Chapter 3968: Loser

【The seventh layer of the Soul Treasure Box has been opened.】

【You obtained Soul Awakening (ultra-high rare resource, can deeply awaken soul-type core abilities).】

【Warning: This strange object can be used at most once per person. If used multiple times, it will definitely cause the soul to be unable to bear it and shatter.】

A translucent light cluster appeared in Su Xiao's hand. This light cluster was light blue, and gentle liquid seemed to be flowing inside. This was a treasure, no doubt. The problem was that Su Xiao, with a soul strength as high as 1500 points, did not have a soul-type core ability.

If he sold this thing, no matter what, it would feel like a loss. The train was driving on the low-speed wilderness. The quiet environment in the carriage made it easier for Su Xiao to enter the best meditation state. He tried to resonate with this strange object in his hand. What surprised him was that one of the abilities in his skill list gradually entered an active state, which was the "Soul-Severing Shadow" ability.

Su Xiao was indeed in the Soul-Severing Shadow system of the Shadow of Law-Breaking, but because this ability required a very strong physique to develop deeply, he hadn't developed it much. Now his physical attribute had reached 800 points, no matter how you look at it, he had the qualification to develop this ability deeply.

Su Xiao stood up and came to the bedroom, activated the "Skill Upgrade Warehouse," walked into it, and locked the device. He controlled the Lord Train to enter the alien space and then pulled the speed to the highest speed of the first gear.

Su Xiao successfully set the current environment to the safest, used 【Soul Awakening】, and improved the Soul-Severing Shadow ability.

Speaking of which, there is one particularly interesting point. Su Xiao, as a Soul-Severing Shadow, should not develop the four main attributes. The development of intelligence attributes in the Law-Breaking system corresponds to the "Magic Spirit System," that is, the Shadow of Devouring Magic develops real intelligence attributes. The Shadow of Breaking Space and the Soul-Severing Shadow develop respectively:

Shadow of Breaking Space: Strength, Agility, Physique, Blue (Body Energy), Willpower.

Soul-Severing Shadow: Strength, Agility, Physique, Blood (HP), Soul.

The key problem lies here. When the first generation of Law-Breaking mages notarized the "Shadow of Law-Breaking" system to the Reincarnation Paradise, they couldn't divide the three transfer differences at all, because after inheriting the Shadow of Law-Breaking system through the Reincarnation Paradise, it must be in an initial state without a mentor, that is, there was no way to decide the subsequent transfer route, all depending on the successor's subsequent self-development and choice.

This created a particularly absurd situation, which was that in the notarization of the Reincarnation Paradise, it was necessary to reserve room for Su Xiao to choose three transfers, which was notarized as him needing to develop:

Strength, Agility, Physique, Intelligence, Blue, Red, Willpower, Soul.

The result of this was that Su Xiao now had four attributes at 800 points, 4.81 million HP, 199,000 mana, 998 points of real willpower, and 1500 points of soul strength.

What's more absurd is that as a Soul-Severing Shadow, he had already used all the extra development characteristics. For example, he successfully suppressed the magic spirit through the developed intelligence attribute, and correspondingly, he dared to develop the magic spirit without any scruples, and thus had a particularly powerful magic spirit.

Even someone as powerful as Grin Gillian, upon seeing Su Xiao's magic spirit, gritted her teeth and said that she didn't envy it at all. *Which Soul-Severing Shadow develops a magic spirit? You are simply the shame of the Soul-Severing Shadow. I will expel you from the school tomorrow. *

From that tone, which was envious to the point of separation, it could be seen that in the past, Soul-Severing Shadows rarely possessed such a powerful magic spirit.

Not only that, Su Xiao also mastered three top-tier sub-professions—"Alchemy," "Pharmacy," and "Sealing Study"—through his sufficiently high intelligence attribute.

As Su Xiao crushed 【Soul Awakening】 with one hand, his eyes went black. When he woke up, he found that he had consumed 1080 ounces of Space-Time Power, representing that he had entered a dream for five hours.

