Chapter 3453: Fighting Poison with Poison

Inside an unseen room within the "Tree Ring City," the territory of the Vine Clan.

Following the acquisition of the 【Greed Chapter】, Su Xiao's Slaughter Merit was rapidly consumed, causing his name to drop out of the top ten on the Slaughter Merit Leaderboard.

Su Xiao stroked the 【Greed Chapter】 in his hand with his thumb. Although it was a wooden object, it had a heavy, metallic feel, yet it lacked the coldness of metal, offering instead a smooth, warm sensation.

He took out a 【Greed Chapter: Fragment】 he had obtained previously. The incomplete chapter was absorbed at a speed visible to the naked eye, making the one in Su Xiao's hand more complete.

【Greed Chapter】

Origin: Abyss/Dead Silence City.

Quality: World-Class

Type: Special Item/Medal-type Equipment.

Usage Effect: Consuming one Soul Crystal Core allows for the activation of one "Soul Spirit Manifestation."

Hint: Before defeating the activated "Soul Spirit Manifestation," you cannot activate or challenge the next one.

Soul Spirit Manifestations defeated: 0.

Total Soul Spirit Manifestations: 10.

Soul Spirit Manifestation: First Position: Awaiting activation.

Introduction: Defeat those powerful individuals you never had the chance to fight, yet who crossed time and space to become entangled with you. You shall meet within the Greed Chapter. Remember, what the Greed Chapter awakens are not mindless battle spirits, but the souls of those who have passed, recording their "Scent of Soul" to bring them back here once more.

Sale Price: Cannot be sold after activation until all challenges are completed.

The Greed Chapter didn't have many other changes, but the activation conditions and the richness of the rewards had seen a qualitative leap. Now, defeating the "Soul Spirit Manifestations" within guaranteed a Golden Skill Point, as well as items corresponding to the defeated manifestation.

Su Xiao took out a Soul Crystal Core and attempted to awaken the first "Soul Spirit Manifestation." As soon as he activated the Greed Chapter, the Soul Crystal Core in his hand shattered with a *pop*, turning into crystal dust that merged into the book.

【Soul Spirit Manifestation: First Position (Activated).】

【Soul Spirit Manifestation: First Position: The First Witch in History: Dark Crow.】

Seeing this change in the Greed Chapter, Su Xiao was quite tempted to challenge it right now. However, in this unseen room, there was no telling when another participant might arrive. Sinking his consciousness into the Greed Chapter to challenge it with his spirit body was a very unwise choice; Su Xiao would never do such a thing.

After checking the World Shop, he found it hadn't refreshed yet, so he turned and walked out.

Just as Su Xiao reached the doorway, a participant with the lower half of his face covered walked in. The masked man nodded at Su Xiao and said, "Friend? I have no ill intent. I'm just here to exchange some things at the World Shop. I'm not with the Grey Gentleman's group."

"Hm? I know."

Su Xiao continued walking forward. Just as he was about to brush past the masked man:

Boom!!

Su Xiao suddenly delivered a side kick. The masked man beside him was hit by a blast of air, flying out instantly and slamming into the side wall, leaving a large splash of blood on the surface.

"Wait..."

The rule-breaker, half-embedded in the wall, wasn't dead yet. Just as he opened his mouth, three blood spears struck, followed by three booms that pierced his head, neck, and heart.

Su Xiao dispelled the blood-stained crystal layer on his right lower leg and continued walking out of the unseen room. He didn't care if this rule-breaker was with the Grey Gentleman or not; within the Tree Life World, he would kill every rule-breaker he saw.

Boom!

A blood-energy explosion came from behind. Su Xiao slammed the large iron door of the unseen room shut, his thoughts returning to the matter at hand.

The first "Soul Spirit Manifestation" of the Greed Chapter had been activated: the first witch in history, Dark Crow. Su Xiao certainly knew who she was; the long leather coat he wore came from that very witch.

