Chapter 2673

As soon as Su Xiao entered the Dark Prison, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, Amu, and Baha rushed out from the rift behind. Baha landed first, then Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang pressed on top, and finally, Amu capped the pile.

"Get up quickly, Balde is coming!"

"Woof-woof-woof!"

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang was panicked. Although it wasn't at the very bottom, it knew Balde's weight; that bloated heavy armor the other party wore was very heavy.

Unfortunately, it was too late. Balde let out a low cry and crashed onto Amu from above. Because there were too many meat cushions underneath, he bounced once after landing before finally falling to the ground.

After Su Xiao confirmed there was no immediate danger, he activated the 'Blood Mark' and began tracking Douglas's position.

After the Blood Mark flickered on and off a few times, it glowed with a blood-red light. The tracking was successful; Douglas was to the west.

Su Xiao walked in the lead, Baha and Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang were in the middle, and Balde and Amu brought up the rear.

A gust of wind blew by. The Dark Prison gave one only one feeling: desolation and emptiness. It was no wonder the Dark Demons and Specters were so aggressive; this hellhole of a Dark Prison had no resources at all.

Specters were fine; they could sleep for long periods. Dark Demons had it harder, so in the Dark Prison, besides the pleasure of procreating, all that remained for the Dark Demons was slaughter—killing and devouring each other. That was how Gouki had killed his way to the top.

Su Xiao took out the coordinate sensing device. He had left a coordinate at the previous location and set it as the initial point.

After ten hours, the initial point could no longer be opened. When that time came, leaving the Dark Prison would depend on luck.

Traveling westward, after moving forward for over ten minutes, Su Xiao encountered a Dark Demon—a Dark Demon on the verge of dying of old age.

"Guda, guda, guda..."

The withered Dark Demon made indistinct sounds in its mouth, its pupils pale and blank.

"It is about to become a 'tree'."

Balde spoke. He poked the withered Dark Demon's chest with the spiral sword in his hand. Sure enough, most of the withered Dark Demon's body shattered, and the exposed bones were similar in color to wood.

Continuing westward, the color of the 'Blood Mark' grew deeper, which meant the distance to Douglas was closing.

After traveling for about half an hour, a black mountain peak appeared somewhat abruptly ahead. This peak was about thirty meters high, similar in shape to a volcano, with a hole at the top.

At the summit, a bare-chested figure sat with his back to Su Xiao and the others. It was Douglas. Beside him was a semi-transparent woman who was helping him treat the wounds on his body. Judging by Douglas's wandering hands, the relationship between the two was quite unusual.

Suddenly, Douglas's body stiffened. He looked to the side and saw Su Xiao and the others.

"Run, run as far as you can."

Douglas rose calmly and even smiled at Su Xiao, who was dozens of meters away.

"The soul's premonition was accurate; you really did follow. Gouki, this is your home turf. You can settle the score with Kuku Lin now."

"In the outer world, I was suppressed too severely."

Gouki walked out from the top of the pitch-black mountain. Along with him was a figure wearing a black robe whose face could not be seen. It was named Soul. Its status within the Dark Prison was on par with Gouki and Douglas; the three of them were the ones who directed everything.

For some reason, Soul's presence was extremely low. As long as one shifted their gaze away from it, they would ignore its existence.

The faction led by Gouki, Soul, and Douglas held a special status in the Dark Prison. Other Dark Demons and Specters were sometimes willing to help do things, such as dealing with the Watcher Guild or assassinating hunters. Regarding the 'Source of Fusion', other Dark Demons and Specters didn't know much about it. Powerful Dark Demons were mostly very cunning, and the more cunning they were, the higher the possibility of betrayal.

At this moment, on the small black mountain, besides Gouki, Soul, and Douglas, there was also a man with a face covered in scars and a forehead embedded with metal studs. He was a hunter, the God Hunter, Hyena Fox Yasi.

Seeing Yasi standing beside Gouki, Ta Balde's heart sank. He asked loudly: "Yasi, is this what you wanted to do?"

"Ah, this is what I wanted to do—for the 12,537 active hunters of the Watcher Guild. I don't want... them to have a miserable end. Balde, compared to Dark Demons and Specters, the human heart is more terrifying. Hunters dying in battle is their true destination."

Yasi's voice was hoarse, clearly having had his throat slit before.

"For the hunters?"

Ta Balde didn't understand Yasi's meaning, but he didn't continue to ask. The battle was about to begin; 5 against 4, the odds of winning were not low.

"Kuku Lin, shall we go over there and have a fight? A fight to the death."

Gouki wanted a one-on-one with Su Xiao; this was something he had wanted to do for a long time.

