Chapter 3457: Keep it up, gatekeeping big brothers

Too weak. The Soul Guardian guarding the first gate was too weak; he surrendered without even choosing to withstand a single Soul Crystal Spear.

Actually, one can't blame the Soul Guardian. He was left half-paralyzed after taking one "Shock-Back." If he had taken a Soul Crystal Spear—was that even a Soul Crystal Spear? That was a "key" to heaven.

Facts proved that Su Xiao's choice of combat abilities was correct. This was his first time in the Soul Arena, and since he had only temporarily mastered soul-type abilities, let alone deep development, he wasn't even very proficient in applying them during combat.

Therefore, Su Xiao's initial concept was displacement ability + control + high-power attack. But after seeing that skill points were awarded based on soul strength, Su Xiao changed his mind. He chose simple and brutal abilities as much as possible to compensate for his lack of proficiency.

He upgraded the "Shock-Back" ability to the max level. With the range and power bonuses from his soul strength, this plainly named "Shock-Back" had become an enhanced version of "Shinra Tensei," though the range wasn't as large as a charged Shinra Tensei.

Each time he used this ability, Su Xiao consumed roughly 270–300 points of soul energy. With his soul energy cap of 42,000 points, that meant he could use this ability over a hundred times.

Because Shock-Back was a low-tier soul ability, its initial power wasn't much, but its cooldown was short. Combined with subsequent level bonuses and the reduction in ability release intervals brought by Su Xiao's soul strength, the cooldown of "Shock-Back" was around 3 seconds.

The exact time wasn't fixed, ranging between 2.7 and 3.5 seconds, depending on the force exerted during the last use of "Shock-Back."

The so-called cooldown was the frequency at which one's body could withstand the use of such an ability. One could force it before the cooldown ended, but it would likely result in failure because the body hadn't recovered, causing the user to suffer backlash from the ability instead of harming the enemy.

A 3-second "Shock-Back" combined with a 15-second Soul Crystal Spear (original cooldown was 5 minutes)—no one could withstand that combination. It was too simple and brutal: Shock-Back slammed the enemy against the wall, and the Soul Crystal Spear shot them dead.

In the spectator stands, Wood, Zuiyas, and Aido'er, who had heard Su Xiao say the challenge wasn't difficult, wore expressions that varied greatly.

After defeating the Soul Guardian, Su Xiao received the following prompts.

【Prompt: You have defeated the first gatekeeper, the Soul Guardian.】

【You have obtained Soul Candy ×5 (Permanent buff item).】

【You have obtained the entry permit for the second stage of the arena (Consumable).】

【Your soul skill slots +2.】

【You have obtained 30 Arena Skill Points (This reward is determined by combat time; the shorter the time taken to defeat the opponent, the more skill points obtained).】

【Soul Candy】

Origin: Soul Arena (Unique)

Quality: Holy Spirit (Soul item)

Type: Permanent soul buff item.

Effect: After consumption, it permanently increases soul strength. The lower the user's soul strength, the greater the increase.

Rating: 1000 points.

Introduction: The sweet taste of the soul. The candy is a very proper candy, but whether the person using it is proper is unknown.

Selling price: 50 Soul Coins.

Five candies appeared in Su Xiao's hand. He didn't eat them because his soul strength was too high, and he was used to eating Soul Crystals (Small) like jelly beans; he wasn't used to changing flavors suddenly.

Su Xiao couldn't use this Soul Candy himself, but Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, Amu, Baja, and Benny could eat them. He would distribute them later.

Besides that, this item was a rare trade good. If one encountered some ghostly or wandering spirit-type eerie existences, one could throw this candy to lure them in; it might save a life at a critical moment.

Gulu liked to collect and taste various flavors of candy, and Soul Candy was definitely a standout among them. Su Xiao estimated that as long as Gulu had enough Soul Coins, she would grit her teeth and buy one or two even at 1000–1500 Soul Coins each.

