Chapter 3474: Return

Mushroom Village, 2:00 PM.

Today, this place was exceptionally lively. Although there were less than a hundred participants left in this world, because the Mushroom Prophet released a discount statement on the World Contact Platform, many participants who went to explore Bay City returned, waiting for the "discount promotion" that would only start tonight.

With Caesar in the discount promotion, it was inevitable that people would feel a sense of palpitation. The Mushroom Prophet, this old guy, agreed to participate in this plan just to make a final profit, and then run away overnight.

After some investigation, Su Xiao paid for a lunch and successfully pried information about Anonymous from Ai Duo'er.

This Anonymous was very famous in the Eighth Tier of the Apocalypse Paradise, the reason being his cheap and flamboyant style of conduct. His biggest feature was wearing a hunter's antler helmet and a beast skin cloak, and the fur of the beast skin was slightly long.

This kind of feature was easy to identify. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, Baja, and Caesar were lurking until 3:00 PM when the target appeared.

Hiss hiss~

In the wireless headset in Su Xiao's ear, noise from the walkie-talkie came, and then Baja's voice came: "Target entered the village, Actor No. 1 get ready."

Actor No. 1 (Ai Duo'er): "Okay, okay."

Baja: "Actor No. 1, have you eaten today?"

Ai Duo'er: "No."

Baja: "If you haven't eaten, then take a punch from me. Why are you nervous? You were a rule-breaker before."

Ai Duo'er: "Who... who is nervous."

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Baja: "You stutter when you get nervous."

At this time, Anonymous didn't know that the moment he stepped into Mushroom Village, he had fallen into a trap.

Anonymous was actually named Lu Ge. On the muddy path of Mushroom Village, both sides of the road were full of various wildflowers half a person high, making people feel refreshed.

Lu Ge wore a multi-forked elk antler bone helmet and a gray-white long-haired beast skin cloak. He looked like a hunter who had just returned from the wilderness. He returned this time mainly for the discount promotion released by the Mushroom Prophet. For such a good thing, he of course would not miss it.

Lu Ge took a deep breath of fresh air. He liked the scene of Mushroom Village very much. Of course, it didn't include the fact that someone had manufactured high-power explosives here before.

It's shameful to say, in that incident before, Lu Ge was peeing on the flowers and plants by the village. Who knew that such a thing came? The urine didn't stop. When he successfully pulled up his pants, he ran away. As for wetting his crotch, compared to his small life, this was not important.

Thinking of this, Lu Ge secretly cursed the guy who didn't talk about morality and manufactured explosives in Mushroom Village.

Just then, Lu Ge saw a little old man walking toward him, and the other party even smiled at him. It stands to reason that one shouldn't hit a smiling person, but the smile of this little old man on the opposite side made Lu Ge's heart jump. He politely returned a smile.

"Ah!"

A scream came. Lu Ge felt something trip him. He turned his head to look and found that the little old man just now was actually lying there, which made him exclaim "Holy crap!" in his heart.

"Young man, it's okay, it's okay, I tripped you. Look at my old bones, not as flexible as before. You help me up."

Hearing this, Lu Ge's heart relaxed, secretly scolding himself for misunderstanding this thief-eyed old thing... ah no, misunderstanding this old man.

"Old man, are you okay..."

Just as Lu Ge grabbed Caesar's arm, he saw Caesar's legs kick, his body straightened, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted with foam at the mouth.

Lu Ge's eyes widened, and he was stunned. He never expected that he would encounter a porcelain-toucher in the famous Tree-Born World.

"Young man, I'm fine, this is my old problem."

Caesar pinched his philtrum to recover. Seeing this, Lu Ge wiped the hot sweat from his forehead. This situation was too complicated, and it reversed one after another.

Soon, Caesar, who looked a bit weak, walked away, leaving Lu Ge with lingering fears. Just as he was about to leave, he found something on the ground, a walnut kernel. This walnut kernel didn't look ordinary, so he picked it up.

