Chapter 3888: Conditions

Faint light shone from the ceiling, and pipes and cables were intertwined, leaving only a few narrow passages. Following the passages, the center suddenly opened up. All cables and pipes converged under a steel warm bed. For some reason, this warm bed, despite being made of steel, felt like a living thing.

Su Xiao stopped a few meters away from the warm bed, looking at the figure lying on it, already withered to skin and bones. This person's eyes were swollen and bulging, his hair was sparse and yellow, and his lips were full of vertical cracks. After this person struggled to turn his head, the moment he saw Su Xiao, he was moved to tears.

"Law-Exterminator, can you come closer? I don't have the strength to speak loudly."

Although Ashvis was weak, he was still very polite, or rather, Ashvis understood one thing: when in danger, don't speak harshly to anyone.

Su Xiao came to the side of the warm bed. Ashvis's lips moved silently. This was his fate-type ability "Secret Realm Language." These words of his, except for himself and Su Xiao, could never be heard by a second person.

Ashvis didn't have the "Law-Exterminator exclusive secret technique" to ascend to the Supreme level, but he knew where this secret technique was. According to him, this secret technique was called "Supreme Constitution." One knew it was a Law-Exterminator secret technique just by hearing the name.

Law-Exterminator abilities had several characteristics, such as high risk in the mastery process, and once mastered, the level might be maxed out, and the ability names sounded mediocre but were explosively powerful.

Su Xiao was somewhat influenced by this habit. A representative was "Powerful Slash." When Morey heard the name of this ultimate move, she almost couldn't hold back her laughter, especially with the contrast of Xiang Bubu Wang's proposal of "Instant/Extreme Blade Meteor Silence," which almost made Morey break her defense and laugh out loud.

Although the name "Supreme Constitution" was ordinary, its effect was anything but. Or rather, this was one of the few secret techniques that could ascend to the Supreme level with the highest potential upper limit.

If "Supreme Constitution" was counted, Su Xiao had three tiers of choices for ascending to the Supreme level. The third tier required satisfying the following points.

1. Absorb 1 portion of "Initial Source Essence."

2. Absorb 50 original fragments.

3. Increase own main attribute to 500 points.

4. Core basic ability reaches Lv. 90.

This was the method with the lowest threshold for ascending to the Supreme level. Conversely, the upper limit after ascending to the Supreme level was also low. After reaching the downstream level of the Supreme, it reached the ultimate limit of becoming stronger.

Compared to the third tier, the threshold for the second tier was much higher, requiring the following points.

1. Absorb 1 portion of "Initial Source Essence."

2. Absorb 5 "Original Cores."

3. Increase own main attribute to 700 points.

4. Core basic ability reaches Lv. 95.

5. Drink a portion of "Source Potion."

Only major factions could afford this specification of ascending to the Supreme level. And to upgrade to the Supreme level with the Law-Exterminator faction's "Supreme Constitution," one had to satisfy the following conditions in total.

1. Absorb 5 portions of "Initial Source Essence."

2. Absorb 15 "Original Cores."

3. At least three of own main attributes increased to 800 points.

4. Core basic ability reaches Lv. 95.

5. Drink a portion of "Source Potion."

6. Perform one super-limit breakthrough on "Spirit Shadow Constitution."

7. Blade Demon Spirit's Demon Spirit Strength reaches over 800 points.

The prerequisites were so high that they were daunting. But thinking of the strength of those few predecessor Law-Exterminators in the Second Era/Law-Exterminator Era, it was normal for "Supreme Constitution" to have such thresholds.

First, the first two requirements: 5 portions of "Initial Source Essence" and 15 "Original Cores." Regarding "Initial Source Essence," Su Xiao had already saved 3 portions. As for "Original Cores," he had 7.

Regarding core basic abilities, Su Xiao's Sword Technique Grandmaster had reached Lv. 95. Subsequent Close Combat Grandmaster and Blood Gun Grandmaster could also reach this level.

As for the three own main attributes increasing to 800, his plan was for all four attributes to reach 800. The requirements of "Supreme Constitution" were not as high as his predetermined threshold, so there was no need to worry about this.

The fifth requirement, drinking a portion of "Source Potion," Su Xiao had over-completed this by a large margin. The "Source Potion" he drank was no longer the "Source Potion/Perfect Grade" that exceeded ordinary "Source Potions," but the "Source Potion/Miracle Grade" that exceeded an entire tier.

Regarding "Spirit Shadow Constitution," his "Spirit Shadow Constitution" had broken through its upper limit more than once, so this was also over-completed.

