# Chapter 1: Star Apostle
**Prompt: Because you have been tainted by the causality of death, your Star Apostle system's upper limit has been permanently reduced by 35.76%.**
**Prompt: Your maximum attainable rank is ???.**
**Prompt: Due to your own consciousness possessing knowledge and cognition of such systems far exceeding your current rank, certain information may be disclosed to you.**
**Prompt: Your maximum attainable rank is [Supreme Rank], which is your absolute upper limit. However, due to the extremely high ceiling of the Star Apostle system, you may attempt to break through this limit upon reaching your peak. This action will inevitably result in your death (this is an absolute judgment).**
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Youyouan continued scrolling down, wanting to see what other ability systems she was compatible with. To her surprise, there was nothing else—only Star Apostle.
She had never heard of this power system, nor did she know where to find its inheritance. As for reaching the Supreme Rank as her maximum potential, if she actually achieved that someday, she would be laughing in her dreams. As a member of the adventure group under the Tuanzhang (Regiment Leader), Youyouan knew about Ranks 1 through 9, Absolute Strength, and Supreme. In all her knowledge, Supreme was the strongest. Reaching Supreme was an utterly unattainable goal, let alone now that she had reincarnated as a newcomer. Even before, Supreme had remained distant and unreachable.
However, Youyouan had always held a certain understanding—that the Tuanzhang (Regiment Leader) was even more powerful than the Supreme Peak. This was both speculation and intuition. Whether it was correct was not something Youyouan could determine.
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**Void, Starry Sky Seat.**
The black mist figure on Seat 0, also known as Black Mage (Heifa), was staring speechlessly at his old friend, who wore a face full of sly smiles. Still appearing as a small old man, but even more lecherous and cunning, was Nicholas·Caesar.
This trickster had originally been about to embark on a new journey, but his outrageous actions in a mid-to-low rank world had been so absurd that the Reincarnation Paradise subjected him to a series of judgments. In the end, the Black-Hearted Old Grandpa Trio had transformed from Black Mage (Heifa), Mawen·Hua'erzi, and the Old Law Destroyer into Black Mage (Heifa), Mawen·Hua'erzi, and Caesar.
This new version of the Black-Hearted Old Grandpa Trio gave off the feeling that they had suddenly become much more black-hearted, for some unknown reason.
Black Mage (Heifa) sighed, somewhat speechlessly addressing Mawen·Hua'erzi: "Your balance plan is unreliable. The Star Apostle hasn't appeared for how many years? In the current Star Realm, there is neither an Abyss Cataclysm nor an Elemental Calamity. Even if proactively reawakening the Star Apostle inheritance system is a good thing, your preparations are far too early. At the very least, we'd need the Seventh, Eighth, or even Ninth Era before such issues arise."
Having said this, Black Mage (Heifa) took a sip of Maple Tea, inwardly feeling how wonderful it was to have a disciple at the peak rank, before continuing:
"Even if problems truly arise, the one at the top of the Star Realm can prevent such things from happening..."
Before Black Mage (Heifa) could finish, Mawen·Hua'erzi interrupted: "Black Mage (Heifa), your Spellcaster mindset still hasn't changed. Don't try to forcefully interfere, or even violently reverse the operation of the Star Realm. Doing so might bring temporary stability, but it will brew even greater calamities later. Rather than trying to fix things when the time comes, maintaining balance through gradual, accumulated efforts is the long-term solution."
Upon hearing Mawen·Hua'erzi's words, Black Mage (Heifa) pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement. Normally, Mawen·Hua'erzi was an old scoundrel + old rogue + shameless, but when it came to serious matters, this guy was exceptionally reliable.
"You mean the emergence of a Star Apostle can maintain the balance of the Star Realm?"
Black Mage (Heifa) voiced his doubt.
"Of course it can. The Star Apostle and the Spellcaster are completely different things. Spellcasters are fundamentally a degraded version of Star Apostles... cough~, accidentally a degenerate version."
Mawen·Hua'erzi hastily revised his wording, which improved Black Mage (Heifa)'s expression somewhat. After all, this former was also once a Spellcaster.
"Spellcasters devour natural elements, while Star Apostles derive their power from natural elements without becoming addicted to them, strengthening themselves through their own power to resist Elemental Blazing Light. The current Star Realm does have a perfect overall balance between Abyss and Elements, but that's from a macro perspective. In reality, there are still many world regions in extreme Elemental or Abyss environments."
Mawen·Hua'erzi's words left Black Mage (Heifa) thoughtful. Mawen·Hua'erzi continued:
"Before Green left, she left behind Green·V. This girl's talent is decent. If she grows to her limit, reaching Supreme is no problem. By then, we'll have trained one Law Destroyer, also known as an Abyss Guardian, and trained one Star Apostle. This way, whether it's small-scale Abyss spread or extreme Elemental environments, these unsolvable problems will all have solutions. Don't underestimate those individual world regions. Accumulated over time, without even needing a few eras, problems might erupt in their respective worlds by the next era. Blocking is worse than channeling—let's set up a Star Realm Dredging Squad."
Mawen·Hua'erzi's plan left Black Mage (Heifa) completely speechless. What could he say? This matter was truly serious. From a long-term perspective, it was undoubtedly something that would benefit billions of beings in the Star Realm.
Suddenly, Black Mage (Heifa) no longer found it strange that Mawen·Hua'erzi had a disciple at the peak rank.
"Wait."
Black Mage (Heifa) noticed a small issue and asked: "Aren't you a Law Destroyer, also known as an Abyss Guardian? Why do you need to train this little girl Green·V?"
"Give the young ones a chance. Besides, I'm very busy."
"Busy with what?"
"Oh, so many things. My schedule is packed lately."
Hearing this, Black Mage (Heifa) was speechless. This old thing's so-called schedule had nothing serious in it. He was just lazy and calling it laziness.
"But where are you going to find a Star Apostle? As far as I know..."
As Black Mage (Heifa) reached this point, one of the three crystals on Mawen·Hua'erzi's sleeve lit up. This caused a smile to gradually bloom on Mawen·Hua'erzi's face. He raised an eyebrow at his old friend:
"See, here comes the candidate. Bai Ye, as reliable as ever, mentioned to me after he annihilated the Supreme Being that a little girl might have the talent to inherit the Star Apostle."
"This... impossible," Black Mage (Heifa) said with suspicion, continuing: "If she truly had such talent, during the existence of the Supreme Being, the Star Apostle inheritance system would have had no chance to sprout."
Upon hearing this, Mawen·Hua'erzi displayed a mischievous smile: "Exactly. So that poor little girl's talent was suppressed to the point of developing an 'Existence Residual' Devouring effect, making everyone around her unable to remember her existence. Star Apostle causality combined with the secondary derivation of the Supreme Being's power—you can imagine how thorough and intense this little girl's previous talent ability's Devouring of 'Existence Residual' was. The Great Library has records of this. The talent characteristic seems to be called... the Non-Existent Colorless Angel?"
Having said this, Mawen·Hua'erzi added with a hint of relief:
"It was also that little girl's good fortune. Because that talent ability had Angel characteristics, combined with Devouring a massive amount of her existence residual, it even developed reincarnation characteristics, allowing her to enter a 'Host State' after death. Caesar and I just did a favor, helping the original owner of that body obtain a healthy body to seek her own life, while also giving the little girl in the 'Host State' a chance to break out of her cocoon. Whether she can break out is still up to her. Now it seems she has broken out. Whether she can become a butterfly remains to be seen, but at least she has the opportunity."
Yes, Youyouan had judged incorrectly. She thought her reincarnation was all coincidence. After all, the two big shots she knew were now the strongest in the Star Realm and the second strongest. The problem was that the Behind-the-Scenes person was the master of the strongest in the Star Realm. That was truly unsolvable. Still, it wasn't a big problem. Being targeted by Mawen·Hua'erzi meant she would often wear a painful mask, but the opportunities were also maximized.
"Hmm? Where's the treasure vault?"
Caesar, who had just woken from a nap, immediately drew the attention of the other two with his first words.
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**Tianren Star·Atlantean Empire, Border Town, Inside the Bedroom of an Old Independent House.**
Having finished lunch, Youyouan was no longer as weak as before. Additionally, the several maids responsible for her daily care, while not respectful, weren't showing their true colors either. All the maids wanted was to finish this task quietly, see this poor child through her final moments, and then return to work at the Count's mansion in the royal city.