1 hour later, Lu Ge successfully received the side mission "Old Friend" and began to track Caesar's trail.

2 hours and 04 minutes later, Lu Ge successfully found Caesar in an abandoned sacrificial hall.

2 hours and 15 minutes later, in the abandoned sacrificial hall, Lu Ge, with blue circles under his eyes, sat on the stone steps, with Su Xiao and Solomon sitting on his left and right sides.

The situation was actually very simple. Lu Ge came to deliver wine to Caesar. Su Xiao, Solomon, and Baja happened to pass by nearby. When passing by the entrance of the abandoned sacrificial hall, Baja asked Lu Ge: "What are you looking at?"

Lu Ge of course didn't reply "What are you looking at," but was ready to slip away on the spot. Unfortunately, he was sucked a big mouthful of "Yang Qi" by the "Yin Female Demon" on the spot, and the whole person went from peeing three feet in the wind to wetting his shoes in the wind.

"Brother, is it necessary? Am I that damn?"

Lu Ge's eyes were somewhat desperate. He never dreamed that Su Xiao and Solomon would join forces to deal with him. Seeing these two, he didn't even have the idea of fighting, but immediately fled. However, the difficulty of escaping from a technique type and an undead archmage was too high.

"Brother, do you want to be third in the ranking?"

Baja said with a smile.

"?"

Lu Ge's eyes showed surprise. He almost blurted

"?"

Lu Ge's eyes showed astonishment. He almost blurted out, "You caught me just for this?" If it were true, he wouldn't need to be caught; he would have volunteered.

"I'm willing. The third-place reward, the Storm Greatsword, looks awesome at first glance."

"The fourth-place reward is the Undead-type Dark Monarch. Aren't you tempted?"

"I have no thoughts on it."

Lu Ge smiled slightly. His nonchalance was mainly due to the renowned Undead Necromancer sitting beside him.

From start to finish, Lu Ge acted calm and composed, agreeing to all non-exploitative conditions, showing he knew how to read the situation well.

Seeing this, Su Xiao took out a crystal test tube the length of a pinky finger and tossed it to Lu Ge.

"What is this?"

Lu Ge examined the crystal test tube and asked tentatively.

"A slow-acting poison."

Su Xiao spoke. They would have to return to Mushroom Village later, which was a safe zone. He couldn't do anything to Lu Ge there, so he had to leave behind a means of control in advance.

"Well, this..."

Lu Ge hesitated, but under the gaze of Su Xiao and Solomon, he had no choice but to swallow the blue pill inside the crystal test tube. During this time, Su Xiao and Solomon's perception locked onto him, fearing no tricks from Lu Ge.

Lu Ge swallowed the poison pill with a cheeky grin. He quietly activated one of his pieces of equipment, but in the next second, his heart sank. His trump card, an extraordinary piece of equipment, failed to resist this potent poison with its extraordinary properties. This piece of equipment had no effect whatsoever.

With the goal achieved, Su Xiao's group headed back to Mushroom Village. On the way, Solomon spoke in the team channel.

Solomon: "You and I will split the cost of the slow-acting poison 50/50."

Bai Ye: "He ate Vitamin B3."

Solomon: "..."

Solomon closed the team channel and looked at Lu Ge beside him. It was evident that although Lu Ge appeared indifferent after eating the vitamin pill, he was actually full of worry, filled with awe for the "unknown potent poison."

Solomon had a thoughtful look in his eyes. Useful knowledge had increased. Although he didn't know how to concoct poisons, he could also feed people "slow-acting potent poisons" in the future.

Suddenly, Solomon thought of another matter and opened the team channel to speak.

Solomon: "How do I handle the antidote?"

Bai Ye: "Feed him calcium tablets."

Solomon didn't ask anything else and closed the team channel. Useful knowledge had increased once again.

