Chapter 56: Bubu Stunned
The task settlement rewards didn’t keep Su Xiao waiting long. Both war tasks were settled together, and the rewards were issued simultaneously.
[War Task Reward Settlement Completed.]
[You have received Golden Skill Points ×3.]
[You have received Moon Marrow Essence.]
[Moon Marrow Essence]
Origin: Reincarnation Paradise
Quality: Holy Spirit Rank
Type: Physical Limit Enhancement Item
Effect: After using this essence, neural reflex speed upper limit increased by 500%, dynamic vision upper limit increased by 530%.
Note: This item must be used in conjunction with the Attribute Enhancement Pod.
Rating: 1000+++ (Holy Spirit Rank item ratings range from 700 to 1000 points).
Introduction: Safe, stable, tested 575,435 times, no defects found.
Price: Unsellable, tradable.
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The task rewards left Su Xiao quite satisfied. This kind of reward wouldn’t result in something that looked good on the surface but was actually useless to him.
He felt that all the task rewards were tailored based on his own abilities. [Moon Marrow Essence] wouldn’t directly boost his neural reflex speed or dynamic vision, but it raised the upper limits.
If the upper limits weren’t high enough, when it came time to improve his blade techniques, failing to gain a neural reflex speed boost would be the most frustrating outcome.
Su Xiao was human, with no inhuman bloodline or abilities. He practiced the blade path, and since he had decided to pursue it, he couldn’t clutter himself with a mess of random abilities. Otherwise, once his blade techniques reached a certain level, they would be hindered by the chaos of his capabilities.
Su Xiao had killed plenty of enemies with flashy, messy abilities, and none of them were strong. Every powerful opponent he had faced specialized in a single core ability, didn’t they?
Su Xiao never believed that the human physique was weak. It might be weak initially, but its upper limits should be very high. His goal was to break through those limits layer by layer.
Either a pure human, a member of the Feather Race, or a pure demon bloodline—natural hybrids were indeed strong and had no drawbacks, but that was because they were born that way, nurtured in a mother’s womb, not because they acquired other bloodlines later.
At this moment, both of Su Xiao’s arms were broken. He needed to recover his injuries first before considering anything else. His Paradise Coins were clearly insufficient. Just as he was about to sell a few Soul Coins, Beini came running over.
“Meow!”
Beini meant that selling Soul Coins was a huge loss—all merchant guilds only bought them, never sold them.
[You have received 700,000 Paradise Coins.]
Beini directly transferred 700,000 Paradise Coins to him. Su Xiao hadn’t realized before that Beini was actually this wealthy.
“Earned from business?”
“Meow~”
Beini was clearly guilty. She had always been a net loser, not a gainer. These 700,000 Paradise Coins were her usual pocket money savings. Su Xiao gave her quite a bit of allowance, and she couldn’t spend it all, so it accumulated to this amount.
[Detected that the Hunter has partial limb damage. Yes/No to consume Paradise Coins for recovery.]
Su Xiao chose to recover. Fluorescent green particles appeared around him, and Baha and Amu were also surrounded by the light particles.
Su Xiao opened the “Active Preservation Box,” which contained his two severed arms. The left arm was severely damaged, while the right arm was in better condition, having been severed by the bone tail’s scale blade.
The two severed arms floated up. The wounds looked exactly as they had when first severed, and the blood was still warm.
A stinging, tingling sensation came from both shoulders. Paradise Coins drained away like flowing water, and the fluorescent green particles around him became more vivid.
Su Xiao’s right arm regained sensation first, followed by his left shoulder. After about 40 minutes, the particles around him dissipated.
He checked the Paradise Coin consumption. Amu’s recovery cost over 60,000 Paradise Coins. Baha wasn’t badly injured, only costing 6,700 Paradise Coins.
As for Su Xiao, he had consumed 548,500 Paradise Coins. That’s right, not 50,000, but 540,000. The stronger the body, the more Paradise Coins needed for recovery. If he reached the Seventh Rank, it might break a million.
Su Xiao moved his arms and clenched his fists. It felt natural. Reincarnation Paradise’s recovery function was as powerful as ever.
