Chapter 3859

In the alchemy lab, the potion in the vessel gradually cooled, and after sealing the bottle, a miracle-grade permanent enhancement potion was completed. Su Xiao lacked too many soul coins this time, causing him to spend his soul coins down to only 104, but this was not a problem, as the alchemy lab still stored plenty of potion materials, and brewing some permanent enhancement potions naturally would

make him money. If Su Xiao spent a lot of time brewing potions, his poverty as a master of the Three Techniques Sect could be alleviated somewhat, but the problem is, some high-quality permanent enhancement potions have especially stringent environmental requirements, and the dedicated

alchemy lab is the best choice, but the stay time in the Reincarnation Paradise is insufficient, so sufficient time must be reserved to go to the Land of All Beings (Eighth Layer).

Enhancing physical attributes and various abilities is only part of increasing one's combat power; adapting and integrating the enhanced physique after improvement is necessary to unleash sufficient combat power in battle. Besides, material cost is also an issue, as more than half of the potion materials are exchanged at the lowest price in the Reincarnation Paradise, while outside, it seems everyone thinks alchemists are especially wealthy and can use their

needed materials to gouge them heavily, which makes sense given the decline of the Void Alchemists' Association. Apprentice alchemists, without family support, have no chance to practice potion brewing; a slight mistake ruins an entire batch of materials, so it is likely that apprentice alchemists' situation is that they can only happily prepare inert catalytic solutions for

several days. After using up the material exchange quota this time, Su Xiao stopped brewing, as the potions brewed were relatively simple mid-to-high tier potions, yielding a total of 76,500 soul coins this time. After deducting the creation of two "Sun Holy Swords"

and a large number of recovery potions, only 3,000 to 4,000 soul coins remained. Having once witnessed Brother No-Umbrella's no-umbrella skydiving, Su Xiao reserves several thousand soul coins before entering each mission world, although for him now, jumping from tens of thousands of meters high is unharmed, but heaven knows what situation

he will encounter later. Su Xiao sat on the single sofa, took out the Eternal-tier · Nourishment Equipment 【Strength Lord】, placed it on the coffee table; this equipment requires 800 points of real strength attribute to wear, and his current strength attribute naturally does not reach that, but there are

other ways.

"Bloodbath Madman · Equipment Effect: Madness (Core·Active), after activating this ability, your real strength and real stamina attributes will temporarily increase by 50%……Equipment Drawback: Cost (Core·Passive), each use of this ring causes it to enter an unequippable state for a period afterward, and based on the duration of your last entry into the 'Mad State' as a standard, each second

of madness time, this ring will permanently devour 5,000 points of your origin life value (which will permanently reduce your life value upper limit by 5,000 points), and also permanently devour 10 points of your sanity value and 2 points of your willpower attribute. Equipment Growth Trait: Devour Master (Passive), each time this ring devours a wearer, it gains growth enhancement, the madness state bonus increases, and the higher the origin life force, sanity, willpower, and blood

energy values of the devoured wearer, the greater the growth this ring gains."

Taking as an example entering a 60-second "Mad State" in battle, after the battle ends, the wearer will be permanently devoured by the Madness Ring of 300,000 life points, as well as 600 sanity points and 120 willpower attribute points, the cost being quite brutal. Su Xiao does not intend to pay this cost, colloquially known as white-leeching, so he did not take the Madness Ring, but instead released the magic spirit, let it stand opposite him, then he touched the black smoke right arm of the magic spirit with his index finger, crystal spreading with a crackling sound, as the

"Battle Prosthetic" ability activated, the magic spirit formed a crystal right arm. The tip of this crystal right arm extended countless spirit threads, which sank into Su Xiao's right arm, and as he raised his hand, the magic spirit also raised its crystal right arm; from a certain angle, this could also be considered Su Xiao's arm, at least in

equipment judgment, it can be ruled as such. Su Xiao temporarily removed the "God's Judgment" ring and the "King's Crown," freeing up two ring slots, then he controlled the magic spirit to wear the "Bloodbath Madman," and the next second, in his equipment bar, he saw the display of "Bloodbath Madman · Equipped."

