Chapter 3928: Heart

【Teleporting...】

【You are about to enter Apocalypse Paradise.】

Su Xiao felt colorful in the surroundings. After a short push, he was already standing in a square with occasional pedestrians. Three men and women were sitting on a bench in front, a thin man, a short-haired glasses girl, and a smiling man in a suit.

All three noticed Su Xiao who appeared suddenly. Among them, the smiling man nodded friendly to Su Xiao, but in the next second, his expression froze. After staring at Su Xiao for a moment, he lowered his voice and said to his teammates beside him: "Why do I look at this guy a bit familiar?"

"Your illusion."

The short-haired glasses girl yawned. The gloomy man beside her was silent, but he also glanced at Su Xiao, and then he was also stunned, and also lowered his voice and said:

"I look at him, also a bit familiar."

The gloomy man was worried. Even looking at the group of Absolute Strength combat angels in this square, their strength was top-notch. Especially the short-haired glasses girl, the hidden sharp aura seemed to explode at any time.

"You three, what are you looking at here?"

Combat Angel · Zelina stopped. She wore a hoodie full of technological sense. Inside the collar of the hoodie, there were energy transmission conductive patterns with fluorescent manifestation. Coupled with her long golden hair and the technological module loaded on her right arm guard, she had a unique beauty of cyberpunk.

That's right, it's the elegant poser master Zelina. She is the leader of this five-person squad. The fact that she conceded to Su Xiao and the others in the previous world doesn't mean she is weak; facing Su Xiao and the "Vicious Combo" simultaneously, knowing when to yield and when to stand tall is the wise choice.

Zelina had a credibility of 57,000 points from the Tree of the Void. How could such a combat angel be weak? Therefore, 2 hours later, her team would be one of the two starting teams of the Apocalypse Paradise side.

The number of teams in the six Paradise factions this time was not that the team members were dead, so this Paradise faction was defeated. This World Contention Battle (Absolute Strength-level) was far more cruel than estimated. The cause of everything was the spoils of war contested this time.

1. Paradise infrastructure, high-level facilities, unique facilities sealed by the Tree of the Void, some unique notarization permissions, some unique judgment permissions.

2. The remaining exclusive, rare resources of Dawn Paradise, as well as "Super · Massive" general resources.

Even if only contesting the infrastructure and high-level facilities of Dawn Paradise, it was enough to make this contention battle particularly cruel, not to mention that it was also contesting the unique facilities of Dawn Paradise.

The "Potential Transcendence Device" corresponding to the 【Dawn Badge】 obtained by Su Xiao was one of the unique facilities of Dawn Paradise. This contention was likely to cover several unique facilities of Dawn Paradise.

The higher the brand permission, the more one knows about Paradise infrastructure. The more one knows about the cruelty of this contention battle, Su Xiao possessed an exclusive skill upgrade cabin, so he had more permissions in this regard. As far as he knew, the "Attribute Strengthening Cabin" was the most basic and important facility among all basic Paradise facilities.

If a Paradise faction didn't have enough "Attribute Strengthening Cabins," this Paradise faction would become weaker and weaker. The reason for this was the composition principle of the "Attribute Strengthening Cabin." This kind of facility is composed of massive rare materials, plus "massive" Space-Time Power, and a small amount of "World Source."

For Paradise factions, the threshold of massive rare materials is the lowest, followed by Space-Time Power. What really limits the number of "Attribute Strengthening Cabins" is "World Source."

The so-called "World Source" is "Star Realm Rule Source Matter." Understanding what this is has no meaning. Except for the Tree of the Void and the Paradise faction level, as an individual, one cannot touch this kind of existence matter. It's not that one has no qualifications at all, but that one doesn't have the corresponding sensory physiological structure, just like people can't hear ultrasound.

This thing called "Star Realm Rule Source Matter," there is only so much in the entire Star Realm. As early as the First Era, the seven major Paradise factions used it as the core material for the "Attribute Strengthening Cabin."