Of course, their decision to find extra hourly work in the mornings and afternoons to earn money was something they had discussed and agreed upon. Everyone was a multifaceted individual.
Youyouan's request for a communicator made the maids a bit panicked. They thought the young lady had discovered they were sneaking out to earn extra money and was going to report them to the Count. However, upon learning that the young lady just wanted to contact a friend, they didn't ask further. Judging by her lunchtime eating and her complexion, her condition had indeed improved somewhat. It was normal for her to want to contact friends after recovering from the haze of severe illness.
After a middle-aged maid made several veiled inquiries, and Youyouan subtly indicated that she had been semi-abandoned and sent here, with no intention of reporting anything to the Count's mansion, the maids found this reasonable. If she had received even a shred of the Count's affection, she wouldn't have been semi-abandoned. Besides, the Count truly had too many children—over eighty. His wives, lovers, etc., were indeed numerous.
After Youyouan mentioned what she wanted for dinner, the maids were completely reassured. Once they left, and after some deliberation, Youyouan decided to first contact her former big shot. She adjusted the communicator's frequency and tried to dial, but only got static. The Great One she wanted to contact was beyond the range of the communicator.
The communicator in her hand was too ordinary. This was expected, but Youyouan never dreamed that the one she wanted to contact was currently located in the Chaotic Mist outside the Star Realm. The beings within that mist were all lying low due to this existence's might. This one, who had annihilated the Supreme Being and reached the peak, was truly too powerful. The "Ancient Original Sins," "Chaotic Calamities," and "Primordial Omens" were unwilling to easily attempt confrontation with him.
Letting out a long breath, Youyouan tried dialing another frequency. After a few moments, a hissing sound came from the communicator, making her nervous. After waiting a few minutes, the other side answered but didn't speak. Youyouan immediately said:
"Tuanzhang (Regiment Leader), it's me, Youyouan."
"Mm."
"Huh? Tuanzhang (Regiment Leader), aren't you surprised that I didn't die?"
"I know."
"Hmm?!"
Youyouan sat up straight from her reclining position in surprise. Just as she was about to ask something, the Tuanzhang (Regiment Leader) on the other end said: "Soon, someone will explain this to you. Go ahead, what other questions? I can't talk to you for too long. Because of a decision I made not long ago, I've got a... never mind, you don't need to know these things. In short, I'm being tracked."
"Hmm?! Tuanzhang (Regiment Leader), someone can still track you? You're so powerful..."
"Not everything in the world can be solved with power. Ask quickly. She should have already tracked my frequency."
"Oh, oh. Tuanzhang (Regiment Leader), what is a Star Apostle?"
Upon hearing Youyouan's question, the Tuanzhang (Regiment Leader) on the other end was silent for a few seconds, then spoke with a hint of amusement and interest: "You're going to inherit the Star Apostle?"
"No, I can only inherit the Star Apostle."
"Heh, those few unscrupulous old fellows."
"What?"
"Nothing. The Star Apostle is the predecessor of the Spellcaster. Oh, right, your benefactor is a Law Destroyer. Law Destroyers and Spellcasters are enemies. I think I mentioned this in the team channel..."
The Tuanzhang (Regiment Leader)'s words faded in Youyouan's ears until the call ended. In her ears still echoed:
'The Star Apostle is the predecessor of the Spellcaster, the Star Apostle is the predecessor of the Spellcaster...'
Law Destroyers and Spellcasters were mortal enemies. Youyouan had heard of this. This was what made her mentality crack even more. She could now only become a Star Apostle, otherwise, she would have to grow stronger without a core system, relying solely on improving physical attributes and Miscellaneous abilities. That wasn't just a dead end—it was suicide. No matter how unreliable a contractor was, they would at least master one core ability, and even better, obtain a system inheritance template.
The problem was, Youyouan really couldn't imagine how long she would live after becoming a Star Apostle and becoming a mortal enemy of her benefactor, Kukulin·Bai Ye. The absurdity of this was like:
She had just mastered the Star Apostle inheritance system, and then her guide told her, "You're already a qualified Star Apostle. Look, ahead is the Law Destroyer Kukulin·Bai Ye. Go defeat him!"
Ah!!!
Youyouan, who had remained extremely calm even when facing death, now let out an inner scream like a marmot in a valley.
Originally, Youyouan was full of confidence about her current situation. After all, she had past experience and two top-tier big shots as backing. But now, one of those top-tier big shots was being tracked, and the other seemed to have become hostile. Thinking of this, Youyouan almost burst into tears.
What was even more tragic was that, due to her past talent ability troubles, she had been constantly forgotten by others. So she hadn't accumulated any connections besides those two top-tier big shots. Others weren't even worthy of remembering her. This sounded full of aura at first, but how painful and tear-jerking it actually was, only Youyouan knew.
After some deliberation, Youyouan decided to find an opportunity later to confess to her benefactor and seek leniency. After all, she only had the talent to become a Star Apostle now, not actually become one. There was still a chance to reverse the situation.
It really wasn't that Youyouan was a coward. She hadn't shown fear even when facing death. The problem was, being hostile to that Great One was, from multiple perspectives, more terrifying than death. If they truly became enemies, and if she knew some important secrets, dying at his hands would only be the first step. Things like sealing souls were as easy as breathing for that Great One. Youyouan had personally witnessed him eating a fist-sized soul crystal like an apple. Coupled with his aura of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, just thinking about it made Youyouan feel a fear that weakened her legs.
After taking deep breaths to calm herself, Youyouan decided that since things had come to this, she might as well check the trial mission issued by the Apocalypse Paradise. Generally speaking, a person could only undergo a newcomer trial mission once in their lifetime. Having the opportunity for a second newcomer trial was truly a rare opportunity.
**[Bloodthirsty Beast (Battle Angel·Trial Mission).]**
**Comprehensive Difficulty Level: Lv.2 (Trial Limit Difficulty).**
**Mission Brief: Eliminate the noble of the Waga Kingdom, Silver Earl·Es·Wick (also known as Mad Wolf Wick), who has gained power by injecting "Tainted Blood."**
**Prompt: Es·Wick's heinous deeds have pushed the people of his fiefdom to their limits. You may choose to cooperate with the local rebel forces to attack Wolf Castle together and eliminate Es·Wick.**
**Wolf Castle: Originally Es·Wick's ancestral home. Under the pollution of his filthy power, this ancestral home has nearly become a living entity—a dangerous and massive castle full of malice.**
**Tainted Blood: Can pollute the mind, but grants power and self-recovery far beyond normal humans.**
**Prompt: The coordinates of Wolf Castle will be visible after you enter the trial world.**
**Mission Deadline: Within 10 natural days after entering the trial world.**
**Mission Reward: Officially become a Battle Angel, and obtain at least a B+ world comprehensive evaluation in this world.**
**Mission Penalty: If this trial fails, you will be demoted to a reserve contractor. After successfully completing a world of Lv.1 danger, you will become an official contractor.**
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Seeing these mission prompts, Youyouan was stunned. This mission wasn't right. If it were in the Reincarnation Paradise, the mission would definitely be:
**[Mission Brief: Eliminate "Silver Earl·Es·Wick."]**
The length of the mission brief largely depended on the length of the target's title and name. If you didn't count the target's name, the mission brief was actually just two words, "Eliminate"—truly a "True Brief."
In contrast, the Apocalypse Paradise's mission brief didn't fit the term "brief" at all. Its level of detail was almost like they had attached a photo of "Silver Earl·Es·Wick," including the target's general combat characteristics. Moreover, they had thoughtfully provided information about helpers, namely the current rebel forces.
And it seemed that this rebel force was the main force. To make an analogy, if Silver Earl·Es·Wick's comprehensive combat power was 10, then the rebel squad against him was combat power 8. As long as the mission executor joined and filled the remaining 2, with a little overflow, the odds of victory would gradually increase.
This made Youyouan wonder: was this really a Battle Angel's trial mission? This... the success rate was too high.
Having experienced all this firsthand and fought in more than one World War, Youyouan immediately understood why her former opponents from the Apocalypse Paradise camp were so weak.
It really wasn't that the Apocalypse Paradise had no strong fighters. It was that the ratio of strong to weak was somewhat unbalanced. In the Reincarnation Paradise, you might not find even one weak person out of ten. This gave the impression that Reincarnation Paradise contractors were all capable fighters.
In contrast, in the Apocalypse Paradise, eight or even nine out of ten people might be weak. And that one capable fighter's reputation was drowned out among a group of very weak teammates. No matter how much they proved themselves, they couldn't save the overall reputation. Moreover, contractors from the Apocalypse Paradise camp were generally more casual. In the end, it was like, "Whatever, let it be," and they gave up.
