Chapter 79: Shadow Hunt
Comparing the value of the Sun Tri-Set to [Basic Passive: Body Soul] was somewhat difficult to measure. For those who needed it, [Basic Passive: Body Soul] was highly valuable.
In terms of market price, the Sun Tri-Set was higher. A complete package—class inheritance, corresponding set, and corresponding abilities—all arranged in one go. As long as one had 25 Soul Crystals (Complete), the path to becoming a Sun Warrior was right before them.
After a brief negotiation, Su Xiao ultimately traded the Sun Tri-Set for [Basic Passive: Body Soul], along with a promise from Divine Emperor that he would later help Su Xiao find a Basic Passive scroll corresponding to either Strength or Agility attributes as compensation for the price difference.
This was a great deal for Su Xiao. He left the Divine Emperor Adventure Group's headquarters with Baha and headed straight for the Skill Upgrade Hall. With a large pile of resources in hand, it was naturally time to enhance his own strength.
Over ten minutes later, Su Xiao stopped in front of the main entrance of the Skill Upgrade Hall. Passing through a long corridor, he reached the innermost area and entered a Skill Upgrade Pod. The pod door closed behind him, locking tight.
The first thing Su Xiao wanted to upgrade was Technique Sublimation. During his battle with Roguesh, he had personally experienced how much this ability enhanced his blade techniques.
His ordinary slashes couldn't break through Roguesh's dark barrier at all. Only his blade techniques could penetrate and injure Roguesh.
[Yes/No upgrade Technique Sublimation Lv.30. Upgrading this ability requires 2000 Soul Coins.]
Seeing the Soul Coins needed to upgrade Technique Sublimation, Su Xiao felt he was no longer wealthy. His current 24,080 Soul Coins didn't seem as much as before.
The purpose of Soul Coins was to enhance oneself. No matter how many Soul Coins were spent to become stronger, it was worth it.
Su Xiao chose to upgrade Technique Sublimation by 10 consecutive levels. As soon as the Skill Upgrade Pod activated, he felt pressure closing in around him.
He fell. Su Xiao was falling through darkness. A dragging sensation suddenly appeared. When his vision returned, he was standing on a mountain peak.
The only place to stand on this peak was a circular rock less than 20 centimeters wide. Below was an abyss of unfathomable darkness. The entire mountain was like a sharp spike, and Su Xiao was standing at its very tip.
With a thunderous boom, a muffled thunderclap exploded in the sky. Masked by this sound, a massive black shadow leaped up from behind Su Xiao, opening a maw large enough to swallow entire mountain ranges, aiming to devour him.
Su Xiao raised his right hand. Upgrading Technique Sublimation wasn't about meditation or contemplation; it was about making him personally experience and practice what required deep thought.
As soon as Su Xiao raised his hand, a bolt of lightning struck his palm, forming a long blade. This was a peculiar phenomenon unique to this place. Unfortunately, this strange location had long been destroyed. This was a real scene reconstructed by Reincarnation Paradise, and it would collapse after Su Xiao left.
Lightning gathered in Su Xiao's hand, forming a long blade. The massive maw behind him approached. He slowly inhaled and slashed out.
Zheng~
A blue slash mark cut through, and everything around stopped. Perhaps a few seconds passed, perhaps a few minutes, or even longer. Everything around surged toward Su Xiao. Numerous technique masters had struck a single slash here. These images flashed through Su Xiao's mind in an instant.
Su Xiao suddenly opened his eyes. He was still standing inside the Skill Upgrade Pod. As he raised his hand, a drop of azure blood dripped from his palm, dissipating before it hit the ground.
"What a pity."
Su Xiao felt regret. If that strange place still existed, no matter what, he would go there to experience it again. Unfortunately, it had been destroyed. That was the Heavenly Abyss, destroyed by Arcane Eternal Star.
Because of this, Arcane Eternal Star had faced retaliation from many technique masters. As for why Arcane Eternal Star did this, outsiders had no way of knowing. Rumors said that after destroying the Heavenly Abyss, they obtained a supreme treasure.
[Technique Sublimation: Lv.40 (Technique Class: Passive)]
Skill Effect 1: Increases the power of self-developed blade techniques by 83% (increased by 20%).
Skill Effect 2: Blade technique potential rank +5 (increased by 1 rank).
……
The increase in blade technique power from Technique Sublimation was nearly double. Su Xiao decided not to continue upgrading this ability for now, as he truly couldn't afford it anymore.
He had already advanced to the Eighth Rank. The amount of resources he could obtain in future mission worlds would increase significantly, providing the foundation for further upgrades to his blade techniques and Technique Sublimation.
After upgrading Technique Sublimation, Su Xiao took out 100 Soul Crystals (Complete) from his storage space.
[Yes/No upgrade Blade Grandmaster Lv.57. Upgrading this ability requires Soul Crystal: Complete × 100 + 5,000,000 Paradise Coins.]
After converting 5,000,000 Paradise Coins from Soul Coins, Su Xiao began upgrading Blade Grandmaster.
Sitting cross-legged in the Skill Upgrade Pod, the Soul Crystals (Complete) around him all shattered, merging into his body.
Upgrading Blade Grandmaster by only 1 level didn't feel too intense. Su Xiao checked the information for Blade Grandmaster. The comprehensive attributes had improved, with the most noticeable increase being in soul damage.
