Chapter 3538: Mission?

Outside the main gate of Vadi Manor, according to Madam Yan's revelation, Su Xiao learned of a piece of information: since the extraterrestrial beings inside Vadi Manor had just arrived in this world not long ago, they were currently in the phase of being rejected by the world, so they could not leave Vadi Manor.

These extraterrestrial beings wanted to rush out from inside and wreak havoc wildly within the High Wall City, but they would have to wait until the purple-black light pillar descending from the sky disappeared.

That is to say, there was still preparation time now; more specific information, Madam Yan did not say, as she had lost nearly two hundred elites on her side, the obtained information would naturally not be easily revealed, at least not before receiving a certain degree of compensation.

Regarding this, Su Xiao and the Duke showed no stance; what attitude the Duke held, Su Xiao did not know, he himself thought it was fine whether he knew or not, anyway he was planning to level Vadi Manor.

Knowing full well the dangers inside, yet still daring to venture in, were the brave ones in the story; Su Xiao was not a brave one, so he chose a more direct, more efficient, and also more hard-to-accept method: first evacuate civilians in the surrounding areas, then level this cluster of buildings in the North City District.

Does the Duke not have powerful explosives? Of course not; the reason Su Xiao previously did not engage the Duke in combat was precisely because of the Duke's formidable explosive-making ability, which meant that even if victorious over the Duke, he would have to harden himself against the Duke's mutual destruction.

The Duke clearly possessed powerful explosives, so why was he not using them at this moment? The reason was that he was the leader of the Steam God Sect, and some things he simply could not do—not only could he not do them himself, but he would also strongly oppose others doing them.

Su Xiao, however, was different; as the renowned Deputy Director of the Healing Institute, whatever he did, civilians within the High Wall City could barely accept, because they had already grown accustomed to it; previously, during the incident where the Statue of the Eternal God in Central Park was resurrected, many detectives had conducted analysis on that very day.

Due to the blockade of news regarding the Vadi family's drastic change, these detectives deduced that the prime suspect was none other than Su Xiao, the second suspect was the Duke, and Madam Yan ranked third.

Pa~

The lighter sparked a flame, Su Xiao lit a cigarette, and then spoke in a calm tone: "I suggest leveling this place."

Upon Su Xiao's words, the Duke and Madam Yan both looked over, among whom Madam Yan even retreated two steps, almost directly declaring she wanted to cut ties with Su Xiao.

"No way!"

Madam Yan stared at Su Xiao.

"Absolutely not!"

The Duke's eyes flashed with killing intent; in reality, he was quite pleased inside, he was just short of directly saying: "Bai Ye, you absolutely cannot blow up this place, you must never think about making explosives yourself, you must never think about going to the explosive storage at No. 16 East City District to steal materials, and you absolutely cannot open that explosive materials vault whose password is 95346629."

The Duke and Madam Yan's overly radical reaction was actually them subtly saying: hurry up and level this manor, they also did not want to risk entering this place, best to blow those strange creatures inside to nothing.

"Hmph."

Madam Yan gave Su Xiao a cold snort, turned and walked away; though it seemed hostile, the actual meaning expressed was: you hang in there, if you need anything, contact secretly.

"You'll have to fend for yourself."

The Duke left with these words, also taking his people away; the hidden meaning was the same as Madam Yan's: making explosives isn't that hard, secret contact, lacking materials, just notify elder brother me, elder brother me will definitely help you figure it out.

It was quite normal for the Duke and Madam Yan to have this attitude; for them both, they could neither leave Vadi Manor unattended nor want to directly confront this strange place, but the problem was, the situation lay as such, within High Wall City, those capable of handling this matter were also just Su Xiao, the Duke, and Madam Yan.

Others, even if they had strength, upon reaching Vadi Manor, would most likely end up giving their lives in vain, unable to exert even fifty percent of their power, dying here in frustration.