This also destined that the number of "Attribute Strengthening Cabins" stored by the seven major Paradise factions had an upper limit. And the more "Attribute Strengthening Cabins" one has, the more contractors one can recruit, and the more powerhouses there are among them, the higher the winning rate of the World Contention Battle, the more Space-Time Power obtained, and so on, snowballing.

Whether it is the "Attribute Strengthening Cabin," or the "Skill Upgrade Cabin," or the "Equipment Strengthening Machine," "Trial Ground," etc., basic facilities require Space-Time Power for daily maintenance. The Paradise faction does give people a feeling of being omnipotent, but this omnipotence will certainly not transcend unreasonableness. That kind of omnipotence will only expose falsehood in the end. True strength is the manifestation of omnipotence on a reasonable basic rule.

Another problem is, if one only looks at Su Xiao's experience, one will feel that the "Attribute Strengthening Cabin" of Samsara Paradise is not lacking at all. The first thing he does every time he returns to Samsara Paradise is to use true skill points to improve his physique. Every time he goes to the Attribute Strengthening Hall, he doesn't queue. In fact, this is an illusion.

Until now, the lowest world comprehensive evaluation Su Xiao obtained was B+, and that was when he was in the low-to-mid tier. Subsequently, his lowest was also A rating, generally S or S-, sometimes S+. With such an outrageous world comprehensive evaluation, his "Attribute Strengthening Cabin" usage permission was no longer a matter of being ahead, but at any time.

As long as he goes to the Attribute Strengthening Hall and chooses an "Attribute Strengthening Cabin," then after the contractor inside finishes upgrading, no matter how many people are lined up behind, the next quota is definitely Hunter · Su Xiao. This is the hidden permission corresponding to the outrageous world comprehensive evaluation.

In contrast, if one obtains an E rating, one might have to queue until returning to the real world, and then wait for the new world to open and be recalled. During the two hours waiting to enter the world, one will be arranged for the "Attribute Strengthening Cabin" usage permission, and after hurriedly upgrading the physique, one will enter a new mission world.

With the current Space-Time Power storage of Samsara Paradise, if Su Xiao helps Samsara Paradise win this time, then during the final revenue settlement, Samsara Paradise 50%, Apocalypse Paradise 35%, and he obtains 15%. At that time, he will definitely transfer this 15% to Samsara Paradise. He doesn't need Paradise infrastructure, but corresponding strengthening materials.

Calculated this way, it is 65% possession of Samsara Paradise, 35% of Apocalypse Paradise. If the other team of Apocalypse Paradise performs poorly, this ratio will be balanced by the Tree of the Void, and it might reach 80% for Samsara Paradise and 20% for Apocalypse Paradise.

Calculated this way, then this large batch of "Attribute Strengthening Cabins" obtained might increase the upper limit of recruitable contractors of Samsara Paradise by 20%. This is not the same gold content as winning a few regular World Contention Battles for Samsara Paradise.

Not to mention, such exaggerated revenue is only a part of the possible revenue this time, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it only accounts for one-tenth.

After all, in that Paradise Contention Battle, Samsara Paradise defeated Dawn Paradise, but Samsara Paradise also suffered heavy losses. Fortunately, the Tree of the Void is an absolute notarization party, sealing the spoils of Dawn Paradise and not directly putting them into inventory, leaving an opportunity for contention again.

What really makes people care is that the number of teams in Samsara Paradise this time is 0/0. There should be many stories in this. Death Paradise, Sanctuary Paradise, Holy Light Paradise, and Watcher Paradise all clearly want to eat meat, and Apocalypse Paradise, which is preparing to mix in, found that there was no place to drink soup, so it came with a ruthless hand, transferring one of the two team quotas it held to Samsara Paradise in a transit way.