Walking out of the skill upgrade warehouse, Su Xiao supported the wall with one hand for a few seconds before coming to the bed and collapsing onto the large bed. He didn't know where Morey ordered this large bed, but it was indeed comfortable to sleep on. Thinking of the decoration cost of the entire train, this comfort was a matter of course.

Su Xiao's "Soul-Severing Shadow" ability was originally Lv. EX, and it was unlikely to be improved again. However, the characteristics of Soul-Severing Shadow had changed, changing from the previous functional diversity but bloatedness to being pure and powerful.

【Soul-Severing Shadow: Lv. EX (Active)】

Existing Soul Cores: Green Steel, Soul Slash, Devour Dark.

Main Soul Core Slot: 1 (this is the absolute limit).

Tip: The main soul core slot can accommodate one of the three soul cores—Green Steel Soul Core, Soul Slash Soul Core, and Devour Dark Soul Core—and can be switched freely in battle.

Sub-Soul Core Slot: 5/5 (for every 300 points of soul strength improved, the sub-soul core slot limit can be increased by 1).

Tip: On your Soul-Severing Shadow soul disk, the main soul core slot is located in the center, used to accommodate functional soul cores, and is the largest soul core slot. The sub-soul core slots are located in the peripheral positions, and their size is one-fifth of the main soul core slot, but the quantity is larger, which is a bonus characteristic.

Tip: Inside your sub-soul core slots are "Soul Nourishing Soul Cores," totaling five, and each "Soul Nourishing Soul Core" will boost the current main soul core strength by 20% (this bonus can be stacked).

Green Steel Soul Core (Passive): Green Qing Qing Gang Ying ability comprehensive strength increased by 40% (this boost can exceed the maximum limit of the Green Qing Qing Gang Ying ability).

Soul Slash Soul Core (Passive): Grants sword art attacks the "Soul Slash" characteristic (current Soul Slash strength · 50).

Devour Dark Soul Core (Passive): Exempts 30% of all damage.

Tip: The above three main soul cores are all strengths after being boosted by sub-soul cores.

The three soul cores were all very powerful. "Soul Slash" was full of attack characteristics, "Devour Dark" was a one-third surge in survivability. This magnitude of damage exemption was definitely a boss template. And the "Green Steel" soul core was the most comprehensive.

The so-called "Green Qing Qing Gang Ying ability comprehensive strength increased by 40%" was not just enhancing the real damage of Green Qing Qing Gang Ying, but also the defense of the Proud Song form, the comprehensive strength of the Shadow Threads, the quality of the teleportation array formed by the materialization of Green Qing Qing Gang Ying energy, and even related to the strength of the sealing technique.

The sealing technique was not constructed out of thin air; it required a medium, and this medium was the Green Qing Qing Gang Ying energy between the energy state and the material state. However, the consumption was very small. Constructing thousands of layers of sealing techniques only consumed dozens of points of Green Qing Qing Gang Ying energy. In normal times, he would definitely switch the soul core to the "Green Steel Soul Core."

Just as Su Xiao was preparing to take a nap to restore the soreness of his whole body after improving Soul-Severing Shadow, the communicator on the bedside table rang. He sat up on the head of the bed and answered the communication. Xiketu's voice came from the other side:

"Bai Ye, did White Sheep go with dignity?"

"..."

"Now you don't even bother to provoke? It seems that White Sheep died cleanly and neatly, without being tortured or humiliated. That makes me feel relieved. In fact, I, this loser, made a mistake. This mistake is that I am not pure enough. A person is painful because justice or evil is not pure enough. When there is absolute justice or extreme evil in the heart, the heart will no longer be painful."

"..."

Su Xiao still didn't speak, but he knew that the plan to exchange the "Source Core" for that "Longing Statue" had basically gone down the drain. The good news was that from the fourth round to now, the anxiety in his heart finally gradually dissipated.

"Actually, if I evaluate myself carefully, it's too ridiculous. I failed many years ago, but I didn't admit failure. I thought I was the Leader's nemesis, but in fact, I was just a stumbling block on the other party's path to transcendence. Failure means admitting failure. If you die, die completely."

"..."

Su Xiao continued to remain silent.

