# Chapter 40: Power
After meditating for a moment, Su Xiao temporarily ended his improvement of technique abilities. The reason was that he currently lacked "Blood Source Matter" and couldn't raise "Blood Spear Grandmaster" to Lv.95.
While he could immediately head to the ancient battlefield, there was still significant room for combat power improvement. Su Xiao took out the [Supreme Passive Scroll Chest (★★★)], an item obtained from being first place in the reputation rankings of the previous world. Its most valuable aspect was:
"Tip: Opening this chest will definitely grant a Supreme Passive corresponding to a random physical attribute, with the Supreme Passive's rank being ★★★ (highest level)."
Strength, Agility, Stamina, Intelligence, Charm — these five physical attributes each had their corresponding "Supreme Passive." Previously, there were seven "Basic Passives," which included Perception and Soul, but now "Supreme Passives" no longer included these two.
Among the five "Supreme Attribute Passives," as long as it wasn't the Charm attribute — no, even if it were the Charm attribute, it would be acceptable. He could exchange it with other Supreme contractors. However, "Highest Level Supreme Attribute Passives" were very rare and required some luck.
[You have opened the Supreme Passive Scroll Chest (★★★).]
[You have obtained Supreme Intelligence (Skill Scroll).]
[Supreme Intelligence.X]
Tip: This corresponds to the "Intelligence Attribute" Supreme Passive. It starts at absolute max level and cannot be improved by any means.
Quality: ★★★ (Such Supreme Passives range from ★ to ★★★).
Skill Requirement: Ascend to Supreme rank, have one vacant "Supreme Passive Skill Slot."
Skill Effect 1: After awakening to Supreme rank, unlock the potential power hidden within the True Intelligence attribute, granting each point of True Intelligence 300 points of "Base Mana Value" growth.
Highest Quality "Supreme Passive" Effect: When your True Intelligence attribute exceeds 1000 points, each point of True Intelligence will grant 1000 points of "Base Mana Value" growth.
Skill Effect 2: For every 1000 points of True Intelligence attribute, gain one "Main Equipment Slot."
Highest Quality "Supreme Passive" Effect: When your Intelligence attribute exceeds 1000 points, for every additional 1000 points of True Intelligence attribute, gain one additional "Main Equipment Slot."
Skill Effect 3: Each point of True Intelligence attribute increases technique ability development speed by 1%.
Highest Quality "Supreme Passive" Effect: When your Intelligence attribute exceeds 1000 points, each point of True Intelligence attribute increases technique ability development speed by 3%.
Skill Effect 4: You have not yet elevated your True Intelligence attribute to its final form, "Supreme Intelligence Attribute." This effect cannot be activated.
Highest Quality "Supreme Passive" Effect: You have not yet elevated your True Intelligence attribute to its final form, "Supreme Intelligence Attribute." This effect cannot be activated.
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The strength of the "Supreme Passive" corresponding to the Intelligence attribute was unquestionable. Moreover, its third effect made Su Xiao realize something. He had originally believed that ascending to Supreme rank would be a qualitative transformation from accumulated power. But after truly ascending to Supreme, while the accumulation did erupt, there was no qualitative change.
For instance, in just one world after ascending to Supreme, he had increased his physical attributes by over 600 points, raising Strength, Agility, Stamina, and Intelligence from just over 1000 points to 1700 points.
Now it seemed that physical attributes still had one final ascension. Without needing to guess, this must correspond to the "Supreme Peak" ascension, which should logically be the strongest. If not for Tuanzhang and the Supreme Being — no, he should also add the current Lord of the Abyss.
From various clues, Su Xiao had learned one thing: the original Tuanzhang had actually been at this tier. But after a deadly battle with the previous Lord of the Abyss, the previous Lord of the Abyss had vanished without a trace, and Tuanzhang's power had fallen to "Supreme Peak."
