Chapter 4: "Massively" Increasing Abyss/Elemental Power's Coronation Devouring.
Rating: 30000++ points (Abyss-level equipment rating is 15000~30000 points.
Description: Undoubtedly, this is the strongest Abyss-level equipment!
Price: Unsellable, expected to shatter after 30 natural days.
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Su Xiao's accumulated Abyss Resistance up to now is 688 points, and this is the upper limit he can reach. One thing to be clear, "True Resistances" do not include Abyss Resistance and Elemental Resistance.
Now, this raises the upper limit while bringing his Abyss Resistance to 1688 points. This is crucial for the battle against the Lord of the Abyss.
Furthermore, the effect of a 20% increase to all Supreme Attributes is very powerful, but considering what kind of equipment the Endless Ring is and what it contains, all of this seems reasonable.
Besides this, Su Xiao also learned an important piece of information: after the all-attributes +20% effect of the Endless Ring, there is this sentence (Can provide a boost to Supreme Attributes before reaching the peak of the Extreme Realm).
This is quite profound. Su Xiao has always wondered, can the Extreme System really keep improving physical attributes without limit? Everything in the world has an upper limit. Even the all-powerful Reincarnation Paradise has the "Initial Regulations" as a restriction for perfect balance. Thinking about it this way, if one truly improves themselves without limit, the eventual result would inevitably be destruction.
This critical point is undoubtedly the limit of the Extreme System. It's just that predecessors haven't reached it. Ah, no, someone has reached it, but left no records. The one currently above the Star Realm has nine-tenths of a chance of reaching this step.
Therefore, reaching the limit of Supreme Attributes is the true qualification to challenge the Supreme Being. As for having a chance of winning, one must go a bit further. Of course, it's still too early to consider this now. First, find a way to defeat the Lord of the Abyss.
Honestly speaking, Su Xiao previously challenged the Lord of the Abyss with all attributes at 300 points. There was indeed no possibility of further improvement. If not for the fact that selling the Black Maple Trees at a fair price would be a thousand or ten thousand times loss, he would have considered selling one of the two Black Maple Trees.
Fortunately, the Endless Ring didn't disappoint Su Xiao. He stored the Endless Ring in his storage space, his gaze sweeping across the three legendary blacksmiths opposite him, and said:
"Three seniors, you've worked hard."
Hearing this, the Dwarf King, who was in a weak, skin-and-bones state, raised his hand and waved, saying, "Being able to forge the Endless Ring for you is an honor for us three old fellows."
The Molten Giant nodded, affirming this statement. The Demon Blacksmith didn't speak, but that was tacit agreement with the Dwarf King's words.
Any of the other blacksmiths present could be considered a master blacksmith. However, the 15 disciples of the Dwarf King present all felt a strange, tense feeling of witnessing history, as well as an incredible sense of participation.
"Kid, your Demon-Sealing Scabbard... is very different."
The Demon Blacksmith spoke, and after drinking several bottles of the secret medicine Su Xiao had given them earlier, his condition improved significantly.
"Mm."
"How many days do you have left to challenge the Abyss?"
"At least three days, at most no more than five."
Su Xiao didn't have much time. To be precise, the time the participants could hold the base camp probably wouldn't exceed two days.
The Demon Blacksmith pondered for a moment, then nodded, "Three days, that's enough. Leave the Demon-Sealing Scabbard."
The Dwarf King beside him said, "We three can't help you with anything else, but we can still forge something. So you have to win. It doesn't matter if these old bones of mine die from the Abyss's invasion, but they are still young. Who knows, in the next great era, one of them might become a legendary blacksmith."
After saying this, the Dwarf King laughed heartily, with a hint of the boldness of his youth.
"..."
Su Xiao drew the Dragon-Slaying Flash, stored it in his storage space, and tossed the scabbard to the Demon Blacksmith. After the Demon-Sealing Scabbard devoured the "Strongest Overlord Equipment: Dark Origin Blood," it didn't replace it as the strongest Overlord equipment. Devouring is not replacement. Where is there a 100% efficient devouring? Even 70% is an absurdly high devouring rate. So now, the Demon-Sealing Scabbard holds the third position among Overlord equipment.
