Chapter 3421: Return and Ascension (Revised)

Inside the council hall, Su Xiao put away D·Assassination. Killing He Kangdiwei had only yielded 13.7% of the World's Source, which left him feeling puzzled.

Previously, assassinating the Alliance Chief Tuoyin had yielded 14.59% of the World's Source and the 【Box of Authority】. Given the current situation, as the leader of the Clan, the reward for killing He Kangdiwei should have been higher than Tuoyin's.

Su Xiao speculated that the level of reward for killing such high-ranking figures was likely related to the state of the faction they led.

When he assassinated Tuoyin, the Clan was at its zenith, hence the high reward. Conversely, the Clan now was in ruins, a scene of decay.

Su Xiao estimated this was the reason the reward for killing He Kangdiwei had decreased. This was likely the difference between a high-ranking figure and a powerhouse; if one killed a powerhouse, the rewards were rarely reduced in most cases.

Su Xiao ordered his men to properly dispose of the corpses in the council hall, then leaned back in his chair to wait for the reward settlement to complete.

This siege had lasted from noon until now, nearing dusk. The sunset's afterglow shone through the stained-glass windows into the council hall. The silent hall seemed to be wordlessly narrating the fall of one dynasty and the rise of a new one.

The Clan chronicler, sitting at a small table in the corner, respectfully handed a completed record to Su Xiao.

"My Lord, please take a look and see if anything needs to be modified."

"..."

Su Xiao took the record. It documented many things, some true and some false. To summarize it in one sentence: history is like the loser's wife, left to be manipulated by the victor. It sounded vulgar, but it was a simple truth.

Su Xiao tossed the record onto the table and glanced at the chronicler, who was waiting with head bowed.

"Write He Kangdiwei in a dignified manner. As for the others, use your own discretion."

"Yes, yes, yes."

The chronicler went back to revise the record.

The settlement from the Tree of Void did not keep Su Xiao waiting long; it was completed before dinner.

Su Xiao seriously suspected that the settlement was so slow not because the Tree of Void was inefficient, but because his reputation there was too low.

【This historical-level event has been settled. You have obtained the following basic rewards.】

【You have obtained Victory Badge ×10.】

【You have obtained World-class Treasure Chest (Eighth Tier).】

【You have obtained Soul Gem Disk (Immortal Grade, unique to this world).】

【Notification (Tree of Void): Basic rewards have been deposited into your Brand's storage space. The following are optional rewards; you may choose one.】

1. Random Overlord-grade Equipment Chest (Upon opening, you are guaranteed to obtain one random Overlord-grade piece of equipment).

2. Tree of Void reputation +130 points.

3. Dragon Academy Letter of Introduction (Can be used during the rest period when returning to the real world. Due to the difference in world time flow, 10 natural days in the Dragon Academy's world = 1 natural day in the real world. After arriving at the Dragon Academy, you cannot obtain World's Source or treasure chests in this world; this is a super-high-tier world).

Of the three optional rewards, reward 1 was quite good, reward 2 was ignored as trash, and reward 3 was very special.

Su Xiao had never heard of the Dragon Academy. Judging by the reward description, entering it was not about killing enemies or fighting, but about seeking precious knowledge unavailable elsewhere.

Presumably, it was an absolutely stable place protected by super-powerful forces. Going there with Su Xiao's current identity might not be well-received by the academy faction.

But if he changed his mindset and went as Saint Flame? An alchemist was an honored guest in such an orderly faction. By exchanging knowledge, he could receive the treatment of an honored guest.

Normally, choosing the 【Random Overlord-grade Equipment Chest】 was the safest bet, but Su Xiao felt that as an alchemist, choosing the 【Dragon Academy Letter of Introduction】 was better.

【You have obtained Dragon Academy Letter of Introduction.】

With the letter in hand, Su Xiao checked the other rewards and found that the 【World-class Treasure Chest】 had an "Eighth Tier" suffix. He used his Brand authority to inquire what this meant, and the result was laughable.

It was nothing special; the Eighth Tier suffix simply meant it was a 【World-class Treasure Chest】 obtained within an Eighth Tier world. In terms of value, 【World-class Treasure Chests】 had no inherent value; it was entirely up to luck.

Su Xiao had once heard of a lucky fellow who obtained a World-class treasure chest at the Third Tier and opened 【Origin Stone · World's Grasp】.

This fellow was clever and guessed that the 【Origin Stone · World's Grasp】, with its question-mark-filled attributes, was no ordinary item. He prepared for several world progressions and contacted the leader through a member of the Phantom Troupe. As a result, the price the leader paid him was enough to keep him wealthy until he reached the Eighth Tier, the envy of all.

Su Xiao had never experienced such good fortune, nor had he even thought about it. He would be satisfied if the 【World-class Treasure Chest】 yielded a few more World Core Fragments and Space-Time Power.

