Chapter 3470: Praise the Sun

Sealing the final glass cylinder, the Apollo inside the solution bubbled away, creating a unique aesthetic.

A total of 21 glass cylinders were completed. Why not 26? Because 20 of the cylinders, half a meter thick and one meter tall, each contained 100 Apollos, while the final, specially reinforced one contained a full 600.

This custom "Sun Pillar" could no longer be thrown; it had to be pre-set, then he had to immediately retreat before activating and deploying it. Otherwise, even if he threw it with all his might, the explosion would be upon him in an instant.

In layman's terms, the blast radius of this thing exceeded its launch range.

That didn't matter. Weapons are inanimate, but people are adaptable. As long as the power was sufficient, there were ways to use it.

Although the 2,600-count production didn't reach a 100% success rate, Su Xiao used his temporary authorization to sell some items from his storage space, bringing the final count of finished Apollos to exactly 2,600. If he could return to the Reincarnation Paradise this time, there would be a 200% reimbursement, so naturally, he had to gather as many as possible.

Su Xiao stored all the glass cylinders containing the Apollos into the team storage space. Confirming there were no other issues, he began constructing the Demon race's spatial array.

A moment later, Su Xiao, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, and Baja stood on the spatial array, and it activated.

Boom!

A muffled sound spread out, and the location of the spatial array exploded into a crater, as if an anti-tank mine had been detonated, sending soil flying everywhere.

When the spatial fluctuations faded, Su Xiao took a few deep breaths, and the discomfort from the teleportation vanished. Having used the Demon race's spatial array for so long, Su Xiao was not far from fully adapting. In a little while longer, he would be able to reach the point of doing so without changing his expression.

Ahead was the gap in the fog wall on the south side of the Ancient Capital. Without a word, Su Xiao stepped into the Death Domain, rushing at full speed toward the location of the Black Shell. This was a moment of racing against time.

When Su Xiao reached the only breach in the Black Shell, he sensed with the Hunter's tracking function that the Gray Gentleman's aura intensity was much stronger than before.

It was imaginable that the opponent had been preparing for this since promoting to the Seventh Tier. To reach this point today, he must have conducted long-term layout and planning.

Thinking about it, the power system the Gray Gentleman chose must be one that could adapt to suddenly acquired power. If the opponent had laid out for so long only to be unable to use the power well after obtaining it, that would be vastly different from the Gray Gentleman's style of conduct.

The Gray Gentleman released the Death Domain, causing many Qiyuezhe to die, and subsequently, more rule-breakers were trapped. But strangely, the Gray Gentleman's kill merit was only over 200 points; it seemed that the rule-breakers he trapped did not grant him corresponding kill merit.

Where did those rule-breakers go? Linking this to the Gray Gentleman's rapidly growing aura, the fate of those rule-breakers was self-evident; they had likely become nutrients for the Gray Gentleman to advance further.

Right now, this point was not important. Although the Gray Gentleman's plan was about to be achieved, Su Xiao already had "countermeasures" and a "plan," both of which were particularly hardcore.

Su Xiao arrived at the hole in the Black Shell. Without wasting half a second, he took out the 【Sealing Scroll】 and activated the sunlight amplification ability stored within. To make the effect of this ability even better, he activated it at the cost of consuming 50 ounces of Faith Power: Sun.

A warm radiance appeared on Su Xiao's skin surface before gradually sinking into his body.

【Prompt: You have received the sunlight amplification effect. For the next 120 seconds, the power of the Sun Miracles, solar-system props, and abilities you use will be increased by an additional 59%–61.8%.】

Sure enough, the performance of Faith Power: Sun was better. However, Su Xiao felt that what he was about to do might exhaust the gain limit provided by the sunlight amplification effect in a single round of boosting. The so-called 120-second boost was outputting gains at a gentle rate.

The boost energy required to detonate a glass cylinder containing 100 Apollos—a "Sun Pillar"—was not something the sunlight amplification effect currently imbued on Su Xiao could possess.

The lethality produced by 100 Apollos exploding together was too exaggerated. To boost its power by 59%–61.8%, there must be matching energy. "Transcendence" did not mean being able to violate energy laws and world rules.