Besides Soul Candy, there were other gains. Su Xiao came to the stone platform near the top of the spectator stands and pressed one hand onto the metal book.

His soul skill slots had increased by 2. Counting the one that was previously empty, he had a total of 3 soul skill slots. The remaining 7 skill points from before now became 37 points.

Su Xiao searched through the numerous soul-type abilities. While displacement abilities like Psionic Leap were good, he felt he didn't need to dash around the arena; it was the enemies who should be running. He only needed to stand there, firing a "Shock-Back" every 3 seconds. Even if the enemy used some ability to evade the "Soul Crystal Spear," the power of "Shock-Back" was not to be underestimated.

【Shock-Back, X.】

Attack Power: ★★★★★

Release Speed: ★★★★★★

Knockback Force: ★★★★★★★★

Required Skill Slots: 1.

Low-tier soul abilities only had a low floor; their ceiling was not low at all. Since he had already chosen positional warfare, he needed to improve his fault tolerance.

Without time to familiarize himself with abilities, "Defense" was N tiers above "Evasion." Soon, Su Xiao found an ability that occupied 3 skill slots.

【Soul Chain, Lv. 1.】

Tier: Low-tier soul ability

Release Speed: ★★

Distance: ★★

Toughness: ★★★

Required Skill Slots: 3.

Su Xiao chose to master this ability. Because it was a temporary mastery, this ability immediately appeared within the Soul Brand on the back of his right hand.

With a clatter, a translucent chain appeared behind Su Xiao. This chain was about the thickness of an index finger, a dense spiral structure, with a thorn-like tip at the end and the tail end disappearing into the air behind Su Xiao.

Accompanied by Su Xiao's control, the "Soul Chain" behind him extended as it thrust out, reaching its limit after stretching about thirty meters, whipping through the air like a long snake's tail, producing a crisp "snap" in the air.

Clatter~

The "Soul Chain" retracted, completely folding into Su Xiao's sleeve, wrapping around his torso inside his clothing, thereby providing decent defense.

Su Xiao, feeling quite satisfied, invested all 37 skill points into it. At Lv. 10, only the strength increased, but at Lv. 20 and Lv. 30, the number of "Soul Chains" increased from one to three.

During the challenge in the Soul Arena, one was supposed to grow stronger with each battle, experiencing the many hardships of five stages before finally challenging the Soul Lord.

Obviously, Su Xiao would never experience that kind of joy. In the first match, he hadn't even seen what the Soul Guardian looked like before the opponent was blasted back to where they came from. This had nothing to do with experiencing hardships.

With his combat power in the Soul Arena boosted once more, Su Xiao was ready to challenge the second match. He came to the stage and chose to continue the challenge.

【Prompt: Due to the Soul Lord using special authority, you cannot continue the challenge for the time being. The Hunter must wait 10 minutes before continuing.】

Seeing this prompt, Su Xiao frowned, unsure of what the Soul Lord was planning.

Actually, the Soul Lord wasn't planning anything; he was simply furious. On this seemingly ordinary day, a Law-Breaker with a soul strength as high as 590 points had come to challenge him.

The Soul Lord, who had previously been sitting in the Soul Spirit Sanctuary, found it inconceivable and specifically applied for a re-verification.

Why couldn't Su Xiao continue the challenge now? The reason was simple: the Soul Lord had summoned all five gatekeepers from the first to the fifth stage and was holding a meeting.

Around a round table, there were a total of six seats, including the five seats of the main positions, shrouded in soul mist, making it impossible to see the people in the seats. The backrests of the seats had numbers 0–4.

And sitting in the 5th seat was our classmate, the Soul Guardian. He was wearing full-body armor, his right arm in a cast, hanging from his neck with a cloth rope.

"Number Five, how many rounds did you last against that person?"

The figure in the 4th seat spoke.

"Uh~, cough~, this... cough~"

The Soul Guardian spoke vaguely. It wasn't that he wanted to hide information, but he had been blasted back as soon as he appeared and even broke an arm; this was truly too embarrassing.

