Chapter 55: Soul Devourer and Preparations
With Su Xiao's consecutive victories, after he defeated the 12th-ranked opponent, his ranking directly pushed the original 11th-place contender down, making that person the new 12th.
That guy was clearly unwilling to accept this. He hadn't even fought his opponent yet and had already dropped to 12th place. This was the result of spanning 13 worlds to reach his current ranking, and anyone in his position would feel resentful.
Su Xiao chose to reject the challenge, causing his ranking to slip to 12th. At the same time, he received an email certified by the Arena, with the following content:
"How about a match, friend? Rest up, and let's spar."
This was an email from a contractor on the Apocalypse Paradise side. Su Xiao replied, "Busy," and then left the Arena.
Walking along a stone path in Reincarnation Paradise, Su Xiao roughly assessed his own strength.
If he were in peak condition, he would have no problem reaching the top 3 of the Arena. After all, the strength of the former 12th-place contender was evident, and while those ranked higher would be stronger, the gap wouldn't be too large.
As for whether he could defeat the strongest in the Fifth Rank Arena, Sea King Ancient Saint One, Su Xiao wasn't sure yet. But his current strength was definitely at the top tier of the Fifth Rank.
The rewards from the War World were too abundant, directly elevating Su Xiao from the first tier of the Fifth Rank to the top.
Without the gains from the War World, he would at most be able to reach ranks 20 to 30 in the Arena before getting stuck.
Su Xiao didn't immediately return to his Exclusive Room. Instead, he headed straight to Reid's forge to maintain his weapons and equipment, and also to have Reid reforge the [Meteor Flame Blade].
When Su Xiao arrived at the entrance of Reid's forge, several Charm-type contractors were stationed there, all trying to win Reid over.
Bang, bang, bang…
Su Xiao knocked on the forge door, and the sound of hammering inside stopped.
"Who is it?"
"It's me."
Hearing Su Xiao's voice, Reid inside the forge opened the door.
As soon as Su Xiao stepped into the forge, he noticed that Reid's attire had changed. The guy was shirtless, his muscles like cast iron, and he wore gray-black shorts.
What Reid lacked most was practice materials for forging equipment. A large number of contractors begged him to help forge their gear, which rapidly improved his forging skills. He could now forge Epic-level equipment, but he was stuck at that bottleneck, unable to advance further.
Clang, clang…
Reid wasn't forging equipment, but the sound of hammering came from within the forge.
"Come in and sit."
Reid slammed the door shut, ignoring the few Charm-type contractors.
Su Xiao looked around the forge's interior, which was noticeably cleaner. He then glanced at Reid, whose head had several cracks that had fully healed. Apart from being short, he looked more sturdy and powerful.
"This little thing is Wo Wo. I went to the Void to stock up half a month ago, saw she was pitiful, and picked her up to raise."
Reid tossed Su Xiao a can of cold beer. Reid was very fond of beer and had excellent brewing skills.
Su Xiao looked at the Wo Wo Reid mentioned. She was a sub-human about 1 meter tall, with greenish skin. She looked somewhat frail, and every time she swung her hammer, she used all her strength.
"The Slinster race? I remember they've been wiped out."
Su Xiao's understanding of the Void was more comprehensive than Reid's, so he immediately recognized Wo Wo's origin.
"Whatever race she is, I picked her up because she looked pleasing."
Reid shrugged indifferently.
"Is that so? One of the races most skilled in manufacturing within the Void. Your luck is quite good."
"Is it dangerous?"
"Spellcasters want them all dead."
"!"
Reid was no longer calm this time. He indeed couldn't afford to provoke Spellcasters, unless he never wanted to go to the Void again.
"That was hundreds of years ago. As long as she doesn't go to Arcane Eternal Star, there won't be too much trouble. But… this Slinster you picked up, why does she seem a bit…"
Su Xiao looked at Wo Wo, who stared back at him with her big, watery eyes, looking exceptionally cute and silly.
"Cough, on the way back, her head got squeezed by the ship's pressure door."
"Oh?"
Su Xiao smiled as he looked at Reid. Reid coughed dryly again and signaled Wo Wo to go to the inner room first.
Wo Wo put down her hammer and happily ran to the back room.
"I snatched her. She wasn't very obedient on the way back, so… yeah."
Reid didn't explain clearly, but it answered the doubt in Su Xiao's mind. He had been wondering when Reid became so compassionate. Su Xiao knew what this guy was like in the Shia World.
Apart from doing good deeds, Su Xiao wouldn't be surprised by anything Reid did.