Su Xiao took out the Sun Lord title and snapped off the "Sun Ring" fixed to the edge of the title.

Ding~

A portion of Faith Power scattered, falling like golden light sand. The "Sun Ring" in Su Xiao's hand expanded to the size of an apple. After he released it, the "Sun Ring" adhered to the center of Su Xiao's chest, gradually sinking into his skin.

Golden fire patterns appeared on Su Xiao's skin. It was as if pale golden sun fire was burning on him. Although the gain amount of the sunlight amplification effect did not increase, the duration soared, breaking through 17 natural days in no time. This was because there was a large amount of Faith Power: Sun on Su Xiao's skin surface at this moment.

At this moment, Su Xiao felt the power of the Sun system and that power within reach, but he did not touch it. Once he chose to accept it, there would be no turning back; it would cause irreversible and huge changes to his ability system.

This power was very strong, but it was not what he pursued. He did not know where the future of this power lay. At that time, his heart would naturally be lost. As for practicing sword arts, he had never been lost for even a second.

Borrowing was enough; there was no need to master it. After Su Xiao had this thought, the golden light in his eyes instantly changed to the blue of Qing Gang Ying. This was the essential difference, representing that he had not been tempted by the power of the Sun power; he was just using the Sun Ring as a piece of equipment.

Su Xiao took out a "Sun Pillar," gripped the handle at the top with one hand, and threw it out with all his might.

Bang!

The "Sun Pillar" broke through a wave of air and flew into the Dawn Paradise. Black chains wrapped around it, putting the "Sun Pillar" into absolute concealment. This was the lingering power of over 50,000 space-time power.

Hiss~

The exterior of the "Sun Pillar" was eroded into a gaseous state, and the Apollos inside scattered out, with nearly 50 of them being eroded into scrap.

Compared to only throwing in one Apollo last time, the "Sun Pillar" thrown in this time caused the Dawn Paradise to activate higher-level defensive measures. Unfortunately, the Dawn Paradise was no longer the original big daddy, but a Paradise faction defeated by the Reincarnation Paradise.

Thud!

A deafening explosion spread out, and small suns appeared one after another, then spread within the Dawn Paradise.

A total of 572 figures rushed out, pouncing from all directions toward the suns about to bloom. Before they could pounce forward, the shockwave scattered them.

Light patterns manifested in the surroundings, forcibly sealing the blooming small suns within them. With such massive energy colliding and fissioning in such a small range, the sound produced was exceptionally chilling.

When everything calmed down, the last trace of golden sparks was wiped away. The Dawn Paradise had resisted the first "Sun Pillar." As a price, the scene here was even more dilapidated. Originally, there were only black, white, and gray colors; now, it was leaning toward a gray-white that was about to wither.

Outside the hole in the Black Shell, Su Xiao, who was waiting for subsequent movements, found that the first round of attacks had been frustrated. He had psychological expectations for this. He simultaneously activated "Sun Pillar No. 2" and "Sun Pillar No. 3," carrying one in each hand, and threw them together into the Dawn Paradise.

Just as Su Xiao threw the "Sun Pillar," black chains as thick as a little finger vaguely appeared wrapped around it. These black locks were particularly obscure. After the "Sun Pillar" successfully broke through the defense layer of the Dawn Paradise, the black chains faded away.

Two "Sun Pillars" flew into the Dawn Paradise with the sound of breaking wind. It was still the same scene as before; the outer shell of the "Sun Pillar" was eroded into a gaseous state, and a large number of Apollos scattered out. Compared to last time, only less than 30 Apollos were eroded into scrap this time.

Thud!!

Over 170 Apollos exploded simultaneously. Cracks began to appear on the light pattern network emerging in the surroundings. Space was burned through, tattered and torn.

Before the suns completely bloomed, chains made of white light wrapped around the light pattern network. As they tightened, the sun flames inside were extinguished.

When everything calmed down, the Dawn Paradise became even more dilapidated. The remaining buildings began to collapse, turning into fly ash.

Outside the Black Shell, Su Xiao waited for a few seconds and didn't hear the subsequent sound of the explosion. This made him feel awe. As expected of a Paradise faction, it was dilapidated to this extent, and throwing in 300 Apollos actually didn't cause much of a reaction.

