Chapter 86: A Promise from Long Ago (Fourth Update)
The [Withering Greatsword] was a "key." Su Xiao had always known where the Supreme Sanctum was. Back when he entered the Dead Silence City on the Black Throne Continent, two structures were particularly dangerous: the Healing Institute and the Supreme Sanctum.
He had gone to the Healing Institute and almost been permanently kept there by the friendly crow doctors. As for the Supreme Sanctum, Su Xiao hadn't gone there back then.
Looking back now, it was wise not to go to the Supreme Sanctum. With his strength at the time, going there would have meant a nine-out-of-ten chance of dying.
Judging from the [Withering Greatsword], the Dead Silence City on the Black Throne Continent wasn't its true form. It was merely a Dead Silence City assimilated by Dead Silence Force, and it hadn't existed for very long. The real Dead Silence City wasn't on the Black Throne Continent at all. The Supreme Sanctum on the Black Throne Continent was more like a transfer station.
Putting away the [Withering Greatsword], Su Xiao decided not to fully explore the secrets of Dead Silence City until he advanced to the Eighth Rank. The Canglong Continent, a Seventh Rank world, had almost been eroded. Entering Dead Silence City without reaching the Eighth Rank would likely be suicide.
The strong beings of Dead Silence City weren't the most terrifying thing. Fighting them was indeed a life-and-death struggle, but the most terrifying were the Dead People. These creatures were numerous and utterly mindless. Disturbing even a small group of Dead People would spell doom, and death would be imminent.
If more than ten Dead People were disturbed, their mournful howls would attract more Dead People, triggering a chain reaction. Most of the Dead People in Dead Silence City would be drawn in. Not only them, but they would also attract elite individuals, leader individuals, and the big boss, all swarming in.
This was the unique hospitality and friendliness of Dead Silence City. Su Xiao had experienced it once, being chased by countless Dead People and Tree Erosion, plus a little girl with hair trailing on the ground. Fortunately, he had charged into the Central District at that time.
There were two treasure chests left: [Holy Spirit Chest: Eternal One (100%)] and [Immortal Chest]. The former was dropped by King Duoyin, and the latter was obtained as a task reward after conquering a large territory. Su Xiao felt that the [Immortal Chest] he got wasn't of high value within the Immortal Rank.
[You have opened the Holy Spirit Chest: Eternal One (100%).]
[You have obtained 519 Soul Coins.]
[You have obtained God Hunter (Holy Spirit Weapon).]
[God Hunter]
Origin: Canglong Continent
Quality: Holy Spirit Rank
Category: Multi-Form Weapon.
Durability: 182/210
Attack Power: 309~427 (Will change based on form)
Equipment Requirement: True Strength 185 points, True Agility 185 points, a person of devout faith.
Equipment Effect: Upon choosing to equip this weapon, it will undergo a soul binding. After the soul binding is complete, this weapon will display different traits based on the user.
Rating: 1000++ (Holy Spirit equipment rating ranges from 700 to 1000 points)
Description: A weapon forged for King Duoyin. Apart from King Duoyin, only those with devout faith can use it. No matter what one believes in, as long as they are devout.
Price: Untradeable after soul binding.
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Seeing the weapon's attributes, Su Xiao frowned. There were plenty of madmen in Reincarnation Paradise, but finding someone with devout faith was truly difficult. If this were in Sanctuary Paradise, this item would be fought over tooth and nail. The divine sticks over there, though they occasionally switched faiths to different gods, were all very devout.
Only one chest remained. Whether he could get a glimpse of an Immortal Rank item or equipment depended on this.
[You have opened the Immortal Chest.]
[You have obtained Immortal Soul ×1 (Rare).]
[You have obtained Spirit Scroll (Aura-type item. After use, it can increase Aura Specialization level by Lv.3 to Lv.5).]
[Immortal Soul]
Origin: Any Immortal Chest has a probability of dropping this.
Quality: Immortal Rank
Type: Enhancement Item.
Effect: Can be used on any Immortal Rank weapon. After use, it will enhance the "Core Bonus" effect of the Immortal Rank weapon. Each Immortal Rank weapon can only be permanently enhanced with one Immortal Soul.
Warning: This item can only be used on Immortal Rank weapons!
Tip: The enhancement intensity of the Immortal Soul depends on the amount of Immortal Force contained within it.
Rating: 1037 points (Immortal item rating ranges from 1000 to 1500 points)
Description: The power of immortality converges within.
Selling Price: 475 Soul Coins.
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Su Xiao currently had no Immortal Rank weapon. If Dragon-Slaying Flash were to advance to Immortal Rank in the future, he would need to acquire an [Immortal Soul] with a rating of 1500 points for it.
Putting away the [Immortal Soul], Su Xiao decided not to rush into selling it. The reason was that it was hard to determine if this item was particularly rare. Moreover, he wasn't familiar with the prices of Immortal Rank items.
Just then, a notification appeared. The [Dragon Hunter Set] had been smelted. The three-piece set had been combined into a single item. As a cost, the individual attributes of the three pieces had disappeared, leaving only the set effect.
[You have obtained Glory of the Dragon Hunter (Holy Spirit Set).]
Putting away the [Glory of the Dragon Hunter], Su Xiao walked out of his Exclusive Room. He had many things to do. After completing them, he would fulfill a promise made long ago.
As soon as Su Xiao returned to Reincarnation Paradise this time, he received a message from Lide. Lide's meaning was that if Su Xiao had time, after the current stay limit in Reincarnation Paradise was reached, he should go to the Void together with him. The daughter of Lide's old friend would soon be participating in a celebration hosted by several major Void races.
It was called a celebration, but the important part was the competition among the new generation. The new generation represented the future. The stronger the talent of the new generation, the more it indicated that those major races, along with the invited medium and small races, had successors. This had extraordinary significance.
In such competitions, the major races would bring out some good things. For the new generation, these things were crucial to their future and were also an opportunity to prove themselves.
This was especially true for the daughter of Lide's old friend. According to Lide, his old friend had moderate financial resources but lacked precious resources. Some resources were not circulated and were controlled by the major races, such as Arcane Eternal Star, the Demon Race, the Feather Race, and so on.
This kind of competition had many rules, such as no use of high-power explosives, no intentional killing of opponents, and so on. During the fights, strong individuals would be present to prevent tragedies.
Su Xiao had never participated in such a competition. He hadn't even seen one. The Overlord Battle Royale he had participated in wasn't a competition; it was a bloody life-and-death battle. Either die or win. The geniuses of the major Void races? Once they stepped onto the field, they had to be mentally prepared to die in battle.
According to Lide, the daughter of his old friend didn't understand one principle: powerful swordsmanship wasn't honed through hard practice but through killing. The feeling of a life-and-death moment couldn't be experienced through years of hard training.
There was no rush for that. Su Xiao planned to enhance his own abilities first, then not return to the Real World, but go to a remote place in the Void. That place was under the control of the Feather Race. Arcane Eternal Star wouldn't easily set up eyes and ears there. Besides, Lide had made preparations.
Su Xiao had a deal with some old immortal from the Feather Race. That remote place was an overlapping point of territory between the Feather Race and the Demon Race. Conflicts often broke out there between the two sides.
If Arcane Eternal Star went there now, it would be like slapping the Feather Race in the face and kicking the Demon Race at the same time, offending both parties at once. Anyone with a shred of sense wouldn't do that. For Su Xiao, looking across the entire Void, that place was one of the few locations suitable for him to go.