Chapter 3966: Imprint

What the Moon Witch said was not false. From a fundamental perspective, the ability systems of the Gray Gentleman and Hao Tao could truly be different branches of the same origin, much like different main trunks growing from a single large tree.

However, Su Xiao was certain that the Moon Witch was definitely still hiding something. Furthermore, her participation in this World Conquest was too obvious, regardless of her motives or desire to win. In the past, the Moon Witch had a gentle temperament, and her words and actions would inadvertently make one's bones feel soft; seeing her for the first time, it was hard not to feel a slight fondness for her.

No one guards against their own heart, and the "slight fondness" generated upon first meeting the Moon Witch was like an invisible seed, taking root and sprouting in the heart, slowly transforming into a thought: *Hmm, this gentle beauty must surely have the same fondness for me. *

Desire entangles the soul until it suffocates from a lack of oxygen, eventually growing from fondness into adoration, and from adoration into obsession, until the soul is completely lost. By that time, one has become a fanatical "licker" of the Moon Witch, obeying her every word.

Alas, the Moon Witch had met her ultimate nemesis: a Sword Art Grandmaster capable of immunizing against "True Soul Penetration." If fighting a normal Sword Art Grandmaster, although the Moon Witch could not charm them, she could use "True Soul Penetration" to inflict high damage. While she still couldn't control them, she could at least fight.

But if this Sword Art Grandmaster possessed high soul strength and willpower, the Moon Witch would be better off not making a move, lest she accelerate her own death.

"I'm listening. Continue."

Su Xiao spoke. Hearing this, the Moon Witch said helplessly, "That's all I know."

"Is that so?"

After Su Xiao finished speaking, a crystal layer spread beneath his feet, forming a dining table and crystal chairs. He gestured for the Moon Witch not to be polite and to take a seat opposite him.

The Moon Witch's current situation was that of the meat on the chopping block; she had no choice but to sit. Seeing this, Su Xiao had Amu take various foods out of the team storage space. They were all cooked by Xia and sealed in fresh-keeping containers. Upon opening the boxes, although they weren't as delicious as when freshly cooked, they could barely be considered gourmet.

"Don't be polite."

Hearing Su Xiao's words, the Moon Witch opposite him hesitated, but then she laughed at herself. She could lose her life at any moment now; the enemy wouldn't waste money to poison her.

The Moon Witch was indeed a bit hungry, and combined with Xia's culinary skills, this meal made her depressed mood improve slightly. Just as she was finishing her meal, the communicator by Su Xiao's hand rang. After glancing at it, he pressed the bone-conduction headset under his jaw and said:

"It's me. Yes, she's here. She's about 168 centimeters tall, not over 60 kilograms. Her resistance might not be high, but her willpower should be decent. Yes, good. You guys can handle the ratio on the way. I trust your professionalism, as always."

After speaking, Su Xiao hung up the phone. The dessert in the Moon Witch's mouth suddenly didn't taste sweet anymore. She asked with an unpleasant expression, "This is?"

"Telemarketing. Don't mind it."

Su Xiao's tone was calm, and his gaze was even a bit kind, to the point that he had Amu pour the Moon Witch a cup of post-meal Maple Tea. It was the same old saying: they were only faction enemies, and he shouldn't treat the Moon Witch this way, but this time it was truly too dangerous, and Su Xiao couldn't see a possibility of winning.

"Bai Ye, we are only faction enemies. You don't need to spend this wasted money on the Sea Clan's Dark Department. I've already said everything I know."

"Hmm, I believe you. I'll let you go in a while."

Su Xiao's tone remained kind, and he even lifted the teacup in his hand, signaling the Moon Witch not to waste the Maple Tea in the cup. It was carefully stir-fried by Amu; although the Black Maple Tree was his own and the cost of picking the tender leaves was very low, it shouldn't be wasted.

During this time, after Su Xiao received two more contacts, the door to the grain warehouse was knocked on. Amu opened the door, and an old Sea Clan member with a slight hunchback and a gentle smile walked into the grain warehouse. He asked Su Xiao with his eyes, and after receiving silent permission, he let his three subordinates enter the grain warehouse as well.