"Trash."

The person in the 3rd seat spoke. Her pupils, composed of red rings, were hard to forget after one glance.

"You..."

The Soul Guardian was very angry. In extreme rage, he glared at Number 3. Since he couldn't beat her, he could only glare.

"The enemy's soul power is weaker than mine, but according to the arena rules, he will grow stronger with each battle, so I need everyone to give their all."

When the Soul Lord said the words "the enemy's soul power is weaker than mine," his conscience twisted in pain, but he could only deceive these gatekeepers. Otherwise, if these guys surrendered one after another, the challenger's strength would reach a terrifying level, and he might be slapped into the wall with one "Shock-Back," unable to be pried out.

Imagine, you are staying in the home you worked hard to seize, drinking spirit spring wine, holding a ghostly beauty, and suddenly a challenger with 590 soul strength arrives. No one could handle that.

Thinking of this, the Soul Lord cursed his bad luck inwardly and announced the end of the meeting, telling everyone they must try their best to block that monster.

In the arena of the first stage, Su Xiao sat in the spectator stands. After throwing out a Soul Candy, he used a Soul Chain to reel it back in. While familiarizing himself with the ability, he teased Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang. Before long, Xiang Bubu lay on the ground, covering its head with its two front paws, sulking and staying motionless. It was throwing a tantrum.

No longer teasing Xiang Bubu, Su Xiao tossed the Soul Candy in his hand. Just as it flew to Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's head, it tilted its head and caught it in its mouth, returning to its silly, happy self. Before long, it sat behind Su Xiao, resting its chin on Su Xiao's head, its big tail wagging left and right like a broom.

After Su Xiao waited for a moment, the prompt appeared; he could continue the challenge.

Arriving at the passage where the Soul Guardian had appeared, the gate ahead rose. After walking inside, there was a lounge and a passage leading further ahead.

Su Xiao passed through the passage, and another arena appeared before his eyes. Snow filled the sky, the surrounding spectator stands were covered in frost, and the combat arena in the middle was paved with cold-toned cyan gravel.

A figure carrying two swords stood with their back to Su Xiao. This was the gatekeeper of the second stage, the Ghostly Shadow Hunter.

The Ghostly Shadow Hunter rose from the ground, turning their head slightly while keeping their back to Su Xiao, and said in a highly magnetic voice: "You are the challenger this time? Alright..."

Boom!!

Su Xiao extended one hand flat, his palm not straight but casually facing forward. The moment he raised his hand, "Shock-Back" was already activated.

And on the opposite side, the Ghostly Shadow Hunter, who had just been full of airs, acting as if "it is your honor that I am challenging you," was now embedded in the opposite wall in a human shape.

Bang!

A Soul Crystal Spear, seemingly composed of crystals and reinforced with soul power, flew out, nailing the back of the Ghostly Shadow Hunter's head, piercing through their skull while pinning them firmly to the wall.

To ensure the Ghostly Shadow Hunter was dead, Su Xiao waited 3 seconds and fired another "Shock-Back," which caused the frozen soil around him to be plowed down another layer.

"Good man, stop, I surrender."

Because they wanted to show off and pose, the Ghostly Shadow Hunter, who hadn't even had time to draw their sword, shouted out.

Seeing this, Su Xiao felt quite surprised. The opponent hadn't died even after suffering such injuries. He controlled three Soul Chains, two wrapping around the opponent's torso and the last one around the head. After pulling the opponent out of the wall, the three Soul Chains pulled in different directions, tearing the Ghostly Shadow Hunter apart.

Afterward, Su Xiao controlled the Soul Chain wrapped around the head to flick, using the thorn blade at the front of the chain to pierce into the opponent's severed neck, thereby lifting the head in front of himself. He discovered that the Ghostly Shadow Hunter was still not dead.

