Chapter 3959

"Young man, sealing secret techniques require enough time to accumulate, constant attempts and mistakes, to achieve superb skills. You are too anxious."

A voice that seemed to come from nothingness entered his ears. Su Xiao opened his eyes and stood up. What he saw was a vast whiteness. In front of him was an old man dressed in a white long shirt, his loose clothing like white flowing flames. This old man had white hair and beard, and his eyes were pitch black, obviously sealing some kind of artifact from the Abyss, possibly even an Original Sin item.

Su Xiao recalled the scene just now. He studied Seal Studies at 13,200 times efficiency and immersed himself in it without realizing it. After about 30 hours, he suddenly felt that his mental power was about to be exhausted. Fortunately, a stream of energy was continuously nourishing his mental power.

His feeling at that time was that he was like a traveler about to die of thirst in the desert, and the energy nourishing his mental power was like a drop of sweet spring jade liquid that dripped very slowly. Therefore, he subconsciously reached out in the direction of the sweet spring, preparing to pull it over to drink deeply. Dimly, he heard an exclamation and a cry for help, and then darkness before his eyes.

Waking up again, he was already in this vast white space. With his Seal Studies, he naturally saw that this was a space sealed off separately. And the old man in front of him was nine times out of ten the author of the "Original Sin and Sealing" he read before he fainted.

The white-clothed old man raised his right hand slightly, and a complicated sealing spell was formed in his hand: "Meeting today is both accidental and destined. I have some attainments in sealing secret techniques. How about we exchange secret technique insights today?"

"..."

Su Xiao sat down on the void clouds. Seeing this, the white-clothed old man nodded.

"In your view, what is Seal Studies?"

"Essential for saving one's life."

"This..."

The white-clothed old man couldn't answer for a moment. He had asked many people about Seal Studies, what the core of Seal Studies was, but no one had ever said that Seal Studies was essential for saving one's life.

The white-clothed old man pondered for a few seconds and was actually dumbfounded. Thinking carefully, saying that Seal Studies is essential for saving one's life is not a problem.

"A very novel and insightful view..."

The white-clothed old man began to tell interesting stories about when he was writing the ancient book "Original Sin and Sealing," most of which concerned his wife. There was only longing and no regret in his eyes, showing that his life with his wife was very happy.

As he spoke, he talked about the content of "Original Sin and Sealing" itself. The white-clothed old man was radiant. Actually, for a listener with enough level, narrating one's achievements is a very pleasant thing for body and mind. When he was in high spirits, the white-clothed old man even outlined sealing spells out of thin air and explained to Su Xiao the basic principles of this original spell.

This kind of personal teaching is much more profound than reading that book "Original Sin and Sealing." I don't know how long it took, the white-clothed old man let out a long breath and ended this hearty teaching.

"Little friend, let's stop here for now."

"Okay."

"Nothing else you want to ask this old thing?"

"..."

Su Xiao was silent for a moment. Seeing this, the white-clothed old man smiled freely and said: "Ask if you want to ask, there is nothing to be afraid of. You and I are not master and apprentice, but friends of different generations under a strange fate."

"What era did you die in?"

As soon as Su Xiao said this, the free smile on the white-clothed old man's face stiffened. He looked at Su Xiao with an expression that said, "You kid really don't know how to chat," and corrected:

"I haven't died yet, just living in seclusion for some reasons. It seems that I have been in seclusion for too long, and my name is no longer loud."

The white-clothed old man smiled and shook his head, asking back:

"Since I answered one question for you, how about you help me answer and solve my doubts once?"

"Okay."

"How do you possess such strong knowledge mastery efficiency?"

"My amateur profession is an alchemist."

"Oh, alchemist, that is..."

The white-clothed old man nodded as if he understood, but then he shook his head again: "Impossible, I know many alchemists. Even top alchemists like Coin Morlber don't have such an exaggerated learning ability as you."

"Abyss Contract."

"Oh, that's right. But young man, your attainments in Seal Studies are too single and anxious. Seal Studies is not just about sealing. Sealing is the foundation and core, and there are many derivative means."