"Don't be suspicious. I just have no one to confide in. I just happened to see the communicator on the table and talk about the great truths of life with my last enemy. Isn't it interesting? Next time we meet, I might not remember you, this strong enemy. So, farewell."

Xiketu on the other side hung up the communication. Su Xiao looked at the communicator with a flashing red light in his hand. After thinking for a few seconds, he decided to sleep to restore his state. The true face of this round of competition was highly likely just revealed. The previous situation was just a foreshadowing of the true appearance of this world. As the fourth round of this competition, the degree of danger must be full. After all, the next round would go to the outskirts of the Dawn Paradise Ruins.

At this moment, Dawn City, in the council hall on the 80th floor of the Eternal Society headquarters.

Xiketu put down the communicator in his hand. He leaned back in his seat with his feet on the council table, with a faint smile on his face.

The members of the Eternal Society arrived one after another. After Huan Yu and Mad Lion sat down, the two looked at each other and didn't speak. However, it could be seen that Huan Yu and Mad Lion looked solemn, but they were in a good mood. Golden Scorpion, Angry Bull, Greedy Crab, and White Sheep all died. If Xiketu didn't want to become a lonely man, he could only reuse the two of them later. As for promoting others, after so many years, Xiketu had no layout in this regard, and it was too late to hold Buddha's feet temporarily.

Washinoki Washinoki Jishi of backbone members of the Eternal Society arrived one after another. Everyone was worried. The "Sun Holy Tree" was taken away, and their remaining "Life Essence" could only persist for a few months. After that, they would degenerate into undead, slowly being eroded by immortal erosion of humanity and soul, and finally become a walking corpse.

Rule-breakers also arrived. Hao Tao, Bandage Man, Gom, and Bone Mountain were all there. The priest had something to do and didn't come. The priest didn't come, and the Platinum Apostle also chose not to show up. It seemed that the Platinum Apostle had fully realized that the priest, this old thing, being absent was definitely not a good thing.

The reason why the Moon Witch didn't come was that she was trying to get rid of the 2,400 contracts she signed. After some operations, the tragedy was that the contracts she signed, due to various passive contract clauses, successfully became more than 2,900. The so-called "Contract Master" who helped her operate was backlashed by contract power and died on the spot.

"Now there is a choice in front of us."

Xiketu spoke, and the council hall, which was slightly noisy, gradually quieted down.

"The Law-Breaking mage who took the 'Source Core' contacted me and asked us to use the 'Longing Statue' to exchange for that 'Source Core'."

Hearing Xiketu say this, the expressions of several rule-breakers present changed slightly. They had already smashed that "Longing Statue," and the benefits inside had been divided. At this time, wanting them to spit it out was absolutely impossible.

"Chairman, what do you mean?"

Huan Yu spoke, her voice full of charm.

"I want to hear your opinions."

As soon as Xiketu finished speaking, Mad Lion said resolutely, "Exchange."

"Yeah, without that 'Source Core,' we will soon become undead."

"This is just the first 'Longing Statue.' After the 'Source Core' is in hand, we can help you compete for the second, or even the third or fourth 'Longing Statue'."

"Hao Tao, you have the final say in the rule-breaker faction now. Give an attitude."

The council hall became noisy again. Everyone said one word after another. Bandage Man, Gom, and Bone Mountain all felt that the situation was bad. Hao Tao yawned, as if considering what to eat for lunch.

Just when the two sides were arguing more and more fiercely, and even had a tendency to fight, Xiketu knocked on the council table, and everyone quieted down. He looked at Huan Yu, shook his head as if dissatisfied, and then looked at Mad Lion, asking:

"Mad Lion, listen to you this time. Make a decision."

Xiketu's attitude made Mad Lion's expression uncertain. But after a few seconds of silence, he gritted his teeth and said, "Agree to that Hunter's request. Exchange."

"Even if he is a Hunter, our former nemesis, does this not matter?"

Xiketu looked at Mad Lion with a smile. Mad Lion frowned and wanted to say something, but hindered by Xiketu's former prestige, he could only hold it back. In fact, since being banished to this undead country, Mad Lion felt that Xiketu had lost his edge and was no longer the rule-breaker leader who had led them to fight against the Reincarnation Paradise faction.