Su Xiao checked the data for the 【Soul Gem Disk】. The attributes of this item were extremely powerful.

【Soul Gem Disk】

Quality: Immortal Grade

Type: Enhancement Tool · Rare

Effect: Can upgrade Immortal Grade +13 equipment to +14 (100% success rate).

Rating: 1500++

Introduction: The more excellent an Immortal Grade weapon is, the greater the improvement with each enhancement. It can only be enhanced by consuming "Refined Immortal Stones," which grants the weapon massive Immortal Power.

However, everything has a limit. After reaching +13 enhancement using "Refined Immortal Stones," it reaches its limit. Interestingly, some Immortal Grade weapons with smooth attributes that can be upgraded by consuming Soul Coins can be enhanced to very high levels, but the Immortal Power increased within them is not much, and the benefit to the weapon is very limited.

This disk, composed of eight soul gems, can break the limit after an Immortal Grade weapon reaches +13 enhancement, bringing the enhancement level to +14.

Seeing the introduction for the 【Soul Gem Disk】, Su Xiao realized he had a misunderstanding about enhancing Immortal Grade weapons. Previously, he thought Immortal Grade weapons could only be enhanced using 【Refined Immortal Stones】, while other Immortal Grade equipment, such as armor and accessories, were enhanced by consuming Soul Coins in the Enhancement Hall.

Now it seemed his understanding of Immortal Grade weapon enhancement was biased. Not all Immortal Grade weapons were worthy of using 【Refined Immortal Stones】 for enhancement; some Immortal Grade weapons with smooth attributes could also be enhanced by consuming Soul Coins.

Because 【Refined Immortal Stones】 contained too much Immortal Power, the normal method could only enhance Immortal Grade weapons to +13. Su Xiao finally understood why those tens of thousands of Soul Coins he spent buying 【Refined Immortal Stones】 to enhance Checking Zhan Long Shan last time had been wasted so miserably.

The conventional limit for Checking Zhan Long Shan at the Immortal Grade was +13. Having enhanced it to +11 was already quite lucky. Those Immortal Grade weapons with shockingly high enhancement levels were not enhanced using 【Refined Immortal Stones】, but through a less effective enhancement method.

Thinking of this, Su Xiao's mood, which had been depressed by the memory of those wasted tens of thousands of Soul Coins, suddenly improved a lot.

Normally, enhancing an Immortal Grade weapon to +8 using 【Refined Immortal Stones】 was already very strong. Reaching the full enhancement level of +13 would make its lethality absolutely terrifying. If, on this basis, one continued to break through by one more enhancement level...

This made Su Xiao quite tempted. The problem was, how to upgrade Checking Zhan Long Shan to +13? Without doing that, the 【Soul Gem Disk】 in his hand was useless.

For Su Xiao, whose combat core was swordsmanship, upgrading Checking Zhan Long Shan was the most effective way to improve his combat power in a short time. With the impending confrontation with the Gray Gentleman, the Priest, and others, he could afford to tilt more resources toward upgrading Checking Zhan Long Shan this time.

Su Xiao walked out of the council hall. Looking at the inner city now, it was a scene of bright lights. Failure had a price; the Clan civilians living here had to move out within 2 days and leave the territory of the Sun Faction.

Their residences and property were not confiscated, but used to compensate the Pig-headed Men for the wages they had been owed for so many years.

Initially, upon learning that most of their property had to be handed over, the Clan in the inner city prepared to resist to the death, meaning that even if they died today, they would not submit. But after hearing about "compensating the Pig-headed Men for the wages owed for so many years," their spirit to resist to the death weakened by more than half.

Making people admit their mistakes is a very difficult thing. After being caught in a fault, anyone will try to argue in every possible way, for example, saying that the Pig-headed Men were bred by the Clan and that the Clan gave them life.

The facts were not so. The Pig-headed Men were a descendant branch of the Ancestral Demi-humans. Calculating it, they appeared more than a decade earlier than the Clan. They were originally naturally powerful orcs, but were turned into Pig-headed Men by the Clan using genetic hybridization technology.

Regarding this, the Clan in the city flatly denied it, no longer mentioning this matter, and instead turned to calling for human rights. Some Clan representatives wanted to meet Su Xiao. Later, after Su Xiao ordered the execution of one-tenth of the Clan in the inner city, the Clan became much more obedient.

Besides this, the secret of the Life Factory on the Aurora Council side was also exposed. Actually, there was nothing special about it; it was just cruel. The Life Factory used a massive number of female Pig-headed Men as production machines, fixing them in the life workshop. After artificial insemination, various life-support devices supplied the mother's daily needs. After the mother finished giving birth, she was artificially inseminated again a month later, cycling in this way.

To cover up this matter, all Life Factories were burned down. Paper cannot wrap fire; it was eventually exposed.

