Chapter 55: Bountiful Harvest
In the exclusive room, the sensation of teleportation subsided. Su Xiao sat on a single sofa. All life support devices activated automatically, wisps of cold mist dispersing. He activated the recovery authority, causing his crystal arms to shatter. The severed arms floated to the broken ends, fluorescent green light particles emerging around them. Nearby, Bubu Wang, Amu, and Baha also began recovering from their injuries.
This trip to the Witch Realm had been extremely dangerous, especially during the final battle against the Primordial Witch. Amu had even been decapitated. Fortunately, Su Xiao's team's life support devices were robust enough. Even so, not every decapitation could be saved by the life support devices.
"Meow."
Beini jumped onto Su Xiao's lap, cheerfully reporting that this time she hadn't been teleported to the sea but had arrived in the Southern Continent. The so-called Southern Continent was a vast landmass located southeast of the Wizard Continent. Although its area was only a few dozen times smaller than the Wizard Continent, it was very prosperous.
This place was, of course, controlled by the Wizard Faction, managed by a Star Wizard named Suolei Ao. The reason the Witch Guild and the Star Research Institute trusted this wizard was twofold: first, the "Falling Star City" had developed under his management; second, he was one of the four commanders of the Battle Wizards, possessing full capabilities in strength, governance, and personnel management.
In just over a hundred years, Suolei Ao had developed the desolate Southern Continent to a scale second only to the three main cities of the Wizard Faction, making it the largest gem processing center of the Witch Faction and the second-ranked gem trade zone in the myriad realms.
Shortly after Beini was teleported there, she encountered a beautiful young lady. Although the lady's temperament was gentle, there was a faint hint of vigilance. Just after this chance meeting, Beini was suddenly pursued by a group of black-robed assassins. Strangely, this beautiful young lady fled and hid together with Beini.
The one person and one cat hid inside a wardrobe on the third floor of a civilian house to escape the pursuit of the black-robed group. Because they had escaped danger together, and Beini felt she might have implicated the other person—the black-robed group had a strong aura of demonic energy, definitely minions of spellcasters—Beini treated the beautiful young lady to lunch. The financially strapped young lady was indeed hungry, and their meal together was quite pleasant.
During the meal, Beini learned that the other party was a gem master. As for her name, it wasn't that she was unwilling to disclose it, but her name had been cursed by an enemy. Even hearing her name could bring bad luck, ranging from a period of misfortune to life-threatening danger.
The one person and one cat got along very well. The problem was that both parties were worried about implicating the other. Behind Beini stood the Law-Destroying Shadow Su Xiao, who had many enemies but was also very strong. Looking at Su Xiao's list of enemy factions, even the top-tier absolute strong Moon Witch, Sehilis, would fall silent for a while upon hearing it.
The gem master's situation was similar. Her father was a wandering hunter. She was very worried that if she traveled with Beini, the enemies pursuing her would implicate the cat.
Although they had a very pleasant conversation, they parted ways after saying goodbye. Interestingly, the next morning, they met again on the 3rd Gem Street and simultaneously encountered the same group of black-robed men. This time, they had more experience escaping.
After Beini and the gem master were safe, they couldn't help but tease each other about how many enemies the other had. The gem master sighed and said that she actually had no personal enemies; the main problem was her father, who was a wandering hunter.
Hearing this, Beini was stunned. The Wandering Hunter faction was no longer famous now, but in the past, it was as renowned as the Moon Wolf and the Abyss Watchers. They were quite professional in dealing with various world-destroying and abyssal creature disasters.
After hearing the gem master's words, Beini straightforwardly said she was a retainer of a Law Destroyer. This time, it was the gem master's turn to be stunned. Good heavens, both of their backers had equally numerous enemies. Now there was no need to worry about who would implicate whom. Beini and the gem master traveled together.
Of course, Beini also secretly kept her guard up. Using the method of being pursued by enemies, she pretended to share hardships with a big fool from a hostile faction, only to use that fool to death in the end—her owner had done that before. Beini had no intention of harming others, but she dared not let down her guard against others.
After spending some time together, Beini found she had been overthinking. This seemingly gentle, dignified, and wise beautiful gem master was actually a math idiot. For example, buying gems for 500 Soul Coins and selling them after processing for 450 Soul Coins—she could really do that.
Initially, Beini thought to herself, "This might be an act. Let's observe a bit more."
It wasn't until all of Beini's pocket money was gone that she realized the seriousness of the situation. Upon inquiry, she learned that this was a side effect of the curse the gem master bore. For the gem master, addition and subtraction within 10 was the limit.
Please don't doubt her intelligence at all. Her gem processing skills were such that the famous gem craftsmen of the 1st Gem Shop dared not show off their skills in front of her, lest they appear to be teaching a master.