The white-clothed old man was a bit earnest. After all, when he was Su Xiao's age, he was still an apprentice in Seal Studies. Seeing Su Xiao now, he couldn't help but have a heart of cherishing talent and making friends. As for taking an apprentice, the white-clothed old man wants face. Simply put, the white-clothed old man's Seal Studies is Lv. 98, and Su Xiao is Lv. 93. Both are in the late stage of Seal Studies. Opening his mouth to take an apprentice is the same as insulting someone.

"And your eagerness for quick success, you still have a lot of time, you can't be so anxious."

"No."

"Still quite stubborn. You are so young, you have plenty of time to refine Seal Studies in the future."

Speaking of this, the white-clothed old man sighed.

"I don't have much time."

"Oh? Because of what?"

"I sealed six Original Sin items, one world-destroying ethnic group, and one Abyss descendant."

"?"

At this moment, the white-clothed old man's eyes, which had experienced the vicissitudes of life, actually had a bit of clarity. This old immortal was completely confused. He stroked his beard and smiled: "Little friend, bragging also needs to have a sense of proportion."

"..."

Su Xiao didn't speak. From his calm gaze, the white-clothed old man opposite couldn't see half a lie.

"You really sealed six Original Sin items?"

"..."

"What tier of Original Sin items?"

Hearing this, Su Xiao's gaze condensed a bit, and after a moment of silence, he said: "The peak."

"Is that so."

The smile on the white-clothed old man's face became more gentle. He said: "Little friend, you and I have a fate, why not meet."

"Okay."

A smile also appeared on Su Xiao's face.

Confirmed their eyes, both are people who are sealing big-daddy-level Original Sin items, and both want to generously give their Original Sin items to each other. As for friends of different generations, cough~, can't this unique gift show the depth of friendship?

Why has the white-clothed old man been in seclusion for many years? It is precisely because he is sealing a big-daddy-level Original Sin item and is about to be unable to hold on. He doesn't have the heaven-defying item like the "Original Sin Book" that allows big-daddy-level Original Sin items to check and balance each other, nor the huge fortune of the Law-Breaker faction. The white-clothed old man belongs to the kind who seals Original Sin items to a certain extent and is also being swallowed by that Original Sin item for massive resources.

Su Xiao and the white-clothed old man looked at each other for a moment, and finally didn't say the time and place for the meeting. After all, both sides were worried that they wouldn't give away the Original Sin item, but instead get another one. That's not a joke.

"Little friend, we will meet again if fate allows."

As soon as the white-clothed old man finished speaking, the surrounding clouds became thick. Su Xiao felt a pulling force from behind. When he opened his eyes, he was already on the recliner in the bedroom on the third floor of the safe zone.

Su Xiao closed the ancient book in his hand. On the cover of the ancient book was engraved: Turin · Black Tower.

He decided to stay away from this sealing master in the future. The first half of the encounter with the other party had a very good atmosphere, but in the second half, when it came to the Original Sin item 'gift' link, the right hands of both sides under the table had already clenched into fists, ready to punch each other at any time, and while the other party was stunned, stuff a big-daddy-level Original Sin item into the other party's arms.

Glancing at the notification, he could still exempt "Original Sin Descent · Limit" for 30 hours. He picked up the "Abyss Contract" to check. Whether this thing could last another 30 hours was an unknown. This time, the use was interrupted halfway, so the "contract" didn't break.

A resentful gaze that was about to condense into substance made Su Xiao look sideways. It was Fanny, whose small face was pale and whose aura was withered. Fanny's recovery in terms of mental power was indeed strong. Even in such a dangerous situation, she could continue to buff. However, she was grabbed by Su Xiao with one hand at the end, letting her experience being emptied in an instant. This is the main reason for her resentful gaze now.

"I, I almost died!"

"Won't."

Hearing Su Xiao's tone so certain, Fanny's anger dissipated by more than half, secretly guessing that it seems the Captain was prepared long ago, otherwise it would be impossible to be so certain.

"You have life-saving props, you can't die."

