Chapter 63: Honor Store
[Teleportation completed. You have returned to Reincarnation Paradise.]
In the exclusive room, spatial ripples appeared. Su Xiao sat down on a single-person sofa, the tension from an entire world gradually relaxing. The custom-made sofa, perfectly conforming to his back, and his completely relaxed mind made him somewhat drowsy. However, the faint, tingling pain from the left side of his body made him sit up straight. This was the feeling of being eroded by Abyss energy.
This time, he not only needed to treat his injuries but also to cleanse the Abyss energy erosion. He wondered if the cost would be exorbitantly high.
Baha took out a life-support device. After passing through multiple identifications, with a *puff*, the device opened. As a wisp of cold mist dissipated, it revealed Su Xiao's left arm + left shoulder + a small part of his left torso, as well as most of his lower leg.
As Su Xiao activated the recovery authority, the crystals on his left arm and other areas shattered with a crackling sound. The severed limbs floated over. Fluorescent green particles appeared around them, converging on his wounds and the wounds of the severed limbs. As the treatment progressed, his bones, flesh, and nerve tissue gradually healed as if new.
Su Xiao had experienced many high-level healing abilities and potions, but none could compare to Reincarnation Paradise's treatment. This treatment was so thorough that it felt as if his left arm had never been severed.
Wispy black smoke drifted out from Su Xiao's body. This was the Abyss energy being removed. Fortunately, Su Xiao had 20 points of Abyss Resistance. If his Abyss Resistance weren't high enough, leading to deep erosion by the Abyss energy, he wouldn't have been able to remove it through such a convenient method.
"Meow~!"
Beini pounced onto Su Xiao's face, hugging his head, her eyes full of tears as if she had suffered a great injustice.
Su Xiao pulled Beini off his face and placed her on the sofa armrest, asking, "Did you get bullied in Wind Sea Continent?"
"Meow~"
Beini sniffled, meaning no. With her Traveling Cat ability, wherever she went, she could meet friendly and powerful friends. Even if she encountered an extremely evil faction, they would at most ignore her, not trouble or attack her.
"Then you were teleported to the sea."
"Woo meow (No!)"
Beini refused to admit it, but from the increasing tears in her eyes, it was clear she had been teleported to the sea, specifically the Endless Sea surrounding Wind Sea Continent. That place was even more vast than Wind Sea Continent, but there was nothing there, only an expanse of ocean. Most of the resources in that world were concentrated in the territories inhabited by the Sea Race, Beast Race, and Tribes.
Previously, Beini was often teleported to the sea, which made Su Xiao suspect something was wrong. Therefore, he had specifically adjusted her Follower Attachment level from 30 to the maximum of 100. This would allow her initial teleportation point to be closer to him.
But now, it seemed this had little effect. As if sensing Su Xiao's confusion, Beini hesitated for a moment, then displayed her "Sea's Affection" ability. Due to traveling through various worlds, Beini had accumulated over a hundred such blessing passives.
Because of this, no matter where Beini went, she could gain the friendship of animal friends. Relying solely on the equipment [Traveler's Favor] wouldn't achieve this level.
If this "Sea's Affection" were a debuff, Beini would have noticed it long ago. But the problem was, this thing was a buff-type blessing, and blessing-type certifications were generally described in a simplified manner. For example, the attributes of "Sea's Affection" were:
"Sea's Affection (Blessing · Passive): More beloved by the sea. While increasing water resistance, it also improves breath-holding limits and swimming ability to a certain extent."
Previously, Beini thought that increasing water resistance and swimming ability were the core of this blessing. Now it seemed, the key point was the first sentence, "More beloved by the sea."
Seeing this blessing, Bubu Wang and Baha's expressions twisted a bit. Mainly because Miss Beini was especially sad at this moment. Although they usually liked to tease Miss Beini, they had to hold back their laughter now.
"We'll go to the Great Gathering Place later to buy a Devour Scroll."
The Devour Scroll Su Xiao mentioned was a scroll that could strip abilities. Although it wasn't cheap, with his current financial resources, it wasn't a problem.
"Meow."
Beini's mood improved a bit. She jumped onto the wardrobe, pushed open the small door, and walked into the cat room she had set up herself, preparing to sleep and soothe her wounded heart.
