Chapter 2184

Compared to the heated battle on Xi's side, Su Xiao, located inside the Hall of Divine Rites, was much more at ease. However, he currently had a difficulty: the main quest was stuck.

The main quest was for him to reach the Hall of Divine Rites and determine if the space-time hub device was there. Su Xiao had already searched inside the hall; besides the broken bricks and tiles everywhere, plus the three skeletons, there was nothing here.

Realizing this, Su Xiao suddenly thought that the previous fat giant was likely a "guide" of sorts, and he could learn some key information from that fat giant's mouth.

Alas, after seeing Su Xiao, the fat giant got up and fled, and by now, he didn't know where he had escaped to.

Su Xiao stood beside the three skeletons, considering one thing: where did these buildings come from? Judging by the architectural style, these buildings, including the Hall of Divine Rites, seemed to have suddenly appeared in the abyss, and some buildings were even torn in two.

Thinking of this, Su Xiao walked out of the Hall of Divine Rites and looked at the steep rock wall to the west. The top of the rock wall was shrouded in black mist.

After observing for a while, Su Xiao returned to the Hall of Divine Rites and squatted near the three skeletons to observe. On the stone floor, there was a circular carving, less than six meters in diameter. This carving was different from the style of the Hall of Divine Rites; it looked very much like it had been carved by someone only after the Hall of Divine Rites appeared in the abyss.

Su Xiao took a type of silver semi-fluid from his storage space and poured it onto the carving. The silver semi-fluid flowed along the grooves and soon filled the carvings on the ground.

Hiss—

Water vapor drifted. Su Xiao hesitated for a moment and did not touch the formation on the ground. That's right, this was a formation, a type of formation Su Xiao had never encountered before.

At times like this, it was the giant war pig's turn to take the stage.

The somewhat bewildered giant war pig stood on the formation. Because he didn't know the properties of this formation, Su Xiao took out a Soul Crystal (Medium) to charge the formation. It was a bit wasteful, but there was no other way.

As soon as the Soul Crystal landed on the formation, the formation shone brightly. Su Xiao, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, Amu, and Baja all retreated.

When the light faded, the giant war pig had vanished.

"Space-type formation."

Su Xiao muttered to himself and began to ponder where the coordinates on the other side of the formation were. Alas, there were too few clues, and he couldn't deduce it at all.

At most about ten minutes later, Su Xiao heard a whistling sound from above.

Thud!

A heavy object landed. Su Xiao quickly walked out of the Hall of Divine Rites. Just as he stepped out, he saw a giant pit in the distance.

After approaching, at first glance, Su Xiao thought there was a super-giant hedgehog in the pit; in reality, it was the giant war pig that had almost turned into a hedgehog.

At this moment, all over the giant war pig's body, at least hundreds of arrows were stuck. These arrows were cyan-blue, slender, and the feathers at the tail of the arrows were very exquisite.

The manufacturing standard of these arrows completely crushed the Sera Empire and the Northern Alliance, and their power was also abnormally astonishing, killing the giant war pig instantly!

The giant war pig, obtained in exchange for an Apollo, had completed its scouting work, allowing Su Xiao to confirm that the teleportation formation was very treacherous. The giant war pig might have been killed instantly just after teleporting there. One must know, this was a war-beast-type boss, thick-skinned enough to ram city walls.

If this kind of war-beast boss was killed instantly, if Su Xiao had teleported there, he would at least be severely injured, after all, he would have been ambushed just after completing the teleportation. As for Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, Amu, and Baja, the possibility of survival was not high, especially Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang; he had no defensive abilities, and if hit in a vital spot by an arrow, he would very likely die on the spot.

"This is... killed instantly?"

Baja looked at the giant war pig. If there hadn't been a war pig scouting the path, the one who would have turned into a hedgehog now might have been him.

"Bury it."

"Alright, let's cremate it."

Baja and Amu gathered the nearby building debris and lit a fire.

A moment later, Amu swallowed his saliva. Ultimately, Su Xiao decided it was better to delay for some time and dig a big pit to bury the giant war pig; this war pig smelled better the more it was roasted.

After burying the Iron-Headed Vanguard War Pig and dealing with the nearby traces, Su Xiao arrived before the towering rock wall. He prepared to climb up. The mission clues had a key deficiency, but he had already confirmed that the space-time hub device was not in the Hall of Divine Rites, and that was enough.

