Chapter 1438

Su Xiao frowned and pondered. He could be certain that this cyan crystal was definitely a good thing, but he didn't know what he should use to trade for it.

Jörmungandr's tentacles slapped the ground, seemingly waiting a bit impatiently.

Green Qing Qing Gang Ying energy gathered in Su Xiao's hand; this was practically the representative of the Shadow of Law-Breaker. Sensing the Green Qing Qing Gang Ying energy, Jörmungandr's tentacles rolled over.

With a sizzle, the Green Qing Qing Gang Ying energy swept across Jörmungandr's tentacle. That tentacle trembled a few times, and then there was no "then."

It wasn't the Green Qing Qing Gang Ying energy, but after Su Xiao released the Green Qing Qing Gang Ying energy, Jörmungandr's tentacles rolled over immediately.

After hesitating for a moment, Su Xiao formed an 800-point strength energy shield in front of him; this thing was formed by Green Qing Qing Gang Ying energy.

As soon as the energy shield was formed, Su Xiao felt a pulling force; it was Jörmungandr's tentacle wrapping around the energy shield, and another tentacle threw the cyan crystal in front of Su Xiao.

With a plop, the cyan crystal smashed into the soft mud beside the pool, and a spray of muddy water from the soft mud almost splashed onto Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's face.

Su Xiao broke the connection with the energy shield. The energy shield no longer shared a gravity with him. As the pulling force disappeared, that 800-point strength energy shield was pulled away.

Just see Jörmungandr's big head poking out of the pool water; it didn't eat the energy shield as imagined, but instead used several tentacles to hold the energy shield above its head.

A purple energy wrapped the energy shield inside. Jörmungandr adjusted the angle, facing the energy shield toward the sun.

After the sunlight passed through the energy shield, the surroundings gradually darkened. The light sources within half a kilometer were all taken away by that energy shield. Su Xiao could be certain that his energy shield didn't have this ability; it was very likely a reaction produced by the energy shield + that type of purple energy.

After the sunlight penetrated the energy shield, it gathered together, as if it had penetrated a magnifying glass.

A blinding point of light appeared on top of Jörmungandr's head. It didn't care at all about the scorching heat produced after the sunlight gathered together, but instead quickly devoured the gathered sunlight. It looked a bit lazy and was enjoying it very much.

Crackle, crackle...

Cracks gradually appeared on the energy shield; this was a normal reaction after disconnecting the energy connection.

With a crisp sound, the energy shield exploded. Jörmungandr, which was absorbing the sunlight, was stunned; this was different from what was in its memory.

Jörmungandr's tentacles trembled. When it turned to look for Su Xiao and Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, the man and the dog were already gone, leaving only the mud pit where the cyan crystal had smashed.

"Hum..."

Jörmungandr made a peculiar sound. A long time later, it slowly sank into the pool; it was about to fall into a deep sleep.

In the nearby forest, Su Xiao was examining the basketball-sized cyan crystal in his hand.

【Cohesive Crystal】

Quality: Legendary ~???

Type: Rare material/Consumable

Effect 1: Can be used for setting up spatial arrays, forging spatial-type equipment, etc.

Effect 2: After forcibly shattering the "Cohesive Crystal," an absolute forbidden zone with a diameter of about 10 kilometers will be formed. All space within this area will be locked, and the effect will last for 30–40 minutes.

Rating: 530++

Introduction: A special resource produced by the Void creature "Jörmungandr." Legend has it that only the Shadow of Law-Breaker and the Demon race have obtained such rare resources.

Su Xiao tossed the 【Cohesive Crystal】 in his hand. This thing can lock a space for a long time; the tier is temporarily unknown. Considering that Reincarnation Paradise uses 【Secondary Cohesive Crystal】 as the material for carrying world coordinates, the tier of this thing should not be low.

Storing the 【Cohesive Crystal】 in the storage space, as for how to use it, it depends on the situation. This counts as an unexpected gain; even if the actual use is not great, Su Xiao is not disappointed.

Just as Su Xiao was preparing to continue searching for other Apocalypse Paradise contractors to "gift" them the spatial coordinate, an announcement appeared.

【Announcement: The "Devouring Energy Layer" has formed on the periphery of the Hot Rainforest. No contractors are located outside the Hot Rainforest, and no contractors are subject to the judgment of the Tree of the Void.】

【Announcement: The "Devouring Energy Layer" will rapidly shrink the area it covers, eventually forming a deathmatch area 5 kilometers in diameter.】

At the same time the two announcements appeared, Su Xiao discovered an energy shield 300 meters above. This energy shield was almost invisible; if it weren't for the energy meridians flashing on the energy shield, he wouldn't have discovered this thing at all.

As soon as the "Devouring Energy Layer" appeared, a burning pain came from the back of Su Xiao's hand. A φ-shaped pattern appeared on the back of his hand, red all over.

At the same time, symbols representing their respective Paradise attributes appeared on the backs of the hands of the contractors from Apocalypse Paradise and Sanctuary Paradise.

The symbol for Reincarnation Paradise is: φ, blood-red all over.

The symbol for Apocalypse Paradise is:?, sky-blue all over.

The symbol for Sanctuary Paradise is:?, golden all over.

The meaning expressed by these symbols is unknown, but after the backs of the contractors' hands were branded with these symbols, it meant they could not safely pass through the "Devouring Energy Layer."

At the edge of the Devouring Energy Layer, several contractors looked up at the devouring layer in front. The surging energy meridians gave them a sense of crisis.

These were several contractors from Sanctuary Paradise; they were preparing to test the power and effect of the devouring layer.

A contractor with a slicked-back hairstyle picked up a branch from the ground and threw it toward the devouring layer.

The branch passed through the devouring layer, and the energy ripples on it surged like water waves. The branch landed on the ground without being devoured.

After hesitating for a moment, this contractor clasped his hands together, and an array appeared in front of him. When the light of the array faded, a rabbit with long ears appeared. On the back of this summon, there was a? -shaped mark, identical to the mark on the back of the Sanctuary Paradise contractors' hands.

This contractor grabbed the summoned rabbit from the ground and threw it outside the devouring layer.

With a sizzle, the summoned rabbit passed through the devouring layer. Its skin, muscles, and bones were all stripped away. While in mid-air, the summoned rabbit turned into a pile of ashes, gradually decomposing in the air.

"Let me try."

A bald man walked quickly toward the devouring layer and, without hesitation, reached his left arm out of the devouring layer.

The flesh and blood of the bald man's arm did not penetrate the devouring layer, but his bones did indeed pass through.

The bald man tried to move his hand bones; with a crisp sound, the hand bones he had extended out of the devouring layer shattered.

"Tell Lord Shennai that no one can pass through the devouring layer. If a whole person passes through, they will suffer 20% of their maximum HP in true damage per second. With my ability, I can hold out for at most five seconds."

The bald man's left arm gradually regenerated; from beginning to end, there was no change in his expression.

"What about healing?"

A female contractor on the side spoke.

"Let alone whether healing skills can penetrate the devouring layer, in the devoured state, the body's recovery function is almost zero. It's like you can't light a match in water; by the same token, in the devoured state, there is simply no possibility of the body recovering. Do you think true damage is just for show? Anyone who rushes out of the devouring layer will definitely die after five seconds."

"Understood, I will tell Lord Shennai."

Several Sanctuary Paradise contractors left, and the light and shadow on the nearby trees twisted as a figure walked out from the light and shadow.