Chapter 4198

Wind Sea Battlefield, beyond the Gate of the Abyss, this is a dim region resembling the deep sea, a water-membrane-like substance separating upper and lower; below, the Abyssal Mad Beasts surge ceaselessly, while above stand majestic buildings—this is the stronghold of the Azguk Clan, that is, the Fish Clan.

The Void Main Battlefield and the Five Major Battle Zones are not actually a single entity; naturally, in the Abyssal Camp, each family's responsible zone has been divided, not letting this family serve as the core force of that battle zone to oppose the contractors of the major amusement park camps—the Abyss's main strength is endless Abyssal creatures and various powerful Abyssal entities; if only fighting a few major Abyssal clans, victory would be immediate upon war's outbreak.

Simply put, the patriarchs of the major Abyssal clans are more like theater commanders, just like the Iron-Blood Rose·Bettanhina of the Wind Sea Continent, or perhaps the Holy Song·Samantha of the Blazing Sun Star.

The strongest Bronze Clan in the "Blazing Sun Star Battlefield"—it seems the Abyssal Camp aims to take Wind Sea first, then Blazing Sun.

The Ancient Dragon Realm is a conglomerate family; this Abyssal clan has always been low-key but strong; were it not for facing the Death Old Brothers, with this clan's lethality against the powerful, it would surely have seized a great advantage; now facing the Death Old Brothers puts it at a slight disadvantage, but Abyssal creatures are endless, so in a war of attrition, the Ancient Dragon Realm is not optimistic.

The Abyssal clan of the Witch Realm is·Luon, that is, the Beast Clan; as for Wind Sea here, no need to elaborate—it is certainly Azguk, because this world was previously seized and developed into a nest by the Fish Clan.

As for the Myriad Races Realm, well, that side is more interesting—it is an Abyssal clan named Chimera; after the Dukain clan was exterminated, the title "Insect Clan" fell to the Chimera clan; if Dukain is darkness and dominion, then Chimera is parasitism and madness.

At this moment, in the Fish Clan's stronghold, within the Deep Sea Grand Hall.

This is a building like a dim conference hall, with a long bronze-colored table on both sides, where core members of the Azguk Clan sit.

Naturally, the first seat is the Fish Clan Patriarch·Em·Kensa, a withered little old man with multiple eyes on his head; upon close observation, it seems many granular things move beneath his desiccated skin; even a single withered white hair of his could poison all living things in the world.

Lower down is the Fish Clan's Grand Elder, who has always been low-key; the Second Elder·Dikenujia needs no further introduction; other than that, this one's survival ability in crisis situations and judgment of the situation are both strong.

The Fish Clan's third position is held by a being over three meters tall, a great cold beauty, named the Deep Sea Witch·Wu Lei Si, who possesses ultimate sinister allure; coupled with the Fish Clan's strongest trait being reproduction/breeding, this lady has many powerful offspring.

The fourth position is vacant; this was once the renowned Scaleless Sea King·Nezemo, who has now kicked the bucket.

The fifth is a figure with a stern aura, wearing a mask riddled with Kong Dong, known as Wan Mao.

As for the sixth, the sixth is not seated but located in the shadows—the Deep Sea Shadow lives up to its name.

As for further down, the Fish Clan has many members; its core strength in reproduction/breeding ensures this, and thus, the Fish Clan's strength aims to seize a transcendent realm, which is more conducive to family development.

Do not think that the Abyssal clans' minds contain only darkness and slaughter; the ultimate contradiction of sentient beings is actually just two words:

Resources.

Sometimes this is money, sometimes other supplies; do not think that upon reaching the pinnacle tier, one becomes desireless and passionless—on the contrary, powerful individuals need more resources to sustain their strength and pursue more, with desires growing ever larger.

Why do the major Abyssal clans willingly serve as dogs to the Abyssal Lord? Simply because, after this term's Abyssal Lord steps down, several patriarchs may rise, or strong ones within the clan may ascend; the Abyssal Legion behind the current Abyssal Lord is none other than this one's former followers; this one's ascent is actually not seizing the opportunity when the previous Abyssal Lord went missing.

The current Abyssal Lord has long harbored this ambition; in fact, even if the previous Abyssal Lord were still present, it could not be stopped; the old Abyssal Lord had behind it no powerful legion that had fought for years in multiple pitch-black realms of the underworld, the Abyssal depths, and the edges of chaotic regions.