Before the Sun Faction could take action, the Clan related to the Life Factory either fled by sea or committed suicide. Very few were captured.

Actually, this was normal. When Pig-headed Men transformed into Wild Boar Warriors, a very small number of Pig-headed Men would become fanatics.

Su Xiao did not use these fanatics for war. Now these fanatics came in handy. The "Correction Institution" they established was specifically used for dirty work.

Those Clan members who committed suicide were afraid of being caught by the lunatics of the "Correction Institution." At best, they would be sun-dried; at worst, they would be surgically excised of evil.

In the eyes of the lunatics of the "Correction Institution," the sun is merciful. Even if it is a sinner, one should not take his life; just excise his evil part. Evil comes from thoughts, and thoughts come from the brain.

The "Correction Institution" looks cruel, but it is actually a lunatic asylum to prevent these fanatics from doing shocking things, concentrating them for management, and deterring enemies.

Unless absolutely necessary, the "Correction Institution" would not be dispatched. Their usual work is sunbathing. They are easy to get along with; they love light, love small animals, love Sun citizens, etc., provided that you don't let them detect evil, otherwise it is their time to hunt.

At the current stage, all Pig-headed Men, even infants, must be sent to the Sun Faction. Whichever side dares to hide a Pig-headed Man is equivalent to being hostile to the Sun Faction.

Su Xiao's plan was to let Hausman, the Sun Priestess Octavia, and the Head Chef take power later. Hausman and the Head Chef would manage internal affairs; one controlled military power, the other finance.

As for the Sun Priestess Octavia, she should participate less in internal affairs. On weekdays, she would go to wreak havoc on the Clan, the Human Race, and the Beast Race, responsible for external affairs.

This little b*tch had many means. If she weren't so afraid of Su Xiao, in a few years, she might even become the next leader of the Sun Faction.

Inside an inconspicuous two-story building in the inner city, the living room was brightly lit. A gold coin floated in front of Su Xiao. This gold coin was a few sizes larger than a one-yuan coin, with a diameter of over 4 centimeters. The front was a skull, and the back was a human portrait.

The expression on this portrait could only be described as indescribable, as if wearing a mask of pain.

No matter how one looks at it, this gold coin is not the 【Lucky Gold Coin】 Su Xiao had anticipated, and the facts indeed confirm this.

【Bad Luck Gold Coin】

Origin: Reincarnation Paradise (determined by the raw materials of this item)

Type: Special Equipment

Equipment Effect: Bad Luck (Passive), toss this gold coin and let it fall freely. The front represents minor bad luck, and the back represents major bad luck.

Minor Bad Luck Effect: You, who have always had poor luck, do not need to care about this omen. For you, this degree of bad luck is as ordinary as a breeze passing by.

Major Bad Luck Effect: If possible, eat your next meal well, provided you still have time to eat the next meal.

Notification: Only when facing choices and bad luck can this gold coin's effect be triggered. Each use will temporarily reduce the user's Luck attribute by 1 point (recoverable within five hours).

Notification: This gold coin has no cooldown time.

Notification: This gold coin has no prerequisites for use.

Introduction: Toss it to your heart's content. When you have a negative Luck attribute, surprises will appear.

Selling Price: 1 Soul Coin (this is a fixed price; if the Hunter sells this item anywhere for more than 1 Soul Coin, it will bring bad luck to themselves).

Su Xiao pinched the 【Bad Luck Gold Coin】 with his thumb and index finger. His original idea was to get a gold coin for detecting good and bad luck, that is, to divine for himself when he had nothing to do.

This wish seemed to have gone far away. The 【Bad Luck Gold Coin】 indeed had the effect of divination, but what it divined was "bad luck" and "threat to life."

Su Xiao felt that this thing was actually quite useful; at the very least, it could detect danger.

"Boss, this is a piece of trash."

Baha spoke, and Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang beside him looked puzzled.

"Think about it, when have we not charged into the most dangerous places? To find the strongest big boss to fight to the death?"

"..."

Su Xiao didn't speak, looking at the 【Bad Luck Gold Coin】 in his hand. He felt that Baha's words made a lot of sense.

"Also, Boss, after we enter the high-tier area, can this thing still toss out a front-side gold skull? I reckon it should be a mask of pain on the face the whole time."

"..."

Su Xiao still didn't speak. Finding this, Baha coughed lightly and hurriedly said:

"However, this thing is also quite useful. When the situation is unclear, it can be used for prediction. Yes, that's it."

After Baha finished this sentence, he buried his head in eating his late-night snack.

Su Xiao put away the 【Bad Luck Gold Coin】. He had already captured "Kewabo Ring City." Previously, he had looted most of the extraordinary resources of the Watchtower and the Clan Alliance. Now it was time to get a haul from the Aurora Council and the Human Race, and in "Kewabo Ring City," he still had some other gains.