Su Xiao activated two more "Sun Pillars." He exerted force with both arms, threw the two "Sun Pillars," and waited for 2 seconds. A loud noise and impact came simultaneously.

Thud!!

Su Xiao felt the ground under his feet shaking. The interior of the Black Shell ahead vaguely revealed a golden-red color. This was the Apollo finally exerting its full power, exploding wantonly within the Dawn Paradise.

Sun flames sprayed out from the 3-meter-diameter hole in the Black Shell. Nearly 200 Apollos exploded in a closed environment with a diameter of over ten kilometers. The scene could be imagined.

At this time, the Dawn Paradise was already a sea of fire. Those 572 auras, which were 572 enemies, ran on all fours, scurrying in the flames, and were roasted into ashes.

Using these 572 humanoid monsters to block the hole in the Black Shell was the best way. However, this hole was not just a simple entrance that had been opened, but an invasion of the Dawn Paradise to a certain extent. Within the area of several hundred meters inside this hole, all humanoid monsters entering this range would suffer a chaotic state.

It's interesting to say, this hole was an "old wound." Last time, the Tuanzhang led their own top-tier Qiyuezhe to attack, and this was the entrance.

The Dawn Paradise turned into a fire domain, and everything was glowing red. It was not that the defensive mechanism of the Dawn Paradise had been broken, but that the defensive range had been shrunk to bring about a stronger defensive mechanism.

Inside a skill upgrade chamber protected by light patterns, the impact caused by the Apollo made the Gray Gentleman in the darkness open his eyes. Feeling the strength of this vibration, as well as the heat vaguely seeping in from the surroundings, the Gray Gentleman's gaze became a bit solemn.

When Bee suddenly appeared in the skill upgrade chamber, the Gray Gentleman found that the situation was more serious than he had estimated. At the same time, he received a warning prompt.

【Warning: Please do not open the skill upgrade chamber. This device is in an extreme environment, and the space in the surrounding area is in an extremely unstable state. Do not attempt to use spatial abilities or props, etc.】

This warning represented one thing: over 170 Apollos had exploded into a forbidden zone for living beings, and the space in many places had been burned through, which showed the severity of the matter.

Thud!

A loud noise came, and the Gray Gentleman felt the skill upgrade chamber he was in bump. A large piece of the metal chamber wall in front became glowing red, causing the temperature inside the skill upgrade chamber to soar.

Thud!

Another loud explosion, and the top of the skill upgrade chamber protruded downward. The high-heat glowing red caused the metal material to make clattering sounds.

Thud!!

Cracks appeared in many places inside the skill upgrade chamber. Through the cracks and the light patterns outside, the Gray Gentleman saw that the Dawn Paradise was already covered in flames. No, substances suspected to be "fire liquid" appeared in the air, filling this place and constantly maintaining a terrifying temperature sufficient to instantly vaporize energy.

After the quantity reached a certain level, it would bring about a qualitative change. A total of over a thousand Apollos had already exploded in the Dawn Paradise. This resulted in the Dawn Paradise abandoning the defense of most facilities and focusing on defending the skill upgrade chamber where the Gray Gentleman and Bee were located.

Inside the skill upgrade chamber, the Gray Gentleman took out an Ice Soul and stuck it on the chamber wall in front. This Ice Soul, which could be called capable of resisting any fire ability and high temperature of the Eighth Tier, turned into a stream of steam in just 2 seconds.

Seeing this scene, the corners of the Gray Gentleman's eyes twitched imperceptibly. With his current physique and comprehensive strength, resisting the temperature inside the skill upgrade chamber was no problem, but Bee could not hold on for too long.

Bee was very important. Before the Dawn Paradise recuperated to a certain extent, Bee could not die. Once Bee died, more than half of the Gray Gentleman's previous preparations would go down the drain.

In the high-temperature environment, Bee's small face was already full of sweat. Looking at those gradually confused eyes, if she stayed in this harsh environment for a few more seconds, her already not-so-smart head would become even more carefree.

