Chapter 3160: Dead End

Basic Passive: Soul Resilience is a very important ability, not only increasing soul damage but also increasing the Soul Energy Tier.

Soul damage seems to have only increased by 3%, but this is under the condition that Basic Passive: Soul Resilience is Lv. 1. After mastering it and increasing its level, the intensity of the increased soul damage will be top-notch.

Besides this, the Soul Energy Tier is also very important, as it relates to whether one can master high-level soul abilities and use high-level soul equipment, although Su Xiao has never seen the latter.

To master Soul-Severing Shadow, Su Xiao's Soul Energy Tier must be 5 or higher. If he cannot reach it, given the consistent style of the Law-Breaker's abilities, he will most likely die on the way to mastering Soul-Severing Shadow.

Putting away the 【Basic Passive: Soul Resilience】 scroll, Su Xiao estimated that the Gray Gentleman had likely already left this world. Currently, there were too many members of the Institution and the Eclipse Organization in Kedu. Given the Gray Gentleman's style of seeking stability in everything, he must have retreated immediately after succeeding.

Su Xiao walked out of the gallery and saw Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang running over as soon as he exited. He was running so urgently that he was panting with his tongue out.

"Boss, what's the situation?"

Baja swooped down and landed on the metal pipe by the street.

"The Gray Gentleman is in this world."

"Damn it!"

Baja's feathers were almost standing up, and Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang also bared his teeth. Encountering the Gray Gentleman, Baja and Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang were still a bit timid.

"He has already left, the situation is relatively... complex."

Su Xiao continued walking on the street. After this incident, he had no appetite for breakfast. He would find the Supreme Insect first; after returning to Reincarnation Paradise, Xia's delicacies would be available for him to choose from.

As time reached noon, under the scorching sun, few people were on the street. Kedu residents were hiding at home to avoid the heat, taking naps, or drinking afternoon tea.

Around three in the afternoon, the sunlight was no longer fierce, and there were more pedestrians on the street, which increased the difficulty of finding the Supreme Insect's host. As for evacuating civilians, that was absolutely impossible; the Supreme Insect was mixed among them, and the workload of eliminating them one by one was too large and would alert the enemy.

Su Xiao sat on the roof of an apartment building, holding an opened coconut. He had searched for nearly a day and found no clues of any value. In a few hours, it would be dark, making the search even more difficult.

With a boom, a pig-headed man landed behind Su Xiao. It was Butcher Zili.

"Officer, found it."

Butcher Zili lowered his head slightly. He had finally found it. In the past, the ultimate big boss only needed to consider whether they could beat it, but this time, it was simply a matter of not being able to find it.

Led by Butcher Zili and four Institution members, Su Xiao arrived in front of a large cathedral on West Street.

After arriving here, he discovered that the surroundings had been tightly sealed off by transcendents. Kingsley sat in front of the cathedral door, with blood spots on his face, and the Black Emperor in his right hand was stained black-red with blood. It was obvious that he had just experienced a bitter battle. His subordinates had discovered the Supreme Insect's host, and Kingsley had naturally arrived first to lead his subordinates in besieging the Supreme Insect's host.

Kingsley, sitting on the steps, noticed Su Xiao's arrival but did not speak, only shaking his head to indicate that he had not kept the Supreme Insect.

Su Xiao took Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang and Baja into the cathedral. A thick smell of blood assaulted his nostrils. Severed limbs and arms were everywhere, and minced meat mixed with blood covered the floor, making it slippery and gruesome to step on.

The surrounding stained-glass windows blocked the sunlight, making the interior of the cathedral slightly dim. As Su Xiao moved forward, Xili, Silver Dog, and others also followed, maintaining cover for each other at all times.

Su Xiao stopped in front of the statue in the cathedral. An old man was sitting against the statue. This old man had white hair and beard, a withered body, and his shriveled skin was full of wrinkles.

"I... am not dead yet."

The old man sitting against the statue spoke in a low voice, black blood dripping down his chin.

"Athos Baken?"

As Su Xiao spoke, he pressed one hand toward the hilt of his blade at his waist, his movements not fast.

"Athos... Baken? Athos? Ah~, right, this is my... name."