The journey back encountered no setbacks. Even if there were people outside Mushroom Village intercepting passing participants, they wouldn't be foolish enough to intercept the combination of Su Xiao and Solomon.

Returning to Mushroom Village, Su Xiao went to the Mushroom Prophet's treehouse. The World Shop had already been moved here. Opening the door on the side wall allowed one to walk into the unseen room.

In the flower field in the backyard, Su Xiao sat cross-legged to meditate. He didn't take this free time to explore Bay City. After the battle with the Gray Gentleman, his injuries had not yet fully healed, which was caused by the Dark Mark.

This ability was exceptionally disgusting. Su Xiao estimated that under normal circumstances, his injuries wouldn't recover within half a month. Fortunately, he was about to return to Reincarnation Paradise.

Besides these injuries, the remaining Sun Faith Power in his organs and the healing of his left arm added up to a not-insignificant cost.

During meditation, time passed quickly. The next day, as the sun set, Mushroom Village was shrouded in a golden-red sunset. In this peaceful scene, Su Xiao received a notification: the Killing Leaderboard was expected to settle in 10 minutes, and in 15 minutes, the space ship would land within 100 meters of Mushroom Village.

Su Xiao ended his meditation, went into the treehouse, opened the door, and walked into the unseen room. He saw that Solomon was also there.

【Notification: You have activated the World Shop.】

【Current Killing Merits: 378 points,】

【The following items can be exchanged using Killing Merits...】

Su Xiao had long decided on the item he wanted to exchange for. He used 230 Killing Merits to exchange for an item called 【Sacred Oak】.

【Sacred Oak】

Origin: Ancient Land.

Quality: Special Equipment/Consumable.

(Durability cannot be restored by any means.)

Equipment Effect: Sacred Spirit Gift (Active), sacrifice 5 points of your own body attributes to gain 1 Golden Skill Point (you can choose to sacrifice 5 points of Strength, Agility, Stamina, Intelligence, or Charisma; if sacrificing Luck, 2 points are sacrificed each time).

Notification: Each time this ability is used, it will permanently consume 1 point of this equipment's durability.

Notification: The cooldown for Sacred Spirit Gift (Active) is 48 hours.

Introduction: A wondrous object.

If Su Xiao were to clear the 【Chapter of Greed】 he previously exchanged for with 1000 Killing Merits, he could likely obtain 55–60 Golden Skill Points, plus the representative items of the ten soul manifestations.

The 【Sacred Oak】 exchanged for 230 points this time was also about obtaining Golden Skill Points. Compared to the 【Chapter of Greed】, the 【Sacred Oak】 required sacrificing 50 points of body attributes or 20 points of Luck to obtain 10 Golden Skill Points.

This thing was a trap, and generally, no one would exchange for it. But for Su Xiao, this cost was payable. He had killed many enemies in this world, but his Charisma attribute was still -12. This showed that the threshold for dropping Charisma was getting higher and higher.

Su Xiao's idea was: if he used "Sacred Spirit Gift" to sacrifice 5 points of Charisma, could he obtain 1 Golden Skill Point? His current Charisma was already a negative number, so achieving a 5-point reduction in Charisma was very difficult.

Not long after Su Xiao finished exchanging for the 【Sacred Oak】, the Void Tree's announcement appeared.

【Announcement: This Tree-Born World Killing Competition is about to end.】

【The Killing Leaderboard has been locked and will no longer change. The final rankings are as follows:

First Place: Enzo (Death Paradise), has obtained the Origin Magic Mirror.

Second Place: Bai Ye (Reincarnation Paradise), has obtained the Soul of Technique.

Third Place: Anonymous (Apocalypse Paradise), has obtained the Storm Greatsword.

Fourth Place: Solomon (Reincarnation Paradise), has obtained the Dark Monarch Inheritance Power.

Fifth Place: Gulu (Reincarnation Paradise), has obtained the Soul Treasure Chest.

