Chapter 3010

Su Xiao once again refused to take the assessment to become a battle angel; once he agreed to this assessment, it would trigger the corresponding mission, and at that time, whether the temporary seal on his arm could continue to be disguised would be unknown.

Walking out of the nearly ruined grand theater, Su Xiao headed toward the direction of Gem Street.

Through the temporary seal, Su Xiao checked the messages sent by the two contractors, both wanting to sell immortal-grade gems; unfortunately, the gem information they sent was not suitable for Dragon-Slashing Flash.

From the current situation, it seems unlikely to purchase a second immortal-grade gem suitable for Dragon-Slashing Flash on the contact platform; there are still three channels left: Gem Street, Insect King Kingdom, and the Kodo School.

Regarding gem purchases, Su Xiao completely entrusted it to Bei Ni, while he himself continued to break the ancient god's seal, which is also part of completing the main quest.

Returning to Gem Street, the pedestrians on the street were bustling; Su Xiao felt that if he did not interfere, and the ancient god broke the seal in a few years, Gem Street would become one of the last few refuges; the Kodo School operates here precisely for this preparation, as there are too many crystal fat ornaments here, and unless the ancient god arrives in person, it is difficult to corrupt this place.

Returning to the second floor of the inn, Su Xiao took out the map from his storage space, laid it flat on the table, and began to examine it.

On the map, many honeycomb-like white dots were marked, each representing an insect tower; interconnected insect towers could achieve long-distance spatial movement through the resonance of the humming insects.

The insect towers located on human territory were basically connected by dashed lines, while those connected to the Insect King Kingdom were few—only the insect towers in special areas such as Gem Street and Sentinel Light were connected to that side.

Overall, this continent can be divided into three parts: human territory, Insect King Kingdom, and the beasts' territory.

The human territory and the Insect King Kingdom are adjacent, even with large areas overlapping; the Insect King Kingdom is built underground, so this situation is quite normal.

The beasts' territory is located on the northern side of the continent; going there is not difficult—by taking the insect tower in Gem Street, one can reach the 'Mia Canyon,' which is the beasts' territory.

The only problem is that in the beasts' tribes' area, civilization basically no longer exists; it is absolute survival of the fittest, and whether the intelligent beings encountered can negotiate depends entirely on luck.

To break the seal, the Spider Queen, the Wise Sage, and the Light King must all die; the Spider Queen is already dead, the Light King has been found, and now only the Wise Sage remains.

Unlike the Spider Queen and the Light King, the Wise Sage's whereabouts are unknown; this is an old fellow who has hidden to the extreme.

Su Xiao does not fear how strong the Wise Sage is, for with the ancient god as the ceiling of combat power, the Wise Sage's strength, no matter how great, is still limited.

Su Xiao worries that this old fellow is too cunning; if he keeps hiding, unless the 【Navigation Compass】 is consumed, it will be difficult to find him.

After thinking this through, Su Xiao decided to first go to the beasts' territory to check the situation; he will not use the 【Navigation Compass】 unless absolutely necessary, as it is the ultimate means to find enemies or objects.

Once he falls into desperation due to being unable to find a certain object, facing imminent forced execution of the main quest, the 【Navigation Compass】 becomes the last line of defense; if used well, it is a life-saving treasure.

Bringing Bubu Wang, Bahar, and Moon Spirit, Su Xiao headed straight to the insect tower area by the street.

After knocking on the insect tower's door, the long-braided girl of the One-Legged Gang opened it; her eyes were full of resentment, and from her somewhat disheveled hairstyle, it was clear she had just woken up—she was a woman with a terrible morning temper.

"Where to?"

"Mia Canyon."

"500 Lang crystal fat."

The long-braided girl left these words, turned around, and walked up the spiral staircase behind to activate the insect tower on the upper level.

Su Xiao finally paid 30 Lang crystal fat, and the insect tower activated; these gang members are sometimes not friendly, but they are very rule-abiding, or rather, in 'Danke City,' gangs that do not follow rules have all been dealt with by the Kodo School.

The surrounding mist was hazy; when the spatial fluctuations dissipated, Su Xiao was already standing beside a small river; he looked around, and no matter how he looked, this place did not resemble 'Mia Canyon'—let alone mountains, there wasn't even a single stone; the scene before his eyes was full of withered branches and fallen leaves, and the river water in the nearby stream faintly appeared purple, highly toxic.

"This is… where? Puchu hu (a curse word in this world)."

