Chapter 3312

The central area of the Royal City had been submerged by shallow water. Looking around at the high places in the surroundings, one would find deep cracks distributed on the ground. The ruins that were barely standing had all turned into piles of stone slag. Only the towering God King sculpture stood there.

The person it represented created all this, and it witnessed everything that followed: the rise and fall of the dynasty and the ravages of the beast disaster.

Rumble~

The God King sculpture began to crack, turning into rough stone slag, rolling downward like a landslide. With the World Thunder that had shaken the world earlier, this Painted World was about to come to an end.

Hearing the sound of crashing into the ground that continued to come from afar, Su Xiao, lying in the shallow water, opened his eyes and sat up with water splashes. The cold groundwater had a slight analgesic effect. Sitting up at this time, his brain was dizzy for a few seconds.

A crystal right arm was gradually constructed, and some Banishing fragments were mixed into it. If not fighting, Banishing could be divided into two parts: one part used to maintain the control of the crystal left calf, and the other part used to control the right arm. The severed right arm and left calf had been placed in life-support devices by Baha; it was familiar with this.

After drinking a bottle of 【Vitality Stock Solution】, Su Xiao's health recovered rapidly. The stuffy pressure in his chest disappeared for the most part. Spirit Shadow Threads entered his body along the wounds, performing preliminary treatment. He felt he had come alive again.

Su Xiao stood up and walked to the side of the Old Knight's corpse. Above the Old Knight's corpse floated a cluster of black bloodstains that were constantly changing shape. This was the Blood of Ten Thousand Gods, and also the ink needed for the Painted World.

【Tip: You have killed Old Knight Azde.】

【You obtained 31.5% of World Source.】

【You obtained 3,290 Soul Coins.】

【You obtained Immortal-grade Treasure Chest: Dark Knight.】

【You obtained Dark Blood: No Characteristic (World-grade item).】

【You have killed Old Knight Azde through the Magic Blade ability.】

【Yes/No to activate Plunder: Magic Blade. After activating this ability, this ability will disappear, and Zhan Long Shan will obtain an empty skill slot.】

Su Xiao chose to activate Plunder: Magic Blade. A list appeared before his eyes. Unlike when plundering the Sun Bird's ability before, this time the ability list before his eyes was basically all gray, which were passive abilities that could not be plundered.

After searching for a moment, Su Xiao found an ability called 【Weapon Mastery Maintenance】. He plundered it but did not seal it. The purpose was not to save this ability, but to use up the number of uses of Soul: Magic Blade.

Su Xiao lit a cigarette. After resting on a pile of rubble nearby for more than ten minutes, he took Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, Amu, Baha, and Benny and walked toward the distance. In a short while, they were far away.

The light golden dark clouds moved. In the center of the Royal City, on a high dirt mound.

A grave was piled up with weathered rubble, and a greatsword covered in black rust was inserted slightly tilted in front of the grave.

On the blade of the greatsword, several new nicks could be seen, obviously left by clashing with the blade of a powerful enemy during the death battle. A faded thin red rope was wrapped around the hilt, and a tattered red cloak, with only a small section left and edges full of loose threads, was tied to the guard of the greatsword, swaying with the breeze.

This was the Knight's Grave.

On the innermost side of the Royal City, the reason Su Xiao came here was very simple. Other parts of this Painted World had signs of collapse, but only here, even from a long distance, one could see purple-black patterns distributed in the air.

An open giant door was located in front. Su Xiao could leave this Painted World at any time, so naturally, he had no concerns. His hand reached toward the giant door in front.

A pulling force appeared. This feeling... was entering the nightmare area. Just as he wanted to pull away, he found that no tip appeared, and his Sanity value did not slide.

Weighing the pros and cons, under the condition of being able to withdraw at any time, plus there was no clear danger, it was worth exploring.

When the purple-black flowing mist dissipated, the surrounding scene became clear. This was a magnificent palace. On the left and right sides were two large rows of seats. Each seat was nearly two meters wide. On the dozens of seats on both sides, there was a super big fatty. Compared to the God Messenger Polosi encountered before and these big fatties at this time, Polosi was starving thin.

These obese people, who looked like little giants, were all wearing gorgeous clothes. Their eyes were blank, and there were ignorant smiles on their faces, as if they were in a fantasy.

【Tip: Hunter, please do not attack the Gluttony Tribe. These are neutral/friendly units, stored within this world. If attacked, it will cause unpredictable risks.】

Su Xiao had not learned about the existence of the Gluttony Tribe in the history of this world. From the tip, these Gluttony Tribe members were neutral/friendly units.

"Bo bo bo bo..."

A Gluttony Tribe member woke up. After seeing Su Xiao, it was a bit afraid, trying hard to shrink its obese body backward, but as the fat on its body surged, it slid back to its original position.

