Origin Paradise!

[Name: Deadly Shot]

[Category: Active Skill]

[Quality: Supreme]

[Effect ①: Lethal - Increases shooting power by 80%]

[Effect ②: Hundred Arts - Provides an additional 80% armor-piercing damage / 80% bullet velocity / 50% concussion damage / 50% increased shooting kinetic energy]

[Note: Let the Bullets Fly (Each activation consumes 100 energy points)]

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[Name: Rebirth from the Ashes]

[Category: Passive]

[Quality: Supreme]

[Effect: Immune to Fire damage at Prestige and lower tiers]

[Note: Burning in the Fire (Because the Mark of the Thief of Fire grants Perfect Fire Saving, the combination of the two brings the overall Fire Saving to the baseline of the Undying level)]

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[Name: Silkworm Sprouting Butterfly Wings]

[Category: Active]

[Quality: Supreme]

[Effect: Grants immunity to spatial confinement abilities of equal or lower rank; reduces the effectiveness against abilities of higher rank, depending on the situation.]

[Note: Wings of Liberty (Consumes Stamina)]

All three skill upgrades are complete.

Jiang He retrieved the container of jealousy from her personal imperial palace.

Seeing this, Lilith shrugged regretfully and said, "It's hopeless. There was still hope before her physical body and remnant soul floated up, but now her remnant soul has been dealt a fatal blow by Marquis Tomman. Sylvia can say goodbye to the world forever."

Jiang He stroked his chin. "Is there a hidden meaning in your words?"

Lilith chuckled: "You did have a chance to save her back then, and of course, I've always respected your wishes."

Jiang He calmly said, "I may have the ability to help, but it has nothing to do with her own tragedy. If she knew in the afterlife, she would blame the murderer. However, considering that the murderer is her father, it is meaningless to speculate on the specific situation."

Lilith pretended to wipe away her tears and said, "The thought of her leading you into Ash Academy only to be left to die makes me feel a sense of shared sorrow."

"These days, kindness is becoming increasingly cheap."

Jiang He thrust one hand straight at the container's body, casually saying, "Taking revenge for her is already my greatest sincerity."

Anger and jealousy consumed him in turn.

[Title: The Evil of This World]

[Category: System]

[Tier: Epic]

[Effect ①: Divine Will Follow Heaven - Blessing Talent: Gluttony Lord (Unique) can temporarily convert all extraordinary power within Gluttony into extraordinary factors (can be freely selected), thereby greatly enhancing all attributes, with the final effect increased by 160% (this ability can be upgraded as the number of World Destroyer-level Abyss Demons collected increases)]

[Effect ②: Evil of This World - When all World-Destroying Abyssal Demons are collected, all rank increases by 1 (not activated)]

[Effect 3: Enemy of the Seven Deadly Sins - When activated, grants 40% immunity to mystical attacks of the same rank (souls, curses, abnormalities, spells, etc.)]

[Note: A crude imitation of Origin-level power]

Skill upgrade complete.

Jiang He took out a tattered golden armor, its surface covered with shocking cracks, like hideous scars.

Finally, the Time Ring activated, and a faint light like the dawn flowed, the cracks began to heal slowly, and fine golden threads seemed to surge and intertwine in the gaps of the armor.

The originally broken parts quickly reassembled, becoming smooth and even. The deep cracks that exposed bone were reduced to shallow marks, and then even those shallow marks disappeared. As time healed, the armor regained its original luster, shining brightly in the dim sunset.

Jiang He fed the Emperor's Armor to the Eternal Regret Dragon Spear, which turned into golden powder and merged into the spear body. This time, he chose the epic-level sturdiness effect, which greatly improved the sturdiness of the Dragon Spear, increasing its total weight to 50000 jin.

"The fourth item is an immortal-grade resource." Jiang He pondered. If he wanted to upgrade the Long-Hate Dragon Spear to immortality, the last item had to be of high durability and be epic-grade. Among the many immortal weapons in the Ash World, only the Emperor's Armor and the War Shield met the requirements.

The armor is currently being fed, and as for the War Shield, which has been missing for a long time, the exploration duo has already made some progress. In terms of intelligence, Moo-ho is quite professional.

With the upgrades complete, Lilith reached out and tapped the other person's shoulder, her gaze fixed on the villa entrance.

