Chapter 3844: Preparation

Witch Guild Headquarters, beside the shallow lake in the backyard.

Su Xiao sat cross-legged on an oval boulder. This giant rock was like an enlarged pebble. A relatively thin fishing rod was placed on the fishing rack in front.

Because Su Xiao, who was sitting cross-legged, completely retracted his aura, a big orange cat was squatting on the side, sitting in a row with its three little kittens waiting. The look of yawning from time to time seemed to be complaining about Su Xiao's poor fishing skills. It had waited for half a morning, but didn't even eat a small fish.

Alanna, who rushed over, startled the big orange family, and they hid in the nearby dwarf bushes. Beside the giant rock, after Alanna calmed her breathing, she said:

"Lord Bai Ye, the situation is not good. According to the eyeliner we arranged in the Disaster Legion, they are going to join forces with the Meteorite Star. Several patriarchs of the Witchcraft families estimated that it is likely the Priest and others who are going to the Meteorite Star. Should we send people to harass them?"

"Oh?"

Su Xiao felt a bit surprised. He was not surprised that the Priest and the three were going to form an alliance with the Meteorite Star, but surprised that the Wizard Faction had inserted eyeliners into the old nest of the Disaster Legion so quickly. It seemed that some wizards stationed in the "Cursed Sea" or "Star Island" had been transferred back.

Actually, the wizards of the entire Wizard Faction could be divided into two types: 1. Management Wizards, 2. Combat Wizards.

The so-called Management Wizards were better at researching and improving witchcraft, deeply developing runes, and developing them toward productivity and people's livelihood. For example, the "Heart of Hajiboke" invented by these wizards.

The fist-sized "Heart of Hajiboke" could supply the energy needed for a medium-to-large city for 10 to 15 years, almost without subsequent pollution, and the material cost was low. Of course, the technical cost was high, and only wizards specializing in this could manufacture its core formula.

Overall, Management Wizards guaranteed people's lives and various logistics, making the Wizard Faction very wealthy. In contrast, the other type of wizard was the Combat Wizard. All their energy was invested in how to kill the enemy. Their combat power and willpower were full, and their productivity was almost 0.

The Disaster Legion jumped so happily this time because the Combat Wizards were not at home. They couldn't be at home often. They were in contact with all kinds of monsters and evil spirits all year round, and their mental state was particularly sensitive. A dog barking in the neighbor's courtyard at midnight could wake them up. Their subconscious mid-to-long-range aura counterattack would lead to the innocent neighbors next door, and the whole family would turn into fragments distributed on the walls of the bedroom.

An important standard for measuring whether a Moon Witch was competent was whether she could reconcile the relationship between Management Wizards and Combat Wizards. Although the two depended on each other, the relationship had never been good.

Regarding what Alanna said, the Priest and the three had united with the Meteorite Star, Su Xiao was not worried at all. The strength of the Meteorite Star was beyond doubt, but that side would definitely not enter the field now.

To put it simply, the Witch World and the Meteorite Star were intimidating each other, and both sides didn't dare to take action regardless of the cost. It was simply an interesting situation to the extreme.

In the past, whether it was the Witch World or the Meteorite Star, they were all ruthless people who would take action regardless of the cost if they didn't agree. But now, both sides had problems. The Witch World's problem was "evil change", the increasingly serious "evil change" of wizards, like a powder keg about to explode. It wouldn't be long before wizards would reach a certain age, or their strength would reach a certain critical point, and they would have a 100% "evil change".

The problem of the Meteorite Star was the struggle between the Night Mother and the Pluto. The Night Mother was the Mother of Darkness, the God of Dark Sinking, Umnyala, whom the family of Zayas believed in.

In the eyes of the outside world, the Meteorite Star was controlled by the Pluto Temple, but many years ago, this situation changed slightly. The Dark Night Faction rose quietly. Mentioning the Dark Night Faction, people might feel strange, but the "Eye Ritual" was familiar to many people. This was the crazy knowledge developed and carried forward by the secret city of the Dark Night Faction, Yargu.

