Chapter 3068

Su Xiao checked the data of the Qing Gang Ying ability. Seeing the data in front of him, he felt a little surprised. The level of the Qing Gang Ying ability had actually decreased, but the ability's strength had increased.

【Qing Gang Ying: Lv. 50 (Active/Passive skill, ability level gain reduced by Lv. 15)】

Usage Condition: After activating the Qing Gang Ying ability, consume 210 points of mana per minute (consumption reduced by 30 points).

Active Effect: Each melee attack will burn 750 points of the enemy's mana (increased by 18 points) and cause true damage equal to 1.7 times the burned mana (increased by 1%), causing 1,275 points of true damage (increased by 104 points of true damage) + Checking Zhan Long Shan boost 25% + Qing Ying Wang boost 18% = 1,823 points of true damage. The enemy will suffer intense pain after mana burning.

Hint: When the enemy suffers mana burning, there is a 23% chance to trigger one of three abnormal states: paralysis, immobilization, or dizziness...

Defensive Form: Ao Ge (Active), can generate crystal layers of any form to defend against enemy attacks. The strength of the crystal layer is directly proportional to the mana consumed. The single mana consumption cap is 6,000 points (because of the qualitative change in Qing Gang Ying energy, the cap has been increased by 800 points), and the crystal layer defense tier +1.

Combat Form: Law-Extinguishing (Passive), this characteristic is transforming. Because of the improvement of the Qing Gang Ying ability, this transformation amplitude is enhanced.

Basic Effect (New Effect): When upgrading this skill level, energy absorption and conversion rate increase by 100% (this characteristic can only be improved when absorbing 'First Generation Law-Extinguishing Remains').

After seeing the data of the Qing Gang Ying ability, even Su Xiao couldn't help but feel his heartbeat accelerate. He didn't expect that the First Generation remains would improve this aspect.

At first glance, the improvement of Qing Gang Ying was great, but the ability level had dropped. Compared with the quality improvement of Qing Gang Ying energy this time, the other two aspects were more important: the decrease in ability level and the newly appeared basic effect—when upgrading the Qing Gang Ying ability, the energy absorption and conversion rate increased by 100%.

What did this mean? When Su Xiao used the Devouring Core to absorb the high-level biological energy in the essence, the Devouring Core had to purify and filter the high-level biological energy into a kind of 'colorless energy'.

The Qing Gang Ying ability was upgraded only after absorbing this 'colorless energy'.

A simple analogy for the basic effect that appeared this time is: suppose Su Xiao absorbs an Immortal-grade essence, the Qing Gang Ying ability can be upgraded by Lv. 2. After having this basic effect, it is still absorbing an Immortal-grade essence, but the Qing Gang Ying ability can be upgraded by Lv. 4—a difference of one time.

Each time the Qing Gang Ying energy in Su Xiao's body absorbs 'colorless energy', there will be unavoidable loss. This is caused by the characteristics of Qing Gang Ying energy. Qing Gang Ying is high-tier + phagocytic + lethal, and its absorption is not too outstanding.

The current situation is that the loss during the upgrading process has been significantly reduced, so the efficiency of Su Xiao upgrading the Qing Gang Ying ability has doubled.

Not only that, while the ability upgrading speed has doubled, each time he absorbs the First Generation remains, his Qing Gang Ying ability's skill level will decrease while its strength does not decline.

This is the result caused by the increase in the upper limit of the Qing Gang Ying ability. Suppose the Qing Gang Ying ability is a bucket. Originally, it was half full of water. After this bucket becomes larger, the water level drops to one-third of the height. This is not that there is less water, but that the bucket has become larger.

Sometimes, the things of the predecessors may not have many functions, but the foundation must be strong. Without a strong foundation, the risk of later development is too high. For the later generations, the foundation is lower, and there are many ability branches.

Su Xiao wanted to know, if he absorbed a few more pieces of First Generation remains, to what astonishing degree would the upper limit of his Qing Gang Ying ability reach?

By that time, he would upgrade the Qing Gang Ying ability to the limit, and it would reach the peak that the Qing Gang Ying ability could reach.

