Chapter 2197

Su Xiao stood on the roof of the gatehouse, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang was beside him, in a state of integrating into the environment. As for Baha and Amu, they were on standby 100 meters from the front gate, and Beni, after solving Xi, this meow-star person had continued to go treasure hunting.

Xi's matter was completely resolved. In this way, Su Xiao could put all his energy into Main Quest 1. Even so, the danger level of Main Quest 1 exceeded his estimation.

The sky was getting dark. The current time was around 6 PM, and there was still some time before it was completely dark.

"Woof~"

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang called out low, signaling that it was responsible for scouting the path ahead.

Standing on the gatehouse, Su Xiao scanned the orderly buildings in the Abyss Snake Mansion. Most of them were two-story or three-story buildings with human-shaped roofs, and square stone slabs were laid on the ground below.

The Abyss Snake Mansion was very quiet. Hundreds of buildings seemed to be empty, and among these buildings, there were eight stone roads, each of the same width, all leading to the back mountain of the Abyss Snake Mansion.

Finding Opo here wasn't too difficult. After all, Opo had a body size comparable to a giant. Unless he was lying somewhere motionless, he would be found soon.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang ran quickly on the stone slab road between the buildings. The surrounding walls were covered with moss, which was caused by the excessive humidity in the Abyss Snake Mansion.

Su Xiao leaped silently between the buildings and began to search for Opo among the buildings.

Just after leaping over a few buildings, Su Xiao stopped his steps, half-squatting beside the eaves. Below the building, dozens of Tianba tribesmen walked past in a team. Their exposed skin was covered with mucus, heavily eroded by the Source.

Undoubtedly, once discovered and dragged down by these dozens of Tianba tribesmen, Su Xiao would definitely die. Thousands of Tianba tribesmen lived in the Abyss Snake Mansion.

According to Su Xiao's inference, the Tianba tribe didn't have Source Power in their bodies originally. They mastered Source Power after drinking 'Source Water' and derived the Qin and Drowning abilities.

While obtaining this kind of power, they would also be constantly eroded by the Source, leading to unclear sanity and a significant decrease in perception.

The Tianba tribesmen in the Front Guard Village were clearly those who had just drunk 'Source Water' not long ago. Their sanity was clear, so they guarded the very front.

As for the Tianba tribesmen heavily eroded by the 'Source', they were sent to the Abyss Snake Mansion to avoid them going crazy or mutating, causing damage to the Eternal Moon City in the rear. The Eternal Moon City was the foundation of the Tianba tribe.

If the Tianba tribesmen in the Front Guard Village were warriors, then the Tianba tribesmen in the Eternal Moon City were civilians. They hadn't drunk Source Water and belonged to the main productive force of the God's Kingdom. The gorgeous robes, fine weapons, etc., were all manufactured by the Tianba tribe's civilians.

As for the Tianba tribesmen in the Abyss Snake Mansion, they were between guards and monsters. From the words of the four gate-guarding Tianba tribesmen, Su Xiao learned that the origin of Source Water was within the Abyss Snake Mansion.

Thinking of this, Su Xiao quickened his pace. As long as he found Opo, he would start considering how to obtain Tier 7 Soul Coins and exchange for 【God's Judgment】 and 【Sky Walk】.

Half an hour passed quickly. Su Xiao searched most of the Abyss Snake Mansion relying on the Spirit Hidden state, but still didn't find Opo's trail.

Su Xiao had just leaped onto the roof of a three-story building when he heard a conversation coming from the building below.

"I... maybe, can't hold on for too long."

"Hold on for another 2 Spring Overflows (1.7 months)."

"Impossible, tomorrow morning I will..."

"How could that be."

"Qin erodes faster than Drowning. I'm honored to become Qin. You do it. Right tonight, right now. Before I turn into a monster, let me die as a Tianba."

"I..."

"Do it! The Source is driving me to continue living. I don't want to... completely turn into a monster."

After the building was quiet for a moment, the sound of a sharp weapon piercing through skin and flesh came. Soon, a Tianba tribesman wearing loose robes walked out of the building carrying a corpse and walked toward the back mountain, leaving a string of dark blue blood stains along the way.

