Chapter 56: Abyssal Treasure Chest
The Skill Upgrade Hall was buzzing with noise. Every time a world progress ended a few days prior, this place was always like this. Thinking about it, after fighting tooth and nail in the mission world to obtain enough resources, of course one would be eager to improve oneself. After all, what could be more addictive than becoming stronger?
The crowded feeling here slightly diminished this wonderful mood, especially when all skill upgrade pods were full and one had to wait.
Su Xiao took a seat in the waiting area. He noticed that there were more people coming to the skill upgrade pods than usual, and many faces had an air of "I'm so tough" or were full of vigilance—typical traits of newcomers.
Newcomers who had just entered Reincarnation Paradise, after experiencing one or two worlds and initially mastering supernatural power, would all have an attitude of "I'm already different, mortals are all ants." In contrast, high-rank contractors were mostly calm and composed, but only when there was no threat.
A small portion were both polite and always had smiles on their faces, but once they entered a hostile state, one would know their terror.
The sudden appearance of many newcomers in Reincarnation Paradise made Su Xiao wonder if the world war this time had gone poorly. He took out his terminal and checked the news channel on the Apocalypse Paradise side. In this regard, the contractors of Apocalypse Paradise did a better job.
After checking, he learned that indeed, the world war this time had been lost. Out of a total of seven world wars from Rank 1 to Rank 9, their side had lost six. The only victory was in the Rank 9 world war.
The space-time power gained from winning the Rank 9 world war was even greater than the sum of winning Rank 1 to Rank 8 combined.
Losing six out of seven was quite rare in the past; usually, it was winning six out of seven. Continuing to browse related news, Su Xiao understood what had happened. In the Rank 8 world war, their side's contractors had a relapse and held a one-on-one competition. The Apocalypse Paradise contractors, who had been beaten until they were foaming at the mouth, inexplicably won.
The Rank 6 war was won by Death Paradise. This was an old opponent, so the victory wasn't surprising.
The four wars at Rank 2, 3, 4, and 5 were all won by Sanctuary Paradise. An adventure group had risen there, named the Gentleman Alliance. Seeing this adventure group name, Su Xiao's eyes narrowed slightly. His instinctive thought was, could it be that Gray Gentleman had successfully reincarnated? But after looking at the Scarlet Card·Gray Gentleman in his storage space, he dismissed this idea.
Seeing that this was an adventure group from Sanctuary Paradise, Su Xiao felt that this matter couldn't be separated from Shenfu. For now, he could ignore it. Being strong enough oneself was the best way to deal with such matters.
Just as Su Xiao was pondering, a glasses-wearing girl passed by from one side. The short-haired glasses girl took two steps forward, then stepped back, a hint of a smile in her eyes as she said:
"So even a Hunter has to queue for a skill upgrade pod?"
Hearing this, Su Xiao looked at the newcomer. This short-haired glasses girl didn't have the kind of beauty that immediately caught one's attention at first glance; instead, she had a bit of a socially anxious feel. If it weren't for meeting an acquaintance, she wouldn't have taken the initiative to speak.
But the problem was, who was this?
This question lingered in Su Xiao's mind, but it didn't stop him from casually chatting with the glasses girl. He said, "Hunter is a class, not a privilege."
"You queuing here for a skill upgrade pod is strange enough, you know? Don't high-rank contractors all rent skill upgrade pods?"
Hearing this, Su Xiao was puzzled. His thought was, skill upgrade pods could be rented?
Noticing Su Xiao's gaze on her, the glasses girl was momentarily stunned, her expression seeming to say, 'You mean you don't know skill upgrade pods can be rented?'
"You usually don't study the various functions of each hall?"
"..."
Su Xiao didn't speak. In his habits, the Attribute Enhancement Hall = improving body attributes, the Skill Upgrade Hall = improving skills, and the Equipment Enhancement Hall = enhancing equipment.
He had no interest in studying all sorts of flashy functions. If he had that time, he'd rather go to the Land of All Beings (Layer 8) or go to the Soul Library to study more about Sealcraft. Under the supervision of several 'strict teachers,' his time was very precious.