What Su Xiao wanted to know was how much of the First Generation Law-Extinguishing remains were left, and whether there were any more of these things in the hands of other members of the Starry Sky Seat. If there were, he would buy them at three times the price of the last time. Anyway, the Black Maple Tree output he paid was all produced by his own family.

Closing the skill list, Su Xiao made a decision. Later, when he obtained Golden Skill Points, he would not upgrade the Qing Ying Wang ability first, but would upgrade the Devouring Core to the limit.

It was not just the Devouring Core; the Supreme Blade ability also had to be maxed out. Before, he could still bear the consumption of Checking Zhan Long Shan's upgrade, so he didn't use Golden Skill Points to upgrade this aspect. Now, it was no longer possible.

In the later stages, everyone knew that technique-types were strong. Many people had been educated by technique-types to the point of doubting life. While autistic on the spot, with tears in their eyes, they secretly harbored hatred in their hearts: 'You are strong? Strong without any weaknesses? I can't beat you? That's fine, your weapons will be expensive in the future.'

If it was said that the weapons of mages were expensive because of their rarity + the strength of mages, then the weapons of technique-types were entirely expensive because they were beaten out by technique-types. Too many people had been educated to the point of autism + confusion. The basic idea was: he just holds a knife, why is he so strong? The control ability is used, and it's like playing around.

After all, the three recognized big bosses of the Paradise World Contest were technique-types, mages, and undead-types.

Su Xiao activated the recovery function. After consuming 5.7 million Paradise Coins, his physical injuries were recovered. This was the most expensive time he had ever recovered his physical injuries. It was not because of battle injuries, but because of upgrading the Law-Extinguishing Shadow's ability...

The injuries were recovered, and Su Xiao sat cross-legged on the ground for more than half an hour before he recovered. He secretly rejoiced in his heart, fortunately, he didn't rashly use the First Generation finger bone before.

Walking out of the empty room, Su Xiao returned to the alchemy laboratory. He sat in front of the test bench, opened the Alchemy Codex on it, and turned to the fifth page. There were a total of 853 imprints on it, and he had already deciphered 442.

His index finger pointed at the first imprint, and his mental power poured into it. The first imprint was filled with mental power and turned into a fluorescent blue color.

More than an hour later, Su Xiao, who was a little dizzy, raised his finger. Only 1 imprint was left to be fully deciphered on the fifth page. This was a 'checkpoint'. To break through this checkpoint, he needed to recover for a few days before deciphering.

By that time, he would be able to turn to the fifth page and see the alchemy formula recorded on the back.

He didn't know what type it would be this time. He had already obtained many potion formulas, but he hadn't obtained any life blueprints for alchemy organisms, and he hadn't obtained any structural diagrams for artifacts either.

If his luck exploded and he obtained a life blueprint similar to the Parasite's form, then he would have made a huge profit.

Of course, this was just an expectation. Su Xiao didn't hold too much hope. He generally didn't get what he wanted, so he could only rely on his own strong strength to fight for it. Although it was a bit hard, it was more solid to hold.

【Alchemy has been upgraded to Lv. 62 (upgraded Lv. 2).】

Although Su Xiao's spirit was a bit tired, it didn't affect his blending of alchemy potions. This time, he was going to blend low-grade potions by the way. He checked the remaining scraps and found it was no problem to make a low-tier four-attribute gain potion that increased Strength, Agility, Stamina, and Intelligence attributes.

Before long, Su Xiao finished blending the potions: 15 bottles of 【Life Characteristic·No. 01】, 15 bottles of 【Vitality Stock Solution (Recovery Potion)】, 5 bottles of 【Ancient Secret Medicine】, and 2 bottles of 【Dawn Flame·Modified】. One of them was a perfect grade, which was why he blended the second bottle.

One of these 2 bottles of 【Dawn Flame·Modified】 was a mistake. He blended a perfect grade without knowing it. This was not good. You Youan would have a lot of suspicions if he/she had such good treatment. If he/she wasn't careful, he/she might develop paranoia.

Imagine, suddenly one day, a high-tier team member found him/her, and then he/she obtained the Wolf bloodline, as well as several channels he/she couldn't even touch.