Su Xiao checked the items in his storage space. After Hausman and Steel Tooth led men to search the inner city, they found many extraordinary items.

Among these extraordinary items, those that could not be taken out of this world were sacrificed with the 【Covenant Badge · White Dragon】 to gradually improve their quality.

Some extraordinary items could be taken out of this world but had no use. These could be sold to chambers of commerce after returning to Reincarnation Paradise.

For example, a lantern that slowly absorbed soul power. This item wouldn't absorb much soul power even after absorbing it for decades, but its preciousness lay in its extraordinary properties.

This kind of extraordinary object that is naturally in a notarized state is called a rough embryo and can be crafted later through some means.

Chambers of commerce in Reincarnation Paradise are willing to pay about 3 to 20 Soul Coins for one such extraordinary object from a high-tier world.

Among the items Su Xiao demanded from the Human Race and the Aurora Council this time, hard currency resources like Soul Crystals were of course indispensable, and the rest were extraordinary objects.

Regarding this, the Human Race and the Aurora Council agreed without hesitation. Let alone demanding resources, even if he demanded most of their territory now, they couldn't say no.

Among them, the Human Race was the most depressed. Had they known the Sun Faction wouldn't attack them, they would never have participated in the war, no matter what.

Interestingly, the Human Race and the Clan now could be said to be hugging each other tightly, and their relationship was extremely good.

At the latest by tomorrow morning, the resources from that side would be sent over. Compared to these resources, Su Xiao was more curious: where did the contractors from Apocalypse Paradise go?

The contractors from Saint Light Paradise and Watcher Paradise had already been hammered to death by his side, but there were still hundreds of contractors from Apocalypse Paradise. In this decisive battle, Su Xiao didn't see anyone participating.

Logically speaking, after Su Xiao fell out with the Clan, the contractors from Apocalypse Paradise could have completely reconciled with the Clan and joined forces to defend the city.

The result was that Su Xiao didn't even see a single contractor from Apocalypse Paradise. This was very confusing. They had agreed to fight a world contention war, but not a single enemy contractor showed up.

Su Xiao took out half a World Core to sense the location of 【Dark Mist】. On this continent, there was no place the Sun Legion couldn't go.

Su Xiao had already publicly declared that the Golden Earl was his mortal enemy. Whether it was the Human Race, the Clan, or the Beast Race, as long as they captured the Golden Earl, or killed him and seized the 【Dark Mist】, they would receive a reward of 10,000 units of active ore.

Su Xiao was currently not short of active ore. Four-fifths of the active ore veins in this world were contained within the territory of the Sun Faction. He just needed to send some T1-tier fortresses to mine them.

10,000 units of active ore was a huge sum for any faction. Taking the Beast Race as an example, with 10,000 units of active ore, the Beast King and the Beast Race in the "Great Gathering Place" could live very comfortably for several months even if they did nothing.

Heavy rewards bring brave men, which also led to a situation: every 2 to 3 hours, when Su Xiao sensed the 【Dark Mist】 with the half World Core in his hand, the location of the 【Dark Mist】 was different. Sometimes it was in the Human Race territory, sometimes in the Clan territory, and late tonight, it reached the Beast Race territory.

Do not mock anyone who is trying hard to save a lost cause. The Golden Earl was trying hard to turn the result into a draw, but he was fighting against the whole world.

The next morning, Su Xiao woke up naturally. He hadn't slept for several days, not because he didn't want to, but because there were too many assassins locking onto him.

As the Sun Lord during the war, Su Xiao was locked onto by dozens of assassins every day. These assassins were extremely good at hiding, and after killing a batch, a new batch would soon be replenished.

It had been like this for the past few days. To avoid capsizing in the gutter, he chose not to sleep. Yesterday, the feeling of being watched from the surroundings disappeared.

Su Xiao sat on the bed to wake up. Last night, when Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang was sleeping, it somehow hung itself on the chandelier. Su Xiao and Baha, awakened by the sound, observed for a while and couldn't figure out how Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, while sleeping at the foot of the bed, could have catapulted itself onto the chandelier and continued sleeping in a hanging position.

Su Xiao's gaze turned to Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang ran over, looking aggrieved, indicating that there was an assassin trying to harm it, and it had been hung on the chandelier last night.

Su Xiao and Baha didn't take Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang down because Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang occasionally snored while sleeping. It had been snoring all night last night, but after being hung up, Xiang Bubu actually stopped snoring.

After breakfast, Su Xiao opened the metal box sent by the Priestess. Inside was the sincerity sent by the Human Race and the Aurora Council.

【You have obtained Active Crystal ×170.】

【You have obtained Soul Crystal (Complete) ×87.】

【You have obtained Soul Crystal Core ×4.】

【Concentrated Energy Stone ×407.】

【Concentrated Energy Stone】

Origin: Ser Star

Quality: Immortal Grade

Type: Active Extract.