Su Xiao activated the Madness Ring's "Mad State," a scarlet energy burst from the "Mad State" on the magic spirit's index finger, then spread along the countless spirit threads connecting the crystal arm, spreading to Su Xiao's arm,

thus granting him the enhancement.

Dong dong dong……

Su Xiao's heart beat at over ten times the normal speed, his pupils gradually turned toward pitch black, and his pupils showed a tendency to shift toward scarlet vertical pupils.

Checking his strength and stamina attributes, both had reached the extreme value of 800 points, Absolute Strong level, he picked up the 【Strength Lord】 and wore this nourishment-type equipment.

【You have successfully equipped Strength Lord.】

【When you are in a world with the power of existence, this equipment will automatically absorb world power to form "Power Fragments."】

【Current environment: Reincarnation Paradise.】

【Currently unable to absorb world power.】

……

After successfully equipping Strength Lord, Su Xiao slashed the magic spirit's crystal arm with one blow; the crystal arm detached from the magic spirit and shattered, he then unfolded the "Book of Original Sin," sealing the "Bloodbath Madman" into its seventh page. With a snap, the Book of Original Sin closed, having postured to demand the "cost" of the "Bloodbath Madman," the violent fluctuations ceased abruptly; one could also demand the usage cost from Su Xiao by breaking through the layered seals of the Book of Original Sin and the causal

seal confinement, then having the magic spirit backlash, before possibly demanding the "cost" from Su Xiao.

The "Bloodbath Madman" sealed within the Book of Original Sin, like a starving beast, although already ferocious from hunger, being confined in a cage, it could only resentfully roar. Su Xiao turned the Book of Original Sin to the sixth page, where "Moth-Eaten World" was still sealed, still appearing as a metal insect, but he could feel that the "Moth-Eaten World" inside constantly wanted to break free, to devour him completely, then

however, "Moth-Eaten World" could not possibly emerge. Speaking of which, "Moth-Eaten World," this top-tier apocalyptic existence, is truly powerful; previously, the imprisoned Golden Magic Old Brother initially wore the Pain Mask, was locked for a period, then it slightly cracked, and after being imprisoned for two or three world progressions,

the Golden Magic Old Brother melted and evaporated away.

Glancing at the remaining stay time, Su Xiao prepared to go to the Land of All Beings (Eighth Layer); he was just about to set off when Reid sent him an email, the sending address also within the Reincarnation Paradise, suggesting he had already returned from the Eternal Light World.

【Prompt: You have received a sealed box package from Reid's Forging Shop.】

Sending packages is a unique feature of shops within the Reincarnation Paradise; Su Xiao opened this large sealed box, and a round shield appeared before his eyes. The shield's diameter is a full 1.2 meters; with Am's build, it would not seem overly large, the shield's thickness is 10 centimeters, made by piecing together many "Dawnlight Fragments," fixed by a kind of dark blue fluid metal, and the edges

thus also have a thickness-varying arc due to this, each irregular gap between the "Dawnlight Fragments" is filled by this living metal.

This is an Eternal-tier living armor; when it turns into fiery red fire attribute, it becomes semi-fluid; when it turns into dark blue ice attribute, it becomes indestructible. If the "Dawnlight Shield" were truly shattered, re-forming into many "Dawnlight Fragments," it could also be reassembled by this living armor, this equipment named 【Twin Battle Spirits】 contains two kinds of spirituality; when in

its frigid and firm state, the spirituality is that of Mr. Ainsde, and when in the scorching and lively state, the spirituality is that of Ms. Ayi. The spirituality shift of 【Twin Battle Spirits】 is based on Am's life value; when Am's life value is above 10%, it is maintained as the shield form by Mr. Ainsde, conversely, when Am's life value is below 10%,

【Twin Battle Spirits】 will automatically shift its spirituality to Ms. Ayi, and in the form of semi-fluid battle armor, it will cling to Am's body surface, greatly enhancing his defense while also gradually healing his wounds.