This Gluttony Tribe member was initially very afraid. After all, Su Xiao had just finished fighting, full of blood aura, and his gaze could only be described as fierce. Ordinary people looking at him would be paralyzed on the ground in the next second.

"Bo! Bo bo bo bo..."

The Gluttony Tribe member seemed to have discovered something very happy, waking up dozens of other clansmen, and then dense "bo bo bo bo..." sounds appeared in the palace. That feeling was like standing in a pond with tens of thousands of toads.

Su Xiao's hand pressed on the hilt of the blade. The "bo bo bo" sounds in the palace gradually decreased, as if the volume had been adjusted, which was funny. This made Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang look stupid, while Baha wanted to laugh but couldn't, its whole body aching.

"Bo bo bo."

The Gluttony Tribe member in front of Su Xiao handed over an item with its short, thick arms. It was worth noting that its hand had eight fingers, and there were dense flesh-colored suckers distributed on the palm.

【Tip: Because the Law-Exterminator and the Gluttony Tribe are in a non-hostile relationship (more than 99.86% of Void races and residents will not be hostile to the Gluttony Tribe).】

【You obtained Obese Egg (Special Item).】

【After using this item, you can summon Gluttony Tribe members in most worlds. The Gluttony Tribe is a friendly group. They like to eat environments such as nightmares, illusions, and disaster-stricken places.】

【If the Hunter uses the "Obese Egg" to summon Gluttony Tribe members in such locations, the Gluttony Tribe will give you a token of gratitude.】

Seeing these tips, Su Xiao knew what was going on. These big fatty Gluttony Tribe members specifically liked to eat environments dense with negative energy. Appearing here, they were attracted by the nightmare environment to come and devour the nightmares of this world.

Although the Gluttony Tribe looked intimidating, for the residents of any world, they were silly, cute, and harmless races. Not only harmless, but they could also gradually eat away some terrifying nightmare or illusion areas.

If you encounter such illusions in the future, you can consider summoning the Gluttony Tribe to see what kind of gratitude they can give.

This is the wonderful thing about exploring in a native world; you never know what you will encounter in the next second.

Su Xiao walked toward the inner side of the main hall. He saw names under each seat. The style of the names had a strong characteristic of this world. He guessed blindly that this palace in the nightmare was obtained by the last generation of Royal Descendants. This was treating the Gluttony Tribe that could devour nightmares like grandfathers.

Thinking about it, it was also true. Without the Gluttony Tribe, the number of nightmare areas in the Painted World would be so many that it would be outrageous.

On the wall inside the palace, there was a silver-gray metal door. This door was 70% similar to the door of the ancient castle ward, but the pattern was different.

"Password."

A hoarse voice came from inside the door. Hearing this voice, Baha cleared its throat and said:

"Dark Blood."

As soon as Baha's voice fell, the double metal door slowly opened, and cold mist drifted out.

Inside the door, a brain monster stood beside the door. Its head was shaking slightly from side to side as if it had a cramp, sometimes even shaking out afterimages.

Su Xiao ignored this brain monster and continued walking. After passing through a corridor full of white bones, a silver-gray metal door appeared in front. This time it was a single door, and the mechanism lever for opening the door was located on the door.

With a click, the door opened. Su Xiao walked into the door. The scene before his eyes was very familiar. This was a secret room. Around it was a circle of bookshelves, and there was a desk with dried ink bottles on it, a quill pen inserted inside, and a medical record on the table.

This was the innermost secret room of the ancient castle ward. Su Xiao looked at the door opposite. This door could be opened directly from the inside, and from the other side, it required a secret pattern code.

It was in this secret room that Su Xiao obtained the Painter's Blood. The secret pattern door at this time was completely different from before, covered in sword marks, and the center was split open. Obviously, someone had forcibly broken the door and entered the secret room.

Outside the secret room was the utility hall, and Lamp Sister was there. As soon as this thought appeared, Lamp Sister's searchlight head poked in.

Su Xiao immediately prepared to withdraw, but before he could withdraw, the long-legged Lamp Sister screamed and turned to run.

"Yaha, this nightmare monster is a bit cowardly."

Baha laughed. It hadn't seen the previous Lamp Sister, otherwise, it definitely wouldn't have said that.

Su Xiao noticed that not only had Lamp Sister become different, but the Nightmare Gubao Ward had also changed. Last time he came here, he lost 40 Sanity points per minute. This time, he didn't lose even 1 point. Initially, he thought it was the Pure White Blood taking effect, but it turned out that the Sanity values of Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, Amu, Baha, and Benny did not slide either.

After leaving the secret room, Su Xiao found Lamp Sister standing in the corner of the utility hall. This place was like being baptized by a typhoon; the ground, walls, etc., were all missing a layer, and slash marks were everywhere.

Seeing the slash marks distributed here, Su Xiao knew that Lamp Sister had been educated by the Old Knight. Without the nightmare blessing and unable to use turbid light, Lamp Sister was like a tiger without teeth.