Closing the mission list, Youyouan activated the communicator again. This time, there was no failed connection beep, but a long static silence. After half an hour, when Youyouan was about to give up, the call connected. Knowing the Great One on the other end was taciturn, Youyouan said:
"Mr. Bai Ye, I've reincarnated."
"..."
"After reincarnation, my talent ability changed. It became..."
Youyouan hesitated.
"Continue."
A calm voice came from the communicator. Youyouan swallowed and tentatively said: "It seems I can inherit the power of the Star Apostle."
"..."
The other end of the communicator fell silent, making Youyouan grip the communicator tightly, her heart rising.
"Unexpected. Gain."
The voice came from behind Youyouan. She was so startled that her whole body trembled, then she felt a hand press down on her head. At that moment, Youyouan's only thought was: 'It's over. I've reincarnated for nothing. I'm about to say goodbye to this beautiful world.'
"Don't disgrace this power."
As the voice reached Youyouan's ears, she felt that hand press against the back of her neck. After a brief burning sensation, everything in the room returned to normal. Just moments ago, everything here seemed to have frozen—no, the entire world had frozen, all because of the Descent of a certain existence.
After recovering for a while, Youyouan touched the back of her neck but felt nothing. However, she guessed it was probably because she was still too weak—too weak to feel this generous gift. What truly made Youyouan's heart race was that the benefactor big shot didn't seem to oppose her becoming a Star Apostle. Instead, he warned her not to disgrace this power.
This suggested that Law Destroyers and Star Apostles weren't actually enemies? Then there must be an essential difference between Star Apostles and Spellcasters. And the Tuanzhang (Regiment Leader) must have known this all along. This was just the Vulgar Taste of a friendly big shot when the person involved wasn't in danger.
"Phew~"
Youyouan let out a long sigh. Just then, she heard footsteps on the wooden stairs. Someone was coming, and more than one. After weighing her options, Youyouan opened the window and sat on the sill. After all, her body was semi-digitized, she had 80 mana points, and she was on the second floor with a lawn below. Jumping out the window to escape in case of danger was a last resort.
Knock, knock, knock~
The door was knocked. Youyouan thought for a moment and felt it probably wasn't danger, otherwise they would have kicked the door in.
Bang!
The door was kicked open, and three figures came into Youyouan's view. The shortest and thinnest among them, a small old man, said with a sly smile: "Miss, do you want to become a Star Apostle?"
Youyouan, who was about to jump out the window, stopped. She re-examined the three old fellows and judged anew that these three old guys clearly had ill intentions.
Just then.
"Who dares to snuff out our newbie angel!"
A shout came from high above, approaching from far to near, followed by a violent sound of wind breaking. With a rumble, a figure with short pink hair crashed through the window. She raised one arm, standing between Youyouan and the three. In that instant, Youyouan felt friendliness and reassurance. For some reason, the newcomer's aura gave people a sense of security.
Yes, it was none other than me, the top-tier Battle Angel of the Apocalypse Paradise, and the Ninth Princess of the Atlantean Empire on Tianren Star—Molei!
Molei was quite satisfied with this entrance. She looked around at the three people present, then her expression froze. Very naturally and calmly, just like Youyouan, she sat down on the window sill and said:
"Sorry to intrude."
With that, she lightly jumped down. Before even landing, she disappeared, along with a trail of dust on the horizon. This showed how fast this silly girl ran. Who wouldn't run upon seeing the Trickster? And seeing the Trickster meant there was no danger to life. As for other risks, as a former victim, Molei didn't want to recall these things. It hurt her wallet.
Youyouan was repeatedly stunned. After some deliberation, based on her intuition, she said to one of the old men, Mawen·Hua'erzi: "I... want to become a Star Apostle."
Upon hearing this, Mawen·Hua'erzi smiled, revealing the unique smile of a black-hearted old grandpa.
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**Side Story 4 (Free)**
**Underworld, Skeleton Wasteland.**
The howling Fierce Wind blew past. Inside a several-meter-tall Giant skull with bull horns, a figure with grayish-white skin was huddled, shivering from injuries. It had already given up on its pursuers because it would die soon anyway.
Its single eye swept over the scene inside the skull. In the harsh environment of the Underworld, this place that could shelter from the Fierce Wind had long been transformed into a crude shelter. It looked at the former owner of this crude shelter—a skeleton that seemed to be an old Iron Blood Hound. This race of killers and fighters rarely had the chance to die peacefully of old age in a shelter.
"Cough, cough, cough~."
The one-eyed being let out violent dry coughs. Just as it was about to welcome death, it suddenly noticed a golden sphere between the ribs of the canine skeleton. This sphere was about the size of a walnut, perfectly round and emitting a faint golden light. Thoughts surged in its mind like a turbulent sea. This opportunity at the brink of death made it crawl over desperately, grabbing the golden sphere with all its strength.
The moment it grasped the golden sphere, the one-eyed being's single eye suddenly widened. Its body rapidly dried up and withered like a deflating balloon. In a very short time, it became a skin-and-bones corpse.
Crack~
The walnut-sized golden sphere split open, and golden liquid flowed out, gradually forming a pool of golden divine blood about one meter across. After a brief calm, a hand suddenly thrust out from the golden liquid, slapping down on the golden blood pool.
Almost simultaneously, in the Underworld, the Iron Blood Hound Settlement.
Compared to its former dilapidated state, the current Iron Blood Hound Settlement, while not magnificent, had considerable Momentum. However, the Iron Blood Hounds hadn't changed their old habits. They still adhered to hunting and self-strengthening. As for backing, although the Iron Blood Hounds' backing was invincible, no Iron Blood Hound had this concept. In their cognition, hunting always carried the risk of death. Mentioning whose hound they were after losing was not within their consideration.
Regarding the current growth of the Iron Blood Hound clan, as long as Omen, Styx, Black Leech, and other Iron Blood Hounds were all very strong, and the clan had produced Giant Blood Fang, an Iron Blood Hound who would protect the young and weak. Of course, this protection was limited to within the territory. Once a weak Iron Blood Hound went out hunting, Giant Blood Fang would not provide any protection.
"Woof!"
Bubu Wang barked, saying goodbye to Giant Blood Fang. Bubu Wang's trip to the Underworld this time was on Mawen·Hua'erzi's commission, asking Bubu Wang to help find something in the Underworld.
Bubu Wang, who had gained a bit more weight after the Abyss Campaign, didn't really like going on long trips. But since it was Mawen·Hua'erzi's commission, he came to the Underworld. Plus, he could visit the Iron Blood Hounds.
Watching Giant Blood Fang and the dozen or so little ones following behind return to the settlement, Bubu Wang took out a teleportation device and was about to activate it.
Drip~
The little Bubu device beside him emitted a notification sound. Bubu Wang looked suspicious, summoned a terminal, and checked the data explored by the little Bubu device. His dog eyes gradually widened. After a moment, he contacted Baha.
Soon, dark space fluctuations appeared nearby, and Baha suddenly materialized, asking: "Confirmed?"
"Woof."
"Hiss~, the timing doesn't match. It seems this Star Realm Honey Badger wasn't as reckless as imagined. He left a backup plan."
"Woof."
"Let's go? Pay this one a visit?"
"Woof."
Bubu Wang Manipulated the terminal, about to send a message to his master, when Baha said: "Already sent a message to Boss. Boss said to let us decide for ourselves. Boss can't show up personally. He has to consider that one's former dignity."
"Woof."
Bubu Wang expressed agreement, then leaped into the teleportation channel opened by Baha.
The next second, Bubu Wang and Baha felt the Fierce Wind Rushing Toward Them. This Skeleton Wasteland Fierce Wind, capable of scraping flesh and stripping bones, had considerable lethality. Baha could ignore it, while Bubu Wang, the tech dog, activated an energy shield.
Looking at the several-meter-tall Giant skull, Baha muttered: "That's not right. How could this one's Body Size hide inside..."
As Baha spoke, he saw a figure about the size of a ten-year-old child. The figure was draped in animal skin that dragged on the ground, had small deer-like antlers, light yellow fuzz on its body, slightly darker fur on its fingers, and eyes that seemed to have golden flames burning in the center of their pupils. This was none other than the Child Version of Deer God.
