Chapter 60: A Bountiful Harvest
A dazzling array of items and potions appeared before him. Su Xiao first closed the potion list. Without knowing the next world, it was better not to rush into exchanging for honor potions; that would be more prudent.
In the item list, Su Xiao was quite interested in [Primordial Core], [Soul Supply Crate (★★★★★)], [Absolute Strong Rank · Passive Skill Scroll Chest], and [Power Source Matter (One Standard Unit)]. Unfortunately, the latter three were all out of stock. These resources were inevitably in high demand; they were surely snatched up by Hunters the moment the total stock refreshed.
He wondered if his side could win this World War. If they did, it would be time to show off his hand speed.
[You have paid 17,000 ounces of Space-Time Power.]
[You have obtained Primordial Core (Complete) × 2.]
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Su Xiao could never have too many [Primordial Cores]. Advancing to Supreme required 15, and subsequent upgrades to Blade, Melee, and Blood Spear each needed 1 per level. Conservatively estimated, he would need 45 in total.
He had currently saved 12, which wasn't even enough for the Supreme advancement, so of course he had to exchange for the [Primordial Core] from the Honor Shop. Moreover, this item was previously priced at 10,000 ounces of Space-Time Power each in the Honor Shop, but had now dropped to 8,500 ounces.
Su Xiao checked his remaining Space-Time Power. Having already sold the [Dark Moon Source Matter] and [Sun Source Matter] obtained this time, he now had 83,450.5 ounces. It wasn't enough to repay the 85,000 ounces he owed to Reincarnation Paradise. He decided to improve his Abyssology instead.
The further into the late game, the more crucial Abyssology, which didn't seem to boost combat power directly, became. For instance, in the Dead City on Blazing Sun Star, if he hadn't recognized that the outskirts were suitable for the 'Heterogeneous Existence · Abyssal Spawn · Candle Leech' habitat and continued cautiously exploring deeper, once the 'Candle Leeches' emerged from the darkness at night, even Su Xiao would have been doomed.
These were T1-tier existences among the Heterogeneous Existence · Abyssal Spawn. In terms of corresponding combat power, they were at least Supreme lower-tier. If the response method was wrong, or even counterproductive, even the lowest Supreme tier would be devoured clean by the 'Candle Leech' swarm.
Opening the skill list, Su Xiao chose to upgrade Abyssology. A prompt appeared.
[To upgrade Advanced Abyssology Lv.1, you need to consume 500 ounces of Space-Time Power.]
To upgrade Abyssology, one had to go all out. Su Xiao chose to max out this level of Abyssology.
At the cost of 49,500 ounces of Space-Time Power, he began the upgrade. A vast amount of knowledge about the Abyss flooded into his mind. Su Xiao felt a stabbing pain in his brain. This time, it wasn't just about absorbing massive textual knowledge; it was a graphical intake of Abyss knowledge. Various Abyss phenomena, Abyssal creatures, types of Abyss passages, eruption cycles, specific characteristics, etc., were gradually mastered by him.
A full five hours later, Su Xiao opened his eyes. Fortunately, his maxed-out Alchemy and top-tier Sealcraft had laid a solid foundation for his mental strength; otherwise, he wouldn't have been qualified to master this level of Abyssology.
[Advanced Abyssology has been upgraded to Lv.100. This ability rank has transformed to Lv.EX.]
[Advanced Abyssology Lv.EX is advancing...]
[Advancement successful. Advanced to Top-Tier Abyssology, Lv.1.]
Su Xiao tried to upgrade it again, and a result appeared.
[To upgrade Top-Tier Abyssology Lv.1, you need to consume 5,000 ounces of Space-Time Power.]
He estimated this should be the highest tier of Abyssology. Correspondingly, to max out this ability, he would need a total of 495,000 ounces of Space-Time Power. For now, there was no way he could save up that much. Even after nearly dying to reap benefits on Blazing Sun Star, he had less than 100,000 ounces of Space-Time Power in his storage space during the world settlement.
He glanced at his remaining Soul Coins. Although he still had over a million, he would need over 4 million Soul Coins to max out the 'High-Tier · Technique Passive · Blood Sublimation · Life Soul' corresponding to Blood Spear Grandmaster. Moreover, he had to upgrade this ability this time, or it would delay the increase of his maximum Health Points.
[Blood Sublimation · Life Soul: Lv.30 (Technique Class · Passive)]
Skill Effect 1: Blood Qi attack power increased by 280%.
Skill Effect 2: Maximum Primordial Life Force increased by 15%.
Hint: The maximum Health Points for an Absolute Strong rank can reach 3.5 million points. This increase will raise the upper limit of 3.5 million points.
Skill Effect 3: Blood Qi system potential rank +5.
Skill Effect 4: Blood Spear Grandmaster upgrade cost +50%, upgrade effect +50% (This characteristic cannot be improved by any means).
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Su Xiao walked out of the Exclusive Room. Bubu Wang and Baha followed. Young Miss Beini, who had just returned from the Great Gathering Place, yawned in front of her small wall-mounted house, looking like she was about to take a nap.