Tap!

Lamp Sister took a step forward, her metal high heels stepping on the ground. Su Xiao ignored Lamp Sister, passed through the ward and the main corridor, arrived in the arc-shaped corridor, and came to the exit of the nightmare, in front of a seat.

Sitting on the seat, the scene before Su Xiao's eyes blurred for a moment. When everything around became clear, he was already on the second floor of the ancient castle in the main Painted World.

The Royal City and the ancient castle were connected by nightmares, which was both unexpected and reasonable. The ancient castle was the last shelter of the main Painted World. When the Royal Descendants were still in power, they would definitely not relax their supervision of this place, otherwise, the Young Lady would not have needed to send the beast heart to the Sand World for the Sun Church to keep.

Going down to the reception hall on the first floor, the Young Lady was still sitting on the high stool, cold and elegant.

Su Xiao took out the containers containing 【Painter's Blood】 and 【Dark Blood】. Seeing these two items, the Young Lady had no joy-like emotions, and even had no sense of surprise, just raised her hand to take them.

"Do you want me to paint a new world?"

"Yes."

"Can I?"

"You must be able to."

"What if I can't?"

"..."

"Then I should be able to. Forgot to tell you, the painter cannot die, unless a new painter appears."

The container containing the Painter's Blood in the Young Lady's hand shattered, and the bright red blood merged into her skin. She said:

"This is ink without madness. The world painted with it will no longer have madness and will be a place for many living beings to settle. I hope someone will also go there and find a place to settle."

"..."

"Did you meet Knight Grandpa in the Royal City? He also went to the Royal City."

The Young Lady's voice was still cold, but listening carefully, one could hear the slight emotion contained in her words.

"Didn't meet him, only met a beast."

"A beast, is it very powerful?"

"Yes."

"Did you defeat him?"

"No."

"I hope he also finds a place to settle. A beast without a heart must be very painful."

After speaking, the Young Lady poured the ink from the bottle into the paint box beside her.

【Tip: The Hunter has completed the main quest: Dark Blood. Under the notarization coordination, it is expected that after 10–15 natural days, the Young Lady can paint a new world.】

【The Hunter can name the new Painted World.】

This made Su Xiao feel surprised. He could actually name the new world. He originally thought it was just a share, but now it seems there should be some other permissions.

In terms of naming, Su Xiao was on par with his own Charisma attribute. After team discussion, two names were put on record: "New Painted Super-Invincible-Spiral-Amu-Jet World" and "New Painted World."

Considering Amu's mood, it was finally named New Painted World.

The Young Lady was only responsible for painting. The "World Painting" she painted was the World Core of the new world. Afterward, the Reincarnation Paradise's notarization would take the "World Painting" as a starting point, allowing a new world to appear rapidly.

Everything here was brand new, with metal minerals, stone materials, trees, but no buildings, etc., and no living beings. What to do? The answer was simple: there were none here, but there were in the Sand World and the Undersea World. At that time, a great migration would begin.

Madness being brought into the new world didn't matter at all. That was a rootless disaster and had no possibility of developing.

Don't forget, after the great migration, the two major hegemons in the New Painted World in the future would definitely be the Sun Church and the Sea God Kingdom. Both sides had experience in dealing with beastification. Even now, they could resist the beastification. Once in the new world, at most in one or two months, they could completely stomp out the beast disaster.

With population, civilization, extraordinary power systems, power inheritance, etc., it wouldn't take long for the New Painted World to develop. Once their own staff entered this world to collect resources, Su Xiao would start to get a share.

Simply understood as, he was a shareholder of this world, but for this dry share, he wouldn't care about any trivial matters.

According to previous estimates, after taking down the Painted World, only staff would come in, but from the current situation, their own contractors might still enter this world. After all, there were the Sun Church + Sea God Kingdom here.

What Su Xiao cared more about was whether their own violators would come into this world in the future. If so, the violators would definitely cause trouble. If the system of this world was collapsed, Su Xiao's income would be significantly reduced.

But there was no need to worry too much about this. Su Xiao himself was a Hunter and was particularly professional in this regard.

The facts were indeed so. An eighth-tier violator going to a world where an eighth-tier Hunter had shares to cause trouble, just thinking about it, this matter was a bit funny.

【Tip: Your main quest: Winner (Completed).】

【This reward will be settled based on the restoration degree of the Painted World.】

【Settling...】

【Detected that the Hunter has become a long-term income recipient of this world. The characteristics of this reward have changed. You obtained the following two rewards.】

【1. The income share ratio of "New Painted World" has increased.】

【2. You obtained Honorary Pioneer (Badge).】

【Honorary Pioneer Badge: After using this badge, the tier of the single-person adventure group/multi-person adventure group +1 (can raise the adventure group tier to the highest level, SSS level).】

【All your main quests have been completed. You are about to leave this world and return to the Reincarnation Paradise.】

【Transmission starting.】