"I am immortal in the Soul Arena. We sold our souls to this arena. Although we cannot leave, we gained immortality in exchange."

The Ghostly Shadow Hunter's head spoke. It was unknown how they produced sound without an abdominal cavity.

"So, I won't die here either?"

"No, you will die. You are a challenger. Every victory brings gains, so you should bear the risks."

Hearing this, Su Xiao gained an understanding of the situation in the Soul Arena. Challenging here, the challenger could surrender before being defeated, but if the surrender wasn't timely, they would still die.

Su Xiao controlled the Soul Chain to flick the Ghostly Shadow Hunter's head aside. The head disappeared while flying in mid-air.

【Prompt: You have defeated the second gatekeeper, the Ghostly Shadow Hunter.】

【You have obtained Soul Candy ×10 (Permanent buff item).】

【You have obtained the entry permit for the third stage of the arena (Consumable).】

【You have obtained Natural Eternal Spring Water (Drinking it accelerates stamina recovery; this item cannot be taken out of the Soul Arena).】

【You have obtained 30 Arena Skill Points.】

Su Xiao closed the prompt and dumped all skill points into "Soul Chain," pushing this ability to Lv. 67, bringing the number of Soul Chains to six.

The existence of the Soul Arena, in Su Xiao's view, was perhaps some facility notarized by the Tree of the Void, just like the Trial Grounds or Skill Upgrade Hall within Samsara Paradise.

Arriving at the inner side of the frost arena, an ice-sealed stone gate opened with a rumbling sound. Su Xiao walked into the pitch-black passage, where a faint light source appeared ahead.

As he moved forward, the warm-toned light source became more obvious; he could tell it was lamp light. Gradually, the cheers of spectators reached his ears, and heat rushed toward him.

When Su Xiao walked out of the passage, the view ahead suddenly opened up. This was still an arena, and the surrounding spectator stands were relatively high; from the arena to the innermost ring of spectator stands, there was a height of at least 4 meters.

Enthusiastic cheers came from all directions. The spectator stands, holding thousands of people, were packed. Spectators of various races gathered; some were Giant Insect races, some were Void races, and others were ethnic groups existing within native worlds.

These spectators had one common characteristic: they were all translucent soul bodies.

There were exceptions, including Wood, Zuiyas, Aido'er, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, and Baja, who had come to watch the battle.

On the combat arena below, a slender figure sat on an iron chair. She wore a mask covering the lower half of her face, spiked high-heeled boots, and had bold attire and a hot figure, along with a long whip covered in blood-red spikes, which revealed her combat style. This was the gatekeeper of the third stage, the Thorn Lady.

"To reach here so quickly, I..."

Boom!!

As Su Xiao raised his hand, the strong impact generated by Shock-Back spread. The Thorn Lady and the chair beneath her collided with the wall behind them. The chair was immediately turned into a specimen, compressed to the thickness of paper. As for the Thorn Lady, she was still quite sturdy; apart from being half-embedded in the wall, only a crack appeared on the skin of her abdomen.

With a "wah" sound, the Thorn Lady bent over. Viscous fresh blood flowed from the air holes in the mouth of her half-face mask. Her eyes widened, and in her trembling pupils, there was only disbelief.

"Wait!"

Boom!

A Soul Crystal Spear pierced through, and the Thorn Lady's left arm and shoulder disappeared. This strike had missed slightly; after all, it was a temporary ability he had just mastered.

The impact force attached to the Soul Crystal Spear caused the Thorn Lady to retreat several steps. She gritted her teeth, relying on her speed to close the distance, while simultaneously flicking the thorn whip in her hand to lash at Su Xiao's neck.

The thorn whip whistled as it arrived. Su Xiao, with one hand raised, counted silently in his heart. Just as the thorn whip struck beside his neck...

"Shock-Back."

Boom!!

The impact force spread from Su Xiao as the center point. The incoming thorn whip and the Thorn Lady a few meters away were both blown backward. The Thorn Lady crashed into the wall behind her, gravel splashing. The half-face mask on her face fell off. While blood flowed from her mouth and nose, she slid out of the indentation in the wall and landed with a thud.