Effect: A precious energy gem obtained after multiple purifications and extractions.

Rating: 1000 points.

Selling Price: 210 Soul Coins.

The 【Concentrated Energy Stone】 was all the family wealth of the Clan side. As for other miscellaneous things, they should have been taken away by those Clan high-ranking officials fleeing to the islands. Su Xiao didn't think about those resources.

Su Xiao didn't know if any contractors needed this kind of 【Concentrated Energy Stone】, but even if he sold this thing to Reincarnation Paradise, he could obtain 85,470 Soul Coins, which was equivalent to his gains from fighting through two or three worlds in the past.

And the number of Soul Crystals the Human Race brought out was not as many as he imagined. Anyone with a bit of reason wouldn't be reluctant to bring out resources at this time. He thought the Human Race high-ranking officials must have absconded with a lot of money, but they sent a lot of extraordinary objects.

Among the extraordinary objects in this world, he didn't know if it was because there had been a world contention war before, or something else, but the probability of extraordinary objects being naturally notarized was much higher than in other worlds.

A sufficiently large quantity could also bring rich gains. Su Xiao looked at the large number of extraordinary objects in the team storage space and estimated that these things could be sold for a good price.

Su Xiao walked out of the two-story building and leaped onto the back of the Storm Dragon. He had something to do.

"Baha, you take Hausman and lead 300,000 cavalry to surround the Golden Earl."

Su Xiao tossed out half a World Core.

"Alright, wait for my good news, Boss."

Hearing this, Su Xiao took Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang and flew up on the dragon. Looking at the direction, it was toward the Aurora Council.

Flying dozens of kilometers away from "Kewabo Ring City," Su Xiao had the Storm Dragon change direction and fly toward the sea. After circling over the sea, he arrived above an ancient ruin near "Loyash."

"Finally, it can begin."

Su Xiao spoke. The Storm Dragon tilted its head slightly, not understanding what Su Xiao meant.

A moment later, Su Xiao leaped onto a stone pillar of the ancient ruin. Choosing this place was not only because there was a ready-made site here, but also because it was located in the center of the Sun Faction's current territory. This place would become the "Holy Land."

The Storm Dragon waiting in the ancient ruin fell asleep unknowingly. This was normal. Su Xiao's control over the dosage was accurate, and it was very simple to make the Storm Dragon fall asleep unknowingly.

I don't know how long it had been, but the Storm Dragon was awakened. Golden light shone blindingly. A huge disk stood in the center of the ancient ruin, and the sunlight was gathered by this disk.

Seeing this scene, the Sun Power within the Storm Dragon became more active. That Sun Disk seemed to represent supreme dignity and power.

"Let's go."

Su Xiao leaped onto the back of the Storm Dragon. The layout of this ancient ruin was complete, and after getting the Dark Mist, he could leave this world.

Although he still wanted to catch some contractors from Apocalypse Paradise and discuss economics with them, those contractors didn't know where they were hiding now.

Su Xiao could find the Golden Earl because of the mutual sensing between the half World Core and the Dark Mist. But on this continent, finding those Eighth Tier contractors who were determined to hide was very difficult, especially after they were backstabbed by the Clan and then almost backstabbed by the Human Race, they all became extra vigilant, each suffering from persecution mania.

Had he known this, Su Xiao wouldn't have acted so ruthlessly, letting the Clan reduce the number of enemy contractors through backstabbing.

The Storm Dragon stared at the Sun Disk and refused to fly up. Su Xiao kicked its back, and the Storm Dragon flew up somewhat reluctantly.

According to the direction of Baha, the Storm Dragon flew for more than two hours before arriving at the station of their own large army.

The Golden Earl was previously in the territory of the Beast Race, but now he appeared in their own territory. He must have used a long-distance teleportation item.

The reason the Golden Earl hadn't been blocked for so long was not only because his escape speed was fast, but also because he was wealthy enough and had several types of space items in his storage space.

The end time of this world contention war was still nearly 10 days away. This was forced out by Su Xiao. It was originally 5 days, then delayed to 7 days, and now it had been delayed to the limit, which was 10 days.

Su Xiao didn't believe the Golden Earl could escape the pursuit while carrying the Dark Mist, unless he had dozens of types of space items in his storage space.

The hunt began. Su Xiao called up another 150,000 cavalry, dividing the troops into four groups. He himself led 150,000 soldiers, Baha followed his side, Hausman led 100,000 troops, and Amu and Steel Tooth each led 100,000 troops.

With Su Xiao's side as the core, the four groups of troops began to surround and intercept the Golden Earl day and night.

Not only his side, but the Human Race and the Aurora Council also prepared troops to prevent the Golden Earl from teleporting to their side. The condition Su Xiao offered was that after capturing the Golden Earl, the war would end completely.