After leaving home, Su Xiao first went to Xia's restaurant and gave her all the various ingredients obtained from Blazing Sun Star, so she could prepare the lavish feast he always had after returning alive to Reincarnation Paradise. Bubu Wang and Amu were especially looking forward to it.
After eating a bowl of noodles, Su Xiao headed to Trade Street. Compared to the noisy Trade Market, Trade Street was much quieter. The stall owners on both sides basically didn't hide their faces. A guy with a cigar in his mouth was quite eye-catching. After taking a deep drag of his cigar, smoke spewed from a valve on top of his head, giving him a steampunk style.
A rich, fragrant smell caught Su Xiao's attention. It smelled very similar to the wild mushroom soup Beini had made once, which was both fragrant and delicious. However, after eating it, Su Xiao's entire team got poisoned. He himself was fine, just a bit uncomfortable in the stomach, but Bubu Wang sprayed so much that his four legs started trembling, finally spraying while howling for help.
Arriving at the innermost part of Trade Street, he used the Teleportation Tower to go to the Great Gathering Place. As soon as he arrived, he heard a group of people arguing. It was a group of girls from Holy Light Paradise and a pair of hooded figures from Sanctuary Paradise. Both sides were initially quite restrained, but thanks to the enthusiastic Baha's mediation, they almost came to blows. In fact, if fighting weren't prohibited in the Great Gathering Place, they would have already started.
Coming to the stall Beini had bought, Su Xiao had just sat down when several merchants quickly approached. Upon seeing Su Xiao, they looked suspicious. One of them asked, "Isn't this Young Miss's stall? May I ask who you are?"
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Su Xiao didn't speak. Baha on his shoulder said, "Oh, we're Young Miss Beini's underlings. She's taking a nap, so we're here to sell some stuff."
The Su Xiao team had a habit: no matter which member's friends were present, they always gave that member face.
"Oh~"
The several merchants or guild members understood. However, they didn't leave, wanting to see what kind of stuff these underlings of Beini could put out.
Su Xiao placed [Will Gem], [Soul Devouring Gem], and [Holy Gem] on the stall, each priced at 300,000. The transaction method was a two-step confirmation: after the buyer selected to purchase, Su Xiao had to confirm before the buyer could buy the gem.
Besides the three gems, Su Xiao also placed [Soul Grace (World Class)] on it.
[Soul Grace]
Origin: Soul Sanctuary.
Quality: World Class
Category: Ring.
Durability: 150/150 points.
Equipment Requirement: 350 points of True Charm Attribute, over 200 points of Soul Strength.
Equipment Effect: Perfect Soul (Core · Passive), after wearing this equipment, each point of the wearer's Soul Strength will increase 1 point of True Charm Attribute.
Hint: This equipment can increase a maximum of 300 points of True Charm Attribute.
Introduction: A powerful soul is the essence of charm.
Rating: 6000 points (World Class equipment rating is 10～6000 points).
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The merchants and guild members opposite were dumbfounded. They didn't exaggerate and notify their respective presidents or leaders. Instead, they observed suspiciously. They unanimously believed this might be some kind of scam. After all, among the eight strongest gems, having three on one stall, priced at 300,000 each, was simply too absurd to be true.
In a very short time, Su Xiao's stall was packed to the brim. Fortunately, the stall owner's seat area and the surrounding two meters were a no-trespassing zone. Among the crowd in front of the stall, a bald, burly man crouched down, picked up the [Holy Gem], and asked:
"I'll buy this gem."
"Not selling."
Baha spoke without even lifting an eyelid. This bald burly man only had a 2% compatibility with the [Holy Gem]. Finding a destined owner wasn't done this way. Otherwise, he would quickly fall out with the three legendary gems. If that happened, the three legendary gems would forcefully resist the causal pull and might not return to Su Xiao's side.
To find a destined owner, the buyer had to have at least over 50% compatibility with the gem being purchased before he would sell it. This was the basis for cooperating with the three legendary gems.
"Why?"
The bald burly man's tone started to become less polite.
"Because you're too ugly."
Baha said this lazily. With so many people around, the bald burly man was angered into a laugh. He stared intently and asked, "Do you know who I am?"
Hearing this, Baha didn't respond. Continuing would likely create enmity. An old man nearby said, "Brother, you better find out who he is first."
"Who is he?"
"The madman of Reincarnation, Bai Ye."
Hearing this, the bald burly man's expression didn't change. He even smiled disdainfully. He asked Baha again, "Do you know who I am?"
"No."
"Hahaha, that's great then. I'm out of here. See ya."
After confirming that Baha had no idea who he was, the bald burly man turned and left. The surrounding crowd had a good laugh. It proved that anyone who survived to this rank wasn't stupid. The bald burly man was just momentarily angry. After exchanging a few barbs with Baha, he took the exit when it was offered. He didn't lose face and vented his frustration. If they met in a mission world in the future, they likely wouldn't start as enemies, and might even have some cooperation.