The intention of the three legendary blacksmiths was clear: the Demon-Sealing Scabbard's foundation is good enough; it might be possible to challenge for the strongest Overlord equipment.
If it truly succeeds, Su Xiao would have the strongest Reincarnation-level equipment, Dragon-Slaying Flash; the strongest Abyss-level equipment, Endless Ring; and the strongest Overlord equipment, Demon-Sealing Scabbard. As for World-level equipment, that's not in the cards.
After leaving the workshop, Su Xiao didn't go to meet with the Goblin Merchant Guild or the Gilueas Family. Compared to pleasantries, winning this life-or-death battle is the most powerful gift to both parties.
[You have returned to your Exclusive Room.]
[You have new mail.]
A mail notification appeared. Opening it, it was from Logistics Chief Tailier. The first half of the email was basically a tirade against Su Xiao, then naturally shifting the fire to Tuanzhang, with the firepower output skyrocketing from 5 to over 8000. Finally, it told Su Xiao that although freezing 800 million units of Space-Time Power was a huge sum even for Apocalypse Paradise, it wasn't enough to cut off resources.
Seeing this, Su Xiao gained a new understanding of Apocalypse Paradise's wealth and had greater confidence in his subsequent plans.
At the end of the email were a total of four [Highest Grade Enhancement Stones]. Seeing this, Su Xiao left his Exclusive Room and headed straight for the Equipment Enhancement Hall. Upon arriving, he found few people there.
A familiar muttering reached his ears. Turning his head, he saw Gulu, dressed in a black-based Gothic dress with gold and white trimmings. Seeing Su Xiao's gaze, Gulu glared at him:
"What are you looking at!"
Gulu glared at Su Xiao with tears in her eyes. Without thinking, it was clear she had shattered a piece of equipment during enhancement, but this time it was probably a piece with sentimental value, otherwise she wouldn't be like this. Gulu, when shattering equipment, is the only one who dares to directly confront the two Supreme Realms of Reincarnation Paradise.
A few seconds later, knowing she was in the wrong, Gulu said, "I heard, I heard you're going to challenge the Lord of the Abyss?"
"That's right."
"Enhancing your weapon?"
"Mm."
"Going all out with [Highest Grade Enhancement Stones]?"
"That's right."
"I knew it. Let me do it."
"I have no reward to give you."
"If you lose, I'll definitely kick the bucket too. Hey, hey, hey! Don't use the [Highest Grade Enhancement Stone] directly! Let the enhancement machine warm up first. This is a machine. If possible, give it ample opportunity to warm up, let its energy output be smoother. It's best if there's an energy overflow phenomenon, which is when a piece of equipment shatters during enhancement..."
As she spoke, Gulu began operating the equipment enhancement machine. Thinking about how she was about to enhance the strongest equipment in Reincarnation Paradise, her little hands trembled with excitement.
Su Xiao took out [Fate Reversal] and tried to use it on Gulu while he was the holder. It succeeded. It didn't completely and independently buff the other party; it was more like sharing most of the buff effect. Receiving the corresponding prompt, Gulu was petrified on the spot, truly shocked by the effect of [Fate Reversal].
To put it in the simplest terms, Gulu received a prompt that her Luck Attribute was full. Yes, full. Everyone's Luck Attribute has an upper limit, and it varies from person to person, but the prompt that the Luck Attribute is full is indeed too niche.
Half an hour later, the first enhancement succeeded. Dragon-Slaying Flash reached +26, and its sharpness reached 205,087 points. A prompt appeared.
[Prompt: Checked that this weapon's sharpness has reached its limit. Subsequent enhancement bonuses will change. Changed to:
Enhancement Effect: Ultimate Weapon (Passive), for each +1 enhancement level, this weapon's durability will increase by 35%.]
A very good change. Currently, Dragon-Slaying Flash's maximum durability is 9,500 points. Su Xiao's perfect blocking ability is very strong, but it's also a durability killer.
Enhancement continued. Five hours later, Su Xiao walked out of the Equipment Enhancement Hall. At this point, Dragon-Slaying Flash had successfully reached Enhancement +32.
[Dragon-Slaying Flash +32]
Origin: Shadow of Law Destruction.
Quality: Reincarnation Rank · First Position.
Category: Longsword.
