Godslayer Thorn

Xixi Underground Trading Market, first floor.

Zuo Yi brought Bao'er to the market management office.

There were quite a few people in the office. He asked a staff member for information and quickly learned the process for renting a stall.

The process was actually very simple. More than a dozen self-service kiosks stood in the hall. After selecting the relevant service on the touchscreen and following the prompts to insert a Bronze Card and ID card, a map of the market's temporary stalls immediately appeared.

Just like buying movie tickets online, it showed which stalls had already been rented and which were still available.

Interestingly, the rental prices for these stalls varied, ranging from 20 to 100 yuan per hour. The more expensive stalls naturally had better locations, entirely in line with market principles.

Perhaps Zuo Yi had arrived a little late. There were not many vacant stalls left, so he picked one that cost 50 yuan per hour and rented it for four hours.

It was not that he was unwilling to pay more; all the better locations had already been rented out.

Once he finished selecting, the system immediately displayed a payment QR code.

Zuo Yi scanned it with his phone and paid the 200-yuan rental fee.

He quietly marveled at how Xixi Underground Trading Market truly raked in money every day. Setting aside the permanent shops, there were already so many temporary stalls. The rent collected each day must have been an astonishing sum.

After the payment was completed, the self-service kiosk displayed reminders regarding the trading rules.

People who had used it before would surely ignore them, but since this was Zuo Yi's first visit, he carefully read through every rule. It would not take much time anyway.

As he read through the rules, Zuo Yi could not help comparing Blue Star World with Sadea World.

Blue Star World was Zuo Yi's true Main World, his hometown and the source of his roots. Yet he had gained his power in Sadea World and had lived there much longer.

Although Blue Star World was a low-dimensional plane, far weaker than the high-dimensional Sadea World in terms of laws, in many respects it greatly surpassed Sadea for ordinary people.

That was the immense charm of technological civilization!

The wizards of Sadea World were also capable of creating things similar to self-service kiosks, but establishing a complete industrial system to benefit the common people was something they could neither do nor wished to do.

Sadea's class stratification was far too entrenched. The highest authority of those empires and kingdoms was forever held by powerful wizard or knight families. The upper class formed by Transcendent Beings was deeply divided from the commoners below. Unless ordinary civilians possessed Exalted-Rank talent or extraordinary luck, it was difficult for them to cross that gulf.

However, Sadea's wizards and knights raised the dimension of their Main World through repeated plane conquests, while also maintaining social order through plundering other planes—just a few scraps leaking from the upper class were enough to feed many in the lower class.

But Zuo Yi greatly disliked Sadea's social atmosphere. The wizards and knights of the upper class were rigid in thought, while the commoners below were numb and ignorant. Being there often made Zuo Yi feel suffocated, which was why he had so frequently taken part in plane wars.

Only through constant battle could Zuo Yi find meaning in life.

Now that he had been fortunate enough to return to the world that truly belonged to him, he finally understood just how wonderful Blue Star was.

Especially since he now had an obedient, adorable little treasure in this world!

Zuo Yi lightly tapped the "Finish Reading" button on the display screen, then lowered his head to look at the little girl. A faint smile curled his lips.

It really was wonderful!

At that very instant, his spiritual will was silently stirred.

It was a message transmitted from somewhere beyond perception.

Zuo Yi immediately understood that the Godslayer Thorn he had generously gifted Guan Zhishang that morning had taken effect.

His smile deepened slightly.

Godslayer Thorn was a skill created by the great wizards of Sadea, specifically to kill gods.

There was no faith in gods in Sadea World. In the wizards' eyes, so-called gods were merely the most powerful Transcendent Beings, possessing certain special abilities.

Yet during plane conquests, wizards and knights often encountered resistance and counterattacks from the gods of conquered planes. Thus, they developed Godslayer Thorn specifically to deal with these powerful "natives."

