Chapter 49: Soul Gaze
On Trade Street, Gulu sat smiling behind her stall. Lately, she seemed to have developed a fascination with Gothic dresses, and what was even more surprising was that her Gothic dress appeared to be a Holy Spirit rank defensive gear.
Su Xiao looked at the scroll on the stall. The price of 3600 Soul Coins for this scroll was indeed not expensive, especially since it was a Soul System ability.
[Soul Gaze, Lv.1]
Type: Skill Scroll · Passive
Prerequisite: True Intelligence 160 points, Soul Strength 150 points, Willpower 105 points.
Skill Effect: If subjected to a control-type ability and successfully resist this control effect, immediately counter the caster, causing the caster to be controlled by their own ability.
Note: Currently can counter first-rank control effects. The counter rank will increase as this ability's level increases, up to ??? rank.
Note: If successfully countering an enemy, while the enemy is under the control ability, they will also be subjected to Soul Gaze, causing Soul Strength difference × 0.4 Soul damage.
Note: Damage caused by Soul Gaze will increase as the skill level increases.
Note: This ability has no cost, no cooldown.
Price: 3600 Soul Coins
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The effect of Soul Gaze was actually quite simple. Whenever an enemy used a control ability on Su Xiao, after he resisted it, the enemy would suffer backlash and be controlled by their own ability.
Not only that, but it also caused damage based on the Soul Strength difference. Given Su Xiao's Soul Strength, as long as he raised the level of Soul Gaze, the damage intensity of this ability would be very high. In most cases, Soul damage was similar to True Damage.
As a Blade Grandmaster, Su Xiao had strong resistance to control-type abilities.
As a dual grandmaster, his Blade Grandmaster mainly resisted mental control, his Melee Combat Grandmaster mainly resisted physical control, and as for Soul-type control, he could directly tough it out.
If he raised the 'Soul Gaze' ability to a very high level, it might even be possible that a control-type contractor, just as they tried to control Su Xiao, would end up killing themselves, dying miserably from Soul damage.
Don't laugh; this was entirely possible. Su Xiao's Soul Strength was very high, and control-type contractors had such frail physiques~
"Blade Grandmaster, huh. If you say you're not tempted, I won't believe it. You despicable control-immune grandmaster."
Gulu muttered, clearly recalling the time when she fought Su Xiao and one of her core abilities was resisted.
Su Xiao ignored Gulu. For the right person, [Soul Gaze] could indeed sell for 6300 Soul Coins. At a normal price, it would be around 5000 Soul Coins. This ability had no cost, and judging from its prerequisites, it was an ability with a low starting point but a very high ceiling.
Most importantly, it was a passive ability. Passive abilities were inherently expensive, and a Soul System passive ability could be so expensive it made you question life, costing more than double a scroll of the same rank.
"Buy it already."
Gulu urged. Clearly, she wasn't an old schemer; she was too impatient.
"Thank your leader for me. I'll pass this time."
"!"
Gulu's heart tightened. If Su Xiao hadn't come, it wouldn't matter how many Soul Coins the scroll sold for. But since he came...
"Fine, I'll knock off another 100 Soul Coins. That's my bottom line. This is a Soul System ability."
Gulu had clearly raised the price by 100 Soul Coins on her own, planning to make a profit from it.
"Since that's the case... I'll accept this favor."
Su Xiao said, then purchased the [Soul Gaze] scroll from the stall.
[You have consumed 3500 Soul Coins.]
[You have obtained Soul Gaze Scroll · Lv.1 (Passive Type).]
Seeing Su Xiao buy the [Soul Gaze] scroll, Gulu breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. Their leader was good to their members and wouldn't pursue small mistakes. But there was one thing: they must never get involved in violations or anomalies. Touch it and die. If members couldn't clean up after themselves, the leader would do it personally.
Gulu had seen her leader compress an abandoned small world to the size of an apple and then crush it with his bare hands.
"Hey, that bitch from my group has been looking for you lately. Seems like something's up."
"Speak like a normal person."
"Huff~" Gulu let out a long breath, then said with a smile, "The Witch is looking for you. Seems like something's up. The Witch is that bitch who talks really slowly."
Gulu had a strange attitude toward the Witch, both affectionate and calling her a bitch at every turn. Considering they were both women and the huge difference in their figures, Gulu's attitude was understandable. It could only be said that jealousy made people 'ferocious.'
"Are you jealous of the Witch?"
Leaving this remark, Su Xiao walked away. Gulu tilted her head and thought for a moment, quickly grasping the implication. She calmed her breathing and contacted the Witch.
Gulu: "Bitch!"
Witch: "?"
Gulu: "Bitch! Bitch! Bitch..."
Witch: "Little Gulu, you're having another episode. By the way, I can't wear that Gothic dress you sent. It's so tight it's suffocating. How do you even get into it..."
Gulu decisively ended the communication to avoid taking critical True Damage. The Witch was no pushover either; every word she said was unexpectedly piercing.