After drinking [Tree's Grace] last time, Tuanzhang had returned to his former height. As for who was stronger among Tuanzhang, the current Lord of the Abyss, and the Supreme Being, Su Xiao leaned toward the Supreme Being.
The Supreme Being's purpose and actions were truly impossible to guess. He always calmly overlooked everything. When Arcane Eternal Star was attacked and the Black Maple Tree was affected by the Sun Holy Sword, he remained as calm as ever.
That feeling gave one a sense of helplessness when looking up at the supreme, and the despair of being an ant. Deities often called others ants, but no matter how much more powerful they were, they didn't have that calm overlooking sensation of the Supreme Being — not contemptuous, not angry, not disgusted, not even paying attention. This was a calm overlooking that chilled one to the bone and made the soul tremble.
It was as if he was merely watching the passage of history. No, he was likely a part of Star Realm's history — a much longer part than people imagined, knew, or understood.
Sometimes, Su Xiao even felt that the Supreme Being was at that highest point, waiting at the peak Su Xiao was pursuing. Because he was too ancient, he had even begun to hope that someone could reach the same height as him. He had overlooked all beings for so long that in the endless years, he had lost many things from the past. He needed an opponent worthy of meeting his gaze.
Tuanzhang and the Lord of the Abyss were not good choices. Moreover, the power hierarchy among the three was still unknown. Su Xiao, who had shown unprecedented ascension potential, had undoubtedly been noticed by the Supreme Being.
People always had a misconception that the Supreme Being led the Spellcasters to defeat the Law Destruction Faction. This was actually the most acceptable scenario because there was another possibility: that the Spellcasters were no match for the Law Destroyers in the Second Era, and it was the Supreme Being himself who nearly killed all the Ancestral Law Destroyers of that era.
The Supreme Being had a bone ring with extremely powerful elemental affinity. The first impression upon seeing this item was that the Supreme Being was using it to gain greater power. But after ascending to Supreme, Su Xiao no longer felt this way.
The ring's band was composed of three parts joined together, engraved with several lines of small Void script.
"Mawen Hua'erzi."
"Green Gillian."
"First Generation Law Destroyer."
Did the Supreme Being, who always wore this bone ring, think that he shouldn't have killed Mawen Hua'erzi and Green Gillian so early? Because both of them were Law Destroyers who had the potential to break through "Supreme Peak."
As for the "First Generation Law Destroyer's" finger bone, the best possibility was that the Supreme Being chose it randomly. The worst possibility was that the Supreme Being might have been from the same era as the First Generation Law Destroyer, perhaps even a former friend or archenemy.
It was still too early to consider these matters. Su Xiao picked up [Supreme Intelligence (Skill Scroll)] and used it. The next second, he was successfully sent into slumber.
When Su Xiao woke up, it was over two hours later. He checked his newly acquired ability:
[Supreme Intelligence.X (Supreme Level Passive)]
Skill Effect 1: Permanently increase "Base Mana Value" by 300,000 points. When True Intelligence attribute exceeds 1000 points, the "Base Mana Value Growth" from True Intelligence attribute increases to 1000 points.
Tip: Due to excessive rank disparity, Skill Effect 1 of "Basic Passive Recovery" does not provide bonus to this growth.
Skill Effect 2: "Main Equipment Slots" +2. For every additional 1000 points of True Intelligence attribute, gain one additional "Main Equipment Slot."
Skill Effect 3: Increase technique ability development speed by 3100%.
Tip: For each subsequent point of True Intelligence attribute, increase technique ability development speed by 3%.
Skill Effect 4: You have not yet elevated your True Intelligence attribute to its final form, "Supreme Intelligence Attribute." This effect cannot be activated.
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One of Su Xiao's main attributes was Intelligence, an accident from the Law Destruction system inheritance. But when this accident accumulated to a certain height, a powerful boost was an inevitable result.
Su Xiao had never considered himself a prodigy in blade techniques. His upper limit in blade talent was built up bit by bit through passives. This time was no different. With 3100% technique ability development speed, combined with the "Land of All Beings" that was still being improved and had yet to reveal its true form, he had some expectations for future blade technique development.