Before the Pluto and the Night Mother officially clashed and decided the winner, the Meteorite Star would definitely not take action against the outside world. As for why they continued to exert pressure on the Witch World, this was because they were worried that the Witch World would take advantage of the clash between the Pluto and the Night Mother to deal a heavy blow to the Meteorite Star.

Few people knew about the fact that the Pluto and the Night Mother were about to clash. Looking at the Void, there might only be a dozen people who knew about this. Zayas's family was the absolute confidant of the Night Mother and naturally had the qualifications to know about this. And Su Xiao, as a Law-Extinguisher, and having an irreconcilable contradiction with the Pluto, coupled with his identity as a pharmacist master, was naturally the best partner for the Night Mother, and therefore knew about this. The remaining ones were the confidants of the Pluto.

Therefore, the Priest's plan to form an alliance with the Meteorite Star was purely nonsense. The cool breeze by the lake blew slowly. Baja explained to Alanna that the Meteorite Star had scruples. Of course, the news that the Pluto and the Night Mother were about to clash was not revealed. It was not that they didn't trust Alanna, but because Alanna was of the Wizard Faction, letting her know about these things was equivalent to dragging her into this vortex indirectly.

Biting the straw and drinking iced lemonade, Alanna suddenly realized the confrontation between the Witch World and the Meteorite Star, but she then asked puzzledly:

"In this way, Lord Bai Ye, why do the Priest and others still insist on forming an alliance with the Meteorite Star? They are not accomplices of the Disaster Legion. Doing so seems to be of no help to the Disaster Legion. Then, what are they working so hard to unite with the Disaster Legion for?"

Alanna, who was biting the straw, was worried. Regarding this problem, it was a bit complicated to explain.

First of all, why the Priest, the Platinum Apostle, and the Abyss Archbishop cooperated only concerned one point: entering "Dawn Paradise".

It didn't even need to involve the detailed purpose of entering "Dawn Paradise". As long as they could enter "Dawn Paradise", they could obtain unparalleled gains, especially for rule-breakers like the Priest and the Platinum Apostle.

Don't forget, the "Dawn Paradise" at this time was in ruins and had lost the powerful notarization system of the Paradise. But this was Paradise after all. Any item found in this ruin and decay was something that could never be obtained through normal channels.

The first condition for entering "Dawn Paradise" was to get massive world power. There were only a few places where such a quantity of world power could be obtained, and the three Transcendent Native Worlds were naturally among them.

The first to be excluded was the Wind Sea Continent, because that side was too good at fighting. Not to mention anything else, Su Xiao summoned Jira there, but for a whole world progress, he couldn't cultivate even one combat Zerg from the Zerg nest. The reason was also very simple: at that time, even if the Zerg exploded, they would be pressed to the ground and hammered by any one of the Beast Race or the Sea Race, without any power to fight back.

The Meteorite Star also wouldn't work. Even if the Priest and the three didn't know that the Pluto and the Night Mother were about to clash, how could these three old schemers not notice the increasingly tense atmosphere there? Not to mention this point, the world power of the Meteorite Star was constantly being absorbed by the Ancient Gods. If they really went there, the biggest possibility was being besieged by the Pluto Temple and the Dark Night Faction together.

The Sun Star Chiliad actually met the conditions and had massive world power, but after the Priest and the three discussed it, they decided to give up. That place really made people feel bottomless.

Looking at it this way, the Witch World was an excellent choice, and the Priest and the three did indeed choose this way. But not long after they came to the Witch World, Su Xiao, who was about to complete the 【Talent Awakening Quest: Law-Extinguisher Shadow (Second Stage)】, also came to this place.

This matter, actually, the Abyss Archbishop had guessed long ago. He knew the Witch World better than the Priest and the Platinum Apostle. This was the place where he rose. Coupled with the fact that he had just fought Su Xiao in the Eternal Light World not long ago, he determined one point: if the Moon Witch Cecilis of this generation was smart enough and didn't have the habit of being headstrong, the other party would definitely invite the Law-Extinguisher Bai Ye to come here. There were three reasons.

