Chapter 2645

The changes to the 【Volus Shield】 were significant; it no longer possessed the characteristics of an ordinary shield. It could simply be stored within Amu's body, and during combat, as long as Amu formed an ice shield, that shield would carry the Life Rebound effect. It was heavy, frigid, and indestructible.

Amu stepped forward and, upon choosing to equip the 【Volus Shield】, the item transformed into a stream of icy blue energy and merged into its body.

"Amu, any changes?"

Baja observed Amu up and down. From the outside, Amu looked exactly the same.

"Moo."

Icy mist spread across Amu's body, and an ice shield appeared, covered in patterns and over ten centimeters thick. It was heavy, freezing, and seemingly impenetrable.

"Let's go, let's test it."

Baja landed on Amu's shoulder with a wicked grin. After a quick consultation with Bubu Wang, the three decided to head to the internal arena of the Reincarnation Paradise to test the actual combat effectiveness of the Life Rebound. Before they even left the room, Baja's laughter grew increasingly unrestrained and mischievous.

Su Xiao walked into the alchemy laboratory, took out the Alchemy Codex, opened it to the second page, and gazed at the Mysterious Eye depicted there.

After gazing at it for a moment, Su Xiao felt something was off. The mental burden of this gaze was much lighter than before. He immediately realized that he had just raised his 【Basic Passive: Recovery】 to Lv. 70. This basic ability had increased his Mental Strength by 52 points and his Mental Resilience by 56 points.

Gazing at the Mysterious Eye was meant to train these two aspects. Only with sufficiently powerful mental strength could one hope to decipher the knowledge on the third page of the Alchemy Codex; otherwise, it could lead to a mental collapse, which was equivalent to death.

Su Xiao gazed at the Mysterious Eye for a few minutes, and the second page of the Alchemy Codex slowly turned, revealing the third page.

Before Su Xiao could examine the third page, the second page detached itself and gradually dissolved, eventually forming a metal eyeball with an extremely intricate structure.

【You have obtained: Mysterious Eye (Incomplete State).】

【Note: Due to the Second Era Mental Contract, the Hunter does not yet possess ownership of the Mysterious Eye. According to this mental contract, if the Hunter completes over 90% of the Mysterious Eye, they will gain ownership of this item. This is a Tier 8 item.】

【Current completion of the Mysterious Eye: 50%.】

Seeing these prompts, Su Xiao understood what was happening. The Mysterious Eye was created by the alchemists of the Second Era, but they had not finished it.

It wasn't that the alchemists of the Second Era couldn't create a complete Mysterious Eye; this was actually a test. Su Xiao had to use the knowledge gained from the Alchemy Codex to perfect the Mysterious Eye bit by bit.

The Alchemy Codex was "heavy." Its authors were like a group of selfless mentors who could never be met or spoken to. They would teach every alchemist who obtained the Codex and then set "exams" to test them. If one could complete the "exam," the "exam" itself would be a gift from them. The Mysterious Eye required no additional materials, but its internal structure had been scrambled.

Do not think that perfecting the Mysterious Eye would be simple. The precision of its structure was maddening, which showed just how harsh the Second Era alchemists' pursuit of perfection had been.

Su Xiao placed the Mysterious Eye aside. Just by sensing its internal structure, he felt a headache coming on. Given his current level of alchemy, he would likely end up in the awkward situation of being unable to reassemble it after taking it apart.

Examining the third page of the Alchemy Codex, he saw it was covered in engravings—327 of them. Su Xiao placed his finger on the first engraving, and his mental energy flowed into it, gradually filling the white engraving until it turned blue.

A boom echoed in his mind as Su Xiao was enveloped by near-boundless knowledge. Various complex structural arrays overlapped, like numerous rotating gears.

A full hour later, Su Xiao opened his eyes. He rubbed his temples; of the 327 engravings on the third page, he had deciphered 257. Once the third page was fully deciphered, the back of these metal pages would record an alchemy formula.

Su Xiao began to organize the alchemy knowledge in his mind. Once he had sorted through it, a prompt appeared.

