Chapter 2434

He didn't open a white-quality growth-type equipment, but green quality was only one tier higher than white. The growth condition was very clear: just hold the shield and get beaten.

Same as Su Xiao's assumption, the lower the quality of growth-type equipment, the easier it was to cultivate. If Amu had shield-type basic abilities, this equipment would be very good for Amu.

Amu upheld the principle that if an enemy gave it a punch, it would return a hammer. Getting beaten was fine, but it couldn't just stand there and not fight back.

【Volus Shield】 could be sold for a high price. Afterward, he would sell it on the Trading Street. If he sold it in the trading market, whether he would meet a contractor who knew the goods would depend on fate.

After the treasure chests were opened, Su Xiao was prepared to start improving his strength. He took out a medal from his storage space. This item was named 【Medal of the Brave】, which could improve the "Close Combat Master" ability by lv. 3~lv. 5. It was obtained by Su Xiao through mission rewards.

Su Xiao's Close Combat Master ability was lv. 18. Even if it only improved by 3 levels, it broke through lv. 20, and he would master the lv. 20 ultimate ability of Close Combat Master.

【Medal of the Brave】 shattered in Su Xiao's hand. He immediately felt that this was similar to the feeling of consuming soul crystals to improve blade technique.

Vaguely, Su Xiao saw a man wearing gray clothes. The other party was standing on a huge beast corpse. This beast corpse was already somewhat twisted, and the head area was sunken in a large area.

"Concentrating everything on one technique, what a... fighting style that makes people envious."

After the hoarse voice, the blurriness in front of Su Xiao gradually dissipated. Five translucent figures rushed toward him. When they were half a meter away from him, all five figures shattered.

Everything in front of Su Xiao receded. He was still sitting cross-legged on the bed in the exclusive room.

【Close Combat Master has been improved by lv. 4.】

Su Xiao picked up the water cup from the bedside table and threw it up. He flicked his arm, and the knuckle of his index finger tapped on the cup wall.

With a slap, the water in the cup was shaken into droplets. A force penetrated the water cup, and fine cracks appeared on the opposite wall.

Su Xiao opened the skill list and checked Close Combat Master.

【Close Combat Master: lv. 22】

Skill Effect: Improve attack power by 452% during close combat, nerve reflex speed +44%, dynamic vision +44%, and significantly improve close combat skills and reaction ability.

Initial Additional Ability: Physical defense improved by 25%, immune to all physical control effects derived from lower strength and agility attributes than his own. When forcibly breaking free from physical control effects, judgment correction is improved by 30 points.

lv. 10 Ultimate Ability · Strength Penetration: All close combat attacks will carry penetration effects, causing defense-ignoring damage to the enemy's organs.

lv. 20 Ultimate Ability · Strength Penetration · Kick Technique Enhancement: If the kick technique hits the enemy and causes the enemy to be stiff, paralyzed, dizzy, etc., during this period, the enemy's physical defense will be significantly reduced.

Su Xiao was not surprised by the lv. 20 ultimate ability. His Close Combat Master ability was like this, all concentrated on straight kicks and side kicks. Everyone's basic ability derived effects were different, the reason being that their fighting styles were different.

Sha was also a Close Combat Master. Based on this, she developed numerous abilities, just like Su Xiao's blade technique.

For Su Xiao, Close Combat Master was a very strong passive. As for developing abilities based on this, it was better to develop blade technique if he had that time. The most important point of this ability for him was to attack the enemy's flaws.

That was why Su Xiao's Close Combat Master was like this, constantly improving side kick and straight kick abilities. No, there was another function, which was to improve his nerve reflex speed and dynamic vision. Apart from that, nothing else.

If Sha knew that Su Xiao developed Close Combat Master ability like this, she would definitely come to Su Xiao for a "friendly exchange," provided that Su Xiao didn't use a blade. Blade technique was the natural enemy of Close Combat Master, restrained to the point of being unreasonable.

After Su Xiao initially adapted to the Close Combat Master ability, he took out a skill scroll from his storage space. This skill scroll was named 【Soul Thread】, which was a reward Su Xiao obtained after killing the Moon God.

