Chapter 7: Greedy Coin Purse
Effect: Upon opening, can obtain -1 to 500,000 Soul Coins.
Stock Quantity: -- (No exchange limit).
Exchange Price: 0 Precipitated Glass (This is the first exchange. After completing the first exchange, the exchange price of this item will increase to 1 Precipitated Glass. Each subsequent exchange will multiply the required Precipitated Glass by 10).
Tip: If the Abyss Shop refreshes, the price of the Greedy Coin Purse will revert to its initial value, which is 1 Precipitated Glass.
[Tip: Items in the Abyss Shop will refresh every 20 to 40 natural days. Each refresh will retain items with high exchange value.]
[Tip: You can activate the Abyss Shop in any world or region notarized by the Void Tree.]
There were dozens of items in the Abyss Shop, but the good stuff was within the first ten. It wasn't that the items later in the list were low in value, but rather that these items were too "Abyssal"—strong boosts came with equally strong drawbacks.
For example, a pair of twin blades called "The Thirsty." Wielding these blades granted a 95% attack life steal effect, plus high slashing power and a 3.9 times attack speed increase. However, the weapon's drawbacks were severe. Holding these blades meant suffering a 3.5% maximum health true damage bleed effect every second.
Not only that, but wielding these blades would also create a new notarized value bar below the health and mana bars, called the "Madness Gauge," with a maximum of 100%. Striking enemies with these twin blades would continuously increase the madness level. Every 1% of madness increased attack power by 1%. When the madness level reached 100%, irreversible mutation would occur immediately. What exactly one mutated into varied from person to person.
Did these twin blades seem extreme? Not really. There were plenty of items in the Abyss Shop that were even more extreme than this weapon.
The order of items in the Abyss Shop was based on the viewer's comprehensive evaluation. In other words, among all those who had opened the Abyss Shop, many were interested in items like [Primordial Fruit], [Primordial Fragment], and [Random Covenant Object]. The Original Sin Object [Collector] was ranked first purely out of curiosity, not because anyone actually wanted to buy it.
Su Xiao naturally knew what "Precipitated Glass" was. He had once owned an Abyss-attribute weapon called the Dark Blade. Killing enemies with that weapon would yield a certain amount of Precipitated Glass. However, the Dark Blade had been devoured by the Bloodthirsty Battle Armor. This wasn't worth regretting. Not only did the Dark Blade have multiple drawbacks that could easily cause one to capsize in a ditch, but its efficiency in condensing Precipitated Glass through kills was very low. Using it to kill enemies for an entire world progress wouldn't even gather a few Precipitated Glass.
Among the many exchange items, Su Xiao was most interested in [Greedy Coin Purse]. Opening this item was quite marvelous. If one was unlucky, they might even lose 1 Soul Coin. But if one was extremely lucky, they could get 500,000 Soul Coins—a windfall from the heavens.
Su Xiao always had mixed feelings about items like this. Everyone dreams of being a Lucky King. The problem was, as a Law Destroyer, this dream was far too out of reach.
But that didn't matter. The good thing about [Greedy Coin Purse] was that the first exchange was free. Su Xiao was very self-aware about his own luck. He planned to exchange this item and then have the Goddess of Fortune open it. Even if he had to split the proceeds fifty-fifty with her, it would still be better than opening it himself.
[You have obtained Greedy Coin Purse × 1.]
[Tip: After exchange, this item will enter a soul-bound state. It can only be opened by the exchanger. This item cannot be traded or transferred. If discarded, it will be reclaimed by the Void Tree.]
Seeing this prompt, Su Xiao put away the [Greedy Coin Purse]. The plan to have the Goddess of Fortune open the coin purse fell through. He had just been wondering why a pie would fall from the sky. Now it seemed this pie was somewhat suspicious.
Su Xiao closed the Abyss Shop. Among the many items, he was most interested in [Inscription Base: Divine Sacrifice]. Not only was it a five-slot inscription base, but its exchange price was also not too high.
He then examined the five-star title he had just obtained. This item was quite special. Although its bonuses weren't great, it had a certain characteristic that made Su Xiao feel this title was valuable.
[Lucky Traveler]
Origin: Reincarnation Paradise
Quality: ★★★★★
Category: Rare · Title
Title Effect 1: Traveler (Passive), slightly improves luck, bringing good fortune to the wearer.
Selling Price: Freely tradable state.
Su Xiao took out the [Lucky Traveler] title. It looked somewhat like a gold coin and felt a bit heavy. One could thread a string through it and wear it as a pendant.
He had obtained two such tradable titles before, namely [Holy Feast] and [Doom Monarch]. He had used both himself. As for this one, it was obviously useless to him. Not to mention slightly improving luck—even all of the Goddess of Fortune's non-consumable lucky divine blood abilities couldn't boost his luck.
Su Xiao took out some lucky divine blood, poured out a drop, and dripped it onto [Lucky Traveler]. The next second, this drop of lucky divine blood was absorbed by the [Lucky Traveler] title. He could clearly feel that the fluctuation of the [Lucky Traveler] title had slightly increased compared to before.
