Chapter 50: Night Raid
Su Xiao could be certain that even some small fourth-rank adventure groups might not be able to produce nine gold-quality weapons, let alone nine bladed weapons.
Crossing from gold to legendary was a leap of two entire tiers. Having Dragon-Slaying Flash devour nine gold weapons caused Su Xiao no pain whatsoever. Even if it were nineteen gold weapons that hadn't been crafted (enhanced or socketed), they still couldn't be exchanged for a legendary weapon.
This wasn't an equal exchange of value. Legendary equipment was far too rare. Once legendary equipment was equipped, it couldn't be sold, only smelted, which made legendary equipment even scarcer.
Dragon-Slaying Flash's blade value reached 91%. Those nine famous blades had already turned into a pile of scrap metal. After hesitating for a moment, he took a short blade from his storage space—his secondary weapon, the Slaughter Short Blade. He hadn't used this blade in a long time.
After mastering Melee Combat Specialization, Su Xiao's close-combat abilities had improved by leaps and bounds. The power of his side kick, even without activating Wood Spirit, completely surpassed the Slaughter's slashes.
Su Xiao released the Slaughter Short Blade in his hand. The Slaughter was swallowed by a faint light. With a rating of 390 points, the Slaughter wouldn't be ground down in a short time.
After several minutes, the Slaughter finally shattered. Large pieces of crystal fragments drifted toward Dragon-Slaying Flash.
Blade value 92%, 93%... 100%!
The moment it reached 100%, the golden light on Dragon-Slaying Flash became extremely intense, faintly revealing traces of black.
Black and gold merged. In the blinding light, Su Xiao vaguely saw an orange thread flash by.
All the light faded. Dragon-Slaying Flash lay flat on the workbench. Moonlight reflected off the blade, revealing a sharpness that seemed capable of cutting even a gaze.
Su Xiao grasped the hilt of Dragon-Slaying Flash and checked its attributes after the upgrade.
**Dragon-Slaying Flash (Blade Value 0%)**
- Origin: Shadow of Law Destruction
- Quality: Legendary
- Category: Long Blade
- Durability: 95/95 (Increased by 19 points)
- Attack Power: 183～273 (Increased by 41～56 points)
- Equipment Requirement: Inheritor of Shadow of Law Destruction
- Supreme Blade Effect 1: Sharpness +51 (Increased by 20 points)
- Supreme Blade Effect 2: Bloodthirsty Praise (Passive): When attacking with Dragon-Slaying Flash, 26% of the damage dealt is converted into healing for the user (Increased by 10%).
- Supreme Blade Effect 3: Dragon Shadow Flash (Active): While wielding Dragon-Slaying Flash, can break through space barriers to move up to 10 meters, freely choosing between 0 and 10 meters (Increased maximum movement distance by 4 meters).
- Socket Effects: 6～8 sockets
- Spirit Cat (Gold Gem): Ignores 16 points of enemy physical defense.
- Soul Severing Shadow Stone·Incomplete (Legendary Gem): Sharpness +28
- Rating: 500 points (Legendary equipment rating range: 400～530 points)
- Description: Loss, encounter, battle together, rebirth, growth, legend, 'Awakening.'
- Price: Untradeable.
The enhancement level of Dragon-Slaying Flash was directly reset to zero. This was likely the price for crossing two tiers. Even so, a gold-quality +10 enhanced Dragon-Slaying Flash was nothing compared to a legendary-quality +0 enhanced Dragon-Slaying Flash. The latter was far superior to the former.
Su Xiao lightly swung Dragon-Slaying Flash in his hand. The air seemed to be cut through by the sharp blade, emitting a faint whimper.
Su Xiao's gaze fell on the workbench forged from special metal. An alchemy bomb exploding on it would only leave a gray-black scorch mark, not even a single crack.
He didn't use Dragon-Slaying Flash to cut the workbench. Instead, he tossed the blade into the air.
Dragon-Slaying Flash spun several times in midair before its tip stabbed into the workbench. With a sharp sound, the entire blade sank into the workbench, leaving only the hilt exposed—as easily as piercing a piece of tofu.
If he used this thing to cut someone, it would be one slash, one 'part.' Armament Haki defense? Don't joke. Unless it was top-tier Haki, it couldn't block the current Dragon-Slaying Flash.