In short, this one is not alone; the ancient Abyssal beings beside it are all followers who have followed it for many years.

Speaking of which, Su Xiao once had dealings with one of them; Su Xiao previously used the "Endless Ring" to sacrifice and encountered a black-scaled "Ancient Abyssal Being," who had no intention of trade, only pure plunder, leaving Su Xiao with a very bad impression; had he not later met Three Fingers, he would have considered abandoning further Abyssal sacrifices.

This arrogant black-scaled "Ancient Abyssal Being" is one of the Abyssal Lord's close aides, Kuang Lin·Kuenha.

The Fish Clan naturally has its ambitions, but this requires first winning this battle; once the Abyssal Era descends, that will be the era of the Abyssal System; as for saying the weak intelligent races are all wiped out, who to rule—there is no shortage of lower intelligent races in the Abyssal System; as long as they are given living space, within a few hundred years they will become the wealth of the Abyssal clans; as for the subsequent conflicts among the major Abyssal clans, first make this cake as large as possible, then it will be time to divide it.

In the Fish Clan's council hall, the Fish Clan powerhouses all fell silent; originally responsible for the Wind Sea Continent battle zone, the Fish Clan's people were nearly laughing themselves sick, representing that this time they could not only preserve clan strength to the greatest extent but also earn a first merit, with subsequent spoils division taking the lion's share—this wonderful fortune continued until the Slayer of Laws·Kukulin·Bai Ye descended upon this realm, and it came to an abrupt halt.

A very serious problem arose: wanting to break the enemy's battle line, slaying or banishing the Slayer of Laws·Kukulin·Bai Ye is necessary; first speaking of banishment……well, directly abandoning the banishment option—banishing an Original Sin Warden? What a joke, that could never succeed, so only slaying remains.

Now, this Fish Clan council is convened to discuss how to slay the Slayer of Laws·Kukulin·Bai Ye; however, as this council's discussion went on, fewer and fewer spoke; the Fish Clan Grand Elder seated below the first position showed a thoughtful gaze, seemingly sensing crisis, and spoke first:

"Wan Mao, you excel at disguise and assassination—you go eliminate the Slayer of Laws·Kukulin·Bai Ye and his followers."

The Fish Clan Grand Elder could be said to speak righteously; the Wan Mao sitting in the fifth position was visibly startled.

"Me?"

"Yes, of course you—you often say, besides the clan lord and the lord superior, there is that supreme one in the Void, and no one is beyond your assassination; now is your time to prove yourself—if you succeed, I, as Grand Elder, guarantee your promotion from the fifth to the fourth position."

The Fish Clan Grand Elder's tone was so composed that it made people doubt whether Fish Clan Elder Five·Wan Mao could truly succeed.

Second Elder·Dikenujia had both arms' elbows resting on the table, fingers interlaced, blocking mouth and nose; he actually wanted to laugh but held back; he even wanted to say: "Wan Mao, if you truly succeed, I'll give you my Second Elder's seat."

At the head seat, the Fish Clan Patriarch·Em·Kensa said nothing; this existence had been rendered speechless by his own slippery Grand Elder.

The atmosphere fell into silence again for a moment; finally, everyone decided to hold fast.

Fighting this Slayer of Laws, the Fish Clan people, having lost sensation of life due to immortality, suddenly felt the preciousness of life; battling this Slayer of Laws is a true death; and the four clan patriarchs are about to encircle and slay this Slayer of Laws—ah no, with the addition of the Chimera Clan, a total of five clan lords now prepare to encircle and slay the Slayer of Laws·Kukulin·Bai Ye.

……

Wind Sea Stronghold, beside the Insect Clan Mother Nest.

Su Xiao awoke from meditation, checked the prompt that had just appeared, and three "Hunt Bounties" floated before his eyes.

Mad Alien Species: Completely eliminate the "Mad Alien Species" on the Wind Sea Battlefield (pay 30,000 ounces of Spacetime Force to activate this bounty; completing it yields 8 times the bounty amount).

Return to the Frontline: Retake the first line of defense and hold for three natural days (pay 80,000 ounces of Spacetime Force to activate this bounty; completing it yields 5 times the bounty amount).

