Chapter 34: Return
The iron door slammed shut with a heavy boom. Su Xiao glanced at the remaining stay time—just a few hours left. Fortunately, everything he needed to do was already complete.
This time, entering the Black Abyss, Su Xiao had achieved three things: first, breaking through the 99-point True Attribute barrier; second, gathering a considerable amount of resources; and third, broadening his horizons. He had witnessed the various races within the Void—the snot monsters that lived by stealing, the kidney-deficient ghost clan youths who drew blades and killed at the slightest disagreement, the demonic old hags who devoured people without even spitting out their clothes, and the toads full of vulgar chatter. Of course, this was only a small fraction of what he had seen.
Compared to these experiences, Su Xiao had discovered a method for rapidly acquiring resources: trading with the Demon Race. Currently, the Black Maple Tree was still in its growth phase. Once it reached a certain scale, it would continuously supply Black Maple Leaves and bark. At that point, scarce resources like Soul Fruits would be available in whatever quantity Su Xiao desired.
Of course, this required the Black Maple Tree to thrive, and secondly, he would need the opportunity to enter the Void in the future and successfully contact the Demon Race.
Su Xiao tossed the black jar in his hand. This was a benefit already obtained, and also a gesture of goodwill from the Demon Race.
[Demonic Jar]
Origin: Demon Race (Unique)
Quality: Special Item
Type: Consumable/Bloodline Item.
Demonic Power Storage: 100%.
Demonic Power Purity: 98.5%.
Usage Effect 1 (Debuff): Injects Demonic Power into a living being. Due to the extremely high purity of this Demonic Power, which is attribute-less and trait-less, receiving it grants a 95% chance of obtaining a Lesser Demon Bloodline, 85% chance of a Medium Demon Bloodline, 73% chance of a High Demon Bloodline, and 52% chance of becoming a Half-Pureblood Demon Race (maintaining human form, half-human, half-demon). If the transformation fails, death is immediate. The holder of the Demonic Jar has absolute control over the transformed demon, but the transformed demon has a short lifespan (excluding Half-Pureblood Demon Race).
Note: Inject at least 2% Demonic Power each time.
Usage Effect 2 (Buff): If one already possesses a Demon Race ability, this Demonic Power can be used to strengthen the corresponding ability.
Rating: Special Item, no rating.
Description: This is Demonic Power from the 'Bottomless Pool.' Attribute-less, trait-less Demonic Power of this kind is rare.
Selling Price: Cannot be sold to Reincarnation Paradise.
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The gift from the Demon Race to Su Xiao was a jar of natural Demonic Power with purity approaching 100%. This was not extracted from some old demon but was a 'treasure' formed by a special environment.
The reason No. 1045 wanted to snatch this black jar was that he had Demonic Power within him—a type of corrupted Demonic Power. That was precisely why he craved this high-purity Demonic Power.
Su Xiao could use this Demonic Power to upgrade the level of his 'Demon Mark' ability. This ability dealt True Damage in melee combat, had great development potential, and attached itself to his body surface without conflicting with Cyan Steel Shadow Energy.
Su Xiao pressed his hand onto the black jar. A stream of slightly cool energy surged out from within, merging into the Demon Mark.
[Hunter is absorbing high-purity Demonic Power...]
The Demonic Jar was a very practical item. Not only could it be used to strengthen one's own demon-type abilities, but it could also be used to mass-produce troops.
That's right. If Su Xiao didn't absorb the Demonic Power inside the jar, he could use it to create at least 50 short-lived demons under his command, potentially even including elite individuals.
Don't think of the Demonic Jar as just a container. This item was somewhat similar to a signal transmitter. Su Xiao planned to absorb part of the Demonic Power inside and keep some for emergencies. With the Black Maple Tree, Su Xiao wouldn't be short of Demonic Jars in the future.
The level of the Demon Mark increased at a steady, unhurried pace. Time flew by, and a notification from Reincarnation Paradise appeared.
[Promotion Quest: Ashes of Sprout (Completed).]
[Hunter will return to Reincarnation Paradise in 30 seconds.]
[Warning: Hunter is located within the Black Abyss. Transmission distance is extremely far! No space transfer station available during transmission!]
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Seeing the last warning, Su Xiao's heart skipped a beat. He turned to look at Bubu Wang, who was now turning his head back with teary eyes, as if to say, "Master, this dog has a bad feeling about this."
"I have one too..."
As soon as Su Xiao's words fell, he suddenly felt a pushing force behind him. Unlike the usual 'knock on the back of the head,' this was a tangible sensation.
Buzz!!!
A spatial barrier appeared behind Su Xiao and Bubu Wang. The distance was too great; the teleportation array was clearly useless.
Su Xiao's consciousness gradually faded. This experience taught him one thing: the next time he came to the Black Abyss for a mission, he must take the Demon Train to leave before the mission time limit expired. Otherwise, the teleportation wouldn't even use a teleportation array—it would directly sever space and pass through the rift. That feeling... was unforgettable.
With a bang, Su Xiao crashed onto the carpet of his Exclusive Room. It took a while for him to recover.
[Hunter has returned to Reincarnation Paradise. Current location: Exclusive Room.]
[Hunter's Strength, Agility, Stamina, and Intelligence attributes have broken through the 99-point attribute barrier. As the Hunter's main attributes have broken through the 99-point barrier, the secondary attribute Charm's '80-point attribute barrier' has been lifted.]
[Hunter must go to the Attribute Enhancement Hall to receive the reward for breaking through the 99-point barrier with four attributes.]
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"Bubu, Bubu, wake up."
After a few friendly slaps from Su Xiao, Bubu Wang finally came to. This was no joke; in that instant, Su Xiao felt Bubu might have gone into shock.
"Woof~"
Bubu Wang howled to the sky, his voice tinged with tears. The previous teleportation was terrifying. It was like being strapped to the side of a roller coaster, and to make it worse, the roller coaster was going backward. After the teleportation, he also felt his dog face hurt, as if he had hit a wall.
Compared to Su Xiao and Bubu Wang, who took a while to recover from their stupor, Amu and Beini had a different story. Amu was covered in dried blood. According to his simple description, he had reached the Black Abyss but was just a bit slow. He had only just arrived near the Atoner's Highlands when Su Xiao completed the promotion quest.
If anyone had it rough, it was Beini. Bubu Wang and Amu could reach the Black Abyss because they were teleported to the Shattered Continent and only needed to pass through the Demon Race's territory to enter the Black Abyss.
Beini, on the other hand, was directly teleported to the neighboring Black Devourer Star. After an arduous journey to the Shattered Continent, she had just bought a ticket to enter the Black Abyss when she was teleported back. This beautiful cat nearly fainted from anger on the spot. If it were any other time, she would have been "managing finances" (stealing) on the Black Devourer Star, but this Black Abyss trip was extremely dangerous, so she headed straight for the Black Abyss. Who would have thought that as soon as she got on the train, the mission would end?
Overall, Beini was quite clever and wasn't injured. Amu, however, was severely wounded and needed major repairs.
"Moo!!"
With a heart-wrenching cow roar, Amu underwent major repairs.
Two hours later, inside a high-grade Enhancement Pod in the Attribute Enhancement Hall.
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