"Woo aooow woof!"
"Hahahaha, Sea's Affection, hahaha..."
Bubu Wang and Baha began their merciless mockery of their own family. Suddenly, Beini pushed open the small door of the cat room. The laughter instantly vanished. Bubu Wang was repairing his little Bubu vehicle, parts scattered everywhere, while Baha was floating in mid-air, undergoing recovery.
"Meow meow!"
Beini turned and went back into the cat room. Bubu Wang and Baha both wore unscrupulous smiles. Amu, sitting in front of the refrigerator, reached his hand to the small of his back under his vest, scratched it, and then continued to feast, preparing to eat until he was one-tenth full before the big meal.
An hour later, Su Xiao opened his eyes. He lifted his recovered right lower leg and left arm. They had both healed as if they had never been broken. He checked the prompt that had just appeared.
[For this recovery, you have paid a total of 39,530 Soul Coins.]
Seeing this price, Su Xiao chose to open the price details and found that removing the Abyss energy was the most expensive, costing significantly more than the combined treatment costs for him, Amu, and Baha.
[Prompt: You have received 8,560 Soul Coins.]
The share from the World of Paintings had arrived. Originally, Su Xiao thought he would get over ten thousand Soul Coins this time, but it was slightly less than estimated. This made him hesitate a bit, wondering if he should sell the sharing rights for this world to Reincarnation Paradise in one go.
If he did that, he would immediately get a large sum of Soul Coins, but he would lose this source of income in the future. However, considering that several payments of Soul Coins were about to arrive, he wasn't poor enough to sell these sharing rights. Unless he was as poor as Brother Ruthless or Solomon, he wouldn't consider this matter for now.
[Starting World Reward Settlement.]
Transcendent Primordial World: Wind Sea Continent.
World Difficulty: Lv.87 ~ Lv.???
World Source: 28.63%
Number of Tasks Completed: 2 (Main Quest × 1, World Quest × 1).
Prompt: The number of completed Main Quests is calculated based on the highest priority, i.e., only the single-ring Main Quest formed by combining Main Quests (Lord of the Fierce Winter).
Comprehensive Evaluation: S+
Starting World Source Collection...
World Source collection complete. Starting reward tally.
Rewards Obtained: 65 True Attribute Points (Base + Transcendent Primordial World Bonus), Origin Stone × 10 (These are ordinary Origin Stones).
Prompt: True Power · Plunder has been activated. You will receive 1 to 3 Golden Skill Points.
Prompt: You have received 3 Golden Skill Points (determined by comprehensive evaluation).
Comprehensive Evaluation is S+. Hunter's current brand level is Lv.84. Brand Level +6 (Quest World Rank × Number of Tasks Completed + Comprehensive Evaluation - Task Completion Time).
Prompt: Transcendent Primordial World Settlement. Maximum single-time brand level increase is Lv.3. Your brand level has reached Lv.87.
Prompt: Your additional authority +Lv.3.
Settlement complete. Rewards have been deposited into the Hunter's Brand.
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[Prompt: SSS-Rank Adventure Group shared ability has been triggered. Each time a world is settled, corresponding Team Skill Points will be obtained based on the comprehensive evaluation received by the group leader.]
[This comprehensive evaluation is S+. You have received 40 Team Skill Points.]
[Team Skill, Hunting Group (Passive Lv.9): During world settlement, you can increase your own 1 to 4 points of Body Attributes (randomly increased among the seven attributes: Strength, Agility, Intelligence, Stamina, Charm, Luck, Willpower).]
[This skill benefits: Hunter himself, Bubuteni, Amu, Baha, Beini.]
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With this prompt, Bubu Wang, Amu, and Baha gathered around. Even Beini, who hadn't been able to sleep for half a day, came out of her small cat room. This lottery session, which only happened after each world progress ended, was something Bubu Wang, Amu, Baha, and Beini all looked forward to. However, Su Xiao's heart was completely calm about this lottery.
[Your Luck Attribute +4 points.]
Golden light surged on Su Xiao's body for a moment, indicating he had won the grand prize. Bubu Wang, Baha, and Beini were all stunned.
His Luck Attribute increased from 62 points to 66 points. Although he didn't know the effect, his mood was generally good. Su Xiao used 1 Team Skill Point to raise the "Hunting Group" ability to Lv.10. This way, the ability reached its maximum level.
