Chapter 3548

Black chains hung in the temple. Undoubtedly, the Healing Church is a group of lunatics; they were in the past, and in reality, they haven't gotten much better now.

All along, Su Xiao had only seen worlds ravaged by Ancient Gods, as well as the strong individuals. Now, the Healing Church of the Gloom World has told everyone a truth through their actions: as long as one is crazy and paranoid to a certain degree, one can face an Ancient God directly.

Not only can they face an Ancient God directly, but they can also capture it alive. By using the other party's characteristic of sucking on the world, they saved the High Wall City, which was on the verge of death, and gave the High Wall City the prosperity it has today.

However, there is one point: this world has a solid foundation. It seems to be a top-tier Tier 8 world, but in the past, it was a transcendent original world that could compete with the Meteorite Star.

When Su Xiao obtained the 【Book of Souls · Soul Mark】 from the Beast Master, he actually felt the foundation of this world. Even if it has declined now, it was a self-sealing measure taken to fight against the Dead Silence, rather than being struck by external enemies.

Su Xiao looked at the Ancient God bound by chains. The aura of this Ancient God was different from any Ancient God he had encountered before. The several Ancient Gods he had encountered before either viewed all living beings as ants or were cold to the point of cruelty. The aura of this Ancient God, however, was profound—a darkness and profundity that could not be seen to the end.

Never underestimate this Ancient God. After seeing the Ancient God sealed here, Su Xiao thought of one point: several hundred years ago, the Healing Church and the Steam God Sect did not have any conflicts or infighting at all.

During that period, the High Wall City suffered from the erosion of a small amount of Dead Silence power, the population grew slowly, and food, fresh water, and all kinds of essential daily necessities were in short supply. Under such circumstances, it was impossible for the Healing Church and the Steam God Sect to fight each other.

During that period, the Vadi family and the High Wall Council were still minor players. Therefore, if there was any major event that required someone to take the lead, it was definitely the Healing Church and the Steam God Sect at the forefront.

During that most difficult period, the Archbishop and the Holy Priest were the pillars of the people. Having lived from the Age of Gods to the present, they were actually at their wits' end. They had all been to the Dead Silence City but had returned in defeat. Just during this most difficult period, a young man stood up; his name was Tuo Erzi.

Tuo Erzi's proposal was to immediately seal the entrance to the Dead Silence City and no longer maintain the ancient tradition of the "Chosen One," but to slow down the rate of erosion within the city by sealing the entrance to the Dead Silence City.

This idea was met with unanimous opposition. At that time, the "Chosen One" was the last light of hope, and every Chosen One carried the hopes of everyone before entering the Dead Silence City.

At that time, Tuo Erzi, this outlier, was almost executed by the fanatical supporters of the "Chosen One." The Archbishop protected Tuo Erzi and discovered that Tuo Erzi had ideas and vision different from theirs.

20 years later, with the support of the Archbishop, Tuo Erzi became the dean of the Saint Mark Academy.

In Tuo Erzi's view, after so many years of erosion, the Dead Silence power had long since become a part of this world. The possibility of completely solving the root cause of the Dead Silence was too low. It would be better to come up with a strategy, gather all forces, and create a piece of land that was not eroded by the Dead Silence power and could develop rapidly.

After reading through numerous ancient books and risking his life, Tuo Erzi left this world at a great cost to travel to other worlds.

If it were the indigenous people of other original worlds, this would be a dream, unless there was a special notarization and contract from the Tree of Void. However, for this world, it had such a foundation.

With the support of the Archbishop, the Holy Priest, the Old Monster, Lady Snake, and the Iron Apostle, Tuo Erzi traveled to many worlds. When he returned, he told everyone about what he had seen and heard in a certain world.

That world was in eternal darkness, and the world's power was exhausted. But in contrast, the spatial explosion phenomenon that often occurred there also disappeared.

This gave Tuo Erzi huge inspiration. The plan to seal an Ancient God was facilitated under Tuo Erzi's leadership.

But there is one point: if one wants to change the current situation of this world by relying on the power of an Ancient God, the Ancient God's own strength must be solid. It must be an Ancient God of the top-tier Tier 8 combat power. Plus, Ancient Gods are inherently good at fighting. How to fight it after luring it over is a problem.