These three Sea Clan members were all wearing brown leather slaughterhouse aprons used for butchering, wearing long-sleeved gloves. One of them had a face full of scars, one had half of their face burned, and the third wore a bone mask full of holes.

The bone-masked one had a tall build; although he looked a bit fat, this was actually strength wrapped in fat—the most powerful and durable physique. The other two were one short and one thin and tall. The scarred dwarf was all smiles but had cruel eyes, while the thin, tall fish-man was fierce, with various slender, strange-shaped knives hanging from his waist.

Just seeing these three made one feel a chill in their heart. They weren't fierce at all, but they had a kind of indifference and coldness toward living beings, as if everything was just work.

"Mr. Bai Ye, we aren't late, are we?"

The old Sea Clan member stepped forward eagerly, took out a list of fees, and said with a smile in his eyes, "This is the fee. Please check it."

"No need."

"Thank you for your trust, Mr. Bai Ye. May I ask, is this beautiful lady our client this time?"

"Yes."

"Hello, lady. Very happy to provide you with this service."

As the old Sea Clan member spoke, the Moon Witch suddenly felt a sense of weakness coming from her soul. This wasn't poisoning; it was some kind of ability of the old Sea Clan member in front of her.

"Mr. Bai Ye, should we provide our luxury package right here, or?"

As the old Sea Clan member said this, the Moon Witch, who was gradually feeling swallowed by drowsiness, said with difficulty, "Imprint... their power comes from... the Imprint."

"..."

Su Xiao didn't speak. Seeing this, the Moon Witch continued to say drowsily, "I can... tell you, but, make these freaks... get... far away from me."

"..."

Su Xiao still didn't speak. He took out a 6,000-denomination Soul Coin savings card and handed it to the old Sea Clan member. After the old Sea Clan member took it, he smiled gently, "Then we'll be going now. Thank you for your generosity, Mr. Bai Ye."

"Thank you for your trouble."

"Don't mention it, don't mention it. You are our old gold master. If you have any business in this area in the future, remember to contact me. Our price is a bit expensive, but you are someone who knows quality when it comes to professionalism."

"Hmm."

Su Xiao signaled Amu to see the guests out. After the dozen or so Sea Clan members left, the Moon Witch broke free from the sense of drowsiness. She placed her slightly trembling right hand under the table to hide her embarrassment.

"You... monsters."

"..."

Su Xiao still didn't speak, just stopped wearing a gentle smile. But for some reason, facing the cold Su Xiao at this moment, the Moon Witch actually felt a sense of relief. The more gently this guy opposite her smiled, the more terrifying the things he did felt.

"This tea... tastes so wonderful. It's not something that can be described just as 'good.' Can you pour me another cup?"

"..."

Su Xiao signaled Amu to pour the Moon Witch another cup. The Moon Witch held the thick porcelain teacup with both hands and took a sip to warm the chill in her heart. She sighed and said:

"Have you heard of the Forbidden Imprint?"

"No."

"There are five Forbidden Imprints in total. Not everyone is qualified to obtain and fuse them; one must be qualified, otherwise, the very second one chooses to fuse with a Forbidden Imprint is the person's death date..."

The Moon Witch began to explain what the "Forbidden Imprint" was. These were once "Sealed Items" sealed by the Dawn Paradise, or rather, this was also one of the functions performed by the Dawn Paradise according to the initial regulations: sealing those terrifying things that could "pollute the precepts."

And the "Forbidden Imprint" was the top-tier "Sealed Item" sealed by the Dawn Paradise, bar none. Until after the Paradise Conquest, the Dawn Paradise was defeated and fell silent, and this sealing naturally could not continue.

There are five "Forbidden Imprints": the Doll Imprint, the Devour Imprint, the Fate Imprint, the Soul Imprint, and the Mind Imprint.