"Hunting Group (Passive, X): During world settlement, you can increase your own 1 to 5 points of Body Attributes (randomly increased among the seven attributes: Strength, Agility, Intelligence, Stamina, Charm, Luck, Willpower)."
With the remaining 41 Team Skill Points, Su Xiao raised the "Vitality Awakening" ability from Lv.59 to Lv.72. This rare team ability had a very high upper limit, estimated to be above Lv.85.
Just then, Su Xiao's communication authority flickered. He found it was a delivery member from the Goblin Merchant Guild. He had Bubu Wang go receive the supplies being sent over.
Su Xiao went to the preparation room. Soon, various materials appeared in the team storage space. He took them all out. These materials were worth a total of 100,000 Soul Coins, very expensive.
After confirming the materials were fine, Su Xiao took out a large jar of "Soul Source Matter." This was the over 2,000 ounces of "Soul Source Matter" obtained from killing the Soul Death God.
He tried to activate the corresponding authority to filter out the impurities inside. He was already prepared to pay Soul Coins or Space-Time Power, but unexpectedly, it could be filtered for free. However, it would consume Lv.1 of additional authority.
Regarding this, Su Xiao naturally chose to consume the additional authority. While waiting for the "Soul Source Matter" to be filtered, he began using Azure Steel Shadow Energy to form a crystalline Devouring Core.
When the total of over 2,000 ounces of "Soul Source Matter" was filtered, he had also formed a crystal Devouring Core composed of 50,000 points of Azure Steel Shadow Energy.
Checking the container of "Soul Source Matter," it had changed from its original dull white to translucent, with all impurities gone. Although it was pure enough, the concentration was insufficient. Su Xiao tried to activate the purification authority, which would consume Space-Time Power this time.
Su Xiao didn't need this authority. He controlled the Devouring Core to absorb the "Soul Source Matter" into it and began purifying it repeatedly. When the purification was complete, only 30 ounces of "Soul Source Matter" remained, but it was extremely concentrated.
He took out all the purchased materials. The risk of this preparation was as high as 100,000 Soul Coins, but for Su Xiao, as the Holy Flame Alchemist, this wasn't a problem. At worst, he would just take it slower.
Three hours later, a total of five portions of [Soul Secret Medicine] were arranged side by side. The medicine containers ranged from large to small. The reason for this was the characteristic of this [Soul Secret Medicine]. This potion was used to permanently increase Soul Strength, but it had a feature: the higher one's current Soul Strength, the more one could drink, and thus the higher the permanent increase in Soul Strength.
Soon, Bubu Wang, Amu, Baha, and Beini all arrived. They sat in front of the workbench, holding medicine containers ranging from large to small. The largest was Su Xiao, then Baha, then Amu, then Bubu Wang, and finally Beini.
Su Xiao picked up his container. There was no need to put the potion he was using for himself into a crystal vial. Those things were also bought with Soul Coins.
He downed the [Soul Secret Medicine] in a few big gulps. Su Xiao frowned. The texture of this stuff was sticky and dense. As soon as it entered his mouth, it slid down his throat. Before his lips and teeth could react, all the liquid in the container had slid into his stomach.
Although the texture was indescribable, the effect was immediate.
[Your Soul Strength is permanently +5 points.]
[Your Soul Strength is permanently +3 points.]
[Your Soul Strength is permanently +8 points...
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Prompts kept appearing. Su Xiao estimated that his current Soul Strength of 720 points could at least be raised to 800 points, which was more than the increase from two world progresses using Soul Devourer.
This suddenly made Su Xiao think of the Soul Master mentioned in [Soul Gem]. From the introduction of this gem, even if Su Xiao obtained it, to use it, he would have to sign a soul contract with the Soul Master.
This [Soul Gem] was obtained by Su Xiao entrusting Molei to open a [Gloomy Treasure Chest]. No matter how he looked at it, it had nothing to do with this so-called Soul Master.
If this [Soul Gem] was borrowed from the Soul Master, no, even if it was bought, because this item was too precious, signing a so-called soul contract with the other party after using it could be barely acceptable considering the power of the [Soul Gem]. But the key point was, it wasn't like that. This thing was produced from a treasure chest.
