Samsara Paradise: Dream Weaver of Connections.

After dealing with the Moon Girl, a Crow doctor took out the remaining 8 [Eternal Gold] potions from his pocket and handed them to Lin Yi.

It was obvious that the other party also knew the purpose of Lin Yi's visit.

"Woo-woo-woo."

"Let's go."

After cleaning up the battlefield, Bubuwang held his head high and led everyone towards the altar.

The altar is an oval-shaped building. In the center of the building, a huge iron ring is suspended in the air. The surface is engraved with obscure runes, emitting faint energy fluctuations.

Even though he was still far away from the altar, Lin Yi inexplicably felt a sense of security, as if this building still retained a trace of purity amidst the erosion of deathly silence.

A faint energy barrier enveloped the altar, making it completely different from the gray and black decayed environment outside.

The entire building presents a deep dark red color, as if it had been stained with blood, but it has solidified into eternity under the erosion of time.

This altar seems to be the only existence in the dead city that has not been completely assimilated. It is like an isolated island, stubbornly resisting erosion.

The stone door of the altar opened wide, and Bubuwang was the first to enter. Two seconds later, Bubuwang rushed out with a whoosh.

chug chu...

Bubuwang's hind legs were vibrating at a high frequency, no, it should be trembling.

Bubuwang was talking nonsense, and it was so scared that it almost spoke human language.

Seeing Bubuwang's reaction, Su Xiao drew out the Dragon Slash and slowly approached the altar. It was obvious that the existence in the altar was very dangerous, but he didn't know whether the other party was hostile.

Just as Su Xiao was about to enter the altar, Lin Yi pulled Su Xiao back.

After all, compared to Lin Yi, Su Xiao does not have any life-saving skills, so it is better to leave the exploration to Lin Yi.

After adding buffs and shields to himself, Lin Yi stepped into the altar.

The altar is very spacious, about 300 square meters, and is circular in shape. At the edge of the altar stand strangely shaped stone sculptures, with a vague name engraved under each statue.

The floor of the altar is paved with light yellow stone slabs, and it is these stone slabs that give this place a sense of security.

In the center there is a gray square stone, which is engraved with black lines. Just one look at it makes people feel dizzy, and their spirit seems to be sucked into those lines.

The reason why Bubuwang had that reaction just now was because there was a figure sitting on the innermost side of the altar. He was wearing black scale armor and holding a scepter. It was none other than the King of Day, Erdels.

As if he had sensed Lin Yi's gaze, the King of Day, Erdels, opened his eyes, but his appearance could not be seen clearly due to the scales on his face.

"The living."

Erdels's voice echoed in the empty altar, carrying a sense of vicissitudes that spanned a long period of time.

He did not stand up, still sitting on the tall stone chair, his figure like a silent statue.

After confirming that the other party had no hostility, Lin Yi raised his hand and blew a short whistle.

Soon, Su Xiao, Di Ya and others filed in, each of them was on guard around them, but their eyes were all focused on the King of Day.

"We have... met before. It was you who allowed Deira to sit on the throne."

The voice of the King of Day was a little muffled because of the visor. He let go of the scepter in his hand, and the scepter stood in place.

"Go back. There is no hope here." The King of Day's voice was calm. "Coexistence... is the best way. We are traitors - traitors of the Dead City."

After saying this, the King of Day closed his eyes, and the black scales on his body faded at a speed visible to the naked eye, gradually turning into grayish-white stone.

In just a few breaths, the former king completely solidified and became one of the many stone sculptures on the edge of the altar.

Obviously, the King of Day has not been completely assimilated by the Dead City - he does not belong here.

The reason why he became what he is now is purely due to the responsibility of his Adegesh bloodline. It is that heavy mission that makes him willing to endure eternal loneliness.

From the perspective of the Empire, Day King Erdels could almost be called a saint.

His heart was full of ideals, but in order to allow mankind to continue to live in peace for three hundred years, he gave up everything and sat on the throne.

[Tip: The hunter has entered the safe area, the altar.]

[Please do not actively attack the Day King, Erdels. This action will bring great risks. ]

[The altar has been activated. Hunters can use the dark star stone in the center to enhance their innate abilities. This is a technology left over from the Kingdom of Motia and is extremely rare.]

[Each time you activate the Dark Star Stone, you will need to consume 5% of the Source of Darkness. Each talent can be upgraded up to 4 times, and the number of upgrades is 0/8. The upgrade strength depends on the talent potential.]

