Chapter 3829

A drop of fresh blood slid smoothly down the blade, dripping from the tip onto Amiel's collarbone; she stared directly into Su Xiao's eyes with a sincere gaze, trying to move this hunter opposite her.

"I know someone as strong as you no longer places much value on wealth, this external thing..."

"Deal."

"Eh~"

Amiel's latter compliment was choked back by these two words "deal," leaving her inevitably uneasy in her heart—would this hunter still strike her down after taking the soul coins?

Su Xiao sheathed his long sword, gripping the semi-transparent soul in his left hand tightly; with a pop, the soul ignited, shattering into scattered soul remnants; he used the soul remnants clinging to his index finger to sketch a simple rune on the wall, which then transformed into a fist-sized black hole, from which flew a creature resembling a mini pterosaur.

This creature was not large in size, its tail like a hanging blade hook, its mouth full of sharp teeth suited for tearing, its head bearing dense eyes, at least a dozen crowded together.

It is a dark creature, or rather a lesser abyssal being, the lowest of the low among many abyssal creatures, named Soul-Eater; they possess little combat strength, but their jaw bite force is terrifyingly strong—when an abyssal creature dies and emits its aura, it attracts Soul-Eaters, which devour the dead abyssal creature completely.

Before reaching peak strength, Su Xiao would not attempt to lure abyssal creatures this way, but after experiencing the Wind Sea Continent, Eternal Light World, and Witch Realm, he gradually realized that as a Law-Destroyer, completely avoiding the abyss is impossible; rather, one must try to understand it, for only then can risks be better avoided—of course, one must never directly absorb abyssal power, a principle he must uphold, having seen many who gained strength by absorbing abyssal power only to meet a miserable end.

After one Soul-Eater emerged from the black hole, it did not attack Su Xiao; it sniffed and flew toward the corpse on the ground, and soon the bloodstains in the room were devoured clean; each Soul-Eater, having nothing left to consume, flew back into the black circular hole on the wall, and as Su Xiao terminated the rune, the black hole vanished.

Amiel witnessed the entire process, her eyes scanning the now spotless battlefield, she gulped with a "gudong" sound; as a ninth-rank contractor, she would naturally not fear this level of slaughter, but was horrified by this practiced act of destroying corpses and erasing traces.

Su Xiao sat on the single sofa, pointing to the seat opposite the tea table; Amiel immediately stepped forward and sat down; soon, a sheepskin contract was placed before her; she picked it up to examine, then froze, for the contract contained only the clause: "She shall not take revenge within this world."

Amiel hesitated, then chose to sign the contract; afterward, she witnessed an unforgettable scene: each contractor has an upper limit on the number of contracts they can sign; once full, they must first cancel existing contracts before signing new ones.

The contract number limit is related to fortune capacity; currently, Amiel received a notification that her contract slots were full; initially, she did not react, but when she opened her contract slots and saw thousands of dazzling contracts inside, she fell into a daze.

"You......, I......, this~"

Amiel didn't know what to say for a moment; seeing this, Su Xiao's brows furrowed slightly—his "split-type" contract should have been fine, but after actual use, the target seemed to have a strong reaction; from the other's expression, it was clear they had discovered the contract was wrong.

Through Su Xiao's kind inquiry, Amiel revealed the truth: the flaw in the "split-type" contract was actually the contract number limit, something Su Xiao had not anticipated; he checked his own limit in this regard, and saw that the contract signing limit was:???.

The contract signing limit is related to fortune; with the Law-Destroyer's fortune upon him, Su Xiao having such a capacity to sign contracts is not strange, but today's situation confirmed one point for him: although the "split contract" allows a target to sign up to a thousand contracts at once, in terms of effect, multi-layer contracts are still better; assuming each "split contract" has a binding force limit of 5, then each layer of a "multi-layer contract" is around 100.

After realizing that each person's signed contracts have an upper limit, it became clear that the development limit for "multi-layer contracts" is higher; thinking this, Su Xiao decided to continue developing "multi-layer contracts," aiming to break through the realm of fifty layers per single contract.

【Notification: Contractor 15***82 requests a trade with you.】

【You obtained a 200000 quota soul coin savings card.】

……

A crystalline soul coin savings card appeared in Su Xiao's hand; translucent blue crystals spread beneath his feet, forming a teleportation array that then activated.