Although Dark Crow came from a Fourth Tier world, she was an absolute symbol of power within it. After becoming a witch, she only lived for 67 days, but in those 67 days, she conquered an entire planet. She had single-handedly slaughtered her way through that world.

Putting the Greed Chapter away for now, Su Xiao prepared to find a safe place to challenge it after returning to Bay City. He estimated that with his current strength, clearing the first few manifestations in a row wouldn't be a problem.

The sky was clear and cloudless. Su Xiao walked through the streets of Tree Ring City; he needed to gather intelligence here before returning to Bay City.

Since entering the Tree Life World, Su Xiao hadn't found a single trace of the Grey Gentleman. Now that Fairy Ji, Underworld Wolf, and others were dead, the Grey Gentleman still hadn't shown himself.

This gave Su Xiao the impression that the Grey Gentleman was deliberately fooling these rule-breakers, letting them come to find him to stall for time, allowing the Grey Gentleman to safely set up something on his end.

With the Grey Gentleman's steadiness and ruthlessness, he was definitely capable of this. Not to mention the lives of others, when necessary, this guy could even discard his own life.

Su Xiao had gone to the Far North and then to the Far South, but he hadn't found a single trace of the Grey Gentleman. The other party acted as if they hadn't even entered this world; even their Slaughter Merit was 0, placing them at the very bottom.

Aside from the Grey Gentleman's tracks, the priest he had just eliminated also made Su Xiao feel more and more that something was wrong.

While pondering, Su Xiao walked into an inn run by the Vine Clan. After opening a room, he sat cross-legged on the bed, continuing to contemplate the priest's series of actions.

Regarding the kill notification that appeared when he killed the priest, Su Xiao felt it was very suspicious. The notification read: 【You have killed Rule-breaker No. 170042.】

This contract number wasn't the first time Su Xiao had seen it. Previously, when he tricked the priest to his death in the Holy Land of Kiliad, two kill notifications appeared, as follows:

【You have killed Rule-breaker No. 170042.】

【You have killed Rule-breaker No. 129113.】

Su Xiao closed the notification log. He didn't understand how he could kill the same brand number twice. Could it be... that when the priest split into two, he could also split the contract number 170042 into two?

No matter how Su Xiao thought about it, he felt it was impossible. If this was truly the priest's brand number, then it was a brand from the Sanctuary Paradise. The priest certainly had his methods, but Su Xiao didn't believe the other party could "replicate" a brand.

Suddenly, Su Xiao recalled something: the method he and Caesar used to farm Slaughter Merit using Adora. The priest certainly couldn't replicate a title, but if they operated through permissions and notarization, perhaps after the Tree of Void and Sanctuary Paradise notarized it, they really might have re-assigned the priest a "Brand No. 170042."

Su Xiao had seen people before who had perfect kill notifications after being killed but were still alive afterward, such as Gourmet.

Su Xiao put these thoughts aside for now and re-examined the things the priest had done, because he discovered that this guy didn't seem to be an enemy at all.

Previously, in the Hot Jungle, the enemy's pursuit team clearly had many people, yet for some reason, most of the rule-breakers stopped pursuing.

Su Xiao estimated that this might have been the priest's suggestion, and furthermore, the priest had tricked those rule-breakers who had retreated to the Ancient Capital.

Afterward, the priest and others used long-distance teleportation items to reach Bay City. The priest arrived in Bay City two days early. It seemed he had done many things, but looking at it now, these things had no practical significance. The high-level Elf Clan members the priest had recruited were either people Su Xiao had to kill anyway, or they played no role in the subsequent events.

At the time, the support of those high-level Elf Clan members had given Fairy Ji, Crow Woman, Underworld Wolf, and others quite a bit of confidence.

Afterward, Su Xiao arrived in Bay City and set up an assassination plan, framing the priest. Looking at it now, the priest's way of responding was simply confusing, because he didn't really respond at all; it was as if he had tacitly agreed, directly consenting to the final ruling in the Kingdom Council.

