527: Chapter 525 The Invasion of Cangyun Begins!

"This is really all I have left."

Xuan Xuan kept begging for mercy, emphasizing that she could sign a soul contract and would definitely make up for the owed spirituality value and soul crystals in the future.

Chu Xuan said nothing and directly raised the long saber in his hand.

"Don't..."

Xuan Xuan's pupils contracted, her Face filled with terror.

"It seems you really are out."

Chu Xuan shook his head and was about to strike to send her on her way, but just then, a System notification suddenly sounded.

[Haoqiong World is willing to gift you 5,000 spirituality value and 100 soul crystals in exchange for allowing Xuan Xuan to leave. Do you agree?]

Note: The Purifier may decide for himself.]

"I have it! I have it!" Xuan Xuan seemed to have received some message as well, her Face lighting up with joy. "The resources to buy my life are enough!"

After speaking, she pointed to the two bags that had been thrown out and hurriedly added, "Those are yours too, consider them extra compensation from me."

A strange look appeared in Chu Xuan's eyes as he couldn't help but size Xuan Xuan up a few more times.

Is this someone Haoqiong World wants to protect?

It seems this Xuan Xuan's identity is not simple...

Various thoughts flashed through Chu Xuan's mind.

As early as the first day he bound the System, he had discovered that the System's prompts sometimes contained hidden information.

Since the System showed this prompt, it meant he could let this woman go, but the note "may decide for himself" made Chu Xuan ponder a different meaning.

Chu Xuan shifted his way of thinking.

One's own territory is being harassed by a hostile force, and another force sends a lackey to take advantage of the situation, only for them to be detained.

Thus, the other side's big boss wants to pay to bail them out, and his own boss brings a message to the subordinate: "See to it yourself."

The meaning was clear: you can take the money and release the person, or you can just kill them and be done with it without giving the other party Face.

However, as a subordinate, since his own boss was willing to come and bring a message, it indicated a preference for taking the money and releasing the person.

Then, this "decide for himself" might have an even deeper meaning...

He could ask for more money!

Chu Xuan's thoughts shifted; perhaps viewing it from a human perspective was too one-sided and inaccurate, as negotiations between worlds might depend more on rules.

But Chu Xuan had already made a decision in his heart and immediately spoke: "Add another 5,000 spirituality value, or 50 soul crystals, and I'll agree to let her go."

"Ah?" Xuan Xuan's Face fell. "Didn't we just agree on the price? Why the sudden increase?"

Chu Xuan glanced at Xuan Xuan indifferently and said calmly, "As you said, that was the price we just discussed. But you didn't pay in full, so now it's a different price."

"You can't do this..." Xuan Xuan wanted to argue, but she suddenly stopped mid-sentence.

At the same time, Chu Xuan received another prompt.

[You have received a gift from Haoqiong World: Your spirituality value +5,000, your soul crystals +150.]

His spirituality value instantly reached 45,465.

"A long-awaited limit-break of spirituality value..."

Chu Xuan felt a sense of emotion in his heart.

At the same time, Chu Xuan couldn't help but notice a detail.

That is, Haoqiong World preferred to pay with spirituality value rather than soul crystals.

In contrast, looking at the exchange rate of Contribution Points for spirituality value and soul crystals here, soul crystals were more expensive in their world compared to Haoqiong World.

"Resources are scarce, so the price is higher..." Chu Xuan sighed softly.

"Oh my god! I have to pay back three times as much, how long will it take to clear this debt!"

Xuan Xuan slumped on the ground, wailing and howling toward the sky. A magic circle appeared beneath her, and the radiating light enveloped her.

"Is she about to be teleported away?" Chu Xuan's eyes flickered. He noticed that Xuan Xuan had stopped wailing and was staring at him intensely, biting her lower lip.

"So... I can interrupt this at any time?" Chu Xuan thought to himself, narrowing his eyes.

Xuan Xuan became even more nervous, her body twisting involuntarily as if thousands of ants were crawling on her.

[Haoqiong World: Warning, this lifeform has become an unkillable unit. If you kill this lifeform, you will be subject to the penalty of forced erasure.]

[Prompt: This judgment is invalid.]