"I...!"

Fanny almost got angry on the spot, but this sentence "You have life-saving props, you can't die" made a lot of sense, and it was difficult to refute for a while.

"I'm tired, I want to rest."

Fanny lay on the bed, squinting her eyes comfortably, looking sleepy.

"Three hours."

Su Xiao actually wanted to sleep too, but the pressure from the Priest's side left him with no time to rest.

【Notification: The Sanctuary Team has obtained a Fragmented Origin in the Sea of Death Blood. Remaining Fragmented Origins in this world: 1/5.】

This old guy, the Priest, either doesn't make a move, or once he does, the pressure is full. As long as the Priest finds one more "Fragmented Origin," this round will end.

"I can't hold on anymore, I want to sleep, sleep for a day and a night."

Fanny was already hopeless. She didn't expect that as a Peerless-level healing type, the problem she encountered was not assassination from enemies, but the risk of dying because the healing intensity was too high when healing teammates.

Looking at Fanny, Su Xiao said: "9,000 ounces of Space-Time Power."

"Damn it, three hours is three hours."

Fanny took out a bottle of potion. This potion emitted a dazzling golden faint light. After she drank it, she took off her coat, covered herself with a quilt, and entered the deepest sleep to rest. In a daze, she muttered to wake her up after three hours.

Su Xiao leaned on the recliner, took a nap for half an hour, then opened his eyes and checked a series of notifications.

First, the Magic Spirit avatar killed through "Corrupt Forest · Lv. 30," "Ash Land · Lv. 45," and "Crying Black Nest · Lv. 60." The Magic Spirit is currently on the "Corrupt Blood Sea," riding a small wooden boat alone, facing the blood sea strange demons surging over.

The settlement of the three 'dungeons' made the notifications reach dozens. After summarizing, the useful gains for Su Xiao are:

1. Old Dragon Essence Soul.

2. Ritual Evil Blood (Cursed Item · A-grade).

3. Tree Badge x5.

Baja has already gone to take these items. Baja died three times to open the map before, not only making the black fog on the map disappear but also setting coordinates in several important areas along the way. Half an hour ago, Baja teleported to the vicinity of the Corrupt Blood Sea through the "Law-Breaker Teleportation Array" in the safe zone. It is estimated that it won't be long before Baja returns.

Checking the skill list and flipping to the knowledge list, Seal Studies is still Lv. 93, but he has a feeling that he is only one step away from breaking through to Lv. 94. It just depends on the effect of this last use of the "Abyss Contract."

After taking another nap, the fluctuation of the teleportation array made Su Xiao open his eyes. Ten seconds later, Baja shuttled through space and appeared in the room.

"Boss, things are done. The materials and the World-level teleportation array blueprints, as well as the coordinates of the Lord Continent, have all been sent to the Underground City Royal Family. They have long had the idea of building a World-level teleportation array, but the problem is that there have been no materials, only a few old space mages. Now they have started building the World-level teleportation array."

"Hmm."

Su Xiao picked up the 【Old Dragon Essence Soul】 brought back by Baja and checked its attributes.

【Old Dragon Essence Soul (Special Item): After use, permanently increase 120,000 health points, permanently decrease 20 points of Willpower attribute.】

Compared to the 【God Blood Fruit】 obtained in the first round, the 【Old Dragon Essence Soul】 obtained this time is worse, but being able to increase 120,000 health points is already a very amazing increase.

Su Xiao certainly won't directly use this kind of secret treasure. This time he plans to use the extraction method to find a way to strip the side effects of the 【Old Dragon Essence Soul】.

Besides that, he let Benny take the 【Ritual Evil Blood (Cursed Item · A-grade)】 to the black market to find that Hunting Church member to complete the trade. That Cursed Characteristic · Oath Object named 【Ancient Hatred】 fits his ability system very well.

Besides that, he also let Benny negotiate the price of the "Mysterious Eye Core" with that side. If the other party's attitude is firm and they only want the highest-level Cursed Item, then he will save for a while longer. If the other party's tone softens, he can use other conditions to get the "Mysterious Eye Core" from them, such as priority usage rights after the World-level teleportation array is built.

