Chapter 400

Su Xiao and Envy fought in a tangle; to be precise, it was a one-sided crushing.

Envy didn't have any particularly outstanding abilities; other than his massive size, he had no special powers.

Now, his massive size had become Envy's weakness, and Su Xiao just needed to slash to his heart's content.

Five minutes later, large amounts of severed limbs were scattered on the ground, gradually turning into ash. These limbs all came from one monster.

"Impossible, how can an alchemist have such strong swordsmanship?"

Envy had only one large head left, lingering on in a desperate struggle.

"I didn't expect you to be more tenacious than Greed. You've already died 25 times."

Su Xiao stood in front of Envy's head, waiting for Envy to regenerate again.

"Let's make a deal."

Envy knew that if this continued, he would die.

What greeted Envy was not a negotiation, but a bright long blade. Su Xiao didn't want to waste time with the homunculi.

Although following the original plot progression would be more stable, it was too time-consuming. Su Xiao wanted to do it his way.

One ally had already been united, and he planned to unite a second one soon.

"I, Envy, actually lost to a human. What a disgrace."

Envy recovered to his human form; the Philosopher's Stone inside him was no longer enough to support that massive size.

Zhan Long Shan pierced into Envy's neck. Envy's body twitched, and his entire body turned to ash.

No kill notification appeared, but Envy's physical body had been destroyed.

A green creature crawled out from Envy's remains, about the length of a palm, with dark green skin, eight legs, and large eyes. It looked similar to Envy's true form, but very small.

This was Envy's true appearance; Envy was such an ugly thing.

"Hello, Envy."

Su Xiao squatted down, looking at Envy crawling on the ground.

"You, what are you going to do?"

Su Xiao grabbed Envy with one hand; Envy was no longer a threat.

"Let me go, you bastard."

"Oh?"

Su Xiao's hand exerted force, his left hand wrapped in a metal gauntlet gripping tight.

"Ah! Let go, my guts are going to come out! Spare me, I don't want to die, I don't want to die!"

Envy, who had been arrogant before, was now begging for mercy, tears welling up in his eyes.

"Don't look at me, you damn human! I am Envy, I am Envy, I am Envy!"

Su Xiao ignored Envy and took out a glass bottle.

"Hey, what are you doing? You aren't going to..."

Envy didn't guess wrong. Su Xiao put Envy into the glass bottle and shook it for good measure.

"I won't let you go, you just wait..."

Envy stopped mid-sentence, noticing Su Xiao looking at him coldly.

"Ask you a question: where is the Philosopher's Stone stored?"

"Tch, you greedy human, don't even think about it. I won't betray..."

Envy's body suddenly began to tremble.

"Wait, what is that transparent liquid you took out? It wouldn't be... don't, don't do this. Calm down, ah!!"

Envy let out a heart-wrenching scream because Su Xiao poured some sulfuric acid into the bottle.

Pouring out the now dark-red sulfuric acid, Su Xiao tapped the glass bottle.

"Thought it through?"

"Thought... thought it through."

Envy trembled all over, his flesh already blurred by the sulfuric acid, though his injuries were slowly recovering.

"Good that you thought it through. A reminder: every time you lie, I'll reward you with some sulfuric acid."

Envy in the glass bottle lifted his head tremblingly. He finally understood that the most terrifying thing wasn't the homunculi, but humans.

"There is a building under the Presidential Palace; there is a large amount of Philosopher's Stone there."

Envy had just finished speaking when he saw Su Xiao pouring sulfuric acid into the bottle.

"I didn't lie! What are you doing, you bastard? Ah!!"

The sulfuric acid submerged Envy's body. A few seconds later, Su Xiao poured it out.

The area beneath the Presidential Palace was full of dangers; Father was there, and it was the homunculi's base camp. Envy had ill intentions.

"Even now, you still want to regain your freedom, Envy?"

Su Xiao took out an alchemy bomb. The bomb began to deform, eventually clinging to the surface of the glass bottle like a spider web.

Envy's heart went completely cold.

