Chapter 3929: Entering

【Original Sin Scholar】

Origin: Reincarnation Paradise

Quality: ★★★★★★★★★

Ultimate Refinement: Once.

Category: Rare · Title

Title Effect 1: Scholar (Passive), after equipping this title, reading efficiency +153% (increased by 58%), reading immersion +194% (increased by 105.3%), Knowledge Mark interpretation efficiency +217% (increased by 135%).

Title Effect 2: Absolute Focus (Passive), after starting to master knowledge, consumes 30 Mana points per minute; during this period, efficiency in mastering Original Sin Studies/Sealing Studies/Darkness Studies increases by 1200%, and efficiency in mastering other types of knowledge increases by 35%.

Title Effect 3: Original Sin Scholar (Passive), for every peak Original Sin item you hold/seal, all effects of "Absolute Focus" will increase by 20%.

Current number of sealed Original Sin items: 6.

Current "Absolute Focus" effect bonus: 120%.

That is: after starting to master knowledge, consumes 66 Mana points per minute; during this period, efficiency in mastering Original Sin Studies/Sealing Studies/Darkness Studies increases by 2640%, and efficiency in mastering other types of knowledge increases by 77%.

Introduction: When a master teacher named Death personally supervises, people's learning potential will continuously climb; of course, sometimes this master teacher inevitably appears overly harsh.

Selling Price: Cannot be sold.

……

Su Xiao had long since raised "Alchemy" to the maximum level, which gave him powerful mental strength and the corresponding knowledge acquisition ability. To make an analogy, assuming his knowledge acquisition ability was 10 points when he first entered Reincarnation Paradise, then after maxing out Alchemy, his knowledge acquisition ability is at least at the level of 3500–3600 points.

The boost from the "Original Sin Scholar" title is built upon this 3500 points, which is to say, it raises it to 92400 points; as such, the progress of his mastery of Alchemy can be imagined.

If it weren't for the fact that a World Conquest Battle was to be conducted this time, he would definitely have prioritized upgrading the "Original Sin Scholar" title. After all, there are currently six "Big Daddy" level Original Sin items sealed within the "Book of Original Sin," as well as the Abyss descendant "Queen of Eternal Night" and the world-destroying race "World Eater."

Putting away the "Original Sin Scholar" title, Su Xiao checked the upgraded "Old Hunter."

【Old Hunter】

Origin: Reincarnation Paradise

Quality: Special (only obtainable by Hunters).

Ultimate Refinement: Twice.

Category: Title

Title Effect 1: Weakness Perception (Passive), damage dealt to rule-breakers increases by 25%.

Title Effect 2: Old Hunter (Passive), when killing a rule-breaker, can obtain 1–300 Hunter Coins (determined based on the danger level of the rule-breaker).

Hunter Coins: After successfully obtaining Hunter Coins, one can consume 1 Hunter Coin to activate the Hunter Shop, which is jointly notarized by Reincarnation Paradise, Apocalypse Paradise, Death Paradise, and Holy Light Paradise.

Hunter Shop · Title: Contains ★～★★★★★★★★★ title treasure chests, and one can choose the type of title treasure chest (e. g., if choosing to exchange for a combat-type title treasure chest, what is opened is guaranteed to be a combat-type title).

Hunter Shop · Weapon: Contains Legendary-grade to Eternal-grade weapon treasure chests, and one can choose the type of weapon treasure chest.

Hunter Shop · Potion: Contains Legendary-grade to Eternal-grade permanent buff potion treasure chests, and one can choose the type of potion treasure chest.

Hint: Greed is never a quality a Hunter should have; you need to make appropriate trade-offs, therefore you can open at most one type of Hunter Shop, and once chosen, it can never be changed.

Current Hunter Coin balance: 0.

Description: You are already a mature Hunter. Surely, at this point, you no longer need to rely on title abilities to track prey? If that were the case, you would no longer be worthy of being called an "Old Hunter." Of course, if you have truly become an "Old Hunter," you will not only enjoy the pleasure of the hunt but also the sweet fruits of success after the hunt is over.

Sale Price: Cannot be sold.

……

The original "Old Hunter" title possessed tracking abilities that could be described as outrageous, with the following characteristics:

"Ruthless Hunter (Active): Without needing any medium, forcibly lock onto a designated target within the same world, and continuously sense the target's specific location for the following 12 hours.

Hint: If this hunt is completed, there is no cost for using this ability this time.