If Am needs the Dawnlight Shield's defensive state even when his life value is below 10%, then it can suppress the spirituality shift of 【Twin Battle Spirits】, keeping it always in the shield form maintained by Mr. Ainsde. Moreover, wonderfully, the Molten Fire Giant considered Am's bloodthirsty battle axe in this design; this battle axe is forged from Dragon Heart Axe + Bloodthirsty Battle Armor, and since it inherits the properties of the Bloodthirsty Battle Armor, its form has two variants: heavy battle axe and light battle axe + battle armor.

Currently, the Dragon Heart Axe has a third use; when Am holds the Dawnlight Shield, it can temporarily completely abandon its attack capability, allowing the bloodthirsty battle axe to become semi-fluid and cling to the inside of the Dawnlight Shield, thus forming an inner shield; this inner shield's direct defensive capability is ordinary, but its resistance to impact and shock is extraordinarily high.

This solves the problem of Am holding the Dawnlight Shield to block an overly strong attack, thereby being severely wounded by shock. Having just obtained the Dawnlight Shield, Am of course wanted to test it; in the training room, Am single-handedly held the Dawnlight Shield, assumed a defensive posture, Bahah surged forward, with a sizzle sound, the eagle claws scraped across the shield face, emitting a piercing sharp cry,

This resolved it, Amu held the Dawnlight Shield to block the overpowering attack, thus being severely wounded by the shock. Having just obtained the Dawnlight Shield, Amu naturally wanted to test it; in the training chamber, Amu single-handedly held the Dawnlight Shield, assuming a defensive stance, when Bahamut lunged forward—sizzle—its eagle talons scraped across the shield's surface, emitting a piercing screech,

causing Benny's little expression to look especially distressed.

Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang rammed his iron head into the Dawnlight Shield, then he just squatted to one side motionless, his gaze seeming to stare into the distance, actually he was dazed from the impact, only to say, as expected of Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang, he always manages to do something unexpected.

Such an attack could not even reach the level of testing the Dawnlight Shield; Am lowed, meaning he wanted Su Xiao to slash him once.

Such an attack could not even reach the level required to test the Dawnlight Shield. Amu mooed, meaning it wanted Su Xiao to slash it with one strike.

The long sword slashed the Dawnlight Shield; with the sharpness of Dragon-Slaying Flash, not even a dent appeared on the shield surface.

The longsword slashed across the Dawnlight Shield; with the sharpness of Dragon-Slaying Flash, not even a dent appeared on the shield's surface.

Am's meaning was: 'Boss, Am can hold it, slash with full force.'

Su Xiao threw the sword sheath in his left hand to Bahah, after his pupils' centers showed a hint of red light, he slashed out with one blade.

The long sword drew a black trace in the air; the sword had not yet arrived, but the wind pressure arose first, Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang and Benny both crouched low, and Benny even extended all his cat claws to scratch the ground.

The longsword tore a black trace through the air—before the blade arrived, the wind pressure surged first, and Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang and Benny both crouched low, Benny even extending all her cat claws to dig into the ground.

One slash down, Am had already been slammed against the wall tens of meters away opposite; more precisely, it was the Dawnlight Shield bearing the terrifying slash force that slammed Am into the wall. Su Xiao looked toward Am, seeing Am still leaning against the wall standing firm, which made him feel relieved; Am had also grown, enduring such impact, he stood steadily there, knowing that this slash's power was something even he himself had not

One slash down, Amu had already been slammed into the wall dozens of meters opposite; more precisely, it was the Dawnlight Shield, bearing the terrifying slash force, that slammed Amu into the wall. Su Xiao looked toward Amu and saw Amu still leaning against the wall, standing firm—this greatly relieved him, for Amu had also grown, enduring such impact and still standing steadily there; knowing that this slash's power was something even he himself found somewhat lacking,

"Am, let's go, go eat dinner."

Su Xiao spoke, but Am remained there holding the Dawnlight Shield leaning against the wall; seeing this, he quickly stepped forward, discovering Am sandwiched between the shield and the wall, rolling his eyes, several teeth knocked out. After Su Xiao activated recovery permission, a few seconds later Am came to his senses, realized what had happened, then Am sat facing the wall in the corner, obviously somewhat gloomy; in these several boss battles, it was always nearly instant-killed at the start, now having the Dawnlight Shield, yet also being knocked unconscious by one slash, making Am feel heartbroken.