The pendant on the glasses girl's terminal suddenly reminded Su Xiao that he also had one of those, hung on the Demon-Sealing Scabbard by Bubu Wang. This small pendant was a gift from Xia. This suddenly made Su Xiao remember that this glasses girl was Xia's close friend; he had met her once before.
"Follow me."
Under the glasses girl's lead, Su Xiao went around to the back hall of the Skill Upgrade Hall. He really was visiting this place for the first time. A big reason was that after improving his abilities in the past, he was always in poor condition—a normal phenomenon from too large an improvement. Under such circumstances, he certainly wouldn't carefully study the Skill Upgrade Hall; instead, he would return to his exclusive room to sleep.
"Don't tell me you've never been here before."
"..."
"Alright, I get it now. Big shots don't read the 'game tutorials.' Only salted fish like us have time to study these things carefully."
The glasses girl pointed to an empty consultation machine and said, "I have things to do, I'm leaving first."
"..."
Su Xiao took out a few Soul Coins, holding them in his hand as a token of thanks. The glasses girl said with a smile, "How could I possibly accept this?"
In a good mood, the glasses girl took her leave. Su Xiao pressed his hand on the recognition area of the consultation machine in front of him, followed by a series of functions of the Skill Upgrade Hall.
After browsing, he found that they were all conveniences for low-rank contractors, such as skill trial dummies. Even when he was low-rank, he didn't need this privilege. He fought strong enemies in every world until he was half-dead; how could he need to chop at immobile trial dummies to improve his skill proficiency?
Turning to the last page, two functions appeared. The first was the skill upgrade pod rental that the glasses girl mentioned. Saying it was a rental didn't mean a single skill upgrade pod was given to one contractor; it was more like a reservation. For example, reserving the right to use it at 8 AM tomorrow. Even if the place was packed tomorrow, there would still be a reserved skill upgrade pod for the reservation holder.
What truly interested Su Xiao was that he could actually buy a skill upgrade pod. Only those with an imprint authority of Lv.91 or above, i.e., reaching the Absolute Strong rank, were eligible to trigger this privilege.
Su Xiao would need to pay a total of 10,000 ounces of space-time power to obtain an exclusive skill upgrade pod. Moreover, this skill upgrade pod would be located in his exclusive room, and he could designate its placement.
To say he completely bought this skill upgrade pod wasn't accurate. The cost of manufacturing a skill upgrade pod was certainly more than 10,000 ounces of space-time power. He was more like obtaining exclusive usage rights. Unless he allowed it, no one else could use this skill upgrade pod. If he no longer needed it, he could sell this skill upgrade pod back to Reincarnation Paradise for 9,400 ounces of space-time power.
The benefit of buying a skill upgrade pod wasn't just exclusive usage rights. Although the intensity of skill improvement was the same as a normal skill upgrade pod, this pod was customized according to Su Xiao's personal physique. When there was a risk in improving a certain skill, it could reduce the risk from as high as 50% to 30% or even 20%.
Seeing this characteristic, Su Xiao paid 10,000 ounces of space-time power and bought a skill upgrade pod. He now had 40,240 ounces of space-time power, so he could certainly enjoy the feeling of being wealthy.
In Su Xiao's view, this space-time power was well spent. Don't forget, there was a privilege called [Skill Upgrade Pod Free Usage Privilege (One Time)]. He currently had one use of this privilege.
Previously, he had been considering whether to use this privilege to max out one of the three high-rank passives. Due to the risk of possibly dying directly, he planned to play it safe, improve the high-rank passive to a certain extent, and then use [Skill Upgrade Pod Free Usage Privilege (One Time)].
Now that he had an exclusive skill upgrade pod, he could directly max it out. Moreover, if he later felt that buying the exclusive skill upgrade pod wasn't worth it, he could just sell it back to Reincarnation Paradise, losing only a little over 600 ounces of space-time power.
When Su Xiao returned to his exclusive room and just closed the door, he received a notification that the exclusive skill upgrade pod had been installed. He went to the room where the [Awakening Stele] was stored. This room was about 100 square meters, quite spacious. Besides the tall Awakening Stele, there was only a bed. As for why a bed was placed here, it was all experience.