The three gems were quickly sold. One buyer left a deep impression on Su Xiao. The person looked gloomy, with deep-set eyes and a face tinged with black qi. Saying he looked like death warmed over wasn't even an insult.
Many people were also interested in [Soul Grace]. The item's strength was outrageous, and the price kept going higher. The appearance of a masked girl from Apocalypse Paradise changed Su Xiao's mind. Instead of selling for Soul Coins, he would barter. What she offered was:
[Skill Recast Authority (Authority Class): While inside a Skill Upgrade Pod, you can use this authority to recast an ability, reducing its level to Lv.1, but also developing the ability's potential to its limit, and the ability will be 100% compatible with you.]
"If the price isn't enough, I can add another 100,000 Soul Coins. This is a gift for my sister. I'm not good at haggling, so don't cheat me, okay?"
The Apocalypse girl spoke softly. If someone had normal Charm attributes, they would indeed be moved by this natural and gentle temperament. But with -27 Charm... ahem, he hadn't gotten used to the drop yet. Su Xiao, with -28 Charm, felt no emotional fluctuation inside. He even wanted to add another 100,000.
"Who's your sister?"
Baha started being cheeky again. This was Baha's flaw, but who doesn't have flaws?
"She's a Moon-type Summoner. That's all I can reveal."
"Yueshitu?"
"?"
The Apocalypse girl looked at Baha in surprise, blinked, and asked, "You know her?"
"We're very familiar."
"In that case, can we not add..."
"If it's Yueshitu, then we need to add 300,000 Soul Coins."
"??"
"Just kidding. Boss, what do you think?"
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Su Xiao didn't speak. Baha knew that meant letting him decide. He cleared his throat and said, "Since we're all acquaintances, let's not add money. One-for-one trade."
"Okay."
The Apocalypse girl left the token representing the [Skill Recast Authority] and walked away. After a few steps, she suddenly stopped, turned around, and quickly walked back. She picked up the [Soul Grace] from the stall, put on her hood, and sped away. When she reached an empty spot, she let out a sigh and muttered:
"Forgot to take my medicine again. So embarrassing."
The Apocalypse girl took out a medicine bottle, poured out a soft candy, tossed it into her mouth, and chewed.
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The door behind him closed and locked automatically. Su Xiao returned to his Exclusive Room. He first went to check on the Black Maple Tree. Seeing it was growing well, he went to the room with the Skill Upgrade Pod. He sat cross-legged inside the pod, took out the [Skill Recast Authority].
The reason he valued this item was that during this trip to Blazing Sun Star, he had turned the 'Perfect Block' ability from the [Silver. Moonlight] set into his own ability.
[Perfect Block: Lv.90 (Absolute Strong Rank · Passive)]
Skill Effect: When you parry with a melee weapon, it will trigger the 'Protective Energy' brought by your technique abilities, making that parry a 'Perfect Block'. Each level of your basic technique ability will increase the block correction by 1 point. Current block correction: 277 points.
Hint: The cooldown for Perfect Block is 5 seconds.
Hint: Perfect Block cannot completely resist the impact damage and energy damage from enemy attacks, but within the block correction range, you will definitely not be guard-broken.
Hint: After a successful Perfect Block, the impact damage you receive is reduced by 10%.
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This ability was very strong, no doubt, but it was originally an equipment-attached ability. Although Moon Wolf was a Blood Oath Ally of the Law Destroyers, they weren't from the same ability system. Therefore, when Su Xiao mastered the 'Perfect Block' ability himself, it only had 62.9% compatibility. This was why, during his battles against the God Incarnations and the Sun King, his guard was broken more than once.
Now, with the [Skill Recast Authority], although it would clear the level of 'Perfect Block', it would make the ability 100% compatible with Su Xiao. That is, through the certification of Reincarnation Paradise + the Skill Upgrade Pod, he could create a Law-Destruction type Perfect Block ability.
The Ancestral Law Destroyers had tried this many times and failed, just as the Moon Wolves had been trying to improve the Azure Shadow King ability to be 100% compatible with the Moon Wolf clan.
Su Xiao used the [Skill Recast Authority] on 'Perfect Block'. The next second, his vision went black and he fell asleep. It had to be said, the sleep quality after returning to Reincarnation Paradise was really good.
When Su Xiao woke up, 10 hours had passed. He checked his skill list. The 'Perfect Block' ability had appeared. The current 'Perfect Block' had changed from its original silver-gray font to a flowing gold-blue color, looking very comfortable.
[Perfect Block: Lv.1 (Absolute Strong Rank · Passive)]
Skill Effect: When you parry with a melee weapon, it will trigger the 'Protective Energy' brought by your technique abilities, making that parry a 'Perfect Block'. Each level of your basic technique ability will increase the block correction by 0.12 points. Current block correction: 34 points.
Hint: The cooldown for Perfect Block is 20 seconds.
Hint: Perfect Block cannot completely resist the impact damage and energy damage from enemy attacks, but within the block correction range, you will definitely not be guard-broken.
