Chapter 4194: Powerful

Wind Sea Continent, the original site of Twilight Winter City.

As one of the three transcendent realms of the Second Epoch, the Wind Sea Continent had been occupied by the Fish Clan before the Abyssal Cataclysm erupted, the beast race was exterminated, the sea race nearly wiped out; under these circumstances, the Wind Sea Continent initially had an 87%

Abyssal erosion degree.

By contrast, the current Wan Zu Realm has only 5% Abyssal erosion degree, fluctuating between 5% and 8%, which shows how steadfastly the Wan Zu Realm holds its ground.

The current Abyssal erosion degree affecting the Void is around 30%, mainly because the Arcane Eternal Star laid a solid foundation, massively consuming natural elements to gain power, so the Abyssal naturally spreads here.

The existence of the "Abyssal Purification Device" merely suppresses this erosion degree; it does not reduce it. The Abyssal's erosion of the Void and the five major battlefields never ceases, meaning that once the defensive line collapses and the "Abyssal Purification Device" is destroyed, the erosion degree of this theater will immediately reach 100%, transforming it into an Abyssal region.

If the Void becomes an Abyssal region, at least five Abyssal Gates will appear in the Void, and under such a massive influx of Abyssal power, even if multiple "Abyssal Purification Devices" were built simultaneously, they would be powerless to turn the tide.

The current situation is: if the Void's main base falls, our side loses immediately, unless during the subsequent Abyssal assault on the Star Realm, someone infiltrates the Abyssal and slays the current Abyssal Lord; without the Abyssal Lord on the high seat commanding, Abyssal power will not launch such intense external invasions, but will instead invade slowly.

The problem is, even if a desperate comeback succeeds, perhaps only that fox-bodied slayer of the Abyssal Lord will survive, and that powerful one will also be consumed by the Abyssal.

The current strategy is very clear: the Void must be held to the death, which is why Su Xiao and the regiment commander are both in the Void, while the other five battlefields are somewhat interlinked in fate.

If the Wind Sea Continent falls and Abyssal erosion reaches 100%, the Wind Sea Continent will spawn an Abyssal Gate, and this true Abyssal Gate will project toward the Blazing Sun Star, Witch Realm, Ancient Dragon Kingdom, and Wan Zu Realm, causing the defensive difficulty of these four battlefields to skyrocket.

Strategically speaking, before all five battlefields fall, it is impossible to affect the core Void battlefield; to achieve total victory, given the current situation, the possibility is not high, but now the situation is that winning is enough.

So-called total victory means achieving perfect balance between Abyssal and Elemental; once achieved, even if Abyssal and Elemental fall out of balance again in the future, it will at least take until after the eighth or even ninth Epoch, and at this point it is not the time to seek blessings for descendants, after all, this Abyssal assault is too overwhelming.

According to the regiment commander, the previous Abyssal assault had the Void as the main battlefield, with radiation to several high-level worlds, but did not affect the transcendent realms; this time, however, it has affected five transcendent realms.

At this moment, the Wind Sea Continent's General Headquarters, that is, the Wind Sea Main Base, is located within.

Inside the command room, a woman in black commander combat uniform, with a mechanical right arm, exuding a faint bloody scent from her wounds, a female powerhouse, is called Iron Blood Rose·Bettancina, the Supreme Commander of the Wind Sea Continent.

Iron Blood Rose·Bettancina holds a cigarette between her fingers; she was just besieged by two Abyssal-descended beings, her injuries have just been suppressed, she gives a few words to those in the command room before teleporting away, because her partner is holding the line on the frontline battlefield.

In the room are Iron Blood Rose·Bettancina's current subordinates, or former subordinates; Iron Blood Rose·Bettancina is a veteran powerhouse, so to speak, during the previous Abyssal campaign, she was among the strongest,

and was one of the over a hundred squad members who survived until the end and entered the handover zone; this time, she has already reached the pinnacle of the Blissful Paradise.

Iron Blood Rose·Bettancina lacks command ability, yet the Void Tree still chose her, based on her past behavior, after evaluation and decision; her actions have also verified the correctness of this judgment; although she is the Supreme Commander, she has delegated command authority to a man called White Wolf King, with a full head of white hair and a refined, cultured demeanor.

