Chapter 3654: Stele of Awakening

Sensing Su Xiao did not remain unconscious for long before opening his eyes. The moment he regained clarity, he looked at the Shadow of the Abyss, Ximan Achide, who had fallen nearby. Confirming that the other party was indeed dead, he let out a sigh of relief. He took out a bottle of recovery potion and drank it; the pain throughout his body quickly subsided, and his strength returned.

A moment later, Sensing Su Xiao's condition had recovered significantly. This was the benefit of developing pharmacology. Although his condition had improved quite a bit, there were several points he couldn't figure out since he first entered this world:

1. Why did the Traitor go through the notarization of the Void Tree to buy the Stele of Awakening? This was simply asking for trouble. Not only that, but it also led to the Deceiver, the Nightmare King, and the Sand King all being slain by the Law-Breaker who came here.

2. After the Traitor lured him into this world, the other party disappeared until he found the Northern Territory, only then meeting the Traitor there to fight to the death.

3. During the battle with the Traitor, the other party's fighting style left Sensing Su Xiao very puzzled. At the very beginning of the battle, he could feel that the Traitor was holding back; otherwise, Amu and Baha would definitely have lost one of their own. But as the fight went on, the Traitor switched to a state of fighting without reservation. Yet, toward the end, the Traitor seemed to suddenly remember something and ultimately chose not to continue propping himself up with Abyssal power, which led to the phenomenon of his life force fading away.

Based on these doubts, it seemed as if the Traitor had deliberately lured Sensing Su Xiao here, had a decisive battle with the Law-Breaker, and then left behind the Stele of Awakening before dying.

At this moment, because the Traitor was dead and lacked his ability to conceal it, Sensing Su Xiao could clearly feel that the Stele of Awakening was directly beneath the battlefield. This resonance was very strong.

From the current situation, although Sensing Su Xiao had almost died in this battle, what he gained from the Traitor was clearly beneficial, especially seeing how the Blade of Demon Spirit could be used that way, plus the fact that he was about to obtain the Stele of Awakening.

But for some reason, there was a sense of disharmony in all this. If this were the arrangement of an old Law-Breaker, it would be normal. The problem was that while the Shadow of the Abyss, Ximan Achide, had indeed been a Law-Breaker in the past, he had clearly left the Law-Breaker faction a long time ago.

Ximan Achide did not join the Arcane Eternal Star, but rather became a traitor to the Law-Breaker faction because he fell into the Abyss. Since the two sides had never met, and Sensing Su Xiao didn't even know of the other party's situation before this, Ximan Achide's actions were perhaps too kind toward Sensing Su Xiao.

There is no hatred in this world without a cause, nor is there kindness without a reason. The Traitor had indeed been part of the Law-Breaker faction in the past, but even if he were looking out for Sensing Su Xiao, it shouldn't have been to this extent, especially given that he had left the faction many years ago.

In this decisive battle with the Traitor, Sensing Su Xiao had too many things he couldn't figure out. Fortunately, he possessed an ability that the Traitor did not know about and that other Law-Breakers did not have: the talent ability, Soul Eater.

Sensing Su Xiao held his hands in a void grip, and the soul memories that hadn't completely dissipated gathered into a ball of light, floating between his hands. He began to search for the part he needed and soon found it. The scene before his eyes changed.

In a somewhat dim underground palace, the ledges of the walls on both sides were filled with candles as thick as an arm. Two people were talking in the main hall. Seeing this setting, Sensing Su Xiao immediately remembered that this was the Underground Palace of the Dark Cathedral of the Dark God Sect within Ghost City.

The two people here were the Abyssal Leader, Silweis, and the Traitor, Ximan Achide. After a moment of silence, the Abyssal Leader, Silweis, said:

"You won't last much longer. After you die, your five disciples won't have a good end."

"Oh? In this world, who would provoke them?"

As the Traitor spoke, he picked up a wine glass and drained it in one gulp. It could be seen that his life force was permeated with a sense of decay, indicating that his time was short. Sensing Su Xiao naturally knew this; whether it was the bounty amount dropping from 35,000 ounces of Space-Time Power to 1,800–3,000 ounces, or the brief weakness during the deathmatch, it could all be seen.

"That is indeed true. Even if you die, no one in this world would dare to oppose them. However, after you die, will they continue to stay here with peace of mind? They have long wanted to go to the Void and see other worlds."