Warning: If this hunt is not completed, your real Strength, Agility, Stamina, Intelligence, and Charisma attributes will be permanently reduced by 5%.

Hint: The cooldown for this ability is 50 natural days."

……

This ability is extremely powerful, but the problem is that in the late stages, the core issue is not finding the enemy, but how to kill them. For example, with the Priest, the Platinum Apostle, and the Abyss Archbishop, the significance of finding the three of them is far lower than how to thoroughly kill them.

Regarding how to choose the type of "Hunter Shop," there is no need to overthink it. With -28 points in Charisma, Su Xiao must choose "Hunter Shop · Title." A title shop notarized by the Blazing Sun Star is a low-probability event, and coupled with the importance of titles in the equipment system, it is essential to have a sufficiently stable acquisition method.

Glancing at the remaining stay time, Su Xiao went into the alchemy laboratory. He sat in front of the console, adjusted the fixing rack in front of him, and then aimed several emergency measures at the rack. If the thing on the rack dared to act up, it would be pierced by artificial world lightning. Although artificial world lightning cannot compare to natural world lightning, the experience of being pierced by it is extremely unpleasant.

Su Xiao took out the sealed box containing the "Evil Heart." While opening it, he did not give the "Evil Heart" a chance to react, binding it to the fixing rack.

"I admit, you have many methods, but you cannot destroy me. I was able to withstand the absorption of the Lord of the Old Days, so I will definitely be able to withstand your methods. So, give up. I will not submit to you. As a proud descendant of the Abyss, how could I possibly submit to a mortal enemy, a Law-Breaker!"

The Evil Heart still spoke in the Abyss language, but as it spoke, it was already gnashing its teeth in hatred.

"……"

Su Xiao did not speak. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, beside him, handed over a tablet computer. He fixed the tablet to his left hand, then took out the "Book of Original Sin" and fixed it in the middle, and finally took out the remaining quarter of 【Semi-Molten Fat Wax】 and fixed it to his right hand.

Clicking on the video waiting to be played on the tablet, the one-eyed Evil Heart cast its gaze. It saw Caesar holding the "Ouroboros Slate" and saying "her~ ptooey." This precious footage of Caesar taming the "Ouroboros Slate" made the Evil Heart's gaze increasingly solemn. It was no longer as resolute as before, looking as if it had something to say but was holding back.

"I am never stingy, especially with things that are useless to me. I can turn waste into treasure for friends."

The implication of Su Xiao's words was obvious: if the Evil Heart still did not report its abilities and demonstrate its value, it would belong to Caesar.

"Of course, one must also give those facing a predicament more choices."

Su Xiao flipped the "Book of Original Sin" to the ninth page. The "Book of Original Sin" did indeed have empty slots, but having just sealed the "Sun Mask" on the Blazing Sun Star, the "Book of Original Sin" had reached its limit. If he wanted to seal anything else, it would be best to wait for the "Book of Original Sin" to improve a bit more to be safe. Otherwise, once the "Collector" no longer cooperated with the sealing, it would inevitably become unstable, just like the previous time.

The Evil Heart gulped, swallowing a large mouthful of saliva. It looked at the 【Semi-Molten Fat Wax】 on the other side. Without needing an introduction, it knew this was a means to attract the "Candle Lady." Thinking of the "Candle Lady," fear appeared in its eyes. When caught by the Lord of the Old Days, the other party only absorbed it, and since the focus of attention was not on it, it managed to survive.

But if it were caught by the Candle Lady, it would not be a matter of being absorbed, but of being ravaged and tortured from the inside out.

The current situation was that Su Xiao had given the Evil Heart three choices: Caesar, the Book of Original Sin, or the Candle Lady. However, the Evil Heart did not seem to want to choose any of them; after all, this did not look like a multiple-choice question at all.

The Evil Heart's gaze was sometimes fierce, sometimes hesitant. Based on Su Xiao's experience, it was just missing a step. This thing was definitely not a descendant of the Abyss. It appeared arrogant, fierce, and evil, but in reality, it was weak and hollow. More precisely, it belonged to the kind of evil that was full of bad intentions. He had plenty of experience dealing with such existences.

Su Xiao took out 【Dark Wriggling】. Seeing this thing that looked like a piece of a brain, the Evil Heart was stunned at first, and then it stretched out its anthropomorphic tiny hands and feet, rubbed its single eye with both hands, and after confirming it wasn't seeing things, its whole body trembled and it flopped to its knees. Then, feeling that kneeling was not respectful enough, it simply prostrated itself on the ground.

