Chapter 3: Soul Source Matter · Unique (This is a Supreme Source Matter, currently in Void Tree Inventory)
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Only the first place receives a reward; the second place returns empty-handed. Furthermore, both the [Random Overlord Equipment Chest] and the [Supreme Passive Scroll Chest] are highly sought-after hard currency gains that all Supreme Rank contractors particularly desire.
[Soul Source Matter · Unique] is the same as [Overlord Source Matter] and [Supreme Life Source Matter], being a unique characteristic "Supreme Source Matter" that only re-condenses and appears after the current absorber dies.
Su Xiao estimated that this [Soul Source Matter · Unique] would most likely enhance his own Soul Strength. He wasn't particularly concerned about other Soul characteristic bonuses. To activate and advance to Supreme Rank, the [Exclusive Supreme Rank Passive: Power Origin] he possessed required a Soul Strength of up to 1800 points.
This was also why Su Xiao was willing to wade into the muddy waters of Sanctuary City. Because there was a [Soul Divine Tree Fruit] there. As a master alchemist, he was confident he could maximize the enhancement from that [Soul Divine Tree Fruit].
The [Exclusive Supreme Rank Passive: Power Origin] occupied a full five of Su Xiao's "Supreme Passive Skill Slots," yet the skill remained in a state of providing zero bonus. He didn't expect to activate this [Exclusive Supreme Rank Passive] upon returning to Reincarnation Paradise this time, but he absolutely had to activate it after the next world progress ended. Time waits for no one.
Especially after learning about the power of the "Supreme Peak," he was even more convinced that before he himself reached the "Supreme Peak," encountering Lord Soul would mean certain death. Not to mention, his enemies at the "Supreme Peak" level were not limited to Lord Soul alone.
However, Su Xiao had another idea. Even if he managed to seize the [Soul Source Matter · Unique], he wouldn't necessarily use it. After all, the Soul Strength enhancement it provided was likely inferior to the alchemically prepared [Soul Divine Tree Fruit]. This item probably focused more on enhancing basic Soul System abilities, even causing a qualitative change.
Su Xiao speculated that this kind of "Supreme Source Matter" likely had an absorption limit. He had already absorbed one portion of [Supreme Life Source Matter] and [Overlord Source Matter]. Wasting a quota on the [Soul Source Matter], which didn't suit him, just to increase Soul Strength, wasn't worth it.
But thinking about this now was still too early. If the opponent were someone else, this would be a sure thing. However, with opponents like Shenfu and Soul Master, it wasn't so certain.
Opening the task list, for the first time in a long while, Su Xiao's task list turned bright red because there were too many tasks in a completed state.
[Prompt: You have submitted all Empress City faction tasks.]
[You have received 7,825,930 faction reputation points.]
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Now, the Empress City faction store was cleaner than the pockets Kaisa had picked. However, with this world's reputation ranking list in place, these faction reputation points had value. He opened the reputation ranking list.
First Place: Bai Ye (Reincarnation Paradise), 13.42 million Empress City reputation points.
Second Place: Soul Master (Dawn Paradise), 8.96 million Sanctuary City reputation points.
Third Place: Shenfu (Dawn Paradise), 4.85 million Sanctuary City reputation points.
Fourth Place: Aurore (Holy Light Paradise), 1.65 million Sanctuary City reputation points.
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Due to the changes in the reputation ranking list, the world contact platform was now buzzing with activity. The content was as follows:
Siluo'er (Death Paradise): "To be honest, I just extracted the reputation ranking list situation into an image format and sent it to our adventure group channel. As a result, everyone suspected it was a photo I edited. They even pointed out that my editing wasn't rigorous enough, saying there was only one core faction zone here, which is Sanctuary City · Doan."
Mo'en (Death Paradise): "An increasingly outrageous faction reputation ranking."
Xilin (Apocalypse Paradise): "The total faction reputation of the top four adds up to 28.88 million points. From First Rank to Supreme Rank, I've never seen so many faction reputation points. You four might as well just take over the faction stores."
Aurore (Dawn Paradise): "Sanctuary City's faction store is meaningless now. It has lost the authentication of being this world's only faction store, allowing some scumbags to take advantage."
Siluo'er (Death Paradise): "Why? I was still planning to go exchange for things."
Shi Zhu (Apocalypse Paradise): "I don't know which bastard emptied out Sanctuary City's faction store, even dismantling the doors and floorboards. When I went in yesterday afternoon, damn, it was a bare concrete shell. I thought I had gone to the wrong place."
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