Looking at the Tianba tribesman walking away, Su Xiao frowned. He couldn't figure out why the Tianba tribe would drink 'Source Water'. You know, in the God's Kingdom, the Tianba tribe had no foreign enemies at all.

Just as Su Xiao was preparing to continue searching for Opo in the Abyss Snake Mansion, news came from Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's side: it had found Opo. Opo was in the back mountain.

Learning this news, Su Xiao headed to the back mountain. After leaping between the buildings for a few minutes, he arrived in front of a bamboo forest.

Just as Su Xiao was about to enter the bamboo forest, he sensed that the Tianba tribesman he saw before was walking over from a distance carrying a corpse.

After waiting for a moment, the Tianba tribesman carrying the corpse walked into the bamboo forest, passed through the gap between two mountain ranges, and arrived in a stone forest.

Su Xiao followed behind stealthily. Before long, the Tianba tribesman went deep into the stone forest and arrived in front of an azure water pool.

The diameter of this water pool was about 5 meters, circular as a whole, surrounded by a circle of sculptures, all of which were stone sculptures of the Tianba tribe.

"Source reverse surge, life and death cycle..."

That Tianba tribesman knelt half-way in front of the blue water pool, pressing one hand on the corpse of his fellow tribesman.

Blue light particles drifted out from the Tianba tribesman's corpse and gradually sank into the water pool. The corpse began to wither, finally turning pale, like weathered rock.

Seeing this scene, Su Xiao knew why the Tianba tribe had to drink 'Source Water'. What was in the water pool was exactly Source Water. These Tianba tribesmen were passing on power, or perhaps they were accumulating Source energy in the water pool.

The grief-stricken Tianba tribesman knelt in front of the water pool for a while.

Hiss~

The sound of a snake's tongue flicking came. A black python completely formed of energy crawled out from a stone crevice. After entering the water pool, the black scales on its body revealed a faint blue glow.

The azure of the pool water faded a bit. The energy python crawled out of the Source Pool and disappeared into the stone crevice.

The Tianba tribesman kneeling on one knee witnessed all this. He glanced at his own hands, which were already covered with mucus. Perhaps it wouldn't be long before the Source energy in his body would be integrated into the Source Pool.

This Tianba tribesman carried the corpse of his fellow tribesman and left. Before leaving, he even bowed to the stone crevice where the energy python had disappeared.

Su Xiao stood behind a stone pillar. He didn't even need to guess to know that the energy python was released by the Abyss Snake, and the Abyss Snake needed Source energy, while the Tianba tribe voluntarily became carriers to enlarge the Source energy, thereby providing Source energy for the Abyss Snake.

"Woof~"

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang bumped its head lightly against Su Xiao, signaling Su Xiao to follow it.

The stone forest wasn't too big, surrounded by a circular valley. Before long, Su Xiao saw Opo sleeping soundly in the stone forest.

Opo was sleeping very soundly, even drooling, and there was a silly smile on that fat, silly face.

Su Xiao arrived in front of Opo's head, and Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang followed closely behind.

"Woof!"

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's bark startled Opo, who was sleeping soundly. Opo opened his eyes somewhat blankly, and immediately, Opo saw Su Xiao standing beside him.

According to the Reincarnation Paradise's hint, a kind smile appeared on Su Xiao's face, so as not to scare the fat giant Opo away again.

Opo might have just woken up. After being stunned for a moment, terror gradually appeared in his eyes.

Zing!

The long blade left its sheath. The smile on Su Xiao's face disappeared. Friendly negotiation didn't work at all. This key guiding character, Opo, reacted by running away the moment he saw him.

"If you dare to run again, I'll slash you into three segments."

Su Xiao changed his negotiation method. Just as his words fell, Opo, who had just wanted to get up and run, stopped. That silly big face struggled for a moment, and finally, Opo fell to the ground with a thud.

Clearly, friendly negotiation after drawing the blade was more effective, and the negotiation effect was immediate.