[You are releasing an Explorer from Haoqiong World. The world will of Haoqiong World additionally gifts you rule fragment X1...]

[Haoqiong World refuses to gift, correcting...]

[You have received a gift from Haoqiong World, your rule fragment +1.]

Chu Xuan rubbed his chin.

This familiar scene reminded him of his experience in War Dragon World; it was the same then, where War Dragon World was forced to give up a rule fragment.

It seemed that although their world was on the brink of destruction, it was still relatively dominant compared to other worlds.

However, in terms of the overall combat power existing in the worlds, it was hard to say for Haoqiong World, but War Dragon World was clearly stronger than this world... of course, that didn't include Yang Yu's god-slaying sword strike.

Or was it due to some kind of rule factor?

"No! How do I even owe a rule fragment now..."

Xuan Xuan clutched her Face in a frenzy, tears streaming down again.

Her body began to dissipate, but she wasn't happy at all.

She glared at Chu Xuan, and as her figure was about to completely vanish, she gritted her teeth, seemingly wanting to leave some harsh words.

But the words were swallowed back down, leaving only a heavy snort in the end.

"Hmph!"

As the light of the magic circle suddenly reached its peak intensity, it vanished in the next instant, and Xuan Xuan disappeared along with it. The scene returned to normal as if everything before had never existed.

"Gaga! Boss Chu, that little girl still seems very defiant toward you."

Gaga Chicken walked over, winking and showing a human-like smirk. "I picked up some of her hair. If you have a chance to meet her again, as long as it's within a certain range, you'll be able to find her."

As it spoke, one of Gaga Chicken's wings acted like a human hand, handing over a tuft of charred, curly hair.

Chu Xuan raised an eyebrow and looked over.

"Gaga! You still want to hide it from me? This Emperor saw long ago that you definitely have a way to track and lock onto enemies," Gaga Chicken said with absolute certainty, its head held high.

Chu Xuan was silent for two seconds. "So, in your heart, I'm that kind of person?"

"Aren't you?" Gaga Chicken tilted its head and asked back.

"Your mind is impure, so don't judge others by your own standards." Chu Xuan reached out and took the tuft of charred hair, casually rubbing it into powder.

[Warning! Warning!]

[Cangyun World is invading! The Teleportation Array has formed and opened! The location is locked! Please seize the Teleportation Array within the specified time limit and kill all invaders from Cangyun World.]

[Prompt 1: The invaders from Cangyun World this time have all descended in their true bodies without restrictions. Before the Teleportation Array is seized, they cannot be located individually.]

[Prompt 2: This task is a group task. Failure will result in a world reboot and total erasure!]

[Time Remaining: 8:29:59]

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As the System messages popped up one after another, Chu Xuan found a rectangular map in a corner of his panel, with a red dot marked conspicuously within it.

With a thought from Chu Xuan, the map occupied the entire interface and could be gradually enlarged at will.

"Similar to a satellite map, but I can't see the specific people below, only the changes in the red dot. This red dot is moving rapidly..."

Chu Xuan's eyes flashed as he suddenly discovered that the red dot was located in... Jinling?

Just then, a helicopter approached from the distance.

"Chu Xuan!"

Minister Liu Fumin, led by a Night Watcher, leaped down from a height of dozens of meters.

"Just a few minutes ago, I suddenly heard Yang Yu's voice..." Liu Fumin's Face was somewhat pale as he pulled a notebook from his pocket and said in a heavy voice, "I was afraid I'd forget the message he wanted me to bring to you, so I wrote it all down in this notebook..."

Chu Xuan's eyes flickered.

Liu Fumin previously had a phantom within him that could synthesize Yang Yu's true body; perhaps because of this, he still possessed some kind of connection...

Amidst his thoughts, Chu Xuan took the notebook.

"Zhang Ziyang fled from Cangyun World and is being hunted, yet he has not returned. Some powerhouses have deduced from this that an invasion might meet with an accident, so they are sparing no expense to send a Tianyuan Realm martial arts powerhouse over."

"In the Three Realms of Origin Return, there are Renyuan, Diyuan Realm, and Tianyuan. The life level of the Tianyuan Realm is comparable to a Rank 15 Transcendent."

"He must be killed in the shortest time possible..."