【The following rankings must be viewed by the participants themselves and will not be announced here.】

【Transmission permission has been opened. All participants must board the space ship within 10 minutes. After arriving at the Star Transit Station, they will be transmitted back to their respective Paradise factions.】

A skill scroll appeared in Su Xiao's hand. This skill scroll was entirely black and felt heavy to the touch.

【Yes/No to use the Soul of Technique skill scroll.】

【Detected that the Hunter has a total of three technique abilities: Blade Mastery, Close Combat, and Blood Qi. If the Soul of Technique skill scroll is used, one of the three technique abilities must be selected. The Soul of Technique will undergo adaptive matching and transform into a passive trait that enhances this ability.】

Seeing this notification, Su Xiao had only one feeling: this ability would be very expensive to upgrade. This was one of the characteristics of technique passive abilities.

Su Xiao was in no rush to master the "Soul of Technique" ability. After leaving Mushroom Village, he saw the space ship docked nearby.

Because transmission permission was open, Amu and Benny had already transmitted to the side of the ship. Seeing Su Xiao walk over, Benny's eyes immediately welled up with tears. It ran over quickly and pounced toward Su Xiao's face with a "flying squirrel pounce."

For Benny, the Tree-Born World was simply a nightmare-difficulty world. After entering, it hadn't done anything but swim for an entire world, causing Benny's swimming level to improve by leaps and bounds. It could even backstroke while sleeping.

"Amu is a real man."

Baha landed on Amu's shoulder. Just as it finished speaking, Amu let out a bull roar, and its eyes began to roll back. But when Baha and Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang promised to treat it to a big meal upon returning, Amu's mood immediately stabilized.

Su Xiao looked toward the north. The Devourer he had released this time had been successfully recovered. A powerhouse of Anderson's strength was not symbiotic with the Devourer before, but rather possessed by it. Now that the other party had Sun Power in their body, there was naturally no need to keep the Devourer.

Su Xiao boarded the ship with Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, Amu, Baha, and Benny. As soon as he sat down, he saw Water Brother with a tense expression in a seat not far away.

Water Brother was finally not trapped by Death Paradise's "Eternal Second Place Curse," but the first place he got this time felt like a handout from others. He felt a sense of stifling in his heart. Moreover, after obtaining the 【Origin Magic Mirror】, he found that although this thing was highly valuable, he always felt something was a bit off.

Of course it was off. Seeing how far Wood was sitting, it meant this guy sensed the aura of a "Daddy-level" artifact.

"I survived!!!"

Edor shouted with both hands raised, laughing from the bottom of her heart. Seeing this, many participants in the cabin also showed smiles.

The space ship started and headed straight for the Star Transit Station. Along the way, Su Xiao took a short nap. Before long, they arrived at the Star Transit Station, and the feeling of transmission from Reincarnation Paradise appeared.

【Transmission complete. You have returned to Reincarnation Paradise.】

In his exclusive room, Su Xiao lay on the carpet, feeling exhausted. He didn't want to move a single finger. When the Gray Gentleman was planning the "Dawn Paradise" project, Su Xiao's feeling at the time was that he wouldn't be able to return and would die in the Tree-Born World.

Finding the two words "Dawn" as a clue, everything seemed like a coincidence, but it was actually inevitable. Su Xiao initially used the Luck Monkey to find the "Stone of Soul-Severing Shadow," and the Luck Monkey pointed to the location of the Ghost Queen.

From then on, subsequent situations were predetermined. Even if Su Xiao hadn't obtained the portrait from Gulu, he would have done his best to discover the value of the several dark residents in the Dark Domain. This was his habit of exploring native worlds all along.

Another point was that Su Xiao always admitted he wasn't as cunning as the Gray Gentleman. That was why he frantically boosted his combat power before entering the Tree-Born World. He wasn't as insidious as the other party, but he could fight better than them, and that was enough.