Yes, the Gray Gentleman was the holder and fuser of the "Doll Imprint." In the past, the judgment of the source of his abilities was due to too little intelligence, and the Gray Gentleman was definitely not the type to take the initiative to reveal the origin of his abilities before a decisive battle. Until his death, he never let his opponents know the true face of his trump cards.

The "Devour Imprint" is with Hao Tao, the Platinum Apostle masters the "Fate Imprint," the "Mind Imprint" is missing, and the "Soul Imprint" is said to be with an extremely powerful, supreme-level rule-breaker.

The purpose of the Moon Witch's trip was to find the "Mind Imprint" within the Dawn Ruins and fuse with it. In this way, her path to becoming stronger, which was nearing its end, could be extended to a staggering degree.

No one becomes strong for no reason. The Gray Gentleman, the Platinum Apostle, and Hao Tao are all the same. Of course, it cannot be said that these people achieved their current status solely because of the "Forbidden Imprint." They were already top-tier strong; after having the "Forbidden Imprint," it was like adding wings to a tiger, becoming strong to the point of absurdity. Don't forget one point: this thing is the strongest "Sealed Item" sealed by the Dawn Paradise. Even if divided into five, each remains a unique existence.

There is another key secret: these five "Forbidden Imprints" can be fused. The original "Forbidden Imprint" was a single piece, and only after being shattered did it become five pieces. If one obtains two "Forbidden Imprints" and fuses them, one can use one imprint to strengthen the other—for example, using the "Mind Imprint" to boost the "Fate Imprint" to several times its current strength.

This is not even the most tempting part. When holding three "Forbidden Imprints" and synthesizing them, one can obtain the "Dominion Imprint." The strength of this imprint belongs to a unique class.

When all five "Forbidden Imprints" are collected and restored to their complete state, what is obtained is the "True Forbidden Imprint." After being "imprinted" by such a terrifying existence, it is complete dominion and control from the body, soul, mind, and fate.

This intelligence provided the answer to Su Xiao's previous doubts. He had wondered why the cooperation between Hao Tao and the Platinum Apostle looked stable but lacked that kind of tacit understanding in actual confrontations. Now it seemed that each side had a "Forbidden Imprint" and both wanted to obtain the "Dominion Imprint."

Having figured out why the Platinum Apostle and Hao Tao came to wade into these muddy waters, the priest's purpose for coming here was puzzling. But thinking of the world he was in, and the notarization of the Dawn Paradise to banish immortal rule-breakers, he vaguely guessed something.

"If I asked you to sign a contract, would you sign it?"

"Your contract... I wouldn't sign it even if I died..."

"Contract, signed."

Su Xiao pressed one hand on the table, and the contract parchment hidden in the crystal tabletop emerged. A layer of trap contract was attached to the surface of this contract, with the trigger condition: 'Directly state a refusal to sign a contract with Su Xiao.'

This transparent layer of trap contract would automatically brand the Moon Witch's true name at the "signing position" onto the formal contract below.

Su Xiao held the contract parchment with both hands. As he stretched it to both sides, the contract parchment split into 80 copies, and these 80 copies were each associated with 30 branch contracts. This meant that the Moon Witch had signed 2,400 contracts simultaneously.

It is well known that if a contract contains very harsh "restrictions" and "punishments," the conditions for signing that contract must be very complex, requiring the signer to sign in person, press a fingerprint, perform soul wave engraving, and synchronize consciousness, totaling seven or eight signing processes.

But if the "restriction" of this contract is only that the signer cannot eat breakfast for one day, then the signing of this contract will be quite loose, perhaps even just touching it would suffice.

The problem is that once this type of light "restriction" contract is signed in large numbers, the power becomes terrifying. The Moon Witch was already experiencing this point. Her most intuitive experience was that the contract list was full on the spot, and a bright red display appeared indicating a temporary exceedance of the limit.

The Moon Witch looked gloomily at the Hunter opposite her. As a rule-breaker, the Moon Witch suddenly felt aggrieved. As a rule-breaker, she had never encountered such an absurd operation. Being a rule-breaker this way was too stifling.

