Chapter 2872: Prophet Slate

Qiliyad Royal City, inside a dilapidated building.

Blood seeped from between Su Xiao's fingers. The exchange with Death Shadow Oviya had been extremely brief. It might have looked like he had easily beheaded her, but that was far from the truth.

At this moment, Su Xiao's HP was dropping at a rate of 5% per second. An unknown substance with dark properties was spreading from the puncture wound in his abdomen, eroding his body.

Although Oviya was a powerhouse leaning toward the good alignment, she was decisive and ruthless in battle. Once she realized that the Red-Eyed Girl had failed to influence Su Xiao and Uqi, and that she had been closed in on, she made an instant decision to drag Su Xiao down with her.

The blood seeping from his fingers turned black. Su Xiao took out a white round stone. He did not drink a recovery potion; given his current internal state, the effect of a potion would be negligible. More importantly, his Intuition ability had issued a warning the moment he took out a recovery item.

What had invaded his body was not energy, but an unknown substance—this was Oviya's trump card.

【Shadow Darkness has receded.】

【The Hunter did not use recovery potions or items; Shadow Darkness was not fully activated.】

Black sandy smoke drifted from the wound on Su Xiao's abdomen. The unknown substance within him gathered at the wound and then drifted away from his body.

Being in Qiliyad Royal City, if he were to engage in a fierce battle with Oviya, even if he won, the final outcome would not be good. There were all kinds of monsters and Sun Warriors here; attracting either side would be a very bad situation.

Su Xiao sensed his condition and, confirming there were no issues, drank a bottle of 【Vitality Stock Solution】. The wound on his abdomen gradually recovered, and the damaged organs slowly healed, though it would still take some time to fully recover.

【Hint: You have killed Death Shadow Oviya.】

【You have gained 8.97% World Source.】

【You have gained Sun Disk (This is a special item of this world; it will definitely drop upon the holder's death).】

【You have gained Faith Spirit Box (Chest-type item).】

After checking the kill notification for Oviya, Su Xiao confirmed one thing: the Priest was not dead yet. The "Keys" had the property of definitely dropping upon death; the fact that the Priest had not left behind the Penance Thorn Whip meant a lot.

As his injuries healed, Su Xiao looked at the Ouroboros Slate on the ground. He felt that this thing didn't actually have much capability.

Su Xiao picked up the Ouroboros Slate. He would not easily believe the treasure locations it had provided.

"Baha, smash the Sun Disk."

The Ouroboros Slate had previously hinted that it could devour the other four keys. Su Xiao speculated that this was likely a lie, so he decided to test it.

"Alright."

Baha made a move to smash the Sun Disk. It understood Su Xiao's intent and would not actually destroy the item.

Just as Baha grabbed the Sun Disk, a line of text appeared on the Ouroboros Slate.

'Do not smash it. The Sun Disk is connected to the "Sun." I do not yet have the qualification to consume it; the Judgment Scepter must be obtained first.'

Seeing this text, Su Xiao realized what was going on. The Ouroboros Slate could not devour the other four keys. The previous prophecy had been fake. When the Ouroboros Slate sensed it was about to be destroyed, it intended to use this method to trick the holder to their death—to trick Su Xiao, as the holders of the other four keys were all very strong.

Crack!

Su Xiao crushed the Ouroboros Slate in his hand. He had Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang investigate, and after Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang activated all its aura abilities, it sensed an aura in the southeast—a very dangerous aura.

A muffled sound came from the southeast. A church there unfolded, and frantic tentacles spread toward the surroundings like a blooming, terrifying flower.

A moment later, the tentacles retracted, reforming into a church. If Su Xiao had believed the Ouroboros Slate, he would have already entered that church to search for treasure. The outcome would be predictable: entering the body of that unknown giant monster would likely lead to casualties. The probability of Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang dying there was the highest, as it was very afraid of this type of giant, camouflage-type enemy.

This was the price of believing the Ouroboros Slate. Snakes represented lies, poison, and death in most cases, and the Ouroboros Slate was no exception.

There was no such thing as a free lunch in this world. The Ouroboros Slate had existed for thousands of years; it would not easily give in.

