Chapter 2: World Keys ×3 (Used to open World-Class Treasure Chests).
Hint: The True Power: Plunder ability has been activated. You will receive 1 to 3 Golden Skill Points.
Hint: You have received 3 Golden Skill Points (determined by overall evaluation).
Overall Evaluation: S+. The Hunter's current brand level is Lv.76. Brand Level +5 (Primordial World Rank × Number of Completed Tasks + Overall Evaluation - Task Completion Time).
Hint: Eighth Rank World Settlement. The maximum single increase for brand level is Lv.3. The Hunter's brand level has been raised to Lv.79.
Hint: Because you once postponed a rank promotion (by using the special item: Beginning of Nightmare), this brand level increase will be forcibly raised by an additional Lv.1.
Settlement complete. Rewards have been deposited into the Hunter's brand.
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[Hint: Detected that the Hunter's brand level has reached Lv.80. In the next world progression, you must undergo a rank promotion assessment.]
[For this assessment, the world entered can be self-selected by the Hunter or randomly selected. The following rules must be followed:]
Self-Selected World: Only Primordial Worlds can be selected, and the difficulty ceiling of this world must not be lower than Lv.81.
Randomly Selected World: Three assessment worlds of varying difficulty levels will be randomly offered: "Hellfire," "Iron Forge," and "Origin."
Hellfire Level: Danger level approximately equal to the World of Paintings.
Iron Forge Level: Danger level approximately equal to the Alien Star Battlefield.
Origin Level: Danger level approximately equal to a mid-to-lower-tier Ninth Rank Primordial World.
[Hint: This rank promotion is crucial for the Hunter. The difficulty of the assessment world you experience will determine whether, after being promoted to Ninth Rank, you are qualified to enter the Transcendent Primordial World to execute tasks, and whether you can freely enter the Void, etc.]
[Hint: If you successfully advance to Ninth Rank, the "Great Gathering Place" will open for you. Within the "Great Gathering Place," you can trade with Contractors, Battle Angels, Death Rangers, Executioners, Guardians, and Pioneers from Apocalypse Paradise, Holy Light Paradise, Death Paradise, Sanctuary Paradise, and Watchful Paradise (the currency used is Soul Coins).]
[Hint: Although the Great Gathering Place is a public trading zone, some specific supplies unique to your own faction are non-tradeable.]
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There were many prompts. Su Xiao first checked the rewards from the world settlement, then began reviewing the information on the rank promotion for the next world.
The core content was only one point: the three difficulty levels of assessment worlds: "Hellfire," "Iron Forge," and "Origin." Judging by the prompts, this choice was definitely the most important decision Su Xiao had made since becoming a Hunter.
Su Xiao tried to use his Hunter authority to inquire whether Dead Silence City could be used as the rank promotion assessment world, and what difficulty tier Dead Silence City would be classified as.
He quickly got an answer. Dead Silence City could certainly be used as the assessment world for rank promotion, and its difficulty was "Origin Level," which was also the maximum difficulty ceiling for the promotion assessment.
Looking at the hints given by Reincarnation Paradise below, it was clearly not recommended for Su Xiao to choose Dead Silence City as his rank promotion assessment world, because the difficulty of the assessment for advancing to Ninth Rank was not as dangerous as entering Dead Silence City.
Regarding the reward for obtaining over 150% World Source, Su Xiao chose World Keys ×3. The reason was that World-Class Treasure Chests could potentially be obtained with effort, but World Keys were purely a matter of luck. If one was unlucky, they might never get a single one in a lifetime. If lucky, sometimes several could be obtained in one world.
[Hint: The SSS-Rank Adventure Group shared ability has been triggered. During each world settlement, corresponding team skill points will be obtained based on the overall evaluation received by the Tuanzhang (Regiment Leader).]
[This overall evaluation is S+. You have received 30 Team Skill Points.]
[Team Skill: Hunting Group (Passive Lv.3) has been triggered. This skill can increase your own physical attribute by 1 point during each world settlement (it will randomly increase one of the five attributes: Intelligence, Physique, Charm, Luck, or Willpower).]
[The beneficiaries of this skill are: The Hunter himself, Bubuteni, Amu, Baha, and Beini.]
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As this prompt appeared, Bubu Wang, Amu, Baha, and Beini, who had gathered around, all focused their attention.