Su Xiao can certainly make the decision on this matter. The materials and blueprints for the World-level teleportation array were all provided by him. As for why the priority usage rights can move the "Hunting Church," the reason is very simple. After Su Xiao negotiated with the Royal Family, the Royal Family implicitly revealed to the five major forces of this world that they were going to the Lord Continent, and that the lords on the Lord Continent had been wiped out, and that it was a world very suitable for living.

Regarding this, the five major forces of this world certainly won't believe it easily. Among them, the Mercy Temple, which has the most financial resources, let a high-level member leave this world through a certain method, and after transiting through the Void, arrived at the "Golden City."

After that high-level member of the Mercy Temple arrived at the "Golden City," he immediately discovered the changes here. First, the lord had been beheaded. The former underground city had now become a large food storage warehouse and a containment area for giant freshwater purification devices. The public security in the city was not very good, but judging from the residents' happiness, it was a thousand times better than living in a damp and dark underground city.

After discovering these, that high-level member of the Mercy Temple risked his life to leave the city. Having been to the Lord Continent, he certainly knew that there were many corrupted beast herds in the wild here.

But actually arriving in the wilderness, he didn't see a single corrupted beast. To verify that the corrupted beast herds here had been completely wiped out, that courageous high-level member of the Mercy Temple went to the West District alone, which was where the corrupted beast herds were originally located.

The result was that the high-level member of the Mercy Temple didn't see a single corrupted beast. What he saw was that on the lush green plain, some basic Zerg units with poor vitality were transporting giant rocks, building the high walls of a city and the basic buildings inside the city.

These worker scorpions were dull and low in vitality. Obviously, their Zerg Queen had left, and someone had controlled them to complete this work through reserved means.

Behind this city is a river. The river is not wide, about tens of meters. It might dry up in the dry season, but it is not a threat in the wet season. Whether it is for residents' water use or river transport, it is quite good. Further back is an endless forest. After passing this forest area with a span of hundreds of kilometers, one reaches the edge of the ocean.

In front of and on both sides of this city is an endless plain. The soil here is so fertile that even the weeds are strangely robust. After preliminary reclamation, it can be used as high-quality farmland for planting. With such resources, let alone the hundreds of thousands of civilians in Yu Hui City, even if the population doubled, it would be easy to support. Not to mention, the giant forest more than ten kilometers behind the city is also a place for producing various resources.

After seeing these, that high-level member of the Mercy Temple felt this thick sincerity. He returned to Yu Hui City in this world at the fastest speed and explained the situation to other high-level members of the Mercy Temple. Although the Mercy Temple wanted to hide the situation on the Lord Continent, they had to show sincerity in cooperating with the Royal Family.

After the other four major forces saw this situation, they understood the situation on the Lord Continent in seconds. The always arrogant Mercy Temple lowered its attitude so much this time, which shows that the conditions on the Lord Continent must be very tempting.

And the pilgrim force that has always wanted to make a pilgrimage to the "Eternal Bell," in the final analysis, they want the curse of this world to fade. Now that there is a better choice, they certainly won't be so stubborn as to stay in this world and continue to make a pilgrimage to the "Eternal Bell." After all, the previous pilgrimages really had no effect.

The five major forces of this world are now gathering their strength and preparing to move. This is also why the priority usage rights of the "World-level teleportation array" have a huge attraction to the Hunting Church. The big city on the Lord Continent has been built to 60%. Whoever arrives there first can choose their own territory first and can also gain a foothold and develop faster.

Don't look at the five forces of Yu Hui City living in peace here. This is because there is a deadly curse outside Yu Hui City. When they arrive at the safe Lord Continent, these five forces will inevitably break out in conflicts, or even fight to the death.

More than an hour later, Benny sent back news that the Hunting Church agreed to this trade, but they would only take out the "Mysterious Eye Core" after arriving at the Lord Continent, with the Royal Family as a guarantee.