"What's up with this old guy?"

On the carpet beside the door, the old priest appeared calm, though his face was extremely haggard. His robes had been replaced with ordinary clothes, and the girl in his arms had a grotesque expression and was lifeless.

Jiang He replied perfunctorily, "When jealousy was born, it tempted everyone in the academy to fall into depravity, including Rorona. The old priest arrived and took her away, but it was too late to save her."

As gold, as long as you avoid the most dangerous waves, survival shouldn't be a problem.

After leaving the Holy City, Jiang He found the trio of Ah Da and headed to the Holy Kingdom. Due to the main quest, the old priest chose to go with them, but his mental state was clearly poor.

Lilith whispered, "First it was the orphans at Carmel Church, then the sorcerer Green, and now it's this girl's turn. It seems the old priest might be a ticking time bomb."

"Anyway, it wasn't me who got blown up." Jiang He shrugged.

Not long after, on the dark sea outside the city, a wrecked ship was rapidly approaching the shore. At the bow, a burly giant with a wolf's head and a human body gazed into the distance, while a crow on his shoulder preened its feathers.

"Alas, I see land, Second Brother."

Old Hei turned back to take the helm. "Xiao He should have arrived ahead of time. Let's go and meet him."

The crows chirped, and the upper half of the treasure map pointed to Langer City, but it was clearly just a landing point. The possibilities were complicated, but fortunately, the lower half of the treasure map was in the boss's hands.

Chapter 432 The Cathedral of Atonement

The night ends.

The three-masted sailing ship docked in the harbor.

At the same time, Jiang He walked out of the villa and came to the shore.

As a core ability of hunters, the Prestige Companion allows them to sense their companion's location at any time, provided they are in the same world.

Bang!

The ship collided with the railing, and the giant with the wolf's head and human body flipped off the ship's side. Due to his excessive weight, his feet broke the wooden floorboards of the corridor. Even though they were still some distance away, the crow on the giant's shoulder flapped its wings frantically, overjoyed.

"Boss, I've missed you so much!"

Jiang He casually took out a wine flask, drank the bright red wine inside, which resembled dragon blood, in one gulp, and said with a faint smile: "Two pieces of good news. First, your golden wills have been secured. The Sin Master system in this world can use the will of the Abyss Ghost to assist themselves, provided that you find an Abyss Ghost with a high enough compatibility and eventually achieve 100% half-ghost transformation."

"Secondly, if your efforts these past few days haven't been in vain, then the Shield of War should be located at the core of the treasure map. It's sturdy enough and probably has a special purpose."

Old Hei chuckled as he approached someone, scratching his head as he said, "Xiao He, Wu He and I recently obtained three Supreme Skill Enhancement Scrolls."

“Mission rewards.” Jiang He turned and walked away, casually saying, “Except for Aya, the content and rewards of the team missions are basically the same, which gives hunters a great advantage.”

The three returned to the villa and pushed open the door. Luxury and elegance greeted them. Crystal chandeliers, like stars cascading down, reflected on the milky white marble floor. A soft wolfskin sofa sat in the center, and on the solid wood coffee table beside it, delicate flower arrangements exuded fragrance.

“Boss, this isn’t your style.” Wuhe chuckled. According to the boss’s habits, everything useless had to be cleared out. There was probably fresh, bloody alchemical materials in the corners. The only and most common decorations were wine jugs. Things like flower arrangements and chandeliers would only be described as “meaningless.”

"It's just a temporary stay. If you decipher the treasure map successfully, we can leave immediately."

Jiang He handed the lower half of the treasure map to Wu He, then turned to Lao Hei and said gently, "Why didn't you use the animal companions' teleportation to come and meet us? Or is there something good on that wrecked ship?"

Wuhe took out a pair of amber glasses from his pouch, put them on, and immediately began deciphering the code.

Old Hei picked up half a pot of wine from beside the coffee table and replied with a smile, "There's nothing special about it, but Wuhe and I both agree that an adventure should have a beginning and an end. Besides, we're adrift at sea, so if something happens on your end, we can teleport over to avoid it."

Jiang He nodded. He was probably referring to the latter two as the main reason why they didn't go ashore. Since they felt they couldn't be of much help, they acted as human coordinates at sea. Hunters without animal companions are ultimately not quite there.