Su Xiao put away the contract parchment and said, "Drink this potion."

He tossed over a bottle of continuous recovery potion. This made the Moon Witch feel puzzled, but seeing Su Xiao's unkind gaze, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and drink it. The next second, the crystal chair beneath her and the crystal dining table in front of her both shattered.

*Zheng~*

The long sword was unsheathed. The Moon Witch felt her left arm go numb, and specks of blood splashed onto her face. As a charm-type, how could she be a match for Su Xiao in close combat? She was immediately slashed by the second strike across her collarbone and shoulder.

*Puchi! *

The long sword pierced the Moon Witch's lower abdomen, pinning her to the ground. Almost simultaneously, the Moon Witch crushed the brilliant pocket watch in her hand.

With a *Peng* sound, time dust scattered, and the Moon Witch disappeared from where she was. Su Xiao certainly didn't want to kill the Moon Witch; if he had truly developed a murderous intent, there would be no possibility for the other party to escape.

The Moon Witch returned unharmed, and anyone could guess what was going on. Instead, being seriously injured, with wounds on her severed arm, collarbone, and lower abdomen still slowly being eroded by Green Steel Shadow energy, combined with the fact that the time aura of her life-saving prop hadn't dissipated, the two teams of the Watcher Paradise faction couldn't easily doubt the Moon Witch's experience.

Su Xiao soloed the Eternal Society. In such a chaotic situation, the Moon Witch being seriously injured and using a life-saving prop to escape was perfectly plausible. Even if the priest would definitely be suspicious, and even see through it to a certain extent, he couldn't say anything, otherwise, there would definitely be infighting. After all, Hao Tao and the Platinum Apostle were both hiding their own fangs.

This solo run of the Eternal Society headquarters yielded huge gains for Su Xiao. He discovered that the dual bonus of the "Rule-breaker" + "Old Hunter" titles allowed him to instantly kill immortal rule-breakers, with the two stacking up to a 55% damage bonus.

Besides that, he also obtained a large number of Hunter Coins. He opened the Title Shop:

【You currently possess: 130,452 Hunter Coins.】

【You can purchase the following items with Hunter Coins.】

1. Title Treasure Chest (★).

Exchange price: 1 Hunter Coin...

5. Title Treasure Chest (★★★★★).

Usage effect: After opening, you can obtain a 1-star title with a designated characteristic (this is a full-potential title).

Inventory quantity: 8 (no limit on exchange quantity).

Exchange price: 500,000 Hunter Coins.

Su Xiao had already experienced the power of a full-potential title through the effect of the 【Peak Work】 title. Saving up 500,000 to buy one was obviously not very wise. His current title reforging had a guarantee; although this guarantee worked sometimes and not others, with 130,000 opportunities, as long as he succeeded once, he would make a profit.

Currently, his "Combat Title" and "Potion Preparation Bonus" title were full-potential. He still needed the following full-potential titles: "Sealing Study Improvement Title," "Meditation Title," "Task Reward Improvement Title," and "Reverse Devour Potential Granting Title."

The first two were easy to understand, and the "Task Reward Improvement Title" could also be known from its literal meaning. As for what a "Reverse Devour Title" was, this type of title would devour the currently held main title and then add the possessed star level to the main title. The "Reverse Devour Potential Granting Title" did not add star levels, but instead added its title potential to the main title.

Su Xiao prepared to forge the "Old Hunter" title, which had a title potential of 70.2%, into a powerful title with 100% potential. Speaking of which, the "Old Hunter" title potential for every Hunter was actually random. With his luck that looked down on the crowd, having 70.2% title potential was considered a rare favor from the heavens; he couldn't expect more.

As the saying goes, if luck is insufficient, strength makes up for it. The "Reverse Devour Potential Granting Title" was a means to defy the heavens and change fate. The problem was that this type of title did not have a 100% success rate for granting; having a 50% success rate was quite good. Regarding title forging, he couldn't let Caesar help; Caesar wasn't skilled in this type of operation.

