Chapter 47: Abyssal Treasure Chest
Regarding the negative charm basic passive, Su Xiao had this idea back when he obtained the [Ancient One Scroll].
His plan was, if he could get a basic passive ability corresponding to strength or agility from the [Basic Passive Skill Scroll Chest], that would naturally be best. If not, getting a charm-type basic passive with the highest potential was also acceptable.
While the highest potential basic passive skill scrolls for strength and agility attributes were certainly rare, compared to the highest potential negative charm basic passive scroll, the rarity of the former two couldn't compare.
The negative charm basic passive scroll wasn't just a matter of rarity. Su Xiao suspected whether such a thing had ever appeared before.
Regardless, his charm attribute had already reached -15 points. If he could actually create a negative charm basic passive, with such a high charm attribute bonus, it was bound to be a powerful ability.
One problem was that he had both the charm-type basic passive scroll and the [Ancient One Scroll]. Where should he go to get a large amount of high-tier energy? From the description of the [Ancient One Scroll], the higher the energy tier consumed and the greater the quantity, the stronger the final scroll produced.
Su Xiao's first thought was the Ancient Battlefield, but upon second thought, it didn't seem safe. The guardians on the Ancient Battlefield weren't easy to deal with. To be precise, he couldn't afford to provoke them yet.
The Ancient Battlefield was out. Su Xiao opened his storage space and checked the 3,354 soul residues and 332 large soul residues inside. If he used space-time power as the cost to purify the soul energy within, it seemed like a good method.
Although the method was good, Su Xiao felt it still wasn't enough. If he wasn't mistaken, a [Negative Charm Basic Passive] had probably never appeared before. To make this idea a reality, he would likely need a massive amount of high-tier energy.
Undoubtedly, the energy contained within soul crystals was extremely high-tier, but the quantity was always an issue.
Su Xiao recalled something. To be precise, it was an unforgettable scene in his memory. Every time he went to the Land of All Beings, Layer Seven, he could see beneath the ice layer formed by soul energy, massive soul crystals the size of millstones, and some even as large as houses.
He had tried to dig them out before, but was deducted soul coins and teleported out of the Land of All Beings. Now, thinking of a massive amount of soul energy, Su Xiao immediately thought of the Land of All Beings, Layer Seven. If he used the [Ancient One Scroll] there, high-tier energy would definitely be more than sufficient.
Su Xiao extinguished the blazing fire stone under the glass pot, used the boiling eternal spring water in the pot to brew a cup of Black Maple Leaf tea, took a sip, and formed a rough plan in his mind.
To accomplish this, Su Xiao thought of Kaiser and contacted him. The result was that Kaiser flatly refused.
However, after Su Xiao increased the reward to 90 ounces of space-time power, Kaiser began to waver. When the reward reached 110 ounces of space-time power, Kaiser promised that even if this plan failed, he would later go to a hidden place and use the high-tier energy there to activate the [Ancient One Scroll].
Leaving his exclusive room, Su Xiao arrived at the agreed location over ten minutes later. At first, he didn't see Kaiser until Kaiser deliberately coughed, revealing himself in strange attire.
At this moment, Kaiser was wearing heavy armor like an iron barrel, the lower edge reaching his knees, with an alloy helmet on his head, his entire body wrapped tightly.
Su Xiao handed both the [Basic Passive Secret Art] and the [Ancient One Scroll] to Kaiser. After receiving them, Kaiser walked into the training ground and entered the Land of All Beings through the teleportation array.
Time passed minute by minute. After a full ten minutes without news, Su Xiao estimated that Kaiser had probably failed this time. But just then, he heard a dull thud. The barrel-like bloated armor flew out, hit the distant wall, bounced a few times, and rolled near him.
Kaiser's head poked out from the barrel-like bloated armor. He crawled out like a caterpillar, staggered a few steps as if drunk, and barely steadied himself.
Kaiser was about to raise his hand to hand the scroll to Su Xiao when, in the next instant, he suddenly disappeared from the spot. He was probably thrown into a mission world to execute a task. Earning 110 ounces of space-time power wasn't easy.
Absorbing a large amount of soul energy within the Land of All Beings was something Su Xiao could do himself with the [Ancient One Scroll]. The key issue was that if it led to being unable to enter the Land of All Beings afterward, that would be troublesome.
Kaiser didn't care about this. This guy frequently bounced back and forth between "quasi-arbiter" and "formal arbiter." The punishment this time wasn't just being thrown into a mission world for a special task, but also being unable to enter the Land of All Beings for a long time afterward. Even if he could enter later, he would have to pay a higher fee.
Kaiser didn't care about being unable to enter the Land of All Beings. He even had permission to enter Layer Eight of the Land of All Beings, but he had only been there twice in total. The first time was to see what it was like, and the second time was this one.
After Kaiser was teleported away, the scroll fell to the ground. Su Xiao picked it up and carefully examined it. The scroll was semi-transparent, rolled up and temporarily unable to be unrolled, with a tough texture. When he tried to check its attributes, the prompt indicated that this scroll had reached a saturated state and its characteristics were changing.