Soon, Beini discovered that her friend wasn't a math idiot; she had forgotten many related memories. Additionally, having been fleeing from enemies for years, she had no chance to learn and master these things. Thus, Beini began teaching the gem master math, while the gem master taught Beini a lot about gem knowledge.
Interestingly, the two of them sometimes tortured each other. When Beini taught the gem master math, she experienced what it felt like to be so angry she trembled. When the gem master taught Beini gem knowledge, she was too angry to eat. It was a mutual harm of friendship.
"Meow."
Beini raised her head with a hint of pride, meaning she had learned a nearly lost secret technique: gem synthesis.
Beini ran into the alchemy laboratory, fetched a few low-quality gems, and held them with her paws. Pale golden light particles appeared, enveloping the two gems. Seeing this, Bubu Wang's dog eyes widened, and he leaned in to watch intently.
Beini was especially serious about catalyzing the gems, her cat face unconsciously leaning forward with a slightly smug smile. Bubu, out of curiosity, also leaned in with his dog face, full of goofy energy. Su Xiao and Baha quietly moved back a bit. As for Amu, it was eating in front of its exclusive big fridge.
Bang!
The gem suddenly exploded.
"Meow meow."
"Woof!"
Beini covered her cat face, while Bubu Wang rolled on the ground with his paws over his dog eyes, a perfect meme.
"Meow!"
Beini, with gem fragments falling from her face, glared at Bubu Wang, tears in her eyes, meaning it was this silly dog's loud breathing that interrupted her train of thought.
"Woof?"
Bubu Wang was stunned, and then the daily cat-dog battle began.
[Tip: For this recovery, you paid a total of 27,620 Soul Coins.]
The recovery fee was getting more and more expensive. Su Xiao didn't mind too much. He now had 5.2 million Soul Coins on him. As a three-technique grandmaster, he felt for the first time the solidity of being wealthy.
[Beginning settlement of world rewards.]
Transcendent Primordial World: Witch Realm.
World Difficulty: Lv.50 ~ Lv.???
World Source: 84.9%
Number of Tasks Completed: 7 (Main Tasks x6, Awakening Task x1).
Comprehensive Evaluation: S+
Beginning collection of World Source...
World Source collection complete. Beginning reward tally.
Rewards Obtained: 88 True Attribute Points (Base + High-Tier Primordial World Bonus), Origin Stones x30 (These are ordinary Origin Stones).
Tip: True Power Plunder has been activated. You will receive 1 to 3 Golden Skill Points. Tip: You received 3 Golden Skill Points (determined by comprehensive evaluation).
Comprehensive Evaluation is S+. The Hunter's current brand level is Lv.93. Brand Level +6.1 (Task World Rank x Number of Tasks Completed + Comprehensive Evaluation - Task Completion Time, Title: Upgrade Expert +0.1).
Tip: Your brand level has reached Lv.95 (This is the highest level achievable at the Absolute Strong Rank).
Tip: Your additional authority +Lv.4.
Settlement complete. Rewards have been deposited into the Hunter's brand.
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Su Xiao had seen world settlements many times, but this time's brand level +6.1 puzzled him slightly. After checking the relevant information with his Hunter authority, he understood what was going on.
The Absolute Strong Rank corresponds to brand levels Lv.90 to Lv.95. The question is, does one immediately go to a Transcendent Primordial World after advancing to Absolute Strong? Of course not. The early, middle, and even late stages of Absolute Strong correspond to top-tier Ninth Rank worlds. These worlds also have Absolute Strong powerhouses, even those famous for many years.
Newly advanced Absolute Strong powerhouses need to roam top-tier Ninth Rank worlds for a long time. The brand level increase from Lv.90 to Lv.95 seems too tight. Even if one level is gained per world, not much foundation can be accumulated before reaching Lv.95.
In fact, after advancing to Absolute Strong, the minimum increment for brand level increase is Lv.0.1, meaning Lv.90 to Lv.95 is a full 50 small levels.
This is why, after Su Xiao advanced to Absolute Strong and formally experienced a world, the world settlement showed "Brand Level +6.1." In the previous world, he had advanced to Absolute Strong midway through the world progress, so naturally, there was no such prompt.
The current issue is that Su Xiao had never experienced this 0.1 increment brand level increase. But thinking about it carefully, it made sense. He had swept through the Eternal Light World, resulting in "Brand Level +6." Was there a problem with that? Obviously not.
As for his experience this time in the Transcendent Primordial World: Witch Realm, a brand level increase of 2 was also fine, right? Of course not.
[Tip: Detected that you have accumulated ten S+ comprehensive evaluations.]
[You will receive the following rewards.]
1. Your personal storage space rank +1 (Size increased to 50 cubic meters, storage stability increased to maximum, and can store high-risk judgment items).
