Chapter 49: The Villain and the Dog
King's Highland, Villa District, Fourth Floor.
The light faded from Su Xiao's hand, and an Apollo dropped into his palm.
Before entering the One Piece world, Su Xiao had two Apollos in his storage space. These two Apollos, certified by Reincarnation Paradise, could be used in any world, even within the Void.
Su Xiao hadn't touched those two Apollos at all. When he previously helped Jack and Doflamingo manufacture Apollos, he had saved some "scrap leftovers." How much material an Apollo required was entirely up to him. Jack and Doflamingo had no understanding of Alchemy Bomb crafting. Combined with his storage space, it was effortless to hide some materials during the manufacturing process.
Six Apollos were neatly arranged on the test table in front of Su Xiao. These six Apollos could only be used in the One Piece world.
Putting away the six Apollos, Su Xiao let out a long breath. After receiving the Great Grade Sword provided by Doflamingo and attempting to upgrade Dragon-Slaying Flash, he would leave Dressrosa.
He had too many enemies in the New World, his only collaborator was unstable, and his mission target was located in the first half of the Grand Line. Reaching there wouldn't be easy. Fortunately, Su Xiao already had a plan. If successful, he could pass through Fish-Man Island, ten thousand meters beneath the sea, within five days and arrive at Sabaody Archipelago.
Thump, thump, thump...
A knock came from the door. Amu, who was gorging himself on the floor, got up and opened it. Outside stood a woman with slightly dark skin and an extremely voluptuous figure.
The woman wore a purple dress and held a famous sword in her hand.
Amu didn't recognize this woman. He pulled down his Ice Warhammer from his waist, ready to smash the woman into a little pancake at Su Xiao's command.
The woman standing at the door was named Violet, a former princess of the Riku Royal Family, now an assassin for the Don Quixote Family.
On the surface, Violet was a member of the Don Quixote Family, but in reality, she hated everyone in the family. She was lying low, waiting for the day hope would arrive.
Violet looked up at the towering Amu. She could already feel the killing intent from this "minotaur." If she dared to make a wrong move, she would become a corpse in the next instant. This inhuman creature seemed to have no understanding of chivalry.
"Let him in."
A male voice came from inside the room. Amu stepped aside, his gaze still fixed on Violet.
Violet took a deep breath and slowly walked into the room. Her steps were very slow, as if she was ready to turn and flee at any moment. She knew very well who was in this room—a villain colluding with the Don Quixote Family, an extremely brutal villain.
After entering the room, Violet first saw a huge test table. The window behind the table was wide open, the night wind blowing the curtains. The room was unlit, somewhat dim. A man who didn't look particularly strong sat on the windowsill, one foot resting on the edge, the other leg hanging down naturally.
From Violet's perspective, she only saw a pair of eyes. With the curtains fluttering in the night wind, she couldn't clearly make out the face of the man sitting by the window.
"Put the thing down and get out."
Su Xiao looked up at Violet. He knew Violet's identity. He had never understood why Doflamingo didn't eliminate this "fallen kingdom" princess.
"O-okay."
Violet placed the famous sword on the test table, turned, and quickly walked toward the door. Everything in this room gave her a sense of danger lurking everywhere—the villain whose face she couldn't see clearly, the dog lazily lying on the bed, and the Zoan-type fruit user (Amu) who could take her life at any moment.
Violet's pace quickened, and she fled from the fourth floor of the villa.
At the corner of the third-floor staircase, Violet leaned against the wall, trying to steady her breathing.
Back in the fourth-floor room, Amu slammed the door shut with a bang and continued his feast.
"What's that woman so nervous about?"
Su Xiao, sitting by the window and letting the cold wind blow over him, yawned. On the bed, Bubu Wang's tail twitched, as if to say, "Who knows? It's not like we eat people."
Su Xiao jumped down from the windowsill and picked up the Great Grade Sword on the table.
[You have obtained: Moon Severer (Gold).]
Su Xiao checked the attributes of [Moon Severer]. It was a Gold-quality weapon with a rating as high as 395 points, possessing two abilities, but it wasn't suitable for him.
So far, Su Xiao had accumulated nine Gold-quality blade-type weapons: Wild Rebellion, Thunder Eye, Bloodfall Without Trace, Three Sins of Industry, Light Inch, Flower Rain·Withered Leaf, White Fish, Raging Arm Blade, and Moon Severer.
Under normal circumstances, Dragon-Slaying Flash would only need to devour about five weapons of the same rank to upgrade, but the current situation was different.
Dragon-Slaying Flash was now Gold quality. Above Gold quality were Light Gold Set and Gold Set, and only then came Legendary quality.
Dragon-Slaying Flash naturally couldn't become a set. If it continued to advance, it would directly ascend to Legendary quality. This made the upgrade from Gold to Legendary extremely difficult.
Previously, in Reincarnation Paradise, Su Xiao had tried to have Dragon-Slaying Flash devour Wild Rebellion. He had barely started the process when he stopped it. A Gold-quality Dragon-Slaying Flash, devouring just one Gold blade, wouldn't see much improvement, and there was a certain risk of the enhancement level dropping. Although the probability was low, it wasn't worth the gamble.
Because of this, Su Xiao had prepared a full nine Gold weapons. He didn't believe that after Dragon-Slaying Flash devoured nine Gold weapons, it still wouldn't be able to advance to Legendary quality.
Su Xiao drew Dragon-Slaying Flash from his waist and laid it flat on the test table.
Clang, clang...
One by one, the famous swords were unsheathed. Su Xiao lined up the nine swords on the test table. These swords, considered treasures in the eyes of others, would soon become a pile of scrap metal.
Su Xiao activated the Supreme Blade ability. A dark, ghostly light flickered on his right hand. This light spread to the test table, enveloping the nine famous swords.
The swords wrapped in the ghostly light emitted grinding sounds. After a moment, a crisp crackling sound came. The Gold-quality longsword Wild Rebellion shattered, and large pieces of golden crystalline fragments floated up. The remnants of Wild Rebellion were already covered in rust.
The golden crystalline fragments drifted toward Dragon-Slaying Flash, enveloping it, and gradually merged into the blade's interior. Dragon-Slaying Flash's Edge Value rapidly increased. When the Edge Value reached 100%, Dragon-Slaying Flash would advance to Legendary quality.
Edge Value: 1%, 2%, 3%... 6%.
The Edge Value stopped after reaching 6%. The golden crystalline fragments around Dragon-Slaying Flash had been completely absorbed.
After a moment, another crisp sound came from within the dark light. This time, Bloodfall Without Trace exploded. The lower the rating of the equipment, the shorter the time it could withstand the dark ghostly light.
The Edge Value increased rapidly again: 7%, 8%... quickly stopping at 14%.
After continuously devouring two Gold weapons, Dragon-Slaying Flash's Edge Value had only risen to 14%. This made Su Xiao doubt whether nine Gold-quality weapons would really be enough to let Dragon-Slaying Flash advance to Legendary quality.
One by one, the famous swords shattered, and Dragon-Slaying Flash's Edge Value gradually increased, but Su Xiao's confidence waned.
When the eighth famous sword, [Moon Severer], was devoured by Dragon-Slaying Flash, its Edge Value reached 77%.
The only one not yet crushed was the full-rating Gold longsword, White Fish. This meter-long famous sword was already covered in cracks.
With a crisp crackling sound, White Fish shattered. Five minutes later, Dragon-Slaying Flash had absorbed all of White Fish's crystalline fragments. The Edge Value stopped at 91%. There were no more famous swords on the test table to continue devouring.