Chapter 51: The Chief's Final Struggle
The footsteps outside the room were chaotic, with signs of unrest spreading through the imperial capital.
*Pop.*
A pale blue flame flickered to life, and a cigarette was lit.
An indescribable sensation arose, as if something called fortune was converging toward Su Xiao.
The effect of the Lucky Flame only lasted fifteen seconds, so Su Xiao had to hurry.
He first picked up Brand's treasure chest. Brand had already been severely wounded when fighting him, so Su Xiao judged the chest's value wouldn't be high.
[You have opened the Treasure Chest (Blue), obtaining the following items:]
[Obtained 2000 Paradise Coins]
[Obtained 1000 Paradise Coins]
[Obtained 1500 Paradise Coins]
As expected, the chest yielded a decent amount of Paradise Coins, which was a fair gain.
Su Xiao immediately picked up Najeshta's treasure chest. He had high expectations for this one.
[You have opened the Treasure Chest (Blue), obtaining the following items:]
[Obtained 1000 Paradise Coins]
[Obtained 3000 Paradise Coins]
[Obtained 200 Paradise Coins]
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"Cough, cough, cough!"
Su Xiao coughed dryly, stunned. Two consecutive blue chests had both yielded only Paradise Coins.
"I refuse to believe this."
The muscles in Su Xiao's jaw tightened as he grabbed the purple chest dropped by Akame.
[You have opened the Treasure Chest (Purple), obtaining the following items:]
[Obtained 4300 Paradise Coins]
[Obtained Soul Crystal (Small) × 3]
[Obtained Favor of the Child of Fate]
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[Favor of the Child of Fate]
Quality: Purple
Type: Consumable
Effect: Can be used to upgrade equipment or items of White or Green quality, increasing their rank by one level. After the upgrade, the item or equipment's abilities will be enhanced. (This item must be used after returning to Reincarnation Paradise.)
Rating: 101 (Note: Purple item ratings range from 71 to 150.)
Introduction: Fate is unfathomable, yet so miraculous.
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Soul Crystal (Small) × 3 was a good harvest, but the [Favor of the Child of Fate] was a blessing from the heavens.
Su Xiao glanced at the Lucky Flame in his hand. [Favor of the Child of Fate] seemed tailor-made for the Lucky Flame; this consumable could upgrade it into a Blue-quality equipment.
Although the first two chests had been incredibly unlucky, the last one was excellent.
As for obtaining an Imperial Armament, Su Xiao had never even considered it. Those things were notoriously difficult to acquire in Reincarnation Paradise.
He had once seen a Blue-quality Imperial Armament in the Trade Market, priced at 70,000 Paradise Coins.
Imperial Armaments were like the Demon Fruits of the One Piece world for commoners; even a Blue-quality one was hard to come by.
The effect of the Lucky Flame faded, and Su Xiao finished opening the chests. Overall, the harvest was decent.
Though the chests were done, Su Xiao still had other matters to attend to.
He took out the two blades, Yatsufusa and Murasame, preparing to use the Supreme Blade to devour them.
Both blades had decent abilities, but neither suited Dragon-Slaying Flash.
First, consider Murasame's curse poison ability. It was undeniably powerful, but it came with a troublesome issue.
The curse poison and the Cyan Steel Shadow energy would repel each other. This had already been confirmed. If Dragon-Slaying Flash gained the curse poison ability, activating Cyan Steel Shadow would cause the two energies to clash on the blade.
At that point, he wouldn't be able to fight; the two abilities would annihilate each other on the blade, rendering them nearly useless in combat.
The result would be Su Xiao wasting a massive amount of mana by activating Cyan Steel Shadow, with all that mana consumed in internal conflict.
As for Yatsufusa's ability, there was no need to even think about it. A power that summoned the dead would inevitably alter Dragon-Slaying Flash's internal structure.
Dragon-Slaying Flash was built for sharpness, and Su Xiao was a melee fighter, not a summoner. Summoned dead would essentially be cannon fodder.
