Chapter 2811: Encounter

Pero lay on the ground in a "big" shape. All her lady-like demeanor went to hell. She now felt pain everywhere, and it was a piercing pain.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang yawned. It didn't usually participate in combat because if it were caught by an enemy capable of fighting Su Xiao, that would be its death.

Fighting Pero, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang didn't even need to be too serious to beat her to the ground.

Su Xiao checked Pero's data through the Apostle's Eye. Pero's physical attributes were still okay; after all, she was a human from the Void, and she practiced diligently, plus the resources provided by her father.

Pero's blade technique was very strange, Blade Technique Specialization Lv. 67. According to Su Xiao's experience, after Blade Technique Specialization reached Lv. 40, it would fall into a bottleneck. After breaking through this bottleneck, it would be promoted to Blade Technique Master Lv. 1.

Pero clearly had also experienced this bottleneck, but her breakthrough method was incredible. She actually broke through the limit of the specialization level and reached Lv. 41.

After reaching Lv. 50 in this situation, there should be another bottleneck, which was also an opportunity to break through to Blade Technique Master.

Pero didn't develop in this direction but reached Blade Technique Specialization Lv. 51. Even more wonderful was that after Blade Technique Specialization reached Lv. 60, there was still a bottleneck, but Pero might have felt that Blade Technique Master was "trash" and resolutely broke through to Blade Technique Specialization Lv. 67.

This was simply theoretically strong, but practically a piece of dog shit. Even if Blade Technique Specialization was raised to Lv. 70, it wouldn't be as strong as Blade Technique Master Lv. 5. The two were not abilities of the same tier. As for Blade Technique Grandmaster, that distance was too far for Pero, far out of reach.

Why were technique-type abilities strong? It was precisely because of this tier-style promotion process. Pero perfectly avoided this point and resolutely walked on the path of Blade Technique Specialization. Judging by the appearance, if given a few more years, she could even break through Blade Technique Specialization Lv. 70.

This wasn't Pero's problem. Being able to continuously break through bottlenecks on the wrong path showed that Pero had talent in blade technique. The person who taught her blade technique was himself someone who wasn't good at combat and only knew how to study blade technique wholeheartedly.

Some powerhouses closed their doors wholeheartedly and became invincible in the world after many years. This gave many people a wrong cognition: as long as they were diligent enough and had perseverance, they could continuously become stronger. Even if they hid in a place and practiced without asking about the world, they could become stronger.

In fact, they ignored one point: those closed-door powerhouses who appeared in the world had already experienced countless life-and-death battles before entering the deep mountains and old forests. This type of person only needed the precipitation of time; their practice was already enough, and what remained was summary and the tempering of time.

Obviously, Pero's master, White Beard, was the type who hadn't fought much but had been practicing behind closed doors, otherwise, he wouldn't have taught Pero this Blade Technique Specialization Lv. 67.

"How the hell did this happen? A genius, this little cute."

Baham was shocked. Regarding Pero's blade technique level, it had a brand-new level of cognition. It felt that its knowledge had increased this time.

"Heal her injuries."

Su Xiao threw out a large bottle of potion. Maid Tiss, who was waiting to the side, took the potion and immediately came to Pero's side, letting the other party drink the potion. Maid Tiss felt like a knife was twisting in her heart at this time. She was ten years older than Pero and could be said to have watched Pero grow up.

Making Pero stronger first meant letting the other party be promoted to Blade Technique Master. With Su Xiao's experience, this wasn't difficult.

Before long, Pero, who was lying on the ground in a "big" shape, recovered. She had been semi-comatose just now, thinking she was going to say goodbye to this beautiful world.

"Go in."

Su Xiao signaled Baham to open a giant glass column five meters high and three meters in diameter, filled with distilled water, almost without impurities.

Pero was very obedient, or rather, because the influence of blood energy hadn't completely subsided, she was now a bit submissive.

Pero entered the glass column, and a wisp of bubbles rose. She had great confidence in this aspect; holding her breath was part of her practice.

With a bang, Baham covered the metal seal of the glass column and locked it.

Su Xiao patted the glass column, and a strand of Qinggang Shadow energy spread into the water.