2. Your adventure group's team storage space increased to 5000 cubic meters.
3. After each world settlement, your stay time in Reincarnation Paradise +2 natural days (Total of 7 natural days each time).
4. Secondary stay time +5 natural days.
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The rewards for ten S+ comprehensive evaluations were unexpected. The improvement to personal storage space would need subsequent testing to know the specific changes. As for the team storage space, this was extremely useful.
Sometimes, when obtaining certified supplies that were too numerous or bulky to bring back to Reincarnation Paradise, they could now be brought back. Even if these things weren't very valuable, many small amounts added up.
The stay time in Reincarnation Paradise was something that couldn't be increased by other means. After Su Xiao could visit the Land of All Beings (Eighth Layer) for free, even an increase of 2 hours of stay time in Reincarnation Paradise was a good gain, let alone 2 days.
In Reincarnation Paradise, unless necessary, he wouldn't sleep. The problem was that after upgrading various abilities, especially Law-Destroying abilities, he couldn't recover without the most basic form of rest: sleep. As a master alchemist, Su Xiao had ways to go without sleep for years or even decades while remaining energetic. But he was certain that if he did that, his future achievements in technique abilities would be low, or even stop immediately. Technique abilities challenge all things with a mortal body. Once one becomes non-human, all past accumulations are wasted.
He could be an extremely powerful human, with a heart as strong as a star and blood hotter than magma. But in his own cognition, he must maintain that he hasn't stepped into the non-human realm and hasn't abandoned the belief in constantly breaking through his own limits.
Among the rewards obtained this time, the last one, "Secondary Stay Time," wasn't stay time in the real world. Suppose Su Xiao went to the Soul Library after returning to Reincarnation Paradise. In that case, the time spent in the Soul Library would be deducted from his stay time in Reincarnation Paradise. Now, with "Secondary Stay Time," when going to the Soul Library, the "Secondary Stay Time" would be deducted first. Only after it was exhausted would the stay time in Reincarnation Paradise be deducted.
[Tip: You received 10,580 Soul Coins.]
The share from the World of Paintings had arrived. This amount of Soul Coins was honestly not very satisfying. This made Su Xiao decide that if he was short on Soul Coins for this upgrade, he would sell the "Share Authority" of the World of Paintings to Reincarnation Paradise.
Su Xiao's speed of rank advancement far exceeded that of other contractors. If a normal contractor obtained this "Share Authority," they would definitely treasure it. A normal contractor would go through about 15 to 17 world progresses from Seventh Rank to Eighth Rank, and 25 to 27 world progresses from Eighth Rank to Ninth Rank.
The share income from the World of Paintings increased with each world settlement as more world progresses were experienced. Su Xiao's problem was that after advancing to Absolute Strong in the Eternal Light World, he maxed out his brand authority in just one subsequent world progress.
His Reincarnation brand level had reached Lv.95, yet this "Share Authority" only yielded a little over 10,000 Soul Coins each time. The higher one's brand level, the higher the price Reincarnation Paradise would pay for selling such "Share Authority." Considering that he couldn't increase his brand level in the near future, now was the best time to sell this "Share Authority."
[Tip: SSS-level Adventure Group shared ability has been triggered. Each world settlement, based on the leader's comprehensive evaluation, corresponding team skill points will be obtained.]
[This comprehensive evaluation is S+. You received 40 team skill points.]
[Team Skill: Hunt Group (Passive X): During world settlement, can increase 1 to 5 points of your own body attributes (randomly increased among the seven attributes: Strength, Agility, Intelligence, Stamina, Charm, Luck, Willpower).]
[This skill benefits: Hunter himself, Bubuteni, Amu, Baha, Beini.]
The exciting lottery session began. Bubu Wang and Beini temporarily ceased hostilities and gathered around to wait for the draw result.
[Your Charm attribute +1 point.]
[Your Luck attribute +4 points.]
Su Xiao checked his own status and, after confirming that the effect of swapping fortune with Molei had disappeared, was in a very good mood. A full 4-point increase in Luck attribute was very rare even in the later stages.
Using the existing 40 team skill points, Su Xiao upgraded the "Vitality Awakening" ability. This "Rare Team Passive" was now at Lv.86. Due to its characteristics, each level required 3 team skill points. However, since the team skill points had no other use, he invested all of them. But as he added points, the team skill points suddenly zeroed out.
[Vitality Awakening (Rare Team Passive) has been upgraded to Lv.95. This ability level will be converted to X.]
[Team Skill 3: Vitality Awakening (Rare Team Passive, X): When a team member's health drops below 10%, this ability will activate, restoring 13,550 health points + 85% maximum health over the next 3 seconds (This ability's cooldown is 15 hours, cooldown is calculated separately for each team member).]