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The good news was that the 'Perfect Block' characteristics hadn't changed, and it was successfully 100% compatible with Su Xiao. The bad news was that this ability could only be upgraded with Golden Skill Points. He currently had 69 Golden Skill Points. He invested all of them into 'Perfect Block'. His vision went black repeatedly, and finally, he couldn't hold on and fell asleep again.
This time, only a little over two hours passed before Su Xiao woke up. He stood up, feeling sore all over. It felt like he had consecutively perfectly blocked the Sun King's three great swords.
[Perfect Block: Lv.70 (Absolute Strong Rank · Passive)]
Skill Effect: When you parry with a melee weapon, it will trigger the 'Protective Energy' brought by your technique abilities, making that parry a 'Perfect Block'. Each level of your basic technique ability will increase the block correction by 1.2 points. Current block correction: 337 points (If the impact force of the enemy's attack does not exceed your own True Strength by 337 points, your guard will not be broken).
Hint: The cooldown for Perfect Block is 2.7 seconds (originally reduced to a maximum of 5 seconds).
Hint: After a successful Perfect Block, the impact damage you receive is reduced by 35%.
Hint: Perfect Block cannot completely resist the impact damage and energy damage from enemy attacks, but within the block correction range, you will definitely not be guard-broken.
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The investment was heavy, but the returns were high. Now, 'Perfect Block' at Lv.70 was significantly stronger than the previous 'Perfect Block' at Lv.90. This was the growth advantage brought by 100% compatibility.
Not to mention, the current maximum level of 'Perfect Block' had increased from the previous Lv.95 to Lv.105. Of course, this was an effect brought by 'Origin Stone · World'. Previously, 'Origin Stone · World' didn't boost 'Perfect Block' because the mastery method of this ability was special. Now, it was entirely Su Xiao's own ability.
Leaving the room with the Awakening Stele, after having breakfast, Su Xiao sat cross-legged on the carpet. As he took out chests one by one, Bubu Wang, Baha, and Beini all gathered around. Amu was eating a custom extra-large serving of braised pork rice. When Amu was eating, everything except Su Xiao's words was automatically filtered out.
The chests obtained this time were not only numerous but also of unparalleled quality. Among them, the [World Chest (★★★★★)] couldn't be opened for now. He had only saved 3 'World Keys'. Su Xiao activated [Silver Moon Blade] because:
"Bonus 3: Luck attribute increased by 50 points, lasting 30 minutes."
[Silver Moon Blade] had a total of four types of buffs, and one could be applied per activation. Su Xiao's first activation was "Weapon sharpness increased by 25%, lasting 30 minutes". The second activation was "Current maximum Health Points increased by 15%, lasting 30 minutes".
Su Xiao looked at the [Silver Moon Blade] in his hand. From a certain perspective, wishes not coming true was a good thing before opening chests; it could exhaust bad luck. Thinking of this, he activated [Silver Moon Blade] again. The bonus was, "Significantly increase your Charm attribute, the increase amount is equivalent to 50% of your Strength attribute."
Good, very good. Su Xiao activated [Silver Moon Blade] for the fourth time.
[Hint: The durability of Silver Moon Blade is insufficient. It will slowly recover after you enter a mission world.]
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Su Xiao took out a portion of 'Moonlight Essence'. Bubu Wang, Baha, and Beini on either side of him simultaneously looked up, starting to recall all their sad memories.
The fourth activation of Silver Moon Blade yielded the buff:
[Your Luck attribute is increased by 50 points, lasting 30 minutes.]
This wasn't the end. Su Xiao took out [Holy · Ancient Elf]. As a lucky charm, how could it not contribute before opening chests? As he activated this top-tier lucky item, the Holy Elf was summoned.
Golden particles burst forth. The Holy Elf, awakened from her seal, opened her eyes. Her gaze went from confusion to doubt. When she clearly saw who was opposite her, her pupils rapidly contracted. For a Fate-type being like her, devouring misfortune was a core method of increasing her own strength. The problem was, there had to be a limit.
The Holy Elf had once believed she would devour all the misfortune in the world, even becoming a 'Transcendent Realm Deity', worshipped and offered to by countless deities across the Star Realm. But after encountering a certain Law Destroyer, the Holy Elf realized how naive she had been.
"W-wait!"
The Holy Elf instinctively raised one hand in front of her. However, this couldn't stop the incoming misfortune.
"Wah la la la la~"
The Holy Elf made strange and funny sounds. Why was this? Because Su Xiao had just temporarily increased his Luck attribute by 50 points using [Silver Moon Blade]. His total Luck attribute was only 97 points. Suddenly increasing it by 50 points caused the misfortune spreading towards him to be driven away somewhat.
The appearance of the Holy Elf and her passive ability to absorb misfortune gave this misfortune a new target. In an extremely short time, a massive amount of misfortune surged around the Holy Elf. Because the concentration of misfortune had reached an absurd level, it formed a nearly liquid substance, causing the Holy Elf, who wanted to speak, to make 'wah la la la la' sounds like someone drowning.