Given the dire situation in the High Wall City at that time, there was no time for everyone to hesitate. They chose a target from a book that recorded Ancient Gods, and then lured and captured the God's Envoy under the other party's command.

If it were just that, that Ancient God would not come. But Tuo Erzi and the others injected the divine energy of a friendly deity into the body of that God's Envoy, which was a great provocation to that Ancient God.

The top-tier Tier 8 Ancient God, the God of Sin, Womipushi, descended.

Before luring this Ancient God, the Archbishop, the Holy Priest, Tuo Erzi, and others were all worried that the Ancient God would not be strong enough to achieve the expected effect of sucking on the world.

Facts proved that they were overthinking it. The God of Sin was far stronger than estimated. Even the strongest Chosen One in the past could not reach the strength of the God of Sin.

A chaotic battle began. When that chaotic battle ended, the God of Sin was trapped by the Archbishop's ability. It seemed like a victory, but the price was that more than 90% of the transcendent individuals of the Healing Church, the Steam God Sect, the High Wall Council, and the Vadi family at that time were killed in battle.

Although the battle location was not in the High Wall City, the God of Sin sensed the existence of the High Wall City. It broke through the siege and killed its way into the High Wall City, causing 30% of the civilians here to be absorbed by it.

Not only that, after the war, among the five founders of the High Wall City, the core of the Iron Apostle was almost shattered, and he fell into a long state of blurred consciousness.

The Old Monster's soul was almost shattered and he was always on the verge of death. The Holy Priest almost went into a feral state and has not fully recovered yet.

The last Archbishop seemed to have nothing wrong, but in fact, only he himself knew that he could no longer freely use the power of the "Initial Saint Mark." However, the other three old friends were in that state, so he had to hold on by himself.

As for Lady Snake among the five, she could not participate in the battle; she had to be responsible for more important things later.

And Tuo Erzi, he naturally wanted to participate in the battle and was prepared to die in battle. But before the battle started, he was punched in the back of the head by the Archbishop and passed out. By the time he woke up, the battle had already ended.

Facts proved that the Archbishop's approach was correct. Since then, the Healing Church has basically been managed by Tuo Erzi, which is why there is the current Great Sage Tuo Erzi.

The price paid by the High Wall City to besiege the God of Sin was very painful, but the harvest was equally great. Because of the strength of the God of Sin, plus the continuous influence of Lady Snake's main body, the God of Sin has been sucking on the world.

Previously, the Academy faction refused to open the entrance to the Dead Silence City for this reason. Opening the entrance to the Dead Silence City also meant lifting the seal on the God of Sin.

Logically speaking, after absorbing the Dead Silence power for hundreds of years, the God of Sin should have become increasingly weak, or even perished. But the problem is that the seal at the entrance to the Dead Silence City has become stronger in recent years. This is not a good sign, representing that the God of Sin has not only not perished but seems to be even stronger.

There are two reasons why the Academy faction does not agree to open the door: 1. For unknown reasons, the God of Sin in the seal has become increasingly strong in recent years; 2. Even if the God of Sin is successfully eliminated after opening the door, what to do next? Trap a new Ancient God at a painful price again?

This is also the reason why Zui Yasi could make the Academy faction soften. This guy just arrived in this world, and as someone of the Ancient God lineage, he immediately sensed that there was an Ancient God sucking on this world. The problem is, the High Wall City didn't look like it had been sucked on by an Ancient God.

Although Zui Yasi couldn't find where this Ancient God was, after learning about the gap between the city and the badlands outside, he had a conjecture. So he took on this matter. After leaving the city, he found a hidden place, established a sacrificial channel with his old friend, and borrowed some things from his old friend.

This old friend of Zui Yasi is a scholar of the "Argu School" on the Meteorite Star. The "Argu School" sounds unfamiliar, but if you mention the "Eye Ritual," it is not so unfamiliar.

The "Argu School" is basically a group of lunatics who take pleasure in madness. The Eye Ritual they have mastered is an important branch of the power of Ancient Gods.

