Chapter 461

Concocting a potion isn't just about one material; even if the Sun's Gift Fruit is of dark purple quality, it won't suffice.

Fortunately, Su Xiao had the Philosopher's Stone notarized by the Paradise in his hand; if other materials were needed, the Philosopher's Stone could be used as a substitute.

Su Xiao pondered the mixing ratio in his mind; there was only one chance, so he had to be cautious.

After thinking for ten minutes, Su Xiao took out a dagger and cut open the Sun's Gift Fruit.

After cutting the Sun's Gift Fruit open, Su Xiao discovered a pit in the center of the fruit.

Upon closer inspection, Su Xiao was stunned: the pit of the Sun's Gift Fruit was actually a Primordial Seed!

Even now, Su Xiao still didn't know the function of the Primordial Seed, but one thing he could be certain of: the flesh of the Sun's Gift Fruit was edible, but the Primordial Seed absolutely was not.

After peeling away the flesh of the Sun's Gift Fruit, Su Xiao began to concoct the potion.

Because the conditions were crude, the concoction carried great risk, but fortunately, the materials were sufficient, so it wouldn't affect the quality of the potion.

Crude conditions were unavoidable; the shelf life of the Sun's Gift Fruit was too short to wait until the survival trial ended to concoct it.

Light flickered in his hand. Just as Su Xiao was concentrating on the concoction, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's nose twitched, and its gaze turned toward the Primordial Seed.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang gulped down a large mouthful of saliva. It also knew the Primordial Seed couldn't be eaten, but that instinctive craving made it suffer.

"Gulp."

Swallowing sound x1.

"Gulp..."

Swallowing sound x2.

Su Xiao stopped his hand movements and looked at Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang; this time, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang was much quieter.

Two hours later, a crisp 'crack' sound came from Su Xiao's hand, and a wisp of red powder fell from his fingertips; the energy within the Philosopher's Stone had been exhausted.

Su Xiao held a test tube in his hand, filled with a pale golden liquid.

Gurgle.

The pale golden liquid churned inside the tube, yet it actually had no heat at all. This was Su Xiao using mana to stabilize the changes between the materials, guiding this change toward a benign development.

Sweat dripped from Su Xiao's chin; his mana was being consumed like flowing water. If not for having over a thousand points of mana, he would have been unable to hold on long ago.

A long time later, the potion in the tube stopped churning, and a special fluctuation was emitted; this was the Reincarnation Paradise having notarized this strengthening-type potion.

Su Xiao checked the potion's attributes.

【Unnamed】

Origin: Survival Trial

Quality: Dark Purple

Type: Strengthening Potion

Effect: After drinking, permanently +200 HP, +200 Mana, +1 Strength, +1 Agility, +1 Intelligence, +25% Fire Resistance, +25% Frost Resistance, +4% Nerve Reflex Speed.

Rating: 260+

Introduction: A high-level product of alchemical pharmacology, exceptionally precious.

After seeing the effect of the potion in his hand, a smile appeared on Su Xiao's face. Fortunately, he hadn't eaten the Sun's Gift Fruit directly before, otherwise, he would have suffered a huge loss.

This bottle of potion had been notarized by the Reincarnation Paradise, which meant this item could be sold externally.

But no Qiyuezhe who obtained this would choose to sell it, and Su Xiao was no exception.

He drank the pale golden potion in one gulp, and a warm sensation instantly filled Su Xiao's abdominal cavity.

At this very moment, a large expanse of light suddenly appeared before Su Xiao's eyes, and a figure was vaguely visible within the light.

This figure was somewhat illusory, appearing to be a projection. She wore a long golden dress, looked like a woman, her golden dress ribbons fluttering, and her entire body was burning with golden flames.

"Mortal, kneel."

A cold voice came, and Su Xiao's brows furrowed tightly.

"Kneel!"

The woman spoke again, and in an instant, a burst of flame rose around Su Xiao, as if to burn him to ash.

The temperature of the flame was extremely high, burning through the very air. Just as Su Xiao thought he was going to lose his life, a blue flame rose from within his body.

"Exterminate..."