【Alchemy Bomb Manufacturing has been raised to Lv. 50 (Raised by 7 levels).】

【Alchemy Potion Manufacturing has been raised to Lv. 50 (Raised by 7 levels).】

【Alchemy Creature Manufacturing has been raised to Lv. 50 (Raised by 7 levels).】

【Plant Harmonization has been raised to Lv. 63 (Raised by 2 levels).】

Su Xiao was unsure of his alchemy level within the Void, but compared to the Tree Sage, he had completely surpassed him.

He picked up a test tube from the workbench containing 【Nature's Gift】. This was something he had obtained on the Primordial Continent. He had 1731 grams left, and he didn't intend to sell it, but rather to dilute it through alchemy for long-term use.

Consuming Soul Coins to exchange for materials, Su Xiao began to concoct 【Ocean Essence】. This potion was very popular among magic-type contractors. Each bottle cost 15 Soul Coins to produce and sold for 35 Soul Coins.

Soon, five bottles of 【Ocean Essence】 were prepared. The handling felt good; he had almost concocted a perfect-grade bottle.

Su Xiao extracted 100 grams of 【Nature's Gift】. After diluting it and maintaining mental energy catalysis, he added several highly active and compatible plant-based materials.

Before long, the 100 grams of 【Nature's Gift】 had been concocted into 1500 grams, bottled into fifteen 100-gram crystal vials.

【Life Characteristic: No. 01】

Origin: Reincarnation Paradise · Saint Flame Alchemist

Quality: Legendary

Type: Permanent Buff Potion

Effect: After drinking, permanently increases Real Stamina by 2 points, HP by 1000 points, and Mana by 400 points (Effective only if Real Stamina is below 180 points; repeated use is ineffective).

Rating: 509 points (Legendary item rating is 400–530 points).

Note: Forbidden for Necromancy and Life-Quality-Transformation types.

Price: 198,000 Paradise Coins.

He priced them at 10 Soul Coins per bottle, totaling fifteen bottles, to be sold alongside the five bottles of 【Ocean Essence】.

Having finished all this, Su Xiao left the alchemy laboratory and collapsed onto his bed. Having mastered two new abilities and deciphered the Alchemy Codex had left him exhausted.

He slept for a full ten hours before waking up. After washing up, he felt refreshed and in good condition. He was ready to attempt to break the Lv. 10 limit of the Blue Shadow King ability.

Su Xiao found a quiet room and sat in meditation to adjust his state. Once he reached his peak, he consumed 3 Golden Skill Points to upgrade the Blue Shadow King ability.

The moment he chose to upgrade Blue Shadow King, Su Xiao immediately felt the Blue Qing Qing Gang Ying energy within him become active to the limit, like a rampaging force surging through his entire body.

Intense pain throughout his body? He felt absolutely nothing of the sort. Su Xiao kept his eyes tightly shut to avoid losing consciousness. His whole body was numb, but that numbness began to recede, replaced first by faint stabs of pain, which gradually intensified into severe agony.

Before long, the pain within Su Xiao began to subside. A large portion of his Blue Qing Qing Gang Ying energy had been consumed, and five blades, seemingly made of crystal, appeared around him.

In an instant, Su Xiao knew what he had to do: shatter the form of these five Law-Extinguishing Blades to trigger the transformation of the Blue Shadow King ability. Blue Shadow King was about constant transformation and constant enhancement of Su Xiao's abilities.

Su Xiao's first thought was to release Blue Qing Qing Gang Ying energy externally to shatter the five blades, but after experimenting, he found it impossible. Because of his high Mana, these five blades were extremely resilient.

External destruction wouldn't work, so Su Xiao took a different approach. He rapidly converted Mana into Blue Qing Qing Gang Ying energy and then infused that energy into the blades to burst them from within.

The bursting method worked. The five blades around Su Xiao grew increasingly dazzling until cracks appeared on their surfaces.

With a snap, all five blades shattered simultaneously, turning into a stream of pure blue energy that sank into Su Xiao's chest.

Su Xiao remained sitting on the floor, motionless for a long time. It wasn't that he didn't want to move, but he couldn't move a single finger. Every time he upgraded a Law-Extinguishing Shadow ability, the experience was unforgettable.

【Blue Shadow King ability has been raised to Lv. 11.】