"Uh~"
Baha was stunned by this sight. Originally, they had Speculated that Deer God would need a thousand years to be reborn. Now it seemed it wouldn't take that long. Correspondingly, the current Deer God no longer had its former Supreme Peak combat power. It wasn't even Supreme anymore. But starting at the Absolute Strength rank was still very astonishing. It was unknown how Deer God had managed this. After all, even if it could be reborn after a thousand years, it would only start at around Rank 9 combat power.
But thinking about it, Deer God had just fallen not long ago. Its golden power, aside from the intense loss during death, hadn't been worn away by time yet.
This was most likely a backup plan Deer God had set for itself. As a former peak powerhouse, having such a backup plan wasn't surprising. The problem was that Deer God's backup plan seemed to have encountered some issues. When Deer God saw Bubu Wang and Baha, its gaze was off.
"Woof."
Bubu Wang spoke, meaning Baha should go greet him. He needed a language device to speak, and he didn't like talking anyway. Seeing this, Baha shrugged and stepped forward.
"Deer God, you've been reborn so quickly. That's unexpected... Holy crap!"
Before Baha could finish, a surge of golden energy swept over him. This Impact suppression actually had a bit of the former Deer God's power. Caught off guard, Baha was immediately affected, and then Deer God pounced on him, landing three punches directly.
"Oh my gosh!"
Baha, who had gone from a magic eagle to a running chicken, broke free from the golden Binding. Of course, he could instantly subdue or even kill the current Deer God. The problem was, within Su Xiao's team, the one with the best relationship with Deer God wasn't the taciturn Amu, but the sharp-tongued Baha.
During their previous cooperation, when Baha occasionally teamed up with Deer God, he would often mutter or curse. Deer God, who often traveled alone, didn't mind this. In fact, when danger arose, Deer God would be the first to grab Baha and retreat. Being dragged along while running was embarrassing, but compared to the danger coming from behind, it was nothing.
Actually, whether it was Baha, Bubu Wang, or Beini, they all had their own connections and friends. For example, when Bubu Wang came to the Underworld this time, if he couldn't visit the Iron Blood Hounds, he would have used a mechanical Doppelganger. It had stronger combat power, was more efficient, and allowed him to slack off. But to visit old friends, Bubu Wang definitely came in person.
For a moment, Baha and Deer God were like a ten-year-old child fighting a running chicken. Bubu Wang watched with great enjoyment. After a while, Baha managed to pin Deer God down without injuring him.
"Damn! It's not rebirth, it's reincarnation. Damn!"
Baha's emotions were somewhat agitated, and he started cursing. He knew this was something the old friend Deer God would do. Deer God pursued constant growth toward strength. Hibernating for a thousand years of rebirth, even if successful, would leave the undying battle soul withered.
The Star Realm Honey Badger was never just for show. Deer God didn't start with an undying ability. He could die, but he could rely on his will to stand up again from his own blood pool, and become stronger. He died in the Abyss Campaign, not because he was killed, but because he failed in his Assault on the Supreme Realm during a bloody battle, leading to this outcome.
Now, Deer God's reincarnation rather than rebirth meant that the consciousness of the former Deer God was no longer present. The current newborn Deer God was probably half a completely new Deer God. He no longer had his past memories, meaning he didn't have the various will problems left over from failing to Assault the Supreme Realm.
This was why Baha was so agitated. His old friend was dead. After cursing for a while, Baha looked at the turning Deer God and felt a bit better.
"Oh ho ho, your golden power is about to run out? There happens to be a share of golden power in this realm. I know where it is."
Baha said this, then stepped toward the south. The cold-faced, slightly bruised Deer God didn't move. Seeing this, Baha sneered:
"It seems you're afraid."
Upon hearing this, Deer God, whose animal skin cloak was dragging heavily, stepped forward to follow.
"Woof~"
Bubu Wang also joined in. Such an interesting matter, how could he miss it?
The group didn't teleport but traveled on foot toward the Dead City of the Underworld. This was an area covered by magma. Inside an iron-black metal hall at the center of the Dead City, there was golden power. As for why no one had come to take it, not to mention that the Dead City was located in a spatial crevice, an alternate space, plus the Dead City had dangerous natural environments, and inside the black hall, there was a Pain Lich.
This Dead City was the territory of this Pain Lich. It didn't need the golden power. But if the golden power was placed in a special container, the container's surface would naturally Adsorb a kind of Star Realm crystal dust, similar to inferior Star Realm power. This Pain Lich knew some alchemy. After Preparing this Star Realm crystal dust, it could obtain a unique solution.
The Pain Lich soaked its "Life Source Core" in this unique solution. The death and decay Deposited in the "Life Source Core" would be dissolved, greatly improving the condition of the "Life Source Core," thus greatly extending its own existence time. Using this method, this Pain Lich, which should have perished, had continued for several hundred years, entrenched in the Dead City.
"This is your first enemy. Don't misunderstand. I'm not trying to be your teacher or anything. I owe your predecessor a favor. I'm just repaying it now."
Baha said this, then walked into the alternate space Passage ahead. As the scene ahead became clear, a fiery red city, mostly covered by magma or flames, came into view.
Just as Bubu Wang, Baha, and Deer God stepped onto the high wall in front of the Dead City, they heard a dull thud coming from the pitch-black metal hall in the city center. The hall was Overall long and pointed, looking from a distance like a black iron spike standing there.
"Hmm?"
Baha was quite surprised. He peered toward the black hall and found someone fighting inside.
Boom!!
After a dull thud, the black hall bulged outward from the inside, and it was in the shape of a large face. The feeling was clearly that someone inside had been grabbed by the back of the head and had their face slammed hard against the metal inner wall.
"Let's go, take a look."
Baha, Bubu Wang, and Deer God ran along the bare, steep stone bridges on both sides. Along the way, they passed broken remains of various monsters. These remains had a common Characteristic: the bodies had hardened and then been shattered by force.
In the open space in front of the black hall, the monster corpses were even denser, covering the ground in a layer. At the center of the corpse pile grew a withered tree. This tree was about ten meters tall, with a trunk about one meter thick. The middle of the trunk was split open, as if something had been born from within. The entire trunk showed a split-open state after birth.
Seeing this tree, Bubu Wang felt it looked familiar. Baha asked: "Bubu, I think I've seen this tree before."
"Woof."
Bubu Wang recognized what tree this was. Hearing his words, Baha let out an "Oh~," seeming to have guessed something.
Bang, bang, bang, bang!
After a series of Continuous impacts, the door of the black hall was shattered. The Pain Lich, beaten like a rag, flew out. After landing, it struggled a few times, and the flame in its eyes completely extinguished.
"Fighting me? You're asking for death!"
A voice, fierce but with a hint of childishness, came from inside the black hall. A figure walked out from the broken hall door. It looked like a twelve or thirteen-year-old child, but its face, hands, and other areas were covered in ceramic-like cracks. Its eyes were completely black, with a few bright white threads seemingly swimming inside. This was none other than the current era's second-generation Star Realm Devourer.
It was worth mentioning that the first-generation Star Realm Devourer of the current era had been annihilated by Su Xiao. Also, the Star Realm Devourer was very strong at its peak. The fact that it was qualified to be imprisoned by the Law Destruction faction in the Eternal Light World was evidence enough.
The Star Realm Devourer carried an old container filled with liquid "Golden Power" and walked out of the shadows. Seeing Bubu Wang and Baha, it made a move to attack, but then suddenly thought of something and reluctantly stopped its charging step.
It wasn't that it was scared. Although it was a newborn Star Realm Devourer, it had never been scared. This time, it was strategy—the Endurance and strategy after weighing the pros and cons.
"Pfft~"
The Star Realm Devourer spat. This showed that this so-called strategy was quite unreliable. If it had any brains, after deciding to Endure, it definitely wouldn't have made this gesture. But this was the Star Realm Devourer.
Never forget one point: the apocalyptic calamities qualified to be sealed by the ancestral Law Destroyers in the Eternal Light World all had one characteristic—they were hard to kill. The Star Realm Devourer was certainly hard to kill. When it was at the middle-lower Absolute Strength rank, it had just been surrounded and killed. But the next second, the Star Tree grew violently and uncontrollably, and then it completed its Revival through the tree's birth, continuing to fight with the enemy.
The Star Realm Devourer took a step forward, and its gaze Unintentionally swept across, meeting the eyes of the new-generation Deer God. At this moment, time seemed to freeze. Did the Star Realm Devourer and Deer God have a grudge? The answer was: oh, they certainly did. It wasn't just the previous generation. The masters of Star and Gold powers throughout the ages had never gotten along.
