Reincarnation Paradise Park

Chapter 859: Chapter 90: Simplified Version

It’s still the same ancient battlefield. As soon as Su Xiao arrived, the blood energy of the ancient battlefield attacked him.

Su Xiao released his breath. Compared to last time, his aura was noticeably stronger, but the blood energy of the ancient battlefield was too strong, and his aura was not enough to completely resist it.

If Su Xiao wants to absorb this blood energy through the Core of Devour or the Demon’s Mark, he first needs the ability to resist it.

Currently, other than constantly releasing his aura, he couldn’t do anything else. Any lapse of concentration, and he would be corroded by the blood energy. Once completely eroded, the consequences would be severe.

The blood energy gradually seeped into Su Xiao’s aura, affecting his intelligence and reason.

Blood-red lines gradually appeared on Su Xiao’s cheeks, red light shone from his eyes, as the blood energy rapidly eroded his consciousness.

Su Xiao struggled to maintain his reason, but he could feel his sanity gradually disappearing. If it weren’t for the Blade of Mind keeping him awake, he would have been consumed by the blood energy, which had already broken through the scope of spiritual influence.

Just as Su Xiao was about to be unable to withstand the erosion of the blood energy, lights flickered before his eyes and he returned to the Skill Upgrading Warehouse, with the blood energy within him dissipating instantly.

[Release of Breath (Passive) has been upgraded to Level 3.]

Su Xiao leaned against the Skill Upgrading Warehouse, panting heavily, his face covered in cold sweat.

Absorbing that blood energy was more difficult than imagined. Forget absorption, even initial resistance was laborious.

”Continue.”

Su Xiao once again paid 30,000 Paradise coins and was transmitted to the ancient battlefield.

Half an hour later, Su Xiao’s figure suddenly appeared in the Skill Upgrading Warehouse. His face was covered with blood-red lines, his eyes flashing with a red glow, as if a blood demon from purgatory. He had repeated entering and exiting the ancient battlefield several times.

Green light enveloped Su Xiao, causing the blood energy within him to dissipate.

”Cough, cough, cough...”

Su Xiao emitted a violent dry cough, spitting out trickles of fresh blood. Upon the sixth entry into the ancient battlefield, when he attempted to absorb the blood energy, it went out of control the moment it entered his body. He remembered nothing afterward; when consciousness returned, he was in the Skill Enhancement Chamber, and his body felt heavy, as if recovering from a severe illness.

[Release of Breath (Passive) has been upgraded to Level 7.]

[Warning: The Hunter is eroded by the ancient battlefield’s blood energy. Will you pay Paradise coin for recovery?]

”Pay.”

As soon as Su Xiao spoke, the Paradise coins rapidly decreased, consuming 13,500 points in an instant.

”Dammit...”

Su Xiao couldn’t help but curse; although he accepted the high cost of upgrading ’Release of Breath,’ the recovery costs were absurdly high.

The discomfort within him disappeared, Su Xiao hesitated for a moment, and chose to further upgrade ’Release of Breath.’

Once again on that battlefield, Su Xiao sat cross-legged immediately upon arrival, instinctively releasing his aura to resist the blood energy with his own, avoiding using other abilities, even compressing Blue Steel Shadow energy near his heart.

He came here to enhance his aura strength, and relying on other abilities to resist the blood energy would make the spent Paradise coins meaningless.

Su Xiao had already noticed that by resisting the blood energy with his aura, its strength was gradually increasing.

His aura formed a spherical shape, roughly five meters in diameter, with flickering light blue threads inside, captivating and stunning.

As time passed, sweat dripped down Su Xiao’s cheeks; the pressure from the blood energy compressed his aura into a two-meter sphere, edging closer to his body.

During the compression, his aura gradually condensed, increasing in both strength and quantity due to external pressure.

The surrounding blood energy wasn’t targeting Su Xiao; they unconsciously eroded his aura, yet still, the blood energy formed blood-red spikes, stabbing into his aura.

One blood-red spike touched the back of Su Xiao’s hand, instantly causing blood-red lines to surface and rapidly spread across his body.

As the red lines reached Su Xiao’s neck, his cheeks began to twitch.

Whoosh~

Su Xiao vanished from the ancient battlefield, returning to the Skill Upgrading Warehouse.

The blood energy within him dissipated immediately, and the blood-red lines peeled off his skin, quickly vanishing into the air.

[Release of Breath (Passive) has been upgraded to Level 8.]

Su Xiao opened his eyes, after an increase, he could now resist the blood energy for a period. Initially, he wouldn’t last more than five seconds before being transmitted out, but now he could hold on for 48 seconds.

”Just a bit more.”

Su Xiao hesitated briefly and decided to continue; though the ancient battlefield was dangerous, it held risks and rewards.

Ten minutes later, Su Xiao, with full-body blood-red lines, fell. Again, he tried to absorb the blood energy but failed.

[Release of Breath (Passive) has been upgraded to Level 10.]

[Prompt: As ’Release of Breath (Passive)’ has been upgraded to Level 10, the Hunter can choose a Level 10 branch reward.]

A. Steel Ambition: Willpower +3.

B. Asura’s Soul: Can mimic own aura as Blood Asura, enhancing deterrent effect (no attack power).

C. Breath Amplification: Aura strength +10%.

...

If it were before, Su Xiao would definitely choose Reward A without hesitation, but this time, he had bigger ambitions.

After much consideration, Su Xiao finally chose the C reward, increasing aura strength by 10%.

Upon making the selection, Su Xiao’s aura suddenly expanded.

Boom.

An immensely strong aura spread throughout the Skill Upgrading Warehouse, its strength rising rapidly.

After a long while, Su Xiao took a deep breath.

”Now, maybe there’s a chance.”

Su Xiao took out a bottle of gum, poured out one, and began to chew. Although his Mana Value was not greatly consumed, he needed to maintain it at full, for the next entry into the ancient battlefield, he needed to implement a plan.

”Continue to enhance ’Release of Breath.’”

[Enhancing ’Release of Breath Level 10 (Passive)’ requires paying 50,000 Paradise coins, will you pay?]

Su Xiao smirked; the cost to enhance Release of Breath had increased.

”Pay.”

Light and shadows flickered before his eyes as Su Xiao appeared on the ancient battlefield, becoming somewhat familiar with it.

Upon reaching the battlefield, Su Xiao immediately sat down, releasing aura up to Level 10, making resisting the surrounding blood energy noticeably easier this time.

Closing his eyes to perceive, under the erosion of the blood energy, Su Xiao could endure only about five minutes; with time pressing, he needed to hurry.

Su Xiao rapidly converted his Mana Value into Blue Steel Shadow energy, gathering it in his hand, compressing to high density.

Mana Value consumed rapidly, and after converting 1200 points into Blue Steel Shadow energy, a honeycomb-like sphere appeared in Su Xiao’s hand.

This sphere was intricately constructed; upon close inspection, it may cause dizziness.

With continuous injection of Blue Steel Shadow energy, the sphere’s size grew, from walnut to apple size.

However, this was not enough. Using Blue Steel Shadow energy, Su Xiao had formed a sphere with a structure very close to the Core of Devour; he had simplified it to focus on three abilities: absorption, purification, refinement.

Su Xiao’s main focus was on purification within this simplified core. The blood energy of the ancient battlefield was too mixed, containing many energies not compatible with his aura.

When only 300 Mana Value was left, a basketball-sized simplified core floated above Su Xiao. He had previously formed a full version, simplifying it now wasn’t very difficult.