In this way, as long as Samsara Paradise wins, it is Samsara Paradise eating its fill, and Apocalypse Paradise also eating a big meal. This is much stronger than drinking soup.

Therefore, the number of teams from all sides at present is not the limit number of dispatches, but the upper limit that can be dispatched at the same time. For example, the 2/2 teams of Watcher Paradise, if these two starting teams die, the subsequent substitute teams will be teleported to the battlefield immediately.

In this way, there are a total of 6 teams from the enemy side: Death Paradise (1), Sanctuary Paradise (1), Holy Light Paradise (2), Watcher Paradise (2).

However, the members of these six teams don't know what they are about to face at this moment. The opponent they are about to face, no, it should be the Overlord template big boss. The situation of this big boss is as follows:

1. All main attributes 800 points.

2. Blade Technique Master Lv. 95, Close Combat Master Lv. 95, Blood Spear Master Lv. 91, 22 types of Law-Extinguisher · General Passive.

3. Full number of high-level technique passives (and all upgraded to Lv. EX), full number of attribute basic passives (and all upgraded to Lv. EX), as well as other various Lv. EX passive bonuses.

4. Among various Law-Extinguisher abilities, except for a very few, the levels are all Lv. EX.

5. Eternal-grade 10050-point score weapon strengthened to +13.

6. Among the equipment worn on the whole body, the lowest score is the top-tier Overlord equipment · Planet Destroyer, and the score

Obviously, the 6 squads from the four Paradise factions on the other side have no idea what they are about to face right now. Are they here to engage in a clash with enemies of the same tier? No, no, no, they are here to face the ultimate big boss this time. It looks like a PVP-style clash, but in reality, it is a PVE-mode boss fight.

One might ask, why was Su Xiao suppressed by the Tree of the Void to be the last one to enter? Is this for fairness? One can only say that is part of the reason, but more importantly, it is to prevent things like camping the spawn point at the start. It's not that the Tree of the Void is predicting it; it's that Su Xiao has genuinely done this sort of thing before!

The Battle Angel Zelina, standing by the bench opposite, blinked. She even disregarded her captain's dignity and her elegant posing style for a moment, rubbing her eyes as she looked at Su Xiao sitting by the fountain pool. After confirming she hadn't misidentified him, she subconsciously took half a step back.

"Ho... how is this possible?"

Battle Angel Zelina muttered to herself. However, it must be said that the reaction of a top-tier, absolute-strength Battle Angel is fast; she immediately reported Su Xiao to Apocalypse Paradise. The reply she received nearly caused her to break down on the spot.

【Notification (Apocalypse Paradise): Within the current area, you cannot report friendly members.】

Seeing this notification, Battle Angel Zelina's feeling wasn't that they had a powerful backer or that this match was secure; rather, it was that their squad might be turning this battle into survival mode.

From Tier 3 to Absolute Strength, Battle Angel Zelina had seen more than once how the lunatics from Reincarnation Paradise treat those who drag them down or act as dead-weight teammates. These lunatics would slaughter their own teammates first before hunting down the enemy. Punishment and rulings from the notarization mechanism? They couldn't care less.

"Bai Ye, which side are you representing in this battle?"

Battle Angel Zelina spoke calmly.

"..."

Su Xiao looked at Zelina with a smile, which made Zelina's negotiation experience increasingly terrible. After staring at each other for a dozen seconds, Zelina understood the current situation. The goal of this Reincarnation lunatic was obvious: after entering the battlefield, slaughter all the rule-breakers and hostile squads there.

Zelina left with her teammates, looking somewhat preoccupied. Su Xiao opened the "Battle Contention Liaison Channel" notarized by the Apocalypse Paradise side; the messages inside were very lively.

Fanny (Healing Class): "Looks like we can't enter the battlefield this time. My squad is ranked 32nd."

Mechanic (Technology Side): "I'm in Squad 7. Zelina is also in the channel. I won't say anything about being able to enter; after all, if we enter, it means they, as the starting squad, have already been wiped out."