1. Su Xiao had the ability to kill (and, this killing ability was the signature ability of the famous Law-Extinguisher Faction, and its intensity was beyond doubt).

2. Su Xiao opened the "Super-World-Level Sealing Formula" of the Eternal Light World, sealed the battle extreme value there to the absolute strong level, and on this basis, killed the Ancestor, the Star World Devourer, and the Scarlet Monarch Eyuishuer. This kind of record could definitely move the Moon Witch 100%.

3. Su Xiao, as a Law-Extinguisher, had an "Abyss Resistance" that ordinary people couldn't reach.

These three factors combined made the Abyss Archbishop so sure that the Moon Witch would invite Su Xiao to come, and therefore, the Abyss Archbishop decisively prepared to use dark blood to clear the three leaders of the Dark Church in this world.

The Abyss Archbishop knew Su Xiao was coming, why didn't he tell the Priest and the Platinum Apostle earlier? In the final analysis, compared to these two rule-breakers, the Abyss Archbishop's desire to go to "Dawn Paradise" was not urgent. He cared more about whether he could develop the Dark Church in a certain world and use this to restore his former supreme strength.

The Abyss Archbishop's concealment resulted in Su Xiao and the Priest and the three being wary of each other. The thoughts of the two sides were: "Will this Law-Extinguisher suddenly mess with us?" and "Will these three guys backstab me?"

On the surface, Su Xiao was one against three, and he would definitely lose. He himself had always thought so, but the magical scene was that after really fighting in the dark, he actually had more advantages. The reason was that Su Xiao had cooperated with the Priest more than once.

With the help of this, Su Xiao used a trick that was simple to the extreme and full of loopholes. He wrote a secret letter with his own hands and sent it to the Priest through the powerful intelligence channel of the Serin family as much as possible. Even if it didn't reach the Priest himself, it reached the other party's chess piece, and finally, this letter reached the Priest.

This letter couldn't be hidden from the eyes of the Platinum Apostle and the Abyss Archbishop. Both of them clearly knew that this was a trick Su Xiao deliberately used to disgust them.

The problem was that the Priest, this guy, really might agree to this cooperation. The Priest's faction had always been blurred. He only cared about whether he could become a beneficiary. Hatred, grievances, etc., had nothing to do with him.

The simplest example was that Su Xiao had "killed" the Priest more than once, but later, the Priest would still cooperate with Su Xiao. When the interests of both sides were consistent, the Priest was very reliable. Actually, compared to those villains who had ideals, ambitions, and firm hearts, guys like the Priest were often more likely to have the last laugh.

The Priest could help the world child throughout the process, and the moment the world child succeeded, ancient god tentacles would surge out and eat the world child clean. He could also be hostile to the world child from beginning to end, and in the end, show that I am actually your long-lost father, and all this is to test your attitude.

If Su Xiao was a Contract Master, the Platinum Apostle was a Fate Master, then the Priest must be a Betrayal Master. The number of rule-breakers he pitted to death was probably 2 to 3 times the number Su Xiao killed. Just from the time in the Tree World, one could see the Priest's means of betraying teammates.

Therefore, Su Xiao's trick full of loopholes immediately made the Platinum Apostle and the Abyss Archbishop speechless, and it was really difficult to deal with for a while. But for these three super old schemers, this was ultimately not a big problem. Just find a scapegoat. That's right, the one preparing to be the scapegoat was the Disaster Legion.

The situation of the Disaster Legion was quite bad. They had invaded all the worlds they could invade, and the rest were hard bones. Even if they gnawed down one of them, it was at most to prolong the life of the Disaster Legion. If they wanted a real transformation and reach the extinction-level race, invading the Witch World to seize the highest-rank world power was the most feasible method. As for the subsequent retaliation, the extinction-level race cared least about this.