[Tip: All your adventure group skills have reached X. In subsequent world settlements, you will no longer receive team skill points.]
[Current remaining team skill points: 27 points.]
[Team skill points converting... You received Team Authority Cards x27.]
[Team Authority Card: When the adventure group leader uses this card, it can increase the level of a designated adventure group skill by 1. To upgrade a "Rare Team Skill," 3 "Team Authority Cards" must be consumed at once.]
[Tip: This item can be freely traded within Reincarnation Paradise.]
This compensation was interesting. Su Xiao felt that these 27 "Team Authority Cards" should be very valuable. If S-level world comprehensive evaluations couldn't be obtained frequently, the number of team skill points acquired would actually be very small.
Su Xiao moved his restored arms. Whether it was an illusion or not, the feeling after this recovery was much better than before. In the past, with injuries like severed arms or legs, even after activating the recovery authority, there would still be a slight feeling of incomplete recovery for a few hours. This feeling would completely disappear after about a day. This time, there was no such feeling at all.
Checking the relevant authority, Su Xiao found that this wasn't an illusion. After his brand level reached Lv.95, the recovery authority he could now activate had reached the ultimate effect of conventional recovery. As for deep recovery and the like, this didn't need to be done frequently. With his combat frequency, doing it once every ten or so world progresses would maintain a very good state.
Su Xiao leaned back on the sofa, gradually relaxing. This trip to the Witch Realm had been extremely stressful, mainly because of the alliance between Shenfu, the Platinum Apostle, and the Archbishop of the Abyss. It was truly troublesome. To be honest, if it weren't for the Moon Witch as a teammate, this time should have been unwinnable.
Thinking of the Moon Witch, Su Xiao took out a delicate thin wooden tube from his storage space. The Moon Witch, Sehilis, had promised to help him kill Xiao but hadn't found the opportunity, so she left this behind. After opening it, he found an alchemy formula and a photo inside.
The photo captured a divination scene, with fate fluctuations being the most obvious feature. Below the photo, the Moon Witch had marked "Xiao's Daughter" in Void Common Language.
The little girl in the photo looked about 10 years old, but Su Xiao could determine that the girl's actual age was between 17 and 20. Even if her body lacked nutrition and grew slowly, it could still be discerned from aspects like hair, nails, and pupils.
Moreover, this girl had been fixed at this age by some technological device, placed in a deep hibernation state to maintain life. Judging from the surrounding environment in the photo, this situation had likely persisted for many years. The girl had already developed hibernation-induced premature aging syndrome due to prolonged deep hibernation.
At first glance, Su Xiao felt that this girl didn't seem like a complete living being. Observing her skin condition and subcutaneous blood vessels, he determined that the girl had been parasitized by a plant.
This condition was called "Nikaye Spore Plant Gestational Genetic Syndrome." The origin of this condition was a type of spore plant. When this plant reached maturity, it would release spore seeds for reproduction. If an animal inhaled these spores, the spores would temporarily reside in the animal's organs, coexisting peacefully until the animal died, using its corpse as nutrients for growth.
There was only one exception: if a pregnant woman came into contact with these spores during pregnancy, the spores would parasitize the fetus.
After the fetus was born, there were no abnormalities initially. It might even be healthier and smarter than peers, with only a slightly increased appetite. However, between the ages of 10 and 12, this plant spore would begin to grow, first parasitizing the outer surfaces of blood vessels throughout the body, attempting to evolve from plant characteristics to semi-plant, semi-creature.
"Nikaye Spore Plant Gestational Genetic Syndrome" was fatal by the blooming stage, and extremely difficult to treat before that. The symbiotic nature of the spore plant before the blooming stage was already troublesome, let alone its attachment to blood vessel surfaces and replacement of part of the host's nervous system.
Su Xiao picked up the alchemy formula and found it wasn't a conventional one but a secret formula from the Wizard Faction. This was definitely not an antidote but a method to use an artificial, more active, and more violent parasite to devour and replace the spore plant. This parasite had a dependency on the host, wouldn't kill the host, and would assist the host in combat or escape when in danger.
Xiao was indeed strong, but from this wizard secret formula, one could see the gap between a lone wanderer and a major force. The life-saving method that Xiao had searched for years without finding, the Moon Witch Sehilis had simply retrieved from the secret treasure vault.
Su Xiao put away this wizard secret formula. With his alchemy level, he dared not claim to be able to concoct a perfect grade, but producing a bottle of good-quality wizard secret medicine was no problem. Then, he could have a good showdown with Xiao.
He went to the planting area to check on the Black Maple Tree. The dozens of [World Core (Fragments)] inserted into the soil under the tree allowed the Black Maple Tree to thrive, its height about to break through nine meters. At this point, the Black Maple Tree would focus on growing its crown and thickening its trunk. It would only continue to grow taller after the trunk reached a certain specification.