After a brief gaze, something deep in the blood and power of the Star Realm Devourer and Deer God was awakened. No words were needed. By the time Baha's "Wait" came out, Deer God's fist was already about to punch into the Star Realm Devourer's mouth, and the Star Realm Devourer's fist was already at Deer God's eyes.
The battle quickly entered a White-Hot stage. A few hours later, the hardened corpses on this rocky open space had been cleared by the force Impact. Several Star Trees with split trunks and several pools of golden blood were distributed on the ground.
"Hey! You two, stop! You're both new accounts. Don't mess around!"
Baha watched with twitching eyes. He originally thought the Star Realm Devourer and Deer God would just fight for a while, but found that they were trying to kill each other. When they got Truly angry, the Star Realm Devourer summoned stars, and Deer God summoned the Abyss Battle Staff. But because they were both new accounts, still quite weak compared to their old accounts, neither succeeded.
"Then you two continue. I'll gladly accept this share of golden power."
As soon as Baha said this, Deer God, who was riding the Star Realm Devourer and punching, stopped his fists and also sucked back some nose blood. The Star Realm Devourer, already looking like a pig's head with one eye swollen shut, also cast an unfriendly gaze.
Baha was convinced. These two guys—one was a honey badger who would fight if Dissatisfied, and the other was a reckless fool who didn't know fear. Neither would back down after a fight.
"Like this, you each get half of this golden power."
Baha's words aroused the Indignation of the Star Realm Devourer. It also knew that continuing to fight wouldn't resolve anything, so it pushed the new Deer God away and said angrily: "Why should I? I took this."
"But I can take you to find Star Realm power."
"Hmph, I don't need that kind of thing."
The Star Realm Devourer expressed disdain, although it didn't know what Star Realm power was.
"Essentially, whether it's Star power or Golden power, they are both derivatives of Star Realm power. You absorb Star Realm power more efficiently to become stronger, which is more conducive to Recovering your scarred causality."
Hearing Baha say this, the Star Realm Devourer was somewhat tempted, but then said: "Why should I trust you? What if you want to use me?"
"Pfft~, why would I use you? You're not even a Supreme."
Hearing this, the Star Realm Devourer's expression became angry, and it muttered: "I used to be Supreme Peak."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk~, that was the previous generation, or even earlier generations of Star Realm Devourer. You are a newborn. Essentially, you are not the same Individual as them. You are you."
Baha's first half made the Star Realm Devourer even angrier, but upon hearing "You are you," although it was still somewhat Indignant, it stopped saying anything.
"There's another problem. I don't care if you two have a blood feud. The question is, even if you two really want to fight to the death, shouldn't you first both reach your respective past achievements, that is, Supreme Peak, before deciding the winner? I'm not saying Absolute Strength is weak, but for you two, Absolute Strength is indeed not the level to decide life and death."
Baha looked at Deer God. Compared to the previous generation's seriousness, this generation's Deer God was colder, but somehow had gained a bit more flexibility.
One month later, in the Gloomy Continent, Deer God stood among endless dark creatures, holding a "Star Realm Power Crystal" in his hand. Not far away lay the unconscious Star Realm Devourer.
The two had reached a consensus: first, take the "Star Realm Power" together, then decide the winner.
Three months later, in the former Wind Sea Continent, now "Thorn Star," in the southeastern region's lush vegetation area, the Star Realm Devourer had a proud smile on its face, but with its bruised and swollen appearance, it looked quite Miserable.
Actually, the Star Realm Devourer didn't know that the Star Realm Devourer and Deer God systems were not only Hostile but also competitive.
Throughout history, Star Realm Devourers could be good or evil. Each generation was different. Some Star Realm Devourers only devoured Abandoned stars or ate those unstable stars that were about to explode and destroy surrounding planets. Other Star Realm Devourers were addicted to Star power, devouring thriving, healthy stars. This type of Star Realm Devourer would gradually become an apocalyptic existence.
The most Intuitive manifestation of the two types of Star Realm Devourers was: friendly Star Realm Devourers generally appeared in the form of Star Dragons, drifting among thousands of stars. If malicious beings harmed newborn stars, the Star Dragon would punish them.
The other type, which would gradually become an apocalyptic existence, generally appeared in beast form.
Currently, the current generation's Star Realm Devourer had several Crystalline and dense dragon scales growing on the back of its hand. This was clearly the Early Stage manifestation of a Star Dragon, but the path was still very long.
Seven months later, in the Eighth Layer of the Spirit Realm.
Deer God supported himself with one hand on his knee, holding a fist-sized sealed container in his other hand, staring at the opposite side. The Star Realm Devourer, faintly exuding dragon Might, was so exhausted from fighting that it could barely stand.
"Come on! You have to win! For my 20 Soul Coins!!"
A girl with twin tails clenched her fist and shouted. This was one of the companions who had traveled along the way. Her name was Beta Li. She wore a black Elastic vest, and her right arm was covered in black patterns, looking as if it had been eroded by darkness and cracked, then healed.
The strengthening Squad had Coincidentally met Beta Li. Beta Li didn't need Star Realm power. Her ability system was very fierce—she devoured the "Life Source of Evil Causality." Simply put, the more evil the enemy she killed, the greater the improvement in her own source life force.
With Bubu Wang and Baha's experience, they could see at a glance that Beta Li had a Causality characteristic treasure. She herself couldn't become stronger by absorbing the "Life Source of Evil Causality." Instead, the Causality treasure absorbed it, and then this Causality treasure would overflow with extremely pure "Characteristic-less Source Life Force." This was the key to Beta Li absorbing it herself and becoming stronger.
Beta Li's personality could only be described as Unconventional. Although she often laughed without any Lady-like sense, she gave people a wild beauty. Her wheat-colored skin, combined with her very attractive appearance, could only be said to have no advantage in this Squad. Would the Star Realm Devourer and Deer God care about such things?
This made Beta Li very comfortable. In this Squad, she could not only experience various trials and defeat different strong enemies, but her teammates were also reliable. Although she often greeted the other two with honeyed words, the other two never held grudges. They would settle things on the spot, and then both would end up bruised and swollen.
Beta Li was dancing energetically on a towering rock shaped like a pointed cone, wearing music earphones. Below, the Star Realm Devourer and Deer God were fighting fiercely. Baha sat on a beach chair, flipping through today's Star Realm news on his terminal. As for Bubu Wang, he had left a month ago. This lazy dog went back to the Reincarnation Paradise to enjoy himself.
"Mr. Baha, do you think I can develop a Thunder system? Preferably, one punch and crack, a bolt of heavenly thunder falls. That would be so cool!"
Saying this, Beta Li excitedly pulled off the earphones playing explosive music from her head.
"You don't have that talent."
"You..."
Beta Li was about to say something disrespectful, but recalling how badly she had been verbally abused by this one in the past two months, she changed her words and said:
"How can you be sure I don't have talent in this area?"
"My Boss can Control Realm Thunder, so I'm certain you're not suitable for the Thunder system."
"Oh ho? Mr. Baha's Boss? Who is that?"
Beta Li was very interested in this. Baha glanced at her but didn't speak, meaning she was still too weak to know.
"I will challenge him someday."
"Hmm?"
Baha, who had been leaning back, suddenly sat up straight, no longer drowsy, and looked Beta Li up and down as if seeing her in a new light.
"Hmph, impressed now?"
"Not really. But if you want to challenge my Boss, you need to do some necessary preparation work."
"What preparation? I'll definitely prepare well."
"Take a photo that looks peaceful enough for a funeral portrait."
Having said this, Baha lay back down. Beta Li clicked her tongue. Seeing this, Baha showed a mischievous smile and said: "Don't mention you. Even the thing Residing inside you, if it awakened and returned to its peak state, would tremble into a ball upon seeing my Boss."
This made the originally joking Beta Li suddenly serious. She wanted to say something but hesitated. Seeing this, Baha said: "That secret of yours, I saw through it at first glance. Don't worry. It's not an Original Sin object. It's a kind of treasure. It Residing in you is a win-win symbiotic relationship. Go to sleep. I've obtained such treasures while following my Boss, but they weren't suitable for us, so I sold them all."
'Sold them all... sold them all...'
This sentence echoed in Beta Li's ears. This time, she couldn't joke around. She asked seriously: "Can I ask who that is..."
"You're too weak. Knowing who my Boss is won't do you any good. If you're unlucky enough to learn my Boss's name while he's confronting certain existences, you'll be dead. No one in this world can save you, including me. So, first reach the Supreme rank."