Zelina (Technology Side): "Good news, our lineup this time is too strong."

Zelina (Technology Side): "Bad news, our lineup this time is too strong."

Adore (Healing Class): "What are you talking about?"

Rain Pheasant (Assassination Class): "Looks like Zelina's squad is in a bad spot. Come to think of it, where is the other starting squad?"

Luoluo (Healing Class): "Actually, I'm more curious about what the lineup on the Death Paradise side is."

Zelina (Technology Side): "Good news, Reincarnation Paradise hasn't entered."

Zelina (Technology Side): "Bad news, Reincarnation Paradise hasn't entered."

Aige (Lightning Magic Class): "Zelina, what's wrong with you? It feels like your expectations for your own performance are pitch black."

Cola (Gravity Class): "As the captain of a starting squad, don't be so pessimistic. You're making me a bit nervous (currently in Squad 10)."

Bai Ye (Overlord Unit): "Recruiting healing-class teammates. Buff/healing ability rating must be above 350. No personality requirements, no character requirements, no Apocalypse Paradise/Tree of the Void reputation requirements (even if negative, you can still join). After successfully joining, the benefits are generous, teammates are kind, and relevant guarantee contracts can be signed. Squad skills are excellent (attached are the four squad healing skills of the Dawn Squad; parts not applied for are visible, all visible after applying)."

Cola (Gravity Class): "Captain above, why is your system an Overlord Unit? Is this also an ability system? Isn't this a boss type?"

Adore (Healing Class): "Theoretically speaking, this classification is fine (forcing a smile)."

Rain Pheasant (Assassination Class): "Zelina, I think I understand why you're so strange today, and also, what you said above makes a lot of sense."

Adore (Healing Class): "The only one qualified to join seems to be one of the top absolute-strength healing classes, Sovia."

Mechanic (Technology Side): "What a move of revenge. I've long heard you two have a conflict, but saying Sovia is the top among the healing classes this time is indeed correct."

Sovia (Healing Class): "You two, just you wait."

Titan Griz (Tank Class): "The shivering healing-class Fanny, who used to be active, is suddenly silent today."

Mechanic (Technology Side): "Very good, the two strongest healing classes this time, Sovia and Fanny, have entered Reincarnation Bai Ye's list."

Sovia (Healing Class): "...."

Fanny (Healing Class): "Heh~, if I don't agree to join, even if Reincarnation Paradise's Bai Ye is strong, he can't force me into the squad, right? Besides, shouldn't he be in a Reincarnation Paradise squad?"

Mechanic (Technology Side): "Fanny, what squad number are you in?"

Fanny (Healing Class): "Number 6, why?"

Mechanic (Technology Side): "I'm saying if, it's just if, Reincarnation Bai Ye kills all the first five squads, then wouldn't you, as the 6th squad, enter the battlefield?"

Fanny (Healing Class): "You... don't make such jokes to scare me."

Mechanic (Technology Side): "Fanny, in past world contention battles, haven't you seen the lunatics from Reincarnation engage in death-match competitions?"

Sea Fox (Curse Class): "Stop talking, I've already started recalling some very unpleasant memories."

Cola (Gravity Class): "Hahaha, Fanny is panicking."

Su Xiao closed the liaison channel, opened the list corresponding to the liaison channel, and chose to invite Sovia and Fanny to join the squad. He didn't expect that so many Apocalypse Paradise absolute-strength Battle Angels would recognize him, so using squad skills to trick healing classes into joining wouldn't work. Thus, he could only rely on invitations containing 'sincerity'.

Getting up to stroll around the plaza, after a while, he discovered a young girl wearing a gold-white robe and a hood. The other party had a petite figure and a pair of beautiful amber pupils. When their eyes met, the other party immediately looked away. Blind guess: this is Sovia or Fanny.