Deng Deng Deng!

Three figures came over and stood at attention.

"Greetings, Commander-in-Chief!"

"I've seen the general!"

Ah Da, Ah Er, and Ah San looked solemn. In Yuwang City, the boss was naturally the highest commander. In addition, General Hei was in charge of various biological groups, Commander Wu was in charge of intelligence and affairs, and Miss Zhuang took care of the boss's daily life within her ability. Apart from occasional temporary overlap, their responsibilities were relatively clear.

In theory, Lao Hei is the direct superior of the three.

"Everyone's busy with their own things." Old Hei pointed towards the port and said, "There are some fallen fish that we hunted on the ship, consider them a gift for you."

"I like to eat fish."

"Alas!"

"Praise be to you, Commander who guards the Creator."

Three Taoist soldiers rushed out of the villa one after another.

Old Hei leaned closer to the coffee table and whispered, "Xiao He, does Ah San really not need to be forcefully corrected? His tone is getting more and more exaggerated."

“He’s been reading poetry lately, but I can’t really tell what kind of poetry it is,” Jiang He said frankly. “After all, his level of education doesn’t support his appreciation, so let him be.”

"Boss, the location is out," Wuhe said, looking up.

Jiang He was taken aback; the decoding speed was far too fast.

Old Hei laughed and said, "Of the three Supreme Scrolls, Wuhe used two for intelligence."

Jiang He, carrying the wine pot, got up and went to the coffee table.

Wuhe pointed to the raindrop symbol above and said, "The treasure is located in the capital of the Theocracy. Langer is not far from there. If we take the crystal carriage, it will only take us a day or two. However, we still need to conduct an on-site investigation to find the exact location. What is certain is that it is definitely underground."

"No need to bother."

As soon as he finished speaking, countless shadows surged behind Jiang He, and black snake-like domain lines spread out rapidly, looking as if they were about to burst the villa.

From the air, a million black snakes spread across the land at an unimaginable speed, all moving toward the capital of the theocracy, like a surging tide.

A few minutes later, Jiang He summoned the Mind Image Revolver - Momentary Echo, and a domain gate woven from black snakes rose up, leading directly to his personal imperial city.

"Recall Ah Da and the others, let's set off."

"Understood," Wuhe replied, flapping his wings.

Two core members and three high-ranking members of their own side all entered the portable imperial city.

boom!

Jiang He pulled the trigger, and the Blood Shadow bullet was fired.

He turned to look at the old priest at the villa entrance and calmly asked, "Are you leaving or not?"

The old priest raised his head, his gaze calm and still, as if a strange solemnity appeared on his face.

"I'm not leaving."

Jiang He frowned, "You're not going to put in any effort? Are you planning to get a free ticket to the present world? Who gave you the illusion that I'm very lenient?"

The old priest smiled faintly. "Neither the capital nor the present world. I used to run away, but I was always caught by death. This time I want to see what happens when I face it head-on."

Jiang He leaned back slightly, surprised, and said, "I clearly saw you grinning lewdly in front of the Carmel Church, looking at the corpses all over the ground."

The old priest couldn't help but get angry upon hearing this: "That was just finding joy in suffering, I was comforting myself, and it was definitely not lewd laughter. Not everyone is as heartless as you. Once, twice, three times, I've had enough! Even if it's a tool I've been trained, death can't take it away from me three times. What do you know!"

Jiang He gave a thumbs up without any expression.

The old priest chuckled, "Don't kill me. That kind of death is meaningless. I'm going to stop Ramanf. Carmel Cathedral, the Battle of the Fortress, Ash Academy—as the Speaker, he bears inescapable responsibility. Well, this is indeed misplaced anger..."

After a moment of silence, the old priest pondered and said, "Has anyone ever told you that your attitude towards those around you is different from normal? I believe you can understand me. To me, Rorona is like that little snake around your neck before."

"I can't think of a reason why I would understand an old man."

Jiang He chuckled and disappeared.

With the animal team moving on, the luxurious villa became empty.

The old priest rose, picked up his sickle, looked down at the girl's body, and solemnly mourned her.

"At the top of the world, the fourth person awaits his answer."

Time whispers, echoing through the void.

The sharpest sword will turn its spearhead around.

The blade of fate severs the vows of the past.

An endless thirst, ever-present.