Chapter 52: Blade Demon Spirit
On the circular battlefield spanning tens of thousands of square meters, tree walls dozens of meters high surrounded the perimeter, giving a sense of solid security. In this decisive battle, there was no need to worry about third-party interference or sneak attacks midway. It could be said that this was an excellent place to settle life and death.
Due to the overcast sky above, the drifting sparks within the arena were even more conspicuous. Su Xiao held his blade in one hand, the long sword in his hand angled toward the ground. Having fought from the first rank all the way to the ninth rank, this battle was the one he had the least confidence in and the least chance of winning. Even when he had previously faced the Black King, Iron Feather King, Nameless Captain, Old Knight, and the God of Eternal Light, though he felt his odds were low, he had never experienced the feeling he had now.
But this time, Su Xiao had to come here, to settle life and death with the Betrayer, Ximan Aqide. There were many reasons. For example, the ninth-rank world was the highest rank world certified by Reincarnation Paradise. In other words, "Absolute Strong" and "Supreme Strong" could also enter ninth-rank worlds.
Even if the strength of "Absolute Strong" and "Supreme Strong" was restricted in some ninth-rank worlds, once Su Xiao finished this world's progress, the worlds he would enter next would most likely be mid-to-upper tier, or even completely upper-tier ninth-rank worlds.
The upper limit of combat power in those worlds was extremely high, unlike this world, which had the constraint of a 300-point physical attribute cap. It was entirely possible that "Absolute Strong" and "Supreme Strong" would not have their strength suppressed much when entering upper-tier ninth-rank worlds.
This also meant that in the next world progress, Su Xiao would have to face the top-tier combat power from Arcane Eternal Star: Sefeiliya, the Fierce Wind King, Dean Guya, and even Lord Soul.
It wasn't just Arcane Eternal Star. Su Xiao's biggest predicament now was the lack of the Law Destruction Faction's Awakening Stele, making it impossible to master subsequent Law Destruction abilities. More critically, there was only one such stele in existence, leaving no room for imitation or maneuvering.
If he couldn't obtain the Awakening Stele as soon as possible, Su Xiao's strength improvement would soon come to a halt. That's right, a complete stop. When all four of his main attributes reached 300 points, he would need to pass the "Iron Trial" to obtain the attribute rewards corresponding to the 300-point main attributes and to raise his physical attributes above 300 points.
An even more troublesome issue arose. At that point, Su Xiao could neither improve his combat power by raising his physical attributes nor find a way to master new high-rank Law Destruction abilities. Only improving his three technique abilities was too thin. Technique-type abilities had always been built upon physical attributes and various passive abilities.
To complete the "Iron Trial," he would have to go to the Eternal Light World. Therefore, leaving this world first, improving his strength, and then returning to deal with the Betrayer was simply not feasible. At present, Su Xiao had only two choices: