Chapter 92: Qianqian
This was also the reason Su Xiao intended to enhance his alchemy bombs, but now it had ended in failure.
Thinking of this, Su Xiao let out a silent sigh. Although it would be impressive to flick his sleeve and scatter a large number of alchemy bombs, and this thing was quite useful for blocking enemy paths, if this ability couldn't keep up with his pace, he would immediately stop investing in it.
Picking up an alchemy bomb, Su Xiao shook his head. While spending Paradise Coins could find a way to enhance alchemy bombs, it wasn't worth it. Alchemy bombs were fine as explosive reserves, and explosives had many uses.
A long time ago, Su Xiao had realized that he was developing too many abilities simultaneously. After noticing this, he immediately abandoned several unimportant ones.
Up to now, his combat methods had become increasingly simple, yet his combat power had only grown stronger.
His main combat method was swordsmanship. Whether it was Realm Severing Thread or Energy Shield, both were centered around swordsmanship.
As for sniper rifles, they were used for special situations and weren't his primary combat method. Moreover, he had already settled the expenses for firearms in one go.
His future development path became simple: gather resources to strengthen his swordsmanship.
Thinking of this, Su Xiao stood up and left his Exclusive Room, heading straight for the Trial Grounds. He still had plenty of Paradise Coins left, so he could summon a mirror image to practice.
Two days later, the Arena.
Inside a simulated wetland in the arena, a woman in a black tight-fitting suit was running quickly through the muddy swamp.
Mud splashed everywhere. The woman's high-tech suit had several slash marks, and blood was dripping profusely.
She leaned against a withered tree, panting heavily, blood trickling down her chin.
Squelch, squelch.
The sound of footsteps in the mud came, and the woman couldn't help but groan.
"Again? Can't you let me recover for a bit?"
Just as she was about to continue fleeing, she suddenly thought of something and let out a bitter laugh.
"Right, this isn't a derivative world; it's the arena. Fighting against someone with such a murderous aura, I actually thought I might really die."
Clang.
A blade aura flew over. The woman instinctively lunged forward, and the withered tree was severed. A man holding a longsword and wearing a crimson mask stood not far away.
The mask on the man's face had sharp, distinct edges. Standing there, he seemed full of openings, but after engaging in battle, one would find his swordsmanship exceptionally refined. These openings were meant to lure enemies in.
"It's just the arena; no need to be so murderous, right? I surrender."
"Personal habit."
Su Xiao flicked the mud off his blade, and a teleportation sensation appeared as he returned to the rest cabin in the arena.
[Personal Battle Ended.]
[Result: Victory.]
[Eleven consecutive wins!]
[Hunter rank increased from 2362 to 2255.]
Although it was 11 consecutive wins, the rank improvement wasn't too significant. He had previously spent 40,000 Paradise Coins in the Trial Grounds to summon a mirror image for training, then came to the arena and had been fighting here for two days, climbing from rank 9600 to 2255.
During these two days, aside from eating and sleeping, he was fighting. Although the intensity of the battles was high, his mind gradually relaxed.
In the arena, even if he lost, he wouldn't die. Over the two days, his winning streak was broken once, meaning he lost one match.
That loss wasn't due to strength; his opponent used a mutual-destruction move, and the final judgment gave the opponent the win, ending his streak.
Although his winning streak was broken, Su Xiao wasn't surprised. He wasn't a god; he wouldn't win forever.
He rematched an opponent and plunged into a new round of combat.
This time, it was a public arena. As soon as he entered, he heard a tidal wave of cheers from the surrounding audience stands.
"Qianqian, go!!!"
"Qianqian, I love you!"
Such shouts continued nonstop, and Su Xiao's head ached a little. He had run into an arena star.
In a combat venue like the arena, which was open to the public, having arena stars was only natural. Humans tend to admire those better than themselves. If someone combined beauty with strength, becoming an arena star was inevitable.
It was important to note that within Reincarnation Paradise, there weren't just contractors; the number of workers was even greater. According to incomplete statistics, the number of workers in Reincarnation Paradise was 17 times that of contractors.
Having contractors idolize someone was obviously impossible, but most workers had little combat power. They existed between ordinary people and contractors, with plenty of free time. Spending a little money to follow stars in the arena was a decent pastime.
Su Xiao looked at his opponent. Indeed, she was breathtakingly beautiful. She was about 1.5 meters tall, with a single ponytail, a slender figure, and a large mechanical arm attached to one of her arms, giving off a contradictory sense of fragility and ferocity.
"Hello, I'm very strong. Be careful..."
Qianqian manipulated her external mechanical arm and waved at Su Xiao, but before she could finish her sentence, Su Xiao had already stomped the ground and charged forward.
Su Xiao and Qianqian were about 20 meters apart. With his physical condition, a hard stomp on the ground sent him into a low-altitude high-speed glide, almost breaking through the airwaves.
"You've got to be kidding me."
Watching Su Xiao charge in with a longsword in a low-altitude glide, Qianqian's hair stood on end.
"Firepower: Triple Point."
Buzz~
The mechanical arm on Qianqian's arm activated, punching toward Su Xiao.
Boom!
The airwave spread, and a layer of light blue Energy Shield appeared in front of Su Xiao.
Crack. Cracks appeared on the Energy Shield. This was only an 80-point strength Energy Shield, so cracks were normal.
Due to the force of the Energy Shield, the ground beneath Su Xiao's feet cracked.
As soon as he was solidly on the ground, Su Xiao immediately sidestepped while dispelling the Energy Shield.
At this moment, the opponent's force hadn't been completely neutralized by the Energy Shield. The sudden disappearance of the shield caused the mechanical arm to swing forward with inertia.
Using the Energy Shield was becoming more and more adept. The more familiar he became with it, the more Su Xiao felt it was a divine skill.
Qianqian's body lunged forward, a look of surprise on her face. Her gaze shifted to Su Xiao on the side.
"Leave me a whole..."
Before Qianqian could finish her sentence, she felt a chill in her chest, and her body suddenly felt lighter.
With a thud, Qianqian's body, severed in two, fell to the ground. The audience stands fell into dead silence.
"Miss Qianqian was... chest-severed?"
"My idol..."
"Mask guy, screw you! I hope you stay single forever!!"
Ignoring the noise from the audience, Su Xiao flicked the blood off his blade and slowly walked toward the enemy cut in two.
In his view, a battle was a battle, nothing else. Once involved in combat, gender, race, and background didn't matter. Women are a vulnerable group? Should be treated gently? Don't be ridiculous. The women in Reincarnation Paradise were anything but weak. He had seen too many terrifyingly powerful women; female strong practitioners were countless.
"It hurts so much~"
Qianqian turned over, a smile appearing on her bloodstained little face.
"So ruthless. Different from those scumbags who hold back. What's your name? Can you leave a contact info?"
Qianqian was smiling. She was an arena star. She loved fighting, the kind of life-or-death combat. Her opponent's lack of mercy, in her view, was respect—not underestimating her because of her small stature and frail build.
"..."
Su Xiao didn't speak, just raised his blade.
"I surrender, I surrender. Looks like I've met a cool, aloof god."
Qianqian surrendered, and the blood on Su Xiao's blade turned into specks of light.