Patriarch Calamity: Completely eliminate the five patriarchs of the Azguk Clan, Luon Clan, Bronze Clan, Congregate Clan, and Chimera Clan (pay 40,000 ounces of Spacetime Force to activate this bounty; completing it yields 200 times the bounty amount).

……

Su Xiao immediately accepted the "Bounty Mission·Patriarch Calamity"; as for the first two bounties, he directly abandoned them—he can accept a total of five bounty missions in this Abyssal campaign, so of course he must cherish each operation quota……cough~, cherish each bounty quota.

Su Xiao opened the team contact list and sent the content of this bounty mission to Kaisar; shortly after, Kaisar replied:

Kaisar: "Wait a few hours for me, then I'll return."

……

It can be seen that after seeing the "Bounty Mission," Kaisar's various operations could no longer be restrained.

Moreover, the current bounty mission is notarized by the Void Spirit Tree; more inexplicable is that, theoretically speaking, even if Su Xiao and Kaisar's Void Spirit Tree credibility were deeply negative, it would not affect subsequent events—one infiltrates behind enemy lines, the other is captain of the strongest reinforcement squad; no matter how viewed, both are exerting great effort for this campaign, not self-improvement through this campaign's notarization facility.

Su Xiao does not need free attribute points/real attribute points; the skill upgrade warehouse is hardly used; as for the battlefield merit redemption store being unable to activate, it's actually no problem—just let the merits accumulate, then when the front lines are not urgent, return to the Reincarnation Paradise to spend these merit points.

Even if this is not feasible, continuously accumulating them can still work; holding vast merit points and winning this campaign's victory will, at that time, surely be a staggering gain, even possibly one of the keys to a future showdown with the Supreme Being.

And, if these accumulated merit point rewards are issued by the Void Spirit Tree, then one can seek an opportunity to see if this gain can be doubled through further operation; in fact, it is not that the Void Spirit Tree's rules are insufficiently strict, or punishment insufficiently harsh—the key is that every step Su Xiao and Kaisar take is reasonable and conforms to notarization and judgment, yet when the result comes out, clearly what began as a golden tooth ends as a basket of gold bars.

Careful auditing will reveal that this golden tooth underwent countless transactions, countless resales, generating many extra transaction fees, with each transaction falling within the judgment's scope—it's just that the total number of transactions was extremely high.

But the Void Spirit Tree also did not stipulate that this golden tooth cannot be traded multiple times; and under reasonable judgment, it still deducted Su Xiao and Kaisar's Void Spirit Tree credibility—one could say this is highly unreasonable, yet looking at the result, it is clearly that the punishment was too light.

Su Xiao tossed the 【Abyssal Treasure Chest (★★★★★)】 in his hand; he estimated it unlikely he would draw a Great Father-level·Original Sin Object from this chest, for no other reason than that, in the current era, the ten Original Sin Objects, aside from the "Abandoned One," he has already contacted all the others.

Aside from the "Abandoned One," the remaining nine Great Father-level Original Sin Objects, aside from the "Deep Sea Urn" and "Abyssal Jar," the other eight are all in Su Xiao's possession—this is also why he feels confident he won't draw a Great Father-level·Original Sin Object from this chest.

【You have opened the Abyssal Treasure Chest (★★★★★).】

【You obtained the Golden Chalice (Original Sin Object).】

……

A golden holy cup with crimson patterns and gemstones appeared before Su Xiao, and upon seeing it, he immediately recalled the priest he had just eliminated, who had previously possessed this object.

The "Book of Original Sin" appeared in his hand, and he immediately sealed the "Golden Holy Cup" onto the ninth page.

Original Sin objects naturally vary in strength; if the danger level of Original Sin objects is considered full at 100, then "Big Daddy"-level Original Sin objects belong to this tier, while items like Shui Ge's "Primordial Demon Mirror" are roughly 70–72 in danger level, and the "Golden Holy Cup" can reach 80, still far from the "Big Daddy"-level Original Sin objects.

Given Su Xiao's current strength and karmic volume, he naturally fears nothing from the "Golden Holy Cup," but he still does not intend to use it, for its property is that wine continuously flows from the cup; drinking this wine increases divine spirit source blood, while inversely, one's strange fortune grows stronger, and the strange entities encountered become stronger, ultimately leading to death by this very effect.