As Su Xiao had expected, upgrading a title didn't necessarily require rigid title refinement. This wasn't a game. As long as the characteristics were compatible enough, using other methods to upgrade titles was also possible. However, most title upgrades still relied on title refinement. For example, the two eight-star titles [War Lord] and [Deep Blue Shadow]—it was really hard to think of what resources could highly match them and thus upgrade them.
The boost from [Lucky Traveler] was indeed useless to Su Xiao, but for people from other Paradise factions, this was a rare good thing. If it could be upgraded to six stars using lucky source blood, this item could sell for a high price in the Great Gathering Place. Contractors from the Apocalypse Paradise really liked items with such characteristics.
After some consideration, Su Xiao took out 0.5 ounces of lucky divine blood and soaked the [Lucky Traveler] title in it. Although he still had 2.5 ounces of lucky divine blood, he needed to keep this for later upgrading Fate Dominator.
The sudden appearance of the Abyss Shop notarization interrupted what Su Xiao had been about to do. He took out the [Awakening Stone] again. Among the four abilities that could be deeply enhanced—"Spirit Shadow Constitution," "Dragon Shadow Flash," "Slaughter Shadow," and "Azure Shadow King"—he first ruled out "Azure Shadow King," then "Slaughter Shadow."
The remaining "Spirit Shadow Constitution" and "Dragon Shadow Flash" corresponded to survivability and evasion respectively. In Su Xiao's view, there were still two deadly battles ahead: one against Abyss Leader · Xilvis, and one against the Betrayer.
In a confrontation with Abyss Leader · Xilvis, Su Xiao had a 60% chance of victory. This wasn't arrogance on his part, but because Law Destroyers had an advantage when fighting enemies with Abyss characteristics. At the very least, they wouldn't be easily eroded by Abyss energy.
To outsiders, Law Destroyers were only good at dealing with Spellcasters. When facing other enemies, they just brute-forced their way through. Actually, this was a misconception. Besides being good at dealing with Spellcasters, Law Destroyers were also adept at dealing with Ancient Gods and strong enemies from the Abyss faction.
A long time ago, Su Xiao had been puzzled about one thing. In his experience, Ancient Gods weren't that unsolvable. Why did other Technique Grandmasters, while able to face Ancient Gods head-on, still risk their spirit, will, and soul being eroded? In contrast, he was also a Technique Grandmaster, but when dealing with Ancient Gods, he had never felt this way. Starting from his battle with the Moon God, he had never had such troubles.
Su Xiao had been confused about this for a while. He had naturally secretly worried that he might suddenly capsize when dealing with Ancient Gods later. So he discussed this issue with Solomon. As they talked, Solomon stopped replying. It wasn't until later that he learned being able to face Ancient Gods without any scruples was the initial passive ability of the Law Destroyer. When he first inherited the Shadow of Law Destruction, he had permanently mastered it along with it.
This wasn't without cost. The Law Destroyer's mysterious luck was somewhat related to this. As the saying goes, while gaining something, one also needs to pay something.
Su Xiao was not at all afraid of fighting Abyss Leader · Xilvis. But when it came to fighting the Betrayer, he always felt an inexplicable sense of dread. So much so that he even had the thought: maybe after defeating Abyss Leader · Xilvis, he should choose to return to Reincarnation Paradise. After all, the main mission was also in a no-penalty state.
The problem was, although Su Xiao seemed to have a way out, he actually didn't. He had two mortal enemies: 1. Spellcasters, 2. Underworld God. Whether it was Arcane Eternal Star or Doom Star, both were getting closer to him as he advanced to the Eighth Rank.
This was why, as soon as he advanced to the Eighth Rank, Su Xiao activated this seemingly extremely dangerous "Hunt List: Blood Pact." He had to reach the peak combat power of the Eighth Rank as quickly as possible and move toward "Absolute Strong" and "Supreme Strong."
After advancing to the Eighth Rank, his contact with Arcane Eternal Star would become increasingly frequent. The world rank restriction that had always prevented Arcane Eternal Star from doing anything to him would no longer apply after advancing to the Eighth Rank. Because the Eighth Rank was the highest rank mission world notarized by the Paradise faction. Going further up would be the Transcendent Primordial World.
With powerful enemies drawing ever closer, Su Xiao discovered a problem: the abilities of the Law Destruction system didn't seem so top-tier anymore. After learning about the existence of the "Awakening Stele," he realized that it wasn't that the Shadow of Law Destruction inheritance was weak, but that he was currently in a state of not having learned the subsequent skills.
In other words, the Shadow of Law Destruction inheritance was actually ridiculously strong. Su Xiao, having only mastered the initial Law Destruction skill, plus one Law Destruction ultimate move and one Law Destruction talent, had fought his way to the present. Even at his current level, his combat power was still at the top tier of the worlds he entered. Of course, if he couldn't obtain the "Awakening Stele" later, it would be very difficult for his combat power to continue being this unstoppable.
With powerful enemies drawing ever closer, obtaining the "Awakening Stele" as quickly as possible was a must. Although the main mission seemed to have no penalty and offered a way out, Su Xiao knew he had no way out. If he gave up this time, he would definitely die later at the hands of the Spellcasters' siege. Rather than dying so miserably, why not fight to the death with the Betrayer in this world?