"Ah?"
Beta Li was even more confused. How did it sound like reaching Supreme wasn't the ultimate goal, but a Buffer?
Obviously, Beta Li, who had awakened only after the Abyss Campaign ended, didn't know that during the Abyss Campaign, not to mention Supreme, even Supreme Peaks had died in large numbers. Below the peak, death truly came the next second.
The next morning, one of the top-tier worlds, Soul Abyss.
This world's rank was only below the Transcendent worlds. Because its intelligent beings numbered less than a million, it wasn't conspicuous during the Abyss Campaign.
Located in the Seventh Layer of Soul Abyss, this was an endless land of soul slumber. The air seemed to carry the murmuring whispers of wandering souls. If one's will wasn't firm, just hearing these murmurs would start the process of becoming undead, eventually causing the physical body to wither and become a wandering soul drifting here until completely Dispersed.
In the afternoon, the dark red sun of Soul Abyss hung at the edge of the sky. The bottom of the dark red sun seemed to drip black liquid, Dyeing the yellowish sky below. The Squad stopped in front of an old stone tablet. Judging by the weathering, this stone tablet had experienced a long time.
"This is an exclusive discovery by my young lady."
Baha landed on the three-meter-high stone tablet. There were too many Points to Mock in this sentence, and Beta Li didn't know where to start.
"This stone tablet corresponds to a Law Shadow's trial ground. There are still a few 'Star Realm Power Crystals' inside. Passing this trial, whether you're a Law Shadow or not, you can get one. Don't doubt the generosity of the ancestral Law Destroyers toward the brave. Of course, don't think this trial is left for Law descendants and isn't dangerous. At the Absolute Strength rank, this trial ground is very dangerous."
Baha paused to give the three time to digest these words, then continued: "When we get to the outside of the trial tower, show some respect. Don't violently Destroy anything outside the trial tower. As for inside the trial tower, you can go all out."
Having said this, Baha took out a pendant. With a hum, the stone tablet under his paw activated, turning into a spatial black hole that sucked the group in.
When the world before them Restored, the three saw this was an underground space, but not stuffy. The ceiling height was several hundred meters. On both sides were stone tablets, about Several Dozen of them, with names and biographies engraved on them. But all these strong individuals had the same title: Law Shadow.
A hundred meters away stood a nearly hundred-meter-high rock tower. The tower looked rough, built from huge stones stacked together, giving a primitive yet magnificent Aesthetic.
Baha landed on the Star Realm Devourer's shoulder, telling them not to stand around and head straight for the tower. Beta Li walked along, looking around. The other two didn't notice, but Beta Li's steps gradually slowed until she completely stopped in front of a stone tablet.
Beta Li stared blankly at the stone tablet ahead. She inexplicably raised her hand and pressed it against the stone tablet. Quietly, a wisp of soul power entered her arm, Residing inside her.
Actually, Beta Li had a secret she had never told: she came from a family. Because this family was too "notorious," she didn't dare to announce her family name outside. Because her name was... Green·Beta Li.
Baha noticed Beta Li stopping. He turned to look at her, about to say something, when he suddenly found her condition was off, and there was a faint smile on her face. Seeing this smile, Baha gulped. He shifted his gaze to the stone tablet Beta Li was pressing.
The Law Destroyer recorded on it was named: Green·Jillian. Actually, Baha had suspected before: had the most malicious Law Destroyer in the world really completely perished like that? This had never been a peaceful strong individual.
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**PS: (The previous side story was sent incorrectly, a free chapter was sent as a VIP chapter. Having made a mistake, I must show attitude. I chose to immediately write out the inspiration for the next side story and send it for free to make up for the mistake. I humbly ask for the understanding of all readers.)**
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**Side Story 5 (Free)**
Deep, dark, with A Large Number of black droplets distributed here. A rumbling roar passed through the dark liquid below. It was a centipede-like, immensely Giant "Super Giant·Abyss Spawn."
This spawn was called "Chi Bone." On its Giant carapace was a striking wound. Even with its Astonishing self-healing ability, plus being at the bottom of the Abyss where self-healing was enhanced to an Extremely exaggerated degree, this slash wound still hadn't healed. Occasionally, blue Arcs surged through the wound, causing the "Chi Bone" Diving in the dark depths to emit a Dull low roar.
During the Abyss Campaign, surviving this slash already showed "Chi Bone"'s strength, let alone being able to return to the Abyss. Of course, its current doomed fate was already sealed.
A pair of eyes with multiple compound eyes on both sides, a burly figure sitting on a high platform of stone forest at the bottom of the Abyss, spoke:
"What did the Lord of the Abyss give you? Why are you risking your life like this?"
This one was at least eight meters tall, bare-chested, with a strong body covered in various scars. Coupled with that beast-like aura, his identity was clear: a member of the former Abyss Descendant·Luen Family, the Fourth Seat, Red Beast·Diro. Although the Luen Family now existed in name only, Diro was still carefree.
Interestingly, Diro, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, looked like a impulsive, violent, and cruel guy. In reality, he had a life-preserving strategy that was very inconsistent with his appearance and words. He participated in the Doom Star melee and the subsequent more dangerous Void Battle → Abyss Campaign. He fought throughout the entire campaign, only retreating when the Abyss faction's Momentum was lost in the final decisive battle, rather than escaping midway.
Even so, Diro survived to the end. After Su Xiao's decisive battle with the Lord of the Abyss, Diro and the Abyss Dragon met near the Abyss Giant Hall.
Both of these guys were notorious. At first glance, they were Fierce, Irritable, Violent, and Cruel villains. But that wasn't the case. The two Grandmasters of Survival met this time, and their smiles were harder to suppress than an AK. They had confirmed it—they were kindred spirits.
Plus, the Grandmasters of Survival had a characteristic: when alone, their survival ability was Probably 10. When two survival masters joined forces, it would reach 30 to 50, a qualitative change. And they could cause trouble without Delaying their survival.
Diro sat cross-legged on top of a stone pillar that was over ten meters thick and a hundred meters high. This natural stone forest was half-submerged in dark liquid, with A Large Number of faintly glowing fish swimming in the liquid below. It was a dark Wonder.
"At the end of the day, Abyss Spawns cannot resist the Domination of the Lord of the Abyss, even if some of their extreme individuals are very powerful."
Near the stone forest, the Abyss Dragon, soaking in the dark liquid, spoke in the Abyss language. Although it knew multiple languages, it was most accustomed to the Abyss language.
Having said this, the Abyss Dragon raised its dragon claw to scratch its itchy nose. In front of Diro, who knew its background, there was no need to maintain so-called strong authority.
"They are like that. What about you and me?"
Saying this, Diro grinned. For him, the Abyss Campaign had no decisive benefits. At the end of the day, the Abyss Descendants had spent much more time in the Star Realm than in the Abyss, unlike the Abyss races that couldn't stay long in the Star Realm under the Abyss/Element balance.
"Both of us seem to be at Supreme Peak, but how dangerous your and my Dark Fate and Abyss Causality are is beyond others' imagination. Everything has a price. You and I were born strong, but these all had a price from the beginning. Having a price isn't scary. What's scary is not having a chance to repay."
Having said this, Diro stood up from the stone pillar, about to leap into the dark wormhole above. The Abyss Dragon, soaking like taking a bath in the dark liquid, said:
"So, the two of us have been seeking a solution."
The Abyss Dragon flew low out of the water, calmly shaking off the dark liquid. It landed on a stone pillar adjacent to Diro's. It raised one dragon claw, Holding Empty a Badge shining with Brilliant light. On the surface of this Badge was a sky-blue "€" mark.
"This is..."
Seeing this, Diro's eyes narrowed slightly.
"That's right. It's a Paradise item. And you and I can use it."
Saying this, the Abyss Dragon hooked its claw, flipping the Held Empty Badge to reveal the golden "ψ" mark on the back.
This was Clearly an item Dually Notarized by the "Apocalypse Paradise" and the "Void Tree."
Diro took the Dual Notarization Badge thrown by the Abyss Dragon and found he could View its information. After Viewing, his dark red beast pupils Condensed slightly, and he asked with some disbelief:
"What price did you pay to get such a thing?"
"Everything."
The Abyss Dragon's vertical pupils seemed to have black flames burning inside. That was a gaze that had staked everything. Besides its own existence and life, for a Super survival Abyss Dragon, this was the Limit of its Chips.