On the day of the ruling, the priest produced a lot of evidence, appearing well-prepared. But for a super old schemer like the priest to completely ignore things outside the field and focus his energy on the chess game was not normal.

What Su Xiao found most suspicious was that the priest had linked the lives of a large number of rule-breakers, allowing him to constantly resurrect through them. Yet, he had split into a large number of sub-bodies within a sealed barrier, consuming a massive amount of resurrection opportunities to do so.

That feeling was as if it were saying: "Bai Ye, hurry up and use that Sun Bomb of yours to blow me up. Tens of thousands of Soul Coins + over 200 points of Killing Merit + over 300 Diamond Honor Medals—what are you waiting for? Hurry up and blow me up."

With such benefits right before his eyes, Su Xiao naturally wouldn't miss out, so he really did blow him up, killing the Priest and obtaining the "Necronomicon" that despised them both.

In this situation, Su Xiao felt inexplicably familiar; he had a friend who had always wanted to do this, and that friend was named... Wood.

Su Xiao now strongly suspected that the Priest had bundled together tens of thousands of Soul Coins, a large amount of Killing Merit, a large number of Diamond Honor Medals, and the lives of Xian Ji and the others, with the sole purpose of getting him to kill the other party.

Given the Priest's level of cunning and insight, he must have known that dangerous objects do not favor the Hunters or Law Breakers of Reincarnation Paradise. As both a Hunter and a Law Breaker, Su Xiao was simply the Priest's highest-priority target.

The Priest had been entangled by the "Necronomicon," and this death was a setup by the old guy, intended to shake off the "Necronomicon."

The Priest not only wanted to get rid of the "Necronomicon," but he also didn't want to forge a deep enmity with its next owner. It could be said that Su Xiao was the Priest's only candidate.

That was why the Priest had feigned assistance to the Gray Gentleman, so that he could encounter Su Xiao within the Tree-Born World, a special world notarized by the Tree of the Void.

The Priest had anticipated that Su Xiao would be able to deduce all of this, so the old guy had stuffed him with benefits, indirectly helping Su Xiao kill over a hundred rule-breakers while also pitting Xian Ji—a rule-breaker absolutely hostile to Su Xiao—to her death.

This turned into a situation where Su Xiao gained a huge sum and resolved numerous enemies, while the Priest got rid of the "Necronomicon."

Looking at it now, it seemed the Priest had never actually been hostile to Su Xiao. After choosing to join the Gray Gentleman's faction, he neither participated in the siege against Su Xiao nor stabbed him in the back.

This damn guy was someone who appeared hostile the whole time but was actually an ally.

Su Xiao recalled the time at the Holy Land of Kiliad; the situation then was very similar to now. That time, the Priest had faked his death and then, by leveraging Su Xiao's influence, used the power of the sun to purify the power of the Ancient God within his body, becoming part of the Ancient God lineage.

According to the normal process, after gaining power, the Priest should have immediately sought out Su Xiao to avenge his death, but he didn't. The old guy spent the rest of the time watching the show. Even when Su Xiao was weakened after his death battle with Chairman Rogesh, the Priest didn't show his face, instead quietly leaving the Holy Land of Kiliad.

"The old guy is truly cunning."

"Huh? Boss, what did you say?"

"Nothing."

Su Xiao glanced at his remaining Soul Coins and the 【Abyssal Crystallized Aberration】 in his storage space. His mood shifted from sunny to cloudy. It was strange to say, but every time he was hostile to the Priest, Su Xiao ended up making a fortune.

Su Xiao wasn't sure if his deduction was true, but if it were, even if the Priest was still in the Tree-Born World, Su Xiao wouldn't fear him. The "Necronomicon" was still in his hands; if the Priest appeared before him, he wouldn't mind returning the "Necronomicon" to him.

Just imagine: it would be like Wood going through all kinds of hardships to finally send away the "wild daddy" of the Devil race, only for the "wild daddy" to be sent back shortly after. Even with Wood's level of cunning, he would break down on the spot.

