Chapter 3547: Opening the Door

The gray brilliance spreading around dissipated, and the Book of Necromancy in Su Xiao's hand disappeared. The Crow Woman, who was nailed to the ground by blood spears, suddenly opened her eyes and asked:

"You... what did you do."

The Crow Woman perceived herself and didn't find anything unusual. Not only that, her anesthetized body was rapidly regaining sensation.

The more normal it was, the more uneasy the Crow Woman felt in her heart. Although she didn't know the origin of the "Book of Necromancy," she only needed to look at it with the naked eye, without even perceiving it, to know that this was not a good thing. That sense of danger, eeriness, and evil made even the Crow Woman, as an assassin, feel a chill through her entire body.

"..."

Su Xiao ignored the Crow Woman. With his manipulation, the blood spears that nailed the Crow Woman to the ground disappeared. After he pulled out the long knife, he held the knife backhand and stabbed it into the Crow Woman's chest, piercing straight through her heart.

Feeling the cold pain in her heart, the Crow Woman closed her eyes. She was an assassin and had long thought of today's end. She didn't hate this; at least she didn't die in the hands of a nobody.

Su Xiao pulled out the long knife and then observed the Crow Woman's injuries. Fine translucent roots spread out in her wounds, first suturing the heart, then suturing the external wounds.

The Crow Woman, who was lying there waiting to die, felt more and more wrong. Not only did she not feel death approaching, but she felt that her wounds didn't hurt anymore. However, she had never died before and only thought this was an experience before death, so she continued to lie there honestly waiting to die.

After observing the injuries on the Crow Woman's body, Su Xiao confirmed one point: the "Book of Necromancy" had temporarily hidden on the Crow Woman's body, just waiting for the other party to return to the Arcane Eternal Star.

This kind of "father-level" object is not something that can find a major force just because it wants to. Without corresponding causality, even if they went to those major Void forces, they would at most have a head-on conflict with that side, rather than being able to become a wild father.

This requires a very key process, which is causality. For example, after the causality between the "Book of Necromancy" and the Arcane Eternal Star reaches a certain level, it would be very difficult for the Arcane Eternal Star to shake off the "Book of Necromancy" again.

That is not a problem that can be solved by both sides fighting in terms of combat power. If it were that simple, the Devil Race would have fought the "Abyss Jar" long ago. How could they become the Void-raising-father race?

The "Book of Necromancy" going to the Devil Race before was based on attaching to Wood as causality. Right now, the "Book of Necromancy" hiding on the Crow Woman's body was quietly establishing a causal relationship with the Arcane Eternal Star.

From now on, there is no need to worry about this aspect. This is the causality of the Crow Woman, the Book of Necromancy, and the Arcane Eternal Star.

The Crow Woman, who had been lying on the ground waiting to die, suddenly opened her eyes. She found that not only did she not die, but all the injuries on her body had healed, and even the crystal that solidified her spine had disappeared without a trace.

The Crow Woman suddenly leaped up and grabbed Su Xiao with one hand, preparing for a surprise attack. But at this critical moment, her brain buzzed, and she fell to the ground on the spot.

A few seconds later, the Crow Woman stood up from the ground, looking around blankly, not understanding what had happened just now. She could be sure that the Law-Breaker a few meters away didn't take action.

The Crow Woman was not a person who gave up easily. Although she was full of doubts about why she didn't die, with a great enemy in front, she couldn't continue to lie down and pretend to be dead, so she got up again and pounced on Su Xiao.

Just as the Crow Woman pounced, her brain buzzed again, her whole body went soft, and her eyes went dark.

Puthong~

The Crow Woman pounced in front of Su Xiao, and then stood still with dull eyes.

Although the "Book of Necromancy" and Su Xiao were mutually disgusted, they were partners after all, and Su Xiao helped start this good thing of being able to entangle with the Arcane Eternal Star this time. The "Book of Necromancy" naturally wouldn't allow the Crow Woman to attack its partner.

A few seconds later, the Crow Woman suddenly opened her eyes. She continued to pounce on Su Xiao, and then her brain buzzed again, her eyes went dark, and she fainted. The pounce on Su Xiao failed again.