The ugly and stupid strange bird raised by Amu flew over and landed on a branch. It used its beak to pluck a Black Maple leaf, chewed it a few times, and swallowed it.
The strange bird plummeted straight down, its legs kicking out. It seemed to have croaked, but in reality, this strange bird could digest Black Maple leaves, but eating one would put it to sleep for several days.
Ever since this strange bird ate a Black Maple leaf, no animal within this 1.5-hectare planting area could beat it. Then, it guarded the Black Maple Tree every day. Except for Su Xiao, Bubu Wang, Amu, Baha, and Beini, it would attack anyone who tried to approach the Black Maple Tree. This silly bird even dared to challenge Su Xiao to a one-on-one fight, showing its boldness. However, it never stopped other animals from drinking the Eternal Spring water.
Seeing that the Black Maple Tree was growing well, Su Xiao left the planting area. He sat on the carpet and took out one treasure chest after another. Seeing this, Bubu Wang and Beini, who had just made up, came over. Baha also gathered around. As for Amu, it preferred to fill its stomach.
This time, Su Xiao had obtained a total of 17 treasure chests, all of high quality. He took out the Fate Dominator, and the power of luck enveloped him. His Luck attribute reached 122 points. This palpable good luck greatly boosted his confidence in opening chests. He first picked up the [Soul Chest] and opened it.
[Opening this chest can yield 5 to 30 Soul Crystals.]
[You have opened the Soul Chest.]
[You received 6 Soul Crystals.]
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Su Xiao's expression remained unchanged, but he re-examined his Luck attribute of 122 points. It seemed that this value was gradually becoming 12.2, or even 1.22. Fortunately, this was just an illusion; the 122-point Luck attribute was still there.
[You have opened the Gem Box.]
[You received Parasitic Insect Breath (Origin-level Gem).]
Randomly drawn from White quality to Eternal quality gems, obtaining an Origin-level gem, which was only below Eternal quality, was already very good. After checking its properties, Su Xiao found that this was a small top-quality gem that could grant a bloodsucking effect to insect-type abilities.
Among the preferences of insect-type ability users, the unshakable first was the "Breeding Attribute," and the second was the "Bloodsucking Attribute." This gem could be sold for over 90,000 Soul Coins without issue.
[You have opened Secret Treasure Boxes x3.]
[You received Origin Fruit x1.]
[You received Dawn Fragments x2.]
The existing "Dawn Fragments" reached 5 pieces, not far from the 10 needed to craft Amu's Dawn Shield.
"Origin Fruit" was a good item, used to concoct "Origin Potion (Perfect)." One bottle was priced at 36,000 to 40,000 Precipitated Glass at the Goblin Merchant Guild.
Su Xiao was quite satisfied with this price. He would use these Precipitated Glass to purchase 9 to 10 "Original Sin Cores" from the Abyss Shop and feed them to the "Book of Original Sin." Only when the "Book of Original Sin" was strong enough could it continue to seal the five Original Sin Objects currently held.
As for why not buy more "Origin Fruits" in bulk to mass-produce "Origin Potion (Perfect)" for sale, it was because large-scale sales would inevitably lead to price suppression by the cunning goblin merchants, potentially driving the price below 20,000 Precipitated Glass per bottle. Also, the target audience for "Origin Potion (Perfect)" was very small.
Su Xiao picked up three [Source Matter Chests]. This was a heavyweight reward. If he could open a None Source Matter or Supreme Source Matter, he would be rich.
[You have opened Source Matter Chests x3.]
[You received Dead Soul Source Matter x1 portion.]
[You received Resentment Source Matter x1 portion.]
[You received Power Source Matter x1 portion.]
Seeing this result, Beini immediately raised her head, barely suppressing a laugh. Opening both "Dead Soul Source Matter" and "Resentment Source Matter" at the same time was a spectacle. The reason was that "Dead Soul Source Matter" was known as the most garbage Source Matter, priced at 80 ounces of Space-Time Power.
It was worth noting that when buying Source Matter, unless encountering a seller particularly desperate for Soul Coins, transactions were always conducted in Space-Time Power. This was an unspoken rule in Source Matter trading. As for how to use Space-Time Power later, there was no shortage of channels. Submitting it to one's Paradise could yield a considerable profit, except for Reincarnation Paradise.
If "Dead Soul Source Matter" was the bottom-ranked garbage king among many Source Matters, then "Resentment Source Matter" was its number one little brother, priced at 85 to 90 ounces of Space-Time Power. As for the number two little brother, it had to be "Corrupted Source Matter," priced at 87 to 90 ounces of Space-Time Power.