Boom!

Amiel was affected by the shock of the teleportation; her hair was blown by the strong wind; when everything settled, she gazed at the cracked ground and the hole piercing four or five layers of ceiling above, momentarily stunned, her instinctive thought: Is this really teleportation?

After everything settled, Amiel leaned against the single sofa, exhaled deeply, but then her eyes flashed with anger as she demanded: "Fanny! What wicked idea did you come up with, making me gather people to loot that three-person team—did you already know their identities?"

"Oh ho? You're still alive, congratulations, congratulations, wahahaha~"

A particularly yin-yang strange voice came from the air; hearing this, the button on Amiel's dress collar popped with a snap; her figure visibly increased in speed, her muscle lines becoming more pronounced—from a height of 1.5 meters, a delicate and weak spiritual-system moe girl, she transformed into a 3.5-meter-tall muscular fierce woman; she is indeed spiritual-system, but only through spiritual power nourishing her body, growing strong from within and without.

Amiel's favorite tactic is to first pretend to be a delicate and weak long-range spiritual-system, then, when the enemy rushes in, instantly transform, seize the enemy's neck with one hand, and look down with a gaze saying, "Little brother, what's wrong with you?"

As for why Amiel did not transform when encountering Su Xiao—had she gone mad, transforming to give that terrifying hunter a better slashing feel? When she saw the hunter pull the soul of the Silver Star out alive, then examine the opponent's soul memory with some unknown power, her scalp went numb; that evil-camp villain big wave ss feeling was simply too strong.

"Calm, calm~—don't forget, who taught you how to survive this tribulation?"

The unknown existence named Fanny spoke.

"How do you know this hunter won't kill after taking the soul coins?"

Fanny voiced the doubt in her heart; when she was about to be slashed by a blade, it was Fanny's reminder that made her shout out: 200,000 soul coins + sign contract.

"I guessed."

"You!"

Amiel became even angrier.

"Don't get angry—don't you forget, you were once a contractor who couldn't even pass the 50-point attribute barrier; who helped you get to where you are today? Everyone has different destinies; destiny lines are both fixed and full of the unknown."

Saying this, Fanny paused, then continued with feeling: "If you just muddle through, your destiny line will continue on its set track; but if you suddenly seek death, and repeatedly seek death, your destiny becomes full of infinite possibilities—I let you go from a contractor who could only sign ten contracts, destined to die at second rank, to where you are today: a ninth-rank contractor able to sign over a thousand contracts—what do you still have to complain about?"

After hearing Fanny's words, Amiel's anger dissipated like smoke; whenever they conflict, each time it's the same—just a few words from the other leave her without temper.

Ripples spread in the air; a small elf appeared, differing from ordinary elf attire—this one wore a black gothic dress, with dark purple eyeshadow, her brows and eyes giving an unfriendly impression, as if provoking her would bring forth her foul-mouthed retorts.

Do not underestimate this small elf—she is the Fifth Princess of the Elf Nation, which is affiliated with the Soul Library; saying no one dares provoke her is an exaggeration, but as long as it's not extreme hostility, no major power in the void or myriad worlds would dare act against the Elf Nation.

Worth mentioning: the Elf Princess Fanny is the sister of the fiery elf Diahgu; their relationship is hard to describe—mutually caring for family in secret, yet when they meet, a disagreement leads to exposing old wounds, then parting unhappily.

"So, this time you arranged all this to give me a stronger destiny?"

Amiel voiced the doubt in her heart.

"Eh~... well... maybe."

Elf Princess Fanny smiled awkwardly yet elegantly; Amiel, however, could not stay calm, her eyes twitching violently; she took a deep breath to compose herself, then asked: "What now? I've signed over a thousand contracts."

"No problem—my resentful third brother knows the strongest contract master in the void, the trickster Walbo Wood; my brother mentioned him once before, saying he also seems to know another contract master, but he won't tell me who, only calling that person 'my lord'; in any case, hurry and complete your mission, then I'll take you to the void—I can feel you're gradually drawn into something very interesting; you must keep striving."

Elf Princess Fanny grew more excited as she spoke; hearing this, Amiel sighed and asked: "How should I strive?"

Upon hearing this, Elf Princess Fanny laughed with a few shades of shamelessness, saying: "You naturally must continue striving to seek death."

