Chapter 3186: Nightmare

There were seven factions that could enter the World in a Painting in the first batch. Six had already entered, and only the Arcane Eternal Star was missing.

A few minutes later, the people from the Arcane Eternal Star arrived. The person who came was a man and a woman. The man had thick eyebrows and big eyes, looking very steady, but his aura lacked dominance amidst his firmness. Beside him was a woman wearing a black-red magic robe and a hood, revealing only the lower half of her face. Her fair cheeks and rosy thin lips left a deep first impression.

It was Yanki Soyeg and the female spellcaster Roshi. The former had a certain reputation in the Void. As for the latter, the rumors about Roshi were basically: granddaughter of the Controller Harman, Young Lady of the Life School, etc.

Don't think that Controller Harman was a small figure. Back in the Law-Extinguishing era, Controller Harman was on par with the current Supreme Person. In the many years that followed, the two sides gradually widened the gap. It could be said that Controller Harman was one of the veteran figures of the Arcane Eternal Star.

As a direct descendant of Controller Harman, all of Roshi's reputation was negative, but if one investigated carefully, they would find that she hadn't done anything. Every time she went out, it was very secretive, and she basically went out alone.

In the hearts of most new-generation spellcasters of the Arcane Eternal Star, the consistent impression of Roshi was that this woman didn't appear often, and even if she had strength, it was piled up by resources.

In reality, it wasn't so. Roshi had been precocious since she was a child. When she was practicing magic energy, she didn't forget actual combat. At least in her view, her actual combat experience was very rich.

Roshi had been enduring for a long time. Although she was a direct descendant of Controller Harman, she had too many direct relatives. Just her sisters and brothers from the same father and mother were six. The Life School headed by Controller Harman had always been famous for its thriving population.

Roshi wanted to make a name for herself, to make a name for herself in the Life School, to make a name for herself in the Arcane Eternal Star. Only in this way could she have more resources. She had endured for too long. Entering the World in a Painting this time was the opportunity she had been waiting for.

Roshi sat down, still wearing a hood, maintaining her usual cold pride and elegance.

Su Xiao glanced at the female spellcaster Roshi. Seeming to notice Su Xiao's gaze, Roshi cast her gaze over. Their eyes met, and Roshi moved her gaze away. With her experience, she certainly knew that even if she wanted to make a name for herself by getting rid of this Law-Extinguisher, she couldn't show it.

Su Xiao lit a cigarette. While taking a puff, he had already determined the female spellcaster's attitude in his heart. It was inevitable that the other party would come to find trouble with him. The fact that the other party looked at him and immediately moved her gaze away explained the following points:

1. The other party had some experience, but there was still a long way to go before transforming into an old schemer; she was too green.

2. The other party wanted to deal with him but wouldn't make a move now. Moving her gaze away represented a temporary retreat, not a permanent concession.

3. The other party chose to concede because she had confidence in obtaining more 【Scroll Fragments】 in the early stages, so she didn't want to waste time fighting him. Saying so, the other party came prepared and was sure of winning this contest. That is to say, the other party might even have the ability to lock onto 【Scroll Fragments】. Of course, this was just a guess.

4. This was a 【Scroll Fragment】 withdrawal machine.

Drawing the above conclusions, Su Xiao had a rough plan in his heart. The withdrawal machine's speed of obtaining 【Scroll Fragments】 in the early stages might be quite astonishing.

A mechanical eye the size of a fist floated diagonally above the female spellcaster Roshi. This was the 【Insight Eye】. The scene it saw would be fed back in real-time to the dozen big screens on the arena side. That is to say, tens of thousands of spectators were paying attention to the scene in the reception hall of the Main Painting World.

Not to mention the already bustling arena, at this moment in the reception hall of the Main Painting World, a total of nine people sat on the benches vaguely arranged in a circle. No one rashly made a move. Although no one knew what the result would be if they fought in the Main Painting World, no one was willing to try.

