Chapter 1414 - 36: Axe

Chapter 1414: Chapter 36: Axe

Inside the anomalous space, the Goddess of Luck yawned as she sat on a beach chair, holding a glass of strawberry juice with a straw in her mouth.

"So scary, looks just like that woman, but... the Shadow of Annihilation Law people are idiots when it comes to space stuff, hahaha."

The Goddess of Luck laughed out loud to herself, the thrill of testing the edge of death was very exciting.

"But, where does this ’god’ come from, is it an aboriginal ’god’? So utterly backward, appearing in front of the Shadow of Annihilation Law in the form of life energy, what a courageous backward creature. If it enters the Void, it might be caged by those demons and kept as a pet."

The Goddess of Luck took a sip of juice, and golden energy surged beside her, forming a middle finger.

Su Xiao certainly saw that middle finger in the anomalous space. With such an act and that lump of golden energy, there was no need to guess—this was definitely the Goddess of Luck.

Su Xiao tightened his left hand. The white phantom wrapped in blue smoke struggled painfully. After the Blade Demon energy went dormant, Su Xiao could almost use the Core of Devour endlessly, so he didn’t have to worry about the rebound issue—he just needed to enhance the Blue Steel Shadow ability with all his strength.

Although the Blade Demon falling into dormancy posed a significant risk, it brought several benefits for Su Xiao. First, he could almost infinitely devour life energy, given that his body could withstand it.

Moreover, when Su Xiao fully activated the Core of Devour, his whole body would be wrapped in blue smoke, and his sight would change. In this perspective, his perception could even penetrate space, and the life energy within a half-kilometer radius couldn’t escape his detection, though he couldn’t perceive other objects.

This form would not affect Su Xiao’s sanity; the only downside is that he looked somewhat fierce and terrifying. It’s imaginable—an humanoid creature with blue smoke floating all over and blood-red eyes looks very intimidating.

Furthermore, being observed by Su Xiao to see the life energy within one’s body is definitely not a pleasant experience. When Su Xiao observed the little assistant, her legs trembled uncontrollably despite her courage.

[Due to absorbing energy converted by the Core of Devour, Blue Steel Shadow ability enhanced.]

[Blue Steel Shadow has been upgraded to Level 41.]

[Blue Steel Shadow has been upgraded to Level 42.]

...

[Blue Steel Shadow has been upgraded to Level 45.]

Blue smoke surged, the white phantom was completely devoured, and the smoke gradually dissipated as the red glow in Su Xiao’s eyes faded.

Devouring the white phantom was equivalent to devouring more than 20 [Dragon of Resurrection spirits] despite this, the Blue Steel Shadow only increased by 5 levels.

The higher the level of Blue Steel Shadow, the more terrifying the amount of energy required to improve it. As for using Soul Crystal (Large) to enhance it, Su Xiao had no such intention, as the Sword Technique Master is a significant consumer of Soul Crystals.

In the anomalous space, the Goddess of Luck lazily held the straw in her mouth. She did not intend to meddle in the grudge between Su Xiao and the God of Dawn. She was here just to watch some fun out of sheer boredom.

After Su Xiao shut down the Core of Devour, he could no longer see that lump of golden energy in the anomalous space. If he could ’bite’ that thing, whether it would enhance Blue Steel Shadow energy was unclear, but there was a great chance it could boost the Luck attribute. Alas, the Goddess of Luck was utterly cowardly and would never leave the anomalous space.

"This... impossible, how can a god be..."

A military officer lying on the ground was full of disbelief. The deity they had summoned with their combined efforts had been eaten by two blue monsters—one ate the head, and the other ’devoured’ the body.

"As facts prove, your gods are unreliable; the firearms in your hand are the most reliable things,"

The little assistant raised her gun, aiming at the four military officers, who were already a bit exhausted.

"Mortal, how dare you desecrate the Kamui..."

Clang.

The blade aura swept across, and the four officers slowly fell. Reincarnation Paradise’s prompt appeared—Su Xiao received 32 points of Reincarnation Paradise Merit.

A golden treasure chest dropped to the ground. As Su Xiao advanced, he picked up the chest with his long knife and stored it into storage space.

[You have obtained a Treasure Chest (Gold Quality · War World Output).]

The treasure chest Su Xiao obtained was somewhat different from those he had obtained before, as it was marked as output from the War World. Perhaps it would yield different rewards upon opening.

With a long knife in hand, Su Xiao walked straight to the interior side of the fifth layer. When he fully activated the Core of Devour, he saw that there were six people in the innermost room of the fifth layer, one of whom had potent life energy, while the remaining five were slightly stronger than ordinary people.

The little assistant, having her back towards Su Xiao, slowly retreated, holding her gun level to prevent enemies from appearing from behind, although the possibility was small.

Su Xiao arrived at the door of the innermost room. The doors of other rooms were wooden, but the door in front of him was forged from patterned steel.

Clang, clang, clang...

Knife scars appeared on the metal door made of threaded steel, and Su Xiao kicked straight.

Boom!

Shaped metal plates shot into the room, embedding themselves into the opposite wall.

Su Xiao stepped into the room. It was about a hundred square meters, with a sofa, a desk, and other furniture. The most noticeable was a display cabinet made of rare wood, containing antiques and several bottles of wine. A label on one of the bottles read: Produced in the Divine Calendar Year 1877, February 15, and gifted to friend Du Bo · Yi Si.

The entire room was tastefully decorated, though a pungent smell of cheap cigars ruined the room’s ambiance. ℴ

"So, you’re still alive, White Ghost."

Cigar smoke dispersed, and the speaker was a burly man sitting on the sofa. He was at least two meters tall, with a messy head of yellow hair, and a similarly unkempt yellow stubbly beard.

The burly man took a deep drag from his cigar, inhaling the smoke like he was smoking it into his lungs. When he exhaled, it was as if a steam engine was venting smoke.

The powerful life energy that Su Xiao sensed earlier belonged to this burly man. Apart from him, there was no one else in the room.

The burly man wore a red short-sleeve shirt, and his bloated beer belly looked like it was carrying a ten-month pregnancy. His arms showed no muscle, just layers of fat. Despite his physique, Su Xiao could feel the surging power within his body.

"Heh, I regret not cutting you down last time."

The burly man grinned, revealing a mouthful of sharp metallic fangs that seemed to be forged from patterned steel, judging by the sheen.

"Buck."

The little assistant stepped back a few paces, leveling her gun at the burly man.

"Little girl, the toy in your hand is useless against me."

Buck stood up, with two leather pouches hanging at his sides. Inside the pouches were two short-handled wood axes, typically the kind used for logging.

"Sir, I’ll leave this to you. I’m going after the target."

The little assistant assessed the situation; Du Bo · Yi Si had already fled, and this man called Buck was left behind to hold their rear.

"That way."

Su Xiao swung his knife in a sideways slash. The blade aura cut through the wall, opening a hidden door that led upwards, not underground.

Sensing the door led upward, Su Xiao tossed a micro signal transmitter to the little assistant.

"Swallow it."

Upon hearing this, the little assistant turned her head, catching the micro signal transmitter in her mouth and gulping it down.

After swallowing the signal transmitter, the little assistant dashed into the hidden door.

"You... use a knife?"

The burly man Buck drew the twin axes at his waist. The short-handled axes spun several times in his hands, and Buck’s demeanor remained calm and conversational throughout, without provocation or hostility, like he was merely having a chat with Su Xiao.