[Hint: Your Charm attribute has increased by 1 point.]
Su Xiao glanced at his Luck attribute, which had dropped to -13 points due to the recent multiple uses of [Sacred Oak], and felt that this lottery draw had yielded nothing.
He had obtained a total of 30 Team Skill Points. Adding the 2 points remaining from before, Su Xiao raised the team ability "Vitality Awakening" from Lv.30 to Lv.40. This was a life-saving divine skill. During the life-and-death battle with the Great Emperor, if this ability hadn't triggered, allowing his health to recover rapidly, he might have died under the Great Emperor's Dark Soul Flame.
The remaining Team Skill Points were used to upgrade "Hunting Group." With this ability, he could "draw a lottery" once during each world settlement. If he could increase his Luck or Willpower attributes, it would be a huge profit.
"Hunting Group (Passive Lv.4): During world settlement, can increase your own physical attribute by 1 point (it will randomly increase one of the six attributes: Agility, Intelligence, Physique, Charm, Luck, or Willpower)."
Su Xiao checked the various gains in his storage space and decided to open all the treasure chests first, then sell them uniformly. After having more resources in hand, he would go to enhance himself.
Seeing Su Xiao take out one treasure chest after another from his storage space, Bubu Wang and Baha acted like his left and right guardians, coming to his sides.
Before opening the chests, Su Xiao first took out the remains left by [Gluttonous Fish] and sold them to Reincarnation Paradise.
[Hint: Your Luck attribute has been permanently increased by 3 points.]
Su Xiao carefully felt it but didn't notice any change in himself. After checking his Luck attribute, which had reached a high of 55 points, he felt somewhat speechless. His Luck attribute seemed fake. A Luck attribute of 55 points felt no different from treating it as 5.5 points.
Heaven knew what kind of curse the inheritance of the Shadow of Law Destruction carried. Law Destroyers generally had bad luck, but according to Mawen Hua'erzi, although other Law Destroyers had poor fortunes, none were as bad as Su Xiao's. That unscrupulous old fellow even said, 'You might be the once-in-a-millennium prodigy among us Law Destroyers.'
Although the words seemed like praise, they didn't make one happy at all. Su Xiao lit a cigarette with Fate Dominator, raising his own Luck attribute to 75 points.
[You have opened the Immortal Chest: Greed's Thought.]
The chest dropped by killing the three aces of the company opened. A brilliant golden light burst forth, almost blinding Bubu Wang's dog eyes beside him. The chest flashed.
[You have obtained Immortal Soul (Enhancement Item).]
[You have obtained N Command: Pseudo-Life Mechanical Prosthetic: Nervous System: Golden Viper (Immortal Rank Technological Creation: Full Rating).]
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Su Xiao first checked the rating of [Immortal Soul]. Before Dragon-Slaying Flash had completed its upgrade, he had needed this item very much. Now, he no longer needed it. This [Immortal Soul] with a rating of 1468 could be sold at a good price.
As for the implant-type prosthetic [Golden Viper], although it was an Immortal Rank full-rating item, if sold on Trade Street, its price would only be around 7000 Soul Coins. Compared to other Immortal Rank full-rating equipment, which sold for over ten thousand Soul Coins, there was a clear gap.
The reason for this was that when Contractors from his side reached high ranks, only a small number developed towards the technological side.
This was related to the infrastructure within Reincarnation Paradise. For example, facilities like the Land of All Beings, which other Paradises didn't have, were basically useless for technological Contractors from his side. What could they comprehend there? Mastering screwdriver specialization?
The Technique Grandmasters from Reincarnation Paradise were famous, precisely because of the existence of the Land of All Beings. Only those who had been to the seventh and eighth layers of the Land of All Beings knew its importance for Technique-type Contractors.
Since there were few technological Contractors on his side, the prices for such items were naturally not good. Su Xiao listed [Golden Viper] on the auction platform. Even though he had to pay a 10% transaction fee, there were many technological Contractors on the Apocalypse Paradise side, and quite a few on the Sanctuary Paradise side as well.
Logically, the divine stick faction on the Sanctuary Paradise side, even if not hostile to technological creations, wouldn't like them. But the reality was that they had a sect called the Science God Cult.
