Chapter 4063: Lineup

Anfeng City/Gige City, a peaceful small town named Wind Bird Town.

The turmoil of the Empire seemed to have nothing to do with this place. The gradually rising wheat prices allowed the town residents to gradually break free from the bad news of the King's death. No matter who leaves, life must go on. Time will heal the pain. Moreover, the town residents indeed loved the King, but they hadn't seen the King with their own eyes. They learned about the King's bits and pieces more from the media or newspapers.

Looking down from above at this small town that produced wheat, it was like a big ship in the golden wheat waves. When the wind blew, the wheat ocean rustled.

A middle-aged man with messy whiskers, rough skin on his face, dried food residue from the night before in his beard, and a dirty, cracked leather felt hat, with a big belly, carrying the smell of alcohol from last night and a dull headache from a hangover, walked toward the outside of the town.

Although the drunkard was addicted to alcohol most of the time, the wheat on the ancestral land was the key to whether he could continue to fill his belly with pure wheat beer.

The roads in the town were muddy and poorly maintained. The Empire was too vast, and there were always areas that were difficult to govern. For example, more than two-fifths of the maintenance costs for the town's basic facilities went into the pocket of Mayor Libel. Just based on the situation in this world, the Empire was too powerful, powerful to the point of not having the slightest fear of external enemies.

The drunkard walked on the muddy section, muttering curses. But suddenly, he glanced inadvertently, which made his footsteps pause. Even the mud water squeezed out from the mud where his foot sank into the mud seeped into his boots through the gaps in the shoelaces, making the soles of his feet slippery, but he didn't notice it, because he saw a church located on the central street of the town.

In the 43 years of the drunkard's life, since he could remember, there had been no church here. This church appeared suddenly, just like a mushroom that suddenly popped up in the morning after a rain last night.

The drunkard rubbed his eyes. After confirming he hadn't seen wrong, he felt palpitations amidst his surprise. It wasn't because he felt this church was weird, but because the only god religion in the Empire was the "Mechanical God Religion," and besides that, all other gods and sects were evil gods.

The drunkard shook his head. He didn't want to cause such trouble. Compared to exploring new things, he wanted to hurry up and inspect the situation of the wheat fields and ensure that those devices passed down from his grandfather's generation could all operate normally.

'Lost lamb.'

Suddenly, a faint voice appeared in the drunkard's ears. He felt puzzled at first, and then, a sense of guilt welled up in his heart. He remembered his wife who had left home after being beaten and scolded by him while drunk due to his long-term alcoholism, and his son who looked at him with despair as he picked up the beer glass again and drank it down happily, and finally got on the rail train and hadn't come back for many years, only occasionally sending letters and money.

'Lost lamb.'

Tears flowed from the drunkard's eyes. He suddenly felt that he was the lamb that was lost, needed to be restrained, and needed to be saved.

He walked toward the church and pushed open the double doors of the church with both hands. Warm wind blew toward him. He discovered that this church, which didn't look big, was actually very large, with thousands of seats. Half of the town's residents were already here. Among them were bullies, bounty hunters passing by, timing girls from the second floor of the tavern, and thief gangs that had been entrenched in the town for a long time, etc.

Very strangely, there were no children here. Even if there were teenagers, they were teenagers in their teens and dressed uniquely, with weapons stuffed in their bulging waists.

It seemed that the deeper the sin, the more they would be attracted to this place. For example, Mayor Libel was currently sitting in the C-position of the first row.

On the podium, the priest with graying hair, wearing a black clerical robe, a twisted cross around his neck, and a kind smile on his face, signaled the drunkard to stand in the last few rows and listen.

Those sitting were lost lambs, and those standing were those about to become lost lambs but still a few steps away.

Lost lambs need the priest on the podium as a shepherd. However, this shepherd had a hobby, which was to eat the lambs he grazed. For example, Mayor Libel, who was listening carefully in the C-position, had his soul and causality eaten, leaving him with a naive and innocent smile on his face, happy to the point of drooling from the corner of his mouth, and his brain forever lost the ability to think.

Just then, the church door was pushed open, and a man wearing a white shirt with a long blade inserted in his waist walked into the church.

Crack~

Like glass shattering, the peaceful atmosphere in the church cracked. The next moment, it exploded with a boom. Those 'lambs' standing in the last few rows woke up suddenly. Their gazes were either dazed or puzzled.