Handling this matter would inevitably lead to casualties among subordinates, and cultivating a subordinate was not something achievable in a few years, nor even a dozen years; it required nurturing from childhood in batches, investing vast resources, and giving a certain degree of care, lest traitors be cultivated.

Therefore, every member of the Rage Hammer Organization and the Silver Armor Legion was the heart and flesh of the Duke and Madam Yan respectively; losing one would cause them pain, and to join such a department, one needed not only strength but also a sense of belonging to the department.

Upon hearing Su Xiao's plan to level this place, the Duke and Madam Yan were both very pleased in their hearts; such a feat, when viewed across the entire High Wall City, could be accomplished by no more than three people, and that did not include the Duke and Madam Yan.

The sky grew even darker and heavier; the people before the manor's main gate had all dispersed, yet the defensive forces planted by the Healing Church, Steam God Sect, and High Wall Council in the surrounding areas had not withdrawn.

Su Xiao gazed toward the manor's backyard; within the purple-black thick mist behind the castle, something was clearly present.

It seemed to sense Su Xiao's gaze; within the backyard's purple-black thick mist, a pair of brownish-yellow vertical pupils opened, staring far away at Su Xiao.

Bang!!!

A sound of breaking through the air came; a black bone cone over three meters long flew out from the purple-black thick mist in the backyard, piercing through layer after layer of air waves, then nearly brushing past Su Xiao's ear, blowing his black hair upward.

In the backyard's purple-black thick mist, beneath that pair of brownish-yellow vertical pupils, a bloody maw opened wide, revealing scarlet within; afterward, the corners of that bloody maw's lips curled upward, it laughed, laughing with a strong sense of mockery.

"I gan!"

Bahamut was enraged, just about to give the extraterrestrial being in the thick mist a "beautiful little lesson," but then he restrained himself, for the distance between them was truly too great.

Su Xiao used the God's Eye for ultra-long-distance observation; although he held little hope, this detection equipment was this time fairly reliable; at such a great distance, it had detected a small amount of data about that extraterrestrial being.

"Goat-headed demon," this was the name of that extraterrestrial being; Su Xiao estimated it was not a demon race, that feeling was more like an abyss-spawned creature.

Inside Vadi Manor, the extraterrestrial beings Su Xiao already knew of were four: one was the "Woman of Pain," two was the "Extraterrestrial Envoy" learned from Madam Yan, three was this "Goat-headed demon," and four was "Little Flower Flower."

Among these three, the Woman of Pain was the strongest; currently, she was likely inside the castle, the Extraterrestrial Envoy was then in the castle's library, and the Goat-headed demon was located in the backyard's thick mist.

As for the last Little Flower Flower, in fact Su Xiao had already encountered her once before; when he first arrived at Vadi Manor, many civilians in the surrounding buildings had their bodies woodenized, with small flowers growing on their foreheads—that was the subordinate body of Little Flower Flower.

Little Flower Flower's true form was that of a little girl; normally, she had no aggression, but it was best not to provoke her; if she fixed her gaze on you, she would actively come find you, saying: "I'll give you a Little Flower Flower."

Ignoring her and walking away was fine; Little Flower Flower belonged to the kind that, as long as you did not actively harm her, she would not disperse subordinate bodies to protect herself, but once you drove her to desperation, she would be more dangerous than the Woman of Pain.

This was information provided gratuitously by Madam Yan; the reason was, due to Little Flower Flower's special nature, although she was an extraterrestrial visitor, she had not suffered rejection by this world, and now she had already left Vadi Manor, unknown where she had run off to.

Su Xiao had Xiu Si open the spatial ghost gate, and the group returned to the Healing Institute headquarters in the Central City District; when the spatial fluctuation dissipated, Su Xiao was already in his office.

Upon returning, Xiu Si picked up the language ledger and wrote: "Commander, are we really going to level that building district?"

As a newcomer to the Healing Institute, Xiu Si was not yet accustomed to such matters, whereas veterans like Old Chaman and Ms. Marina had long grown used to it, or rather, they knew that sometimes not adopting harsh measures would lead to more severe consequences later.

