Chapter 956

When Su Xiao appeared again, he was already behind the Little Giant, his Checking Zhan Long Shan slashing repeatedly.

Puchi, puchi...

Dense slash marks appeared on the Little Giant's back, shattered armor fragments and blood splattering everywhere. A large amount of Qing Gang Ying energy invaded the Little Giant's body. After Su Xiao slashed a dozen times in an instant, the Soul Electric Shock effect triggered.

His figure flashed, the yellow sand forming a crater from the impact, and he appeared in front of the Little Giant.

Su Xiao held his blade with both hands, raised it, slashed down, and blood splattered. A massive head flew up. This sequence of movements was fluid, crisp, and clean.

After the Little Giant took Su Xiao's full-force kick, what followed was no longer a battle, but a one-sided slaughter.

Thud, the Little Giant's head landed on the ground, and gushing blood poured from the neck of his headless body. The yellow sand was stained with blood, congealing into a large lump.

Blood slid down the blade of Checking Zhan Long Shan. Su Xiao flicked the long blade, a large spray of blood droplets flying off. As the long blade returned to its sheath, he walked toward the contestant viewing area.

After a moment of dead silence in the spectator stands, deafening cheers filled the arena. Large amounts of paper scraps flew up. The spectators who threw the paper were all looking displeased; the arena had opened betting, Su Xiao's odds were 1 to 0.2, and the Little Giant's odds were 1 to 10. Which contestant the audience bet on depended only on luck. Before the arena battle began, the organizers would not provide the contestants' information unless the situation was special—like Su Xiao's case, where the organizers would reveal a small amount of information to increase the fame of this year's arena. One more thing: participating contestants were forbidden from participating in betting in any form.

"So this is a Destroyer? It seems the reputation is well-deserved."

"The basic abilities of the two were similar, but the battle situation was completely one-sided. Those few slashes were simply a slaughter, an elegant slaughter."

"It's no wonder it would be like this; Destroyers founded an entire era."

The cheers gradually faded, and the audience began to discuss the match.

"Worthy of being an ally of our Demon race; that decapitation strike was satisfying."

"Even so, this Destroyer is still in the growth stage. Why did he participate in the arena? This will expose his identity."

"Not sure. Before this, the Shadow of the Destroyer appeared with a new successor; only we received the news."

Ignoring the audience's reaction and the commentator Hake's judgment of the match for now, Su Xiao walked toward the contestant viewing area while thinking about one question: to what extent his current combat power had improved.

The bonus of the Hunter set and the Intuition ability to close-quarters combat was obvious. Thinking of the Hunter set, he checked the Hunter set's set attribute 3.

Set effect 3: Hunter's Spoils (Passive), Spoils value 1.4%.

The Spoils value increased by 1.4%, not too much, but not little either. At his combat frequency, it wouldn't take long for the Spoils value to reach 100%. At that time, as long as he consumed Soul Crystal (Large) x5 + Origin of Birth (Gold) x3, the three-piece Hunter set could be promoted to Gold quality. By then, the improvement of the Hunter set would definitely be astonishing.

If it were before obtaining the Hunter set and the Intuition ability, even if Su Xiao could win against the Little Giant, he couldn't have won so easily. Throughout the entire battle, the Little Giant didn't even touch Su Xiao. In the audience's words, this was an elegant slaughter.

The Little Giant's strength was great, and his combat experience was rich, but unfortunately, his speed was not fast enough. Su Xiao had the perception of the Intuition ability, and the gap in speed was fatal; the Little Giant couldn't attack Su Xiao at all. As for fighting a war of attrition, Su Xiao wouldn't give the opponent the chance.

The bonus of the Hunter set was also obvious; Su Xiao's previous attacks directly broke armor + broke defense, and the 40% increase in close-quarters attack power was reflected here.

It's no wonder so many people fought for the Hunter set; with such a high ability bonus, as long as one was a close-quarters fighter, no one wouldn't want to obtain the Hunter set.

Not only that, after having the 20% maximum health bonus, Su Xiao's combat style was bolder. As long as he wasn't hit in a vital spot, most enemies couldn't kill him in seconds. For example, when he fought the Little Giant just now, he repeatedly took risks by exposing himself within the Little Giant's optimal attack range. If he didn't have the 20% maximum health bonus, he wouldn't have done that.

Overall, Su Xiao's evasion ability had greatly improved, his attack power had greatly improved, and he possessed higher health than a main tank, which laid a very strong foundation for his close-quarters combat.

Su Xiao returned to the spectator stands. Lilim on the side revealed a smile, while other participating contestants looked at Su Xiao with vigilance. Some had already noted his number plate, silently praying in their hearts not to be matched against Su Xiao.

"Gods and Buddhas bless me, don't let me be matched with this pervert, Amen."

Detective Luoli sat not far away. Although she knew Su Xiao's strength was not weak, she hadn't seen Su Xiao fight with her own eyes. A few minutes ago, she witnessed it with her own eyes.

Detective Luoli now knew very clearly that although she had hidden trump cards, if she faced Su Xiao head-on, she would definitely be rubbed against the sand, the kind that rubs out sparks.

"Congratulations on winning the first round."

Lilim spoke. Although she suspected that Su Xiao had inherited the Destroyer's will, or that his own philosophy was a bit extreme, she still sincerely congratulated Su Xiao on winning the first match.

"What kind of place is the Black Abyss? I had only heard of it before; is it a dangerous natural landscape within the Void?"

"The Black Abyss..."

Lilim hesitated for a moment, finally shaking her head.

"You don't need to know for now. Hmm, you absolutely must not be allowed to know."

"Why?"

Su Xiao was a bit puzzled, tilting his head to look at Lilim.

