Chapter 817: Journey

The scorching sun was in the sky, like a fireball roasting the earth. The air was somewhat distorted, and insects hiding somewhere were chirping incessantly.

Su Xiao was walking on a wild grassland. The grassland was not flat, and the tips of the tenacious grass leaves were yellow and withered.

In this high-temperature weather, walking on the grassland was by no means a pleasant experience. The high temperature caused the moisture on the ground to evaporate, and the entire grassland was like a steamer, very stuffy and hot.

Su Xiao was shirtless. Although he wasn't a muscular hunk, the muscles on his body gave people a sense of power.

Sweat beads flowed down his cheeks. With Su Xiao's stamina attribute, although he could ignore the scorching sun above, the stuffiness on the ground seemed to penetrate his pores, causing him to quickly discharge the moisture from his body.

"Xiang Bubu, don't be lazy. There's at least another five hundred kilometers."

Su Xiao looked at Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang not far behind him. This fellow was lying on the grass, its abdomen rising and falling incessantly.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang looked up at Su Xiao, its gaze seeming to say: "Master, Xiang Bubu can't do it anymore. You go first, carry my last wishes, and also, don't tell anyone that Xiang Bubu died of heat."

It was no wonder Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang was in this state; the temperature on the grassland was at least 50 to 60 degrees. If an ordinary person were here, they would suffer heatstroke in less than half an hour and be completely dehydrated in about an hour. If one touched the ground now, they would find it scorching hot, and it was unknown how those wild grasses survived.

The grassland was already stuffy and hot, and Su Xiao was covered in sweat, let alone Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, who was 'wearing' a genuine leather coat.

"Stop playing dead, hurry up and walk."

Su Xiao took out a bottle of water and poured it over his head. The feeling of dryness and heat receded a bit, and white water vapor drifted up.

"This damn weather, even the desert isn't this hot."

Su Xiao looked up at the sky, the glaring sun making him squint.

Only heaven knew why this grassland was so hot. A few hours ago, he was still walking in the cool wind and sand, and now the scene had changed, turning into a steamer.

Watching Su Xiao continue to move forward, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang sighed and got up very reluctantly, its pace listless.

"Xiang Bubu, this kind of weather is very suitable for losing weight. Why don't you carry me for a while?"

Su Xiao's suggestion made Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang lag behind a few steps, its gaze clearly saying: "Master, I am a serious dog. I'm good at fighting, not being a mount."

After fighting with the cat Bessie, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang had a mysterious confidence in its own strength.

"You're only good at fighting that cat. Hu~ it's so hot."

Su Xiao was annoyed by the heat, and when bored, he could only chat with Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang.

The journey was stuffy and boring. After walking on the grassland for a few hours, the surrounding temperature dropped sharply.

Hu~

A cold wind blew, and the shirtless Su Xiao shivered. This damn weather changed too fast. Before, he was hot enough to doubt life, and now the temperature had suddenly dropped to below minus 20 degrees. Fortunately, his physical fitness was strong enough.

The closer Su Xiao got to the center of the world, the 'Oterlank' ancient ruins, the more abnormal the weather changes became, which indicated that the 'Oterlank' ancient ruins were not an ordinary location.

It made sense; Reincarnation Paradise chose that place as the battlefield, which meant it should be suitable for the Qiyuezhe of Reincarnation Paradise to fight.

Regarding the contention for the 【World Core】, if Su Xiao analyzed it correctly, it was divided into two stages.

The first stage was the initial snatching, which was the reconnaissance team Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang was previously in. This stage was not about the ownership of the 【World Core】, but rather which side was strong enough to obtain the 【World Core】, and which side could then place the 【World Core】 in a location favorable for their own battle, such as the 'Oterlank' ancient ruins.

And the second stage should be the final ownership of the 【World Core】. After delivering the 【World Core】 to the designated location, both sides would very likely engage in a large-scale battle; otherwise, the two paradises wouldn't have sent nearly two thousand Qiyuezhe into this world.

The role of the 【World Core】 was very important. This thing should be similar to proof of holding this world. Whichever side ultimately obtained the 【World Core】, this world would belong to that side, which was the so-called World Contention War.

Su Xiao took the 【World Core】 out of his bosom. He looked at this transparent crystal the size of a fingernail. This thing might represent this world. Of course, all of the above were his personal guesses.

Putting away the 【World Core】, Su Xiao tightened the collar of his windbreaker and continued to advance toward the 'Oterlank' ancient ruins.

After the temperature dropped, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang immediately became spirited. The low-temperature climate seemed to have unlocked this fellow's IQ. It became unusually lively, running around Su Xiao, becoming even more of a 'dork'.

Su Xiao was now like a traveler. Although the climate along the way was diverse, he also saw many strange sights, such as emerald streams, waterfalls cut off out of thin air, poisonous snakes with three heads and three eyes, and he even saw a pair of 'Bi Yi Butterflies'—two butterflies, one with only a left wing and one with only a right wing, which could only fly after hugging each other, thereby avoiding predators.

Su Xiao released the Bi Yi Butterflies in his hand. The two butterflies flew away, and Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang looked up, watching the two butterflies with wonder in its eyes, seemingly wanting to take a bite.

Su Xiao watched the two butterflies flying away, a smile appearing on his face. He was laughing at himself for living a wonderful enough life. If he had remained a killer like before entering Reincarnation Paradise, he would never have seen everything before him, nor would he have been able to fight with many strong people.

The sky gradually darkened. Su Xiao was not in a hurry to travel; Reincarnation Paradise gave him a full four-day time limit.

Su Xiao picked up a pebble from the ground, held it in his hand, tightened his thumb, and extended his arm in front of him.

Peng!

Su Xiao flicked the pebble in his hand with his thumb, and the pebble broke through several air waves in the air.

The wail of a beast came, and the sound of a heavy object falling came from the grass. Su Xiao walked into the grass, and a deer with its neck pierced lay in the grass. The wound was as thick as a steel pipe, and blood mixed with bubbles surged from the wound.

"This is dinner."

Su Xiao took out the Slaughter Short Knife, first stabbing it into the heart to finish off the deer, then began to skin and take the meat.

Holding raw meat in his hand gave a warm feeling. Many people didn't like this feeling, however, any living creature's survival was built on the death of other creatures or plants, and humans were the best among them.

Su Xiao arrived in a canyon with a narrow-sky terrain, started a fire, set up a pot, boiled water, put the deer meat cut into small pieces into the pot, and then added spices, salt, and several kinds of vegetables in turn.

During the waiting time for the meat to stew, Su Xiao took several materials out of the storage space: two fire-red meteorite fragments, three high-purity metal ores, and three small, crystal-clear crystals. These were, respectively, Sun Remains x2, Fire Gold x3, and Soul Crystal (Small) x3.

If nothing went wrong, Su Xiao could manufacture two Sun Gods, Apollo, with these materials.

Apollo had an explosion range of 1000 meters, 6000 points of true burning damage, and a follow-up of 2000 points of fire burning damage. One Apollo down, and that was a ground-cleansing.

Su Xiao was very curious about one thing now, which was how big the 'Oterlank' ancient ruins were. If the 'Oterlank' ancient ruins weren't too big, then two Apollos down, whatever Queen Xi, Lan Jue, under 6000 points of true burning damage + 2000 points of fire damage, would be burned into gas in minutes. Of course, this required specific timing.

Apollo, after all, was the Sun God! ===== CHAPTER 818 =====