Chapter 2438: An Invitation?

Bidding farewell to Reid, Su Xiao walked toward the arena. Teaching the daughter of Reid's old friend wouldn't take long; at most a few days, at least one or two days would suffice. This was the sword art carved out through slaughter; there was no specific method of cultivation.

As for the time and travel issues, Reid would resolve them. As for exactly when to go, it would be within the near future.

While deep in thought, Su Xiao arrived at the arena.

【You have entered the arena.】

【Detected that the Hunter has promoted to the Seventh Tier. Enter the Tree Arena? Yes/No.】

Su Xiao chose to enter, and spatial fluctuations appeared.

【You have entered the Tree Arena. Please select a mode.】

【Arena Mode / Consecutive Battle Mode / Spectator Mode.】

【Spectator Mode: You can watch the battles of other competitors. It costs 600–27,000 Paradise Coins per hour. You can choose which match to watch.】

【Current ongoing matches: 97,540.】

【The Hunter must read the following regulations.】

1. The Tree Arena is completely public; competitors must not disclose their origins to each other without authorization.

2. Within the Tree Arena, the Hunter can be matched against combatants from the Void, transcendent native worlds, and all other Paradises.

3. Currently, the Hunter will only be matched with Seventh Tier competitors in the Tree Arena. If you successfully reach the top 50, you will have the opportunity to enter the "Tree-Born World." If you reach the top 10, you will definitely obtain a quota to enter the "Tree-Born World" and receive a Void Passage Permit.

Su Xiao sat on a wooden chair. The room he was in was not large, and in front of him was a translucent screen. With a low arena ranking, the lounge was also very rudimentary.

There were many competitors in the Tree Arena, including Qiyuezhe from various Paradises, Void races, and even powerhouses from Transcendent Native Worlds.

Up to now, Su Xiao did not understand Transcendent Native Worlds, but there was one point: when the Foreign Qiangzhe Contest was held, only three parties had the qualifications to participate: the Paradise faction, the Void faction, and the Transcendent Native Worlds.

A Night-Bewitching Witch had made it to the final round, which explained a lot. Compared to the Paradise faction and the Void faction, the Transcendent Native Worlds were much weaker, but they were still a presence that could not be ignored.

Su Xiao did not know what the Tree-Born World was, but the Void Passage Permit was an item he very much wanted to obtain. With this thing, he would have the qualifications to enter the Void.

Although he could currently enter the Void through the Tree of Doors, it was very unsafe. Having a Void Passage Permit would be different; it meant he had the notarization of Reincarnation Paradise, so he wouldn't be surrounded and killed by people from the Arcane Eternal Star the moment he arrived in the Void.

【Tree Arena rankings have been refreshed.】

【Resetting Hunter's arena data...】

【Competitor: Su Xiao.】

【Status: Good.】

【Paradise Arena Ranking: No ranking; ranking is only visible within the top 10,000.】

【Consecutive win record: 0 matches.】

【Regular arena record: 0 matches.】

With regular matching, it was basically impossible to fight into the top 50, as there were only 5 arena opportunities each time.

The only way to fight one's way up was through consecutive battles, engaging in a gauntlet against one competitor after another.

【The Hunter has chosen Consecutive Battle Mode.】

【Matching opponents...】

【Match successful, opponent has no ranking.】

After a blur before his eyes, Su Xiao arrived in a large forest. The surrounding trees had all been cut down. The audience was very peculiar—a group of monkeys. They were either squatting or hanging on the surrounding branches, looking at Su Xiao with confusion.

"Bro, first time in the Tree Arena? I'm also here for the first time. There should be a protection mechanism here, right? Are these monkeys disguised as audience members? So realistic. Hey, where are you guys from?"

A short-haired girl waved at the monkeys. The surrounding monkeys remained indifferent; this was a simulated scene.

"Bro, I'm talking to you. You wouldn't happen to be... from Reincarnation Paradise, would you?"

The chatterbox girl's expression gradually became solemn. With a bang, a blue light pierced in front of her—it was Zhan Long Shan.

The chatterbox girl leaped backward continuously, her movements agile.

"It really is Reincarnation Paradise!"

The chatterbox girl spread her arms, and seven-colored light surged in her eyes.

"Illusion..."

Boom!

The chatterbox girl felt a sharp pain in her abdomen, followed by numbness throughout her body. A force spread within her, causing her body to lose strength for an instant.

Zing.

The long blade slashed across, and a wisp of blood splattered. The chatterbox girl had just promoted to the Seventh Tier and was still a single-attribute specialist. What was worse, her core ability was mental control; facing Su Xiao, this was truly tragic.

【Hint: Your opponent has surrendered.】

【Your arena ranking has increased slightly. The second round of competition is about to begin.】

Su Xiao estimated that his own combat power was in the upper-middle tier of the Seventh Tier, still a distance away from the top echelon, but not too far.