The Gray Gentleman took out a gem that emitted cold air and squeezed it until it cracked, letting the cold air inside drift out to alleviate the high temperature in the skill reinforcement chamber. One thing he had to admit was that he was trapped here, trapped in the Dawn Paradise he had personally welcomed here. This place... seemed to be becoming his tomb.

The Gray Gentleman took out an object. This was surprisingly a World Core. This was obtained from the Arcane Eternal Star side, or more accurately, from the Supreme Person.

Unlike the arrogance of the magic system shown by Mage Sage Serphilia and others, the Supreme Person had met the Gray Gentleman a long time ago and did not look down on him because of the Gray Gentleman's strength at that time. After confirming that what the Gray Gentleman said was true, that side sponsored a large amount of resources for free.

For the Arcane Eternal Star side, as long as Su Xiao, the Law-Breaker, died, these resources were not spent in vain. No, it should be a blood profit. Because Su Xiao was a Hunter of the Reincarnation Paradise and never went to the Void without certainty, the Arcane Eternal Star could not find an opportunity to assassinate Su Xiao.

Sending a spellcaster of the same tier was just giving it away. Therefore, cooperating with the Gray Gentleman was a very good decision.

The Gray Gentleman originally intended to white-pimp resources from the Arcane Eternal Star. However, judging from the current situation, his white-pimping failed, and he could only confront Su Xiao head-on.

Thud!

Another loud noise came from outside. This time, the skill reinforcement chamber where the Gray Gentleman was located almost flew out of the ground. Fortunately, the Gray Gentleman took out a World Core. After the Dawn Paradise devoured this World Core, the overall defense intensity recovered somewhat.

Outside the Black Shell, Su Xiao stood by a magma river, peering into the glowing red hole. This was truly worthy of being a Paradise faction. He had already thrown in 13 "Sun Pillars," and it still hadn't exploded.

You know, in the past, one Apollo: Wrath of the Sun was a great killing weapon. Right now, this was obtaining a "temporary cheat" to be able to throw them in 100 at a time.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang and Baja had already hidden far away. It was still scorching near the hole in the Black Shell, but Su Xiao found that he did not have this feeling. He suspected that this should be due to the Sun Ring temporarily sinking into the center of his chest. He even felt that even if he walked into the Dawn Paradise now, he could persist in the fire domain for a dozen seconds before dying.

This was amazing. Over a thousand Apollos had already exploded inside. This was clearly the wonderful use of the Sun Ring.

Su Xiao did not plan to use this wonderful use again in the future. Heaven knows how many soul coins it would take to clear the Faith Power: Sun in his body after going back this time.

Moreover, this practice of temporarily fusing with the Sun Ring was very dangerous. If there was a slight negligence, "divinity" would appear in his body. At that time, the price to pay to clear the "divinity" in his body would be unimaginable.

While thinking, Su Xiao threw two more "Sun Pillars" into the Dawn Paradise, and the loud noise followed immediately.

Su Xiao waited for a moment and threw two more "Sun Pillars" in, as if the "Sun Pillars" didn't cost money.

Thud!!

Thud!!

The earth trembled.

【Announcement: Due to special reasons, the location of the World Trade will be changed. The World Store will be relocated to the Southern Continent, Sunshine Wetland, Mushroom Village.】

Su Xiao closed the announcement of the Void Tree and looked at the Black Shell ahead. He didn't believe that this thing could continue to resist. He fixed three "Sun Pillars" together with crystals and threw the three "Sun Pillars" together into the Dawn Paradise.

After throwing the "Sun Pillars," Su Xiao turned and ran into the distance. His current state was indeed not very afraid of high temperatures, but if the Black Shell was shattered and the impact spread out, the impact generated by the explosion would still be a fatal threat to him. He was not afraid of all high temperatures now, but rather not afraid of sun flames and the high temperatures they generated.

This was more like a transcendent characteristic temporarily imbued by the Sun Ring, rather than physical resistance.

Su Xiao didn't run far before he felt the vibration coming from behind. He looked at the sound and saw that the semicircular Black Shell with a diameter of over ten kilometers was still not shattered, but the top had been blown open. It was like an erupting volcano, continuously gushing out liquid matter formed by sun flames due to high pressure. That was a substance like golden magma.

