Chapter 4: Damn It~
Half an hour later, the burning sensation inside his body subsided, and Su Xiao steadied his breathing.
Su Xiao opened his personal information, which read as follows:
Contractor No. 13013. (To protect the Hunter, this is a false number; no means can lock onto the Hunter.)
Name: Su Xiao (Hunter)
Level: LV.10 (First Rank). Every 10 levels is one rank. Level increases grant no attribute bonuses; they correspond to the Hunter’s authority within Reincarnation Paradise, world difficulty, mission difficulty, etc.
Health Points: 100% (This attribute cannot be fully digitized; it changes based on injury severity).
Mana Points: 1063 (Intelligence × 10, current mana recovery rate is 26 points per hour).
Strength: 42
Agility: 42
Stamina: 44 (2 points from Arena Champion bonus)
Intelligence: 42
Charm: 7 (2 points from Arena Champion bonus)
Luck: 1 (Related to item opening, crafting, etc. This attribute is extremely difficult to increase; cherish any opportunities to improve it.)
Note: The standard attributes for an adult male are 5 points, with Luck at 1 point.
...
His bare Charm attribute had finally reached the average human level, 5 points, but compared to his other attributes, the gap was stark.
After checking his attributes, Su Xiao opened his skill list.
[Shadow of Law Destruction (Sole Inheritor)]
Skill One
Azure Steel Shadow: LV.10 (Active Skill)
Effect: When activated, consumes 1–30 mana points per minute. Melee attacks burn 5–50 mana points from the enemy, dealing an equal amount of True Damage.
Skill Two
Blade Grandmaster: LV.18 (Passive Skill)
Effect: Increases blade-type weapon attack power by 77%.
Skill Three
Absolute Magic Immunity: X (Passive Skill)
Effect: Cannot learn or master any spell-type skills. Immune to 40% of spell damage.
Skill Four
Mind’s Eye: LV.10 (Passive Skill)
Effect: Greatly enhances perception, allowing detection of enemy attacks and weaknesses.
Skill Five
Supreme Blade: X (Special Skill)
Skill Six
Spirit Shadow Constitution: X (Passive Skill)
Skill Effect 1: Modifies the body, dispersing mana stored in the brain throughout the body.
Skill Effect 2: Mana fuses with the body, creating a wondrous change. Mana and health form a good cycle, greatly enhancing health by 30% of total mana.
Note: Current mana is 1063 points, increasing health by 318 points.
Skill Seven
Demon’s Mark: LV.2 (Passive Skill)
Skill Effect 1: Attacks deal an additional 13 points of True Damage.
Skill Effect 2: Can sacrifice equipment to upgrade Demon’s Mark. You have made a pact with a high-level demon.
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There were two more skills not included in the Shadow of Law Destruction skill list: Shave and Heart Meditation.
Su Xiao’s combat style was now fully set. The level of Blade Grandmaster showed that blade techniques were his primary combat method, with other abilities serving as support.
Alchemy was a decent ability, but Su Xiao hadn’t invested much effort into it. His strongest alchemical creation was the high-grade Alchemy Bomb.
That was enough. Alchemy’s main use was to save Paradise Coins, allowing him to use the remaining coins to strengthen other abilities. Otherwise, buying explosives and potions would cost a lot.
This time, Su Xiao didn’t gain many Soul Crystals, so there was no need to upgrade any abilities. He just needed to sell his equipment and convert the Paradise Coins into strength.
Su Xiao walked quickly back to his Exclusive Room. Leaving Bubu Wang, that fool, alone in the room made him uneasy.
Pushing open the door to his Exclusive Room, Su Xiao’s eye twitched.
Bubu Wang was in a strange position, butt raised, head facing the sofa, mouth open as if ready to bite it!
Hearing the door open, a flash of inspiration struck Bubu Wang. He immediately changed his biting motion to licking.
After licking the sofa a few times to ease the awkward atmosphere, Bubu Wang turned his head, a hint of reluctance in his eyes.
He had disliked this black sofa for a long time but had never found the chance to act.
After Su Xiao left, Bubu Wang had been torn between biting and not biting. If he bit, he’d get a ‘baptism’ from a size 45 slipper, but if he didn’t, the sofa annoyed him.
Just as Bubu Wang decided to endure the slipper’s baptism and bite the sofa, Su Xiao returned. Bubu Wang was so startled he nearly lost his composure. He didn’t have the guts to bite the sofa in front of Su Xiao.
“Bubu, looks like I interrupted your fun.”
Su Xiao sat on the sofa, checking for damage. Bubu Wang’s heart raced.
Crack!
One of the sofa’s short wooden legs broke, rolling to Su Xiao’s feet. A row of small teeth marks seemed to protest its misfortune.