The final requirement, Demon Spirit Strength reaching over 800 points, after Su Xiao accepted the "Abyssal Mission: Death Bestowal," the Demon Spirit Strength couldn't be suppressed. He didn't worry about whether the Demon Spirit Strength could be improved, but truly cared about whether he could increase his Soul Strength from 1130 points to 1200 points. Only by reaching 1200 points of Soul Strength could he suppress the Blade Demon Spirit with 800 points of Demon Spirit Strength.

Therefore, these requirements seemed unreachable, but Su Xiao had already completed more than half. The rest was saving "Initial Source Essence" and "Original Cores."

Especially "Original Cores," which were needed not only for ascending to the Supreme level but also for upgrading technique abilities above Lv. 95, with one "Original Core" per level. Conservatively estimated, he needed a total of 45 "Original Cores," or even more.

The key was where this secret technique called "Supreme Constitution" was. Ashvis didn't play games here, stating directly that this secret technique was in the depths of the ancient battlefield, where there was a stone tablet recording this secret technique with the unique engravings of the Law-Exterminator faction. Ashvis had perceived the full content of the "Supreme Constitution" secret technique at the time, but for some reason, he forgot it all shortly after.

Ashvis didn't feel regret, just recorded the location and threshold of this secret technique, not expecting it to be the key to his life-saving at this moment.

Seeing Ashvis didn't use this secret technique as a bargaining chip to propose a trade, Su Xiao took out "Fate Dominator" and activated the "Qi Luck Power" ability.

【Equipment Effect 1: Qi Luck Power (Core/Active): Consume one Soul Crystal (Large), Fate Dominator can convert Soul Power into luck, temporarily increasing the holder's Luck attribute by 45%, and obtain "Absolute Luck" bonus. The effect lasts for 20 minutes.】

Comparing Ashvis's luck-boosting ability to a thread, this thread was now firmly gripped by the Law-Exterminator luck. Ashvis didn't dare to forcibly break this thread of luck; the backlash caused by this would make him die instantly.

The method Su Xiao used was simple: temporarily increase his own luck with "Fate Dominator." In this way, his own Law-Exterminator luck's grip on that "thread of luck" wouldn't be so firm. A more intuitive metaphor was that previously, Law-Exterminator luck was beating one unlucky person, but now a group of unlucky people appeared, and Law-Exterminator luck was beating them one by one, naturally having no time to pay attention to the unlucky person it had been beating all along.

Ashvis took this opportunity to successfully terminate the fate-type ability bonus. While lying on the warm bed and taking a deep breath, he arched his chest and abdomen, nearly bending his whole body into a C-shape, then his back fell heavily onto the warm bed again.

Under the nourishment of the Sun Miracle, Ashvis's loose and wrinkled skin recovered rapidly, his sparse hair became lush, and the color returned to dark green. His eyes were no longer bulging, becoming spirited and deep.

Ashvis's dark green hair was somewhat naturally curly, reaching his shoulders. Combined with his deep gaze, there was no problem saying Ashvis was handsome and outstanding. However, at this moment, this handsome guy who had once fascinated thousands of girls had a lingering fear.

Whether it was Su Xiao as a Law-Exterminator or the Sun Scholar who gave him life, they had left particularly heavy traces on the canvas of his life. Su Xiao and the four Sun Scholars would surely be the two protagonists in his nightmares from now on.

"I have urgent matters, leaving first."

Ashvis got off the warm bed, ignoring that he was still weak and his legs were soft, and staggered toward the outside.

"Wait."

A Sun Scholar spoke in a deep voice, which made Ashvis tremble. He would never forget the guy who often used a catheter to pour various strange creatures into his stomach.

"Your reward."

Hearing this, Ashvis felt relieved in his heart. As he continued to walk out, he said: "I am grateful for the care of you all for so many days. I imagine the cost of treating me is not low, so the reward is unnecessary."

As he spoke, Ashvis was already running as fast as he could, rushing into the elevator as if fleeing for his life.

"It seems he has recovered well."

An elderly Sun Scholar spoke.

"He should undergo a few more cycles of treatment."

A female Sun Scholar wearing a mask and with long braids felt regretful. Among the four Sun Scholars, her treatment method was the gentlest, but even so, Ashvis had a very strong psychological shadow of her.

After arriving at the Grand Library, Su Xiao discovered one thing: the four Sun Scholars were indeed from the Grand Library side, but they were not the old monster's henchmen. They held an aloof status. More accurately, the Sun Miracle they inherited was extraordinary.

