Chapter 2250: Xiu, who couldn't be cool for more than three seconds

Golden fragments splattered. Di Lin leaped backward repeatedly. After stopping, she looked at Su Xiao, then at the rapier hilt in her hand.

"This is..."

Di Lin's hand holding the sword was trembling.

"Hahaha, Mentor, you... hahaha."

Di Lin suddenly burst into laughter. Dozens of meters away, Xiu, sitting on the roof, stroked his forehead with one hand. Just by hearing the laughter, he knew Di Lin was going crazy.

Black flames appeared in front of Di Lin, separating Su Xiao and Di Lin.

"Li elements, hahaha, the nemesis of Law Breakers."

Di Lin let go of the sword hilt and took a deep breath.

"Let's go, Xiu."

"Oh? Not going to fulfill Mentor's ideal anymore?"

"Do you take me for a fool? I don't want to die yet. Without Li elements, he could handle three of me with ease. If he had any special ideas, wouldn't I become the shame of Arcane Eternal Star?"

Di Lin wasn't entirely focused on fulfilling her mentor's orders. She certainly wouldn't continue a battle she was destined to lose.

"I'm relieved you can think that way. However, how could you easily escape after provoking someone?"

Xiu looked at Su Xiao and tilted his chin slightly toward him.

Burning black flames blocked Su Xiao's path. The reason he hadn't charged at Di Lin was mainly because of these black flames.

The spellcaster in the distance looked very Buddhist and casual, but he was quite difficult to deal with. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but Su Xiao felt that the surrounding natural elements did not repel the opponent.

Compared to Di Lin, that casual male spellcaster, Xiu, was harder to deal with. His strength was a large cut above Di Lin's, and he was in the same tier as Monde.

"If it comes to dealing with Law Breakers, even if the two of us combined, we might lose to you. However... who told me to be born in Arcane Eternal Star and be Di Lin's friend? I can't be a traitor, can I? Sigh~ I really don't want to cause trouble for the elders."

Xiu stood up slowly, and the dark clouds in the sky surged.

Rumble!

Muffled thunder exploded, and lightning flashed, illuminating Xiuge's cheeks in the night.

"Shall we decide life and death right here?"

The laziness on Xiu's face faded. He lowered his eyelids, and black flames burned fiercely on his body.

"..."

Su Xiao didn't speak, blood energy spreading around him.

"Forget it, it's said that being slashed by a Law Breaker hurts like hell."

Xiu's expression returned to laziness. He snapped his fingers, and a bolt of black lightning struck down from the high sky, hitting Di Lin directly.

"Ah!! Xiu, you! You actually struck me directly..."

Lightning surged, spatial fluctuations dissipated, and Di Lin vanished from where she stood.

"Finally sent her away. By the way, the Wind Prince asked me to tell you not to go to the Demon Castle in the near future, that... what was it, uh, right, the Demon Castle that was once controlled by Alice. That homebody Wind Prince, how could he have a friendship with a Law Breaker? Strange."

Just as Xiu finished speaking, a bolt of black lightning struck down from the high sky.

"See you in the fourth or fifth round. Thinking about both sides suffering here, it's just a loss."

Xiu's voice dissipated, and the surrounding black flames gradually burned out.

Su Xiao's perception retracted, and he sheathed his long blade. In his view, Di Lin wasn't hard to deal with; the troublesome one was the spellcaster named Xiu. The opponent's black flames could likely burn the soul directly.

Injuries at the soul level were very troublesome. They could indeed be recovered after returning to Reincarnation Paradise, but that required special authorization.

If this were the final round, Su Xiao would never let these two spellcasters leave. Now it was only the third round, and there were many other strong enemies.

With Su Xiao's soul strength, resisting the black flames would likely not cause permanent damage, but getting injured was inevitable. The time for the second awakening of the Soul Devourer wasn't long enough. If he could accumulate a few more worlds, Su Xiao was confident he could ignore those black flames.

As long as these two spellcasters didn't die, Su Xiao had a high probability of encountering them in the final two rounds. Moreover, his goal wasn't to kill how many spellcasters, but to reach the top three in the Strongest Contest.

The opportunity to awaken the Green Shadow King was only this once, and Su Xiao would certainly seize it.

And there was another very important reason: there was a high probability of Ancient Gods in this world. If the quality of 【God's Judgment】 could be improved, the boost to Su Xiao's strength would be immediate. Dealing with spellcasters then would be a better opportunity.

The black flames dissipated completely, and the pirates in the surrounding area quickly gathered nearby, cursing as they did so.

The houses in this area hadn't been burned down, but there was a faint burnt smell on the ground.

In about half an hour, the pirates returned to their respective houses. Their adaptability was extremely strong; there were many emergencies at sea, and the scene just now, at most, made them a bit more vigilant tonight.

When everything calmed down, Su Xiao took Bubu Wang and Bahar toward a tavern. Amu and Benny had been left on the Doom Ship earlier to avoid any accidents there.

Pushing open the tavern door, a wave of heat rushed toward them, mixed with the smell of alcohol and low-quality herbs.

The tavern was very noisy, and even under the illumination of oil lamps, it was somewhat dim.

A circular bar was in the center of the tavern, the wood mottled. Around it were a few wooden tables, with pirates in groups of three or five sitting around them. The original house wasn't spacious, and with these pirates, it looked crowded and lively.

Some of the drunk pirates were laughing loudly, while others were slumped on the wooden tables, hugging their wine glasses and sleeping, with a large pool of drool flowing out.

Some of the wealthier pirates had scantily clad wild ducks sitting on their laps. The wild ducks' faces, painted with lead powder, were unnaturally white, reflecting a metallic luster under the candlelight. They looked somewhat ridiculous, but they were the pirates' favorites: cheap, and they wouldn't cause trouble.

The sleepy bartender stood behind the bar, dealing with the dead-drunk pirates. Here, being a bartender wasn't a safe job. They indeed had big figures behind them, but the dead-drunk pirates wouldn't think about that at all. Alcohol anesthetized their self-control. Once provoked, they would shoot you down; there was no room for negotiation.

Su Xiao came behind a dead-drunk pirate, easily lifted him up, and placed him under a wooden table, letting him accompany two pairs of smelly big feet.

Sitting on a round wooden stool, Su Xiao took out a money bag from his bosom and poured out ten gold coins. Under the dim light, the gold coins emitted a dark yellow glow, enticing greed.

The crisp sound of the gold coins landing on the wooden table made some relatively sober pirates cast their eyes over—greed, doubt, scrutiny, and finally, they gave up.

Facts proved that brainless trash was rare. Su Xiao hoped to encounter such trash; it would be more convenient to obtain information.

Judging from the pirates' gazes just now, these thumb-sized gold coins were very tempting and had considerable purchasing power. Unfortunately, the blood energy on Su Xiao's body discouraged them.

"This... my lord, what do you want to know?"

A boy of about 10 years old stood by the wooden table. His face was a bit dirty, but his eyes were very bright.

Compared to his black gem-like eyes, the red blood vessels distributed on his face made him look somewhat ferocious.

Seeing this boy, the two pirates at the same table picked up their wooden wine glasses and walked away, cursing under their breath. This boy suffered from "Red Crow Disease." This wasn't a disease, but proof that he had stayed in a certain pirate group.

Suffering from "Red Crow Disease," he definitely wouldn't live past three years. This involved a legendary pirate group: Black Sea King Agati's pirate group. ===== CHAPTER 2251 =====