Speaking to this point, a unique, unnatural smile appeared on the face of the Abyssal Leader, Silweis. The Traitor's only weakness was his five disciples. They were not only his ability successors, but each one was someone he had watched grow up since childhood, just like his own children.

"They are still young. What is wrong with going out to see the world?"

The Traitor refilled his wine glass, but his cloudy eyes seemed to be worried about something.

"True, there is nothing wrong with it. They all possess the skills you taught them, the Law-Breaker trait abilities with an Abyssal tendency. I am certain that the Spellcasters wouldn't recognize the traits of these abilities, but... a Law-Breaker would definitely recognize them. Have you heard? That Law-Breaker from Reincarnation Paradise—Paradise plus Law-Breaker, hehe, hahaha, what kind of monster is this thing? If I were one of the Spellcasters of the Arcane Eternal Star, I wouldn't provoke him at all."

Hearing these words from the Abyssal Leader, Silweis, the Traitor did not speak. Seeing this, the Abyssal Leader, Silweis, continued:

"In the upper echelons of the Void and the myriad worlds, there are actually only those few people. If your disciples go to the Void, there is an 80% probability they will encounter that Law-Breaker. It is only a matter of time. I guess that after they meet, it will be very friendly. That Law-Breaker will see, 'Oh? Law-Breaker trait abilities with an Abyssal tendency? You are truly special. Should I kill you? Or study you? Or are you confident that your disciples can go head-to-head with the Law-Breaker of Reincarnation Paradise in the future?'"

After hearing these words, the Traitor's face was ashen. He knew that the Abyssal Leader, Silweis, was not fear-mongering. After he died of old age, his disciples would certainly not be able to suppress their longing for the Void and the myriad worlds. After going there, while the Tier 9 echelon of powerhouses might seem numerous, there were actually only those few people. Encountering that Law-Breaker was truly just a matter of time.

Not to mention others, in the Traitor's view, if he were still a Law-Breaker and encountered someone with Law-Breaker trait abilities with an Abyssal tendency, he would definitely study them thoroughly to see what exactly this thing was.

As for letting his disciples go head-to-head with that Law-Breaker, please don't joke. The Law-Breaker in Reincarnation Paradise, with that kind of resource acquisition path, even without the Stele of Awakening, was a monster-level existence. The Traitor's disciples had no chance of winning.

The facts were indeed so. Sensing Su Xiao had just been promoted to Tier 9, and among the Traitor's five disciples, the Northern Territory General, the Masked Woman, and others were none of them his match.

Given the Traitor's style, he naturally wouldn't make a plan like, "Since we will likely be enemies in the future, I should just eliminate Sensing Su Xiao." Such a plan truly couldn't enter the Traitor's eyes.

"Silweis, I will open an Abyssal hole and continue to hold on for a period of time. As a condition, you must act as the guide for this matter."

"Of course... I can! As long as you are willing to open the Abyssal hole, I will swallow Platinum and Hatred as soon as possible, restore myself to completion, and help you act as the guide for this matter. However, how are we going to lure that Law-Breaker here? Are you intending to eliminate him?"

"It is not to eliminate him. He will come. The Stele of Awakening is still in Holy Light Paradise and hasn't been bought yet, so he will come."

Speaking to this point, a smile appeared on the Traitor's face. He suddenly had a good idea: dying in a duel with a Law-Breaker seemed much better than lying in a hospital bed, hunched over, and taking his last breath. At least he would have a decent conclusion with the Law-Breaker faction. His life began with the Law-Breaker faction and now ended with the Law-Breaker faction. Wasn't that very dashing?

"Ximan Achide, have you ever thought that if the Law-Breaker is a narrow-minded, twisted person, your arrangement will be useless? At that time, he will take all the benefits you prepared and turn around to slaughter your disciples, and then you will die with regrets."

"It's fine. In this world, there are many people he wants to kill: the Deceiver, Pisiwo; the Informant, the Nightmare King; the Mysterious One, Black Rose; the Defector, the Sand King. We only need to watch first, see how he treats these enemies, and we will know what kind of person he is. Moreover, there is still a deathmatch between him and me at the end. What else can't be seen from a deathmatch?"

"That is indeed a good method."

As the Abyssal Leader, Silweis, spoke, his gaze inadvertently looked at the Law-Breaker's Blade on his own black mud body, saying:

"That Law-Breaker's Blade of yours fell into the Abyss back then. Why not pull this one out and use it for now?"