A Soul Chain rolled over, wrapping around her calf and throwing her into mid-air. Then, the Soul Chain whipped through, snapping the Thorn Lady's head with a "pop"—fierce and decisive.

After the headless corpse fell to the ground, it twitched twice before stopping. Actually, the Thorn Lady could move without a head, but although she was a sadist, she wasn't a masochist and had no tendency to be abused.

The spectator stands, which had been cheering incessantly, suddenly went quiet. These soul-body spectators looked at each other, all a bit dazed.

Not to mention anything else, the gatekeeper of the third stage was different; just a moment ago, she was only a tiny bit away from attacking Su Xiao.

【Prompt: You have defeated the third gatekeeper, the Thorn Lady.】

【You have obtained the entry permit for the fourth stage of the arena (Consumable).】

【You have obtained 30 Arena Skill Points.】

He had only obtained 30 Arena Skill Points, better than nothing. Su Xiao consumed these 30 Arena Skill Points to upgrade the Soul Chain ability to the max level, bringing the number of Soul Chains to nine.

Just at this moment, the silent spectator stands erupted into tidal cheers. Except for Wood, Zuiyas, Aido'er, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, and Baja, all other spectators scattered Soul Coins downward. A large group of people scattering coins—in short, a group of coin-scatterers.

Clatter~

After each Soul Coin landed, it remained less than 5 centimeters from the ground, standing upright. Before long, the combat arena was full of Soul Coins.

These Soul Coins seemed to be attracted, all surging toward Su Xiao, one after another disappearing into his storage space. His existing amount of Soul Coins rose rapidly. After a total increase of 5372, the surrounding Soul Coins were all collected.

This was the prize for winning the third match, over 5000 Soul Coins. It could be said that, except for robbing the little rich girl from Apocalypse Paradise, a gain of over 5000 Soul Coins was definitely a big gain. The rewards of the Soul Arena were unexpectedly generous.

The gate leading to the fourth stage opened. Su Xiao walked inside. It was still a very long passage. When he reached the end, he arrived at a dilapidated arena where the sand on the ground had hardened.

A thin old man stood on the opposite side. He wore a white robe, his hair was dry and sparse, but his eyes were bright and spirited. This was the gatekeeper of the fourth stage, the Soul Mage.

The Soul Mage stood there, his heart filled with unspeakable bitterness. As a cautious old man, he had obtained some information about Su Xiao through his own means in advance. After seeing the 590 soul strength, the Soul Mage was greatly shocked. Later, discovering Su Xiao was a Law-Breaker, the Soul Mage felt as if struck by lightning. A Law-Breaker with 590 soul strength—he was a soul-type mage, what the hell was he supposed to fight with? Even scraping felt like it lacked power.

"You are confused. You clearly have powerful soul power, yet you can only exert a portion of the soul-related power through swordsmanship."

The Soul Mage spoke, trying to appear kind and benevolent while speaking.

"Don't be confused. Your soul is strong enough, and in many cases, it is your advantage, but don't overly pursue development in this aspect. Even if you are in the Paradise faction, the soul system is a growth system. Just like your swordsmanship practice, without enough time and combat to hone and settle, you won't get results. Think about how unbearable those fast-track technique types are."

"Instead of thinking about developing soul-type abilities, you might as well continue to specialize in swordsmanship and eventually develop to the point of cutting souls with a sword. Wouldn't that be better?"

"In this way, you have powerful swordsmanship, and your soul power is also perfectly utilized, far better than wasting energy to develop soul-type abilities, lest both swordsmanship and soul-type abilities develop into half-baked skills. You have reached today, so you must understand the principle of biting off more than you can chew. However, some abilities that assist soul growth, that is, the soul-type passive abilities in your Paradise, can still be mastered more. Those abilities can be upgraded as long as there are resources, which is very suitable for your situation."