However, after they saw the hundreds of happy-looking dried corpses in the front rows, some screamed and fainted backward, some vomited out the food and drink from the night before, and some ran out of the church with messy footsteps, falling several times, and shouting for help covered in mud.

Inside the church, Su Xiao stepped forward. All the benches or dried corpses within dozens of meters of him shattered quietly, turning into residue and splashing slowly toward the distance.

Seeing this scene, the priest's kind smile faded a bit. This old friend of his was stronger than in the past. Even though he already possessed the Mark of Death and had joined forces with Zhong Ta Master Xier Gofu to seize the "Dawn Paradise/Forced Recruitment Authority" from the Soul Master, he still didn't have much confidence when facing this old friend.

"I heard you came to this remote town to save evil sins. Priest, why don't we talk?"

Su Xiao pointed to the confessional room under the wall to the side. A moment later, on both sides of the confessional room, Su Xiao and the priest were separated by a wooden board with small holes. The priest spoke first:

"Actually, we should see our own desires clearly. Power is endless. Coming to a small town to provide a harbor for the soul to soothe the spirits of the town residents might be my destination."

When the priest said this, he sighed low, with a feeling of having seen through everything in the world since obtaining the "Mark of Death."

"You are right."

Hearing these words from Su Xiao, the priest's smile had a hint of kindness. He continued:

"The you and I of the past were both too eager for power. I am different from you. I have limits. Everything I can have today might be my limit."

The priest's gaze was gentle, as if he were willing to stop at this step forever.

"You are right."

Su Xiao gave recognition again.

The priest opposite was silent for a few seconds. This old fox's expression turned from sunny to cloudy, but he still didn't give up and continued:

"Shouldn't our lives have less killing and fighting? For example, today, we part ways here. Perhaps this is the last link in our destiny."

The priest's gaze began to become gentle again, making people unable to help but open their hearts, feel convinced, and finally turn these words into thoughts, and thoughts into an unshakable will.

"You are right."

Su Xiao gave affirmation once again, which made the corner of the priest's eye twitch imperceptibly. He gradually restored his former aura and asked:

"Bai Ye, you, how high is your willpower?"

"Just over 2000."

"You..."

The priest almost blurted out, are you still a human race? But thinking of his current race situation, it seemed he wasn't qualified to say such things either.

"I cannot go to the Sea of Life. Or rather, my boarding will bring extra enemies to you all."

The priest chose to be open and honest. He didn't intend to re-plan his stay in this world for the future. Of course, if there was an opportunity, he wouldn't mind doing some 'small things' along the way.

"Hmm, sincere."

"So, I successfully declined this invitation?"

"Gather at four o'clock, two hours until boarding."

As soon as Su Xiao said this, the priest was silent immediately. This was the typical "I understand the logic, but you still have to board the ship" stance.

Why was he so insistent on letting the priest board the ship? The answer was that after the priest boarded the ship, he could do nothing, but he absolutely could not stay in the Empire alone. More accurately, the "Sea of Life" area was the "Inner World" here, while the Empire, the Alliance of Islands, etc., were the main body of this world.

The "Inner World" was hung on the world body. Everyone was now sitting on the kite that was about to be released. Priest, you actually want to be the person holding the kite? Dream on.

"If I say, I refuse this invitation."

The priest spoke with a hint of a smile.

"The five of us will patiently persuade you."

"Five..."

The priest repeated this key number thoughtfully. He nodded with a kind smile:

"Since you are sincerely inviting me, I won't reject your kindness."

The priest chose to continue being safe. If it were only Su Xiao alone, he would have fiercely attacked for this huge profit. Being an old fox all the time has no future. At critical moments, one needs to show enough decisiveness. As for Su Xiao + Zhong Ta Master + Origin of All Things + Ancient Patriarch + Leishma, the priest chose to be safe.

Anfeng City, 2:30 PM.

The Lord Train stopped outside the city. Su Xiao checked the time; it was almost three o'clock. The train door opened, and the Gray Dog brothers got on the train. The appearance of these two brothers had changed greatly. The older brother had become less than 1.4 meters tall, with an exceptionally thin and small figure, but his aura was sharp and dark.