"Uh~ this~ how should I put it."

Lilim began to consider her words. She didn't want to put Su Xiao off, but wanted to say it more tactfully.

"Although we haven't been in contact for long, I've discovered that you have a very strong curiosity about unknown things? No, it should be a desire to explore. If I told you what kind of place the Black Abyss is, you would very likely find a way to go there. With your current combat power, it's fine in the outermost, shallowest layer of the Black Abyss, but if you go a hundred meters deep, you will definitely die."

Lilim looked around, and after discovering no one was watching her, she quietly unzipped her small, navel-baring leather jacket. A black venomous snake tattoo crossed her chest. Looking closely, one would find that this tattoo was covering up a scar.

"This was left after I entered the Black Abyss, and my father and brother were right beside me. Without my father and brother, I would have definitely died at that time."

Lilim's eyes scanned the surroundings. Just as someone was about to turn their gaze, she hurriedly zipped up her leather jacket. This female succubus seemed open, but in reality, she was very modest.

"Not to mention the strength of my father and brother, even I was stronger than you are now at that time. Don't look at me like this now; I am a High-level Demon, very strong, the kind that could hang you up and whip you."

Lilim puffed out her chest; it was indeed "very strong."

"If your strength increased by several dozen times, you could almost go to explore the Black Abyss alone. How should I describe that place? Different people entering the Black Abyss will have different gains. Hmm, this description is more appropriate."

Su Xiao revealed a thoughtful look. Through preliminary understanding, he learned a small amount of information about the Black Abyss.

"I can't stay here for long. After this arena tournament ends, I will leave."

Su Xiao took out an apple and took a bite with a crunch, the sweet and sour juice bursting in his mouth. The apple was one of his favorite fruits.

"Is that so? Then you will probably leave in three to five days. The rhythm of the arena is very tight; the later it gets, the more so it is. By the way, when I came, my father entrusted me with one thing. When he was fighting side-by-side with a Destroyer, a certain Destroyer saved his life in battle. My father had always wanted to repay that Destroyer, but unfortunately, there was no chance. The Destroyers perished too quickly, so quickly that the Demon race didn't even have a chance to support them.

Now that you have appeared, my father asked me to ask you: what requirements do you have? For example, some kind of ability? Or precious resources? Although these things are not enough to repay the life-saving grace of the past, you are also not that Destroyer."

Lilim's words made Su Xiao pause. He had killed his way here and had never encountered an ally gifting treasures. This made him subconsciously think about whether there was some conspiracy in it.

Thinking about it again, the Demon race was one of the great races within the Void. If they held malice toward him, they wouldn't need to take such a roundabout way.

From Lilim's few words, Su Xiao learned that he could make one request to the Demon race. This seemed like a chance to ask for treasures, but in reality, it was the Demon race testing him, testing his personality.

If Su Xiao requested some kind of treasure, the Demon race would definitely find a way to obtain that treasure, but if that were the case, the relationship between Su Xiao and the Demon race would gradually become plain—not the relationship between Destroyers and the Demon race becoming plain.

As for eternal allies, that was a manifestation of the Demon race keeping their promises. They were eternal allies with the Shadow of the Destroyer, but the Shadow of the Destroyer was an organization, not a specific person. The Shadow of the Destroyer was also human, and their personalities were all different. The Demon race wouldn't treat all Shadows of the Destroyer as allies; if that were the case, the Demon race would be too stupid, or rather, too pedantic.

The Shadow of the Destroyer and the Demon race were allies, not a superior-subordinate relationship. The bottom line for allies was not to wage war against each other; good allies were those who cooperated with each other.

Su Xiao's choice would allow the Demon race to judge whether to not wage war against him or to cooperate with each other in the future.

"Help me improve Alchemy."

"Alchemy? Which branch?"

"Biological Manufacturing."

Su Xiao made his choice.

"Don't you want to request some kind of treasure? We are very sincere."

"As for treasures, I will go and grab them myself later."

"Grab..."

Lilim was speechless. Shouldn't he say "I will obtain them myself" at this time? What the hell was this "grab" that slipped out? The Shadows of the Destroyer were indeed all a bunch of "bandits."

"Uh~ this~"

Lilim hesitated a bit, not because this request was too high, but because it was too simple.

"If you can't do it, forget it."

Hearing Su Xiao's words, Lilim's heart skipped a beat. It was very clear that Su Xiao was not the kind of extremely greedy person, but she actually hoped Su Xiao was that kind of greedy person. Su Xiao gave her a feeling that was too dangerous; words like peace had nothing to do with this human male.

"Of course... it can be done, but this still depends on your personal efforts. Improving Alchemy is a kind of accumulation of knowledge. At most, I can help you provide an environment that can quickly improve Alchemical Biological Manufacturing."

"As a reward, what do I need to do for the Demon race?"

"Eh~ I said before, this is a one-sided expression of gratitude; no reward is needed."

"You also said before that I am not that Destroyer."

Su Xiao threw away the fruit core in his hand. There was no such thing as a free lunch in the world; even if there was, it was a low-quality lunch, and he didn't want to eat it.

Lilim sighed inwardly. This ally was more reliable than she had imagined. However, she didn't wish to have such a reliable ally; she couldn't quite keep up with this ally's thinking. That "grab" that slipped out made her very concerned.

"Follow me. There should be some time before your next match. By the way, you are not allowed to grab things later!"

"Do you take me for a bandit?"

"You are one."

"It seems you have some kind of misunderstanding about me."

"You just blurted it out: if you want treasures, just go and grab them."

"Don't you grab the treasures of your enemies?"

Lilim was speechless and let out a long sigh.