The smile on Elf Princess Fanny's face—needless to say, how delighted she was—she gazed at the traces left by the "Law-Destroyer Teleportation Array" on the ground, her eyes flashing with inexplicable excitement; she had finally seen this "Chosen One" of the Void Era, though the other is not yet the only one.

……

In the luxurious cruise ship cabin, Su Xiao sat cross-legged on the crystal-formed "Law-Destroyer Teleportation Array"; this is his latest version of the "Law-Destroyer Teleportation Array," no longer driven by soul crystal cores, but built from bodily energy—its advantages are many: low cost, greater maximum transmission distance per use, more people transmissible per use, stronger penetration and destructive power.

This is because the pure soul energy of the soul crystal core actually has low compatibility with the "Law-Destroyer Teleportation Array"; pure soul energy is omnipotent energy, whereas Su Xiao's bodily energy and his developed "Law-Destroyer Teleportation Array" have 100% compatibility.

Now Su Xiao's mana is 110,279 points, while forming the "Law-Destroyer Teleportation Array" consumes roughly 5,000–10,000 mana points, depending on distance and number of people transmitted.

Using bodily energy alone is insufficient; each formation of the "Law-Destroyer Teleportation Array" also consumes 10% of his soul energy; with his 895 soul strength, his total soul energy is substantial—this is why he can form the "Law-Destroyer Teleportation Array" relying solely on himself; he can use the "Law-Destroyer Teleportation Array" at most ten times a day, which is more than enough.

After meditating briefly, Su Xiao received a message from Morel: they had already found 94 "moonstones" at the location he provided and were preparing to continue mining, aiming to exhaust that "moonstone" vein before this world's progress ends.

As the morning sun gradually rose on the horizon, Su Xiao heard the cruise ship's whistle again; he opened his eyes, ending meditation; the magnificent view outside the window entered his sight—a grand metropolis, with buildings growing taller toward the center, until a thousand-meter-tall spired building at the very center.

This magnificent scene is merely the lower city of the Sky City; if one looks upward, one discovers a colossal floating island in midair, its architectural style similar to the lower city but heavier and more magnificent—this is the Middle City of Sky City; continuing to look upward, one sees a colossal vortex of clouds forming in the sky; beneath it lies the Upper City of Sky City.

Mist and clouds swirl between the lower, middle, and upper cities, complementing the rising morning sun and the distant representative scenery—the Witch Giant Tower once used to suppress abyssal passages—this scene is truly awe-inspiring.

"Is this the Sky City?"

Alana stood by the window, gazing up at Sky City·Top City, and hearing her words, Bahamut was startled and asked, "You've never been to Sky City?"

"I haven't been here, what's so strange about that? Selin hasn't been here either."

"I have been here, well, okay, I haven't been to Top City, I can't get in."

Selin, who was eating breakfast, shrugged, her displeasure plainly visible in her eyes.

As a core member of the Wizard Faction and one of the heirs to the Moon Witch, Alana and Selin have never actually been to the Top City of Sky City—one can imagine how dire the situation in Sky City has become.

This time, Su Xiao's arrival in Sky City is rather peculiar; the Moon Witch·Shelilis herself ordered him to come to Sky City to thoroughly investigate the Dark God Cult's conspiracy. The Sky City Lord and the three "Council Elders" have only two choices: endure or directly turn against the Moon Witch.

In Su Xiao's view, the Moon Witch's move isn't swift enough, so he chose to temporarily borrow the Three Absolute Strong Brothers from the great noble·Shi O, letting them assassinate a high-ranking official of Sky City—whether successful or not, it will enrage the long-arrogant Sky City and thoroughly muddy these waters.

According to Selin's family intelligence, one of the powerful enemies this time, the Ancient King, is very likely sleeping in the Top City of Sky City. The Ancient King is one of the oldest members of the "Star Tower," and the "Dark Blood·Authority" he possesses is the strongest among the five Dark Bloods. Also, Sha is currently in the Top City of Sky City.

Besides this, the plan of the priest, white platinum apostle, and deep abyss archbishop is likely also concluding in Sky City·Top City, so we must stir this place into a muddy mess before the situation collapses, thereby delaying multiple parties' plans.

Su Xiao, Bubu Wang, Amu, Bahamut, Alana, Selin, and the passengers disembarked from the steamship together and then took a steam train to the transfer platform of Sky City, intending to go to the Middle City above—this is the fastest way.