Su Xiao took out the charcoal box. Although he couldn't read the "Necronomicon," he could still make a preliminary observation of what kind of thing it was.

Opening the charcoal box, the slightly dizzying feeling of obsession appeared again. A moment later, Su Xiao closed the box and threw it into the team storage space. After confirming the look, they indeed despised each other.

Su Xiao discovered that at higher tiers, the enemies' abilities were becoming increasingly bizarre and unpredictable. This made him miss the enemies he encountered at lower tiers, such as the Other Shore Flower Adventure Group or the Blood Gate Adventure Group, that is, Stan and the others.

The enemies back then seemed very honest by comparison; if they were to die, they just died, dead through and through. Looking at now, what kind of monsters and demons were these? Some could rip off others' brand marks, some had full kill notifications after death but just wouldn't die, others suddenly faked their deaths after dying, and some had battles that only truly began after they died.

Thinking of the last point, Su Xiao contacted Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang. He had just let Xiang Bubu scout within Ring Tree City to see if he could find the Gray Gentleman's tracks.

Su Xiao remembered that Gulu was also in Ring Tree City before, and he didn't know her current whereabouts.

Soon, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang replied in the team channel; he had just seen Gulu, and she was still in that same hotel.

Su Xiao checked the photo sent by Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang. In the not-so-large hotel room, Gulu was sitting on the bed with her arms wrapped around her knees, her dark circles looking like she had drawn on smoky makeup.

Looking at this posture, Saint Poetry had put Gulu through quite a lot; she was worthy of being the strongest Tier 8 healer.

Su Xiao believed that Saint Poetry shouldn't be called the strongest Tier 8 healer, but rather the strongest Tier 8 torturer.

Looking at Gulu's haggard expression and her eyes that had lost their luster, Su Xiao saw a business opportunity.

After returning to Reincarnation Paradise, Gulu spent all day in the Equipment Enhancement Hall, so she must be very rich. If it weren't for the fact that he knew that even if he caught Gulu, no matter what method he used to coerce her, this little psycho wouldn't spit out half a Soul Coin, Su Xiao would have caught her to withdraw money long ago.

It could only be said that the trio of Morey, Apostle of the Moon, and Hao Mei were easier to arrange; once caught, there was no need to use force or torture, as they were willing to pay. He didn't know if he would be able to encounter those three again in the future.

Leaving the hotel, Su Xiao headed straight for Gulu's residence. Half an hour later.

Knock, knock, knock.

Su Xiao knocked on the door, but there was no response from inside, so he simply pushed the door open and entered.

With her arms wrapped around her knees and her eyes having lost their luster, Gulu slowly raised her head at the sound, which allowed a bit of spirit to return to her eyes.

"I shouldn't have killed that b*tch, right, you b*tch."

"Children shouldn't use bad language; big sister will teach you how to behave."

A mouth on the palm of Gulu's right hand spoke; the red lips of this mouth were thin, a woman's lips.

"Shut up, b*tch."

"If I don't keep you company, you'll fall asleep again and be drowned endlessly. It doesn't feel good, does it? To be honest, I quite admire you lunatics from Reincarnation Paradise. You actually held on for five days; before meeting you, the longest someone held on was three days."

Gulu's right arm lifted on its own, her palm facing her cheek. A tongue extended from the mouth in her palm, licked Gulu's cheek, and said, "I'm very lucky. This time it's a female host, so I don't even need to change bodies. I'm very fond of your body, little gothic dress."

Saint Poetry was clearly not quite normal either. Come to think of it, could a normal person hold a funeral to mourn an enemy after killing them? When Saint Poetry was feeling sentimental, she would sometimes even shed tears at an enemy's funeral. This was no longer just being a b*tch or a green tea b*tch; it was just being mentally unstable.

"Gulu, cut her off."