If Su Xiao fought Doflamingo now, and the latter used an arm coated in Armament Haki to block Dragon-Slaying Flash, the arm would be severed in one blow, no room for negotiation.
The current Dragon-Slaying Flash was even sharper than most Supreme Grade Blades. Wielding it now, Su Xiao's combat power increased by at least 30%. The additional 4 meters of maximum penetration distance from Dragon Shadow Flash gave him more options when dealing with enemies. Moreover, the new 'Awakening' in Dragon-Slaying Flash's description was quite intriguing.
Sheathing Dragon-Slaying Flash, Su Xiao was in a good mood. He planned to leave Dressrosa early the next morning. Even if he left openly now, Doflamingo couldn't stop him. But he wasn't ready to fall out with Doflamingo yet; he still needed to continue cooperating with him.
Su Xiao needed to reach the first half of the Grand Line within five days, which required the help of Doflamingo's forces. As for whether Doflamingo would be willing to help, the answer was definitely yes.
Su Xiao's grudge with the Big Mom Pirates ran too deep. Once the Big Mom Pirates recovered, they would definitely come after Su Xiao for revenge first thing, even using this as an excuse to massacre members of the Don Quixote Family.
Kaido only cared about the artificial Devil Fruits. As long as Big Mom didn't kill Doflamingo, Kaido wouldn't lift a finger.
For this reason, when Su Xiao left Dressrosa, Doflamingo wouldn't stop him—he would even help arrange a ship. He only wanted to obtain Apollo from Su Xiao. This didn't require Su Xiao to stay in Dressrosa long; as long as they maintained their cooperative relationship, that was enough.
When Su Xiao found Doflamingo, it was already one in the morning. Doflamingo, groggy with sleep, perked up immediately upon hearing that Su Xiao was leaving.
"When are you leaving?"
Doflamingo poured two glasses of red wine, his expression clearly saying, 'I'll see you off.' At this moment, Doflamingo's inner thoughts were definitely: 'Hurry up and go. If you need travel expenses, just say the word. I'll give you cash under 300 million Beri.'
"Tomorrow morning."
Su Xiao waved his hand, indicating he didn't drink before bed.
"So soon? What about the cooperation..."
Doflamingo asked about his biggest concern.
"Of course it continues. You provide the materials and famous blades, and I'll make Apollo for you. My destination this time is the North Blue. Before I leave, give me a Den Den Mushi to contact you."
"The North Blue."
Doflamingo was startled. He thought Su Xiao was going to fight the Big Mom Pirates to the death. The Vinsmoke Family was in the North Blue.
Su Xiao, of course, wasn't going to the North Blue. He just didn't want to reveal his actual whereabouts.
Doflamingo took a Den Den Mushi from his pocket and tossed it to Su Xiao. After a brief conversation, they returned to their respective rooms.
Lying in bed, Su Xiao soon fell asleep.
About two hours later, Su Xiao's eyes suddenly snapped open. He sat up with a start and kicked Bubu Wang's rear.
"Bubu, stop sleeping."
Bubu Wang was jolted awake, a confused look on his dog face.
Su Xiao swung his legs off the bed. Amu, who was guarding the door, looked puzzled.
"The Don Quixote Family members... are retreating toward the underground port."
Hearing Su Xiao's words, Bubu Wang immediately blended into the environment and shot out the window. A few seconds later, Bubu Wang sent a message in the adventure group channel.
"Master, run!"
Su Xiao's expression darkened. His first thought was that Doflamingo had sold him out.
"Amu, head straight for the sea."
Su Xiao grabbed Amu's horns. The muscles in his upper body bulged slightly. Taking a deep breath, he hurled Amu with all his strength toward the window.
Boom!
The glass window instantly shattered into powder. With Su Xiao's terrifying strength attribute of 92 points, Amu broke through layers of airwaves, turning into a black shadow flying into the distance.
"Surrounded. 1000+ elites (to be confirmed), 4 dangerous, 1 extremely dangerous, 1 unbeatable. Faction unknown. Confirm in 3 seconds at most."
Bubu Wang sent another message. Seeing this, Su Xiao immediately thought of retaliation from the Big Mom Pirates. Their ability to stabilize their territory might be faster than expected.
Su Xiao slowly drew the long blade at his waist. Even if Big Mom herself showed up, he wouldn't sit idly and wait for death. Even if he died here today, he would make Big Mom pay an unimaginable price.