This trade was within expectations. Su Xiao went up to the fourth floor and confirmed that the four arrays were running well. He returned to the bedroom on the third floor. He had to raise Seal Studies to Lv. 94 as soon as possible. It won't be long before Yu Hui City won't have a safe zone.

It's not that Su Xiao has a way to destroy the safe zone notarized by the Void Tree, but that he wants to make a move on a larger scale. First, one must understand one point: the safe zone corresponding to each team this time is notarized based on Yu Hui City. Because of this, there were several rules established by the Void Tree when they first entered this world.

1. You cannot leave Yu Hui Town (safe area).

2. It is forbidden to use force or any other means that can harm others in the town, otherwise it will be defaulted to giving up this round of competition.

3. Please do not go out of the house at night during the full moon.

Once Yu Hui City ceases to exist, then "Rule 1: You cannot leave Yu Hui Town" cannot be followed. The chain reaction caused by this is that "Rule 2" will lose its meaning. After this situation occurs, "Rule 3" will also be meaningless.

Regarding how to make Yu Hui City cease to exist, one point to understand is that the five forces of this world are struggling to maintain this shelter city.

Imagine, when these five forces want to leave, will they leave behind the "Array Boundary Core" composed of various highly rare materials, letting this shelter city persist meaninglessly for a few days without maintenance, or will they take away the priceless "Array Boundary Cores" one by one as start-up capital to have a better start and development on the Lord Continent?

The Void Tree cannot forcibly intervene in such a situation to make the curse unable to invade Yu Hui City, because this is equivalent to favoring other participants besides Su Xiao. No matter how it is judged, the current situation of Yu Hui City was brought about by Su Xiao's own hands. This is not violating the rules, but exerting the resource advantages currently possessed, that is, the large amount of "World-level teleportation array" construction materials obtained in the "Golden City."

When the curse invades Yu Hui City, this city will not exist. Since Yu Hui City, the main body of notarization, is gone, the small "safe zones" for each team derived from notarization will of course also lose notarization. Still the same sentence, Su Xiao cannot shake the safe area in the slightest, but he can make the safe area disappear.

Making the safe area disappear is just the first step, and then it is the terrifying roar of this world.

"Fanny."

Su Xiao spoke. As a result, Fanny was sleeping very soundly. Seeing this, he took out a small crystal bottle. After opening it, a fresh mint scent diffused. Fanny in her deep sleep frowned, and her expression gradually began to become painful. Half a minute later, she suddenly opened her eyes, ran out of bed full of energy, and headed straight for the toilet on the second floor.

A moment later, Fanny returned. Her steps were light but her expression was a bit lingering, and she said: "That was close, I almost made it onto this year's idiot leaderboard."

Fanny smelled the scent in the air and asked: "What is this smell? It actually smells quite good."

"Aerosol potion, quickly wake up the sleeping soul."

"How about giving me the rest? My best friend loves to sleep in."

"..."

Su Xiao threw the remaining half bottle to Fanny. He stood up and came to the desk. After putting on the "Original Sin Scholar" title, he activated the "Abyss Contract" again.

Su Xiao's speed of reading the ancient book was not fast. His purpose was not to read, but to master. Sometimes he held an ancient book and didn't turn a page for a long time. Time passed second by second. After about ten hours, he began to feel a stinging pain in his brain, and a light blue energy thread wrapped around his left arm.

The slowly recovering mental power allowed Su Xiao to continue to immerse himself in the mastery of Seal Studies. It's a pity that until the "Abyss Contract" shattered with a bang, his Seal Studies still couldn't be raised to Lv. 94. It was only a fraction away, but it was this fraction that could trap a sealer for a lifetime.

Regarding this, Su Xiao didn't feel discouraged. If the previous "Seal Studies, Lv. 93" had a 70% probability of completing the plan, then now, at the most extreme Seal Studies of Lv. 93, he can guarantee an 85-90% success rate for the plan.

This time the opponents are the Priest, the Platinum Apostle, and Hao Tao. Wanting a 100% win rate is wishful thinking. The current win rate is already considerable.

"So sleepy, I really want to have a good sleep this time."