Now, a few meters to the right of the [Awakening Stele], there was a skill upgrade pod. This pod was four meters wide and six meters high, leaning against the wall, with various thick and thin conduits embedded into the wall.
When Su Xiao arrived in front of the skill upgrade pod, the pod door opened with a puff, and a trace of steam dissipated into the air. He stepped inside, and the door closed. It had to be said, compared to a regular skill upgrade pod, this exclusive one was a bit more spacious. There were no identification devices inside; his various abilities had already appeared on the display panel in front of him.
[Welcome to your exclusive skill upgrade pod. Please select the skill you wish to upgrade.]
Su Xiao was in his best condition now, so he naturally wanted to use the [Skill Upgrade Pod Free Usage Privilege (One Time)]. He took out [Darkness Identification (Skill Scroll)]. This item seemed average now, but after being upgraded to Lv.50, it could evolve into [Introductory Abyssology].
To max out this ability would require a massive amount of Soul Coins. Su Xiao considered it and abandoned this suicidal thought. He estimated that even tens of millions of Soul Coins wouldn't be enough to fill this skill. This was Abyssology, after all. If he maxed out this ability, across the Void and myriad realms, there would be very few who could match his understanding of the Abyss.
As a Law Destroyer, the more he progressed, the more contact he had with the Abyss. Sometimes death came not entirely from insufficient strength, but from insufficient understanding.
After abandoning the suicidal thought, Su Xiao decided to max out one of the three high-rank technique passives: [Supreme Blade], [Body Sublimation: Ascension Force], and [Blood Sublimation: Soul Life]. The upgrade costs for the three abilities were the same. [Supreme Blade] was at Lv.50, while the other two were at Lv.30. The latter was more cost-effective.
[You have activated Skill Upgrade Pod Free Usage Privilege (One Time).]
[Selected Ability: Body Sublimation: Ascension Force (High-Rank Technique Passive).]
[Upgrade begins.]
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The skill upgrade pod started operating. This time, Su Xiao didn't sit cross-legged. Given the spaciousness of the exclusive pod, lying down was no problem. The next second, his vision went completely black.
When Su Xiao woke up, holding his head as he got up from the carpet, several hours had passed. He checked the notifications that had appeared.
[Body Sublimation: Ascension Force ability has been upgraded to Lv.100. This ability level will be converted to X.]
[Body Sublimation: Ascension Force: X (Technique Class·Passive)]
Skill Effect 1: In close combat, kick attack power increased by 370%.
Skill Effect 2: In close combat, kick attack power increased by 570%.
Skill Effect 3: In close combat, kick attack power increased by 1100%.
Skill Effect 4: Close Combat Grandmaster upgrade cost +50%, upgrade effect +50% (This characteristic cannot be improved by any means).
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After maxing out the high-rank technique passive, the bonuses were ridiculously strong, especially for a high-rank passive like [Body Sublimation: Ascension Force] that had extreme bonuses.
If Su Xiao could still enter the arena now, he would want to test the power of his straight kick. It could be said that Su Xiao's inability to enter the current arena spared many fighters from psychological trauma.
The upgrade wasn't over yet. He looked at his current 5.21 million Soul Coins and checked how many Soul Coins it would take to push [Supreme Blade] from Lv.50 to Lv.100. The result was 3.7 million Soul Coins. He chose to upgrade.
As the skill upgrade pod operated, a few seconds later, Su Xiao's vision went black again. It had to be said, after exchanging for the exclusive skill upgrade pod, the experience of upgrading skills had improved. Before, he would fall onto the cold marble floor; now, he fell onto a fur carpet.
Time always quietly passed between opening and closing one's eyes, like now. Su Xiao got up from the floor, gently rubbing his forehead. After a moment, he realized he was inside the skill upgrade pod. Upgrading [Supreme Blade] was noticeably harsher than upgrading [Body Sublimation: Ascension Force].
[Technique Sublimation: Supreme Blade ability has been upgraded to Lv.100. This ability level will be converted to X.]
[Technique Sublimation: Supreme Blade: X (Technique Class·Passive)]
Skill Effect 1: Blade-type weapon attack power increased by +1280%.