Although the Supreme Blade could devour blade-type Imperial Armaments, there were limitations. To gain the ability of such an Imperial Armament, Dragon-Slaying Flash's internal structure would have to change, as was the case with most Imperial Armaments.
This situation didn't occur when devouring equipment certified by Reincarnation Paradise; it only happened with Imperial Armaments. There was no such thing as a free lunch.
The main purpose of devouring these two blades was to increase the Edge Value. Once Dragon-Slaying Flash advanced to Purple quality, its abilities would surely be no worse than Murasame's or Yatsufusa's.
Activating the Supreme Blade skill, a mass of iron-black dark light appeared in Su Xiao's hand. The dark light swirled like a vortex, enveloping both blades. A harsh grinding sound rang out.
*Crack, crack, crack~*
The two precious Imperial Armaments were ground into scrap metal, and a stream of black-and-red crystalline fragments drifted out from the iron-black dark light.
The fragments merged into Dragon-Slaying Flash's blade, and a deep blue gleam flashed across its edge. This blade was not far from its next upgrade.
Su Xiao eagerly checked Dragon-Slaying Flash's attributes.
Dragon-Slaying Flash +5 (Edge Value 86%) +30%
Origin: Shadow of Law Destruction
Quality: Blue
Durability: 63/70 (Increased by 1)
Attack Power: 33~69 (Increased by 2~4 points)
Equipment Requirement: Inheritor of the Shadow of Law Destruction
Rating: 66 (Increased by 5 points)
Supreme Blade Effect 1: Sharpness +4
Supreme Blade Effect 2: Rc Cell Rhythm (Passive): Stamina +3. (Enhanced by 1 point from upgrade)
+5 Additional Effect: Armor Penetration Increased
Introduction: Lost, met, fought together, reborn, grew.
Price: Untradeable.
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Dragon-Slashing Flash's Edge Value had increased by 30%. If he were to buy Blue weapons to raise the Edge Value by 30%, it would likely cost around 20,000 to 40,000 Paradise Coins.
Both Yatsufusa and Murasame's abilities presented choices. As expected, Yatsufusa's ability would alter Dragon-Slashing Flash's internal structure, so he decisively abandoned it.
Murasame's option was even more extreme. The option was red, with six warnings below it.
The gist was that if he chose Murasame's ability, Dragon-Slashing Flash would essentially become a different blade—a Murasame named Dragon-Slashing Flash.
Murasame gave off a sinister, ghostly aura, while Dragon-Slashing Flash radiated sharpness, as if it could cut through anything.
The name "Dragon-Slashing" itself hinted at the blade's style: to slay dragons in the sky. If it became ghostly and sinister, how could it still be called Dragon-Slashing Flash?
Su Xiao didn't regret abandoning both abilities. There would be many more abilities suited to Dragon-Slashing Flash in the future.
Even if he wanted to replace the Supreme Blade Effect 2's ability, he would choose to do so while devouring equipment. Though costly, it carried no risk. The Imperial Armaments he obtained were uncertified by Reincarnation Paradise, and being able to devour them to increase the Edge Value was already a pleasant surprise.
Whether equipment was certified by Reincarnation Paradise was crucial. Uncertified equipment couldn't accompany Su Xiao as he traveled through various derivative worlds.
After handling most matters, only a Scarlet Card remained. He instinctively resisted it.
The shadow of the last time he opened a Scarlet Card was too deep. First, he got a bra, then shampoo, and finally a wrench. At the time, Su Xiao was so angry he wanted to cut someone down.
Moreover, Scarlet Cards were hard to sell. Only the black merchants of the Black Sail Merchant Guild in Reincarnation Paradise would buy them, and at very low prices.
Rather than selling to them, Su Xiao preferred to use it now.
He thought his luck was decent. Though not a "European," he wasn't exactly a "Chief" either... probably...
[Yes/No to use the Scarlet Card.]
"Use."
Su Xiao's voice was low.
The 'Scarlet Card' gradually dissolved, turning into a pale red liquid floating in midair.
The pale red liquid suddenly began to spin rapidly, forming a blood-red vortex in front of Su Xiao.
One end of the vortex was just large enough for a hand to fit through. He reached his hand inside.