Not using it does not mean not utilizing it; Su Xiao already has a method to employ the "Golden Holy Cup": artificially raising a boss-level treasure chest.

Though this sounds confusing at first, the steps are as follows: first, identify a notorious evil god, then use sealing techniques to imprison it, transfer the "Golden Holy Cup" to it, and let it continuously enhance its divine blood through the cup, thereby strengthening itself to increase the gold content of the treasure chest after its defeat.

The reason for seeking evil gods is not because Su Xiao is particularly friendly, but mainly because evil gods generally commit widespread atrocities, possess extremely strong wills and selfhood, and after transformation, are unlikely to collapse or abandon themselves, thus avoiding loss; performing such Original Sin object implantation also carries cost, so one must ensure no loss will occur.

It is best to choose a beast-type evil god, as this way one can also harvest a few side dishes; although Bubu, Bahha, and Xia cannot eat them, having been nourished by the "Golden Holy Cup," Su Xiao has no such taboo, for he is the Keeper of Original Sin Seals.

Well, mainly it's for profit, not for the taste of the side dishes.

Thinking of this, Su Xiao looked at the withered corpse of the Evil Apostle; he should have given this ugly thing a continuation of life earlier to make it reveal the whereabouts of beast-type evil gods, but it doesn't matter—later he will perform a sacrificial rite to deceive an evil god into appearing, perhaps gaining something.

As Su Xiao pondered, a voice suddenly came.

"My dear friend, haven't kept you waiting, have I?"

"No."

"Then this time, does Caesar take seventy percent?"

"One tenth."

"How could that be!! Caesar is at least fifty percent at minimum."

Caesar only performed operations this time, so he did not default to the usual fifty-fifty split as before; this is also Caesar's peculiarity—though greedy, he does not make people feel insatiably greedy; after some tugging, Caesar took twenty percent, and this time he need not contribute any cost, as the core item "Task Completion Certificate" was provided by Su Xiao; for such pure profit, Caesar is quite satisfied.

Thus settled, Morel, the Moon Apostle, and Haomei together account for one tenth, Caesar two tenths, and Su Xiao seven tenths; the reason Su Xiao takes the larger share this time is because the bounty mission is his, and the max-level squad is his—having such investment, taking the larger share is natural.

As for the three Initiation Sisters, they together take one tenth; in fact, they could each be given one tenth, meaning they would collectively take three tenths, gaining far more than their contribution warrants; for this, Morel righteously refused, her inner goodness not allowing her to do so; the Moon Apostle nodded repeatedly in support, because being beaten during the raid was painful.

【Prompt: You have enabled task sharing permission, shared task "Bounty Hunt·Clan Calamity".】

【Verified that this task is an exclusive bounty task derived from "Bounty Hunt·Blood Covenant" and cannot be shared in this way.】

No mistakes, no errors, no shots, no contents, no in, no one, no look!

【You have temporarily transferred the captaincy of the "Dawn Team" to Nicholas·Caesar.】

【You have been kicked out of the team by Nicholas·Caesar.】

【Haomei has been kicked out of the team by Nicholas·Caesar.】

【You have received a team invitation from Nicholas·Caesar.】

【You have received a team invitation from Kukulin·Bai Ye.】

……

Yes, Su Xiao received two team invitations; why? Because after Caesar invited Su Xiao as team leader, he immediately impersonated Kukulin·Bai Ye, this annihilator identity, showing that even after Caesar impersonated this identity, he was under great pressure—just a few seconds—and the areas around his helmet, collar, and cuffs were soaked with sweat from the Abyss Jar.

Regarding Caesar's invitation, Su Xiao naturally knew how to cooperate; he chose to accept both invitations simultaneously, and the next moment he appeared in the team, then saw that on the team avatar column, his own two avatars appeared; receiving two invitations is nothing, but two invitations from different team leaders of the same team, and both leaders existing simultaneously, creates this strange situation.

Logically, the Dawn Team should not be able to perform such an operation, but the issue is that the current Dawn Team is in the state of Justice of the Void Tree, and the Void Tree's notarization is much looser than that of the Paradise faction, after all, the Void Tree's notarization basis is neutrality.

This has both good and bad aspects; the benefits are many, the drawback being that encountering someone like Caesar, after judgment, the verdict is a deduction of reputation points.