Gurgle~

Pero in the glass column spat out several large mouthfuls of bubbles. Because of the stimulation of Qinggang Shadow energy, the air she had just inhaled was basically spat out.

Su Xiao took out a timer, hung it on a metal rack to the side, and set the time for five minutes.

In the water inside the glass column, the fear in Pero's eyes basically disappeared. She felt she had been underestimated. With her current state, she could definitely hold her breath underwater for half an hour.

In Pero's confident gaze, time passed second by second. She tapped the glass wall with her finger and pointed at the timer, smiling, meaning: "It's already 4 minutes and 53 seconds, your practice is too easy."

Su Xiao didn't speak, just gripped the timer, and with a click, pressed the pause button. It was 1 second away from 5 minutes.

Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle~

Pero seemed to want to say something, but she drank several large mouthfuls of water.

Time gradually passed. Pero began to feel pain. She couldn't control herself to inhale, which made her inhale a large amount of distilled water.

Thud, thud.

Pero patted the glass column with her hand, but soon she found that she might really drown in this. The fear of death made her think: her first thought was that she had a blade in her hand, a very sharp long blade. Fortunately, what she held now wasn't a wooden blade.

Pero drew her long blade in the water and slashed at the glass wall in front of her. With a muffled thud, the blade was bounced back. This thing wasn't glass, but "Venkda Crystal," a crystal with a hardness exceeding most metals.

Su Xiao glanced to the side and continued to meditate. He wouldn't spar or fight with Pero; it was fundamentally unfeasible. From beginning to end, his blade wasn't used for this aspect, but for killing enemies. Either don't draw the blade, or once drawn, have the determination to kill, or be killed by the enemy.

A few minutes later.

Zing!

A slash mark passed, and a slash mark was cut on the Venkda Crystal layer. Following the smash of the hilt, the entire crystal column shattered.

"Cough, cough, cough."

Water flowed down. Pero fell to the ground, coughing loudly. She didn't even know how she did it. In the moment of near-coma, she slashed out a blade, then used the hilt to smash with all her might.

"Little cute, how do you feel?"

Baham flew over with a wicked smile.

"Drank, drank my fill."

Pero touched her slightly bulging lower abdomen. She choked and drank, and now her stomach was full of water.

"Eh~"

Baham was speechless for a time, but it soon didn't care about this point.

"Can start the next kind of practice. Actually, I also know how to use a blade."

Baham flew up, grabbed the hilt on the blade rack, and drew the long blade.

Clang!

The long blades collided. The blade in Baham's claw stopped beside Pero's neck, the blade edge faintly slashing into her skin, and blood flowed down her neck.

"Ah, sorry, I was too heavy-handed. Who let me be a sand sculpture? I'll be lighter with the next blade."

Baham spoke, suddenly disappeared from the spot, and slashed at Pero's spine.

"Ah? Why don't you dodge? If it were a bit deeper, it would be a fatal injury. Be careful, I don't have any sense of proportion when I strike, ga ga ga."

Baham flicked the long blade in its hand, red light appearing in its eyes.

Pero leaped backward continuously. She felt that her spine didn't hurt at all. Compared to the incoming killing intent, the pain in her back didn't count for anything. This self-proclaimed sand sculpture was really trying to kill her. This feeling was very strong, and the killing intent almost made her suffocate.

Hellish bitter cultivation began. When exhausted to the point of powerlessness, rest for an hour, then continue. As long as she was still breathing, continue.

On the fifth day of bitter cultivation, Su Xiao, who was meditating, suddenly opened his eyes. He sensed an aura. The other party was more than ten kilometers away, but he sensed it.

That is, a few minutes later, hurried footsteps came. With a bang, the door of the dojo was knocked open.

"Bai Ye, retreat!"

The fat on Reed's face was trembling. Behind him, Vodiga, who had packed up important items, panted heavily; he ran too hurriedly.

"There's a big shot who doesn't reason coming. Quick, let's retreat first, Vodiga is also preparing to retreat..."

Before Reed finished speaking, he felt that a tall figure was already standing behind him. He turned his head. With his height, he didn't even reach the other party's waist.

"This place is really short."