According to the speculation of Zui Yasi and that Eye Scholar, as early as a few days ago, they guessed the method for the High Wall City to deal with the Dead Silence. In that scholar's view, this is too unstable. Whether the Dead Silence power gradually weakens the Ancient God or slowly strengthens the Ancient God, it is not a long-term solution.

Moreover, if this matter were known by the God of the Underworld, the Gloom Continent would likely be gone. The Gloom Continent of the past could indeed compete with the Meteorite Star, but today is different from the past.

Ancient Gods are generally hostile to each other, but if the God of the Underworld knew the current situation of the God of Sin, he would definitely send prison dogs and believers here to raze the High Wall City to the ground and eliminate the God of Sin as well. As an Ancient God being captured alive and sealed, only destruction can wash away the stain on the dignity of the Ancient God.

Ancient Gods have always been like this, but there are exceptions, such as Ursula. That half-breed Ancient God often doesn't dare to call itself an Ancient God, for fear that other Ancient Gods will feel it is shameful and come to destroy it.

The content of the negotiation between Zui Yasi and the Great Sage Tuo Erzi is that the current stage is the perfect time to open the entrance to the Dead Silence City and lift the seal on the God of Sin. There are many strong individuals participating in this event, and they can besiege the God of Sin at that time.

After eliminating the God of Sin, adopt a new sealing technique, which is the "Breeding Eye" in the "Eye Ritual."

This thing is an auxiliary ability developed by Argu scholars for higher-level Ancient Gods, which can allow a higher-level Ancient God to suck on a dozen or even dozens of worlds at the same time.

In layman's terms, the "Breeding Eye" is equivalent to a living absorption device that must be attached to an Ancient God to be used. But there is one point: if there is only the "Breeding Eye" alone, it is absolutely impossible to suck on the world. Many divine lineages, even thousands of living beings, or abyss-bred creatures, void alien existences, etc., no living being or existence has this ability. Sucking on the world is the absolute unique ability of Ancient Gods.

Not being able to suck on the world does not mean that the problem of this world cannot be alleviated. That Ancient God scholar discovered that not only absorbing the world's power will also absorb the Dead Silence energy, but absorbing a kind of ancient faith energy existing in this world can also absorb the Dead Silence power together.

This method treats the symptoms but not the root cause, but it is obviously much more reliable than relying on the Ancient God to maintain the status quo. As long as enough Eye Rituals are set up in the High Wall City to create numerous "Breeding Eyes" and they are maintained regularly at a great cost, the problem can still be solved.

After confirming that this method was feasible, the Great Sage Tuo Erzi immediately agreed to open the entrance to the Dead Silence City, which led to the current scene.

In front of the main entrance of the temple, many strong individuals of the High Wall City gathered here. According to the Great Sage Tuo Erzi, to deal with the God of Sin, a siege is the worst strategy. Hundreds of years ago, the Healing Church suffered a loss in this regard.

The Academy faction sent many strong individuals this time. In addition to the Great Sage Tuo Erzi himself, five sages and over a dozen instructors were present. This was obviously bringing all the strong individuals from the upper Tier 8 echelon and above in the Saint Mark Academy.

On Su Xiao's side, it was himself, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, Amu, Baha, the Silver Wolf Woman Marina, and finally Xiushi. Bringing Xiushi was to leave a way out in case the situation changed.

Caesar's whereabouts were unknown. Zui Yasi and Wood were both present. The Duke did not come. Since meeting last night, the Duke had disappeared without a trace.

Lady Smoke also came. She had a purpose different from others. The main body of Lady Snake, the original founder of the High Wall Council, was inside the seal. The independent existence clone she split off a long time ago had always been in the High Wall City.

It is fine to treat Lady Snake and this clone of hers as two individuals. Now, no one knows whether Lady Snake's main body is alive or dead. Too much time has passed, and even her own clone has lost the spiritual bond with the main body, let alone others.

The hundred or so people further back mostly came from the Steam God Sect, the High Wall Council, or the Vadi Business Alliance. Once a real fight breaks out, don't expect them to be very reliable; they might even become pig teammates.

