CHAPTER 241: CHAPTER 51: THE CHIEFTAIN’S LAST STRUGGLE

The footsteps outside the room were noisy, indicating a trend of unrest in the Imperial Capital.

Pa.

A pale blue flame appeared, lighting a cigarette.

An indescribable feeling emerged, something called luck was approaching Su Xiao.

The effect of the Flame of Luck only lasted fifteen seconds, so Su Xiao had to act quickly.

The first box he picked up was Brand’s treasure chest. Brand had been seriously injured during their battle, leading Su Xiao to expect it wouldn’t contain much of value.

[You opened the Blue Treasure Chest and obtained the following items]

[Obtained 2000 Paradise coins]

[Obtained 1000 Paradise coins]

[Obtained 1500 Paradise coins]

As expected, the chest mainly contained Paradise coins, which was not a bad haul.

Su Xiao immediately picked up Najenda’s treasure chest, holding higher expectations for this one.

[You opened the Blue Treasure Chest and obtained the following items]

[Obtained 1000 Paradise coins]

[Obtained 3000 Paradise coins]

[Obtained 200 Paradise coins]

...

"Cough cough cough!"

Su Xiao coughed dryly, shocked to find that both Blue Treasure Chests turned out to be filled with Paradise coins.

"I don’t believe it."

Su Xiao’s jaw clenched as he snatched the purple treasure chest dropped by Red Eye.

[You opened the Purple Treasure Chest and obtained the following items]

[Obtained 4300 Paradise coins]

[Obtained Soul Crystals (Small) ×3]

[Obtained Favor of Son of Fate]

...

[Favor of Son of Fate]

Quality: Purple

Type: Consumable

Effect: Upon use, it can enhance the level of white or green grade equipment or items by one level, strengthening their abilities. (This item must be used upon returning to Reincarnation Paradise)

Rating: 101 (Note: Purple item ratings range from 71 to 150.)

Description: Fate is unpredictable but so magical.

...

Soul Crystals (Small) ×3 were a decent harvest, and the "Favor of Son of Fate" was an unexpected windfall.

Su Xiao glanced at the Flame of Luck in his hand, realizing that "Favor of Son of Fate" seemed specially made to upgrade it to blue equipment.

Although the first two treasure chests were disappointing, the last one was quite rewarding.

As for acquiring Imperial tool, Su Xiao never even considered it, knowing they are notoriously hard to get in Reincarnation Paradise.

He once saw a blue-quality Imperial tool in the trading market, priced at 70,000 Paradise coins.

Imperial tools are as rare as Devil fruits in the Pirate World; even blue-quality ones are hard to come by.

The effect of the Flame of Luck faded, marking the end of Su Xiao’s unboxing. Overall, the haul wasn’t bad.

Though the chests were done, Su Xiao still had other things to attend to.

Taking out the Jaegers and Chun Yu swords, Su Xiao planned to use the Supreme Blade to devour these two swords.

Both swords had decent abilities, but they were incompatible with Dragon Slash.

Firstly, Chun Yu’s Curse Poison ability was powerful but troublesome.

The curse poison energy clashed with Blue Steel Shadow, which had already been proven. If Dragon Slash gained the curse poison ability, Blue Steel Shadow and the curse poison energy would battle on the blade.

At that point, not only would there be no battle engagement, but the two abilities would annihilate each other on the blade, offering minimal combat effectiveness.

In that scenario, with Blue Steel Shadow active, an immense amount of mana would be wasted in internal conflict.

The ability of Jaegers need not be considered as its ability to summon the dead would certainly alter the internal structure of Dragon Slash.

The Dragon Slash follows a sharpness route, and Su Xiao is a close combatant, not a summoner. Summoned dead would be mere cannon fodder.

Although Supreme Blade can devour sword-type Imperial tools, it also has restrictions. To gain such Imperial tool abilities, the internal structure of Dragon Slash would change, which is mostly the case with most Imperial tools.

This situation won’t occur when devouring Reincarnation Paradise certified equipment; it’s unique to Imperial tools. There’s no free lunch.

The main purpose of devouring these two swords is to increase the blade value. Once Dragon Slash upgrades to Purple equipment, its abilities won’t fall short of Chun Yu or Jaegers.

Activating the Supreme Blade skill, a mass of iron black light appeared in Su Xiao’s hand, swirling into a vortex that enveloped the two swords, with intense frictional sounds following.

Kaka~.

The two precious Imperial tools were ground into scrap metal, and black-red crystal shards floated out of the iron black light.

The crystal shards were absorbed into Dragon Slash’s blade, which shimmered with a hint of deep blue, bringing it closer to a common upgrade.

Eagerly, Su Xiao checked Dragon Slash’s attributes.

Dragon Slash+5 (Blade Value 86%) +30%

Origin: Shadow of Annihilation Law

Quality: Blue

Durability: 63/70 (Increased by 1 point)

Attack power: 33～69 (Increased by 2～4 points)

Equipment Requirements: Shadow of Annihilation Law Inheritor

Rating: 66 (Increased by 5 points)

Supreme Blade Effect 1: Sharpness +4

Supreme Blade Effect 2: Rc Cell Rhythm (Passive): Stamina +3. (Enhancement of 1 point)

+5 Additional Effect: Armor-piercing enhancement

Description: Losing, meeting, fighting together, rebirth, and growth.

Price: Not for sale.

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The blade value of Dragon Slash increased by 30%. Purchasing a blue weapon to boost blade value by 30% would cost about 20,000 to 40,000 Paradise coins.

Choices emerged for the abilities of Chun Yu and Jaegers. Unsurprisingly, Jaegers would alter the internal structure of Dragon Slash, so it was decisively abandoned.

Chun Yu’s option was even more dramatic, marked in red with six warnings below.

In essence, choosing Chun Yu’s ability would turn Dragon Slash into another sword, essentially making it Chun Yu dubbed Dragon Slash.

Chun Yu gave off a ghostly vibe, whereas Dragon Slash exuded the sharpness that seemed capable of severing anything.

The name ’Dragon Slash’ clearly indicates this sword’s style, aiming to slice down flying dragons in the sky. A ghostly transformation would discredit the name Dragon Slash.

Su Xiao felt no regret abandoning the two abilities, knowing more suitable abilities for Dragon Slash might arise in the future.

Even if he intends to replace Supreme Blade Effect 2, he’d prefer doing so by devouring certified equipment, despite the high cost and absence of risks. The acquired Imperial tools were uncertified by Reincarnation Paradise, thus increasing blade value was already a pleasant surprise.

Certification by Reincarnation Paradise is crucial; uncertified equipment can’t accompany Su Xiao across derivative worlds.

With most matters settled, only a Scarlet Card remained, to which Su Xiao felt an instinctive aversion.

The shadow from opening a Scarlet Card last time still loomed large; first a bra, then a bottle of shampoo, and finally a wrench. Su Xiao was so maddened he wanted to lash out.

Furthermore, Scarlet Cards are hard to sell, and only the Black Merchants of Black Sail Merchant Group would buy them for a low price in Reincarnation Paradise.

Rather than sell to them, Su Xiao would prefer using it now.

Su Xiao believed his luck wasn’t bad. Though not a ’European,’ he was certainly no ’Chieftain’ either, probably...

[Use the Scarlet Card or not.]

"Use it."

Su Xiao spoke in a low voice.

The ’Scarlet Card’ gradually dissolved, transforming into a mass of light red liquid that floated in mid-air.

The light red liquid suddenly started spinning rapidly, forming a blood-colored vortex in front of Su Xiao.

One end of the vortex was just large enough to insert a hand; Su Xiao extended his hand into it.