Therefore, fighting to the death with the Betrayer in this world seemed like a somewhat reckless choice, but it was actually the best option.
Su Xiao didn't know what ability type the Betrayer had, but from the title "Abyssal Shadow," it was most likely a Technique Grandmaster. Against a Technique Grandmaster, "Dragon Shadow Flash" seemed like a mutual display of skill, but its actual combat effectiveness really couldn't compare to "Spirit Shadow Constitution."
For example, being able to dodge three attacks and being able to withstand three attacks were different. The former, with even a slight mistake, would result in instant death. The latter had an extremely high margin for error. Under the condition of withstanding attacks, as long as the enemy didn't cut off one's head, it was fine. At critical moments, one could even sacrifice their left arm to protect their vital points. Su Xiao was very skilled at this.
Su Xiao went up to the second floor of the apartment, entered a bedroom, and sealed the window with a crystal layer. Amu guarded the door, while Baha kept watch for spatial fluctuations.
After ensuring safety, Su Xiao activated the Awakening Stone in his hand to enhance his "Spirit Shadow Constitution" ability.
A warm and lingering energy surged into his palm, flowed up his arm into his torso, and wandered among his internal organs. The feeling was so comfortable it made one drowsy. But the next second, this strange energy suddenly revealed its true nature. It enhanced Su Xiao's "Spirit Shadow Constitution" ability in a domineering manner that would leave other profession inheritances stunned with blank expressions.
Su Xiao's vision went black. It could be said that in the later stages, enhancing Law Destruction abilities had no pain at all. One would faint right at the beginning, completely unable to feel the pain.
When Su Xiao woke up, the intense pain all over his body almost made his vision go black again. He took out a bottle of [Vitality Essence], pulled out the stopper, and drank a few mouthfuls. His health, which had dropped to only 19.3%, began to recover quickly. Before long, it had recovered to over 80%.
Once his condition improved, Su Xiao checked the just-enhanced Spirit Shadow Constitution ability. It still showed level x, but the bonuses in various aspects were vastly different. His most intuitive feeling was that his Primordial Life Force had increased by at least one-fifth.
[Spirit Shadow Constitution x (Passive Skill)]
Skill Effect 1: Mana and body have merged, producing a marvelous resonance. Mana and health form a good cycle. Health is greatly enhanced. The increase amount is 100% of total mana.
Note: Current mana 60778 points. Health increased by 60778 points.
Skill Effect 2: Movement speed +15%, dynamic perception +80%.
Skill Effect 3: Body perception potential upper limit +4 (increased by 2).
Skill Effect 4: Current total health increased by 20% (new effect).
Skill Effect 5: Body's adaptability to all Law Destruction system energies improved. When mastering new Law Destruction abilities, mortality rate reduced by 45% (increased by 25%).
The enhancement of "Spirit Shadow Constitution" was enormous. With Su Xiao's over 600,000 health, a 20% increase was already very exaggerated. As for trying to stack his own defense, that was impossible. As a Blade Grandmaster, wearing heavy armor was unrealistic. The kind of heavy armor that could give him this level of security was heavy to an alarming degree.
However, compared to the 20% health increase, Su Xiao always felt that "when mastering new Law Destruction abilities, mortality rate reduced by 45%" was the greater gain from this ability enhancement.
"What time is it at night?"
Su Xiao sat up from the bed. Hearing this, Baha touched his head with his wing, then pulled open the curtains. The bright morning sunlight streamed into the room. Well, it was already the next morning. The competition would officially start at noon today. Time really flew. Enhancing an ability, one night passed in the blink of an eye.
Although the competition hadn't started yet, Su Xiao had already obtained quite a bit of information from the announcements and prompt messages. The area for this competition, although divided into "Family Mansion" and "Ancestral Underground Palace," was more intuitive as one large area. This large area was then divided into three parts: Courtyard, Mansion, and Underground Palace.
According to the general information Su Xiao had obtained, these three areas combined didn't just have a few boss units. Instead, there was a group of boss units.
Small bosses totaled: Gathering Bones (Courtyard Area), Bloodsucking Crow Swarm (Courtyard Area), Thirsty Butler (Mansion Area), Enraged Ogre (Underground Palace Area), Thirsty Blood Bug Aggregate (Underground Palace Area), Brain Eater (Underground Palace Area), Fallen Hunter (Underground Palace Area).
Large bosses totaled: Countess (Mansion Area Large Boss), Family Ancestor (Underground Palace Area Large Boss).
Checking the time, it was still too early to set out. The "Family Mansion" of the Youge Family was still shrouded in mist. They had to wait until noon today when the mist dissipated a bit before they could enter that area.
With nothing to do, Su Xiao took out the [Greedy Coin Purse] he had obtained yesterday. He had just enhanced a Law Destruction ability. The risk involved was equivalent to undergoing a high-risk trial. Under such circumstances, his luck would most likely improve. If not now, when would he open the [Greedy Coin Purse]?
[You have opened the Greedy Coin Purse.]
[You have lost 1 Soul Coin.]