Diro looked at the Badge in his hand, then at the Abyss Dragon. To be honest, he never considered himself to have any goodness or noble character. But at this moment, he still couldn't help but feel a bit of shame—the shame of obtaining Huge benefits without any Contribution. Fortunately, he was ruthless and had no conscience, so the shame passed quickly.
Before Diro could verbally express his gratitude to the Abyss Dragon, the Abyss Dragon said: "My accumulated wealth, of course, wasn't enough to satisfy those greedy goblins."
Hearing "goblins," Diro immediately thought of the Goblin Merchant Guild, and then found the origin of this item normal. It was reasonable for the Goblin Merchant Guild to produce such a rare treasure.
"So my entire fortune only bought 50% of it. The remaining 50% needs you to figure out."
The smile on Diro's face froze a bit. Then, he laughed heartily, pointed at the Abyss Dragon, and said: "We've already got the item. Why pay the remaining 50%? Are those goblins' brains broken? How dare they make such a deal?"
"The Goblin Merchant Guild found a witness, promising to pay that witness 25% of this transaction."
"So?"
"So, that witness is called Kukulin·Bai Ye. You can try to default."
At these words, the smile on Diro's face instantly disappeared. This time, it was the Abyss Dragon's turn to show a smile, fully Reflecting how accurate the law of "Smile Conservation" was.
Diro looked at the Badge in his hand, and had no thoughts of defaulting. Are you kidding? If he defaulted, and that one at the top of the Star Realm really came looking, not to mention him, a Supreme Peak, even if he were in the Supreme Realm, he would Collapse and Perish in the Star Realm. The "Ancient Original Sins," "Chaotic Calamities," and "Primordial Omens" no longer approached the Star Realm, but Lurked in the distant Chaos. This already said a lot.
Diro's expression changed Repeatedly. Regarding the Abyss Dragon obtaining this item that could supposedly break free from Dark Fate and Abyss Causality, he felt some hesitation. Fortunately, such Paradise items could be fully Discerned for their Wonderful Uses.
**[Fate Restart]**
**Origin: Chaos Domain.**
**Quality: -- (Pending Notarization).**
**Prompt: The cost of this notarization is extremely high.**
**Category: Miracle Item/Fate Item/?..**
**Usage Count: 2/3 (After three uses, this miracle item will be formally activated).**
**Current Effect: Inscribe a small portion of your "Source Causality" onto this item. This will consume one usage count of this item.**
**Prompt: After inscribing three portions of "Source Causality," this item will activate.**
**Activation Effect: Perform a "Birth" for the individual whose "Source Causality" is inscribed, covering all aspects including Causality, Fate, Existence, and Physical Body. Grant them a brand new physical body, along with corresponding new Causality, Fate, Existence, etc.**
**Prompt: The "Newborn Self" will be relatively weak at the beginning of its birth, with all basic attributes at 10 points, along with corresponding physical characteristics. Your consciousness can transfer between the "Original Body" and the "Newborn Self" without distance limitation.**
**Warning: If your consciousness dies while in the "Newborn Self" state, even if you successfully escape to the "Original Body," you will still suffer continuous Invasion from "Death Causality" until you die or your existence evaporates, your will annihilates, etc. Only then will "Death Causality" subside.**
**Prompt: The potential upper limit of the Newborn Self will be determined by the current combat upper limit of your "Original Body."**
**Prompt: Because this item is notarized by the Apocalypse Paradise, the three "Newborn Selves" born will default to signing as Contractors or Battle Angels of the Apocalypse Paradise (specific identity information will be determined based on their own abilities).**
**Prompt: The three "Newborn Self" individuals born will default to forming a permanent, indissoluble Squad. This Squad can be promoted through subsequent Advancement to a three-person Small-Scale Adventure Group, thereby obtaining the full Authority functions of a regular Adventure Group.**
**Warning: Before all three "Newborn Selves" of the "Fate Squad" reach their former peak combat power, they cannot withdraw. This judgment has the "Highest Notarization Tier."**
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The attributes of [Fate Restart] were very long. Before Diro finished reading, his eyes Repeatedly flickered. This item suited both his and the Abyss Dragon's wishes, but the risks were also extremely high. After completing the New Birth ritual, if his consciousness died in the new body, even as a Supreme Peak, and an Abyss system Supreme Peak, Diro didn't dare to have the slightest underestimation of Death Causality. In the past, as an Abyss Descendant, he could indeed be Immortal. The problem was, that was about Suppressing death before it Descended, not overcoming death.
Once death truly Descended, one of the most basic rule systems of the Star Realm, a Supreme Peak could resist for a time, but over time, the Final outcome would definitely be a miserable end.
Should he continue as an Abyss system Supreme Peak, or take a gamble? No matter how you looked at it, there was no need to gamble. But there was a Cruel problem: Diro was convinced he had lost the Qualification to become the Lord of the Abyss. He couldn't figure out the specific reason. It should be that his various behaviors had been Despised by that dark throne of the Abyss, which was destined not to choose him.
But there was good news: his good brother, the Abyss Dragon, had long been Despised by the dark high throne and also didn't have the Qualification to become the Lord of the Abyss.
This really made Diro secretly relieved. His own failure was Certainly painful, but if his good brother succeeded, that would be even more painful. Diro sincerely hoped the Abyss Dragon would live well. The problem was, "living well" meant not dying and being carefree every day, definitely not becoming the Lord of the Abyss. Whenever he thought of the possibility of his good brother ascending the dark high throne, and himself kneeling beneath it with his forehead touching the ground, Diro's several hearts ached as if about to explode.
Diro glanced at the Abyss Dragon and smiled for no reason. The Abyss Dragon didn't understand this guy's thoughts, but one thing was very certain: the Abyss Dragon also didn't want its good brother to become the Lord of the Abyss. Whenever it thought of the other standing above it, and it having to maintain a prostrate posture, its Giant dragon heart was about to explode.
It could only be said that Diro and the Abyss Dragon becoming good friends wasn't without reason.
Diro and the Abyss Dragon could never ascend that high throne. Plus, the current Lord of the Abyss was actually the former old king. It was estimated that at most by the next era, this one would sleep eternally in the dark tranquility at the bottom of the Abyss. This was also the best ending for this old king. He was too tired and exhausted.
It was now the Third Era. That meant at the latest by the beginning of the Fourth Era, or the earliest by the end of the current era, a new Lord of the Abyss would ascend. At that time, under the Multiple effects of Abyss Causality, Dark High Throne, Dark Fate, etc., Diro and the Abyss Dragon would sooner or later become dogs for the newly ascended Lord of the Abyss.
Considering Diro and the Abyss Dragon's "outstanding performance" in this Abyss Campaign, would the new king trust and Heavily Use them? Definitely not. As soon as the Lord of the Abyss died, these two guys quickly disappeared. There wasn't a shred of loyalty to the Abyss and Darkness.
If the new king didn't kill these two Grandmasters of Survival immediately upon ascending, that would already be the new king prioritizing the Overall Situation. Subsequently maximizing their Usable value was an inevitable outcome. And this was all based on the new king being rational and sufficiently tolerant.
More critically, by then, the new king would definitely have his own team, with extremely high loyalty, like "Shadow of the Dark Tide·Avila" to the strongest Lord of the Abyss.
In this situation, Diro and the Abyss Dragon's value in terms of checks and balances and top-tier combat power would be greatly diminished. Under these circumstances, Diro and the Abyss Dragon seemed to see several deceased Abyss Descendant clan chiefs, smiling kindly and beckoning them to come along.
As for preventing the next Lord of the Abyss from ascending, not to mention whether Diro and the Abyss Dragon, who weren't even in the Supreme Realm, could do it, doing so would make them mortal enemies with the next Lord of the Abyss.
And this was something even those in the Supreme Realm couldn't do. Unless that one at the top of the Star Realm stepped in to suppress it, this could be done. The problem was, that one was now guarding the entire Star Realm. For Struggles within the Star Realm, that one wouldn't easily intervene, but preferred to see the Star Realm operate naturally and Calmly, with the great Momentum of Causality flowing rumblingly.
Either be someone's dog, or take a risky gamble. If there was a choice, Diro and the Abyss Dragon would definitely choose the first. What strong authority? They had survived until now not by losing the authority of the strong, but by achieving the "ultimate level" of picking it up and putting it down as needed.
At first glance, there was still most of an era left. The problem was, Diro and the Abyss Dragon wanted to cut off all this, which required making the "Newborn Self" as strong as their current selves, that is, Supreme Peak.