Checking his current mana value, it had reached 1.56 million points — a million-level increase. This made Su Xiao even more anticipatory of the other Supreme Passives.
Calculating, activating the "Vigorous Boiling" of Azure Steel Shadow could now be extended from 3 seconds to 9 seconds. The true damage from this state was formidable, but the mana consumption was also too intense.
Additionally, "Main Equipment Slots" were particularly important. Previously, Su Xiao had 12 "Main Equipment Slots." Now he had 14. Was Su Xiao going to wear a pile of equipment? Of course not.
In the late stages, each piece of equipment was very powerful, and the possibility of mutual resonance effects between them was greater. So it wasn't about wearing as much equipment as possible, but about choosing equipment that suited one's ability system.
From this perspective, "Main Equipment Slots" didn't seem that important. But there was a problem: some equipment, while exceptionally powerful, occupied many "Main Equipment Slots." For example, the previously obtained [Blood Moon Queen] occupied a full four "Main Equipment Slots."
It could be determined that [Blood Moon Queen] was certainly not the equipment occupying the most slots. Su Xiao's Dragon-Slaying Flash, Black King Bracer, Pride Ring, and Wild Hunt Coat could be called the essential four-piece combat set.
If later there was equipment that occupied a full 10 "Main Equipment Slots" but was extremely powerful, Su Xiao's current advantage of 14 "Main Equipment Slots" would immediately convert into combat power.
After his aura stabilized, he stood up and went to the Alchemy Laboratory. The "Soul Secret Medicine" had completed its final cooling. He checked its attributes:
[Soul Secret Medicine (Peak)]
Origin: Reincarnation Paradise Holy Flame Alchemist
Quality: Eternal Rank Rare
Type: Recovery Item
Effect: After drinking, permanently increase own Soul Strength by 130 points.
Peak Rank Bonus: Permanently increase current Soul Strength by 5%.
Rating: 6000++++
Description: Pending.
Price: Pending.
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Su Xiao had sacrificed all other characteristics of the "Soul Divine Tree Fruit +13" except for Soul Strength increase, ultimately obtaining this bottle of "Soul Secret Medicine." As for the name not being flashy enough, that wasn't a big problem.
Su Xiao's current Soul Strength was 1710 points. After drinking this potion, it would reach 1925 points. Don't forget that he had already raised all four main attributes to 1700 points, which meant:
"Exclusive Supreme Level Passive: Power Origin (Sealed).
Warning: Before your True Strength, Agility, Stamina, and Intelligence attributes reach 1500 points, and Soul Strength reaches 1800 points, absolutely do not activate this ability prematurely!"
Su Xiao temporarily resisted this temptation. Previously, he had obtained a Soul Curio from Demon Scythe Aina, called [Soul Holy Relic].
[Soul Holy Relic]
Origin: First Era Soul Land
Category: Proof Item/Key
Durability: 50/50 points (This item can restore durability by absorbing Soul Energy)
Equipment Effect: Soul Trial (Active) — Teleport to "Soul Land" and accept the guardian's trial. If the trial is passed, gain qualification to enter the "Holy Spring," thereby permanently increasing Soul Strength.
Tip: The Soul Energy of the "Holy Spring" can permanently nourish and strengthen the soul, being one of the best ways to enhance soul power in the Star Realm.
Current trial acceptance count: 0/0 times.
Acceptable trial count: 3/3 times.
Description: Experience the weight of fate and the price of strengthening the soul.
Price: Before using three times, cannot be traded, sold, or discarded.
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From Demon Scythe Aina's reluctance earlier, Su Xiao could already feel the value of this item. He tried to activate it.
Waves~
It was as if a drop of sweet dew fell upon the soul at the crown of his head, giving him unprecedented relaxation, followed by a gentle teleportation formation.
