Chapter 3197: The Biggest Flex, Taking the Most Poisonous Beating

The sky was covered in overcast clouds, which appeared purple-red, with lightning of similar colors flashing across from time to time.

Su Xiao walked out of the rock crater, and a strange smell drifted into his nostrils. This smell was somewhat like exhaust gas from a factory, making one's chest feel stuffy after inhaling it.

Su Xiao pulled out a cigarette and lit it. He looked around. Although this was the Birth Plaza, it was completely different from the scene he had seen before. The scene before his eyes was dilapidated, and the fountain of life in the center had dried up, which made Su Xiao feel a sense of regret.

According to the theory inherited by the Law-Breakers, enemy assets = resources to be developed = ownerless = can be privatized = mine.

"The blood seal has disappeared, or rather, it can no longer be sensed?"

While speaking, Wood took out a pottery jar. This jar looked old, and the carvings on it were blurred. It looked ordinary, but when anyone saw this jar, they would feel a sense of longing.

"Two friends, calm down. This thing is my supreme treasure, more important than my life. However... you two are my closest friends and family. If you want it, I can part with it and give it to you."

Wood held the jar with one hand. He wasn't joking. As long as Su Xiao and Zuiyas expressed interest, he would immediately give this treasure away. Regarding this jar, although Wood was the holder, he had no desire to possess it. His attitude was that it could stay with him, but if others wanted it, he would give it away immediately.

This was also the reason why Wood hadn't died because of this jar to this day. Precisely because he had no desire to possess it, the jar treated Wood as a collaborator.

This jar could do many incredible things, but it couldn't move on its own. This was a point it couldn't solve in any way, and it was also its characteristic.

"What is this?"

Zuiyas was very interested in the jar in Wood's hand. If it weren't for Wood's words just now, Zuiyas would definitely have had ideas. But after hearing Wood say that, he wasn't sure whether Wood was bluffing or being open and honest.

"This is a pottery jar."

"I'm not blind; I can see its shape."

"Hmm, that's good. Bai Ye, in your eyes, is this also a pottery jar? Not a diamond jar?"

Wood raised the jar in his hand. After Su Xiao nodded, Wood felt relieved.

"Fortunately, if what you saw was a diamond jar, it would mean it has already set its sights on you."

Wood tapped the jar in his hand with his index finger and continued: "This is the Abyss Jar from the Abyss."

"Is it that Abyss?"

Zuiyas's eyes became more solemn. Regarding the Abyss, their Meteorite Star had also explored it and hit a wall.

"At that time, the Arcane Eternal Star suffered the worst losses, but those spellcasters' pursuit of truth and knowledge is worthy of admiration. What outsiders don't know is that the Arcane Eternal Star suffered heavy losses initially. In subsequent explorations, they obtained a Black Maple seed through an Abyss passage. That's right, the Black Maple tree in the Arcane Eternal Star now is that very seed. And the Law-Breakers, I'm talking about you, Bai Ye."

Wood shifted his gaze to look at Su Xiao, his eyes filled with a bit of envy, jealousy, and hatred.

"The Second Era Alchemy Civilization was the first to discover how to open an Abyss passage, followed by the Law-Breakers obtaining this technology. The outside world says you suffered heavy losses, but our Devil Tribe suspects that the Black Maple tree possessed by the Law-Breakers is the seed obtained in the Abyss."

Speaking of this, Wood looked full of bad luck, while Zuiyas beside him had eyes reflecting light.

"Opening an Abyss passage can get a Black Maple seed? Then what are we waiting for? Drag in more resources and open it a few more times. This time when I go back, I will go to the God Above to talk about this matter."

"Zuiyas, don't go looking for death."

Wood tapped the jar in his hand, the implication being very clear: this jar was the harvest of their Devil Tribe opening the Abyss passage.

"Could it be..."