The Soul Mage summarized these words with his 200+ years of life and combat experience. Why did he say this? The reason was that his summary, based on a century of soul practice experience, was certainly of high value. He was so sincere that after they started fighting, the other side, out of face-saving issues, would definitely not be too ruthless.

One can only say, ginger is still spicier when old.

Boom!!

The impact rushed toward him. The Soul Mage exclaimed inwardly, "Good kid," and pointed his staff forward, a barrier appearing.

With a boom, the barrier shattered completely. The Soul Mage retreated several steps and chose to surrender with a smile. After one round of fighting, the surrender was successful.

"You win."

The Soul Mage pointed to the gradually opening metal gate behind him, meaning Su Xiao could challenge the next stage.

【Prompt: You have defeated the fourth gatekeeper, the Soul Mage.】

【You have obtained the entry permit for the fifth stage of the arena (Consumable).】

【You have obtained a Soul Money Bag (After opening, you can obtain 1 to 10,000 Soul Coins).】

This time, Su Xiao's soul-type abilities didn't improve. He estimated that perhaps his current combat power had reached some kind of cap, which was why he was no longer rewarded with Arena Skill Points or the like.

Putting away the Soul Money Bag, Su Xiao walked into the passage. He hadn't used his full strength in this round. The experience shared by the Soul Mage was valuable. Although Su Xiao's soul strength was high, he shouldn't pursue this aspect. The reason was that it was too late; his soul strength only gradually rose in the mid-to-late stage.

Moreover, there was a clear conflict between the soul-type and swordsmanship combat styles. It was better to focus on developing swordsmanship and eventually reach the point of cutting souls with a sword, perfectly exerting the advantage of soul strength.

Compared to developing soul-type abilities, letting soul strength fully boost already powerful swordsmanship—its combat power was definitely not as simple as 1+1=2. That kind of development was incomparable to practicing swordsmanship while simultaneously cultivating soul-type active abilities.

While thinking, Su Xiao exited the dark passage and arrived in a corridor over ten meters wide and nearly thirty meters high. On the walls on both sides, about six meters from the ground, were fire basins.

At the end of this corridor was a pair of giant metal doors. In front of the giant doors was a figure over 6 meters tall. He was in full heavy armor, holding a nearly 5-meter-tall tower shield in his left hand and a long-handled war hammer in his right.

This was the gatekeeper of the fifth stage, the Black Steel Knight. Behind him was the Soul Spirit Sanctuary. Only by defeating the Black Steel Knight would one have the qualifications to enter the Soul Spirit Sanctuary and compete with the Soul Lord.

"Challenger, come forward."

The Black Steel Knight's voice was deep and thick. The pressure he gave people made shoulders feel heavy and calves feel weak. The size difference was too great; this was a strong enemy.

2 minutes later.

The surrounding corridor was covered in cracks, and the overall space had expanded quite a bit. This was caused by the surrounding walls and ceiling being rammed by the impact.

As for the Black Steel Knight, 6 meters tall and wearing full heavy armor, he was now in a back-bending, iron-bridge posture, his upper body embedded in the left door of the giant metal doors. This caused his legs to bend freely. Perhaps he still had a little consciousness, as his right leg would occasionally twitch.

The tower shield the Black Steel Knight had originally held was shattered into a dozen pieces, distributed around him, piercing into the metal giant door on the left.

No matter how one looked at it, the Black Steel Knight didn't look like a big boss guarding the gate, but rather a warrior resisting the invasion of a big boss. He had already tried his best.

【Prompt: You have defeated the fifth gatekeeper, the Soul Mage.】

【You have obtained "Mature Soul Fruit."】

【Mature Soul Fruit】

Origin: Black Abyss/Green Ocean Star/Plant Kingdom/Heaven's Legacy/Soul Arena...