Su Xiao took out the communicator and found the blue indicator light on it flashing. This meant that Gulu was rushing to this place and would arrive before long. Hearing that she could finally enter the Dead Silence City, she rushed over happily. Hopefully, she can still be so optimistic after entering the Dead Silence City.

Regarding the "Wolf Tomb," before setting off this morning, Su Xiao had already asked the Archbishop. The Archbishop also didn't know where the "Wolf Tomb" was. The Archbishop knew of the existence of the Silver Moon Wolf, but the two sides were not from the same period.

When the Silver Moon Wolf came to this world, this world was still in the Age of Gods. At that time, the Archbishop, the Holy Priest, and others had not yet been born. The Silver Moon Wolf sought out the God of Immortality, and the two sides had cooperated.

According to the Archbishop's speculation, if there really is a "Wolf Tomb" in this world, then go to the Dead Silence City to find it. It is not to say that the "Wolf Tomb" must be in the Dead Silence City, but the probability of finding it elsewhere is too low. It is better to give up this thought early to avoid wasting time.

Su Xiao's own feeling is also that the Silver Moon Wolf came to this world in the Age of Gods and likely perished in that era. For such a long time, plus having no perceptual means to find the "Wolf Tomb," if the "Wolf Tomb" is not in the Dead Silence City, one really has to give up early as the Archbishop said.

"Those who don't want to die, step back."

The Great Sage Tuo Erzi spoke in a stern voice. Hearing this, the Goddess and others retreated toward the steam train in the distance. Xiushi hesitated on the spot, not knowing whether to go or stay.

"Silly boy, run, move forward at a run."

Baha patted Xiushi's back with his wing. Xiushi looked at Su Xiao and, finding that Su Xiao was staring at the chain ball in the temple, he trotted toward the steam train.

Su Xiao gave a look to the Silver Wolf Woman Marina on the side, letting her also withdraw. Ms. Marina had not fought against an Ancient God. Even if her will was firm, whether she could withstand the consciousness invasion of a top-tier Tier 8 Ancient God was really uncertain.

Ms. Marina herself had problems with losing control/going feral. Facing an Ancient God directly now, there was a 90% probability she wouldn't be able to withstand it.

"Boss, are we starting to prepare to hunt the Ancient God? I feel..."

Baha stopped mid-sentence.

"Woof."

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang also barked, meaning that its opinion was the same as Baha's.

Su Xiao looked at the iron chain ball suspended in mid-air in the center of the temple. He naturally also felt that something was wrong. Based on his experience in hunting gods, the aura of this Ancient God... was too empty, but in this emptiness, there was a darkness and profundity that could not be seen to the end.

The Great Sage Tuo Erzi walked into the temple. He took off the pendant on his neck and then chanted a spell with a strange tone.

The silver pendant floated up and, with a ding, was adsorbed onto the shackle directly in front of the chain ball. This shackle shattered and popped open.

Clatter~

The chains rubbed against each other, and the chains suspended above hung down. The chain ball in the center became smaller and smaller.

"It's coming."

The black smoke dress on Lady Smoke surged, and her body became almost translucent fluorescent white, which gave her a strange sense of beauty.

Under everyone's gaze, the chain ball opened with a bang, and a black shadow fell down.

With a plop, like a rotten wooden stake falling to the ground, a coiled giant snake fell. Its whole body was rotten and unbearable. One could vaguely see that she had very long eyelashes. The snake head and human face were quite similar. It was Lady Snake's main body. Her appearance clearly showed that she had died thoroughly many years ago.

Seeing this scene, the Great Sage Tuo Erzi's expression changed slightly, but he quickly accepted a fact: the God of Sin had already broken free from the seal at some unknown time. Ancient Gods are not so easy to seal, let alone sealed for hundreds of years.

"Is the door successfully opened? Where is the Ancient God?"

Baha looked around. In this hall with chains hanging everywhere, he did not find the trace of the Ancient God. There was one of the Ancient God lineage, who was watching from outside the door.

Drip, drip~

Black liquid dripped from above. Everyone looked at the ceiling. At some point, a large area in the center of the ceiling had turned into a black liquid state, and layers of ripples appeared.

Strands of black liquid flowed down, and then a human skeleton soaked to a yellow color fell. After landing, the skeleton shattered into pieces.