……

As the prompt sounded, Di Ya raised his hand and pressed on the Dark Star Stone. A black energy emerged out of thin air and sank into the Dark Star Stone.

Time passed in silence. About twenty minutes later, Di Ya's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and a hint of satisfaction flashed in his opened eyes.

"How's the effect?"

"very good."

Di Ya withdrew his right hand, with a few wisps of darkness still lingering between his knuckles.

Although she did not make any high-profile moves along the way, she was able to secretly eliminate many residents of Dead City with Veronica's special abilities.

Those sources of darkness that she had collected bit by bit came in handy at this moment, helping her innate abilities complete two transformations.

After two enhancements, the innate ability has undergone a qualitative leap, and the most significant change is the significant increase in the success rate of invasion.

For Di Ya, this is undoubtedly the most important breakthrough.

Every time Di Ya invades other creatures, it is like dancing on the edge of a knife. If it fails, it will not only alert the enemy, but also suffer a severe backlash of its power. The feeling of being torn apart on the spiritual level is enough to make people feel miserable.

After confirming that improving his talent would not bring any side effects, Lin Yi also placed his hand on the Dark Star Stone.

Including the Source of Darkness given by killing the Moon Girl, Lin Yi now has a total of 22.56% of the Source of Darkness, which can improve his innate abilities four times.

[You have consumed 5% of the source of darkness. ]

[Please select the talent you need to upgrade, Redeemer (S level)/Soul Suppression (SSS level). ]

He rarely uses the SSS-level talent of Soul Suppression.

The most tricky part about this ability is its indiscriminate attack nature - not only will it severely damage the enemy, but also teammates and even yourself will be affected.

Moreover, when facing a BOSS-level opponent one-on-one, the damage output of this talent is not outstanding. Instead, it will put oneself into a dangerous state of weakness, which is really not worth the loss.

Now is a good time to try to improve your talent to see if you can solve this defect.

At the moment of confirming the choice, a heart-wrenching pain suddenly swept through his body. Lin Yi's legs went weak and he almost fell to his knees. He managed to sit cross-legged in front of the Dark Star Stone.

He clearly felt that a certain essence in his body was being decomposed inch by inch, and was being reorganized and strengthened under the tempering of the source of darkness.

Every nerve burned, every muscle cramped, and sweat gushed from every pore.

An hour and a half later, when Veronica helped Lin Yi stand up, a clear human-shaped sweat stain was left on the ground.

All his clothes were soaked and stuck to his body, and his face was terrifyingly pale.

But the transformation brought about by four consecutive enhancements was significant - Soul Suppression finally worked as he wished, and a new feature emerged that could make up for the fatal flaw of not distinguishing between friend and foe.

[Innate ability: Soul suppression]

Category: Growth Talent

Grade: SSS
Talent Effect (Active): With itself as the center, a "domain" is formed. This domain will mark the souls of all hostile targets within the range, exerting multiple suppression effects on them.

The range of the domain depends on the strength of the soul. The higher the soul strength, the larger the range. The souls of all units within the range will be forcibly bound, causing 2000 points (increased by 1200 points) + soul strength × 5 soul damage to all units.

The suppressed unit will be affected by multiple negative buffs in an instant, and there is a certain probability (based on the caster's soul strength and the target's soul toughness) to trigger the "Soul Tremor" state. The target cannot release any skills or spells during the suppression period.

The duration of the suppression depends entirely on the caster's Soul Strength and the target's Soul Resistance. A caster with a much higher Soul Strength than the target can cause suppression for a longer period of time. After the suppression time ends, the affected unit will gradually return to normal, but may be left with a brief Soul Weakness, making it vulnerable to Soul attacks for a period of time.

If there is only a single hostile target in range, the damage type will be converted to true damage, ignoring resistance and defense.

Tips: After use, the user will enter a state of temporary weakness and will not be able to use it again for a short period of time.

Tips: This ability has a cooldown time of 1 natural day, so it is a natural ability and can be used forcibly, but it will cause a huge burden on the body, and the hunter needs to bear the risk of excessive consumption of soul power. If overused, it is very likely to cause the soul to escape, so hunters should be cautious.

After four consecutive enhancements, the talent [Soul Suppression] finally completed a qualitative transformation.

If the previous Soul Suppression seemed rather useless due to its feature of not distinguishing between friend and foe, it has now truly become a top-level talent with both offensive and defensive capabilities - whether facing a group battle or a one-on-one duel with a BOSS, it can exert amazing suppressive power.

The only pity is that after upgrading [Soul Suppression], Lin Yi no longer has enough Source of Darkness points to continue upgrading.

