Damn it! Let’s smash the darkness together!
Chapter 450 - 110 Return Reward, Yang God Iron Armor! (Requesting Monthly Tickets) _3

Chapter 450: Chapter 110 Return Reward, Yang God Iron Armor! (Requesting Monthly Tickets) _3

Entering the Second Rank was even more painful than when he had first become a Transcendent.

His body felt as if it had melted away, pain almost driving him insane. His gushing blood formed small rivers, flowing outward in every direction and trickling down at the edges.

This pain was even greater than what he had experienced when he transformed from a mortal into a Transcendent.

If Xu Shu were still a mortal, he would have certainly given up long ago, passing out completely and thus unable to even do sit-ups, resulting in death.

But now, he was a Level 20 Transcendent, his body was no longer the same, his resistance much stronger!

"So it turns out that every step after becoming a Transcendent is incredibly arduous, definitely not easy. No wonder so many people have fallen on this path."

"Even I, with the slightest carelessness and a momentary lapse in concentration, would be gone forever."

"The dangers of this world are not only external, but even internally, this so-called Divine Ascension Cultivation Method of the Curse Seal contains too many perils of death."

"For everyone, once you begin the breakthrough, it’s a must to succeed!"

"Either achieve success or die; there is never, ever, an intermediate... a compromise!"

Xu Shu’s eyes were bloodshot, his gaze steadfast as he gasped for life, struggling against the insane surge of corruption within his body.

During this process, a new Curse Seal gradually synchronized with his flesh, establishing a mysterious connection with the already housed Curse Seal [Alien Species·Warrior].

The two Curse Seals, located in different positions, seemed to be connected by invisible threads.

Moving from the First Rank to the Second Rank was a phased breakthrough, the two Curse Seals changing ’from point to line’.

Under the moonlight, on the outskirts of the Wasteland, pairs of eyes suddenly lit up.

This place was far from the safe zone. The number of monsters that had initially been watching the moon and emerging from the underground was sparse, trickling out.

But they seemed to sense something, congregating from afar, coiling up near this lighthouse stronghold.

They dared not approach, yet refused to leave, squatting down one by one from a distance of several tens to a hundred meters away, their eyes burning with intensity.

The monsters of various sizes – some elegant, some grotesque, some bizarre, some so asymmetric it was uncomfortable to look at – didn’t make any howling noises, just quietly watching as if attending a ceremony.

The night was silent except for the building under the moon, where a wildly twisting and writhing figure was struggling against madness and death,

...

...

At 3:30 A.M.

Gu Pan, who was sound asleep, was woken by a series of urgent knocks.

Irritated, she crawled out of her tent to see the tense-faced Night Watchman Gu Yue Ming holding a dagger.

"There’s someone at the door," said Gu Yue Ming.

"...I heard it too!" Gu Pan rolled her eyes in exasperation.

Unlike Gu Yue Ming, who didn’t have as many girlish vanities about appearance, in the unsafe wilds Gu Pan slept fully clothed. Now she threw on her coat and stepped out into the cold.

Seeing that Xu Shu had not returned, the two women opened the door cautiously.

Sure enough, there was a multitude of Ghost Fires flickering ominously.

The visitors were the same group of nuns working for Su Ji Herrera.

The Chief Maid, leading them, wore a somewhat somber expression.

Gu Pan thought they might be impatient from waiting, but still braced herself and said, "What’s with disturbing people’s peaceful sleep in the dead of night? Didn’t Mr. Xu say it’s impolite to bother women at night? Whatever it is, let’s talk about it tomorrow!"

Since Xu Shu did not leave any instructions before his departure, Gu Pan planned to delay until the next morning.

The Chief Maid choked on Gu Pan’s tone, "It’s not that I’m rushing... I just want to tell you, it would be best not to stay here. There’s something wrong with this damned place!"

"Something wrong?" Gu Pan was startled.

On the other hand, Gu Yue Ming chuckled lightly, "What place can be more ’wrong’ than where you folks come from? A damned place... isn’t that just right for you?"

She was fair and clean-looking, but her words carried a mocking edge.

Another nun reminded her, "Ah, Chief Maid, this Eastern woman is sarcastically saying we are like ghosts."

"...I understand!"

The Chief Maid was almost infuriated to death by her subordinates.

"Could you perhaps discuss this situation with your master? Things here are really not looking good."

She suppressed the fury in her heart as she spoke, simultaneously pointing at the night that surrounded them and then at the pairs of dim eyes, some red, some green, shining under the moonlight.

Those were an unknown number of monsters, gathering outside this lighthouse stronghold.

Upon witnessing this, Gu Pan and Gu Yue Ming were finally shocked.

At first glance, there were no less than twenty monsters clustered there.

Unbeknownst to them, they were surrounded.

"This..."

Gu Pan’s heart wavered, uncertain of the situation. However, remembering the sight of Xu Shu singlehandedly suppressing more than a hundred snake demons, she inexplicably felt—was there really anything to worry about?

But, just to be on the safe side, she decided to go upstairs and ask.

"Auntie, wait here for me."

Gu Pan instructed before making her way toward the staircase.

At that moment, a figure appeared ahead.

Xu Shu, neatly dressed with a hint of a smile at the corners of his mouth and bright eyes, slowly descended the stairs.

Gu Pan was suddenly taken aback.

At this moment, she suddenly felt the Xu Shu before her was somehow different from before.

It wasn’t just a matter of looking cleaner.

It was a change in his aura.

The previous Xu Shu seemed outwardly sharp but was actually very cautious and meticulous.

But now, the Xu Shu...

Gu Pan couldn’t quite put her finger on it, but her intuition told her that Xu Shu now seemed more composed and sturdy.

’When I gave him that Small Sword Tomb and a talisman before, he said he would have the opportunity to ascend directly to Second Rank, could it be...’

Gu Pan’s pupils suddenly contracted, almost blurting out, but since there were others present, she restrained herself. Thinking about not letting her previous statements be exposed, she twitched the corner of her mouth, rolled her eyes, and said loudly on purpose:

"Mr. Xu! The Ghost Nuns have come looking for you again."

Ghost Nun... Indeed, these nuns who looked very much like spirits, upon hearing this, each clenched their wrists.

Because they had no fingers.

Seeing this, the Chief Maid nun spoke seriously, "Sir, things here are no longer safe. I hope you will seriously consider this, perhaps we should leave tonight."

"Oh, then let’s take a look."

"You might consider listening to my opinion, it’s really... hmm?"

The Chief Maid suddenly paused.

He agreed?

This was somewhat unexpected to her.

But, at least this meant the mission given by the master was completed.

Finally, she felt relieved, then continued, "Then please follow behind us, we will clear a path for you."

As soon as she finished speaking, the nuns behind her raised their ghastly green lanterns, the Transcendents picked up their weapons, and the remaining nuns each pulled out finely made automatic rifles.

"What’s wrong?"

"Outside, it’s not very safe..."

The Chief Maid turned around and suddenly froze.

When had it happened? All those monsters had dispersed like birds and beasts!