Time passed minute by minute. After five minutes, seeing the Holy Elf was already crying and rolling her eyes, Su Xiao terminated the summoning. The Holy Elf returned to the seal in the Elf Kingdom. How ironic the world was. Before meeting Su Xiao, the Holy Elf hated that sealed bedchamber. But now, every time she came out, she especially missed home.
Putting away [Holy · Ancient Elf], it was indeed a top-tier lucky item. Every time he summoned the Holy Serpent, this little snake absorbed 10 units of misfortune, turning from a small snake into a pufferfish. In contrast, the Holy Elf had absorbed a full 8,500 units of misfortune. He remembered her previous limit was 6,000 units. This was a classic case of self-transcendence.
Checking the Holy Elf's favorability, the result was:
[Holy Elf's current favorability towards you: -395/100 points (Friendly).]
Many black crystal fragments scattered down, each the size of a bean. They were [Misfortune Residue] left after absorbing misfortune. Su Xiao took out [Misfortune Ancient Ring]. The ring absorbed all the residue cleanly.
Su Xiao's methods to boost his luck didn't end there. He took out Fate Dominator and activated 'Fortune Power'.
"Equipment Effect 1: Fortune Power (Core · Active), consumes one Soul Crystal (Complete). Fate Dominator converts Soul Power into fortune, temporarily increasing the holder's Luck attribute by 50%, and granting the 'Absolute Fortune' bonus. Effect lasts 20 minutes."
Everything before was just a prelude. Only 'Absolute Fortune' could temporarily save Su Xiao's luck. He looked at his Luck attribute, which was as high as 220. An unprecedented confidence in opening chests seemed to surge within his chest. He picked up [Starlight Gem Box (Upon opening, obtain 2～5 Starlight Gems)].
[Starlight Gems] were particularly rare treasures. Using them to strengthen an Eternal-rank weapon gave a 100% probability of the weapon's enhancement level +1. As long as he had enough of these, Dragon-Slaying Flash could be safely strengthened to Eternal +16.
[You have opened the Starlight Gem Box.]
[You have obtained Starlight Gem × 2.]
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Good, keep accumulating luck. Su Xiao picked up [High-Tier Passive Scroll Chest] and opened it.
[You have opened the High-Tier Passive Scroll Chest.]
[You have obtained Necronomicon Song (Necromancy System · High-Tier Passive): Can only be mastered after mastering more than seven 'Basic Passive' abilities and upgrading them all to Lv.MAX, or the higher Lv.EX.]
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Very good. Seeing the word 'Necromancy System', Su Xiao knew this was continuing to build up luck. Any equipment, skills, potions, etc., related to the Necromancy system were worthless. When opening chests, the word 'Necromancy' was equivalent to bad luck.
[You have opened the Highest-Tier Passive Scroll Chest.]
[You have obtained Burning Blood Ember · Absolute Strong Rank Passive Skill Scroll.]
[Burning Blood Ember, Lv.1.]
Type: Absolute Strong Rank · Passive Skill.
Corresponding Characteristic: Blood Qi System.
Prerequisite 1: True Strength, Agility, Stamina over 600 points (Achieved).
Prerequisite 2: Become an Absolute Strong (Achieved).
Skill Effect 1 (Passive): Blood Qi system abilities are imbued with the Burning Blood Ember state. Penetration power +2% (Blood Qi weapon penetration, thrust-type buff). Explosive power +3% (Blood Qi weapon explosion, burst-type attack buff).
Skill Effect 2 (Passive): Each time an attack imbued with Blood Qi System · Burning Blood Ember hits an enemy, the enemy's maximum Health Points are reduced by 0.15%, stackable, up to a maximum reduction of 2% of the enemy's maximum Health Points.
Hint: This characteristic is not a temporary reduction, but permanent. Over 99.82% of methods cannot heal it; it is a deep, permanent injury.
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A fairly powerful ability. Su Xiao felt his luck was starting to turn. The numerical values of 'Burning Blood Ember' were very low, but this was a Lv.1 ability. The strength of a skill scroll depended on its specific characteristics, not the numerical values. Once he maxed it out later, the numerical strength of each attribute would naturally rise.
[You have opened Exclusive Team Skill Card Chest × 2.]
[You have obtained Team Skill Card: Will Rune (Passive, Lv.EX).]
[You have obtained Team Skill Card: Leader's Power (Passive, Lv.EX).]
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Seeing these two skills, Su Xiao knew that the probability of recruiting a healing-type... ahem, recruiting a healing-type in future mission worlds had greatly increased. The reason was the current team attributes of the Dawn Team.
[Dawn Team]
Member Count: 1/5.
Team Rank: SSS (Shares the Hunter's personal Adventure Group rank).
Team Skill Slots: 4/4 (Team skills can be shared through team skills or inserted via Team Skill Cards. Such skill cards are extremely scarce and have fixed levels and fixed bonuses; they cannot be upgraded).
