80: The Mist Monster's Harvesting Ritual! Survivors are monsters too!

On the way back to the Shelter.

Su Lie asked all the questions he had in his heart one by one: “How did you know I would definitely come?”

“That stone Nanny gave you! The Phoenix Bird inside it was refined by Nanny using her own Spirit. She has a life connection with the Phoenix Bird, and can use it to stimulate a certain desire in you, making you overlook some issues and subconsciously influencing your behavior!”

Xuxu replied while flying.

At this moment.

Su Lie was sitting cross-legged on Xuxu’s back.

She was flying over a hundred meters in the air.

Su Lie was startled, taking out the Mist Phoenix Clan's stone of friendship, and couldn't help but exclaim: “So, while I was Strengthening the stone, I also unintentionally Strengthened that spiritual power?”

“Doesn’t this mean that the things given by the Mist Monster are not necessarily benefits, but might be bait!”

Thinking of this.

He took his machete and split the stone of friendship in two.

The shattered stone of friendship turned into a golden light and dissipated between heaven and earth.

Su Lie asked again: “What exactly did you value about me? The Skill to make gold bricks?”

“No! You are mistaken! All Mist Monsters and Survivors in the Mist World are naturally Undying enemies! You obtain rewards by killing us, and you can also enslave us through items, coercion, and other means!”

Xuxu shook her head and replied again: “And we, on the other hand, cultivate you into fruits, then eat you, gaining various benefits such as stronger Talent and power!”

“Therefore, no monster here will engage in trade or exchange with you! Nor will they establish any alliances with you!”

“Here, no living being is trustworthy! Do not sign any agreements or alliances! These are all traps!”

Speaking of this.

She paused, then immediately said: “Of course, pets like us who are 100% Loyal to you and branded with your mark by the mist rule are not included in this!”

“You also said that we are hostile! But why were all my Opportunity Missions given by monsters! Why didn't your Nanny just eat me directly, but instead went through this whole process? What were the contracts and alliances I signed?”

Su Lie asked another barrage of questions.

He had countless questions after this trip.

Xuxu laughed after hearing this. She turned her head to look at Su Lie and said again: “Because you are also our Opportunity Mission! While we were issuing Opportunity Missions to you, the mist rule also issued missions to us!”

“The reason Nanny had to go through all this was not because she had nothing better to do!”

“It is because any Mist entity that wishes to obtain Talent and power through a Survivor must achieve its goal by completing a ritual!”

Xuxu revealed a secret known only to Mist Monsters.

Through these specific rituals.

They ensure that the Survivor maintains various emotions such as joy, desire, sorrow, and weeping throughout the ritual.

Once the ritual is complete.

If the Survivor maintains these emotions consistently and leaves their name on the agreement, they will automatically condense into a fruit.

Mist Monsters can consume these fruits to Enhance their bloodline, unlock Talent, gain Skill, and so on.

They can also receive rewards from the mist rule.

Among them, the Mountain God who targeted Su Lie was able to obtain its divine position.

This was because, in the previous cycle, it ate a Second Turn Survivor.

“The contract you signed before coming was to confirm the ritual suitable for you! The alliance you signed after your arrival was a wish agreement to ensure the ritual proceeded smoothly! It allowed us to know what you desired most!”

Xuxu explained solemnly: “That is why I brought out the divine-grade resource, the dried corpse tree, at the crucial moment!”

“And the reason you actively overlooked certain situations and lowered your guard is that the moment you signed the trade gathering agreement, you had already fallen into the ritual. You were blinded by Nanny’s Spirit Skill, acting through the power of the agreement!”

“It was also because of this agreement that you were deceived by the false rewards of the mist rule simulated by Nanny’s Spirit, yet still received real item rewards!”

“This game of truth and falsehood was all designed to manipulate your emotions!”

“And at the end of the ritual, if the Mountain God hadn't interfered with Nanny, drawing away 99.99% of her power! Plus, you brought out the special resource of divine-grade salt crystal, which just happened to break Nanny’s Skill!”