But to say Su Xiao was unlucky, the "Power Source Matter" at the bottom showed that his luck was currently strong. Opening ten [Source Matter Chests] to get one "Power Source Matter" was already good. Getting one from three chests was incredibly lucky. This result fully demonstrated the accuracy of the Goddess of Fortune's description: the fortune electrocardiogram.
Speaking of which, the stall that Beini had purchased in the Great Gathering Place was still hanging a notice offering 1,800 ounces of Space-Time Power to buy "Power Source Matter." There hadn't been a single inquiry. It seemed the purchase price needed to be raised to 3,000 ounces of Space-Time Power per portion.
[You have opened the Scarlet Chest: Gluttony.]
[You can choose one of the following options.]
1. Obtain 5% to 45% of the enemy's Soul Coins held before death.
2. Obtain 1 to 3 pieces of the enemy's equipment (random draw).
3. Obtain 10 items from the enemy's storage space (random draw).
Previously, when fighting the Four Brothers of Death, after they revealed their true form, the four merged into Gluttony. Preliminary analysis suggested that these four brothers probably didn't keep Soul Coins on hand, as it was shortly after the world progress began.
As for obtaining 10 items from the enemy's storage space, Su Xiao had a deep impression of this reward. The shampoo he got at the First Rank was still being used, with at least half a ton left.
[You have chosen to draw equipment.]
[This Death Ranger had no equipment left after death.]
[This draw has ended.]
Seeing this, Su Xiao remained calm. For Scarlet Cards or Scarlet Chests, he wouldn't be surprised by any outcome. Bubu Wang, Baha, and Beini were all stunned. How could a Death Ranger of Gluttony's strength have no equipment?
The answer was that it did, but Gluttony's ability system was mainly based on its own physique, developing devouring-type abilities. The few Origin-level defensive pieces it had were hit by a few slashes from a certain Law Destroyer, causing their durability to plummet, and then they were all shattered by a straight kick.
[Tip: You performed an invalid opening of a Scarlet Chest. Due to the special profitability of Scarlet Chests, this is a normal situation. Upon successfully triggering such a situation, corresponding rewards will be obtained.]
[You received a Scarlet Badge (One-time Consumable).]
[Scarlet Badge (Kill Item): Can be used on targets from Paradise factions, marking the target for 24 hours. Upon successfully killing the marked target, a "Thick Scarlet Chest" will be obtained 100% (This Scarlet Badge cannot be used on Hunters, Contractors, or Workers of Reincarnation Paradise).]
Su Xiao picked up the chest of the Dark Twins. As soon as he chose to open it, golden light burst forth!
[You have opened the Eternal Chest: Twin Birth.]
[You received Primordial Fragment x1.]
[You received Twin Heart (Full Score Eternal Equipment).]
[Twin Heart]
Origin: Witch Realm.
Quality: Eternal.
Category: Accessory (Accessory Unique Trait).
Warning: After wearing this accessory, you cannot wear any other accessories, including rings, finger loops, pendants, badges, etc.
Tip: This trait has absolute priority.
Durability: 80/80 points.
Equipment Requirement: True Intelligence 600 points.
Equipment Effect: Light/Dark (Core Passive). If the wearer has "Light" abilities, activating this ability can convert all their abilities to "Dark." If the wearer has "Dark" abilities, activating this ability can convert all their abilities to "Light."
Tip: All "Dark" abilities of this equipment's holder will have a "Dark Matter" attachment trait. Enemies attached by Dark Matter will have reduced speed and all resistances.
Tip: All "Light" abilities of this equipment's holder will have a "Light Flame" trait. Light Flame can ignite "Dark Matter," causing true flame burn damage while continuously reducing the enemy's body attributes (When the light on the enemy extinguishes, the reduced body attributes will gradually recover over the next 30 to 48 hours).
Tip: Each conversion of Light/Dark traits consumes a certain amount of stamina. Initial time is 1 to 5 seconds. If familiar with the process, the Light/Dark trait conversion can be completed instantly.
Rating: 6000 points (Eternal equipment rating is 3000 to 6000 points).
Introduction: Born in darkness, yearning for light, yet, tainted by the world's desires, hatred, sorrow, and anger, ultimately falls back into darkness.
Price: 12,000 Soul Coins.
[Twin Heart] would definitely be highly sought after. Although its drawbacks were not small, full-score Eternal equipment was truly powerful. It wasn't just about assisting an ability system to become stronger; it caused a qualitative change.
[You have opened the Eternal Chest: Black Hole.]
[You obtained Explosive Formula: Annihilator (Formula/Basic Skill Scroll).]
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This gain was a bit awkward. Those who needed it couldn't afford it, and those who could afford it already had their own ability systems. It seemed it would have to be sold to the Goblin Merchant Guild. Family forces in high-tier worlds were the real buyers of this item.
[You have opened the Eternal Chest: Ancient Dragon God.]