The desire for peace made the Golden Earl the enemy of the world.

What Su Xiao didn't expect was that he had been chasing the Golden Earl for an afternoon and the whole night, but the other party refused to drop the 【Dark Mist】. When about to be surrounded, he chose to use a space item.

The location was on the Human Race side. Su Xiao immediately contacted the Human Race, sharing the location of the Golden Earl about once every 10 minutes.

The next morning, Su Xiao received news that the Golden Earl had escaped death there. Three masked men helped him. According to the Human Race side, among the three, one held a sharp thorn sword, one was good at controlling energy, and the last one could drive an other-worldly moon beast.

Using one's butt to know, one could know who these three were: Hao Mei, Morey, and Moon Apostle. Among the Golden Earl's "one god leading many pits," Morey and the other two were clearly not in the pit category.

The Golden Earl was now in the territory of the Beast Race. It was still the old method: contact the Beast King, tell the other party the location of the Golden Earl, and then follow with the pursuit and encirclement of ten thousand beasts.

Five hours later, while Su Xiao was waiting for news from the Beast King, a space fluctuation appeared nearby, which made him feel very surprised.

The space fluctuation subsided, and a burly figure appeared dozens of meters away. After seeing the scene around him, the burly figure was stunned.

"..."

"..."

Su Xiao and the Golden Earl looked at each other in silence. Su Xiao felt it was too coincidental, while the Golden Earl felt he was too unlucky.

Is this a coincidence? It is not. The world contention war is a decisive battle between the two sides under the notarization of the Tree of Void, not each carrying a notarized object, one running and one chasing.

The Golden Earl randomly teleported here because the Tree of Void was encouraging him to actively engage with the enemy and not keep carrying the notarized object and idling.

"Kill him."

Su Xiao gave an order, and the Wild Boar Knights around swarmed up.

The expression of the Golden Earl at this moment had gradually put on a mask of pain. He had really tried his best. He had thought of many results, such as a peak battle with Su Xiao, eventually losing narrowly, or winning narrowly, as well as both sides fighting in the chaotic army, eventually one side winning.

What the Golden Earl never dreamed of was that none of these happened. He was first backstabbed by the Clan, then almost backstabbed by the Human Race, and then the Human Race, the Clan, the Beast Race, and the Sun Faction all became his enemies.

To be precise, 99% of the intelligent creatures in this world were his enemies because his head was worth 10,000 units of active ore.

No, it went up this morning, up to 50,000 units of active ore.

Facing the Wild Boar Knights swarming from the surroundings, the Golden Earl didn't make a move. He prepared to use a space item to escape again.

Boom!

A shock spread in the sky. Baha in the sky spread its wings, and the few space feathers on its body shattered, activating the Magic Eagle Domain.

The space scroll in the Golden Earl's hand turned into residue. This time he completely put on the mask of pain. With his abundant wealth, he never thought he would die in this world. At most, he would lose the 【Dark Mist】. He didn't lose it before just because he didn't want to give up like that. He had experienced several times the battle situation of a big disadvantage turning the tables.

Boom!

Flesh and blood flew everywhere. The Golden Earl stood in the encirclement of the Wild Boar Knights. Liquid metal resembling molten gold gushed out from the Golden Eye behind his neck, wrapping him in it.

When the golden liquid stopped, the Golden Earl had turned into a metal little giant nearly 5 meters tall. His hands were covered with gems, and so were his fists.

With one punch, a heavy tank was blown up, and the earth trembled.

Su Xiao witnessed all this sitting on the dragon's back, but he didn't think this could change anything.

The Golden Earl swung his fists back, shattering a large area of Wild Boar Knights around him. Blood rain fell from the sky. The blood-bathed Golden Earl said:

"Bai Ye, do you think you can kill me like this? Today let me tell you, the human sea tactic is not invincible."

As soon as the shouting fell, more Wild Boar Warriors surrounded the Golden Earl in the middle.

Why did the Golden Earl hold on until now? Because he was least afraid of group fights. With his terrifying stamina, he even had the confidence to kill his way out of the human sea tactic.

The Golden Earl's gaze was cold, sensing the Wild Boar Knights around him. Today he was going to start a massacre. If Su Xiao tried to hinder him from breaking out, he would use his trump card item to try a heavy blow, or even instantly kill Su Xiao.

Thinking this, the Golden Earl felt a war hammer swinging from behind. In the state of a golden body, he didn't care about this blow. Even if he knew it carried real damage, it was just an attack by a miscellaneous soldier.

Clang!

The war hammer hit the Golden Earl, and a crisp sound of hitting metal spread. The Golden Earl, who didn't care about this blow in his heart, suddenly stiffened all over.