Even if starting a new account with a max-level old account, this was still about reaching the Supreme Peak rank. From this perspective, most of an era wasn't Relaxed at all. In fact, it was a race against time.
Diro had already made his decision. If he didn't even have the courage to rise again, he wouldn't have been able to reach Supreme Peak in the past. And this was actually an opportunity. Looking back at his past important decisions with the vision of a Supreme Peak, while they weren't necessarily wrong, they were far from the best. Now, he had the chance to make up for these.
[Fate Restart] had three slots. Looking at its 2/3 remaining quota, it was clearly the Abyss Dragon that had taken the lead, inscribing its "Source Causality" first. Diro's dark red vertical pupils, exuding Ferocity and danger, narrowed. He said seriously:
"Abyss Dragon, this thing needs the causality of three people to activate. The third person, you and I both need to consider carefully."
Hearing Diro's words, the Abyss Dragon's Giant evil dragon face had a strange expression. It actually looked like one eye was big and the other small, as if it had been forced to swallow the most foul black mud from the bottom of the Abyss Sediment. This expression made Diro suspicious and also gave him a bad premonition.
The Abyss Dragon said in a strange, mocking tone: "You and I are not the first to obtain this Curio."
"Hmm?"
Diro frowned deeper. He continued Viewing the attribute information of [Fate Restart] and saw:
**Currently Inscribed "Source Causality": 1.**
**Inscriber: Green·Jillian.**
**Item Rating: -- (This item has not yet been notarized and rated).**
**Introduction: Wonderful... and yet maddening fate~**
...
Seeing the last few attributes of [Fate Restart], Diro almost went black in the eyes. Looking across the Star Realm, he would accept anyone. With his and the Abyss Dragon's strength and notoriety, they could easily Control anyone. Even if they met another Supreme Peak, that one would definitely be extremely Apprehensive and Careful in dealing with them. But this person could not be Green·Jillian.
Diro and the Abyss Dragon exchanged glances. Compared to others, the two were Supreme Peaks from the same era as Green·Jillian. They knew too well how Terrifying this Law Destroyer's Lower Limit was.
"Maybe we should wait for other opportunities?"
Diro indeed hesitated. If the third person was just dangerous, that was really Irrelevant. But this was Green·Jillian. Whether as an enemy or an ally, it was very hard to describe.
"I've already paid."
The Abyss Dragon said in a deep voice. Diro held back from laughing, but still added: "But I haven't paid."
"I signed the bill for you. In other words, the transaction has already been completed. Otherwise, how could I have brought this thing back?"
Hearing this, the corner of Diro's eye twitched. He knew those greedy goblins could really do this. And thinking about who the guarantor of this transaction was, Diro suddenly felt that even buying it and not using it was a thousand times better than defaulting now. Facing a Law Destroyer at the Supreme Realm, this level of Backing Down didn't give Diro any pressure derived from strong authority.
"That's not right. Since Jillian has already inscribed her 'Source Causality' on it, why did this thing still end up in the Goblin Merchant Guild? It seems... that Law Destroyer encountered some accident. If she dies from it after a while~"
A cruel smile appeared in Diro's eyes. Hearing this, the Abyss Dragon sneered and snorted, saying:
"Then is it possible that after inscribing her Source Causality, that Law Destroyer sold this thing to the Goblin Merchant Guild?"
"How could anyone do that?"
Hearing Diro's words, the Abyss Dragon's tone was somewhat Low and helpless: "That's... Green·Jillian."
Yes, that was Green·Jillian. What couldn't that Law Destroyer do? Various thoughts flashed through Diro's mind. A sense of having solved the case made him feel the situation was even more Tricky.
"In other words," Diro said, lightly pressing his forehead, continuing: "We really have to reverse fate together with that Law Destroyer?"
"Not only that."
"Oh? Any turning point?"
"Don't forget, this 'Fate Restart' was bought with 90% of your and my wealth combined. Given Green·Jillian's personality, the Goblin Merchant Guild would only take 10% to 20% from it, or even less. In other words, 90% of your and my wealth actually fell into the hands of the most malicious Law Destroyer in history."
Hearing the Abyss Dragon's words, Diro's mood could be described as light rain turning into a heavy downpour. But he still said: "Ignoring these, this Law Destroyer is at least not a burden. When working together later, ignoring her malicious personality, her role won't be inferior to you or me."
"That's true. But there's another problem."
Hearing this, Diro really wanted to punch the Abyss Dragon's mouth shut. But unfortunately, every bad news it said made sense. He could only listen now. Seeing Diro's expression, the Abyss Dragon grinned, revealing uneven, sharp dragon teeth, and sneered:
"Have you considered one problem?"
"What?"
"That is, Green·Jillian's enemies in the Star Realm... seem to be quite numerous."
"!"
Diro suddenly Became Alert. Not just numerous—the two of them present were her former enemies. If it weren't for the end of this Abyss era and everyone tacitly turning over a new leaf, both sides would still be in camp Hostility plus personal grudges.
The two of them and Green·Jillian were more camp Hostility, which could be turned over. But 99% of Green·Jillian's enemies were purely personal grudges. Not to mention the end of an Abyss era, it was like as long as the Star Realm didn't explode, this grudge would be remembered until the coffin.
Diro and the Abyss Dragon both fell silent. In the end, they exchanged glances. There was only this one opportunity. Although this era still had many years, the path from weak to Supreme Peak was too long. There was no time to waste.
Meanwhile, in the Witch Realm·Main City. Moon Ring City·2nd District·Night Temptation Witch Guild.
In the top-level Council Hall, the guild High-Level members who had just finished an important meeting had left. Only two people remained. The man sitting opposite the head seat stood up and walked out. The woman in the head seat wore a moon-white long dress, her long hair tied up, the earring on her right ear swaying slightly, shining with a bit of moonlight. She propped her cheek on her right hand, which had very faint star patterns. Her silver moon-like, formerly cold eyes looked at the man's retreating back, somewhat dimly.
Su Xiao had just exited the Council Hall when Baha flew down and landed on his shoulder, saying with a somewhat mischievous expression: "Boss, things have become Wonderful."
"Speak."
"Boss, didn't you give Green·Jillian the Chaos item 'Fate Restart' through the Goddess of Fate's divine Position, derived through fate? Guess who the other two slots are?"
"..."
Baha was long accustomed to his Boss's silent response. He made a motion like slapping his thigh with his wing and laughed heartily:
"It's Diro and the Abyss Dragon."
"..."
Su Xiao paused for a moment in his step, then continued walking. Baha on his shoulder continued laughing: "After Green·Jillian inscribed her 'Source Causality' on 'Fate Restart,' she sold this thing at a high price to the Goblin Merchant Guild. The Goblin Merchant Guild then resold it with a 30% profit margin and ensured payment recovery. Didn't those goblins contact you, Boss? Who would have thought the two Sucker buyers were these two guys."
Baha's expression suddenly became serious as he said: "Green joining the Apocalypse Paradise camp... how does it feel like a Wonderful yet Unfavorable thing? Boss, what do you think? Should we go visit that lady who left us 'numerous connections'?"
"..."
Su Xiao didn't speak. Instead, he took out the All-World Food Guide, flipped through it for a moment, and headed toward a small shop he had visited before. Before long, Bubu Wang and Amu, who had been wandering in the nearby streets, came to join him.
...
**Low-Rank World·Eridir, also known as Archipelago Realm. Among low-rank worlds, its danger level could rank among the top. Belonging to the Apocalypse Paradise, it was usually not opened to contractors. Even when opened, it involved the initial trials of multiple Battle Angels.**
Looking down at the central area of this realm from above, one would see a Scattered Like Stars group of islands floating in mid-air, just covering the bottomless black Giant pit below. The pit emitted wisps of cold air. It looked dangerous, but was actually caused by the mining of "Ice Rock Ore."
This was a type of ore rich in stable energy. In this realm, it was called "Ice Rock." In other worlds, it was called "Mystic Energy Crystal," "White Crystal," or "Crystal Resin." Crystal energy technology was relatively clean, with pollution slightly less than several other mainstream energy sources. Its energy density reached S+. The only Disadvantage was the poor storage capacity of raw ore and the relatively high cost of energy storage.
Therefore, such low-rank worlds with Large Amounts of crystal energy mineral reserves were either taken over or Semi-Enslaved by mid-to-high rank world powers, or naturally had a big shot. As a resource world of the Apocalypse Paradise, this realm didn't have the Worry