Chapter 116: Accumulated Results
After 18 hours, Su Xiao leaned back on the sofa in the lounge, his expression slightly weary.
[Competitor: Su Xiao.]
[Status: Fatigued.]
[Rank: 1750 (Third Rank).]
[Consecutive Wins: 106.]
[Top Ten Reward: Not Obtained.]
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Su Xiao had climbed from over eight thousand to over a thousand, achieving an astonishing 106 consecutive wins.
After dozens of battles, Su Xiao had become more familiar with his current abilities. Blade aura was no longer just a means to disrupt enemies but had become his most important combat method for mid-range engagements.
He had used the Dragon Shadow Flash ability three times, and each time, the enemy was slain within 0.5 seconds.
The practical application of this technique was even stronger than Su Xiao had anticipated. He had already conceived many ways to use it, but they needed to be filtered. As Bubu Wang put it, "Full of flashy moves in your head, but only a few are actually useful."
Developing abilities was really like this. So far, Su Xiao had created at least a hundred types of blade techniques, researched dozens of physical combat moves, and developed over a hundred ways to utilize Cyan Steel Shadow Energy.
Among such a vast number of abilities, only a few had practical combat applications; the rest had been discarded by Su Xiao.
Su Xiao couldn't quite understand one thing: how did those prodigies manage to focus on developing a single ability and ensure it was suitable for combat?
In his experience, out of dozens of self-developed abilities, maybe one would be practical. There were too many factors to consider in battle. Some abilities that seemed great on paper turned out to be terrible in practice, while some unimpressive ones had strong combat utility, like Su Xiao's side kick.
Dragging his tired body, Su Xiao left Reincarnation Paradise, collapsed into bed, and slept. When he woke up, he went straight to the arena to fight, exploring the use of his new abilities in real combat.
When hungry, Xia would deliver food to the arena. That's right, Xia delivered meals.
At first, Xia refused, but after Su Xiao offered an extra 30 Paradise Coins per meal, Xia immediately replied, "What does the boss want to eat? What time to deliver? Give me access to the arena lounge."
And so, Su Xiao began a frenzied push up the arena rankings. In the end, he slept directly in the lounge, fought when awake, and continued sleeping when tired.
After such high-intensity combat, Su Xiao only felt physical fatigue. There was no mental exhaustion whatsoever; after all, arena fights weren't life-or-death battles and didn't drain much mental energy.
In a forest, Su Xiao crouched down, searching for traces around him.
"No need to hide. Behind the tree three hundred meters away."
Su Xiao stood up. He was in the middle of an arena match with no spectators.
"Sigh. How did someone around rank 100 get matched with a guy like you? Close combat types are really terrifying in the mid-to-late stages."
A middle-aged man stepped out from behind a tree. Both his arms were severed, and his chest, cheeks, and thighs were covered in slash marks, all caused by blade aura.
"That ability of yours should be spatial penetration, right? Don't deny it. Even after I locked down the space, you could still instantly teleport."
The middle-aged man was a space-type contractor, which was why he could fight Su Xiao to this extent. His escape abilities were too strong.
"You win."
The space-type middle-aged man chose to forfeit. What he didn't know was that Su Xiao only had 200 mana points left. He had fought too many matches, and sometimes, to conserve mana, he wouldn't even activate the Cyan Steel Shadow ability.
Su Xiao returned to the lounge and checked his arena ranking.
[Competitor: Su Xiao.]
[Status: Fatigued.]
[Rank: 108 (Third Rank).]
[Consecutive Wins: 181.]
[Top Ten Reward: Not Obtained.]
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Su Xiao had one hour left before returning to the real world. He had originally wanted to break into the top 50, but now it seemed unlikely.
Competitors around rank 100 were stronger than Su Xiao had anticipated. Each of them had their own trump cards.
Su Xiao felt that, with his current strength, he could at most reach around rank 100. Beyond that, the contractors were likely opponents he couldn't defeat.
This was normal. After advancing to the third rank, he had only experienced one derivative world. His current combat power was entirely the result of accumulated effort.
Blade Master, Cyan Steel Shadow, Dragon-Slaying Flash, and four attributes at 82 points—these abilities were all accumulated bit by bit by Su Xiao.
Thinking of this, Su Xiao opened his personal information.
Contractor 13013. (To protect the Hunter, this is a false ID. No method can lock onto the Hunter.)
Name: Su Xiao (Hunter)
Rank: Third Rank. (Every 10 levels is one rank. Leveling up provides no attribute bonuses. It corresponds to the Hunter's authority in Reincarnation Paradise, world difficulty, mission difficulty, etc.)
Health: 100%
Mana: 3826 Points
Strength: 82
Agility: 82
Stamina: 82
Intelligence: 82
Charm: 8
Luck: 2
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Cyan Steel Shadow (Active), Blade Master (Passive), Demon's Mark (Passive), Gun Proficiency (Passive), Aura Release (Active), Instinct (Passive) Lv16, Heart Meditation (Active/Passive), Six Styles: Shave (Active), Absolute Magic Resistance (Passive), Supreme Blade (Passive), Spirit Shadow Constitution (Passive), Devouring Core (Passive), Azure Shadow King: Awakened 36%.
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Su Xiao had mastered many abilities, but most were passive. The abilities he actively used in combat were only Cyan Steel Shadow, Aura Release, and Shave. The rest were equipment-based abilities.
His mana was about to break through the 4000-point mark. After experiencing the next derivative world, breaking through this threshold wouldn't be far off.
With only one hour left, Su Xiao checked his remaining Paradise Coins. He had 12,680 coins left. The rest he had given to Bubu Wang to purchase recovery items from the trade market.
Su Xiao could indeed craft No. 1 Potions, but doing so consumed mana. He had been fighting in the arena recently and had no spare mana to make them.
Without realizing it, Su Xiao fell asleep on the sofa. The remaining 200 mana points weren't enough to sustain another match.
Just as Su Xiao was sleeping soundly, it felt like a blunt hammer struck the back of his head, jolting him fully awake.
When Su Xiao came to his senses, he was already sitting on the second floor of the accessory shop in the real world. Beside him was Bubu Wang, holding the back of his head with both front paws.
Su Xiao was dazed and a bit confused. He looked around, and after a few seconds, he realized what had happened.
"*! (Censored)"
Su Xiao let out a rare curse and flopped down onto the floor with a thud.
"Bubu, go open the window. Let some air in."
Su Xiao lay on the second-floor floor, drowsy. When he woke up again, it was early morning.
The fatigue from three days of high-intensity arena combat faded away. Su Xiao washed up and went downstairs. The accessory shop began its business.
Bubu Wang lay at the entrance, basking in the early morning sun. Su Xiao, meanwhile, maintained his Tang Hong longsword. Life in the real world was just that pleasant.
The pleasant time passed in a flash. Su Xiao's condition gradually adjusted to its peak.
[Prompt: A new derivative world is about to open. The Hunter will return to Reincarnation Paradise. Please ensure there are no witnesses.]
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