Just as Su Xiao was thinking about this, an email appeared in his line of sight. This email was slightly larger than others, with a red pattern in the shape of a "ф" on the front. It was an email from Reincarnation Paradise, and Su Xiao opened it.

【You have obtained 548 Soul Coins.】

It was the share from the Painting World. Every time a world progress ended, Su Xiao could get a share. That side was still developing and hadn't reached the point of producing large profits yet.

After this email, two more identical emails appeared, and Su Xiao claimed them.

【You have obtained 164,292 Soul Coins.】

【You have obtained 100,000 Soul Coins.】

Su Xiao sent an email directly to Caesar, attaching 100,000 Soul Coins. Although he hadn't signed any contract with Caesar before, since they agreed on a 50,000 investment with a subsequent principal + 100% return, not a single cent could be missing.

For the first time, Su Xiao carried a huge sum of 160,000 Soul Coins, which made him feel inexplicably refreshed. The top priority now was to restore his left arm and injuries.

Baha took out the life-support device containing the left arm. After opening it, the left arm was still in the state it was in when it was just severed. This life-support device had cost a lot of money.

After Su Xiao activated the recovery function, he controlled the crystal arm to shatter. His original left arm floated over. The first to recover were the bones, then the nerves. The feeling of nerve recovery was a bit bad, often accompanied by cramps.

After more than half an hour, Su Xiao's left arm was restored. The residual effects of the Dark Mark were cleared away, and the Sun Faith Power remaining in his organs was also cleared. Su Xiao returned to his best state.

Xiang Bubu, Amu, and Benny had no injuries, and Baha's injuries were successfully recovered, escaping the disaster of a major overhaul. It quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

【This recovery cost a total of 1250 Soul Coins.】

The recovery cost was very expensive. Su Xiao moved his left arm; the original one still felt better. These Soul Coins were well spent.

【You have returned to Reincarnation Paradise, starting to settle world rewards.】

Experienced World: Tree-Born World

World Difficulty World Source: 0% (World Source cannot be obtained in this world)

Notification: Because World Source cannot be obtained in this world, settlement will be based on the number of Killing Merits obtained by the participant, the quantity and quality of tasks completed, and the exploration degree.

1. Current Killing Merits: 148 points (Maximum settlement limit is 300 points.)

2. Number of tasks completed: 4 (Main Task x1, War Task x1, Hidden Tasks x2).

3. Exploration Degree: High (You have reached Yada Ancient Capital, Ring Tree City, Hot Jungle, Sunny Wetland, Soul Arena, Elf Capital Pandaran (Bay City), Great Ruins, Cold Cemetery, White Swamp, Black Forest, Underground Tree Hole, Dark Domain, Water-Rich Chamber.)

Settlement complete, starting to calculate rewards.

Rewards obtained: 40 True Attribute Points (Tree-Born World settlement limit), Refined Immortal Stone x15 (Tree-Born World settlement limit).

True Power: Plunder ability has been activated, you will obtain 1–3 Golden Skill Points.

Notification: You have obtained 3 Golden Skill Points (determined by comprehensive evaluation).

Settlement complete, the Hunter's current Brand Level is Brand Level +5 (Native World Tier x Number of Tasks Completed + Comprehensive Evaluation - Task Completion Time).

Notification: Tree-Born World settlement, Brand Level can be increased by a maximum of Lv. 7 in a single time. The Hunter's Brand Level has been increased to the maximum before promotion; it cannot break through this level).

Notification: Detected that there are items related to Brand Level in the Hunter's Honor Shop that have not been exchanged. You can perform this exchange or actively apply for a Tier Promotion Assessment.

Notification: Additional Permission +Lv. 4.

Settlement complete, rewards have been deposited into the Hunter's Brand.

Su Xiao closed the settlement list. He hadn't forgotten that there was an item in his Honor Shop that was very suitable for him to exchange for now. That item was:

【Beginning of Nightmare】

Category: Tier 8 Buff/Debuff Permission.

