Chapter 53: Explosive Enhancement
Su Xiao had only one Legendary Chest left, while Bubu Wang and Beini were opening theirs with great enthusiasm, especially Beini.
The only chest remaining in Su Xiao's hands was the reward from the main mission. Although the quality of this type of chest was not guaranteed, the range of rewards was broad, with all sorts of prizes.
As soon as the chest was opened, dazzling golden light flooded Su Xiao's eyes—a jackpot!
[You have opened the Chest (Legendary).]
[You have obtained 120,000 Paradise Coins.]
[You have obtained Grandmaster's Power (1/10).]
[You have obtained Soul Walker (Weapon · Legendary).]
[Soul Walker]
Origin: Reincarnation Paradise
Quality: Legendary
Category: Weapon (Short Blade)
Durability: 80/80
Attack Power: 180～237
Equipment Requirements: True Agility 90 points or above, True Intelligence 90 points or above, Willpower 50 points or above.
Equipment Effect 1: Soul Tear (Passive), when striking an enemy with Soul Walker, the wound will not heal (healing methods below the Sixth Rank are ineffective).
Rating: 530 points (Legendary equipment rating ranges from 400 to 530 points.)
Description: Die amidst the despairing wails.
Price: 270,000 Paradise Coins
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Seeing the simple attached ability of [Soul Walker], Su Xiao's eyes lit up. This was the simplest and most domineering ability he had ever seen.
Su Xiao gripped the hilt of [Soul Walker]. The entire blade was about 50 centimeters long, with a thin, light edge and excellent balance—truly a rare short blade.
This item had no flashy abilities; its only capability was that wounds inflicted by its strikes could not heal unless treated by methods of the Sixth Rank or above.
Seeing this ability, Su Xiao even felt the urge to replace the second effect of the Supreme Blade, but Bloodthirsty Praise (Passive) had been cultivated for a long time, and replacing it would be a great pity.
[Soul Walker] was not for regular combat but for dealing with enemies possessing an undying nature. One slash, and even if the enemy remained alive, they would be missing limbs, drastically reducing their combat effectiveness.
Su Xiao put away [Soul Walker] as a backup melee weapon.
Bubu Wang and Beini were still opening chests. Su Xiao got up, walked to the bedside, sat cross-legged, and examined the Blade Grandmaster ability.
Su Xiao currently had 16 Soul Crystals (Large), and his Paradise Coins were also abundant. The chests obtained from the Death God World yielded plenty of Paradise Coins. It was time to upgrade Blade Grandmaster.
[Yes/No to upgrade Blade Grandmaster Lv.1. Upgrading this ability requires Soul Crystal (Large) x1 + 50,000 Paradise Coins.]
After a moment of hesitation, Su Xiao took 10 Soul Crystals (Large) in hand and chose to upgrade Blade Grandmaster by ten consecutive levels.
With a crackling sound, the Soul Crystals in Su Xiao's hand shattered. His vision blurred, and a large group of figures appeared before him. Their faces were indistinct, but each had a long blade sheathed at their waist.
Su Xiao sensed that he had not been teleported; he was still in his Exclusive Room. In the next moment, a figure holding a long blade charged at him, swinging a slash directly at him. The blade was so fast that he couldn't dodge it.
After the blade light passed, Su Xiao was unharmed. Another figure rushed forward, repeating the cycle. These figures were phantoms of blade masters, their lifelong cultivation of blade techniques integrated and accelerated. How much Su Xiao could comprehend was up to him.
The Black Maple Tree in the Exclusive Room rustled without wind. A few Black Maple leaves detached, drifted to Su Xiao's side, and eventually shattered.
[Blade Grandmaster has been upgraded to Lv.2.]
[Blade Grandmaster has been upgraded to Lv.3.]
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[Blade Grandmaster has been upgraded to Lv.10.]
[Blade Grandmaster has been upgraded to Lv.11.]
[Blade Grandmaster has been upgraded to Lv.12.]