"Did… did you do this? Impossible, how could you possibly do this."

The Evil Heart was somewhat incoherent, but after a few seconds, it recovered from the huge shock. It immediately climbed up, very much like a fence-sitter, clicked its tongue, and said with one hand on its waist: "It's just a former master, the Abyss already has……"

Speaking to this point, the Evil Heart realized it had let something slip and hurriedly shut its mouth. It then re-examined Su Xiao and asked:

"Where did you get this thing? As a descendant of the Abyss……"

Without waiting for the Evil Heart to finish speaking, Su Xiao took the notebook from the side, flipped to the chapter on Abyss descendant emblems he had casually recorded, and asked:

"Which one is your family emblem? Azuguk, Rune, Dukain, Bronze, Aggregate. Which branch of these families do you belong to?"

"Hmm~, well~, the matter of Abyss descendants is very complicated, I……"

"……"

Su Xiao did not speak, flipping the "Book of Original Sin" to the page sealing the Abyss descendant · Empress of Eternal Night. Seeing the Empress of Eternal Night sealed inside, the Evil Heart's single eye widened again. Its gaze darted left and right, as if looking for an escape route, and also as if considering other sophistry methods.

"It seems that in destiny, we do not have the fate to cooperate."

Hearing Su Xiao's words, the Evil Heart's eyes lit up. Listening to the other party's tone, this Law-Breaker was preparing to give up on it.

One might ask, why was the Evil Heart so unwilling to cooperate with a Law-Breaker? Was it really a mortal enemy of Law-Breakers? Of course not. It was pretending to be an Abyss descendant and thus took the opportunity to say it had a grudge against Law-Breakers. The real reason was that in the Second Era, it had actually cooperated with a Law-Breaker, but unfortunately, the Law-Breaker it cooperated with was named Grein Gillian.

Was the Evil Heart greedy and wanting to raise the price before cooperating? Not at all. It had already developed Law-Breaker phobia. As soon as it saw a Law-Breaker, it would remember that nasty female Law-Breaker with a pleasant smile on her face, and the various tests the other party had used it for.

For example, using a special fishing rod to throw it into an Abyss passage to see what could be caught, or nailing it to the center of a trap as bait, and in a critical moment, throwing it out to let the pursuing Abyss behemoth swallow it. Half a month later, Grein Gillian successfully killed that Abyss behemoth and fished the Evil Heart out of the highly corrosive digestive juices.

Therefore, upon realizing that the Law-Breaker opposite was indicating that their fate had ended, the Evil Heart was so happy. But in the next second, it saw the Law-Breaker opposite take out a sealed box. After opening it, inside was a small piece of tree root. The moment it saw this thing, the Evil Heart's eyes widened, because it recognized that this was the root system of the Madness of Lush Growth.

That is to say, this Law-Breaker opposite not only sealed Original Sin items but also sealed Abyss descendants, could trade with the Lord of the Old Days, had the means to summon the Candle Lady and protect himself, and finally, had traded with the Madness of Lush Growth more than once; otherwise, it would be impossible to obtain a small piece of its root system.

At this moment, the Evil Heart sincerely felt that, apart from existing for a long time and having seen more things, compared to this Law-Breaker opposite, it, in its pride, actually had a feeling that it was not worth mentioning.

"I have a question, I hope you can tell me the truth."

"Speak."

"How many Law-Breakers are left in your Law-Breaker faction? I haven't been active in the outside world for a long time, although, originally, I wasn't a tough character either."

"Just me alone."

"What?! The entire Law-Breaker faction only has you left? Doesn't that mean the entire fortune of the Law-Breaker faction is on you? How unlucky must you be!"

The Evil Heart broke its voice on the spot. Hearing this, Su Xiao's eyes narrowed slightly, staring at the Evil Heart, which suddenly made the Evil Heart feel a bit terrified.

"It seems your previous Law-Breaker holder was named Grein Gillian."

"You you you……"

The Evil Heart was rendered speechless by being seen through, and could only "you" for a long time.

"What do you want to get, and what can you do for me."

Su Xiao spoke. The Evil Heart opposite immediately looked serious. It was very certain that this was its last chance in this negotiation. If it continued to be evasive, its end would definitely not be good.

"I can help you find what you want. Alright, it's providing you with a location. My ability has a limit, but this limit is very high. Correspondingly, the closer it is to this limit, the higher my asking price. To put it more intuitively, I can pay a price to learn where the things I want to know are."

