Chapter 3216: Choice

The scorching sun was in the sky, as if wanting to extract every drop of moisture from the surface. Beside the unstarted desert car, Wood held a clay jar in one hand, standing there speechless for a long time. The 'father' of their Devil Clan had returned too suddenly, catching him off guard.

A hundred meters away, Su Xiao threw a piece of soul crystal fragment into his mouth. The reason he retreated so far was to guard against any changes in the Abyss Jar.

Judging from all of Wood's actions before, the Abyss Jar was definitely not a good thing. This thing could indeed do some incredible things, but compared to the convenience it brought, the price paid for owning it could be a hundred or a thousand times the convenience it brought.

Su Xiao had already decided before that he would never have any cause and effect with the Abyss Jar. Whether it was the Devil Clan or the Skeleton Gambler, they were all forces and existences that were not easy to provoke. These two parties had been harmed by the Abyss Jar very miserably, which showed how terrifying this thing was.

"Bai Ye, I feel there is no problem, that thing seems to have a soft spot for the Devil Clan."

Although Zuiyas said so, he didn't mean to approach Wood. His words had just fallen when a change occurred.

Thud~

A black aura spread. Before Su Xiao could press the hilt of his blade, he was affected.

The surrounding air was like a solid. Su Xiao felt as if he was embedded in black crystal. Deep cold and darkness invaded from the surroundings. This feeling was deep, like an abyss.

The feeling of being solidified in the air passed in a flash. Su Xiao looked around and found that the surrounding sand was covered with a layer of black, and further away, it was blocked by a semi-transparent black wall.

"Woof."

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang barked, meaning that here, he couldn't integrate into the environment.

"Boss, I can't enter the different dimension either."

Baha landed on Su Xiao's shoulder, his gaze sharp and alert to the surroundings.

Although Su Xiao had already guessed that

A rushing wind comes from the side. Su Xiao turns his head to look; it is Zuiyas, who has leaped far away. This is not a move of unity, but a wise choice. If there is a sudden change, such as being targeted and hunted by an unknown existence, the survival rate of fleeing separately is higher. Moreover, the current situation is more complex than that.

An area of about several thousand square meters is sealed by a translucent black solid wall. Su Xiao, Zuiyas, and Wood form a triangular formation, with the distance between them at its maximum.

The Abyss Jar originally in Wood's hand has disappeared. Clearly, the effort he made earlier to lose the Abyss Jar still had some value. Although the 'Dad' has returned now, it has not immediately 'bound' to him.

The Abyss Jar floats in the air at the center, emitting a deep black luster. The patterns on it seem to have come alive, slowly swimming. The semicircular lid above floats up slowly. As the lid separates from the jar body, black flesh buds are pulled and tightened, eventually being snapped. This gives one an intuitive feeling: this jar is alive.

Seeing this scene, Su Xiao narrows his eyes. He has a very strong feeling that he has been targeted by that thing. The Abyss Jar now... is an ownerless object. This thing is choosing a master, or rather, it is choosing a target to plague.

Thinking of this, the corner of Su Xiao's eye twitches imperceptibly. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang hides behind Su Xiao, its little expression revealing a bit of the horror one feels when watching a horror movie.

"Not good, very not good! Extremely not good!"

Zuiyas in the distance has an ugly expression. He also guesses that the Abyss Jar is currently in an ownerless state and is preparing to choose a new target to plague. Heaven knows how the Skeleton Gambler got rid of this ghostly thing; perhaps the Skeleton Gambler is already dead.

Actually, the Skeleton Gambler is not dead. Its method was: better a short pain than a long one. Rather than being plagued by a complete Abyss Jar, it would rather make a one-time buyout. It paid 95% of its net worth to send away this 'Dad.'

Perhaps the Abyss Jar also didn't want to follow the Skeleton Gambler. Compared to that side, the Devil race is a better choice for long-term development.

The Abyss Jar indeed cannot move autonomously, but it just happened that the connection with Wood hadn't been severed yet, so it came back. This is not movement, but a return.

The Abyss Jar has returned, that's true. It had severed its relationship with the Devil race to become complete before, and now it needs to re-establish a blood pact with Wood. That is what is happening right now, and the problem lies here.

If only Wood were there, the blood pact would be completed instantly. But Su Xiao and Zuiyas are also present. Perhaps the Abyss Jar has plagued the Devil race for too long and is a bit tired of it, preparing to change targets.

The current situation is that the Abyss Jar is choosing whether to plague Su Xiao, plague Zuiyas, or continue to plague Wood, plus the Devil race behind Wood.

Hiss~

Black threads like ink spread toward Su Xiao. Just when these black threads are only half a meter away from him, a blood-red 'ф' mark appears behind him.

In an instant, the black threads spreading toward Su Xiao retreat completely, crouching back under the Abyss Jar.

Poof~

An impact comes from in front of Su Xiao. The scene before his eyes flashes, and a feeling of heat surges from the surroundings. He has exited the domain sealed by the Abyss Jar. The feeling is just like... being disliked. It seems the Abyss Jar felt great bad luck because it encountered a contractor or hunter from Reincarnation Paradise.

Su Xiao does not leave immediately. The sensory input just now was too obvious. He is certain that even if he wanted to have any relationship with the Abyss Jar, it would be impossible. But he must absolutely not court death. That jar indeed cannot come to plague him, but that doesn't mean it cannot kill him. Given the arrogance of that thing, if he really angered it, he would definitely die.