After the plans of the Priest, the Platinum Apostle, and the Abyss Archbishop progressed to a certain extent, the next step must be to clear Su Xiao, this great enemy. Especially, Su Xiao successfully defeated the Ancient King, and the luck trend of the Witch World gathered on him in a short time. If it weren't for the Law-Extinguisher's luck being too unsolvable, the Witch World might have directly blessed Su Xiao's combat power. This was the weight of defeating the Ancient King + holding the Star Disk + four portions of dark blood for this world.

At this time, joining forces with the Corruption Lord seemed particularly visionary. This was also why not long after Su Xiao defeated the Ancient King, the Corruption Lord, with the assistance of the Priest and the three, violently invaded the Witch World.

What happened next was exactly what the Priest and the three wanted to test: whether Su Xiao could bring the Demon Zerg to the Witch World. The result was that over a million Demon Flame Dragons covered the sky above Giant Armor City.

After seeing this scene, the attitude of the Priest, the Platinum Apostle, and the Abyss Archbishop toward the Corruption Lord was: "You hold on first, the three of us are leaving first. Goodbye, oh no, farewell."

As for the Priest and the three going to Green Shade Star to participate in the meeting called by the Corruption Lord, this was even more interesting. The Priest went as a clone. This clone ability was extremely powerful. He could split two clones in each world, each clone having 90% of his combat power. The disadvantage was that if one died, there would be one less forever. The advantage was that even a professional perception type couldn't distinguish that this was a clone.

The Abyss Archbishop went as his main body, but this guy was a concept-level immortal, and his purpose was clear: to fool a group of core members and let the Dark Church rise in the Wind Sea Continent later.

Finally, the Platinum Apostle, his means were even more unexpected. The "Platinum Apostle" who thought he was the Platinum Apostle at that time was actually a poor person whose fate had been swallowed clean and turned into a puppet of the Platinum Apostle. Therefore, the Platinum Apostle had some flaws in this meeting, but he also completed the "preset instructions" of the Platinum Apostle, and all the duets he should have sung with the Priest were sung.

It could be seen from this that at that time, the Priest and the three tacitly agreed that the Corruption Lord had no chance of turning the tables.

Under the large parasol by the lake, after listening to Baja's explanation, Alanna was numb. She drank a sip of honey lemon water to suppress her shock. The only feeling in her heart was that old schemers were really terrifying.

"Lord Bai Ye, you must be more on guard against these insidious guys in the future."

As soon as Alanna said this, Baja immediately looked up and held back its laughter. Its thought was that this child was really real, but she seemed to have forgotten who was playing games with those three super old schemers and developed the situation before her eyes.

"Uh~, Lord Bai Ye, I didn't mean you were insidious, oh no, I mean, woo~, this, uh~"

Alanna made it worse and worse, and finally could only pretend that nothing had happened.

Just then, a strange noise appeared in the water pot on the cold drink table. Then the water inside proliferated, stretching the water pot into a strange shape, and eyes grew on it. This was a dark creature called the Drowning Hidden, which belonged to the lower-level individuals of the Abyss creatures. As a Law-Extinguisher, Su Xiao must not avoid the Abyss, so he chose to understand it with enough awe.

For example, this dark creature called the Drowning Hidden had the strongest perception of "resentment intention". He couldn't communicate with it directly, but he could complete this through a contract. He made a contract without penalty with the Drowning Hidden. The Drowning Hidden would help him find a specified "resentment intention". In return, he would give the other party a small piece of Black Maple Tree branch.

Su Xiao took out a small piece of Black Maple Tree branch that was as moist as jade and threw it to the deformed water pot opposite. The Drowning Hidden's mouth opened to nearly a meter in size and swallowed it in one bite. Then the deformed water pot began to wither, spiraling and shrinking, and finally turned into a metal lump the size of a marble, falling onto the table with a plop, with blue-black resentment smoke spreading on it.

The soul of an intelligent being is both fragile and powerful. The fragility lies in the fact that after the flesh dies, the soul will dissipate in 99.99% of cases. The power lies in the fact that if there is strong unwillingness and resentment, it will leave a certain trace at the place of death. This trace is like staining a small piece of black dye on the world canvas. Unless someone forcibly tears off this piece of world canvas, they can only wait for it to dissipate slowly. And tearing off a piece of the Witch World, the price is very large, and it will be immediately noticed by the Combat Wizards.