The first chest had brought a pleasant surprise. Among the remaining four chests, [World-Class Treasure Chest] and [Abyss Chest] were the grand finale. He first picked up [Immortal Chest: Silver Hawk], which was dropped by Xiao Fuliya.
As soon as the chest opened, golden light surged again. Bubu Wang immediately covered his dog eyes with both paws, almost turning into an emoji.
[You have opened the Immortal Chest: Silver Hawk.]
[You have obtained Dark Silver Remnant Annihilation (Immortal Rank Short Blade).]
[You have obtained Eagle Ring (No Grade: Souvenir).]
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[Eagle Ring]
Origin: Underworld
Quality: No Grade
Durability: 99/100 points (Forged from rare metal, but without any guidance or enchantment, etc., and due to its unique commemorative significance, this item will not be classified as a material, resulting in a grade of No Grade, but this does not mean the item is worthless).
Introduction: Look, circling in the sky above, is the Dark Eagle.
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Su Xiao held the [Eagle Ring] between his fingers. Some people's stories were never told to others, even until death. But this ring was indeed good. He would ask Lide later if it could be crafted into something.
Su Xiao picked up [Immortal Chest: Eagle's Domain], dropped by Wuya Suolaluo, and opened it. Golden light blazed brightly. Three Immortal Chests flashed in a row.
It was proven that pushing the Luck attribute to 75 points was useful! Although Su Xiao sometimes suffered from intermittent bad luck, when his luck was good, it matched his 75-point Luck attribute perfectly.
[You have opened the Immortal Chest: Eagle's Domain.]
[You have obtained Dark Battle Boots (Immortal Rank Equipment).]
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[Dark Battle Boots]
Origin: Underworld
Quality: Immortal Rank
Category: Battle Boots
Durability: 185/185
Equipment Requirements: True Strength 130 points, True Agility 207 points, Willpower higher than 100 points.
Equipment Effect 1: Dark Erosion (Core, Passive), if a kick technique causes the enemy to enter control effects such as dizziness or body numbness, the "Twisting Abyss Energy" contained within this equipment will invade the enemy's body, causing the enemy's Strength attribute to be temporarily reduced by 3 points for the subsequent 200 seconds.
Hint: This effect can stack up to two times.
Hint: Once the "Twisting Abyss Energy" within this equipment is depleted, it needs to be recharged using Abyss products such as "Precipitated Glass" or "Dark Stone."
Equipment Effect 2: Speed and Power Boost (Passive), overall damage of kick-type attacks increased by 50%, movement speed increased by 15%.
Hint: This bonus is common to all Battle Boots-type equipment, but the intensity of the increase will vary based on the equipment's quality.
Rating: 1500 points (Immortal Rank equipment rating is 1000 to 1500 points).
Introduction: No mercy, deliver a heavy blow.
Price: Cannot be traded after wearing.
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Seeing the attributes of [Dark Battle Boots], Su Xiao knew his new battle boots had arrived. It was rare to open equipment directly usable from a treasure chest.
The current [Dark Battle Boots] were already very good. If resources were invested to strengthen them to around +10, their core passive would definitely become even more powerful.
Su Xiao's straight kick had the effect of Heavy Penetration + Annihilation Heavy Cannon. Let alone other enemies, even Bati (Overlord Body) powerhouses like the Old Knight and the Great Emperor would be kicked to one knee, their entire bodies paralyzed. Therefore, he wasn't worried about the Dark Erosion effect of [Dark Battle Boots] not triggering.
There were two chests left. Su Xiao first picked up the World-Class Treasure Chest.
[You have consumed World Key ×1.]
[You have successfully opened the World-Class Treasure Chest.]
[You have obtained World Core: Fragment ×3.]
[You have obtained Space-Time Power (107 ounces).]
[You have obtained Gambler's Soul: Incomplete (Special Item).]
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A soul mass the size of a goose egg appeared in Su Xiao's hand. The inside of this soul mass was pitch black, wrapped in a faint white light on the outside.
[Gambler's Soul: Incomplete]
Origin: Void.
Usage Effect: Cannot be used, only activated.
Hint: Activating this item will attract the Gambler. You can complete a bet with the other party, or use this part of their soul as compensation to request the other party to fulfill corresponding obligations.
Introduction: This is the part of the soul lost by a gambling addict.
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Looking at the soul mass in his hand, Su Xiao fell into thought. This kind of soul fluctuation seemed somewhat familiar to him. After opening the last treasure chest, he would try to activate this item.