“Otherwise, you would now have become the fruit for Nanny’s advancement to a deity!”

“Of course!”

“We also failed to account for the fact that you possessed a divine-grade item like the Invisibility Cloak! We made a mistake in estimating your strength!”

She fell silent at the end of her speech.

Su Lie finally understood; he realized that he had fallen into the calculations of the Mist Phoenix Clan right from the very start.

He then thought of the Mountain God: “What is the Mountain God’s ritual?”

“Its appetite is bigger than ours! It has only marked you for now and hasn't started the ritual yet! You won't know about this ritual until at least after your Second Turn!”

Xuxu shook her head and shared some gossip she had heard from Nanny: “Nanny said! The Mountain God wants to advance further and become a Chief God-level existence! Eating just one Survivor won't satisfy Its needs; It needs to eat at least five!”

Su Lie asked again: “If the Mountain God is so powerful, how dare you compete with It for resources? In my opinion, the Mountain God is nothing special!”

Xuxu laughed: “Our Mist Phoenix Clan is one of the few clans in the Mist World that can be active during the day! We possess Golden Blood, which naturally restrains the Mountain God!”

“Don’t look down on Nanny just because she is only Level 50! She can fight the Mountain God for seven days and seven nights without a clear victor. If the Mountain God didn't hold the divine authority, It wouldn't even deserve to live in this area!”

“You must know, the Mountain God is Level 60! That is 10 levels higher than Nanny! And It controls the power of the rules!”

“I heard Nanny say that before the Mountain God became a deity, It was just a Night Shadow Rat on the edge of the Giant Tree Forest. It wasn't even qualified to be the opening monster for our Mist Phoenix Clan!”

“What a pity!”

“We are naturally restrained by the Cold Spring!”

She said regretfully.

Su Lie looked thoughtful after hearing this: “Did Nanny mention the Mountain God’s weakness?”

After experiencing this round of survival.

His mind became active.

Since he could use the weakness of the Mist Phoenix Clan to eliminate the powerful members of that clan.

Then.

He could naturally also use the Mountain God’s weakness to kill It.

If he could kill the Mountain God.

He would be completely worry-free!

“Uh... Nanny only said that the authority the Mountain God holds allows It to manipulate earth and stone, causing mountains to shift and grow. Its strongest Talent is Dark Current Shadow Lightning!”

Xuxu was startled, and after careful consideration, revealed the other information she knew about the Mountain God.

Su Lie was silent for a moment.

Just as they were about to arrive at the Shelter.

Su Lie was suddenly blinded by the golden light emanating from Xuxu’s body.

His eyes immediately lit up, and his heart suddenly cleared: “It’s the Golden Blood! It can restrain the Mountain God!”

This made Xuxu tremble, and she quickly asked tentatively: “Master! You aren’t going to kill me, are you?”

Su Lie laughed heartily: “No, no! I just need to use your blood!”

Whoosh!

As they spoke.

Xuxu flew towards the entrance of Su Lie’s Shelter.

Su Liya inside the Shelter had already observed Xuxu flying towards them.

She had already called the Little Skeletons to prepare for a counterattack.

Whoosh!

In the blink of an eye, when Xuxu landed on the ground carrying Su Lie.

Su Liya was immediately overjoyed and quickly ordered Su Keqing inside the city wall: “Keqing! Open the door! Master is back!”

“Sister! Are you sure it’s Master?”

Su Keqing was startled and couldn't help but ask.

Su Liya shouted with a smile: “How could I be wrong!”

Su Keqing quickly led No. 3 Little Skeleton and No. 4 Little Skeleton to open the Shelter's gate.

Creak!

Su Lie walked in with Xuxu. After briefly introducing Xuxu to his subordinates, he strode toward the main body of the Shelter.

When he was halfway there.

He suddenly stopped: “I almost forgot! After the Shelter upgraded to a Courtyard Fortress-style Shelter, I can view the item and tool panels in the courtyard! I don't need to go back inside the house!”

Saying this.

He successively took out the spoils he had acquired this time...