If you want to continue to improve your [Redeemer] talent, you must hunt more residents in the Dead City to obtain the Source of Darkness.

Just as Lin Yi was deep in thought, Su Xiao placed his hand on the Dark Star Stone.

boom!
In an instant, a monstrous bloody energy exploded with Su Xiao as the center, and the strong smell of blood almost condensed into substance.

The King of Day, who had been silent all the time, couldn't help but look up at him, then silently lowered his head, as if witnessing some terrifying existence.

Veronica and Di Ya's reactions were even more dramatic. They both took a few steps back at the same time, their faces turning pale in an instant.

In their perception, Su Xiao seemed to be sitting high on a mountain made of corpses, with an endless sea of ​​blood under his feet.

Just standing nearby made people feel suffocated. "How many people did he kill? 100,000? 1 million?" Ronnie's teeth chattered uncontrollably.

As a transcendent, she had seen many so-called butchers, but even those murderers with hundreds of lives on their hands were like docile sheep compared to Su Xiao in front of her.

"I don't know, but I'm afraid he has massacred an entire country." This realization instantly made Di Ya's vigilance skyrocket.

Such terrifying blood energy means that Su Xiao is definitely a ruthless character who cannot be easily provoked.

She secretly swore in her heart that if she met this evil star in other worlds in the future, she would retreat as far away from it as possible.

The outskirts of Dead Silence City, near the circular river.

The blood-stained church spire was faintly visible in the gray fog, and the old charlatan was lying on his back on the tilted roof.

The torn robes had long been soaked with blood, and the dark red bloodstains spread on the gray-white stone, like a strange religious mural.

The old charlatan moved his blood-stained fingers and slowly sat up. The skin on his face was a little gray and even had cracks.

"Have you reached the center yet? I want to hurry too...as soon as possible."

When he staggered to his feet, the scene behind him was fully revealed—the entire square was piled with densely packed corpses, and all the residents of the Dead City had a neat cut on their necks, as if they had been harvested by some jagged weapon.

Click.

Along with the sound of mechanical biting, the ferocious long-handled saw in the old charlatan's hand began to shrink and deform.

The jagged edge of the blade was covered with minced meat and coagulated blood, and it was obvious that the weapon had just experienced a crazy massacre.

The old charlatan was once a hunter, a hunter who had received ice therapy.

Half an hour later, inside the altar, Su Xiao, covered in blood, stood up. Seeing his appearance, Veronica instinctively took a half step back, her fingers unconsciously grabbing Bubuwang's hair.

"How about? Should we retreat? I always feel like that guy wants to eat me." Veronica hid behind Bubuwang.

Bubu Wang tilted his head. Not to mention Su Xiao in this state, he had even seen Su Xiao who had just returned from the ancient battlefield and was completely corroded by blood energy. That was terrifying.

"Next destination, the Birthplace."

Su Xiao exhaled blood from his mouth. At this moment, he had already guessed who the person in the Birth Hall was.

The most terrifying resident of the Dead City is there, the Black King Adgesh who has been completely assimilated.

"It looks like you've already done everything."

The moment Su Xiao finished speaking, the old charlatan's voice appeared in everyone's ears.

He was wearing a worn dark brown leather coat with bloodstains on the lapels, as if he had just returned from a brutal battle.

A rusty saw was leaning at its feet, with dark red blood grooves faintly visible on the blade, as if it was still longing for new kills.

At this moment, the old charlatan had a head full of gray hair, and looked strong and bloodthirsty.

Veronie stared at him and couldn't help but mutter something. For some reason, she suddenly felt like the most insignificant person in the group.

"Go to hell!"

The moment she saw the old charlatan, Attaya's black hair entangled with each other to form black sharp blades, pouring down like a rainstorm, tearing the air and making sharp whistles.

The old charlatan just grinned, revealing a mouthful of uneven yellow teeth.

The saw blade beside his feet suddenly bounced up and was firmly grasped by his skinny hand, with a dark red blood glowing on the blade.

"Little girl, you have a bad temper." The old charlatan's voice was tinged with teasing.

His speed was so fast that he almost left an afterimage. He swung the saw in his hand horizontally, and wherever the blade passed, the air seemed to be torn apart!

"Shh-!"

The sharp blade condensed from the black hair shattered into pieces under the strangulation of the saw teeth, and the broken hair scattered all over the sky, like black snow and gray embers intertwined, slowly falling.

Before Ataya could react, the old charlatan disappeared again. The next second, the muscles in his skinny arms knotted, and the saw blade chopped down fiercely with a sharp buzzing sound.