"When the time comes, I will come to take it. I need to sleep to keep my life force stable."

Leaving these words behind, the Traitor, Ximan Achide, walked out of the underground palace.

The scene before his eyes dissipated quickly. Sensing Su Xiao's doubts were resolved. Just as he had thought earlier, in this world, there is no hatred without a cause, and even less so, kindness without a reason. He and the Traitor indeed had some connection; after all, the other party had once been a member of the Law-Breaker faction. But for something from so many years ago, and such a distant relationship, it really shouldn't have reached the point of holding back in a deathmatch and then gifting the Stele of Awakening.

Imagine, if Sensing Su Xiao couldn't see the soul memories, then after experiencing this tutorial-like battle, plus receiving so many benefits that the Traitor had specially prepared, and after learning who the Traitor's five disciples were, would he bare his fangs at these five people when he encountered them later? Even if he wouldn't help them, at the very least, he wouldn't harm them. This was the result the Traitor wanted. The disciples were what the Traitor cared about most; they were like his own children.

As for the Traitor's disciples seeking revenge on Sensing Su Xiao because the Traitor was killed, the Traitor had already arranged for this. Before he left, he told his disciples directly that his life was coming to an end and that he was going to have one last fight with a Law-Breaker, letting the Law-Breaker bring his life to a conclusion, ending his life dashingly in battle.

Under such circumstances, as long as the Traitor's disciples were not brain-dead, they wouldn't seek revenge on Sensing Su Xiao because of this matter.

In the whole affair, the Traitor actually lost his composure once. After Sensing Su Xiao arrived in Winter City, the Northern Territory General was recalled by the Northern Territory high command. Upon learning of this, the Traitor was enraged and slaughtered everyone involved in the matter.

At that time, the Northern Territory Monarch didn't make a sound. Or rather, how could he dare to? Not to mention that the Traitor's five disciples were all considered representative figures of the Northern Territory, more importantly, he was truly afraid that if he said a word of dissent, he would be taken away by the Traitor, whose life was coming to an end. Were the Insect-Attached tribes strong? They were wiped out just because they said to the Traitor: "When you die, not one of your disciples will live."

And then the Insect-Attached tribe was gone, wiped out by the Traitor alone with a single blade.

It can be said that this whole affair was a layout set by the Traitor. What is even more wonderful is that in this layout, everyone was a winner.

Winner 1: Sensing Su Xiao. He learned the true usage and power of the Blade of Demon Spirit and also obtained the crucial Stele of Awakening. One must know that this thing was bought by the Traitor for 1,592 ounces of Space-Time Power from Holy Light Paradise through the notarization of the Void Tree.

Winner 2: The Traitor. The Traitor died in a decisive battle with a Law-Breaker rather than weakening and dying of old age. Also, by using the Law-Breaker to clear out the enemies of the Law-Breaker faction, he wiped out all the ambitious powerhouses in this world. This also led to the fact that after the Law-Breaker left, the Traitor's disciples became the top combat power in this world, because the stronger ones had all been wiped out by the Law-Breaker during his quest for revenge.

Winner 3: The Traitor's disciples. Their mentor helped them eliminate the enemies who would likely take their lives in the future, allowing them to go to the Void and the myriad worlds more securely.

However, not everyone could be a winner in this layout. For example, one of the originally intended winners, the Abyssal Leader, Silweis, ended up showing off his own operations and killed himself.

Originally, the Abyssal Leader, Silweis, played the role of a guide, letting Sensing Su Xiao and the Traitor finally meet through a series of events, while he would return to the Abyss by opening an Abyssal passage. The Traitor would close this Abyssal passage before the decisive battle, just as he had once told the Sun God Sect how to close the previous Abyssal passage.

The first half went without any problems, but in the second half, after the Abyssal Leader, Silweis, fused with Bishop Platinum and Hatred to become the Abyssal Archbishop, his fatal operation came.

When Sensing Su Xiao represented the Alliance and led a team to Ghost City, the Abyssal Archbishop saw that this was not acting according to plan, but clearly coming to kill him.

After careful thinking by the Abyssal Archbishop's brain, which had been eroded by Abyssal energy, he concluded that this was a conspiracy between Sensing Su Xiao and the Traitor to kill him. Since both sides wanted to resolve the faction conflict, wouldn't it be better to just give the Stele of Awakening directly to Sensing Su Xiao?