Skill Effect 2: Blade technique power increased by 1280%.
Skill Effect 3: Blade technique potential rank +21 (increased by 10).
Skill Effect 4: Blade technique upgrade cost +50%, upgrade effect +50% (This characteristic cannot be improved by any means).
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Previously having over 5 million Soul Coins, in the blink of an eye, only 1.51 million remained. Fortunately, Beini had sold 99% of the items, transferring 986,500 Soul Coins over. Only [Willpower Gem (Eternal Rank Gem)] remained unsold.
For now, high-rank passives couldn't be upgraded further; there weren't enough Soul Coins. Su Xiao took out all his [Soul Crystals], totaling 426, along with [Extreme Blade Source Matter], which was necessary for upgrading Blade Grandmaster to Lv.95.
Su Xiao planned to upgrade Blade Grandmaster. In his combat system, Blade Grandmaster was the absolute core. Recently, the opponents he faced were getting stronger, so he naturally needed to concentrate resources to max out one technique ability, to have the qualification to fight head-on in deadly battles with strong enemies.
[To upgrade Blade Grandmaster Lv.87, requires consuming 15 Soul Crystals + 142,500 Soul Coins.]
Su Xiao chose to upgrade Blade Grandmaster to Lv.90. This caused 45 Soul Crystals around him to shatter, and Soul Coins decreased rapidly.
Half an hour later, he steadied his breath and chose to upgrade Blade Grandmaster again.
[To upgrade Blade Grandmaster Lv.90, requires consuming 30 Soul Crystals + 285,000 Soul Coins.]
As the saying goes, however satisfying it is for a Technique Grandmaster to beat others, they experience the same pain when upgrading their technique abilities. The stronger technique abilities become in the later stages, the more expensive the upgrade costs.
As Blade Grandmaster was upgraded again, 120 Soul Crystals around Su Xiao shattered, turning into the purest source soul energy that merged into his body. Soul Coins were consumed at a rate of 100,000 per second, flowing away like a waterfall.
Su Xiao, sitting cross-legged, suddenly felt the surrounding scene change drastically. The land was barren, with various long blades stuck in the ground. In the distance, a tornado stood between heaven and earth, faint rumbling sounds coming from it.
Two figures were in the distance. One was a human, the other a six-armed giant dozens of meters tall. With a loud bang that shattered the entire world's space, both figures disappeared from their spots. When they reappeared, they were less than ten meters apart.
'One thought arises, all things fall silent.'
Clang!!!
After a slash that diagonally cut the entire world in two, the six-armed giant shattered. Even more terrifying, starting from the slash mark lingering in the air, the entire world rapidly collapsed and caved in. The human holding the blade casually slashed into the air, cutting open a space gate, then sheathed the blade and walked into the space gate.
With a crack like a mirror shattering, everything around broke apart. Su Xiao was now sitting cross-legged on a water surface. Long blades formed from source soul energy shattered around him, turning into transparent energy that merged into his body.
Su Xiao opened his eyes. The water area had disappeared. He was still sitting cross-legged in his exclusive skill upgrade pod.
[Your Blade Grandmaster ability has been upgraded to Lv.94.]
[To upgrade Blade Grandmaster Lv.94, requires consuming 50 Soul Crystals + 500,000 Soul Coins, and one [Extreme Blade Source Matter].]
Su Xiao took a deep breath and chose to upgrade. The next instant, everything around him froze, then collapsed and shattered.
Su Xiao was back on the endless water surface. This time, three several-meter-tall stone tablets appeared before him. The three tablets represented three types of blade technique power, and he could only choose one.
The left tablet was blood-red, overall looking like it was made of magma and gray rock, representing blood energy, scorching heat, and immovable stability.
The middle tablet was dark blue, overall giving a feeling of being covered in black-blue smoke, representing speed, power, spirit, and unstoppable force.
The right tablet was golden-white, overall having a sense of splendor, representing technique, agility, and striking vital points.
In fact, the meaning of the three tablets was simple. The left represented defense derived from blade technique, like a volcano, defending while waiting for an opportunity, ultimately erupting with heavy and violent force to annihilate the enemy.