【War Lord · Blood Soul Power (Passive. Lv. 55+12): The held weapon is blessed with Soul Burning Power, each attack carries 150 points of real damage, and there is a 2~3% probability of causing the enemy to appear in a state of body numbness, body stiffness, etc.】

The Golden Earl's body stiffened. His body was numb. The next second, war hammers appeared around him, and like blacksmithing, he was hammered violently.

After being paralyzed for nearly 5 seconds, the Golden Earl forcibly got up from the lying position, fear appearing in his eyes. He couldn't believe it. These miscellaneous soldiers actually carried strong control effects when attacking?!

Liquid gold shock spread, flesh and broken bones flew, and the Golden Earl advanced at full speed.

Clang!

A war hammer hit the back of the Golden Earl's head. It wasn't that he didn't want to dodge, but there were too many attacks around, and he couldn't dodge.

The Golden Earl's body was numb again, which made his heart ice cold. The previous fighting spirit had vanished.

After a burst of clanging and smashing like blacksmithing, the Golden Earl jumped up again, killing the enemy bravely, but after a while, he was paralyzed again, hammered to the ground. Some Wild Boar Knights, in order to attack with more force, chose to jump up and hammer.

"Ah!!"

The Golden Earl roared with a face full of blood. Around him, Wild Boar Knights were stepping on each other to rush up, or jumping from around, like a big net, covering the Golden Earl in it.

Before this big net was sealed, the Golden Earl saw Su Xiao, sitting on the dragon's back, tossing the half World Core in his hand.

No one is made of iron, let alone the attacks of the Wild Boar Knights also carried real damage. After a chaotic battle, the Golden Earl, who thought he could fight for hours and then successfully break out, was now lying on the ground motionless. He died, not heroically, but was paralyzed intermittently, and eventually beaten to death by the siege, roaring with great unwillingness before dying.

"Hey, why bother? Is one god leading many pits so addictive?"

Baha grabbed the scarlet card on the ground, as well as a group of black water floating in mid-air. This was the 【Dark Mist】.

Su Xiao took the scarlet card and the 【Dark Mist】. Since the development of the legion flow, he hadn't seen a scarlet card again.

With the 【Dark Mist】 in hand, Su Xiao checked the Victory Badges in his storage space. He had already obtained 19 of these. Using them in this world, 1 badge was 5% of the World's Source.

Calculating this way, using up all the Victory Badges, plus the existing World's Source, it was 123.29% of the World's Source.

If he obtained another 26.71% of the World's Source, Su Xiao could obtain an extra World Treasure Chest, but there was a problem: where to get the remaining World's Source.

If this were a world belonging to Reincarnation Paradise, it would be extremely simple for Su Xiao to obtain the remaining 26.71% of the World's Source. Just let the Sun Legion charge and kill the Beast Race, and it wouldn't take long to obtain 26.71% of the World's Source.

The problem is, this is a world notarized by the Tree of Void. Based on the several worlds he had wreaked havoc on... cough, based on his war experience all along, he concluded one thing.

Once there are too many temporary soldier-type units under his command, in the judgment of the Tree of Void, the kill rewards obtained by himself and the legions under his command will decrease according to the total number of soldier-type units on his side.

To put it intuitively, in a world notarized by the Tree of Void, assuming Su Xiao has 10,000 temporary soldiers under his command, when killing a leader-level boss, there will be a 99% probability of obtaining a treasure chest.

And when the troops under Su Xiao's command reach 50,000, the treasure chest drop rate for killing a leader-level boss will slide to between 50% and 60%.

When the number of soldier-type units under his command exceeds 400,000, the treasure chest drop rate for killing a leader-level boss will slide to between 1% and 3%.

Please don't laugh. Even if this probability is not accurate, it's not far off. As for the acquisition of World's Source, let's not mention it.

Is it the deliberate suppression of the Tree of Void? It is not. After the number of soldier-type units under his command exceeds a certain level, the Tree of Void will give many preferential treatments, such as the faction independence mechanism, a significant increase in the probability of triggering historical-level events, etc.

Su Xiao estimated that with the scale of the faction under his command now, even if he scraped this world that had already been killed through a few more times, he wouldn't be able to get the remaining 26.71% of the World's Source.

Moreover, the gains he obtained this time already exceeded expectations by several times. That's right, Su Xiao's gains this time were just that exaggerated. He felt that good things like this wouldn't happen again in the future.

The World's Source didn't reach 150%, but leading the historical-level event this time allowed Su Xiao to obtain a World-class treasure chest.

Although it was difficult for the World's Source to reach 150%, Su Xiao still prepared to use most of the 【Victory Badges】 to ensure that the World's Source he obtained this time was above 100%.

The reason for doing this was for more real attribute points. In the next world, he would have a decisive battle with the Gray Gentleman, the Priest, and the Immortal Concubine.

