This Is Ridiculous
"What the hell? Is reciting poetry even useful?"
Hengjin Jun was shocked, and followed with a long howl, half believing and half doubting:
"Three Thousand Dao Foundations forged this body, golden flames burned it and refined it into dust."
Even if my soul perishes a hundred times, I will not regret it; I dare to borrow the might of Heaven and defy the Purple Emperor's power!
The golden sea behind him became even more vast in that instant, and boundless power surged from the Void, connecting heaven and earth, and frantically piled up his aura.
The Jidianhuang below quickly followed:
"With purple sea as its body and thunder as its eyes, its ten-thousand-foot figure guards the central plains."
"Disobey Heavenly Mandate, obey my command! With a wrathful thunderbolt, I will slay the evil dragon!"
The sea of lightning surged even more violently, with purplish-black lightning rising from the surface and condensing into a massive pillar of lightning in the air, even sending shivers down Su Luo.
"This is such a terrible and ridiculous poem, written by a third-rate author."
"What's the use of reciting poetry if one isn't of high status?"
Su Luo smiled speechlessly.
He raised his hand, and the Fire Domain, having accumulated, expanded endlessly, spreading out without any concealment.
Black flames surged from the Void, Diffusion in all directions like a tide.
Wherever it passed, the golden sea was swallowed up, the thunder sea was Suppression, and the five-colored halo of the Five Elements True Person was forced back.
In an instant, Hengjin Jun in the golden sea was surrounded by Black Flames, and the golden color disappeared. No matter how much he struggled, he could not escape the boundless sea of Black Flames.
The slowly rising sea of lightning drew in the opposing, crushing sea of Black Flames, which were forced to retreat step by step. Any lightning that spilled out became nourishment for the sea of fire.
Swift Jidianhuang, who had barely uttered a word since his appearance, was immediately Suppression. He gritted his teeth and unleashed a divine spell, only to discover that the Black Flames could even devour faith...
The Narrator stopped.
Ignoring the two Survivors struggling in the battle, Su Luo looked up at the powerful Five Elements Five Elements Daoist above.
"The so-called number one person below the Dao Lord is nothing more than a Violet Palace cultivator."
"If you would rather die than lose your life, then I will take it."
Black became the dominant color of the Zixiao Thunder Sea, and it continued to Corrosion the sea, encroaching upon --
World!
"How many did you kill over there?" Kundina asked.
"There are only three Survivors, plus a local native who claims to be a half-step Golden Core cultivator... and there's a guy with extremely strange abilities who hasn't shown himself at all."
Su Luo looked at the two shadow fragments that Ansen had collected and nodded.
What about you?
"Three of my Survivor (whose identities are unclear) escaped. However, their combat strength didn't exceed the level of the Perfected Violet Palace; their development was rather average."
Kundina combed her disheveled golden retriever and replied.
Su Luo took out her spoils and placed them together with Kundina's, then began to count them.
Let me start by stating the conclusion in the most direct, unvarnished, frank, clear, relatable, and honest way:
There were no Epic- quality items that Su Luo wanted most.
Su Luo's spoils consisted only of a +13 lightning-type item dropped by the Jidianhuang Lightning Emperor, plus a storage bag dropped by the Five Elements True Person.
The most regrettable thing is that Hengjin Jun and Shen Haozi didn't reveal anything, except for the silver-white unmanned mechanical swarm that Hengjin Jun had thrown out earlier.
Logically, the Survivors on the Technology Side should have the best items, with a much higher chance of getting Epic quality items, but neither of these two characters has a single item that drops.
The Five Elements True Person's storage bag is quite interesting; it can even be stored in the System Space for later study.
Kundina had four Legendary quality items. Su Luo looked at them, took a boot that Kundina didn't need, and prepared to use it to train a vehicle.
"Okay, that's seven Survivors killed in this wave, not bad."
Su Luo felt that the next era would be much easier.
However, Kundina mentioned the Resurrection mechanism in the next era, and that she had encountered Survivor died in the previous era in her current era.
"... That's still a matter of World Influence."
Su Luo was somewhat troubled by the idea of Resurrection in a different era.
In other words, the death rate isn't that exaggerated. With 150 spots available for Career Advancement Qualification, there will be more Resurrection Survivors competing for them, and ultimately, World Influence will be the deciding factor.
"Since each era can be Resurrection, it means that Large Dungeons are difficult to close in advance. Most likely, the World Influence will be calculated when the world ends, and this World Influence is also related to the amount of Essence unlocked in the next era."
Su Luo caused trouble in the previous era and unlocked five Essences, while Kundina unlocked four, Luther only had two.
This is like a snowball rolling downhill; the more it rolls, the stronger it gets.
"By the way, you don't have Mana?" Su Luo suddenly thought of something strange.
Since her own Source Essence and Mana are not unlocked, and Kundina, as a God of Magic, has most of her strength in Mana Side, does she not have Mana at all?
"Without alien energy, the Essence unlocking will not unlock alien energy."
Kundina replied that she was even more eager to find traces of Mana than Su Luo, and had searched the entire Zixiao Kingdom without success.
"How could there have been such a thing in the last era..." Su Luo pondered.
The previous era's Calamity Nest possessed Mana, meaning some Survivors were born with Mana. Does this new era's unlocked Essence lack Mana?
"It seems to be a problem with the Transcendent Seed. Essence unlock type and the Transcendent Seed are different. Perhaps we still need to go to the world's edge to find Survivor possess the relevant Transcendent Seed."
Even Su Luo herself felt troubled.
"If only the Demon King could be brought along," Kundina said, shaking her head.
After Dao Lord left the Daoist temple, it will be the fourth day of this era. By then, a round trip to the border will take seven days. There won't be much time left in this era. The previous era only lasted a little over eight days.
Neither of them knew that their Essence would be lost after death; the previous era's [Silk Woman]'s frenzied slaughter had caused many Survivors to lose their Transcendent Seeds.
"It's alright, you can still steam even without Mana, and the effect on Mana Side Survivors is less than on many other Transcendent Side."
Su Luo consoled herself with a bit of Ah Q-like self-deception, and then had Yun Xiaoxiao count the remaining number of furnace cauldrons.
The number of furnaces in the two countries was originally 6,000 in the Yunmeng Kingdom and 3,000 in the Zixiao Kingdom, but now only a little over 3,000 remain in total, as the rest died in the battle just now.
The only one left to Jin Cai Adept's still enjoying herself.
Su Luo, disguised as a lock-picking master, grabbed the hardworking Daoist Jin Cai, separated the couple, and threw him next to Mu Hongyuan.
After glancing at the unconscious Yunmeng Kingdom Lord, Su Luo pondered for a moment, then tossed her next to Mu Hongyuan, waiting to be refined into a dog.
Now I finally understand the benefits of having teammates with high charisma.
If you don't want to interact with other people.
Then let's use the dog-transformation spell on him!
"By the way, how come Ansen is here with you?" Su Luo realized something was wrong.
Is it possible for Mu Hongyuan to inherit pets from different save files?
"He came to me of his own accord, which implies a hidden level of goodwill." Mu Hongyuan nodded.
"Is that so...?"
Su Luo thought for a moment and said, "Then you should raise more in this era, and create a mark-and-recapture method in the next era."