Because many gods could negate attacks of Battle Aura and magic, Godslayer Thorn was neither a combat technique nor a spell. It was a spiritual skill cast through the mental power of wizards and knights.

Godslayer Thorn ignored physical and magical defenses, directly attacking the core of a god's soul and destroying their divine fire, causing them to perish completely or fall into eternal slumber.

Normally, the only way to resist an attack from Godslayer Thorn was to establish a mental barrier.

However, this skill's greatest strength lay in its ability to combine the mental power of multiple Transcendent Beings and amplify its might through special magic arrays.

No matter how powerful a god was, even if they possessed a sturdy mental barrier, they could not withstand the joint assault of a plane legion made up of hundreds or thousands of wizards and knights!

Zuo Yi had participated in many Godslaying Wars, so naturally he had mastered Godslayer Thorn.

Nor was Godslayer Thorn effective only against gods. It could also be used against wizards or knights, which was why they often cultivated mental defense skills to avoid sudden spiritual assassinations.

After killing Wild Boar and Joker last night, Zuo Yi had placed the mastermind behind them on his kill list.

Zuo Yi was no indecisive saint who dragged things out. That morning, he had gone straight to Guan Zhishang and sent him a Godslayer Thorn through the glass window.

Guan Zhishang should have felt greatly honored. A minor fish like him had actually received treatment fit for a BOSS.

Even a Godslayer Thorn weakened by a factor of thousands was not something an ordinary person would normally have the privilege of experiencing.

That spiritual attack had lain hidden in his head, and it was precisely why he had been so restless all afternoon.

When Guan Zhishang's emotions underwent a drastic change and the blood flow in his brain accelerated, this time bomb had exploded with a roar, ultimately taking his worthless life.

And no one would ever be able to uncover the true cause of his death.

At this moment, Zuo Yi sensed that Godslayer Thorn had been triggered and understood that Guan Zhishang was doomed to die.

Having eliminated an enemy from the opposing camp, Zuo Yi also received a small amount of Faith Power in return.

Though the amount was tiny, he did not mind—no matter how small a mosquito was, it was still meat!

"Baby..."

Zuo Yi took Bao'er's hand and said with a smile, "Let's go."

"Mm!"

The little girl eagerly asked, "Daddy, are we going to set up the stall now?"

"No hurry."

Zuo Yi said, "Let's take a look around first. If you see anything you like, Daddy will buy it for you."

For the next four hours, that temporary stall belonged to Zuo Yi. He planned to spend an hour familiarizing himself with the market.

And take Bao'er around to enjoy the sights while they were at it.

Bao'er's eyes lit up. "Thank you, Daddy!"

There were so many fun things here!

She tugged on the leash and said with a smile, "A-Tai, let's go shopping!"

Taike: Woof!

Thus, Bao'er led Taike ahead while Zuo Yi followed behind. Choosing a direction with fewer people, they began wandering around the first floor of Xixi Underground Trading Market.

The market was enormous, with countless shops and an even greater variety of goods. Antique calligraphy and paintings, cultural collectibles and bead bracelets, jewelry, raw gemstones, amber and beeswax, ginseng, deer antler, rare medicinal herbs—there was so much to see that it was dazzling.

Besides that, there were bookstores, food shops, clothing stores, and all kinds of other businesses. Zuo Yi even spotted a teahouse with a storyteller inside. Its business was especially good, brimming with the atmosphere of everyday city life.

Standing within it did not feel like being in an underground market at all, but rather a bustling city without skyscrapers!

There were also quite a few weapon shops selling all kinds of swords and combat equipment. Zuo Yi casually took Bao'er into several of them and gained a more accurate estimate of the value of the Twin Golden Inch Blades he had brought.

Some sword shops offered buyback services, but Zuo Yi did not take out the Golden Inch Sword.

The market was too large to finish exploring in an hour. Seeing that it was about time, Zuo Yi decided to take Bao'er to the temporary stall area and find the stall he had rented.

However, Bao'er stopped in front of a pet shop.