Actually, the Traitor had thought of this. That would indeed be simpler and more direct, but it would be too suspicious. It was far less effective than acting as a senior of the Law-Breaker faction, seemingly going through some observation, and finally having a decisive battle before revealing the Stele of Awakening.

Things obtained easily are rarely cherished, and few people will always remember such an easy favor. Conversely, after the build-up of a deathmatch and the inheritance of the Law-Breaker belief, the atmosphere is immediately elevated. Anyone with even a little conscience wouldn't strike at the Traitor's disciples.

After a series of operations, the Abyssal Archbishop successfully showed himself to death. Until his death, he still felt that it was a conspiracy between the Law-Breaker and the Traitor to pit him against them.

At this moment, it seems that the whole affair was planned by the Traitor, but in fact, this was not the case. The Traitor's plan changed halfway through. More accurately, when the plan was halfway through, the biggest winner could only be Sensing Su Xiao, because some of the things Sensing Su Xiao did far exceeded the Traitor's estimates.

It seems that Sensing Su Xiao lost the final decisive battle, and the Traitor died of life exhaustion at the last moment, but the real situation was that Sensing Su Xiao was bound to win this decisive battle with the Traitor. Had the Traitor thought about eliminating Sensing Su Xiao in the decisive battle to avoid future trouble? He actually had thought about it, but later decisively gave it up.

More accurately, after Sensing Su Xiao arranged for the Sand King, the Traitor ruled out the idea of killing Sensing Su Xiao in the decisive battle, because if he did that, all of the Traitor's arrangements, as well as the disciples he cared about, would not be left with a single one.

Sensing Su Xiao used the Original Sin Object, the Soul Crown, to kill the Sand King. After learning of this, the Traitor began to use the Blade of Demon Spirit to control a dead soldier in a semi-sleeping state to investigate whether Sensing Su Xiao had other Original Sin Objects.

Through the Traitor's meticulous investigation, he sensed strong residual aura of Original Sin Objects in the large stone house where Sensing Su Xiao had lived in the Desert Kingdom. After she urgently brought a Devil race acquaintance who was good at this from the Void, that Devil was stunned. The answer given to the Traitor was that this was not one Original Sin Object, but the residual aura of four Original Sin Objects in total!

Clearly, this included the Abyssal Jar. The Soul Crown, the Nether Bone Ring, the Necronomicon, and the Abyssal Jar—exactly four.

After learning this news, the Traitor made up his mind: in the decisive battle, he must hold back and absolutely must not kill this Law-Breaker. Original Sin Objects have a common characteristic: if you kill their holder, the holding right will be transferred to the killer.

The Traitor himself was not afraid of death; he was nearing the end of his life. But if he held four Original Sin Objects at the same time, after he died, this causality would definitely spread to his disciples. In that case, let alone his disciples, the power of four full Original Sin Objects would leave not even a scrap of the Northern Territory Empire.

Actually, an accident occurred during the decisive battle: in the fight between Sensing Su Xiao and the Traitor, both sides were getting into better condition the more they fought. The Abyssal energy in the Traitor's body was too active. In the end, he unknowingly entered a serious state because of the clash of techniques. Everyone has shortcomings; the Traitor was exceptionally battle-hungry when he was young, and because of this, he threw himself into the Abyss.

Fighting to the end, before the Traitor's life faded away, his thought was: Are the Law-Breakers of today all so resilient? At this stage of strength, they already have such resilience?

If Sensing Su Xiao, who held three Original Sin Objects, were to die here, it wouldn't just be his own defeat, but a mutual destruction; the Traitor would also be defeated.

Simply put, the whole affair was a layout set by the Traitor, but after Sensing Su Xiao entered the scene, he brought his own "King Bomb" + four twos—that is, two Original Sin Objects—and later grabbed four more cards. It is already hard to say who arranged whom.

Sensing Su Xiao also didn't want to fully figure out this matter. What he wanted was the result. Knowing the powerful usage of the Blade of Demon Spirit, plus obtaining the Stele of Awakening, and completing the "Hunting List: Blood Pact," he had won.

As for losing to the Traitor, Sensing Su Xiao was not discouraged by this. Losing once is not terrible; just stand up from the ground and continue to walk forward firmly, rather than wallowing in self-pity after falling once.