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The speed of upgrading Blade Grandmaster was faster than expected. When it reached Lv.12, the figures before him all disappeared.
Su Xiao's eyes snapped open. He instinctively grabbed the hilt of his blade. Almost at the same time, Bubu Wang, who was opening chests, turned and ran. Amu did the same, scrambling out of the Exclusive Room.
Beini was dumbfounded, her cat paw still holding a light gold piece of equipment, rubbing it against her face...
Zheng~
Dragon-Slaying Flash was drawn. With Su Xiao at the center, countless blade auras radiated outward. In that instant, the Exclusive Room became a world of blades.
Pale blue light filled the room. Everything shattered, except for the Black Maple Tree and Beini.
There were no slash marks on the walls of the Exclusive Room; instead, several layers had been shredded by the dense blade auras.
"Woo... Meow?"
Beini curled up in a corner, trembling. If one looked closely, they would see tears glistening at the corners of her eyes. Although the Exclusive Room was an absolute safe point, the aura Su Xiao had just released was terrifying.
After a dozen seconds, the door was pushed open a crack. First, a dog head poked through the gap, followed by a dull thud. Amu also tried to stick his head in but got stuck by his own horns.
Su Xiao sheathed his long blade and looked at Beini. Beini shuddered, then raised her paw in surrender, revealing her pink paw pads.
"Sorry, I scared you. Forgot to warn you."
Su Xiao often did this after upgrading his blade techniques. Bubu Wang and Amu were used to it, but the newcomer Beini was not.
Beini flopped straight onto the floor, clearly indicating: "Without 20,000 Paradise Coins for allowance, this beautiful cat is definitely not getting up."
Su Xiao ignored Beini's "extortion" and checked Blade Grandmaster. Based on the consumption of Soul Crystals and Paradise Coins, it should have only reached Lv.10, but it had reached Lv.12, clearly due to the Black Maple Tree's enhancement.
Moreover, Su Xiao felt that the world around him seemed to have "slowed down" a bit. This feeling was familiar—it was the sensation after a significant boost in some physical ability.
[Blade Grandmaster: Lv.12 (Passive Skill)]
Skill Effect: Increases blade-type weapon attack power by 336% (increase of 96%), neural reflex speed +39% (increase of 36%), immune to mental control, immune to mind-type seduction, inducement, etc.
Initial Attached Ability: Rhythm of All Things x
Blade Aura Lv.60: Blade aura flight speed +180% (increase of 30%), Edge Value +40 (increase of 10 points), Armor Penetration +35 (increase of 10 points), blade aura is energy-materialized entity.
Lv.10 Ultimate Ability: Shadow Flash (Active), charges at ultra-limit speed, the next slash will deal piercing damage equal to blade-type weapon attack power x3 (this is the "blade-type weapon attack power" after Blade Grandmaster's bonus). Using this ability consumes 60% of current health. If the enemy is successfully killed, it will quickly absorb 30% of the consumed health and immediately reset the cooldown.
Tip: This skill is only usable when maximum health is below 35%. Cooldown is 48 hours. After use, it heavily overdrafts stamina.
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After Blade Grandmaster reached Lv.12, its overall capabilities saw an explosive increase. Not only that, but the blade technique also awakened an ultimate ability: Shadow Flash. This was the result of accumulated efforts; the massive amount of Soul Crystals invested earlier was now paying off.
Shadow Flash had no startup moves—just charge forward and slash. No charging, no activating other abilities—clean and straightforward.
Su Xiao felt this move shouldn't be called Shadow Flash but rather "Fatal Flash." If this slash didn't kill the enemy, then Su Xiao's own death was not far off. However, one thing was certain: if Su Xiao used Shadow Flash and simultaneously infused the slash with Cyan Steel Shadow Energy, one-shotting a Fourth-Rank tank was not an exaggeration.
A one-on-one godly skill, a group-fight suicide skill—that was Su Xiao's evaluation of Shadow Flash.