Currently Shared Team Skills: 1.
Currently Active Skill Cards: 3.
Team Skill 1: Leader's Power (Passive, Lv.EX): Team members' True Strength, Agility, Stamina, and Intelligence attributes gain a bonus equal to 25% of the difference between their own highest main attribute and the leader's main attribute.
Team Skill 2: Thunder Breath Blessing (Passive, Lv.EX): Uses active lightning to improve physique. Upon triggering this ability, permanently increase 1 Health Point per minute (upgrade cap 5,000 points), increase 1 Mana Point every five minutes (maximum upgrade 1,500 points), increase 1 point of Lightning Resistance per day (maximum upgrade 30 points).
Team Skill 3: Will Rune (Passive, Lv.EX): Permanently increases 1 point of Willpower attribute per natural day, up to a maximum of 20 points.
Team Skill 4: Vitality Awakening (Rare · Team Passive, Lv.EX): When a team member's Health Points drop below 10%, this ability activates, restoring 13,550 Health Points + 85% of maximum Health Points over the next 3 seconds (Cooldown for this ability is 15 hours, cooldown is calculated separately for each team member).
Team Fortune: E-～S+
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Ignoring the Team Fortune, this was an absurdly strong team skill configuration. The most absurd wasn't 'Vitality Awakening', but 'Leader's Power'.
Generally, a Ninth Rank Contractor's maximum attribute was 300 points. An Absolute Strong usually reached 500 points. Those exceeding 500 points belonged to the tier of Su Xiao, Shenfu, Hao Tiao, Wude, and Zuiyasi.
Calculating this way, if an Absolute Strong rank healer joined Su Xiao's team, and her core attribute, Intelligence, was 500 points, then Su Xiao's 800 points minus her 500 points equals 300 points. Then 300 points × 25% = 75 points. This meant the healer would gain a temporary bonus of 75 points to Strength, Agility, Stamina, and Intelligence each.
With such bonuses, the temptation of 'Thunder Breath Blessing' and 'Will Rune', and the ultimate lifesaving ability 'Vitality Awakening', it was only logical for a wild Absolute Strong healer to choose to join the team upon seeing these attributes.
Su Xiao had never had the habit of killing teammates. Furthermore, as long as this teammate didn't die, they would reap a bountiful harvest when the final victory was achieved. Of course, the experience during this period wasn't great. If they were slightly distracted for a single blink, they would die on the spot. The scene of a healer turning their head and seeing half of their teammate's head flying off was not at all surprising.
[You have opened Eternal Rank Chest · Aberrant Beast.]
[You have obtained Primordial Fragment × 1.]
[You have obtained Power Devour (Absolute Strong Rank · Passive Skill Scroll).]
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He had actually opened the Beast Deity's core ability. Su Xiao had a deep impression of this ability. Amu also had a deep impression. It had punched him from the Exile Land all the way to Twilight City. To put it this way, even taking the Lord's Train, that journey took over 2 hours. Amu flew that distance in a few seconds.
The problem was, Su Xiao was sure this skill scroll was a dead weight. It was indeed powerful enough. By killing enemies, you could seize and devour their abilities, continuously stacking your own physical strength. But the side effects were too severe. Upon mastering it, you immediately deducted 3.85 million Health Points. Anyone with insufficient Health Points would die instantly.
Su Xiao could accumulate this much Health Points in the future, but as a Technique-type, brute force wasn't the key. Moreover, mastering this ability would cripple his ability system.
Seeing this skill scroll, Su Xiao thought of one person. That guy had a 99% compatibility with this skill. And with his accumulation, he might actually be able to bear the cost of deducting 3.85 million Health Points. That person was the high-risk Violator, Hao Tiao.
Brother Ruthless had lost this time, but it wasn't a crushing defeat. This guy, who had accumulated and advanced to Absolute Strong, still had a chance against Hao Tiao. Not to mention that Xi'er was also there. Xi'er, who completely let herself go and entered the Red-Eye Poison Milk state, would give Hao Tiao a headache too.
The key was that the always arrogant Hao Tiao had actually endured this time. This was also what made Hao Tiao hardest to deal with. When he needed to be brave, he was the bravest and most flamboyant. When he needed to be cowardly, you couldn't even find his shadow.
[You have opened Eternal Rank Chest · Dark Moon Radiance.]
[You have obtained Dark Moon War Lance (Eternal Rank Weapon).]
[Dark Moon War Lance]
Origin: Reincarnation Paradise
Quality: Eternal Rank
Category: Lance.
Durability: 870/870 points.
Attack Power: 1200～1302 points.
Equipment Requirement: Only High Tower Knight Commander can use.
Equipment Effect 1: Extreme Lance Blade (Passive), Weapon Attack Power +20 points (Lower/Upper Limit).
Equipment Effect 2: Campaign (Passive), Weapon Attack Power +22 points (Lower/Upper Limit).
Equipment Effect 3: Steel King (Passive), Weapon Attack Power +19 points (Lower/Upper Limit).