Su Xiao estimated that these Black Shells should also be part of the Dawn Paradise, or rather, external defenses. The previous bombardment with Apollos seemed to be a killing move, but in fact, it was just a prelude.

Taking advantage of the space in the Dawn Paradise being burned through and the external space not yet having problems, Su Xiao activated the pre-prepared Demon race spatial array at the fastest speed. On the other side of this array was outside the fog wall gap on the south side of the Ancient Capital.

What consequences his next actions would have, he himself did not know, so hiding far away was definitely correct. Although the Ancient Capital was vast, he felt that this place was not safe.

Su Xiao took out a glass cylinder nearly 2 meters thick and 8 meters tall. Inside the solution, there were a total of 600 Apollos.

This was not the end. Su Xiao repelled the Sun Ring fused into his chest, pressed it against the giant glass cylinder, and fused 80% of the Faith Power: Sun accumulated inside into the solution in the glass cylinder.

Gurgle~

A large number of bubbles emerged in the giant glass cylinder. Su Xiao fused the Sun Ring back into his chest, then pressed one hand on the giant glass cylinder and applied the sunlight amplification effect to it. This caused the Faith Power in the Sun Ring to be consumed by another chunk, leaving less than 5%.

This was not the end. Su Xiao took out the 【Sun Flame: Blast Burn Imprint】 and used it on the giant glass cylinder. He had two of these Blast Burn Imprints. Originally, they were used for research, and he was reluctant to use them. Right now, he decided to use one to strengthen the power of this explosion.

"Xiang Bubu."

"Woof!"

Xiang Bubu, who was almost becoming a tech-dog, installed the thruster onto the giant glass cylinder. Xiang Bubu had two major advantages: 1. The Bana Little People of the Void had a particularly good relationship with it, best-friend level, and the Bana Little People were on the tech side. 2. As long as Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang wanted to, it could learn alchemy mechanics, mechanism studies, etc.

Xiang Bubu had been preparing for a long time just now. After it quickly installed it, Baja, who had been waiting for a long time, activated the ignition device. The giant glass cylinder was propelled into the sky at high speed. What kind of power this thing would have, Su Xiao also didn't know.

Su Xiao activated all the Apollos inside the giant glass cylinder, then fully activated the teleportation array. The array, which had long been in a pending activation state, activated, and Su Xiao, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, and Baja disappeared.

Things developed to this extent; in fact, Su Xiao only won one move against the Gray Gentleman. He learned a piece of information through that beautiful monster born from the abyss:

"Remember, Dawn is your only chance. It is not a symbol, but a title."

Without this clue, there would be no talk of successful reporting, and subsequent Black Shell breaking, etc. Su Xiao would have no way of knowing what the Gray Gentleman was doing inside the Black Shell, and that would fall into absolute passivity.

The spatial fluctuations subsided, and Su Xiao appeared outside the gap of the south fog wall. Many auras appeared in the surroundings. He found that most of the Qiyuezhe who were in the Mushroom Village before had all come here. Obviously, they had already discovered that there was something wrong with the Ancient Capital.

"Brother Bai Ye, what form is this? Sun form?"

The Guozu leader not far away spoke. Su Xiao nodded, not responding. He and Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang both took out sound-insulating earplugs, while Baja slipped into the different space.

At the same time, in the middle of the Ancient Capital, a pillar of fire fell from the sky. It was that giant glass cylinder. It followed the hole at the top of the Black Shell and fell directly into the Dawn Paradise.

Thud!!!

Because the initial explosion was restrained, when the sun flames just spread, the shape was like a sword of the sun, standing between heaven and earth, looking particularly spectacular.

The Black Shell covering the ten-kilometer range collapsed in response. Sun flames and white radiance bloomed from within. At this moment, the Dawn Paradise truly turned into light.

At the same time, outside the fog wall gap on the south side of the Ancient Capital.

Su Xiao looked at the huge sun in the distance. Being so far away, he could feel the ground under his feet shaking. In turn, he received a prompt.

【Prompt: You have been classified by the Apocalypse Paradise as a key detection target, an ultra-high-risk unit.】

PS: (Promoting a friend's book, book title "Navy Hero," Fei Wen is nursing it here.) ===== CHAPTER 3471 =====