"Mad Lion, Huan Yu, use your not-so-smart brains to think as much as possible about why I created Dawn City."

Xiketu's words made Mad Lion and Huan Yu look suspicious. Ignoring the confusion of the two, Xiketu continued:

"All along, my team, including me, only had seven people. Other team members were just tool cannon fodder that could be discarded at any time. Unfortunately and fortunately, in the confrontation with the Leader and the others, two of my team members unfortunately died, and the other four were banished here with me."

Xiketu seemed to be mourning something. He leaned back in his chair and looked at the bright sunshine outside the window.

"Golden Scorpion's desire for power is very heavy, Greedy Crab this fat guy loves to eat and loves gourmet food, Angry Bull loves to gamble and loves strong liquor, White Sheep likes the noisy morning voices outside the window when she wakes up in the morning. These hobbies require a big city with enough population and enough prosperity. Yes, this is the reason why Dawn City was created."

Xiketu said with a smile, but everyone present felt more and more chilling. Mad Lion and Huan Yu looked at Xiketu with vigilance. The monster that had been sealed by Xiketu was about to swallow his will and come out.

The undead country is a place of punishment and banishment, but from the current situation, after arriving here, as long as you can obtain "Life Essence," you can even barely be considered alive between life and death. How does this look like a place of punishment?

The fact is, all the banished people in this world actually borrowed the light of the four people—Golden Scorpion, Angry Bull, Greedy Crab, and White Sheep. The chairman of these four people sealed the terrifying monster that was powerful enough to exceed the combat limit of this world. This is the undead will aggregate of this world, which is known as the Undead Monarch.

The Undead Monarch does not refer to a specific consciousness; it is more like the "World Consciousness" of this world after it has become evil. Therefore, the Undead Monarch has a characteristic: the stronger the person it swallows, the stronger its descent will be this time.

And this time, what the Undead Monarch swallowed was one of the former representatives of the Dawn Paradise who sealed it with willpower, Chairman Xiketu. That is to say, Undead Monarch Xiketu has descended.

*Boom! *

Black and white death flames erupted with Undead Monarch Xiketu as the center. Its physique gradually increased from less than two meters to more than four meters. Curved horns grew on its head, dark golden body scales like scales appeared on its body, and black exoskeleton made a black crown appear on its head, and its pale cloak fluttered in the wind.

In just an instant, the "Life Essence" remaining in the Eternal Ones present was evaporated. They turned into undead, burning with death flames, rushing out from windows or walls, roaring and running toward the outside of the city, leaving burning death flames along the way.

These death flames spread very quickly. If you look down at the entire Dawn City from above, you can see the death flames spreading from the center of the city. In the buildings affected, there were first miserable screams, and after a short silence, it was the roar after turning into undead.

At this moment, Bone Wasteland.

Undead crawled out from the yellow sand on the ground. Some of them still had withered flesh, and some only had the outlines of incomplete bones. These undead all looked toward the south, that is, the central area of this world, the direction of Dawn City.

The undead in all major areas of this world, such as the Sleepy Ruins, Area 8 Dark Zone, Red Moon Cemetery, Windless Port, and Withered Burning World Tree, as long as they could still move, all surged toward the direction of Dawn City. They all sensed that their master was calling them.

*Boom! *

A dark red lightning flashed between the dark cloud whirlpool above Dawn City. Dawn City below had already turned into a purgatory on earth. Miserable screams, crying, and screaming were endless, but when the death flames shrouded the entire city, everything returned to silence.

The Eternal Society headquarters had turned into semi-collapsed ruins. Undead Monarch Xiketu slowly landed, standing in front of his shattered tall sculpture. In its claws was a skull covered with sparks, and a ring was embedded in the center of the skull's brow. It was the head of Angry Lion.

*Ka-cha~*

The skull, covered with sparks and burned dry and brittle by the death flames, shattered, turning into powder with a few sparks, falling through the gaps in Undead Monarch Xiketu's large fingers.

Just then, an undead walked into the ruins and knelt down toward Undead Monarch Xiketu. Undead Monarch Xiketu raised its hand and pointed its index finger at the kneeling undead. A gray-white undead cause and effect appeared on the undead and was collected by Undead Monarch Xiketu.