Baha spoke. Hearing this, Gulu pulled up the sleeve of her right arm. On her fair and slightly slender right forearm, there was a cut and subtle stitching marks.

"I cut off my forearm, but she would pull the nerves out of the remaining part of my upper arm and stitch the wound herself. She pulls the nerves, pulling them out one by one."

"Damn, stop talking. It sounds painful just listening to it."

"Why did you come here? To kill me? This thing is transferred through death."

Gulu's willpower was no joke. Just a moment ago, her eyes were dim, but after exchanging a few words, the spirit of the past returned to her eyes.

"I have something you need."

Su Xiao said.

"Really?"

Gulu's eyes seemed to brighten a bit as she looked at Su Xiao.

"Stop struggling; we are bound by the same fate."

Just as Saint Poetry spoke, Gulu pulled out a short knife tied to her thigh and pierced the palm of her right hand. She asked, "What is it? If it can solve my problem, I'll pay a high price."

"How high?"

"50,000 Soul Coins."

"Deal."

"Wait a moment."

Gulu took out a piece of paper, wrote and drew on it, and finally wrote an IOU for 50,000, handing it to Su Xiao, wanting to pay with a blank check.

"..."

Looking at the IOU in his hand, he remained silent for a few seconds before turning around and leaving.

"Don't go! I really don't have any Soul Coins right now. I had less than 10,000 before, and they were all scammed away by you guys. The Queen's box only had paintings."

"What paintings?"

Su Xiao stopped in his tracks. Crystals spread under his feet, forming a crystal chair with a backrest. After sitting down, he lit a cigarette.

"There are six in total. Besides being well-painted, they have no use. They should be souvenirs."

Gulu took out the six paintings and made a gesture to hand them over. When she reached halfway, her movements paused, and she said suspiciously, "Bai Ye, do you know the use of these paintings? You came here this time just to scam these paintings..."

Boom~

After a muffled sound, when the already weak Gulu regained her senses, she found herself lying on the bed, while Su Xiao was sitting on her back, holding the six paintings in his hand.

Su Xiao flipped through the six paintings in his hand. The first four were the Light-Bearer Anderson, the Queen's sister Aria, Brother Pig, and the Mimic Man.

These paintings were about the size of A4 paper. In the last two paintings, the first one depicted an old man wearing a crown. This was an abstract painting; the old man's face was withered, blue light faintly revealed in his eyes, and the crown on his head was worn a bit crookedly. In the shadows behind him stood many figures. The name marked below the painting was: "Bole Alond."

Su Xiao flipped to the last painting. The colors of this painting were dim, giving a damp, cold feeling. The background of the painting was a seaside fishing village where fishermen who looked half-human and half-fish were kneeling on the ground. In the seawater in front, a huge marine creature floated half-out of the sea. It looked somewhat like an octopus, but its body was more translucent, and it was covered with fluorescent blue distributions, like nervous tissue.

The label on this painting was: "Mother of Water."

Unlike the other paintings, three words were marked in the very corner of the last painting: "Escaped."

These six paintings were originally Dark Residents or managers of the Dark Domain. There was no need to say much about Anderson and the Queen's sister.

Su Xiao's idea was how to obtain benefits from Brother Pig, the Mimic Man, Old Wang (the Old Elf King), and the Mother of Water, or use them to deal with the Gray Gentleman.

Putting away the six paintings and the 50,000 Soul Coin IOU, Su Xiao said, "Bring out another thing that satisfies me, and I'll help you solve Saint Poetry."

"No, don't think about blackmailing me."

Gulu's attitude was tough, but in reality, she was bargaining. She had had enough of the current situation. She had three major hobbies: eating candy, sleeping, and torturing those who provoked her. Right now, sleep was stripped away; she would drown after falling asleep, drowning endlessly. After drowning, she would kick her legs in the water and come back to life, only to drown again.

"Are you sure?"

Su Xiao stood up from Gulu's back and sat back on the crystal chair.