When the teleportation subsided, Su Xiao found himself in a forest of souls. The plants here emitted a faint glow, and fireflies danced in the night. Although it was night, this place had a gentle light. Combined with the various fluorescent colors emitted by different plants, it was like a dreamland. Ahead, a giant soul tree stood tall.
This soul tree was a hundred meters high with a thick trunk. In front was a relatively flat area covered with a layer of translucent blue mossy plants. Below the main trunk of this soul tree was a wooden door, suggesting that someone had built a tree house within the tree's heart.
"You again, you detestable brat. How many times are you going to cheat using Abyss fate? Are you as shameless as that madwoman from the Second Era?"
An old man about 1.5 meters tall, with a large head, a translucent fluorescent blue back of the skull, and wearing a wreath of plants on his head, hobbled over angrily, leaning on a strange wooden staff taller than himself. However, due to his poor legs, his pace was quick but his speed was slow.
"Hm?"
Finding that the visitor wasn't Demon Scythe Aina, this old man — the guardian of this place — showed a different light in his eyes. His originally cloudy old eyes began to show burning, emerald-green cracks. These were... Demon Eyes.
An old demon of the soul system, guarding the "Soul Land" — this scene immediately made one think it was a trap.
"Oh? A Law Destroyer who hasn't reached their peak. Truly, a long-awaited visitor."
The old demon's pupils had completely transformed into emerald-green demonic flame pupils. The translucent back of his skull also shifted from soul-translucent blue to demonic emerald green. At the top of his strange wooden staff, two emerald-green orbs gradually appeared. Looking more closely, the top of this staff was clearly shaped like a skull.
"Welcome, rare guest."
The old demon smiled warmly at Su Xiao.
"..."
Su Xiao didn't speak. He was quite familiar with the Demon race, after all, one of his good teammates was a Demon.
"Everyone's fate has its own weight. Law Destroyers, of course, are no exception."
As soon as the old demon finished speaking, Su Xiao received a notification from the Void Tree:
[Tip (Void Tree): You have triggered the trial of the Soul Land.]
[Warning: If you fail this trial, you will lose one-third of your soul power. If you pass the trial, you may obtain qualification to enter the "Holy Spring."]
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The old demon's malice was no longer well-concealed. After all, the visitor was a Law Destroyer. Even if not yet at their peak, their knowledge was not comparable to someone who stumbled in here by accident.
"Accept the trial of fate."
The old demon walked ahead.
Clang~
A long blade was drawn from its sheath in Su Xiao's hand, causing the old demon's expression to stiffen. The memory of a certain Law Destroyer from the past in this place suddenly attacked his heart.
But he quickly showed a smile. After suffering greatly that time, he had chosen to attach himself to the Void Tree. With the Void Tree's certification, that situation wouldn't happen again.
Su Xiao looked at the numerous warning prompts about various Void Tree reputation deductions. He was unafraid, but being forcibly recalled with [Soul Holy Relic] and immediately teleported away made him sheathe his long blade.
Seeing this, the old demon's smile deepened with more wrinkles. He led the way, and before long, they arrived at a deep swamp. Mud churned, and a giant toad over ten meters tall, covered in bumps all over its body, emerged. Its frog mouth opened, revealing a long tongue studded with metal rune rivets, licking the corner of its mouth. This swamp giant toad craved the taste of fate.
The swamp giant toad looked at Su Xiao. Before long, it bared its sharp teeth. On its back, which bore several large slash scars, tumors under the skin writhed. Seeing a Law Destroyer now, these wounds began to ache. It had decided that within the scope permitted by the Void Tree, it would devour this Law Destroyer's fate with all its might to avenge the past grievances.
Seeing the gazes of the swamp giant toad and the old demon, Su Xiao basically confirmed that this was the "network" Green Gillian had left for him.
"Law Destroyer, the trial here is simple. Those with strong fate can enjoy the 'Holy Spring.' Those not strong enough become nourishment. This is fair, isn't it?"