"..."

Su Xiao didn't speak, his gaze shifting to Soul. Sensing Su Xiao's gaze, Gouki was very confused, while Soul behind him felt a chill in its heart.

"Gouki, you step back first..."

Douglas sensed something was wrong, but before he could finish his sentence, his expression froze.

"What... is this?"

Gouki raised his strong right arm, looking at the gray-white exoskeleton growing on it. At this moment, Soul's hand was pressed onto Gouki's rear shoulder.

"Thank you for everything you've done for me. Douglas was awakened by you, but he is too smart. I could only let the Supreme Existence be resurrected ahead of schedule."

Soul let out a somewhat manic low laugh, its eyes filled with fanaticism.

Crack, crack, crack—

The pale-white exoskeleton clung to Gouki's body. His hand gradually clenched into a fist, but unfortunately, besides clenching his fist, he could do nothing else.

"Why..."

Douglas's situation was similar. He tilted his head back with all his might, but the exoskeleton still wrapped him inside.

"Yasi, we succeeded."

Soul stepped back slowly. Its plan had succeeded. From beginning to end, it had never thought of letting the Dark Prison and the outer world merge. It was the God who changed its lowly fate and granted it power, giving it the qualifications to cooperate with big shots like Gouki and Douglas, and even to utilize these big shots.

The fusion of the World Core and the original world was directed by Soul. For this, it spent decades finding the world's core and, through the knowledge left behind by the God, made the World Core begin to merge with the world. The God it worshipped came from a world with transcendent characteristics and was very knowledgeable in this regard.

This was only the first step Soul took. It knew it was alone, but fortunately, the God it worshipped, before its body died, used its half-dead body to nourish the 'Source of Fusion', letting the Dark Prison also join the fusion of the World Core and the original world. The three merged and interfered with each other, making the fusion speed very slow. This gave Soul sufficient time to collect world power and the remains of the strong.

There were several conditions for resurrecting the God: 1. The God's repository (Source of Fusion), 2. Not being rejected by the world it was in (requires world power), 3. A powerful soul as a spark (original target was Douglas), 4. A powerful body to facilitate the God in constructing a new divine body (target was Gouki), 5. Devouring the life force of a large number of creatures (Source of Fusion performs the devouring).

Soul had already made most of the preparations, except that it hadn't devoured enough life force, but it could no longer wait. Therefore, it chose to bare its fangs. However, before this, it needed to gather Gouki, Douglas, and Hyena Fox Yasi into the Dark Prison and also lure Su Xiao in, because Soul discovered that Su Xiao's soul was far stronger than Douglas's—there was simply no comparison.

It was precisely for this reason that Soul manipulated the 'Source of Fusion' to attack the Old Hunter Adam. It received intelligence that Old Hunter Adam was a hunter who had been in contact with Su Xiao recently. With Old Hunter Adam in trouble, Su Xiao, as the manager of the Shelter, would definitely go to investigate the situation, and discovering the Source of Fusion then would not be difficult.

"I've waited for you for a long time, but it's not your turn yet."

As soon as Soul finished speaking, the mountain peak beneath its feet shattered with a boom, and a large amount of black fluid surged out, engulfing Gouki. As for Douglas, he had already been flung to the side.

"Soul, what are you doing?"

Seeing Douglas flung away, Hyena Fox Yasi frowned. He was an insider of the God resurrection plan.

"Yasi, your soul is stronger than Douglas's. That piece of trash is no longer needed. Before I take Kuku Lin Bai Ye's soul, your soul will be used for a while."

As soon as Soul finished speaking, several black tentacles suddenly surged out, binding Yasi firmly.

"Full of nonsense. If you need my soul, take it."

Yasi didn't struggle. Even until he was engulfed by the black fluid, he was smiling, watching Soul. This caused a trace of unease to well up in Soul's heart, but this feeling quickly dissipated.

"The world will not be destroyed. Kuku Lin Bai Ye, you don't need to pretend to be a hero who saves the world. Everything is directed by the God, and everything will be dominated by the God!"

On the fluid that resembled black mud, Soul held its hands high, its expression fanatical.

Washinoki Washinoki Jishi of meters away, Su Xiao looked at the God-Slaying Ring on his hand. At this moment, a faint heat had appeared on the ring. It was normal that he hadn't sensed it before; a dead Old God, of course, had no fluctuations or aura, except for those iconic black tentacles.

"Kuku Lin Bai Ye, you are fortunate to witness the resurrection of an Old God. Heh~, forget it, you have no idea what kind of existence an Old God is. Die under His supreme majesty, you ant."