Su Xiao stood up, his shadow looming over Bubu Wang, who trembled.
Two minutes later, Su Xiao sat on the bed, while Bubu Wang lay on the floor with the broken leg in front of him, as if confessing his crime.
But Bubu Wang’s eyes kept darting to the sofa, their gaze clearly saying: ‘Just wait. When the master’s not here, you’re done for.’
Ignoring Bubu Wang, Su Xiao began organizing the items in his storage space. A few needed to be sold.
[Gluttony’s Mask (Set 1/7), Purple Quality]
[Envy’s Suffering (Set 1/7), Purple Quality]
[Demon Spirit Crystal, Purple Quality]
[Artificial Human Bloodline, Purple Quality]
The items from the Steel Alchemy World were few, but each was top-notch. After all, it was a LV.10 derivative world.
With Bubu Wang in tow, Su Xiao headed straight for the Trade Square.
“Recovery items, full material list!”
“Fresh blue equipment! Beggars get lost!”
“Purple quality firearm! No haggling!”
“Buying Soul Crystals (Small), unlimited quantity!”
The Trade Square was as bustling as ever, with contractors shouting and bargaining.
At one stall, a deal seemed to have fallen through. Several contractors were cursing the stall owner, dragging every female relative of his into the insults.
Su Xiao found a less crowded spot. He didn’t need to squeeze into the busy areas.
After paying the Paradise Coins, Su Xiao gained the right to use a stall.
[Gluttony’s Mask (Set 1/7)] priced at 150,000 Paradise Coins.
[Envy’s Suffering (Set 1/7)] priced at 150,000 Paradise Coins.
[Demon Spirit Crystal] priced at 30,000 Paradise Coins. This was a material, but rare, so the price wasn’t high.
As for [Artificial Human Bloodline], Su Xiao hesitated before setting an exorbitant price of 350,000 Paradise Coins.
Among the four items, only [Demon Spirit Crystal] was meant to be sold for Paradise Coins. The other three were unlikely to sell directly.
After setting the prices, Su Xiao’s stall opened, still under the name [Premium Stall].
Once the stall was set up, Su Xiao contacted someone through his false number.
“Got good stuff. Come to the Trade Square ASAP.”
Su Xiao intended to leave a message, but the other party replied immediately.
“What good stuff? I’m not interested in anything below purple. Busy with a member’s first-rank trial recently.”
Su Xiao raised an eyebrow. It seemed the Divine Emperor Adventure Group also had contractors participating in first-rank trials. He wondered if he’d run into them.
He sent the details of [Gluttony’s Mask] and [Envy’s Suffering] to Divine Emperor, who replied within seconds.
“I’ll have Xila come over right away.”
Xila was the second-in-command of the Divine Emperor Adventure Group, a breathtakingly beautiful female mage. This set was perfect for her.
“Are you joking?”
Su Xiao felt that if Xila came alone, the two of them would end up in a deathmatch.
“Huh? Right, I’ll go with her. I won’t let her talk this time.”
Communicating with Xila was torture. She could kill any conversation within three sentences.
A few minutes after the stall opened, some contractors gathered around, discussing heatedly. Most stared at [Artificial Human Bloodline] with fiery eyes, while a few mage-type contractors drooled over the Sin Set.
“Excuse me, please move aside. If you’re not buying, looking is useless. Instead of standing here, why not go to the Trial Grounds to improve your strength? Contractor mortality rates have risen a lot lately.”
A sweet voice came through. Though the speaker was polite, her words were awkward.
All male contractors’ eyes focused on the newcomer, their gazes even hotter than when they looked at [Artificial Human Bloodline]. Xila’s stunning beauty and S-shaped figure were practically criminal.
But Xila was a conservative woman, not showing much skin. Her dark blue mage robe, however, perfectly outlined her figure, giving her a mysterious and breathtaking aura.
“Xila, don’t talk.”
Divine Emperor looked pained.
“Boss Divine Emperor, you still owe me 3,621.52 Paradise Coins. Considering it’s past midnight, with the agreed interest...”
“Stop, stop, stop! Huh? Wait, when did I owe you Paradise Coins?”
“Last time you got drunk and hooked up with a woman at Blue Sea and Sky...”
“Shut up!”
Divine Emperor was utterly embarrassed.
“Even if I shut up, it’s still true. The Paradise Coins I covered for you can’t be written off. Even if you’re the boss, you have to consider your subordinates’ financial situations. After all, that kind of thing...”
Divine Emperor took a deep breath. If this weren’t his own sister, he’d definitely kill her. How could she bring up that kind of stuff? Even if he had gone, it wasn’t something to say out loud.