Quality: Immortal

Type: Permanent buff item

Usage effect: After consumption, significantly enhance soul strength (no gain if soul strength exceeds 150 points). After use, one can awaken a second talent, with a 100% chance to awaken an S-rank talent, a 70% chance to awaken an SS-rank talent, and a 25% chance to awaken an SSS-rank talent.

Rating: 1500+ (Immortal item rating is 1000–1500 points.)

Introduction: This is the gift of the Soul Vine to the planter.

Selling price: 2030 Soul Coins.

This was a good item. Although Su Xiao couldn't use it himself, for the Void races, this was a rare treasure.

Back then, Su Xiao had even gone to the Black Abyss to snatch a 【Soul Fruit】 just to awaken the Blood Beast talent. However, the Soul Fruit he obtained that time wasn't as excellent as this one in terms of talent awakening. The reason he was able to awaken the SSS-rank talent Blood Beast before wasn't good luck, but because he had absorbed the blood energy of the ancient battlefield.

The 【Soul Fruit】 obtained this time had a full one-quarter probability of awakening an SSS-rank second talent ability. The Demon race, Feather race, and Star race were all willing to pay high prices to cultivate the younger generation.

In the Starry Sky Seat, White Cow and Saintess Seat would both be willing to buy this item at a high price. White Cow would use it to cultivate young subordinates he favored, while Saintess Seat had a family. If this item were brought back to her family, her clan might even hold an internal competition, and only the young standout who won would be qualified to obtain this 【Soul Fruit】.

Thinking of this, Su Xiao suddenly felt, why was this plot inexplicably familiar?

The Black Steel Knight was stuck on the left metal giant door, so Su Xiao pushed open the right door and walked into the Soul Spirit Sanctuary.

The sanctuary was very large. On the innermost side, a burly figure sat on a wide chair that looked like it was composed of translucent crystals. This person wore a golden mask and a black-purple feather cloak. This was the Soul Lord.

Located on the right side of the sanctuary, there was a pool where water mist rose. Just one look told one that the pool was extraordinary.

In the corner on the left side of the hall, there was a shelf displaying some items, and a layer of translucent light film protected this small shelf.

"Challenger, you are quite good. Since you can see me, take it. This is your prize."

The Soul Lord picked up a small wooden box from the armrest of the chair. Ask, what to do if you can't beat them? Of course, it's to deceive them.

"Leave. Your journey in the Soul Arena is over. You have passed all the tests..."

Boom!!

The Shock-Back ability erupted, a soul spear appeared above Su Xiao, and several Soul Chains danced wildly behind Su Xiao's back.

"Presumptuous!"

The Soul Lord was furious, partly because the deception hadn't succeeded and he was ashamed into anger, and also because the enemy was so strong that he felt slightly shocked.

Roaring sounds came from the sanctuary. Three minutes later.

Boom!

The Soul Lord was blasted out of the sanctuary. After spitting out a large mouthful of fresh blood, the burly man rose and rushed back in.

Five minutes later.

Another loud noise, and the Soul Lord tumbled out of the sanctuary again. The golden mask on his face cracked, and there wasn't a feather left on his cloak. But the Soul Lord was, after all, the final big boss of the arena. He roared and rushed back in, but before long, he was blasted out again.

Ten minutes later.

Drip, drip~

Fresh blood dripped along the Soul Crystal Spear. The Soul Lord was nailed to the wall. He tremblingly raised his hand and said, "I, I surrender."

【Prompt: You have defeated the Soul Lord.】

【You have passed all the difficult stages, randomly drawing...】

【Drawing complete.】

【You have obtained Skill Book: Soul Crystal Spear (You can consume this skill book to immediately master this ability, or read and learn it yourself).】

【You have obtained World Key ×1.】

【You have obtained World-Class Treasure Chest ×1.】

The rewards for clearing the Soul Arena were more generous than imagined. Su Xiao put away the skill book in his hand, plus the treasure chest and key. He could feel that the Soul Brand on the back of his right hand had begun to peel off. After he left the Soul Arena, abilities like Shock-Back and Soul Chain would disappear along with this Soul Brand.