Athos Baken lost his breath. He was the person who conspired with Emperor Taiyatu a thousand years ago, but now, he died so simply here. The reason was that the Supreme Insect residing in his body had abandoned him.

I don't know when, but a tall figure had already stood behind Su Xiao, a strange smile appearing on that pig face, and the broken axe in his hand was raised high. It was the pig-headed man, Butcher Zili.

With a hum, the axe blade cut through the air, heading straight for Su Xiao's head.

Clang!

A silver arm blocked the short axe. It was Silver Dog, his entire body metallic, with some parts turned into silver fluid.

Puchi, puchi, puchi...

Claw shadows flew, and the claw knives worn on Xili's hands disemboweled Butcher Zili, with intestines flowing all over the floor.

"Zili, wake up, you bastard."

Xili shouted and kicked straight down, snapping Butcher Zili's shinbone with a crack. Just looking at the split shinbone made one feel pain.

A few seconds later, Butcher Zili's arm was also severed, and the forearm holding the short axe flew out rotating, finally pinning the short axe to the wall, with the hand on the axe handle still gripping it tightly.

Under the suppression of the five Institution members, Butcher Zili fell to one knee with a thud. From beginning to end, no matter how serious the injuries he suffered, he did not even hum.

Su Xiao looked down at Butcher Zili. Butcher Zili suddenly raised his head, and in his pupils, a golden insect shadow could be vaguely seen, swimming in a ring shape.

"Off... icer."

Butcher Zili's expression twisted. Seeing this, Su Xiao spread his right hand, and Xili immediately placed the handle of a short axe into Su Xiao's hand.

Grasping the short axe, Su Xiao chopped off Butcher Zili's head with one axe, and the large pig head flew into mid-air.

"Secret... room."

After Butcher Zili was beheaded, his gaze returned to clarity. He made this mouth shape as much as possible. After all, it was the same style as the Second Senior Brother. Su Xiao thought for a long time before guessing that the other party might have said the two words "secret room." Whether it was accurate was not yet clear.

"Baja."

"Got it."

Baja spread its wings to perceive if there was a secret room; this was its specialty.

"Behind the statue."

Baja flew toward the statue and began to dismantle it violently. Sure enough, there was a secret passage behind the statue.

As the statue was pulled down, a figure in the secret passage behind it also fell along with the statue. It was the number two figure of the Eclipse Organization, Haohuo!

Haohuo was dead. In his lifeless eyes, a white ring shape could be vaguely seen. This was a characteristic of having been parasitized by the Supreme Insect.

Haohuo's true cause of death was a strong electric shock to the heart. The battle had taken place in this secret passage.

Seeing this scene, Su Xiao kicked Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang beside him lightly. Caught off guard, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang let out a sound, but he immediately thought of something, merged into the environment, and ran out of the cathedral.

Su Xiao walked into the secret passage ahead with big strides. After arriving at the innermost secret room, he saw a beautiful woman kneeling on the ground, holding an infant in her arms. It was Kingsley's wife, Eifisha Nan, also known as Lady Nan.

Lady Nan was unconscious, leaning against the wall beside her. Su Xiao stepped forward and pinched Lady Nan's neck, pressing his thumb under her cheek. Lady Nan frowned in pain, and while taking a deep breath, she woke up.

"Shh~"

Su Xiao held his index finger in front of his mouth. Seeing this, Lady Nan was only flustered for a moment before calming down, but her tears could not stop flowing. For a moment, she even hated the child in her arms, this flesh and blood of hers and Kingsley's, but she only hated it for a moment.

"Did Kingsley lose?"

"Hmm."

Lady Nan tilted her head and responded, her tears still unable to stop.

"..."

Su Xiao got up and walked out. Just at this moment, Lady Nan behind him spoke:

"Take... this."

Lady Nan's tears were like beads. She handed over a golden button. Su Xiao took the golden button and walked out of the secret passage.

The current situation was that Kingsley had been parasitized by the Supreme Insect.

PS: (I even quit smoking, but I still can't adjust to the jet lag. Is this thing... so addictive? This, this, this~) ===== CHAPTER 3161 =====