In fact, White Wolf King's command ability is quite good; he used his two trump cards to ensure the flanks of the main base were as solid as gold and molten metal; these two earth cards are respectively the Deer God and the Blade Demon.

Such a cataclysm, the Deer God certainly would not stand idly by; the Blade Demon's arrival was somewhat coincidental; during the Void Tree's summoning, the Blade Demon was in an unconscious state, so it chose to ignore; the Blade Demon, now regaining his self, after leaving the Fallen Star, his next battle is the Wind Sea Continent.

Originally, the Blade Demon was seeking fragments of his past memories, but shortly after arriving at the Wind Sea Continent, the Abyssal Campaign erupted; good fellow, at this moment, the Blade Demon on the frontline suddenly recalled many of his past memories; this kind of Abyssal creature, killed endlessly, yet one killed brings ten swarming in, is familiar—too familiar.

The Deer God is on the left flank, the Blade Demon on the right flank, but the front line has become a major problem; not to say the powerhouses of Blissful Paradise are weak, the erosion intensity of this world is inherently high, and besides, the Blissful Paradise powerhouses are a bit———well, compared to reincarnation and death, they are indeed a bit weak; for a time, the frontline battlefield was beaten until they cried for their fathers and mothers.

As for why not let the Blade Demon or Deer God go straight ahead, it's as if, once they leave, the lines they were guarding could just as well hold.

To say the Blissful Paradise camp is weak, in this Abyssal Campaign, nearly 70% of our side's resources were provided by the Blissful Paradise camp.

But to say the Blissful Paradise camp is strong, then we would not see a situation like Tian Ji's horse race, where our inferior horses face their superior horses; the current problem is that the combat power of these inferior horses is far beyond expectation, truly, from afar they look like horses, a few steps forward they look like donkeys, up close, I rely! This is a donkey, or rather a donkey with big front teeth grinning.

However, at this moment, the contractors on the very front line of the Wind Sea Continent are unable to laugh at all.

Boom!

A scorching crimson iron fist slammed down; the Blissful Paradise peak powerhouse with steel double wings, Fei·Kaxiu, retreated a few steps, his mechanical eyes fixed on the crimson giant before him, this beast-like man, absurdly strong.

Moreover, not far away, that figure is equally dangerous; the opponent is three meters tall, his entire body composed of writhing sea worms, a tall, thin humanoid, his strength not much less than that of the beast-like giant before him.

Furthermore, there is also that black snake, continuously slaughtering our side's contractors; this black snake is half-human, half-snake, often undergoing state transformations, eerily extreme; worse still, it can suddenly sprout anywhere, even on an enemy's nape.

Therefore, the serrated short dagger in the pale hand of this eerie black snake is extremely dangerous; since the battle began, several Blissful Paradise supremes have had their throats slit suddenly; even more unsolvable, being throat-slit by this peak black snake results in instant death, aside from the life core, no life-saving item works, not because these life-saving items are weak, but because they cannot be triggered.

That is to say, the black snake does not kill the victim's life first, then cause "karmic death";

it is the reverse: it first causes the victim's "karmic death," then leaves the karmic of death to backfire on the victim; thus, life-saving items are naturally ineffective, because 99% of life-saving items trigger only when the source life force is damaged to a certain extent.

Besides this black snake, there is also one wearing a bronze mask, resembling a crow doctor in attire; it has three arms, bare upper body pale as death; whenever its vertical pupils lock onto someone, it locks onto them; the next second, the serrated short dagger in its hand, identical to the black snake's, will stab into its own chest; those it gazes upon die on the spot.

These two—one from the Abyssal-descended Collective, one from Bronze—possess karmic weapons that are among the Abyssal camp's killing moves in this assault; the Abyssal Legion is not a mindless forward charge followed by chaotic slaughter; while Abyssal cannon fodder behaves thus, elite forces specialize in killing enemy powerhouses.

Once a breach is torn in the defense line, the Abyssal army surges forward; to repel them, the difficulty is more than ten times that of merely holding the position.