Su Xiao spoke, but Amu remained there, gripping the Dawnlight Shield and leaning against the wall. Seeing this, he quickly stepped forward, discovering Amu wedged between shield and wall, rolling its eyes, several teeth knocked out. After Su Xiao activated recovery privileges, a few seconds later Amu regained consciousness, realized what had happened, then Amu sat facing the wall in the corner, clearly somewhat gloomy; in these several boss battles, it had almost always been nearly instant-killed at the start, eyes

now having the Dawnlight Shield, yet also being knocked unconscious by a single slash, making Amu feel deeply hurt.

"Yeah, there is a way, first eat."

"Moo."

"Hmm, there's a way—eat first."

Hearing that one should eat first, Amu's mood improved a little, and when Su Xiao said they were going to Xia's for dinner, Amu's dull, lifeless eyes regained their spark.

Two hours later, in Xia's restaurant, Xia slumped weakly in the recliner, complaining to Su Xiao: "Bai Ye, before I met you, I never thought cooking gourmet food would be such physical labor."

"..."

Su Xiao leaned back, eyes closed, pretending not to hear Xia's complaint. After a brief rest post-meal, Su Xiao's team set out for the Realm of All Beings; this time, even Benni came along. Upon arriving at the Trial Hall, Su Xiao did not choose to enter the Realm of All Beings (Eight Layer) as he had before, but instead entered the Realm of All Beings (Eight Layer) Public Area.

After Su Xiao's imprint permission reached level 95, his followers' treatment naturally improved, allowing them to enter the Realm of All Beings (Eight Layer) Public Area, but this came with a precondition: they must follow Su Xiao in together, and when Su Xiao leaves,

all his followers will be teleported away. After the teleportation ended, Su Xiao arrived on an endless ice plain; the texture of the ice beneath his feet differed from normal solid ice—it was actually highly concentrated soul energy in solid form. Beneath this ice layer, one could still see chunks of soul crystals several meters in size.

Here, technique training efficiency is a thousandfold; training here for three days equals over a decade of extreme asceticism, and moreover, it must be extreme asceticism without eating or resting.

After Bahamut arrived here, he began refining his spatial abilities. Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang was rather absurd, having merged into this environment. Bubu's ability to merge with the environment is inherently absurd, but in the late stages, although this ability remains strong, it has already fallen short of its original level. Fortunately, Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang is sufficiently single-minded; each time the world progress concludes, Su Xiao obtains S-, S, S+ etc. world comprehensive evaluations, and as a follower, Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang can gain one "Potential Activation."

Others like Amu, Bahamut, and Benni, each time they go to the Attribute Enhancement Hall for "Potential Activation," activate their specialty attributes plus all abilities. But Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang, this fellow, uses every "Potential Activation" on his environmental merging ability—namely, "You Can't See Me" (passive, self-acquired skill).

This causes Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang, before Su Xiao's advancement to Absolute Strong, to have all attributes except charm be painfully glaring to the eye. However, after Su Xiao's advancement to Absolute Strong, Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang, Amu, Bahamut, and Benni each gained one follower promotion qualification. This tremendous boost elevated them all to Absolute Strong level, and Bubu's physical attributes finally came online.

As for whether Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang's repeated use of "Potential Activation" on the "You Can't See Me" ability has been effective, the answer is definitely yes. This ability, which cannot be improved via skill upgrade warehouse, has been honed into proficiency by the attribute enhancement warehouse. The problem is, due to the ability's intensity, the required proficiency for improvement is extraordinarily absurd.

"You Can't See Me (Passive): 1785000/8500000 proficiency points (already accumulated 21% proficiency)."

Now Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang has finally found an opportunity to improve this ability, but this Wang Xing person's cultivation method is especially infuriating: after merging into the environment, he finds a comfortable spot to lie down and then goes to sleep.

Benni let out a yawn; she's here to catch up on sleep. Since returning to the Reincarnation Paradise until now, she has had no time to rest at all—aside from selling various goods, she's been doing business with her private money. As for the results, don't even mention it; whoever brings it up gets scratched.