Of the four types of titles, the "Sealing Study Improvement Title" was definitely the most important. The 【Original Sin Scholar】 was very good, but it only had 70.1% title potential, destined to be unable to let Sealing Study break through Lv. 95.

However, Su Xiao liked one characteristic of the 【Original Sin Scholar】, which was:

"Title Effect 3: Original Sin Scholar (Passive), for every peak Original Sin Object you possess/seal, the full effect of 'Absolute Focus' will increase by 20%."

Current number of sealed Original Sin Objects: 6.

Current 'Absolute Focus' effect bonus: 120%."

Thinking about it this way, getting some "Reverse Devour Potential Granting Titles" and using them on the 【Original Sin Scholar】 first—if this "Extreme Burning · 1 time" title really used this to promote to full potential, he could safely use the "Reverse Devour Potential Granting Title" on the "Old Hunter · Extreme Burning · 3 times" title.

After pondering for a while, because of his confidence in his own luck, Su Xiao exchanged 130,000 Hunter Coins for 【Title Treasure Chests (★)】. When opening them, he chose the devour type and the potential granting branch. One by one, these 1-star titles appeared in his title list.

He activated the "Title Reforging" permission, set up automatic reforging, and defaulted all 130,000 1-star devour-type titles as selectable targets. He closed the title burning list, but the next second.

【This title reforging was successful.】

【You obtained the devour-type title · Spreading Hotbed.】

【Spreading Hotbed】

Origin: Void Tree

Quality: ★

Category: Title

Title Effect: Potential Nurturing (Active), devour a main title for nurturing. This nurturing process will have a 33.33% probability of nurturing the extreme potential of this title to the main title in the devouring state.

Price: Cannot be traded.

Just one title reforging was successful, which surprised Su Xiao. He took out this title, as well as 【Original Sin Hunter】, and used it to wrap 【Original Sin Hunter】 to perform title potential granting. If successful, he would be equivalent to completing this forging worth 500,000 Hunter Coins using only 1 Hunter Coin.

The speed of title potential granting was very fast, and conversely, the failure was also particularly fast. 【Spreading Hotbed】 exploded with a *Peng* sound. One of the fragments collapsed into Su Xiao's collar. He reached in, took it out, and threw it aside.

For some reason, this time it didn't succeed, but instead, he felt a bit more at ease in his heart. It was both a confirmation that the Law-Breaking fortune had no problems and a confirmation that he hadn't been secretly plotted against by anyone. But then, his expression became a bit uncertain. All along, he had self-affirmed that it wasn't that his luck was bad, just a coincidence. After doing some psychological construction himself, he once again successfully blamed his bad luck on coincidence.

Looking at the bright weather outside the grain warehouse window, his mood also turned from cloudy to sunny. He took out his terminal and opened it. It was time to see if Chairman Xiketu had stepped into the overt plot.

Speaking of which, Xiketu was once a powerhouse who was hostile to the Leader, but he was definitely not the Leader's nemesis. At best, Xiketu was a key opponent on the Leader's path to becoming the strongest. Using Su Xiao's experience as a metaphor, it was probably like him defeating the Gray Gentleman, except he defeated the Gray Gentleman earlier, and very dishonorably, refusing to open that Scarlet Card no matter what.

Su Xiao was now determined that no matter how the situation changed, he would seal this Scarlet Card in layers of seals and place it in the innermost part of his storage space. Even if he died at the hands of a strong enemy one day, he would have to banish this Scarlet Card to the endless star sea; the already dead strong enemy shouldn't even think about attacking him again.

If the Grey Gentleman knew of Su Xiao's plans, even with the Grey Gentleman's level of composure, his expression would inevitably flicker with uncertainty for quite a while.

The current Xiketu was no longer what he was. Not to mention that the combat power limit of this world was the Supreme-level, so many years of immortal erosion had reduced the other party's intelligence from 300 to about 160, and 300 was the level of super old schemers like the priest.