"Tuo Erzi, slowly step back."

Su Xiao spoke. At this time, only he and the Great Sage Tuo Erzi were in the hall, and behind them was the main gate.

The Great Sage Tuo Erzi on the side stepped back slowly and whispered: "I can close the door at any time. This temple is very sturdy; it is built of deep stone."

The Great Sage Tuo Erzi obviously thought of what Su Xiao was going to do. Although the two had been hostile to each other before, they still had some tacit understanding now.

Inside the temple, a figure fell from the black liquid above. It was generally humanoid, about 3.5 meters tall, and landed barefoot in a half-squatting posture.

As this figure stood up, everyone could see its appearance. Its upper body was covered with dense, smooth black scales. From its form, its body shape obviously had female characteristics. On its face was a slender white bone mask, which didn't look like it was worn, but more like a kind of exoskeleton.

Elegant long hair like black mist hung behind it, and every strand of hair seemed to have an independent life, floating slowly, blocking the entire back. The lower body was blocked by the hanging tentacles, just like wearing a strange-styled floor-length dress.

This is the God of Sin. To be precise, it is no longer completely an Ancient God, but half an Ancient God and half an abyss existence.

A battle scythe more than two meters long fell from the liquid above and was caught by the God of Sin. This battle scythe was about 2.6 meters long and was composed of dark-type metal + bone + dark flesh + solid soul, etc. An invisible aura spread to the surroundings with the God of Sin as the center. Almost at the same time, the living beings within a radius of a hundred kilometers seemed to have sensed something and fled for their lives toward the distance.

Boom!

A muffled thunder sounded in the sky, and a black cloud vortex gathered, inside which was a deep red that made one's hair stand on end.

Inside the temple, black semi-fluid appeared under the God of Sin's feet, surging to lift it up. Its gaze, which made one's soul feel cold, looked calmly at Su Xiao and Tuo Erzi outside the hall door. The next instant, the dark matter under its feet was about to drag it to rush out of the hall.

Zzz~

Translucent metal wires tightened and snapped in an instant. It seemed that they didn't block the God of Sin for even half a second, but in fact, this was an activation device.

Ding!

The crisp sound of the metal bolt being pulled out came from the ground around the God of Sin. The God of Sin was just about to control the dark matter under its feet to surge to the surroundings, but instead, it stopped. Its eyes, which seemed to have the flames of sin burning inside, narrowed. It had already sensed that this time it had encountered a God Hunter.

Under the control of the God of Sin, mist dispersed in the surroundings, and strands of energy wires, so thin that they were invisible to the naked eye, were distributed in the surroundings, one end of which disappeared into the different space.

These traps were set up quite brilliantly. First, a wire composed of soul energy + body energy was used as an activation device, and then lethal weapons were hidden in the different space. Once these weapons were activated, that different space would open, thereby achieving the effect of killing the enemy.

The dense spirit shadow lines in the surroundings were connected to mechanisms specifically developed against Ancient Gods. Cough~, some of them were also against the Ancient God lineage. This was not against Zui Yasi, but against the Ancient God lineage.

If Zui Yasi knew about this kind of rhetoric, he would definitely have an MMP to say. According to what he knew, besides him and his wife Ona, Su Xiao didn't know any other Ancient God lineage at all.

After the God of Sin looked around, a deformed monster the size of a ball with wings formed in front of it. This deformed monster burned with the flames of sin and shrieked, pouncing toward the empty space.

Crackle!

Golden-red lightning spread. The God of Sin immediately used dark matter to drag itself up. Even for it, it didn't want to touch this golden-red lightning. This thing was completely synthesized to deal with Ancient Gods.

After removing this most threatening trap, the God of Sin looked at Su Xiao outside the hall door. It confirmed that this was a God Hunter. The ring worn on the other party's hand could even grow by devouring the power source of Ancient Gods. Judging from the fluctuation intensity of that ring, that ring had already devoured the power source of many Ancient Gods.

After the God of Sin appeared, many people outside the hall felt fear. Some of them had their eyes widened to the extreme, clutching their own throats, their sanity evaporating rapidly, and the whole person was about to become a low-level servant of the God of Sin.

