# Chapter 3: Soul Alchemy, Lv.1
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Seeing the third advancement method, it was hard not to be tempted. Although he didn't know why the Dark System would advance into the Soul System Alchemy, the "Introductory Abyssology" was more important.
[You have paid 1000 ounces of Space-Time Power. The relevant Abyss knowledge database has been opened to you. You can master it through self-study (which would require time ranging from thousands to tens of thousands of years), or use the Skill Upgrade Pod to consume corresponding resources to raise this ability's level, thereby quickly absorbing the knowledge of this system.]
[You have mastered Introductory Abyssology, Lv.1.]
[To upgrade Introductory Abyssology, Lv.1, you need to consume 3000 Soul Coins (or, if the Hunter possesses a personal Skill Upgrade Pod, you can upgrade this ability by paying Space-Time Power).]
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Seeing this prompt, Su Xiao activated the Skill Upgrade Pod he was in and attempted to upgrade the high-level passive "Blood Sublimation·Life Soul" by paying Space-Time Power. The result was that this upgrade could not be performed.
After consulting the relevant information, he learned that the reason "Introductory Abyssology" could be upgraded by paying Space-Time Power was not because he had a personal Skill Upgrade Pod, nor because of Hunter privileges, but because the skill itself was special. For more detailed information, even with Su Xiao's Lv.95 Hunter privileges, he could not inquire further.
[To upgrade Introductory Abyssology Lv.1, you need to consume 0.5 ounces of Space-Time Power.]
The price was cheaper than expected. Su Xiao checked the branch content of this prompt. Upgrading "Introductory Abyssology" would not increase in cost as the level rose. Even upgrading "Introductory Abyssology Lv.90" would cost 0.5 ounces of Space-Time Power per level. Moreover, the original maximum level of this ability was Lv.90, but with the bonus of [Origin Stone·World], it reached Lv.100.
Su Xiao paid 49.5 ounces of Space-Time Power and chose to max out "Introductory Abyssology." However, he was not arrogant and reserved the function to stop the upgrade. If he couldn't handle it during the process, he would immediately stop.
A vast amount of knowledge about the Abyss flooded into his mind. Su Xiao felt his temples throbbing. This sensation lasted for half an hour before a prompt appeared.
[Introductory Abyssology has been upgraded to Lv.100. This ability's level has been converted to Lv.EX.]
[Introductory Abyssology Lv.EX is advancing...]
[Advancement successful. It has advanced to Elementary Abyssology, Lv.1.]
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Su Xiao realized this ability was not simple. He tried to upgrade "Elementary Abyssology Lv.1."
[To upgrade Elementary Abyssology Lv.1, you need to consume 5 ounces of Space-Time Power.]
The price was starting to get a bit expensive, but fortunately, with 30,405.5 ounces of Space-Time Power in hand, this cost was nothing. He still chose to max it out.
Two hours later, Su Xiao gently rubbed his stinging forehead. After drinking a bottle of Mental Nourishment Potion, the discomfort gradually disappeared.
[Elementary Abyssology has been upgraded to Lv.100. This ability's level has been converted to Lv.EX.]
[Elementary Abyssology Lv.EX is advancing...]
[Advancement successful. It has advanced to Intermediate Abyssology, Lv.1.]
[To upgrade Intermediate Abyssology, Lv.1, you need to consume 50 ounces of Space-Time Power.]
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According to the rule that the upgrade cost would not increase, but he needed to upgrade 99 levels, the total consumption would be 4,950 ounces of Space-Time Power. This was starting to hurt. Although he had obtained over 40,000 ounces of Space-Time Power this time, this stuff was hard to come by. In the past, getting 5,000 to 8,000 points was considered a good haul.
With the Law Destroyer's fortune on his side, Su Xiao didn't believe he would have no further dealings with the Abyss. Sometimes, having enough understanding was a hundred times better than having brute force. For example, in the knowledge he had just acquired, there was a type of immortal, indestructible Abyss Spawn called "Smoke Devourer." If he fought it head-on, even a powerhouse at the upper-middle level of the Supreme rank would not be its match.
However, if he could create an ultra-powerful spatial oscillation device, then within the range of such a device, even a late-stage Absolute Strength combatant could damage it to the point of immobility, and then find a way to seal it. Of course, as a Law Destroyer, Su Xiao would directly use the Demon Blade to devour it.
After paying 4,950 ounces of Space-Time Power, the upgrade of Intermediate Abyssology began. This time, Su Xiao sat cross-legged in meditation. The feeling was much better. This was his first time trying this, and he didn't expect meditation to have the effect of reducing the brain's burden when upgrading knowledge-type skills. It was indeed a late-game god-tier technique.
[Intermediate Abyssology has been upgraded to Lv.100. This ability's level has been converted to Lv.EX.]
[Advancing...]
[Advancement successful. It has advanced to Advanced Abyssology, Lv.1.]
[To upgrade Advanced Abyssology Lv.1, you need to consume 500 ounces of Space-Time Power.]