After falling, one must stand up as quickly as possible and continue to walk to higher ground. When you reach a higher place and look back at the place where you once fell, you will see only the lessons engraved in your heart, not the large patches of blood you saw on the ground back then.

Sensing Su Xiao's injuries were completely stabilized. He was still leaning against the tree wall, checking the prompts that had just appeared.

【Prompt: You have killed the Shadow of the Abyss, Ximan Achide.】

【You have obtained 7,900 Soul Coins.】

【You have obtained 39.5% of the World's Source.】

【You have obtained an Abyssal Treasure Chest (after opening, there is a probability of obtaining Abyssal products).】

【You have obtained a Law-Breaker Treasure Chest (after opening, there is a probability of obtaining unique equipment or items of the Law-Breaker system).】

Two types of treasure chests appeared at the same time. After Sensing Su Xiao put away the treasure chests, he manifested the "Hunting List: Blood Pact" and used the Traitor's blood to erase the name at the very bottom of the list.

【You have successfully hunted the Traitor.】

【Due to the multi-fold bounty + bounty correction of the "Hunting List: Blood Pact," you will receive a bounty with a total value of 2,600 ounces of Space-Time Power.】

【You have obtained Space-Time Stone Fragments x200 (this is an equivalent, selling it at Reincarnation Paradise can obtain 2,000 ounces of Space-Time Power).】

【You have obtained High-Intensity Abyssal Blood x6 (after using it according to a specific method, it can increase Abyssal resistance by 8–15 points). In this judgment, this item is equivalent to 600 ounces of Space-Time Power in supplies.】

【Your Main Quest: Shadow of the Abyss (Completed)】

【You have obtained Origin Stone: Endless.】

【It is detected that you have completed the final link of the Main Quest. You can return to Reincarnation Paradise immediately, or stay in this world for 48 hours. If the return permission is not activated after 48 hours, you will be forcibly transmitted back to Reincarnation Paradise.】

Seeing the last prompt, Sensing Su Xiao felt a sense of physical and mental relief. Not long after entering this world, he had been vigilant because the Traitor did not actively attack. He had truly never encountered such a situation where the final boss was waiting at the final battle site. In the past, what he experienced was that as soon as he entered a mission world, the enemy's final boss would bring a group of underlings and surround him at the fastest speed.

The most bizarre time was when he had just entered a mission world and hadn't even opened his eyes when he was poisoned. Fortunately, his poison resistance was high, otherwise, he would have been done for.

A sound of breaking air approached. Sensing Su Xiao heard the sound and looked over; it was Baha flying over. After Baha arrived, although he was excited in his heart, he didn't show it too much, after all, he had already seen the kill prompt in the team channel.

Ten minutes later, Amu and Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang also arrived. In order to arrive as quickly as possible, Saint Poetry was riding on Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's back. From Saint Poetry's reddened nose tip and the hand covering her forehead, it should be that Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang ran too fast on the way and hit something. May I ask, if you are riding Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang and Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang hits a tree, is Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang in more pain, or is the person on his back in more pain? The answer is the latter. Don't ask Sensing Su Xiao why he knows.

"Amu, find a place nearby and bury Ximan Achide."

Sensing Su Xiao spoke. Hearing this, Amu mooed.

Sensing Su Xiao came to the center of the battlefield. After searching for a moment, he found the mechanism under the rubble. He pulled the mechanism lever, and a passage leading obliquely underground appeared. Following the steps, he walked into it.

Deep underground for about a hundred meters, a metal door blocked the way. Sensing Su Xiao looked at the hole about 20 centimeters in diameter on the door. He gripped the pull ring inside and pulled hard, but it didn't move. He tentatively released energy perception, but who knew, as soon as the Blade of Demon Spirit energy entered it, the metal door opened to both sides. It can only be said that the Shadow of the Abyss had set up everything very comprehensively.

Walking into the underground palace, Sensing Su Xiao looked around. He found that this place was about a hundred square meters, not too big. The furnishings inside were simple: a small wooden shelf and the towering dark blue Stele of Awakening.

The texture of the Stele of Awakening was somewhat like crystal, but touching it would reveal that its feel was heavier and thicker than crystal. The Stele of Awakening, several meters high, was densely carved with incomprehensible patterns.