The battlefield is in utter chaos; various-sized Abyssal creatures roar incessantly; steel burns in roaring flames; black blood has piled up to ankle depth; a teammate lies dead, both arms severed, a dying close-combat berserker, fallen in a blood pool; his injuries are so severe death is certain; in the end, he was killed by the Abyssal blood seeping into him.

A deep-sea beast entirely wreathed in ice and fire, running wildly in agony, letting out a mournful howl; it is not without fear, for Abyssal creatures are also living beings, also possess fear and survival instinct, but under absolute domination,

it can only charge forward relentlessly.

With a wail, a no-shield tank-class individual spat blood, his hands braced on his knees, gasping like a bull; he had imagined the cruelty of the Abyssal Campaign, but barely after the fight began, it was already like this—truly something he had never imagined; this place has already become a boiling purgatory of blood and slaughter.

A three-headed magic dragon was blasted down, scattering blood rain along the way; after crashing to the ground with a thunderous boom, it was detonated by a distant controller, a being like a colossal pitcher plant, an "Primeval Abyssal Existence."

Dong!.

Dragon flame exploded, and just as the blast began to spread, a red-haired man gathered it into his hand; he gripped the compressed dragon flame with a hollow grasp, only to see him let out a roar, and the dragon flame in his hand surged forth like a fountain, boom boom boom.

Located several hundred meters away, a large mass of enhanced dragon flame flew above the crimson beast giant; it grinned, seized it with one hand, the dragon flame clung to his fist, and his blazing red fist punched forward into the Blissful Paradise camp's peak, Fei·Kaxiu.

With a thud, Fei·Kaxiu flew back a distance; along the way, his metallic double wings sliced through many Abyssal creatures; after half-squatting and landing, he plowed far before stopping, and felt a surge of qi and blood churning.

The crimson beast giant is precisely the Crimson Beast·Di Luo of the Fourth Position of the Lun Family; during his battle with Su Xiao on the Fallen Star, Di Luo finally appeared somewhat timid and hesitant, but now, when striking the Blissful Paradise camp's peak powerhouse Fei·Kaxiu, he has launched with renewed heavy punches.

And near Di Luo, that tall, thin humanoid entirely composed of writhing sea worms is precisely the Fish Clan's Second Elder·Dikenujia, who did not appear on the Fallen Star.

Not giving Fei·Kaxiu even a moment to catch his breath, Di Luo instantly lunged forward, pressing his body against him, and delivered another heavy punch.

Boom!

Fei·Kaxiu broke through layer after layer of air waves; wherever he passed, wind pressure swept violently; a teammate, whose entire squad had perished, a medic, was swept by the wind pressure; though it was only wind pressure, it left bloody traces on her; as the fourth line of defense on the front, this place is no longer safe, Abyssal creatures have surged into this area.

The erupting black flame stirred up a raging wind; the heavily wounded medic, Milk Mother·Ai Duoer, dazedly rose from the ground; her light gold hair tied in a fishbone braid, with specks of blood on her face, made her appear even more desolately hopeless.

"Roar!"

A black, deformed monstrous beast swooped down from above, pounced onto a wounded squad leader, bit off his upper body in one gulp—truly, blood spraying, intestines trailing—and the beast turned its gaze toward Ai Duoer.

This made the already pale-faced Ai Duoer's complexion even paler; just then, a figure stepped in front of her, giving her a glimmer of hope; but the next second she realized, this figure had taken a few kneeling steps to reach her front; in truth, this figure's entire body was covered in writhing black leech worms; within it, tiny worms swam, the pupils trembled, then it turned, looking at Ai Duoer.

At this moment, Ai Duoer felt like crying; she had always walked the path of growing stronger; the early and middle stages were relatively calm, until she encountered a certain hunter, after which it became perilous and thrilling; now, having been summoned to the main battlefield,

she had thought the medic role was still relatively safe, but who would have imagined the enemy's assault would be so ferocious.

"Roar!!"

The deformed monstrous beast and the leech worm parasite simultaneously roared at Ai Duoer; the medic's sweet life force attracted them.