The middle was unstoppable blade technique attacks, each slash so powerful that it would force the blocking enemy to kneel or fall, one person with one long blade possessing an invincible spirit.
The right was an agile and graceful dodging style, waiting for an opportunity while dodging, and when the enemy had a flaw, striking through their vital point in one blow.
The choice was obvious. Su Xiao's right hand shimmered with black-blue smoke. He pressed his hand on the middle tablet. The next second, this tablet turned into black-blue energy that surged toward him, all merging into his heart, flowing through his blood throughout his body, and being absorbed by various parts.
Su Xiao's eyes opened. The bottom of his eyes were pitch black, with blue light appearing at the center of his pupils. A few seconds later, the black at the bottom of his eyes quickly faded, and his eyes returned to normal.
However, this wasn't inside the skill upgrade pod. The previous choice was just the most basic benefit after Blade Grandmaster was upgraded to Lv.95. What came next was the main event.
Su Xiao felt a rapid falling sensation. After a long time, the falling sensation suddenly stopped, and he stood in a pitch-black void.
A long blade formed from soul energy hung in the distance. He had seen this long blade once before when he last upgraded Blade Grandmaster, but that time he could only watch from afar.
Seeing this soul blade, Su Xiao felt a deep longing from within. As long as he grasped this soul blade and absorbed the special energy within it, his Blade Grandmaster would undergo an unprecedented improvement. This made him step forward.
In this pitch-black void, each step forward was difficult, like constantly sinking into a dark swamp. But the large number of Soul Crystals consumed to upgrade Blade Grandmaster from Lv.94 to Lv.95 had now turned into source soul energy, clinging to his body surface, preventing the swamp-like darkness around him from touching him.
Using this source soul energy, he stepped forward step by step. Finally, when only a small amount of source soul energy remained on his right hand, he reached the soul blade. He grasped the hilt of the soul blade with one hand, causing the darkness enveloping him to explode outward.
Darkness, depth, even the passage of time seemed to slow down.
A white light appeared ahead, along with a rock forging platform. The white light on the forging platform pulsed like a heartbeat.
Clang~
Like blacksmithing, a hammer struck the light. Light particles splattered like sparks, dazzlingly beautiful.
The light particles illuminated the face of a strong old man. His beard was braided into a thick braid, and his facial skin was rough. He just stood there like a low mountain. He was the Light Forger.
"I haven't forged a soul blade for a Grandmaster in a long time. Every Grandmaster can devour a soul blade of their own, gaining a unique ability. It seems you already have your own soul blade."
The Light Forger raised his large hand, and a suction force specifically targeting the soul blade came from it. After a moment's thought, Su Xiao released the soul blade in his hand. The reason was that on the end of the Light Forger's hammer handle, he saw several small marks: the Law Annihilation mark, the Moon Wolf mark, the Wanderer mark, and the Demon Scythe mark.
"I will follow the ancient covenant and forge a stronger soul blade for the Law Destroyer. Fortunately, the art of forging soul blades is engraved on my soul; otherwise, I might have forgotten. Go back. When the soul blade is forged, no matter where you are, I will find you, my somewhat unfamiliar... old friend."
With that, the Light Forger placed Su Xiao's soul blade on the forging platform. The light mass that had been hammered countless times attached itself to it, causing the soul blade to transform from a long blade shape into a half-finished blade blank. Not to mention anything else, the original soul blade was semi-transparent and illusory, but now it had solidified into a light blue color.
The Light Forger raised his forging hammer and struck the soul blade with a clang. Su Xiao felt an impact rushing toward him, and he returned to the darkness, followed by a rapid rising sensation.
The surrounding darkness gradually dissipated and dissolved. Su Xiao opened his eyes inside the skill upgrade pod. He raised his hand, and a small amount of black liquid on his right hand floated upward, dissolving into the air. This meant that everything he had seen before wasn't an illusion, but a real scene existing somewhere.