This makes one wonder how the Healing Church dealt with this situation hundreds of years ago to besiege the Ancient God.

"Ah!!"

An instructor of the Academy faction let out a heart-piercing howl. The flesh on his chest burst open, and dark red tentacles grew between his internal organs, twisting wantonly. Facing an Ancient God directly, as long as one's heart is slightly unsteadfast, one will end up like this.

Ice spread, and Amu's great axe slashed over, smashing the instructor who had frozen into an ice sculpture. Alienated to this extent, there was no saving him. If not resolved quickly, he would become a low-level servant easily controlled by the God of Sin.

Seeing this scene, the Great Sage Tuo Erzi was silent. This time they didn't have the protection of gods and could only face the Ancient God with their own flesh and blood.

The situation took a turn for the worse. The transcendent individuals who were full of confidence just now and wanted to besiege and kill the Ancient God all began to alienate without exception.

In terms of strength, 99% of them were stronger than Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang. However, this was of no use.

In Su Xiao's team, not to mention Amu, it had slashed many Ancient Gods with Su Xiao. Except for being afraid of missing mealtime, this silly guy hadn't shown any fear of any type of enemy so far.

As for Baha, needless to say, its Void Bloodline was the reward Su Xiao obtained after killing the Dominator Sothoth.

As for Xiang Bubu, although it is not naturally very brave and sometimes a bit silly, it has been hunting Ancient Gods with Su Xiao all the way to the present. Its fear of Ancient Gods is at the physical level, not a surrender at the spiritual level. It is afraid that the Ancient God will hit it and it will hurt, not a spiritual fear or trembling. When facing an Ancient God directly, its spirit and soul are fearless, so it naturally will not alienate.

With a boom, the metal main gate of the temple closed. For now, the good and bad news were half and half. The seal on the God of Sin had failed. The good news was that this temple, which had existed since the Age of Gods, was particularly sturdy and could temporarily trap the God of Sin.

It had only been a few seconds since the God of Sin appeared, but Su Xiao was more concerned about another point. The black liquid on the ceiling inside the hall just now had too strong an abyss characteristic. In other words, this battle could no longer be dealt with simply by the way of dealing with Ancient Gods.

For some unknown reason, this Ancient God had actually adapted to abyss energy and had absorbed a large amount of abyss power from somewhere, becoming even more powerful.

At this time, on the open space behind, a large area of broken ice was scattered on the ground. Amu, with cold air drifting all over its body, smashed the last "ice sculpture" that was in the process of alienation.

Spatial fluctuations suddenly appeared behind Su Xiao, which almost made him throw a backhand punch. The person who suddenly appeared behind him had indeed been beaten by him with his bare hands, so he hurriedly said: "It's me!"

It was Gulu who had arrived. She looked at the metal door in front and asked: "Is the gatekeeper boss of the Dead Silence City inside? According to common sense, it shouldn't be particularly strong, right?"

After Gulu finished speaking, she frowned her slender eyebrows herself. She felt that the aura inside this temple was outrageously strong.

Su Xiao suppressed the perceptual warning of facing the enemy and had a plan in his heart to deal with the God of Sin. Just now, when the God of Sin first appeared, Su Xiao was prepared to throw the remaining "Sun Barrel" directly at it.

But considering that the God of Sin was not bound at that time, the probability of being hit by the "Sun Barrel" was not high. Plus, this place was the entrance to the Dead Silence City. If it blew up unknown risks, that would be terrible.

However, after sensing the abyss energy where the God of Sin was when it appeared, Su Xiao's train of thought to deal with the God of Sin gradually became clear.

The metal door leaves in front began to decay, indicating that this temple could not trap the God of Sin for long. Seeing this, Su Xiao turned his head to look at Gulu beside him and asked: "Your captain often wears a mask. Do you also like wearing masks?"

"Ah? What? It's okay, I wear it sometimes. Why are you asking this suddenly?"

"..."

Su Xiao didn't speak and directly buckled the "Ancient Mask" onto Gulu's face. Wood and Zui Yasi, who had long been hiding ten meters away, simultaneously revealed the smiles of those who had been through it.