The nearby peak powerhouses Fei Kahsu and Iron Blood Rose Bettansina sensed this scene, but alas, they were outnumbered two to four and could barely look after themselves. A blue-haired male mech pilot from the tech side, positioned further back, had the intention to reinforce, yet the Abyssal Rage Beast lunging at him never ceased its assault. His miniature energy-converging battle cannon fired continuously, its energy dangerously overloaded, yet it still could not repel the endless wave of surrounding rage beasts.

Just as Aidoer was about to unleash her last-resort life-saving technique,

a metallic-sounding explosion rang out from above.

Dong~!

It seemed as if a blood-red new star had appeared in the sky, bursting forth with crimson light in the shape of a cross. As the cross-shaped gleam gradually faded, a mark appeared in the sky.

All the Contractors of the Genesis Paradise present who witnessed this scene instinctively tightened their hearts. Seeing this mark before had always meant they were about to be beaten—so much so that it had become muscle memory. But this time, it was allied reinforcements.

Iron Blood Rose Bettansina and Fei Kahsu showed little emotional fluctuation—reinforcements were welcome. However, the situation in the Wind Sea War Zone had already surpassed what a single peak powerhouse could turn around, even if it were a peak from the Reincarnation Paradise. Unless the overall commander from the core battlefield arrived, it was hopeless. Unfortunately, that was impossible; even if the Wind Sea battlefield fell, he could not leave the main battlefield.

The central mark seemed stained with blood, which turned into blood mist and then poured down violently, forming a pillar of blood-red light.

With a whoosh, a magic hawk flew out from within the blood-red light pillar. Everyone turned their gaze toward the pillar, where, before a tall figure with horns growing from his head, stood a figure whose eyes glowed red. Merely standing there, this figure exuded an unparalleled sense of oppression, as if his arrival made this battlefield of blood and fire even more terrifying.

Seeing this, Di Luo's cheeks visibly twitched.

Boom—boom—boom!

The earth trembled and shook. More precisely, all the blood in this place began to gather, compressing before the figure who had just descended, forming flickering crimson light—this was the phenomenon caused by excessive compression of blood energy.

The newcomer raised his hand; the crimson blood core was lifted by an invisible force. As he clenched it with one hand, it shattered with a boom, sending a wave of blood surging in all directions. In a very short time, this cleared all Abyssal creatures from the large area, leaving nine-tenths of the combatants present stunned and gaping.

Aidoer stood frozen in shock. Though she knew this person was strong, she had never had a concrete measure—now she finally had a definite standard.

Su Xiao's gaze fell upon the four Abyssal-descended beings present: the Fish Family, the Beast Family, the Bird Family, and the Amalgamated Family—the four strongest Abyssal clans had all come here, seemingly with a strategy to first seize the Wind Sea War Zone,

using it as an advantageous starting point to continually expand their advantage. As for the Void War Zone, no matter how one looked at it, it was a tough nut to crack.

Indeed, that was the case. Though the Void was the core battlefield, in the early and middle stages, both sides had fought more fiercely in the Five Great Transcendent Realms.

Furthermore, the Abyssal Gate in the Void could not be closed before winning this Abyssal campaign, whereas the Abyssal Gates of the Five Great Transcendent Realms could be shut—after all, those were projections of the true Abyssal Gate, not actual gates opened here.

Wind Sea Continent: hold it if you can. Ensuring the destruction of the Fang Clan Realm's Abyssal Gate undoubtedly meant winning the first round.

Among the four Abyssal-descended beings present, the black snake of the Amalgamated Family flipped its serrated short blade in hand and, speaking in Abyssal tongue, said:

"Four against one—we'll devour it."

The black snake's words made Di Luo's cheeks twitch again. Nearby, the Fish Family's Second Elder, Dike Nujia, remained expressionless, as he was positioned last. The Bird Family's bronze crow remained silent, merely drawing another blade of causal edge.

Su Xiao's gaze swept over the four Abyssal-descended beings present, finally locking onto the black snake. He took great interest in the serrated short blade held by his enemy.

