Chapter 61: Breaking the Seal!
Dragon-Slaying Flash +8 (Blade Edge Value 0%)
Origin: Shadow of Law Destruction
Quality: Immortal Rank
Category: Longsword
Durability: 307/307 (Increased by 32 points, gem bonus.)
Attack Power: 402～518 (Increased by 17～22 points, Demon Blacksmith tempering bonus.)
Equipment Requirement: Inheritor of the Shadow of Law Destruction.
Base Bonus: When imbuing this weapon with Azure Steel Shadow energy, mana consumption is reduced by 92%, and true damage dealt by Azure Steel Shadow energy is increased by 25%.
Supreme Blade Effect 1: Sharpness +155 points
Supreme Blade Effect 2: Demon Blade (Core·Active), unchanged.
Supreme Blade Effect 3: Soul·Demon Blade (Core·Passive), unchanged.
Enhancement Effects:
+5 Additional Effect: Penetration permanently increased by 20%.
+8 Additional Effect: High-rank armor-piercing property (can cut through most armor of the same rank).
Socket Effects: 3/3 gems
Sky-Rending (Immortal Rank Gem): Sharpness +227 points, Penetration +195 points, Weapon Durability +32 points, High-grade Indestructible Property (this gem's bonus has been raised to its limit).
Soul Sever (Immortal Rank Gem): Sharpness +230 points, Armor Piercing +199 points, increases 18% soul damage (this gem's bonus has been raised to its limit).
Death Harvest·Gather (Immortal Rank Gem): Initially increases weapon attack power by 15 points. For each enemy killed, this gem will additionally increase attack power by 1 point, up to a maximum of 104 points (originally a maximum of 80 points; this gem's bonus has been raised to its limit).
Tip: When the Death Harvest·Gather gem accumulates to its maximum, it can undergo a property transformation. The transformation categories are Sharpness, Bloodthirst, and Healing Effect Suppression (choose one, or retain the original attack power increase property).
Rating: 1500+++ (Immortal Rank equipment rating is 1000～1500 points)
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After checking Dragon-Slaying Flash's attributes, Su Xiao found that the three Immortal Rank gems socketed in it all had ratings exceeding 1500+. This was because the Demon Blacksmith had enhanced the gems during the socketing process.
Sheathing Dragon-Slaying Flash in its scabbard and placing it at his waist, Su Xiao picked up the item wrapped in deep blue light on the forging table. This was the gift left by the blacksmith.
[You have obtained ??? (??? Quality).]
[???]
Origin: ???
Quality: ???
Material: ???
Category: ???
Effect: ???
Description: ???
Selling Price: ???
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Su Xiao's mind was filled with question marks. He had obtained items with a bunch of question marks before, but those he'd gotten in the past at least had a description or an item category. This time, it was all question marks.
"Boss, what's this?"
"Not sure."
Su Xiao tossed the item wrapped in deep blue light to Baha. Baha caught it.
Crackle!
Blue arcs of electricity surged. Su Xiao snatched it back instantly. Baha's eyes rolled back, and it fainted.
After forcing a potion down Baha's throat, it finally caught its breath. It had almost kicked the bucket just now! Or rather, if it weren't Su Xiao's follower, it would have been done for.
"I-I-I, damn it!"
Baha swallowed its saliva. Bubu Wang, who had also been about to admire the [???], immediately behaved itself, its curiosity completely gone.
Su Xiao looked at the item wrapped in deep blue light in his hand. When he held it, he felt no sense of danger whatsoever. As for using it as a weapon, that would be very unwise. Not to mention its value, if it got shattered by an enemy, the loss would be huge. Not all treasures are sturdy.
Su Xiao put away the [???]. This thing had significant origins. Before figuring out its general properties, it was best not to try anything rash.
Everything was ready. It was time to break the seal.
"Yueling."
"Huh?"
Yueling, holding a bag of potato chips, jumped down from the roof of the forging shop. The Demon Blacksmith had always been cold towards Su Xiao and completely ignored the Divine Maiden·Shataye and others. In contrast, Yueling was the only one who could freely enter and exit the forging shop. She would occasionally sneak away the blacksmith's forging hammer to play 'whack-a-mole' with the phantoms, only to get ganged up on and taught a lesson by them.
"Go guard the door of the Pale Palace."
"Understood."
Yueling tossed aside her potato chips, bounded over to the Pale Palace's entrance in a few leaps, unstrapped the bladed spear from her back, and prepared for battle at any moment.
"Is it starting?"
The Divine Maiden·Shataye stepped forward slowly. Chains of souls materialized behind her. She wasn't Su Xiao's collaborator; they were merely in a transaction. She had followed him this far because she had already promised to allow Su Xiao to sever the soul chains.
Clang!
The longsword tore through the air. The soul chains behind the Divine Maiden·Shataye snapped one by one. Bloodshot veins immediately appeared in her eyes. She fell to her knees with a thud, blood trickling from her nostrils and ears.