Equipment Effect 4: Heaven's Punishment (Passive), Weapon Attack Power +30 points (Lower/Upper Limit).
Equipment Effect 5: Ancient (Passive), Weapon Attack Power +25 points (Lower/Upper Limit).
Equipment Effect 6: Dragon Slayer (Passive), Weapon Attack Power +35 points (Lower/Upper Limit).
Equipment Effect 7: Steel Emperor (Passive), Weapon Attack Power +5% (Lower/Upper Limit).
Equipment Effect 8: Dark Moon Baptism (Passive), Weapon Attack Power +15% (Lower/Upper Limit).
Rating: 6000 points (Eternal Rank equipment rating is 3000～6000 points.)
Introduction: This is the main weapon of the High Tower Knight Commander. Ashamed of failing to protect the Dark Moon Queen, the Knight Commander sealed this lance and took up the great sword bestowed by the Queen.
Price: 11,800 Soul Coins.
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Seeing this weapon, Su Xiao knew that the High Tower Knight Commander he had faced earlier wasn't at his peak. This weapon pushed limits and extremes to their maximum. When he forged Dragon-Slaying Flash, although it was also extremely sharp, he allocated some of its potential to ensure its strong toughness. His Perfect Block ability was very hard on blades.
The High Tower Knight Commander ignored this, forging the weapon to its absolute attack power limit. Either the lance would shatter, or it would pierce through the enemy in one thrust, lifting them up as blood exploded.
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[You have opened Eternal Rank Chest · Nightmare Disguise.]
[You have obtained Disguise Puppet.]
[Disguise Puppet]
Origin: Blazing Sun Star.
Category: Special Equipment
Durability: 30/30.
Equipment Requirement: Charm attribute below 1 point.
Equipment Effect: Disguiser (Active): This equipment can create a Disguiser. By using the target's blood, a small amount of Fate Power, and a causally highly related item, it can disguise itself as this person. After the Disguiser exists for 120 hours, this ability enters a 120-hour cooldown phase. During this time, paying Soul Stones can shorten this cooldown.
Hint: The Disguiser has three disguise levels.
Disguise Level 1: Has not come into contact with the disguised person. At this disguise level, the Disguiser only has 100% disguised appearance, voice, and aura.
Disguise Level 2: Has briefly touched the disguised person. At this disguise level, the Disguiser not only has 100% of the disguised person's appearance, voice, and aura but also possesses the unique temperament of the disguised person.
Disguise Level 3: The Disguiser turns into a semi-fluid, enveloping the disguised person for 10 minutes. At this disguise level, the Disguiser possesses 100% of the disguised person's appearance, voice, aura, temperament, subtle habits, and over 90% of their memories.
Hint: This equipment possesses a sufficient degree of intelligence, so it has a loyalty judgment.
Current Loyalty: -98/100 (Trembling with fear, waiting for an opportunity to escape).
Introduction: The user's wisdom determines its upper limit; the user's foolishness determines its lower limit.
Price: 9,500 Soul Coins.
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The [Disguise Puppet] was a football-sized mass of dark silver semi-fluid. The problem was, out of this 30-jin piece of equipment, 29.5 jin was rebellious bone. It was ready to run away at any moment.
Throwing the [Disguise Puppet] onto the carpet, the [Disguise Puppet] was still pretending to be a lifeless piece of equipment. Su Xiao took out the 'Book of Original Sin', pointed it at the [Disguise Puppet], then pointed it at the 'Book of Original Sin', letting it figure it out for itself.
Surprisingly, the [Disguise Puppet] did understand. Its loyalty to Su Xiao skyrocketed, from -98 points all the way up to 92 points. Seeing this, Su Xiao was quite satisfied. He specifically stored the 'Book of Original Sin' into the team storage space, and also put the [Disguise Puppet] inside, right next to the 'Book of Original Sin'.
[You have opened Eternal Rank Chest · Soul Demon Scythe.]
[You have obtained Primordial Fragment × 2.]
[You have obtained Soul Crystal × 5.]
[You have obtained Top-Tier Overlord Equipment · Soul Weapon (Three Forms · Sealed State).]
[Hint: This equipment is sealed. You need to find a high-level Blacksmith or Appraiser to remove this seal.]
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[You have opened Eternal Rank Chest · Deities.]
As soon as the chest was opened, golden light burst forth, but the flash was very short. It wasn't a 'Maximum Amplitude Gain', which would require a flash of over 3 seconds.
[You have obtained Primordial Fragment × 30.]
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This gain was quite unique and substantial. Su Xiao picked up another chest.
[You have opened Eternal Rank Chest · Last Monarch.]
[You have obtained Warm Sunshine (Active Skill Scroll).]
[Warm Sunshine, Lv.1.]
Type: Absolute Strong Rank · Active Skill.
Corresponding Characteristic: Healing System / Sun Miracle System.
Prerequisite 1: True Intelligence over 600 points.
Prerequisite 2: Possess gentle body energy.