Of course, the most troublesome thing about Caesar is that he has a sense of proportion; he never performs a single especially outrageous operation, but rather proceeds step by step, just like 1+1+1+1+1=11111; you say this addition is wrong, it is indeed five 1s added, but to say it is correct, one would have to be beaten to death by mathematical concepts.

Caesar dispelled the deception, so now there are two Su Xiaos in the team; this is not yet the most intellectually numbing operation, until Su Xiao again activates "Task Sharing" and shares "Bounty Hunt·Clan Calamity" with the other avatar of himself in the team.

"Bounty Hunt·Clan Calamity" cannot be shared with others, which is reasonable, as others lack "Bounty Hunt·Blood Covenant," but Su Xiao sharing "Bounty Hunt·Clan Calamity" with himself is fine; just say whether he himself has or lacks the relevant judgment for "Bounty Hunt·Blood Covenant."

The notarization prompt clearly stuttered briefly, as if re-evaluating the rationality of this action, and finally the following prompt appeared.

【This sharing was successful.】

【Warning, in view of your actions, your Void Tree reputation will decline! You must immediately cease current actions.】

……

Caesar's operations continued; after more than ten minutes, Morel, the Moon Apostle, and Haomei beside him all wore expressions of stunned disbelief, the three nearly huddling together to become a meme.

For at this moment, the three of them in the team were all squeezed into the quota occupied by "Su Xiao's clone," and they simultaneously received the "Bounty Hunt·Clan Calamity" task, this task astonishingly yielding a benefit of 8 million ounces of spacetime force.

Amid the Initiation Sisters' doubtful gazes, Caesar took out a large pile of permission items and continuously applied them to this team quota to ensure the operation's ultimate success.

The current situation is: as long as Su Xiao himself completes this bounty task, then Morel, the Moon Apostle, and Haomei will also complete it together, because this task was shared over, and since both parties are now teaming up, these actions all conform to notarization and judgment.

Su Xiao's completion of this bounty's 8 million ounces of benefit naturally belongs to him; the division concerns the portion obtained by the Initiation Sisters.

Estimated, the three sisters' task completion will certainly not be 100% of the task benefit, but even if only 50%, that is 4 million ounces, and three people tripling that gives 12 million.

Thus, Su Xiao gets 8.4 million, Caesar gets 2.4 million, and each Initiation Sister gets 400,000 (total 1.2 million).

Yes, it is exactly this marvelous: after the operation, the obtainable benefit exceeds completing the bounty itself by 400,000 ounces, and moreover, Su Xiao and Caesar still follow the original principle—that operations are allowed, but one cannot get something for nothing; this bounty task, he must truly complete it himself, which is also why he and Caesar have repeatedly had their Void Tree reputation deducted yet never once suffered punishment.

Moreover, this operation still has a final safeguard: if "Bounty Hunt·Clan Calamity" encounters an accident and cannot be completed normally, Su Xiao still holds a "Task Completion Certificate" in hand; even if using this permission reduces total benefit by more than half, there is still a minimum gain, and since the "Task Completion Certificate" is a legitimate permission granted by the Reincarnation Paradise, it likewise counts as having completed this bounty.

【Warning: Due to your actions, your Void Tree reputation will drop significantly.】

【Your Void Tree reputation -? points.】

【Current Void Tree reputation: -? points.】

Seeing this, Su Xiao secretly felt this operation's cost-performance ratio is quite high; having now completed all operations, subsequent bounty completion will not incur further reputation deductions, so before returning to -????, is it not still possible to have three opportunities of -?; bounty tasks can still be taken four times; it seems this time perhaps he can challenge the former limits.

Morel swallowed her saliva and said: "Although we have lost much Void Tree reputation, it is very worthwhile, and moreover, Void Tree reputation has not yet gone negative; this battle does not lack opportunities to increase Void Tree reputation; and, has our cooperation this time ended?"

"No."

"Then, is there still more to come?"

Morel instinctively retreated half a step, not because she distrusts Su Xiao, but because she has grown accustomed to being plundered by him.

"Such matters should still occur four more times afterward."

"Father!"

Morel suddenly lost her composure, her reason nearly reduced to zero by the impact of 400,000 ounces of spacetime force; she is certain she will never in her life obtain so much spacetime force, and if she truly did, her subsequent life would be utterly different; even more outrageous is that such operations will still occur four more times afterward! Such a friend…… no, this is no longer a friend, this is a father.