If the comprehensive combat power of the Gray Dog older brother was 300 when they first met, now it was at least heading toward 2000+. After devouring a large amount of "God Flesh," his combat power advanced by leaps and bounds. As for IQ, let's not mention it.

The Gray Dog younger brother's change was even greater. This guy was now over 4.5 meters tall, with muscles all over his body, as if he could perform a front biceps pose and burst his clothes at any time. He didn't know which bastard chose the clothes; the Gray Dog younger brother was now in a pink elastic tight suit. In contrast, the Gray Dog older brother was in a motorcycle outfit.

"What the hell are these outfits of yours?"

Baha landed on Amu's shoulder, looking at the Gray Dog brothers, laughing and crying.

"This year's trend."

After the Gray Dog older brother finished speaking, he combed his hair back and then smeared the hair wax on his hand onto his younger brother's pink elastic tight suit on the side.

Baha was speechless. He wanted to complain but had no complaints to make.

However, ignoring the image, these brothers were actually ruthless people in this world. When Su Xiao arrived, they were already Supreme. After devouring 40% of the "Divine Flesh" in the Imperial Treasury, all the potential of the two brothers was stimulated.

The train started and headed straight south of the Empire. At the full speed of the Lord Train, 15 minutes before four o'clock, Su Xiao arrived in front of a wall of white fog like a sky wall. This white fog was like a wall, blocking all entrants. At first, he could move forward against the white fog, but with every step he took, this blocking force would rise significantly.

Theoretically, this fog was impossible to enter from the outside. Only the periodic "Dark Tide" from its inner side could wash open this "Fog Zone" like a sky wall from the inside.

The Lord Train drove under the fog wall and soon reached the sea. The sea surface was faintly light red, but if you scooped up some seawater, you would find that the seawater was exceptionally clear. Trying to take a sip, you would taste a faint sweetness, but this seawater was highly toxic.

After driving for a while, a five-masted giant ship appeared ahead. This was an ancient sailing ship. Its hull planks were pitch black, clearly using the bones of giant creatures eroded by the Abyss and lignified as raw materials, and later processed into hull planks.

Because of this, the giant skull with a mouth full of sharp teeth at the bow was not a decoration. Its Abyss-lignified spine was used as the keel of this ship.

Not only that, but below the hull were various strange-shaped inlays, some were irregular polygonal eyes, some were worm-like creatures with one head and multiple bodies, and some were liquid unknown existences that were still twisting.

On both sides of this giant ship, long, huge oars protruded. This was the source of power for the giant ship. As for why they didn't use electric energy, crystal energy, steam engines, etc., nine times out of ten it was the tragic experience gained from previous attempts.

The train stopped. After walking off the train and standing on the sea, Su Xiao felt the strong ominous and weird feeling of the giant ship. Just then, white bone steps grew on the side of the giant ship. Zhong Ta Master Xier Gofu, standing on the ship's rail, nodded slightly.

Su Xiao, Caesar, the priest, Bubu Wang, Amu, Baha, the alchemy maid, and the Gray Dog brothers boarded the ship one after another. As soon as he boarded the ship, Su Xiao saw the old woman sitting under the main mast on a long chair formed by the intertwining of pitch-black tree roots. The old woman was still wearing loose gray-black coarse linen cloth, and beside her were those black spirits. At this moment, they huddled on both sides of the old woman, their small eyes scanning the surroundings.

Seeing Su Xiao board the ship, the old woman cast her gaze, just smiled, and didn't say anything. It is worth mentioning that the old woman was kind to everyone, but she didn't pay attention to other people's inquiries. For example, Mechanical Pope Ange Maner had been asking for a while, but the old woman didn't say a word to him.

Other people on the ship didn't doubt that Su Xiao had met the old woman long ago. Compared to this point, they hoped more to know their future from the old woman's mouth, even a little bit, which would be infinitely beneficial.

It's just that the old woman, who was a bit nagging to Su Xiao, had a kind expression and didn't intend to pay attention to their inquiries.

It can be said that there were six groups of people on the ship now. Su Xiao's group didn't need explanation: Su Xiao himself and his three followers, as well as Caesar, the old woman, the Gray Dog brothers, and the alchemy maid.

Among them, the alchemy maid, since boarding the ship, had a dazed look, as if she had remembered something, but soon her memory became blurred, which made her frown.

