Chapter 63: This Valuable?
[You have opened the Epic Grade Optional Chest.]
[You have obtained the Gem Oath (Epic Grade).]
[Gem Oath]
Origin: Reincarnation Paradise
Quality: Epic Grade
Category: Scabbard (Adaptive)
Durability: 102/102
Equipment Requirement: Can only sheath blade-type weapons of Legendary Grade or above.
Gem Inlay: None (Maximum of three gems can be inlaid. After inlaying, there is no attribute bonus from the gems, but Equipment Effect 1 is triggered. This equipment can only inlay gems of the same grade.)
Equipment Effect 1, Oath Power (Passive): For each additional Epic Grade gem inlaid, the intensity of Equipment Effect 2 increases by 10%.
Equipment Effect 2, Gem Concealed Might (Passive): When the blade-type weapon is sheathed, it begins to gather momentum. Every hour, the effect of the blade-type weapon's inlaid gems increases by 5%. After 10 hours, the inlaid gems of the blade-type weapon will be in a saturated state, with all gem bonus effects increased by 50%.
Tip: The effect of Gem Concealed Might (Passive) lasts until the battle ends. If the battle exceeds 12 hours, it will consume the durability of the gems inlaid in 'Gem Oath'. Before the gems are completely shattered, the bonus effect is not reduced.
Tip: This ability causes no damage to the gems inlaid on the blade-type weapon.
Rating: 700 points
Description: You said you would always be by my side, but why did you leave me alone?
Price: 368,000 Paradise Coins.
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A scabbard, black-blue in color and covered with light red patterns, appeared in Su Xiao's hand. He was very satisfied with this scabbard. Clearly, the higher the equipment grade, the more proper the ability became. Unlike the Divine Radiance, which added a shield, completely unrelated to blade-type weapons.
The ability of [Gem Oath] could be considered somewhat singular, but it was powerful. It enhanced the strength of the gems inlaid on the blade-type weapon. Currently, Dragon-Slaying Flash had seven gems inlaid, with a total bonus of:
Ignores 45 points of the enemy's body defense, Sharpness +86, Attack inflicts True Agility attribute × 0.9 as damage ignoring physical defense (99 points), Slashing speed increased by 18%.
If three Epic Grade gems were inlaid on [Gem Oath], the bonus effect could last up to 50 hours. After 50 hours, all three gems would shatter. For battles lasting less than 12 hours, it fell within [Gem Oath]'s tolerance range, causing no damage to the gems on [Gem Oath].
As for the gems inlaid on Dragon-Slaying Flash, they would not be damaged, as they were only receiving the bonus.
An intuitive understanding is: by inlaying gems on [Gem Oath], the abilities of the gems on Dragon-Slaying Flash are enhanced. The initial bonus is 50%, and after each charge, the effect lasts for 12 hours.
After inlaying three gems on [Gem Oath], the bonus increases to 80%, and the effect can last up to 50 hours. After 50 hours of continuous battle, the three gems on [Gem Oath] all shatter. If the battle ends within 12 hours, the gems are not consumed.
Su Xiao was not ready to inlay Epic Grade gems on [Gem Oath] for now. The reason was simple: he couldn't afford it.
Su Xiao sheathed Dragon-Slaying Flash. The seven gems at the end of Dragon-Slaying Flash all emitted a faint light. The momentum gathering began. In the next battle, the effects of these gems would be increased by 50%.
After opening the chest, although Su Xiao's gains were considerable, he only had 123,600 Paradise Coins now. [Black King Sword] hadn't found a buyer yet. As for [Tainted Blood], Yin Luo simply wouldn't budge, repeatedly accusing [Tainted Blood] of being garbage and refusing to trade that Alchemy formula plus a large sum of Paradise Coins for it.
Su Xiao wasn't in a hurry, but without Paradise Coins, he couldn't do anything. He could only come before the Honor Store to see what good items were inside. He now had a total of 36 Gold Honor Medals.
[Welcome, Hunter, to the Honor Store. The Hunter must read the following regulations.]
1. Items in the Honor Store can only be exchanged with Honor Medals...
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Su Xiao skipped the regulations directly. There were dozens of these regulations. After reading them once, he didn't want to read them a second time.
A list popped up, showing the items Su Xiao could purchase.
[Because the Hunter holds Gold Honor Medals, the following exchanges are available.]
[Gold Honor Medals Held: 36.]
Honor Recovery Potion (Fifth Rank).
Effect: After use, immediately recovers 100% Health Points, 100% Mana Points, and forms a basic indestructible shield lasting 3 seconds.
Price: 7 Gold Honor Medals, limited to two bottles.