Baja, who saw this scene nearby, was about to laugh crazy. The Crow Woman at this time was like a "disconnected player," running two steps and disconnecting, and just as she reconnected to the internet and was about to take action, she disconnected again after pouncing.

When the Crow Woman woke up again, she learned to be smart this time, jumping back one after another, looking at Su Xiao vigilantly.

"Don't leave High Wall City recently. After you return to the Arcane Eternal Star, pretend that you don't know anything. I will let the hunters handle the few spellcasters who escaped this time."

Hearing Su Xiao say this, the Crow Woman opposite was stunned. She understood the literal meaning of these words, but after hearing them, she couldn't understand them at all.

"Do you really treat me as a traitor?"

The Crow Woman narrowed her eyes, her gaze always firm.

"Show this thing when entering the city. After you guys cause trouble this time, the city defense will be under martial law."

Su Xiao threw a copper badge in front of the Crow Woman and turned to walk in the direction of High Wall City. The subsequent things no longer needed his intervention, just wait and watch the show.

Su Xiao had received news that the "Arcane Festival" of the Arcane Eternal Star was coming soon. Not only that, this "Arcane Festival" also invited him.

To be precise, it invited the Saint Flame Pharmacist. For such a festival, Su Xiao would of course go for a trip. 【Time Hourglass】 had always been reserved for the Arcane Eternal Star.

Of course, the premise of going to participate in the "Arcane Festival" was to be able to resist the various dangers of the Dead Silence City, promote to the ninth stage, and return to the Reincarnation Paradise before considering going to the Arcane Eternal Star to participate in the "Arcane Festival."

Such a grand festival held by the Arcane Eternal Star, by then, 90% of the large, medium, and small forces in the Void would be present, and the scene would definitely be lively to the extreme.

Considering these things was still too early. Su Xiao marched at full speed all the way. Before long, he saw the high wall in the distance. After entering the city with Baja's flying ability, he saw Xiusi waiting on the city wall.

A moment later, Central City District, Treatment Institute headquarters.

Su Xiao walked out of the space ghost gate, the spatial fluctuations behind him subsided. Looking at the time, 6:17 PM, just finished fighting with the enemy, he felt famished, so he ate dinner first, then handled the things afterward.

Dinner was roast whole lamb. The taste of the roast lamb was okay, and the taste of the staple food noodle soup was very good. Of course, this was related to Su Xiao's preference for noodles.

Su Xiao checked the promotion task · Fourth Ring · Opening the Door. This task was basically stable, which meant that including the 10 【Shelter Stones】 rewarded by this task, he had a total of 18 Shelter Stones.

【Shelter Stone: The power of sacred life gathers inside. After activation, it can resist the erosion of Dead Silence for 12 hours.】

Su Xiao would of course not enter the Origin: Dead Silence City alone. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, Amu, and Baja would all go together, which was 18 【Shelter Stones】 divided into four parts, each part 4.5 stones, which could resist Dead Silence erosion for 54 hours, more than two days of exploration time.

As for the Shelter Stones needed by Ziyas, Wood, and Caesar, they had their own ways. The "good teammates" cooperated with each other, and no one in the team would act as a nanny. If it works, it works; if it doesn't, do what you can and don't drag others down.

Precisely because of this, in the "good teammate" team, there would basically not be a situation where one person was the MVP throughout. For example, right now, the first round of arranging the old monster was handled by Su Xiao, and the second round of finding the entrance to the Origin: Dead Silence City was taken over by Ziyas after Wood and Ziyas were pulled out.

Saying two days, it was two days. During the period, they wouldn't come to Su Xiao for help, or mention a bunch of requirements, etc. That dog thief Ziyas disappeared directly for two days, and on the third day, the matter was solved, the process was not mentioned, and the results were given directly.

The Academy faction yielded, which was much better than stealing the location of the Dead Silence City entrance from that side. To this day, Su Xiao still couldn't figure out how Ziyas did this.

With the stubbornness of the Great Sage Tu'erzi, let alone holding a knife to his neck, even if he held it to his whole family's neck, this old guy would only look coldly and wouldn't say half a word, let alone the yielding right now.

Considering the straightforward attitude Ziyas had when he took on this matter, he must have used his own advantages, and this advantage was something Su Xiao and Wood didn't possess.

