Chapter 26: The Conditions
Dim light cast down from the ceiling, pipes and cables tangled together, leaving only a few narrow passages. Following one of these passages, the center suddenly opened up, where all the cables and pipes converged beneath a steel incubation bed. For some unknown reason, despite being made of steel, this bed gave off a living, organic feeling.
Su Xiao stopped a few meters away from the incubation bed, looking at the figure lying on it—a person so withered they were nothing but skin and bones. This person's eyes were swollen and bulging, their hair sparse and yellowed, their lips cracked vertically. After laboriously turning their head, the moment they saw Su Xiao, tears welled up in their eyes.
"Law Destroyer, could you come closer? I don't have much strength left to speak loudly."
Although Ashvis was extremely weak, he remained very polite. Or rather, Ashvis understood one thing: when you're in a dangerous situation, don't speak harshly to anyone.
Su Xiao approached the incubation bed. Ashvis's lips moved silently, speaking through his fate-type ability, "Secret Realm Words." These words, aside from himself and Su Xiao, could never be heard by a second person.
Ashvis did not possess the "Law Destroyer Exclusive Secret Art" for advancing to Supreme Rank, but he knew where this secret art was. According to him, the secret art was called "Supreme Physique." Just hearing the name made it clear—this was definitely a Law Destroyer secret technique.
The abilities of Law Destroyers had several characteristics, such as high risk during mastery, the possibility of maxing out the level after mastering it, and names that sounded unimpressive but were overwhelmingly powerful.
Su Xiao was somewhat influenced by this habit. A prime example was "Powerful Slash." Back then, when Molei heard the naming of this ultimate move, she almost couldn't hold back her laughter. Especially with Bubu Wang's suggestion of "Transient Extinction: Extreme Blade Annihilation" as a contrast, it nearly made Molei break down laughing.
Although the name "Supreme Physique" was ordinary, its effect was anything but. In fact, it was one of the few secret arts that could allow one to advance to Supreme Rank with the highest potential ceiling.
If "Supreme Physique" was included, Su Xiao had three tiers of options for advancing to Supreme Rank. The third tier required meeting the following conditions.