No matter how he looked at it, Su Xiao had obtained an ownerless treasure. This led him to gradually bring this matter into the Law Annihilation formula.
An ownerless treasure requiring a contract with that Soul Master = The Soul Master has ulterior motives = Being bullied without doing anything = The more he thought about it, the angrier he got = Too much bullying = Die for me!
His thoughts gradually became clear. Su Xiao's mood improved a bit compared to before. He wondered how much "Soul Source Matter" he could get by killing the Soul Master.
Su Xiao meditated for a moment. After being free from Abyss energy erosion, his meditation state returned. But just as he entered meditation, intending to accelerate the digestion of [Soul Secret Medicine], he suddenly sensed a very wrong aura in his storage space.
Ending his meditation, he checked his storage space for a moment and finally found it was the [Original Sin Core (High-Risk Original Sin Trait Item, Sealed)] obtained from killing the old Beast King. This thing was, of course, not an Original Sin Object, but the ultimate upgraded version of [Abyss Sprout].
Because its Original Sin trait was too strong, coupled with its seductive nature, if one's will was not firm, wearing this item for a long time could lead to swallowing it whole.
The old Beast King had always sealed this item with Original Sin traits. Bringing this item into a life-or-death battle was clearly a way to get Su Xiao to take this thing out of Wind Sea Continent. For Su Xiao, who could simultaneously hold three Big Daddy-level Original Sin Objects, carrying this item was naturally no problem.
He could consider having the "Bloodthirsty Battle Armor" devour this thing. But after weighing it, if he did that, there was a slight chance that the "Bloodthirsty Battle Armor" would advance to a secondary Original Sin Object. This was not a situation Su Xiao wanted to see. "Quasi-Daddy-level" artifacts were very valuable. In the future, when encountering some troublesome Original Sin trait items, he could have the "Bloodthirsty Battle Armor" devour them to resolve the crisis.
From the current situation, although [Original Sin Core] carried considerable risk, it wasn't dangerous enough to require the "Bloodthirsty Battle Armor" to devour it.
After weighing for a moment, Su Xiao had an idea. He took out the "Original Sin Object Notes." Since this thing now had Original Sin traits, he could try to see if it could absorb the [Original Sin Core]. Even if it couldn't absorb it in a short time, absorbing it slowly over time would work. At least it was a solution.
Su Xiao took out the "Original Sin Object Notes," unfolded it, and placed the [Original Sin Core] on it. Then, the [Original Sin Core] melted and was absorbed into each page. The "Original Sin Object Notes" visibly grew a bit larger and thicker, and even gained a bit of a mysterious aura. A black Abyss pattern appeared on the cover, with a pure black Shadow of Law Destruction mark in the center.
Even Su Xiao was stunned for a moment by the speed at which the "Original Sin Object Notes" absorbed the [Original Sin Core]. However, after sensing it, he found a problem. The "Original Sin Object Notes" would definitely not become an Original Sin Object. This thing felt completely different from the "Primordial Mask" and "Bloodthirsty Battle Armor" back then.
If he had to compare the "Original Sin Object Notes" to something, this thing was more like a container. As long as it was developed well, it could effectively trap Original Sin Objects.
Discovering this, Su Xiao became very interested in this item. He had created two "Quasi-Daddy-level" artifacts. One had run away from home, and the other only knew how to devour. Even when he wore the "Bloodthirsty Battle Armor," it was hard to avoid will erosion. So, this "Bloodthirsty Battle Armor" had no practical use other than devouring.
Now, Su Xiao had finally created something with a positive effect that helped him hold Original Sin Objects. He picked up the "Original Sin Object Notes" and flipped through it, finding that the contents recorded inside were all empty.
After hesitating for a moment, Su Xiao took out the always-inactive "Nether Bone Ring" and tried to seal it using the first page of the "Original Sin Object Notes."
Bang!
Su Xiao, who was sitting cross-legged, slammed into the wall several meters behind him. He stood up, rubbing his left shoulder. Practice had proven that the current "Original Sin Object Notes" was not qualified to seal Original Sin Objects.
Su Xiao wasn't discouraged. If the "Original Sin Object Notes" could seal Original Sin Objects now, he would instead find it strange and unreliable. Sometimes, powerful attributes that appeared out of nowhere hid great dangers.