"Sure, don't think about getting 1 Soul Coin from me, except..."

"Good, deal."

"Uh?"

Gulu, who was just about to give in, looked at Su Xiao blankly.

"For the sake of the Captain, I'll help you this once."

"No... no, something must be wrong."

Gulu didn't believe Su Xiao's nonsense. What Captain's sake? If he really cared about the Captain's side, would he have punched her into shock in the Queen's bedroom earlier?

Su Xiao ignored Gulu. As the saying goes, cheap goods are no good, but the thing he took out this time was very precious. However... he didn't dare to use this thing himself. The reason he agreed so readily just now was mainly to see what would happen if someone used this thing.

Su Xiao took out the 【Semi-Molten Fat Candle】 and handed it to Gulu.

【Semi-Molten Fat Candle】

Origin: Void Crevice

Quality:???

Category: Alien Item

Effect: Cannot be used!

Introduction: The Candle Woman is an alien existence of the Void, and her existence is accompanied by numerous mysteries. She wanders in the crevices of the Void. Most alien existences of the Void are unwilling to come into contact with her. Only existences like the Frenzy of Overgrowth and the Lord of the Old Days are on par with the Candle Woman.

The Candle Woman is the embodiment of bizarreness. She can appear in any place with candlelight, flames, or burning debris. She has no physical body and is almost impossible to destroy. Hunters can use the "Semi-Molten Fat Candle" to trade/exchange with the Candle Woman within Reincarnation Paradise, and the obtained items are uncertain.

Hunters can also try to use the "Semi-Molten Fat Candle" to trade/exchange with the Candle Woman within a mission world. Due to the many uncertainties of the Candle Woman, this behavior will bring unknown risks and benefits.

Price: Can be sold, can be traded, cannot be destroyed.

"The method is very simple: fight poison with poison. I have come into contact with alien existences of the Void before, including the 'Frenzy of Overgrowth' and the 'Lord of the Old Days'."

Hearing Su Xiao say this, Gulu looked suspicious and tentatively asked, "Really?"

"You just need to light it, and it should solve your current predicament."

Su Xiao wore a kind smile. Seeing Su Xiao actually act like this, Gulu suddenly shivered. It was truly the first time she had seen Su Xiao smile, and so kindly at that. She panicked.

"Don't believe her nonsense. The 'Candle Woman,' 'Frenzy of Overgrowth,' and 'Lord of the Old Days' are each so terrifying that you can't imagine. Compared to them, I am even more normal than a normal person."

Saint Poetry spoke. The mouth she spoke with shifted, moving from Gulu's right palm to her left hand.

Gulu ignored Saint Poetry's words. She observed the 【Semi-Molten Fat Candle】 for a moment, nodded to indicate she agreed, and made a gesture to light the 【Semi-Molten Fat Candle】.

"Wait, this thing must be used when you are alone."

Su Xiao stood up and left. He didn't want to be affected by the Candle Woman.

"?"

Gulu looked at Su Xiao, who was turning and leaving, and then looked at the 【Semi-Molten Fat Candle】 in her hand.

A moment later, Su Xiao, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, and Baha arrived at the roof across the street. Baha opened a passage to another dimension. Su Xiao and Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang stood in front of the entrance to the passage. Only then did Baha shout to Gulu across the street: "It's okay, you can light it."

"???"

In front of the window, Gulu, holding the 【Semi-Molten Fat Candle】, deeply felt at this moment how dangerous this thing was. The reason was that the original owner of this thing wouldn't even use it, and others would hide far away if they had to use it.

Gulu was very conflicted; she really had no other way now.

Su Xiao also had no way to deal with Gulu's situation. Taking out the 【Semi-Molten Fat Candle】 was indeed to prepare her to fight poison with poison. Summoning the Candle Woman might lead to death, but there was a certain probability of survival, whereas continuing to be entangled by Saint Poetry would definitely lead to death.