Clatter~

The building was as fragile as paper. A figure wearing animal skin and a black wild beast skull on his head, with two bull horns on the bone, raised his hand to tear open the wall above the door frame and walked into the dojo. Only here could his five-meter-tall body stand straight, moving his neck.

No one dared to move. Vodiga, Maid Tiss, the old butler, and others didn't dare to move at all. The big shot who came this time, Vodiga couldn't afford to offend, or rather, he fundamentally didn't have the qualification to see this level of big shot.

"Bai Ye, you came to the Void, but didn't go to my territory. You don't give me face at all, hahahahaha."

The laughter that almost shattered the glass spread.

"Your laughter is very ear-piercing, White Bull."

Hearing Su Xiao's words, Reed's heart skipped a beat. The thought in his heart was: "My life is over."

Su Xiao threw out a large bottle of wine. White Bull, who was walking toward him, caught it, pulled out the stopper, and drank several large mouthfuls.

"Good wine," White Bull, who was covered in bandages, sat cross-legged on the ground. The smile on his face gradually disappeared, saying: "The leader got it. The fruit is with you, right?"

"Hmm."

"I only missed it by a little bit. That bastard Undead Old Man didn't rely on anything at the critical moment, actually taking benefits from the leader behind my back. Let me tell you, don't look at the leader as kind on the surface; this person is very bad."

"..."

"Lost is lost. Skill is inferior to others."

White Bull was obviously very depressed, but he couldn't say these words to his subordinates. This accidental encounter with Su Xiao finally found someone to speak his heart to.

"You came here for?"

"I came to clean up the Feather race."

White Bull had a grudge against the Feather race. Su Xiao had heard the other party mention this. Both sides often "greeted" each other.

"Recipe..."

White Bull's "I got the recipe" hadn't been finished when he found that Su Xiao's gaze toward him was wrong. Previously, both sides agreed that Su Xiao would help White Bull concoct a certain potion, but the other party had to provide the recipe and materials.

This was also the purpose of White Bull's coming. The Starry Sky Rings worn by both of them could sense each other within a certain range. If they didn't want to be sensed, they could just take them off. In the Void, Starry Sky Seat members could sense each other, which was a very convenient thing. For example, once Saintess Seat was saved by the Undead Old Man.

Su Xiao didn't want to reveal his identity as an alchemist. The potion used for Pero was all concocted by him using normal potions in Reincarnation Paradise. In the Void, he didn't want to have a direct relationship with the identity of Holy Flame Alchemist.

Sensing that Su Xiao's gaze was wrong, White Bull understood in his heart. His expression didn't change at all, and he continued: "The recipe can't be obtained. Even if the leader gets the fruit, it's meaningless."

"Indeed."

"Gone. I won't leave 'Saint Geya' recently. If you have anything, send someone to find me."

White Bull's implication was that at the next Void Banquet, he would entrust Su Xiao to concoct the potion again.

"You are Pori... Pori what again? I heard my subordinates mention you."

White Bull rubbed his chin with his fingers. He had some impression of Pori Vodiga.

"Mr. White Bull... Lord, I am Pori Vodiga."

Vodiga lowered his head to show respect.

"Oh, I remember you."

White Bull responded very casually, not even looking at Vodiga straight. He was warning that Starry Sky Seat had finally found a famous alchemist. In case Pori Vodiga was an eye of the Arcane Eternal Star, the alchemist of Starry Sky Seat would be in danger.

Bringing a subordinate with a fierce aura, White Bull walked toward the outside of the manor. Just by looking at it, one knew that these subordinates of White Bull were not good people. Each of them was notorious in the Void.

What made Vodiga terrified was that these subordinates of White Bull had all looked at him for a moment, clearly recording his appearance. Being remembered by these people would really cause insomnia.

Watching White Bull walk away, Su Xiao got up from the ground. The guidance was completed. In five days, Pero's blade technique reached Blade Technique Master Lv. 6. This wasn't worth being surprised about; after all, there was Blade Technique Specialization Lv. 67 as a foundation.

Half an hour later, Su Xiao, Reed, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, and Baham were already sitting in the spatial traversal device. Su Xiao was going to return to Reincarnation Paradise to welcome his Tier 8 promotion trial. ===== CHAPTER 2812 =====