After resealing the "Nether Bone Ring," Su Xiao picked up the "Original Sin Object Notes." This time, he took out the "Bloodthirsty Battle Armor" and tried to seal it on the first page. The next second, a brilliant black light burst forth. These black lights formed tendrils that bound the "Bloodthirsty Battle Armor." Just as the "Bloodthirsty Battle Armor" was about to erupt with blood light, Su Xiao immediately suppressed it.
As the hair-thin black tendrils tightened, the "Bloodthirsty Battle Armor" was rolled into the first page, becoming an illustration. Text also appeared below. Su Xiao could feel that he could release the "Bloodthirsty Battle Armor" from the first page of the "Original Sin Object Notes" at any time. He checked the content of the first page.
[Bloodthirsty Battle Armor]
Category: Quasi-Original Sin Object.
Causal Trait: After acquisition, this battle armor will attach itself to the wearer, fusing to a certain extent with the skin, flesh, and organs of their torso (The Bloodthirsty Battle Armor cannot attach and fuse to its creator).
Positive Benefit: After the torso is attached by this armor, attacks will gain a 95-98% lifesteal effect, thereby healing the wearer. Lifesteal intensity is determined by the wearer's attack strength, attack location, and the enemy's life force intensity.
Activation Level: 0% (Killing enemies and having the armor absorb blood will continuously increase the Activation Level, thereby temporarily increasing your True Strength and True Stamina attributes, but your Willpower and Sanity will rapidly decrease. The lower your Willpower and Sanity, the higher the True Strength and True Stamina bonus from this armor).
Negative Risk: The Bloodthirsty Battle Armor contains a frenzied will with a strong desire to kill. When worn in an inseparable state, your Willpower will slowly decrease over time (Combat and killing will accelerate this process).
Original Sin Trait: Not yet obtained (When the Bloodthirsty Battle Armor advances to an Original Sin Object, this trait will awaken).
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Su Xiao tried to release the "Bloodthirsty Battle Armor." The crimson armor structure surged out from the page, eventually breaking free from the seal of the "Original Sin Object Notes."
Putting away the "Bloodthirsty Battle Armor" and the "Original Sin Object Notes," Su Xiao decided that in the future, when encountering stable Original Sin trait items like [Abyss Sprout] or [Original Sin Core], he would have the "Original Sin Object Notes" absorb them. When encountering unstable Original Sin trait items, he would have the "Bloodthirsty Battle Armor" devour them.
When the "Bloodthirsty Battle Armor" reached the level of the "Primordial Mask," he would release it. The meaning was clear: 'You're already a mature Quasi-Original Sin Object. Go live or die on your own.'
According to his usual practice, after returning to Reincarnation Paradise, Su Xiao would first go to the Attribute Enhancement Hall. The reason he hadn't gone first this time was that although he had obtained 65 True Attribute Points, his Strength, Agility, and Stamina attributes had all reached 300 points. This time, he could only increase 3 points of True Intelligence, so there was no rush to go there.
Su Xiao arrived at the Honor Store. Currently, the Honor Store had been upgraded to its highest level. He was quite satisfied with the rewards from this Main Quest. In fact, he felt that this was the greatest gain he had obtained in Wind Sea Continent.
[Activate Honor Store? Yes/No]
[Honor Store activated.]
[Your Honor Store has been upgraded to the highest level.]
[You currently hold 12 Honor Medals.]
[Honor Medals being recycled...]
[You have received 120 ounces of Space-Time Power (Because the Honor Store is a Hunter authority, the conversion ratio of Honor Medals to Space-Time Power will not follow the standard value system but will be exchanged at a ratio of 1:10 for Space-Time Power).]
[Welcome, Hunter, to the Honor Store. You must read the following terms...]
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At this point in the prompt, Su Xiao found that the Honor Store list had branches. One option was a Potion List, and the other was a Rare Materials List. He first chose to view the Potion List.
[Potion Supply Quota: 5/5 (This quota will be refreshed for free each world progress. Excess quota will receive no compensation).]
[Hunter may make the following exchanges.]
Prompt: The following potions all have extremely high enhancement ranks, with 100% of the described effect for Absolute Strong and Supreme Strong.