Right now, it had been agreed with the Academy faction to set off tomorrow morning to the entrance of the Dead Silence City. The Academy faction vaguely revealed that the entrance was somewhere inside High Wall City. Considering the range inside High Wall City, which was several times larger than the territory of an empire in other worlds, this was not surprising.

Inside the office, Su Xiao leaned on the sofa and closed his eyes for a while, then asked Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang to find Old Chaman.

"My lord, you are looking for me?"

Old Chaman looked like he hadn't woken up. He had been busy for the past two days, and even faked his death once during the period.

"Did the eyes and ears of the Steam God Religion send news today?"

Su Xiao spoke. This was the situation he paid attention to every day, but because of meditation and dealing with the spellcasters in the past two days, this matter had been ignored for three days.

Since letting Klank become the Son of the World, the eyes and ears of the Steam God Religion had been staring at Klank, reporting once a day. This was also why Su Xiao was clear about the game between Klank and Kloe, the two siblings.

Although the Duke's eldest daughter, Ke Luo, wanted to form an alliance with their side, Su Xiao, as the mastermind behind the scenes, naturally would not favor either side. Judging from the previous situation, it was already a sure thing that Ke Lan Ke would take care of his own sister.

Those who followed Kloe were all eliminated by Klank by various means. The previous situation was that Kloe couldn't even get out of the laboratory, and the butcher knife from her brother was already hanging over her head.

Right now, I don't know how Kloe is doing. If there are no accidents, she should be cold through.

"I'll go explore the situation and reply to you in ten minutes."

Old Chaman left with sleepy eyes and returned in less than ten minutes, whispering: "All the eyes and ears there have lost contact."

"Oh?"

Su Xiao put down the teacup in his hand, took out the glass tube containing the Devourer · Black A fragments to check, and found that the Black A fragments were still active, representing that Black A was not dead.

After choosing Klank at the time, Su Xiao felt that this guy was not ordinary. The facts also proved this point. From the beginning to now, without being guided by Su Xiao's side, Klank had been following the trajectory Su Xiao had set, just like a fox stared at by a blood beast, knowing the huge gap between himself and the blood beast, and what to do to not attract the attention and anger of the blood beast, cautiously acting on a fixed trajectory.

Until the Beast Master entered the city, and Su Xiao started to clean up the spellcasters, that fox knew that the opportunity had come. Wanting to counterattack was looking for death. The fox's original purpose was not to counterattack the huge blood beast in the dark, but to escape.

"Is Kloe dead?"

Su Xiao spoke. Hearing this, Old Chaman replied: "The eyes and ears there are still there, Kloe is not dead."

"Hmm, give you a long vacation, go on vacation."

Hearing Su Xiao's words, Old Chaman, who looked like he hadn't woken up, immediately became energetic. He rubbed his fingers, meaning whether it was a paid vacation.

"Paid, go."

Hearing this, Old Chaman beamed with joy and walked out. When he reached the door, his footsteps paused, as if he wanted to say something.

"Dead Silence City is not a place you should go."

Hearing Su Xiao say this, Old Chaman nodded and walked out of the office.

"My lord, should I also go on vacation?"

Ms. Marina on the side spoke.

"You can't yet, your matter, we'll talk about it later."

Su Xiao got up and walked out. Seeing this, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, Amu, Baja, and Ms. Marina followed.

When Su Xiao first met Ms. Marina, the other party was seriously injured and dying because of resisting the invasion of wild beasts. At that time, Ms. Marina only had one breath left, and after Su Xiao's treatment, she recovered the next day.

This was not what Su Xiao cared about most. When the Dragon God · Dean attacked, the posture of Ms. Marina when she faced the enemy was what Su Xiao cared about. The "Human-Wolf Transformation" ability was not rare, but Marina's Human-Wolf Transformation gave Su Xiao a very unique feeling, both strange and somewhat familiar.

In the contact over the next few days, Su Xiao found that compared to Old Chaman, Xiusi, and Lis, he had a better impression of Ms. Marina. That feeling was like an old friend he hadn't seen for a long time, meeting by chance.

Even so, Su Xiao still couldn't figure out why this was the case, until she learned a hobby of Ms. Marina. Every time it was late at night, Ms. Marina liked to sit alone on the roof of the dormitory building, looking at the moon, shining under the moonlight.