With a boom, space shattered—Su Xiao had already arrived before the black snake. The black snake remained calm, its form twisting as it prepared to assimilate with the powerful foe before it. Moreover, its life core was now fully satisfied—

Wind pressure surged forward, meeting Su Xiao's straight kick. The terrifying force of this kick caused the black snake's assimilation ability toward Su Xiao to shatter like broken crystal.

Dong~!!!

The earth trembled and rose. Just as the black snake spewed a vast amount of black blood from its mouth, preparing to fly out, it suddenly froze for a moment—the instant activation of "Extreme Blade: Star Realm."

Zheng!

The long blade sliced through the black snake's throat, severing its head, which was then grasped by a hand wrapped in a crystalline layer, holding it in the Star Realm for only a fleeting moment. Thus, the black snake's headless body continued to turn into light, flying backward into the distance, while its head was seized by Su Xiao.

Pfft!

A blade stabbed into the black snake's brow. This Abyssal-descended being, who fundamentally did not understand what death was, had its eyes suddenly widen to the limit. Then, a thing named fear spread across its serpentine face. Thus, it could not believe that, as an Abyssal-descended being, it had died so easily—from the First Epoch as an Abyssal-descended being to now, it had completely forgotten death. Now it was drowning in death.

Pulling the long blade from the black snake's massive head, over one meter in diameter, Su Xiao threw it to Am. Am caught it with both hands, took a bite, and seeing this, the Fish Family's Second Elder, Dike Nujia, and Di Luo from earlier both twitched their cheeks—Am had always been formidable in eating, so he quickly devoured the snake head.

"Di Luo."

The bronze crow's mask of the Bird Family spoke in a deep voice—only to find no one beside him. Di Luo had slipped away. One wonders, why did this fellow leave so quickly?

Naturally, he fled fast. From the moment he discovered the reinforcements were Su Xiao, Di Luo had prepared to withdraw immediately. Like-minded was the Fish Family's Second Elder, Dike Nujia. In the Wind Sea Continent war zone, the two would temporarily not return, as their superior's order was to seize a Transcendent Realm as soon as possible—they chose to go to the Ancient Dragon Kingdom.

Zheng~!

A slash traced across— the bronze crow's mask was split open, yet this Abyssal-descended being suddenly vanished. Su Xiao was certain it was not the opponent's own ability, but rather that among the Abyssal-descended beings, there exists one located in the Abyss capable of instantly dragging marked targets back into the Abyss. This ability resembles the "Origin Clan Insignia" trait, but acts with far greater speed.

Though the earlier blood-energy light pillar had poured down without our side holding much hope,

the current situation made our side's Contractors exceptionally exhilarated.

Just moments ago, due to the dire state of the Wind Sea War Zone, although matched to the Void, the Thunder Law God Aige had already been recalled here. He exhaled deeply—he had previously thought himself unlucky to be matched to this core battlefield of the Void, but now he saw that the Wind Sea Continent was far more perilous.

The crowd did not cheer or loudly express thanks, both because the battle must continue and because the arriving reinforcements carried an oppressive aura. If they were not allies, merely seeing the rising crimson blood mist would inspire inner fear. Even as allies, gazing from afar still evoked dread.

Moments ago, the front line had been on the verge of collapse, but now it began to reverse. Iron Blood Rose Bettansina and Fei Kahsu watched the arriving hunters, wondering why, but suddenly felt a strange itch in their hearts—was it that this hunter had failed to slay the Abyssal-descended being, and in a frenzy of killing intent, had turned and slain them instead?

"Thank you for your effort."

Iron Blood Rose Bettansina spoke; Su Xiao merely nodded in reply, then advanced toward the surging Abyssal beast tide, blade light crisscrossing, rumbling sounds unceasing. Under his lead, it did not take long before the Wind Sea battlefield's stalled front line pushed back to its original position.

Clang, clang, clang~

Blade light flashed—strikes clean and swift as cutting melons and vegetables—yet as Su Xiao advanced, he increasingly felt probing sensations from the surroundings. Swish—a transparent, piercing spur that pierced space and even the world itself thrust forward from before him—this was the attack of some "Primeval Abyssal Entity."