Under such circumstances, he definitely had to scheme against Xiketu. Of course, the other party's current combat power should be on par with Su Xiao's. After all, the other party was at a very high level of the Supreme-level, suppressed by the world limit to the very peak of the Supreme-level.

The image in the terminal was the scene after Xiketu faced the Sun Holy Sword. Su Xiao really didn't intend to blow Xiketu to death with the current version of the "Sun Holy Sword"; that would be looking down on people too much. The reason he gave the other party such a blow was for the other party's trump card treasure, the "Sun Holy Tree."

The Evil Heart predicted that the "Sun Holy Tree" was located in the Eternal Society's underground ancient altar, but Su Xiao soloed the Eternal Society headquarters and couldn't find the underground ancient altar. He estimated that unless he knew the specific location, he would miss out on this thing.

This situation made him decide to test it violently. It was certain that the "Sun Holy Tree" was highly likely in the Eternal Society headquarters. If this place was subjected to a fierce attack, it might even affect the "Sun Holy Tree" located in the hidden underground ancient altar. Would Xiketu worry that the defensive barrier here would be blown through, causing the "Sun Holy Tree" inside to be burned?

Then, after the explosion subsided, while the sun flame hadn't dissipated and others didn't dare to enter the headquarters to investigate, going immediately to the underground ancient altar to take a look was obviously a safe choice. In case the underground ancient altar was really blown through and the sun flame burned inside, because of the characteristics of the "Sun Holy Tree," it wouldn't be burned down for a while. Rushing to prevent the burning could avoid losses to the greatest extent.

Su Xiao looked at the image on the terminal. To be accurate, this wasn't fed back through a monitoring device, but a heat-sensitive capture substance invented by Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang. Just now, the Sun Holy Sword exploded, causing this substance contained within to be distributed in the sun flame. Through the overall force field of this substance, an image was formed and projected onto the terminal.

More clearly, it was the image obtained by the inverse sound wave device half a kilometer west of the explosion point, so the image in the terminal was just a humanoid moving within a translucent building frame. Although the projection effect wasn't good, it minimized the possibility of being detected by the enemy.

Xiketu walked in the sun flame. An hour had passed since the explosion, but the seal remained solid. This made Xiketu seem to have made some decision. He came to the elevator shaft, jumped down, stopped halfway in free fall, began to adjust the mechanism lock plate of the secret room here, and after completing the adjustment, jumped down again. Xiketu fell in the shaft and suddenly disappeared at the bottom of the well.

Su Xiao zoomed in on the image and observed the spatial fluctuation pattern at the bottom of the well. He felt that this was an upward spatial transmission. He had Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang mobilize the sensing devices around the Eternal Society headquarters, and then used these devices as signal coordinates to launch secondary spatial pulses downward through the small and medium-sized satellites directly above.

Soon, a chart full of black vertical lines was printed out. Su Xiao opened the blue light device to illuminate this chart. On the vertical lines above, an egg-sized circle gradually appeared.

This Xiketu really knew how to hide things. He moved a piece of underground space of the Eternal Society headquarters into an alien space above. In this way, it was an alien space wrapped around a material space area, located directly above the Eternal Society.

Waiting for a moment, Su Xiao found that Xiketu returned to the Eternal Society headquarters. Not only that, the other party took out a scroll-shaped item, and after using it, the destroyed Eternal Society headquarters recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye. Half an hour later, the Eternal Society headquarters recovered as before, and the external sealing barrier collapsed one after another, as if, except for the loss of more than 200 members, the Eternal Society was still the strongest hegemon of this world.

Su Xiao took out paper and pen and began to calculate the spatial coordinates. This time he had to be accurate to the millimeter level. Time passed second by second. A few hours later, the calculation of the spatial coordinates was only two-thirds complete.

At this moment, in the council hall on the 80th floor of the Eternal Society headquarters, Xiketu was in the main seat, and Huan Yu, White Sheep, Angry Bull, Mad Lion, and Greedy Crab sat on both sides one after another. That's right, White Sheep didn't die completely. No, it should be that White Sheep died one-half. She was one soul with two bodies, but the permanent soul damage from facing Su Xiao made her small face pale.