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This time, he really couldn't handle it. The remaining 24,960.5 ounces of Space-Time Power had other uses. To max out Advanced Abyssology would require 49,500 ounces of Space-Time Power. Moreover, given the vastness of Abyssology, Su Xiao estimated that there was definitely another advancement tier above "Advanced Abyssology."
Introductory was 0.5 ounces per level, Elementary was 5 ounces per level, Intermediate was 50 ounces per level, and Advanced was 500 ounces per level. So the next tier would be 5,000 ounces per level? To max that out would require 495,000 ounces of Space-Time Power?
After a moment of thought, Su Xiao sincerely felt that Abyssology was capable of this. To become one of the top experts on the Abyss in the Void Realm, the cost of 500,000 ounces of Space-Time Power was high, but not exaggerated. This was the Abyss—one of the two supreme powers that could bring prosperity to the Void Realm or destroy it in endless darkness. To understand it, one naturally had to pay a great price.
Closing the skill list, Su Xiao came to the "Awakening Stele" and took out the [Strong Soul] he had obtained in the Witch World.
[Strong Soul: A notarized characteristic item. After using this item on the "Awakening Stele," you can unlock the "General Passive" ability of the "Awakening Stele." The Hunter can master various "General Passives" through the "Awakening Stele" by consuming Law-Destroying Skill Points.]
Su Xiao had been waiting for this for a long time. He had already mastered most of the Law-Destroying abilities on the Awakening Stele that he was interested in. However, the "General Passives" had remained locked until now. With hundreds of passives stacked up, the playstyle of "normal attacks being ultimate moves" could continue to improve.
"General Passives" were basically maxed out at Lv.10. Once maxed, these skills would immediately disappear from the skill list, but the improvements they brought would remain forever. Moreover, with the permanent bonus from [Origin Stone·World], the max level of all "General Passives" reached Lv.20. For the few that were originally maxed at Lv.20, they soared to Lv.30.
The Awakening Stele entered a deep activation state, which would take about ten hours to complete. For now, he couldn't check the list of "General Passives."
Su Xiao checked the second email. It was forwarded by Saintess through the notarization of the Void Tree, along with a teleportation card attached. She repeatedly assured that this teleportation card was definitely different from the last one and was definitely reliable this time.
The Starry Sky Banquet was about to be held again, today. Su Xiao had received the email about this long ago, but last time, more than half of the members didn't have time, so it was postponed until now.
Speaking of which, Su Xiao did have quite a few things to trade this time. He had obtained a lot of "Eternal Life Source" in the Wind Sea Continent before. This was much higher grade than the ordinary Life Source that White Bull had been purchasing. Why didn't White Bull, with his financial resources, buy "Eternal Life Source"? The reason was that the latter's only place of origin was the Wind Sea Continent, and there was too little of it, making collection inefficient.
Su Xiao had previously blended six high-quality "Eternal Life Sources" into a bottle of Life Source Potion. However, with his recent progress in Alchemy and his mastery of "Advanced Abyssology," he had a different idea for this "Life Source Potion" and planned to re-blend it.
White Bull was injured by the Abyssal Dragon, causing many cells in his body to turn into "damaged cells." This injury had three layers, corresponding to the body, soul, and nightmare. What made it more troublesome was that if White Bull's Beast King cells weren't strong enough, he would have died from it long ago.
Even more troublesome was that "damaged cells" would undergo cell metabolism. To put it more intuitively, the Abyssal Dragon's damage had, to some extent, altered the form of White Bull's life force fluctuation. Even if White Bull was ruthless enough to excise all parts that had been assimilated into "damaged cells" and use regeneration to recover, it wouldn't work. The existence of "damaged cells" was conceptual.
The healers White Bull had found had all fallen into a misunderstanding. They only focused on White Bull's injury, forgetting the true root of the injury—the Abyss. This terrifying attack characteristic of the Abyssal Dragon originated from the Abyssal Force it mastered.
Su Xiao's idea was to use magic to defeat magic. Since "damaged cells" came from the ability of Abyssal Force, what would happen if he used Abyssal Energy to nourish these "damaged cells"?
By forcing the "damaged cells" that absorbed the special Abyssal Energy to exist as Beast King cells, this might not completely heal White Bull's injury, but it could completely suppress the effects of the injury for a period of time.
In the Alchemy Laboratory, Su Xiao slowly catalyzed the "Special Abyssal Energy" he had obtained in the Witch Realm. He did not mix this "Special Abyssal Energy" into the "Life Source Potion." That would be an act to kill White Bull. Instead, he used this "Special Abyssal Energy" to enhance the "Life Source Potion."
Through the crystal bottle, about 0.18 ounces of "Special Abyssal Energy" gradually depleted, and vibrant black particles emerged within the "Life Source Potion." Don't think this was simple. Across the entire Void Realm, perhaps only Su Xiao himself could blend this potion. It required not only the techniques of a top-tier Alchemy Master but also an understanding of Advanced Abyssology.