Seeing this, the old knight tightened his grip on his bladed hammer but made no move. Both he and Shataye valued their promises more than their lives.
"You and I are even now. If one day you have nowhere to go, come to the Dream World."
The Divine Maiden·Shataye stood up with the old knight's help and walked towards the insect tower. She needed to leave White Town as quickly as possible. Her power source was Ancient God energy, and the Feather God was her superior. Once the Feather God broke free from its seal, and with her being so close, she risked being controlled by it.
Soon, the insect tower was activated. The Divine Maiden·Shataye and the old knight departed. The Dream World was their chosen destination.
Su Xiao walked towards the Pale Palace. As he moved, he chose to complete the third part of his main quest.
[Main Quest·Third Part·Truth and Falsehood (Completed)]
[You have obtained a Special Weapon Chest (opening this chest has a high probability of yielding an Epic or Holy Spirit Rank mining shovel, and a low probability of yielding an Immortal Rank mining shovel).]
[Main Quest·Fourth Part (Pending activation. Breaking the Ancient God's seal will activate this quest.)]
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Su Xiao ascended the steps one by one, his longsword held at an angle, pointing towards the ground. Not far away, the Ouroboros Stone Slab emerged from the earth.
Su Xiao raised his hand, forcibly dragging the Ouroboros Stone Slab to him. Just as the words 'The Ancient God's weakness is...' began to appear on it, Su Xiao stored the slab into his inventory.
At this critical juncture, any prophecy from the Ouroboros Stone Slab was utter nonsense, filled with malicious intent.
Su Xiao entered the Pale Palace. The palace was spacious and empty. On the throne at the far end, the Light King, whose body was as cracked as ceramic, hung his head. Both his arms were severed. His eyes, covered in cracks, opened.
"We who sealed the Ancient God... are reaping what we sowed... We were all just being used... It's time. Come! God Hunter... Bai Ye. Take! My life."
The Light King's aura surged, his dry, tangled hair flying wildly.
Su Xiao raised his longsword and slashed down without hesitation.
Clang!
A slash mark crossed the Light King's chest diagonally. The soul chains behind him shattered with a crack.
"Thank... you."
After saying this, the Light King's body disintegrated piece by piece. In the center of his heart, a mass of darkness expanded.
Thump-thump, thump-thump.
A sound like a heartbeat appeared, heavy and oppressive.
Darkness occupied half the palace in an instant. At the palace entrance, Yueling, tears in her eyes, stepped forward a few paces to stand in front of Bubu Wang. She knew Su Xiao didn't need guarding, but this new friend named Bubu did.
The darkness before Su Xiao formed almost a solid wall. On the pitch-black wall, tentacles formed from darkness extended, writhing continuously, looking slick and unsettling.
After writhing for a moment, these black tentacles transformed into black feathers, fluttering downwards.
"Screech!"
Layers of black energy rippled outward. A massive silhouette with spread wings loomed faintly within the darkness. An overwhelming pressure surged forward. Everything in the palace was being eroded and assimilated by the Ancient God's power.
"Roar!!"
A roar erupted, followed by the sound of heavy, rhythmic footsteps. A figure over three meters tall emerged from the darkness. It was tall and gaunt, with an exoskeleton on its head that curved backward like a crown, making it appear even taller.
This was the Vessel. It held a bladed spear in its hand. Compared to Yueling's bladed spear, the Vessel's was much simpler but sharper and more lethal.
If Yueling was a child, then the Vessel was an adult warrior. They shared many similarities but had different fates. The Vessel had lost everything at the moment of its creation, while Yueling had received the Light King's meticulous teachings and the doting of the strong in White Town.
"Roar!!!"
The Vessel arched its upper body back slightly, roaring hoarsely. The tragic part was that this roar contained neither resentment nor anger—only instinctual chaos and bloodlust.
Now, three cracks had appeared on the Vessel's faceplate, with bright yellow light brewing inside. The Vessel had been completely corrupted.
Before the wall of darkness stood the Vessel; within the wall was the Feather God·Hegra. The worst-case scenario had arrived, but Su Xiao had prepared for it.
Su Xiao touched the ground with the tip of his longsword. A magic circle over a dozen meters in diameter appeared beneath his feet. Countless roots sprouted from the circle, shooting straight towards the Feather God·Hegra.
"Maosheng, Hegra is out. Leave its divine source for me. You can devour the rest. The Undying Old Man is almost here. The Blacksmith won't go all out, so he can't stall the Undying Old Man for long."
Su Xiao spoke. In reality, this matter had nothing to do with Maosheng's Frenzy, and it wouldn't come. But that didn't matter. As long as the Feather God·Hegra believed Maosheng's Frenzy would come, that was enough.
This was Plan A. If it failed, he would initiate Plan B and bring out the Hatred of the Axe.