"Hm."
"Oh? Since you agree, let's begin. First, we need to sign a contract."
"..."
Su Xiao's expression remained calm. He never thought his contract abilities were common knowledge, let alone in an isolated place like the "Soul Land."
"What's wrong? Worried about our Demon race's contracts? Don't worry, young one. This contract comes from the Void Tree."
"..."
Su Xiao took the contract and signed it with the name: Hunter Kukulin Bai Ye. Seeing this, the old demon nodded with satisfaction.
"Good. Now your trial of fate can begin. Let it swallow you. If you can withstand the wheel of fate, you are the victor."
The old demon pointed at the swamp giant toad.
"..."
Su Xiao didn't speak. He calmly took out the "Book of Original Sin," preparing to "welcome" the so-called trial of fate.
The swamp giant toad opened its mouth as wide as possible, about to lunge forward and swallow this Law Destroyer in one gulp. Suddenly, it froze in place. Its racial talent had given it an ancestral fate omen — commonly known as suddenly seeing its great-grandmother.
The swamp giant toad's movements halted. After a moment, it closed its large mouth. Its previously fierce gaze now held a hint of clear rationality.
"Congratulations, Law Destroyer sir. You have passed my trial."
The swamp giant toad spoke in a rumbling voice. After saying this, it didn't turn around as usual but backed up through the muddy shore, eventually sinking back into the mud with gurgling bubbles.
Seeing this, the old demon's eyelid twitched. He looked meaningfully at Su Xiao and said:
"Since you've passed the trial, follow me."
With that, the old demon glanced at the "Book of Original Sin." The faint aura of original sin from this ancient book-like item made the old demon guess what was going on.
After going several hundred meters deep into the soul forest, the old demon arrived at an ancient ruin. At the center of this ruin was a white stone goddess sculpture, holding a stone cup. As the old demon triggered a mechanism, golden spring water surged from the stone cup. This golden spring water didn't fall to the ground but formed a fist-sized mass floating in midair.
"Immerse your soul within it."
The old demon waved his strange wooden staff, and this mass of golden "Holy Spring Water" flew before Su Xiao.
"Soul Holy Relic Equipment Effect: Soul Trial (Active) — Teleport to 'Soul Land' and accept the guardian's trial. If the trial is passed, gain qualification to enter the 'Holy Spring,' thereby permanently increasing Soul Strength."
The description of this equipment was quite skillfully written. As for it being set by the Void Tree, Su Xiao didn't believe that. This was definitely something the old demon and the swamp giant toad had devised, then repeatedly tried to apply for certification from the Void Tree, eventually passing certification when the equipment description matched the actual situation to a certain degree.
Why was Su Xiao so clear about this? Of course, because this was already leftover tricks he and Kaisa had used together... Ahem~ such matters were only occasional.
Looking at this equipment effect, one would naturally understand that after passing the trial, one could soak their entire body in the holy spring water. The actual situation was that after passing the trial, one received this small amount of holy spring water. The so-called "gain qualification to enter the 'Holy Spring'" meant that in this special ruin, one would extend their soul outward and immerse it into this mass of "Holy Spring Water."
"Demon sir."
Su Xiao spoke. At this point, Su Xiao was still so polite, which genuinely surprised the old demon.
"Hm? What is it, Law Destroyer sir? Oh, I know. You feel the 'Holy Spring Water' is too little? That's just your ignorance."
"Is that so."
Su Xiao raised his hand, offering the "Book of Original Sin" to the old demon. This made the old demon smile:
"Law Destroyer sir, possessing one original sin doesn't make everyone fear you. Moreover, I understand original sin quite well. As long as I don't consent, I won't be contaminated by the karma of original sin..."
Just as the old demon said this, a "contract" he had signed earlier suddenly manifested. This was the "Mirror Contract" resulting from the contract he had signed with Su Xiao. Things in a mirror were reversed, like left and right in a mirror.