Gravel fell from Su Xiao's fingertips. He patted the dust off his hands and was about to walk out of the abandoned building when the Ouroboros Slate, which had turned into gravel, actually began to "reverse," quickly piecing itself back together and returning to his hand. A line of text appeared on it.

'Greed is the greatest original sin in this world. I am the Ptolemy Slate, the Prophet Slate. I can still provide 2 more prophecies. After 2 prophecies, the energy plundered over 317 years will be exhausted.'

Seeing this text on the slate, Su Xiao frowned in thought.

"The origin of the Second Era Alchemy Civilization."

Su Xiao asked a random question.

'What is an alchemy civilization?'

The Prophet Slate not only failed to answer Su Xiao's question, but it also seemed to be trying to supplement itself with new knowledge through Su Xiao.

"How to obtain the Dark Mask."

As soon as Su Xiao finished speaking, text appeared on the Prophet Slate.

'This exceeds the limit of prophecy. You yourself, along with Rogash, Xiwu, the Priest, Xuxiluo, and everyone else—everything you do will affect the ownership of the Dark Mask. There is no absolute prophecy in this world. Your strength makes the prophecies very inaccurate. Do you need... a prophecy like this?'

Su Xiao discovered that the Prophet Slate seemed to have become somewhat more reliable. The item's abilities were indeed limited, but the information it provided had a certain reference value.

"Where are the other Soul Skeletons?"

After Su Xiao asked this question, fine cracks appeared on the Prophet Slate, and a line of text appeared on it.

'Qiliyad Royal City: Prayer Site, Gallery, Royal Palace, Sacrificial Hall.'

These were likely four hidden or very dangerous areas within the Holy Land. Su Xiao did not intend to fully believe it.

The last question, asking where he could get more benefits, seemed good, but in reality, it wasn't. The Prophet Slate would try to trick all greedy people to their deaths.

"Last question: What is the weakness of the Dark Mask?"

Su Xiao speculated that his promotion mission must be hugely related to the Dark Mask. Since he couldn't ask where the mask was, knowing how to destroy it would be good too.

Bang! The Prophet Slate in Su Xiao's hand exploded. A terrified wail came from within, sounding like hundreds or thousands of voices overlapping.

Su Xiao's vision changed. A pitch-black hole appeared in front of him. As the hole pulled back, he saw a bone-white mask covered in cracks.

'Good luck, my sixth user.'

After the shattered Prophet Slate formed this line of text, a spatial vortex appeared and sucked the fragments in.

Whether the information provided by the Prophet Slate was credible remained to be verified.

"Uqi, have you heard of the Prayer Site?"

"I have. Why are you going there? There's nothing special about that place; it's just a broken wooden hut."

"Some private business."

"Alright then, follow me."

Uqi walked out. He had lured away many of the monsters nearby. These monsters had once been civilians of the Holy Land. When the "Sun" began to scorch the Holy Land, a small portion of the civilians survived, but they had all mutated into monsters due to the erosion of the Sun's power.

Uqi led the way. He was very familiar with the Royal City. Along the way to the Prayer Site, Uqi did not walk on the main streets, but traveled through alleys or buildings.

Ten minutes later, Uqi stopped in front of a triangular building. This building was made of wood, with iron bars connecting the round logs, and it was covered in vines.

There were almost no plants to be seen in the Royal City, so this triangular wooden building was particularly eye-catching.

Approaching it, Su Xiao found that it was small inside, only about a dozen square meters. A skeleton emitting a fluorescent white light was kneeling inside, facing outward, holding a metal cup in its hands from which the backflow incense was overflowing.

This Soul Skeleton seemed to have been activated before, which made Su Xiao vigilant. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang and Baha dispersed to the left and right, beginning to scout the surroundings.

Su Xiao walked into the triangular wooden hut and raised his hand to touch the Soul Skeleton.

Wave~

A ripple spread out. Su Xiao's tense nerves relaxed slightly. This Soul Skeleton had not been activated by someone else; it was special in itself.

【You have activated the 3rd "Soul Skeleton."】

【Location: Above the City Wall.】