Asking her why, she didn't know herself, only saying that under the moonlight, she felt at ease.

This made Su Xiao know why he felt that old friend feeling in Ms. Marina. This had nothing to do with Ms. Marina herself, but the Silver Moon Wolf blood inherited in her body.

The Law-Breaker and the Silver Moon Wolf had established an ally oath with elemental power as proof back then. Now that he met someone who inherited wolf blood, Su Xiao would naturally have a sense of déjà vu like an old friend. It was a pity that the wolf blood in Marina's body was not much, and she couldn't even do "Moon Wolf Transformation," let alone use the power of moonlight.

In this world, wolf blood would not be inherited for no reason. Su Xiao estimated that there was a high probability of a Moon Wolf tomb in this world, that is, a "Wolf Tomb."

After dealing with Klank later, he would go ask the Archbishop if he knew where the "Wolf Tomb" was. If he could find it, he would definitely go there.

【Silver Moon Blade Growth Condition: Arrive at the burial place of the Silver Moon Wolf, offer fresh meat (no need for extraordinary creature flesh and blood).】

Prompt: This equipment has grown once (can grow three times in total).】

Su Xiao didn't consider this aspect for now. After leaving the headquarters building, he got into the car. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang drove. After the vehicle rushed out, it drifted onto the street.

The night wind blew, and Su Xiao in the passenger seat lit a cigarette. Where he was going now was Kloe's laboratory. Kloe was not dead, so it must be that Klank deliberately left her behind.

The night deepened. When the vehicle Su Xiao was riding in arrived near Kloe's laboratory, a car drove from the opposite side and flashed its headlights. Finally, the two cars stopped staggered, and Su Xiao in the passenger seat and the Duke looked at each other.

"My most satisfied offspring has escaped, although he is a semi-finished product."

The Duke raised his hand and pressed it against his chest, continuing: "This is the last proof of me as a human, but this proof also drags me down. The flesh and blood body is a shackle, and once damaged, it will usher in death. I am ready to accept a brand new life form. We will... see you in the Dead Silence City."

Leaving this sentence, the Duke's vehicle drove away and disappeared in the rearview mirror before long.

The Duke obviously discovered some clues, which was not surprising. Compared to the Duke, Klank and Kloe, the former was one layer worse, and the latter was three or four layers worse.

Letting Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang continue to drive, a few minutes later, Su Xiao walked into an abandoned underground market and opened the secret passage leading to the deeper underground on the inner side.

After going deep underground for dozens of meters, a metal door appeared in front. Amu stepped forward and split it open with a few axes. As for the defense system triggered, Amu didn't care much.

After violently opening the door and moving forward all the way, Su Xiao stopped in front of a laboratory sealed by an alloy layer. His finger pointed up, the crystal layer spread and penetrated, then induced the alloy, and together they exploded into crystal fragments.

Walking into the laboratory from the hole, various instruments came into view. In the center of the laboratory, a glass column three meters thick and reaching the ceiling stood here. Inside was warm green translucent liquid. In this, a girl with long white hair, fair skin, and radial pupils was soaking in it. She was looking at Su Xiao and others through the glass wall. This was the Duke's eldest daughter, Kloe.

Kloe in the glass column smiled and said: "Dean Bai Ye, you are late. My brother has already escaped. If you kill me now, it will cause a direct conflict between the Steam God Religion and the Treatment Institute. So, the best way is for us to cooperate."

"..."

Su Xiao didn't ignore Kloe, but turned and walked out. Seeing this, Baja asked: "Boss, how to handle it?"

"Eliminate, leave some cell samples."

"Okay."

Baja spread his wings and flew up, grabbing and exploding the glass column with a bang. At first, Kloe, who held the chips, didn't seem to think Su Xiao and others would kill her, until Amu raised the Dragon Heart Axe and slashed down, which made her sure that these people could do anything.

"The things Klank left behind are in..."

Puchi~

Amu slashed off Kloe's head with one axe. Seeing this, Baja's eyes widened and said: "You silly cow, let her finish speaking."

"Moo."

Amu scratched his head.

"I can still be rescued, as long as you bring my head close to my body."

Kloe's head spoke. Baja looked surprised and tried to bring her head close to the headless body. Sure enough, the wound on her neck healed rapidly, and finally, there was no trace left.