The Healing Institute was established over four hundred years ago, founded by one of the two "old immortals" of the current Healing Church, the Archbishop.

On the very day of its establishment, the Healing Institute was destined to differ from the other two departments of the Healing Church—the Workshop and the Academic Faction—being the outward face of the Healing Church, while the Healing Institute, from its founding to now, had undergone many dissolutions over time, yet its belief had never changed.

"We lurk in darkness, hunting in the dark those monsters daring to gaze upon the light."

Sometimes, those most skilled at finding monsters are not hunters, but rather their own kind; or put another way, during the act of hunting them, one unknowingly becomes their kind.

Su Xiao had no interest in those old fogies of the Academic Faction who constantly chattered on and on; although those fellows possessed this precious knowledge, they remained at odds with this side of his, mutually displeased; as for the medicines produced there, Su Xiao did not covet them, for his own concoctions were several grades better.

Conversely, the Workshop side had time to make a trip; although he currently had no ancient gold coins, who knew he might not be able to get some good things from the Workshop, where the artisans, blacksmiths, and mechanical adjustment specialists were all present.

Thinking of this, Su Xiao looked toward Xiu Si; this youth's master was precisely the mechanical adjustment specialist of the Workshop, who appeared to be just wearing a high-collared long robe, but actually had many good things hidden inside his clothing, from which one could see his master's affection for this disciple, and had not looked upon Xiu Si differently just because he came from outside the wall.

However, Xiu Si had not joined the Workshop; although his master would not look at him differently, others in the Workshop might inevitably have strange glances, after all, in people's minds, the vagrant tribes on the wasteland outside the wall were not much different from beasts and mad beasts.

"Xiu Si, you go to the Workshop side, have them prepare the items on the list by tonight."

Su Xiao signed and stamped on a list; the Healing Institute's supply depot could be treated as nonexistent, as long as one had a bit of sanity, one would not store resources in a department where a member might lose control at any moment.

Previously, over seventy percent of the Healing Church's extraordinary resources were obtained by the Healing Institute; this side naturally also had some privileges, just like now, after the Workshop received this list, they generally could not shirk responsibility; if they directly refused, the last time the Deputy Director of the Healing Institute went to the Workshop with a knife to take goods, that seemed to have happened half a year ago.

After Xiu Si left with the list, Su Xiao drafted another list, saying: "Lis, take this list and go liaise with those few old sages of the Academic Faction."

Lis took the list and left; Su Xiao's gaze turned toward Old Chaman and Ms. Marina, some things that could not see the light of day could not be left to newcomers, better to let these two old hands handle it more reassuringly.

"You go and liaise with the people from the Duke's and Madam Yan's sides, leave no traces."

Su Xiao pressed a list onto the desk, the implication being: if this matter left traces, Old Chaman and Ms. Marina would only be able to retire early.

After everyone left, Su Xiao gestured for Am to activate the detection device and stay alert for outsiders. Sitting behind his desk, he leaned forward slightly as Bubu Wang, Am, and Bahar gathered around him—Am stood to his left, Bubu Wang squatted beside him on the right, slightly higher than his seated position, and Bahar landed on the desk in front of him.

"Boss, what's the situation?"

"You and Bubu go to Lis's place and keep watch—that mirror evil spirit isn't simple."

Su Xiao felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity toward this mirror evil spirit that had willingly walked into the trap—not familiarity with the spirit itself, but with how its arrival seemed coincidental yet not entirely so, as if it had deliberately come knocking.

This feeling was too similar to when the Son of the World, Lecley, had actively sought him out on the alien battlefield.

It made Su Xiao wonder: could this be the half-dead world extending help? After all, the Vadi Manor had descended with so many extraterrestrial beings, and this world's rejection of them was no ordinary strength.

Meanwhile, Su Xiao, the Duke, and Madam Yan were enemies of these extraterrestrial beings. If the world sought to eliminate these foreign species, using a series of coincidences to guide people or objects toward the three of them would undoubtedly allow for a more secure removal of those outsiders.

