Chapter 80: Preparation
In the steam, Su Xiao stood motionless, ignoring the exclamations from nearby contractors. He stared intently at the equipment enhancement machine; the enhancement time had 3 seconds left.
When the steam thinned slightly, a prompt appeared.
[Dragon-Slaying Flash (Light Gold) +12 Successful! Continue Enhancement? Yes/No. If continuing, you need to pay Soul Crystal (Medium) x1 + 31,000 Paradise Coins.]
"So, enhancing above +12 requires Soul Crystals, huh. This stuff really is universal, even needed for high-level enhancements."
Su Xiao selected No. Getting to +12 was already hitting the jackpot. Trying for higher without special props was pure fantasy.
The tray of the equipment enhancement machine popped out. Su Xiao put away the Phantom Magic Stone; this was a good item.
His gaze fell on the Dragon-Slaying Flash in the tray. A golden light flashed across its blade, the edge so sharp it was almost 'dazzling.' Given its current appearance, no one would doubt it was a Gold quality weapon.
Su Xiao picked up the Dragon-Slaying Flash. The attributes of this blade appeared.
Dragon-Slaying Flash +12 (Blade Edge Value 0%)
Origin: Shadow of Law Destruction
Quality: Light Gold
Category: Longsword
Durability: 98/98
Attack Power: 114~181 (Increased by 12~21 points!)
Equipment Requirement: Inheritor of the Shadow of Law Destruction
Supreme Blade Effect 1: Sharpness +16
Supreme Blade Effect 2: Ten Thousand Blades Sect (Passive), Sharpness +10. If a slash inflicts a dismemberment effect on an enemy, the enemy cannot restore the severed limb through surgery, potions, skills, bloodline abilities, or any other means below the Fourth Rank. (This ability evolved from 'Sharp as a Razor (Passive).')
+5 Additional Effect: Armor Penetration Increased
+8 Additional Effect: Sharpness +2
+10 Additional Effect: Penetration Increased, Sharpness +4
+12 Additional Effect: Weapon Toughness +12 (Original Toughness was 7.)
Rating: 300 (Increased by 30)
Description: Loss, Meeting, Fighting Together, Rebirth, Growth, Legend.
Price: Untradeable.
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Su Xiao slashed the air, leaving a faint golden thread. He had a vague feeling that his offensive capability was now top-tier among Second Rank contractors.
The ability evolved from 'Sharp as a Razor (Passive),' 'Ten Thousand Blades Sect,' didn't disappoint Su Xiao. Not to mention the 10-point Sharpness bonus, the fact that severed limbs couldn't be restored by abilities below the Fourth Rank would drive all Second Rank contractors to despair. If someone got their arm cut off by Su Xiao inside a Second Rank derivative world, they'd basically be crippled for that world, only able to recover after returning to Reincarnation Paradise.
But was this ability only that simple? Of course not. More precisely, this ability was meant to deal with enemies possessing extremely strong regenerative abilities or 'immortal physiques,' like the Homunculi from the Fullmetal Alchemist world, or some elemental bloodlines.
If these people encountered Su Xiao, they'd be chopped into limbless stumps in no time, rendering their regeneration meaningless.
Blade Mastery LV.30, Dragon-Slaying Flash (Light Gold) +12, all four attributes (Strength, Agility, Endurance, Intelligence) at 60 points. The combat power unleashed by combining these abilities was absolutely beyond imagination.
Su Xiao really wanted to go to the Arena to test how strong he was now, but unfortunately, he had other things to do.
He sheathed the Dragon-Slaying Flash. Having spent a total of 124,000 Paradise Coins, Su Xiao left the Equipment Enhancement Hall. He had 77,206 Paradise Coins left. While not a small amount, it wasn't exactly abundant either.
Su Xiao returned to his Exclusive Room. He took out the remaining Soul Crystal (Small) and a certain material from his storage space. He had been searching for this material for a long time.
Su Xiao was going to manufacture a bomb, the pinnacle work of Alchemy Explosives, the Sun God Apollo!
He had made this thing in the One Piece world. Back then, even Kizaru was shocked by Apollo's power and labeled Su Xiao a dangerous person. Kizaru, who originally lived next door to monitor Su Xiao, decisively 'moved' away from him after Apollo was created. This shows the power of the Sun God.
Sun God Apollo: Each creation requires 500 Mana Points, Sun Remnants, Fire Gold, and Soul Crystal (Small) x1.
Besides Mana Points and Soul Crystals, substituting the remaining materials with Paradise Coins required 80,000 Paradise Coins. This was also why Su Xiao hadn't made Apollo until now – it was too expensive.
In the few derivative worlds after One Piece, Su Xiao had been searching for Sun Remnants or Fire Gold. Although he didn't find Fire Gold, in the Hunter x Hunter world's Yorknew City, he found Sun Remnants, buying them for only 50,000 Jenny.
Light flickered in Su Xiao's hand as he began manufacturing the Sun God Apollo.
[Insufficient materials. Fire Gold can be substituted with Paradise Coins. Requires payment of 15,000 Paradise Coins.]
Su Xiao chose to pay. The Sun Remnants + Fire Gold + Soul Crystal (Small) fused in his hand. A basketball-sized fireball appeared, radiating terrifying heat, like a small sun.
Two minutes later, Bubu Wang shot out of the Exclusive Room with a *whoosh*, trembling in fear outside the door.
Ten minutes later, Bubu Wang peeked in from the doorway. Su Xiao was sitting on the bed, studying something.
Apollo had been successfully manufactured and stored in his storage space. This thing wasn't a conventional weapon. When Su Xiao was about to be defeated, this thing had its use – taking the enemy down to hell with him.
At this moment, Su Xiao held three metallic pages in his hand. These pages were covered in mysterious patterns; looking at them made one dizzy.
[Talent Book (Complete)]
Origin: Reincarnation Paradise
Quality: Light Gold
Type: Consumable
Effect: Three pages total. Collecting all three allows synthesis into a Talent Book (Complete).
Talent Book: A necessary item for awakening a talent (Current Talent: Soul Devourer).
Rating: 310
Description: Talent Books can be exchanged for Soul Crystals (Large). Each Soul Crystal (Large) can be exchanged for one page of a Talent Book.
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Su Xiao had exchanged for the Talent Book (Page 1) using a Soul Crystal (Large). Now, he had met the conditions to trigger the talent awakening mission.