Zuiyas looked at Wood, then at the jar in the other's hand. His expression didn't show much, but he was very surprised inside. Such a supreme treasure, was this method of carrying it too casual? Assuming Wood died here, wouldn't the Devil Tribe lose this supreme treasure?

If those old devils of the Devil Tribe knew Zuiyas's thoughts, they would be in tears and tell Zuiyas: "Child, if you like this supreme treasure, just take it away. In the future, if any blind person dares to touch you, they are the enemy of our Devil Tribe. The Pluto and we are old acquaintances. Rest assured and go back to the Meteorite Star. Nothing will happen. The Pluto won't burn your body and plunder your soul, won't lock your soul in the Insect Prison, and won't throw you into the Despair Grinder to grind your flesh, soul, and consciousness into powder."

Was it the Devil Tribe that obtained this jar? That is, the Abyss Jar? Not really; it was the Abyss Jar that entangled the Devil Tribe, causing them to suffer and be miserable.

Wood had two missions for coming to the Painting World this time: 1. Seize the Painting World and then transfer it to the Tree of Void to obtain resources; 2. See if there was a chance to throw away the Abyss Jar. After all, this was a contest notarized by the Tree of Void, and the stakes were high, so there might be a glimmer of hope.

"That's right, this is the supreme treasure obtained by my Devil Tribe through the Abyss passage. How about it? Interested?"

Wood handed the jar to Zuiyas. At this moment, he seemed possessed by a salesman.

"Don't dare, not interested."

Zuiyas took a big step back, very vigilant. Seeing this, Wood felt disappointed. He gave it away directly just to make others feel that it was true or false.

"Bai Ye, interested..."

Before Wood could finish his sentence, he found that Su Xiao's hand was already on the hilt of his blade. If he continued to speak, the 'Blade Draw' would be slashed out.

"What kind of world is this? With your strength, shouldn't you feel like you are the chosen ones? No matter how dangerous the artifact, it becomes harmless in your hands, and you can use it however you want. Hehehehe."

"Bullshit."

"Never had that feeling. In the Meteorite Star, if I didn't live cautiously, I would have died long ago. When I was weak, I provoked a fanatic believer whose daughter was a priestess of an Ancient God. The other party's strength was at least in the... I can't explain the system there to you, so using the Tree of Void's system, that priestess was an eighth-tier upper-tier powerhouse. At that time, I was about second-tier."

Zuiyas felt a bit emotional.

"And then?"

Wood was still holding the Abyss Jar. From just now, neither Su Xiao, Wood, nor Zuiyas had talked about exploring the Nightmare World, but were chatting instead. In fact, this was to mislead a certain existence watching this place, so as to paralyze the other party.

"Later, I kidnapped the priestess's daughter, used sweet words, and took her to escape for about two months. The first month was me tying her up to escape, and the second month was her taking me to escape. People are emotional animals; affection grows over time."

"Two months later, my dear Ona had my seed in her belly. Now that priestess is my mother-in-law. I can have today thanks to this elder. I came to the Painting World this time for this elder."

Zuiyas felt a bit sighing. It could be said that his approach at the time was still feasible. He offended a strong enemy, or had a strong backer, or entered Reincarnation Paradise, Apocalypse Paradise, etc. Otherwise, it would be absolutely impossible to fight monsters and upgrade all the way to finally defeat a strong enemy.

"Wood, it's already very close. The air is starting to get thin."

Zuiyas suddenly said something incomprehensible.

Su Xiao took out a small oxygen tank, took a deep breath, and threw it to Zuiyas. Zuiyas also took a breath and made a gesture to throw it to Wood. Wood raised his index finger and shook it left and right, indicating he didn't need it.

From the moment he entered the Birth Plaza, Su Xiao found that this place was wrong. Compared to the previous Birth Plaza, this place was more dilapidated, and the feeling it gave people was also very strange.

No communication was needed. Su Xiao believed the other two also judged that this was a trap. After Wood took out the Abyss Jar, Su Xiao knew the other party's meaning. Wood could solve the current predicament, but he needed some time.