This time coming to the Grand Library, Su Xiao wasn't prepared to meet the old monster; it wasn't time yet. But after seeing the four Sun Scholars, he felt he could communicate and learn. Their treatment methods and the dazzling array of treatment instruments made him feel moved. This was quite compatible with the treatment methods he had mastered.

Come to think of it, Su Xiao's treatment method matured in the World of Paintings. At that time, he was in the Sun Church of the World of Paintings, treating church members who were covered in dark wounds and hidden illnesses after hunting monsters. At that time, he relied on pharmacology, plus borrowing the treatment knowledge recorded in the Sun Church's library.

Now it seemed that the treatment knowledge recorded by the Sun Church was a deleted version of the Sun faction's treatment knowledge. Seeing these few Sun Scholars using the original version of the Sun faction's treatment method, Su Xiao was naturally both familiar and interested. He felt he could perfect his skills in this area.

Su Xiao looked at the Main Quest. The Main Quest/Second Stage was in a completed state, but he didn't choose to submit it, preparing to delay the triggering of the third stage to take the opportunity to improve his treatment level.

The light on the fifth basement level of the Grand Library was slightly dim. After Su Xiao revealed his intention to master the Sun faction's treatment method, the four Sun Scholars refused immediately. They had an oath not to pass on this treatment secret technique to outsiders.

But after learning that Su Xiao had already mastered it superficially and had practiced it, and after Su Xiao performed the treatment secret technique in front of them, all four Sun Scholars indicated that since Su Xiao had already entered the door, he was no longer an outsider and could pass on the complete Sun treatment secret technique to him for free.

Besides that, the four Sun Scholars' evaluation of the treatment method Su Xiao used was very unified: the treatment effect was average, but the technique was still very gentle.

Amu, standing behind Su Xiao, had great doubts in its naive eyes. The iron-blooded fierce bull, who had always been fierce to enemies, now had eyes so clear that they were cold, and it actually shivered. What a strange situation.

Su Xiao naturally wouldn't let a few Sun Scholars pass on the treatment secret technique to him for nothing. He used seal knowledge as a reward. If Twilight City sealed "Abyssal Nourishment" again, the four Sun Scholars would definitely be the main force.

The process of mastering the treatment secret technique went more smoothly than expected. Pharmacology and treatment were connected in many places. A more intuitive metaphor was that as a "Pharmacology Lv. EX," he could gradually synchronize the level of pharmacology to his "Sun Treatment Secret Technique Lv. 30," synchronizing this Lv. 30 "Sun Treatment Secret Technique" into "Sun Treatment Secret Technique Lv. EX."

For some reason, during Su Xiao's mastery of the Sun treatment secret technique, Amu's gaze became increasingly solemn, and Baha was the same. Xiang Bubu Wang raised its head, pondering: "The lemon honey water at that cold drink shop in the evening is so good, I'll buy another cup on the way back."

At ten o'clock that night, Su Xiao left with an ancient book. The four Sun Scholars were very generous. When they met someone qualified to master the Sun treatment secret technique, they not only knew everything but also stuffed this ancient book to Su Xiao. Of course, Su Xiao had to make an oath not to show this ancient book to others.

As for whether Su Xiao would teach others after learning it, the four Sun Scholars didn't care; they were just restricted by the oath.

The vehicle drove through the streets with occasional pedestrians. The dim green lights made the interior of the car flicker, but this didn't hinder Su Xiao from reading the ancient book. Before long, the car stopped.

"Woof."

"Hmm."

"Woof-woof."

"Go and come back quickly."

"Woof."

Pop~

The car door closed. Xiang Bubu Wang and Baha got off, while Amu sat in the back seat, aggrieved like a 4.2-ton child. Wearing 【Twin Battle Spirits】, it was normal for Amu to have such weight.

Su Xiao closed the ancient book. He wasn't in a hurry to improve this aspect. After returning to the Samsara Paradise this time, he would read it carefully. The key was that the treatment instruments corresponding to this Sun treatment secret technique had to be crafted by a specialized craftsman. The good news was that the craftsman who inherited this craft was still alive. The bad news was that this craftsman was somewhat neglectful of his proper duties, obsessed with pharmacology.

However, thinking about it carefully, it was normal for this craftsman to switch to pharmacology. The treatment instruments corresponding to the Sun treatment secret technique were all specialized. In other words, in the hands of others, these specialized tools were equivalent to scrap metal.

And as for whether the Sun treatment secret technique was too ancient, this treatment secret technique was not only not ancient but also very scientific. Don't think that the tech-side of the First Era was backward. The Void/First Era was the most glorious and brilliant period of the tech-side. By the Second Era, the power of the Abyss and elements was too strong, causing the tech-side to gradually decline. By the Third Era, let alone development, not regressing was a blessing.