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Soul Fruit
Effect: After consumption, can awaken a talent ability and permanently increase Soul Strength.
Tip: The Hunter has already consumed a Soul Fruit. A second consumption will not awaken a new talent ability, only increase Soul Strength.
Price: 37 Gold Honor Medals. This item's value is too high; it will lose its exchange eligibility after the Honor Store refreshes seven times.
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Soul Lock Lamp
Effect: This is a special grade equipment. After killing enemies while carrying this equipment, it will collect the enemy's Soul Crystal Fragments. When the Soul Crystal Fragments reach a certain amount, the user can synthesize them into Soul Crystals (Small, Medium, Large). The grade of the Soul Crystal depends on the number of Soul Crystal Fragments. The durability of this equipment cannot be repaired.
Price: 30 Gold Honor Medals. This item's value is too high; it will lose its exchange eligibility after the Honor Store refreshes seven times.
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Lenas Life Support Device
Effect: Can sustain life for 3 to 7 natural days in extremely harsh environments.
Price: 2 Gold Honor Medals.
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Black Maple Tree Fragment (Bark)
Length: 3.19 cm
Width: 1.55 cm
Thickness: 0.39 cm
Weight: 7.5 grams
Grade: Extremely Rare (Origin is only the Void; currently, Reincarnation Paradise can produce a trace amount).
Effect: Too many uses; need to open a sub-list to view.
Price: 216 Gold Honor Medals. This item's value is too high; it will lose its exchange eligibility after the Honor Store refreshes seven times.
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When Su Xiao saw the last item in the Honor Store, he was very surprised.
Su Xiao had a pile of Black Maple Tree bark. During the Black Maple Tree's growth process, it often shed bark and branches.
This crappy thing, Bubu Wang had a pile of it, Amu also had quite a bit, and Beini didn't even look at it. It was their own stuff; she had no concept of its rarity. Once, she even secretly ate some, and Su Xiao had to grab her by the tail and shake it all out. This thing couldn't be eaten directly; it needed special processing.
And now, Su Xiao found that the exchange price for Black Maple Tree bark was as high as 216 Gold Honor Medals. If he exchanged all the Black Maple Tree bark in his inventory to Reincarnation Paradise...
Su Xiao immediately tried, and the result disappointed him. Reincarnation Paradise did not offer a purchasing function. Clearly, the only way to sell this item was in the Void or to contractors who knew its value.
Su Xiao couldn't sell this thing now. The value of the Black Maple Tree was too high. Selling a trace amount to allied Demon clans was fine, but if he became greedy, he could forget about entering the Void in the future. All major Void powers would hunt him down.
However, when Su Xiao was strong enough, the yield of the Black Maple Tree would definitely be his most important resource for getting stronger, bar none. Now was not the time.
Su Xiao calmed his mind. He now had 36 Gold Honor Medals. What to exchange for needed no further discussion.
[You have obtained the Soul Lock Lamp (Special Equipment).]
[You have obtained Lenas Life Support Device × 3.]
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The [Soul Lock Lamp] appeared in Su Xiao's hand. This thing was very small. The main body was a green sealed lamp, only half the size of a pinky finger, with a black chain connected to the top.
[Soul Lock Lamp]
Quality: Special
Durability: 147/150 (Durability cannot be repaired)
Equipment Requirement: Hunter.
Equipment Effect: After killing an enemy, collects the enemy's Soul Crystal Fragments. When the Soul Crystal Fragments reach a certain amount, the user can synthesize them into Soul Crystals (Small, Medium, Large). The grade of the Soul Crystal depends on the number of Soul Crystal Fragments.
Current Stored Soul Energy: 2 points (Max 2000 points)
Tip: Each synthesis of a Soul Crystal consumes 1 to 3 points of durability.
Price: Cannot be sold.
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Su Xiao held the Soul Lock Lamp up before his eyes. Inside the small, green sealed lamp, a wisp of crystal fragments drifted. For some reason, seeing these fragments, Su Xiao felt a deep, instinctive craving. It seemed he could... devour this thing. No, he couldn't do it yet, but after a certain ability fully awakened, he would definitely be able to devour this ownerless Soul Energy. Definitely.
Su Xiao quickly checked his personal information. He wasn't sure which ability was giving him this feeling until his gaze stopped on the talent ability: Soul Devourer.
Closing his personal information, a smile gradually appeared on Su Xiao's face. He felt that using the Soul Lock Lamp to synthesize Soul Crystals would be a very wasteful act. If his guess was correct, this piece of equipment would become his exclusive growth-type equipment. Not yet, though, because his talent ability, Soul Devourer, hadn't undergone its second awakening.