"Ahahaha, I am also Morel the Great now; Bai Ye, if you call me Morel the Great, I will give you many, many high-grade ores……"

A moment later, Haomei pushed the wheelchair and took away Morele. Morele, with broken legs, had her back to Su Xiao, waved her hand, and gave a cheerful, wide grin, full of vitality. One could only say that whatever this silly girl Morele did, it was no surprise—after all, she had repeatedly "topped" the "Annual Silly Ranking" of the Genesis Amusement Park.

Ignoring the antics of Morele, Su Xiao clenched his hand in the air, forming a "Soul Energy Crystal." The spirit's kill efficiency on the Abyssal Battlefield was high, and he estimated that by this evening he could accumulate five "Soul Energy Crystals." Adding the remaining ones, he could upgrade "Spirit Awakening" three times.

Besides, the development of the insect nest was very promising. The entire main base was surrounded by battlefields on all sides, especially after the rear defensive barrier was shattered, the battlefield around the Wind Sea Main Base turned into a huge ring.

The spread of the fungal carpet naturally attracted the attention of many abyssal entities. The problem was that these abyssal entities had never seen a fungal carpet before, and the abilities of the Genesis Contractors present were diverse. Moreover, the fungal carpet only consumed the corpses of abyssal creatures and had not yet shown any destructive power—no debuffs had appeared.

Thus, the fungal carpet went from being constantly destroyed at first to now being ignored. All the obtained "Secondary Elemental Energy" had been condensed into "Elemental Potential Points," and currently, there were 21 "Elemental Potential Points."

Still, everything was thrown onto the fungal carpet.

【Hint: The fungal carpet has been upgraded to level 130, reaching max level.】

"Active Fungal Carpet, 130: This is the insectoid fungal carpet that achieves a subtle balance with stellar elemental power. After the fungal carpet forms, it will attract natural elements within a vast surrounding area, allowing them to attach to the carpet……"

The fungal carpet's traits showed no change, only a significant increase in absorption efficiency. It still cannot directly absorb abyssal energy, only convert "Second-Generation Abyssal Energy." Fortunately, the obtained "Second-Generation Elemental Energy" has increased in strength. Assuming the strength of stellar natural elements is 100, the previous "Secondary Elemental Energy" was around 50–60, while the current purified "Second-Generation Elemental Energy" is roughly 75–80 in strength.

This means the speed of accumulating "Elemental Potential Points" will surge. Next, it's just a matter of maxing out the "Gene Bank" and the "Insect Nest." When that happens, it will be the time for our side to launch a counteroffensive.

"Woof."

Xiang Bubu Wang's dog head leaned in. It had just returned from the Myriad Races Realm.

"Woof!"

Xiang Bubu Wang, seeking credit, took out a "Ring Band" from the servant's mark—it was the "Dawn Ring Band" Su Xiao had previously obtained. Earlier, the three legendary blacksmiths had gathered and, of course, commissioned its repair.

At that moment, a throbbing sensation arose. Su Xiao felt the spirit on the battlefield ahead to his left being scattered by a massive existence, then reassembling after a few seconds. It was a powerful "Primeval Abyssal Entity," drifting in the sky, watching the spirit slaughter in all directions. It immediately spatial-jumped forward, clashed with the spirit, and scattered it.

On the battlefield burning with black flames.

"Roar!!"

With three long tails, its upper body like black flowing liquid, the "Primeval Abyssal Entity" raised its head and roared. Obviously, it had no idea what kind of enemy it was about to face.

On the chaotic battlefield, the newly condensed spirit released the Dragon-Slaying Flash, then vanished instantly. With a "pop," a hand gripping the Dragon-Slaying Flash lowered its eyelids, gazing ahead at the three-tailed entity whose upper body resembled black flowing liquid, more beast-like—the "Primeval Abyssal Entity."

The "Primeval Abyssal Entity" about to lunge again came to an abrupt halt. Though it had never seen Su Xiao, the thick blood aura and sense of danger approaching head-on told it this was utterly different from other stellar peak powerhouses—extremely perilous. In the distance, Am, witnessing this scene, suddenly had his intelligence seize his mind, and he rushed quickly toward this side.