The golden-flamed woman murmured, shook her head, and a trace of fear emerged imperceptibly in her eyes.

"Leave my planet; this place does not welcome you madmen of the Extermination."

The golden-flamed woman's body began to change, gradually transforming from its original human shape into vines, reaching out to cling to Su Xiao.

Boom!

Su Xiao opened his eyes and looked around; other than Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, there were no other living creatures nearby.

Looking at the empty test tube in his hand, Su Xiao guessed that he had just entered some kind of illusion. That woman covered in golden flames was most likely not human, but some kind of consciousness.

That's right, a consciousness. Su Xiao had a feeling that was both hazy and clear; it seemed he was the nemesis of the other party, and that consciousness was afraid of him, so it formed an illusion to intimidate him.

Su Xiao checked his personal attributes; the strengthening effect of the potion had already appeared. The increase in HP couldn't be viewed, but his mana had reached a staggering 1363 points.

Strength, Agility, and Intelligence each increased by one point, and at the same time, there was resistance to both fire and ice attributes.

Resistance is a good ability; for example, fire resistance—although it cannot make one immune to the burning of fire, it allows one to survive longer in fire, and in the future, when suffering fire-attribute attacks, the severity of the injuries will be reduced.

And among these enhanced abilities, the most precious is the 4% nerve reflex speed; for close-quarters combat, nerve reflex speed can be called a dream attribute.

Su Xiao lay in the cave, pondering in his mind the scene he had just seen and connecting the clues he knew.

Nowadays, there were more and more clues, and these clues all pointed to one thing.

Su Xiao had a bit of a headache; he wasn't good at deduction. If it were some Qiyuezhe with extremely strong deductive abilities, they might have already found the truth from the clues.

One has to admit that Su Xiao didn't have that kind of talent; he belonged to the combat-oriented type.

This wasn't a big problem; Su Xiao knew there was one person who definitely understood the secrets within, and he would definitely come into contact with that person: Old Man Shi.

To be safe, Su Xiao would leave the Red Earth area before the sixth day of the survival trial, and without Old Man Shi's compass, Su Xiao couldn't leave the Red Earth area in a short time; contact with the other party was inevitable.

After resting in the cave for one night, early the next morning, Su Xiao took Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang to find Old Man Shi.

Today was the day the Asenman tribe and the Void Zerg would go to war. Don't misunderstand; the two sides weren't having a decisive battle, just a daily struggle for land.

The Asenman tribe had assembled a large number of red-skinned natives. Although these natives had the same skin color, their attire was slightly different.

The Asenman tribe wasn't just one large tribe; there were some small tribes around it.

Old Man Shi was the leader of the Asenman tribe. While commanding the large tribe, the surrounding small tribes also had to obey his commands.

Inside Old Man Shi's stone house, Old Man Shi sat on a blanket, with more than a dozen leaders of small tribes sitting before him.

"Bateguonawa... (Unknown language)."

Old Man Shi seemed to be announcing something, and those small tribe leaders were listening intently.

"Roar!"

All the small tribe leaders let out a loud roar; these guys should have reached some kind of consensus.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang was startled and rolled its eyes. That look clearly meant: 'This bunch of jumpy idiots!'

The dozen or so small tribe leaders left the stone house, and Old Man Shi walked to Su Xiao's side.

Today, Old Man Shi was dressed formally, wearing feather ornaments on his head and draped in a yellow feather cloak.

"My friend, the time to fulfill our promise has come. Come with me to the Zerg nest. As long as you help me obtain the 'Regeneration Egg', the compass will belong to you."

Although Old Man Shi tried his best to stabilize his emotions, Su Xiao still felt the other party's excitement.

Standing behind Old Man Shi was a leader of a small tribe; this was the companion for going deep into the Zerg nest, a decision Old Man Shi had made on the fly.

This small tribe leader was tall and sturdy, about thirty years old. What made people take notice was that his left cheek was withered, and plant roots were growing inside it.

"This is Kaluo, my most trusted subordinate. He can communicate with each other."

Kaluo's expression was dull, and his speech was somewhat slurred.

"Hello, I know some, Qiyue... adventurer's language."