It might be a coincidence, or perhaps inevitable, that the ancestors of the Yasenman Tribe formed a contract with the Sun Woman.
As long as the seed of the Sun Woman, the ’Original Seed’, is transplanted into the body, the Yasenman People can gain the powers of plant and flame.
As a price, while obtaining this power, the Sun Woman would extract all the Life Energy from the Blood Vine Warriors.
The ’Sun Grace Fruit’ that Su Xiao previously consumed is the fruit of the Sun Woman, and its core is the Original Seed.
Normally, the Sun Woman would absorb the ’Sun Grace Fruit’ herself, leaving the seeds to appear in this cave for the Yasenman People.
The reason Su Xiao was able to acquire the ’Sun Grace Fruit’ was that the Sun Woman was somewhat afraid of the Bahamut Winged Dragon and didn’t dare reclaim the fruit, as Bahamut’s Crystal Flame is not something that can be easily endured.
All the clues connected, Su Xiao already understood the Red Soil Area.
The Sun Woman before him had existed for who knows how long, perhaps she should be considered somewhere between animal and plant, though leaning more towards the plant side, with the Blood Vine spread throughout the Red Soil Area being her main body.
"I’ll give you a chance, pledge loyalty to me, and I’ll spare your life."
The Sun Woman didn’t even glance at Old Bar, his life completely under her control.
"Loyal to you? Stop wasting words, what are you afraid of."
At Su Xiao’s words, the Sun Woman stood up with a ’whoosh’.
Su Xiao waved his hand.
"Since you came out to see me and haven’t taken immediate action, it shows you have something you need from me."
The Sun Woman’s furious expression vanished in an instant.
"Very well, it seems I’ve encountered a ’perceptive’ Shadow of Annihilation Law, not the kind of madman who draws the sword and slashes."
The Sun Woman sat back on the vine throne, memories flashing across her mind.
A man holding a Long Knife had once pulled out the most vulnerable part of her main body and even flourished it in his hand, ultimately not killing her because she was too weak.
"I hate the Shadow of Annihilation Law, I hate them down to my bones."
Su Xiao ignored the Sun Woman’s words and sat down on a large stone.
"Tell me your purpose."
The Sun Woman no longer concealed herself, the golden flame on her body receding.
"Do you want to survive?"
The Sun Woman began with a highly provocative question.
Su Xiao didn’t respond, he sensed another meaning in her words.
"We would be better off cooperating, or you will die, and I might be uprooted."
The Sun Woman’s expression was serious as she continued:
"The Undead in the Black Forest are about to ’unleash’, the monsters too are about to awaken, and the cold disaster is coming."
The Sun Woman sighed, looking like she wasn’t just trying to frighten him.
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Su Xiao wasn’t concerned about any cold disaster, he had six days before he had to leave.
"Don’t think you won’t be affected, based on my observations, people like you usually stay on the island for ten days, then disappear without a trace.
But...the cold disaster will begin in five days, and even the initial phase is enough to kill you."
Su Xiao showed a pondering expression, considering the truth in the Sun Woman’s words.
Regarding the survival trial, the difficulty is already high, and if this were the Derivative World, further increasing the difficulty seems unlikely.
But here, it’s not the Derivative World, instead it’s a planet outside the control of Reincarnation Paradise, the development trajectory here is uncontrolled, with no plot and no reset.
"Evidence, I need evidence I can see, and why you want to cooperate with me."
The Sun Woman nodded.
"I don’t have evidence now, but if you enter the Black Forest, you will believe what I say. As for why to cooperate with you..."
The Sun Woman smiled.
"Because you are a Shadow of Annihilation Law, although they’re extreme, their power is sufficiently strong, even if you’re still in the growth phase."
Su Xiao sat in place, thinking.
"Can you guarantee my safe entry into the Black Forest?"
Su Xiao must go to the Black Forest because it is required for the Hidden Task.
[Hidden Task First Phase ’Sun Tribe’ has been completed, Second Phase has been activated.]
Difficulty Level: Lv.17
Mission Description: Enter the Black Forest.
Mission Information: Entering the Black Forest requires carrying a large number of Original Seeds.
Mission Time Limit: None
Mission Reward: This is a chain task, rewards given according to task completion.
Mission Penalty: None
The difficulty of the Hidden Task rose again, reaching a staggering Lv.17, demonstrating how dangerous the Black Forest is.
Su Xiao had two options, one was to complete the Hidden Task immediately and receive a small reward, the other was to enter the Black Forest.
There were many signs indicating how dangerous the Black Forest was, a place ten times more dangerous than the Red Soil Area.
What allowed Su Xiao to achieve his current power? Luck? Certainly not, his European King Aura had only three hours left, after which he would return to ’everyday’ luck.
Su Xiao achieved his success by daring to explore various worlds and adventuring into some dangerous places.
Rather than waiting for disaster to strike, Su Xiao preferred to actively pursue disaster.
In Reincarnation Paradise, safety is only momentary, the main theme here is combat and slaughter, a sword through the throat, a knife severing the head.
Upon hearing Su Xiao’s inquiry, the Sun Woman nodded.
"Of course-no problem, but I also have a request."
Su Xiao looked at Old Bar, and he roughly guessed what the Sun Woman would say.
"Take my people with you."
Old Bar closed his eyes in despair, the Sun Woman was like a god to him, an existence against which he couldn’t revolt.
"If it’s Bar, that’s fine."
Old Bar had an alchemy bomb left by Su Xiao in his body, making him a decent fighter.
"It’s not just the priest, there are two others."
Su Xiao frowned, a sense of unease creeping into his mind.
"Yes, you will work well together, after all, you’re from the same place."
Su Xiao inwardly thought so indeed, the Sun Woman had allied with other Contractors, causing him a bit of a headache.
Entering the Black Forest without a large number of Original Seeds is a guaranteed death, this was clearly stated in the task information.
There are only two ways to obtain the Original Seeds, either kill the Sun Woman or cooperate with her.
Perhaps Su Xiao had the power to defeat the Sun Woman, but killing a vine spread throughout the Red Soil Area was impossible, at least for him right now, so cooperation was the only viable path.
If he were in the Derivative World, Su Xiao would categorically refuse, but now it’s different.
The survival trial has no prey hunting task, as long as Su Xiao doesn’t make any ’abnormal’ moves, no one would suspect him, nor could they afford to.
With Su Xiao’s reply, the Sun Woman nodded.
Old Bar hadn’t spoken from the start, and his attitude towards the Sun Woman was unusually respectful. From what Su Xiao knew about Old Bar, he was definitely not a devout ’Believer’, he could kill his brother for power.
Although the secrets of the Red Soil Area were understood, a larger mystery arose, that of the Black Forest.
If exploration was the goal in the Red Soil Area, then in the Black Forest it would be survival against all odds.