Amu's training is the main event. Since Su Xiao's single slash nearly gave Amu autism earlier, let him face the difficulty head-on. During these three days of training, Amu's method is shield-bearing and enduring slashes. Su Xiao is not a sparring partner; he swings with full force each time, refining the style where a basic slash is a ultimate move. Imagine, this three-day training progress equals over a decade of bitter practice—practicing one basic slash for over a decade is not something every sword master has the time and energy for.

Clang—

The long blade was drawn from its sheath. After feeling himself for a moment, Su Xiao still struggled to judge his own strength's level, so he unleashed a sideways slash into the void.

Boom! The soul energy ice surface beside him shattered and rose up. Even more spectacular was that the shattering kept spreading sideways. Initially, the crack was five meters wide, with fragments shooting up ten meters high. After spreading a distance, it gradually widened to a hundred meters, then several hundred meters high. By the time it reached the far end, the momentum did not diminish but increased, turning the fan-shaped rupture zone into several kilometers wide, soaring skyward. Finally, with a tremendous roar, this fan-shaped spreading slash struck the edge, causing the entire Realm of All Beings to tremble.

Had the Realm of All Beings not been limited in range, this casual sideways slash would have spread to an absurdly exaggerated extent.

Some originally cultivating eighth- and ninth-tier contractors, upon seeing this, were stunned for a moment, then tried hard to forget the scene in their hearts, otherwise it would too much affect their cultivation drive. Su Xiao instantly appeared before Amu, slashed down with a boom—the impact caused the surrounding ice surface to crack. Amu instantly turned into an afterimage and vanished; after a brief delay, a muffled thud sounded—Amu had hit the edge of the arena.

A few minutes later, a limping Amu returned, assumed his shield-bearing stance, and Su Xiao delivered another heavy slash—training began. Three days later, on the soft mats laid on the ground, Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang, merged into the environment, held his terminal and played games, while Benni sat on the medical box; these days her rescue skills have greatly improved. Bahamut is exhausted and doesn't want to move at all. As for Amu,

wrapped in bandages with only his two eyes showing. Given Amu's tenacious personality, he nearly broke into tears these three days—one can see how rigorous this training was. Moreover, upon learning that they would continue training like this henceforth, Amu was delighted and rolled his eyes on the spot. However, when Su Xiao prepared to take Amo back for major rescue,

Had it not been for the limited range of the Realm of All Beings, this casual side-slash's shockwave would have spread to an extraordinarily exaggerated extent.

Amu's fear ranking is: Realm of All Beings training < having nothing to eat < major rescue. Returning to the storage space, Su Xiao checked the remaining time—still a few hours. This time he did not prepare to return to the mortal world; more accurately, his childhood home, as judged, is named "True Mortal World." This does not mean the Void Myriad Worlds are false; these places are truly existing worlds, beyond doubt. Su Xiao's return to the real world is called "True Mortal World" because its rule system is the most stable.

If one understands the world system, one would certainly know: the stronger the supernatural power in a world, the farther its distance from the Star Realm's basic rules, just like tree fruits far from the roots. Conversely, the closer to the Star Realm's basic rules, the less likely this world is to have natural supernatural abilities. Do not think there are many "True Mortal Worlds" without supernatural power—actually, there is only one. The previous Paradise Contention War's contested content was precisely the recruitment rights of contractors from the "True Mortal World," which the seven Paradises ultimately won, meaning

A few minutes later, a limping Amu returned, assumed the shield-bearing stance, and Su Xiao delivered another heavy slash—training resumed. Three days later, soft mats lay on the ground, Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang, blended into the environment, held a terminal playing games, while Benny sat on the medical box, her rescue skills having greatly improved these past days; Bahamut was so exhausted it didn't want to move at all; as for Amu,

Why recruit contractors from the "True Mortal World"? Because the intelligent species living here are closest to the Star Realm's "basic rule system," which also leads to this realm's intelligent species basically having no innate supernatural beings. The Star Realm's rules are actually fair to all living beings: assume a race has 10 talent points; if they possess supernatural power, they default to 5 points of personal potential and 5 points of basic supernatural power; the more gifted ones are 7 points personal potential and 3 points initial supernatural power.