If another bottle of potion that was ridiculously strong for a low-tier contractor was thrown down, whoever it was would panic. The thought in his/her heart would be: 'What is this doing? Cultivating me? And then using me as a tool?'

Moreover, Su Xiao had no personal friendship with that contractor You Youan. He thought about it and decided to let Benny go to Xia's side in the form of Saint Flame Cat another day. This potion could be sold to Xia at a low price. He hadn't bought anything for a while recently, and he was used to leaving after eating.

It was worth mentioning that Su Xiao didn't sell the 【Extraordinary Plant Cultivation】 scroll he had obtained before. He felt it was a pity. Benny was interested in this knowledge-type ability, so he simply used it. Not to mention anything else, after this ability was upgraded to a high enough level, it could better take care of the Black Maple Tree.

There were 12,638 Soul Coins left, and Su Xiao didn't move them. He had already been promoted to Eighth Tier. Although the power of the Holy Spirit-grade long-range weapon 【Metal·Tyrant】 was quite good, it couldn't pose much of a threat to Eighth Tier enemies.

If he could acquire an Immortal-grade high-power high-tech firearm, that would be good. If he couldn't, he would use these Soul Coins to upgrade the Technique Sublimation ability, which could be upgraded by 2 levels.

Su Xiao left the exclusive room and headed straight for the trial field. He was going to perfect his sword technique moves. 'Blade Dao Sword·Shadow Extinction' was still a bit raw to use, so he had to perfect it.

'Blade Dao Sword·Flow' could be considered for development into its complete form. Su Xiao's body could already bear the complete form of 'Flow'. That degree of 'Flow' was terrifying, carrying extreme sharpness in its elegance, killing in an instant.

Arriving at the trial field, Su Xiao activated the permission for the Sixth Floor of the Land of All Living Things.

【Yes/No to enter the Sixth Floor of the Land of All Living Things, consuming 60 Soul Coins per hour.】

Su Xiao checked the remaining stay time and paid 1,380 Soul Coins to obtain 23 hours of permission to use the Land of All Living Things. He had to leave 20 hours of stay time; he had other things to do.

The bitter cultivation began. More than twenty hours later, in Xia's restaurant, Su Xiao was leaning on a chair, his arms hanging down naturally. On the table in front of him was a bowl of steaming noodles.

Xia was sitting opposite him. She was leaning on the table with one hand, supporting her side face, looking like her body had been hollowed out. She asked, "Bai Ye, what's wrong with you?"

"Fatigue."

"Hey~? Eighth Tier contractors get tired too?"

"Of course."

"I encountered a troublesome thing recently. There is a person... I can't do anything about her."

"Kill her."

"That's my mother."

Xia supported her forehead with one hand.

"..."

"I always say I'm going to Antarctica for tourism, and my parents are suspicious."

"..."

"What should I do? How did you explain it to your parents? Let me learn from it."

"Go to sweep the grave regularly."

Su Xiao's hardcore reply left Xia unable to react for a while.

"Uh~"

Xia stopped mentioning this aspect and changed the subject, saying, "My... the noodles I cooked should be eaten while hot."

"..."

Su Xiao didn't move. Although he was hungry now, he didn't even want to move his fingers. Amu, Xiang Bubu Wang, and Baha on the side were eating heartily, while Benny was eating slowly.

Amu occasionally cast a glance. Judging by the appearance, if this bowl of noodles wasn't Su Xiao's, it would have already entered its stomach.

Dragging his tired body, Su Xiao ate a bowl of noodles. An email appeared. It was an email sent by the Witch, or rather, an email sent by the Troupe Leader entrusted to the Witch.

The content was: 'The Empty Seat Banquet starts in 2 hours (space card attached). After using this card, you will likely arrive near the entrance of the Starry Sky Seat. If you arrive at a place that confuses you, use it again until you arrive at the Barren Continent — Troupe Leader, leave.'

The Empty Seat Banquet that Su Xiao had been looking forward to for a long time was finally about to be held. It had been some time since the last Empty Seat Banquet. He had a lot of things to do this time. The Sword Demon didn't come last time, and he didn't know if he would come this time.