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When Su Xiao returned to his Exclusive Room, only Bubu Wang and Beini were there. Baha and Amu had gone out together to have fun. One thing surprised Su Xiao: Amu had brought back the Dragonheart Axe.
The Dragonheart Axe was in a special state now. Amu hadn't fully obtained ownership rights, but he could still use it. Su Xiao felt the problem lay with the heart at the center of the axe—it was an Ice Dragon Heart.
The Ice Dragon Heart had a high compatibility with the water-attribute [Source], which led to the creation of the Dragonheart Axe. Because of the ice energy inside Amu, it felt like the Dragonheart Axe had latched onto Amu. That heart seemed to be half-alive, without self-awareness, but possessing strong aggression and invasiveness.
Su Xiao walked into the Exclusive Room. At that moment, Bubu Wang and Beini were intently watching something. Beini looked normal, but Bubu Wang was half-hidden under the bed, wrapped in a blanket for a sense of security, looking as if facing a great enemy.
Su Xiao approached Bubu Wang, but Bubu didn't notice him, still engrossed in watching a horror movie. He was trembling from fear but couldn't stop watching.
Snap~
Su Xiao snapped his fingers. With a bang, the bed above Bubu Wang bounced half a meter into the air, startling Bubu out of his wits.
"Meow~"
Beini walked away calmly, but her trembling body showed she was barely holding back laughter.
Sitting on the bed, Su Xiao took out a few treasure chests from his storage space. Seeing this, Bubu Wang immediately forgot about the previous incident and jumped onto the bed.
There were six treasure chests in total. Su Xiao took out Fate Dominator, lit a cigarette to boost his luck state.
[You have opened Epic Chest (86%).]
[You have obtained Legendary Medal × 10.]
[You have obtained Dark Walk Confusion (Epic Rank Item).]
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Su Xiao checked the attributes of [Dark Walk Confusion]. It was a lump of something resembling charcoal. When thrown, it could affect 1 to 5 enemies within a 50-meter radius, causing them to become mentally confused for about 5 seconds.
At first glance, the effect of [Dark Walk Confusion] didn't seem impressive, but its judgment rank was mysteriously high. When Bubu Wang encountered obstacles while infiltrating dangerous places, this item could be a lifesaver.
Tossing [Dark Walk Confusion] to Bubu Wang, Su Xiao continued opening chests. He planned to open the chests from the Soak Leader and the Drown Leader together.
[You have opened Holy Spirit Chest (42%).]
[You have opened Holy Spirit Chest (49%).]
[You have obtained Soul Crystal (Complete) × 6.]
[You have obtained Soak Heart Blade (Holy Spirit Rank Weapon).]
[You have obtained Tide Hunter's Remnant Soul (Holy Spirit Rank Item).]
[Tide Hunter's Remnant Soul]
Origin: Source · Divine Land
Quality: Holy Spirit Rank
Category: Item
Effect 1: After using this item, summon the Drown Leader · Tide Hunter for 40 minutes.
Note: The Drown Leader · Tide Hunter's overall attributes will be determined by the summoner's Intelligence attribute.
Note: The Drown Leader · Tide Hunter is an extremely powerful ranged combatant, Agility type.
Rating: 975 points
Introduction: The beauty of Tianba will assist you in battle. If you dare have improper thoughts, her arrow will fly toward you.
Price: 610,000 Paradise Coins.
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[Soak Heart Blade] was a full-rating weapon, perfect for 'feeding' Dragon-Slaying Flash. As for [Tide Hunter's Remnant Soul], Su Xiao had other ideas for this summoning item.
Tide Hunter could last for 40 minutes. After summoning her, what would happen if he temporarily fused the water-attribute [Source] into her body? The Tianba clan's damage-deepening ability had left a deep impression on Su Xiao.
Putting away [Soak Heart Blade] and [Tide Hunter's Remnant Soul], Su Xiao picked up the chest dropped by the First King. He had high expectations for this chest. It was the most valuable Holy Spirit chest he had ever opened, bar none.
As soon as the chest opened, a blinding light flashed!
[You have opened Holy Spirit Chest · Uncrowned (83%).]
[You have obtained King's Soul (Special Accessory · Holy Spirit Rank).]
[King's Soul]
Quality: Holy Spirit Rank
Category: Special Accessory
Durability: 50/50
Wear Requirement: None
Equipment Effect: Instinct Grant (Unique · Passive). After wearing this equipment, based on the weapon currently held by the wearer, grant the wearer a Master-level basic ability for the type of weapon currently held.
Note: The granted ability is Master-level X. Cannot grant Ranged-type basic abilities.
Note: Each time the weapon is changed, this ability will have a 5-second cooldown before taking effect.
Rating: 1000 points (Holy Spirit equipment rating is 700–1000 points)
Introduction: Centuries of battle made an uncrowned king proficient in the use of many weapons, but his favorite was only the heavy sword.
Price: Cannot be sold after wearing.
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