Returning to his exclusive room, Su Xiao sat on the single sofa and took out the [Sacred Serpent Guardian]. He found that the sacred serpent inside the hollow gem wasn't reacting strongly, indicating that his luck was stable, or even favorable.
Noticing this, Su Xiao took out all the treasure chests he had obtained this time. The total included: [Twisted Abyssal Treasure Chest], [Immortal Chest: Dark Object], [Slimy Biological Tissue Ball], [Immortal Chest: End of Suffering], [Immortal Chest: Undying Insect], [Abyssal Treasure Chest], [Box of Original Sin], [World-Class Treasure Chest], and [Origin Chest: Eternal Life].
A total of nine treasure chests. Even the worst among them had high value. Su Xiao opened the first five chests together, and a prompt appeared.
[You have begun opening the Twisted Abyssal Treasure Chest, Immortal Chest: Dark Object...]
[You have obtained Ashes (Twisted Special Item).]
[You have obtained Dark Devourer (Synthetic Item, Low Probability Acquisition).]
[You have obtained Shrill Scream (Immortal Grade Accessory).]
[You have obtained Ten Thousand Insects (Soul System Skill Scroll).]
Opening five treasure chests yielded only four items. This wasn't bad luck but rather a fusion of outputs that occurred with even lower probability than a flash.
The [Immortal Chest: Dark Object] and [Slimy Biological Tissue Ball] were both obtained from killing extraterrestrial creatures. When opening these two chests simultaneously, the items produced showed signs of fusion due to extremely high characteristic synchronization, forming the special equipment [Dark Devourer].
[Dark Devourer]
Origin: Gloomy Continent/Reincarnation Paradise.
Quality: Immortal Grade.
Category: Special Equipment.
Durability: 30/30 points.
Equipment Requirement: 240 points or more in Stamina attribute, 160 points or more in Willpower.
Equipment Effect: Slow Devouring (Passive) - Can slowly devour dark characteristic items.
Equipment Penalty: Backlash (Passive) - Each use of this equipment has a chance to cause a drop in Charm attribute.
Rating: 1500 points.
Introduction: A peculiar mass of pitch-black substance.
Price: 2048 Soul Coins.
Seeing these attributes, Su Xiao felt this item might be very useful. Such high-rated but single-purpose equipment might not seem impressive, but precisely because of its singular function, its strength in that aspect far exceeded other equipment of the same type.
The charm attribute drop caused by using this equipment didn't bother Su Xiao. At -15 points, he wasn't afraid of it dropping further.
Among the gains from the treasure chests, besides [Dark Devourer], the other three items were also very practical. One of them was:
[Ashes]
Origin: Gloomy Continent/Abyss.
Category: Twisted Abyss Characteristic Item.
Usage Effect: When scattered, can reveal whether there are traces of "Original Sin Objects" or "Abyss Spawn" passing through in this area.
The remaining two items were for sale. Although not suitable for Su Xiao to use, they were quite valuable.
Su Xiao picked up the [Box of Original Sin] and opened it.
[You have opened the Box of Original Sin.]
[You have obtained a Stuffed Soul Coin Pouch (Opening yields 200 to 15,000 Soul Coins).]
[You have obtained a Greed Coin Pouch (Opening yields -13,000 to 53,000 Soul Coins).]
[You have obtained a Divine Cult Emblem (Can be used three times).]
[Divine Cult Emblem]
Origin: Gloomy Continent.
Category: Consumable Equipment.
Durability: 3/3 (Cannot be restored by any means).
Usage Prerequisite: 260 points or more in Agility attribute, 260 points or more in Intelligence attribute, 300 points or more in Soul Strength.
Equipment Effect: Assistance (Active) - Activating this effect summons a Choir or a Wolf Knight Squad (50% summoning probability each).
Tip: The number of choir members and overall combat power depend on the summoner's True Intelligence attribute and Soul Strength.
Tip: If the summoner's Soul Strength is above 500 points, the summoned choir will include Saint Heart One.
Tip: The number of Wolf Knight Squad members and overall combat power depend on the summoner's True Agility attribute and Soul Strength.
Tip: If the summoner's Soul Strength is above 630 points, the summoned Wolf Knights will include a Wolf Knight Captain.
Tip: This equipment cannot be activated twice consecutively, nor can the Choir and Wolf Knight Squad be summoned simultaneously by any means.
Tip: The combat power cap of the Choir and Wolf Knight Squad is determined comprehensively based on the summoner's individual situation and the world they are in.
Introduction: This is a powerful and reliable reinforcement. Cherish every opportunity to use it.
Su Xiao had obtained many emblems in Dead Silence City, all used for exchanging items. This emblem he got now was both equipment and a prop, usable three times in total.
Su Xiao's True Agility and True Intelligence attributes weren't necessarily much higher than others at the same stage. He was developing four attributes. But in terms of Soul Strength, he had yet to meet a match. The Soul Lord he encountered before, despite the name suggesting high Soul Strength, was almost on the verge of soul dispersion before Su Xiao even exerted much effort.
Besides the [Divine Cult Emblem], there were two coin pouches. The [Stuffed Soul Coin Pouch] was similar to items Su Xiao had obtained before, yielding over 200 Soul Coins when opened.