Su Xiao obtained this scroll a long time ago and had always been unable to master it because his real intelligence attribute hadn't reached 150 points. This time, it finally reached 150 points, and he immediately thought of this kind of ability.

If Soul Thread was used alone, it was actually not very good. The binding force was indeed strong enough, but unfortunately, this thing was slow, and wanting to entangle the enemy was very difficult.

Su Xiao had improved the Boundary Breaking Line long ago. His idea was to attach Soul Thread to the Boundary Breaking Line to improve speed and toughness.

The Boundary Breaking Line climbed by Soul Thread, even if it entangled the Archbishop, the Archbishop wouldn't be able to break free in a short time.

【Yes/No to master Soul Thread? This ability is initially at level.】

Su Xiao, of course, chose yes. The Soul Thread scroll shattered in his hand. He immediately felt a roar in his brain, and some techniques that could not be expressed in language appeared. Soul Thread was not to turn part of his own soul into a thread shape, but to form Soul Thread by consuming soul energy.

Su Xiao didn't actually know what soul energy specifically was. He just had high soul strength.

According to his personal understanding, soul energy was the same as stamina, which could be restored after consumption. The recovery speed was not fast, and it could only be restored through sleep or meditation. Sleep recovered much faster than meditation, and sleep was the most relaxed.

【You have mastered the Soul Thread ability.】

【Soul Thread:】

Skill Effect: Consume soul energy to embody Soul Thread. If it entangles the enemy, it can bind the enemy's soul for 10~600 seconds, ignoring physical, energy, and other properties of breaking free. If soul strength is insufficient, it will be impossible to break free from the binding of Soul Thread, and when trying to break free, it will suffer soul damage.

Hint: If Soul Thread is attached to a physical object, soul lethality is reduced by 50%, and toughness is improved by 75%.

Soul Thread was actually a passive ability, which Su Xiao really didn't expect. He felt that this should be an initial ability of the soul type, not profound, but the kind that was unusually practical.

Su Xiao was not prepared to develop how to use soul energy yet. The reason was that he couldn't let his abilities deviate from the right track. The Broken Soul Shadow Stone hadn't been gathered yet. Broken Soul Shadow was related to this aspect. After mastering Broken Soul Shadow, he would try to develop this aspect. Now, having this shallow method of using soul energy like Soul Thread was enough.

Soul Thread was not external energy, but consuming soul energy to form Soul Thread, which meant that Soul Thread was actually not connected to Su Xiao's soul. This was an independent ability constructed by Su Xiao through consuming soul energy.

Sizzle~

The Boundary Breaking Line popped out and nailed to the wall. Su Xiao's arm pulled, and the Boundary Breaking Line became straight. The Boundary Breaking Line appeared to have some changes. The originally pale cyan Boundary Breaking Line now looked somewhat translucent. This was a sensory misdirection formed by Soul Thread climbing on it. In fact, the Boundary Breaking Line was still its original appearance.

Only after actual combat could the power of the Boundary Breaking Line be tested. Su Xiao pulled his arm, a wisp of cyan light flashed, and the Boundary Breaking Line retracted into his cuff.

The abilities were roughly improved. Su Xiao thought of the Starlight Iron obtained in the Light-Dark World. Reforging equipment used the Archbishop's scepter, so the Starlight Iron was saved, a total of 121.5 grams.

Improving Checking Zhan Long Shan's Magic Blade was impossible, as that required 600 grams of Starlight Iron, but improving Checking Zhan Long Shan's Ability 2 was possible, which could improve the real damage caused by Blue Steel Shadow.

Starlight Iron, of course, was not taken out and smashed onto Checking Zhan Long Shan to improve Checking Zhan Long Shan. This had to go to Reed.

Various abilities had been roughly improved. Su Xiao was prepared to go to Reed's place on the way, and then bring Benny to the Trading Street to "squander" once. As for Bubu Wang, Amu, and Baha, this was their first time coming to the Trading Street, so they would indeed be interested. After more times, they would rather wander around.