After Kloe saw the situation clearly, she hurried out of the laboratory. In the storage room deeper underground in the laboratory, she took out an alloy box. This was the thing Klank left behind.

Su Xiao opened the alloy box, and a prompt appeared.

【You have successfully recovered World Eye × 2 (Immortal Grade · Set · Evolved three times, containing 62.57 ounces of World Power inside).】

【You have successfully recovered World Hunter (Immortal Grade · Set).】

【You have successfully recovered World Attachment (Immortal Grade · Set).】

【You have obtained concentrated cell fluid (symbiotic state).】

【You have obtained Will of the Betrayer (World-class item · Inherited once).】

【You have obtained Saint Song Group Badge (Special item, can open specific areas inside the Dead Silence City).】

Klank escaped, but before escaping, he was not confused by the power he possessed right now, but made a great sacrifice, leaving behind the "World Power" he had been hunting for, as well as the world set of three pieces.

Not only that, Su Xiao picked up a glass tube as thick as an arm and opened it. Black A crawled out from the concentrated cell fluid inside. Klank used this method to deceive Black A's symbiosis.

Kloe's cells had strong replication and division properties, and could even be used to cultivate a sister. As her brother, Klank actually also had this cell property, but it had always been treated as a secret. Except for the Duke, no one knew this point.

Klank replicated another self to deceive Black A's symbiotic characteristics. When Black A and the replica were stable enough, he turned the replica into liquid concentrated cells and trapped Black A with a container. This operation was purely a personal talent, and others couldn't replicate it.

As for 【Will of the Betrayer】, how Klank stripped this thing out, Su Xiao really didn't expect. This kid was a talent, actually able to pull out 【Will of the Betrayer】.

The final 【Saint Song Group Badge】 should be the most valuable treasure in Klank's family background. Leaving it behind right now only had one meaning: attempting to use this to appease Su Xiao's pursuit.

Su Xiao set Klank as the Son of the World with two points: 1. Restrain the Duke, which had already been done. When Su Xiao and the Academy faction were fighting hard, the Duke was overwhelmed and didn't become a powerful foreign aid for the Academy faction.

2. Obtain more than 50 ounces of "World Power." Right now, he had obtained 62.57 ounces of "World Power," which was already beyond expectations.

For these two points, Su Xiao's original plan was to consume 【Will of the Betrayer】. Right now, it was actually retained, and 【Saint Song Group Badge】 was gifted.

After taking out all the items, there was a letter in the alloy box. On the recipient's place, the four words "Mr. Bai Ye" were written. With the IQ of that fox after awakening, he could definitely think that his sister would be found by Su Xiao, so he left the things here in advance.

It could be said that the original Klank was transformed by the Duke in the womb, and was emotionally indifferent after birth. Even if he had fox qualifications, because of emotional indifference, this qualification had always been hidden, until he was caught by Su Xiao and used 【Will of the Betrayer】.

This made Klank's emotions change from incomplete to complete, and finally awakened into a fox.

Su Xiao opened the envelope, and the content of

"Respected Mr. Bai Ye, by the time you see this letter, I will have already run at least several thousand kilometers away, perhaps even further.

I was a semi-finished product when I was born. Thanks to your kindness, I obtained the part of my soul that I was missing. Although this soul often drives me to stab others in the back, Mr. Bai Ye, I am still sincerely grateful to you.

The things I left behind are both a return of property to its owner and a token of my gratitude to you. Thank you again for giving me such an opportunity, allowing me to have a brand-new life.

There is one thing I would like to beg Mr. Bai Ye to agree to: please spare my sister. This badge is a treasure I have cherished for many years; let it be the exchange for my sister's life..."

Su Xiao skimmed through the remaining thousands of words. In fact, there was no main point, just various forms of flattery. The core content of this letter, summarized, is just eight words: "I'm scared, please don't hunt me down."

From Ke Lan Ke's consistent actions, the items left behind, and this letter, it is not hard to see that Ke Lan Ke is so afraid of Su Xiao that he even has a shadow of trauma.

Has Ke Lan Ke successfully escaped for now? Of course not.