Before opening the [Abyss Chest], Su Xiao took out the [Rune Box] and [God's Fortune Soul Coin Pouch] he had obtained earlier.
"God's Fortune Soul Coin Pouch (Upon opening, you will receive 250 to 12,500 Soul Coins)."
His luck was currently good. Su Xiao decisively opened both.
[You have received 289 Soul Coins.]
Seeing this amount of Soul Coins obtained, Su Xiao was very calm. After the three consecutive flashes of Immortal Chests earlier, he felt anything that happened afterwards was normal.
[You have obtained Life Rune.]
[Life Rune]
Origin: Ancient Land.
Quality: Immortal Rank
Type: Rune Type
Effect: Inserting this rune into a Rune Base type equipment will grant the Rune Base type equipment the "Life" characteristic.
Hint: Rune Base type equipment can insert 3 to 5 Rune Slabs (the specific number depends on the quality of the Rune Base type equipment).
Rating: 1500 points (Immortal Rank equipment rating is 1000 to 1500 points)
Introduction: A rare item.
Price: 2217 Soul Coins.
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Among the Immortal Rank items Su Xiao had gained this time, several were Immortal Rank full-rating. This wasn't entirely due to good luck, but more importantly, it was influenced by the danger level of the Alien Star Battlefield.
Gains were proportional to risks. The Alien Star Battlefield was inherently dangerous. After connecting with the Underworld, the treasure chests it produced had astonishing value. In other words, it was difficult for Su Xiao to open these few chests and get items that weren't Immortal Rank full-rating.
Only one chest remained. Su Xiao picked up the Abyss Chest, which was entirely dark gold and covered with dark green patterns, and opened it. A puff of black smoke greeted him.
[You have opened the Abyss Chest.]
[You have been cursed (to remove this curse, you need to pay 1597 Soul Coins).]
[You have obtained Dark Soul Flame (Skill Scroll).]
[You have obtained Nether Shadow (Bloodline/Class Item. After using this item, you can inherit the "Nether Shadow" class template).]
[Nether Shadow: Class Potential: S+ (Bloodline/Class inheritance items, potential ranges from E to S+).]
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The best bloodline/class item Su Xiao had obtained before was only S-. The "Nether Shadow" he had obtained this time made him hesitate whether to sell it.
He could be certain that the Great Emperor was not "Nether Shadow." The Great Emperor's system was more primitive, rougher, but also more powerful.
"Nether Shadow" should be a class inheritance fused by Reincarnation Paradise from Abyss power, the Great Emperor's combat techniques, and Law Destruction system abilities. Opening treasure chests was truly magical. It seemed impossible to open items completely unrelated to the killed target, but the reward scope wasn't rigid either.
The current issue was whether to sell "Nether Shadow." Su Xiao didn't mind teaching Law Destruction system abilities to allies. This was somewhat influenced by Mawen Hua'erzi and the old Law Destroyers. However, there was one point: he would not let enemies understand the Law Destruction system abilities in detail, such as Arcane Eternal Star.
To this day, Arcane Eternal Star did not have a complete understanding of the Law Destruction system abilities. When the Law Destruction faction was defeated, the ancestral Law Destroyers even blew up the Law Destruction Hall. That was why the "Awakening Stele" fell into the Treeborn World.
Therefore, who to sell "Nether Shadow" to was a problem. Su Xiao's first thought was the Divine Emperor Adventure Group. After such a long development, the Divine Emperor side could now afford several thousand, or even tens of thousands of Soul Coins.
Another point was that their business was growing bigger and bigger. Mentioning the Divine Emperor Adventure Group, Contractors from First to Seventh Rank would be puzzled: "Who the hell are they?" But if the "Ram Merchant Guild" was mentioned, they would definitely slap their thighs and exclaim, 'Damn, the Divine Emperor is that powerful? They've latched onto the "Ram Merchant Guild"!'
In reality, the "Ram Merchant Guild" was one of the branches under the Divine Emperor Adventure Group. What was particularly funny was that if you said the Divine Emperor Adventure Group was strong, it wasn't top-tier strong. If you said it was weak, it wasn't weak at all.