[You received Primordial Fragments x3.]
[You received Freezing Will (Special Equipment).]
[Freezing Will]
Origin: Ancient Dragon Kingdom · Eberas · Soul of the Old Dragon of the Eternal Frozen Tundra.
Quality: Overlord.
Category: Special Equipment.
Durability: 1280/1500 points.
Equipment Requirement: Ancient Dragon Faction (Due to your possession of the Oath Badge: White Dragon, you can use this equipment).
Equipment Effect: Protective Freezing (Core Passive). After activating this equipment, it will grant a protective aura to you and friendly targets within 1000 meters, reducing the Blazing Sun damage you take by 50% (Including true Blazing Sun damage, this is a faction mutual restraint characteristic).
Tip: This equipment cannot take effect simultaneously with "Inscription Base: Divine Sacrifice."
Rating: 6000+++++ points (Overlord equipment rating is 1 to 6000 points).
Introduction: This is one of the treasures of the Ancient Dragon Faction.
Price: Cannot be sold, can be transferred.
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Su Xiao picked up the [Eternal Chest: Mutated Witch]. Feeling its heavy and solid weight, he opened it.
[You have opened the Eternal Chest: Mutated Witch.]
[You received Primordial Fragments x3.]
[You received Concentrated Abyss Source Matter Crystal (???).]
[Warning: Detected the Hunter's current comprehensive combat power. Do not attempt to use this item or remove its seal.]
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He had actually opened one of the two types of Supreme Source Matters, the "Abyss Source Matter." The problem was that the characteristic data of this item showed that it was no longer considered Source Matter but a particularly dangerous crystalline substance. No more than ten of these had ever been produced.
This made Su Xiao wonder if each Transcendent Primordial World, upon its initial opening, would form one [Concentrated Abyss Source Matter Crystal]. It was perfectly normal for the Witch Realm's [Concentrated Abyss Source Matter Crystal] to be with the Primordial Witch. However, this item probably had no benefits; otherwise, given the Primordial Witch's style, she would have left it for the Wizard Faction instead of bringing it to the Moon Temple.
[You have opened the Mysterious Chest (???).]
[You received Butterfly Worm Bait x5 (Can be used to fish for Dragon Eye Whales in the Void River).]
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There were still three chests left, but the [Abyss Chest] among them looked truly dizzying. It was better to wait until his fortune stabilized a bit before opening it, lest he open another Daddy-level Original Sin Object. He was already holding five Original Sin Objects; one more might really be too much to handle.
Su Xiao handed over the items to be sold to Beini. After finishing her ice cream, Beini went out. Bubu Wang, Amu, and Baha had already gone out in a group to have fun. As always, they would come back after having enough fun and sleep soundly.
Su Xiao went out and headed straight for the Attribute Enhancement Hall. Half an hour later, the door of the pod behind him closed.
[Welcome to use Attribute Enhancement Pod No. 1805.]
[Current available True Attribute Points: 88 points.]
Su Xiao checked his own attributes. After a moment, he allocated the attribute points as follows: Strength +21, Agility +21, Stamina +21, Intelligence +25. He activated the Attribute Enhancement Pod he was in.
Hum~
The Attribute Enhancement Pod began to operate. Su Xiao sat cross-legged on the floor. He was already accustomed to this magnitude of improvement. An hour later, the Attribute Enhancement Pod stopped operating. His blood energy had greatly increased. After opening his eyes, he exhaled a breath of turbid air.
The improvement wasn't over yet. He still had two portions of "Power Source Matter" unused. He took out one portion of Power Source Matter.
[Absolute Strong, X (Passive)]
Secret Method Power: After absorbing Power Source Matter, current True Strength, Agility, Stamina, and Intelligence are permanently increased by 6%.
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The "Power Source Matter" was sealed within semi-transparent resin. Su Xiao crushed it with one hand. Colorless energy spread out and merged into his body. Feeling the Source Matter energy flowing through his limbs and bones, he restrained his aura. Using Source Matter to enhance oneself required no negligence or carelessness. Any slight mistake would lead to utter ruin.
The semi-transparent Source Matter inside his body gradually transformed into an energy as active as a sweet spring, quickly absorbed by his body, strengthening his physique.
After absorbing one portion of Power Source Matter, Su Xiao took out another portion and crushed it. An hour later, a small amount of blood energy emanated from him. Even after absorbing Power Source Matter multiple times, the risk was still considerable. He took out "Vitality Source Matter." Since he would eventually need to use "Primordial Fragments" to stabilize himself, the more Source Matter he absorbed at once, the more profitable it was.
After crushing the "Vitality Source Matter," he found that it was different from absorbing "Power Source Matter." He absorbed the "Vitality Source Matter" very smoothly, and his own primordial life force greatly increased.