【Old Hunter】

Origin: Reincarnation Paradise

Quality: Special (Only obtainable by Hunter)

Category: Title

Title Effect 1: Blood Mark (Active), can track a target based on blood. Even if the prey is located within a certain derived world, original world, or trial world, it can still be tracked precisely.

Hint: This skill has no consumption and each tracking can last for 12 hours. If the prey is located in another world, you can obtain the coordinates of the world where the prey is located, and the tracking effect will end immediately.

This is the reason why Su Xiao has always left Ke Lan Ke alone. Even if the other party got rid of Black A, which was used as insurance, it is still not difficult for him to get rid of the other party.

There is not much point in hunting down Ke Lan Ke. For someone like Ke Lan Ke, if they meet in the future, they might even be able to cooperate. From beginning to end, the two sides were in a semi-coerced cooperation. Not to mention tearing off the mask of civility, they were never actually hostile.

But if he goes to hunt him down now, it would be fine if he kills him, but if he doesn't, this thing's life goal in the future would become revenge. Based on Su Xiao's understanding of Ke Lan Ke, the other party is capable of doing this.

Rather than hunting him down overnight and creating a mortal enemy by mistake, it is better to have a good rest tonight. Wherever he goes, he goes. Opening the entrance to the Dead Silence City tomorrow is the most important thing.

Moreover, Su Xiao has always suspected that Ke Lan Ke did not run away.

"Ke Lan Ke, your family can always surprise people."

Su Xiao tilted his head to look at Ke Luo. At this moment, Ke Luo's face was full of panic caused by being beheaded by Amu, but after noticing Su Xiao's gaze, the panic on Ke Luo's face gradually disappeared, and his expression became exceptionally solemn.

Su Xiao didn't say anything else, got up from his seat, and walked out. Behind him, Ke Luo bowed his head and saluted, saying, "Mr. Bai Ye, please walk slowly."

He ignored Ke Luo, who was still bowing and saluting behind him—no, it should be Ke Lan Ke. The real Ke Luo had long since been devoured by her own brother.

With Ke Lan Ke's current means, Su Xiao felt that although the other party was still not as good as the Duke, he could at least put up a fight against the Duke.

This family of the Duke seems to have something to settle in the Dead Silence City as well. However, whether it is the Duke or Ke Lan Ke who arrives at the Dead Silence City, it depends on the result of the duel between father and son.

The next morning, 7:00, sunny, no wind.

At the South District Station, a special train stopped. This steam train, which looked like a steel beast, would not easily start. Today, it had an important mission: to head to the location of the Gate of Sealing, which is the entrance to the Dead Silence City.

In the front carriage, after Su Xiao boarded the train, he found Zui Yasi, Wood, and Caesar were all there. The Academy faction had sent over a dozen people, and the Great Sage Tuo Erzi had naturally arrived.

As for the Cathedral, Bishop An Si was there as a representative. This was just a symbolic gesture of sending someone; the Cathedral would have no further involvement.

No one from the Workshop came. The original words of the current Master Craftsman were that their predecessors had lost the secret method for manufacturing "Shelter Stones," and the Workshop no longer had the face to come here. In return, after everyone returned, each person could go to the Workshop to claim a full set of refined armor, weapons, and even matching accessories.

In the terms of the Paradise faction, it would be a full set of gear for each person.

The Workshop seemed generous, but one must note that they said this on the condition that one could return from the Dead Silence City. If one couldn't return, the matter would naturally be considered closed.

Accompanied by a low roar, the steam train started. After reaching full speed, this steel beast was unexpectedly stable. It was worthy of being built by the Steam God Sect.

In the carriage, Su Xiao was studying the cube-shaped 【Sacred Separator】. He was somewhat curious to know if there was a "Deep World" inside the Dead Silence City. If there was, he would definitely have to go in and take a look.

The scenery outside the window flew by. The Goddess opposite seemed a bit uneasy, showing no sign of the uninhibited behavior she had when she was drunk last night. At that time, she was hugging Ms. Marina's arm tightly, saying that Marina was her aunt who had passed away many years ago. If Su Xiao hadn't been there at the time, Marina would definitely have thrown the Goddess into the pool in the backyard.

"Why are you looking so gloomy?"

Baha looked at the Goddess opposite and spoke. The Goddess sighed: "After I open the Gate of Sealing, I will die."

