129: Chapter 129 The Next Battle

[Golden Shackle (Hero Unit)]

[Rank: Tier 6]

[Grade: 8-Star!]

[Skills: Golden Shackle Soul Lock (Active), Heavy Strike (Active), Soul Capturing Golden Shackle (Passive), Immortal and Indestructible (Passive), Soul Capturing Platform Blessing (Passive), City God's Subordinate (Passive)]

Su Bai looked at that "8-Star" line, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

8-Star.

Higher than Black and White Impermanence, higher than Ox-Head and Horse-Face, and higher than any of the Ten Great Yin Marshals.

Lord Shackle and Lord Lock truly live up to their reputations as the Netherworld's high-torture soul-capturing envoys.

He didn't stop there.

[Creatable Hero Unit: Silver Lock (Lord Lock)]

[Power Of Faith Cost: 25,000 points]

[Prerequisites: City God Temple constructed, Soul Capturing Platform constructed, City God created, Golden Shackle created]

[Current Power Of Faith: 42,811 points]

[Confirm creation?]

[Creation Confirmed: Silver Lock]

[Power Of Faith Cost: 25,000 points]

[Remaining Power Of Faith: 17,811 points]

Atop the Soul Capturing Platform, a silver light began to condense.

It was a slender figure.

He was about twenty-five feet tall, with a body as slender as bamboo and silver-white skin that shimmered with a cold, chilling light amidst the Yin Qi. His face was handsome yet stern, with eyebrows as thin as willow leaves and silver eyes with vertical pupils like a snake's. His lips were thin and slightly pursed, exuding a sense of cold ruthlessness.

He wore a suit of silver chainmail covered in chains. Those chains were no ordinary chains, but "Soul Capturing Silver Locks" condensed from pure Yin Qi and the power of punishment. Any wandering soul caught by the Silver Locks would be forcibly dragged to the Soul Capturing Platform to face judgment.

In his hand, he held a silver chain. At the end of the chain was a silver hook engraved with runes that shimmered with silver light in the Yin Qi.

His eyes opened, and a cold light flickered within his silver pupils.

[Silver Lock (Hero Unit)]

[Rank: Tier 6]

[Grade: 8-Star!]

[Skills: Silver Lock Soul Capture (Active), Entangle (Active), Soul Capturing Silver Lock (Passive), Immortal and Indestructible (Passive), Soul Capturing Platform Blessing (Passive), City God's Subordinate (Passive)]

Golden Shackle and Silver Lock stood side by side on the Soul Capturing Platform—one gold and one silver, one burly and one slender, one ferocious and one stern.

Two Tier 6 auras intertwined, resonating with the blood-red character for "Decree" on the Soul Capturing Platform, with the seal of the city god in the City God Temple, and with the laws of the entire Underworld Space.

Golden Shackle raised his golden hammer, and Silver Lock swung the silver hook on his chain, both letting out a low-pitched battle cry simultaneously.

"Lord Shackle, Lord Lock, take your positions!"

Standing in the center of the Soul Capturing Platform, the City God looked at his two subordinates with his deep brown eyes and nodded slightly.

"Golden Shackle, Silver Lock, from this day forth, you are the high-torture soul-capturing envoys of the Department of the Netherworld. You are responsible for capturing all wandering souls who resist reincarnation or are heavily burdened with sin."

Golden Shackle and Silver Lock both knelt on one knee.

"Yes!"

Watching this scene from the world core, Su Bai could barely suppress the smile on his face.

Golden Shackle and Silver Lock, 8-Star.

The City God, 9-Star.

Meng Po, 9-Star.

Ox-Head and Horse-Face, 7-Star.

Black and White Impermanence, 6-Star.

The rest of the Ten Great Yin Marshals were all 6-Star.

His lineup of Hero Units was already top-tier for a Tier 6 world.

Just as he was about to withdraw his consciousness, a prompt suddenly popped up in front of him.

[Detected that the City God has taken his position and Golden Shackle and Silver Lock have been created]

[As soul-hooking messengers under the City God, the quality of Black and White Impermanence has increased!]

[Black and White Impermanence Grade: 6-Star → 7-Star!]

[Black and White Impermanence New Skill: City God's Decree (Passive)]

[City God's Decree (Passive): When Black and White Impermanence perform soul-hooking operations under the City God's Decree, all attributes are increased by 50%, and the soul-hooking success rate is increased by 100%. Simultaneously, with the City God's authorization, Black and White Impermanence can perform mandatory soul-hooking on wandering souls below Tier 6, ignoring all defenses and resistance.]

Looking at that prompt, a sense of satisfaction welled up in Su Bai's heart.

Just as expected.

Black and White Impermanence are direct subordinates of the City God. Once the City God took his position, the upgrade for Black and White Impermanence followed naturally.

7-Star Black and White Impermanence.

Plus 7-Star Ox-Head and Horse-Face.

Plus 8-Star Golden Shackle and Silver Lock.

Plus 9-Star Meng Po and the City God.

His Netherworld World and its Underworld system were beginning to take shape.

Su Bai took a deep breath, shifted his gaze from the hero panel, and looked at the remaining Power Of Faith.

[Remaining Power Of Faith: 17,811 points]

Seventeen thousand eight hundred and eleven points.

Not enough to create a new Hero Unit.

The four judges of the Judges Office required fifty thousand points each, and with the Hall of the Son of Heaven and other buildings, he would need at least three hundred thousand points.

The Ten Kings of Hell would only require more Power Of Faith.

Su Bai shook his head; there was no rush.

He would take it slow.

He withdrew his consciousness, exited the Netherworld World, and opened his eyes.

The lounge was still quiet, with only the light screen displaying the countdown for the third round of the qualifiers.

[Time until the third round of qualifiers begins: 02:34:21]

Two hours and thirty-four minutes.

Su Bai leaned back on the sofa, closed his eyes, and began to rest.

...

Two hours and thirty-four minutes later.

Above the Tianyuan Arena, the voice of the eye of destiny resounded across the sixty-seven star sectors.

[The third round of the qualifiers is about to begin.]

[A total of 750 qualifiers in this round will compete in 375 matches.]

[After this round, all winners will enter the points race stage.]

[All participants, please enter your respective world pods.]

Su Bai stood up and walked out of the lounge.

The beam of light from the winner's passage enveloped him once again. The silver-white light supported his body as he slowly descended, passing through the dome of the Tianyuan Arena and returning to world pod number 1987.

He stood on the circular platform in the center of the world pod, and the light screen in front of him had already refreshed.

[Participant Number: 1987]

[Name: Su Bai]

[Star Sector: Tianxuan Star Sector]

[Province: Qinglin Province]

[World Rank: Tier 6]

[Qualification Status: Entered Third Round]

[Matching for Third Round...]

[Match Complete]

On the light screen, the matchup information emerged.

Su Bai looked at the screen.

His pupils slightly contracted.