From the moment Lis learned of the haunted house to when she bought it, everything had gone too smoothly—and all of it occurred after the Vadi Manor mutation incident.

If the haunted house matter concerned only Lis herself, Su Xiao wouldn't pursue it deeply, but the events unfolded in a way that appeared smooth on the surface yet was actually filled with numerous coincidences.

One coincidence can be understood as normal; two coincidences might be forcibly ignored; but when a pile of coincidences accumulate, they can no longer be overlooked.

Regarding the mirror evil spirit, Su Xiao truly couldn't figure out how it could help him resolve the Vadi Manor incident. If it could, then perhaps it wasn't the spirit itself aiding him, but some object it possessed that could assist in solving the Vadi Manor affair.

Actually, determining whether the mirror evil spirit was assistance sent by this world to his side is quite simple: continue observing. If, within the next 10 to 24 hours, the mirror evil spirit also shows connections with the Duke and Madam Yan's side, then this is definitely aid sent by the world.

"Oh, I see—then we two should go now."

"Woof."

Bubu barked and then left with Bahar, heading to Lis's new home.

In the office, only Su Xiao and Am remained. Su Xiao felt a bit hungry but didn't really want to go to the cafeteria, so he pulled out a large bag of Xia-made spicy beef jerky. As he took out one strip, he noticed Am staring at him with pleading eyes.

"..."

Besides the one strip in his hand, Su Xiao gave the rest of the large bag of spicy beef jerky to Am. He opened the title list and checked the Deep Blue Shadow title upon upgrading to eight stars.

【Deep Blue Shadow】

Origin: Reincarnation Paradise

Quality: ★★★★★★★★

Category: Title · Rare.

Title Effect 1: Adaptive Power (Passive)—can increase the damage tier of one trait; the tiers available for the Hunter to upgrade are as follows.

1. Blade-type weapon damage tier.

2. Soul-system damage tier.

3. Energy-system damage tier.

Note: The Hunter must choose one of these three damage tier traits. Once chosen, the Deep Blue Shadow title will undergo permanent adaptation and stabilization, so this selection cannot be changed—choose carefully.

Note: The increase in damage tier, in terms of actual combat effect, when facing enemies with strong defense, the killing power inflicted by weapons will greatly exceed the combat effects brought by traits such as defense power reduction or defense weakening.

Title Effect 2: Indestructible (Passive)—increases the wearer's total HP by 30% (this bonus has priority and is the sum of all HP-based bonuses for the Hunter, increased by 30%).

Title Effect 3: Deep Blue (Core · Passive)—this title contains Deep Blue energy, which will resonate with your flesh. Upon wearing this title, your body speed increases by 25% as a constant effect. In battle, each time you are attacked, this power will trigger again, further increasing your body speed by 5%, with the effect lasting 6 minutes.

Note: This effect can stack up to three times. Each stack adds to the duration. When the title-induced body speed increase reaches 40%, the Deep Blue energy within the title stabilizes, allowing this bonus to persist until the end of the current battle.

Note: Deep Blue energy can recover on its own, but if a battle lasts too long, depleting the Deep Blue energy within the title, the Hunter must substitute with soul energy or temporarily lose this speed boost.

Note: If the Deep Blue energy within this title naturally recharges fully, given the Hunter's current combat intensity, it can support one battle for 12 to 17 natural days.

Note: Deep Blue energy is a rare beneficial energy. If your body absorbs or contacts it for a long time, or resonates with it, your speed tendency potential will gain permanent growth (this potential increase is immense, but requires a long cycle).

Introduction: This is the Killing Shadow of Deep Blue.

Price: Cannot be sold

……

The Deep Blue Shadow title has many attributes, but simply put, it's actually just three plain ones: attack, survivability, and speed.

The simpler and more plain the bonus, the stronger it becomes when enhanced—unbeatable, crushing all flashy ones.