"Who told you that?"

The Great Sage Tuo Erzi, who was sitting in the next row of seats, spoke up.

"People from our Saintess lineage, they also said..."

"They don't know the truth. You won't die after opening the door."

"But..."

"I have witnessed the opening of the door more than a dozen times. Do they know more than I do?"

This sentence from the Great Sage Tuo Erzi left the Goddess speechless. In contrast, her mood improved immediately, and she even had the mood to drink ice wine.

"Bai Ye, this is... a map. You can make do with it."

The Great Sage Tuo Erzi handed over a folded piece of cloth. Su Xiao took it, unfolded it, looked at it for a moment, and didn't speak.

"Just take it as a reference."

The Great Sage Tuo Erzi coughed lightly. It was evident how "complete" this map he gave was. Due to certain events in the past, all maps of the Dead Silence City were destroyed. The Academy faction was extremely powerful at that time, reaching a point where the Great Sage Tuo Erzi could have the same status as the Archbishop and the Holy Priest.

The steam train sped at full speed. Su Xiao walked into the resting carriage and sat cross-legged on the bed to meditate. In meditation, time passed very quickly.

Creak~

The speed of the steam train gradually slowed down, and sparks splashed on the steel wheels. After the train stopped steadily, the carriage door opened in response.

Following the metal steps, Su Xiao walked out of the carriage. Looking around, the place was desolate, and a thin mist came into view.

Probing perceptions came from all around. It was likely that these were the people from the Academy faction stationed here.

In the white mist ahead, a magnificent building loomed. The Great Sage Tuo Erzi walked in the front, and the group walked toward the building.

When Su Xiao stopped, he was already standing in front of a temple built of black rock, tens of meters high. The main entrance of the temple was tightly closed. On the double metal doors, there was a female relief image, which was the first-generation Saintess.

"Opening the door is not the key; the things you have to deal with after opening the door are the key."

As the Great Sage Tuo Erzi spoke, he took out a spiral bone awl more than ten centimeters long. Amidst a scream from the Goddess, he stabbed it into her arm, staining the spiral bone awl with blood, and then flicked the small amount of blood on it onto the giant metal door.

Click! Click!

Circular lock plates on the door rotated, and after finally forming the emblem of the Healing Church, the two long-sealed door leaves slowly opened, and a wisp of cold air drifted out from the crack in the door.

When the Gate of Sealing of the temple opened to a width of one meter, Su Xiao saw the situation inside. In this temple, which was tens of meters high and covered an area of over a thousand square meters, chains as thick as arms were densely intertwined inside, all to restrain a being in the center.

This being was generally humanoid, about four meters tall. Due to the obstruction of the chains, its specific image was somewhat unclear. Dark red tentacles hung down around it. This was, shockingly, an Ancient God, an Ancient God sealed and trapped here.

Seeing this Ancient God, Su Xiao immediately thought of how the High Wall City could avoid being infected by the trace amounts of Dead Silence power. To be precise, the High Wall City could not avoid this, but the Healing Church had thought of a solution.

An Ancient God can suck a world dry, leaving it in eternal darkness. But what if the world itself is already in eternal darkness and the Dead Silence power is spreading? Then, what would happen if an Ancient God were sealed and made to suck on this world?

Admittedly, part of the vitality of this world would be sucked away by the Ancient God, but in contrast, the Dead Silence power spreading in the High Wall City would also be sucked away. As long as a way is found to keep this Ancient God sucking on the world, the problem of the spread of Dead Silence power in the High Wall City would naturally be solved.

One can only say that the Healing Church is a group of lunatics. As long as they can fight against the Dead Silence, they are not afraid at all, even when facing an Ancient God.

"Bai Ye, if you want to enter the Dead Silence City, you must first lift the seal on it. Are you really ready to face an Ancient God directly? It's not too late to back out now."

The Great Sage Tuo Erzi spoke, apparently unaware of how professional Su Xiao's team was in hunting Ancient Gods.

Hearing the words of the Great Sage Tuo Erzi, Su Xiao didn't speak, and Zui Yasi, who was on the side, also remained silent. As someone of the Ancient God lineage, he remembered the experience of being slashed by Su Xiao last time; the past was too painful to look back on.