The soul healer invited by Xiketu at a high price sighed and shook his head. Injured by the triple "Soul Slash," this soul healer felt his scalp tingle.

*Peng! *

Mad Lion, with a head full of lion-like hair, slapped the council table and said angrily, "Too much deception! Actually taking advantage of my absence to sneak attack our lair."

Hearing this, the bloated Greedy Crab sneered, "Taking advantage of your absence? If you were there, you would have been sent away with Golden Scorpion."

"You!"

Mad Lion had always been on bad terms with Greedy Crab and Angry Bull. In the past, White Sheep would smooth things over, but now she was mentally dazed from the soul slash, and her pitiful appearance was not an exaggeration to say it was heartbreaking.

"Moon Witch, you fought with that guy named Bai Ye. Evaluate it, who has more strength between me and that guy."

Mad Lion's words made the Moon Witch feel a bit surprised, but she pondered seriously and said, "If in a head-on confrontation, you have more chance of winning."

"At least you have some discernment."

"In a head-on confrontation, he won't be able to beat you for ten minutes."

"Hmm."

Mad Lion nodded as if it were true.

The rule-breaker Sea Crocodile sitting there heard this and looked at the Moon Witch. The thought in his heart was, *How malicious you are. People were already simple-minded from immortal erosion, and you are still tricking them into sending their heads. *

"Boss, leave this matter to me."

Mad Lion, who was getting more and more excited, had completely let himself go, swimming in the setting of "I am invincible in the world."

Xiketu looked at Mad Lion. Mad Lion, who was self-indulging in his imagination, shivered. His gaze gradually returned to normal, and after whispering "I lost my composure," he remained silent.

"Everyone, this loss is not a bad thing for us."

Xiketu spoke, and Huan Yu, White Sheep, Angry Bull, Mad Lion, and Greedy Crab all looked at this chairman, their eyes showing suspicion.

"Since things have come to this, I won't hide it from you. We can be Eternal Ones to this day, not only because of the life essence provided by a 'Sun Holy Tree,' but also because we are trading with the Golden City of the Lord Continent. This barely maintains the pure life essence required by more than 300 members each year. Now, there is a problem on the Lord Continent side. That 'Sun Holy Tree' can probably maintain the amount for a hundred people."

At this point, Xiketu didn't continue. When things concerned their own interests, the members of the Eternal Society suppressed the anger in their hearts and decided to plan for the long term.

"Chairman, it's a bit presumptuous for me to ask, but is that 'Sun Holy Tree' safe?"

Huan Yu spoke. Her voice made everyone present feel like ants crawling and cats scratching, but the few high-level members who knew her unrestrained degree didn't look directly at her. Mad Lion was targeted by Huan Yu for a period of time. Mad Lion, who weighed more than 1,200 catties, lost weight to more than 800 catties during that time, and his cheekbones were a bit protruding.

"That 'Sun Holy Tree' is very safe. We..."

*Dong! *

A loud noise interrupted Xiketu's words. Everyone thought this was an air raid by the enemy, except for the priest, who looked through the window toward the distant "Spatial Stagnation Tower" and saw the "Spatial Stagnation Tower" shattering like flowers scattered by a celestial maiden.

"Mr. Chairman, if I'm not mistaken, your 'Sun Holy Tree' is no longer safe."

The priest's words made Xiketu frown slightly. He looked in the direction the priest pointed and saw the shattered "Spatial Stagnation Tower," asking:

"Spatial weapon?"

"In my opinion, it's not. It might be some kind of teleportation array used to transport living beings."

The priest's words made Greedy Crab sneer, saying, "Are you kidding? A teleportation array for transporting living beings would blow up the 'Spatial Stagnation Tower'?"

"It would."

"Evidence."

"Hmm~, there is no evidence, but I have experienced it myself. The specific feeling is hard to describe. When the teleportation ended, I was already quite evenly distributed on that teleportation array. I guess, in a few seconds, there will be another *Dong* sound..."