With his injuries healed, Su Xiao left his Exclusive Room and headed straight for the Attribute Enhancement Hall. This time, he would enhance his attributes aggressively, pushing them to the max.
[Welcome to the High-Grade Enhancement Pod.]
[Available True Attribute Points for Hunter: 42 points.]
This time, there was no need to think. He raised all four attributes to 149 points. Before breaking through the 150-point attribute barrier, this was the only option.
The allocation was: Strength +4, Agility +4, Stamina +2, Intelligence +4.
After allocating, Su Xiao found he still had 31 True Attribute Points left. Unless he converted these 31 True Attribute Points into a large number of regular attribute points to boost his Charm Attribute, he would have to save them.
Thinking back to the 20 Charm Attribute points he had gained after killing all the Ancient Gods in the Wizard World, Su Xiao decided not to challenge the pitfall that was the Charm Attribute. Even a permanent boost of 20 Charm Attribute points hadn’t made a ripple.
Before the Attribute Enhancement Pod started operating, Su Xiao took out [Moon Marrow Essence]. This item was perfect for using now.
Su Xiao sat cross-legged on the floor. The Attribute Enhancement Pod began to operate. He could feel his body gradually reaching a certain limit. Breaking through that limit would lead to another vast and boundless realm.
Su Xiao had a four-attribute growth pattern, which meant his breakthrough of the 150-point barrier would be very difficult. More seriously, the difficulty of the assessment wasn’t determined by his brand rank but by Su Xiao’s current strength.
With four main attributes and Su Xiao’s current power, it was easy to imagine how difficult the assessment would be.
When the Attribute Enhancement Pod stopped operating, all four of Su Xiao’s attributes had reached 149 points. He decided to attempt the 150-point barrier breakthrough in the next world. He couldn’t wait any longer—it would cause major problems. Whether he could pass this assessment was still unknown.
Leaving the Equipment Enhancement Hall, Su Xiao contacted the Black Sail Merchant Guild. This time, he wanted to buy information about the 150-point barrier breakthrough.
The Black Sail Merchant’s reply was intriguing. This time, they weren’t asking for Paradise Coins. After determining Su Xiao’s rank, the merchant quoted a price of 400 Soul Coins.
Su Xiao currently had a total of 605 Soul Coins. The merchant’s asking price was too high. Their exact words were, “A life-saving price.”
Information that required a merchant’s life to be passed on—this showed how rare the intelligence was. Most likely, information about the 150-point barrier breakthrough was forbidden to be disclosed, with immediate execution for speaking of it.
Weighing the pros and cons, Su Xiao decided to give up. 400 Soul Coins would be better spent on enhancing his own combat power. If he wasn’t strong enough, even knowing limited information would ultimately lead to failure.
Returning to his Exclusive Room, Beini wasn’t there. Bubu Wang, Amu, and Baha were fast asleep.
Su Xiao sat in front of the coffee table. Just as he took out a pile of chests, Bubu Wang’s ear twitched, and he immediately sat up. He had heard the sound of chests.
This time, Su Xiao had obtained many chests: nine Epic Chests and four Holy Spirit Chests.
Lighting a cigarette, with the Lucky King status active, Su Xiao opened nine Epic Chests simultaneously. No light burst forth. None of the nine Epic Chests flashed, which gave him a bad feeling.
[You have opened Epic Chest ×9.]
[You have received 251,000 Paradise Coins.]
[You have received 350,000 Paradise Coins.]
[You have received Soul Crystal (Large) ×7.]
[You have received Frozen Soul (Epic Rank Item).]
[You have received Blessing of Redemption (Recovery Potion).]
[You have received Alien Embryo (Epic Rank · High-Risk Item).]
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The item notification list ended there. Su Xiao tried to scroll down using his mental commands, but the list didn’t move.
“Woof?”
Bubu Wang was stunned. Nine Epic Chests only yielded these items? Aside from [Alien Embryo], the Paradise Coin gain was low. The Soul Crystal (Large) was reassuring, but as for the rest, they all seemed average.
Su Xiao checked his 26-point Luck Attribute under the Lucky King status. After confirming there was no issue, he silently picked up the Holy Spirit Chest dropped by the Alien King. He didn’t believe that after such extreme bad luck, his fortune wouldn’t improve.
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