Boom!

A loud noise came from above. A figure with two wings on its back and a single horn on its head appeared. Its wings drooped, and the feathers on them were pitch black, as if poured with oil.

This was the manager of this place, Black Wing Zakawa. He stood proudly in mid-air, overlooking the three of Su Xiao, and said like a judgment:

"Welcome to our world. Thank you for your procrastination, giving me a chance to defeat you."

Black Wing Zakawa spread his wings, his eyes filled only with coldness and silence.

It could be said that the game in the Nightmare World was very treacherous, completely incomparable to the Death House. The owner of the Death House, Anna, didn't get angry if she lost, and was very humble if she won. She advocated fairness. She not only set the rules but also followed them, and even participated in the death game to experience whether there were loopholes in the rules she set, where improvements were needed, etc.

Not to mention comparing with the Death House, even the Devil Castle where Alice was in charge was a hundred times better than the survival game in the Nightmare World.

Alice was the kind of woman who, as long as she had no grudges with her, could afford to lose. Although she smiled on the face when taking the reward, she was cursing in her heart, but Alice was indeed able to play.

But with the Nightmare King, it fully embodied what it meant to be both bad and love to play, and also unable to afford to lose.

Su Xiao was the winner of the survival game and obtained 4 【Scroll Fragments】. The prompt at the time was: The Nightmare King has the right to reclaim the Scroll Fragments and can at any time pay an 'equivalent' price to buy back the Scroll Fragments you obtained from you.

This seemed like nothing, but this equivalence was defined by the Nightmare King.

Just now, the 4 【Scroll Fragments】 Su Xiao had just obtained suddenly disappeared from his storage space, and he obtained 4 Soul Crystals (Fragments). This was the equivalence defined by the Nightmare King.

After breaking a Soul Crystal (Small), one could obtain 94~103 Soul Crystals (Fragments).

That's right, this was clearly unable to afford to lose. Why did the Tree of Void notarize this game? The reason was that as long as this game was played, it was no longer up to the Nightmare King. For example, Su Xiao and the others breaking free from their bonds was also part of the Tree of Void's notarization. This was allowed in the notarization; it just depended on whether Su Xiao and the others could think of it and whether they could do it.

The Nightmare King hadn't realized that it had actually become a participant in this game. This time it could no longer be high and mighty like overlooking a sandbox.

Using the survival game as a metaphor, assuming the Nightmare King is a dog planner, Black Wing Zakawa, who is overlooking Su Xiao and the others, is the GM (Game Administrator) of this game.

Su Xiao, Wood, and Zuiyas are the players who were pitted. Right now, they have crossed the 'network cable', and the dog planner, the Nightmare King, can't hit them, but the GM, Zakawa, can be hit.

"Imprison."

Black Wing Zakawa held his arms flat, and the space around the Birth Plaza collapsed.

"Judgment."

Black Wing Zakawa pressed one hand down, and a giant hand appeared in the sky, starting to press down, and the whole sky pressed down.

"Death!"

Black Wing Zakawa's eyes narrowed, he held his hand in the air, and then...

Thud~

Accompanied by the twisting sound of metal, and like an air cannon, with a boom, a hole with a diameter of five meters was kicked into the giant metal door. The metal at the edge of the hole rolled outward like blooming flowers.

"Ah!!"

Black Wing Zakawa suddenly let out a miserable... no, it should be a shrill scream. The black feathers on his body flew, pulled by an invisible force, crackling. His whole body was twisting. When he was pulled to the crotch by that invisible force, he let out a scream, his eyes turned white, and saliva flowed down from both corners of his mouth.

A few seconds later, Black Wing Zakawa, like a plucked rooster, was sucked into the Abyss Jar with a swoosh.

It could be said that Black Wing Zakawa was full of style after appearing, and then after a show, he successfully showed himself out of existence. ===== CHAPTER 3198 =====