"clang!"

There was a sudden explosion of metal collision and sparks flew!

Lin Yi had stood in front of Ataya without knowing when, and the long sword in his hand firmly blocked the old charlatan's saw.

At the moment when the swords collided, an invisible air wave vibrated and blew away the scattered hair on the ground.

"enough."

The old charlatan stared at him, his cloudy eyes moving slightly. After a moment, he grinned and slowly retracted the saw.

The blade scraped against the sword, making a teeth-grinding metallic friction sound.

In the past, he was just deliberately suppressing the ferocity and brutality in his bones, but now, that disguise has been completely peeled off, revealing his hideous nature.

"Little girl, next time you attack me, it won't end so easily."

The old charlatan took two steps back, a hint of red light appearing in his eyes.

Ataya huddled behind Lin Yi, only half of her head sticking out, and made threatening sounds in her throat.

Her black hair moved without wind, and it was obvious that she was still in a state of extreme alert - if it weren't for the huge disparity in strength, she would definitely pounce on him again without hesitation.

"Have you thought it through?"

Su Xiao stood up. He already understood why the old charlatan came this time.

"There is no hope for the Dead City. There is no point in letting them wander."

"Besides, that is already... not Adegesh. I will send him off for the last time."

As soon as the old charlatan finished speaking, Lin Yi and Su Xiao received a prompt.

[The key character of the hidden mission Birth of Silence has appeared. 】

[Mad Hunter Ken Lahan will temporarily join your camp, which will lead to unknown consequences. ]

[Determining...]

[Ken Lahan's personal favorability with the hunter is 78 points (maximum 100 points).]

[If you cooperate with Ken Lahan to complete the mission/kill the powerful enemy, the income will be reduced by 15%. ]

[Due to the bonus of high-level positions in the Dead Silence City (an additional 20% increase in benefits), the reduction has been offset, and hunters can get an additional 5% reward. ]

[Tip: After Ken Lahan temporarily joins your camp, if his behavior is abnormal, he will be removed from the hunter's camp. ]

……

It has to be said that although the mission in Samsara Paradise is dangerous, there is always a glimmer of hope.

The old charlatan is the hidden survival route that the Samsara Paradise gave to Lin Yi and Su Xiao.

Although the old charlatan is not as terrifying as the Black King, he is definitely the most critical main force in the battle against the Black King.

However, even the Samsara Paradise probably did not expect that Lin Yi hardly did any of the fighting himself along the way. Instead, he turned all the enemies he encountered into his allies - from the Chosen King outside the Dead Silence City and the violator Di Crow to Doctor Crow, Attaya and others in the city, one after another were pulled onto the chariot by him.

If it were just Lin Yi and Su Xiao's strength, this trip to Dead Silence City would probably be dozens of times more dangerous than it is now.

"Set off."

ten minutes later.

It was eerily quiet here, with only a few vultures corrupted by the energy of death circling in the gray sky.

A large hall stands in the center of the building complex, more than fifty meters high and covering an area of ​​at least a thousand square meters.

Dozens of severely weathered stone pillars are lined up in front of the main entrance of the hall. Years of erosion have smoothed out all traces of carvings on them.

Su Xiao narrowed his eyes and looked into the depths of the hall. Due to the distance, he could only vaguely see countless thick black chains looming in the darkness.

In addition to the main entrance, the entire Birth Hall has three rows of dozens of square windows on the surrounding walls. The lowest windows are about five meters from the ground, while the highest windows are almost close to the top of the hall.

"I gonna go see."

Su Xiao leaped up and clung lightly to the edge of the window on the bottom floor.

What meets the eye are iron chains as thick as arms. The stone slabs on the ground are full of cracks. The chains are nailed to the walls all around, converging towards the center and concentrating on one point.

At the center of the intertwined chains, there was a pitch-black throne - exactly the same as the one in the palace.

Sitting on the throne was a giant in black armor, more than three meters tall.

His eyes are closed and he wears a crown shaped like a helmet.

The most eye-catching thing is the giant cross sword inserted in front of him. The 1.8-meter-long sword is covered with strange black and red patterns. The palm-wide sword blade emits a cold light, and a blue gem is inlaid at the end of the hilt - this is the supreme secret treasure of the sea clan, "Sea Eye".

Countless black chains as thin as fingers extended from the throne, tightly binding the man in black armor.

The cross sword was entangled by dense chains, and only the hilt and a small part of the blade could be seen. (End of this chapter)