Chapter 29: The Problem of the Divine Judgment Ring
Su Xiao looked at the seven scrolls before him. These scrolls were very small, only as long as a finger and as thick as a chopstick, covered in intricate patterns. These were the Grandmaster Power.
By opening the treasure chest, Su Xiao had obtained Grandmaster Power (7/10). In his storage space, there was another Grandmaster Power scroll, meaning he now had Grandmaster Power (8/10).
Su Xiao had also obtained a large number of Soul Crystals (Large). The quantity of Soul Crystals (Complete) was also enough to raise Melee Grandmaster from Lv.58 to Lv.59.
This way, his demand for Soul Crystals (Complete) was no longer as urgent as before. This made Su Xiao hesitate a bit—should he master another technique-type ability?
The characteristics of a new technique-type ability should preferably be similar to Melee Grandmaster, focusing on enhancing one aspect. Blade Dao was already enough for Su Xiao to develop; he didn’t need a second highly developmental technique-type ability—he didn’t have the energy for it.
The single ability derived from the new technique-type ability should be as violent as possible, ideally aligning with one of Su Xiao’s existing abilities to continuously strengthen that ability.
Su Xiao immediately thought of Blood Beast. The new technique-type ability should ideally use Blood Beast as a weapon, shaping it into some form, taking only one move—a move of extreme violence.
This was just Su Xiao’s idea. Whether to do this would depend on the development of his own abilities. If developing Blade Dao required too many resources, he would have to start selling Soul Crystals (Complete) after reaching Melee Grandmaster Lv.59.
There was one last treasure chest left. After Su Xiao killed the dangerous object S-173 (Calamity Bell), he obtained the [Calamity Chest]. While his luck was still holding, Su Xiao opened it.
Turbid, dark cyan light surged, and the [Calamity Chest] opened.
[You have opened the Calamity Chest.]
[You have received a debuff: Misfortune Descends (Passive, Lv.68). For the next 6 hours, you will attract wraith-type units.]
[You have obtained 1900 Soul Coins.]
[You have obtained Immortal Soul ×1 (Rare, 1422 rating).]
[You have obtained Potion Formula: Soul Purification Liquid (Requires Alchemy Lv.70 or above, or Alchemical Alchemy Lv.45 or above to decipher this formula).]
[Note: The Hunter currently has Immortal Soul ×3. If you acquire 5 Immortal Souls, you can synthesize them at a designated location after returning to Reincarnation Paradise. The final Immortal Soul rating will be determined by the ratings of the 5 Immortal Souls used in the synthesis.]
[Immortal Soul: 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. The maximum rating for an Immortal Soul is 1500 points.]
A formula and an Immortal Soul. Su Xiao examined the [Soul Purification Liquid Formula]. After a while, he understood the knowledge recorded on it. This formula involved absorbing the soul power of ghosts, wraiths, and similar units, condensing their soul energy into a liquid form—that is, [Soul Purification Liquid].
[Soul Purification Liquid] had two uses. First, by drinking this soul liquid, one could enhance already mastered soul-type abilities. The enhancement effect was explosively good, but the cost was permanently draining the potential of the soul-type ability.
For example, a soul-type ability could be raised to a maximum of Lv.75 in Reincarnation Paradise. If [Soul Purification Liquid] was consumed, the level cap of this ability would be reduced to Lv.60, or even lower.
Second, [Soul Purification Liquid] could be fed to ghosts, wraiths, etc., to make them grow rapidly. This would cause the ghosts, wraiths, etc., to become ferocious and violent.
Su Xiao thought of the red-dressed female ghost trapped in the crystalline shell in his storage space. Bubu Wang had named her Little Red...
If he had time, Su Xiao planned to give it a try. He didn’t expect the red-dressed female ghost to become very strong; he was just interested in [Soul Purification Liquid].
As for the Immortal Soul, he would keep it for now. When he returned to Reincarnation Paradise this time, he would see if he could buy two more. If successful, he could consider upgrading Dragon-Slaying Flash.
There was also the Law-Destruction Blade that hadn’t been dealt with. If he could survive this world, there would be a chance for Dragon-Slaying Flash to devour that Law-Destruction Blade.