Su Xiao was in good condition. After equipping the [Miracle Maker] title, he took out the [Origin Fruit] he had obtained and sat at the blending table to blend it into an [Origin Potion]. This blending was effortless. When the [Origin Potion] finished cooling, a prompt appeared.
[You have obtained Origin Potion (Miracle).]
He had actually succeeded in blending a Miracle-grade [Origin Potion]. If it were Perfect-grade, selling it through the Goblin Merchant Guild would be fine. But a Miracle-grade item being sold to those profiteers would be a waste of such a good thing. Otherwise, he wouldn't have kept a bottle of [Origin Potion (Miracle)] in his storage space.
He stored the newly obtained [Origin Potion (Miracle)] in his storage space, packed the [Life Source Potion], and prepared to set off for the Starry Sky Banquet.
White Bull and Saintess would definitely be interested in the two bottles of [Origin Potion (Miracle)]. Additionally, because the Black Maple Tree had grown taller, the quality of the Black Maple Leaves had improved. The Maple Tea made from its tender buds naturally advanced to the next tier. Moreover, Amu had become more skilled through practice, and his tea-frying skill had improved by several levels.
It could be said that Amu was perhaps the only one in the current Void Realm who knew how to fry Maple Tea. In other factions, even Arcane Eternal Star, which had a Black Maple Tree, wouldn't use so many tender Black Maple leaves for someone to practice on. Amu's current level of skill was achieved by frying many baskets of Black Maple leaves to waste before he could develop it.
Now that the quality of the Maple Tea had greatly improved, the members of the Starry Sky Seat all had good taste. He could bring some for them to sample. After all, last time he brought Maple Tea, Tuanzhang, Saintess, White Bull, and the others didn't say much after drinking it. This might be because they were appreciating the quality of the Maple Tea? Hmm, that should be the case.
Was that really the truth? Of course not. When Tuanzhang, Saintess, White Bull, and the others drank the Maple Tea, they were stunned by such a novel way of wasting resources. That's why they didn't say much.
Besides the Maple Tea tasting, Su Xiao had also previously improved the craft of Elemental Brew. Now, he was brewing Elemental Brew under the Star Giant Tree in the Eternal Light World. The first batch of wine had been sent by Jila through the team storage space. This Elemental Brew, which had jumped 4 to 5 tiers in quality, could also be sampled by the members of the Starry Sky Seat.
Su Xiao called Bubu Wang, Amu, Baha, and Beini over and asked who wanted to come along. Baha raised his wing first. On the previous trips, they had coincidentally encountered Sefeiliya on the Demon Train along the way. Baha, with his eloquence, had left a deep impression on Sefeiliya. So every time they went to the Starry Sky Banquet, Baha was especially enthusiastic.
Beini shook her head. Last time she went, she was held by Saintess as a mascot the whole time. As for Amu, he looked up in confusion, his eyes seeming to ask, "Is it meal time already?"
"Woof."
Bubu Wang barked, meaning he wanted to go to the Starry Sky Banquet to join the fun.
Su Xiao took out the space card. He always had some doubts about the space card provided by Saintess. As for her saying that it was made by a friend of hers who specialized in space systems, that was completely the same as "I have a friend" or "I'm asking for a friend." This thing was made by Saintess herself. So Su Xiao felt that this thing wasn't as stable as his "Law-Destroying Teleportation Array."
If Saintess knew this opinion, she would definitely argue strongly against it. After all, her space card didn't make loud booming sounds when used.
Actually, Su Xiao had applied before that the teleportation method for the next Starry Sky Banquet should be handled by him. But this was unanimously opposed by Tuanzhang, Daomo, the Undying Old Man, White Bull, and Saintess. Among them, White Bull tactfully indicated that Su Xiao was a Technique-type and needed resources everywhere, so they couldn't let him "spend money."
Su Xiao activated the space card in his hand. Destination: Starry Sky Seat.
When the space fluctuation subsided, Su Xiao was already sitting inside a dilapidated train. It was dim and cold inside, but every seat was occupied. On each train seat sat a vengeful spirit or resentment spirit. Their appearances were terrifying, and their auras were sinister. It was evident that each had killed many living beings.
Bubu Wang had arrived in "paradise." His teeth chattered, producing a clattering sound. Actually, he didn't need to panic, because with Su Xiao's bloodthirsty aura on this ghost train, all the vengeful spirits and resentment spirits inside were panicking. A blood-clad, long-haired resentment spirit sitting in the adjacent aisle quietly lowered its head. It was extremely frightened at that moment.
Su Xiao patted the space card in his hand before activating it. After he disappeared, the vengeful spirits and resentment spirits in the train let out a long sigh of relief, as if they had survived a disaster. But the next second, space fluctuation appeared again, and Su Xiao reappeared inside the ghost train. This made the vengeful spirits and resentment spirits lower their heads one after another. They were all extremely frightened at that moment.
Before Su Xiao could reactivate the space card, another space fluctuation appeared, and the Undying Old Man also appeared in the carriage. With Su Xiao's bloodthirsty aura and the Undying Old Man's terrifying presence, the vengeful spirits and resentment spirits in the train almost evaporated on the spot.