The so-called "Mirror Contract" would also reverse the signing parties. Simply understood, under this contract's effect, when Su Xiao signed a contract with the old demon, it was also equivalent to the old demon signing a contract with Su Xiao, swapping their identities and duplicating it, like a mirror's reflection.
After obtaining the first contract through the "Mirror Contract," this contract began to proliferate. First, it split into 80 layers total, each layer connected to 30 branch contracts, totaling 2400 contracts gradually being drafted.
Now, the contents of these contracts began to gradually manifest. They all had the same content: Su Xiao temporarily gifting the "Book of Original Sin" to the old demon.
Such contract contents caused the already fragile branch contracts to burn and shatter one by one. Each could only hold for 0.15 seconds, but totaling 360 seconds. Although these contracts appeared to be breaking apart, before the last branch contract burned away completely, the contract effect would continue to take effect.
A full 6 minutes was certainly enough for Su Xiao to hand the "Book of Original Sin" to the old demon opposite him.
At this moment, under the envelopment of contract power, the old demon's teeth chattered with a clicking sound. His originally smiling expression had twisted beyond recognition. The contract power made him gradually raise his hand.
A few seconds later, the old demon was controlled by the contract to grasp the "Book of Original Sin."
Rustle~
Golden spring water flowed down. This was a spring pool deep within the soul forest. It wasn't deep here — about a few meters at the center. Near the edge, a person sitting in the spring water would have it slightly above their chest.
Su Xiao toyed with the crystal-like demon skull of the old demon in his hand, then glanced sideways at the swamp giant toad, which had controlled its size to shrink to about the size of a bullfrog.
"So, there are three administrators here total — you, the old demon, and the Death Soul Princess who quietly ran away?"
Su Xiao tossed the crystal skull in his hand to Amu. Amu directly threw it into his mouth, crunching and chewing. This scene made the forest giant toad's body tremble.
"Yes, yes, yes, that's right, Law Destroyer lord. I'm just a small fry, coerced by those two..."
Just as the forest giant toad reached this point, it found Su Xiao looking at it sideways. That calm gaze made its body tremble. The next second, it was grabbed by a large hand, lifted by one of its hind legs, and held high while the other person looked up and opened their mouth.
At this moment, the forest giant toad felt as if it were about to be swallowed by the Abyss darkness it had once seen. This scared it so much its blood nearly ran cold, and it let out an incomprehensible miserable howl.
"I, I, I know how to extract the 'Holy Spring's' source! I'm confident I can take it out intact!"
At the forest giant toad's words, Amu's movements stopped. Seeing that Su Xiao didn't indicate for him to continue, Amu threw the forest giant toad aside. Amu didn't want to eat this live bullfrog anyway; he preferred cooked spicy flavor.
Half an hour later, the water level in the spring pool where Su Xiao was located dropped, eventually drying up completely. The forest giant toad crawled out from a cave above, holding in both claws, offering a "Holy Spring Source" that emitted golden light, with overflowing spring water temporarily suppressed.
Taking this "Holy Spring Source" and confirming there were no problems, Su Xiao returned to Reincarnation Paradise with Amu.
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Exclusive Room, Planting Area. Having experience from setting up the Eternal Spring Source, this time setting up the "Holy Spring Source" didn't require much trouble. The "Source" was still placed above to avoid contaminating it when using the spring water.
First was the flowing water area. The spring water here was clean and could be collected for drinking. When it flowed down to the hot spring pool below, it could no longer be drunk. The hot spring pool had drainage channels, and when changing the water, it could be released to the Black Maple Tree's planting area.
Su Xiao picked up a cup of maple tea brewed with boiled holy spring water and took a sip. Compared to the nectar-like cleansing of "Eternal Spring Water," the maple tea brewed with "Holy Spring Water" had an experience and aftertaste that soaked into the soul. After drinking the first sip, when he came back to his senses, the cup in his hand was already empty, leaving only the most unique fragrance of maple tea lingering in his mouth.