Su Xiao ignored it and continued forward to slaughter, yet gradually felt the substantive pressure from the Abyssal Gate. He stopped advancing and instead leapt back several times to rejoin the allied front line.

This proximity to the Abyssal Gate confirmed one thing: before pressing the Abyssal erosion of this world below 5%, do not even think of approaching that Abyssal Gate—the closer one gets, the stronger the suppressive force from Abyssal power. If one forces approach, even if successful, when peak-strength Abyssal-descended beings emerge from within, he will be in a very passive position.

Destroying this Abyssal Gate seems, for now, unlikely and risky. Indeed, one must first win the Fang Clan Realm, then have its garrisoned powerhouses come to the Wind Sea Continent to form a solid defense line—now we wait to see whether the Myriad Clan Realm succeeds first, or the Wind Sea Continent falls first.

As long as the Abyssal Sovereign does not personally arrive, even if the four Abyssal clan chiefs come to the Wind Sea Continent, Su Xiao can fight them one-on-one. As for those extremely powerful "Primeval Abyssal Entities," insufficient contact means no conclusion—only after fighting them will there be a verdict.

【Hint (Void Tree): Battle mission about to be released.】

【You have passively accepted the battle mission.】

【Final Battle Mission: Victor.】

Difficulty Level: Lv. 4

Mission Objective: Win this Abyssal campaign.

Mission Deadline: None.

Mission Reward: Determined by final contribution value statistics.

Mission Penalty: None.

Tasks without failure penalties are generally perilous—this one is no exception.

Su Xiao came to the high wall of the fifth defense line, found a random spot to sit, and took out an item from the team storage space—it was the 【Covenant Object】 that Beini had obtained from the little spirit Popoli in the Void headquarters earlier, purchased with the library silver coins earned from selling the Void Great Library's books, which had basically all been used to buy this.

【Bestowed Oath】

Origin: Soul Grand Library.

Category: Oath Item/Curse Item.

Oath Effect: Bestowal (Passive): You may bestow one of your powerful attributes upon an individual with high causal connection to you.

Note: That is, you may bestow one of your current physical attributes as a buff to your servant or a close ally.

Warning: If the ally cannot withstand this powerful physical attribute of yours, the servant/ally target will die immediately.

Oath Cost: Temporary Loss (Oath Cost·Unique Passive), the physical attribute you bestow,

will be reduced to 10% of its original value.

Curse Cost: Misfortune Descends (Curse Cost·Unique Passive), you will enter a state of misfortune, and thereafter your fortune will continuously decrease by a massive amount.

Note: Because your fortune is too low, at -20,000,000 points, this effect does not apply to you.

Note: Because your fortune is too low, it has even caused a backlash against the curse property of this equipment; it is expected that within 10–15 natural days of wearing this "Oath Item," the curse property of this "Oath Item" will be worn away by your fortune, making this equipment a purer "Oath Item," after which it will no longer have a "Curse Cost."

Description: Oath and curse. Well, only oath, no curse, or perhaps there will never be a curse from now on.

Price: Cannot be sold after equipping.

Seeing this equipment's properties, Su Xiao pondered for a while, a bold idea formed in his mind, after further consideration, he consulted the Void Tree with his current high authority, asking whether there is a quest related to destroying the Abyss Gate of this world, and the result was yes.

【Campaign Side Quest·Wind Sea Battlefield.】

Difficulty Level: Lv.

Quest Content: Reduce this world's Abyss Corruption below 5%, and successfully destroy the Abyss Gate.

Quest Duration: None.

Quest Reward 1: "Ultra·Massive" Final Contribution Value.

Quest Reward 2: Ultimate Harmony Stone (exclusive product of the Void Tree, can harmonize with the "Abyss Heart" or "Elemental Eye" to increase the success rate of ascending to the Supreme Realm, or harmonize with both,

thereby increasing the chance of ascension while obtaining a higher limit for ordinary promotion).

Quest Reward 3: Immediately obtain 30,000,000 ounces of spacetime power.

Quest Penalty: None.

Seeing this quest, Su Xiao made up his mind to shatter the Abyss Gate of this place; for this, he has a particularly bold idea.