In fact, those who could work with Su Xiao were basically not good people. Reid was originally the big villain boss of the Shia World. Sha seemed cheerful, but in reality, once someone displeased her, she would turn into a female demon.
The only good person was Xia. Compared to Reid and Sha, Xia's character was practically an angel.
"No problem with the Spellcasters?"
"Old grudges."
"Then treat this little thing well from now on. Let her call me father."
"…"
Su Xiao took out the [Meteor Flame Blade] from his storage space, and Reid's expression gradually changed.
"This… which baboon carved this out?"
Reid looked at the [Meteor Flame Blade] in disbelief. He really couldn't understand how someone would use such precious materials to chisel out a blade.
"Can it be reforged?"
"Yes."
Reid took the [Meteor Flame Blade], seemingly pondering something.
"What other materials are needed?"
"I'll handle it."
Reid suddenly became generous.
"Oh?"
Su Xiao knew that while Reid wasn't exactly stingy, he wasn't this generous either.
"There's something I need your help with. I have a friend in the Void, a very close relationship, like ours. He has a daughter who is obsessed with studying blade techniques. The only Blade Grandmaster I know is you. Consider it doing me a favor—teach her some blade knowledge. Just once will do, but as for those blade techniques, well, I won't say more."
Reid clearly owed a favor in the Void and wanted to repay it by helping Su Xiao forge the blade for free, getting Su Xiao to settle the debt.
"If I get the chance to go to the Void, no problem."
Su Xiao drew out Dragon-Slaying Flash. Reid put on a mechanical arm under his ribs, took the Dragon-Slaying Flash through this arm, and began meticulous maintenance.
A few hours later, Su Xiao left after the equipment maintenance was complete. As for reforging the [Meteor Flame Blade], that would take some time.
After returning to his Exclusive Room, Su Xiao began concocting [Radiance Potion]. This potion, effective for those with True Attributes below 150 points, was a sure hit for contractors from Rank 1 to 6, with no issue of unsold stock.
The materials for [Radiance Potion] were limited to 20 portions, each costing 250,000 Paradise Coins, with a selling price of 600,000 Paradise Coins. However, unless his touch was very good, the success rate was only 50%.
Su Xiao handled the concoction, Bubu Wang provided the recovery aura, and Beini was responsible for selling, building the reputation of Holy Flame Alchemist. Their cooperation was exceptionally harmonious.
When the 20 portions of materials were exhausted, Su Xiao successfully concocted 11 bottles of [Radiance Potion]. After deducting costs, the net profit was 1.6 million Paradise Coins, very profitable.
After resting for a few hours, Su Xiao entered the Alchemy Laboratory again, attempting to modify Apollo.
…
A gentle breeze blew across the grassland. Su Xiao sat cross-legged on a stone pillar. He was currently in the Land of All Beings, Layer 3, costing 300,000 Paradise Coins per hour, which he could fully afford.
If he didn't enter the Land of All Beings, Su Xiao would have no way to develop so many blade techniques in a short time. Among them, Blade Path Sword: Time, Blade Path Sword: Azure Demon, etc., were all divine skills—fast to execute, powerful, and without flaws.
[Tip: The usage time for Land of All Beings, Layer 3 has expired.]
[The Hunter will return to the Real World in one hour.]
Upon receiving the notification from Reincarnation Paradise, Su Xiao left the Land of All Beings and chose to enter Sha's Exclusive Room. This time, it wasn't to find her for sparring.
As soon as Su Xiao appeared in a living room, Sha, who was in a handstand position, opened her eyes.
"You've got guts!"
"Take it off."
"…"
Sha's expression twisted in hesitation. Finally, she grabbed a blanket, took off her top, and lay down on the blanket. The hidden ailment in her body would require 5 to 6 more treatments to fully recover, and Su Xiao, as an Alchemist, was her greatest hope for a cure.
After helping Sha clear some of the hidden ailments in her body, Su Xiao returned to the Real World.
…
A peaceful life in the Real World began. A day later, Su Xiao sat on the sofa on the first floor of the Accessory Shop. For the next world, he planned to undergo the second awakening of his innate ability, Soul Devourer.
Based on the information Su Xiao had, the difficulty of a second awakening was nightmare-level.
Su Xiao was very curious about what changes would occur in Soul Devourer after the second awakening. When he saw the Soul Crystal Fragments inside the [Soul Lock Lamp], what was that deep-seated craving within him?
If his speculation was confirmed, then Soul Devourer after the second awakening would be quite powerful, even affecting some ability of the Shadow of Law Destruction.
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