Temporarily losing the erosion of undead cause and effect, the turbid eyes of the undead kneeling on the ground recovered a bit of spirit, although it was still a bit dazed.

More and more undead gathered around, and the undead cause and effect they accumulated all gathered toward Undead Monarch Xiketu, which made its aura more and more terrifying. When it reached a critical point, it could actually start to absorb the world power of this world.

The Undead Legion began to gather in Dawn City, and as the master of these undead, Undead Monarch Xiketu's aura became more and more powerful, until it broke through the limit of this world's power, and was not directly interfered with by the Void Tree's notarization. After all, to some extent, Undead Monarch Xiketu fused the evil world consciousness of this world.

Just when Undead Monarch Xiketu was about to return to the Supreme level, the notarization interference of the Void Tree was triggered, and the constantly growing aura of Undead Monarch Xiketu stopped abruptly. But even so, the combat power intensity of Undead Monarch Xiketu now was undoubtedly the strongest in this world. It was too close to the Supreme level now.

Or rather, this was what this world should look like, a purgatory for the banished.

A hundred kilometers south of Dawn City, behind a hillside, Hao Tao held a figure with one hand, which was Huan Yu whose "Life Essence" was slowly flowing away. Beside Hao Tao stood the weak Bandage Man, and Bone Mountain, who was sitting on the ground, coughing constantly, and then died on the spot. As for Gom, he had been lying there dead for several minutes.

"Seeing that you all returned safely, I am relieved."

The priest walked out of the ancient fortress on the hillside. Seeing this old guy, Hao Tao's eyes twitched, but he had to be convinced. Every time danger came, this old guy could avoid it as if he had foreknowledge. This made Hao Tao couldn't help but ask:

"Priest, since you have the ability of foreknowledge, then predict the subsequent development clearly."

"Foreknowledge? How could I have the ability of foreknowledge."

"No foreknowledge? Then how do you judge the danger and safety?"

"Perhaps, this is the good luck God gave me."

"You this..."

Hao Tao was a bit speechless. A humanoid ancient god saying that God gave him good luck, this way of expression was truly heaven-defying.

"Hmm? How did you save him?"

The priest looked at the dying Huan Yu.

"I felt she was useful, so I saved her by the way. But it looks like she is about to lose her mind and become an undead."

"She is very useful, so she must remain awake."

As soon as the priest finished speaking, an announcement appeared.

【Announcement: Because Undead Monarch Xiketu has descended, the delivery rules of the remaining five "Longing Statues" have been notarized and changed according to the changes in this world.】

【The remaining five "Longing Statues" will only be delivered within Dawn City.】

The priest saw this announcement, and the smile on his face became even more kind. He formed a temporary team on the world contact platform, and then pulled Hao Tao, the Platinum Apostle, the Moon Witch, Sea Crocodile, and Bandage Man into this temporary team. Not only that, he also invited Su Xiao.

"Priest, you are..."

The Moon Witch, who had just arrived, said this, and found that the avatar and name representing the Hunter Bai Ye appeared in the list of this temporary team. Not only that, Cain from the Death Paradise, Magic Sickle · Teride from the Holy Light Paradise, and Zerina from the Apocalypse Paradise were pulled into this temporary team one after another.

The situation of the fourth round of the competition began to become more and more wonderful. ===== CHAPTER 3969 =====

Upon seeing this announcement, the Priest's smile became a few degrees more amiable. He used the World Contact Platform to form a temporary team, then pulled Hao Tao, the Platinum Apostle, the Moon Witch, the Sea Crocodile, and the Bandaged Man into this temporary squad. Not only that, he also invited Su Xiao.

"Priest, you are..."

The Moon Witch, who had just arrived, spoke only this much before discovering that the avatar and name representing the Hunter, Bai Ye, had appeared in the temporary squad's list. Furthermore, Kane from the Death Paradise, the Magic Scythe, Teride, from the Holy Light Paradise, and Zelina from the Apocalypse Paradise were successively pulled into this temporary squad.

The situation of the fourth round of the contest began to grow increasingly bizarre.