The Evil Heart smiled confidently, but in the next second, Su Xiao's question made its smile freeze.

"Where is the Sun Mask."

"You… why are you looking for this thing? Compared to Original Sin items, shouldn't you be more interested in things that enhance your own strength."

The Evil Heart tried to change the subject. Obviously, discerning the location of the "Sun Mask" exceeded its limit.

"Find a rare treasure that can increase my vitality limit."

"Not here. In the words of your Paradise faction, I can only help you find it after you enter the world. Although your vitality is outrageously strong, there are not many rare treasures that can further increase your vitality on this outrageously large amount, but as long as the world tier you enter is high enough, I can provide you with a location."

Hearing this, Su Xiao had a further assessment of the Evil Heart's ability limit. He was certain that this existence was very useful, very close to a fortune teller who could only divine the location of rare treasures.

However, having said that, the Evil Heart was much stronger than a fortune teller in this regard. In most cases, finding a fortune teller to divine the location of rare treasures would not yield a satisfactory answer, because the fortune teller needs to pay with destiny and fortune, which is a huge loss compared to finding people with almost no cost.

The Evil Heart obviously did not have such costs. Correspondingly, it was impossible to find anyone through it. More accurately, it was impossible to find any intelligent living beings through it. As for finding objects, its effectiveness was actually average. This thing was best at discerning the location of rare treasures in the world it was in.

"The price."

"Haha, it seems I have found a reliable partner this time. Let's put it this way, me asking you for 'Dark Blood Potion' is making things difficult for you, especially in this era where the alchemy faction has completely declined. You only need to pay me enough blood-characteristic enhancement secret medicine, and I will……"

Without waiting for the Evil Heart to finish, Su Xiao took out a bottle of alchemy secret medicine, which immediately jammed the Evil Heart's next words. It hesitated, and its anthropomorphic expression even showed a bit of flattery as it asked: "Lord Law-Breaker, could it be that you also know some alchemy pharmacology?"

The Evil Heart's address to Su Xiao not only added the honorific suffix "Lord" but also used the respectful "you."

"I am an alchemy pharmacist."

"About… what level of proficiency."

"Slightly weaker than Mr. Coin."

"Co-co-co-co…… Coin Morber?!!"

The Evil Heart was shocked to the point of breaking its defense. The reason for this was that Coin Morber was one of the authors of the "Alchemy Codex."

Su Xiao saying that he was slightly weaker than Coin Morber in pharmacology was actually being modest. His current level of pharmacology was higher than Coin Morber's. Coin Morber was indeed one of the authors of the "Alchemy Codex," but the other party was more proficient in "Alchemy Mechanism" and "Alchemy Biology."

Don't forget, Su Xiao's improvement in alchemy was not limited to the "Alchemy Codex." After entering the Soul Library, he read and learned pharmacology from other systems. As the saying goes, stones from other hills can polish jade. The pharmacology of the alchemy faction was indeed brilliant, but looking at the history of the entire Star Realm, there were other brilliant schools that developed pharmacology comparable to the alchemy faction, only in terms of disciplines, it was not as all-encompassing as alchemy.

Facts proved that the strategy of giving a blow to the head and then giving a sweet date is still useful even in the late stages.

Su Xiao flipped through his pharmacology notes. He didn't find the "Dark Blood Potion" the Evil Heart mentioned, but there was a formula called "Dragon Blood Secret Medicine" in the Alchemy Codex. With his alchemy, he could certainly improve it, replacing the sub-dragon blood with demon flame dragon blood, and then using purified dark matter to erode these dragon bloods. In this way, the raw materials were available, and he could then prepare it according to the improved "Dragon Blood Secret Medicine."

A moment later, a bottle of "Dark Blood Secret Medicine" stood in front of the Evil Heart. It made a move to pounce forward, but Su Xiao had already put away the "Dark Blood Secret Medicine."

The Evil Heart's expression was somewhat distorted. A moment later, it restored its flattering smile. Seeing this, Su Xiao lifted the surrounding sealing formations and temporarily gave the other party the authority to leave his exclusive room. The Evil Heart immediately disappeared; it seemed its escape ability was very strong.

Su Xiao was certain that one day in the future, this Evil Heart would escape without a trace. This thing belonged to the top-tier fence-sitters, but that didn't matter. Before that, it was enough to let the other party demonstrate sufficient value.