Skipping a link to execute a mission—Su Xiao had done this many times and was experienced.

A crystal layer clung to Su Xiao's hands. His fingers pierced into the rock layer, and he began to climb upward. At his lower back, a tether hung down, with the other end tied to Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang.

Su Xiao climbed at the very top, while Amu was behind him. As for Baja, he was hanging on Amu; flying was forbidden in the black mist, and one would lose their sense of direction.

According to Su Xiao's estimation, the rock wall of the abyss was at a height of about 4800 meters or more; at least the rock wall on the side he came from was this height.

Just as Su Xiao climbed to the height shrouded by the black mist, he perceived that these black mists were very "heavy," as if they had put a layer of invisible armor on him. Although it was invisible and couldn't be touched, a sense of heavy burden came from all over his body.

Su Xiao continued to climb. For every meter he climbed upward, he could feel the heavy burden on his body becoming stronger.

About half an hour later, Su Xiao discovered that this rock wall was already at least 6000 meters high, and it still hadn't reached the end, while the sense of heavy burden all over his body had reached a somewhat astonishing degree.

Clatter—

Gravel fell from between Su Xiao's fingers. The more he climbed upward, the smoother his breathing became. The oxygen content in the air was getting higher and higher, and there was also a faint, sweet taste.

After climbing 8000 meters upward, Su Xiao used 76 nail tethers to hang himself on the rock wall. He lit a cigarette to rest, sweat dripping down his chin.

"Moo—"

Amu's shout came from below.

"Exert yourself, don't slack off. With your current weight, if you fall, you're dead for sure!"

Baja's wings flapped. He had a tether tied to each of his two claws, with the other end fastened to Amu, thereby helping Amu climb upward.

When leaping into the abyss, these black mists only made people lose their sense of direction, but when climbing the rock wall, this black mist would continuously increase the sense of heavy pressure as the climber's height increased.

Hanging on the rock wall, Su Xiao tugged at the tether at his waist. This tether was tied to Baja to prevent him from losing his sense of direction while flying.

After resting for a moment, Su Xiao continued to climb upward. He could feel that the rock layer his fingers pierced into was becoming increasingly brittle—not because the strength of the rock layer had decreased, but because the heavy pressure he was bearing was stronger.

Just as Su Xiao's hand pierced into the rock layer, with a crisp snap, the rock layer he had grasped shattered.

Su Xiao's other arm pierced completely into the rock layer, gravel flying everywhere. He plowed downward for dozens of meters before stopping.

Seeing this, Su Xiao pressed his hand onto the rock wall, and a crystal layer spread rapidly upward to increase the strength of the rock layer.

Following the holes left by the crystal layer, Su Xiao continued to climb upward.

After a full three hours, the black mist above Su Xiao began to thin. After climbing another few dozen meters, he climbed out of the black mist.

Just after breaking free from the black mist, Su Xiao had a momentary sensation of weightlessness; this feeling was extremely relaxing.

The rock wall had reached its end. This rock wall was over 14000 meters high, far higher than the ground level of the Eastern Continent.

Su Xiao placed his hand on the edge of the rock wall to observe the situation above.

The area near the rock wall was a flat land covered in moss, and not far away, there was a river. This river was very wide but very shallow, at most 30 centimeters deep. The river water was clear and turbulent, with dozens of green lotus leaves gathered together. The river water washed over them, and small green leafy plants flowed along with the river water.

The sky was very blue, but the sun couldn't be seen. Observing carefully, one would find that the sun seemed to be blocked by something, making the sun appear white. Strangely, it wasn't dim here; on the contrary, it was very bright.

【Hint: The hunter has reached the super-high-risk area: God's Kingdom (Tier 6–Tier 7).】

【Warning: The hunter needs to act cautiously; the danger level of this area will exceed the limits of this world!】

【Hint: Main Quest: Fifth Link (Completed).】

【You have obtained Soul Crystal (Complete) x4.】

【Main Quest: Sixth Link is in an unactivatable state. The hunter needs to find the key guide character, Opo, and obtain clues.】

【Hint: Opo is extremely timid and kind; the hunter needs to negotiate in a friendly manner.】