Regarding the first item of the 【Deep Blue Shadow】 title—"Adaptive Power (Passive)"—Su Xiao merely hesitated briefly before choosing blade-type weapon damage tier from the three options: blade-type, soul, and energy. The attribute of Title Effect 1 immediately changed:

"Title Effect 1: Adaptive Power (Passive)—blade-type weapon damage tier +1."

This choice relates to Su Xiao's development path. Of course, choosing soul or energy damage tier would bring more comprehensive enhancement to soul damage and Qinggang Shadow energy/blood-qi damage, but don't forget—Su Xiao's bodily attribute enhancement has already been a full four-attribute upgrade.

If his ability tendency were also like that, it would be too damn comprehensive—being all-rounded often equals mediocrity, knowing everything but mastering nothing.

Therefore, Su Xiao's development direction is: full four-attribute bodily development as the foundation, upon which his ability tendency focuses on excelling in one aspect.

Regarding the blade-type weapon damage tier: after Blade Master Lv. 60, +1; after Technique Sublimation reaches max level, +1; Silver Moon Wolf · Wolf Blood Pendant +1; and now, adding Deep Blue Shadow +1.

Under these bonuses, when Su Xiao grips his long blade, he feels as if everything is severed by a blurring sensation—perhaps precisely because his damage tier is stacked so high, he was able to unleash such an effect when fighting the Underworld Emperor, whereas an ordinary immortal-grade long blade, even at +14, might not necessarily prevail against an abyssal powerhouse like the Underworld Emperor.

Without damage tier bonuses to rely on, perhaps only an origin-grade long blade could allow him to battle the Underworld Emperor.

After Su Xiao made his choice, the traits of the 【Deep Blue Shadow】 title fully stabilized. He equipped it, and in the next second, he felt a slightly cool, yet sky-like fresh energy enter his body, bringing his vitality a near one-third increase.

Given Su Xiao's current survivability, the sensation of a 30% HP increase is already very noticeable—this put him in a good mood. His earlier frantic upgrades of "Basic Passive · Physique" and "Basic Passive · Awakening" were precisely to enhance his physique and perception, thereby boosting survivability to face the dangers of the Dead Silent City.

Now, the massive survivability boost from the "Deep Blue Shadow" title has increased his confidence in exploring the Dead Silent City—after all, as the saying goes: a melee title that doesn't even boost survivability isn't worth a fart; might as well wait to be used as a smelting subtitle.

The increase in bodily vitality is very intuitive, but even more so is the increase in bodily speed—especially sprint speed, neural reflex speed, and dynamic vision—these traits perfectly suit Su Xiao's close-combat style.

Moreover, the increase in bodily speed also reflects in perception—Su Xiao's earlier enhancement of "Basic Passive · Awakening" makes this chain of benefits even more evident.

Don't forget: in his previous world, Su Xiao had already mastered the Soul-Severing Shadow. Now, the illusory soul disk formed by his soul energy within his body can switch among four soul core states.

"Qinggang · Soul Core (Passive Trait): Qinggang Shadow ability comprehensive strength increased by 20%. This enhancement can exceed Qinggang Shadow's maximum limit (the 20% increase includes true damage from burning enemy bodily energy, as well as the Arrogant Song form and the Annihilation of Dharma form).

Note: This is a passive trait soul core. After switching the Soul-Severing Shadow ability to this soul core, it will take effect continuously and passively, with no consumption, and at most only one soul core can be activated per activation.

"Swift · Soul Core (Passive Trait): greatly increases bodily speed, but also significantly increases stamina consumption speed.

"Soul-Severing · Soul Core (Passive Trait): can 'slash' or 'sever' souls, depending on the soul strength difference. If your side's soul strength exceeds the enemy's, while severing the enemy's physical body, you can also sever the corresponding part of their soul.

"Blade Spirit · Soul Core: can be activated after Blade Master reaches Lv. 70."