The core members of the Divine Emperor Adventure Group were all combat types. They unanimously believed they could develop the Divine Emperor Adventure Group into the strongest adventure group, and doing business was just a side thing. But the problem was that the strongest adventure group was nowhere in sight, while the merchant guild's development was changing with each passing day.
Given the value of [Nether Shadow], the Divine Emperor Adventure Group certainly couldn't afford it. But there was a problem: even if the Divine Emperor Adventure Group was wiped out, the Ram Merchant Guild wouldn't be destroyed. Merchant guilds only went bankrupt due to poor management; no one had ever heard of one being annihilated.
Furthermore, at high ranks, bloodline/class inheritance items weren't easy to sell. The reason was that someone who had fought their way to Eighth Rank and could afford [Nether Shadow] would surely have a class inheritance already. Not only did they have one, but it was already developed to a late stage.
Under these circumstances, the sales situation for [Nether Shadow] was destined to be: those who needed it couldn't afford it, and those who could afford it didn't need it.
Therefore, selling [Nether Shadow] to the Divine Emperor and arranging a loan for them was a good choice. This would actually be faster than selling it on Trade Street.
Thinking of loans, Su Xiao suddenly thought of Kaisa. However, having cooperated with the Divine Emperor Adventure Group for so long, sending Kaisa to contact them would be too devilish an act.
Su Xiao contacted the Divine Emperor via email. A few seconds after sending the email, the Divine Emperor replied. The content was:
'Brother Bai Ye, what interesting item have you obtained recently? If possible, I am willing to purchase it at a very sincere price.'
Seeing that the Divine Emperor was still so sincere, Su Xiao sent the attributes of [Nether Shadow] and the details of how to trade.
At the same time, in the headquarters of the Divine Emperor Adventure Group, in the second-floor meeting room, the Divine Emperor, Old Goat, and the chief healing type Matcha were discussing something when the Divine Emperor suddenly stopped talking.
"Tuanzhang (Regiment Leader)? Tuanzhang (Regiment Leader)?"
Matcha looked at the Divine Emperor and found him seemingly checking something. Suddenly, the Divine Emperor's expression turned serious. He sat there motionless for several seconds.
The Divine Emperor pondered for a moment, then showed [Nether Shadow] to Old Goat and Matcha.
"I... damn! What the hell is this thing? Is it an item dropped from a Ninth Rank world?"
Matcha directly cursed. Compared to her, Old Goat's expression changed slightly. He was a Worker. When he saw something, he didn't consider its power, but its price.
"With this thing, we can take a step further."
The Divine Emperor spoke. Having managed the Divine Emperor Adventure Group for so long, he naturally had many trustworthy people.
"Tuanzhang (Regiment Leader), the price of this item..."
"Brother Bai Ye said we can consider a loan."
Hearing this, Old Goat almost fell over with his legs split. He stroked his goatee to calm down and said, "Tuanzhang (Regiment Leader), even if Brother Bai Ye gives us a loan, we can't afford to repay it. Besides, the interest..."
"There's no interest. The condition is that only we can use it; we can't resell it."
"This..."
Old Goat was even more puzzled. However, since trading with Su Xiao, he had encountered many strange situations and was no longer surprised by this.
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Closing the reply email from the Divine Emperor, Su Xiao chose to sell [Nether Shadow] to the Divine Emperor Adventure Group. There were two reasons: both because of the issues with the class inheritance itself, and to facilitate meeting the user of this item in the future.
A stone from another mountain can polish jade. Su Xiao wanted to see what this class, which combined Abyss power, the Great Emperor's combat techniques, and Law Destruction system abilities, would look like.
Su Xiao first paid 1597 Soul Coins to remove the curse he had received. He picked up the [Gambler's Soul: Incomplete] beside him and activated it.
Wave~
Like a wisp of light particles exploding in the air, these particles spread and grew, eventually condensing into bone. A cluster of skulls squeezed together, forming a circular door floating in mid-air. The upper half of a skeleton emerged from within.
The image of this skeleton was like that of a common skeleton soldier, but its bones were thicker and its overall size was larger. It was the skeleton gambler Su Xiao had encountered in the World of Paintings.
That time, Wude had gambled with the skeleton gambler. Coincidentally, Wude had the Abyssal Jar, and the skeleton gambler had the lid of the Abyssal Jar. They regretted not meeting earlier and had a gambling session.