Su Xiao chose to use 15 【Victory Badges】. One by one, the 【Victory Badges】 shattered in his hand, turning into crystal fragments and sinking into his brand.

【Notification: You have obtained 75% of the World's Source.】

This was the most World's Source Su Xiao had ever obtained in a single time. After confirming there were no omissions, he leaped onto the dragon's back.

The 【Dark Mist】 was already in hand. Instead of continuing to waste time in this world, it was better to complete the "War Mission · Dark Mist" earlier. In the reward judgment of the mission, the more mission time remaining, the higher the mission reward.

Su Xiao didn't take Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, Baha, or Amu. They were not suitable for what he was going to do next.

At noon that day, in the ancient ruin in the center of their territory, the Sun Disk stood tall, absorbing sunlight and rendering the entire ruin golden.

Hundreds of thousands of Wild Boar Knights were either in the ancient ruin or further outside. In the center of the ruin, a wide stone seat stood, surrounded by downward steps.

Su Xiao, wearing a black feather cloak, sat on the stone chair. Below him, Hausman, Steel Tooth, the Priestess, and others were all kneeling on one knee, heads bowed.

"The ascension ceremony I have longed for."

A Soul Crystal appeared in Su Xiao's hand. He crushed it, and the broken soul crystal fragments were absorbed into the sun pattern on the back of the chair.

On the Sun Disk at the top, the scale clicked and turned. A few seconds later, the Sun Disk turned into three parts, inner and outer rings nested. A golden beam of light projected from within, covering the stone chair directly below.

In the ancient ruin, armor collided, and the sound of kneeling on one knee spread continuously. The scene of hundreds of thousands of Wild Boar Knights kneeling on one knee was extremely spectacular.

Su Xiao sat on the stone chair, letting the golden beam of light cover him. This so-called ascension ceremony and the Sun Disk were all created by him. The purpose was very simple: he suddenly left this world, and ascending to the sun were two concepts. The latter had more deterrent power.

Even if he was not in this world, those petty people would not dare to act rashly. No one knew whether Su Xiao had the ability to descend after ascending. If he did, those who dared to jump out would suffer a devastating blow.

In the cover of the ascension ceremony, Su Xiao chose to submit the Dark Mist to complete the war mission and return to Reincarnation Paradise.

Boom!

The golden beam of light surged. The next instant, Su Xiao on the stone chair disappeared, leaving only the Sun Ring floating above the stone seat. Eventually, this Sun Ring stopped in front of Hausman.

The Sun Priestess Octavia, who was also kneeling on the ground, turned her head to look at Hausman. The corners of her mouth curled up slightly. The person she feared had ascended. From now on, it was the era of Octavia!

Suddenly, a hand grabbed the face of the Sun Priestess Octavia. A nearly transparent Su Xiao appeared in front of Octavia. Octavia's long dress immediately became wet, and tears overflowed from her eye sockets due to fear. Her fear of Su Xiao came from the depths of her soul.

Su Xiao looked at the Sun Priestess Octavia with calm eyes. Without this person, the Sun Faction would not last long, and naturally, it would not be able to develop, unable to stably supply faith power. But capable people also have ambition.

The Sun Priestess Octavia begged for mercy with pleading eyes. Having been a bit carried away just now, she thought at this moment that the person she feared most could descend. Thinking of this, she put away many thoughts.

Su Xiao's hand let go. Of course, he couldn't descend. This was something he had laid out long ago. As for Octavia, he had guessed her little schemes long ago.

Su Xiao's semi-transparent figure disappeared completely, and a notification appeared.

【The Hunter is about to return to Reincarnation Paradise. Transmission begins.】

After Su Xiao left, in the ancient ruin, no, it should be the "Ascension Holy Land," one by one, the kneeling Wild Boar Knights still crowded around the stone chair where he had just been, and all made the gesture of embracing the sun.

The Storm Dragon flew in the sky. Shocked by the scene below, it landed on the Sun Disk and roared to the sky.

Just as the Storm Dragon was carried away by this atmosphere, it suddenly thought of a problem: the Sun Lord had ascended, what about the 【Sun Bird Source Blood】 he promised it?

"Roar!!"

The Storm Dragon, having been taken advantage of, let out another dragon roar, feeling aggrieved in its heart.

On the hill near the Ascension Holy Land, three figures stood. They were Morey, Moon Apostle, and Hao Mei. They were stunned by the scene below.

Among them, Hao Mei, who was holding a bottle of wine, had a "holy sh*t" expression. After experiencing this world, her cognition of mission worlds had been refreshed.

"I never want to meet this guy again. He is simply cheating..."

Before Hao Mei finished speaking, Morey covered her mouth. A long time ago, Morey had also said this. In turn, in the next world, she was caught by Su Xiao. Recalling that scene now, Morey still felt a sense of autism welling up in her heart. ===== CHAPTER 3422 =====