This craftsman who could manufacture specialized treatment instruments for the Sun treatment secret technique was none other than the Tree Sage, an old man who had once been called the strongest pharmacist in the Void.

Come to think of it, before the appearance of Saint Flame Pharmacist, the Tree Sage, an old man whose character was okay when not drinking, was very innocent. Even now, this old pharmacist who wanted to know who the bastard was who started the rumor and called him the strongest pharmacist in the Void.

After hearing this rumor, his already wrinkled old face became haggard with gullies. After trying various ways to get rid of the title of strongest pharmacist in the Void and failing, the Tree Sage chose to live in seclusion in the Lost Fire Forest in a particularly remote area of the Void. If he couldn't afford to provoke them, he would hide.

After Saint Flame Pharmacist was recognized as the strongest pharmacist in the Void, the one who was happiest wasn't Saint Flame Pharmacist himself—he had no ripples in his heart—but the Tree Sage. After so many years, he finally didn't have to bear the title of strongest pharmacist.

Unfortunately, the Tree Sage didn't enjoy it for a few days before that bastard, who had been hiding in the dark, again proclaimed that the Tree Sage was the strongest pharmacist in the Star Realm, which angered the old pharmacist so much that he almost couldn't catch his breath and was sent away on the spot.

Who was this bastard hiding in the dark? It was actually Wood. Please don't laugh; it really was Wood. That was many years ago. A friend was critically injured and dying, and he urgently needed life-saving secret medicine. Wood went to the Pharmacist Association and found the Tree Sage, who was at the height of his career at the time. If the Tree Sage had refused, or even been cold, or even vicious, it wouldn't have mattered. Wood would have just turned and left, as if it had never happened.

He came to seek medicine. In Wood's view, the approach of being vicious if the medicine wasn't sought was too ugly.

The key problem was that the Tree Sage loved wine at that time and was drunk. In addition, he had been calculated by the Demon race many times, so he mocked Wood a few times, and in a state of being so drunk that he couldn't speak clearly, he mocked him for a long time.

Whether it was vicious attitude or even insulting Wood, Wood didn't care. He would just turn and leave. In his view, the other party saving him was a kindness, and not saving him was his duty. A vicious attitude could be ignored, but mocking was different, and it was when his friend was dying, and the other party mocked the entire Demon race.

According to regular development, the result wasn't pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger, but leaving it unsettled. But Wood, who was only at the Third Tier at the time, didn't make the above choice. After handling his friend's funeral, Wood used the means of a trickster to successfully befriend the editor-in-chief of a small newspaper in the Void.

Since then, the Tree Sage gradually put on a mask of pain and quit drinking. The matter to this point wasn't the most wonderful part. The wonderful part was that after Saint Flame Pharmacist became famous, the person who proclaimed that the Tree Sage was the strongest pharmacist in the Star Realm wasn't Wood. It seemed the Tree Sage had many enemies.

When Su Xiao returned to his residence, it was almost twelve o'clock at night. After taking a hot shower, Su Xiao lay on the bed, feeling relaxed all over. From entering this world until now, he finally had a chance to sleep well.

Suddenly, he raised his left hand. His left hand, clinging to a crystal layer, grabbed a completely transparent cone. This assassin had a high level, choosing to strike when he was most relaxed. The problem was, while in a mission world, Su Xiao would never completely relax his vigilance.

The cone in his hand evaporated. After confirming there was no poison in the air, Su Xiao removed the crystal layer on his left hand and continued to sleep. In the low and middle tiers, he had an interest in this kind of assassination and chasing assassins. Today, he was used to being assassinated, so he let Amu and Baha handle it. If he wasn't mistaken, it was an assassin sent by the old nobles of the Monarch faction.

Su Xiao went to the Grand Library tonight, which made some old nobles dissatisfied. After all, in the eyes of those old nobles, Su Xiao was just a pawn they used to take back the "Sun Source Stone." This assassination was more like a warning.

Su Xiao's response was very clear: let Baha find the old noble Augustus and ask him which group of old nobles sent this assassin tonight. If the old noble Augustus's attitude was tough, then tonight, the rear city district, which was the base camp of the old nobles, would have a "Sun's Wrath/Apollo" rushing straight into the sky.

The old noble who sent this assassin misunderstood one thing: Su Xiao wasn't here to defect or join the Monarch faction; he was here to cooperate. Cooperation meant getting respect. If the other party chose to cooperate but didn't show respect, they would have to pay the price.

