Black Demon, and his long sword was slashing out with force.