Sensing Su Xiao looked at the small shelf on the side. On it was a letter. After opening it and checking, the content was that back then, Ximan Achide chose to throw himself into the Abyss, almost breaking with the Law-Breaker faction. Although the Law-Breaker faction did not oppose the use of Abyssal power to a certain extent, one could not completely throw oneself into it. Once discovered, it would be regarded as a traitor. This was determined by the first few generations of Law-Breakers. As for why specifically, Sensing Su Xiao also didn't know.

Actually, the Law-Breaker faction not only did not oppose the use of Abyssal power to a certain extent, but even the use of natural elemental power to a certain extent was not opposed or interfered with, because elemental power would not be used up. Everyone, including every plant, would normally absorb trace amounts of natural elements. This was more like a circulation process and would not cause a total consumption of natural elements.

But if one devoured natural elements, that was another matter. This was only devouring and not releasing, which would definitely make the total amount of natural elements less and less, leading to the balance being broken, and eventually, the Abyss would invade.

Sensing Su Xiao continued to read the letter. After expressing that Sensing Su Xiao was the last remaining seedling of the Law-Breakers and that the Stele of Awakening was a gift to him, plus the fact that this Stele of Awakening was not in a complete state and that searching for the other part had been fruitless, he asked Sensing Su Xiao to try his best to find it. At the end of the letter, he also mentioned the five disciples in the Northern Territory, the implication being that even if the two sides were not friends in the future, it would be best not to be enemies.

Facing this layout, Sensing Su Xiao looked at the three 【First Generation Finger Bones】 and two 【Awakening Stones】 in the wooden box on the shelf, plus there was also a 【Soul Crystal Soul (the effect of using it is equivalent to about 100 Soul Crystal Cores, cannot be disassembled for use, highly rare item, can be sold to Reincarnation Paradise in exchange for an equivalent amount of Space-Time Power).】

This kind of layout, it would be good if it happened once a day. The gains were truly too rich. Sensing Su Xiao put away the various supplies and returned to the Stele of Awakening.

Sensing Su Xiao pressed one hand on the Stele of Awakening and soon learned the usage of this item. To master the abilities engraved on it, one needed to charge the Stele of Awakening first. The charging method was very simple: use Soul Crystal Cores, with each piece charging 1%.

Such an expensive cost made Sensing Su Xiao frown, because after charging, one also needed a corresponding number of Law-Breaker skill points to master the abilities on it.

Mastering "Law-Breaker Passives" similar to Soul Shadow Constitution, Slaughter Shadow, and Demon Shadow Constitution required 10 Law-Breaker skill points each. After mastering them, the initial level was Lv. X, and they could be upgraded later using Golden Skill Points to reach Lv. EX.

In addition to these "Law-Breaker Passives," there were also "Branch Passives." "Branch Passive" abilities only required 1 Law-Breaker skill point to master one, but the initial level was Lv. 1, with 10 as the upper limit. They did not need Golden Skill Points to upgrade to reach Lv. EX. These types of abilities could be upgraded using Law-Breaker skill points, or they could be upgraded at the Skill Upgrade Hall at a relatively high price using Soul Coins.

And the effects of these "Branch Passives" were to increase the true damage of the Blade of Demon Spirit ability, or the damage of sword art abilities, or the characteristics of the Blade of Shadow King, all of which were to enhance the abilities one had already mastered.

These "Branch Passives" were quite formidable. Just the "Branch Passives" related to the Blade of Demon Spirit ability alone numbered in the dozens, among which some increased true damage, some increased the strength of Proud Song, and they were densely packed in a pile.

Besides this, "Branch Passives" had another wonderful use, which was that a portion of "Branch Passives" were used to enhance oneself.

What is enhancing oneself? It means that after mastering a Lv. 1 "Branch Passive," one could either increase mana by 1%, or increase total health by 1%, or increase physical strength by 2 points, etc. At first glance, the increase was not large, but this ability had a maximum level of 10, plus there were a whole bunch of them. The bonus of one or two might not be particularly large, but what if there were dozens or hundreds?

Sensing Su Xiao suddenly realized why he couldn't beat the elderly and severely weakened Ximan Achide. It would be strange if he could beat him. Heaven knows how many passive abilities the other party had stacked.

Not only that, Ximan Achide had always used basic slashes before. Now that he thought about it, as long as the "Law-Breaker Passives" and "Branch Passives" were stacked enough, in most cases, basic slashes were enough.