The long-braided girl not far away spoke; she could be said to be completely bewildered—after activating the insect tower, as the activator, she herself had actually been transported here.

"You ask us? This isn't 'Mia Canyon'?"

Bahar looked at the long-braided girl; her expression was somewhat embarrassed, and she said: "Normally speaking, you should already have arrived at Mia Canyon."

"What about abnormal circumstances?"

"This~—using the insect tower carries certain risks."

Upon hearing the long-braided girl's words, Bahar felt relieved in his heart.

"You often encounter this situation."

"No, I have worked at the insect tower in Gem Street for six years, and this is the first time I have encountered such a situation."

"I damn it, refund the money."

"Okay."

"You this……"

Bahar was momentarily speechless; the long-braided girl really refunded the money, returning the 30 Lang crystal fat she had just received to Bahar.

"It can be certain that this place is definitely the beasts' territory; the insect tower's transmission may have deviation, but it will not deviate too far."

While speaking, the long-braided girl walked into the withered forest; after a few steps, she suddenly thought of something and said:

"If there is a need in the future, remember to patronize…… uh~, never mind, anyway, where exactly is this? Puchu hu."

The long-braided girl muttered a curse and walked away; it could be seen that she was somewhat uneasy in her heart.

"I damn it, could this be the work of the Goddess of Fortune?"

Bahar speculated that this time they were so unlucky, perhaps the Goddess of Fortune was secretly influencing things, but so far there is no evidence—only suspicion.

At the same time, near the insect tower of Mia Canyon, the Goddess of Fortune was located within a spatial rift.

"According to spatial fluctuation sensing, it should be correct here, but where did they go? I didn't influence their luck, so the transmission shouldn't have gone wrong."

The energy avatar of the Goddess of Fortune penetrated the insect tower, looked around inside for a moment, but still did not find Su Xiao.

"After careful calculation, it seems I have only influenced his luck once—what kind of luck is this, fluctuating high and low?"

The Goddess of Fortune couldn't quite understand it, but in her view, it didn't matter; she came here mainly because she is interested in the Sovereign of Fate, wanting to see how Su Xiao has forged the Sovereign of Fate to this extent; the risk of forcefully seizing it is too high, so the Goddess of Fortune plans to replicate a Sovereign of Fate.

"Forget it, let's just go back."

The energy avatar of the Goddess of Fortune gradually dissipated; speaking of which, it's interesting—others usually do bad things and then run away, but the Goddess of Fortune is the opposite: she carries the blame and then leaves.

……

Unknown region.

Su Xiao walked through the withered forest; a rotten smell permeated the air, as if all the vitality of plants had been drained; this feeling did not seem like corruption, for corruption is the erosion of ancient god energy, not forcible plunder.

Su Xiao speculated that this might be the place where the ancient god first descended; that ancient god used this as a center to suck-absorb this world, thus causing this scene.

Compared to wondering what caused this forest to become like this, Su Xiao wanted to know more: exactly where is this?

Su Xiao continued forward; he always felt that his arrival here was absolutely not a coincidence; he had used the insect tower many times, yet never encountered fog during transmission—it seemed someone was deliberately interfering, rather than him being unlucky and thus transported here.

After advancing about half a kilometer, the vegetation ahead began to thin; strange rocks stood upright, and a steep cliff wall lay horizontally ahead, blocking the way.

Below this cliff lay a stretch of black-gray land, its vegetation rotted to brittleness, crackling underfoot.

A stone altar about a hundred meters in diameter appeared ahead, its surface riddled with cracks, its center inlaid with soul crystals, though these soul crystals were now mere empty husks.

The altar was severely damaged; Su Xiao stepped forward, half-crouched at its center to inspect, and ultimately concluded that after completing some task, it had been destroyed—shattered into pieces, with some areas patched together using rock powder.

After the altar was destroyed, it was later repaired by someone unknown, seemingly to lure others here to see it.

Su Xiao picked up a fragment of a soul crystal; within it, faint black threads could be seen, the result of corruption by ancient godly power.

From observation, Su Xiao determined that this was the place where the ancient god had descended, and more importantly, this descent was not voluntary—the god had been summoned by this altar.

Since it was not an invasive descent, then who summoned the ancient god? Based on known clues, Su Xiao already had an answer in mind.

PS: (I have something to do this afternoon, need to go out for a while; updating a chapter at noon, seeking monthly tickets—haven't had daytime activities in ages, almost turned into a nocturnal creature.)