Skill Effect (Passive): Forms a Sun Mark on a friendly target. Friendly targets with this mark recover 0.5% of their maximum Health Points per second while bathed in sunlight. Effect lasts 5 seconds (Recovery intensity and duration will increase with skill level. After mastering this ability, the user's Intelligence attribute will also provide a bonus to this ability).
Current Maximum Number of Sun Marks: 1 (Each time this ability is upgraded by 10 levels, one more Sun Mark can be formed. Multiple Sun Marks can be applied to the same target).
Hint: When possessing equipment that can create or store sunlight, this skill can take effect in the absence of natural sunlight.
Introduction: The Blazing Sun King · Aishiluote showed great talent for Sun Miracles from a young age. At only 10 years old, he could use 'Sun Warm Healing', an ultra-large area recovery ability. For Sun Miracle Masters, being able to use such a powerful Sun Miracle before the age of 500 was already considered a rare genius. Unfortunately, Aishiluote, who was to become the last Blazing Sun King, had to become a War King and inherit the 'Blazing Sun Blood'. And so, the most talented Sun Miracle Master in the history of Blazing Sun Star became the weakest Blazing Sun King in its history. Fate always mocks the world.
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[You have opened Eternal Rank Chest · Supreme Blazing Sun.]
[You have obtained Sun Holy Emblem (Equipment/Proof/Key).]
[Hint: Opening this chest guarantees obtaining this key, and this item can only be obtained by opening this chest.]
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He finally got this item. Earlier on Blazing Sun Star, Su Xiao could never find the trace of the 'Sun Holy Emblem'. So this was how it was obtained. As for the function of the 'Sun Holy Emblem', this involved the White Dragon Girl.
The White Dragon Girl was inside the 'Confinement Tower' of Eberyas. To obtain all the legacies of the Ancient Dragon/Sun faction, the White Dragon Girl had to be rescued first. The 'Ancient Dragon Key' + 'Sun Holy Emblem' were the only means to open the 'Confinement Tower'.
[You have opened Secret Treasure Box × 6.]
[You have obtained Primordial Fragment × 1.]
[You have obtained Dawn Fragment × 4.]
[You have obtained Skill Upgrade Pod Free Use Authority (One Time).]
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Putting aside everything else, just this 'Skill Upgrade Pod Free Use Authority (One Time)' made opening these chests incredibly profitable. Su Xiao's 'Blood Sublimation · Life Soul' ability was at Lv.30. To max it out would cost 4.14 million Soul Coins. With this 'Skill Upgrade Pod Free Use Authority (One Time)', Su Xiao planned to use it to max out this 'High-Tier · Technique Passive' corresponding to Blood Spear Grandmaster.
Of course, an ordinary person wouldn't dare to do this. This was an upgrade amplitude of 4.14 million Soul Coins. Upgrading such an amplitude in one go could really kill you. Su Xiao had mastered multiple Law-Destruction abilities and had a high resistance to dying from ability upgrades.
[You have opened Source Matter Chest × 6.]
[You have obtained Holy Source Matter × 3.]
[You have obtained Death Soul Source Matter × 3.]
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This opening result was too 'Shadow of Law Destruction'. [Holy Source Matter] was the most valuable among the standard Source Matters, worth 1,200 ounces of Space-Time Power per portion. Meanwhile, [Death Soul Source Matter] was the least valuable among the standard Source Matters, worth only 80 ounces of Space-Time Power per portion, and sometimes no one wanted it.
[You have opened Eternal Rank · Nourishment Type Equipment Chest.]
[You have obtained Life Source Monarch (Eternal Rank · Full Rating · Nourishment Type Equipment).]
[Hint: This equipment is dormant. It needs a single injection of over 3.5 million Health Points to activate (Accumulating 3.5 million Health Points through multiple injections will not activate this equipment).]
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[You have opened Abyss Chest (★).]
[You have obtained Dukain Family Emblem (Abyss Item).]
[Dukain Family Emblem]
Origin: Abyss.
Usage Effect: ???
Introduction: ???
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Taking out a sealed charcoal box, Su Xiao sealed the family emblem, which was emitting black mist. This item might be useful in the future. He picked up one of the chests he had obtained this time. That's right, it was the [Abyss Chest (★★★★★)], the absolute final boss of this chest opening session.
[You have opened Abyss Chest (★★★★★).]
In an instant, a black flash erupted. The black light scattered like sharp liquid, but it didn't damage anything. This was the Abyss Chest flashing, and it was the 'Maximum Amplitude Gain' boosted by 'Fate Dominator'.
The black flash continued without stopping, causing Su Xiao to feel a slight palpitation. To be honest, even fighting the Sun King hadn't given him this kind of palpitation.
However, thinking of the six Big Daddy-level Original Sin Objects inside the 'Book of Original Sin', he estimated that there were no unsealed, ownerless Big Daddy-level Original Sin Objects left in the outside world. At least, not before he entered Blazing Sun Star. He had confirmed this with the Ancient One in the Soul Library. With this premise, he felt much more at ease.