【Announcement (Void Tree): The Main Painting World is a non-regulated area. Participants must bear the consequences themselves if they fight here.】

【The ranking has been opened. This ranking will be ranked according to the number of scroll fragments handed over by the participants.】

【This ranking only has rewards for the top five. The rewards are as follows.】

【First place reward: Origin Stone: World (1/5). This item is provided by Apocalypse Paradise.】

【Second place: Black Maple Tree Branch (9500 grams). This item is provided by Arcane Eternal Star.】

【Third place: Inheritance Crystal (Ocean Saint). This item is provided by Reincarnation Paradise.】

【Fourth place: God's Curse (Scroll). This item is provided by the Devil race.】

【Soul Crystal Core x20.】

Seeing the reward for first place, Su Xiao's heartbeat couldn't help but accelerate. The 【Origin Stone: World】 was shattered into five pieces, and he already had one. The fact that this thing was used as the reward for the first place in the ranking was both normal and a kind of good luck.

Su Xiao didn't think he would definitely win, but encountering an opportunity to obtain the Origin Stone: World was a kind of luck in itself. This thing couldn't be obtained just by being strong; it also tested luck. Was the Leader strong? Of course strong, but he had no fate with the Origin Stone: World.

The incomplete Origin Stone: World was very precious, but it didn't reach the level of a rare treasure. In this state, the effect of the Origin Stone: World was not much different from an ordinary Origin Stone. As for collecting them all and splicing them together, just treat it as a dream.

Su Xiao's idea was that if he really couldn't collect the Origin Stone: World in the future, he would sell this thing to the Leader. It would definitely be an astronomical price. At the same time, the more he sold, the higher the price multiple would be. Of course, if he could collect the Origin Stone: World to (3/5), Su Xiao would never sell it.

From the Soul Crystal Core x20 reward for fifth place, one could see how high the gold content of this ranking was. What puzzled Su Xiao was, this time it was clearly the Arcane Eternal Star and Apocalypse Paradise that contributed the most, so why was he, who was fighting on behalf of Reincarnation Paradise, the first to enter this world?

Su Xiao guessed that it might be because he had two 【Scroll Fragments】. Moreover, those two parties each had their own advantages, and both came to participate in groups of two.

【Announcement (Void Tree): The Scroll Contest officially begins. All participants must enter the Nightmare Land within 10 minutes.】

Receiving this announcement, Su Xiao stood up and walked toward the empty space on the right. A moment later, he stopped in front of the wall with four paintings hanging.

Su Xiao was currently in the Main Painting World. There was only a two-story castle here. There was nothing to explore on the first floor, and the second floor couldn't be entered.

In fact, the place where the contest was truly unfolded was not inside the castle, but entering the four paintings on the wall. Each of these four paintings was a world. This was called the Inner Painting World. The 【Scroll Fragments】 of the Main Painting World were in these four Inner Painting Worlds.

At this time, two paintings could be entered: "Nightmare Painting" and "Desert Painting." The "Nightmare Land" that the Void Tree required to enter was the "Nightmare Painting."

It could be estimated that these four paintings should be four worlds with very different styles, and as worlds in paintings, there might be special items inside.

Su Xiao's hand touched the "Nightmare Painting," and a large number of Reincarnation Paradise prompts appeared.

【Prompt: The Hunter is about to enter the Nightmare Land. This is a material world. The Hunter enters it in the main body and is initially located at a designated position.】

【Prompt: Due to the special nature of the Nightmare Land, you can bring at most two followers or permanent summons into it. You must choose from the following.】

【Sky-Tearing Evil Dog Xiang Bubu-Teni, Winter Battle Bull Amu, Sky-Hunting Magic Eagle Baja, Hunting Shadow Benny.】

Su Xiao chose to bring Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang and Baja into the Nightmare Land. For this kind of unknown area exploration, bringing Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang and Baja was the most reliable.

【Prompt: After the Hunter enters the Nightmare Land, a body that can act in the Nightmare Land will be built for you for free based on your cells, soul, etc. This body is 100% identical to your appearance and will not inherit any of your main body's abilities.】

【Prompt: If the Hunter dies in the Nightmare Land in the avatar state, your consciousness will return to the main body and you can re-obtain an avatar (at most three avatars; if you die three times in the Nightmare Land, you will lose the qualification to continue exploring the Nightmare Land).】

【Avatar building in progress. The Hunter must choose the avatar's unique ability from the following list.】

【Survival System: Faster running speed, stronger injury tolerance.】

【Firm System: Can reduce the amount of Sanity Value reduction, improve self-healing ability.】

【Aid System: Possess recovery-type abilities.】

【Exploration System: Possess Nightmare Eye.】

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