The power of the previous Law Destroyers was undeniable. There was no such thing as power without reason. The ancient covenant between the Law Annihilation faction and the Light Forger was one of many reasons for the Law Destroyers' strength. A soul blade forged and enhanced by the Light Forger was certainly stronger than an ordinary soul blade. Absorbing such a soul blade would naturally grant a stronger ability.
Based on Su Xiao's observation, the Light Forger had existed for a very long time. Because he had existed for so long, his memories were somewhat elusive. The first time they met, the Light Forger didn't even recognize Su Xiao as a Law Destroyer. The second time, because of their previous meeting, the Light Forger recognized Su Xiao.
The Light Forger had personally said this to Su Xiao: 'Young man, remember, you can only see me twice.'
If Su Xiao weren't a Law Destroyer, he would truly only be able to see the Light Forger twice in his lifetime.
This third meeting, the Light Forger clearly didn't remember Su Xiao, but he remembered the ancient covenant and how to forge and enhance soul blades. As for whether his skill would decline, the Light Forger had engraved the art of forging soul blades onto his soul. For such an existence, as long as the flame of his life hadn't completely extinguished, there was no issue of skill decline.
[Blade Grandmaster: Lv.95 (Technique Core·Passive)]
Skill Effect: Blade-type weapon damage rank +110 (increased by 39), Blade-type weapon cutting force judgment rank +110 (increased by 39).
Basic Effect: Immune to mental and psychic control (This characteristic has the highest priority).
Lv.10 Ultimate Ability: Blade's Extreme (Ultimate Class·Passive)...
Lv.20 Ultimate Ability: Blade's Edge (Ultimate Class·Passive)...
Lv.30 Ultimate Ability: Blade's Mastery (Ultimate Class·Passive)...
Lv.40 Ultimate Ability: Blade's Peak (Ultimate Class·Passive)...
Lv.50 Ultimate Ability: Soul Blade (Ultimate Class·Passive)...
Lv.60 Ultimate Ability: Soul Severing Blade (Ultimate Class·Passive)...
Lv.70 Ultimate Ability: Blade Domain (Ultimate Class·Passive)...
Lv.80 Ultimate Ability: Extreme Blade·World (Absolute Strong Class·Passive)...
Lv.95 Ultimate Ability: ??? (???·Passive), after successfully absorbing the soul blade, this ability will be activated.
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The combination of [Blade-type weapon damage rank +110] and [Blade-type weapon cutting force judgment rank +110] left no room for enemies with the same strength attribute.
To make a simple analogy, with Su Xiao's current strength attribute of 634 points, if he encountered an enemy with the same 634-point strength attribute, as long as the enemy wasn't a technique type, one slash from him would make the enemy sit on the ground in shock if they dared to rely on the same strength attribute to block with their weapon. A second horizontal slash would shatter the weapon in the enemy's hand, and a third slash would leave the enemy decapitated.
Su Xiao estimated that he would receive his soul blade at the earliest in the early stages of the next world progress. After absorbing the soul blade, Blade Grandmaster Lv.95 would be at full combat power.
Checking his remaining Soul Coins, Su Xiao continuously upgraded Close Combat Grandmaster by 3 levels. Half an hour later.
[Your Close Combat Grandmaster ability has been upgraded to Lv.88.]
Su Xiao looked at the remaining 3,270 Soul Coins. Just ten hours ago, he had over 5 million Soul Coins. The feeling of wealth was too short. The poverty of being a three-technique Grandmaster once again greeted him.
The upgrade wasn't over yet. Su Xiao took out [Origin Stone: World] and triggered its effect 2.
[Equipment Effect 2: Power (Passive), you will gain a permanent boost. All skills in your skill list will have their level cap increased by Lv.10 (This bonus can only be triggered when True Stamina attribute reaches 500 points).]
As [Origin Stone: World] was activated, he felt a vast power surge into his chest. This power continuously broke through various physical limits, making him feel like he might die on the spot in the next second. However, this feeling didn't last long, because a few seconds later, his vision went black.
A beautiful day came to an abrupt end.
When Su Xiao woke up, it was already early the next morning. As soon as he opened his eyes, he felt something curled up beside him. It was Beini, fast asleep. On the other side, Bubu Wang had clearly wanted to imitate Beini's posture before sleeping, curling up under Su Xiao's armpit. But it forgot about its size and how restless it was when sleeping. As a result, its hind leg was pressing on Su Xiao's face, occasionally kicking.
