Chapter 2600

Black-blue smoke enveloped Su Xiao's entire body. After he gripped the Life Dragon Essence, he activated his Devouring Core ability to the fullest.

Su Xiao certainly wouldn't miss such a good opportunity. There were over two hundred contractors present, as well as troublesome guys like the Gourmet, Tank Man, and Gask. Whether he could snatch the Life Dragon Essence was completely unknown.

Since that was the case, Su Xiao would certainly seize the time to absorb the life energy within the essence. He wouldn't use this life energy to upgrade his Green Qing Qing Gang Ying ability now. Upgrading abilities during battle is equivalent to seeking death.

Although he couldn't immediately use this life energy to upgrade his Green Qing Qing Gang Ying ability, Su Xiao could temporarily store this life energy in the Devouring Core and absorb it slowly later.

Just the moment he gripped the Life Dragon Essence, Su Xiao used an almost brutal method to devour about one-fifth of the life energy inside.

Crack—

A crisp sound came from Su Xiao's hand. On the crystal shell of the essence's surface, cracks that were hard to notice appeared.

Over twenty meters away, Gask seemed to sense something wrong. He crouched on the ground, pressed his hands against the ground, and quickly beast-ified. In the Death Paradise, he had a recognized title: Wild Beast · Gask.

The sound of breaking wind whistled from behind Su Xiao. A long spear surging with lightning attacked, and along with it were countless various attacks.

【Prompt: You have killed an unknown numbered contractor (Apocalypse Paradise).】

【You have killed an unknown numbered contractor (Sanctuary Paradise).】

Before various attacks bombarded from all directions, Su Xiao received two kill prompts. These were control-type contractors who died from the backlash of the Soul Gaze ability.

Su Xiao was just about to perform spatial penetration when he suddenly discovered that the Life Dragon Essence in his hand appeared to be detaching. This thing had just broken free from the Void Tree's spatial blockade state, and it couldn't penetrate space at this moment.

The black-blue smoke all over Su Xiao's body surged. His eyes turned blood-red, and he activated the Devouring Core with intensity beyond his limit.

A total of two-fifths of the life energy within the essence was forcibly extracted by Su Xiao into his left arm. He immediately threw out the Life Dragon Essence and entered the spatial penetration state. Being besieged by so many contractors, he would definitely die.

Su Xiao appeared over ten meters away. A buzzing sound rang in his ears, and an impact attacked from the front. A crystal layer clung to his body surface, and he flew backward.

The Life Dragon Essence in mid-air was wrapped in a layer of crystals, and then several energy shields enveloped it, which ensured it wasn't blasted to pieces in the chaotic attacks.

The over two hundred contractors present rushed from all directions, with only one goal: the Life Dragon Essence. The essence has many uses. Even without specific needs, one can directly absorb the pure life energy inside, which not only improves the three main attributes of Strength, Agility, and Constitution but also increases a large amount of health. Even if it takes a long time, this is also a way to become stronger. No one is not tempted.

"Got it."

A hand reached out from thin air and grabbed the Life Dragon Essence. This was a man with a thin build. After he got it, he immediately withdrew.

Bang!

Flesh and blood splashed. Nearly half of the body of the contractor who grabbed the Life Dragon Essence was smashed. Tank Man stopped abruptly in the broken flesh and blood, spitting out a large mouthful of white air. Hard, savage, and unstoppable—this is Tank Man's style.

Tank Man grabbed toward the essence in mid-air. When his hand was less than ten centimeters away from the essence, a petite figure sat on his arm, and a small, fair hand grabbed the Life Dragon Essence.

"Thanks."

The petite figure was like a spirit cat, distancing herself from Tank Man in a few flashes. Tank Man looked at the clothing fragments in his hand. The biological armor all over his body surged, and blue veins bulged on his neck. Clumsy is his style, but not a weakness.

Little Baozi, holding the Life Dragon Essence, shuttled between the contractors with an incredibly agile figure. A black shadow chased behind her. She was so fast that even control abilities couldn't catch up.

"Damn, where is the person?"

A one-eyed man dressed like a pirate swept his gaze around. Just now, he felt something whoosh past. Let alone capturing it with perception, he didn't even see clearly what it was.

Little Baozi leaped among the crowd. While rushing forward, she lowered her body, and an energy curved blade slashed past above her head. In her view, these people were all too slow.

Just as a smile gradually bloomed on Little Baozi's face, the sound of breaking wind came from in front of her.

"It's over."

Little Baozi leaned sideways with all her might. Unfortunately, the enemy's timing was too tricky; they were just waiting for her to take the initiative to rush over.

Slap!

A big palm slapped Little Baozi on the face. She, with her twin tails, spun at high speed like a spinning top, and even made a 'lu-lu-lu' sound in her mouth.

Tank Man grabbed the flying essence without looking at Little Baozi, who was already lying on the ground half-unconscious.

The moment Tank Man grabbed the essence, a huge hand claw slapped down from above. Tank Man leaped to the side. Unfortunately, before he could leap up, he was slapped into the ground by a claw.

A gray shadow swept past, and the essence in mid-air disappeared.

Boom, boom, boom!

After a burst of roaring, the wild beast-ified Gask staggered backward. He was only a step away from rushing out, but there were too many various attacks bombarding him, and he couldn't dodge them at all.

Blood seeped from between Gask's interlaced fangs. After he spat out a cloud of blood mist, he roared toward the sky.

A sharp and ear-piercing sound spread. A transparent figure appeared near Gask. Gask pounced forward, and his sharp claws slashed out crossed claw marks.

In just an instant, that transparent figure was torn to pieces, turned into a bubble, and disappeared into the air. The Life Dragon Essence fell and was gripped in Gask's claws again.

"Everything is endowed by the gods."

With a crack, a golden lightning bolt struck down from the sky, fiercely striking Gask.

"Die, you charlatan."

Gask spoke while shivering, golden electric arcs flashing on his body, and the white nictitating membranes of his eyes blinked. His old rival had arrived.

An elderly priest wearing a monocle and a gold chain hanging on his chest stood in the distance. Although he had white hair, he didn't look old.

"Lost lambs need the shepherd's guidance. The gods are with you and me."

Just as the priest's words fell, an impact spread with him as the center.

Thud!

The ground was lifted, and violent wind pressure attacked from the front. Su Xiao blocked in front with one hand, and the long blade in his other hand was stuck in the soil.

Ding, ding, ding!

Three crystal cones deeply pierced into the surrounding ground, extending into the soil like tree roots, and the Boundary Breaking Line was wrapped around them.

When the impact subsided, the ground within two kilometers around had lowered by nearly five meters. In the chaotic battle of over two hundred people, only Su Xiao, the Gourmet, Gask, and the priest remained. Everyone else had been blown away to over a kilometer away.

The Life Dragon Essence floated five meters in mid-air. Gask was the closest, but golden electric arcs were still flashing on his body, causing his body to be numb.

The next moment, the four people present disappeared from their spots. When they appeared again, they had all leaped up, grabbing toward the Life Dragon Essence in mid-air from four directions.