Su Xiao commonly uses the "Swift · Soul Core," but a few days ago, he used the "Soul-Severing · Soul Core" to slash the Dragon God into a gloomy, half-dead state.

Calculating the time, the 'Divine Doctor' Caesar should soon find the Dragon God·Dean. Caesar helped the other party 'treat' soul damage—this is a business worth tens of thousands of soul coins. The Dragon God is called the strongest in the history of the eighth tier of Initiation Paradise—so he must be very rich.

After finishing the last piece of beef jerky in his hand, Su Xiao looked at Amu, who had already lifted the flour-sack-sized bag and was pouring the beef jerky crumbs into his mouth.

"Moo."

Amu picked up the large hammer prepared nearby and began working on the wall diagonally behind Su Xiao, first needing to break through this wall, then sealing the doors and windows of the adjacent room, leaving only the newly opened wall door, turning this semi-sealed room into an alchemy laboratory.

Amu was quite experienced in this; in previous alchemy laboratories in other worlds, he had initially handled the renovations, and only when it came to installing equipment like workbenches did Su Xiao take over.

By five o'clock that afternoon, the sun that had been scorching the earth hung at the horizon. Su Xiao surveyed the newly set up temporary alchemy laboratory, feeling fairly satisfied, and waited for the materials to arrive.

Although Su Xiao was supposed to find the Sanctuary Key within the Wade Manor, Wade Manor was likewise a trouble for the entire Walled City, so it was impossible for Su Xiao to personally fund resolving this matter; on his side, he contributed both technology and materials, which would be too much of a loss.

What surprised Su Xiao somewhat was that the four sources of materials—the workshop, the academic faction, the duke, and Madam Yan—actually saw the academic faction as the most cooperative; after Lis went there to explain the purpose and bluntly stated they wanted to blow up Wade Manor, those few old sages initially appeared reluctant to publicize the matter, but then they took Lis to the materials storage.

Although the workshop and the infirmary were both subordinate departments of the Healing Church, they had long been at odds, belonging to a relationship where the other side suffered while their side gloated in secret. What was unexpected was that, this time, after the infirmary suffered heavy losses, the academic faction did not come to kick them while they were down but instead became their strongest supporter.

It can only be said that, after all, they belong to the same Healing Church; even though they usually dislike each other and feel the other side is foolish, when the other side is in trouble and gets kicked, neither side would do such a thing. Not lending a hand already leaves them feeling uneasy in their hearts, after all, they disagree in ideology but still respect each other's beliefs in their hearts, rather than competing for power or resources.

After the infirmary, the workshop side also proceeded without any complications; once the process was completed, the materials needed to manufacture Apollo arrived.

Su Xiao never manufactured Apollo by relying solely on a fixed set of materials; he judged by material properties, as long as the compatibility between "substitute materials" and "required materials" reached over 90%, after some post-processing, they could be fully used. Over this long period, his alchemy has never ceased progressing.

Or to put it another way, those alchemists who rigidly insist on using exactly the materials written in the formula and then painstakingly search for them are still in the early to mid stages. By Su Xiao's current level of alchemy, as long as the characteristic materials are sufficient, he can pass through several different materials and later synthesize the materials he needs.

The materials provided by the duke and Madam Yan also arrived; those two sides verbally said that if Su Xiao dared to blow up Wade Manor, they would turn against him on the spot, but in reality, the explosive materials they provided were exceptionally abundant—just from Madam Yan's side alone, the explosive materials provided exceeded the combined total from the workshop and the academic faction.

In the temporary alchemy laboratory, Su Xiao calculated that producing 600 Apollo of the Fury of the Blazing Sun as one batch of "Sun Holy Sword" was impossible; even if these materials never failed once, they could only produce over a hundred Apollo.

"Sun Holy Sword" was impossible, but a "Sun Pillar" made of 100 Apollo as one unit was still possible.

Su Xiao sat at the workbench, with Amu assisting him, and the material processing began.