The second group was Leishma, who was alone.

The third group was the priest, the same situation as Leishma, also only one person. Later, it was not excluded that Leishma and the priest would cooperate. Both of them were quite weird.

The fourth group was the Leader of the Gods/Origin of All Things Harota. The Three Pillar Gods under his command, as well as Mechanical Pope Ange Maner, were all present.

The Three Pillar Gods were:

Blood God Ashaga: One of the Three Pillar Gods, master of Ancestral God Blood.

Bone God Kim: One of the Three Pillar Gods, master of Ancestral God Bone.

Spirit God Oswal: One of the Three Pillar Gods, master of Ancestral God Spirit.

The Three Pillar Gods were all one-eyed, multi-armed images. The cores hidden in their chests were their true bodies, and the images right now were just shells.

It is worth mentioning that although the strength of the Three Pillar Gods was weaker than the Leader of the Gods/Origin of All Things Harota, they were stronger than Mechanical Pope Ange Maner, belonging to the upper-middle reaches of "Super Top-Tier Supreme."

Although this strength tier division was a bit strange, the combat power gap between "Super Top-Tier Supreme" and "Peak Supreme" was too large. In addition, the strength level provided more of a preliminary judgment. Hard strength still had to be fought to be accurately concluded.

The fifth group was Zhong Ta Master Xier Gofu. He brought Soul Mentor Loich, the soul mentor who discovered the secret of the Zhong Ta Master, and was prepared to meet Su Xiao secretly to reach a secret cooperation.

It's just that man proposes, God disposes. Before they could meet, Su Xiao had already cooperated with Zhong Ta Master Xier Gofu.

Because of this, Mentor Loich, whose strength was not outstanding and only opened seven "Soul Holes" but was chosen by the Zhong Ta Master and entrusted with such an important task, now had the mood of going to visit his own grave. He hadn't eaten well or slept well for several days. His original big belly had lost its former roundness.

Compared to Mentor Loich's mood of visiting his own grave, the Soul Master's mood was no better. From his behavior of frequently raising his hand to touch his bald head, it could be seen how much he cared about his hairstyle.

Actually, there was someone whose mood was worse than the Soul Master's, and that was Aurora. Not to mention being planted with a soul brand, later being semi-forcibly transferred to the Dawn Paradise, this time heading to the "Sea of Life," she felt it was no longer nine deaths and one life, but certain death. Looking at the lineup this time, one could imagine how dangerous the "Sea of Life" was.

The sixth group was naturally Ancient Patriarch Hatu. He brought the Beast Morachi, Faceless Ghost, and Minister William. It was obvious that Minister William only pretended to defect to the old king.

The old king actually knew this, and among the forces Su Xiao slaughtered before, there were the families sheltered by Minister William.

In reality, Minister William's journey was tortuous and full of betrayal. He had once truly defected to the old king, prepared to risk his life to change the current situation that seemed prosperous but could face the devastating disaster brought down by the three old immortals at any time.

Unfortunately, Minister William ultimately underestimated the "Dark Corruption" of the Abyss race. The "Corruption Trait" of the Rune family was not as obvious and violent as that of the Dukain family, but it was persistent and firm.

As for the old king entrusting his orphan to Minister William a few days ago, old schemer's words, who believes them gets pitted. Minister William believed it, feeling that he could act as a double agent, but as a result, his whole family died.

At this moment, Minister William was looking at Su Xiao with cold eyes. However, under the suppression of the absolute superior race, his hatred was temporarily suppressed.

The lineup for this voyage could be described as extremely luxurious, but there were some problems:

Leishma had grudges with the three parties: the God Religion, the Soul Zhong Ta, and the Rune family.

The priest also had grudges with these three parties now, and as for Su Xiao, he had long been used to the grudges.

So the priest was more inclined to turn his spear toward the three major forces that forced him to board the ship, as well as Leishma. Of course, the priest was just factional hatred. This only affected the choice of plans. As for his heart, how could hatred affect his heart?

The Three Pillar Gods of the God Religion and the Beast Morachi, Faceless Ghost, and Minister William of the Rune family could be described as mortal enemies among mortal enemies. Hundreds of years ago, the two sides fought secretly countless times. If it weren't for the Leader of the Gods and Hatu suppressing them, the two sides would have long mobilized their forces to conduct a civil war in the Empire.