This time, besides the normal soul coin pouch, there was also a [Greed Coin Pouch]. Opening this could be unlucky, not only yielding no Soul Coins but also taking away 13,000 Soul Coins. Conversely, the upper limit of this pouch's yield was also high, reaching over 50,000 Soul Coins.
Spending all Soul Coins to zero before opening this pouch seemed feasible but was actually very dangerous.
Su Xiao's plan for these two pouches was to sell them. The [Stuffed Soul Coin Pouch] would sell for 7,500 Soul Coins, and the [Greed Coin Pouch] for 5,300 Soul Coins.
Three treasure chests remained. Su Xiao picked up the Abyssal Treasure Chest dropped by the Wolf Knight Captain and opened it.
[You have opened the Abyssal Treasure Chest.]
[You have obtained ???.]
A mass of black mist appeared in front of him. This black mist was swirling, as if wrapping something inside. Seeing this, Su Xiao quickly took out a charcoal box and, without touching the black smoke vortex, sealed it inside the charcoal box.
After wrapping the charcoal box with cloth strips covered in golden patterns, he quickly walked into an empty room of a few square meters, placed the charcoal box inside, and left the room, sealing the door with his authority.
Su Xiao had opened Abyssal Treasure Chests before, but this time, he had clearly obtained something extraordinary. He wasn't curious about what it was, but the mutually repelling, or rather, mutually disdainful aura fluctuations already indicated what this was—an artifact from the Abyss.
Setting aside this unknown artifact for now, Su Xiao sat back on the single sofa and picked up the [World-Class Treasure Chest].
[You have opened the World-Class Treasure Chest.]
[You have obtained World Core Fragments x2.]
[You have obtained Space-Time Power (130 ounces).]
[You have obtained a Sacred Candle (One-time Use Prop).]
[Tip: When lit, it will dispel darkness, evil spirits, and similar entities within a 5-meter radius, forming a sacred protection zone with a diameter of 5 meters, lasting until the candle goes out.]
Su Xiao put away the gains and picked up the last treasure chest, dropped by the Eternal Life God.
[You have opened the Origin Chest: Eternal Life.]
[You have obtained the Eternal Scepter (???).]
[Eternal Scepter]
Origin: Gloomy Continent/Void/Wind Sea Continent/Ancient Dragon Kingdom.
Quality: ??? (Visible after awakening).
Category: ??? (Visible after awakening).
Durability: 5380/8600 points.
Equipment Requirement: ??? (Visible after awakening).
Equipment Effect: ??? (Visible after awakening).
Rating: ??? (Visible after awakening).
Introduction: During the most glorious divine era of the Gloomy Continent, the Divine Cult invited three legendary blacksmiths from the Void, Wind Sea Continent, and Ancient Dragon Kingdom to forge this scepter together.
Price: Can be sold, transferred, etc.
A scepter wrapped in a layer of gray rock floated in front of him. When Su Xiao grasped it, his first feeling was weight, extreme weight.
This was likely not a weapon. The reason was that weapon-type equipment generally didn't have such high durability. Instead, items like [Smelting Furnace] and [Origin Stone] had high durability, especially Origin Stones.
Su Xiao tried to inquire about the method to awaken the scepter. After learning that consulting this information required 350 ounces of space-time power, he closed the prompt and stored the [Eternal Scepter] in his storage space.
The gains from opening these treasure chests were higher than expected. After checking the various items he had, Su Xiao decided to go to the "Great Gathering Place" and sell the items he wanted to sell there, to gather enough Soul Coins to buy the "Technique Soul: Blade" from the Goblin Merchant Guild.
If possible, Su Xiao would also buy the "Technique Soul: Body." His current Melee Grandmaster ability was at Lv.60, and he had a total of 110 Soul Crystals. He could fully raise Melee Grandmaster to Lv.69, then use the "Technique Soul: Body" to break through to Lv.70.
Under normal circumstances, raising Melee Grandmaster by 9 levels in one go, such a large increase in a technique-type ability, would cause various problems. But Su Xiao himself mastered Blade Grandmaster, and his Blade Grandmaster ability was as high as Lv.69.
Melee Grandmaster and Blade Grandmaster complemented each other. As long as the level of Blade Grandmaster was sufficient, continuously raising Melee Grandmaster would definitely not be a problem.
If he could raise both Blade Grandmaster and Melee Grandmaster to Lv.70 this time, with his Lv.80 brand level, there would be a severe mismatch between his actual combat power and brand level.
But thinking about this now was still too early. The price of "Technique Soul: Blade" was 150,000 Soul Coins, and "Technique Soul: Body" was 130,000 to 145,000 Soul Coins. Additionally, raising these two abilities to Lv.70 would require a total payment of 54,000 Soul Coins in upgrade fees.
Calculating this way, the minimum would be 334,000 Soul Coins, not counting the consumed Soul Crystals.
Just as Su Xiao was about to head to the "Great Gathering Place," a prompt appeared.
[You have obtained the "Basic Passive: Blood Awakening" scroll.]
[Tip: After using this scroll, your Charm attribute will be stimulated to manifest the following two basic characteristics.]