Besides that, the problem with the [Divine Judgment] ring also needed to be resolved. In the previous world, after Su Xiao killed the Feather God, the growth of the Holy Spirit-rank Divine Judgment ring had increased from 62% to 99.99%, and then it got stuck.
Based on the Feather God’s strength, the Divine Judgment ring should have been able to advance to Immortal rank. The problem was unclear to Su Xiao. The only thing he could confirm was that the ring’s advancement was stuck not because he hadn’t killed enough evil gods, but because of some other reason.
The characteristic of the Divine Judgment ring was that the higher Su Xiao’s soul strength, the greater the increase in health and nerve reflex speed. Currently, the Divine Judgment ring boosted his health by a full 40,000 points and nerve reflex speed by 150%.
The bonus from the Divine Judgment ring was equivalent to Skill 1 of Su Xiao’s ‘boss template.’ He had encountered many powerful enemies like this—their Skill 1 always increased their own health, physical defense, control immunity, etc.
From this, it was clear how important the Divine Judgment ring was to Su Xiao. Whether the ‘boss template’ could hold up depended heavily on the Divine Judgment ring.
He had no clue how to upgrade the Divine Judgment ring to Immortal rank. This matter had to be prioritized. If he encountered an Ancient God later and killed it without increasing the ring’s growth, that would be a huge loss.
After opening the chests, Su Xiao, sitting cross-legged on the bed, vaguely felt something flowing away from him—that was his luck. His luck had returned to ‘normal levels.’
He checked the [Deep Sea Slumber (Immortal Rank, Pendant)] he had just obtained. Pendant-type equipment was very rare and had distinct characteristics.
[Deep Sea Slumber (Immortal Rank, Pendant)]
Durability: 30/30
Equipment Prerequisite: 6 points of Stamina attribute.
Equipment Effect (Unique): Grants underwater breathing ability, increases underwater movement speed by 1.2 times, increases health recovery speed by 270%, and enhances the effect of consumed potions by 30% (Recovery Potions, Functional Potions, etc., permanent enhancement potions are ineffective).
Rating: 1140 points (Immortal-rank equipment ranges from 1000 to 1500 points).
Description: What lurks beneath the water’s surface?
Selling Price: This equipment cannot be sold after being worn.
This was a very good functional piece of equipment. Although the rating of this Immortal-rank pendant wasn’t high, if fighting an enemy underwater, its effect was comparable to a fully rated Immortal-rank piece.
Just the 1.2 times increase in underwater movement speed alone was enough to match its Immortal-rank value. The reason for the 1140 rating was that this equipment had limitations—it was completely useless on land.
At some point, Bubu Wang had already crouched under the bed. As a follower, it had seen a notification: its master was under the Misfortune Descends debuff and would attract wraith-type units for the next 6 hours.
Bubu Wang was quite scared about this. There were many ghosts in this world.
Su Xiao sat cross-legged on the bed, meditating. He was waiting for wraith-type units to come—he would deal with them one by one.
He waited until the middle of the night, but not a single wraith-type unit appeared, not even a fly.
This was normal. Given the blood aura on Su Xiao, unless a wraith-type unit had lost its mind, it wouldn’t come within a kilometer of him. From the perspective of wraith-type units, Su Xiao was a human monster exuding blood energy—they would flee as far as possible.
Su Xiao opened his eyes. It was almost 4 a.m., and he hadn’t seen a single ghost shadow. He decided not to wait any longer. Dealing with the mermaid was more important.
The next morning, at six o’clock, a ray of the rising sun rose over the sea horizon. The vastness of the ocean was such that, to this day, the Alliance had explored less than one-tenth of it.
The sea surface sparkled. A small raft floated on the water, made of broken planks, rotten branches, and algae. Such a seafaring tool was easily overlooked by sea beasts, thus avoiding risks. This was experience—bitter, heartbreaking experience.
Just seeing this small raft stirred feelings of sympathy.
Beini crouched on the small raft. Her fur, usually well-groomed and glossy, was now dirty and disheveled, like a down-and-out cat begging for food.
Beini stared at the rising sun on the horizon. Tears welled up in her eyes. She had to hold them back, not cry, even if she had been drifting at sea for several days.
“Meow waaah (loud cry)!”
Beini howled at the sky, tears sparkling under the morning sun, appearing especially crystal clear.