Probably because it was dreaming of being chased, Bubu Wang's pace suddenly quickened, its two hind legs frantically kicking at Su Xiao's head and face.
A moment later, from inside the skill upgrade pod with its door open, came:
"Woof! Woof! Woof!!"
After receiving three slipper hits, Bubu Wang crouched pitifully in the corner, occasionally sneaking a glance, then continued to press its head against the wall corner.
After taking a shower, Su Xiao felt refreshed. He opened his skill list. Previously, it was a sea of light gold skill names with X suffixes. Now, these skill suffixes had turned into silver X's, indicating that these skills could be upgraded again with Golden Skill Points.
Having just maxed out two high-rank passives and upgraded Blade Grandmaster to Lv.95, Su Xiao now felt like he couldn't judge how strong he really was. Additionally, considering the burden on his body, he couldn't rush to upgrade various abilities today. He needed to take it slow, starting tomorrow to gradually upgrade various abilities.
After breakfast, because the breakfast included Bubu Wang's favorite lean meat porridge, Bubu Wang, who had received a few slipper hits earlier, came back to Su Xiao's side. Or rather, Bubu Wang never held grudges when it came to slipper hits. It was the type that had a very good attitude when being punished, but would likely do it again. Looking at the bed, which had been lowered by a total of 10 centimeters, one could see this point.
Su Xiao took out two Abyssal Treasure Chests. It was time to open them.
[You have opened an Abyssal Treasure Chest.]
[You have obtained 2 Original Sin Cores.]
[You have obtained the Ancient One's Travel Notes (Can be sold to the Soul Library for 2,000 Library Silver Coins).]
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The gains were quite good. Su Xiao picked up [Ancient One's Lost Travel Notes]. After opening the first page, he found that this was a notebook about Original Sin Objects recorded by the Ancient One, the owner of the Soul Library. Turning to the second page, he saw records of [Necronomicon] and [Scarlet Scepter], two Big Daddy-level Original Sin Objects.
Continuing to browse, he found that the Ancient One had recorded all the Big Daddy-level Original Sin Objects he had heard of in his lifetime. After seeing the records of [Collector] and [Nether Bone Ring], he breathed a sigh of relief. The Ancient One's breadth of knowledge was unquestionable. This existence had a lifespan similar to that of the Void's anomalous beings.
The thickness of this notebook indicated that there weren't many Big Daddy-level Original Sin Objects. Perhaps there were only one or two Big Daddy-level Original Sin Objects in the outside world; it wasn't impossible.
When Su Xiao flipped to the last two pages, he found that things weren't as simple as he had imagined. The Big Daddy-level Original Sin Objects recorded on these two pages suddenly became dense. The total was:
Sun Mask.
Deep Sea Ancient Urn.
Ancient Eye.
Fate Gold Coin.
Su Xiao currently held four Big Daddy-level Original Sin Objects. If this notebook truly recorded all Big Daddy-level Original Sin Objects, then there were four more Big Daddy-level Original Sin Objects in the outside world. He picked up [Abyssal Treasure Chest (Star)]. For some reason, seeing this Abyssal Treasure Chest made him feel a bit apprehensive.
Having an Abyssal Treasure Chest and not opening it would be a waste. [Abyssal Treasure Chest (Star)] had the potential to yield resources like [Primordial Source Matter] and [Primordial Core]. If luck exploded, it might even yield a dozen [Primordial Cores] at once.
Su Xiao opened [Abyssal Treasure Chest (Star)]. The next moment, black light bloomed. This Abyssal Treasure Chest actually flashed. Almost simultaneously, the [Book of Original Sin] in his storage space reacted. He took it out and found that five types of Original Sin power—dead gray, ghostly green, dark gold, scarlet, and black-red—were almost bursting out from within.
[You have opened Abyssal Treasure Chest (Star).]
[You have obtained the Twisted Entanglement Core (Ultra-High Concentration Original Sin Characteristic Crystallization·Sealed·Unique).]