Durability: 30000/30000 points (When weapon durability exceeds 15000 points, the growth it brings will suffer incremental decay. After exceeding 25000 points, the decay will intensify).
Attack Power: 5290~5560 points.
Equipment Requirement: Shadow of Law Destruction.
Supreme Blade Effect 1: Sharpness +205087 points (Currently known highest sharpness among weapons).
Supreme Blade Effect 2: Demon Blade (Core · Active...
Enhancement Effect: Ultimate Weapon (Passive), for each +1 enhancement level, this weapon's durability will increase by 35%.
Rating: 30000+++ points (Reincarnation-level weapon rating is 15000~30000 points).
Description: Slay gods and purge evil, cut down countless foes, extinguish souls and seize spirits, level the deepest dark abyss.
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Based on the original 9500 durability points, a 35% increase per level would certainly be more than this. However, increasing weapon durability has a decay effect, and Dragon-Slaying Flash is already the weapon with the highest durability Su Xiao has ever seen.
Leaving the Weapon Enhancement Hall, Su Xiao walked towards the Blacksmith Street. Arriving at Lide's forge, he found Lide wasn't there. A somewhat dazed Owo was reading a book, not even noticing someone had arrived.
"Woof."
Bubu Wang barked. Owo looked up upon hearing the sound, first scratched his head, then seemed to remember something and slapped his forehead. He trotted into the inner room and brought out a wooden box.
After a while, Su Xiao left with Bubu Wang and Beini, now wearing the upgraded [Wild Hunt Night]. Through the [Abyss Embers · Large Piece] he had obtained earlier, this armor had been strengthened again, but this was also the limit of this equipment.
In the Exclusive Room, inside the room housing the Awakening Stele, Su Xiao sat cross-legged in the exclusive Attribute Enhancement Pod. No need to weigh options; all current resources were used to enhance Supreme Attributes. Beini had also sold two items: [Death Sea Notes (Abyss Curio)] and [Eternal Inscription · Supreme Consciousness (Reincarnation Rank)], bringing in another batch of Space-Time Power.
The magnitude of this enhancement was so great that even Su Xiao needed a moment to prepare. This enhancement was: Strength +113 points, Agility +113 points, Stamina +113 points, Intelligence +113 points. Enhancement began.
Hum~
The Attribute Enhancement Pod started operating. This time, the operation was exceptionally loud and took a long time, running for nearly 24 hours before stopping.
Inside the Attribute Enhancement Pod, Su Xiao opened his eyes, feeling the surging power within him. He stood up and walked out. After leaving the Exclusive Room, he headed to the tenth layer of the Land of All Beings in the Trial Grounds.
Land of All Beings · Tenth Layer
What met his eyes was an endless lake of souls. Su Xiao stood on a small boat, slowly drawing the longsword at his waist. Empowered by the Azure Shadow King, he slashed down. As he swung his sword, the 470 soul avatars with the "Appearance of All Beings" standing on the water simultaneously slashed down. With a boom, soul water splashed up.
These "Appearances of All Beings" slashing out the Azure Shadow King's strike were all borne by Su Xiao. That is, each "Appearance of All Beings" consumed 3000 points of Azure Shadow King energy per slash, plus his own consumption, totaling 1,413,000 points of Azure Shadow King energy. The consumption was simply terrifying.
With all attributes raised to 316 points, he should have had 1,160,000 points of Azure Shadow King energy, not enough to support so many "Appearances of All Beings." But with the boost from the Endless Ring, his Azure Shadow King energy reached 1,415,000 points. Furthermore, meditating in the Land of All Beings allowed his physical energy to recover rapidly.
Time ticked by, second by second. Su Xiao could feel his "Extreme Ability" from reaching 300 points in all Supreme Attributes quickly awakening. When he slashed out Azure Shadow King after Azure Shadow King, and even with his stamina, he felt a bit drained, a strange force was stimulated within him. This time, the "Extreme Ability" awakened.
[Prompt: All your Supreme Main Attributes have reached 300 points. [Extreme System · Realm of the Self] has been triggered again. You have mastered [Extreme · Blade Edge].]
[Extreme · Blade Edge (Passive): Your current total slashing power is increased by 35% (including all passive effects attached to your attacks, even the characteristics of Azure Shadow King · Annihilating Shadow. This boost theoretically has no upper limit).]