Unfortunately, the skeleton gambler somehow got rid of the complete Abyssal Jar later. The Devil Clan happily welcomed the complete big daddy. Those old devils were 'happy' to the point of tears, their blood pressure soaring.
"We meet again, Law Destroyer."
The skeleton gambler, dressed like a dealer, seemed to smile. He continued, "Interested in a small game or two?"
"..."
Su Xiao didn't speak. He just took out [Gambler's Soul: Incomplete].
Seeing this, the skeleton gambler coughed dryly and said, "Let's not ask for the detailed inside story on such old matters. What should I do to win back the part of my soul I lost? Another game? Are you interested?"
"Not interested."
"Oh, oh, I understand. You Law Destroyers just take things directly; you don't need to gamble with people."
"..."
Su Xiao didn't speak. He felt that the outside world might have some misunderstanding about Law Destroyers. Law Destroyers only robbed their enemies, and besides, that was called the rational allocation of resources.
"Tell me, how can I get back the piece of soul I lost?"
"What can you do for me?"
"I can help you find people. You tell me who to find, and I'll help you deliver a message. How about this deal?"
The skeleton gambler took out a scale, for some unknown purpose.
"Help me find the Demon Blacksmith."
"Well..."
The skeleton gambler hesitated. He thought for a moment, then finally nodded and said, "Alright. What message do you want me to deliver?"
"Tell him to come to Dead Silence City. I'll wait for him there. I have important things to hand over to him."
Su Xiao had obtained [Covenant Item], [Deity's Soul: Sacred Oak], [Deity's Soul: Ancestor], and he also had [Smelting Furnace]. He definitely needed to meet the Demon Blacksmith.
Furthermore, Su Xiao had another idea. Given the Demon Blacksmith's power and uniqueness, if the other party went to Dead Silence City, perhaps the building where the Demon Blacksmith resided could become a safe house. This was a life-and-death strategic arrangement.
"I will deliver the message."
The skeleton gambler spoke while looking at the soul mass in Su Xiao's hand.
"Sign the contract."
Su Xiao drafted a contract notarized by Reincarnation Paradise. The skeleton gambler suddenly fell silent, his gaze unprecedentedly serious.
Both sides were silent for a moment. Su Xiao then threw the [Gambler's Soul: Incomplete] in his hand to the skeleton gambler.
The skeleton gambler took it with a smile and retreated back into the circular bone door, saying, "Don't worry, I won't break my promise."
The skeleton gambler's tone was initially teasing, but halfway through, it became serious. The reason was that Su Xiao had opened a charcoal box containing the roots of Maosheng's Frenzy. The implication was obvious: if the promise was broken, he would entrust Maosheng's Frenzy to visit the other party.
If the skeleton gambler managed to escape that, he would subsequently entrust the Abyssal Jar and the Necronomicon to pay a visit.
Su Xiao traded all the items he needed to sell to Beini. These included the Blood Angel Three-Piece Set, the Dragon Blood Warrior Two-Piece Set, as well as Immortal Soul, Golden Viper, Dark Soul Flame, etc.
Currently, Su Xiao had nearly 110,000 Soul Coins. In addition, he had 15 Golden Skill Points and 42 True Attribute Points.
He had obtained many Golden Skill Points through freeloading from [Sacred Oak], which was why he had so many. Now, of course, he would first push "Basic Passive: Body Soul" to its limit. After the battle with the Great Emperor, Su Xiao found that his survivability was still not strong enough. Taking a few Soul Flames was too much to bear.
Su Xiao left his Exclusive Room and headed towards the Attribute Enhancement Hall. Halfway there, he remembered something. He took a box out of his storage space and opened it. [Wild Hunt Night] was inside. As for why it was in a box, to be precise, it could only be stored in a box now.
Su Xiao dragged a box of [Wild Hunt Night], changed direction, and walked towards Lide's forge.
After taking a few steps, perhaps due to a sudden pang of conscience, Su Xiao walked into a shop on the street. He bought a bottle of wine for 370 Soul Coins and also asked for a slightly larger wooden wine box. This mahogany wine box looked very expensive at first glance.
Su Xiao discarded the silk-like filling inside the wine box, padded the nearly strip-like [Wild Hunt Night] inside, and finally placed the wine bottle flat on top. Satisfied with the look, he walked towards Lide's forge. His friendship with Lide seemed to have become a bit more solid at this moment.