Su Xiao successfully exits, disliked by the supreme treasure. Logically speaking, this should be a disappointing thing, but he is in a very good mood. He even takes out a Soul Crystal (Large), eating it while enjoying the scene that follows.

Inside the Abyss Jar floating in the center, ink-like black threads spread out again. This time, the target is Zuiyas.

Zuiyas's eyes widen, making a gesture to retreat, but his body freezes in mid-air.

At the same time, on a sand dune four kilometers away, Morey and the Moon Apostle are lying on it. In front of them is a virtual screen, which is exactly the situation of Su Xiao and the others.

"This thing has quite a lot of functions. Luoxi doesn't know how to use this thing at all. Cough~ Hello, friends in the arena, I am the beautiful and sweet-voiced, your favorite sand-sculpture girl, Morey. Now I am broadcasting the daily life of three old schemers for you in real-time. The one eating the Soul Crystal is Bai Ye, the one with the twisted expression is Zuiyas, and the black skull laughing is Wood. The plot is unexpectedly complex."

Morey's voice, accompanied by the images within the domain, is transmitted back to the arena in real-time. It can be said that since the Insight Eye reached the hands of the live-streaming sisters, the viewing experience of the arena audience has undergone a qualitative change.

As for Luoxi, she basically doesn't talk much. If she were very strong and could suppress the enemy, that would be fine, but she is like a streamer who is both bad and doesn't talk. What's even more annoying is that there is only this one live-streaming room on the entire platform. You can only choose to watch or not watch; there is no such thing as changing channels.

When it comes to Morey, it's a different style. Although Morey is still a bit bad, she is really a sand-sculpture. And the Moon Apostle, she has more soul; she is a sand-sculpture girl with a serious face.

In the arena, most of the audience looks relaxed, except for two parties whose expressions are serious: the seats where the Devil race is located, and the seats where the Meteorite Star is located.

At this moment, in the seats where the Meteorite Star is located, the atmosphere has reached a terrifying level. Pairs of eyes—some turbid, some bloodshot, or a bunch of pupils that could scare a trypophobia patient into a mental breakdown—are all looking at the big screen, or rather, staring at Zuiyas on it.

If the Abyss Jar chooses Zuiyas, Zuiyas won't have to return to the Meteorite Star. If he dares to go back, even if people say the scholars use him to soak wine, some would believe it.

Perhaps in many years, Zuiyas's parts will be soaked in formalin for people to visit and study.

Inside the Sand World, Zuiyas, who is within the domain, is panicked to the extreme in his heart. His thought is: if the Abyss Jar chooses him, the rest of his life will be a journey of exile. The Ancient God believers and scholars of the Meteorite Star won't kill him, but will study him and the Abyss Jar. How terrifying the process would be is unimaginable.

The ink-like black threads stop in front of Zuiyas. Almost simultaneously, various phantoms appear behind Zuiyas: spreading tentacles, a collection of eyeballs stuck together, a throat pipe that is not fully developed but emits seductive sounds, and an unknown creature covered in feathers stained with oil-like mucus.

Boom!

Zuiyas is sent flying by an impact. Clearly, the Abyss Jar is not interested in him. From this, it can be seen that when the Abyss Jar chooses a target, the target itself is more like a representative; the Abyss Jar cares more about the faction or race behind the chosen target.

Su Xiao represents Reincarnation Paradise, Zuiyas represents the Meteorite Star, and the remaining Wood represents the Devil race.

Within the domain, the ink-like black threads head straight for Wood. The pupil flames in Wood's eyes are almost exploding. Unfortunately, all this is futile. The black energy threads surge into him from all over his body.

At the same time, in the Void Arena, at the Devil race seats, an old devil witnesses this scene. This old devil's appearance is very much like an old human, but his eye sockets are hollow, with two ghostly green pupil flames. It can be seen that this old devil is already very aged, in his twilight years, with not many years left to live.

This old devil leans back in his seat. He tremblingly raises his hand, takes out a small bottle from his bosom, pours out the medicinal powder inside, and smears it on his lips. Unfortunately, this is all in vain. His pupil flames dim, he fails to catch his breath, and he passes away~

"Lord Siweidan, Wood, he... Lord Siweidan?! Not good! Lord Siweidan's old illness has flared up!"

"Did you bring the soul medicine? Hurry!"

"Ancestor, wake up, you... don't scare me."

In an instant, the Devil race's seats are in chaos. And next door, the friends of the Demon race all have stiff faces. For so many years, they haven't had any deep hatred with the Devil race, but small conflicts are constant. Now, being able to hold back from laughing is very hard.

"Pfft~ Hahahaha."

Iron-headed Monde can't hold back and laughs out loud.

"What are you laughing at?"

A Devil race member next door questions him; he is currently in a fit of anger.

"Nothing, my aunt is giving birth."

"Giving birth? You laugh like that when giving birth?"

"She gave birth to six, hahahahaha."

Iron-headed Monde really can't hold it in. The battle demon Lilith, sitting behind him, punches him in the back of the head.

Inside the Sand World.

The domain, visions, etc., all disappear. The black smoke emerging from Wood gradually thins and finally dissipates completely. The Abyss Jar was choosing one out of three before: Reincarnation Paradise, Meteorite Star, and the Devil race.

After encountering Reincarnation Paradise, the Abyss Jar deeply felt that it couldn't afford to provoke it, so it was very disgusted with Su Xiao.

After encountering the Meteorite Star, the Abyss Jar's feeling was: what kind of ghostly things are these?

After some choosing, the Abyss Jar discovered that the Devil race is still the best. Just like, why look for a soft persimmon to squeeze? Because soft persimmons are delicious.