Blade Grandmaster had now reached Lv.58, only 2 levels away from Lv.60, which was a qualitative change level.
Su Xiao could sense that after Blade Grandmaster reached Lv.59, breaking through to Lv.60 would present some kind of barrier. This was different from rank advancement. There wouldn't be trials or assessments. He would need to find his own way to break through.
Su Xiao sat cross-legged for a moment. After his aura stabilized a bit, he focused his gaze on the 4 Golden Skill Points.
His Azure Shadow King ability had reached Lv.19. After Lv.20, Skill Effect 1 would show a new improvement tendency. Lv.1 to Lv.10 enhanced body speed. Lv.11 to Lv.20 enhanced mana recovery after killing enemies. He wondered what kind of enhancement Lv.21 would bring.
Su Xiao rested for a while longer before consuming 4 Golden Skill Points to upgrade the Azure Shadow King ability. The process of upgrading Azure Shadow King was always unforgettable.
As soon as the Golden Skill Points were consumed, Su Xiao felt the Azure Steel Shadow energy within him nearly go berserk, rampaging through his body. His expression remained unchanged. He was somewhat used to this feeling.
Two hours later, sweat dripped from Su Xiao's chin. He exhaled a mouthful of turbid air and, still in a sitting position, supported himself with one hand against the metal wall beside him. This was experience. Before upgrading the Azure Shadow King ability, he had deliberately sat close to the wall.
[Azure Shadow King has been upgraded to Lv.23.]
[Shadow Devourer: Passive: After killing an enemy of the same rank, immediately recover 20% of maximum mana (This ability has been separately stripped. This ability has been permanently fixed. Cannot be viewed in the skill list. Cannot be upgraded. Permanently mastered.)]
[Azure Shadow King: Lv.23 (Ultimate Skill)]
Effect 1 (Shadow Hunt: Passive): The intensity of Azure Steel Shadow energy increases. True damage dealt increases by 9% (upgrading Azure Shadow King by 1 level increases it by 3%).
Effect 2 (Azure Shadow King: Active): Immediately consume 6500 points of Azure Steel Shadow energy to construct a weapon of any form within 0.02 seconds (reduced by 0.01 seconds). This weapon can only attack once, dealing damage equal to the enemy's lost mana × 2.6 (increased by 0.2%) + 5600 points of true damage (increased by 650 points).
Tip: In this attack, both damage judgments are true damage.
Tip: For each Lv.1 upgrade, the attack intensity of this ability will increase.
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The Azure Shadow King ability had never disappointed Su Xiao. Lv.21 to Lv.30 enhanced the true damage of Azure Steel Shadow. Calculated at 3% per level, the total increase was 30%.
Su Xiao stood up from the Skill Enhancement Pod. His body was still aching in various places. He couldn't enhance his blood energy in a short time. Azure Shadow King and Aura Release needed to be upgraded at different times, as upgrading both placed a heavy burden on the body.
Leaving the Skill Upgrade Hall, on the way back to his Exclusive Room, Su Xiao began to think about how much consumption would be needed to upgrade Dragon-Slaying Flash to the Immortal Rank. He currently had 8 Holy Spirit Rank weapons. He would need at least 5 or 6 more before considering upgrading Dragon-Slaying Flash.
Holy Spirit Rank weapons that could upgrade Dragon-Slaying Flash were hard to acquire. He had been buying at 10% above market price for a long time, but no one was willing to sell. If he wanted to obtain Holy Spirit Rank weapons quickly, he would have to be gouged by merchants.
When Su Xiao returned to his Exclusive Room, he found Bubu Wang with his upper body stuck under the bed, his tail tucked between his legs, and his hind legs trembling.
Su Xiao walked over to the bed and bent down to look underneath. He saw a tablet computer standing in front of Bubu Wang's dog head, emitting a sinister sound.
Bubu Wang was watching a horror movie. Earlier, Baha had told Bubu that the best way to overcome fear was to face it. Don't be afraid. Just tough it out.
This was a terrible idea from Baha. Bubu Wang was so scared he was about to pee himself. On the other hand, Baha was bored to sleep. If Bubu hadn't dragged him along for courage, Baha would have gone out to have fun long ago.
Su Xiao watched for a moment, then got up and sat on the bed. A faint sound came as he sat down.
"Woof! Arf!"
Su Xiao only heard a bang from under the bed, as if something had hit the bed frame. Then Bubu Wang crawled backward out from under the bed at lightning speed, turned around, and fled. He then hit the wall, fell to the ground sitting, his dog face full of confusion. Two bumps were faintly visible on his head.
Su Xiao sat cross-legged on the bed, activated his newly obtained authority, and opened the auction platform. He wanted to see what items contractors from other paradises were selling there. He also had an item to sell.
[You have opened the Auction Platform. This facility is certified by the Void Tree.]
[Number of items available for consignment: 1 time.]
[Number of items available for bidding: Unlimited.]
[You must read the following terms before using the Auction Platform...]
Dozens of terms appeared. After reviewing them, Su Xiao finally opened the consignment list. A large row of item lists appeared before his eyes.
PS: (Taking it easy today. Only three chapters. Will continue working hard tomorrow.)