As for the "True Mortal World's" intelligent species, they are innately 10 points personal potential—or rather, they cannot avoid adding talent potential; they simply have no other choice. In the early, middle, and late stages, Su Xiao always believed that the inability to use active skills and the storage space seal in the mortal world were to maintain mortal world stability. But after gaining further insight, he discovered this was not the case.

The Reincarnation Paradise is prohibiting excessive supernatural power from appearing in the mortal world. More importantly, the "True Mortal World's" world system is stable to the point of astonishment—from the Void·First Epoch to the present Third Epoch, the "True Mortal World's" world system has not decayed in the slightest; terms like world collapse have nothing to do with the "True Mortal World."

Ask: In which of the five Paradises—Bliss Paradise, Death Paradise, Holy Light Paradise, etc. —are contractors recruited? Known situation: definitely not in the native worlds.

The answer is "Secondary True Mortal World." These worlds have especially stable rule systems, but with slightly more supernatural power.

If one were to cut the Star Realm horizontally, the result from top to bottom would be as follows.

Why recruit contractors in the "True Mundane World"? Because the intelligent species living here are closest to the Star Realm's "Foundational Rule System," which also means the intelligent species here basically have no innate supernaturals. The Star Realm's rules are actually fair to all beings; assuming a species has 10 talent points, those with supernatural power default to 5 points of personal potential and 5 points of foundational supernatural ability, while the more gifted ones are 7

Transcendent·Native World

whereas the intelligent species of the "True Mundane World" are innately 10 points of personal potential—or rather, they cannot avoid adding talent potential, having no other choice. Throughout early, mid, and late stages, Su Xiao had always believed that restrictions in the mundane world—such as being unable to use active skills or storage space seals—were meant to maintain mundane world stability, but after gaining further insight, he discovered this was not the case

, the Reincarnation Paradise is prohibiting excessive supernatural power from appearing in the mundane world. More importantly, the world system of the "True Mundane World" is stable to an astonishing degree—from the Void·First Era to the present Third Era, the world system of the "True Mundane World" has not decayed in the slightest, and world collapse-type events

Secondary True Mortal World

Ask: where are contractors recruited for the Initiation Paradise, Death Paradise, Holy Light Paradise, and the other five Paradises? Known circumstances indicate it is definitely not within the native world.

……Actually located at the top and bottom of the Star Realm's most fundamental rules; the top is near the "Elemental" and "Abyss" powers; in the middle, it's closer to the Void's foreign existences……

Su Xiao's destination this time is a "Secondary True Mortal World," where the inhabited planet is named Tianren Star, serving as the Bliss Paradise's contractor recruitment world. Naturally, he cannot enter it easily. Originally, Su Xiao didn't even think he could go there; he merely applied to the Reincarnation Paradise, but instead received a trade mission: reach the designated point on Tianren Star, place several supply crates into the warehouse at the designated coordinates.

This is clearly a transaction between Paradises. If notarized by the Void World Tree, the transaction would complete instantly—the key is paying spatiotemporal power for notarization.

Although the Paradises' factions do not think like intelligent beings, they always pursue optimal resource solutions. The mission is not difficult, the reward is not much, but Su Xiao suspects he was just caught by the Reincarnation Paradise to run errands. The problem is, the application to go to Tianren Star was his own submission, so this task was automatically accepted.

Su Xiao's purpose in going to Tianren Star was, previously he kept saying the next world would still cooperate with the withdrawal maiden……cough, still cooperate with teammate, but after hearing they were going to "Blazing Star·Qiliyade," they suddenly changed their tune. After Su Xiao painstakingly "advised" them and told them that, based on their rank, entering "Blazing Star·Qiliyade" grants immediate compulsory return without penalty permission, the reply they got was: "Hahaha, I'm not going, come fight me, hehehe~ (tongue-out emoticon)." At the time, Morale was with the Moon Apostle and Tigress; Tigress's suggestion was, since we're refusing anyway, we might as well keep our attitudes consistent, so the three of them recorded a tongue-out "hehehe~" emoticon and sent it over, repaying past grievances of being beaten.

Indeed, after sending that emoticon, Morale and Tigress were in great spirits—only the Moon Apostle was a little afraid.