As the saying goes, two tigers cannot share one mountain. Saint Poetry's current state was a bit bizarre, so he would summon the even more bizarre Candle Woman to let the big bizarre destroy the small bizarre.

"Gulu, if you have even a shred of brain left, you can see what the situation is now. Look at how far they are hiding."

Saint Poetry's words made Gulu hesitate. She asked, "Then what do you say I should do?"

"How about this: as long as you hold on for three more days, I will be able to 'break free.' By then, I will 'break free' from you, and after that..."

Just as Saint Poetry was speaking, Gulu took the opportunity to stuff the 【Semi-Molten Fat Candle】 in her hand into Saint Poetry's mouth. Since she couldn't light it, she would just use it directly.

Saint Poetry's words came to an abrupt end. She was stunned for a moment, then let out a scream, spitting out a large amount of clear liquid from her mouth until she spat out the 【Semi-Molten Fat Candle】. Only then did Saint Poetry angrily say:

"You're sick, your whole family is sick. You people from Reincarnation Paradise are all sick in the head."

She was anxious, furious. Gulu noticed this and immediately picked up the 【Semi-Molten Fat Candle】 from the ground, preparing to stuff it into Saint Poetry's mouth again. Unfortunately, the mouth that had manifested on her palm quickly faded away.

Seeing this scene, Gulu, holding the 【Semi-Molten Fat Candle】, revealed a smile. After being tortured by the other party for so many days, she could finally fight back.

"Saint Poetry, there's no point in us continuing to wear each other out like this, right?"

Saint Poetry didn't respond. Gulu continued:

"How about this: I was wrong to kill you before, and you were wrong to torture me. Let's call it even. You leave my consciousness space, and we won't interfere with each other from now on."

"But..."

The moment Saint Poetry opened her mouth, Gulu immediately stuffed the 【Semi-Molten Fat Candle】 into her mouth.

"Ugh!"

After Saint Poetry spat out a few mouthfuls of clear liquid, she spat out the 【Semi-Molten Fat Candle】 again.

On the roof across the street, Su Xiao saw all this and knew that Gulu wouldn't light the 【Semi-Molten Fat Candle】. Although he felt disappointed in his heart, the 【Semi-Molten Fat Candle】 was still his property. If Gulu never used it, it would be taken back by Reincarnation Paradise after leaving this world.

After this situation occurred, Su Xiao could spend a very low amount of Paradise Coins at the Notarization Hall within Reincarnation Paradise to retrieve the 【Semi-Molten Fat Candle】.

As for the 【Semi-Molten Fat Candle】, Su Xiao wouldn't use it easily. He simply took Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang and Baha and left. Just by lending out the 【Semi-Molten Fat Candle】, he had obtained six paintings, which Su Xiao thought was very profitable. Moreover, there was the 50,000 Soul Coin IOU.

Clearly, Gulu still didn't understand the sinister level of the old cunning guy. Su Xiao prepared to take this IOU and find the "Contract Master" Wood to operate on it, having him turn this IOU into a "Contract IOU."

Not long after Su Xiao left, Gulu closed the window and set up defensive measures, then lay down on the bed. She had been tormented by exhaustion every day for the past few days, and now she could finally sleep for a while.

Gulu fell asleep seconds after lying down. Her consciousness didn't fall into the water but came to a 30-square-meter room. This room was empty and old. The walls and floor looked as if they had been burned by fire, presenting a dry, yellowish color. The ceiling was full of candles; these candles were stuck to the ceiling, with the tips of the flames pointing straight down.

Gulu looked around and suddenly saw a figure in the corner. The other party was wearing a light white dress, with a plump butt and a slender waist, and the size of her chest made Gulu secretly hate her in her heart.

Looking closely, Gulu discovered that this was actually Saint Poetry. Finding the other party huddled in the corner with her arms wrapped around her knees, Gulu felt extremely refreshed.

"Haha, you have today too."

Gulu put her hands on her hips. Hearing her voice, Saint Poetry slowly raised her head to look.