[You have obtained a permanent increase of 200,000 health points.]
One portion of "Vitality Source Matter" increased health by a full 200,000 points. Even if subsequent absorption would see a decrease in this amount, it was still an extremely rare resource.
Su Xiao took out all the existing "Primordial Fragments." As per usual, this time he would likely need to consume over a dozen "Primordial Fragments" to stabilize himself. The pieces of "Primordial Fragments" in his hand melted, and a large surge of primordial power surged out from within, merging into his body. This feeling of overall comfort was somewhat addictive. After a moment, the sense of power loss caused by the "massive" improvement in physical attributes completely vanished.
Contrary to his imagination, this time only ten "Primordial Fragments" were consumed. After checking the "Absolute Strong" ability, he learned that this ability didn't have an unlimited increase in "Primordial Fragment" consumption. As long as Su Xiao didn't absorb more than 3 to 5 portions of Source Matter at once, stabilizing his physique once would consume a total of ten "Primordial Fragments."
After meditating for a moment, Su Xiao's aura stabilized. He checked his own data:
True Strength: 634 points.
True Agility: 634 points.
True Stamina: 634 points.
True Intelligence: 634 points.
Charm: -25 points.
All four main attributes had broken through 600 points, showing the richness of his gains in the Witch Realm. Although there was still a long way to go before reaching 800 points in all four attributes, it no longer seemed as distant as before. It was proven that the "Absolute Strong" ability obtained by consuming 11 "Primordial Fragments" to break through to Absolute Strong became stronger in the later stages.
When he saw the Charm attribute, Su Xiao's gaze turned serious. Previously, his Charm attribute was -22 points. How did it drop by 3 points this time? In the Witch Realm, he hadn't engaged in excessive killing... Well, no, he had made Barbatos crush a world.
Leaving the Attribute Enhancement Hall, Su Xiao headed straight for the Trade Street. On the way, he sent a message to Lide, taking a photo of the "Black Blade: Wild Hungry Wolf" wrapped in black cloth and sending it to him.
As soon as Su Xiao arrived at the entrance of Lide's Forge, Lide, who had been anxiously waiting inside, strode forward and half-took, half-snatched the "Black Blade: Wild Hungry Wolf," completely unaware that Su Xiao had already quietly left the forge.
Lide's attention was entirely on the "Black Blade: Wild Hungry Wolf." He came to the workbench, placed the "Black Blade: Wild Hungry Wolf" wrapped in thick black cloth diagonally on a blade stand, and then untied the thick black cloth wrapped around it.
When he saw the blade body of the "Black Blade: Wild Hungry Wolf," the light in Lide's eyes changed. His hand caressed the cold blade body, finding it hard to believe that dark liquid metal could have such hardness and sharpness.
Looking at the legendary weapon before him, a smile couldn't help but appear on Lide's face. He began to hope that one day he could forge such a legendary weapon. But after admiring it for a few seconds, he suddenly frowned because he found that the handle wrapped around the hilt was noticeably thicker. Which bastard had wrapped so many extra layers around the hilt? It was completely superfluous! Lide immediately untied the leather wrapping on the hilt. As the inner Dark Prison Dragon leather was revealed, the tightly wound leather strips, the meticulous craftsmanship, and the perfectly appropriate wear marks made a smile reappear on Lide's face. He was about to place the large pile of leather strips in his hand on the workbench when he suddenly felt a familiar texture in his hand. This nightmare-like texture made the corner of his eye twitch violently.
He slowly lowered his head, looking at the large pile of long leather coat shreds in his hand. His face twisted as he gradually put on a mask of pain. He was all too familiar with this thing. He had repaired and upgraded it just yesterday, and today, this piece of armor was in strips in his hand. It was the "Wild Hunt Night."
"You, you bastard."
Lide was about to roar when he suddenly noticed that, due to the untied "Wild Hunt Night" wrapped around the hilt, a crown-shaped ring tied to the end of the hilt with a string was swinging left and right. He stared at it, and the more he looked, the more he felt he had seen this item in ancient texts. With a somewhat uneasy feeling, Lide's finger touched the ring and checked its properties.
"King's Crown."
"One of the five hardest pieces of equipment to repair in history."
"Wild Hunt Night" + "King's Crown." Double the "joy" hit Lide. The mask of pain on his face was already vivid. The blacksmith's hammer was somehow already in his hand. He opened his contact list and frantically contacted Su Xiao, wanting to invite Su Xiao to dinner.
At this moment, Su Xiao, who was on his way to the Skill Upgrade Hall, naturally received Lide's message prompts. Faced with his old friend's "enthusiastic" invitation to dinner, he calmly closed these message prompts and temporarily blocked Lide's messages for the morning. This way, his conscience felt much more at ease.