【Hint (Reincarnation Paradise): You are about to enter the world where this World Contest is taking place.】

【This time you can choose the notarizing party, Reincarnation Paradise / Apocalypse Paradise.】

……

As a Hunter of Reincarnation Paradise, Su Xiao of course chose…… the teleportation of Apocalypse Paradise. Ahem~, not to avoid a blow to the back of the head during teleportation, but to increase his knowledge.

As the teleportation began, Su Xiao felt the surrounding light gradually fade, and darkness enveloped him. He was like sitting in a vehicle that was gradually starting. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, Amu, Baha, and Benny were all in the car. As the vehicle speed climbed rapidly, the surroundings gradually became colorful, and at the same time, this "car" also began to have a sense of bumping.

A few minutes later, Su Xiao looked around with some sleepiness. This teleportation was so smooth that he was indeed a bit sleepy. Just at this moment, the feeling of riding in the vehicle suddenly disappeared. He felt like he was falling in the darkness until he was completely swallowed by the darkness, and his vision, perception, etc., all fell into darkness.

Su Xiao suddenly opened his eyes. He sat up from a wooden bed in a forest cabin. Outside, he could faintly hear the chirping of birds and the roaring of beasts, and he could imagine a scene of birds singing and flowers fragrant.

This forest cabin was about ten square meters, with a soft cushion on the wooden bed. More uniquely, an invincible barrier with the mark of Apocalypse Paradise enveloped this cabin. Looking at the hint, after he woke up, this invincible barrier would continue to exist for 10 minutes.

【Hint: You have arrived at the Plant Kingdom · Yagova.】

【World Contest · First Stage, has started for 20 hours, and you missed the opportunity to participate in the initial ranking. Your team points are defaulted to the last place.】

【Current team ranking: 8th place (last place).】

【Because your team ranking is too low, you will not be able to obtain the locations of the five "Fragmented Origins" in this round.】

【Fragmented Origin: A total of fifty pieces, distributed in the Plant Kingdom, Lord Continent, Cursed Land, Undead Kingdom, Dawn Outskirts (Ruins Outskirts), and Dawn Ruins. When the final stage ends, the team holding the most "Fragmented Origins" will become the winner of this World Contest.】

【This World Contest has a total of six stages. In the first few stages, you will not be qualified to reach the Dawn Ruins. You need to persist until after the fourth stage to have the qualification to enter the Dawn Outskirts (Ruins Outskirts), and you can enter the Dawn Ruins in the final link.】

【Hint: The Plant Kingdom, Lord Continent, Cursed Land, and Undead Kingdom are four worlds. These are the last four worlds notarized by Dawn Paradise.】

【First stage location: Plant Kingdom (Characteristic · Contention).】

【Second stage location: Lord Continent (Characteristic · Legion).】

【Third stage location: Cursed Land (Characteristic · Survival).】

【Hint: At the current stage, you can only know the general content of the first three stages.】

【Currently in progress: First stage · Plant Kingdom · Yagova, contend for more "Fragmented Origins".】

【Only when you successfully obtain the first "Fragmented Origin" will the "War Mission" corresponding to this World Contest be activated.】

……

It was slightly different from what he expected. He did not enter the Dawn Paradise ruins directly, but had to pass through the last four worlds notarized by Dawn Paradise at this stage one after another to enter Dawn Paradise. Su Xiao just closed a series of hints, and hints related to "Hunter List · Blood Contract" appeared.

【Bounty has been activated……】

【Based on multiple sources of information, judging among the things related to you……】

【Judgment completed, you can use "Hunter List · Blood Contract" to place a bounty on the following matters.】

1. Path of Redemption: Complete the Path of Redemption in the Plant Kingdom · Yagova (requires payment of a bounty deposit of 500~800 ounces of Space-Time Power to activate this bounty).

2. Secrecy: Find the secret shelter located on the Lord Continent (requires payment of a bounty deposit of 800~1300 ounces of Space-Time Power to activate this bounty).

3. Breeding: Obtain the Source of Dark Hybrids and submit it to Reincarnation Paradise (requires payment of a bounty deposit of 1000~1500 ounces of Space-Time Power to activate this bounty).

4. Perfectionist: Before the start of the fourth round of the contest, obtain 15 Fragmented Origins (requires payment of a bounty deposit of 2000~5000 ounces of Space-Time Power to activate this bounty).

5. Dawn Erosion: Witness the erosion of Dawn (requires payment of a bounty deposit of 20 ounces of Space-Time Power to activate this bounty. Because the difficulty of this bounty is extremely high, after completion, you will receive a 3000-fold additional bounty).

……