Ten minutes later, Su Xiao stood in a shallow lake. Nearby, a competitor was floating on the water. This was a Void race member, covered in white fluff, capable of rapid spatial movement. Five minutes into the battle, he was entangled by the Qing Gang Ying and then met a tragic end. This brother roared, using every ounce of his strength, only to be bound until his skin split and flesh tore.

This was the third arena match Su Xiao had fought consecutively. After three matches, he still had no ranking. To rush into the top 10,000 would take no short amount of time, and rushing into the top 10 would be even harder. At least with Su Xiao's current strength, it was absolutely impossible.

Fighting in the Tree Arena didn't consume time; it required hard power. As long as one was strong enough, fighting a few dozen consecutive wins to climb up, one might even reach the top 100 directly.

"Ex... Exterminator."

The white-haired race member spoke with a faint breath. Of course, he wouldn't die; the Tree Arena had a protection mechanism.

【Hint: The Hunter has interrupted the Consecutive Battle Mode without defeating the current opponent.】

【Calculating ranking...】

【No ranking.】

In the rudimentary lounge, Su Xiao did not intend to continue fighting in the Tree Arena. The reason was that he needed to maintain a low ranking first, which was why he interrupted the third match, leading to his defeat in that match. The white-haired brother must have been very confused; he had been slashed until he doubted life, and then he actually won. Things in the world are unpredictable.

Maintain a low ranking first, then improve his own strength. After his strength reached a certain level, he would strive for a few dozen consecutive wins. In this way, his ranking would rise to an exaggerated degree. Fighting match by match might not necessarily be as effective as doing that, and it would instead waste his stay time in Reincarnation Paradise.

Su Xiao's idea was that after each world progress ended, the time originally used for arena fighting would be invested in the Land of All Living Things. As long as he was strong enough, he would have everything.

Leaving the Tree Arena, Su Xiao returned to his exclusive room and began to devote himself to the development of Apollo. When there were 25 hours of stay time left, he headed to the Land of All Living Things.

【You have arrived at the Trial Ground.】

【The fifth floor of the Land of All Living Things has been opened. It costs 500,000 Paradise Coins per hour.】

【Detected that the Hunter has promoted to the Seventh Tier. You can stay on the fifth floor of the Land of All Living Things by consuming Soul Coins, at a rate of 3 Soul Coins per hour.】

Seeing this hint, Su Xiao chose to pay with Soul Coins. Converted, paying 3 Soul Coins was equivalent to saving 50,000 Paradise Coins. The proceeds from formulating permanent buff potions, supplemented by a small amount of Soul Coins, were enough for him to cultivate on the fifth floor of the Land of All Living Things.

After paying 72 Soul Coins, Su Xiao obtained a 24-hour stay limit on the fifth floor of the Land of All Living Things. The bitter cultivation began.

On the fifth floor of the Land of All Living Things, the sky was filled with wind and snow, and the cold was bone-piercing. Su Xiao sat cross-legged on an ice pillar, with Zhan Long Shan placed flat on his legs.

Strike with the blade, and perceive with the soul.

"Blade Dao, Blade Extreme..."

After 23 hours and 54 minutes, Su Xiao walked out of the Trial Ground. With every step, he had the possibility of collapsing directly. In the distance, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang and Amu rushed over.

Returning to the exclusive room, Su Xiao lay on the bed to rest for over an hour before the Reincarnation Paradise hint appeared.

【The Hunter's stay limit has been reached. You are about to return to the real world.】

Returning to the real world basically meant a new world was coming soon. After all, Su Xiao just relaxed his body and mind in the real world and basically didn't go out.

Inside the second floor of the accessory shop, bang, bang, bang~

Three muffled sounds, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, Amu, and Baja all fell to the floor. This was the consequence of a fancy landing.

Su Xiao moved his somewhat sore right arm. Just as he was about to go downstairs, he noticed something wrong. The alarm device hadn't been triggered, but someone had been here, and the person had even made a cup of instant noodles.

Just as Su Xiao raised his hand, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang threw over the Tang Hong long blade. Grabbing the scabbard, Su Xiao went down the stairs.

Arriving at the first floor, Su Xiao saw a cup of instant noodles with only soup left on the coffee table, and a banknote left on the side. Leaving money after eating the noodles...

A black card was placed on the coffee table, and there was a note on the side.

"No malice, but very hungry, so I ate a cup of noodles at your place. I hope you can attend tomorrow night's gathering."

Su Xiao picked up the black card on the coffee table, and Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang stepped forward to sniff it.

"Woof."

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang successfully locked onto the scent on the card, ready to track at any time.

Su Xiao did not actively provoke others in the real world, whether they were Qiyuezhe or ordinary people, but this did not mean that others could break into his home without permission, shut down the alarm system, and eat a cup of noodles.

With a snap, the black card held between Su Xiao's fingers shattered. ===== CHAPTER 2439 =====