Effect: After exchanging for this permission, the Hunter's Brand Level will be reduced by Lv. 4. In the next world progress, you will definitely enter a Tier 8 High-Risk World. While in this world, the quality of obtained treasure chests increases by 16%, and the amount of World Source obtained increases by 27%.

Notification: After exchanging for this permission, the main tasks accepted by the Hunter in the high-risk Tier 8 world will also be extremely dangerous.

Price: 1 Diamond Honor Medal

Stock: 1 (This item will exist in the Honor Shop for 6 world progresses).

【Notification: SSS-level Adventure Group shared ability has been triggered. Every time a world settlement occurs, corresponding Team Skill Points will be obtained based on the comprehensive evaluation obtained by the Adventure Group Leader.】

【You have obtained 20 Team Skill Points.】

【Team Skill has been activated, Hunting Group (Passive Lv. 2): During world settlement, you can increase your own body attribute by 1 point (randomly increase one of the four attributes: Stamina, Charisma, Luck, or Willpower).】

【Beneficiaries of this skill are: Hunter himself, Xiang Bubu-tney, Amu, Baha, Benny.】

With the last notification appearing, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, Amu, Baha, and Benny all gathered around. It was time to start the "lottery."

【Notification: Your Luck attribute has increased by 1 point.】

Seeing this notification, Su Xiao was quite surprised. This time, it didn't increase Charisma, but the crucial Luck attribute.

Su Xiao's current Luck attribute was 52 points. He could obtain the attribute reward for reaching 50 points in Luck, but Su Xiao was not prepared to obtain it yet. Of the 52 points of Luck, 8 were increased through the Fate Dominator, which was the equipment bonus.

His current base Luck attribute was 44 points. After his base Luck reached 50 points, he would go to the attribute enhancement chamber to obtain the characteristic ability derived from 50 points of Luck, which would yield several times the benefit.

There were a total of 21 Team Skill Points. Su Xiao consumed 1 point to upgrade the "Hunting Group" ability and consumed 18 points to upgrade the team life-saving ability "Vitality Awakening," successfully increasing this ability by 6 levels.

There were many abilities to upgrade this time, but Su Xiao discovered a problem: the focus of the Blood Gun Master ability was not using blood guns to attack; blood guns were just an accessory. The greatest effect of the Blood Gun Master was that it made one of Su Xiao's blade technique schools completely clear: the Blood Qi school.

Among the blade technique moves Su Xiao developed, there were two schools: the "Shadow school" derived from Green Steel Shadow energy, and the "Blood Qi school" derived from blood qi.

"Shadow school" blade technique moves include: Ring Sever, Blue Ghost, Absolute Ghost, Time, Extreme, Flow, and Absolute Shadow Flash.

"Blood Qi school" blade technique moves include: Blood Blade, Blood Shadow, and Slaughter.

Holding only one blade in hand, one would be more focused when fighting strong enemies. However, as a Blade Technique Master, it was understandable to pull out the Death Silence Ember and fire a few shots at the enemy when one really couldn't win.

Close-combat blood guns were abandoned, as they rarely had eye-catching performances in actual combat. The reason was that there were no matching actual combat moves. Last time Su Xiao fought the Old Knight, he swung the blood gun wildly and was almost hacked to death by the opponent's super-armor slash.

Blood guns were more suitable for ultra-long-range shooting. For example, in the contractor melee on the Cell Star, Su Xiao drew his bow and fired blood guns with a tall blood qi phantom. One blood gun could shoot and explode several enemy contractors.