This also gave Law-Breakers an outrageously high fault tolerance rate. Other systems might lose if they missed a big move, but Law-Breakers didn't have this worry. If they missed a big-move-level basic slash, then just come with another slash. Big move cooldown interval? What cooldown interval? How could basic slashes have a cooldown interval?

However, the price of stacking passives was not small. It required massive amounts of Soul Crystal Cores and also Law-Breaker skill points. The latter was fine; killing strong enemies could produce them. The former, however, was a problem.

Sensing Su Xiao opened his storage space, preparing to take out some Soul Crystal Cores to try to activate the Stele of Awakening. But as soon as he opened the storage space, he found that an item inside was continuously resonating. This item was the 【???】 given to him by the Demon Blacksmith in the White Town.

【???】

Origin:???

Quality:???

Material:???

Category:???

Effect:???

Introduction:???

Selling Price:???

Sensing Su Xiao took out the 【???】 wrapped in a dark blue ball of light. When he first obtained this thing, Baha touched it and was almost electrocuted to death by the blue electric arcs. Seeing this item now, Baha subconsciously took two steps back.

Previously in the Dead Silence City, Sensing Su Xiao saw the Demon Blacksmith again and asked him what 【???】 was. The Demon Blacksmith's answer was: "How would I know? I was just helping to keep it. That Law-Breaker who was not far from death just told me to give this thing to another Law-Breaker if I encountered one in the future. If I didn't encounter one, I should handle it according to my mood."

At this moment, Sensing Su Xiao finally knew the purpose of this thing, and why charging the Stele of Awakening was outrageously expensive. The reason was that the Stele of Awakening was not charged with Soul Crystals at all.

Sensing Su Xiao embedded the circular 【???】 into the semi-circular groove at the top of the Stele of Awakening, and the result was a perfect fit. The next second, the overall dark blue Stele of Awakening gradually turned into a translucent light blue, beautiful and moving, with irregular natural patterns inside.

Sensing Su Xiao pressed one hand on the Stele of Awakening this time and found that it indeed no longer needed Soul Crystal Cores to charge. This 【???】 was actually the source energy core of the Stele of Awakening. Now, one only needed to consume Law-Breaker skill points to master the abilities on the Stele of Awakening.

As for how long this source energy core could be used, Sensing Su Xiao didn't know. He estimated that if only he were using it, he might not even finish the source energy of the Law-Breaker characteristics inside even after mastering all the abilities on the Stele of Awakening.

No wonder the Shadow of the Abyss said in the letter just now that the Stele of Awakening was incomplete. The other party tried to find the source energy core but couldn't find it. Of course, he couldn't find it; this thing was in Sensing Su Xiao's hands.

In this way, this item had actually never been lost and had always been in the hands of the Law-Breaker faction.

Sensing Su Xiao began to check the abilities that could be engraved on the Stele of Awakening. In terms of "Branch Passives," as long as resources were sufficient, it didn't matter how many one mastered. And "Law-Breaker Passives," these were relatively fierce abilities. The experiences of mastering Soul Shadow Constitution, Soul-Severing Shadow, and Demon Shadow Awakening abilities were still vivid in his mind. However, Sensing Su Xiao still had some confidence in his heart. This confidence came from:

"Soul Shadow Constitution: Skill effect: The body's adaptability to all Law-Breaker system energy is increased. When mastering new Law-Breaker system abilities, the mortality rate is reduced by 45%."

Under normal circumstances, Law-Breakers mastering "Law-Breaker Passives" is a gradual process. Mastering these types of abilities does not require mastering prerequisites, nor does it need talents or other things, but rather depends on whether the body can withstand it. As long as one can withstand it, one can learn it. As long as one learns it, the initial level is Lv. X.

If it were in the Law-Breaker era, Sensing Su Xiao's development would definitely be to master a Law-Breaker passive after his comprehensive strength increased by one echelon. Simply put, if physical fitness increased by one echelon, one would obtain a corresponding empty skill slot for a "Law-Breaker Passive." Only with an empty "Law-Breaker Passive skill slot" would one be qualified to master a new "Law-Breaker Passive," otherwise, one would definitely die.

The problem is that Sensing Su Xiao didn't have the Stele of Awakening before, which led to him now having almost ten empty "Law-Breaker Passive skill slots." ===== CHAPTER 3655 =====