Think this is the end? Of course not. Mechanical Pope Ange Maner of the God Religion and Soul Mentor Loich, no, it should be this Mechanical Pope, had grudges with all Soul Mentors. The reason was that they had been besieged by Soul Mentors and almost died.

The grudges between the priest and the Soul Master, needless to say, this grudge was new and still hot.

Su Xiao's side was even more powerful. He had grudges with all these guys, and it wasn't one-sided hatred, but mutual hatred. If it weren't for the existence of the "Causal Lock Ring," they would have long started to fight to the death.

In such an atmosphere, and under the suggestion of the priest with a kind smile, this giant ship was named "Revenge." It was both a symbol of the three old immortals + Leishma's revenge against the second era's alchemy era, and a metaphor for this miracle lineup on the ship.

The atmosphere on the ship was somewhat heavy, but after returning to their respective cabins, the murderous atmosphere on the ship eased. Pitch-black humanoid spirits crawled out from the bottom of the ship and wandered on the deck. They were the ghost sailors responsible for steering and rowing.

A gust of strong wind whistled past, causing the main sail of "Revenge" to be full of wind, forcing it to stay away from the fog wall, which made the fog wall even more spectacular.

With a muffled thunder, the sky became pitch black in a very short time, and a rainstorm struck. Su Xiao, wearing a black-green raincoat, had already walked onto the deck. "Sea of Life" Rule 1: In non-essential situations, do not use transcendent power. When encountering trouble, prioritize using physical power.

Su Xiao, as a Blade Technique Master, Zhan Long Shan was simply an extension of his arm. Therefore, when encountering trouble on the "Sea of Life," if those subordinates couldn't solve it, he and the old beast Hatu would prioritize taking action. In contrast, when reaching the end of the "Sea of Life" and encountering a powerful enemy, the Zhong Ta Master and the Origin of All Things would take action to deal with it.

The fog wall ahead gradually turned gray from the original misty white, then turned black, and then thinned. A dark tide, more solid than air and thinner than liquid, surged from ahead.

The moment he was enveloped by this dark tide, Su Xiao felt a bone-chilling cold. Fortunately, this tide was like a sea wave, surging fiercely and receding quickly. The fog wall ahead disappeared.

Hum~!

The soul horn was blown by the ghost captain, who was wearing a captain's hat and had the image of a blue ghost.

The main sail fell, and the orientation was adjusted. "Revenge" rushed forward at an extremely fast speed. There was the edge of the "Sea of Life," and also an area revealing orange-yellow light. This orange-red light had a sense of warmth at first, but because it was too intense and solid, it gave birth to a warm, rotten, turbid feeling.

Perception was filled with this orange-red light. When the light was no longer intense, the rainstorm behind had disappeared, wrapping the re-condensed fog wall.

Su Xiao leaped onto the top of the giant skull at the bow of the ship and scanned the surroundings. What came into view was an endless, calm, and orange-red ocean full of rotten vitality.

Besides Su Xiao, the three giants, Leishma, and the priest, everyone else on the ship immediately put on the masks and protective clothing prepared in advance. Otherwise, the highly toxic air in this place would be enough to take their lives within ten minutes. It wasn't that they wouldn't be poisoned if they didn't breathe. Being in this place, they couldn't be immune.

Eyes of different sizes and appearances appeared in the surrounding area. These eyes had orange-red pupils, radiating, staring at everyone on the ship.

【Prompt: You have entered the deep area of this world. You will discover the deepest secret of this world.】

【Detected that there are three types of "Event Bounties" that can be accepted, totaling as follows:

1. Deadly Treasure: Find one of the three treasures in the "Life Workshop" (Pay 5,500 ounces of Space-Time Power to activate this bounty. Completing this bounty can obtain 8 times the bounty amount).

2. Rebirth: Complete the rebirth baptism in the "Initial Sanctuary" (Pay 10,000 ounces of Space-Time Power to activate this bounty. Completing this bounty can obtain 7.5 times the bounty amount).

3. Butcher of Eyes: Eliminate the "Eye of No Darkness" (Pay 20,000 ounces of Space-Time Power to activate this bounty. Completing this bounty can obtain 320 times the bounty amount).

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 4064 =====