Chapter 2373

In the exclusive room, Su Xiao sat cross-legged on the bed. At this time, he was the only one left. Beni had gone out to scout the market, while Bubu Wang, Amu, and Baha had gone out as a group to have fun.

He took 120 Soul Crystals (Complete) out of his storage space. Except for the World Conquest War, there was basically no chance to obtain so many Soul Crystals (Complete) at once.

After Sword Technique exceeded Lv. 40, each level required 30 Soul Crystals (Complete). This was also the reason why many people gave up practicing technique-type abilities halfway; it was simply too expensive, expensive enough to drag down a medium-sized adventurer team.

Surviving this, what you gained was powerful combat strength. Who knew how many contractors and hunters had died on the road of improving techniques? In the early stages, because of the upgrades, Su Xiao was very poor; he had toughed it out.

If he had given up Sword Technique, Su Xiao would definitely be wearing Holy Spirit-level equipment with high reinforcement levels all over his body now. But so what? No matter how wealthy the Nameless Saint was, it was only one world's progress, and he was already being outpaced by Su Xiao. This was the power of techniques in the later stages.

Poor as a ghost in the early stage, still poor in the middle stage, but as long as the enemies encountered were qualified to be fought head-on, the growth speed in the later stage was fast.

For example, now, giving Su Xiao a piece of Holy Spirit-level equipment versus giving the Nameless Saint a piece of Holy Spirit-level equipment were two completely different concepts.

【Yes/No to upgrade Sword Technique Master to Lv. 42? Upgrading this ability requires Soul Crystal (Complete) x30 + 700,000 Paradise Coins.】

Su Xiao chose to upgrade four levels in a row. Paradise Coins were plentiful. If he really couldn't scrape enough together, he could sell Soul Coins. He currently had a way to obtain Soul Coins; killing Seventh-Tier elite enemies could yield a small amount.

A full 120 Soul Crystals (Complete) shattered beside Su Xiao. The scene was spectacular. Su Xiao felt his vision go dark, and a sense of consciousness being dragged appeared.

Dark and profound, the passage of time seemed to have slowed down.

"Young man, why did you pick up the blade in your hand? Belief? Hatred? Or perhaps, for the pleasure of the moment of slaying the enemy?"

An aged voice came from all around. A ball of white light appeared before Su Xiao's eyes, pulsing like a heart.

Clang~

Like blacksmithing, a hammer struck the light. Light particles splashed out like sparks, extraordinarily brilliant.

The light particles illuminated the face of a strong old man. The beard on his chin was braided into thick plaits, and the skin on his face was rough. Just standing there, he was like a small mountain.

"I have forged soul blades for many people, and you, you already possess your own soul blade. Young man, answer me, why did you pick up the blade in your hand?"

The strong old man had eyes full of sparks. Seeing his image, Su Xiao suddenly remembered that Reid seemed to have mentioned him.

"Is it not time yet, young man? You must remember, you can only see me twice. Next time we meet, I hope you can give me an answer."

The strong old man's hand lifted slightly, and blade after blade of light flew toward Su Xiao. These were blades forged from tempered Soul Crystals.

Su Xiao was swallowed by the strong light of the blades. He took one last look at the strong old man. The strong old man was also looking at Su Xiao, or rather, he was looking at the Blood Beast behind Su Xiao, the grinning Blood Beast. This was Su Xiao's aura.

"A wielder of the blade of extreme evil, the number of living beings slaughtered is enough to make one shudder. Why do so many worlds hold goodwill toward you? It is hard to understand. It seems you are not a madman; the blade in your hand will not strike those who have nothing to do with you."

This voice dissipated in Su Xiao's ears. With a bang, the darkness shattered, and his eyes opened.

"Another qualitative change stage of Sword Technique, huh."

Su Xiao didn't know who the strong old man was; he had only heard Reid mention such a person. Reid's original words were that if he could see that person once and surpass him, he would die without regrets.

【Sword Technique Master has been upgraded to Lv. 46.】

【Sword Technique Master: Lv. 46 (Passive Skill)】

Skill Effect: Increases blade-type weapon attack power by 649% (increased by 40%), nerve reflex speed +215% (increased by 24%), immunity to mental-type control, immunity to soul-type bewitchment, induction, etc.

Lv. 10 Ultimate Ability: Rhythm of All Things (Passive) + (Break through the upper limit by five tiers)

Lv. 20 Ultimate Ability: Soul Blade (Passive)

Lv. 30 Ultimate Ability: Extreme of the Blade (Passive/Active)

Lv. 40 Ultimate Ability: Heart·Soul·Blade (Passive)

The overall strength had improved. Rhythm of All Things (Passive) had successfully broken through another tier, which meant Su Xiao's meditation effect was better, and the speed of developing Sword Technique had also improved.