"I can tell you where there is Philosopher's Stone, but you have to let me go after you get it."

"Let you go? Do you believe I would let you go?"

Envy lowered his head.

"I don't believe it."

"Then don't struggle meaninglessly. Tell me where there is Philosopher's Stone, and I'll give you a quick death."

"The, the Third Laboratory."

Envy told Su Xiao the route to the Third Laboratory and the location where the Philosopher's Stone was stored. Now, only the Third Laboratory was left producing Philosopher's Stone.

"Then, goodbye, Envy."

Su Xiao poured Envy out of the glass bottle and pierced him with his blade.

This strike hit the Philosopher's Stone inside Envy's body, and the nearly depleted stone shattered.

【You have killed Envy.】

【Envy is a key plot character. You have gained 5.4% of World Source. You have gained a total of 22.6% of World Source.】

【Your talent "Soul Eater" has been activated, permanently increasing your mana by 15 points. Current mana is 959 points.】

【You have obtained a treasure chest (Purple).】

【Achievement mission "Conviction" has been completed (4/7).】

……

The harvest from killing Envy was not small: World Source, Soul Eater, and a treasure chest—none were missing. This was related to Su Xiao killing Envy independently.

Envy died in Central City; this news couldn't be hidden for long. Su Xiao had to act quickly.

In a hotel half a kilometer away, several Qiyuezhe sat around a dining table.

"Taozi, how is the perception?"

A burly man wiped his mouth.

"Envy is dead. That Qiyuezhe won easily."

"What?"

"Impossible!"

The Qiyuezhe in the room were shocked.

"If the information you checked is correct, that guy is only a First Tier Qiyuezhe, right? How could he be so strong?"

"Yeah, did he find Envy's weakness?"

The Qiyuezhe were full of disbelief.

"Not quite sure, eh~."

The female Qiyuezhe named Taozi shuddered.

"He discovered me?"

"Huh?"

The Qiyuezhe were even more incredulous.

"Including equipment bonuses, your intelligence attribute is over 35 points. How could he discover you? Second Tier crushing First Tier is normal."

"Not sure, but he definitely discovered me. Now..."

Taozi continued to sense Su Xiao's position.

"He's approaching, so fast! He's very close."

With a *whoosh*, the Qiyuezhe stood up, the sound of chairs falling to the ground following one after another.

"Prepare to fight. The other party's intentions are unknown."

"Don't worry. If I'm not mistaken, he is undergoing a promotion mission. Don't forget the difficulty of this derived world."

"What should we do? Take him out or?"

*Thump, thump, thump. * A knock on the door came.

"He's here, right outside the door."

Taozi retreated behind the crowd; this was just a temporary small group, completely untrustworthy.

*Click. * The door was pushed open by force, and Su Xiao walked into the room.

"A First Tier newcomer, what is your intention?"

The burly man sat upright in front of the others, seemingly wanting to put on an act, but after seeing Su Xiao's gaze, he stood up immediately.

"How many people did this guy kill to have such a gaze? Is he a monster from the brigade?"

"Oh? You guys know about the brigade too? It seems the promotion tier is different from what I imagined; it won't just be a one-level increase."

Su Xiao previously thought that after promoting to Second Tier, he would go up one level. Now it seems that might not be the case. The trading markets and other facilities of Reincarnation Paradise are public spaces, and most Qiyuezhe stay there, but some new facilities should open up, and the derived worlds experienced in the future will be different from the First Tier.

"Everyone, how about we make a deal? 3,000 Paradise Coins, tell me what your main mission is."

The other party had already said he was a First Tier Qiyuezhe, which meant these people might know he was undergoing a promotion mission. It was better to just be direct.

Hearing Su Xiao's words, the eyes of all the Qiyuezhe in the room lit up. This was practically picking up money.

But they didn't know that once the missions didn't conflict, they would become fat sheep. Su Xiao now had many bottles of 【Low-Level Alchemy Secret Medicine】.

If these 【Low-Level Alchemy Secret Medicine】 were not sold, they would be stuck in Su Xiao's hands when the derived world ended, with no profit at all.