Su Xiao's current plan was: in addition to the three abilities that urgently needed long-term improvement—Blade Technique Master, Close Combat Master, and Blood Gun Master—other abilities, such as Dragon Shadow Flash, Spirit Shadow Constitution, Slaughter Shadow, and Basic Passive: Recovery, would all be upgraded to Lv. EX using Golden Skill Points. Every ability upgraded to Lv. EX would be moved to the bottom of the skill list, representing that no more resources needed to be invested in these abilities in the future, as they had already reached the limit. The more abilities that reached Lv. EX, the cleaner Su Xiao's skill list would look, and the stronger he would be.

Su Xiao checked his abilities and quickly selected three abilities to push to Lv. EX level, which were:

"Dragon Shadow Flash, Slaughter Shadow, Spirit Shadow Constitution." Su Xiao took out the 【Sacred Oak】. After activating its effect, he chose to sacrifice 5 points of Charisma to obtain 1 Golden Skill Point.

But after waiting for a long time, Su Xiao didn't feel anything obvious. It seemed as if some existence intended to extract something from his body, but after trying for a long time, nothing was extracted.

【Notification: Your Charisma attribute has slipped.】

【Your current Charisma attribute is: -12 points.】

【The Notary, Void Tree, has ingested the special energy within the "Sacred Oak" as the equivalent for this transaction.】

【You have obtained 1 Golden Skill Point (this gain comes from the Void Tree).】

【Ancient God: Holy Oak is attempting to reclaim the "Sacred Oak" you hold.】

【Notification: This item was obtained by the Hunter through notarized channels and is the Hunter's property. Ancient God: Holy Oak has no right to reclaim it.】

【Notification: A warning has been issued to Ancient God: Holy Oak.】

【Notification: Ancient God: Holy Oak has expressed sincere apologies to the Hunter and will no longer attempt to reclaim the "Sacred Oak".】

With several consecutive notifications appearing, Su Xiao understood what was going on. First, using the "Sacred Oak" to exchange for Golden Skill Points was actually using his own source energy.

The Ancient God: Holy Oak on the other side of the transaction could not produce Golden Skill Points; these were unique resources of the Paradise faction and the Void Tree. Therefore, during the transaction, the Void Tree acted as the resource intermediary.

Su Xiao really didn't know before that there was another party involved with the "Sacred Oak." He originally thought it was just a special piece of equipment. What he didn't expect was that there was another party called Ancient God: Holy Oak on the other side.

Simply put, during the process of Su Xiao obtaining Golden Skill Points, the third-party seller somehow got involved and even intended to profit from Su Xiao.

Su Xiao estimated that it should be because Ancient God: Holy Oak had a particularly close connection with the "Sacred Oak," which was why it could do this.

Su Xiao wasn't getting a free ride this time. The "Sacred Oak" was bought with 230 Killing Merits. He had already paid for it, so it was his property. Of course, he had to find a way to avoid the negative gains it brought. If he couldn't avoid the negative gains, would anyone be stupid enough to spend 230 Killing Merits to buy it?

Now it seemed that Ancient God: Holy Oak was prepared to eat twice. The first time was when someone spent Killing Merits to buy the "Sacred Oak," and the second time was to eat the source energy sacrificed by the user.

The current situation was that because of Su Xiao's advantage in Charisma, he wouldn't have his source energy ingested.

When someone avoided the second bite of Ancient God: Holy Oak, it bit into thin air and immediately became angry from embarrassment, attempting to reclaim the "Sacred Oak" that Su Xiao had bought with 230 Killing Merits. This was typical of someone who couldn't handle losing—putting it out for sale, thinking it was only right to profit, but immediately reneging when losing.

Su Xiao had a thoughtful look in his eyes. This Ancient God: Holy Oak looked very rich. He had a plan in his heart. If it succeeded later, there might be a significant harvest.

Su Xiao didn't feel any anger at being fished. Not to mention that the other party didn't succeed, this time he had actually met a "noble person," so he should be happy.

It could be said that Ancient God: Holy Oak was quite courageous. It was the first god-level existence to dare to fish a Law-Breaker. Even Evil Gods and Ancient Gods had never done this.