The old noble Augustus knew this truth, but as the leader of the old nobles, he couldn't compromise. It wasn't that he didn't want to, but he couldn't do so. So that night, Xiang Bubu Wang planted a "Sun's Wrath/Apollo" in the central area of the rear city district.

This determination, which was almost a direct face-off, made all the old nobles surprised and wary. Clearly, they didn't understand that for a hunter of the Paradise faction, let alone letting all the old nobles die, even more violent methods could be used when needed.

The temperature outside the window was very low tonight, already below zero, but the bedroom was warm and comfortable. Su Xiao rarely slept so well. Early the next morning, he was eating breakfast. Because he had rested very well last night, he felt energetic.

The old noble Augustus wouldn't compromise, which Su Xiao had long expected. As for the few old nobles who sent the assassin, they wouldn't live for a week. With alchemy poison + Xiang Bubu Wang's environmental integration, killing these old nobles wasn't difficult. Under such circumstances, why make the relationship with the Monarch faction so tense?

The answer was that when the other party was scheming and obviously using one's own side, one must show enough strength during the cooperation. Only in this way could the other party be wary. Once there was wariness, the other side would inevitably be a beat slower when turning hostile later. This was the advantage.

Plus, Su Xiao was certain that the old noble Augustus couldn't compromise. Since he couldn't compromise, and the matter had to be resolved, finding someone to mediate and give both sides face was the best choice at present. One had to know that the "Sun's Wrath/Apollo" was only known to a few high-level Monarch faction members, so this matter being mediated in the end wouldn't be embarrassing.

There was no choice for the person to mediate; it was only the great noble Luciva, who was closer to Su Xiao. Don't forget, this was under the circumstance that Su Xiao was assassinated, and the great noble Luciva was forced to be sent out to mediate. With the great noble Luciva's temper, he was both depressed and embarrassed to speak.

Knock, knock, knock.

The door was knocked. After Amu opened the door, the great noble Luciva stood at the door, and beside him was his wife, the socialite Bedia. Compared to the Monarch faction's chief diplomat, she was the strongest negotiator of the Monarch faction.

After Luciva and his wife sat down, Su Xiao signaled the servants he had hired at a high price to serve them breakfast.

"Bai Ye, the situation is like this..."

Luciva just opened his mouth when he was interrupted by Su Xiao:

"Have you eaten."

"Uh~, not yet."

"Then let's eat together."

"All... right."

As a martial powerhouse, negotiation and power struggles were not his strengths. Luciva was clearly not eating well because he had something on his mind, unlike his wife Bedia, who enjoyed the sumptuous breakfast with a smile.

"I came this time..."

Again, before Luciva could finish, Su Xiao raised his hand. Some things were different when said. He said:

"Tell that old thing Augustus that I'll pretend the assassination last night didn't happen."

Hearing Su Xiao's words, Luciva was stunned. He was actually a bit bewildered because he really didn't expect Bai Ye to give him so much face. And beside him, his wife smiled without saying a word. She was a smart person who saw the situation clearly.

Was it Su Xiao giving Luciva face? Of course it was. This was Su Xiao's second gain in this conflict with the Monarch faction. Face was mutual. Su Xiao gave Luciva so much face this time, and Luciva wasn't an ungrateful person.

Moreover, selling Luciva face on this matter was a very good choice, as he would be traveling to the Dark Moon Nightmare in the Northern Continent with Luciva and his sister, the slacker girl Delona, later.

After breakfast, Luciva and his wife left. Su Xiao opened the mission list and chose to complete the Main Quest/Second Stage.

【You have completed Main Quest/Second Stage: Dark Moon.】

【You obtained Moon-Eclipse Mark (You can fully activate Black Blade/Hungry Wolf with the Moon-Eclipse Mark).】

【Main Quest/Third Stage has been activated.】

【Main Quest/Third Stage: False Appearance.】

Difficulty Level: Lv. 93.

Mission Brief: Defeat the "King" in the Dark Moon Nightmare.

Mission Duration: 10 natural days.

Mission Reward: Altar Lock Disk.

Mission Penalty: Forced execution.

Main Mission: Third Ring successfully activated. As mentioned in the intelligence, the third formidable enemy is in the Dark Moon Nightmare.

However, for this trip to the Northern Continent, Su Xiao planned to first stop by "Black Fog Island," which he would pass along the way. Not only did he need to find the wolf graves there to upgrade the 【Silver Moon Blade】 to its limit using the 【Abyssal Watcher's Soul Remnant】, but he also needed to find Dudu Gugu there.