At eleven o'clock at night, the outside sky had completely darkened; inside the alchemy laboratory, a blazing golden fireball floated in midair, and as Su Xiao controlled it with his mental power, the volume of this fireball gradually shrank.

Almost simultaneously, in the dormitory building beside the main tower, a sharp cracking sound of shattering glass spread; Old Chaman, Ms. Marina, and Hes, along with numerous new members of the infirmary, all burst out through the windows, most of them dressed disheveled, while Ms. Marina simply wrapped herself in a bedsheet and leapt out.

The people did not hesitate, scattering and fleeing away from the infirmary headquarters; during the Apollo production, the emitted fluctuations that could explode at any moment startled the sleeping people into a cold sweat.

Using Old Chaman's metaphor, it was like being sound asleep when an ice pick suddenly jabbed into the anus; upon waking, one would immediately be wrapped in a blanket full of fine needles.

The infirmary members were both startled and angry—who dared so boldly! To throw explosives at the infirmary—but after a search, they discovered it was their own vice president manufacturing explosives, and everyone's expression became extraordinarily vivid.

Now all members of the infirmary suffered from insomnia; over a hundred people sat on the rooftop gazing at the starry sky, dazed and contemplating life.

The next morning, Su Xiao walked out of the alchemy laboratory; after a night of production, he had manufactured a total of 123 Apollo, most of which he had forged into a "Sun Pillar"—this one-meter-tall thick glass column filled with solution, in which 100 Apollo were soaked.

As for whom this "Sun Pillar" was mainly intended to blast, it had not yet been decided; of course, the explosive power at the central point was strongest, and whether to throw it at the Maiden of Pain, the Heavenly Envoy, or someone among the Goat-Head Demons remained to be determined.

Besides this "Sun Pillar," Su Xiao also packaged ten Apollo into a unit as a wooden "Sun Bucket"; each "Sun Bucket" contained not only ten Apollo but also filled the gaps with high explosives, a formula obtained from Cerel Star, possessing extraordinary properties and formidable power.

The remaining three Apollo were prepared to be thrown one by one; basically, first a single Apollo would be thrown to give the extraterrestrial beings in Wade Manor an appetizer, then the appetizer "Sun Bucket" would follow, and after "enjoying" the appetizer, the main course "Sun Pillar" would come—unfortunately, there was no "Sun Holy Sword" this time.

Or to say it another way, it also could not be had, because the last time the "Sun Holy Sword" was used, the entire central region of the Treeborn World was blown apart—not, in fact, but rather the land of the Treeborn World was simply split into two halves by an explosion down the middle.

If the "Sun Holy Sword" were thrown in the Northern District, then afterward, would the Walled City still exist? It truly would not be certain.

Su Xiao gazed at the "Sun Pillar" beside him; this device's power was indeed considerable—blowing up Wade Manor and its surrounding building complex would be nothing, for in this incident, not only people but even stray cats and dogs had fled that area; however, if half of the Northern District were flattened, that would not be acceptable.

Su Xiao left the alchemy laboratory, picked up the phone, and separately called the high-ranking officials of the Healing Church, the duke, and Madam Yan.

His purpose was to have the three major powers in the city gather many supernaturals, then use the Healing Church's unique stigma ability to construct a barrier around Wade Manor, so that not only would the Northern District not be flattened, but the power of the "Sun Pillar" could also be enhanced.

On the other end of the phone, Bishop Ans, upon hearing Su Xiao's description, this one of the high-ranking officials of the Healing Church fell silent.

"Bai Ye, we are the Lawful faction; we must act calmly and cannot..."

Bishop Ans had just begun to launch his gentle persuasion when Su Xiao had already hung up the phone; this was not an application but a notification—he would blow up Wade Manor later, and the three major powers would certainly send personnel, thereby forming a super-massive barrier.

Matters such as persuasion and obstruction were merely going through the motions; in the current situation, truly no one was willing to send their subordinates into Wade Manor to flatten this place, as for everyone, this was the best choice.

