Chapter 52: "Daddy-Level" Artifact
The spatial fluctuations gradually subsided, and Su Xiao returned to his exclusive room. This gathering at the Starry Sky Seat, thanks to the accumulation from the previous two times, yielded exceptionally satisfying gains.
Su Xiao glanced at the Soul Severing Shadow Stone floating nearby. The fusion of the Soul Severing Shadow Stone was complete, but this item still needed to stabilize, allowing the Primordial Life Force within to settle before use. Don't forget, the "Soul Severing Shadow" was a technique developed by the most heinous female Law Destroyer in history, Green Gillian. To master such an ability, one must be steady.
The ideal approach was to first meet Green Gillian's remnant soul and inquire about the details of the "Soul Severing Shadow."
The problem was whether Green Gillian's remnant soul even existed remained unknown. As for asking the old Law Destroyer or Mawen Hua'erzi, since they had mastered "Devouring Demon Shadow," they were incompatible with "Soul Severing Shadow."
"Devouring Demon Shadow" and "Soul Severing Shadow" each had their pros and cons. The former required devouring Demon Blade energy or sealing it within the body. That was how the old Law Destroyer and Mawen Hua'erzi handled it—one devoured the Demon Blade energy, the other sealed it away.
Su Xiao, on the other hand, took a different route, sealing the Demon Blade energy within his blade, thereby mastering the Demon Blade ability.
When "Soul Severing Shadow" was mentioned earlier, the old Law Destroyer and Mawen Hua'erzi had that "you're on your own" look in their eyes, which undoubtedly represented the high risk of mastering this ability.
"Devouring Demon Shadow" was unmatched in group battles, "Void Severing Shadow" had the greatest speed, and "Soul Severing Shadow" was the strongest in one-on-one combat. These three systems were all advanced from the foundation of the Cyan Steel Shadow ability.
Su Xiao observed the Soul Severing Shadow Stone for a while, felt it was still unstable, and paid 50 Soul Coins to keep it stabilizing.
Entering the Alchemy Laboratory, Su Xiao picked up the Alchemy Codex on the workbench and began deciphering the sixth page. He pressed his index finger onto the metal page, releasing his mental energy from his fingertip like pale blue ink, dyeing each engraved mark on the page blue.
Two hours later, Su Xiao lifted his index finger. He felt a splitting headache, occasional double vision, and a bitter almond taste in his mouth—all signs of mental fatigue from overexertion. Previously, the sixth page had been deciphered to 925/1057 marks. He had planned to finish this page this time and see what good stuff was recorded on the back, but he got stuck on the last mark.
This time, Su Xiao had pushed his mark deciphering a bit too hard, causing slight tearing sensations in his mental energy. He rubbed his temples, rested for a while, then decided to finish mixing his current batch of potions, soak in the hot springs, and then sleep it off to fully recover from his terrible state.
Ten hours later, in the planting area, accompanied by the fluttering wings of several hummingbirds, Su Xiao sat up on the rattan bed. Given the area of the planting zone, releasing some birds was no problem. Thanks to the recent permission upgrade, the planting area had been expanded by nearly half.
There were quite a few hummingbirds here, along with other birds. One species with an afro looked hilarious, and there was also an abandoned parrot that Amu had rescued, chattering away all day long.
Because it was too noisy, Su Xiao gave it a look, and now it had been silent for several days. Fortunately, Bubu wasn't interested in parrots other than Ma Dali. It kept an eye on Ma Dali mainly to shoot short videos.
These birds were all picked up by Amu and were well taken care of. They feared Su Xiao the most, followed by Beini, had a neutral relationship with Baha, and were close to Bubu and Amu.
Su Xiao checked the team channel. The potions he had mixed this time were all sold, netting a total of 5,362 Soul Coins. The returns from potions were becoming increasingly satisfying.
Pushing open the door and leaving the planting area, Su Xiao checked the Soul Severing Shadow Stone. The Primordial Life Force inside was still unstable, but there was another good news: the fusion of [Faceless] + [Primordial Mask] had actually succeeded.
Su Xiao had previously thought this fusion was a lost cause, maybe even losing the Primordial Mask in the process, but it succeeded. He took out the fused [Primordial Mask].
[Primordial Mask]
Origin: Abyss / Filth's Cradle (Faceless Man's Dwelling).
Quality: This equipment has no fixed rank constant, but has an upper limit.
Category: Special Accessory
Materials: Fate Tree Bark, Hundred-Faced Bird Feathers, Chitin, Forgotten One's Blood, Faceless Man's Soul...
Durability: 10/10
Equipment Requirements: Willpower above 70 points.
Basic Trait: Balance of All Things (Passive): The disguise effect brought by this equipment will be determined by the wearer's Charm Attribute, Soul Strength, Natural/Elemental Affinity, and Compatibility.
Equipment Effect 1: All Beings (Active): After wearing this mask, one can use a medium to disguise appearance, voice, physique, behavior patterns, aura, etc.
Hint: Mediums are divided into three tiers.