Su Xiao examined Tianren Star's general data: this "Secondary True Mortal World" situation is quite stable, with the four major powers checking each other, small and medium nations surviving in the gaps. The four major powers' situations are: Eastern Federation: aggressive conduct, combative populace, still retaining slavery—this is paradise for the strong, hell for the weak. The Eastern Federation has invaded and annexed multiple countries; its capital's representative structure is the Sand Blood Arena,

Northern Alliance: located in the frigid lands, its populace is fierce, nearly everyone is a soldier, venerating martial strength and the strong, composed of tribes, major cities, and multiple beast clans—this is a nation of strong strength and grand ambition. Island Alliance: located on multiple island nations, technologically advanced, centered on maritime trade and commercial civilization, with almost no outward expansion intent. However, among all commoners of the four major powers, nearly every household has something they developed, produced, and sold.

……actually located at the very top and most fundamental rules of the Star Realm; the top is close to the "Elemental" and "Abyss" powers, and the middle is

, relatively close to the Void-foreign existences……

Su Xiao's destination this time is a "Secondary True Manifestation," where the inhabited planet is named Tianren Star, serving as the world for the Initiation Paradise to recruit contractors—naturally, he cannot easily enter. Originally, Su Xiao didn't even think he could go there; he merely applied to the Samsara Paradise, but instead received a trade mission: to arrive at the designated location on Tianren Star and store several supply crates into the warehouse at the specified coordinates.

inside.

This is clearly a transaction between Paradises; if notarized by the Void Tree, the transaction would be completed instantly—the key being that notarization requires payment of spacetime power.

Although the Paradise faction does not think like sentient beings, it always seeks the optimal resource solution. The mission is not difficult, and the reward is not large, but Su Xiao suspects he was simply caught by the Samsara Paradise and made to run errands—the issue being that his application to go to Tianren Star was his own submission, so this mission was automatically accepted.

ed.

Su Xiao's purpose in going to Tianren Star is that the previously vocal "withdrawal maiden"... cough, the teammate who claimed to still cooperate, actually changed her mind upon hearing they were going to "Blazing Star·Chiliade." After Su Xiao earnestly "advised" her and informed her that, given her rank, entering such a world as "Blazing Star·Chiliade" grants immediate forced return without penalty privileges, her reply was: "Hahaha, I'm not going—come fight me, pfft~ (tongue-out emoticon)." At the time, Morey was with the Moon Apostle and Heroic Sis; Heroic Sis suggested that, since they were refusing anyway, they might as well present a united front, so the three of them recorded a "pfft~" tongue-out taunting emoticon and sent it over as retaliation for past beatings.

, come fight me, pfft~ (tongue-out emoticon)." At the time, Morey was with the Moon Apostle and Heroic Sis; Heroic Sis suggested that, since they were refusing anyway, they might as well present a united front, so the three of them recorded a "pfft~" tongue-out taunting emoticon and sent it over as retaliation for past beatings.

ed it over, retaliating for past beatings.

Indeed, after sending that emoticon, Morey and Heroic Sis felt especially good—though the Moon Apostle was somewhat afraid.

Su Xiao examined the general data of Tianren Star: this "Secondary True Manifestation" is quite stable, with the four major powers checking each other, and smaller nations surviving in the cracks. The situation of the four powers is as follows: Eastern Federation: aggressive in conduct, martial customs, still retaining slavery—this is paradise for the strong, hell for the weak; the Eastern Federation has invaded and annexed multiple nations, its representative capital structure being the Sand-Blood Arena,

Northern Alliance: inhabiting the frigid lands, its people are fierce, nearly universal conscription, venerating strength and the strong, composed of tribes, major cities, and multiple beast tribes—a nation of strong ambition and vigor. Island Alliance: located across multiple island nations, technologically advanced, centered on maritime trade and commercial civilization, with little outward expansion intent, yet in nearly every civilian household among the four powers, there are goods they have developed, produced, and sold.

of the products. The Atlantean Empire: located in the southern part with spring-like weather year-round, it has mid-to-high level electrical technology in this world, advanced crystal technology, but its war capabilities are inferior to the Eastern Federation, its number of strong individuals is not as many as the Northern Border Alliance, and its commerce cannot match the Island Alliance; however, in these three aspects it is not weak either, being roughly second-best in each, with overall strength off the charts, and without a doubt, the Atlantean Empire is the wealthiest, because this is the world's largest producer of energy crystals, with over 90% of the energy

crystal technology mastered by this country.