Su Xiao stopped in front of the hooded girl, and a crystal chair formed behind him. After he sat down, he looked at the other party calmly. A few seconds later, the surrounding contractors all backed away, surrounding this area.

"She is Fanny."

Someone among the onlookers spoke, obviously having an old grudge with Fanny. Hearing someone call out her name, Fanny gnashed her teeth in hatred.

"It seems my invitation has left you feeling confused."

Su Xiao spoke. This opening to the negotiation made Fanny feel surprised; she had thought the other party would directly resort to threats or something similar.

"It's... it's alright."

Fanny forced a smile.

"Since it has left you feeling confused, then we have no chance to cooperate this time. It's truly a pity."

Su Xiao spoke again. If it were someone who understood him, such as his two scoundrel teammates or the Apocalypse Sisters, they would have already taken a big step back by now. According to the Apocalypse Sisters' theory, the longer Bai Ye's sentence is, regardless of its meaning, the more dangerous it is.

"No... not really, my personality is just like this, stability first."

Fanny smiled extra sweetly. Her inner thought was that rumors are not to be trusted; the rumored Reincarnation lunatic, the slaughter-god-like Bai Ye, is actually quite reasonable when negotiating.

"Is that so? That's a real shame."

Su Xiao made a move to stand up, but suddenly thought of something. He raised his hand to offer a handshake and said, "I hope we have a chance to cooperate in the future."

"Haha, I hope so too."

Fanny hesitated for a moment and chose to shake Su Xiao's hand. After all, she couldn't be too rude; what if they met in a mission world in the future?

Their hands clasped.

"Contract... signed."

Su Xiao looked at Fanny with a kind smile. To be precise, he was looking at Fanny, whose pupils were rapidly constricting. In her wide, ignorant eyes, there was nothing but shock at the malice of the world that exceeded her cognition.

Among the dozens of onlookers, many now had their eyes wide open. Those whose mental defenses weren't strong enough were already stunned into speechlessness on the spot. However, Battle Angel Zelina among them was very calm—after all, she was an elegant poser master—but the three teammates beside her had significant psychological trauma.

After successfully recruiting a healer, Su Xiao walked out of the plaza. After strolling around for a few laps, he arrived at the trading market. The place was bustling with people. Because the world contention battle was about to start, the price of potions soared. However, compared to a few days ago, the prices of equipment and skill scrolls had become lower, especially skill scrolls, which were only 75% of their usual price.

The reason equipment prices had dropped was that many contractors were selling off equipment they previously wouldn't have been willing to part with, in order to hoard more potions and increase their survival rate in the contention battle.

Su Xiao discovered that the equipment prices in Apocalypse Paradise were not much different from those in Reincarnation Paradise, being:

Immortal-tier equipment: 1,900 to 7,000 Soul Coins each.

Origin-tier equipment: 20,000 to 100,000 Soul Coins each.

Eternal-tier equipment: 100,000 to 500,000 Soul Coins each.

Su Xiao still had 1,100,861 Soul Coins left. He planned to buy an Eternal-tier belt-type piece of equipment, as well as a few of the cheapest Eternal-tier pieces of equipment, for the "Ring of Infinity" to devour.

As it turned out, after looking around, he found no Eternal-tier belt that caught his fancy. Thus, he could only accept the price offered by the Goblin Chamber of Commerce: an Eternal-tier belt with full rating for 2,800 ounces of Space-Time Power.

This price was very high, and on top of that, Su Xiao still had to repay 85,000 ounces of Space-Time Power to Reincarnation Paradise. However, without a belt-type piece of equipment, he would lose an entire world's worth of growth in perception ability. Especially since he was entering the Dawn Ruins this time, in such a dangerous environment, his perception ability level would definitely skyrocket.

Su Xiao replied to the Goblin Chamber of Commerce and paid the 2,800 ounces of Space-Time Power. They promised to ship it in a few hours.