Being stared at by Combat Wizards is no joke. Why do the Ancient Gods fear the Witch World? It is because of their old opponents, the Combat Wizards.

Following Su Xiao's manipulation, the metal lump left by the dark creature Drowning Hidden flew over. He held this thing with both hands and tore it to both sides. With a boom of soul impact, several soul memory fragments were torn out from these resentments.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, who had adjusted the equipment long ago, used an old camera filled with viscous liquid to record these soul memory image fragments with a snap, or more accurately, used the viscous liquid sprayed from inside to seal these soul memory image fragments.

Su Xiao checked them one by one. These were the last images the deceased saw. In the broken scenes, there was half a hand holding a heart, a chandelier, and a wall with a clock hanging on it.

After Su Xiao observed simply, he let Alanna find Serin. Not long after, Serin brought an old and a young clansman to the scene. The old man among them put on a one-inch mirror on his right eye and began to observe these soul memory image fragments. After writing and drawing, he reached a conclusion: the position in this image had a 30% probability of being the Dog Slaughter Street of Giant Armor City, and a 70% probability of being the dark alley in the back street of Sky City's bottom city.

Su Xiao formed a "Law-Extinguisher Teleportation Array" under his feet. After confirming that the spatial coordinates of the Sky City ruins were still there, he activated the teleportation array and went to Sky City with Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang and Baja.

When the spatial fog dissipated, the scene in sight was charred black. This was burned by dragon flames. Su Xiao dragged several soul memories in one hand. After arriving here, these soul memories floated with faint light. He used this as a guide and soon arrived at the location where the bottom city, back street, and dark alley were originally located.

It was in this area under his feet that the Priest and the Platinum Apostle killed the pseudo-world child Aguye, his fiancée Mo Stacie, and the Winter Sword Um.

One could imagine what kind of despair Aguye encountered at that time to leave such a strong soul resentment.

Su Xiao took out a bottle of sealed world power, opened it, and poured it on the place where Aguye's resentment was. A black light particle gradually solidified and became larger, but as more world power was poured on it, this black light particle turned into a pale gold representing the pseudo-world child, and then slowly formed a mark.

This mark was very natural, just like the annual rings of trees and the patterns of rocks, naturally formed. This was the last trace left by the pseudo-world child.

Relying on this mark of the pseudo-world child alone, of course, it couldn't reach Su Xiao's expectations. This thing could only be considered an initial template. He formed the "Law-Extinguisher Teleportation Array" again. When the teleportation was completed, he had arrived at a manor in the Ancient King City.

Just arriving at this place, Su Xiao heard the enthusiastic laughter of the great noble Theo. He asked: "Ready?"

"Of course, this side."

The great noble Theo, who was amazingly fat, rode a spotted hippopotamus. Many years ago, he saved the life of this extraordinary creature. To thank Theo for his kindness, this spotted hippopotamus was willing to be Theo's mount + bodyguard for thirty years.

The group arrived at the backyard, and a giant array appeared in sight. This was an alchemy array with amplification characteristics. Su Xiao provided the blueprint, and Theo provided the resources. In dealing with the Disaster Legion, Theo was exceptionally generous, obviously understanding that once the Wizard Faction declined, he would not have a good end.

Su Xiao activated the array under his feet. Only then did the alchemy array with amplification characteristics leave the ground, and then gathered toward the golden mark in his hand, amplifying this pseudo-world child's "Fate Mark" into a one-time "Devour Mark".

The difference between the two was that the "Fate Mark" could only passively accept the world power gifted by the world where it was located, that is, the Witch World, while the "Devour Mark" could turn passive into active and devour the world power of the Witch World.

The "Devour Mark" floated up and was held in Su Xiao's hand. This mark was not for his own use, but prepared for the big guy who was about to descend into this world. In this game, he would make the Priest, the Platinum Apostle, and the Abyss Archbishop lose everything. ===== CHAPTER 3845 =====