Chapter 2238: Silent Anthem

Seeing the Shadow Stone in Su Xiao's hand, a smile appeared on the Saintess's face—a very pure smile.

"What do you want to obtain? Everything I have can be used to exchange for 'freedom'."

The Saintess lowered her arm because she knew Su Xiao wouldn't come near her.

"..."

Su Xiao didn't speak, just crouched down to look the Saintess in the eye.

"Please don't let me see hope and then give me despair. I beg you."

The Saintess knelt on the ground, hands clasped in a prayer posture.

"..."

Su Xiao still didn't speak. He was observing the changes in the Saintess's expression. As long as anything was slightly off, he would draw his blade. Whether he could win was one thing, but whether he dared to fight was another. Now there was no way out; without the White Fat Candle, he couldn't move forward and thus couldn't obtain the bone tablet.

After observing for a moment, Su Xiao pressed the Shadow Stone in his hand against the ground and exerted force with his index finger. The Shadow Stone emitted a crisp *crack*.

A gloomy cyan energy spread, and the chains binding the Saintess shattered with a *snap*. She collapsed to the ground.

It was only a few seconds before the Saintess slowly crawled up.

"Please let me know your name."

"Bai Ye."

"Lord Bai Ye, thank you."

The Saintess walked past Su Xiao. She came to the wooden door and looked at the black fog outside. Some memories surged in her mind.

A sealed room, blood-stained utensils, warlocks wearing crow masks, and... her parents and younger brother burned alive.

Before being imprisoned in the Death House, the Saintess was a world-destroying terrifying existence. After being transformed into this appearance, she went out of control. The warlocks transformed her brain and severed her soul. Such extreme transformation created an even more extreme monster.

The Saintess had slaughtered half the world's living beings before entering the Death House by chance. Initially, she was still clear-headed, so she carved words and patterns on the wooden wall to avoid hurting visitors who entered the wooden house after she went mad.

Until one day, a somewhat airheaded girl pushed open the wooden door. The Saintess didn't know why, but she became friends with the other party. As long as that person was by her side, she felt very at ease.

The two agreed that the girl would accompany the Saintess for 3 days. That girl had something she wanted to achieve and couldn't stay here for too long.

Three days later, the Saintess collapsed. That day, as soon as she woke from her dream, she felt a metallic taste in her mouth, and beside her feet was a piece of blood-stained fabric with clear bite marks on the broken edge.

The train of thought ended here. The Saintess turned around and stood at the door, looking at Su Xiao.

"She is no longer here. I... ate her."

The Saintess raised her arms, her lips opening and closing. She was chanting a holy anthem. Unfortunately, after slaughtering half the world's living beings and biting off half an arm of a god, she had lost this ability.

In the silent anthem, Saintess Tracy fell backward into the black fog behind her.

*Hiss, hiss, hiss... *

The black fog rapidly eroded the Saintess's body. Star-like purple-black liquid appeared on her cheeks, gradually turning her into ashes.

At this moment, she was free and had escaped the questioning of her own heart.

The Saintess was not pitiful. She was not schizophrenic. She had indeed been very holy once, but when she slaughtered half the world's living beings, her consciousness was very clear. Her loved ones were already dead; at that time, she was venting her anger—venting it on all living beings within her sight.

In the black fog, a pair of eyes was watching all this.

"I hope you can rest in peace."

The aged voice gradually dissipated. In the black fog, an old woman carrying an oil lamp walked away. The black fog around them gathered, just as if that old woman had never been there.

In the wooden house, Su Xiao tossed a Soul Crystal Fragment into his mouth. Things had gone unexpectedly smoothly.

"Boss, is this Saintess already mad?"

"Half mad."

Su Xiao came to the wooden table, and a carving came into view.

"Death and Atonement Coward · Tracy."

Su Xiao glanced at the handwriting and ignored it. He didn't have the habit of meddling in other people's business. He had paid one Shadow Stone to obtain a super-sized White Fat Candle, a short blade, and a gemstone. This was very fair.

Su Xiao picked up the White Fat Candle on the table, and a hint appeared.

【You have obtained White Fat Candle (can be used to disperse black fog for 4 hours).】

【You have obtained Secret Trace Gemstone (Saint-Spirit-grade gemstone).】

【You have obtained Execution Blade (special weapon).】

【Secret Trace Gemstone】

Origin: Watcher Paradise

Quality: Saint-Spirit-grade

Type: Gemstone/Prop (Rare)

Effect 1: After embedding into a weapon, weapon sharpness +85 points. Each attack on an enemy will reduce the enemy's defense by 8% (this effect can be accumulated, reducing the enemy's defense by up to 30%, effect lasts for 30 minutes).

Effect 2: After using this gemstone, you can permanently increase 3 points of real agility attribute.

Score: 990 points (Saint-Spirit-grade item score is 700–1000 points).

Introduction: This is a treasure of the gods.

Price: 600,000 Paradise Coins

【Execution Blade】

Origin: Void · Death House

Equipment Requirement: Willpower 75 points or higher.

Equipment Effect: This is a special weapon that can be used to kill "a certain person."

Introduction: Before finding that person, please do not use it for combat. You will die. There is no curse on the blade, but if the combat is too intense, it might break.

Price: Tradable, discardable.

Su Xiao obtained three items in total. The White Fat Candle needed no explanation; it was a necessity for traveling in the black fog and could burn for a full 4 hours, equivalent to 12 ordinary White Fat Candles.

The 【Secret Trace Gemstone】 was quite strong, not only increasing weapon sharpness by 85 points but also reducing all of the enemy's defense. Four slashes would directly reduce the enemy's defense by 30%.

Although the type of defense reduction wasn't specifically noted, this situation meant it reduced "adaptive" defense.

For example, when Su Xiao fought an enemy, if the enemy blocked with a shield, it reduced the shield's defense; if they blocked with armor, it reduced the armor's defense.

As for slashing directly at the enemy, it reduced physical defense. One slash of 8% indeed didn't seem too obvious, but after four slashes, most enemies couldn't hold up.

Break shields if they have shields, break armor if they have armor; as for having nothing, it directly reduced physical defense.

Su Xiao really wanted to embed the 【Secret Trace Gemstone】 into the Zhan Checking Zhan Long Shan, but given the characteristics of Saint-Spirit-grade gemstones, it clearly couldn't be embedded now. The Zhan Checking Zhan Long Shan had 4 Soul-Severing Shadow Stones, as well as Spirit Cat, Elegy, and Moon's Elegance.

The final short blade was very special. It didn't even have a quality. It had miraculous effects when dealing with "a certain person." In ordinary combat, this thing was a pitfall and could even break.

After searching, Su Xiao found no other items in the wooden house. As for the origin of these three items, Su Xiao speculated they were found by the Saintess on the people she had killed.

Picking up the super-sized White Fat Candle, Su Xiao took Bubu Wang and Baha and walked out of the wooden house. Now that he had this thing, he didn't believe he couldn't find other wooden houses in the black fog to obtain the bone tablet.

After walking out of the wooden house, Su Xiao had been thinking about a question: what would happen if he threw a Cursed Gold Coin in the black fog?

First, his current luck attribute was 14 points. Even if he threw a negative effect of luck -15, he could survive the one-hour duration of the negative effect.

What Su Xiao was truly worried about was bringing the Axe Brothers, and whether the Axe Brothers could act in the black fog.

If they couldn't, Su Xiao could obtain more Shadow Stones. But if the Axe Brothers could act in the black fog, there would be no way to survive.

Imagine being pursued by an Axe Brother carrying an oil lamp—that would be an unsolvable situation. ===== CHAPTER 2239 =====