Because Su Xiao defeated the Soul Lord, the blockade of the sanctuary also opened for Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang and Baja. They appeared outside the sanctuary door, and after entering, they looked around.

The several Soul Crystal Spears nailed to the wall disappeared. The Soul Lord landed with a thud. He sat by the wall without saying much. As for revenge? Impossible. They could never leave the Soul Arena; this was the price paid in exchange for a long life.

Su Xiao looked around the hall. He came to the small shelf in the corner of the left wall. After easily breaking the seal, he let Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang and Baja start loading the goods. Whatever it was, load it first, and look at it slowly when he got back.

Su Xiao stopped by the pool on the right. He reached his hand in and received a prompt: this was a branch spring of the Eternal Spring.

Discovering this, Su Xiao let Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang act as a diver to dive to the bottom of the pool. Sure enough, Xiang Bubu found a marble-sized ball of light. This was a "spring source" of a branch of the Eternal Spring. As long as the main spring of the Eternal Spring didn't dry up, this "spring source" would continuously gush out Eternal Spring water.

Seeing the "spring source" discovered, the Soul Lord sitting by the wall felt very uneasy, but after thinking about it, he could only pretend not to see it.

By the pool, Su Xiao took out the 【Eternal Crystal Bottle (Light Gold)】 and used it as a container to load the "spring source" into it.

Su Xiao prepared to migrate this "spring source" to his exclusive room. Afterward, when he was in the Samsara Paradise, he could soak in it when he had nothing to do. This "spring source" of the Eternal Spring had hot spring characteristics. Soaking in this hot spring often could not only restore stamina but also permanently increase the stamina cap, and there were many other benefits.

Before long, the items in the sanctuary were cleared out. Several floor tiles made of ancient amber were even pried off. The Soul Lord felt so heartbroken he almost shed tears.

Finally, Su Xiao stopped in front of the Soul High Seat. After the Soul Lord saw this scene, he felt fortunate that the Soul High Seat was immovable.

Boom!

A loud noise spread; it was Su Xiao kicking the Soul High Seat directly.

A few minutes later, the armrests and backrest of the Soul High Seat were gone, turned into translucent crystal blocks, neatly stacked by Xiang Bubu and Baja. The poor Soul High Seat only had a base left; it really couldn't be kicked off, and Su Xiao's foot even hurt from kicking it.

The Soul Lord watched this scene, dumbfounded. His only thought at this moment was, are these people bandits?

After packing up everything and taking it all away, Su Xiao looked at the Soul Lord and asked, "Where is the exit."

"You!"

The Soul Lord's voice even trembled, but noticing Su Xiao's gaze becoming unkind, a smile gradually appeared on the Soul Lord's face.

"This way, please."

The Soul Lord frantically comforted himself in his heart: as long as this bandit is sent away, everything will be over. At this moment, he deeply realized that the rumors were not lying; Law-Breakers are all bandits.

More than ten minutes later, at the entrance of the Soul Arena, Su Xiao nodded to the six people in front of the main gate and turned to walk in the direction he came from.

In front of the main gate of the Soul Arena, the Soul Lord, Thorn Lady, Soul Guardian, Black Steel Knight, Ghostly Shadow Hunter, and Soul Mage all waved to see Su Xiao off. The faces of these six people were filled with "reluctance" and "enthusiastic" smiles.

As Su Xiao gradually walked away, the smiles on the faces of the six Soul Lords gradually disappeared, and their expressions gradually turned into anger. Seeming to sense something, Su Xiao, who had already walked a distance, stopped and turned to look.

The moment Su Xiao turned his head, the anger on the faces of the six Soul Lords suddenly disappeared, and they were once again filled with "reluctance" and "enthusiastic" smiles. The Soul Lord among them even shouted, "Come visit often when you have time, hahahahaha."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 3458 =====