Everything was prepared, only waiting for the scheduled noon to arrive to blow up Wade Manor; just then, a breaking wind sound came, and Bahu returned flying.

"Boss, there's a new discovery—the mirror evil spirit has made contact with the duke's side."

"Oh?"

Su Xiao's eyes flashed with an unusual light; he keenly sensed that this was an opportunity, and if he failed to seize it, he would suffer a great loss.

"Go to Lis's new residence."

Su Xiao spoke; in the office, Hes, who had been on standby for a long time, activated the spatial ghost gate, and Lis, who had only just arrived, showed a troubled expression, unsure whether she should go along.

"Chief... Chief Officer, please do not enter my bedroom."

Lis's expression was especially solemn; if her juvenile collectibles in the bedroom were seen by her colleagues, she would absolutely feel ashamed to the point of wanting to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

"..."

Su Xiao said nothing, merely stepping into the spatial ghost gate; the spatial fluctuation flickered and vanished, and he had already arrived at the second floor of a civilian house.

A round full-length mirror leaned against the wall; Su Xiao walked up to it, and the mirror evil spirit appeared within the mirror, its form being that of humanoid black smoke.

"Vice President Mr., you have come."

The mirror evil spirit spoke, still using Lis's voice, but the tone differed from Lis's, carrying a few notes of mockery and eeriness.

"Bring it."

Su Xiao looked at the mirror evil spirit with a blank expression.

"What?"

The mirror evil spirit was very puzzled, seeming not to understand what Su Xiao was saying.

Zheng—

Su Xiao gripped the knife handle with one hand; the long blade slowly emerged from the sheath, and the soul core of the Dying Soul Shadow switched to "Soul Slash·Soul Core."

"Vice President Mr., you..."

Click!

Su Xiao's long blade pierced into the mirror, actually penetrating the false world and stabbing through the central trunk of the mirror evil spirit.

The blade turned, and Su Xiao made a motion to lift the long blade upward to slash, cutting open the trunk and head of the mirror evil spirit, which almost screamed shrilly: "Give it to you!"

Zheng—

The blade's edge rang clear, stopping below the skull of the mirror evil spirit; if the head position were cut, the mirror evil spirit would absolutely dissipate on the spot.

In the expression of the evil spirit in the mirror, as if it had seen a ghost, something suddenly appeared in its hand, and it extended it outside the mirror.

Indeed, the evil spirit in the mirror had come knocking before, which was no coincidence, but rather a response by this world after numerous extraterrestrial beings invaded it, and providing help to one of Su Xiao, the Duke, or Madam Yan would be no different from accelerating the progress of clearing those extraterrestrial beings.

Su Xiao had previously thought that although the evil spirit in the mirror could do some things, it was insufficient to influence the events at Waldy Manor; in this affair, the evil spirit in the mirror could at most be considered a minor lackey, and by elimination, it must possess some object or information capable of making a significant impact on this event.

Fundamentally, the evil spirit in the mirror is merely a malevolent spirit that roams causing harm, feeding on others' fear during its misdeeds to bolster its own spiritual form.

Su Xiao glanced at the object the evil spirit in the mirror extended outside the mirror; it was a precisely structured yet overall simple cube, about the size of a Rubik's Cube, and he took it.

【You have triggered the chain side quest: Mirror and Division.】

【You have overlooked the first stage of this quest.】

【You have overlooked the second stage of this quest.】

【You have overlooked the third stage of this quest.】

【You have completed the fourth stage (final stage) of this quest by physical means.】

【Due to your method of completing this quest, you cannot obtain the World Source reward for this quest, but you can obtain its fixed reward.】

【Claim Red Envelope】 Cash or coin red envelopes have been distributed to your account! Follow the official WeChat account 【Book Reader Base Camp】 to claim!

【You have obtained the Sacred Divider (World-Class Item).】

【Tip: This item can only be used within this world; when the Hunter leaves this world, this item will be forcibly left behind in this world and transported to a random location, and you will receive a certain amount of "World Power" as compensation.】

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