Chapter 2555

Molten Mountain summit. The dark red sun above hung low, seemingly within reach, but actually located high in the sky.

First King Edri Dewen's headless corpse sat on the ground, the greatsword in his hand half-stabbed into the ground. Until his death, the First King never fell.

Baha landed on Amu's shoulder. The wound on its chest was slowly healing. It stared fixedly at the First King's headless corpse. Even though the First King had been decapitated and a kill notification had appeared, Baha still had the illusion that the First King might stand up and slash them all to death.

Just as Baha had breathed a sigh of relief, the First King's corpse suddenly moved. His left hand stabbed into his damaged heart and pulled out a fire-red crystal the size of a pebble. This was the fire-characteristic Source.

"I, I, I, damn!"

Baha spread its wings, ready to continue fighting, but the First King's corpse didn't move again.

"Amu, give me a quick-acting heart-saving pill."

"Moo?"

Amu clearly didn't understand that this was Baha's nonsense.

【Hint: You have killed First King Edri Dewen.】

【You have obtained 27.3% of the World's Source; you now have a total of 145.15% of the World's Source.】

【You have obtained Saint-Spirit-grade Treasure Chest: Uncrowned (83%).】

【The sealed state of the Source Crystal (Fire) has been lifted. This item cannot be taken out of this world.】

【The Hunter needs to find a new Source Guardian. This action will significantly increase the comprehensive evaluation at the end of this world.】

Su Xiao stepped to the First King's corpse. After sheathing his long blade, his right hand reached toward the First King and began to acquire soul memories.

A white ball of light floated out from the First King's corpse. This white ball of light was the size of a fist. This was the largest soul memory condensate Su Xiao had ever stripped out.

【You have obtained "Soul Memory: Source Guardian (Complete)."】

Su Xiao held the white ball of light in his hand. This was the first time he had stripped out a complete soul memory; in the past, they had all been incomplete.

Three blue threads stabbed into the white ball of light. The scene before Su Xiao changed. It was a viewing-type soul memory. This type of soul memory, which resembled "watching a movie," was the lowest-risk type of soul memory, and he wouldn't consume it; he would mostly just watch it.

Dark, damp, and dim firelight illuminated the stained black walls and an iron cage.

A figure sat inside the iron cage. His frame was large, but he was skin and bones. Because the iron cage was too low, the figure inside could only lower his head. His beard was messy, and his skin was as rough as tree bark.

"Is this it? It killed 16 of our warriors on the battlefield?"

"Yeah, don't look at how thin he is. As long as you give him a sword and feed him, he's a beast. Sell him; it's a pity to kill him."

"Sell him as a slave? Are you crazy? That's a serious crime. The current situation doesn't allow for slaves."

"A servant, sell him as a servant."

"Good idea, but... he's as thin as a dead tree; he won't fetch a good price."

"Brand armor all over his body; who would be able to tell how thin he is? Dewen, you do it."

The conversation subsided, and the scene before Su Xiao changed.

A burning furnace, molten iron, blood-stained molds, and an old man with white hair but a strong build.

"Servant, eat this. Close your eyes when branding the armor. Sigh... someone like you shouldn't be treated this way. This damn world."

A rough hand, full of calluses, reached into the cage and handed over a slightly burnt potato. The "beast in the cage" remained silent.

The scene changed again. Outside the cylindrical stone building, wind and snow filled the sky.

"Run!! Run that way! Remember, you are not a beast! You also have a name. I'll give you my name: Dewen! From now on, you are called Dewen!"

In the wind and snow, the strong old man named Dewen held the iron door behind him. Inside the iron door, swords stabbed out, piercing his body and staining it with blood. Filthy curses came from inside the door.

In the wind and snow, the beast in the cage hunched his back, looking at the old man covered in blood. He remembered two words: Dewen.

The scene changed again. The "beast in the cage," branded with armor all over his body, fell in the wind and snow. A tapping sound came from the helmet on his head. A finger was tapping his head armor.

"Edri Shier, if you dare to sneak out of the God's Land again, even if you are my sister, I will tell Father. As a descendant of gods, you must know what you are bearing."

"Brother, there's a person here."

"Human? Kill him."

"Eh? He didn't do anything wrong."

"Humans deserve to die."

"Why?"

"Get out of the way!"

The scene flashed again. In the burning castle, the beast in the cage fell in a pool of blood. His blood slowly spread, eventually reaching under a stone platform. On the stone platform, a fire-red crystal was embedded.

"Roar!!"

Like a beast's roar, the beast in the cage stood straight. He carried a petite corpse on his back, and on his chest, a crystal named 【Source】 was embedded.

In his life, only two people had shown him kindness: one was named Dewen, and the other was named Edri Shier.

12575 invaders, none were spared; all died.

The scene changed again. On a mountain range piled with lava, a tall figure stood above. He was Edri Dewen, no longer the beast in the cage, but the Source Guardian.

"We wait, willing to honor you as king."

Edri Dewen looked at the few people kneeling in front of him. These people were quite strong and had already made him bleed, but they were not qualified to take away the 【Source】.

Waiting, a long wait. Edri Dewen waited for many challengers. They called themselves Tianba, but Edri Dewen knew these were not the people he was waiting for.

The scene changed, black and red alternating. In the scalding magma, Edri Dewen felt a sense of falling. He had returned to Molten Mountain. He had waited for 447 years. He could feel that he was about to "collapse." He needed a successor to guard the Source in his place.

Zing.

The long blade hummed. Edri Dewen looked forward. He saw a man holding a long blade with red light in his eyes. He felt that the person he was waiting for might have come. But before that, he had to determine if the other party was qualified to take away the 【Source】. If not, die. Although he couldn't hold on much longer, he wouldn't hand the 【Source】 to the weak. If they weren't qualified, they had to die.

Not long after, a black-blue "magic sickle" swept past. Edri Dewen knew he had waited for the person qualified to take away the 【Source】. He could rest now.

The scene before Su Xiao disappeared, and a notification appeared.

【Your Willpower attribute has permanently increased by 8 points.】

The soul memory in Su Xiao's hand dissipated. He didn't absorb these soul memories; just watching them had increased his Willpower by 8 points. As for absorbing these soul memories, that would be very unwise.

Su Xiao reached out his hand and grabbed toward the 【Source】 in Edri Dewen's hand.

"Source, I'm taking it."

As soon as Su Xiao finished speaking, Edri Dewen's corpse turned into ashes, and sparks drifted away.

Grabbing the Source floating in mid-air, Su Xiao was in a bit of a dilemma for a moment. This thing couldn't be placed casually; it needed someone to inherit it.

Crack!

Just as Su Xiao was thinking, cracks appeared on the Molten Mountain beneath his feet. It was about to shatter and fall into the abyss below. Seeing this, he and Xiang Bubu Wang rushed down the Molten Mountain.

Amu, behind them, stood on the Molten Mountain and scratched its head.

"Amu, why aren't you running?"

Baha, on Amu's shoulder, spoke.

"Moo."

"You say I didn't run? I didn't run because I can fly, hahaha."

After saying that, Baha flapped its wings and flew up, laughing very wickedly. The boat of friendship capsizes just like that.

Before long, the Molten Mountain collapsed completely. Among the large pieces of falling debris, Baha grabbed Amu and flew far away.

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Sogou