At this moment, Saint Poetry's eyes were full of fear. Her lips parted, and she said in silent lip-reading: "Behind you."

Gulu understood. At first, she thought this was Saint Poetry trying to trick her into turning around to ambush her, but the black hair hanging down from above made Gulu dismiss this idea.

Gulu swallowed her saliva. She turned her head abruptly and saw an extremely pale female face appear before her eyes. The red lips of this face were terrifyingly red, the two eye sockets were pitch black, her long black hair was disheveled, and she wore a gorgeous white long dress stained with blood. This was the Candle Woman.

The moment she met the Candle Woman's gaze, the scene before Gulu changed. She felt herself being dragged into a lake of corpse water. Inside were human heads, and the heads near her were like piranhas attracted by the smell of blood, gnawing on her body.

Even more terrifying was that Gulu felt her body regenerating rapidly, only to be gnawed away again. This pain lasted for 1 minute, 10 minutes, 1 day, 10 days, 1 year, 10 years...

The spirit suddenly returned to Gulu's eyes. Everything just now seemed to be an illusion, but pain erupted all over her body, causing her body to crack like porcelain.

After the severe pain subsided, Gulu discovered that everything just now was an illusion, but if she had been deeply trapped in it, the pain brought out would have been enough to make her collapse or even die.

The Candle Woman's long black hair in front gradually spread toward Gulu. Just a moment ago, Gulu had almost said goodbye to this beautiful world just by looking at the Candle Woman. If she were touched by the Candle Woman's hair, then...

Gulu could be sure that the Candle Woman hadn't truly arrived, otherwise she would have been dead long ago, but it was equally dangerous right now. Once she was touched by the Candle Woman's projection, the real Candle Woman would instantly invade her consciousness.

"Run!"

Saint Poetry stood up at some point and stood in front of the only door in the room. This was Gulu's consciousness space, and only Gulu could open the door.

It could be said that Gulu had solved the trouble from Saint Poetry, and now Saint Poetry urgently wanted to leave Gulu's consciousness space.

The Far South, Bay City, Rear City District.

The afternoon sunlight shone into the living room. Su Xiao leaned on the sofa for a nap. He didn't know the aftermath of Gulu's side. Right now, he had reached a preliminary cooperation with the Elf race. It was a must to fish for benefits using the "Life Secret Medicine." More important than that was the passage deep into the Wang Gong, reaching the Great Ruins, and thus finding the "Talent Awakening Device."

The Elf race's attitude was that they could let Su Xiao use the "Talent Awakening Device," but it would take a few days; it wasn't convenient recently.

This was clearly stalling and hoarding "Life Secret Medicine." The Elf race now both loved and hated the "Talent Awakening Device."

"My dear friend, when do we start doing business with the Elf race?"

Caesar, sitting opposite, spoke. In the previous events, Caesar had contributed quite a bit. This time, the sale of the "Life Secret Medicine" was also Caesar's responsibility, and naturally, he had a share of the benefits.

"Start tonight, wait for Wood and Sin Abyss to arrive."

"I seem to have heard someone mention me?"

Wood pushed the door and entered, and Sin Abyss also walked into the room behind him. The four-man team of good teammates reassembled; it was time to start harming the Elf race.

"Wood, do you have a way to locate the passage to the Great Ruins inside the Wang Gong?"

"Yes."

Wood took out the Abyssal Jar. Caesar, who was on the side, cast a glance unintentionally. After this glance, he couldn't move his eyes away anymore.

Caesar widened his eyes, his gaze fixed. The Abyssal Jar in Wood's hand made a "clatter-clatter" shaking sound. This was like a turtle looking at a green bean—they were a perfect match.

Wood stepped back, and the Abyssal Jar floated in mid-air. Caesar stood up, staring at the Abyssal Jar. Between Caesar's gaze and the Abyssal Jar, to put it exaggeratedly, sparks and lightning were almost about to appear.