After checking various consumables and ensuring everything was prepared, Su Xiao decided to keep 95,000 Soul Coins and use the rest to buy Eternal-tier equipment that was cheap enough. These 95,000 Soul Coins were the material costs for manufacturing three "Sun Holy Swords," plus 5,000 Soul Coins for emergencies.

Three hours later, Su Xiao returned to his exclusive room in Reincarnation Paradise. After the spatial fluctuations subsided, he sat down on a single-seat sofa. This time, he had bought a total of 12 pieces of Eternal-tier equipment. Logically speaking, even the cheapest Eternal-tier equipment should cost 100,000 Soul Coins each; such good deals were rare.

Su Xiao took out the Abyss equipment 【Ring of Infinity】. He held the 【Ring of Infinity】 in one hand, and just as he was about to pick up a piece of equipment for it to devour, the 【Ring of Infinity】, having received the signal to devour equipment, instantly devoured all 12 pieces of Eternal-tier equipment.

If Dragon Flash was like crushing and devouring weapons one by one, as if savoring a delicacy, then the 【Ring of Infinity】 was like a gluttonous beast wolfing down its food.

Compared to devouring, the 【Ring of Infinity】's digestion was equally rapid. He checked the current attributes of the 【Ring of Infinity】.

【Ring of Infinity】

Origin: Abyss.

Quality: Abyss-tier.

Type: Buff-type equipment.

Equipment Effect 1: Life Serenity (Passive), every point of rating for this equipment will bring a 50-point HP bonus.

Current HP bonus: 480,000 points!

Equipment Effect 2: Endless Devouring (Core/Passive), the Ring of Infinity can devour other equipment, and based on the quality, rating, and strength of the devoured equipment, increase the rating cap of the Ring of Infinity.

Current rating cap bonus: 3,600 points.

Equipment Debuff: Darkness Drowning (Passive), while wearing this equipment, you will gradually be invaded by the darkness of the Abyss. This erosion can be resisted by your Abyss Resistance, but the greater the buff provided by this equipment, the higher the intensity of the erosion.

Notification: 40 points of Abyss Resistance can resist the current erosion intensity (your current Abyss Resistance is 95 points).

Rating: 9,600 points (under normal circumstances, the rating of Abyss-tier equipment is 1–6,000 points).

Introduction: Darkness is always serene; serenity derives sedimentation, sedimentation brings decay, decay transforms into nutrients, and nutrients nourish life. At the very center of the darkness, the purest and most robust life essence is nurtured.

Selling price: Cannot be sold.

By this estimation, one piece of Eternal-tier equipment can increase the 【Ring of Infinity】's equipment rating by 300 points, which is equivalent to 1.1 million Soul Coins increasing his HP by 180,000 points.

In terms of Su Xiao's current combat power, this increase is a huge profit. His HP has reached 3.9 million points, about to break the 4-million-point mark. As for the 6-million-point Absolute Strength tier cap, he is still a distance away.

Su Xiao came to an empty room, took out the 【Corrupt God Blood Stone (Source of Filth/Sealed Item)】, and chose to activate this sealed item. The next second.

【Summoning in progress...】

【Old Lord sensed.】

After this notification appeared, Su Xiao discovered that the ceiling and floor around him began to soften and distort at a speed visible to the naked eye, becoming like turned-out flesh.

Between these flesh, cracks emerged, and accompanied by strange opening sounds, eyes opened stickily within the flesh. These eyes were precisely connected, of varying sizes, some squeezed together, layered upon layers, giving one a sense of mental pollution.

For those whose willpower is not high enough or whose soul is not strong enough, just one look is enough to produce hysterical claustrophobic despair, as if their soul is trapped by their body, wishing to dig out their own eyes, pierce their own ears deaf, tear off their own scalp, and have their soul crawl out from within to go toward that twisted freedom filled with death, suffocation, and fear.