When Tuanzhang next summoned the Empty Seat Banquet, he would let the members of the Empty Seat Banquet taste this new flavor of maple tea.
As for the "Holy Spring's" nourishment of the soul, this was indeed true. Moreover, this was the gentlest way to enhance the soul that Su Xiao had experienced. Compared to gentleness, the enhancement range wasn't as high as expected. He had even soaked in the holy spring hot spring, and the total increase was 92 points of Soul Strength. Such an increase was actually not low.
Subsequent soaking in holy spring water would certainly increase Soul Strength to some extent, but the increase would be very small. In comparison, the gentle nourishment of the holy spring water gave Su Xiao, who frequently came into contact with Abyss power, a refreshing cleansing feeling. After a moment, he found this wasn't an illusion — the holy spring water around him had truly turned a light black color.
Deep treatment effects were indeed for healing hidden injuries and ailments in the body. However, the mild contamination of the soul from prolonged contact with Abyss power was not within the scope of damage. The holy spring water's cleansing effect was an unexpected bonus.
Su Xiao's Soul Strength reached 1802 points. He gave an instruction to Little Bu. The dull-witted Little Bu approached to identify Su Xiao's pupils before going to fetch the "Soul Secret Medicine." One could only say that an artificial intelligence mechanical dog made by an idiot was a bit stupid.
Taking the Soul Secret Medicine brought by Little Bu, Su Xiao drank it in one gulp. Having just received the gentle nourishment of "Holy Spring Water," this soul power enhancement was quite rough in comparison. To this, Su Xiao remained very calm, even taking the opportunity to rest briefly.
When Su Xiao woke up, it was three hours later. He checked his current Soul Strength, which had reached 2022 points. Seeing this, he opened his skill list and changed the long-dormant "Exclusive Supreme Level Passive: Power Origin" to an activated state. However, before this, he chose to be cautious.
He stood up, walked out of the holy spring pool, dried himself, came to the wooden bed where Amu usually took afternoon naps, sat down, and then activated "Exclusive Supreme Level Passive: Power Origin."
Boom!
It was as if Su Xiao had been struck by a hammer — more accurately, a giant hammer the size of a mountain had smashed him flying.
When he woke up again, he was lying in the rescue facilities of the Alchemy Laboratory. He rose from the semi-transparent viscous liquid, tore off the dense small biological gel suction cups on his chest, and assessed his condition. It was acceptable, at least much better than after a deadly battle with a powerful enemy.
Thump-thump! Thump-thump!
Su Xiao's heart beat heavily twice. He pressed one hand to his heart and could clearly feel that his heart had changed. Its appearance was still the same as before, but now his heart was like a furnace of power made of flesh and blood, capable of devouring something while giving back more.
[Power Origin: X (Supreme Level Exclusive Passive)]
Skill Effect: Heart Furnace (Passive) — Through the "Heart Furnace," you can devour any "Passive Characteristic" skill you currently possess, absorbing all bonuses of that skill into your own physique (for example, devouring a passive skill that increases mana by 500 points means losing that passive ability while your physique initially has 500 points of mana). After completing this devouring, based on the strength of the devoured passive, you will awaken a certain degree of "Power Origin" stimulation, thereby absorbing an equal amount of "Star Realm Origin Power" through the "Heart Furnace," bringing you enhancements.
Current Power Origin Enhancement: Strength, Agility, Stamina, Intelligence, Technique Potential Upper Limit.
Tip: Each time you stimulate "Power Origin" by devouring a "Passive Skill," the above physical attributes will receive enhancements corresponding to the strength of the devoured "Passive Skill."
Tip: Due to this ability's rank, it is qualified to devour most "Supreme Passives."
Tip: If you successfully ascend to the "Supreme Peak" level, this ability will receive a qualitative improvement.
Skill Description: Obviously, you are now qualified to obtain "Star Realm Origin Power" and use it to strengthen yourself.
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