When Su Xiao arrived at the transfer platform, he noticed several wizards mixed in the crowd; their auras were powerful and violent. It seemed these were the "Mad Sequence" after corruption. He glanced sideways and locked eyes with one of them for a moment, after which the other averted his gaze.

When Su Xiao first entered this world, he learned about the wizard "corruption" from the world introduction. Now it appears these wizards of Sky City have already been able to somewhat alleviate the madness after corruption, which explains why the corruption probability among wizards here is so high, and they act recklessly.

After a brief transfer sensation, Su Xiao arrived on the transfer platform of the Middle City district. He stepped forward to the transfer platform leading to Top City. The old wizard guarding it said nothing, merely activating the transfer platform—this also represents the Sky City Lord's attitude: choosing to yield appropriately to the Moon Witch.

When the transfer mist around dispersed, Su Xiao arrived at Sky City·Top City. A faint rumbling sound came from above, the noise of the cloud vortex slowly stirring in the upper layers. Stepping out of the transfer tower, he stood on high ground and looked out, discovering that the architectural style of Top City was not ornate, but carried a sense of historical weight and antiquity.

Some buildings constructed from grayish-white stone showed weathering marks. From the fine carving traces on them, one could still see the pride of the artisans who built this place back then. Yes, they were helping the wizards who saved the world build the main city, naturally feeling proud. Unfortunately, Sky City has fallen into ruin, and the wizards who once saved the world are no longer here. Their descendants and inheritors of power have begun to indulge in the power brought by corruption.

Su Xiao looked up at the sky and noticed that at the center of the cloud vortex in the heavens, a hint of blackness shone through. Even though far away, he could sense that a powerful enemy was about to awaken—this foe was certainly not on the level of the Dark Twins or the Madman, but required him to unleash all his means and fight with his life on the line.

At this very moment, in a place shrouded in darkness, a burly figure sat upon a broken, weathered throne, a greatsword rising with dark energy planted before him. This figure, wearing a crown, opened his eyes and also sensed that his enemy had arrived in Sky City.

……

Top City·Central Park, northern viewing area, the Three Absolute Strong Brothers in all-black attire—black clothes, black hat, black shoes—sat on a bench, waiting for their target. According to the information given by their employer, the target would certainly arrive at the fountain pool a few hundred meters ahead, to meet a wizard of the "Mad Sequence."

"Ha~"

Lao San let out a yawn, then sniffed and asked: "Big Brother, how much longer until the target arrives?"

"Wait."

Lao Da covered his head with one hand, thumb gently rubbing his temples—his headaches were becoming increasingly frequent.

At this moment, at the entrance of Central Park, a Sky City high official with short silver hair and sunglasses walked into the park. Although she was on her own faction's turf, she still chose to wear sunglasses that covered nearly half her face. She glanced at the time—there were still twenty minutes until her appointment would appear.

Almost simultaneously, a stern and sharp-eyed old lady entered the park—Yin Fu Ren. Regarding this prominent figure of the Witches' Union, why would she appear here? There are two reasons: Yin Fu Ren is one of the most trusted individuals of the Moon Witch·Shelilis, and although she holds no official authority, she can represent the interests of all witch families. Having her represent the Moon Witch in Sky City is the most appropriate choice, as the Moon Witch is deeply worried that Su Xiao might come to blows directly with the Sky City Lord.

Yin Fu Ren came to avoid conflict, but just half an hour ago, she received a secret order from the Moon Witch: the Heretic·Bai Ye had actually borrowed three Absolute Strong Assassins from Ancient King City, intending to use them to assassinate a high official of Sky City.

Upon hearing this news, the corners of Yin Fu Ren's eyes twitched violently. She had long anticipated the Heretic's brutality, but hadn't expected such ferocity and directness—this was no longer about having a conflict with the Sky City Lord, but about delivering him a resounding slap.

Yin Fu Ren quickly learned who the three Absolute Strong Assassins were. Seeing them, the corners of her eyes twitched violently again—these were the very same clumsy assassins from the No-Moon Assassination Night ten years ago, who had mistaken their target and nearly gotten her killed that night. The horrifying scars on her right arm today are thanks to those three assassin brothers.

