Chapter 908

Sha chews the Soul Crystal in her mouth, and after crushing it, she swallows it directly.

"This is the hope of freedom..."

The corners of Sha's mouth curl up, and a wisp of black mist drifts out from her body, gradually dissipating into the air.

Seeing this black mist, Su Xiao narrows his eyes. He doesn't know what this black mist is, but after this wisp of black mist leaves Sha's body, Su Xiao feels that Sha's aura has become a bit stronger, although the degree of strengthening is so weak it can be ignored.

To be precise, Sha hasn't become stronger; rather, her strength has recovered a bit.

"It seems pure souls are of no small help to you."

Su Xiao has already roughly guessed something.

"Of course, as long as there are sufficient pure souls, I can regain my freedom and escape Alice's control."

Sha doesn't hide it; she sits on the bed and crosses her legs.

"That bitch Alice sealed me. If it were an inescapable seal, I would have ended it myself before long. But that bitch is smart; she gave me a glimmer of hope. As long as I ingest pure souls, the seal in my body will gradually peel away. When the seal completely disappears, I will be free.

Not just me, the others in the castle are the same. The way that little girl Anliya breaks her seal is candy. The difficulty of obtaining candy is relatively low, so she can only eat three a day. That little girl has a hamster attribute and will store candy. A certain 'bat' needs human blood—human blood after reaching a certain level of strength. A certain water buffalo needs holy relics. So-called holy relics are what you call... right, equipment."

Sha's personality is bold. She is a tomboy with extremely strong melee ability and eight-pack abs, but her physique is not bulky. If she were wrapped up tightly, enemies would think she is a tall, slender woman.

Through Sha's narration, Su Xiao understands a bit about the first floor of the Demon Castle. Except for that 'game room,' the other rooms are all prison cells.

There are 48 plot creatures here. They come from different worlds, their races are diverse, and they all have their own specialized abilities. Not just anyone is qualified to be imprisoned here.

Before these prisoners successfully break their seals, they cannot leave their rooms or the castle, otherwise, they will be cleaned up by the Wolf Butler.

The Wolf Butler and the demon servants are not prisoners. Their status in the castle is similar to 'staff,' directly under Alice.

Some of these prisoners are relatively stubborn and unwilling to follow Alice's orders. They belong to the type of prisoners who cannot be negotiated with. Even with a letter of introduction, the possibility of negotiating with these prisoners is not high.

Some prisoners have already accepted their fate and only hope to break the seal as soon as possible to regain their freedom, like that little hamster Anliya.

There are also some prisoners who are currently in a struggle. They have been imprisoned for too long; they both want to break the seal and do not want to follow Alice's orders, like Sha.

Therefore, Sha set two standards: strength must be strong enough (melee ability), and they must be pleasing to the eye.

Su Xiao belongs to the type who is strong enough but not very pleasing to the eye, but he possesses a large number of letters of introduction, annoying Sha to no end.

In desperation, Sha chose to let Su Xiao in and beat him up, but after fighting Su Xiao, Sha changed her mind for some reason and chose to negotiate with him. The specific reason is temporarily unknown.

"Based on the principle of fair trade, you have paid pure souls, so you can learn one ability from me. I don't know many things, only this."

Sha raises her fist.

"I'm not very interested in close-quarters combat; I rely on this for fighting."

Su Xiao points his finger at the scabbard of Checking Zhan Long Shan.

"Tch, a weakling who relies on external objects."

Sha sneers at Su Xiao's sword-fighting style. Is that really the case? Not at all.

On Sha's collarbone, one can see a thirty-centimeter-long scar. Seeing this scar, Su Xiao immediately judges it to be a knife wound.

No matter from what angle, Su Xiao's swordsmanship counters melee-type enemies, and the sword is not an external object. When he holds the sword, Checking Zhan Long Shan is an extension of his arm; he can even perceive the breeze blowing on the blade of Checking Zhan Long Shan.

The reason Sha says this is nine times out of ten because she has been educated by a swordsmanship expert and knows how much swordsmanship counters melee ability.

"Not interested in close-quarters combat? Then what do you want to learn? I have two strongest abilities: one is Scorpion Tail-Whip, the other is Punch. If you don't want to learn these, there's nothing I can do."

Sha yawns. Looking at this appearance... is she trying to renege on the deal?

"I want to learn that beast-like intuition of yours."

"It's intuition, not instinct. Intuition and instinct are two different things. The role of intuition is early warning; instinct is enhancing perception during combat."

"Whatever, how do you master this ability? How high is the cost?"

Su Xiao has his eye on Sha's 'Beast Intuition (Passive Lv. 59)'. He is not dazzled by Sha's skill level. That kind of Lv. 69 active skill looks fierce, but it is actually not suitable for Su Xiao. Things that suit oneself are the best things. If it's not suitable, no matter how strong that ability is, it's useless.

Of Sha's abilities, Su Xiao has his eye on two:

Skill 3: Beast Intuition (Passive Lv. 59)

Skill 4: Combat Proficiency (Passive Lv. 53)

As for 'Melee Master (Passive Lv. 67)', this ability looks suitable for Su Xiao, but it is not. Everyone's basic melee ability has its own tendencies. For example, Su Xiao, his basic melee ability 'Sword Master Lv. 39', is inclined toward swordsmanship. If he were asked to teach others boxing, he would also be completely clueless.

Sha's situation is similar. Her 'Melee Master (Passive Lv. 67)' is inclined toward boxing, which has nothing to do with swordsmanship.

"Beast Intuition... are, you, sure?"

The three words "are you sure" in Sha's mouth are almost said one word at a time. Hearing this tone, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang to the side cannot help but step back a few paces.

"Sure."

"Don't blame me if you die. Also, if you want me to teach you this ability, the amount of pure soul from just now is not enough."

"Make an offer."

"One hundred of the kind from just now."

"Two."

"One hundred."

"Two."

Hearing this way of bargaining, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang to the side rolls its eyes. It really wants to complain: "Is this price difference a bit too big? Is it because of the middleman?"

After a series of ups and downs in bargaining, Su Xiao finally pays a total of 7 Soul Crystals (Small) to have Sha guide him in mastering 'Beast Intuition'.

Previously, Su Xiao thought the first floor of the Demon Castle was somewhat similar to the trial grounds of the Reincarnation Paradise, but now it seems that's not the case.

In the trial grounds, it is very difficult to learn skills from mirrors; at most, it is to improve already mastered skills. The more role of mirrors is to teach combat techniques.

But on the first floor of the Demon Castle, this is where skills are taught. As long as you pay enough price or chips, you can learn the skills you want here.