*Dong! *

A muffled spatial sound came from above everyone. Huan Yu, White Sheep, Angry Bull, Mad Lion, and Greedy Crab looked at each other, still not quite believing that this momentum was a teleportation array used to transport living beings. The mothership-class spatial railgun that Mad Lion had operated before didn't have this momentum and vibration.

Xiketu stood by the window, looking at the shattered spatial wormhole above and the root fragments of the "Sun Holy Tree" scattered down. His expression was calm. It could only be said that as a former rule-breaker leader, breaking his defense wasn't that simple.

Just then, an Eternal One walked quickly into the council hall and whispered something to Xiketu, for example, they were looted by suspicious personnel at the bank vault in the south of the city. It was said that it was a treacherous and wretched little old man.

"Got it."

Xiketu's expression remained calm, but his hands, which were gradually clenching behind his back, showed that this former rule-breaker leader was still a bit broken.

This is the difference between Su Xiao and the Leader. The Leader brought multiple teammates, as well as a large number of high-level Hunters and contractors from the Reincarnation Paradise, to press forward and attack the Dawn Paradise faction head-on, focusing on breaking through.

Su Xiao is a lone wolf type. If he adopted the Leader's style, it would be equivalent to losing his advantage. He focuses on gradually putting a mask of pain on the enemy. When the enemy's anger gauge is full and they come to fight him to the death, he can exert his powerful one-on-one dueling ability.

At this moment, in the basement of a mansion in the east of the city, after Amu's preliminary transformation, this place could already be used as an alchemy laboratory. Su Xiao sat in front of the workbench, conducting the final preparation stage of the "Sun Secret Potion."

The most precious thing about the "Sun Holy Tree" obtained this time is its "Sun Essence," which is a fierce medicine that strongly nourishes the vitality of the origin. If it is not prepared into a potion and drunk directly, not only is the gain low, but there are side effects, leading to bearing the sun fire poison and permanently reducing the effect of future recovery potion consumption.

Wearing the 【Peak Work】 title, combined with the "Soul Engraving" ability, allowed soul strength to have a bonus to potion preparation. Su Xiao's preparation this time could be described as handy. After the preparation was completed, he actually felt unfulfilled. Lv. 95 Pharmacy, at the limit, improved a small section of proficiency. Don't underestimate this improvement; it represents that Pharmacy promotion to Lv. 96 is promising.

【You obtained the Sun Secret Potion.】

【Sun Secret Potion (Peak)】

Origin: Reincarnation Paradise · Holy Flame Pharmacist

Quality: Eternal-level · Rare

Type: Permanent bonus potion.

Effect: After drinking, it can permanently increase HP by 6%, and permanently exempt 8% fire damage.

Peak grade bonus: After drinking, permanently increase HP by 5%. Bathing in the sun will slowly increase willpower attributes, up to a permanent increase of 20 points.

Warning: This potion can be drunk at most once.

Score: 3000 points (Eternal-level quality potion score is 1500~3000 points).

Introduction: To be determined (you can freely formulate).

Price: To be determined (you can freely formulate).

Tip: Because of the powerful comprehensive characteristics of this potion, the Reincarnation Paradise will include this potion formula in the resource library. Agree/Disagree to submit this potion formula? If you choose to submit, you will obtain "Contribution Badge" × 1.

"Contribution Badge" prerequisite: Participate in the battle with the hostile Paradise faction (you are currently participating, and the progress is more than half, so after this round starts, you successfully unlocked the acquisition permission of the "Contribution Badge").

Tip: You can activate the permanent usage permission of special facilities in the Reincarnation Paradise by submitting 5 "Contribution Badges," including "Meditation Mystical Realm," "Death Tower," "Trial Mirror," and other unique Paradise special facilities. Because these facilities are not created by the Reincarnation Paradise, but are contributed after being found by high-level contractors and Hunters, they can only be activated by using "Contribution Badges."

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