Malice, pure to the extreme, attacked from above. This is the Old Lord, and also endless malice. The eyeballs on the walls and ceiling began to twist, squeezing each other into plasma. All the blood gathered into a giant hand, reaching out to grab Su Xiao. The sacrifice corresponding to the 【Corrupt God Blood Stone】 is actually the user themselves.

This is Reincarnation Paradise; of course, the Old Lord cannot do anything to Su Xiao. However, he will eventually have to go into mission worlds later. When that time comes, it will be when the Old Lord collects the sacrifice. With Su Xiao's current combat power, he could never be the Old Lord's opponent.

A more intuitive comparison is that the Old Lord and the Frenzy of Lush Growth are on the same tier, and when the Frenzy of Lush Growth clashed with the Jar of the Abyss, the result was a draw. Although the Jar of the Abyss is not an Original Sin item good at fighting, is the Frenzy of Lush Growth a different existence good at fighting? The answer is not so; the strength of the Frenzy of Lush Growth also lies in other aspects.

The Old Lord's twisted giant hand covered Su Xiao. Just at this moment, he took out the "Book of Original Sin," making a gesture to hand it to the Old Lord. The Old Lord's giant hand paused. After stalling for a few seconds, this sacrificial hand burst apart. Did the Old Lord yield? Not so; this is the Old Lord acknowledging that this time it is not a sacrifice, but a transaction. This is the hardest part of negotiating with the Old Lord: obtaining the qualification.

Su Xiao took out the main body of the 【Greedy Tree of Life】. Even though the tree spirit of the Tree of Life struggled frantically, kept admitting its mistakes, and even fawned, Su Xiao ignored it all.

The eyeballs on the floor and ceiling began to twist, squeezing each other into plasma. These plasma gathered into a new sacrificial giant hand, grabbed the 【Greedy Tree of Life】, held it in its palm, and amidst the hysterical screams of the tree spirit, it was absorbed by the Old Lord.

Two fingers of the sacrificial giant hand pierced into the side wall, pulling out a dark red fruit like a heart. Every time this fruit beat, the dark red on it would turn into bright red. On the heart fruit, hair-thin tentacles twisted wantonly. Even more bizarrely, an eye opened in the center of this heart.

"Save... me."

The heart fruit spoke, and it was still speaking in the Abyss language. This was not the tree spirit; that tree spirit had already vanished into smoke. This was some kind of ancient and evil thing.

Crack, crack, crack~

Su Xiao's right hand was covered in a crystal layer, and he caught the heart fruit handed over by the Old Lord with one hand. The flesh and eyeballs on the surrounding walls and ceiling faded away, which made the eye on the heart fruit squint evilly for a moment. Below it appeared a mouth that wasn't very big but was filled with sharp teeth. It smiled.

"You are very, lucky, to have obtained me, as a reward..."

The heart fruit spoke up to this point, its peripheral vision catching the "Book of Original Sin" in Su Xiao's hand, which made its mouth, which was gradually blooming into an evil smile, immediately retract and disappear.

Has the evil heart finally escaped? Think again. This is a classic case of just escaping the tiger's den only to enter the wolf's lair. However, having not died in the hands of the Old Lord, this evil heart's tolerance must be very strong. If subsequent negotiations don't go smoothly, he'll try locking it inside.

Su Xiao glanced at the remaining time. The Old Lord seemed to have descended for only a moment, but now there were only a few hours left before entering the Dawn Battlefield. However, the good news was that the tempering of the two titles was complete.

【Mysterious Scholar title tempering complete.】

【You have obtained Original Sin Scholar (Extreme Tempering x1).】

【Old Hunter title tempering complete.】

【You have obtained Old Hunter (Extreme Tempering x2).】

Only got home after six in the evening. I took a day off yesterday, so I thought I wouldn't take a day off today no matter what. I kept writing until the second half of the night, but I finished before morning. So sleepy. Going to sleep. Good night, dear readers.