Su Xiao was a bit hesitant about whether to use 3 Golden Skill Points to push Sword Technique Master to Lv. 49, quickly ushering in the next qualitative change, Lv. 50.

Considering that the difficulty of obtaining Soul Crystals (Complete) was lower than that of Golden Skill Points, he decided to use Golden Skill Points to max out the ability; long-term development was more important.

Shadow Spirit Constitution was already maxed out; otherwise, Su Xiao would definitely have upgraded that ability first. Currently, there were three candidate abilities to upgrade: Dragon Shadow Flash, Shadow of Slaughter, and Blue Shadow King.

Compared to the gains of Blue Shadow King, the other two were lower.

【Prompt: Cannot use Golden Skill Points to upgrade Blue Shadow King (Ultimate Skill).】

Seeing this prompt, Su Xiao felt a bit surprised; it was the first time he possessed an ability that couldn't be upgraded with Golden Skill Points.

To date, Su Xiao hadn't found a way to upgrade Blue Shadow King. Not to mention Shadow Burn, the boost Blue Shadow King gave to true damage was very tempting. Unfortunately, he still didn't know how to upgrade it.

Since he couldn't upgrade Blue Shadow King, Su Xiao decided to use the Golden Skill Points on Shadow of Slaughter. How practical Exile was had been verified in many battles.

Moreover, Exile was only the initial state of Shadow of Slaughter. When Su Xiao obtained the Soul-Severing Shadow ability, his Shadow of Slaughter would be able to develop the Soul Scythe form, which was a form stronger than Exile.

Thinking of this, Su Xiao began to consume Golden Skill Points to upgrade Shadow of Slaughter. As soon as he chose to upgrade, a sharp pain came from all over his body. Because it was too sudden, he almost fell off the bed.

Nearly an hour later, Su Xiao's breathing finally stabilized. He wiped the sweat from his face.

He had upgraded Shadow of Slaughter by 3 levels in a row. The experience was not good, even more impressive than when he first awakened Shadow of Slaughter.

【Shadow of Slaughter, X+ (Exclusive Growth-type Ability)】

Skill Effect: Increases the strength of the Proud Song state by 320%, can convert Blue Qing Qing Gang Ying energy into a solid state for external release, and control it within a distance of 126 meters.

Prompt: The strength, lethality, speed, elemental penetration, and controllability of the Blue Qing Qing Gang Ying energy after solidification will be determined by the Intelligence attribute (current real Intelligence attribute is 149 points).

Prompt: The overall strength of this ability can be enhanced with the improvement of Blue Qing Qing Gang Ying energy.

The Proud Song state was the conversion of Blue Qing Qing Gang Ying energy into a crystal layer. Now, the defense had soared by a large margin, and the distance to control Exile had also increased a lot. All of this was in preparation for the future.

Shadow of Slaughter was also almost maxed out. After this ability reached its limit, Su Xiao planned to start upgrading Dragon Shadow Flash.

The improvement of his own strength was basically complete. Su Xiao took out a few Epic-grade gems, wanting to use them to upgrade his equipment. He needed a specialty of Apocalypse Paradise, the 【Star Fall Furnace】.

【Star Fall Furnace】

Origin: Apocalypse Paradise (Unique)

Usable times: 1/3

Usage Effect: Can perform secondary smelting on equipment. During smelting, Gold to Epic-grade gems can be put into the Star Fall Furnace. The quality and quantity of the gems put in will directly affect the result of the secondary smelting.

Introduction: The azure flame is a miracle; this is just a wisp of flame.

There were nine Epic-grade gems in total, all used to upgrade the Boundary Line. As for why he didn't upgrade the Fate Dominator, it was because he couldn't afford the loss of failure.

If the Boundary Line failed, it didn't matter; if the Fate Dominator had an accident, it would be different.

Coming to the coffee table, Su Xiao placed the somewhat miniature 【Star Fall Furnace】 on it. After removing the Boundary Line from the armguard, he put it in together with the nine Epic-grade gems.

After closing the furnace lid, an azure flame rose inside the 【Star Fall Furnace】. The result would be out in 45 minutes. Whether it succeeded or failed depended on the fate of the Boundary Line.

Su Xiao lit a cigarette. Compared to the upgrade of the Boundary Line, he was more concerned about another thing, which was that the 'Aura Release' ability hadn't recovered yet. He could feel that his aura was accumulating. When Aura Release recovered, it would definitely be very different from before. He had killed too many strange species in the war world, causing the Aura Release ability to still be improving even now.