……

Tianren Star·Atlantean Empire·Royal Capital. In the grand and scenic rear courtyard of the palace, a standalone small building is constructed amidst flower fields and trees, and residing in this luxurious villa is none other than the famed Ninth Princess of the Atlantean Empire, one of the two youngest daughters of the current Atlantean King.

The Ninth Princess is famous not for her talent, but because, despite her noble birth, she has been a salted fish + goofball since childhood, and even worse, her peer, the Tenth Princess who is her sister, is simply a peerless genius, so much so that even the Crown Prince, who is most likely to succeed the throne, feels a sense of threat from his younger sister.

Compared to the Tenth Princess, the Ninth Princess is practically undergoing public execution, and many nobles feel pity for her, believing she must have put in great effort, yet still been ruthlessly surpassed by her sister; although she appears indifferent on the surface, she must actually feel quite distressed inside. At this moment, within this luxurious villa, the maids on the first floor are busy preparing breakfast, among whom the head maid has an especially stern gaze—not only toward these maids, but even toward the villa's owner, the Ninth Princess, who actually feels a bit inferior in her heart toward this lady, this head maid having watched her grow up since childhood.

The delicate breakfast has been prepared, yet the Ninth Princess dawdles and does not come down; the usually strict head maid glances at the time, about to step up to the third floor to knock on the bedroom door, when suddenly she recalls something, ultimately she sighs and lets a young maid carry the meal onto a tray and deliver it to the bedroom on the third floor.

At this moment, in the bedroom, the noble Ninth Princess lies on a dry, comfortable large bed|, half-covered with a goose-down quilt, sleeping soundly without any ladylike grace, so deeply asleep that she even slightly drools, and this is…

The maid placed the dishes on the tray and delivered them to the bedroom on the third floor. At this moment, the noble Ninth Princess lay reclining on the dry, comfortable large bed|, half-covered by a goose-down quilt, sleeping soundly without any ladylike grace, so deeply asleep from comfort that she even slightly drooled—this was clearly…

The young maid opens and closes the door gently, walks down the corridor, and upon seeing the situation inside the bedroom, she is so startled that the food tray slips from her hands, cups and plates clattering to the floor. Morel opens her eyes and sits up, half-crouching on the bed|, though her gaze is still a bit dazed, she quickly realizes what happened, knowing that the household maids do not approach within three meters of her or she won't wake, but creating such a commotion,

The little maid opened and closed the door softly, walked down the corridor, and upon seeing the bedroom's situation, she was so startled that the food tray slipped from her hands, cups and plates clattering to the floor. Morel opened her eyes and rose, half-crouching on the bed|, though her gaze still had a dazed look, she quickly reacted to what had happened; the maids in the household do not approach within three meters of her, or she will not wake, but creating such a commotion,

「Hah~, scared me, are you hurt? Don't worry, I'll say later that I broke it myself. 」

Morel relaxes and sits on the bed|, but facing the young maid who is trembling with fear several meters away, she raises her hand and points at Morel's back—not because the young maid dares not shout, but upon seeing the person arriving, she is so frightened she loses her voice.

Morel looks in the direction the young maid is pointing and sees Su Xiao sitting on a chair, eyes closed, resting; upon feeling Morel's gaze, he opens his eyes.

Their eyes meet, and Morel's scalp tingles with a sudden numbness; the words she had left for Su Xiao earlier—【hahaha, come fight me, blah blah blah～】—now all come flooding back. Morel takes a deep breath, her tone firm as she says: 「Wait, don't move yet—I know where the Moon Apostle and the Rich Sister live. 」【136】

The four eyes met, and Mo Lei's scalp tingled and went numb all at once—she suddenly recalled the words she had left for Su Xiao earlier: "Hahaha, come fight me, hehe~" and the like. Mo Lei took a deep breath, her voice firm as she said: "Wait, don't move yet—I know where the Moon Apostle and Haomei live."