Thinking of this, Yin Fu Ren quickened her pace. As she passed the main gate of the park, out of the corner of her eye she saw the sunglasses-wearing Sky City high official, who also noticed her—but this didn't matter. Yin Fu Ren inwardly sighed in relief, having finally caught up to stop them. Next came making those three fools scram immediately.

These three were long-term hires of the great noble·Shi O, and to some extent could also be considered members of the Wizard Faction. Yin Fu Ren naturally had ways to make these three brothers withdraw.

At this moment, at the northern viewing area, Assassin Lao Er yawned boredly, squinting his eyes as he struggled to squeeze out some vision, scanning passersby, mentally repeating the target's features: female high official, white hair, elderly (actual intelligence: female high official, silver hair, middle-aged—due to Lao Er's poor eyesight, he couldn't distinguish silver from white hair).

Lao Er's gaze swept over—suddenly he saw what seemed to be a uniquely气质 white-haired old lady walking toward him, unaccompanied by anyone, matching all the conditions of the target. He then recalled that the idea of target protection was his own fabrication. His eyes narrowed, a smile he couldn't suppress spreading across his face—this was the target!

"Big Brother, Third Brother, the target has appeared—go!"

Lao Er shouted lowly, and the three brothers moved with uncanny默契, drawing the unguarded short knives from their waists and lunging at Yin Fu Ren.

"You three……"

Before Yin Fu Ren could finish her sentence, she swallowed her words—not because she wanted to, but because the three foolish assassins had already lunged at her head-on. This scene made her suddenly recall the No-Moon Assassination Night—the gaze of those three brothers as they attacked was an almost perfect replica.

Yin Fu Ren hesitated not at all, turning and fleeing—never mind the dignity of a high-ranking witch or the bearing of an old lady, for now she set those aside. She knew all too well how ruthlessly these three fools struck.

At this moment, atop a high building in the southern part of the park, Bahamut was slowly flying, surveying the movements of the Three Strong Brothers. Seeing them strike, he immediately locked onto the target, took a close look, and exclaimed in shock, "I gan!" before instantly flying toward Su Xiao standing on the rooftop.

"Big Brother, things are bad—The Three Strong Brothers are chasing and trying to kill Yin Fu Ren."

"..."

Su Xiao frowned in confusion, but then recalled that Yin Fu Ren's presence here must be due to an order from the Moon Witch·Shelilis—to restrain him and the Sky City Lord, preventing them from coming to blows.

Yet why would the Three Strong Brothers be chasing Yin Fu Ren? These three were a bit simple-minded, but very professional—they shouldn't be settling personal grudges mid-assassination……

Suddenly, Su Xiao thought of a possibility: perhaps these so-called "Top-Tier Assassins" had mistaken their target again, taking Yin Fu Ren for a Sky City high official—even though their ages differ by over 150 years, the Three Strong Brothers might very well pull off such a mistake.

"Bahamut, you go."

Su Xiao sent Bahamut to intervene—Yin Fu Ren must not come to harm here; this also counts as one of our own. If Su Xiao truly fights the Sky City Lord, Yin Fu Ren will surely stand by his side.

At this moment, in the study on the third floor of a manor estate on the western side of Top City, the room was simple and ancient. The Sky City Lord sat behind a wooden desk, appearing to review documents, but in fact was pondering Su Xiao's purpose in coming—when urgent knocking sounded at the door, his aide hurried into the study.

"My lord, there is a matter I believe should be reported to you immediately."

"Speak."

"The Three Strong Brothers under the great noble·Shi O of Ancient King City are currently chasing and attempting to kill Yin Fu Ren of the Witches' Union in Central Park, and the Heretic·Bai Ye happens to be observing nearby."

"What?"

Behind the heavy wooden desk, the Sky City Lord interlaced his ten fingers, his brows tightly knit. This sudden confusing situation left him trapped in an unsolvable bewilderment, for Ancient King City·Great Noble·Shi O, the Witches' Union·Yin Fu Ren, and the Heretic·Bai Ye—these three were not allies, were they? How then could they……engage in such a strange manner?

Not to mention the Sky City Lord feeling bewildered—at this very moment, the priest, white platinum apostle, and deep abyss archbishop hiding in the dark, preparing to act, all chose to temporarily observe, for this development was truly too strange—so strange that no one knew what would happen next, not even Su Xiao, the architect of it all, who in fact remained unclear.