Fanny yawned and walked out, returning to her bedroom to rest.

Su Xiao glanced at the time. This round of competition was almost halfway through. Although the pressure from the Priest's side was full, now is not the time to start the plan immediately. His state is too poor and he needs sufficient rest to bring himself to the best state before starting the plan. Otherwise, a slight mistake during the plan would be enough to make him die without a burial place immediately.

Going up to the fourth floor and confirming that the cores on the four arrays were stable, Su Xiao returned to the bedroom. After arranging tasks for Bubu Wang, Amu, Baja, and Benny, he fell asleep.

When Su Xiao woke up, it was already the morning of the sixth day since the start of this round of competition. Today Yu Hui City was exceptionally sunny, but there was no one on the street. In the urban area leading to the underground city, the streets were crowded with civilians. Under the maintenance of the Array Boundary Master Guild, although it was a bit crowded, it was considered orderly.

Pushing open the window, the cool breeze blew into the room. A crystal chair formed behind Su Xiao. After he sat down, he opened the World Contact Platform, and the content posted was:

Bai Ye (Samsara Paradise): "Selling 【Tree Badge】 x12. 3,000 Soul Coins each."

【Tree Badge】 can increase the final settlement evaluation of this round of competition. Why does Su Xiao want to sell this thing? The reason is that if the plan fails, his settlement evaluation will produce negative scores, such as an F rating lower than E-. But if the plan succeeds, there are only two people participating in the final settlement, so having this 【Tree Badge】 is meaningless.

Moreover, selling 【Tree Badge】 this time is not for 36,000 Soul Coins. As a three-technique grandmaster, Su Xiao is indeed short of Soul Coins, but not to this extent. This is a conspiracy, an immediate effect, and a conspiracy with excellent results.

If a rule-breaker bought these 【Tree Badge】s, that would be even better. The contract attached to them would take effect. Unfortunately, the Priest couldn't possibly buy them.

Zelina (Apocalypse Paradise): "Bai Ye, don't make such jokes, I'm suddenly a little scared."

Shui Fu (Apocalypse Paradise): "Captain Zeli, hold me tight. To be honest, I'm also a little scared. You can't scare people like this. This is the rhythm of flipping the table."

Lu Yingade (Holy Light Paradise): "Don't panic, it's just bluffing."

Moon Witch (Watchman Paradise): "This is deliberately messing with people's mentality, everyone doesn't need to care."

Witch · Lilia (Holy Light Paradise): "I don't like rule-breakers very much, but this time I hope what Moon Witch said is true."

Witch · Lilia (Holy Light Paradise): "【Tree Badge】 x12 (can view detailed attributes), this is listed directly on the contact platform. After I submitted the notarization to the Void Tree, I had to pay a total of 37,800 Soul Coins (including 5% handling fee) to purchase 【Tree Badge】 x12 from the Hunter · Kuku Lin · Bai Ye's holding notarization. Because of personal reasons, I don't dare to buy this thing, fearing that there are strange contract contents on it."

Goddess (Holy Light Paradise): "Strange contract contents?"

Soul Master (Apocalypse Paradise): "You can try, it's very interesting (forced smile)."

Flame (Death Paradise): "Bai Ye, have you given up?"

Enzo (Death Paradise): "Is it possible that he doesn't need this thing anymore, and in this round of individual battles, this thing is no longer important."

Flame (Death Paradise): "Brother Shui, don't mess with my mentality. This round is indeed an individual battle, but we are still teammates later."

Ying Qin (Death Paradise): "Husband is right, love you~"

Witch · Lilia (Holy Light Paradise): "Everyone, pray for yourselves."

Su Xiao closed the World Contact Platform. He took out the "Original Sin Book." The next plan doesn't need to be low-key anymore. Instead, making all participants wary will have excellent results.

Previously, the Void Tree had a notification, the content of which was that the content of this round of competition was: exploration, competition, survival, death, accumulation.

From now on, all other content disappeared, leaving only one "survival," and how to escape this world. Applying to give up this round of competition immediately is obviously a very good method.

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